The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20

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ldent OF the Vermont Fish and Game
League has, this week, sent out the pro-
gramme for the midsummer meeting Of the
league, to be held Wednesday, August 3, at
Fisk, Isle La Motte The accompanying
invitation includes all members OF the
league and members of branch clubs, with
their lady friends. The steamer "Rein-
deer" has been chartered for the day, and
Will leave her wharf in Burlington on the
arrival OF the noon trains from Rutland,
White River Junction, Montpelier st. AL
bans and the Burlington and Lamoille rail-
road. The dinner will be served in tent
on the grounds OF Lieut.-Gov. Fiske by the
Ladies Aid Society of Isle La Motto.
Nothing further on this subject need be
said to those who have been there. Excur-
sion rates will be given on all railroads.
good going to Burlington August and g.
good returning August and 4. The price
OF tickets for the round trip from Burling-
ton to Fisk and return, including dinner,
will be two dollars for each person Tick
cts can be obtained on the boat at Burling-
ton. A rainy day will not interfere with
the programme as ample shelter will be
provided for all.
The ladies OF the Young Mems Christian
Association auxiliary scored the success of
the season at the lawn party given last Fri
day evening on the lawns of G. II. More
and Charles Dewey. The decorations were
OF patriotic nature and napbtha torches
scattered in profusion through the spacious
RTOuuub gave llR0Us Inc MONT
pelier Military Band was present and rem
dered fine programme, including several
patriotic airs. The burden OF preparation
fell upon Mrs. @. A. Best and Mrs. George
Wheeler, the heads OF the entertainment
and table committees, but they were ably
assisted by score of ladies'. Mr.. and Mrs
More opened their house for the occasion,
and contributed in many ways to its sue
cess. Miss Ella Bailey, Mrs. G. Fl. More
and Mrs. W. A. Briggs assisted materially
in the decorations. The grounds were
crowded throughout the evening, and the
street in the vicinity was packed. Several
car loads came down from Barre and extra
cars were put on for their accommodation.
Ice cream and cake were served by Misses
Cora Gillette, Ella Bailey, Katherine Smith,
Carleton. Misses Maud Shurtleff and Anna
Guernsey had charge OF the candy table,
and Misses Mary Dewey, Kate Kempton
and Mrs. L. w. Shedd served lemonade
The net proceeds were nearly $50.
The board Of civil authority met last Fri
day afternoon in the Office of Mayor Senter
to hear complaints of those who felt ag-
grieved by the action of the listers on the
quadrennial appraisal. Mayor Senter pre-
sided and the members of the board pres.
ent were Aldermen Whelan and Jangraw,
F. L. Laird, G.: W. Wing, T. j. Desvitt
John Mooney, M. E. Smile, P. Fl. Hinkley
and III. A. Huse. Forty.six tax payers had
entered appeals, but nearly half that num-
ber withdrew the same or did not appear
before the board. All those present having
complaints were heard, and the board then,
in executive session, passed upon the ap.
peals. q. A. Gale appeared for Mrs. Ellen
j. Gale. Her house on Barre street was
raised from $1,000 to S2,S00; appeal dis
missed. Mrs. Robert Cook, house on Cliff
street, raised from 5000 to $1,000. She
asked but was refused a reduction. The
house on Barre street owned by g. G.
Downing had been jumped from 81 900 to
$1,000, but the board thought the latter
| figure about right. Francis O'Gorman OBJ
jected to raising his house on Barre street
from $4,000 to $500 but the board gave
him no relief. Dexter Moody was next
| turned down. His house on Bailey Ave
nue. had been raised from $1,000 to S1,7OO.
The block on Spring street owned by Ada
line Il. Hopkins was appraised in 1897 at
$4,000. The listers this year put it in at
$4,000, and the board reduced this $500.
David L. Fuller thought $4,000 was too
high for his Main street residence, and also
asked reduction on tenement houses
owned by him on Fuller street. The lis
ters were sustained in their appraisal Of the
Main street property, but reduction of
| $40O was made on the other. The home of
I. j. Kelleher on st. Paul street was raised
from $4,000 to $1,000 and he also thought
$4,000 too much for the Harlow house ad-
joining, also owned by him. A reduction
OF $500 was made in the latter. E. E. Hills
asked relief on his house on East Liberty
street that had been boosted" from 81 800
to 81, ,0O0 appeal dismissed. The stone sheds
Of @. FL. More & Co. had been put in at
S11 900 against S10,o 900 at the last appraisal,
and his homestead on State street, owned
by Mary e. More, had been raised from
| $4,000 to S6700. The stone sheds were put
back to the original figure, and the appeal
on his residence was dismissed. The Sloan
building and barn at the rear of the Ex.
change hotel, owned by Fred E. Smith, had
been advanced from $500 to $500, and
the Rialto block from $1,000 to $500, from
both Of which he appealed. The board
changed the figures on the former to 3,0O0
George w. Kingsbury asked relief on the
North branch mill property raised from
81 900 to 81 800, and his prayer was granted.
The residence of M. E. Smile on State
street had been put up from $4,000 to $1,000
and the Hillside property from $1,000 to
latter $4,000. George L. Blanchard sp-
peared for the Blanchard heirs and asked
reduction in the sppraisals of the opera
house block and the Lawrence building
The former had been raised from $40, 900 to
$4,000 and the latter from $2S,OOO to
$4,000. The board cut the opera house to
1000, and the Lawrence building to
S28, 1000. T. g. Brophy appeared for the
Dennis Lane heirs. Appeal on Elm
been advanced from 1880 to 5000; they
asked that 1t be put back to the original
| figure and their request was granted. The
appeal of f. A. Sherburne on the appraisal
Of his residence on East State street was
dismissed but he was granted reduction
houses on the same street. Thomas III. Cor
ry's aqueduct was listed at $500. He
thought this just twice what it ought to be,
the board agreed with him and his request
block, owned by Mrs. j. w. Ellis, was raised
from $4,000 to $1,000. She asked that it be
put in at the original figure and the board
so voted. George B. Walton asked for a
reduction Of the appraisal OF Walton block
peals not granted were by f. L. Laird on
residence; e. e. Graham, same; Raphael
Lanier, block, Elm street and l.. @. Wake
field, lots on upper Main street.