Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28

party from Newport. Governor and
Mrs. Prouty were assisted in receiv-
ing by the members of governors
staff.
Thursday afternoon was given over
to the election by the joint assembly
of supreme court judges and other
officers. The following officers were
elected chief justice, John w.
RowelI; associate judges, Loveland
Munson, John II. Watson and Seneca
Haselton. the last Of whom was pro-
noted from the superior court on
account of the retirement of James M.
Tyler; superior court judges, George
M. Powers. Willard Miles, E.. L. Wat
erman, A. A. Hall, w. H. Taylor and
z. S. Stanton. Judge Stanton was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the promotion of Judge Haselton.
Mason S. Stone was reelected Supt.
Of education. The election Of Page
and Dillingham; was of course carried
out last week according to schedule.
Legislative Notes.
The telephone investigation resolu-
tion has been revived and passed the
house. When it reached the senate it
was referred to the committee on
municipal corporations who had it
few days and asked to be excused
from further consideration of it. It
was then referred to the general COM
mittee, because. of this committees
known. abilities as an executioner. If
it ever comes out alive we will make
note Of it.
That deer law, sometimes called the
Sunset" ''curfew" or ''dayliglt'
law, seems to be meeting with
approval.
Considering the lack of enthusiasm
and rivalry. there were some very ex-
cellent nominating speeches made in
behalf of Senators Page and Dilling-
ham. Among the best were those of
Senators Lewis of Orleans and Fair
banks Of Caledonia.
The brightest bit of humor thus far
was the speech Of Senator Finn nomi-
mating Senator Gibson to a place on
the court of claims which will be
abolished in few days. He said,
ct is an office which requires less
brains, less ability, less common
sense, less Judgment. less standing
at home or abroad than any other
Office within the gift of the legislature.
know because have filled it myself.
therefore take great pleasure in pre-
senting the name of the Hon. Ernest
| w. Gibson of Brattleboro."
"A bill is in the house incorporating
the St. Johnsbury and Island Pond
Electric Railroad to run between ST..
Johnsbury and Island Pond with the
ri ght to purchase water power for the.
! use of the road. Among the incorpora-
tors are Senators Fairbanks and Glea-
son. and Representatives Bean of
Wheelock, Davis Of Sheffield, Marsh
all of Burke, Otis Of Sutton, Gray of
Newark. Wilson of Westmore, Dona-
hue of East Haven and Oscar Davis of
Island Pond.
1t is very gratifying to know that
the roll call Friday morning found
every Orleans, Caledonia and Essex
county member in his seat. They
seem to appreciate the fact that the
newspapers of these three counties
are watching them.
We hear great deal about the
damage done by deer. Senator Gibson
has introduced a bill providing that
deer doing damage on cultivated lands
may be killed by the owner of the
land, but all deer so killed must be
Immediately turned over to the state
and sold for the benefit of the state
treasury. The number killed and
turned over to the state will be so few
that it will show that but little actual
damage is done by deer.
Senators Gleason of Caledonia and
Gross of Orleans made two of the
cleanest seconding speeches of the sea-
son. They were in behalf of Senator
Dillingham; and although brief were
we'll worded and expressed a well
earned tribute for the senator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Thompson of
Barton were in NJ ontpelier to attend
the governors ball, but I expect
Franks real business was to help
boost his old friend Zed Stanton to
the superior court jCdgeship.
Senator Lewis of Lamoille, editor of
the Morrisville News and Citizen. is
doing a nice turn by distributing
copies of his paper evey week among
the senators.
DR.. Mead, the lieutenant. governor.
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