Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-07
MIDDl EBURY.

The annual report of the town officers is
out. The financial condition of the town
can be seen from the following statement of
the auditors, Messrs h. S. Beckwith and
James NJ. SHADE. 'Orders have been drawn
by the selectmen during the year in amount
S13, 3O2. 80, as follows: For miscellaneous
purposes $3.50, roads and bridges $500; in
the item miscellaneous is included S22J2 for
State school tax, Si26l for State tax, $500
on account of town hall, $3.50 for town
farm, $145, 16 for county tax,
S005 for liquor and care of agency,
leaving the sum of $735 expended
for other purposes. In the item of roads
and bridges there is included $3.50 for n new
piece of road on the mountain, 1923 for re-
pairing mountain roads near the new road
$3.50 for building brealtwater at Tisdale
dam, by order of court, SID for repairing
the bridge near the Severance quarry and
S241 for regravelling tho highway west
from the Beaver brook hill, leaving the sum
of S2lSJ expended for ordinary highway
purposes. The roads wero badly washed
out last season by the heavy and frequent
rains, and the expenditures have been large
" increased for this reason over those OF
the previous year. The expense of the poor,
not on the town farm has decreased the
past year $3i2. So, as compared with the
previous year. The sum Of $50 IS has been
furnished transient poor from town farm
and credited to the account of the farm. The
expense of town farm has been &431 80 less
than for the year ending Feb. 20, 1889. 1t
has cost So 81 per week TO board the paupers
thereon-a decrease Of 81 As per week from
the prior year. The amount of sales from
the town farm, paid treasurer is 800. The
cost of maintaining the town hall paying
for scenery and janitor's services, has been
$500 The total amount realized for rent of
same, 1851. 80 There has been net profit
of SAG from liquor sales. The auditors
further find that there are outstanding liza
bilites amounting to S9325. They estimate
tho expenses of the current year at S440O,
total of liabilities and expenses of $12, 125.
To meet this there are estimated assets of
S6O12, leaving balance of $6113 to be
raised by taxation.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Hannah l..
Clark was held at East Middlebury Feb.
81 Rev. Mr.. Weeks Of Brandon oftlciated
and the remains were taken to West Sails
bury for interment. The going was so bad
that it was only with extreme difficulty that
the funeral cortege got through. Mrs
Clark was ~ years OF age. She was re-
lated TO the we'll known Sheldon and Weeks
families of this county, and leaves as I'M
mediate relatives a sister in Burlington,
Iowa, and a brother, the Rev. George
Weeks, of Lexington, Ky.
The net proceeds of the three Lena Loeb
entertainments was 1872 81 Although the
enterprise was a private one on the part of
a few members of Russell post, the pro
ceeds We're turned over by them TO the
| posts relief fund, which was in consider
able need of replenishing.
The Otter Creek Ice company, which is
composed of Messrs. Isaac Lavouche, jr
and NJ. I. Butterfield, are preparing &c
make large shipments of ice by the car load
to parties in Massachusetts, Connecticut anc
New York, who have thus far been unable
| to get in their customary supply.
Thursday afternoon some evil-disposec
person threw potato through a light OF
glass in one of the show windows of Mrs
L. II. CogeSwell, milliner, and some time
during the night three more lights of glass
and part Of the sash III the same window
We're broken out. 1t may have been fur
for the criminal, but it is not very likely to
prove SO if his identity is ever ascertained
But will it be
John w. Martin and daughter, Mrs
| Henry Hammond started Tuesday for
Milwaukee, on their way to attend the gol-
den wedding of Mr.. Martins brother, Leo
nard, at Vernon, Wis, on March II.
President Ezra Brainerd was reelected
member of the board of education - emi.
W. Sherman has gone to his home il
Chicago, where he will remain until mex
term.-The new board of editors on The
Undergraduate is as follows: Editor-n
chief, Frank D. Boynton, 81; assistan
editor-in-chef, Thomas II. Noonan 81
town and campus editor, Ernest Munsel
Long, '93; personal editor, L. Il. Brown
'93; exchange editor, Alexander Macdonald
'92 college notes, Vernon C. Harrington
81, and sporting editor, Carl A. Mead, 81
The Glee club sing at West Salisbury
March !.