The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26


nominal connection with the churches
having removed to other places. Ter
pastors were dismissed; the longest mas.
torate was that of Rev. DR.. G.. Il. SAT-
ford. % years; the next, Rev. W. n
Bacon, 10 years, and the next, Rev. G.
w. thompson, l3 years; the average
term of the remaining seven was three
and half years.
Guy c. Noble. prominent st. Adams
lawyer, was shot on Saturday under
circumstances detailed by the Messenger
as follows lie had been out hunting
with MIR. l.. c. Hall and while returning
one of the guns from which the cartridge
had not been withdrawn, and which lay
in the sleigh between the two men. was
accidentally discharged, the contents en-
tering the right arm of Mr.. Noble in the
lower part near the shoulder. The
fleshy part of the arm was badly man
gled and large part shot away. leaving
the bone exposed. The ugly wound
bled profusely. the loss of blood causing
Mr.. Noble to lose consciousness. The
doctors think they will be able to save
Mr.. Mobiles arm.
The sixth annual banquet of the asso-
citation of sons of Vermont. at Chicago.
last week, was attended by nearly 400
persons. President l.. l.. Coburn made
an address. in which he mentioned the
doings of Nermonters in various fields of
effort. The secretary, Mr.. f. b. Sher-
man, read letters of regret which had
been received from Charles A. Tinker of
New Y ork. Gov. John l.. Barstow, II.
w. Blodgett of Chicago, William f.
Villas of Madison. Wis, Senator-clect
Cullum. Lieut-GOv. Hamilton, Senator
| a. Il
President NJ. III. Buckham of the Univer-
sity of Vermont, Chief Justice John NJ.
Scost of Bloomington, Hon. Luke
Poland, Hon. John ". Stewart and
| others, and also kilograms from Presi-
cnt Arthur, and Senator Logan.
The Grand Lodge of Good Tcmpars
held its annual session at MontDeler
| last week and chose the officers: G..
w. c. T., Hon. Ora Paul of Woodstock: ::
| G.. W. Councillor. w. III. S. Whitcomb of
| Burlington; G.. w. V. r.. Mrs. II. NJ.
Grandy of Lyndonville; G. w. Secretary,
f. Il. Bates of Northield; G.. w. Treas
urer, Jos. Barton of Burlington; G.. S.
of G. T., Mrs. j. p. Otis of West Burke :;
G. w. A. S., G. ID. kEdgerton of North
field G. w. c., Rey. w. II. Hyde of
Bakersfield; G. w. NJ. George L. Beard
of Brooktied; G.. w. ID. NJ. Miss Bessie
NewcOmb of Bratteboro' G.. w. Guard.
Mrs. Matte IIazleton of Barnet; G.. W.
Sentinel l.. b. Flint of st. Johnsbury
The membership in the order at the
commencement of the year was 5000:
| total additions. 1873 total losses. 14l0;
| net ga-s, 32}; present membership, 1922 !:
! lodges organized, IL lodges disorganiz-
ed, II present number of lodges, 7G.
The Gay express train between Mont
real ant New York over the Central Yer
mont line occasionally makes II notable
time record. The running from ST.
Johns % Burlington. 7G miles. was re-
| Gently made in one hour and thity-nine
minutes, including station time for nine
stops. Allowing ten minutes for stops,
the actual running record for the train
was 'G miles in 50 minutes, or about 30
miles an hour. The distance between
st. Johns and st. Adams, 4 miles. was
made in % minutes, and between st. Al
bans and Burlington. 81 miles. in II
minutes. From North Georgia to Essex
junction, 10 miles, the time was - min
utes. This train frequently makes the
run between st. Johns and st. Albans.
II miles, in one hour. This quick time
was made with the engine Governor
Smith, having five foot driving wheel
and l5x20-inch cylinder. The train
consisted of three cars.
a st. Adams dispatch says: st. Al
bans has become involved in further lti-
CATION arising under the new tax law in
force III Vermont. The Hon. Bradley
Barlow, president Of the Southeastern
railway, is n resident of this place. own
ing handsome residence on North Main
| street, and is also the president of the
| Vermont national bank of st. AlbanS
| In 1881 he made out and returned to the
listers an inventory of his taxable prop
erty under oath, rs required by law. in
which he swore to debts ofl-settng the
entire amount of his personal property.
In 1882 the condition of his affairs had
changed somewhat, and he neglected to
return an inventory. The listers ap-
praised his real estate and personal prop
erty connected Herewith and his bank
stock, and fixing upon the amount as the
value of his taxable property. put into
the list as the basis of assessments for
taxes against him double the amount
thus ascertained, as provided by the law.
being S404, $50. The whole amount of
taxes for the year assessed upon in
property is about S6.S00. Mr.. Barlow
declined to pay, and Il few days since the
collector levied upon his horses. car
! iioSNo anu NhiuhpiC JllHilllSS anu luTIl-
ture in his house. Mr.. Barlow. bv his
attorneys, Messrs. Edison, Start and
Cross, at once sued out writs of re2levin
against the officer and took back the
property, giving bonds with sureties to
pay the taxes and costs or return the
property If the court should eventually
decide that the taxes were legal. Mr..
Barlow intends to fight the taxes to the
end, and will take advantage of every
ascertainable flaw in the law or the as
sessnent. The principal ground of his
contention will be that under the law the
listers Iad no right to double his bank
stock, and that other persons. notably
the nonresident stockholders of the Ma
ional Car company, returned no inv ento-
les. and that their stock was no dou-
b ed in the assessment. thereby creating
m inequality of taxation to his injury.
General News.
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