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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING

All persons legal voters of the Town of Putney, Vt., are hereby notified and warned to meet in the town hall in Put­ ANNUAL REPORT ney, on Tuesday, March 3, 1925, at 10 o'clock a.m., to act on the folloiing articles, viz. : OF THE Art. 1. To hear the report of the last meeting. Art. 2. To elect a moderator and town clerk. AUDITORS Art. 3. To see if the town will accept the auditors' report. Art. 4. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to AND appoint one or two road commissioners for the year ensuing, or elect them by ballot. Town Officers Art. 5. To elect a school director, selectman, lister and OF THE all other town officers required by law for the year ensuing. Art. 6. To see what sum if any, the town will appropri­ ___ ..... ate to the G. A. R. Post for the proper observance TOWN OF PUTNEY of Memorial Day. Art. 7. To see what sum, if any, the town will appropri­ VERMONT ate for the support of the Putney Public Library. FOR THE Art. 8. To see what sum, if any, the town will appropri­ ate for permanent highways or surfacing. Year Ending January 31, 1925 Art. 9. To see what action the town will take in regard to snow roads on its main highways. Art. 10. To determine what sum the town will vote to AUDITO;RS raise by a tax on the grand list of 1925 to pay all JENNIE E. PIERCE BESSIE F. BRALEY demands against and all expenses of the town for HENRY T. COE ensuing year and how it shall be collected. Art. 11. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting. B. M. REED, I• R. G. LOOMIS, GEO. T. APLIN, Selectmen of Putney, Vt. t Putney, Vt., BRATTLEBORO: February 14, 1925. PRESS OF R, L. HILDRETH & CO. 1925

/ .. Town Officers for 1924

Moderator: George D. Aiken. Town Clerk: A. M. Corser. Selectmen: B. M. Reed, 1925; R. G. Loomis, 1926; Geo. T. Aplin, 1927. Overseer of the Poor: Henry 0. Cobb. Town Treasurer: A. M. Corser. Constables: Henry 0. Cobb, !st; Harold Bugbee, 2d. Listers: Leon P. Fuller, 1925; John Maley, 1926; F. B. Hannum, 1927. Auditors: Edith Bugbee, 1925; Jennie E. Pierce, 1926; Bessie Braley, 1927. Town Grand Jurors: G. T. Aplin, F. A. Burditt, Henry Frost. Library Trustees: Minnie A. Treadway, 1925; Gertrude Knight, 1926; Mrs. Henry F rost, 1927 ; Clara L. Ingalls, 1928; Nellie N. Clark, 1929. School Directors: Mrs. Henry Frost, 1925; A. P. Bryant, 1926; George D. Aiken, 1927. Road Commissioners: George Braley, Arthur F. Brooks. Trustee of the U. S. Deposit Fund: G. T. Aplin. Town Agent: G. T. Aplin. Pound Keeper : Fred B. Hannum. Fence Viewers: R. G. Loomis, Wm. Garland, Harold Bugbee. S urveyors of Wood and Lumber: W. B. Jones, A. P. Bryant. Trustee of \Vest Hill and Baldwin Funds: C. E. Cory. Trustee of East Putney Cemetery Fund, A. C. Cobb. Sexton: E. E. Blood. Public Weigher : S. L. Davis. Town Representative: George T. Aplin. J ustices of the Peace: George T. Aplin, F. L. Parmelee, M. G. W illiams, L. H. Bugbee, A. M. Corscr. 2

Town Treasurer's Account

A. M. CoRSER, TREASURER DR. Cash on hand, February 1, 1924, $ 111 73 Cash from Vermont-Peoples National Bank, bur- rowed, 11,000 00 Cash from J. J. Knight, trustee, borrowed, 2,100 00 Town of Dummerston, tuition, '220 00 Town of ·westminster, tuition, 330 00 State treasurer, advanced instruction, 344 12 Transportation and board. 33-:1: 78 Salary of school superintendent, 260 00 Trained teachers in rural schools, 324 00 Rebate for current expenses, 96 00 Highway maintenance fund, 1,439 17 Highways, permanent work, 999 GO Unselected highways, 682 2i State highway tax, 604 n Junior High School, F. B. Howard, 50 00 :Mary Gale estate, L_!7 75 H. 0. Cobb, delinquent taxes, 553 69 Town hall rentals, ]70 00 B. M. Reed, logs and plank sold to town of \,Vest- minster, 8 97 A . M. Corser, dog licenses, 148 55 Town taxes, received by treasurer, 21,739 38 Interest on Cemetery funds, 36 33

