Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-03
A DEATH.
Obed Hall, the Member From
Stamford, Dies Suddenly
of Heart Disease.
LEGISLATURE ADJ)URNS.
House and senate Appoint Committees to
Attend the Funeral Bill Iutro-
duccd Erurgauizing tho National
Guard The US dc Park Norris
vile Fight
QHrom our stan Corrcspondcnt.)

(FrOm our stan CORES pOndcnt.)
Montpelier, oct. 27.-rhat silent mes
.engcr, who's, coming is as mysterious
a. II Is sorruwfui has entered the ranks
OF the legislators and one of the Oldest
members ui the House who but a few
weeks Jgu swutc to support the cause Of
Justice and right lies cold and still in
death. bbcd Han, the member from
stamford, died at his boarding place on
.owci State street at j:l5 this morning,
death coming almost instantly. Mr. Han
was taken with a severe attack of indi-
rcStiou this tall ana was not able to as
sHmc his duties as legislator until the
second week OF the :, ssion but since that
time has been Ia his uSuH health. Yes
'crjtN hc complained of not feeling well
and did not so To the State House. He
felt better towards evening however and
slept well thruuS IN the night. At a quar-
ter of siN this morning Mrs. HAN was
awakened by the heavy breathing of her
husband and before she could summon
aid lac had hictthcd Ills last, death result
Ing from heart failure
The body will bc taken 10 his late home
IN Stamford tomorrow morning accom-
panied by his aged wife, his son and "a
committee appointed 10y the Legislature
Tor that purpose and the funeral will he
held sunday. \ short funeral service will
Toe held at his late boarding place pre- D..
NiuuS To the dcVartur" Of the party
Mr.. Hail was - years of age ana he and
Mrs. Hail mad been married - years. eel
ctrating their golden wedding fNc years
ago. Sh, a son and "A daughter survive
him He was a native of Halifax. but
sine, l>ij has lived in stamford. in which
town he was leader. He was one of the
founders of the Methodist Episcopal So
ci"ty of that plnc" and for ~ years has
h,cu q class leader in the same. Mr.. Hall
was a republican in politics and rromi-
ron. i'm The county in which he made his
home. lie has held many public offices
the duties of which he has always faith
fully discharged. As a. side judge in Benz
pinEton county he scrN ed for two years.
lie has also boon clerk of Stamford for y
years besides holding several other offices
81 a more or less important nature.
lum,uidtvly after the devotional eXcr-
ciScs IN the House this morning Mr.. Har-
riS at Bennington Introduced the follow
ing joint resolutions which We're adopted,
and the House as a measure of respect,
adjourned until 1880 tomorrow morning.
JOINT RESOLUTION
From the House. relating to the death
OF Judge Hall of Stamford. expressing
sympathy ana respect, providing for a
committee To accompany the remains to
stamford and adJpurning the two houses
until 1879 a. m. on Friday The president
named as a committee on the part of the
p
county and Mr.. Plat Of Rutland county.
Since the adjournment many members
of the Legislature called to extend their
sympathy to Mrs Han and Mr. Hairs
fellow bodrdors have presented Il beau
tim pillow of roses and carnations.
In tnr nate this morning hill No. %
was passed. This is bill introduced by
senator GriithS who is fish cuturalis,
Of large experience. He rails, 5 each year
a lars, supply Of fish and this hin gives
him or any other private owner who may
care 10 start in the fish industry the right
To sell isl taken from their private hatch
cry from February until the close of the
public season IN the fall There seems 10
to" 10 valid objection To the bill and if it
posses the House as II is expected To do IL
nay lead to the development Of an indus
try which will prove very profitable Ia
Ncrmouters.
I The State is likely to profit further by
Senator Gr!tiitns practical experience. Il
hill will b, introduced soon by him chang
/ Ing the time for distributing iish raised in
hatchorioS in Vermont streams, Senator
Griffith says that the distribution Of trout
/ fry in the months of Nay and June is Il
great waste Of the states money. Out OF
1000 fry placed in the streams during
+ the month Of May and June 1850 never
| live to bccom" siN-inCh trout. This Is eX-
plairod by the fact that this is the season
/ wien wild trout are Jumping or are
| very voracipus. They like no better food
/ than the young well fed fry from the
! h'tchcrics and destroy Il large proportion
! "f them. Senator Gri;iith's proposition is
! To- have the State keep the young Try al
| the hitchcres until October when the fry
viii have grown to "hngcrlngs" and wild
trout are spawning and do not attack
! young fish. "Out of 10000 iinGrrlingy
placed in a stream in October $500
will live" says Senator Griffith. because
before the jumping" or destructive pc
ripd of the wild trou' the planted trout
! to their conditions so that they can take
care at themselves. IL is understood that
the fish ana game commissioners would
not hc opposed to a law which would en-
able them rs far as practicable 10 plant
B Nngcr,ings in Octobcr and 1t Is not at all
unlikely that Tho State will be enabled
! To ,Npcrd its appropriations for fish cul-
ture more proiitahly than in the past
ono thing Is sur and that is that there
viii b. some important LEGISLATION pro-
posed tuiS session in rcgerd 20 savings
hanks, IN" Vermont banks fee, thu they
can not pay 50 heavy a State tax and rom-
! pete with banks outside OF Vermont in
| the matters Of dividends, and a petition
VIII bo presented asking that the rate OF
! taNation be reduced from scNen-v Igntns
of one cent tax to oni-half of one cent
and tho exemption from taxation Of all
money loaned by savings banks and trusI
companies on bond aud mortgage With
in the stat.
] House bill No 1870 is an innocent looking
bin so far as its title is concerned, IL read
ing AN Act to Amend Sections 40 and
lll2, Vermont Statutes and the clerk has
kindly added relating to Savings banks
II was introduced by Mr. Davis of Men
| don by request and places the rate of di-
/ Vidends under the regulation of the trus-
tees of Savings banks but they shall not
exceed one and three fourths per cent
semi annually until reserve of II pei
| cent. Of deposits is formed The trustees