Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-07

The annual village meeting was held on
Monday evening, with rather a small atten-
dance of voters. Z. Barrows was reelected
clerk and a board of bailiffs was chosen by
reclamation, viz: LIST, S. n. Herrick, I'd, G..
A. Bovden, 81, Leander Thomas, It'll, G.. b.
Kirwau, 9th, q. A Hines. or the old board
f. II Harris w. H. Alexander, and DIR. Hol-
ton declined a reelection. l.. l.. Davis pre-
scented his report as chief engineer, and P.
Barrows his report as treasurer, both reports
being the same as they appear in the annual
report printed for distribution. Both were
accepted and adopted without question. L.
L. Davis was unanimously reelected chief en-
gineer of the FIRE department, but positively
refused to again accept the office. After his
declination several gentlemen were placed in
nomination for the office and ballot became
necesi airy. On the first ballot there was no
choice. On the second ballot Jonathan O.
Howe had lO5 votes, c. c. Turner 40, E.
Wales %, scattering ~, and Mr.. Howe was
declared elected. p Barrows was reelected
treasurer G. s. Dowley auditor, and S. n
Herrick collector. Mr.. Barrows said he would
accept the Office of clerk and treasurer with
the understanding that there was to be some
suitable increase of pay for the services which
the Office required. On a statement to the
meeting with regard to the matter, which was
made in few words by DIR. Holton, the sum
of 500 was voted in payment, instead of $50
as heretofore. 1t was voted to pay the fire.
men 81 piece for services and, on motion
of Mr. Kirwan, it was voted to include the
Estey company in the resolution and pay
them the same as the members of the village
department In accordance with the recon-
mendation made in the annual report, tax
of 80 cents on dollar was voted, payable
forthwith. and the whole tax payable from
IN tha M llfOFa
April LIST. II was voted TO dismiss the articles
appropriating $1,000 for the apprehension Of
FIRE. bugs and to pay the First Regiment band
sum for outdoor concerts. The sum of
$50 was appropriated for Memorial day OBJ
gervances. Some question was raised as to
the propriety of this appropriation, on the
ground that the village charter only allows
the raising of money for necessary village ex-
penses, but it was urged that precedent had
been established and that the money was
voted last year without objection from any
body. The treasurer was authorized to con-
tract temporary loan of $1,000 to pay out
| standing bills,
The routine business having been complet.
ed. Geo. M. Highly offered a resolution de-
| claring it to be the sense of the meeting thai
better roads are demanded, and that the town
authorities be recommended to buy stone
orusher, for the purpose OF maoadamizine
roads in accordance with vote OF the town
as passed some years ago. Through misun
derstanding, evidently, of the purport of the
resolution, its passage was at first refused
but on a reconsideration it was passed by
strong vote. resolution introduced by Mr.
Highly, instructing the bailfs to apply to thu
next legislature for an amendment to the vii
lage charter which will permit the lawful ap
preparation of money for Memorial day, wa
also passed The meeting then adjourned.
YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP.
The play of young Mrs. Winthrop,
which was such success at the Madison
Square theatre last year and is already famil
lar to Bratteboro people, will be presente
here on Friday evening next, Dec. IA. It
a beautiful domestic story by Bronson How
ard, the ell-known dramatist and author Q
''The Bankers Daughter" Saratoga" an
other successful plays and from glance a
its synopsis one can readily see why it ha
captured the critics and theatre-goers in Me-
York city as it has. 1t is a story such as @
ten happens in real life, of a husband an
wife drifting apart through misunderstanding
and happily brought together by some lit