The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-25
state, County and vicinity.
FAIl.lfAVEN.

Hamilton Wcstcott has leased his farm
and intends to remove to Rutland, where
he will engage in business. Mr.. Westcott
is one of our best citizens, and we cannot
afford to loose him.
S. W. Bailey has sold the Capt. Sheldon
home farm to Herman Stannard. Mr.
Stannard will leave the village and reside
on the farm, and report says that Mr.. Bal
ley will locate in the village.
The firm Of Wilson & Peck has ceased
to be, owing to the continued III health of
Mr.. Wilson. The business is now carried
on in the name Of Norman Il Peck.
DANNY.
The cheese factory meeting was held
agreeable to call and the following officers
were elected for the coming season, viz ::
VIM. Otis, president ii Vail, vice presi-
dent; w Vaughan, secretary and trea-
surer; VIM Otis. c G IIerrick and William
Vail. directors and statesmen. Mr.. X. c.
Wickham, who has the contract for max
the cheese, has two cents per pound, and
furnishes everything. The prospects for II
large patronage are good.
Most of our farmers failed to tap. so as
| get the benefit of IA good run of sap, last
week. A. ID. Smith has manufactured
about 1000 pounds
William Otis has tapped $500 trees, and
his sugar works are Il model in every re-
spect. 1t pays well to make visit to
them. and the sugar he manufactures is of
superior quality.
Titus Logan, who has been very sick, is
slowly recovering. j. G. W.
SOUTH WALLlNGFORD.
The sugar season has begun in GOOD earn
est, and the farmers about here are busiy
engaged mailing ouSar.
John Adair has commenced operations
ut his marble works, both on the quarry
and at the mill, and intends doing quite an
extensive business this summer William
Simpson is foreman at the mill and Thos
Norton on the quarry.
w. w. Kelly has also commenced work
ON his quarry and intends starting his mill
this week.
Il. S. Waldo, who has been engaged in
the marble business at Dandy for several
years past, has lately purchased quarry
situated about one mile north of this vii
lage, known as the Hall quarry, and has
already commenced the erection of a new
derrick. The marble is to be sawed at d.
l., kent's steam mill at East Dorset. The
marble deposits in Wallingford are being
developed more and more every year, and
may at some future day rival the immense
establishments at West Rutland.
CHARLOTTE.
The following officers were elected mt the
town meeting held March II
Moderator. II. Thorp.
Clerk-W. w. Higbec.
Selcctmen-H. w. Prindle, A. w. Sher-
man and A. A. Byington.
Treasurer. H. Wheeler
Overseer-J. II. Sherman.
Town Agent-Jo Barton.
Constable-Ira b. Wicker.
Auditors. II. Thorp, o. p Read, II.
G. Leavenworth.
Voted tax of 10 per cent.
ST. ALBANs.
The village report of st. Adams has just
been published, which shows the follow
ing items
Police service, $18s94. 06.
Nictualing houses are licensed for fee
from $40 to S2j, which brings in an in
come of $500.
The ordinary expenses of the village for
the past year have been about $4,000 of
which more than One-hali was for street
Improvements.
The expenses of the fire department have
been 800.
The wardens recommend reOrganiza-
ton of the fire department to include two
engine companies of so men each, n hook |
and ladder company of % men and two |
hose companies of 25 men each. making |
10 men in all, and they recommend that |
they be paid so cents an hour each while |
actually engaged at fire. They propose |
to allow less sum for caring for the pro-
perty and to abolish rewards for throwing |
the first stream.
The village has now n floating debt of |
S3O02644, and funded debt of $3.50, 900. |
The town of st. Albans has a floating |
debt of $5,32i.2l, and funded debt of
S13S,000
This makes a total liability of town and
village debt of 1898, $40 GG beside n school
district debt which will increase the
amount, and the trustees desire to extend
the water mains, which will make still
further increase.
The Indebtedness of st. Adams will be
then about $4,000 of which the interest
will be nearly $25 000
The Messenger says Our town tax is
now 30 cents on the dollar of the grand
list, the highway tax fixed by law is 25
cents, the village officers recommend tax
of 100 cents, and it is fair to presume that
the school board will want a tax of at least
70 cents-making total of 2S5 cents, to
which is to be added this year county tax
of II cents on the dollar, and state tax of
30 cents, making grand total of 1886 cents
or, as they reckon in other sales.--future
and thirty-six one-hundredths per cent, of
the valuation.
SUNDERLAND.
The winter term of school in Chiselville,
taught by Mrs. Ella Phillips of Arlington,
closed on Tuesday evening, March 18th,
by giving public exhibition at the school
house. The exercises were favorably car
rled on, under the management of Mrs.
Phillips, who not only seems eminently
successful as teacher, but sufficient for
the arduous duty OF training pupils for
public Rotations. Although the night
was untavorable the house was well filed
and all seemed repaid for coming,
WHITEHALL,
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