Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-07

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some combination or trade, or as the
result of sheer endurance"
The attendance at the hearing Friday
evening before the joint temperance
committee was the largest of the session.
p. w. Clement advocated the passage of !
the Peck bill and explained its good
features. The w. G. II. u. was repre-
scented by its state president and several
other able speakers. They asked that
the present law be retained.
The committee on the insane, after a
visit to the Retreat at Brattleboro and
the Asylum at Waterbury, made their |
report and introduced bill appropriate |
ing $4,000 for new buildings at the
latter and $1,000 for repairs at the for
mer institutions. Thus do we see state
expenses Increase.
"Isn't it significant that no woman in
the state asks for license?" asks the st.
Johnsbury Republican.
1t most certainly is, and it is fact
that not single petition favorlng license
has been received
Senator Coombs, of Franklin, wants
the act of 1900 giving st. Adams the
right to change the course of Stevens
brook repealed. The fine Italian hand
of Orris Ballard, of Georgia, is visible in
this bill.
There is growing sentiment that the
Battell bill will be passed, if not for
the whole state, to apply to the two
hundred odd towns that will in no event
vote to accept the provisions of any
license law.
Lieut.. Gov. Stanton is looking for the
individual who asked the door keeper of
the Senate if "the fine looking man in
the big chair was Gov. Agan," with
magazine double back action hair trigger
rifle.
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have any person who catches a trout
/ less than six inches long fined s. for
the first oflense and $40 for each subse-
quent ofIense, three-fourths to go to the
informer.
The Bennington Reformer says If the
bill to create state insurance depart
ment becomes a law, Joseph n. Fowler
of Manchester is likely to be the first
commissioner under the new law.
Lynn HAYS says "While was doing
the capital last week the Colonial Danes
came together, and it reminded me of
football rush with little more cloth in
evidence"
If Porter, of Wilmington, has his way,
the ATHEIST and profane youth who
wishes to swear and baspheme his
Maker can do so without being fined
500.
By the number of bills to prevent the
adulteration of milk it would appear
that several members are suspicious that
there is too much water in the milk they
buy.
The prOhlbitory law is doomed, prac-
tically all its friends around the legis-
lature admit, and they are turning
towards the Battell bill as the best sub
stitute.
Orris Ballard of Georgia, the great
commission smasher of the legislature of
1898 was visible and audible around the
legislature the past week.
To be compelled to be vaccinated as
provided in DR.. Peck's bill will make a
lot of anti-vaccinists sore under the
collar as we'll as on the arm.
The Waterbury Record says there
should be a stop put to introducing
liquor bills into the legislature as it con-
fuses the license men. Rats.
Judging by the number of bills that
have been put in, the state will soon be
covered with a network of telephone
and electric lines.
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