Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24
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OF pauper.
Nrrroy. N5y. Us. 1871.
b El,s F.-. d. Times.
Tie ut1suy quiet town officials " Milton
snI Georgia aye considerably exercised over the
csse Of 8 psurcr. one " T.lla" Taylor former
ly Wssbham Ias said " Tai4' vas til late
D. maiden LADY, Of some forty yesrs, who has
always lived in Milton, ard though not town
charge herself, Las been very seceeFslgl in rails
ing family 90 be provided for by the public.
LAST spring she went TO Georgia with one Taylor
and lived with him sometime, until the good Teo-
PIE Of that stall toFa feeling outraged, made
Them e., married. Taylor, who was foreizncr.
soon tired Of the ccufuements Of married life
Tie went to ST. Adams snd hired team Of Gil
more Brs.reri. and forgetting 90 come back
with II, he vas followed to the line and brought
back. Court being ia session, ne had an imme-
dis;e rial snl was sen, TO Windsor. Tilda'
being laf- withog. visible means Of support, ap-
Piled 20 the toFn Of Georgia for assistance. The
Georgia town officers thin king their charge lit
tie burlsus.me. offered to lei Milton have il
again. Their offer not being accepted. they
then held cour; Of inquiry before Justices
Cotton snd Hinkley, sad made sn order Of re
nova, On The ground If once o resident always
g resilient md therefore the property Of Nil
ton. The Georgia o7ersee- # the poor. with
"Tlia" ami family. LED by Constable Josiah
Ballard. made their appearance st the Milton
Door house snd were refused si1issiou without
an order from ,he se,eotmcr. They then went TO
tie house of the lst seiectmsn of Milton, Hor-
see CzsvcL 3ir. c. teiug avsy trom home they
were informed by his soa. if th,y attempted 60
leave the paupers IN the ysvi be vaull nut them
cut. as ;Aat Fas Do. ,hep poo house
The Constable got permits SIGN TO 90 into the
house snd made this return o. the order "
Carried tAe sl.l Msdi3a Tsylo, 90 the p5or-house
and he refused 20 take her without an o-der
from the tsIectueu. thrn carried the
sl.l sis,iila TAYLOR So the hous, Of the lst Sc
ics.man. be vas away from home, aad HE fam!-
/ y refused to take be- ia. At,esi, Josiah Bal
/ Lard, Constable"
Ballard aai she oVaIseer ,Aeu drove shout
,Ho miles from Milton village and lefI the fami-
/ y in the door yard OF p poo- man that haa all
I he can 30 o support himself AID family. and
went off laughing 81 the way they had Sc cone
+ IT, On the Milton authorities
No one hlsmes Georgia for waning to get rid
Of such family. hut there is regular md le-
gal way for then TO deit. if she belongs to Nil
ton. The probabilities are that the Georgia peo-
ple viii have chance 20 Learn that a town has
the right Of appeal after having proper notice
served and they have no right 90 force 'heir
rauoers On % man because be is poor snd m
.ble TO help himself
The proposed opezing Of new streets sud gen
e-al improvements hsye not taken place yet. i
there was TO be $1,000 expended for sohoo
house, or land damages to Pay, you would he2i
a worse howling oy some OF our tax payers, than
/ the democrats can make about radical eorrup-
don or Gen. Grants reelection. These owning
/ houses To rent have mistaken notion, that they
get more rent aud are more sure Of tenants, %
keeping others from building. any one want
ing TO come h sre 10 start any kind OF bushes.
cannot, becau Sc they can't get the lana to ouild
on. You're, truly,