The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-30
Waterbury.

In the trial OF the Ennis-Burke assault and
battery case, Ennis, the son, was fined ~ and
costs.
ON Saturday Deacon p. L. Mussey attained
TO his three-score years and ten. The deacon,
however, is particular not to have this fact
mentioned.
MONDAY afternoon, about four o'clock, o.
c. Clough was arrested for drunkenness. lie
was taken before Justice and, after discos-
ing on George E. Stone, was fined 80 and costs.
Stone left for Quebec on the four o'clock
train Tuesday morning.
M. o. EVANS bought one hundred and six
teen tubs Of butter, five barrels OF maple syrup
and three cases OF eggs, on Monday. One
hundred and ten tubs OF butter were purchased
by d. Hopkins J. G. Griggs shipped three
thousand pounds Of sugar.
EDWIN DmLINGHAM Posi-, Grand Army Of the
Republic, Is receiving large accessions to Its
membership. A meeting Of Importance will be
held Friday night, at which full attendance Ia
desired. The post is making arrangements fol
due observance Of Memorial day, cdncernine
which full particulars will be published In due
time.
THE following are the figures for the grand
list for 1884, Real estate, 1882, 1867; per
sonal estate, 1896, 141 60; amount exempt,
S14, sos; estimated amount in savings bank In
excess OF 1883, $1,000 Number Of names on
grand list seven hundred and sixty-fve. The
list for 1883 was as follows: Real estate, 1924
| 286.67; personal estate, $483, 402 81; amount
exempt, 80, 200; gain for 1884 in the appraisal
Of real estate. IS, 800; gain in personal estate
| $12,739 %.
HARRY BRUCE, youngest son OF Ii. M. Bruce
| died early Thursday morning, the oath instant
| Harry had been in delicate health since his
sickness with the measles, four years ago.
short time before his death he was seized with
commissions. In the last few days Of his life he
declined rapidly till the end came quite sud
denly, though it had been anticipated, in the
early hours OF Thursday A post mortem dis
closed ulcers on the brain and one lung was
quite consumed. Harry was bright lad, ap
preaching his tenth year, and his departure
awakens the natural regrets which all feel al
the extinction of a developing young lie.
AT the town meeting on Thursday the CUES
ton of exempting the tannery property from
taxation for ten years was decided in the at
frmative by strong vote, and the privilege
was granted without any limitation as to in
dividuals. This decision was reached after a
full discussion of the whole matter in which
Messrs George w. Randall, c. F. Clough AND
w. P. Dillingham; favored, and Messrs. E. F
Palmer and George w. Moody opposed, ex.
emption. Mr. Randall was in favor of pro
gressive measures which should build up the
town and advance its prosperity. Mr.. Clougf
showed that the proposed exemption would moi
| necessarily diminish the grand list. II Mr.
| Converse should come in and invest hert
| $25 600, If exemption we're granted, the lis
would not be reduced by this investment. If
| ON the contrary, Mr.. Warren should build thu
tannery investing S25, 900 of money which wa,
already in the grand list, so much property
would be withdrawn from taxation for fvt
years by the state law and the town would lost
five years taxes on $3.50 of Mr.. Warren's list
Mr.. Palmer's argument related chiefly to thu
| tariff and to the consttutionality of the stat,
law exempting new investments in manufactur
ing for five years Mr.. Dillingham; pointed on
that such an argument, IL the premises wer,
right, might have point before the suprem,
court Of the state in a case involving the con
stitutionality of the law, but 1t had nothing Il
| do with this case. In some remarks of an OK
ceedingly clear and practical character, Mr.
Dillingham; presented the matter in its tru
aspects to the consideration Of the voters, an
that his words carried conviction was show
by the changes Of opinion which the vote dis
closed. His remarks are more fully reviewe
in the general columns of this paper. TIL
town has taken an important step in the RICH
direction, and we trust it will prove perms
nently progressive step.