Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28

lr' aSnrcr, M. Burke text book committee.
tev. w. A. Bushrr, Mr.. III. $. Wilson. A
very comprehensive report was made by the
Aldtturs, showing the numhrr Of orders is
sued during the year to be- &C. amounting to
SlSjO. Amount reported on hand Sl45 The
assets amount TO SLIGO. And the present
debt Of the district as regards the academy
bulldlng etc. is reported to be $3.50. The
auditors recommended "A tax of lOj cents on
u dollar of the grand list, which is i've cents
less Than last year. The two articles Of the
warning which caused the most interest and
debate, were those is to regard the establish
ing OF Il thorough English course of study
anh in regard to taxes. In regard to
The former motion was made
ana carried tom struct the prudential and
t'Xl DOCK committee to proceed to the or
ganlzation Of such a course Of study in the
schoDl at the same time retaining the present
college preparatory course. Remarks for
ana AGAINST such n measure were made 10y
II. {. FIske, a. f. Whitney, ID. j. Stafford,
IL ). Wilson, G. W. Fuch, a. o. Gates, A,
W. SpanIdpg and G. c. burke 1t seemed
to be The general sense of the meeting that
the al 1ptlon ot such q course of study would
he beneficial to the institution and cause no
new expense.
The question Of taxation was settled with
II.
Remarks were made by H. A. Slayton, ID.
ID, Fellows, A. +. Whitney, G. G. Burke
aud II. ID Bryant. 1t was thought that "A
tax u 200 cents ON Il liar would pay the
whole debt of the district and
pay the running expenses for the
ensuing year. But such decisive measure
was hardly thought advisable, and upOn
motion il was voted to raise Il tax of 10j
cents on II dollar, the list to he made out the
llrst OF june and dlsCouat of five per cent
he allowed If paycd before the first of Sep
'ember next. a compensation of $40 was
| voted Tor the collector, if his receIpts b.,
taken up one year from date. There being
no III tncr business, the meeting was adj
j)urned.
Mr.. Herbert Coblcigh of Wood Haven. N.
| Y, is in town visiting his parents, NJ. and
Mrs. Daniel Coblcigh.
Hyde Park
| Bert Z. Crowcl has bought the Hiram
Bulord farm OF Charles 5. Noyes for $3.50.
Mrs. May Child, wife of Fred p. Cnilds,
whose illness has been noticed, died Thurs
| day at nine O'Clock y. IN. she was the
daughter Of 5. u. Clark Of Cady's Falls, aud
was Il Years Of age. She was married only
last August. The fuue"al will tke place
from the house to-day at one o'clock, Rev.
l. Z. b 9th OF Nnthfeld officiating.
The sheet aud piIlow-casc party which
was to have taken place n, Town Hal on
: hur''ay vrning has been postponed on,
week, ON account of Mrs. Chill is death.
johnson.
We are to haze several new residences
| lnill IN The VILLAGE this summer Nathan
| MrFhrlind is intending to build a hne es
| tahll-hmni on the site of HrAth's old Office
and &. II. St"arns On the Motto place The
binding formerly ucc ipied Ivy Mr.. Heath for
an ollic", is Ia be cut in two aud drawn blC,
OF McFarhnd's store where they will b,
| rented a1 ten mont houses.
Hon. NJ. O Heath, our "Grecnback Gov
crnor,' lett with his family for Michigan las
week. He will Ike that his home for the
| future.
The B,pist society, who have beer
with ut 4 pastor for nearly a year, have ,
candidate here nov prca hing on trial II,
gave excellent satisfaction last Sunday
Mrs. NJ. V. b. Spmlding and her daugh
ter 90 west ms week for pprmanen
residence. MIR. Spaulding has been there
some months.