Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-22

oo1diliou IL more larorabio and strong
houss for his ultimate fscogery are nov
entertained.
n. q. Thomas OF stowe, state nsh and
aame comuafssioner, met the joint com
mlteea on game and hsheries WEDNESDAY
afternoon to discuss with them hsh and
game bills that ere likely 10 Be intro
duoed into the legislature this session.
Nothing definite was accomplished pns
several measures we're informally as
cussed.
Uf the members OF the House, I'll were
horn in Vermont. z in New York. in
Massachusetts,. in New Hampshire = ~
Canada. and 2 in Wales. Germany, Wis
conHin. Indiana. Holland and Indian Ter
ritorv are the birthplaces Of one each.
Of TIE 245 Representatives, 202 are Repub-
Iicans. 80 are Democrats, three Independ-
emit Democrats and one an Independent
Republican. Seventeen OF them have
been in the House before, one has been
previously in the Senate and two OF them
have been in both House and the Senate
before. Frank III. Heath Of Canaan is the
ssbsby'' OF the lot, having been born 50
recently as 1881. The farmers have BY
far the greater number, there being lxS
members who are engaged In that occupa-
ton, against ~ lawyers and six physi-
clans.
The courtroom wednesday night was
crowded when the farmers OF the legisla-
turs met for q reorganization OF the
Farmers club hat was FIRST organized in
1902. W. N. Cady OF Middlebury, the
president Of the club in 1905, presided.
The sentiment Of the meeting was strong
" in favor OF continuing the organiza-
ton. Mr.. Cady explained its. object and
remarks In its favor were made by Mr..
Fischer of Cavendish and Mr.. Hitchcock
Of Pittsford and others. Oficers were
elected for the ensuing two years as fol-
lows:-President, Rep. o. L Martin OF
Plainheld; vice president, Rep. A. n.
Fletcher OF Cavendikh; secretary, Rep.
George @. Flint Of Braintree; treasurer,
Sen. James Kennedy of WiIliston; legis-
lation committee. Reps. w. f. Walker Of
Dummerston, John Button of st. Adams
town. d. 81. Marshall of Burke. About
100 OF the I3l farmers in the legislature
Joined the club. Its object is to foster;
discuss and promote legislation favorable
to the farmers OF Vermont.
Congressman elect Frank Plumley Of
Northield has been secured as the orator
of the evening at the annual meeting Of
the Vermont Officers Reunion society,
to be held in Representatives hail
Wednesday evening, Oct rs.
When the library commission was es
! tablished in 1894 there were 40 libraries
in the state, now there are 205. At that
; time the library buildings were few and
far between. now there are 81. The re-
} port Of the library commission is q book
let OF so pages and contains cuts of some
Of the more recent library buildings.
The committee on the revision Of bills
: is hard at work in the rooms it has used
since its institution. The members oi
! the committee are Senators Butler and
Donoway, both lawyers, and Represents.
tives Watson OF 81. Adams, Leary Of Bur.
lington and Martin Of Essex. Hale K.
J Darling Of Chelsea Is acting as clerk, and
} takes charge OF the important detail part
OF the work with references to the phrase
} ology Of the bills presented, etc AL
bills pass through the hands OF this com
: mittee TO get the rough edges knocked Of
and the polish put on. Walter S. Fentor
/ Of Rutland has been engaged as stenog
, raphsr.
The Senate Is developing quite
: ,sscrappinessv already. II sat on Senator
, Corry's proposition to have q special join
8 committee named to sit with the appro
priations COMMITTEES to consider bills re
9 lating to the Champlain tercentennial, OF
: the ground that the regular committes
: needed no assistance or oversight. TheE
9 the Senate had hot discussion and /:
! to II vote on setting the time for havinl
] its picture taken.
Z Senator Flagg Of Orange and Represent
ative Webb OF Granville are pridinE
= themselves on their long-hved ancestry
+. and in proof OF this are citing the fac
: that Senator Flagg's mother, % years old
e and Mr.. Webb's mother, 80 years old. ar
q both in excellent health and both bid fai
: to round out a century Of existence.
$ A majority OF the 80 Democrats in tn
: two houses held a caucus Thursday even
Q ing to decide whether or not they woul,
u present any candidates for United State
+ senator. After considerable discussion
}. it was voted to nominate V. A. Billiard o
e Burlington against w. p. Dillingham;
o and Elisha Mayo of st. Johnshut,
against Carroll 8. Page.
a The announcement Of The intende,
IT withdrawal Of Judge James NJ. TyIe
from The supreme bench Of Vermont q
> once Brought into prominence severa
q candidates FOR the position OF Judge Of til
superior court that win probably be mad
Q vacant by the promotion OF Judge Senec
o Hanelton Of Burlington to the suprs M
le bench. Among the candidates favorabl
mentioned were 2. 8. Stanton Of Ro1
\ bury. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, H. {
3 Peck and E. c. Mower of Burlington, Z
L. Fish Of Vergennes and Senator 2. N
he Butler of Rutland.
2 The members OF the legislature fror
Orange county met early Wednesda
n evening before the farmers session /
d talk over the subject Of normal schools
N There is accommodation in to abolis
the State normal school at Randolph Ger
K ter and the members from that count
se want to 6nd out about il and see II the
cannot sidetrack the proposition unIes
III there is good reason why Il should Or,
It vail. They want to be shown first Of q
and are anxious to have the state superb
Of tendent OF education come in and talk
ID them about il and give them q Ilttl
ID light. Senator Flagg was chairman
ag the meeting and Mr.. Lamb of Bradfor
be was the secretary. II was decided
postpone the nesting until the superb
By tendent of education can he present. n