Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-26

| that on the lower being the largest. On
the second floor there is bathroom. nice
ly fitted up and supplied with hot and
cold water. There are also on the two
upper floors large pipes, to each of which
80 feet of hose, for fre-extinguishng
purposes, is attached. The water is OBJ
tanned from the creek through the medi-
um of the steam pump at the bakery.
which forces the water up into Il tank of
50-hogsheads capacity situated in the
garnet of the hotel. The fittings of the
whole are of the latest and best patterns,
and each of the closets is thoroughly ven
tilated by draft tubes of ample size extend
ing up through the roof. Mr.. Calhoun,
who has had much experience, and did
the work. says he never put in Il more
thorough job. Little else than the alter
ations Just made were needed to render
the house equal to any in this region,
and its owner may fairly expect to more
than get his outlay back in short time.
Not more than once since it was built
has the town hall contained IA larger
audience than that which gathered on
Friday evening to hear Rev. Joseph Cooks
lecture on the subject, "Does Death End
ALL" 1t was an attentive audience too.
and gave the speaker all its thoughts
from the time he began, after a pleasant
introduction by Rev. Mr.. Speare. till he
closed, period of nearly two hours.
Mr.. Cook is hard man to report, for his
words are all needed to elucidate his sub
iect. We shall therefore not attempt to
give an abstract of what he said. but only
state the grounds upon which his argu-
ments for the immortality of the soul were
based. These three in numbcr-First, as ev-
tn an element adapted to it, like the fin
of the fish to water or the ear to sound. it is
fair to assume that mans natural long
ings for and anticipations of life here
after are what they are because there is
an immortality to correspond with them:
second. that the latest researches in phys
iology show the existence of matter alone
will not suffice to account for the forms
which living matter takes in making up
the various Structures-in short that there
is IA spiritual as we'll as Il natural body.
and. third, that Christ. whose veracity
cannot he gain>aid, told of the life be-
You'd this.
The town report is out and has been
distributed among the voters. 1t shows
that during the past year the Selectmcn
have drawn orders for S9.5l4.lO: S29OS
of this went for roads Il bridges and
SGG06. 10 for miscellaneous expenses. OF
these latter the auditors say in the
item miscellaneous there is included
orders drawn to pay liquor agency.
SlO16.26: support of poor on farm and
carrying on same. S924.5l: Of thi, S47. GA
accrued in 1881: interest on the surplus
and school fund. S313.G0: ordinary eX-
penSes sof town hall. S35G.lS: of this
S95.0S should have been charged to the
year ending February 18th. 1880: support
of insane. $4,000; concrete walk around
/ town hall. S2O2.OO. There i also includ-
ed S20l7.S5 State and Sl45.lG county tax.
/ NlllNn WIZ Nbt''l w bt paul llpHl lll'
town treasury. a tax for the same having
been assessed last year. There is also
included the sum of SS03.lS for work ON
t town hall. S713.l9 of which was requir-
f ed to finish the basement. The balance
was for work done in lSS4 and early in
f 1855. and should have been paid one year
ago. The sum of $4,000 has been paid
for damages done by dogs, and SlG5.3j
! for services of the listers :-deducting the
above sums and the balance. S3S9.37, was
f expended for other purposes. Orders
have been drawn by the selectmen and
q overseer of the poor for support of poor
, on town farm and carrying on same
Sl05l 81. and in addition thereto S2S5.2;
f for produce raised on town farm has beer
-. exchanged for labor and supplies thereon
1t is but Just to say that of the foregoing
f sum SHOP should have been paid las
4 year and charged in the account of tn,
: farm for year ending February 10, 1885
= There has been decrease of expenses OF
A town farm past year, and decrease il
the sale of products therefrOm, S22S.9 80
The number of paupers maintained OF
u farm past year has been less than fol
former years, and the weekly eXpens,
v for keeping each pauper has been S4.39
y The inventory of property on town farm
II shows "A decrease of Sl20.75 as compared
! with one wear ago. There has been paiC
u on account of poor not on town farm
= past year, Sl393.S5." The auditors esti
mate that SG.650 will be needed next yea
Il and the outstanding orders amount t.
l.G9, so that the amount to be provi
I ded for is 1881 80. The towns asset
: aggregate S5550.3G, leaving SS23l .33 tt
" be raised. This is the gist of the report
and, as every voter has Il copy, it is no
necessary for Us to enter more fully int
details. Two things not explained in TIN
& printed report need to be known. First