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OUR MONTPELIER LETTERS.

Members of Bennington County on
Commlttees-Adoption of the Re-
port of Committee on Joint Rules
Invitations to Visit Fort Ethan
Allen and Burlington, Accepted
Where the Members were from
Friday Noon Until Monday Noon
Button-hoIing for the Office of
AdJutant General - Washington
County court-A Busy Week-ReV.
Or. SeaVer's Sermon.
MONTPELIER, Oct. Sth, 1894.
Editor Of the Banner: Since L wrote
you Thursday there has been but little
business done at the State House further
than the naming of the Committees, Fri
day forenoon, by Speaker Stickney.
Among these Committees are the fol-
lowing in Bennington county: On Ways
and Means and Manufacturers, Bingham
of Bennington; Education, Bowles of
Woodford; Railroads, Orvis of Man
chester; Highways, Bridges and Fer
ries Merchant of Pownal; Banks, Good
ell of Readsboro; Land Taxes, Love-
land of Dorset; Grand List, Mattison of
Glastonbury; General Committee, Eaton
Tenny of Searsburgh; State Prison, Burt
of Sunderland; Mileage and Debentures,
Hayes of Sandgate; House of Correc
ton, Lincoln of Rupert: immigration
and Industrial Interests, Clark of Shafts
bury; Fourth Joint Rule, Tucker of
Wlnhall.
The Committee on Joint Rules-Ladd
of Alburgh, Bowles of Woodford, and
Bartlett of Brighton-submitted their
report at Friday mornings session, rec
ommending the adoption of certain
joint rules. The report was unanimous
ly adopted.
\ Mr.. Smith of Burlington, read an in
7itation from the Mayor, extending the
Inequalities of the city to the General
Assembly on Wed nesday of this week,
it being the day when the Senate and
House will visit Fort Ethan Allen, and
on their return dine with the Mayor of
that city. Surely, if all partake there
will be good-sized family! The invi-
tation was accepted in due FORM" but
''the Hermit will say that he does not
favor the idea of accepting too many of
these from those ''high in authority" or
from corporations, for it smacks too
history, written and underwriters
However, as this invitation is mainly to
visit the fort named in honor of the
author of that memorable statement:
Gin the name of the Great Jehovah and
Continental Congress" l will cOncede
that it is all right to have the 'cour-
tesy" to accept it. Captain Guy HO-
ward is the gentlemen who extended the
invitation to visit the fort, spot of
great historical interest to every patri
otto and loyal citizen; so we anticipate
an interesting day Wednesday, and will
give your readers the particulars of the
event in my next letter.
AS Friday mornings adjournment
stood over until Monday at two o'clock,
a goodly number of the members went
home Friday afternoon. Several of
those who remained here visited the
Barre quarries, Saturday. The "Her-
mit'' remsined nearly all the day, In his
''sanctum," attending to work assigned
him. Scores of the Representatives,
who staid here over adjournment thor
oughly explored the Capitol building
from dome to basement. "Brother"
Loveland of Dorset, was one of the num-
Der Who 'Called on Ceres" a cOnspicu-
>,5us marble figure at the summit of the
great dome, | have not had time to get
up there yet but will later on.
1t is evident that there will be quite a
strife for the position of adjutant gen
eral. The present incumbent is Ge2. T.
S. Peck, who, two years ago, said he
would clay down his arms" and pass
them over to Col. Kinsman of Rutland,
but, for some reason has recently
changed his mind. The latter named
gent eman has a large constituency"
although probably not as yet large
enough to elect. 1t will not be long
ere it will be known which of the two
'godd' men will capture the plum. Let
the right prevail every time!
Washington county court is in session
here with Judge Munson presiding. l
am always pleased even to get 'look'
at Judge Munson, because it reminds
me of my Burr and Burton Seminary
days, twenty-four years ago, and Mr.
MunSon then was one of the leading
lawyers of Bennington county. The
Judge went to his home at Manchester,
Saturday. The court, it is said, will
hold several weeks yet. We understand
the Grand Jury found SO true bills"
So it seems there is good deal of litiga-
ton in Washington county, and | do not
think it very "cruel' for me to say that
the lawyers are glad that this sort of af-
fairs exists!
This week will be a busy one for
Montpelier, with the Legislature, Su-
preme Court, Vermont Medical Society,
and Vermont Bar Banquet
Sunday was glorious day. We at
tended the Congregational Bethany
church. The Rev. DR.. SeaYer, formerly
of Rutland, preached an able sermon
from Romans 1922; "Professing them
selves to be wise, they became FOOLS"
He dealt sledge-hammer blows, so to
speak, to infidels, and believers of the
Ingersoll type, and emphasized with
force the danger attending those out of
Christ who do know the true way and be-
ieue, but will not accept.
Surely we should ask for wisdom from
On High to guide us in our ways, and
this fact has become realistic to
THE HERMIT OF WooDFoRD.
"From Our Special Correspond
ent,"