Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-08
CRAFTSBURY.

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this place, at o'clock. a. m. Indicated
temperature of from 80 to 33 degrees
below zero. From 20 to 80 in other
places.
The contention in Craftsbury about
bonding the town for the purpose of rails
ing funds to build the Black River r.
R. has not subsidized, and a correspond
ent sends a communication from which
we condense the following: Several
town meetings were held, during last
spring and summer, at each of which it
was voted not to bond the town. At the
last meeting in June, when the resolu-
ton to bond came up, it was moved to
lay it upon the table, but by request of
Mr.. Dawson, and Mr.. Simpson, the
chairman, the motion was withdrawn,
and the vote was taken ON the resolution
to bond, and lost An agreement was
here made that this vote should end the
matter, let it 60 which way it would.
But in the excitement, DIR. Corey moved
to adjourn the meeting to the first Tues
day in November, and it was so voted.
The parties who favored bonding and had
agreed to abide by the decision of this
meeting. refused to stand by their agree
ment and at once set about getting up
another meeting. The meeting was call
ed, but the call proved to be illegal, and
those who called it, after having ascer-
tanned their mistake, refused either to
act in the meeting or to give a reason
for their conduct. The subject of the
adjournment of the June meeting was
discussed, and it was generally believed
that the adjournment was not valid, as
the business for which the June meeting
had been called, was acted upon and fin
ished. Now the same parties who de-
clared the adjournment worthless, and
had not regarded their pledge to let the
then vote settle the matter, took advant-
age of the general belief that there would
be no meeting on the first Tuesday in
November. and rallied around and got in
few friends of the bonding measure,
and succeeded in getting vote to bond.
The votes were 40. This shows how the
shrewdness of few men carried the
town when only 40 of the 270 voters
were present. Perhaps the parties who
brought about this result, and concocted
the wise scheme for bonding Craftsbury,
feel proud of their doings; if so, let them
rejoice, but before this town pays eight
times its grand list for a railroad. the
27O voters will be heard from again"
S. A.
VEST CLOVER.
Mr.. B. T. Stevens has been repairing
his house, inside and out, and painting
the same.
Messrs. Dow & Randall have just put
up and finished new barn, with base
ment underneath, and moved their sugar
house and shop across the road, which
makes that, part of the place look much
better.
GREEWCRORO
Rev. A.W. Wild moves to Peacham this
week.
The Steam Mill has suspended saving
for the winter.
W. G. Hanson, a youth of rs winters
and Mrs. Fannie Whitney, a sprightly
widow of 76, propose to link their for
tunes for the remainder of this earthly
pilgrimage.
The entertainment given by the Ii
brary Association came off according tt
announcement and considering the
weather and state of roads was measure
bly, successful. The association propos,
to give entertainments of various kind
through the winter.
LRASBURGH.
w. 1. Paul commenced his dancing
school at this place, the lst inst.
The schools at the Common commenc
ed Dec. LIST, with fair attendance O
scholars.
Solomon W. Eaton has leased tn,
John Martin farm to VIM. l.. Locke, fo
five years.
Judge Peck is to preside at the Coun
ty court in this county this year, instead
of Judge Redfeld.
Moses W. White has gone to Virgins
to spend the winter. Mr.. White is t.
work on G. ?. Aliens plantation in tn
"Old Dominion"
David Prace has earned 1854. in tel
weeks with his new Threshing Machine
manufactured by A. W. Gray & Loui
of Middleton, Vermont.
The Sunday Schools that desire to re
hearse the pieces to be sung at the Sun
G day School Convention, will meet at tn
Methodist church in Irasburgh, Saturda
Dec. Is, at l o'clock, p. M. J. G. Cham
berlin will he present. Bring books,
e you have "The Songs of Salvation
Now that the lecture and lyceum sea
e son has come again, why cannot the eli
[. liens of this town get up course of let
IS lures after the manner of other towns
e the county during the last two winters
d 1t has been found, in other places, to
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