The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-02-14

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; ihs village oas II sks s>sss gave Wy and
aas ball u NE party iosaa shssssivss %
isslf hacks 10 ibs road Ne one vs ssri.
sssiy isgsssd ssd vhss the sleigh vas
agsss in rssdissss The ocnpssy proceeded
a iss vsy. Tksy retained ia The early
Aouu ol tA4 nosEisg and ludgins irsn
sppssrsscas cs - sight cay ssnsds The
cid ssyise vss rvssrssd asd bod b~sia.
niss nsls ; good ssdiss
The Methodist soassior. last vsss, -
Aasns' Hall vss pos failure by any
ss4ss. svss " people did have 10 svim 70
70, 10 IL: bet 70 sesope3s.s gccdly nsm.
ber that vsrs unable 10 ssicad tho dcna.
iios sss adjourned one week The society
hare great rsSsos 10 rejsics 10 tbs help
/ they have received ever siscs they com.
msnced tLsir church. bat the esntribu.
lsious ala NOT csAss vhsn the church Va
dedicated. A few vssls sstes : beautiful
Bible vas presented BY l. u. Coy. A
nioa morocco ali silt hymnsl Tor the dssk
BY Rev. u. II. TovnsLsad. A doostion Of
ever thirty dollars by T. Perhiss Fire
dollars from Miss Belle Gregory cf Sand.
gate. which will be used toward . con.
munisn service Also much needed or.
gan stool from oas Tho nsvsr "lsts the
Isis hsnd ksov what The right haad u
dsing" These and ether douors who have
bsss mentioned heretofore. will Be held in
grateful rsmsmbrauos BY the members Of
the society.
BAgsvxviLEK
Forty .thousaad feet oi lumber was
shipped from this station enc day last
vsst.
--ous word 10 The Msusi,sstR Depot
correspondent Deaf seslA ssd try 70 be
III nsiursd and twis about toast. Poet
and shins. you may be struck With
rhymiug calamity yourself sometime. asd
ysu know that you and never slept
siak after II o'clock ths nisht Of Ian. .
and We resolved that We would never
speak cross again TO anybody; and you
remember that when We read about
Rutland aud CAstlston the next day. we
vesAsssd Why they did not think to form
good resolutions ia tine TO save their
roofs and chimnsys, and for several days
We laughed and joksd about the occasion
81 snow drifts and called it blockade,
And wondered what Peru man would say
about our snow blockade
Mr.. Editor; IA ysu have kindly given
space TO some humorous articles on the
snow blockade. will ysu give little space
10 the consideration Of the highway ques
ten that viii soon come before thstswn to
be disposed Of as majority Of voters may
elect At the last annual meeting Of the
tova feeling prevailed among the tax
payers that tho bill Of over $4,000 for
ordinary repairs Ct roads for the previous
year was too large and indicated either
sxtravagsnt expenditure or criminal mis-
or both, aud the town con-
cluded 70 try the road commissioner system
one year and sum amounting to about
sl700. including some old unpaid taxes.
was placed at the disposal Of the selectmen
for the current year. The year y nearly
passed and the work OF the commissioners Z
has bees placed fairly bst0rs the psopls. .
aud it is apparent that those who favored .
'hs system have pretty generally bean very
veil satishsd while these who opposed The .
system sppsar very much dissatisfied, asd 4
i appears to ne to DO very important .
question for the tax payers to settle, =
whether the system is chsrgesbls with the ,
or the negligence Of the !
has produced 1t or 10th d
together. The opportunity Of the DOM. Q
missioners TO favor some districts 1t the .
Expense Of others Is the same as that Of .
he sslectmen under the old system except y
Ia extent; - do not understand that y
would have right to u
lraw II their discretion and lavish snch I
'ums Is they please on fayorits districts. o
strong argument against the commis' .
'ionsr system is that they are liable to
i've remote from the cause Of complaint, y
specially IN the winter when roads arc 9
liable 10 b blocked up with snow. II the y
could b. limited 10 the amount '
Il money voted and cosld keep our roads .
q COED repair l would favor our old sys. .
sm by all means. but cannot see any y
'af. business principle in appointing an o
gent 70 do certain work and saying to
aim. there taks all the money the Law
provides for you and draw As much more ;,
Is you like aud you need not taxa the a
roubls to report how much you use" Is
here tax payer in town that would man.
'ge his own Affairs In that wsy9 There Il =
Inoiht ccurss for towns 70 take 10 repair v
osas and II seems to me " commssd IT,
elf - lie consideration Of tax payers for q
" plain. concise and business like pro- e.
'isions. II il comprised IN sections 30sG =
0 1921 OF the revised laws inclusive and
wish you would publish those Ave sec. b
scss tcs the bsnefit Of tkoss sax payers u
rho ars v much absorbed il their farn
rork pd the bosiness Of . 6curisbipg L
sricultural society that they cannot and
'ill not 60 far 10 Investigate town matters, :,
nd hope every voter in town will exam !,
% the three systsns and give his vis~s !.
through the JornxAL before town meeting !,
I practicable Let us adop. the best !,
curse and abide BY the decision Of the
majority.
The sections Of The revised laws re- Il
erred 70 by eur vorrssposdss. are Al. tel. i.
o~s: ID