Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-25


elected Lucius Robinson, President; o.
n. Elkins, Treasurer, and James T. Allen,
Secretary. L. Robinson, E. o. Bennett
and j. W..Currier were appointed com
mittee to visit Portland to see what can
be done for building a road from Newport
to Island Pond to connect there with the
Grand Trunk and thereby form through
and the shortest line between Portland
and Ogdensburg.
Moses Elkins, of Potion, aged 90
years, has caught, in the past two years,
$50 Musk rats and 13 Mink, and sold the
same for s225.
The west wing OF the fair ground
buildings at Barton, broke down last
Wednesday night in consequence of the
heavy pressure of snow ON the roof.
Jerry Drew's hotel at North Derby,
had narrow escape from destruction by
fire on the lst inst
Rev. Mr.. Wild, of Craftsbury, who
has kept an accurate account of each
snow, Gays that since last October, ten
feet and ten inches of syow have fallen in
town
1t has been estimated that, provided
all inlets were stopped, il would take 400
years to drain Lake Caspian, Ia Green's
boro, througL-a yent that would discharge
six hundred cubic inches Of water each
second
Most of the farmers in JAY are com.
planning Of being short of hay, and very
few have any 10 sell. It is worth SEQ per
ton at the barn.
Moses Damon, Of Barton, recently
overloaded his horse, and then pounded
the animal to death, because il eo,..d not
draw the burden
The current expenses of the town Of
Coventry for the last year were 81 800.
The expenses of the poor were about 800.
OF which -e.r,Y a ,hird was directly
ohargeabie TO rum.
The spring term If Coventry acad-
emy began last Tuesday, under the tut
tion OF Mr.. l. G. Baldwin aud Miss NJ f
White The present number Of pupils is
thirty-fve.
A car containing quantity of
freight belonging to Judge Bennett, Of
Charleston, Vt, was recently Iunt at
yarmouth, Me-. between Portlpud and
Island Pond.
The expenses Of the poor in the town
of Charleston. the last year, were s5o1 AZ,
Number of paupers, 4.
Charleston had 10 marriages. 3 births
and 1 i deaths in 1868.
Two months since, Mr.. Worcester
assistant postmaster, sent $500 to the
editor OF the Boston Journal for subscri-
bers in Greensboro. which has been lost.
The town of Craftsbury voted tax
of 30 cents on the dollar.
The town of Craftsbury has ten pau
pers.
-Craftsbury had 5 marriages. u births
and 4 deaths in 1865
The report of the superintendent of
schools in Coventry. shows that the
schools have been sustained with COM
mendable success, and would compare
well with schools in the county and
State"
The town Of Barton voted fifty dol
lars additional compensation to the Rev.
W. A. Robinson, superintendent Of COM
mon schools, and reelected him to the
Office against his earnest protest. We are
glad to know that one town in Vermont
appreciates the labors of d faithful officer,
and does not put him off with the paltry
sum allotted him by the State.
Hugh Whitohill, of Morgan, having
recovered, has been released from Yer
mont Asylum for the Insane.
Rev. ,Mr. Spinney, of Morgan, has
received donation from his people of
$50.
The town Of Morgan voted tax of
40 cents ON the dollar
The town of Morgan has bu, one
pauper.
The expenses of the poor in the town
of Morgan for the past year, was only
one hundred dollars. a fortunate town.
There were 3 marriages, ~ births.
and deaths in Morgan. in 1868.
-Rev. w. a. Robinson, Of Barton, de-
livered an address at the recent. session of
the Good 'Templars Union of Orange
County, upon The difficulties, the objects.
and the means of success of the Temper
ance work" and Capt. Orlo III. Austin
read an essay upon The. kinds of slavery
against which Good Templars strive"
20. p. Hadlock of JAY. has sued the
town for his services as selectman the past
year.
Charleston voted a tax of 40 cents on
the dollar.
The expenses of the town of Troy
last year were 81, $50 - the town debt
March 2d swas 81, l,263.Oo; voted tax of
60 cents.
The town of Newport voted 81 cents
10 repair reads; 40 cents to pay current
expenses, and 80 cents to be paid on the
town debt.
AT the recent town meeting COM
mittee was appointed to confer with other
towns relative to purchasing joint poor
farm.
The town of Irasburgh voted tax |
of 33i cents. Town debt, $4l2; expense
of poor, $4,000; number of town paupers,
30 marriages in 1868, IL; births 1853 /;
deaths 10.
The town debt of Barton is S13, 900
poor expenses last year, l,4OO; deaths
IL; births 35; marriages "a.
-Greensboro voted tax Of 20 cents !;
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