The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-03

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Grin Thomas, Willard Ross, s. F. Paige
TREASURER,
Henry F. Field.
ovERsEER OF THE POOR.
James NJ. Putnam.
CONSTABLE AND COLLECTOR.
George Willis.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT,
S. b. Pettengill.
TOWN AGENT,
Franklin Billings.
GRAND JURORS,
Redfeld Proctor, j. j. X. Randall S. W..
Proctor.
AUDITORS,
| II. II. Dyer, III. II. Brown, j. NJ. Haven.
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC MONEY,
W. III. Il. Owen.
FENCE VIEWERS,
j. Grafton Griggs, G. l.. Johnson, Grin
Thomas.
sEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
Ben X. Chase.
The listers elected by the ballot were
Grin Thomas, VIM. Gilmore and o. l..
Robbins The two latter gentlemen de-
clined to serve and Willard Ross and S. F.
Paige were elected In their stead, respec-
lively, by reclamation. The remaining
officers above reported were elected by \
majority of votes over their competitors
The following is the result Of the ballot,
each individual receiving the number of
votes annexed to their names
RESULT OF BALLOT.
For Town Clerk--O. L. Robbins, 962.
For Selectmen--N. l.. Davis, S55 John
/ a. Sheldon, SOP ; Ghas. Clement, 470 !;
John II. lIazeton, 1888 John Caden, 351 !;
j. w. Cramton. 1856 J. l.. Billings, rs (;
| Franklin Billings, 5 Scattering, 4.
| For Listers--Orin Thomas, SlS !; VIM.
Gilmore, $50 O. l.. Robbins, 559 N. F.
| Page, OBS A. j. Mead 396 Miner Hill
hard, 3G3 Moses Hayward, q Il. II.
| Ripley, l S. W. Mead ].
For Treasurer Henry +. Field, 525.
/ w. G. Landon, 443.
For Overseer of the Poor. NJ. Put
nam, 494 ; Henry Hayward, 424 Joseph
Currier, 49,
For Constable--George Willis. DOL
For School Superntendent--S. b. Pet
| tingi!, SIC Judah Dana, 14G Scattering,
| For Town Agent--Frauklin Billings, 94l.
/ For Grand Jun ors-Redfield Proctor,
$50 J. j. II. Randall, $751; S. w. Proc
| tor, 535 John NORTON, All Patrick
Burns, 403 John Cain, 800 Scattering,
| 33.
For Auditors II II. Dyer, 95l II. II.
Brown, $50 J. NJ. Haven, 500 p. W.
| Clement. 1903 Scattering, .
| For Trustee Of Public Money-W. II.
! b. Owen, 95S.
For Fence Viewers. G. Griggs, 052 ;
| G. l.. johnson, 532 Grin Thomas, 500
Leeds a. Billings, 40; Nahum johnson,
| 429.
For Sealer of Weights and Measures
Ben X. Chase, 253.
VOTE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
l.. Howard Kellogg, AGA f; Joseph Cur
rier, !.
The following nominations were then
made by the civil authority for grand and
petit jurors and ratified by the meeting:
GRAND JURORS.
Franklin Billings Chas. Clement, Chas.
Sheldon, Lorenzo Sheldon, Miner billiard,
Jesse l.. Billings, John A. Sheldon, Ii. II.
Dyer, J. j. X. Randall, W. Y. w. Ripley,
s. }. Griggs. Frederick Cbaffee, j. Graf
ton Griggs, Geo. w. Chaplin. Henry Hay.
ward, Ben X. Chase, s. NJ. Dorr. John W.
Cramton.
PETIT JURORS.
\. 5. Cramton, Gcrshom Cheney, Robert
Mouthrop, j. Z. Leonard, II. II. Brown,
5. A. Pratt, Edgar Davis, Leverett vii.
kins, b. II. Greene. Chalon Blan-
chard, Edward II. Ripley, Geo. ID.
Spencer, n. 5. Stearns, Joseph Adams
l.. l.. Whitcomb, William b. Mussey
L. p Gibson, Chaunccy r. Gorham, John
Cader, Stephen i. Daniels, Charles Ii.
sheldon. y. Ii. futile, A. +. Johnson
Henry Clark, Geo. w. billiard, Peter
Burns, F. A. Morse. Geo. ii. Cheney
Samuel Boardman, John NJ. Hall, w. II,
Williams, Geo. g. Thrall, f. w. Shedd
L. A. Morse, l.. G. Kingsley, Lewis M
Walker, Z. c. Lewis-31.
The selectmen then nominated the fol
lowing gentlemen to serve as
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
J ,seph Tower, A. +. johnson, Charles
Parker. Charles II. Sheldon, o. ID. Young
p. w. Clement, Patrick Mclaughlin, j.
w. Dunklee. a. j. Newton, Joseph Sar.
gent, John ii. Chatterton, +. G. Chatter
ton, Henry Hayward, Benjamin Capron
Smith Kelly, John Hanley, I'd, George
Gilbert Lester, A. b. Reynolds, Andrew
Davis, Jesse l.. Billings.
On motion the meeting proceeded to vote
on each nomination separately. and in thil
manner Joseph Tower, A. f. johnson anC
Charles Parker were declared elected. Or
| t,a nomination pfC CHARLES Gha1Iap n
West Rutland, being taken up, there en-
sued a disgraceful scene on the part OF tn,
delegation from that village, which it il
impossible to appropriately describe.
appeared from the CALCULATIONS of tn,
crowd that there were two candidates fol
that very important and lucrative position
outside of the nomination of Mr.. Sheldon
and whose claims were vigorously mouthet
by the rabble which swayed and broled il
from! of the platform. The vote was 81
close on the nomination of Sheldon that
division of the house by tellers was ordere,
and Messrs. j. L. Billings and j. G
Griggs were appointed tellers. Will
those in favor of the election of Mr.. Shel
don were passing between the tellers to b
counted a row occurred between two o
three, which quickly swelled to twenty o
thirty, over the alleged fact that one o
the unfortunate voters for the nomi
nation had passed twice to be counted
1t seemed for some five minute
as if large list of casualties woul
have to be reported as result Q
the pugnacious tendencies of the NOR
radical of the opposition. but thanks t
Deputy Sheriff Millington and Poicema
Matthews, who appeared on the scene an
succeeded in drawing the attention of til
more violent of the crowd by arresting on
man and taking him out Of the hall. Abou