Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-25

AZ recent trltt IN the bennington
Coanty Court held al Manchester, of n case
involving the title 20 certain lands in Sum
deriaui. volume OF jhe Sunderland town
records was introduced Beside the dry de-
tails q ordinary tuwn records, the book
was found 70 have literary merit quite
unique. for which the inhabitants of Sun
derlaud, to all time, viii remain indebted to
the graceful humor oil the veteran Democrat
and legislator. Giles B. Bacon. Upon an
idle examination iuf the book | eulled
from il first. record of the proceedings of
the March ncciin. OF 1861, in respect 10 the
town poor
The over-cers OF the puor, by G.. &. Bacon,
made report OF their department, by which
the whole expen>es were reported AT Sl14 80.
OF wnlch the over-ecr- salary Is set down at
tlcO dollars lhe aldIjur- attach 10 TINS
thclr certificate OF IL correctness and are
of opinion THAT the foregoing amount Is
extremely low aud reasonable"
The remarks of the oyerseer at the COT
elusion Of his statistical report are as fol-
loss:
AT the close Of another financial year,
the uverseer- ui the poor would take occa-
SION u remark. that the wealth OF Il town,
like d country consists in IT, inhabitants-ln
the length OF their lives. in the vIgor vi
their health and in the productive power
OF their industry. Since every man by ms
labor adds u the wealth. Oi the town as we'll
a. u his own, ought not the town IN return
II do Whatever II can % raise the standard
of health and comfort u the highest state
IS, a Ts4r Al Ia ha
fact. we have only to add that lie Is money.
The uver~eers take pride IN being able u
say. AMI they trust Il viii he M les crafty
ing L. the town. t.ar under their humane
treatment and waJcriHl care the number OF
the town paupeF> has bean kept good, with
a fair aud reasonable prospect OF an sddl-
tion at no distant day. All which is re-
spectiully submitted.
g. B. Bacon,
For overseers of the poor.
Ny next selection was the warning for
the town meeting. in answer to the Presi-
dents call for 800 600 troops for the war, as
follows
"Iiear ve. bear ye, the call of Father
Abraham Whereas. by a requiS:tion ot
the Pre>idsn, OF the Uaitei States upon the
/ Governor of the STATE of ermonr, for the
quota ui 800 900 troops, ald furnishing the
deficiency under the draft in August last,
whica quota having been assessed To the
town ol Sunderland in the aggregate IL
men. aud. Whereas by a subsequent order
i, tas been intimated that if said town shall
raise By volunteering her quota ASSESSED un-
der the last call amounting TO ii men, then.
/ in that case the draft will be suspended pro
viied sid number shall have been raised
/ aad furnished prior to the 5th day OF JdBu-
I ary, ,le6t Therefore, the legal voters y. the
| town of Sunderland are hereby required to
/ convene AT the school house in the 2i school
/ district in said town, on the 81 day Ui De-
eember 1868 at one O'Clock IN the Afternoon,
/ to consider the pr0priety OF raising a tax
upon the grand list OF said town to bs OF
| iered a. a bounty 10 induce enlistments un-
l der said cell. Democrats, Ii pubiieanS.
/ Copperheads and Abcliuon Butterndts
the call il directed irrespective OF party.
Now j. the accepted rlnie To show your love
OF country, aud hy de- Il. - well as by pro
LESSONS. contribute of Your means t. pu.
| down the wicked rebellion and snsiain the
Government d. goa appreciate the bless
ing- ut cIyil aud r-iisIaus freedom, the iree-
dom oi speech, oi ;,n untrafaeiied press. tho
rilh; OF speedy triai hy your peers, the
| safety OF your persons and papers from
search ard seizure? II -, IN order 10 per-
petuate these blessings t. those that aro to
come alter u, the demand Is Imperative.
| Dated az Sunderland this Gosh day ot No
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