Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

bahd OF whitehall, was ~ ATS usual eX-
eellenee, The affair proved decided
success in every detail A,R.c,
BumLNGToN,-The annual report Of
the city Of Burlington has been published
containing the reports of the various city
officers
ID, c, Linsley, Engineer Of tho City
Water Works, reports the new works as
entirely successful, The amount required
to complete them, with what has been
already expended, is S5d,3sG and about
$4,000 less than its estimated cost,
The report If Chief Engineer ,BalIou
Of the Firc Department. recommends the
purchase OF more hose and the building
of new engine houses, The losses by fire
during the year have been about $4,000,
The street commissioners have expended
SS,'e1, and the cemetery commissioners
$3.50,
There have been - paup,r,, Of which
- have been discharged; 3 died; leaving
w rcmaining, and the expenses of the
poor amount 10 Si,0l2ls. Water bonds
to the amount of $4,000 have been sold,
and cost Of lighting the street, was 1861.
The amount received by the city for
fines and costs in criminal prosecutions
is about 5000, Sale Of liquor at the
agency for the past year amount 10 about
sa,1i9, The Mayor estimates the amount
to be raised by tax to defray the expenses
Of the city for ensuing year at S249i469,
requiring tax of about 10 cents on the
dollar Of the present grand list.
The queen city seems 10 be taking steps
in the right direction, and her affairs
seem to be managed with prudence and
foresight
CHIrTENnEN CoUNTY,-At meeting
of the farmers Of Chittenden County held
NJ Burlington on Saturday, new organi-
Aation was effected, called thu Chittendcu
County Agricultural Society, to take the
place of the one recently abandoned,
After the adoption Of a constitution, the
following officers were elected:
PrSd,ni--L, 5. Drew, South Burling-
ton.
lt"l PrcNd,Ht-J d. Hatch, Burling-
ton; \. ], Crane. Huntington.
TruarT-C. W. WoodhouSc, Burl,ng-
ton
Stcr,tiry--E. AJewctt, Burlington,
With a manager for each town in the
County.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. - Last
Saturday evening, about five o'clock, Mrs
Mary Monteau, a French woman. about
Is years old, living on lake street, Bur-
lington, accidentally set her clothes on
fire, having, it is supposed, carclessly
dropped lighted match which she had
Just used to light her pipe. There was no
one in the room at the time, and the poor
woman, after vainly trying to cxtinguish
the flames, rushed down stairs, where a
man seized her and tore off her burning
clothes as quick as possible. Before this
could be accomplished Mrs Monteau was
so terribly burned from head to foot that
she died at 3 o'clock ON Sunday morning.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-Thc following
is a statement for 1867, of the Grand List
of Washington County, as reported to the
Legislatures
Amount of ratable Polls, $22.020
Number of Dogs taxed. 30
Number of Acres taxed. 3S0,i10
Valuation of Real Estate in
the county, S6,N69, $50
Valuation of Personal Estate
in the county, Sl,G1i,s3i
One per cent. on Valuation, Si5,216 -
Grand List OF the county for
State taxes, $3.50 -
OYSTER SUPPER IN CIARENDoN.-An
Oyster Supper is to come off at the resi-
dencc of Porter Benson, in Clarendon, on
Thursday evening next. The proceeds
are to be appropriated for purchasing a
bell for the Congressional Church in
Clarendon All are invited 10 attend