Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Tho following is portion of the testi-
mony of Gyles Merrill, before Hon. P. Dill
lingham and the ether Masters in Chancerv,
at ST. Adams. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1875:
Question: show you vouchers 79l, 792
ana 194. amounting TO 81 GOO cash, paid
Judge David a. Smalley-will you tell
what you know about these vouchers?
Answer-Those two vouchers, 19l and
792, were before | came upon the road.
This one, 1874, is for services performed as
Master in Chancery, which, presume. re-
fers to the settlement of the accounts VI the
roads.
Q.-Who paid these three bills? Al
presume | paid them; possibly did not
pay the amount to him direct. MIR. Brainerd's
name is mentioned here. and they may
have been paid through him in the flrst ln-
stance, and then | may have paid Mr.
Brainerd. For T. time after Mr.. Barrett
left the road, Mr.. Brainerd acted as treas
urer and quite likely they were paid at that
time.
Q-Mr. Merrill were these vouchers paid
from the trust funds ? A.-rhey are entered
to the credit of Mr. Brainerd, in 1868.
Q-Tben they were paid 70 Mr.. Brain
erd in 1868? A.-Passed to his credit
then.
Q.-Who paid Mr.. Brainerd the money
represented by these vouchers? Al
Judge the money was not paid him directly
upon these vouchers; he may have received
the money from the road some time previ-
ously, aud paid these vouchers out of it.
and they aye credited up to him. The
money he received was probably charged IN
account.
Q.-W hen we're these vouchers actually
charged to the trust? A January. lo6o.
The money would be chargel shen he took
it, and be may have made i barge to the
trust, but they were no: Uttered on the
trust books.
Q.-Then be may have had the money in
1855, ten years before, may he not? Al
don't know ; the books will show when he
! took it.
Q.-Tho money purpolts to have been
paid him ten years before, does it not ?
A.-Yes. it does by the date.
Own you now MIR. Merrill read vouch-
or 79i? A
Darlington, Jany p. ls5s-Reeoivcd Of Hon
paid ont IN The Legislature and preparatory there
10 for the Vermont and Canada Railroad Co at the
october session, i-i-. -. A. sMALLkY.'
Q.-Now read voucher 1872 ? A
a. Rece we'd OF Hon. Lawrence Brainerd 500 in full
fur balance oi money pended in Legislative mat.
ters 90 behalf %: the Vermont and Canada Railroad
Co., AZ october Session, -'-. ID. A. SNaLLEY:
Al tn bottom OF this there is 9encl note in ilr
Hraiurrd's hand writing "FAi, August 18th
lsla.'
Q-Noa read voucher 79i? A
"Gsce.y-d OF the Hon. Lawrence BrainerI 500
account OF services, ETC. AS Master 10 Chancery
ia Vermont L Canada and Vermont Contra, Rail
al t.ttfT Aufatsf
d. \. SuALLgY."
Q-Hage you any knowledge of the puI-
poses for which the 50 .500-amount in the
two frs; vouchers a. read-was expended a,
the Legislature? Al have not it took
place before came upon the road.
Q.-(By Mr. Denis1n). To which road
d, these vouchers show the amount
specified therein we're charged? A.-lhe
two vouchers. 79l and 792 we're charged to
The Vermont aud Canada road and the
other. 79i. Na- charged 10 general expense
account.
Cnc A>D COUNTRY llfE.-A correspond
cnt of ihe Wofimq4 who seems to be a
very ,ousihic man, and who. among
ata,r thing. thinks the advantage Of a
-iI newspaper eaarot be too highly es;i-
mated. says
i large laI iutcni-en; body Of farmers
riiiin. tt-ir uan Land j. great source oi
strength and security e. any country. v hen
q man c5u NOT DO vel hy cultiyating good
land. bought at moderate price. some
thing mus. be wrong | lived on a farm n
Vermont q number of years, and often
think, with pleasure, OF those good old
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