Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-10-10
AT The STATE CAPITAL.
SEVERAL DAYS MEET OF VERMONT
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Vhe New Onicrrs-Probate judges Hold-
Ing iheir Annual NJ 'etiuE Proceed
ings In Supreme court A
Suicide.

Montpelier. Oct. 9.-Thc second day's
session of the Vermont Bar association
was opened this forenoon in The Judges
room at the State House. There were be-
tween 80 end 20 Of the members present.
over whom the president, ". B. G. Stick
noy, presided. In the absence Of Secretary
George w. Wing, Judge Hiram Carleton
oiiiciat,d in that capacity.
TIA" rcpur, of the committee on juris-
prudence and legal reform was sub
mtod in printed form by the chairnan.
G. Nj. Wills Of Middlcbury, and discussed
by various me nbors. on motion it was
voted to defer final acton upon the same
TO an adjourned meeting OF the bar 10 b,
held the first day Of the January term of
the supreme Court.
Tho report of the committee on legal
history and Biographies reported through
their chairman, =. W. Baldwin IF Barton.
Twelve members of the associa ion bayo
died during the past - months; also bio
graphical sketches Of the members de-
ceased I'm previous years have been re-
ceiNcd by the committco and placed on II @
for publication in the annual report.
The committee on admissions rerorfod
th" following named applicants for rGu's-
SION to the bar ana recommended their
election TO membership: Georg, Il. Hit
of Rrattleboro. Hale 4. Darling Of ChcI-
sea, Hiram NJ. Mott Of ST. Albars.
Frank j. Martin Of Barre, Levi J. Thorp-
son OF Nocott and Clarence u. Nile. of
Bennington. The report Of the committee
was accepted and those mentioned admit
ted to the ba.
The meeting then proceeded to the cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing year. Their
choice was MS follows. For pres .deYt.
Charles a Prouty of Newport: vicc-presi-
dents, Edwin ". Smith Of Newlury, Will
lam w. Stickney of Ludlow aol II. Chas.
RONre rot ,,- fs.f,,,,,.
W Wing of Moutpelor board Of man
agers, Charles \. Prouty. eY-ofiicio. Fred
y, Laird Of Montpelier, Hamilton = Peck
of Burlington, George ~ Powers of Nor
ristnwn, Alexander DcncIltt of ST. Johns
bury and j. l.. Martin for the com0,Ittsc.
Tine new president. Charles A. Proutv.
took the chair upon ne announcement ot
his election and presided dErrr the rest
of the meeting.
The following committeas were then
elected: Committee on admission NG-
olson county, W. II. Button; Bennington
county, Mr.. Archibald; Caledonia county.
Harry Elodgct: Chittend.u county. ToU-
crt Roberts. Essex county. r. d. Ialo;
Franklin county, J II. Mmms, Grand Isle
county, j. =. Ladd, Lam1iile county, H..
W. HUrburt; Orange county, j. *. Dau
ling; Orleans county +. \. Cook: Kut-
land county. \. q. Stone; Washington
/ county, l.. ". Eishee; Wndhlm county.
/ Il. NJ. Alpcc, ana windsor county, J. &.
Enright.
/ Committee on professional conduct Will
liam +. Johnson william p Dillingham;
and Charles p. Hogan.
Committee OIL jurisprudence and Law
reform, c. NJ. Wilds, j. c. ral5er and l.. NJ.
Read.
Committee on legal history and bio
graphy, 4. H. Stanton +. W Baldwin
and Roswell Farnham.
\ resolution was adopted by the assoc
citation making the Nermon'or their odi-
cial organ
The meeting adjourned at y o'clock to
meet again for little business on Thurs
day morning.
The association voted that at tho nest
! annual meeting tn executive comlntttc.
be authorized to appropriate "a sum NOT IA
exceed $50 to obtain some representative
member of the bar Of another State to
give an address before T. om