Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-15

Present town debt, 1885,
Outstanding orders, 521.41
Number of town paupers, 80 to IS num-
Der OF marriages in 1869, 46; number of
births, IS; number of deaths, 10.
HOLLAND.
Town clerk, S, R. Fletcher; treasurer,
L. Z. Heath selectmen, Lewis Allbee, H.
f. Healy, j. Marsh; Overseer of poor, G.
c. Lee; constable, G. c. Boynton; audit
ors, S. r. Fletcher, G. Young, T. Z. Ewens !;
listers, H. Pinney, S. R. Fletcher, J.
Marsh trustees, II. Pinney, J. c. Robin
son, G. Human; town grand Juror, H.
Moon town agent to prosecute suits, J. G.
Robinson; sup't. of schools, Rev. T. f.
Ranney.
Voted tax of 10 per cent. extra to re-
pair roads and bridges. Raised IS per
centto pay all expenses and appropriations.
The town does not owe a dollar except
such debts as accrue from year to year and
the 90 cents will pay all such and leave
over 800 in the treasury for emergencies
Cash IN treasury at last March meeting,
81 IA cash received from collector, town
tax assessed last March, S1,396.OS; from
other taxes, 1907. sc total amount receiv-
| ed, l,731.08; paid town and incidental
expenses, nearly S6l6.17 paid expenses oil
town paupers, S751.11; paid for building
ard repairing roads, nearly $500; school
fund, SIPS; total expenses as audited fol
1868 and'69, SS4S IS; total expenses as
audited for 1869 and 20, 1853 O8; number
of paupers, 3, though there have been q
assisted more Or less during theyear mum.
Der of marriages in 1869, Is; births, 90
deaths, 9.
IRASBURGH.
A mean, nasty, lazy, lousy, low-liyed
ugly tempered whelp, who crawls around
under the name of Willard Badger, anG
who is supported by his wife, was Monday
last tried for maltreating and pounding hi
wiie's daughter, but the jury let him %
because Of the poor quality of the testimo
ny, Badger is blood uncle to his wife.
f. b. Locke, who did the thieving from
Hamilton Collins, of Coventry, few week,
ago, was discharged because the proof wa,
not forthcoming. He still fingers in Jail
however. He says he is going to sue IL.
for libel, for what we said of him when he
did lis stealing. We really wish he would
not. If it is going to cost Us anything, We
are sorry for what we said
See Stantords advertisement. lie is .
hard man to kill.
MORGAN.
Town clerk, George Bartlett treasurer
! VIM. Z. Bartlett selectmen, VIM A. Bart
lett, K. Maplesden, Chas Leavens; over
| seer of poor Moses {. Leavens; constable
Orrin Taylor; auditors, l.. Williams. y
w. Perkins, James c. Morse; listers. h
Maplesden, j. Morse, :. Lord, G. Bartlett
trustee, Vim. p. Bartlett town grand in
rors. /. Williams, Samuel Twombly; town
agent to prosecute suits, Samuel Lord
>up't. of schools, Joel Williams. Voted q
tax of 80 per cent. to cover all expenses o.
/ the ensuing year. Cash in treasury last
/ March meeting, SOS; cash received from
/ collector, town tax assessed last March
/ 1914; from other sources. $500; paiC
town and incidental expenses, $5ll.96
/ paid for building and repairing roads
S346,33; paid on town debt, $50. 70; town
debt last March meeting, S2l3.45; towr
| debt now, Sl44 number of town paupers
0 number Of marriages in 1869. t mum
Der Of births, Il; number of deaths, T.