The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
NORTHFIELD.

OF the total town, village and school
tax placed in the hands of the treas
urer for collection all has been paid
excepting about $1,000 This is re-
markable record and one which it is
thought has never before been
equaled in town. 1t goes to show
that the plan of allowing per
Get discount on all taxes paid ON
OF before certain date is productive
of good results. The unpaid taxes
will now be placed with the collect
or. Such unpaid taxes average
about IL per cent more than If paid
in advance, which per cent is caused
by sending notices, officers fees and
incidentals.
have posted and are planning to post
their grounds against deer hunting.
While it is difficult to get the number
of acres enclosed it will probably
number up higher than supposed.
Certain land owners desire to take
advantage of this right not alone to
save the doe, but more especially tn
protect their domestic animals and
their families and themselves against
stray shots from high pressure, long
distance guns discharged by perhaps
irresponsibles.
Mrs. f. H. c. Graves, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, is visiting her parfnts, Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Richmond.
G. Fred Osgood of the Osgood
Granite Co., has gone to New York
having received word that a bid he
submitted on a building to be erect
ed in New Jersey had received ia
vorable consideration. He hoped to
close the contract before returning
home. The amount involved is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
w. F. Kittredge is making prep
arations to start gang of stone
cutters in the No. / shed of the Ellis
Granite Company's plant He pro-
poses doing business in the monu-
mental line.
The members of Mortified Grange
are preparing for their first annual
fair which is scheduled for the 18th,
18th and 10Th of next month. This
Grange has received many new mem
bers during the past half year and
hopes to eventually have the largest
membership in the State. Among
other projects they plan to erect a
Grange hall at some time in the flu
ture and are already making sub
stantial yearly additions to fund
for such purpose. This is known
as the Hall Fund"
Mrs. A. j. Wakefield was confined
to her room by illness yesterday.
The funeral of the late Marshall
Amidon was attended from the resi-
dence Thursday afternoon. The Rev
A. H. Webb was the officiating
clergyman. A couple of solos were
sung by j. H. Houghton. Burial
was in the Center cemetery. Among
those present was John Amidon, 4
son, from Lawrenceville, N. Y.
Prof. c. v. Woodbury. will conduct
the service in the Universalist church
tomorrow forenoon. He will speak
in the Congregational <hurch at
Roxbury at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Several persons from here attend
ed a dance in the Town hall at Rox.
bury last evening.
Richard Nichols and family are
{ moving from School street to the
Spaulding block on Union street.
While there is no little disappoint-
ment generally over the fact that
the U. V. Mn. U. football game
t will not be played at Montpelier this
year, there are indications that 6
respectable delegation from this sec
ton will accompany the N. U. tear
to Burlington next Wednesday.
Gentlemen's night will be observ
ed by the Ladies' Reading Circle mex
Monday evening at the home of Mrs
G. M. Davis. Senator W. p. Dill
bingham will be present and speak.
Marshall Smith has closed his bust
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