Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-16


the School" Such was not the fact.
did not pass any Judgment, nor express any
opinion, nor make any disparaging com
ment upon the school, but carefully avoided
so doing, upon the occasion named in said
address
As that address is official. by the Trustees
OF a public institution, and contains that
expression as to myselfin my relation to the
public Office hold, the truth of the matter
ought to be known, both as matter ofjustice
to myself, and to the institution. For this
reason | address you this note for publica-
ton. JAMES BARRETT.
Burlington, Jan 9Th, 1874
MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAILROAD.
The annual meeting of the Montpelier and
Wells River Railroad Company was held in
Village Hall, Montpelier, on Tuesday The
hall was filled to its utmost and the session,
commencing at . p. N. was continued till
after dark. Reports were admitted by
the directors, Treasurer Page, Managing
Director French and the Auditors Their
several reports excited good deal Of
discussion, and al times the signs were
little threatening. The impression seem
ed to prevail to certain extent that the
| financial affairs of the road were not fully
set forth but when the truth was drawn out
through colloquies, in which President
Hall, Director French, Treasurer Page,
Colonel Boutwell,. General Pitkin, Ira
Whitcher Of New Hampshire, Samuel
Welles and others participated, the stock
holders seemed to be perfectly satisfied.
The year, owing to the financial crisis,
has been hard one for the directors but
they have brought their young road thus
far with commendable prudence The
total receipts of the treasurer for the year
are S35s ,604, and the total disbursements
/ S39S, 93i The line began business in 4
modest way in September, and ITS receipts
to Jan. l, are IS, l35 ard the expense of
operatingIit 3, 2s9. 1t is at present run
only TO DO a little loca. business.
Resolutions giving directions As to the
( future disbursements Of moneys by the
( Treasurer, ordering the salaries of officers
I and employees oc the road to be ixed and
/ agreed upon without delay, and requiring
/ passes to be issued only upon rules fixed by
| the directors, were passed The ballot for
| directors was taken at five o'clock, and re-
suited As follows j. n. Hall, Groton; j.
| G. French. Joel Foster, Jr c. Ii. Heath,
j. W Brock, Montpelier; ). C. Shurtleff,
Plainfeld; George Wooster, Marshfeli ;
Geo b. Fessenden. Boston, and c. NJ.
| Weeks, Lyndon An extra train was run
| from Wells River, and large number Of
the stockholders along the line avai.l
themselves of the opportunity to make their
first trip by rail to the capital.
In West Haven, Rutland county, sixteen
persons have had the smallpox during the
last two months The disease has beeen
confined to FIVE families Thus far, consisting
in all of thirty persons. They are in a very
destitute condition.
SUCCESSFUL FARMER - l. I. Abel, in
charge Of a lot in Fairfax. plowei on the
lst inst, one and half acres Of stubble
land. and found little frost to impede his
work Flowing, by the way, is not the
habitual New Year diversion Of the Yer
mont farmers
The streams in Bennington county are
higher than they have been for several
years, and mach damage has been done to
railroads and highways On the 81 stem
bury Railroad two bridges have been carried
away and .hc abutment to another under
mined. Between Bennington and North
Bennington. one bridge has been partly
carried away, the road is badly washed and
travel will be impeled for several days.
Fears are entertained that much more
damage viii be done
IMPORTANT To DIsrRicr CnRks.-By acts
of the General Assembly approved Noyem
Der -, $50, and November =, ls72, the
clerk OF each school district Is required, an
nualiy, in the month of January. to take
the school census Of his district lie is re-
quired to return said census to the towl
superintendent, and to prepare aud return
Herewith a ,abulated abStrac; OF the same,
in accordance with the blank forms which
are furnished each clerk through the tNn
superintendent.
Essx.-rhe temperance people oil tins
place are awaking to great earne-tne on
this question. On the evening of Nv. -,
1873, Rev p. y. Granger, agent + the
State Temperance Society, gave a .ecture
in the Town Hall. since which time he in
terest has been increasing until the present
Soon after the lecture given by Mr. Granger
a Peoples Temperance Society was organ
led. for tine promotion Of the cause a every
possible way.
Meetings have been held from time to
time by the aid of foreign talent. aud what
Of home talent We had at our -ommand,
which, | an sorry 10 say, has been but a
small percentage Of that within the town.
Our meetings have been sustained, princi-
pally, by the young people u the place,
until Tuesday evening, when about two
hundred persons came together TO listen
to Rev Mr. Grogan Of Rutland. The lee
turer, however. failed to come having gone
to Essex, n Y. instead of coming to this
place The lecture was again announced to
take place on Thursday evening, Jan. sthr
when a much larger audience, filling entire
ly the place Of meeting. listened for nearly
two hours with undated interest to Mr.
Grogan's lecture Fifty-nine persons signed
the pledge Of total abstinence at the close
Of the lecture Among those placed upon
the roll was the name of the hotel Keeper
here, who confessed to having sold The
'yile STUFF" and solemnly pledged himself
% quit the nelarious business forever
Horse STEALING John Stone, of Corn
wall, took lodgings in the county jail, las
Friday, because Of appropriating hors'
belonging to Nj Searlc of that place, t'
his own use.
benjamin Ste, ems, Of East Fairfield, wa
arraigued last seek, before Justice +. C
Soule, npon complaint for stealing IL hors'
belonging to Barney McEnarny. and aftei
hearing was held ia the sum Of $500 fol
trial At the County Court
FagA Ar MoRRIsyiLLE-The house ant
barn of Reuben Lewis Of Morrisviile, neal
the fair grouhds, were burned on MOnda,
night ol last week The fire was first dis
covered in the barn. and as there had beer
no light carried there this winter, IT ap
pears that the fire was not accidental. Tn
loss IS about 81 ,O0O insured for $50