The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-30
THE WEEK IN MONTPELIER
Much busin~s~ Transacted Judge
Moulion and General ". T. Johnson
Cho~en as New Superior Judge and
AdiuiAni General.

Mouiion and General n. r. Johnso,
Chosen A. Ne~ Superior Judge an'
AdiuiAni General.
MontpclIcr--On Thursday Shcrmas
X. Moulton Of Burlington. was electet
on the first ballot sixth superior judg'
for the State a Vermont; Col. Herbcr'
T. johnson Of Bradford received tn,
election To the Office Of adjutant gen
eral OF the State for the ensuing two
years and Martin S. Villas OF Burling
ton, Edwin w. Lawrence Of Rutland
and Henry NJ Mcfarland Of Hyde
Park, were elected as trustees Of the
University OF Vermont for term OF
ak years.
Contests developed in the election
Of the sixth superior judge and In the
race for the Office Of adjutant general
The victorious candidate in each case
won out by good majority on the
first ballot, however. Mr. Moulton re-
ceived lS9 out of 23S votes cast, the
other votes being as follows: Herbert
C. Barber of Brattleboro, So; William
II. Fsirrhild Of Fairfield. 81. OF the
10 votes cast for adjutant and inspec-
tor general. Col. johnson received $50
and Major Lee s. Tillotson 10. Both
elections were later made unanimous.
Supreme Court Reelected
Members of the Supreme Court were
reelected as follows: Chief justice, the
Hon. John II. Watson Of Montpelier;
first aa2ociate justice, the Hon. Seneca
Haselton Of Burlington; second associ-
ate justice, the Hon. George NJ. Powers
of Morrisvile; third associate justice,
the Hon. William II. Taylor of Hard
wick; fourth associate justice, the
Hon. Willard w. Miles Of Barton.
Superior Court
The superior court judges were re-
elected, with the exception of the
sixth Judge, Sherman X. Moulton be-
ing chosen for the place made vacant
by the retirement of Judge Il. l.. Wat
erman Of Brattleboro. The reflections
were: First superior judge, Zed s.
Stanton of Roxbury; second superior
Judge, Fred NJ. Butler Of Rutland;
third superior judge, Frank L. Fish
OF vergennes; fourth superior judge,
Leighton 7. Slack Of st. Johnsbury;
fifth superior Judge, Stanley c. Wilson
of Chelsea.
Sergeant-at-Arm
For sergeant alarms, Mr.. Estee OF
Montpelier nominated the present in
cumbent, Dwight j. Dwinnell of Mont
pelier. The nomination was seconded
by Mr.. o'Brien of South Burlington,
and Mr., Dwinnell was unanimously
elected.
All Of these newly elected officers
will begin on their new terms OF SER
vice February /, 1919, and the term Of
each is two years, with the exception
of the trustees Of the University OF
Vermont who are elected for six years.
The New Adjutant General
Col. Herbert T. Johnson, the new
adjutant general, is native Vermont
er and has worked up from the ranks
in the National Guard and other State
troops until he at present holds the
rank Of colonel and commands the
Vermont Volunteer Militia.
Col johnson has been acting ad'
jutant general since December /, 1917.
when Adjtant General Lee $. rillotson
secured leave for foreign service.
Judge Moulton
Sherman X. Moulton, newly elected
superior judge, was born in New YORK
City Of parents who are natives OF
Vermont, but who we're residing in
New York at that time. Mr. Moulton
spent large part Of his childhood in
Randolph and came there TO live when
he was II years Of age.
He graduated from Randolph High
School, received his A. B. from Dart
mouth College. and his Law degree
from Harvard Law School in 1901. In
the same year he was admitted to the
Vermont bar. ranking the highest Of
any who took the examinations.
The New Highway Bill
The proposed highway law, drawn
by the patrol committee Of Vermont,
and which already has been discussed
pro and con TO some extent, appeared
about the State House Monday morn
ing, printed in fun ia pamphlet form.
The bill is entitled: "An act to estab-
lish State highway department and /
to define its powers and duties; and
vcsting therein powers and duties now
dcvolyed by laws upon the State high
way commission"
Behind Previous Sessions
In order 10 get into its stride and
keep its step with past sessions the
Vermont Legislature must, during the
coming week, do twice the business II
has done during the entire session thus !