Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18

BRANDoN.-Town Meeting passed off
very quietly this year, all the officers hav-
ing been elected by acclamation. There
has been great deal of fault found be-
cause the more important of the town
officers were elected by aoclamation, and
before the voters all came in, but we hard
ly see where the fault lay. The meeting
was called to order by the clerk, about ten
minutes after 10 o'clock, as the law re-
quires. There being at the time'over one
hundred in the hall, contrary to expecta-
tion nc tallGt was called foT, and the
town clerk and seleotmen were elected by
acclamation in less than fifteen minutes
from the opening of the meeting. The
fault, if any there was, is that those who
desired a change in our town officers did
not call for a ballot. There was certainly
no intention on tho part Of the town
clerk or moderator to hurry things along,
or prejudice the rights of any man.
The report Of our town for the year
1869 makes good showing for our town
During the past year the orders Of the
seicctm~n and oSerseer of the poor
paid have been sG,5lG IS
Amoun; III treasury and received dur
ing the year, 1854 so
%, 1868, :l,o3s o2
Amount cue on tax bill, 5,Oij 81
Amount due and in treasury ,6,os3 oG
Hail. $500 90.
Amount in treasury ever and above all
debts, s2,2s3 &C
The whole town tax for town expenses
last year was only eleven cents on the
dollar notwithstanding we paid up ST.
s45.67 of old debts on the Town Hall
and bridge. When we get the small
debts and outstanding orders against the
town paid DIP, which can be done and still
leave US over $1,000 in the treasury, our
town tax will not average much over ten
cents on the dollar, under the careful and
prudent management OF the present
board of selectmen. If you have any
othertown in this State that can make a
better showing we should like to hear
which that town IS Small taxes, good
schools, and one of the pleasantest viii
lages in this State, make brandon more
desirable place of residence for all who
seek pleasant home, than any place in
orr st-te, and. it will well be worth the
time Of all who read your paper who de-
sire TO purchase, 70 consider the claims of
those who advertise places for sale in this
town through your columns.
Mr.. John J.. Barker has sold his store
on Park street, opposite the Park, to Mr..
Isaac J. Vail We understand that it is
70 he repaired, painted, etc, and to be
occupied by Mr.. y. J. Vail as boot, shoe
and clothing store Mr. Barker is going
into business in Middlcbury.
The velocipede excitement has reached
~ We have had school here for sew
eral nights. and on Monday evening they
had q race for silver goblet and silver
cup The goblet, Or lst prize, was won
by Albert II. Draper, and the cup, or I'd
prize, was won By J \ Copeland.
Arrivals ut Brandon House for week
ending Nlrcn ., l-og, i12 YEEo
lNsUCCEsStEL ATTEMpT 70 ROE A
BANk.-Au unsuccessful attempt was
nude to rob the First National Bank of
Fairhaven on Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning. The rogues effected
an entrance through the window, first
having pasted a sheet of paper over. the
glass, to prevent any noise being made
from the broken glass, and then pushed it
in, after which they unfastened the
window An attempt made to drill
a hole through the safe to the lock and
then insert gunpowder; but, fortunately,
tn drill broke off after penetrating about
three-fourths of an inch. The rogues left
their powder, acids, and some loose papers,
on the floor near their base of opera
tiOng