Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-02

Sons OF TEMpERANcE.-The Semi Annual
Session of the Grand Division Of the Sons of
temperance was held in this place yesterday.
1t was pleasant and profitable meeting to
those concerned. The following is the report
OF the Committee on the State of the Order
That, after having taken into consideration
the Reports of the Grand Worthy Patriarch
and Grand Scribe, they would recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions
l. That every consideration which has for
merly urged the friends of Temperance TO ac-
tive duty, remains in full force at present, and
that every active, working Division is doing a
greater amount of good now than ever be-
fore.
2. That the Grand. Division remains unal-
terable in their opinion that the use of cider as
beverage, in every conceivable form in which
the article is known, ought to be prohibited.
5. That the per capita tax may be RENTED
to each Division for every member in the army
to whom the quarterly dues are RENTED.
4. That this Grand Division should petition
the National Division to allow visitors to vote
for Lady Officers.
D That clearance cards be granted for one
year from this date, TO the brothers named in
the Grand Scrbes' Report, and at the same
time these brothers be urged and entreated to
revive their respective Divisions, SO that they
can have permanent membership in the
Grand Division.
6. That Grand Lecturer ought to be ap-
pointed without dely to canvass the. State and
organize new Divisions.
That tho Go1-orno- Of tb;c Cfata l,a nat;
toned to grant no commissions to Incorporate
officers. =.
A very pleasant social gathering was held
in the evening.
OFFICERS ELECTED IN DISTRICT 20,-
Committee-W. H. B Owen. 6. Cheney, l. B.
Harris. CLerk-F. Fem. CoNector-G Che
ney. Aaditor--C. K. Williams. Treasurer
w. Fl. B. Owen.
RETURNING DEsERTERs.--The Times says
about a dozen deserters have surrendered
themselves at Burlington, the most of them
from Vermont regiments, though there are
three from New York regiments one from
the 9th, one from the 10th, and one from the
34th. Some of them having tried foreign
residence do not like it, and as there IS no
prospect of their being secure from the penal
ty OF their offence during their life time, if thev
live in the United States, unless they accept
the profered clemency of the President, they
think their best course, is to return to duty.
MISUNDERSTANDING is more lively
this spring than in the fall. The Office at Bur
lington is obtaining three or four men week.
More applications are made, but the applI-
cants are minors, whose parents oppose their
enlistment and withhold the required assent.
SU.cIDE.-Byron Mead, of St. Albans,
committed suicide on the 29th ult., by hanging
himself He had been insane for some time,
and had Just returned from the Insane -Asy-
lum. He was twenty-elght years of age, and
leaves a wife.
PERsoNAL.-Lieut. Eldin j. Hartshorn, of
Co, E, 18th Regiment, has been appointed Ca
Diet to West Point Military Academy. Lieut..
Hattshorn is son of John W. Hartshorn, of
Lunenburgh.
DEATHS OF VERMONT SOLDIERS - In a
list of deaths at the =. S. General Marine
Hospital, near New Orleans, are the following
names: Corporal Orrin Markham, Co. Z,
Henry Quimby, 90. G, and John II. Aldrich,
Co. K, of the 8th VT. Regiment.