$41,601 21 34 3

Deaths in 1924 f

Yrs. Mos. Days Town Treasurer's Account Jan. 11. Robbin Munson, 63 11 0 May 25. Eva Edmunds Reed, -U 2 25 CR. June 13. Henry C. Warren, 88 10 19 Paid school directors' orders, $ 9,721 36 July 9. Henry A. McCullock, 58 7 25 Overseer of the poor's orders, 668 5!) 23. July Harriet M. Cory, 83 3 11 Road commissioner's orders, Geo. R. Braley, 1,45\l 10 Sept. rn. Mary A. Thompson, 80 8 0 Road commissioner's orders, A. F. Brooks, 1.266 42 Oct. 2,.1:. Florence J. Wheat, 7-1 9 15 Selectmen's orders, general account, 3,394 01 Oct. 24. Charles S. Pratt, M. D., GS 1 ,1 Selectmen's orders, state and county taxes, 1,984 76 Nov. 2. Henrietta M. Blodgett. 93 2 16 Selectmen's orders, notes paid, 13,100 00 Dec. l. George L. Townshend 79 8 1 Selectmen's orders, interest paid, 1,367 72 Dec. 19. Mattie M. Wilcox, 6-1 3 19 Selectmen's orders, state highway, 3,610 JO Selectmen's orders, unselected highway, 845 96 State treasurer, patrol, 450 00 Dr. L. H. Bugbee, reporting births and deaths, 4 75 Dr. A. I. Miller, reporting death, 50 Dr. Grace Burnett, reporting birth, 25 Marriages in 1924 Dr. E. R. Lynch, reporting birth, 25 Dr. Louis Hazen, reporting birth, 25 May 17. Samuel M. Shurtcliff and Harriet M. Thompson. S. M. Bailey, bounty on bobcat, 8 00 June 14. Oscar J. Thayer and Jennie M. Abbott. Cash on hand, 3,719 19 July 14. Joseph N. Desrosiers and Ethel L. Merton. Aug. 25. Murillo G. Williams and Beulah P. Mitchell. $41,601 21 Nov. 25. Solomon S. \Vasher and Ella May Hathaway. 4 33

Overseer of the Poor Births in 1924 Jan. 5. Richard D. to l\lr. and Mrs. Carl E . Anderson. HENRY 0. Conn G. Anna M. E. to l\Ir. and l\1rs. Fred A. Buckman. Feb. 8. \i\'ilber C. to Mr. and l\Irs. Carroll K. Loomis. Support of Geo. A. Smith : Apr. 8. Sylvia Jean to Mr. and Mrs. George R. Braley. S. L. Davis, groceries, $202 29 l\Tay 7. l\Iary \i\lilcomb to l\Ir. and Mrs. Hugh W. Dr. L. H. Bugbee, services, 117 50 Goodell. D. W . Howard, coal, 146 00 June :2 1. Robert Guy to i\Ir. and i\Irs. Robert G. Prentiss. D. W. Howard, wood, ]2 00 July 21. Sherman Edmund to :.Ir. and Mrs. Edmund D. Carl Stockwell, care, 47 75 Stockwell. Jay Green, care, 86 00 Sept. 12. Alberta Ruth to lVIr. and l\Irs. \iVatson I. Ma- R. G. Loomis, milk, 47 10 goon. S. S. Washer, groceries, 3 51 25. Beatrice to Mr. and l\Irs. Henry Murphy. Fred Howard, meat, 2 94 Oct. 31. Patricia Eileen to :.fr. and Mrs. John J. Lyons. GG5 O!l $ Nov. la. Pauline Elizabeth to l\Ir. and Mrs. Harold 0 . Edith Cobb, care of tramps, :i 50 $ Rhoades. 17. ·wayne Arthur to Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cole. Total cost of the poor, $ GG8 5tl 24. George Hilliard to l\Ir. and Mrs. Leo Fortier. Orders drawn by overseer, 668 59 Dec. l 1. Mary Lamphear to Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Townshend. 5 Road Commissioners' Account

