Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
WINOOSKI.

W1NOOSKI
The warning was posted Saturday fol
the annual town meeting to be held "A
Concert hall on Tuesday, March at
O'Clock. Besides the usual items of bus
ness the following articles will receive at
tention; Article t. TO see IL the town will
vote to exempt the buildings and ma
chinory of the Porter Screen Manufacture
ing Co., recently erected in the village oi
NlnoosRi from taxes for a. period of five
years from April 1st, 1899. Article reads
To see If the town Will vote to exempt
from taxation for period of five years
the buildings and machinery in Culchcs.
ter OF the Cooperative Butter and Cheese
factory at Colchester Centre. Both thes,
/ industries are practically new and are al
ready beneiitting the town and village &c
ute an extent. The Porter Screen Manu-
featuring Co., have recently enlarged their
afeauy extensive plant and now employ
over -leo hands constantly. They have alsC
removed their branch business here from
Randolph and have put up many large
buildings water system of their own
with tower 1t is very probable that both
these enterprises will receive the desired
freedom from taxation IN view of the
evident Increase in business resulting
from them.
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles LaVigne of Colchester an
Mr.. Frederick Blondin were married hy
KEY. j. Is. Whitaker at the st. Stephen ;
parsonage Wednesday afternoon Mr..
William I.avigne of Worcester. brother of
the bride, came here TO attend the we'd
ding.
Miss Emma Edwards. daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs. j. w. Edwards who has recent
ly taught successful term of school at
richmond, has gone to Welesly, Mass,
10 accept position as teacher in the
grammar department of the high school
The advertised letters at the postoffice
are as follows: Joseph Couvear. Pierre
Cusson, Fedora Hagar, Frank Prossle,
William Thebcrge.
The trustees and directors Of the
Ninooski Savings Hank held their annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon a the bank in
Winocski Block. These officers wei a
elected; President 5. II. Weston, vice
presidents, j. b. Small, A. j. Stevens.
treasurer Ormond Cole; trustees. S II.
Weston, O. T. Ray. Ormond Cole. Samuel
Rigwood, +. c. Mower. J. B. Small. A. i.
stevens. The bank is in excellent condi-
ton and is classed among the best in tho
country Tho officers of the bank and the
citizens OF WinoOSki are to be congratula-
ted upon this successful institution.
John King, who lived near the Fanny
Allen Hospital. died Monday night He was
about 60 years of age.
\ daughter was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Desautels
;. X. Narcotic is slightly improved but
is still in a critical condition
Inc o5th annual report of the selectrnn n
and other officers of the town of Col.ha.-
ter for the year ending February S. 1So9 >
IN the hands of the printer and Will be
issued from the Free Press job depart
ment, 1t contains Co RACES. For the hcne-
lit of the voters and taxpavcrs A few of
the more important statements on1 Np-
ures are printed. comparing the sam, win
last years reports From the treasure.'s
report is shown that February 1SgS
there was on hand S4G2 GS Received Of I
T. Brown, liquor agent Sl3lvC5. nf {, II
Flint, overseer of the. poor. s59S.73. of So
lectmen, town district share Of puhlic
money. s7G317; of State Treasurer Field
State school tax 1891 66: State nirhv,v
tax. $37957: of H. V. Horton dor licnns :
S20l.09; town justice cas,s. SlOS a. Tha ,o
tai receipts aggregate $2O. so. SO: cash on
hand. February s. 1899 S7q15 Tho moor
farm sold produce to the amount Of s,as n.
nine persons have been kept at tn. no So
more or less of the time ,rlirtv-fvc
tramps were assisted, SiXtv-two families
and individuals have also been aided in
various ways Three hundred dollars was
expended in repairs to buildjnrs tbe mast
year. 1t has cost sl47l os to keen thc trwn
highways in repair according ia The ~a-
port OF commissioner l.. w. Ravin. In
for e,,nniias S',a, rep9rt .he amount palu
s7o. az rnd ~ "i.N .. '.i'en'ais i.ach,S
The present tndehtsdnoss 90 .h ',oI"i aiIoi
iiat,,nt :; so-. ;iiuep'euileSS OIL the school
and h,,dt,os ''-,, .-nn IN ,epair oi hlsnwAys
.nroft frn7,, ,;l'',' "'evii' ne low" ; net
s2G7 "A M -. ' o., 'S'"'S vs.
tou,n inc,,,do ,,,,I', tap'iII't9 81 tn'
s1nOi 7s. unnoid p@ii' ann 'u'!t;ns 10
naid Hr,,n, IN sac, 30 C'"iiiIs' sl4''' uH-
amount op ,il',n, %, 9,'.'', ~ ~ "SSrlS 'h'