The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-23
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SENATOR
Legislature Elects Him and
William p. Dillingham;
in Joint Session.
LADIES' WEEK FILLED
WITH FRIPPERIES
Mere Law-Making a Factor
OF No Importance.
FED S. STANTON ELECTED TO
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGEsHIP
Senator Gibson Chosen Judge Of Court
OF Claims In Jest-Some Of the
Things Done by the windham County
Delegation-The Deer Season.
From our Special Correspondent

From our Special Correspondent
Montpelier, Thursday p m.
Frippery, frills and folderol have beer
the main features OF the legislature this
week The city and state house have
been thronged with visitors and the gal
leries, whenever anything approaching an
event has been in progress, have been
even as the benches OF a beauty show and
the aisles of the opera for gowns, smiles
and feminine appreciations. The social
events included the reception OF Tuesday
evening, given by Mrs. Mead and Mrs.
Prouty, at which the toilettes are de-
scribed as of the overpowerlng character
and the doings were fashionable within an
inch of determination.
On "Wednesday the same women gave a
tea at the Pavilion in the afternoon, while
the Daughters OF the American Revolu.
tion, the Daughters OF Colonial Danes
and the Heroines Of the War OF 1872 have
filled in every possible interval with the
most overpowering gaiety and bewildering
JOY.
This afternoon Mrs. j. B. Estee gave
tea. on Friday Mrs. T. ii. Deavitt
and Mrs. Guy w. Bailey give tea, while
Mrs. Joseph A. DeBoer receives on Fri
day evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. I.
G.. Cheney. This evening the COVER
nor's ball was the great event of the
week, and burst upon the dazzled senses
in a coruscation of brilliant accomplish:
ment. About 1900 invitations were issued
and by actual count there were 1897 peo-
pie present, three being kept away by
death and bankruptcy. The Montpelier
military band orchestra furnished music.
II was a busy time for musicians and the
frivolous moths OF super-heated social
system. So far, the only injuries are six
torn trains, one fractured high.heel, seven
sprained fans and considerable lacerated
lingerie.
Legislation has been merely the comic
relief to the aforesaid serious things of the
week. The men, crude unpoetic slobs,
elected two United States senator's intro |
duced and handled about hundred bills, |
listened to fairly good instruction in ele- |
mentary government by Senator Dilling. |
ham and learned from his own lips what |
Senator Pages conception of his duty in |
Washington really is. incidentally, Mr..
Martin of Brookline worried his telephone
resolution through the house. When it
struck the senate, however, it was quietly
pected treatment OF being referred to the
on appropriations, 1t now re-
poses quietly between the bill to appro-
pirate Sl50,000 a year for trunk-line high
ways, introduced by Mr. Howe of Ben
nington, and the bill to spend $4,000 in
the Champlain tercentenary.
Mr.. Barber is the author of the plat
form bill, H2, exempting wages up to $40
from trustee process, which has been
read the third time and seems sure of pas
sage The bill to require lobbyists to reg
ster, Hl4, was introduced by Mr.. Good
lue of Westminster and has caused as
much comment about the state house as !
my other bill this season. 1t is in com !
nittee at this writing |
The law which has permitted lot of I
road commissioners to destroy |
he natural beauty of Vermont roadsides Il
" cutting down all the trees and shrub \
'ery, is the subject Of repeal in q bill in !
reduced by Mr.. Sherman Of Newfane, v
1877. Mr. Goodell of Whitingham has in il
I4S a combination railroad bill which "
imposes fine as high as 800 for the OBJ
truction of crossings by freight trains, re- q
uires running water and covered sheds d
)r livestock in transit and compels all e
assenger trains to be equipped with air Il
rakes operated from the engine instead o
from the-let's see, where are air b.
rakes operated from? b
The town of Jamaica, which is always IL
trouble, will get $500 from the state if
raises tax enough and Mr.. Wheeler has te
is way. while Mr.. Barber is again to. the IN
re with deer bill, which permits land 10
yners to kill deer on their own prem M
es three days before the open season. m
his bill was reported unfavorably and tn
request, was re-committed to permit sa
ose interested to appear before the COM Tn
ittee. To-
Senator Gibson is the author of SIG, is
preme court, Sl7 appropriates $4,000 at
r an agricultural course in Leland and tr
ray seminary in Townshend, with $500 We
r year for an instructor, also of a trout pli
Il of great importance to Windham ~
unity, which makes the trout season be- tel
1 April | in the county, May ] in the tn
lte, to close in streams August ] and in bo
les and ponds Sept. l.
Mr.. Forester of Stratton has perpe- ers
tied H56, which places bounty on me
ars and hedgehogs. If bounties are to pa
the rule, the bill is all right, but the col
.mers, most interested of any class in AM
: legislature, voted at their meeting ma
evening against all bounties, not
to IS. This probably means that all the
h measures will be adversely reported ent
/ killed Mr. Divoll of Rockingham is Pu
, author of H57, which permits the sat
ners of fruit trees to shoot certain de- effe
uctive birds. pro
Iot to be outdone by Glib" Barb buc
bill, HISS, which provides for a chief day
tice of the supreme court and four as tho
late judges, while Mr.. Adams of Marl in
o has bill which relates to the deer mai
son and sets a penalty of 800 for any of
who kills deer found injuring his ers
ps or fruit trees if he does not report diff
same in writing to the town or county a
ne warden. WHIT
here are about ten of these. deer bills not
ore committees at this time, and the frlg
spects are that bill to permit both mill
ks and does to be shot for six days ceiv
be passed. Just at present the opera now
i of the Hitchcock law, which permits in I
governor to suspend the open season, tory
which he has done hv a nroclamation. Mhe