News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31

Again is Fuller G. Smiths name
being mentioned in connection with
the republican nomination for gov
ernor. Fuller declines, to be con-
sidered-but then sometimes men are
drafted" 1t may prove so in this
case.
Among the men drawn to do grand
jury duty at the coming term of
Addison county court is William H.
Wheeler, editor of the Vergennes
Enterprise. Mr.. Wheeler is an excel
lent newspaper man and that qualifi-
cation well fits him to see that equal
and just judgment is done his fellow
citizens. .--,-,
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Several of the personal friends of
Major H. Nelson Jackson Of Burling
ton are circulating petition in his
favor for the United States senator
ship. Should the major decide to be
a candidate there is no doubt the
petition would be numerously signed,
as he is popular and has many
friends.
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian
thinks that reason why there are
so many candidates for sheriff in
several of the counties is because
the present incumbents have an
nounced their intention to get out
and allow someone else to have
shake in it." Perish the thought.
Whoever heard of anybody holding
an office and stepping aside to ''let
someone else have a shake" in it?
The Burlington Free Press, in
speaking of the Mt. Mansfield road
through Smugglers' Notch, says:
cit has been arranged to route a
detour of the Roosevelt International
Highway in Vermont by way of
Waterbury and Stowe, through
Smugglers' Notch to Jacksonville
and then up the Lamoille. Valley to
st. Johnsbury, instead of around by
way OF montpelier.
This is a wise decision, as there
is no better scenery in all Vermont
than through the Lamoille Valley.
Good roads of easy grade extend all
the way through from Jacksonville
to st. Johnsbury.
eve note that another rum run
ner's friend paid his fine of $500, and
he returned to his home in another
state. Rum runners who make thou
sands of dollars and can hire a chauf-
feur as "fine taker" and get off
with $500 are not even paying a de-
cent license. We move that the pay
of Vermont judges who impose
scandalously nominal" fines of this
character and thus put a premium on
more rum running have their own
. salaries reduced accordingly. Free
Press.
The Judge" who usually imposes
these fines is a Justice of the Peace
and as the pay of that office is so
ridiculously small if the salary was
cut down it would be hard work to
find competent men to fill the office,
even if there are some who aspire
to the position for the sake of being
called Judge"
The announcement that Col. John
H. Mimms of Burlington is a candi-
date for the republican nomination
as one of the senators from Chit
tenden county meets with great
pleasure by. his Lamoille county
friends, of which he has large num-
Der. Mr.. Mimms was for several
years official court reporter for this
county and made an extensive
acquaintance here. He has served as
official reporter IN the Legislature
and as clerk to several committees.
This experience, as well as his
knowledge of the law, well fits him
for the senatorship, of which there
is no doubt of his nomination and
election, as he is largely endorsed by
the people Of his county.
The Burlington Free Press is pub
fishing some very excellent write |
ups of number of the villages and
towns of northern Vermont. They
are from the pen Of c. A. G. jackson,
the well-known writer, and are not |
only interesting, but contain much
valuable information as to the past
and present history. A late article
in this direction concerns Stowe,
which appeared in last Saturdays !
issue. 1t is splendidly written and
well sets forth the attractions and
beauties of this fine town. Stowe is
doubly fortunate in possession fine
scenic beauty and progressive citi-
lens The former has M ao,,a1 81