The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-07
Caledonia County.
Hardwick,

FROM the annual report of the seectmen
and auditors for the past year we take the
following: Number of orders issued by Sc
lectmen, 203; aggregate amount of orders,
S61S7.4S; liabilities, including the redemp-
ton of $4,000 of the bonded debt Sl0 7l0.43;
assets, uncolected taxes and land rents
with cash balance in treasury, S11 ,5oO.O2;
amount of railroad bonded debt outstand-
ing, $40 900; value of liquors purchased,
S459.2S; receipts for liquor sold, 81! LOO;
profit on sales by agency, S2459; cost of four
rollers for use on winter roads, Sl19.69: The
use of rollers is generally commented as
making better roads, with less expense, than
the old method. From the auditors report
we learn that the expense OF supporting
paupers at the town farm for the year, IN
cludng SOL 70 expended for stock and tools
now on the farm, has been S449.5l; income
from farm, $751; balance expense on farm
account, S25S.5l; expended for support OF
paupers by contract outside OF farm anu
transient aid, S772.36. The treasurer's ac-
count shows the following; Amount OF re-
sources, S24,95427; amount of disburse-
ments, S13,479.2S; uncollected taxes, Sll,-
443.14; cash in treasury, S3l 50. The amount
of disbursements include the redemption OF
s., 300 of the principal of the railroad
bonded debt; also allowances for collecting
and discount on taxes amounting respect
! lively to S9321 and S3SS37. - The Sons
of Veterans received from their dramatic
entertainment last week S92, which shows
] II TO nave Deen very SUCCESSFUL dS W dt'chu-
ance. The entertainment was highly COM
mended and satisfactory. - j. +.
! Bunker has rented his farm to Mr.. Bald
/ win and moved to this village. We hear
/ he intends erecting house the coming
season upon the land recently purchased OF
| Ed. Wakefield, - ID. w. Aiken x Son
are preparing to erect new store building
as soon as spring opens, near the site oi the
old store. They expect to have to vacate
their present quarters in hlttredge piock
April /. - William IL. Underwood mas
! let his farm to James Lane and moved TO
this village, renting thelrooms in the Bridg-
man house vacated by Lane. lnilrm health
| is the cause of Underwood leaving his Iarm'
! - Gideon Burnham of West Wood
bury is reported dangerously sick with
pneumonia. ID. w. Aiken has been recently
ON the sck-list but is now reported as much
improved. - IL. Il. Mack is now work
ing ten men in his marble and granite
business, with the probability OF large IN
crease as the season advances. lie has re-
Gently put in second polishing-machlne
- Mack & Bridgman have received an
order for one car of rough granite per week
| from dealer and manufacturer III ONO,
| shipments to commence as soon as Vho
weather moderates enough 10 permit sue
| cessful quarrying. They have nne, dark,
mixed stone, which must take high rank IN
popular favor for monumental work. ="
The st. Johnsbury Granite Company Is
opening new quarry on the Butalo
road, under Bridgman's lease TO Foster "
Bailey, which promises to be of fine quality
for any kind of work. - John n. Chand-
ler has gone TO Battle Creek, Mich, to re-
side. His wife has been an inmate of hos
pital or sanitarium at that place FOR some
time past. where she went for medical treat
ment. We understand that her health is
improving. 80 Mrs. John o. Porter has
moved from her farm to her father's 5 in Wal
den. The farm has been rented for the
coming year TO Roswell Davis, who now oc-
cupies Il. A social ball, called the
calais annual" came off at the Centen-
nial House here Friday evening last. About
twenty couples attended, which was only
about half the number expected. - WIN
Kittredge tenement recently vacated by
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