Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-05

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From the auditors report for the year
Just closed, it appears that the order,
drawn by the selectmen during the ypal
amounted TO S0,5l4 10 of which S9JDS was
expended for roads and bridges aud
SbbUO. 10 FOR miscellaneous expenses In
cluded in the latter was SlO5l 81 expended
Tor the maintenance OF the poor on the
town farm and 1893. - for maintenance
ol the poor not on the town farm, but Il
small part OF each of these items should
nave gone to the account of the previous
year n good many unauthorized liquor
agents Will undoubtedly smile at the
statement that the profits from our off
clll town agency were only s23.S1 There
are debts outstanding against the town as
follows; Orders of the selectmen, $500
80 orders of the overseer of poor, $G31 80
total, SIl3l 60. The auditors estimate the
expenses of the current year at 5000,
which, with the outstanding orders, makes
u total OF Sl3,1Sl.G9 to he provided for.
To meet this we have assets and estimated
assets amounting to S5,550.3G, leaving to
he provided for by taxation balance of
sN,+5l 49,. lit ls expected that an effort
Will soon he made to secure the pardon
OF Frank Mcbride, who was sentenc q
at the last term of Addison County Court
TO serve live years in State prison
for criminal assault on Jennie Clark alias
Mrs. Jennie Struant alias Mrs Amanda
l'ahphear, with other aliases literally too
numerous to mention. 1t is now pretty
well known that about everything the
woman testified to here in June with re
gard to her past life and personal history
was false. and petition for McIrde's
pardon would be plentifully signed not
only by citizens of Middleburv but also
by some of the best people in Milton,
SwantOn and st Albuns, where the char
acter and anteccdents OF the adventures
are'SO well known.
Next Is the entertainment to be given on
the evening of Wednesday, March 3, by
some young ladies and gentlemen of the
Episcopal church, which win consist of
IiOwells's play entitled "The Sleeping
Car, to be followed by a pancake sup
per. On the Friday night following will
occur the campfire and hard tack supper
and Gen, llenrY,s lecture given under the
auspices and for the benefit OF Post
Russell Il. \. II. of Middlebury.
The next in order will be a
concert by the Harvard college
quintet club, which will come off Wednes-
day evening, March lO...A young boy
named Hi who was driving horse be
longing to l.. ID. Eldridge, Esq, on Thurs
day lost control of the horse and was
runaway with. He was thrown out and
his head and face were badly bruised
The storm of Thursday brought more
snow than had fallen at any one time be
fore this winter. but the sleghng is not
he ,nnnnt ~ cno,v o,, fha (,ro,,,d ni
many nf the ronds ,ro Iadi,. l7iftad a.
ritizan nf Tornw,lI h.S Has, nrn,,nd Nh
dlebury for two or three days trying to
hunt up his runaway wife, who left his
bed and board during his absence We'd
hye and took With her ali t6e hnt5.sboid
U0odS tbnt sLe conId ln.d ON =, - Li.id
IAN I'nto Satnrdnv ni"tht ''t tbo W u.hr' i,.tu
abnnfs Of the trunnt wiz had mot hann
discnvernd ~ crn vn, a briSl, ',nI
novel race in the streets here Satrrdav "I,s' he'
tween - horse and a cow Tba cn,,.
which \yos hpino led habind brdl,a o,,,'
and scareI rho horse ,vhirh smnNho% a.;
% .iie ~ .Ii 'i'oISn ~ Eti iooSe anu away
the streets. The horse came OFF yictorions
and both animals were soon cautured
The last skating party at Bonds rink was
held Saturday night, with music bv the
Middleburv band. Workmen will soon
have the rink building transformed into
an immense clothing store.
The storm has left the country roads i'm
a fearful condition and people coming tn
the village from the neighbOring towns ON
Monday found it very difficult and almost
impossible TO Get through Eyrrvyyher4
men and team, are at work plourhiur
and digging out the roads. while at pres
ent people coming to town have to triya
across lots the Greater uart of the way
The drawing of pulp tog, from the Kin
ton and Goshen wood, viii be resumed n.
soon as the roads can be rot INTO shane
again Postmaster c. c. Peck has been
quite sick since Friday hut was greatly
improved Monday and will ur0b9hlv he
all right again in a dnv or Two ..Jo.eph
Lawrence began clerking i'm the postotIicr
hohut! III pace OF iGhry BlHsell, VINO
not in 10 wears was So little butter brourht
to town on market day as on Monday this
week. The prices paid were nominally
ilEln 4o TO - ctn'9 per Pouhu' pul lhe
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