Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Oaths Administered and Bonds Fur
niShcL on SATURDAY.

Saturday ushered in the new county
administration Of officers for the two
years next ensuing. The county clerks
office was a busy place from ten o'clocl.
in the forenoon until three o'clock in the
Afternoon while the several officers were
taken the oath of office for the per-
Torrance of their duties But few changes
are noted in the list of county officials.
With the exception of the office of sheriff
and an assistant judge, the personnel re-
mains tho same as during the past two
years. Second Assistant Judge john II.
Lyon of Colchester is made first assistant
by the election of william VI. Barber of
Wlliston as second assistant and each
took the oath of office early in the day.
it being administered to them by County
Clerk Charles j. Russell. Judge John II.
Allen of Hiinesburgh is the retiring judge.
James II. Allen of Essex Junction sue
cecds Edward H. Horton as sheriff and
ne has taken the oath of office. The Of
flee of Judge of probate is retained By
Marccllus A. Bingham and that of
States attorney by Alfred l.. Sherman,
both of this city.
After the judges had received oath of
office they appointed the following Of
iicers to succeed themselves Treasurer,
Theodore +. Hopkins of Burlington; road
commissioners, Wallace w. Higbee of
Charlotte, Hlghel c. McNall of Milton
and Henry NJ. Page of Hinesburgh: jail
commissioners, Horatio $. johnson OF
Williston. Eli T. Hobrook of Milton. and
Joseph w. Iavigne of Wlnooski. In addi-
ton to these off c-rs the Judges anDoint-
cd 115 notarios throughout the county
: n n til !,
of office The. notary is not qualified to
do business until he has received COM
mission from the county clerk. his ap-
pointmont been recorded and he has
filed with the clerk the official oath.
| Tho office OF county clerk is still held
1 by the present incumbent, Charles j.
Russell, until his successor is appointed
by the associate judges of the court.
| The deputy shcriffs appointed thus far
are for Burlington. c. f. Quinn. NJ. A.
Stone, Henry Todd and u. j. Neburg:
Milton, Il. u. Martin; Tnderhill, F. y.
Tillison: Jericho. Jed r. Narney: West
ford, o. H. Jackson; Charlotte. II. d.
Edgerton; Hlnesburgh. Simon Degree
| Deputies in the other towns have not yet
been appointed but their names will
probably be announced this week
! Deputy Quinn. who has been in charge
/ of the Jail for some time, Will hold that
position under the new administration.
| The bonds have been fixed for the of
! ficers and furnished The states attorney
is required to furnish bonds OF $1,000 for
the state and S3.c'D for the county and
his hondsman is e. II. Converse OF
Charlotte. The sheriff furnished bonds OF
$4,000 with himself as principal and
George Allen and W. II. Johnson as
surctes. The probate judge furnished
bonds to the amount Of $1,000 to the
State with L. +. Wilbur of Jericho and l..
b. Taft of burlington as hondsmen. The
high Sbailif' furnished a sl0,Oe) bond with
himself as principal and Carlos S.
brewster and Guy GOrton of Huntington
as suretics. The treasurers bond Is 5000
and was furnished by himself as prn-
cipal and +. $. Isham of Burlington as
surety. Tho deputies furnish a bond of
5000 each TO the sheriff.