The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-08

j. w. Flagg and Mr.. w. ii. Shaw, Mr.
Johnnie Morrison as Mr.. Perker, Mr.
Norris as Old Weller, and Mr.. j. l.
, Barton as Mr.. Phunkey, sustained thei
parts equally well. Prof. IIigley close,
the case with an original plea, deserv
ing the applause it received.
Mr.. BUNDLES courtship, admirabl,
enacted by Prof. IIiglcy, with Mis-
Mary Steele as Mrs. CorDey,- was tn,
hit of the evening, bringing down the
house, as was proper for the last repre-
, sentation. The music furnished b,
Prof Hatch's orchestra was quite fine
the refreshments excelled, and every
one of the large company present hat
an enjoyable time. The net proceeds
of the evening amounted to S16S. &c
Great credit is due to Mrs. Il. A. Stur
tcvant, president of the society giving
the entertainment, and the ladies asso
ciated with her, for the energetic efior
and skillful management which con
spircd to make the entertainment sc
eminently successful.
Town MEETING.-The annual town
meeting, last Tuesday, passed off yer,
quietly. The pleasant day brought oul
a very full attendance of voters, and
the town hall was almost jam during
a large share of the balloting. l.. d
Eldridge was chosen moderator. Tho
: result of the balloting was as follows
Town clerk, Samuel l.. Cooke, elect.
ed on first ballot.
Selectmen, William II. Remele, AL.
len II. Foote, George Hammond, each
elected OH first ballot.
Town treasurer, Charles T.. Pinncv.
by reclamation.
Overseer of the poor, O. Il. Com
stock, elected on first ballot.
Constable and collector, M. A. Mum
roe, by reclamation. A motion to elect
two constables was voted down. II
was voted that the constable have the
jurisdiction of the state.
ii. l.. Sheldon moved that commit
tee of eight be appointed by the chair
to nominate q board of listers. No
objection being made, the chair
appointed II. l.. Sheldon, j. W. Stew
art, James M. Slade, T. M. Chapman,
Ii. G. Sessions, Allen II. Foote, III. B.
Wright, +. j. Matthews. While this
committee were in session, Prof.
Brainerd, superintendent of common
schools, made his report, which was
adopted; after which the committee
reported the following, who were
elected. rs listers: II. b. Wright, II. L.
Sheldon, Darwin Rider, David E..
Boyce, A. r. Foote.
Auditors, II. l.. Sheldon, James NJ.
Slade, b. S. Bcckwith.
Trustee of public money, Calvin
Hill.
Fence viewers, Will ii. Sheldon. f.
Ia(f .rA
Grand jurors, j. f. Staplcton, ii. f..
Farr, James NJ. Slade.
Inspector of leather, John Powers.
Pound keeper, Fred Footc.
Inspector of lumber and shingles, c.
p. Langworthy.
Highway surveyors, District No. l,
o. p. Lee; No. 2, Charles Remele !;
No. 3, Dan Sullivan; No. 4, Isaac
Seeley; No. 5, o. p. Champlin; No. G,
George Eldredge; No. Z, A. ii. Mat
thews; No. s, ID. Lovett; No. 8, ID.
Severance; No. low. G. Moore; No.1l
James O'Comer; No. Il, Dan Sulli-
van; No. -, w. III. Rowe; No. IA, f.
j. Matthew'S; No. 10, James Vallette I;
No. 16, J. w. Halladay; No. II, Levi
Boardman; No. Is, II. Langworthy;
No. 10, Peter Goodrich.
Agent to prosecute and defend town
suits, James M. Slade.
superintendent common schools,
Ezra Brainerd.
County grand jurors, II. B. Wright,
G. f. Cady, John Seeley.
Petit jurors, w. ID. Phelps, Martin
Boyce, Charles w. Matthews, o.
Phelps, Gasca Rich, L. Y. Boycc, f. X.
Severance, j. p. Douglas, b. S. Beck
with, Milton Brooks, Chester Elmer,
J. p. Champlin.
W. G. Langworthy moved that
claim of j. Dunn, for keeping Barty
McKillop, be paid; rejected.
Moved by L. A. Sturtevant, that all
poor claims now pending be referred
to the selectmen; lost.
1t was voted to lay tax of fifty cents
on the grand list of 1873.
Voted to exempt the polls of the fire
company, except highway tax.
Article 6, "To see if the town will
take into consideration the building of a
new bridge in the village the coming
year." was taken up, and it was voted
that the selectmen be authorized to
make examination of the question and
report at future meeting.
| Voted that the selectmen be COM
mittee to confer with like committee
from Weybridge, to establish and mark
the boundary line between the two
towns.
Moved by Governor Stewart, that the
selectmen and town agent be autboriz-
ed to settle with the railroad for taxes,
on such terms as shall in their judg-
ment be for the best interests of the
town; carried.
Moved by III. l.. Sheldon, that the
first selectman for the time being is
hereby authorized to act for the town
in all matters relating to the West
Burying Ground Association.
| Vote for county commissioner,
Thomas Brookins, 1856.
Some criticisms were made at the
meeting upon the town reports because
the figures did not foot up as they were
printed. This, however, was not the
fault Of the auditors, as in the printers
copy the figures were all correct, the
errors being simply plumbers of the
printer.
w EAST MIDDLEBuRY. "
\ Died in Chico, Butte Co., Cali,
December 2, 1877, Elizabeth Cudman.
WIZ Vi Dnhiel DiuMcIl, T-su., ugcu
nearly seventy-three years. Her native
town was Salisbury, VT, where many
of the older people will still remember
her. The family left East Middlebnry
for that place July 8, 1855. They had
been greatly prospered since their
abode there. Mrs. Bidwell had won
many friends from her kindness, and
will be much missed. Her closing
years were spent in her Masters SER
vice, and her death was triumphant.
On the 2Sth, Miss Ida Sullings was
driving horse under fair speed
through Main street with Mrs. w.
Sumner and child in the wagon with
her, when the king-bolt broke, precipi-
tating them with force to the ground,
when the wagon box and hind wheels
came bottom side up behind them.
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