GEORGE R. BRALEY, COMMISSIONER Team work, $6.50; labor, $3.00; gravel, $0.15 Geo. R. Braley, self and team at $7.00, $ 385 00 Geo. R. Braley, labor at $3.50, 36 75 Geo. R. Braley, ~an and team, 406 25 Summary of Expenses Compared with Expenses of 1923 Geo. R. Braley, team at $3.50, 28 00 Geo. R. Braley, man at $2.50, 36 25 1923 1924 Geo. Morris, team work, 35 75 Schools, $10,019 22 $ 9,746 06 Geo. Morris, labor, 19 50 Poor, 866 91 668 59 H arry Mann, team work, 13 00 Roads, town work, 2,309 J9 2,725 52 Harry Mann, labor, 15 00 Roads, state work, 4,596 35 2,901 09 Lawrence Temple, labor, 129 00 Bridges, 835 43 242 99 H orace Holway, labor, RI 00 U nselected highway, l ,4-20 27 845 96 Merlin Temple, labor, 33 00 Town hall 558 69 218 59* C. E. Cory, labor, 29 00 Town officers, 357 50 334 00 E. W . Aiken, labor, 10 50 Breaking roads, 344 03 121 53 Austin Gassett, labor, 21 00 Cutting brush, 71 85 85 42 Henry Vl ood, labor, 5 00 Miscellaneous, 2,402 82 2,021 68 H. 0 . Cobb, labor, 7 50 State and county taxes, 2,718 31 1,984 76 Geo. Carlton, labor at $'3.50, 15 00 Lighting streets, 450 00 450 00 Earl Fuller, labor and team work, 3 40 Patrol, main highway, 420 00 450 00 F. A. Austin, labor and team work, 10 00 Railings, 54 73 149 80 H. L. Wood, gravel, 3 45 Interest, 1,389 73 1,467 72 Herbert Pierce, gravel, 4 05 \"l\T. A. Page, gravel, 23 25 $28,815 03 $24,413 71 Edith H olton, gravel, 3 00 * Less rentals. C. E. Cory, gravel, 12 30 Elizabeth Braley, gravel, 1 50 W. B. Houghton, timber and gravel, 21 75 J. A. Stafford, repair work, 11 10 • North East Metal Culvert Co., 58 80 $ 1,459 10 Orders drawn by Geo. R. Braley, 1,459 10 G 31

A. F. BROOKS, COM MISSIONER Your auditors have carefully examined the orders, books, Team work, $7.00; labor, $3.00; gravel, $0.15 bills and receipts of the various town officers and have found A. F . Brooks, self and team, $ 365 94 them in good condition with few errors. \Ve have tried to A. F. Brooks, self and team at $7.50, 37 50 make this report as plain as possible. A. F. Brooks, team, 4 00 A. F. Brooks, self, 19 21 JENNIE E . PIERCE, A. F. Brooks, self and one horse, 10 00 BESSIE F. BRALEY, A. F. Brooks, attending meetings, G 00 HENRY T. COE, E. E. Blood, man and team, 6.3 33 Town Auditors. E. E. Blood, team, 4 00 Harold Bugbee, man and tean1, 87 50 H. 0. Bailey, man and team, 35 00 E. F. Phillips, man and team, 112 44 E. F. Phillips, man and two teams, 11 00 E . Cassidy, man and team, 21 00 Dalton Howard, man and team, 7 00 Geo. Fuller, labor, 150 18 Albert Norrington, labor, 45 83 Fred Godfrey, labor, 45 83 Edgar Phelps, labor, 79 50 Leon Brooks, labor, _6 00 Bert Stockwell, labor, 18 00 A. M. Cushing, labor, !) 00 Vera Vose, labor, 5 00 Ora Underwood, labor, 3 00 Ray Underwood, labor, 9 00 H. 0. Cobb, labor, 1 50 P. F. Parle, labor, 10 50 Geo. Carlton, labor, 15 00 Carl Underwood, labor, 9 00 Randall Rhodes, labor, 9 00 Guy Stockwell, labor, 3 00 C. W. Gates, labor, 3 00 Russell Smith, labor, 6 00 Geo. Stockwell, labor, 3 00 30 7

Geo. Stockwell, gravel, 5 70 Resources of Town, January 31, 1925 Harold Farrington, gravel, 14 00 W. Babcock, gravel, 3 75 Cash in treasury, $3,719 19 E. E. Blood, gravel, 11 55 Due on tax bill of 1919, 2 60 Harold Bugbee, damages to cultivated field, 5 00 Due on tax bill of 1920, 3 20 D. H . Smith, repairs and oil, 2 75 Dne on tax bill of 1921, 3 70 Aldis Cushing, repairs, 1 25 Due on tax bill of 1922, 274 73 F. B. Howard, wire and staples, 5 16 Due on tax bill of 1923, 570 49 Due on tax bill of 1924, 1,164 26 $ 1,266 42 $ 5,738 17 Orders drawn by A. F. Brooks, 1,266 42 State patrol, main highway, 450 00

Fund for the two above accounts, 45 cents on a dollar of Liabilities, January 31, 1925 the grand list, $6,278.55. United States deposit fund, $ 1,444 76 Henry Frost donated 48 loads of gravel. East Putney Cemetery fund, 100 00 Nancy Austin and Mary Dickinson, joint note, 4,600 00 Frank H. Farr, note, 2,800 00 Note at Vermont-Peoples National Bank at 5%, 10,500 00 J. J. Knight, Trustee, note, 2,100 00 Balance due on school order No. 33, 24 70

