The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

Warren OF Cabot in Maine Ketchum of Yer
gennes at Buffalo, N. Y. Hodges of Ripton
at Tipperary, Ireland; Hayes Of Sandgate
at Shushan, N Y; Smith OF Pownal at
North ADAM Mass. Bowles OF Wey-
bridge at Keeseyille, n ~ Reynolds Of
Stannard at Warren, N. Ii. and Fresh of
South Hero in Canada.
Twenty eight members OF the House
have been members OF previous Legislatures
These are Hale Of Lunenburg, Williams Of
Bloomfield, Hudson OF East Haven, Blair
OF Barnet, Hazen OF Windsor, Bryant Of
Weston, Field of Springfield, Newell of
WardsborO, Lewis OF Norwich, Waterman
of Brattleboro, Porter Of Wilmington, Ora
ham of Craftsbury, Currier of Troy, Emory
of Chelsea, Farnham OF Versbire, Bean OF
West Fsirlee, Delehanty Of Castleton, Row.
land Of Poultney, Abel Of West Haven,
Proctor OF Proctor, Brown of Berlin, Nor
ton Of Waitsheld, Eaton Of Arlington, Mat
terson OF Glastonbury, Monahan of Under
HILL Paine OF Fairlee franklin OF Town
send and Buck OF Reading.
The religious preferences are divided az
follows Congregationalists, fifty-three.
Methodists forty-fve. No preference for
ty-one. Universalists, twenty-six. Bap-
lists, seventeen. Catholics, fourteen. Epis-
copalians, fourteen. "Protestants" six.
der of Monktown. Union, two, Messrs
Bowles of Woodford and Proctor OF Proc.
tor "Orthodox," one. Universal Saliva
ton, one, Mr.. Strong of Hyde Park,
"Christs doctrine" one, Mr.. Baker OF Mt
Tabor. Spiritualists, one, Mr.. Turner of
Duxbury. The members Of the House have
reported their occupations IS follows
Farmers, one hundred and eight. Mer-
chants, twenty-eight. Lawyers, thirteen.
Manufacturers, four. Physicians, seven
Farmer and lumberman, three. Station
agent, three. Miller, two. Clergymen,
two. Carpenter, two. Manufacturer OF
| lumber, three. or the following there are
one each: Hotel keeper, farmer and local
editor, Spectator and horse ealer, dealer
in live stock and deputy sheriff, s~eculator
in produces publisher, hay dealer black
smith, town clerk, merchant and farmer,
| farmer and wholesale and retail grain deal
| er, manufacturer OF knives and axes
farmer, cheese maker and Spectator, -
| cheese maker, insurance and real estate
| agent granite and marble dealer, alesman
carpenter and house builder, veterinary
surgeon, clothing dealer manager cream
cry, proprietor foundry, marble business,
cattle dealer, railroad clerk, livery and job
bling, farmer and manager creamery, farm
or and contracto.i farmer and commercial
| salesman, "merchant and lumberman and
| hveryman and farmer" pharmacist, civil
engineer and surveyor, insurance agent and
| creameryman, manufacturer Of slate farm.
or and manufacturer and contractor, gro
! ceryman, civil and mechanical engineer,
| lawyer anu FARMER ana breeder OF HOl-
stein Fresan CATTLE" farmer and boat
builder, machinist, lawyer and farmer,
wheelwright and dealer in -four, cashier
physician and surgeon, navigator on Lake
Champlain," general trader, farmer and
manufactures OF sugar arches and utensils
and dealer in carriages" farmer and pro.
duce dealer, merchanl and miller, mer-
chant and Wholesale druggist, grain dealer,
farmer and miller and sawyer, paper manu-
facturer, farmer and breeder OF Jersey cat.
tie and grain dealer, hardware merchant
physician and dentist. Rather a diversity
OF talent, but as usual the overwhelming
majority are either farmers or connected
with agricultural pursuits in some manner
With personal acquaintance with many OF
the members and careful scrutiny of the
returns, am assured that the House which
will organize next week will be one of un.
usual strength and ability, well balanced
and capable of producing the best results
No Vermont Legislature since the war
Of the rebellion has had such important
questions submitted for its consideration
and settlement as confront the General AS.
sembly of 1900, and with the material com.
posing 1t the people are justified in expect.
ng most satisfactory work.