Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-02
County 11ems.
BRIDPoRT

bRlDPORT.
II. Bruce Wright of Waltham was in
town on Wednesday.
good crowd attended the socable
at c. l.. Parish's Thursday evening.
The annual March meeting Will be
held in the town hall in BridpOrt on
Tuesday, March 6, at 10 O'CLOCK a. m.
II. II. Hutchinson has recently put a
new saw in his mill, which enables him
to do more and better work than before.
The remains of Holden Jones were
brought here from Benson on Wednes-
day for interment in the village ceme-
terry.
" Robert II. Landers and Miss Bessie
Allen were married February 10 at the
home of the bride in Baltimore, Md.
The couple are now in Connecticut.
a party of ten couple of our young
people enjoyed a ride to Vergennes on
Wednesday afternoon, having supper at
the Stevens House and returning home
by moonlight.
Something new and novel will be the
"guess and eat sociabe at the resi-
dence of o. S. Gibbs on Friday evening.
March 8, under the auspices of the La.
dies Aid society. good time is ex-
pected. All are invited to guess and
eat" Proceeds for the benefit of the NJ.
K. society.
/Capt. Asa Rice, of whose illness men-N
ton has been made, died on Thursday,
FEBRUARY %. The funeral was attended
from the Congregational church on Sun
day, February %, Rev. w. N. Bacon Of
Floating. Capt. Rice was the oldest |
person in town, he having been born in
Bridport, April Is, 1913, making his age
% years, 10 months and six days. =
No. 81, 8 &c. G, acts of 1892, provides
in part as follows; "That any house
holder in whose dwelling there shall oc-
cur case OF infectious or contagious
disease dangerous to the public health,
shall Immediately give notice to the
health officer; that any householder
failing to do so shall be subject to fine
of not more than $40 for every such Of
fence"
The two lawsuits tried before Justice
j. II. Witherell on Friday and Saturday,
February % and "a, B. S. lockwood VS..
II. W. Kingsland and F. Mayo of Corn
wall, respectively, were each decided in
favor of plaintiff. Both were jury suits.
Messrs. Button of Middlebury were coun-
sci for plaintiff in both suits, the other
side employing Prosper Elithorp, Esq,
and Harvey Taylor of Cornwall, res
pectively.
The town report is out The summary
of the condition of the treasury shows
that there was due the treasurer at the
last settlement $3l0.SO and that the dis
bursementsof the year were $9GG 81 on the
old school fund as divided by selectmen.
S23S4.5S for orders drawn upon new
school fund account, S3450 on dog H.
cense fund account, S2l92.75 on highway
fund account. including interest, and
$l299.55 for orders on general fund
account, including interest, making
the total of that side of the account
$l0.2l9.09. The receipts of the treasur-
err for the year were $685. on old school
fund account, S24642G on new school
fund account, $3.50 on dog license fund
account, S2l02 II on highway fund ac-
count and S4593.60 on general fund &C ,
count, making total receipts of $40, ISL
Is, and leaving balance due the treas
urer of S37.Sl. The known liabilities of
the town are $lSl2.l7, and its assets {
Sl04l.44. leaving SSOO.73 excess of liabili- 1
ties. The support of the poor cost $780,
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