Total liabilities, $21,569 4G Less resources, 5,738 17

Net liabilities of town, 1925, $15,831 29 Net liabilities of town., 1924, 20,088 67

Decrease for the year, $ 4,257 38 8 29 · Selectmen's Account

STATE HIGHWAY No. 1 Team work, $7.00; labor, $3.25 Will Johnson, man and team, $ 77 00 Will Johnson, labor, 45 00 Forest Phelps, labor, 13 00 E . Cassidy, man and team, 42 00 Fred Vaine, man and team, 45 l1 Funds Not Borrowed L. P. Fuller, man and team, 35 00 Reuben Blood, labor, 19 50 K imball Library fund, deposited one-half in the Reuben Blood, auto, 6 00 Vermont Savings Bank and one-half in F red Godfrey, labor, 19 50 Brattleboro Savings Bank, $ 500 00 W ill Collins, labor, 19 50 Baldwin C~metery fund, C. E . Cory, trustee, in Bert Stockwell, labor, 3 25 savings bank, 100 00 Geo. Johnson, labor, 19 50 West H ill Cemetery fund, C. E. Cory, trustee, Geo. Johnson, auto, 6 00 in savings bank, 150 00 Harry Amidon, labor, 19 50 Old North Cemetery fund, in Vermont Savings Harlow Bros., trucking, 3 00 Bank, 558 50 Harold Farrington, gravel at 15 cents, 31 50 Morse Cemetery fund, in Brattleboro Savings Bank, 107 49 $ 404 36 Dickinson fund, in Brattleboro Savings Bank, 100 00 Orders drawn by selectmen, 404 36 J. J. Fuller fund, in Brattleboro Savings Bank, 100 00 Sarah Clay fund, in Brattleboro Savings Bank, 200 00 STATE HIGHWAY No. 2 Shaw and Aplin fund, in Brattleboro Savings Bank, Team work, $7.00 ; labor, $3.25 100 00 Sarah R. Perry fund, in Vermont Savings Bank, 100 00 Will Johnson, self and team, $ 190 9,1. Will J ohnson, labor, 101 34 R. G. Loomis, self and team, 14.0 00 R. G. Loomis, auto service, 1 50 L. P. Fuller, man and team, 205 3± Fred Vaine, man and team, 219 33 Guy Stockwell, man and team, 42 00 E d. Cassidy, man and team, 98 00 Harry Amidon, labor, 94 25 28 9

G. W. Johnson, labor, 83 0G G. W. Johnson, auto service, 26 00 98 59 Grand List, 1924 Will Collins, labor, Fred Godfrey, labor, 106 53 Real Estate, $ 4,748 70 W. E. Ransom, labor, 78 00 Personal Estate, 1,146 85 Bert Stockwell, labor, lG 25 383 polls at $1.00, 383 00 Reuben Blood, labor, 70 42 Reuben Blood, auto service, 7 00 $ 6,278 55 Edgar Phelps, labor, 58 50 Forest Phelps, labor, 94 25 North East Metal Culvert Co., 3 culverts, 89 18 Robbins & Cowles, cement, 2 55 Geo. Searles, gravel at 15 cents, 198 90

Tax Statement $ 2,021 93 Orders drawn by selectmen, 2,021 93 Grand list of 1924, $6,278.55, at $3.80 on each dollar, $23,858 49 RESURFACING RIVER ROAD Amount turned over to constable, l ,213 31 Team work, $7.00; labor, $3.25; gravel, $0.15 91 00 Amount on which 4% discount was allowed, $22,645 18 \,Vill Johnson, man and team, $ 48 75 4% on above, 905 80 Will Johnson, self at $4.00, H. 0. Bailey, man and team, 52 88 70 00 Amount received by treasurer, $21,739 38 Frank Howard, man and team, Harry Amidon, labor, 42 44. Fred Godfrey, labor, 42 44 TAXES IN HANDS OF HENRY 0. Conn, CONSTABLE Ed. Phelps, labor, 34 04 Geo. Johnson, labor, 42 44 Unpaid 42 44 Unpaid on Paid Abated Feb. 1, 1925. Will Collins, labor, Feb. l, 1924 Tax of 1919 $ 2 60 $ 2 60 Geo. Johnson, auto service, 13 00 Tax of 1920 3 20 3 20 Fred Leach, gravel, 42 15 Tax of 1921 3 70 3 70 Geo. Whitney, gravel, 18 75 Tax of 1922 351 98 $ 66 15 $ 11 10 274 73 Aldis Cushing, repairing tools, 2 90 Tax of 1923 997 88 427 39 570 49 Tax of 1924 1,213 31 22 45 26 60 1,164 26 $ 543 23 $2,572 67 $515 99 $ 37 70 $2,018 98 Orders drawn by selectmen, 543 23 10 27

