The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-29

than. Assistant Judge within and tor county
Of Addison, rice Edison 4. Doud, resigned.
May -, 1885. Nelson Gay, Stockbridge. AS
sistant Judge,within and for county of Wind
sOr, rice William NJ Danforth, resigned.
SPECIAL PROSECUTORS.
Under Act No. liz, Laws OF 1884.
January 8, 1855. Edward DANA Rutland Tor
February ., 1885. A.P. Upper, Middlebury.
February 10, 1885. Edward d. Reardon, West
erai appointment, subsequently resigned)
March 10, 1885. Frank I. Forsatth' Troy for
Troy.
December q, 1885. Franklin Scott, Benning-
April /, 1856. surry W. stimson, Ludlow, for
Ludlow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
July 81, 1885. Redfield Proctor, Rutland; and
August 10, 1885, Hiram A. Cutting Lunen'
burgh, and Arthur Ropes, Waterbury, dele.
gates to the American Forestry Congress mt
Boston Mass September s2i' IsS ;r,.rk and
Margie E. Fairbank, Yergennes, delegates to
the Twelfth National Conference of Charities
and Correction, ut Washington, ID. o., June T.
1885.
August 4, 1885, Gilman S. MOultOn, and Nov.
10, 1885, Richard j. Kimball, Randolph, dele
gates to the third annual convention OF the
National Cattle GfOWeTS AsSOClutlOu Vi <AuICl
lea at Chicago, H., November IL and Is, 1885,
and also to the second annual meeting OF the
National Cattle and Horse Growers Associa.
ton of the United States al st. Louis, Mo-,
August 9, 1855. John r. Mead, Randolph,
Commissioner for Vermont at the North, Cen
trail and Southern American Exposition III
New Orleans, La, November, 1885, to March
october 26, 1885. Nellie p. Mead, Randolph,
Commissioner for Vermont OF Women's Ex-
hibit at the North, Central and South Ameri
can Exposition, New Orleans, La, November,
lSS5-Mnrch 81. 1886.
November %, 1885. Isaiah L. Strong, of Hunt
tington, Commissioner and Collector OfTaxes
for cores in Chittenden county, Cace Arson W.
Peet, resigned.
November i, 1885, Joseph Z. Parker, Hart
ford, and November 10, 1885, Marvin w. Davis,
Westminster, delegates to Farmers Nationrl
Congress held at indianapolis, Ihd.' Decem
December l, 1885. Charles H. Mason, Ben
nington. Judge of the Municipal Court in and
Potter refused to accept reappointment:)
January 4, 1886. John B. Mead, Randolph,
Commissioner of the State of Vernon at the
American Exhibition, London, England,
opening May !, 1886, (since. postponed to 1850,
rice Edward H. Ripley. resigned:
May II, 1886, there were appointed as dele.
gates to the Farmers National Congress held
ut st. Paul, Mimi, August 25, 1885, Hiram A.
Cutting, Lunenburgh, Orville M. Tinkham,
Pomtret, w. w. Cook, Burlington, and Mar.
vim W. Davis, Westminster, at Large. George
G. Smith, st. Adams, and Francis E: Douglas,
whiting, First Congressional District. Elan
N Goodwin, Hartland, and stephen >. Doug
las, Waterford, Second Congressional District.
June -, 1885. William q; Falrbank. YER
gennes, delegate to National Prison Congress
held at Atlanta, Ca, November 1921, 1885.
PARDONs UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGES.
Margaret Cloran, of Burlington; SEN
fenced in June, 1884, by Burlington City
Court. for selling liquor. to the House OF
Correction tor one month. and fined $3.50
and costs; alternate sentence o53 days.
Conditionally discharged December 5,
1884, upon satisfactory proof of inability
of herself or friends to pay the fine, and
on recommendation, with good reasons
stated, of the States Attorney, Sheriff,
Mayor and others.
Edward Gaffney, of Windsor; sentenc-
ed in June, 1883, to State Prison for six
years, for assault with intent to kill.
Conditionally discharged December Is,
1884. upon satisfactory proof that he was
about to die of consumption. He died
some months after his release.
Jonas j. Snow, of Walden; sentenced
for life to State Prison for murder In sec
ond degree, in June, 1874. Conditionally
at "a years of age, upon the
recommendation Of the Directors and Su-
perintendent of the Prison, the jury who
tried him, and the prosecuting officer.
His crime was committed in fit of intox-
ication, and under fancied insult to his
wife. He has since applied for restora-
ton to the prison. but the Superintend-
ent declined to admit him without papers.
In his normal condition he was never
criminal person.
Ellen O'Laughlin, of Rutland: sem
fenced by Rutland Municipal Court in
October, 1888, to the House of Correction
for violation of the liquor law, Ill days,
on failure to pay fine and costs amount
ing to $37.76. Conditionally discharged
February l9,1SS5. 1t appears that this
case went to final judgment through an
error in not perfecting appeal, and on re-
quest of the Judge, Sheriff, States AT
torney, Selectmen of Rutland and other
officials and citizens, setting forth the
peculiar hardships of her case. she was
conditionally released.
Wilfred ID. Sproat, of Norwich; SEN
fenced to State Prison for ten and five
wears, for arson. by County Court IN
is74. Conditionally released in June
1885. He was but Is when tried. His
term, with the time saved by good con-
duct. was nearly out. II reformation
were possible through prison discipline
in this young man, it has been attained.
MANY of the best minded citizens OF Nor
witch asked for his conditional release. Ii
has worked we'll thus far.
Arson Hayward, of Winhall sentenc-
ed by Windsor County Court in May,
1874, for burning his own buildings, ana
thereby causing the burning OF the dwell
ing-house of another, to the State Prison
fol; twenty years. Conditionally dis
charged i'm June, 1885. on petition OF
neighbors or acquaintance, among whom
are Selectmen and other town officials,
and magistrates. professors and business