Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-17
Annual Meeting Of Vermont Bar A.
s0ciatl0n.

Inc anHthl iiSp'Ih5
mont Bar association was heia AZ
MONTPELIER last week Tucsoay'
Wednesday and Thursday.
The meeting was called to order ~
The president, w. b. G. Stickney OF
Bethel, Tuesday afternoon. Various
reports Of the officers were read.
In the evening literary exercises were
held in the courthouse. tresideht
Stickney delivered his annual ADDRESS
and EX-GOVERNOR Roswell Farnham
read an obituary sketch VI the ia1e
Salmon B. Hebard, clerk OF Orange
county court and senator from that
county.
At9 o'clock the annual banquet
was held at the Pavilion. Covers were
laid for nearly 100. The toasts and
responses were as follows: "Ihe
state y Lieut.. Gov. Mansur; "The SUI
preme Court" w. P. Stafford OF st.
JJohnsbury; "The Vermont Bar" Col;
A. "A. Hail OF st. Adams; Claw ana
LAWYERS W. II. Bliss Of Burlington;
"Our Clients" j. l.. Martin Of Brat
tleboro. The singing Of "Auld Lang
Svne' concluded the banquet shortly
before midnight.
Wednesday at the business meeting
the following were elected members
Geo. b. Hit Of Brattleboro, Hale y.
Darling Of Chelsea, Hiram M. Mott OF
st. Adams, Frank j. Martin OF Barre,
Levi j. Thompson or Wolcott ana
Clarence p. Niles Of Bennington.
Twelve deaths were reported dur
ing the past year.
These officers were elected: frcsi-
dent, Charles A. Prouty OF Newport;
vice presidents, Edwin w. Smith OF
Newbury, William w. Stickney OF
Ludlow and Charles II. Royce OF 81.
Adams; secretary, George W. Wing
OF Montpelier; board OF managers,
Charles A. Prouty, ex officio, Fred
| N. Laird of Montpelier, Hamilton 8.
Peck Of Burlington, George M. Pow
ers of Morristown, Alexander Demer-
lit of st. Johnsbury and J. L. Martin
for the committee. The new presi-
dent, Charles a. Prouty, took the
chair upon the announcement OF ms
election and presided during the rest
Of the meeting.
The following committees were
then elected: Committee on adm's-
sion, Addison county, w. IL. Button
Bennington county, Mr.. Archibald
Caledonia county, Harry Blodgett
Chittenden county, Robert Roberts
Essex county, +. d. Hale; Franklin
county, j. II. Mimms; Grand Isle
county, J. p. Ladd; Lamoille county
r. w. Hurlburt; Orange county, )
X. Darling; Orleans county, y. A
Cook: Rutland county, A. G. Stone
Washington county, +. w. Bisbee
Windham county, z. M. Albee, anc
Windsor county, J. c. Enright.
Committee on professional conduct
William +. johnson, William L. Dil
bingham and Charles p. Hogan.
{, Committee on jurisprudence ant
law reform, G. M. Wilds, }. Y. Bakc'
!. and L. NJ. Read. Z,
I Committee on legal history and 81
I, ography, Il. S. Stanton, T. w. Bald
:. win aud Roswell Farnham.
Q A resolution was adopted by the a.
] ISOLATION making The Vesmoater thei
official organ. !,
The meeting adjourned at twelv
O'Clock TO meet again fora little Dusl
J ness on Thursday morning.
Z The association voted that at "a
next annual meeting the execut'y
committee be authorized to appropr
!, atc a sum not to exceed $50 to obtal
! some representative member 0! IL
,. bar OF another state to give an addre
u before them.
! During the week, l6 young me
= took examination for admission to II
y bar. Fourteen were successful an
j Thursday took the attorneys oath D
! fore the supreme court and were:
= T. G. Cheney, Morrisville; J. !
Macomber, Burlington; David Porte
J St. Johnsbury; H.H. Blanchard, Win
:, :, sor: N. A. Norton, Newport; 9. !
I, Ladd. Barre; G. ii. Start, Bakersfield
\, I. G. Ketchum, Barre; G. a. Manrf
- Remington; H. w. Scott, Barre;F.
y Dcberville, Burlington; p. IL. Da
!, Island Pond; w. M. Wright, Barto
=, w. w. Lapoint, Barre.
~ The first four named led the class
= that order but the Others are nam
p without regard to rank.
+ The Youngest in the class were e
!. H.. son of Judge Henry +. Start,
=, ~ Bakersfield, and G. F., son OF the Il
- Arson Laid OF Enosburg Falls.
The examining board consists OF
~ Fl. Bliss of Burlington, Col. A.A. Il
Of St. Adams, W. r. Stafford OF
Nv Johnsbury, Hon. J. D. Denison
Y Randolph, J. H.Senter Of Montpeli
~ and G. ID. Darling Of Bennington.
~ The successful candidates were P
-. sented to the supreme court by Cha
IA man Bliss, and Judge STAR, at the II
~ tation Of Chief Judge Jonathan nc
~ delivered d brief address OF welcoi
nv Il was pronounced by all who he'
~ 1t to be the best OF similar addres
ter over delivered by the court.
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