Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-19

BY Mr.. Currier OF Kirby, relatin,
dog licenses.
BY Mr.. Howe of st. Johnsbury, na
able parties in civil cases to dsn,
bodies for the purposes Of an autopsy
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The trustees OF the permanent scsr
fund held a meeting last week in thv
ecutive chamber at which Govern
Prouty reappointed Joseph A. DeBOq
Montpelier, 2. M. Mansur of Nevpr
and John L Southwick Of Burlinrr
members OF the board Of trustees. n
governor, lieutenant-governor, n
treasurer and state superintendent d 4
ucation are also ex-oflcio member
organization was effected by the eleaa
of Governor Prouty as president and u
eph A. DeBoer as secretary. An iniun
al discussion followed andngood progm
was reported all over the state IN
towns are paying in the funds as well
could be expected.
The legislature of 1905 held ih In /
biennial reunion last week Tuesday eva (
ing, Governor Prouty presiding. nj
officers elected for two years are:-Ps
dent, George Fl. Prouty of Newport; uu
president. John ii. Senter Of MontpsEs
secretary, William NJ. Hatch OF Straamt
treasurer, Eli b. Porter Of Winnings
The. old executive committee of one IN
each county was also elected. The h1I
quet held at the Montpelier House vi
attended by about 100 members Of the =
ISOLATION, and was one of the most enFl
4 - - -, G.
ten. acted as POSTMASTER.
The S1O-trustee process bill was giVsni|
hearing in the Senate chamber last ESi
Wednesday evening and no little oppOsl
ton to the measure developed Id
friends of this bill have had some anrisT
in regard to it's fate in the upper ehErl
Der. Representatives of more than 4.
600 workingmen appeared before b
committee urging its passage. sOmsd
the merchants OF Montpelier opposed l.
Senator Cory Of Montpelier. 8 merehEz
and capitalist, and Representative Bsfhs
made strong pleas for the bill and Sen
tor Mcintyre opposed it because be =
lieved It was against the best interest
the laboring men.
Monday evening. the tax reform bib
were discussed. The tax commission NJ
abolition of offsets were taken up EHl
varying views urged BY ]. Il. sentsf
Montpelier, M. j. Hapgood Of Peru, NJ
Piper Of Jamaica, G. F. Smith Of MH
ristown.
A. ID. v. Piper Of Jamaica, one oitH
attaches at the state house, is able to p
billiard ball in his mouth. To do thh
Mr.. Piper is Obliged to stretch his mouH
considerably but is not greatly inconWa
fenced. A bet that be couldn't do i u
readily taken by Mr.. Piper. but on tryn
to remove tbs bali be was unsuccessu
Friends scurried for physicians vha
others stood by and pried the ball out
AS q precautionary measure, Attorng
General Q. G. Fits and Senator E.
Gibson of Brnttleboro were ysccinsis
Thursday. A son of each is i'll with
smallpox at Brattleboro, but at presl
neither Of these gentlemen give any ina
cations Of being afflicted with that a
ease. Mr.. Fits and Senator Gibson We
ct their homes over the previous sunai
when their children were Ill with vi
was then thought to be chieken-pox.
of course no little uneasiness exists y
now in regard to their condition.
About so members OF the legislaturs
1900 gathered Thursday for the four
annual reunion of that body. Fletc'
ID. Proctor Of Proctor was elected Pre-
dent for the next two years; E. Il. ron
of Wilmington and z. s. Stanton OF 70
bury, vice presidents, and F. W. Balos
of Barton, secretary and treasurer. Y
banquet was held in the evening ST.
Pavilion. Ex-Governor Proctor staip
OF the after-dinner speaking and FREQ
Fleetwood Of Morrisville acted as tos
master. About 100 were in attendants
The committees on appropriations =
education gave q joint hearing FITS
evening in the supreme court room
the bill appropriating 1926 600 for
erection and equipment Of q state morn
and industrial school. Principal Lea''
worth of Castleton appeared to urgs
larger appropriation for the morn
school now located in that village.
Gov. F. ID. Proctor strongly advocated
bill under discussion. He said 1t was
duty OF the state to our children to Z
them better trained teachers and 70
this we must have q normal school OF
own; the state does not now own any
the normal schools within its boroe
, We must for the present at least carry
these schools, but he believed the Y
had come when the state should mas
start at least on q school Of its own
F. Smith Of Morrisville, representing
; Legislative committee from the p
2 Grange. favored the appropriation, as
Fred L. Davis, secretary Of the D
! Dairymen's association. Mr.. Davis
q resolution adopted BY that associa'
at its last annual meeting favoring
project. Prin. w. A. Beebe Of MOI
vile, representing the State Teachers
, ISOLATION, spoke Of the necessity OF Z
an institution in Vermont, IS did 4
H. ]. Stannard of Barton. Mason
Stone, state superintendent OF scho
Frank L. Greene Of st. All
Z favored the bill. Prin. 9.
Morrill, Of the Randolph Normal SCI
spoke in opposition to the bill