The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-13

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Leroy Shelly of Putncy. while cross
ing the tracks near the engine house in
Brattleboro. slipped on u bank of hard
ened snow, and fell in front of an ap-
proaching passenger train. lie succeed
ed in scrambling part way of the track.
but his ankle was crushed by the engine.
and also several of his fingers. He was
taken to the Brooks House and his foot
ampuAted.
Vermont leads the States in the pro-
ducton of maple sugar. OF the twenty
eight States. the census of 1870 gives the
following as having the largest product:
Vermont, 1891, ,302; New York. G.G92.-
0i0; Ohio. 3,l69. l2S; New Hampshire.
! 500, ,1O4; Pennsylv ania. l.j1j .9l7; In
diana. 1872 332; Virginia. 755 500: Wis
consn. 507 1872; Massachusetts, 800 800:
Kentucky, 2G9, ,4lG.
A clergyman now laboring in Castle
ton, who was over year old when
Washington, died has lived during the
lives of all the Presidents has met some
of them and preached in many of the
States in the Union. Although nearly
as old as the republic, he is to-day hale
and hearty and considers he could give
many of the sensational clergymen of
the present day points that would i'm
prove their logic and also their theology.
Mrs. 5. G. Young of Orwell has made
the Congregational church in that place
another gift; this time it is So 600 the
use of which is for the support of
preaching, except SO much as is needed
for keeping in repair her lot i'm the east
cemetery, and in case the church neglect
or refuse to keep the same properly
cared for, then $4,000 of the amount
shall revert to the town, making it OBJ
ligatory upon it to perform the same
duty.
The execution of Mrs. Meaker. last
Friday, leaves the State without
victim for the gallows on its hands.
There are at present no alleged mur-
derers on trial or convicted murderers
awaiting execution. Horace Plumly
and Almon NIeaker are committed
'lifers,' who are serving the State at
Windsor, and Matthew McCaflrey has
been recently remanded to the insane
asylum at Brattleboro, he being acquit-
ted of the charge of murder by reason of
insanity. Vermont has hanged about
dozen murderers in almost as MANY
years. and has made a reputation for do
ing so decently and in order. 1t is to be
hoped that no occasion will arise for
many years for another execution in
Vermont. The gallews on which Mrs.
Meaker was executed was first used in
1861. 1t has been packed away, and the
rope which hanged the last four con-
demned murderers is again hung up by
Sheriff Amsden in his office as a standing
menace to lawbreakers.- Boston Jour
nal Correspondence.
AT the Vermont annual conference of
1852, l6S pastoral charges of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church were duly provid-
ed with preachers for the present con-
ference year. The Burlington district
comprises 80 pastoral appointments. in
cluding eight preachers who are closing
the third year of successive service. five
OH their second year and twelve on their
first year. together with ten supplies by
local preachers. The Montpelier district
comprises 81 pastoral appointments, in
cluding five three-years, thirteen two
years and four one-year men, together
with eight supplies and one vacancy bv
transfer to another conference. The ST
AlDans district comprises 2S pastoral ap-
pointments, including four three-vears
ten two-years and seven one year men. to-
gether with seven supplies. The St
bloomsbury district comprises 80 pastoral
appointments, including four three-years
seven two-years and seventeen one-year
men, together with nine supplies. one va
cancy by disability and one vacancy
by death The Springfield district
comprises 30 pastoral appointments.
including hye three-years, nine two
years and thirteen one-year men. to-
gether with seven supplies and one
vacancy by transfer to another con
| ference. The summary shows TWEEN
ty-siN appointments now occupied by
three-years men, forty-four by two-years
men. lifty-three by one-year men. for
ty-one by local preacher supply and
four vacancies; two by transfer. one
by disability and one by death. The
twenty-siX three-years men having
reached the limit of the pastoral term,
must therefore be removed The four
vacancies must also be filled bv the
appointment of new men, thus pac-
ing before the cabinet, consisting of
the presiding bishop with five presid-
ing elders and his advisers, the fore
gone duty of making at least thirty ap-
pOntments of new incumbcnts of the
pastoral office. OF the % one and two
= years men, ii is probable that fair pro
. portion of changes will occur, but in the
most OF these probable changes there is
. an element of uncertainty dependent
upon the development of contingencies
at the conference session. OF the for
, ty-one supplies it is quite likely that
many will be changed There are also
the five presiding elder appointments
1 TO be renewed, but none of the present
incumbents have reached the limita-
tion of time in such occupancy -four
years. and, so far as present informa-
ton indicates, it is not likely that any
change of men will occur in this de
partment of Vermont Methodsm. The
thirty necessary changes. as above
, mentioned, will occur at Bennington,
: Benson, Burlington. North Ferris
burg, Pownal, Shelburn, Starksboro,
Nergennes, Cabot, Chelsea, West Hill,
Granville and Hancock, Moretown,
: Randolph, Rochester, Alburgh. Rich
5 ford, Sheldon, Underhll. Albany. Dan
: vile, l.unenburg, Lyndonville, New
e bury, Newport, Landgrove, Perkins
+. vile, Tunbridge, wardsboro, White
| River junction and Wilmington. The
e session of the conference, appointed at
: st. Adams on April Is, will be the