Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
Middlebury:
Michael Kenney was arraigned be-
,,o Juat;oe Knor,, an Tho o0th of Febru.


liquors. Seven offences against the law
were proved, and he was fined $40 and
costs, amounting to 1864, and for want
of the needful to pay up was committed to
the care of Jacob Dewey, who runs our
newly repaired Jail. Here Mr.. K. can
have full time to contemplate the uncsr.
tainty of all things human, as we'll as the
oertsinty of being compelled to pay the
penalty of the law he has violated with
such impunity. If men a5iN sell rum and
disregard the law and the happiness OF
the community, there is only one way to
treat them, viz visit them with the full
penalty the law provides. This generally
brings law-breakers to their senses, 1t Is
severe but just.
| Thomas Moroney was also arraigned
before same court on the End inst, charged
with selling liquors unlawfully, found
guilty and fined $50 and costs, whereupon
he took an appeal to the County Court.
Subsequently hs was again arraigned and
fined $40 and took an appeal.
| Owen McGill was also brought up be-
fore the proper authority on the End inst,
charged with unlawfully trafficing in ar
dent spirits, and fined $40 and costs,
which he paid.
A pleasing incident took place in our
village on the End inst. that was the oo.
casion of much interest and deep salts
faction to the parties Immediately con-
nected with the transaction, as we'll as
many others who always are deeply inter-
ested in the success of meritorious young
men, and particularly in the case of the
young man the subject of this notice.
Master John f. Flint, a young man of 10
years, the son of widowed mother, who
lives in our village, has for some four
years last past been in the employ of Mr..
Geo. c. Chapman and Chapman Brothers,
clerk in their store. As mark of their
confidence in this young man and appreci-
alton of bis faithful services while in their
employ, the Messrs. Chapmans resolved to
make him = present, upon his 10Th birth
day. of a gold watch. Accordingly, with
out informing young Flint of their pur-
pose, q splendid watch was procured, and
after suitable engraving upon the back OF
the same, was held for the day to arrive
on which to surprise the young man with
the gift During the End, at proper
time, the gift was made. and young Flint,
with establishment and surprise, found
himself ia the possession of that which his
honesty, faithfulness and courtesy justly
merited. The gift is az highly craditable
to the generosity of the Messrs. Chap
mans as it was acceptable to the young
man. I have known John F. Flint for
many years, and can say he is one of my
sort of young Observation-Disclosures and
faithful in the discharge of his duty to
his employers and his excellent mother,
genial and agreeable in his manners and
intercourse with all,-he has secured very
many friends in our community who will
be glad to hear of his success in the testi-
monial of regard and esteem from his en-
ployers I wish all young men had as
good a record as this young man, and bid
as fair to become good. successful bust
ness men and ornaments to society as he.
He has my sincere prayers for future pros
perity and happiness, and that coming
years may see him a successful merchant,
inspired with the same integrity and up
rightness of character that marks his ac-
tons as clerk.
find in the town auditors report of
the Town of Middlebury, for this Spring,
the following items that may be of in
terest TO your readers:
The expenses of the town the past year
has been as follows:
For roads and bridges, $29o2 6o
Miscellaneous, 1884 80
Support of poor not on town farm,sl2oo Il
Support of poor at Poor House
and carrying on Town Farm 1858 20
Number of paupers at Town
House the past year, Is
Amount of property sold from
Town House the past year 476 62
Amount of property on hand at
Town Farm, Feb. II, 1871 1905 IS
Amount of indebtedness of Town
Feb. 81, 1871, 36O7 %
Amount of assets to meet the
above debts, 1875 27I
A tax of 65 cents on the dollar is re-
commended by the auditors to defray the
expenses of the town in its different de-
partments for the year 1871.
The Ministerial Association of the Bur-
lington District of the M. +. Church will
be holden at Brandon, commencing the
9th inst. Several subjects of Importance
will ba discussed at the meeting, All are
invited to attend.
Oscar Cushman, of our village, last
week, had the misfortune to saw off one
bis fingers with circular saw. in the
Dooi and Blind Factory of Messrs.
Sweeny s. Burrows. This same young
man, few weeks ago, broke his arm, and
had but just commenced work again when
this second calamity occurred
The exhibition of the "Adelphic" of the
Middlebury High School, came off in the
School House Hall last Friday evening.
The hall was we'll filled, and the exercises
highly entertaining. The motto of the
Society is quite significant, "iSIc tier I'D
AStra" Our Graded School, under the
administration of Mr.. Sanborn, has the
past winter, been quite successful. In
deed, we are now reaping the benefits of
the graded system, and we believe the
future will show more fully the wisdom
of the system that goes to make good
thorough scholars, and Justify the expense
necessarily incurredl to carry it on. Wei
cation. Much more is now required to