E AST PUTNEY FERRY ROAD two were enrolled in the first grade in September and one Team work, $7.00; labor, $3.25 child moved away in the fall. Miss Follette continues the W ill Johnson, self and team, $ 56 00 excellent work in her grades. Will Johnson, self, 30 03 As your directors do not know the exact amount of the L. P. Fuller, man and team, 28 00 grand list, what action will be taken in the legislature con­ E. E . Blood, man and team, 28 00 cerning superintendence and various other educational mat­ Ed. Ransom, labor, 26 00 ters, they cannot state the amount needed for schools this Fred Vaine, man and team, 49 00 year. No money was received from the state on the Junior Geo. Merton, labor, 22 75 High, which was unlooked for but unavoidable. One bill of Fred Godfrey, labor, 26 00 $98 was paid for No. 5 repairs, but the West H ill Club in­ Forest P helps, labor, 22 75 tends to make this good later. The heating of Central Geo. Johnson, labor, 26 00 School is another item of expense, fuel and janitor service Geo. J olmson, auto service, 8 00 coming to high figures. What can be done on this matter is F red Leach, gravel at 15 cents, 14 40 up to the voters. A new heating system would be quite ex­ pensive, but on the other hand buying fuel in large quantities 336 93 $ year after year is also quite an item. 336 !)3 Orders drawn by selectmen, You will note that the directors have drawn but one-half }1aterial donated, Fred Leach, loads stone. 50 year's pay, having given many hours of their time to school Material donated, Henry Frost, 20 loads stone. matters without recompense. There are a number of bills Material donated, ·w ill Dlanchard, 10 loads gravel. not paid up to date. vVill the voters please note these facts and act accordingly. Good schools, qualified teachers and STATE HIGHWAY RESURFACING necessary equipment cost considerable in these times; but Team work, labor, $6.50; $3.00 take pride in the fact that P utney schools rank well with Geo. R. Braley, self and team at $7.00, $ 37 25 those of other towns whose tax rate is higher. Geo. R. Braley, man and team, 45 50 Geo. R. ~raley, team at $3.50, 24 50 Respectfully submitted, Ben vVood, team work, 39 00 Harry Mann, team work, 39 00 MRS. H . W. FROST, Lawrence T emple, labor, 21 00 A. P. BRYANT, Merlin Temple, labor, 21 00 G.D. AIKEN, 18 00 Austin Gassett; labor, School Directors. Horace Holway, labor, 21 00 Geo. Fuller, labor, 3 00 G. D. Wheat, gravel at 20 cents, 34 40 $ 303 65 Orders drawn by selectmen, 303 65 26 11

