The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11
RUTLAND COUNTY.

RUTLAND July 8.
Saturday adjourned convention OF the tex
book committees of the several towns of tn
county was quite well attended The report o
the special committee appointed at n prcyiou
convention to solicit prices OF textbooks from
the publishers for the next five years was an
nounced. That committee reported that no ar
rangement for an even exchange OF new book
for old ones can be made with the publishers
Proposals to furnish new books at stipulated
prices were received from a great number o
publishers, and 1t was ordered by the conven
tion that a tabulated list of these proposals ant
| prices be published and distributed among thu
committees of the several towns for their con
veniencc in the purchase of books. Messrs
johnson and Leavcnworth, Of Castleton, were
| appointed n committee to prepare and distribute
| said list 1t was also voted to assess tho text
| book committee OF each town one dollar to de.
| fray the expense of publishing and distributing
| said list the money to be sent to Messrs John.
son and Leavenworth on receipt Of said list.
After discussing the merits Of some of the
textbooks on the subject of physiology a vote
was taken expressing the preference of the
members present, which resulted as follows
Steele's, l2 Brands, l. Five members de-
clined to vote, on the ground that they were not
prepared to give their preference for any of the
| books mentioned
The following resolution was offered By Mr.
| Leavcnworth, Of Castleton, and adopted BY the
| convention:
| Resolved, That tine response of the several
| publishers to the circular sent ~ them by this
| convention soliciting prices of textbooks has
| been made in fair and business-like manner,
and that this convention hereby desires to eX-
| press its satisfaction with the courtesy it has
received at their hands.
There being no further business the conven-
ton adjourned.
The Herald speaks truly when it says that
the manner in which the Hanrahan and Shell
don hose companies were treated in Fairhaven
is to say the least, discreditabe to those hayng
the office in charge, though in high degree
Characteristic and in keeping with previously
acquired reputation. The Rutland companies
went to Fairhaven expecting and prepared to
comply with the regulations. All companies
that could not or would not comply with such
regulations should have been barred from COM
peteing for the prizes. The regulations as
printed, required that the carts should weigh
not less than 45O pounds. Neither company
that won a prize had cart on the ground of
that weight, nor had they sufficient number
of men to draw such cart. That however was
their misfortune, lue to their own neglect. The
companies were protested by severed of the
other companies, but without any effect. The
very properly TeluSeu 10
run with any other cart than their own, but
were not permitted to do that, though offering
to contest the race against lighter carts than was
specified by the regulations. The whole mat
ter has the appearance of being deliberate
plan to prevent compaies belonging in Vermont
from winning, and the only wonder is that the
Pacific engine company were allowed the first
money on the trial between engines.
Those who attended the opening of the skat-
inc rink Friday pn10Vp1 q 0eliullffIII time
The day was very beautiful and as a result the
attendance was good At an early hour the
rink was opened and large crowd of skaters
were soon gliding over the CLASSY surface of the
floor. A mnch larger number assembled at the
rink in the afternoon than were present in the
morning, but the ample accommodations fur
nished room for all, and there was an entire abb
sence of the feeling of discomfort produced by
being in a jam. The grand entry of the Rut-
land bicycle club was pronounced fine dis
play by all who witnessed it. The chief attrac
tons OF the afternoon were the expert bicycle
riding of George w Nash and the fancy skating
by Master Archie Deacon. The skill displayed
by Nash in the execution of the most difficult
feats in bicycle riding excited the wonder and
captivated the admiration of all present.. The
skating by Master Deacon was all that can be
accomplished on the rollers, and if his perfor-
mances on the skates are not so wonderful as
bicycle riding it is because the scope OF action is
more limited. Both were generously applauded |
The exhibitions in the evening were very SINH |
lar to those of the afternoon and were witnessed
by still larger assemblage. Miss Williams, |
whom the club expected, was prevented from |
being present by illness. Refreshments were |
served by the ladies of the Baptist church, and |
the carnival from beginning to end was grand |
success.
The deputy supreme governor of the Pilgrim
Fathers association, now forming a colony in
Rutland, reports that this week will probably
IL H., H.. /
sufficient names to institute the colony. If
there are any contemplating becoming charter
members it will be well for them to go at once
to DIR Thompsons office and be examined, |
otherwise they will be too late to enter as char
ter members. The cost is only three dollars to
JOIN and one dollar for examination to charter
members. This colony will be the pioneer COL
Dny of Vermont, and its members when at
tending the supreme colony at Boston will look
back with pride that they were the first pioneers
n this state in an order which is destined to be
strong order here as it is now in the other
New England states. We understand there is
10 other order growing so rapidly as the Pill
grim Fathers.
At the regular monthly meeting of the village |
rustees Tuesday, resolution was passed
all village business after July 18th.
The policemen are to be discharged, work on
treets and sewers discontinued, and the street
amps will not be lighted. This action on the
art OF the trustees, although it may appear :
Ooish to an outsider, is q sensible measure and
vindicaton of their action heretofore. This
ilage is governed by a charter that is, perhaps !
he most insane document, in some respects,
hat was ever known. According to its provis- !
ms, no board of trustees is allowed to borrow
dollar, even when authorized SO to do by a
ote of the village. Consequently there is no
honey available for current expenses until after
ne annual tax has been collected. But the
harter has always been a dead letter, each I
GARD of trustees has drawn, in advance the | S
honey necessary for expenses during the first /
,ur months. Not one citizen in thousand +
new or cared about the provisions of the char G
,r. Recently few of our chronic fauld finders {
this obsolete provision in the charter
nd made a great outcry over Its violation. | /
here was some silly talk about insttuting ]
lits against the old board of trustees indiyid-
ally for their misconduct. The present board a
cry properly resolved TO give those people a | C
ial OF their charter, carried out according to h
S letter. They therefore voted TO suspend all t
usiness and create no more liabilities until a
ley had money to pay them. This measure, Il
carried out, will have the good effect of fore
e an amendment of our IRON clad charter in |
le next legislature.
Michael and James Conlln were arraigned N
lie police court this morning on charge az :,
rand larceny, and held for trial. The eyiden,v n
lowed that on last Sunday evening, these tv, ! m
oung men toJk two horses from Mr. Wilcox :.
isture in Shrewsbury and started southwark. h
t Wailingford they stole buggy and harness er
ON the barn of Horace Allen, who follow ed q,
EN- as far as North BENIN gton, where rhey o.
ere arrested. Their bail was fixed at three +,
oasand dollars. 70
Every attempt at display on the part of the pl
spublicans thus far has resulted in a miser.
e failure. There is no popular interest here
anything that fayors OF Blaine and Logan.
he leaders are not to blame; they are nm
airing OF themselves in their efforts TO do