Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-03-13
Town Officers Elected,
MARCH 4th, 1878.


stable, Lewis Howard; superintendent
w. A. Felt; listers, A. j. Peabody, A. II
J Gould, Platte T. Marsh agent, Alden ia
quith; Indebtedness of town, $5,599.S6
tax voted, 100 cents on the dollar.
BALTIMORE. Clerk, r. c. Shcrwin; Sc
lcctmen, 2. j. Thompson, j. w. Leland
r. G. Sherwin; oversecr, Selcctmen; con
stable George Davis; superintendent, Ze
mas II. Graves; listers, Zenas H. Graves
Erwin c. Sherwin, Sylvester Ellison; in
debtedness $3.50; tax voted, 80 cents.
BARNARD. Clerk, Lewis S. French; Sc
lectmcn, VIM. c. Danforth, Paul d. Dean
M. Gambell; overseer, John Miller; con.
stable, Paul d. Dean; superintendent
Robert H. Barton; listers, Asa Perry, So
Ion ID. Putnam, Isaac N. Wood; agent
VIM. C. Danforth; Indebtedness, S2,O92
tax voted, so cents.
BETHEL. Clerk, VIM. r. Adams select.
men, l.. d. Horton, +. II. Marks, Geo. Tor.
rcy; overseer, j. NJ Mcintosh; constable
N. i. Clark superintendent, Rev. p. H.
Carpenter; listers, j. c. Burnett, c. S. Da-
Wis, l.. NJ. Wood; agent, A. NJ. Marsh; tax
voted, 5j cents.
BRIDGEWATER. Clerk, Geo. L. Smith
selectmen, Bradford Chase, Marson Thom-
as, VIM. G. Bugbee; overscer, Z. A.
Marsh; constable, c. B. Carpenter; super
intendent, Geo. L. Smith; listers, Jos. +.
Willis, Jon. p. Lewis, L. NJ. Shaw agent,
Alfred Sargent; indebtedness, $3j, 900; tax
voted, 200 cents.
CAvENDIsH. Clerk, r. II. Dutton; Sc
lectmcn, Trial Russell, Abram Dunsmoor,
Don &. Pollard; oversecr, Selectmen; con-
stable, VIM. j. Sperry lst, S. Il. Thomp-
son I'd; superintendent, Rev. S. +. Brown
listers, [. S. Parker, John II. Stearns, Pc
ter X. Spaulding; agent, Ryland Fletcher;
Indebtedness, $4,000; tax voted, so cts.
CHESTER. Clerk, Charles Robbins; Sc
lectmen, w. p. Richardson, Daniel Davis
Sd, Roswell II. Chandler; overseer A. S.
Adams constable, c. o. Locke superin-
tendent, A. B. Flanders; listers, j. r.
Richardson, X. p. Pollard, G.. II. Cole ;
agent, Hugh Henry; Indebtedness, S3,3l5
tax voted, so cents.
HARTFORD. Clerk, Salnl E. Pingree
selectmen, A. p. Howe, c. r. Whitman,
Darius Russ; overseer, VIM. Clarke; con-
stable, Hazen n. Savage superintendent,
Noah B. HaZen; listers, David Wright,
Leonard Hazen, VIM. S. Carter; agent.
John Porter; Indebtedness, $500; tax vo-
ted, IS cts.
HARTLAND. Clerk Albert b. Burk; Sc
lectmen, Oliver Smith, Vanness Perkins,
Cyrus II. Hoisington overseer, select
men; constable Albert B. Burk superin-
tendcnt, j. Q. Bittinger; listers, Asa Weed,
Albourne Lull, Ed. S. Ainsworth; agent,
Albert B. Burk; Indebtedness, $53, 1902 ;
tax voted, 100 cents.
LUDLOW. Clerk, VIM. p. Spaflord; Sc
lectmen, S. l. Atherton, Geo. L. Walker,
A. j. Sawyer; overSeer, selectmen; con-
stable, E. A. Howe; superintendent, S. A.
