The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-03
Caledonia County.



Miss BERTHA GEORGE of Cabot was visit
ing Miss A. +. Renfrew last week, and both
went to Newbury Friday visiting
JAMIE Kicker attends the spring term of
Newbury Academy. - The storm and
wind OF the latter part of last week was the
worst ever known in this section many
roads being kept blocked till Tuesday be-
fore teams could be got through. A.
f. Renfrew returned to his labors at Man.
chester, n. H.. last Saturday. - James
e. Emerson has given up his job as section
boss and hired farm in East MONTPELIER
Fred Worcester takes his place. IF.
w. Pearson is selling out his. stock of mil
llnery goods, etc, preparatory to moving to
Massachusetts.
Hardwick.
THE selectmen and auditors have had
their annual reports printed, and they have
been distributed. The report this year is
somewhat voluminous, the accounts being
largely itemized, and covers about fifty
printed pages. From the report of the
auditors we CLEAN the following data which
may be of public interest; Expenses on ac-
count of town farm and paupers supported
thereon, S4998S; town farm credits, farm
rental and sales of stock $4,000; balance
debtor on farm account, S2698S: expended
for support of paupers by contract outside
of farm, 1921 A; expended for transient aid
or temporary support, S145.99; total expenses
for pauper aid and support in excess of in
come from town farm, 1,31; number of
weeks board of paupers and others, for
which the town is chargeable, at town
farm; one hundred eghty-seven and three
| sevenths: price of board per week at farm,
| Sl.5O. From the accounts of the town
treasurer we derive the following facts
Amount of resources, including uncollected
taxes at the beginning of the year S1l ,2l3.47;
taxes assessed during the year, SIG, 1851;
cash in treasury at beginning of the year,
S60520; cash received from liquor agency,
S53972; sales of school books, S127 IS; dog
licenses, S27O0; land rents, S769S; licenses,
S11.OO sales of cemetery lots, $780, on ac-
count of loans $4,000; Huntington fund,
S44.52; total, S30024.35. The disbursements
aggregate S16,221.43 This sum includes
state tax, S696.35; attachments, S709.62; road
machine, S223.50; four per cent discount al
lowed on collected taxes, S493.70; one per
cent commission for collecting, S1lS.49 in
terest on bonded debt, 81 1925 90; redemption
of bonded debt, S3,030.2S; public school fund
of March, 1885, S773.43, and miscellaneous
purposes, 81 ,251O6; balance of uncolected
taxes at end of year, Sl3,3Sl.13; cash in
treasury S42l.79. From the accounts of the
selectmen, acting road commissioners, we
CLEAN the following facts of public interest:
Amount expended in settlement of old high
way tax-bills and claims for highway work
and material, prior to present year, S79961,
which may be reduced by avals of highway
tax arrears of $685.; amount expended upon
| highways for the year. 81, S3S.0S. This in
cludes the building of five large bridges,
costing S1,0l2S3; filling washout near F. G..
Johnson's, Sli3.5O; sewer in Hardwick vii
| lage, S61.17: land damage for winter roads,
$4,000; lighting East Hardwick bridge,
S10.27. These sums, aggregating S1,2S1.77,
must be considered as outside the usual APP
preparations for read repairs under the old
system of highway districts The balance
of Sl,556.3l would be applicable to legiti-
mate road work under the old system and
requires a tax on the present grand list of
about twenty-five and one-half per cent TO
supply. The cost of the road machine is
not included in the foregoing statement.
- The past week has been notable
one for severity of cold and high winds.
The severest wind-storm of the season COM
menced Thursday morning with south
wind, which ragged through the day and
night, accompanied with an estimated fall
OF about five inches OF snow, including that
of Friday A cold change came Friday
morning, which soon developed into verit-
able " blizzard, too severe through Friday
and Saturday for man or beast to safely en-
dure for any length of time, and which con-
tinues, though somewhat modified, to this
time (Tuesday). The thermometer has been
below zero most of the time since Friday
night - Albert Fort does not have the
lower blacksmith shop owing to disagree
ment as to terms of lease desired by Law
son. - The closing hall at the Centen-
NAL House on Wednesday evening, the oath
ult., was not much of a success in attend
ance or financially, only about sixteen
| couples being present. - Our grist-
miller has broken the kerosene combination
that advanced prices to fifteen and twenty
cents. The best is now sold at fifteen cents.
wv. o. Clement has rented his farm
the coming year to l.. III. Warren, who
takes possession April lst Clement moves
his family TO Winooski where he has been
employed this winter in Doubleday & Glenn
ent Brothers furniture factory. - Frank
ellis has been at Winooski the past month
at work in a furniture factory. - Almon
| Harrington of Worcester has rented John
G. Smiths farm "A mile northwest of this
village, for the coming year. - Apple
tree peddlers, representing Canadian
nursery, are canvassing this town and
vicinity. - Dr. G Il. French of Green's
boro has gone TO Lowell, with a purpose of
| locating for professional practice. - o.
III. Hale of st. Johnsbury has sold dry and
fancy goods at auction here for the past two
weeks. He has now moved to Danville.
- Mrs. a. Il. Clement has gone to
Portland Maine, for medical treatment.
- Rev. Mr. Morse, agent for the Peo-
| pies Encyclopedia" three volumes, is can
vassing this town for that valuable work
East Hardwick.
REV. JOHN DEMERITT of Bath, n. H., has
supplied the desk at the Congregational
church for the last two Sabbaths. Rev Mr..
Winch OF Waterford is expected to preach
next Sabbath. - w. Ill. Bagley, who has
carried ON the farm belonging to his father
for the past three years. is to remove to
Peacham and Will Bagley of Boston takes
his place and will make the raising of horses
! his principal business. - Keith q Law
renee are building a sidewalk ON the outside
of the covered bridge, which will be very
convenient, as the bridge is rather narrow.
- Friday and Saturday of last week
were the most stormy of the winter so far
About a foot Of snow fell and the roads are
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