Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

ed. The ballot for second selectman was
as follows:
Whole number votes cast 507
Necessary for choice 254
VIM. Il. Richardson had 1853
Henry Akley 14S
L. d. Thayer
And Mr.. Richardson was declared elected.
For third selectman, the result was
Whole number votes cast 343
Necessary for choice 172
Dwight Goodenough bad 23S
Henry Akloy 80
l.. ID. Thayer II
And Mr.. Goodonough was declared elected.
Below we give a complete list of the on
GERS chosen:
To,pn Clerk-William S. Newton.
iyeteclmen-S N. Herrick, William +.
Richardson, Dwight Goodenough.
1redsurer-GeOrge 5. Dowley.
OUerScerS Of P00r-Selectmen.
Constdbles-J. w. Siinonds, s. N. Her
rick.
Listers-J. w. Burnap, Warren Bennett,
Win. f.. Howe.
AudtorS-E. b. Campbell, Geo. S. Dow
ley. a. G. Davenport.
Trustee U. s. DepOst-Wm. s. Newton.
ToWn Agent-E. b. Campbell.
Superintendent Of Schools-E. w. Stod-
dard.
TO,on Grand Jurors arna A. CLARK, p.
+. Perry.
Fence Vieuers-Sidney Miner, Fred w.
Childs, Geo. w. Davenport.
Inspector Of Ledther-Charles Fowler.
Inspector Of Lumber-J. A. Church.
Pound Keeper-R. A. Weber.
Highway Surveyors Henry NJ. Cutting,
II. II. Newton, w. NJ. Chamberlain, Dan
e +. Sergeant, Edmund Jones, James Il.
Leray, Chas. G. Howard, Ed. &. Dunklee,
Charles Harris, Charles +. Mason, Charles
Allen, Ezra Amos, Il. w. Fisher, Chas. ii.
Winchester, j. II. Sergeant, :. $. Sergeant,
s. q. Smith, $. N. Herrick.
Grand Jurors TO County C0ut-F. Iol-
brook, p. f. Perry, Foster i. French, ia
cob E>tey, T. Wing Packer, Roswell Good
enough.
Petit Jurors-Simon Brooks, George A.
Hines, Chas. b. Rice, Edward Edwards,
Geo. @. Allen, Geo. w. Heath, Joseph
Wilder, VIM. A. Dutton, /. B. Taft, Levi
X. Fuller, Henry NJ. Cutting, Alonzo Good
enough, Alfred Abbott, +. III. Harris, Jas.
ii. Sergeant, Lewis Putnam, Elijah p. Mil
Ter, Daniel +. Sergeant, Cotton Mather,
Burton A. Burnham.
In the regular order of business It was
then
Voted TO extend tho jurisdiction OF the
constables throughout tho State.
Voted to exempt the polls Of members of
the hook and ladder and engine companies
from taxation.
Voted 10 leave the several petitions for
changes In the boundaries of school dis
tricts discretionary with the selectmen.
The following resolutions, offered by b.
ID. Harris, we're adopted:
RESOLVED, That the selectmen this day
elected be, and hereby are, instructed not
to establish OF build the so-called "cave
bank" road.
Resolved, That II be left TO the discretion
Of the selecimen to take such action as they
may deem expediept in relation 10 a re-
duction of the grades on High Street, or
Green Street, or both Z; and also in relation
to widening, Strengthening, and otherwise
improving tho brook road.
Voted to raise tax Of so cents on the
dollar ofthe grand list to meet the expens-
es Of the current year, payable Oct next,
subject to a discount of five per cent. to
those who pay ON or before that time.
A resolution was also passed instructing
| the collector Of taxes TO collect the balance
OF the town tax, and pay the same into the
town treasury by the lst of May next.
Though the article was not in tho war
rant, vote was taken on the question OF
holding an agricultural fair the present
| year, and 1t was decided in the Affirmative
| by light vote and without discussion.
For County Commissioner, A. C. Daven-
port received votes and Fred Childs l.
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 p. NJ.
Tho following is the list of letters re-
naming in the post Office in this village
| Marches:
Gents.-C. ]. Alger, John b. Angel, c.
L. Convey, Geo. II. Chase, Joseph Drake,
| c. f. Esterbrook, w. ]. Gordon, Geo. d.
Hadley, Alanson o. Johnson, C. II. G. Mi
ner, John c. Morse, John o. Nichols, Chas.
Prince, A. ]. S'reeter, f. II. Smith, Frank
| S. Smith.
Ladies.-Miss Ella NJ. Burrell, Mrs.
S. d. Brown, Miss Mary Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Alyina Gates, Miss Angie Hall, Mrs.
J. G. Hosford, Miss Maria F. Parker, L.
ma NJ. Weatherhead.
Package.-Ida E. May.