Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-08

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On Thursday, Orson Mack of Hard
wick and Ora Jackson of Woodbury.,
were brought before Justice Mossman,
on charge of being accomplices in the
stealing scrape reported some time since,
in which one Gerry and Burnham were
taken up for stealing bufaloes and har-
nesses in Glover. Gerry turned States
evidence and claimed that Mack and
Burnham assisted in concealing the
stolen property, and that they and 9TH
ers constituted part of stealing gang
who had been engaged in thieving oper-
ations the past year. The case was
handled by lawyers Circuit, and Carter
of Hardwick, but the proof was not suf-
fcient to convince the court that the
parties arrested should be bound up for
the higher court, and they were dlscharg-
ed.
Town-meeting passed rather quietly,
though there was sufficient excitement
to keep up healthy pulse. Two of the
old board of selectmen, and of the listers
we're re-chosen. There was change in
the Office of treasurer, Mr.. Cobb, who
has been treasurer for many years, and
has done the business to the acceptance
of all, having no safe in which to keep
the funds of the town, it was thought
best to put the Office in the hands of
some one who had good safe, and the
Office was first given to H. X. Dewey,
cashier of the National Bank, but he
declined, except on certain conditions,
and was excused, and B. nj. r. Nelson
was appointed. j. N. Webster was
made constable and collector. Joe. will
probably find that the 1925 for which
he collects the taxes is the most costly
money he ever earned. The town voted
tax of so cents on dollar of the list
for the expenses of the year, which will
be adequate under an economical ad
ministration, no serious freshets or law.
suits occurring. The question of pur
chasing poor farm, for the home anG
support of paupers, was agitated. anc
there seemed to be disposition on tn,
part of the town to consider the matter
favorably. The citizens of Sabinsville
and others living in the eastern part o
district No. l, have petitioned for tn
creation of a new school district witt
school house near J. G. Buswell's
The matter came up in the meeting, ant
a committee of three was chosen to in
vestigate the case, and to make an earl.
report to the selectmen whether the sec
ton named would be benefited by ney
district. At the proper moment, some o
those smooth-tongued fellows from tn
Landing rose to present one of thos
perennial claims, disallowed by tn
proper officers, which they are in tn
habit of presenting and getting above
in open town meeting. But this thin
is getting a little monotonous. Nobod
objects to paying any legal or just clair
against the town, but no person or seq
ton ought to feel that the town treasur
can be raided upon indiscriminatel,
There are proper officers before whol
all claims against the town should |
brought. The report of the school s,
perintendent, o. H. Austin, containe
some very plain and pertinent statement
in regard to the duties of parents, an
the propriety of employing experience
. and successful teachers. The followin,
, selected from the selectmen's and audi
or's reports will be of interest: The graz
list of the town is S5,933.4O. III
f amount expended on highways al
, bridges, including cost of the Meme
: road was $1,273; cost of the Meme
: road, 1884. Tbs present indebtedne
r Of the town, including interest on su
plus fund is Sl65. The profits on Ii
uors sold by town agency was $38. tt
= town officers expenses was $3.50. II
!. total expense of supporting paupers W
j 1857, of this sum 1t is hoped to recei
+ $3.50 from other towns. The cost
n supporting those paupers who may
o called permanent paupers was Sl,02
}. Nothing but the death of the parties
! cluded, will relieve the town of Il
% burden. The expense of paupers
/ longing to other towns and persons {
. ceased was 1915. The number of p
, sons receiving help from the town "
\ 81. The affairs of the town have I
4 for many years been in as satisfactc
h condition as they are to-day. All I
debts of the town are paid, except f
:, town orders every lawyer, town Off
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