The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-25
BENNINGTON COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES 81 sly
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Among the important matters relat'
ing 10 Bennington county which are still
! pending might be mentioned the aci
10 take care Of the poor, introduced by
Mr.. Hollister Of Bennington, and
which provides for lease to the coun-
| ~ Of Bennington Of the poor farm in
the town Of Bennington at an annual
rental Of per cent on the appraised
value Of the property, the appraisal
TO be made by commission appointed
for that purpose. The question having
a county poor farm is to be submitted
to county referendum vote and If this
is favorable provision can be made for
the lease as stated above provided the
town of Bennington votes to make
such lease. Senator Bentley Of Ben
nington, has a bill which is still in
committee providing for a state or
phan asylum Mr.. Hapgood of Peru,
who has decided Bromley mountain to
the state, introduced bill some time
ago to exempt it from taxation, but
no action has yet been taken on the
matter. 1t has been whispered that
Mr.. Hapgood could not give a clear
tile to the property but he states that
the statement is entirely unwarranted
The act relating to the pollution Of
Peter Brook of sawdust and slabs and
which has been the subject Of discus
sion at public meeting held in the town
of Bennington, is still in the commit
tee, but will probably be acted upon
| this week.
House bill PAT which as originally
introGaced would permit the killing
Of all wild deer including bucks,
fawns, and does, during the open sea
son Of 1915, occupied practically an
entire morning and part of an after
noon in discussion The principal ar
gument in favor of the bill seemed to
be that deer had become so numer-
.ous that they were inhicting great
damage to farmers and fruit growers
in the southern part Of the state, es-
pecially in Windham County Mr.
Graham, representing Rockingham in
that county stating the case Of a man
in the town Of Westminster who had
expended $4,000 in putting out fruit
trees which had been greatly damaged
by deer 1t was brought out during
the discussion that John w. Titcomb,
fish and game commissioner had re-
luctantly given his consent to the bill
upon representations made by the ag-
ricultural interests. Mr. Hapgood Of |
Peru, after being defeated in an at
tempt to amend that part Of the bill |
which permits the killing Of all deer
in the 1915 season, next made an
appeal to save the life OF the fawns
which was successful and the bill was
passed. If it becomes a law all wild I
deer with the exception Of fawns may
be taken from November Is to Deem
Der 9Th Of the present year.
Colonel Fl. S. Foster, the member
from Calais, made a stirring speech
in favor Of the resolution to provide
a marker over the grave in Highgate,
w., Of Private Rufus L. Percy, who
fell at the taking Of Vera Cruz, Mex,
by the landing force from the Ameri-
1an battleships on April %, 1914 Col.
Foster read letter from the captain
Of the company in which Percy served
describing his death and stating that
his young man was the only Vernon
,er killed at this action in Mexico
The act appropriates $50 for the pur-
pose and was adopted by the house.
Congressman Frank L. Greene gave
/ short address to the members Of the
in joint session and in accord
,nce with a resolution which had been
idopted when ii became known that
ie was in Montpelier, when Congress-
nan Greene was escorted to the hall by I
Mr.. Foote Of Cornwall and Mayo of I
,orthfeld, he was greeted with hearty y
pplause and thanked the members for I
he courtesy extended to him. He
eferred TO the high standing Of YER .
1ont in Washington secured as a re- I
ult Of the splendid record made by I
'ermont statesmen in past years. He o
eferred to New England men as wise Il
q council rather than ready Of speech, :
hey said little, he declared, but had P
equation for knowing a lot Mr.. 8
reene dwelt further upon the similar Y
les Of the legislative bodies here and
the national capitol. The principles, p
ne essence, the play Of human nature u
ere the same in both cases. He re- n
erred to the attempts made by mem a
ers from the newer parts Of the n
,untry to legislate something out Of II
Dthing. "YoU can't wave your legis- 81
tive wand over an empty hat like "
,njurer and take out live habit, Il
Q said, and this has been discover 81