The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-04
WALETNG FORD.

Joel Austin of Durham died yesterday morning, aged eighty-four years. The funeral will occur at ? D. m. on Thurs day and the interment will be in Dur ham. The deceased leaves two chill dren, William M. Austin of Durham and Mrs. Porter Evarts of this place. He was an uncle of Roger s. Austin and brother of Horace Austin and Will liam F. Austin. All three have died since May.
 Compass lodge No. 9, F. and A. M., has elected as officers: B. A. Treat, w. M; George T. Bramble, $. w.; Palmer G. Townshend, J. w.; Richard Talbot, treasurer; William Mcdonald, secre- tary. The appointed officers are: pr. G. H. Craig, $. D.; E. N. Baldwin, J. D.; F. O. Badger, S. S.; w. H. Ebert, J. S.; Eben Whitaker, tyler; Rev. J. E. Wild man, chaplain; w. N. Mix, marshal; Richard Talbot, musical director; G. D. Lane, organist; w. N. Mix and w. M. Whitaker, auditors. Richard Talbot and w. M. Whitaker were elected di- rectors of the Masonic Mutual Benefit association.
 The rainfall here for November was 5.31
 Connecticut Rock lodge of New Ha- ven will visit Compass lodge No. 9, F. and A. M, this evening and confer the third degree in German.
 Harry H. Doolittle has deeded to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company four acres of land on the South Plains. The price was $500.
 E. H. Rich has presented the T. A. B. society with the $500 he won at the re- cent fair.
 The county commissioners have turn ed over to the town treasurer $S.60S.90 for liquor licenses. There were nineteen licenses at $450, one for $250, one for s2O0 one for $50 and one for SIP, making a total of S9,O62, of which sum per cent goes to the county. At the semi-annual meeting of the directors of the Dime Savings bank a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. was declared
 A. H. Dutton post, C. A. R., will elect officers Friday evening.
 Mizpah chapter, o. E. S., will hold 8 bazar in the armory Friday evening, December 6.
 c. F. Paden won the field glasses raf- fled by C. H. Thomas
 Mrs c. H. Mcintyre of New York is visiting friends in town.
 Quarterly pension day to-day, and Town Clerk Martin will be at his office at o'clock a. m. to make out soldiers papers.
 w. N. Mix camp, Sons of Veterans reelected all its old officers Monday evening.
 A big flock of wild geese flying south passed over here about o'clock last evening.
 The trimming buffers at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'S factory are laid off for to-day on account of lack of work.
 THE ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING.
 The several times adjourned annual town meeting was called to order last evening at o'clock. J. R. Campbell was the presiding officer
 The recommendations as presented by the committee regarding the action to be taken by the town officers in the government of town affairs was read. The chairman of the Investigating com mittee stated that since the last meet ing an invitation had been extended to the past and present treasurers and col lectors for the past ten years to meet the committee and look over the ac- counts. Such meeting had been held, and nothing had been found to cause any change to be made in the report as already presented. D. F. Morris stated that he had con- suited with Collector Austin and he had expressed desire to settle up the mat ters satisfactorily. When after an off cial arranging of the accounts, if it is 1 found that he is indebted to the town, | he is anxious to settle what is right i Judge F. c. Bartholomew presented report of an investigation of the books of the collector and treasurer, which he had made which was in part substan- tfally the same as in the report already offered but with a few exceptions which showed different figures in the general result, and evidently mistake in figuring on the part of one or others of the accountants.
 A couple of large sheets of paper with the figures taken from the trGasurer's book were displayed on the stage and Attorney Fowler explained the meaning of the same to the meeting.
 There seemed to be a difference of opinion between Judge Bartholomew and Attorney Fowler regarding the charging of interest to the collector, which caused some useless discussion.
 H F. Hall offered a motion to con- tinue the committee with power to con suit with the selectmen relative to ar ranging and settling up the matters in question. The motion prevailed. Voted, That the report of the com mittee be accepted as far as it goes
 Attorney o. H. D. Fowler was added to the committee. Voted That when the meeting ad- iourns it shah be subject to be called at the option of the committee and se- lectmen.
 Adjourned.
 The meeting Of the board of burgesses was adjourned. until next Friday even ing