Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16
and three years each. Town tax 25 cents

and three years each. Town tax 25 cent
on the dollar. ........s. .... s-t
The town tax of Jericho is Is cent
on the dollar.
in the first school district in Rich
mond there are twelve persons 70 years
old and over, seven over so and three
about co.
Mr.. Macomber, the temperance can.
didate for Commissioner, is elected in
Chittenden County.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The sixth and seventh assessment o.
800 per share has been laid on the capita
stock of the Lamoille County Railroad.
Gov. Hendee delivered an address be
fore the Good Templars Union at Water
vile ON the 14th inst., which was full Of
meat and sound sense, and was listened t.
with much qualification by a crowded
house.
Ira Clifford of Wolcott, On Sunday
evening, took strychnine, but medical aid
was summoned and the poison removed
The next morning lie was found suspend
ed by the neck il piece of woods neal
by, having used pair of harness splice:
for the purpose. His toes touched the
ground, and on being released he showed
some signs of life, and at last accounts
was doing well, though quite feeble. He
is thought to be insane.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Normal School at Rand olph
commences its spring term April 25th.
Charles S. Paine Of Randolph is re.
porter of meteorological observations for
the Smithsonian Institute at Washington
They are also published in the Montpelier
WotchnIan.
Coal has been used at West Randolph
this season to make up fer the deficiency a
wood.
-Messrs. Badger and Wheeler, mer-
chants, at West Randolph are about re.
moving to Ft. Scott, Kansas.
The town of Brookfeld paid the last
year for support of paupers $9O5.87 high
ways and bridges $73008; other town ex.
penses $1,575.87, leaving in the treasury
unexpende $60909
--Willismstown expenses for the past
year are as follows: Selectmen's orders
SO, ,533 50 ; poor expenses 81, 1,404 90 town
debt $3,27230; deficiency $7009S.
james Dalton, Wells River, owns q
very intelligent dog. One morning re-
Gently, he returned home from some
neighbor's house with a good hot beef.
steak, just ready for the table. He kept
it right side up, and delivered it complete
to the wife of bis master. Somebody
went without their breakfast that morn.
ing.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Expenses of the town of Barre for sup
port of poor, 50, 1884; selectmen's orders,
$6,711 So; indebtedness of town Qess cash
on hand 81, ,56373; town tax so cents.
-Waitsfield has voted to abolish school
districts, and appointed six town direc-
tors. Town tax go cents.
Berlin expenses are for support of
poor, $1,155.13; selectmen's orders for
claims prior to March l, 1870, 81, 1856 So
selectmen's orders for claims for current
year, $5,331.73; town debt, $6,102 40.
Town tax $1.15.
Expenses for support of poor in Rox-
bury, $472 SO; selectmen's orders, $451.-
81; fees of officers, $173.00; total ex-
penses, $1,097.17; liabilities of the town
above resources, 81, ,424.12.
Hon. George Nichols, Secretary of
State, was Moderator of the Town Meet
ing at Northfeld. The annual report of
the Selectmen and Auditors, March 1st,
1871, shows the total amount of liabilities
to be $7,71963; assets S10,709.24 Town
tax so cents.
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