Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-15


The annual meeting of the Vermont
Bar association was held in the court
room at the county court house,
NJ oatpelier, last week, with large
attendance. Only routine business
was considered at that session. but in
the evening. at the same place,
James NJ. Tyler. president of the as
sociation, delivered ar address on
'The Temple in London and showed
that there the English law had its
growth. The banquet at the Pavilion
later in the evening was the event of
the day and the speeches and good
fellowship lasted until midnight.
Judge Tyler presided and ]. H.
Mimms was POSTMASTER. The first
speaker was F. D. Thompson, who
spoke on 1.-The Supreme Court and
he was followed by Judge William Fl.
Taylor in an address on 1.-The Superior
Judges; - Congressman D. J. Foster
on "The Development Of Interna-
tional Law" E. Fabre Surveyor of
Montreal on ''The Bar of MONTREAL !;
George B. Young on THE American
Bar Association" and Levi C. Smith
of Burlington spoke for the newly
elected members of the bar.
Students Enforce Rules.
Principal TGttle of the Bellows Falls
high school is the first Of the Yer
mont high school principals to try out
self government in the high school in
a sweeping and systematic way, Civ
ing over the entire administration of
discipline to the student body. UEde
his direction the high school has or
gained a model 'village" govern
ment, electing its moderator. trus-
tees. clerk, treasurer and constable =
The trustees have their own "pres-
dent" who presides over the session
of the trustees, and this DO " with
in body considers all questions of
infractions of rules reported by the
various constables, there being two
constables in each room occupied by
the high school. New and varied
forms of punishment are devised by
the trustees, and there is always a
special effort made to fit the penalty
to the offense and at the same time
to be so fair in the penalizing as to
carry With it the school body in it's
innate love of fairness. This scheme
has been at work a week now, and
has thus far proved an admirable
success. 1t seems to entirely relieve
Principal futile and his associates
from the work of discipline and to
leave them free to devote themselves
to the work of instruction, and then
to enjoy watching the school govern
itself.
New Railroad Incorporated.
Articles of incorporation have been
issued by the secretary of state tic
the Swanton & Alhurg Railroad com
pany, with it's principal offices at
Barre. The capital stock of the new
corporation is 100000, divided into
1000 shares of 500 each. Twenty.
three shares are taken by Barre city
citizens. three by citizens of Canada.
and Ats shares by Charles S. Mellen OF
New Haven. Conn. The directors OF
the new corporation are Fred S. Oar
ling of Barre, Frank G. Rowland OF
Barre, Th mas H. Cave. jr., of Barre,
s. Keemle of Toronto, and A. c,
Percival of Montreal The purpose
of the corporation is to construct,
maintain and operate railroad
starting in the town of Swanton anc
extending to Alburg, a distance of II
miles. This road will be connecting
| link between the St. Johnsbury
Lake Champlain road at Swanton anc
the Rutland railroad at Alburg. The
articles of incorporation are issued
on the findings of the Vermont public
service commission, which issued {
certificate to the incorporators un1e,
date of Oct. 81, as follows: eve
therefore hereby certify that the sale
proposed railroad. namely, the Swan
ton & Alburg Railroad company, will
! be promotive of the general good o
the state and that said petitioner;
have complied with the provisions o
the statute for the formation of
railroad corporation by voluntar.
association. .