Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-11-22
NEWS NOTES
FROM The
CAPITOL
By Special Correspondent

The bill providing for The enacting
of the Northern Traction Company
has passed the House and Senate.
When the signature of the governor
is attached the people interested in
Essex County can feel easier about
this matter.
In looking over an old Legislative
Directory, which was the old State
House Register, that all visitors
signed at the Capitol, the represen-
tative of the HERALD a few days
since, found the signature of George
A. Hinman under date of October 8,
1860.
In the same book the representa-
tive found as representatives from
Bloomfield, John C. Staples Bright
on, G. G. Waterhouse Bruins
wick, A. H. Fits; Canaan, William
Rich; Concord, Lemuel H. Tabor;
East Haven, Horace L. Walter; Fer
dinand, Nathaniel Matley; Abel
Carpenter Guildhall, G. N. Dale
Lexington, Charles Cook; Maid
stone, John w. Webb Lunenburg,
Daniel Snow; Victory, Wassen Har-
rington. These men represented
their several towns, while the sena-
tor that year was Thomas C. Beattie
of Maidstone. This old record book
has long past its days of usefulness,
but is found among the records of
historical material of the State House
and was composed of the member
ship of the session of 1860.
Mr.. Cutting of Concord, is meeting
with success in endeavoring to get a
monument to the first normal school
in America. 1t was organized about
1900 by the Rev. Mr.. Hall, who, for
many years preached in the old
church in that town. The location is
at Concord Corners, a little to the
south of the present school house site;
the school was first held in different
houses at the Corners until about
1900, when the school house was
built.
Some of the members of the Essex
County delegation are rather pleased
over the fact that they are assured
of highway to Norton from Brigh-
ton. While it is probable that the
bill introduced will not pass yet, a
committee bill is to be introduced
which the State Highway commits
sioner favors and it will give the
towns interested a chance to have
part of this sum to be named in the
bill. 1t is known that the highway
commissioner is favorable to con-
struction of the highway.
Among those in the Capitol from
Essex County last week were Judge
CARL of Canaan, County Supervisor
George Temple of Lunenburg and
Oscar 7. Davis, of Brighton.
1t is generally conceded that the
Thanksgiving adjournment will oc
cur this Friday afternoon but the
House had a nice scrape over it Tues
day afternoon, and this morning
On Roll call Tuesday afternoon
the gentlemen from Brighton, Bruins
wick, Concord, Guildhall, Nortor
and Victory voted to have full mile
age of 10 cents each way for tht
vacation; all others, excepting the
gentlemen from Bloomfield an(
Lexington, who was not present
voted for half mileage.
In order that every man in tht
House should be on record regarding
the modification of capital punish
ment to life imprisonment, a roll cal
was asked Tuesday afternoon whicl
resulted as follows in Essex county
all voting for the present law except
ing the gentlemen from Lunenburg
[ Norton and Brunswick, who votet
for life imprisonment.
The vote of the entire House wa
yeas, 181, meas, SO and the House re
/ fused to change the law
In the corridor of the main hall 0
! the Capitol has been placed collec
! ton of views giving good idea o