Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-20
Village Meeting


through the sInlee-ways Of the . 3Iiddlesez
Drain, " TO the promised land of shillaIahs and
hitabe heads had a slight stomach ache, aad
could n t crate or head his cohorts The smell
N the battle from afar was moro agreeable
md infinitely safer than would he personal
minglne in the mortal fray Two weeks
reflection had shown that it is not rise
Hen that rush Ia where angels fear to tread
Hence when the meeting was called t. order
4 great calm fell upon it. and it was only saved
from utter -tagnation bY Capt. Sweet VINO
suggested shat tho people had had surIelt Of
In illegal meeting, and in his opinion were
rreuared ID drop it rs suddenly as one would
a Lot rotate The moderator, Samuel Wells,
Fso.. said he was certain at the last meeting
,ve could d3 70 legal business under the call
..uvsnina il. and further consultation had
o,lv confirmed that belief He gave terse-
Iv ami verv happily his reasons for that
arf1iou Messrs Page, Chase and others
spoke briefly but p5inteIIy, endorsing the
rosi-ion Of Mr. Wells. Strange to say. when
The negative On the motion to dissolve the
me ting was called for. there wac quite
. response of =. noes from our foreign born
citizens Mr. Atkins came 10 the rescue,
ana after defining the situation" on ~,
motion the meeting came to an end.
The Clerk then read the warning for the
new village meeting, and It was organized By
rae choice Of Gen. p. P. Pitkin as moderator
Nessrs. Hubbard and Atkins raised tue point
flat shi= meeting was also illegal because il
had been warned only eleven days The
rara.1- was da.cj the 9Th. and the meeting
Washed the 18TH Tao clerk pertinently
remarked taat he was sorry the ohiect1rs
lads I--lc f.milariJy with CURES as no. to
know that -5z from eighteen left twelve.
rae house appreciated the hit and smiled
1a8- The printed report Of the Bllifs
Vas read. accepted and referred to Mes-rs.
Ls Pt1a. J. " Brock and Samuel Wells
&, hc sai.tei and reported at a future meet
oz
BY prov son in the village charter tire
.4srgs5rs officers were found - be the legal
village officers f9r the ensuing year.
The ulu.utts9a- flr on sers Of the several
IRE companies made By the various organizl-
-laus were presented and al ratified by tie
Meeting |Te omit the list this week be-
,sas. ,a.rs wss an q. Indignation meeting 90
holden 81 the dremen immediately liter the
dissolution ~ the village meeting. go take
some action IN regard to q prominent official
Ta.- .ltlc-inz tisallT adjourned TO future
DAY. and their action NAV have au import
III. bearing upon the composition u our
fire Department Che present year Quite .
sharp anI lively debate spr4ng up when the
question ID confirming the officers pr E0gine
Company NJ > was reached. The company
+. composed os our solid men, and the
l1y- thought them zriritle-z and lacking FL
driUaud CLAN. Theywe1e however. y0GcAeI
ilr by tile Chief Engineer as heavy ia rhe
brakes a. ire, and after little spar, the
officers passed muster.
The article relative tl the employment ID
q night police or a patrol was very properly
referred t. the Bailifs, with instructions to
employ such whenever Ia their opinion the
c,I-cncisz Of the casszrequirea il
Tae articles reIa5ing t. d supply Of water
for the village elected considerable discus
SION. = Wells, ESQ made very candid and
able sreeca fayoring the project On motion,
Messrs John 4 Page, Samuel Wells. joel
Foster. J-. H. Dewey mi +. r. BandfI
.eere sr.r8.u5oi q cJmmi5tea to fully lnvesti-
gate the subIec-. take ail necessary steps (,
secure nycdfal legislation. and gather any
desired information. and report % future
meeting. Ca motion ii Hon John A. Page
tax ot fifteen cents the grand list of
the village was voted, one-halt payable by
February I~t, and the residue 57 June Ist.
1872
The meeting wa very quiet and orderly.
and in marked contrast to the one holden two
weeks since Most Of the speakers partici-
rating ID the debates were candid, and spoke
because they hadsome information to impart
~ practical suggestion to make The much
abused Board Of BalliTs came of with flying
c1lors. and can but feel gratitied At the en-
d7rscmcnt they have received al the hands Of
rhc -ubstantial men 81 the village. It Is
certainty 70 their credit that they have run
The village the past year on simple fifteen
cent. tax. maxim. valuable repairs .tl
improvements in Village Hall, repairing the
ft. staff Sc. besides building the much
m.atsE and more needed Middlesez drain.
WersIi;t that when the Blilif5' and Treas
er--s accounts are duly audited, every cent
wu as found fdIiy y0uched and accounted
for s- well as iudiciously expended VIC
t-l-. she AUDITORS viii see the prope rty
of 1....iehiur their finding on these accounts
M al. the village papers as q simple act Of
Justice 70 the young men who have gratuit-
or-lv. aud We believe. faithfully and well
performed the delicate and thanklcss duties
IF Bailf- in this village the past year.
Do>ArIoN IS PLA.SIIELD.- The good pcO-
He b PlaiuGcld paid the annual donation
ri=is y the pastor Of the n. Z. Church last
Friday afternoon and evening. There was a
soodIv number oF the .'old folks from home"
present in the afternoon with their bounti-
tal contributions ot home comforts and
PROVISIONS In the evening the young peo-
He fllcd the parsonage. and made liberal do
nations II grcen5acks. The entire receipts
were over 500. 1t was an ENJOYABLE day
f1r all concerned, and the company sepa-
rLtei happier ard richer in charity and spirit-
nal wealth than when they gathered We
learn that quite revival interest Is fei, in
Painted
CHURcH OF rHE MEssI4H.-Bev. Mr. Alien,
formerly pastor Of the Society, IS expected to