The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-10

master general, Department of Vermont,
G. A. R., for the quarter ending July l,
shows gain of SS members and the re-
ceipts from post quartermasters S1.2S6.-
40. The charity fund Is now S632 80, the
department funds amount to 81 1862 40 and
the membership foots up over 800. De-
partment Commander Valentine, on his
return from Denver. will issue call for
the next semi-annual meeting, to be held
at st. Johnsbury during the national
guard muster, September, 40.
Mrs. Caroline Gaffield at the late June
term of court obtained a divorce from
her husband. Moses V. Gaffield 1t seems
that Moses and Caroline became some
what dissatisfied with their single bless
edness, and to the surprise of their many
friends and acquaintances concluded to
retie the knot which had been so cruelty
severed by the strong hand of the law.
SO Moses, armed with a license from
proper official, proceeded to the abode of
Caroline in his wonderful one horse
chaise. properly decorated for the occa-
sion, and then and there they were made
man and Bradford Opinion.
A Newport despatch of Wednesday,
August |. says: 1.-The express train on
the Southeastern railroad, from here to
Montreal at o'clock this afternoon.
was dcraied when within three miles of
North Troy. and the whole train was
wrecked. Two parlor, one baggage and
one passenger car and an engine, a new
one. are Il complete wreck. One lady
from Derby was fatally injured, and
some fourteen severely hurt. Fred
Pierce from Stanstead. and his male ser
want, were very badly hurt. Some of
the injured were brought to this place
and others to Newport Center and North
Troy. 1t is the most severe accident of
the kind that has ever happened in this
vicinity. The great wonder is that any
on the train escaped with their lives.
There werei forty or fifty passengers on
board"
The New England Woman Suffrage
association, in cooperation with the
friends of suffrage in Vermont, and to
further the work there, is arranging for
a series of meetings in that State for the
months of September and October next.
Mrs. M. l.. Il. Hidden of Craftsbury has
undertaken the necessary correspondence.
She can be much aided in the work if the
friends in all parts of the State who wish
to hear the question presented candidly
and clearly will communicate with her
at once. stating particulars OF halls, rail
road or other conveyance, entertainment.
etc. There will be no expense for the
speaker, but it is very desirable that the
local expense should be assumed by
those who have the benefit of the meet
ings. Mrs. Ii. Nj. II. Cutter will hold
these meetings. She is one of the early
suffragists, and has been a discreet and
faithful friend of the cause from the
first. She was an Oberlin student, has "A
fine education. has been twice to Europe,
and is withal an earnest temperance
woman. The two things, suffrage and
temperance. are different and distinct,
and the attitude of MIS-. Cutler on the
question is only named as a fact Won,-
ans 10 irndl.
A recent visit to the State prison at
Windsor shows the improvements and
| additions all completed for which legis-
lative appropriations were obtained. with
the exception of the proposed new barn.
The sum of $4,000 was voted for this
building, and the work of erecting it is in
progress, the foundation walls having
already been laid. The management of
the new superintendent, K. w. Oakes.
has been very satisfactory to the direc-
tors of the prison. his long experience as
chief warden under former supcrinten-
his present responsible position. Since
the appointment, last May, of Superin-
tendent Oakes nine convicts have been
received at the prison, as follows: May
l6, No. 1860, A. Il. Stokes, St. Johns
bury. for procuring abortion, sentenced
to seven years Imprisonment; June 16,
No. 257O. VIII Gallagher, Windsor, as
sault with intent to kill, sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment; June l6,
Nos. 257l, 1872, 2573 and 1874, Ed. Gaff-
ney, John McClinton, Frank McClintOn
and Frank Gallagher, all of Windser.
convicted of assault with intent to kill
Henry Barrell, sentenced to one months
Imprisonment; June 10, No. 2575. f.
Whidden, Bennington, convicted of in
cest, sentenced to five years. imprison-
ment; June ~, No. 2576, Hiram Keyser,
st. Johnsbury, convicted of burglary.
sentenced to five years Imprisonment;
June 27, No. 2577, Marcollus Woodward,
Caledonia county, convicted of larceny,
sentenced to three years and six months
imprisonment; June ~, No. 257S, Geo
Buck, Chittenden county, convicted of
grand larceny, sentenced to five years
imprisonment. The prison now contains
Sc convicts.-BOstOR Journal Cor.
The reports of State Treasurer Du-
BOis and State Auditor Powell, for
the year ended July 81, show that the
total receipts for the year havc been
S5S3.596.45. and the disbursements S532.-
672.9l, leaving a cash balance available
of S50.923.5I. This, with an estimated
revenue from taxes assessed on corpora
tions of S25O,0O0, will make the total AS
sets for the coming fiscal year over three
millions. The total liabilities of the
State are 1921 .099.73. The liabilities in
clude the Agricultural College fund,
Sl35, 900, which is not due until 1890
the amount due to towns for United
States surplus fund, $4,000; balance
due towns on account of savings bank
tax collected of $24, ,S75.5s and Tempo
rary loan unpaid of S40,724.l5. The
State tax assessed on the grand list of
1892 was equivalent to one mill on the
dollar of the property valuation, and is
the last one to be raised under the old
law, the measure passed last fall provid-
ing for raising funds for the payment of
State expenses by taxing corporations
taking effect this year. The tax levied
on corporations, and which is due to the |