Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-05
APPOINTS LOCAL
MEN
Makes Some Progress.
COnnal Strong Man.

Among the appointments made by
Governor Clement last week was the
promotion of Major Aaron H. GrOut
of Newport to be Lieutenant Colonel
of Vermont's Volunteer militia regi-
ment, and Capt. Henry W. Ellis of st.
Johnsbury was elevated to Mr..
Grout's rank of major. Preston H.
Hadley of Bellows Falls has been
promoted to the rank of colonel and
placed in charge of the first regiment
of militia.
Other appointments made by Gov.
Clement which are of special interest
are as follows:
Judge of Orleans County Municipal
Court, W. NJ Wright of Barton.
Judge of Caledonia County NUM-
cipal Court, Melvin G. Morse of Hard
wick.
Member of board of dental exam
iners, DIR. Harry F. Hamilton of New
port.
Judge of Essex County Municipal
Court, Kyle T. Brown of Lunenburg.
Member of the state board of exam
ination in optometry, Lee H. McIver
of Newport.
Chittenden county senator to sue
ceed S. R. Moulton of Burlington,
elected superior court judge, w. B.
M'Killip of Burlington.
M. A. Adams of Derby was ap-
pointed a member of the state fair
commission.
The house took a jubilant recess
Friday and Treasurer Walter F.
Scott and assistant distributed $100
checks to the 136 members present, a
proceeding which received unanimous
consent.
Mr.. Connal of Newport town has
49, l.
the Newport graded school district
the sum therein named ($63.33) to re-
imburse it in part for tuitions paid to
North Troy high school and Derby
academy.
Mr.. Harrington of Craftsbury has
introduced by request, bill to amend
certain sections of chapter 29O of the
General Laws, relating to dogs and
creating town and county dog war
den commissioner of agriculture
shall on or before March 1 each year
appoint county dog warden in each
county; selectmen shall appoint town
dog wardens within ten days after
each town meeting; wardens shall ad-
Judge losses to sheep caused by
dogs.)
What is generally considered
shrewd move for the prohibition
amendment resolution in the house
was taken by Mr.. Connal, of Newport,
who, Immediately upon the passage
of the resolution by a vote of 155 to
%, moved for reconsideration of the
action just taken, which was refused
by the house with lusty ''No," and
thus permanently disposes of the
matter with no possibility of changed
sentiment later in the session and a
reconsideration of the matter.
n,.1o
the house except Sweet of Lowell vot-
ed for the amendment, and Mr.. Sweet
is reported as not voting.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black
has mailed to the secretary of state
for the United States official notice
that the Vermont Legislature has rat
ltled the Sheppard amendment. A
copy of the resolution adopted and
other legal documents surrounding
the same were sent
The time-honored farmers club has
been organized in the house, of which
Rep. H. G. Luce of Pomfret is presi-
dent. Inasmuch as the farmers are
IN considerable majority in the
house, it is expected that they will
cut considerable figure in legisla-
ton during the present session.
The strength of the farmers in the
house, practically all voting together,
was demonstrated when H II, permit
ting savings banks to invest in fed
eral farm loan bonds, was advanced
to third reading, despite the warn
ing of bank members that such action
would be interpreted as an endorse
ment of such bonds for investment
by trustees and administrators. Mr..
O'Rouke of Derby was heard on this
proposition, urging the legislature to
go slow as the bonds might or might
not prove to be AL investments.