UNSELECTED HIGHWAY, GEO. R. BRALEY School Directors' Report Team work, $6.50; labor, $3.00; gravel, $0.15 The school directors present the following report to tax­ .. Geo. R. Braley, self and team at $7.00, $ 47 00 payers: Geo. R. Braley, man and team, 45 50 Geo. R. Braley, team at $3.50, 17 50 Taking the school year as a whole it has been quite suc­ ? Ben Wood, team work, 13 00 cessful. Only two rural schools have been in session since Harry Mann, team work, ] 3 00 September. Miss Luella Smith remained at No. 5 another W. A. Page, team work, 39 00 year and has been able to maintain the superior sign. ·west Horace Holway, labor, 21 00 Hill residents have labored hard to liquidate the debt on the Austin Gassett, labor, 18 00 schoolhouse, also prepared the playground for equipment Merlin Temple, labor, J8 00 this coming spring. C. E. Cory, labor, 9 00 Owing to the poor condition of No. 8 schoolhouse and Geo. Fuller, labor, 6 00 small number of pupils to attend same, this school was closed Raymond Moore, labor, G 00 and the children were transported to No. 7 by R. G. Loomis. W. A. Page, gravel, 30 95 Miss Della Austin of Vergennes, Vt., an experienced teacher, was secured to have charge of the combined schools. $ 283 95 She has given general satisfaction and her work has been ap­ Orders drawn by selectmen, 283 95 proved by children and parents. Miss Austin plans to enter this school in the contest which awards $100 to the rural UNSELECTED HIGHWAY, RIVER ROAD school making the most improvement during a stated time. The prize is generously given by former Governor Proctor Team work, $7.00; labor, $3.25; gravel, $0.15 and his sister. According to standardization rules, No. 7 R. G. Loomis, man and team, $ 3 79 school now scores 6~ points. The directors hope to change the ·will Johnson, man and team, 87 89 lighting this year, which will raise the per cent. There are Will Johnson, self at $4.00, 50 SU taxpayers in the east part of the town who place the value of Frank Howard, man and team, 56 00 their farms above the education of the children. "To err is L. P. Fuller, man and team, 38 89 human" and the directors acted on school matters with due Fred Vaine, man and team, 63 00 deliberation and fairness, asking advice from state officials. H. 0. Bailey, man and team, 7 00 The Junior High has had steady advancement under the E. E. Blood, man and team, 21 00 instruction of X. P. \7\Talton and Miss Bernice Putney. Sev­ Reuben Blood, labor, 16 25 eral tuition pupils from Dummerston and \7\Testminster have Reuben Blood, auto service, 1 00 attended Central this year. Miss Rhona Patterson took Harry Amidon, labor, 37 56 charge of the intermediate room in the fall with gratifying Will Collins, labor, 27 81 results. The primary room is far from overcrowded. Only Ed. Phelps, labor, 36 11 12 25 Fred Godfrey, labor, 40 81 W. Collins, labor, No. 7, 4 50 Geo. Johnson, labor, 31 06 N. P. Bromley, Central, 3 10 Geo. Johnson, auto service, 11 00 \V. E. Parker, 4 00 Geo. Whitney, gravel, 18 60 E. A. Eddy, telephone, etc., 6 16 Fred Leach, gravel, 13 35 Mrs. H. W . Frost, school census, 5 76 - G. M. Clay, insurance, 57 75 562 01 $ $ 104 29 Orders drawn by selectmen, 562 0] Total cost of schools, $ 9,746 06 BRIDGES B. M. Reed, lumber, $ 53 26 SCJ-IOOL FUNDS Geo. R. Braley, plank, 108 13 A. F. Brooks, 5 00 School tax, $1.20 on grand list, $7,534 2G B. M. Reed, lumber, 76 60 State school money, 1,098 90 - Tuition, vVestminster and Dummer­ $ 2.J-2 \JU ston, 550 00 State's share superintendent's salary, 260 00 CUTTING BRUSH F. B. Howard, High School fund, 50 00 $ 9,493 lG Geo. Aplin, labor, $ ]4 83 C. W. Gates, labor, 11 22 Overdrawn, February 1, 1925, $ 252 90 Austin Gassett, labor, 18 00 Donald Aplin, labor, 18 15 B. M. Reed, labor, G 23 R. D . Aplin, labor, 11 34 W. A. Page, labor, 5 65 - $ 85 42

SNOW Earl Fuller, labor and team, $ 2 10 W. A. Page, labor and team, 8 87 Geo. Holt, 9 55 R. G. Loomis, 3 50 24 13

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES E. H. Gleason, breaking roads, 21 00 A. F. Brooks, breaking roads, 21 00 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, $ 58 06 Geo. Braley, breaking roads, Capital City Press, 5 88 36 71 E. E. Blood, breaking roads, Harris & Gilpatric, 19 78 15 00 C. E. Cory, breaking roads, Sears & Roebuck, 15 25 3 80 John C. Winston Co., 29 00 Rand, McNally & Co., 6 13 $ 121 53 Houghton, Mifflin Co., 20 77 Ginn & Co., 23 65 RAILINGS Little, Brown & Co., 22 78 Fred Godfrey, labor, J. B. Lippincott Co., 4 27 $ ;3 :.!5 Ed. Phelps, labor, 3 25 The Macmillan Co., 7 91 \,Vill Johnson, team and labor, Scott, Foresman -& Co., 18 31 10 75 Geo. Johnson, auto service, World Book Co., 10 29 1 00 E. W. Aiken, locust posts, D. C. Heath & Co., 7 24 l J 80 B. M. Reed, J. L. Hammett Co., 6 07 7 07 F. A. Fifield, Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., 1 85 25 00 B. M. Reed, lumber, Vt. Tuberculosis Association, 3 20 85 68 C. G. Birchard Co., 1 43 X. P. Walton, 18 45 $ 149 80 Mrs. H. W. Frost, 50 D. H. Smith, 3 30 Bernice Putney, 11 76 S. L. Davis, 26 37 Holden & Martin, No. 5, 1924, 98 15 S. S. Washer, 2 76 $ 423 16