Giiin; listers, j. A. Mayo, Silas Johnson
j. j. BiXby; agent, S. l. Atherton; indebt-
edness, SIS, ,723.7l; tax voted, 10 cents.
NORWICH. Clerk and treasurer, Will
liam Il. Lewis; selectmen, A. c. LYMAN
Thomas A. Hazen, Chas. f. Ellsworth ;
overseer, Alanson Pierce constable, S. a.
Armstrong; superintendent, II. B. Olds ;
listers, Calvin Strong, j. w. Armstrong,
Henry C. Burton agent, John w. Love
land; indebtedness, $1,000; tax voted,
100 cents.
PoMFRET. Clerk, Otis Chamberin; Sc
lectmen, John Brockway, Ora Paul, Ellis
S. Wood overseer, Albro L. Perkins, con-
stable, Edwin Allen superintendent, Ho-
mer Vail listers, Sardine Fales, Henry O.
Maxham Obed Whipple; agent, Ellis S.
Wood; indebtedness, $5,7S7.54 tax vo-
ted, one hundred cents on the dollar with
a discount of 25 per cent. if paid on or be-
fore Sept 10, 1878.
PLYMOUTH. Clerk, A. n. Earle; select
men, James S. Brown, Levi j. Green, Cy-
rus Johnson; Overseer, James S. Brown;
constable, John c. Cooledge supcrintcn-
dent, j. S. Slack; listers, Levi b. Moore,
M. G.. Moore, A. +. Hubbard; agent, c.
G. Cooledge; indebtedness, $4,000; tax
voted, 100 cents.
READING. Clerk, VIM. w. Keyes; Sc
lectmen, VIM. c. Bement, L. w. Watkins,
Geo. +. Tuttle overseer, l.. Carlos Davis;
constable, Charles S. Whitmore; superin-
tendent, G. A. Davis; listers, John Nc
Cullough, Marcellus l.. Bryant, Aaron w.
Goddard; agent, G. A. Davis; indebted
ness, -; tax voted, Is cents.
ROCHESTER. Clerk, James Eaton; Sc
lectmen, o. r. Blodgett, F. c. Kezer, w.
w. Williams; overseer, Amos C. Rich
mond; constable, Ezekiel Emerson; SUI
perintendent, Albert Richmond; listers,
Alpha Messer, +. D. Eaton, H. H. Chatfee;
agent, C. A. Weber; indebtedness, 49,
994.44; tax voted, 100 cents.
RoYALToN. Clerk, Calvin Skinner; Sc
lectmen, f. Winslow, j. w. Bailey, Chas.
West overseer, j. w. Bailey; constable,
d. c. Jones; superintendent, L. A. Thach-
er; listers, II. p. Allen, ID. w. Cowdrey,
Alonzo Fowler; agent, p d. Pierce; in
debtedness, $4,000; tax voted, 80 cents.
SHARON. Clerk, j. p. Smith; select
men, j. II. Marsh, l.. Tyler, Chandler
Ladd; overseer, Benjamin Bascom; con-
stable, Homer G. Allen; superintendent,
A. c. Sherwin; listers, c. Ladd, j. c. S.
Bartlett, Il. b. Baldwin; agent, Benjamin
Bascom; Indebtedness, Sl,75O; tax voted,
80 cents.
SPRINGFIELD. Clerk, S. w. Porter; Sc
lectmen, j. w. Lockwood, f. z. Ball, Lu-
cus Streeter; overseer, A. L. Robinson;
constable, Rufus o. Forbush: superinten-
dent, II. w, Worthen: listers, Charles A.
Leland, James L. White, John r. Hall
agent, selectmen: indebtedness, -, tax
voted, Is cents.
SToCKBRIDGE. Clerk, Nelson Gay: Sc
lectmen, James Bent, W. L. French, j.
B. Taggart overseer, Reuben Whitcomb:
constable, Geo. N. Culver: superintend-
ent C. w. Clark: listers, G.. N. Culver,
S. r. Holland, w. II. Durkee: agent, M.
E. Smith: Indebtedness, Sl,4O0: tax vo.
ted, so cents, 25 per cent. discount if paid
on or before Oct. lst