Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09
lican party IA have also a few greenback-
ers. prohibitionists are scarce here.
MiddIebury.

lican party IA have also few greenback-
ers. Prohibitionists are scarce here.
Middlebury.
The reports of the town officers for the
past year were distributed on Friday, and
TAX payers generally did considerable
Lrumbling over some of the items of eX-
peudltute set forth therein. The orders
drawn by the seectmen amounted IN all
TO Si2 2G5. 4S OF this amount there was eX
pended for roads and bridges g. S33 %, or
) / 53l .3S in excess of the amount voted for
such. use. The remainder ~, I3l 40, was
for miscellaneous expenses. The auditors
report that there are sclectmen's orders
outstanding amounting to $500, 6G and
puormaster's orders amounting TO 500 9S,
total Of $0O96 g. The current eX-
peuSes Tor the coming year are estimated
Hs follows roads ana bridges $500; sup
port OF poor and town farm, $1,000; saltr-
rs OF town officers, $500; EXPENSES
of town hail, 5000; in crest on
seven yea Gown baiy orders, $500; in
trfesJ ON other outstanding orders, 500
or a total of $4iOJ, leaving the entire
amount of outstanding orders aud esti-
mated expenses at Sl3.496 "a. The AUDITORS
c,tiWatC The towns rs cts 10 he SHEA G3,
aud there is thus a balance OF s., ~ Of, 10
be provided for 10y taxation. Some high
kicking may be anticipated at the town
meetmg.... Col a. =. Tracy naS been
Suffering good deal of late with hts
ankle, the old wound which be received
80 Cedar Creek breaking out Hfl e,h and
troubling him The school
committee have decided to prplUug the lit
Permission for two weeks more, but there
is little prospect that the schools can he
opened even theu.....Dr Virgil w.
Blanchard of New York is in town on II
visit To his family .....The annual com
munlc1'ipn OF , niou lodge of Flee aud
y Ia. i.,r, Al ,,tI
was held Mnuda" evening.
George Hammond, who has been suffer
in conslde ably from rheumatism OF late,
has recently had more than usually
severe attack of it and is now confined TO
his house. ...l 1t wa. Miss Anna, daughter
of Mrs. Lucy Slade, aud not KlttIe, dauLh-
ter of Ja,ues NJ. Slade, Esq, whose nitth-
day came on February %. There seems
10 he some idea abroad That hquOr mat
tiers are To be stirred up here pretty hr SIX
| 49, There were TWO prosecutions Sdlur-
! DAY forenoon, one party pleading guilty
20 eight second offences and the other to
| ID first Offences. BOtn parties took aU
appeal. 80. The country roads are now IN
the best shape that they have been ~ TINS
! Wiuter, but the roads III the village are
rather poor, needing Il little snow very
much. The talk about the approaching
town meeting grows dp ace, aud every
! body seems to have an Idea that his can
didate VIII win. The principal fight vii
| he in regard to the office of constable aud
collector.
other Parts of the state.
The Orvillo marble quarry on the linz
of the proposed Clarendon ana PijtstOrt
railroad, has been sold to a MIR. Moore o
| Mary land, tor $50, COO The property con
talus one of the hAes- deposits of marble
in the State, ranging from Il pure h'te Il
a deep black, including ali the uatura
changes between the TWO opposite colors
During February, according to the 4 u
dubOn MdguzjHc, SIX NermOuters joiue'
the Audubon society, for the protection o
birds
1t il stated that the Nickwackett VALLEY
or amery of PlttstOrd gave its patrons th'
largest returns for their milk during thu
past season of any creamery IN the STATE
being over 90 per cent above the average.
The liabilities of the town Of Springfield
are $50, AS %, with assets of IS 1868 ~, leaN
ing the balance against the town of s22
05l 50. Il reduction Of iudebtSdne- 5 [
S2l22 "a
A terrible fight took place last week o
the farm of ii. A. Clark in Sharon, be-
tween two spirited horses, which brOk
their fastenings They fought until bot
were reeking with perspration, and on
, l. 50 badly bitten and wounded that 1t
doubtful if he RECEIVERS.
Mr.. George NJ. Hill, who has been raj
way postal clerk for several wears betwee
} Rutland aud Albany, has resigned, an
, Mr.. &. f.. Lincoln of Plttte burgh, y. y
1 who has been on the same route TOR abol
: ID months, has been promotes 10 be lett,
/ clerk Mr.. w. \ Hickey of Troy has +
. ceived an appointment to fill the vacanc
: The annual town report OF Nlnds'
D. shows the expenses OF the town durlu
y the past year to have been Sl3, O65 46 Tt
: asset. of the town above Its lltOilit
are 50 065 Sc
Willis Brmis, the Brattleboro expires
man, who has determined to resign h
: office on April /, after IS years OF contn
- Gus service was one OF the first messe
, gers IN Thompson x Co : express cor
e pauy, III whose service he began in IS
= He ran for II time between BrlttlrhO
and Bellows Falls, aud afterward was el
= ployrd IN the Springfield Ollie and was
. me. S-nger for Fisk & Co., betWe,
Bellows Falls and Windsor
A. The expenses of Montpelier for last ye
p We're S49,5l2 ~
Is st, Adams Young men have organic
e an atnlttlc a. Suciatlon with c. ii. Place
d pre- dent,
William Bancro't of South Barre h
II powder horn bearing the date Of IL
with the initial letters, IS. b.
lie The State annually produces $1,000
l. pounds Of butter, 10 600 600 pounds Of II
l. pie sugar and 100000 pounds of chee
a a very fine quality of black and
=" iegated marble has been discovered
~ he .arm of j. y. COrliss, north OF Ill.
- gate Springs.
The spring term OF the Windham COur
X. Court begins Al Newiaue Tuesday t
IN 18th. The docket shows 81 casts, eight
IL which are State prosecutions, one bel
lr for assault with intent To Kill, two
II arson, one for selling liquor, one larceI
IN one for violating insurance laws and {
IN for assault with intent to raVish.
IN
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Il OUR HAVERSACK.
II Whitney post Vunbridge had a fair
ne Stearns'a Hotel, March I.
The w. II c. of West Burke will Civ
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