Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-01

Reduced s76s.
 The annual meeting of the town of GriswoId was held in the town hall at Pachaug Monday afternoon. First Se- lectman James H. Shea called the meeting to order. John Potter was chosen chairman and John Welsh clerk The reports of the officers of the town were voted accepted as print ed.
 George H. Jennings was appointed a member of the committee on the Daniel s. Anthony fund for three years. A tax of twelve mills was laid on the next perfected list to be payable on March 1. 1913, to meet the current ex- penses of the town and support of the common schools.
 The selectmen were empowered by vote to borrow money for temporary use and to pay any part of the town debt that can be paid
 It was voted that the salaries of town officers, and that the physicians employed. and their pay be the same as last year. The matter of repairing the highways is left in the hands of the selectmen. It was voted, and the se- lectmen were accordingly authorized, to convey to the Jewett City Water company the land now owned by the town of Griswold situated on Stone hill, bounded on the west by land o1 the town of Griswold, on the north by land formerly owned by William Green and on the east and south by land of the Jewett City water com pany. The tract of land in question contains five acres more or less. The town reports have been issued kxy tlNA "A, naf1 e~tnf ft1f isfactory financial condition. The cur- rent expenses for the fiscal year clos ing August 31 was $17,64S.61, which is $3,10S.64 more than last year, which item is more than covered by extra expenses not necessary in 1911. Last year the cost of the macadam road was only $1S4.39 as against $3,145.69 this year.
 These figures, which are nearly three thousand dollars more, show in the fact that thirty-three carloads of crushed stone was put on to the little over three miles from F. H. Gilbert's to the Pachaug cemetery. It was cov- cred with five inches of gravel, wet and rolled.
 At the town farm the expenses this year were $1,053S7, which were caused by repairs to the barn and house. At the town house in Jewett City the fig- ures are s636.05 in excess of 1911, which is largely accounted for in painting, alterations and repairs The outside poor cost $7T3 more in 1911 than 1912.
 An item that does not appear in the report of either 1911 or 1912, that of l clearing of the highways of snow, cost | $33423 in 1910. The damage done by deer in 1910 was $9S.50, in 1911 $40.50, and in 1912 SAP.
 The damage to sheep and poultry in | the last three years has been $120. The inventory of the town property shows an increase in value of $320 over last year and is itemized as fol- lows: Town farm, stock, furniture, etc, S4,552.T0; town house, Pachaug, $S20. town hall. Jewett City, $10,000; road machine, scrapers and tools $465. Total $15.S3770.
 The balance in the town treasury | September 1. 1912. as shown by the report of John Welsh, town clerk and 1 treasurer is $79s.94. The indebted ness of the town is $72,74052 as against l S72,474.04 last year.
 The amount of outstanding bonds and notes remains at the same figure, | $Ss,5o0. The town debt would have | been materially decreased this year only for the extra expenses on macad- am road, town hall and town farm, unavoidable items of expenditure. | The report of A. c. Burdick, secre- l. tary and acting school visitor show the salaries of teachers to be $10,s20 this year. $764 less than in 1911.
 Heard About Town.
 Miss May Tuttis of Lewiston, Me- is visiting her cousin, Mrs. F. E. Rob- | inson
 L. A. Thornton has returned from a two weeks visit in Worcester and sev- eral places in Rhode Island.
 Miss Belle HoEg is i'll at her hon7a on Main street.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Driscoll and little daughter of Whitinsville, Mass. and Mrs. Delahanty and two sons o1 Southbridge, Mass, were week end wis itors with the Misses Driscoll or North Main street.
 Given K. of P. Charm.
 E. M. Barrett was presented hand. some Knights of Pythias charm Mon day by Mrs. Otis Horton. It belonged to her husband, who, when he died, re. quested that it be given to MT. Bar. rett, who had been his lifelong friend
 Memorial Mass.
 There was an anniversary mass fo Daniel Driscoll, late of Whitinsville at St Marys church at 730 oclocl | Monday morning