The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-21

of the town will be much less for the past
year than they have been for a long time.
The entertainment to be given in Sem
mary chapel next Monday evening for the
benefit of the Seminary base ball club will
surely be well worthy of patronage, and
those who attend from down town will at
the same time be aiding an organization in
which the people of Montpelier take more
than passing interest. The entertainment
will consist of the cantata, "The Garden of
Singing Flowers" by Albert Holden,
brought out under the direction of Miss
Cary, the well-known and accomplished
teacher of vocal music at that institution.
Miss Cary will be assisted by large chorus,
and the bright cantata will be rendered
with appropriate costuming and scenery.
A catchy farce entitled, "a Diamond in the
Rough" will also be presented under the
competent direction of Miss Margaret f..
Shanks, the talented instructor in eocu-
tion. The public appearances of Miss
Shanks in Montpelier have already won for
her large circle of admirers, and the fact
that she has charge of the production of the
farce insures its success. Both Miss Shanks
and Miss Cary willingly gave their services
at the entertainment recently given in the
opera house by the Kings Daughters, fact
which, it is needless to say, will not be for
gotten next Monday night. A free hack
will be provided to the seminary for all
purchasing thirty five cent tickets. Those
desiring to ride are requested to be at A. d.
Farwells store at seven o'clock that even.
ing.
The board of civil authority met in the
grand jury room last Monday evening for
the abatement of taxes and correction OF
the check list. K. E, Dodge appeared be.
fore the board and claimed a rebate on
list of 81. By an error in copying. his poll
went in at 81, and it was voted that the Sc
| lectmen be recommended to refund the ex.
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twenty shares in the Mechanics Building
and Construction Company as personal
property, and claimed these shares were
real estate. The board voted to recommend
an abatement. j. o. Livingston was al
lowed a tax of S2.9S which he had paid or
| Montpelier and leased by him, and which
! had been set into the list in his name g
l.. Smith claimed that a horse owned by
him had been listed at $50, when it should
have been $50, and asked rebate. The
case was dismissed L. w. Eagan claimed
should be. At the last meeting of the
board, the taxes on list OF $50 we're re
! funded to Mr.. Eagan, and they refused tC
take any further action in the matter Ar
thur Locklin was in the house of correction
at Rutland the first of last April anC
claimed that he should not pay poll ta1
in Montpelier. His case was dismissed
| Thomas Stafford, of the firm of Stafford
McGlynn, asked for rebate of $40, which
he had paid as taxes on their granite manu-
featuring plant, and which, under a vote o
the town, was exempt. The amount wa
refunded. Theodore Beach, Jr., was taxeC
on an organ in his possession valued a
$3.50, which he claimed was owned by Nc
Ramon Brothers of Burlington, and asket
rebate. His claim was dismissed. E.
Sloan and Alexander Campbell, Jr., aske,
the board to refund their poll taxes on th
ground that they were veterans of the civi
war. Inasmuch as they had failed Il
notify the listers to that effect their claim
were dismissed. The names of NJ. F. AT
kins, Joseph St. Rock, W. s. Snow an,
Homer Heaton, Jr., were added to TIL
check list, and, after appointing ballo
clerks for the coming town meeting, tn
board adjourned.