MISCELLANEOUS

M. E. Robbins, repairing clock, $ 1 50 W. J. Pentland, plumbing, 5 04 D. H. Smith, Central, 1 88 H. 0. Bailey, labor, etc., 3 50 A. P . Bryant, labor, 11 10 H 23

JANITOR SERVICE

Town Hall Account Sidney Lucia, Central, $ 80 70 0. D. Dimick, Central, 271 78 DR. Luella Smith, No. 5, 13 00 Richard Phelps, No. 7, 9 00 Fall Mountain Electric Co., lighting, $ 51 41 J. Greene, No. 8, 9 00 C. M. Clay, insurance on bldg. and furnishings, 165 03 Della Austin, No. 7, 4 00 B. M. Reed, wood, 3 00 $ 387 48 Geo. B. Allbee Co., repairs, 23 i31 N. R. Bromley, electric light bulbs, 1 35 Dustbane Mfg. Co., dustbane and freight, 5 17 VI . E. Parker, repairing water pipe, 3 00 T RANSPORTATION 0. D. Dimick, labor on drain, 6 00 H. 0. Bailey, $ 717 50 Robbins & Cowles, broom, 1 50 R. G. Loomis, 300 00 0. D. Dimick, care of hall, 80 ;3;; F. L. Vaine, 176 75 A. M. Corser, care of hall, 35 00 N. E. Thurber, 78 80 Tuning piano, -1 00 Mrs. Geo. Holt, 23 50 Repairs, etc., 7 55 Floyd Fellows, 14 50 $ 1,311 05 $ 388 59

CR. FUEL 0. D. Dimick, rentals, $ 43 00 D. W . Howard, coal, Central, $ 487 75 Vv. Smith, rentals, 10 00 F. L. Vaine, wood, No. 7, 17 00 A. M. Corser, rentals, 49 00 G. Stockwell, wood, No. 7, 8 00 Moving pictures, 68 00 $ 512 75 $ 170 00

Expense over income, $ 218 59 CLEAJ\T'JNG SCHOOLHOUSES 0. D. Dimick, Central, $ 20 00 Mrs. G. Wood, No. 5, 4 00 $ 24 00 22 15

School Directors' Report

TEACHERS' SALARIES Town Officers X. P. Walton, $1,550 00 Alta C. Adams, 525 00 R. G. Loomis, selectman, $ 30 00 Florence Follette, 950 00 Geo. Aplin, selectman, 20 00 Bernice Putney, 760 00 B. M. Reed, selectman, 10 00 Luella Smith, 693 20 F. B. Hannum, lister, 40 00 Mildred Novack, 313 20 John Maley, lister, 35 00 Beatrice Stearns, 321 90 Leon Fuller, lister, 30 00 Rhona Patterson, 403 75 F. A. Burdett, auditor, 15 00 Della Austin, 440 00 Bessie Braley, auditor, 15 00 Mrs. R. C. Betterley 40 00 Jennie Pierce, auditor, 7 00 Mrs. Robert Coombs, 28 00 A. M. Corser, election clerk, 6 00 $ 6,025 05 R. G. Loomis, election clerk, 6 00 H. 0. Cobb, presiding officer at election, 6 00 D. M. Frost, ballot clerk, 6 00 SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY Wm. Harbutt, ballot clerk, 3 00 E thel A. Eddy, $ 534 78 F. A. Burditt, ballot clerk, 6 00 $ 534 78 E. W. Parker, ballot clerk, 3 00 Mrs. Wm. Harbutt, ballot clerk, 3 00 Sylvia Derry, ballot clerk, 3 00 DIRECTORS' SALARIES John Maley, ballot clerk, 6 00 Mrs. H. VI/. Frost, clerk and chair- A. E. Robbins, ballot clerk, 6 00 man, one-half year, $ 22 50 A. M. Corser, town clerk, 3 00 Geo. D. Aiken, one-half year, 12 50 A. M. Corser, town treasurer, 10 00 A. P. Bryant, one-half year, 12 50 H. 0 . Cobb, overseer of the poor, 65 00 $ 47 50 $ 334 00

HIGHER INSTRUCTION Brattleboro, District No. 2, $ 256 00 Vermont Academy, 120 00 $ 376 00 LG 21

