The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
5. r. MOULTON CHOSEN
A SUPERIOR JUDGE
Col. Herbert 7. johnson Elected. Adju-
tant General-Those Were Only
Contested Offices Before Yer
mont Legislature.

9NpSllo loI JuuSt IOI tHe Elhbe OF NeTtHOHLs
Colonel Herbert r. johnson of Bradford
received the election to the office Of ad-
jutant general of the state for the en-
suing two yeats; and Martin S. Villas of
Burlington, Edwin W. Lawrence of Rut-
land, and Henry NJ Mcfarland of Hyde
Park were elected as trustees of the Uni
versity OF Vermont for a term OF six
years at the regular biennial meeting of
the Vermont Legislature yesterday after
noon for the purpose of electing justices
Of the supreme court superior judges
sergeant alarms, adiutant general and
three trustees of the state university.
Stiff contests developed in the election
of the sixth superior judge and in race
for the Office of adjutant general The
winning candidate in each case won out
by good majority on the first ballot,
however Mr.. Moulton received l49 out
Of 23S votes cast, the other votes being
east as follows: Herbert G.. Barber of
Bratteboro, 68; William NJ. Fairchild of
Fairehild, 81. Out of the 229 votes cast
for adjutant and Inspector general, Col.
johnson received $50 and Major Lee S.
Tillotson 10.
Vermont this afternoon were as follows:
Chief justice of the supreme court Of
Vermont, John H. Watson of Montpel-
Ter: first associate justice, Seneca Hazel
ton of Burlington; second associate JUS
tice, George NJ. Powers of Morrisville;
third associate justice, William H. Tay-
lor of Hardwick; fourth associate jus
tice, Willard NJ. Miles of Barton.
Superior Judges were elected as fol-
lows, all but the sixth superior judge be-
ing reelected, Sherman K. Moulton fill
ing the place made vacant by the retire
ment of Judge V. L. Waterman Of Brat
tleboro, who was not candidate for re-
election: First superior judge, Zed 5.
Stanton Of Roxbury; second superior
Judge, Fred M Butler Of Rutland; third
superior Judge, Frank L. Fish Of Yer
gennes; fourth superior Judge, Leighton
P. Slack of St. Johnsbury; fifth superior
Judge, Stanley C. Wilson of Chelsea;
sixth superior Judge, Sherman R. Moul-
ton of Burlington.
For sergeant-at-arms, Mr.. Estee OF
Montpelier nominated the present in
cumbent, Dwight J. Dwinell Of Mont
pelier The nomination was seconded by
Mr. O'Brien of South Burlington, and Mr.
Dwinell was unanimously elected.
All of these newly elected officers viii
begin their new terms Of service Feb.
|. 1919, and the term of each is two
years, with exception of the trustees Of
the University Of Vermont, who are
elected for six years
Tn the election Of The rustees Of the
University of Vernon. only one OF the
trustees whose term expires at this time
was reelected. This is Edwin w. Law
renee of Rutland, who was appointed to
fill out the term of Redticld Proctor, re-
signed Henry II. Mcfarland of Hyde
s'ark and Martin S. Villas of Burlington
were elected to FIJI the trusteeships made
vacant by the retirement of Ebenezer j.
Ormsbee of Brandon and Nelson W.
Fisk of Isle La Motto.
Adjutant General johnson.
Col. Herbert T. johnson, the new ad
iutant general, is a native Of Vermont
and has worked mp from the ranks in the
National Guard and other states troops,
until he at present holds the rank of
colonel and commands the Vermont vol
unteer militia. Colonel johnson was born
in Bradford Jan. q, 1872. He is a grad
uate Of Bradford academy. In 1889, when
only II years Of age, he joined the Ma
tional Guard of the state as a private,
and he has been connected with this or
ganization continually up to 1915
When the Spanish American war broke
out, Colonel johnson accompanied the
Vermont troops with the commission of
captain, being at that time but 20 years
of age, and the youngest captain in the
regiment. He also had the splendid rec
ord of bringing back to Vermont every
boy who went away in his company, and
had a minimum amount of sickness in
the company.
Promotion came rapidly. In 1899 he
was made major, and in 1910, lieu
tenant colonel. His commission as colo
mel came in February, 1914. He resigned
from the service in December, 1915. In
June. 1917, Colonel johnson was re-
called and commissioned by Governor
Graham the first colonel of the Vermont
volunteer militia, which Colonel john
son practically organized himself,
Colonel johnson has been acting ad-
iutant general since Dec, l, 1917, when
Adiutant General Lee S. Tillotson Sc
cured leave for foreign service.
The New Superior Judge.
Sherman r. Moulton, newly elected
a superior Judge, was born in New York
CITY of parents who are natives of Yer
mont, but who happened to be residing
in New York at that time. Mr.. Moul-
ton spent large pErt Of his childhood
in Randolph and came there to live
when he was Il years Of age. He grad
uated from Randolph high school, re-
ceived his A. B. degree from Dartmouth
college, and his law degree from Har-
ward Law school in 1901. In the same
wear. he was admitted to the Vermont
bar. ranking the highest of any who took
the examinations In 1908, Mr. Moulton
began the practice of law in Burlington,
first being member of the firm Of
CowIes and Moulton, which later became
the firm of Cowles, Moulton and Stearns.
MIR. Moulton retired from this firm in
1912, and and has since practieed law
by himself
Mr.. Moulton has three times been a
grand juror of Burlington. He also
served as executive clerk to Governor
Gates. Since 1916 he has been reporter
of decisions of the supreme court. He is
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