Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

late Of final adjournment at about the
mi. H. nf Ianu-ry Much will depend
apo the length oi the holiday vacation.
II adj puruinent is taken h-f"rr the holi-
ia,s It will To-. at the sacrifice OF lrgis-
lati"u-
Essex County is ia smait fight over
the location Of County buildings. The
County might have Proiited by the ex-
ample OF Lsmoille County and patched
up their differences among themselves.
Cameron of Norton got his appropri-
alton for road from Island Pond to
Norton. lie made his maiden speech
on this hill aud said that the people of
Norton we're Vermonters and they
wanted to he part Of Vermont. Every
body is invited to go out there fishing
as soon as the road is completed.
Wells of Victory got bounty on
black bears in spite Of an adverse re-
port from the Committee.
Page of Hyde Park, Webster OF
Swanton, Elliott of Hartford and Sena-
tor Dale have been as busy as bees on
the many temperance bills.
The Hall of Representatives has been
granted for mock session. Date to be
announced later.
Calderwood of st. Johnsbury recently
made an eloquent appeal before the
House on the State Fair bill. He said
/ he took an oath to act for the best ill.,
terests of the whole state and not for
any particular thing or locality. Martin
of Brookline jumped to his feet aud
said he was glad the member from st.
J. had discovered the meaning OF his
oath. He must have had reference to
Calderwood's zeal in exempting masonic
owned property in St. Johnsbury.
Come on you banks. Have you any
objection to an individual loaning his
money on farm mortgages subject to
the same rate of taxation you enjoyf
Senators Taplin and Cults are fine
singers 1t must have been their Sc
ductive voices that Gained the tempest
uous spirit of some of the Senators.
Speaker Howe gave the members o
the press gang feed at Miller's Inn OF
Friday evening. They were all very
sure he would make good as Speake
aud they are glad he has.
If this legislature refuses to take am
steps toward advertising Vermont vi
might as well build a Chinese wal
g around our state, close up our forge
and factories, and through process o
evolution, revert back to those halico
DAYS when our ancestors swung b.
, their tails from the limbs of the trees il
a a forest prmeval.
= Barron of Barton did nice stroke O
n advertising for his town by furnishir
e several hundred copies of "Beautifu
e Barton" for members and visitors at tn
l. state house. They went like the pre-
e verbal hot cakes.
e Howard of Whiting is a minister an
y his speeches on statescraft have bee
y the least bit tedious, but in defence G
e Elrov Kent he was at his best and h
efforts of a half hour brought out a
that is best in the oratory of Talmag
e Sturgeon, Beecher, Moody, Cough, II
10 gersol or Webster. In voice as clef
,e and musical as that of Miriam the swe,
" singer of old he portrayed the idesl
ir the passions and the prejudices of a ma
,e whose heart is in his cause. Touchin
or in its pathos at times, bursting with emf
" ton at others, the spleudor OF his e
ir forts have revived again the withere
N art of oratory and from his lips we hay
D. heard the music OF the soul whose pow,
Or quells tempestuous mobs and prince
N drunk with victory.