Selectmen's Miscellaneous Account was attended by the Trustees, after which it was voted to have the librarian attend the Librarians' Summer School at Fall Mountain E lectric Co., lighting streets, $ 450 00 Montpelier. E. L. H ildreth, printing town reports, 79 55 Circulation of books last year, 3500; books purchased, 297, E. L. H ildreth, printing ballots, 39 50 of which 80 were juve~iles; books donated, 15 juveniles Vt. Phoenix, notice of special town meeting, 2 40 from Juliette Miller of Dummerston and several books from Honesty Farm Press, tax bills, 3 30 Mrs. E. C. Crosby of Brattleboro. Geo. M. Clay, town officers' bonds, 33 50 CLARA L. INGALLS, G. A. R. appropriation, 75 00 Library appropriation, 250 00 Librarian. Traffic Sign and Signal Co., traffic signs, 18 60 0 . D. Dimick, care of traffic signs, 25 00 'vV. E . Parker, repairs on traffic signs, 5 50 'vVarner Kathan, labor at Old North Cemetery, 19 15 P. F. O'Connor, care of 5 lots in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 20 00 A. C. Cobb, labor at East Putney Cemetery, 15 61 C. E. Cory, mowing cemetery on West Hill, 2 50 N. E. Metal Culvert Co., culverts, 178 69 Good Roads Machine Co., Little Winner Road Grader, 254 80 Good Roads Machine Co., blades and repairs, 15 97 J. A. Stafford, repairs on road machine, 4 75 Fire at transformer, 9 25 Forest fire at Turner's, 6 00 M. G. Williams, filling extinguishers, 3 75 S. L. Davis, filling extinguishers, lantern, 10 25 Q. B. Newcomb, labor on water trough, 11 53 M. E. Robbins, labor on water trough, 1 25 Geo. Holt, labor on sluices, 3 00 B. M. Reed, lumber for roller house and hose house, 12 86 B. M. Reed, trustee, lumber for hose house, 2 67 J. J. Knight, labor on hose house, 7 00 D. H . Smith, fencing, plow point, repairs, etc., 25 60 20 17 E. E. Blood, sexton, 1924, 67 00 F. B. Howard, supplies, 6 05 Library Report Aldis Cushing, repairing snow roller, 10 75 C. K. Loomis, taxes rebated, • 3G 48 RECEIPTS F. C. Leach, damage to sheep by dog, 40 00 A. F. Brooks, damage to sheep by dog, 10 00 Cash on hand, February J , 1924, $ 64 81 F. C. Leach, labor, etc., 3 70 Town appropriation, 250 00 R. G. Loomis, miscellaneous, 4 50 Fines on books, 4 32 Geo. Aplin, miscellaneous, 5 40 $ 319 13 B. M. Reed, miscellaneous, HJ 73 H. L. Bailey, post cards and postage, 4 25 EXPENDITURES H. 0 . Cobb, taxes abated, 37 70 Librarian's salary, $100 00 A. M. Corser, receiving taxes, 217 39 Books, 155 95 A. M. Corser, reporting births, deaths and mar- Magazines, 3 00 riages, 5 75 Supplies, 14 03 A. M. Corser, making tax book, 5 00 Mileage, 13 90 A. M. Corser, work on grand list book, 9 00 Express, 4 25 A. M. Corser, postage, 2 00 Summer school expense, 14 10 Telephones, 95 $ 2,071 GS

$306 18 Cash on hand, February 1, 1925, 12 95 $319 13

At the meeting of the Library T rustees in 1924, it was voted to have the approval of the book committee on all book orders. New books are read and approved by said committee. The li brary has co-operated with the schools this year so far as possible and it is to be noted that many books may be obtained from other libraries through the Exchange and so made available for our patrons. This applies especially to reference books. A library convention held at Bellows Falls, May 28, 19'~,J, 18 ID

Notes and Interest Paid

Vermont-Peoples National Bank, notes, $13,000 00 Vermont-Peoples National Bank, in- .1 terest, $383 89 282 35 I 262 50 Frank Farr, on note, 100 00 Dog Account Frank Farr, interest, 140 25 Austin and Dickinson, interest, 184 00 53 licenses at $2.00, $106 00 ]. ]. Knight, trustee, interest, 42 49 8 licenses at $6.00, 48 00 State treasurer, interest on U. S. de­ 1 license at $3.00, 3 00 posit fund, 72 2-! 1,367 72 1 license at $1 .00, 1 00 $ 158 00 $14,467 72 Paid A. M. Corser, writing 63 licenses at 15 cents, $ 9 45 F. C. Leach, damage to sheep by dogs, 40 00 A. F. Brooks, damage to sheep by dogs, 10 00 $ 59 4.5 Balance to dog account, 98 55 State and County Taxes $ 158 00 State treasurer, state tax, $ 941 78 State treasurer, state school tax, . 6:34 97 State treasurer, state high,vay tax, 317 4.8 R. C. Averill, county tax, 63 50 C. L. Stickney, county agricultural tax, 27 ' 03 ;I $ 1,984 76 ,