Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-08-24
BILLINGS AT WESTMORE
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sions of which I was member. I
wish to emphasize the wisdom OF
more often returning representatives
for a second and even third term.
/ feel that this is a matter Of which
I can speak frankly as my town has
sent me three times and shall prob
ably now be. candidate for that Office
again. More men returned to the
legislature would be for the best in
terests of the state. It takes almost
a month for new man to learn the
procedure. I think it was generally
considered that the house of 1921 had
as fine a membership as any house
for many years. Larger salaries
should be given to rural school teach
ers. At banquet given by large
number Of educators some years ago,
the speaker of the evening arose to
to begin his address with the words:
Long live the teachers He was in
terrupted by tall emaciated young
man who stood up in the rear OF the
hall and in solemn voice inquired,
'On what shall they live? That is
just the solution of the problem,
friends, give them enough on which
they can live.
s3The widows pension law has al
ready done good work. In. my own
town widowed mothers have received
funds under the law, SO that the fam
lily could be kept together and not go
to the poor house. You certainly feel
that it would be handicap for a
young family to go to such an insti-
tuition. This year the law was ex-
tended so that it includes women
whose husbands have an incurable di-
sease or confined in state institu-
ton.
"Vermont raises some of the best
apples grown but on account OF the
way the fruit has been handled and
packed we have not been able to COM
pete with the apples from the North
west. This year bill for grading
and packing apples was passed and it
should help to put us In the front
rank Of apple growers.
aAmusing things often occur. A
bill was passed to prevent bulls from
running at large but at one time dur
ing it's passage it read: The owner
of a bull running at large should be
fined etc. We farmers, however, de-
cided that they wished to control the
bull and not the owner.
ssThe bounties on hedgehogs and
lynx were increased and new boun-
ty on rattlesnakes was passed. AL
though I am not a great believer in
bounties, I think if they are to be
paid we have another animal that
does more damage than either of the
animals mentioned and that is the
woodchuck.
"The state of Vermont spends
much money in the attempt to Grad
icate bovine tuberculosis. This year
the appropriation was increased to
100000 a year. It is a very inn
portant matter and should be studied
most carefully as there is great
difference of opinion in regard to it..
A joint resolution .was passed au-
thorizing the governor to appoint a
commission of three to investigate
this subject and report to the next
right direction the state can certainly i
afford to spend large sum.
"This year a law was passed which
requires each person in a primary
election to indicate to the ballot clerk /
ceive only the ballots of his party. |
Although the two parties have their |
differences at election it is a curious |
fact that when the legislature meets,
party is almost entirely forgotten. |
Usually in every session here are sew
eral Democrats chairmen of commit
tees. This reminds one of a story
of a little girl in another safe who |
before starting for bed. said to her
mother that she was afraid to go up
stairs because she thought there was
a Democrat under the bed. The little