News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-19
"Thumb Nail Sketches"

The Waterbury Record IS publishing
some very interesting Thumb Nail Sketch.
es of the Senators and Representatives ip
the present Legislature. From it we take
the following concerning some of the mom-
bers from this vicinity. More will appear
later:
Harry d Neuland, the Representative
from Morrisville, is, we venture, live
| wire, or he never would have been cL osen
! to represent so exacting a constituency
as Morrisville. He has the farmer list,
er qualification" for the work before him
| this winter.
F. Edwin Churchill, Representative from
Elmore, is farmer amply able to speak
from constituency. The gentleman has
been chairman OF the board of selectmen
| five years. The legislature is in larger
sense duplication of town affairs,
| Clarence c. Powell, Representative
from Cambridge, is a farmer with six
children. The gentleman is another grad
nate of the little red school house" and
we are wondering just how that course
| OF training sets in with his six children.
More often than not the next generation
puts up "holler" for something better.
John b. Goslant, representative from
Walden is from a Gown with something
of a Revolutionary history. The settle
ment was built up around block House
that was erected during the Revolution
ary War. The town has been chartered
141 years. The gentleman is high
school graduate and now engaged i'll
H. o,,I
w. Burton Hooper, Representative
from Fletcher has served his town in
many capacities. AT present, justice of
peace, he has acted as lister, road COM
missioner and school director. He is an
other in the long line of farmers who will
make the laws this winter With the !
nucleus OF an education received In the |
district school they can be trusted.
Arthur L. Johnson, Representative |
from Worcester. is another retired farm
er to whom we return the same congrat-
ulations we did to Represent alive Wheel
er of Marshdeld. Born in 1860, he will
find eight members having birthdays in
that year. He has been justice OF peace,
selectman and constable.
Orrin W. Bailey, Representative from
Westford, is from a constituency having
one of the highest tax rates in the state.
The gentleman, himself a farmer and
lister. auditor, school director snd con.
stable.
c. R. Chaplin, Representative from
Essex, recalls the time we took the
wrong train at the station in his town.
Can't figure he's to blame though. The
gentleman would undoubtedly have no
trouble to get majority to vote most
any kind for a change down there. Mr..
Chaplin is a farmer and an exception in
that he is high school graduate.
Geo. E. Curtis, Representative from
Lowell may be interested to know that
the first to wn clerk OF his town was Abel
Curtis, that the first representative and
one of the three first selectmen was AS
hazel Curtis. The Representative is a
graduate of Montpelier seminary with
one year at the U. V. M. He has served
as school director and auditor. His
nobby is fishing
Henry Alban Bailey, Representative
rom Colchester is one of seven lawyers
10 guide the destinies of legislation this
winter. The gentleman is a U. V. M.
nan and graduate of Harvard. With
Messers Slayton and Billiard quite
Harvard club can be framed. Represent
alive Bailey was born in 1898 and with
me or two exceptions will be the young ;
st member of the House, He is one of
he Village Library trustees.
G. A. Barrows, Representative from
Barton will represent one OF the live
owns of the state this winter. The
gentleman is extensively engaged in the
mercantile business and has been trustee
IF Barton Village tor the past twenty
1ears. He was educated at the common
schools Is married and has one child
s Republican.
l. c. Bryant, representative from Troy
vas born in 1892. He will find another
member born the same year. There is
Inference of 50 years between the gentle
mans age and that of the oldest member.
lie supplemented his education with a
curse at Eastman's Business college and
S now in the automobile business.
j. ]. LABEL, Representative from Gov
utry is a Republican. but he qualities his
with the word Ihdepend, :
MT. This means he can't be tied to any
proposition at the capital this winter.
The gentleman has been prominent in
own affairs. having been selectman,
ster and overseer of the poor.
Herbert E. Carter, Representative
rom Albany, will have as colleague in
he Legislature, Senator Cowles who is
lis fellow townsman. Mr.. Carter is
amer. Is high school graduate and
as been extensively engaged in town af-
airs. He is chairman of selectmen. Has
cen auditor, school director and justice
4 Deace.