Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
Town Election.

Town El6ctlCns
RurLAap.-Ihe annual Town Nesting
did not take place, it having been post
poned until Monday next. The only vot'
ing was for County Commissioners, result
ing in majority of 113 for Pitt W. Hyde.
There were only 667 votes cast, out Of the
1900 votes of Rutland. @ --s
PoULTNEY.-Moderator, 9. A. Ram
Town Clerk, L. E. Thompson Selectmen,
Jonas Gibson, Elijah Halves, Mark Lewis
Oyerseer of Poor, Ira NJ. Clarke; Town
Treasurer, Merritt Clark; Constable
and Collector, Harvey Rowe; Listers, j..
G. Joslin, VIM. Broughtop, Fred Ruggles;
Trustee of Surplus, Pomeroy Wells ];
Town Agent, Merritt Clark; Grand Jur-
ors, Ira NJ. Clarke, Azel Willard; Super
intendent Of Schools, l.. ID. Ross
Observation-Disclosures, Frank &. But
ton Town Clerk, George Briggs Select
men, Sumner Briggs, w. A. Williams, N.
FL. Eddy Constables, FL. s. Buttles, NJ
f. Allen Listers, T. B. Smith, Henry
Rust, z. Nearing Town Agent, Il. s.
Nicola Overseer of the Poor, Geo.W.
Parmenter Treasurer, V. Ross Audit
ors, g. D. Pitts, N. T. Sprague, Jun, J. s.
Stafford Town Grand Jurors,J. @. Haw-
kins, S. Sails Fence Viewers, Chas. Il.
Lewis, J. R. Taylor, Frank Winslow ;
Inspector of Leather, n. Ell. Eddy; Supt.
of Schools, J. S. Cilley. A sum not ex-
ceeding $4,000 was voted to defray the
expenses of the town for the ensuing
year.
PrrrsFoRD.-Town Clerk, s. HI. KEEL
logg Treasurer, S. Ell. Kellogg; Trustee,
S. FL. Kellogg; Selectmen, Juna Sargent,
VIM. E. Hall, Lafayette Hendee Overseer
of Poor, Isaac @. Wheaton; Listers, r.
Woodcock, e. B. Rand, ID. A. Richardson
Town Grand Jurors. VIM. B. Shaw, j. @.
Wheaton Superintendent of Schools,
Rev. R. T. Hall; Town Agent, G. A.
Hitchcock Auditors, John NJ. Goodnougb,
Franklin Burditt, VIM. e. Hall.
MT. Observation-Disclosures, Benz. Bill
lings; Clerk and Treasurer, A. w. Cook
Selectmen, Hiland Holden, VIM. Lord, L.
A. Ives; Listers, Ryland Parker, F. L.
Frost, S. Ell. Ackley; Overseer of Poor,
VIM. Lord School Superintendent John
P. Hoskinson Town Agent, Alfred Crow
ley; Town Grand Jurors, Alfred Crowley,
BENZ. Billings.
Voted to raise 20 cents on the Grand
List.
WALLINGFoRD.- Moderator, VIM. M.
Congdon; Town Clerk and Treasurer, E.
Martindale; 1st Constable, Charles ID.
Child; 2nd Constable, James @. Starkey;
Selectmen, II. Sherman, f. Miller, G. E.
johnson Overseer of Poor, FL. Sherman
Listers, w. NJ. Congdon, J. Edmunds, E.
S. Chilson; Town Agent, Joel W. Aims
worth; Superintendent of Schools, j. P.
Farrar; Auditors, P G.. Clark, W. M.
Congdon, E. w. Kent; Fence Viewers,
Capt. n. W. johnson, W. F. Kelley, J.
Quincy Adams.
Voted tax of 40 cents on the dollar
for current expenses the year ensuing.
Indebtedness of the towu-nothing.
FAIRHAvEN.-Town Clerk, c. Reed
Selectmen, J. Ell. Bosworth, s. Wood. L.
D. Humphrey; Constable, r. r. Lewis ;
Listers, H Wescott, L. @. Ellis, w. L.
Town Superintendent of Schools, s.
Thompson.
CAsTLEToN. - Town Clerk, III. L.
Clark Moderator, Pitt w. Hyde Select
men, G. S. Sherman, Seneca Field, Pitt
W. Hyde; Treasurer, William Moulton
Overseer of the Poor, Fayette Barney
Constable, J. n. Gaines; Listers, Stutely
Beach, John Wyatt, Fl. A. Pond Town
Grand Jurors, Philip Pond, B. w. Burt
Auditors, I'll. L. Clark, R. w. Hyde, G.
Buel; Town Agent, F. Barney Agent
Town Hall, G. S. Proctor.
Voted, To discontinue Road Commits
sions after one year trial.
Voted, Against the adoption of the
town system of common schools.
Voted, A bounty of three hundred dol
lars to c. A. Garfield for re-enlisting to
the credit of the town while in the army
of the late war, making two thousand dol
lars voted by the town in the last three
years to soldiers who re-enlisted under
similar circumstances in the field.
Voted, A tax of ono hundred cents on
the dollar.
Observation-Disclosures, Enoch Smith
Town Clerk, VIM. I. Herrick Select
mem, Enoch Smith, Amos Wescott, John
E. Nelson Treasurer, Hannibal Hodges
0verseer of Poor, Joseph Congdon Con-
stables, John @. Colyin, VIM. Henry
Smith; Listers, Fred A. Davis, G. G.
Pierce, Edwin Congdon; Trustee, Han
nibal Hodges; Auditors, J. @. Spencer,
M. S. Clark, VIM. S. Weeks Grand
Jurors. Joseph Congdon, George Congdon.
INTERESTING TO WAR VETERANS. -
A bill passed the U. s. Senate yesterday,
which provides that all soldiers mustered
into the United States service for three
years between May A, 1861, and July %,
1861, and who were honorably discharged
before serving two years, by reason of dis
ability contracted in the service, are en-
titled to received ono hundred dollars
bounty.
All claims entrusted to j. @. Hawkins,
Esq, Brandon, who has large experience
in pension claims, will be faithfully and
attended to. He also is pre-
pared to prosecute claims for soldiers of
the war of 1912. ..... ..-
BRATTLEBoRo.-Brat last year
expended $21, 14S.3O, of which $16,257.21
vas for highways and bridges. The esti.