St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
VERMONT NEWS.
vermont Bar Associatiou.

These officers were elected at the Bar
Association at Montpelier last week:
President, w. L. Burnap, Burlington;
vice presidents, F. S. Platt, PouItney, c.
c. Fits, Brattleboro, ]. K. Darling, Chel.
sea; secretary John H. Mimms, St. AL
bans; treasurer, Hiram Carleton, Mont
pelier; board OF managers, W. L. Burnap,
ex.officio, ]. H. Senter and E. H. Deavitt,
Montpelier, George Nj. Powers, Morris.
vile, John w. Redmond, Newport;
representative of the bar meeting of Mon.
treal, w. l.. Burnap, Burlington, with
power to choose his own substitute.
The committee on summer meeting
favored holding one. and !. E. Cushman,
in behalf of the bar OF Chittenden county,
invited the association to visit Burling-
ton, which was unanimously accepted.
Three new members were elected: M. P.
Maurice of Montgomery. W. H. Fair
child of Fairfield and H. A. Burt OF Swan
ton. About 20 candidates took the ex-
animation.
Of the 20 candidates who took the bar
examination, 10 were successful, and
only 10 were admittt d, the Others not
having complied with the supreme court
rule, requiring three years study in a
lawyers Office or six months where the
candidate has graduated from a recog.
nized law school. The examination was
considered fair but unusually hard as the
standard is steadily being raised. 1t is
understood that those caddidatts who
have passed the examination but were
not admitted because they had not com
piled with the court requirements, will be
obliged to take another examination.
The midsummer outing will take place
at Burlington on invitation of the Chit
tenden county bar.
The town of Brook6eld has brought
suit in equity against Town Treasurer
Charles H. Bigelow for an alleged de-
ticiency OF $4132.52, and the suit carries
with it an injunction restraining the
defendant from destroying any books
and papers relating to the transaction OF
business in his office. A town meeting
was held last week, when the articles
relating to appointing arbitrators was
dismissed, as suit had already been
brought. The suit is returnable at
Orange county court, Chelsea, in Deem
Der.
The Vermont Marble company's store
at Center Rutland was entered Wednes-
day night by burglars and watches valued
at 500 taken. An attempt was being
made to crack the safe when the burglars
were frightened away by clerk who
sleeps in the store.
Lieut.. Col. w. D. Munson died at his
home at Colchester Center Wednesday,
after an illness OF several weeks, which
eliminated in sottening of The brain. He
enlisted Sept. 6, 1862, as the captain of
Co. D, Vermont infantry was made a
lieutenant-colonel OF the same regiment
May IL, 1868 was wounded at the bat
tie of Getty sburg July 3, 1868, and mus
tered out OF service July 90, 1868.
The Randolph State Normal school and
the training school at Randolph Center
are closed for two weeks vacation on
account of an epidemic of whooping
cough.
Rev. w. P. Stanley, a former pastor in
Vermont, who held pastorates at John-
now is a senior in Garrett Biblical In
stitute, Evanston, ILL.,, was recently hon
ored by his classmates electing him pres
ident OF the senior class. At the last ses-
sion of the Rock River conference, which
recently closed its session at Aurora, ILL.,,
he was appointed pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church. Melrose
park, one OF Chicago's growing suburbs.
Albert Ross, young unmarried man
OF Bennington has been notified by a
lawyer in New York that according to
the terms OF the will of his grandfather,
who died in that city recently, he was
heir to about $1,000 from the estate.
He is there looking out for his interests.
James Bruten, the Oldest resident OF
Rutland, died last week at the age of 95
years. He leaves three sons and four
daughters. He was born IN Ireland and
had lived in Rutland 55 years.
Bartemi Croteaux, under indictment
for the murder of Peter Vorren in East
Montpelier September s, is either insane
or shammipg. He talks in rambling
way, says acid he drank is issuing from
his skin and will cause his death. When
court returns November II Judge Hasel-
ton may be asked to commit him to
Waterbury to be watched. Croteaux
can neither read nor write and has
nothing to occupy his mind. He con-
tinually begs the officers to let him out
so that he can work
Thieves have been operating at the
buildings at the state camp grounds
near Fort Ethan Allen since the First
regiment, Vermont National Guard,
broke camp and at the present time
there is not building that has not been
broken into and looted and otherwise
damaged. The marauders must have
been at work for some time, as evidences
OF suppers and other outings are frequent
ON. Gen. w. H. Gilmore has been mott
fed OF the damage done. There is no
trace of the thieves and the camp ground
is in such an isolated spot that it is dtfii'
cult to watch the buildings.