Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-15

handsomely decorated and the Montpelier
Military band orchestra played appropri-
ate music. In the receiving line were
Governor-elect and Mrs. Prouty, Lieuten-
ant Governor-elect J.. A. Mead and Mrs.
Mead. Senator ]. w. Stewart and dauQh-
ter. Miss Jessica Stewart. Ex-Governor
Carroll s. Page, Ex-Governor E. J. Orms-
bee, Ex-Governor and Mrs. W. w. Stick
ney. Ex-Governor ]. L. Barstow and Mrs.
Levi K. Fuller Of Brattleboro.
n. f. Clifford of Burlington is door
keeper Of the House with L. A. Hall, son
of Judge A. A. Hall OF St. Adams, assist
ant. Abram Cullins presides at the SEN
ate door with J. II. Ranney OF Pittsfield
in second place. The postmaster is Will
Liam Foote Of Middlebury, from the same
town as the postmaster two years ago.
The "bIind chaplain of the Senate,
Rev. MarceIIo w. Farman of Westfeld.
was elected Wednesday for the third
time, having first been elected in 1904.
Gov. Proctor was presented with
beautiful loving cup by his stai at the
dinner given Thursday evening at the Pa
vilion, attended by the governor and
Mrs Proctor, Mrs. +. G. Partridge, Miss
Proctor, Miss Loomis and Miss Mitchell,
Gov. Prouty aud Mrs. Prouty. Col. z.
5. Kinsley made the presentation.
Vermont has a record in the number Of
ex-governors alive that Is not equalled by
any state in the union. When Governor
Proctor became one of the number Thurs
day afternoon, there were fourteen former
governors alive in this state. They are
Frederick Holbrook Of BrattIeboro, Yer
nont's war governor, '61-'63, Senator ].
w. Stewart of Middlebufy '7O-'72. ]. L.
Barstow Of Shelburne, 1924, Samuel
Pingree OF Hartford, $3.50, E. j. Orms-
bee OF Brandon, 's6-'ss, Senator W. P.
Dillingham; Of Montpelier, $3.50, c. S.
Page Of Hyde Park, '9O-'92, q. A. Wood
bury Of Burlington, '94-s6. Josiah Grout
Z Of Derby, '96-'9s, E. C. Smith Of st. Al
bans, $500, w. w. Stickney Of Ludlow,
'00-02', John g. Mccullough of North
1 Bennington, '02-'04, &. J. Bell of Walden,
,O4'O6, Fletcher D. Proctor Of Proctor.
( '06.'OS.
Hale K. Darling Of Chelsea has accepte
ed the position Of clerk OF the COMMITTEE
on the revision OF bills, which edits the
bills before they go into the legislative
mnL This is very responsible position,
and no man is better fitted for il than At
torney Darling. he is thoroughly con-
versant with legislative affairs. having
been member of the House during the
sessions Of 1904 and 1906, and having al
50 been a member of the commission that
prepared the public statutes and one Of
the editing board.
without any regard to the law now in
force which prohibits canvassers and
book agents from working inside the
state house or on the state house grounds.
4 e weli-dressed and smart appearing
young lady did a land Office business In
the House Friday halt hour before Il
was called to order. She was selling the
Juvenile Court Record. Chicago puhIi-
cation, and before she was called down
ny Sergeant-at-Arms Perrin, she had dis
posed OF so copies at ten cents each. The
young woman put up quite an argument
with Mr. Ferrin as to his right to forbid
her canvasaing inside the state house. but
when he finally got her outside the front
ooor she nearly paralyzed that genial
omeial by urging him to purchase a COPY
OF her periodical before she left the
grounds.
Speaker Cheney worked until a late
hour Thursday night upon the make-nD
o. the committees, but owing to the fact
tnat so many members had gone home he
announced Friday morning that the a.
slgnments would not be made public nm
IN next Tuesday. Both houses adjourned
immediately until Monday afternoon