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| profits of these banks is annually PAID
into the treasury of the State. Il usu
ally amounted to from six to seven hun.
dred dollars per year."
The statistical department of the Reg.
lister gives these figures: Number com
mon schools, 1912; Justices of the
Peace, 1897; practicing attorneys, 255
clergymen, 800; horses, 46,916; cattle,
30S, 1882; gold watches, 200; brass clocks
and time pieces, 1,577; common watches,
1851; grist mills, 373; sawmills, 1856.
The number of postoffices in 1925 was
1853, and the postage paid on letters
amounted to $4,000.
The whole amount of the grand list in
1924 was S2,593, ,279.39.
Out of population of 235,749 there
were 5O,951 engaged in agriculture, 4,424
in manufactures and 776 in commerce.
A MEMORABLE EVENT.
The year 1926 was made memorable by
the visit of Gen. Lafayette to Vermont.
The distinguished Frenchman was warm
ly welcomed everywhere by the loyal
Vermonters. He was the guest for a
while at Burlington, of Gov. Van Ness.
and while there laid the corner stone of
the new University building. This oc-
Cured June Goth. Gen. LAFAYETTE re-
ceived an ovationin every place he Wis
tied.
The Governor Van Ness mansion,
where Gen. Lafayette was entertained in
Burlington, is still standing substan-
TALLY as it was in 1925. 1t is a large and
imposing ng-looking house of Colonial
style,. and its hospitable occupants have
welcomed many distinguished men in
years gone by.
Hon. Cornelius Van Ness was a politi-
cal leader of his time, and was Governor
of Vermont three terms, from 1928 to
1926.
NOTES FROM LATER NUMBERS.
The policical and civil history of the
State can be conveniently traced in the
successive numbers of Walton's Register
In this connection, it is interesting to
note the fact that the first Vermont SEN
ate convened October 18th, 1886, when it
became coordinate branch of the Leg
islature.
David M. Camp of Derby, was the first
President of the Senate. 1t consisted of
30 members, as now, although the Sena-
torial apportionment by counties has
been somewhat changed.
1t appears from the Register of 1850
that change in the judiciary system
was effected in 1850 by reducing the
number of Supreme Court Judges to
three, and by establishing a Circuit
Court, consisting of four Judges. In
1857 the Circuit Court was abolished,
and the number of Supreme Court
Judges increased to six. 1t now con-
sists of seven Judges.
The biennial system of elections and
legislative sessions was adopted in 1870.
In the Register for 1861 find the vote
for Governor in the September election
of 1860, preceding the great President
ial struggle in November, to be for Eras-
tus Fairbanks, Republican, 34,349; for
John G. SAKE Douglas, Democrat, II, ,S77;
for Robert Harvey Breckenridge, Demo
crat, 2,157; majority for Fairbanks, 49,
715.
Then the financial transactions and
commercial business of 255,0O0 people
was done through three State banks
with total capital of $350,000 To day
with only about $4,000 more people,
there are 40 National banks, with an ag-
gregate capital of 81, ,266, 900, and also 80
savings banks and trust companies, with
deposits amounting to over 1000, 900.
This is a very significant fact as related
to the prosperity of the State in the good
old times" and now.