St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-14
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istant Judges of the respective county

assistant judges of the respective county
courts.
The amendments make numerous
changes in phraseologv, and the bill
repeals entirely No. 90 OF the acts OF
1902, which is the present license law.
Governors Appointments.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing to be the state board OF osteo-
pathic examiners and registration; w.
W. Brock of Montpelier for three year;
Guy E. Loudon of Burlington for two
years; FL. <. Sherburne Of Rutland tor
one year.
He has named the following delegates
to represent Vermont at the American
Forestry Association to be held N Wash
ington, January 2 to 6. 1905: William
I. Van Patten, of Burlington, Edward c.
Smith, st. Adams, Fletcher d. Proctor.
of Proctor, George Aitken, of Woodstock,
A. T. Croft, of Enosburg.
On Friday Gov. Bell received the resig
nation of Clark c. Fits of Brattleboro
as a member of the state board of library
commissioners, and appointed Hale K.
Darling of Chelsea commissioner to fill
the vacancy. He also designated Mr..
Darling as chairman of the board.
Geo. T. Howard of Craftsbury was
was nominated tor railroad commissioner
to succeed himself and Fred B. Pier, of
Jamaica, was nominated as director of
the state prison to succeed Marsh 0.
Perkins Of Windsor, whose term expired.
Confirmed by the Legislature.
The Vermont legislature in joint session
Thursday made the folio wing judicial
appointments to the court OF claims:
chief Judge, Frank Plunley of Mortified;
associate judges, F. c. Williams OF New
port, and Linus Leavens OF Cambridge.
Late Friday afternoon the Senate
went into executive session and confirm
ed the appointment OF Dan D. Burditt of
Pittsford for trustee of State hospital for
the insane. This is TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of w. N. Plat OF
Poultney to be held up to and including
November 80, 1906 Gov. B III had pre-
viously nominated A. W. Foote of Corn
wall whose appointment the Senate re-
fused to confirm.
snap Shots.
Two years ago commission was
appointed to look into the matter of free
bridges between Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, but did nothing. Another COM
mission was named last week.
A joint assembly on Thursday after
noon elected Frank PlumIey OF North
field, F. c. Williams of Newport and
Linus Leavens of Cambridge Judges OF
the court of claims.
Danvilles fire district is now author
lied to furnish water for domestic pur-
poses within a limit of three-q uarters of
a mile from the village.
The Vermont Hospital for the Insane
as to be Investigated by special COM
mission.
Bills introduced in the house numbered
$50, of which at least IT'S were corpora
tion or "pr1Vate" measures; in the senate
were 1S4 bills, of which at least so were
corporation or private.
The legislature appropriated $4,000 for
a silver service for the new batt1eship
Vermont.
W. A. Lord Of Montpelier and Hale K.
Darling of Chelsea have been appointed
to revise the Vermont statutes. The re-
vision is likely to cost the state some 500,
900, including, of course, the printing of
the revised laws, but so many changes
have been made since the last revision in
1894 that it was deemed advisable to
authorize thorough revision at this
time.
W. w. Fisk of Isle La Note. A. w.
Silsby of Newbury and 6. H. Prouty of
Newport were appointed to confer with
New York and Canada authorities as to
uniform laws regarding fishing in Lake
Champlain.
The senate adhered to its refusa
to confirm L. A. Cobb of Is
land Pond as Inspector of finance, and it
also looked with so much disfavor on the
nomination of A. w. Foote of Cornwall
as a trustee of the Vermont Hospital for
the Insane that Gov. Bell was moved to
substitute the name of D. D. Burditt, of
Pittsford, a member of t. e senate, who
was promptly confirmed.
A final effort was made to get an in
crease of salary for State Superintendent
Ranger by joint resolution giving him
$25O0 a year SO long as he held the
Ofhce-the idea being not to establish
such salary as regular accomp ami
ment after that position, but simply as
temporary expedient. The movement
was an unwise one, in view of the previ-
Gus action OF the house on this question,
and it was defeated by an emphatic vote.
A number of the smaller towns applied
for relief In the repairing of highways,
pleading inability to keep their roads in
proper shape on account of small grand
lists, large tax rates and heavy debt
burdens. The legislature proved good
natured as to most OF these relief seekers,
voting them from $500 to $1,000 each,
on condition that the town so aided
should raise as much more to be put in
to permanent road work.
Speaker Mortified was presented, on
the closing night, with nearly 500 in
gold; Lieut. Gov. Stearns was give n
handsome cut-glass punch bowl, and
chaplain Far1nan OF the Senate purse
OF $1S7.
A Case of Pr0nounS.
ToTuuov Mt1lIioau IF tha eavepfI, GRADE