Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-02

moderator G. F. Ranney, clerk H. S.
Root. S. w. Parker, q. F. Leonard, o.
c. Miller and L. Grout, trustees; G. 9.
Merrill, H. Hancock and J. g. Moulton,
engineers. The village debt is about
$3.50 and it was decided that the tax
raised by law, % per cent, would be
sufficient for all purposes.
North Troy.
Rev. j. I. Walker has been appointed
town superintendent of schools in place
of Rev. Geo. Parker resigned.
Rev. Geo. Parker has accepted call
from a Baptist church in Minneapolis.
Mimi, and will start for the west next
week.
Fred W. Rand has decided to 60 to
Colorado. He is to start about April L.
Our young men all have the western
fever bad.
Rev. Mr.. Atwell of Newport held
Episcopal services at the Cong. church
Sunday of last week. He will hold
service here as often as once month
during the summer.
South Troy.
Mock measles have been quite plenty
in this vicinity of late.
Our village school opens Monday, May
2, with Miss Alice Aiken teacher.
Mr.. Jackson Coburn has decided to
stay and carry on his own farm this
year.he also intends to thoroughly repair
the house on his farm.
Charles Kennedy is at work on the
frame of his large barn which he intends
to erect the coming season.-Silas Ain
ger is improving the appearance of his
house by coat of paint.
We are to have change of pastors
in the Methodist church, Rev. Geo.
Burnham of Wolcott coming to take the
place of Rev. Mr.. Jenne, who has done
faithful work in this church. Mr..
Jenne goes to Holland, where we learn
that the church and people are in the
habit of doing the most possible for the
comfort and pleasure of the pastor and
his family. Mr.. Jenne having recently
married Miss Ida Young of this place,
takes with him, not only an estimable
young lady, but one who can be lily
spared from the choir and society.
westmore.
George W. Brown moves to Evansville
Colds and mock measles epidemic
here.
Twenty-four dogs are licensed in this
town.
The grand list has been raised from
$3.50 to $126O.
Miss Powers of West Burke teache:
the village school.
A, A. Browns sawmill is running OF
full time and doing good work.
Alanson Cheney has sold his team t
Geo. Robinson, and intends going II
Massachusetts,.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The vote for commissioner of Caledo
MIA county stood: W. P. Houghton, 575
G. l.. Morrill,, 420.
There were one hundred and ninety
FIVE students in St. Johnsbury academ,
: during the spring term just closed.
w. K. Langmaid's son who shot him
self at North Danville about the first Q
: April died Wednesday morning of las
2 week from the eff ects of the wound.
Sheffield.
Queries: If one of the board of lister
refuses to serve and take the oath wi
: list made by the other two be legal
3, In doubling the list should both person;
e and real property be doubled? If tn
I town authorities refuse to prosecute
a party who perjures himself in the matte
of his list, to whom. and how shall tn
complaint be made? Will the MoN1To
please answer?
The law says, 1.-The acts of the maiC
/ part of the board of civil authority, lis
0 ers, ETC., of any town shall be good an
valid"
The doubling clause of the new la
u says, eff a person or corporation wilfull
o omits to make, swear to and deliver sal
inventory, or to answer any interrogation
e therein, or makes false answer
y statement therein. or if the listers hav
|. sufficient reason to believe that an il
ventory does not contain a full, true ar
correct statement of the taxable pro
}. erty of the person filling out such inve
IS tory, according to the requirements
this act, then said listers shall ascertai
as best they can, the amount of the ia
! able property of such person or corpor
- ton, shall appraise the same at its vail
in money, and shall double the sum
obtained" The law is sufficiently pla
- on this point. All his taxable proper
as found by the listers, should be double
F" If the town authorities refuse to pro
ecute, try the States attorney; perju
Of bo;no or;no;nol oHo,oo +bo ctot,