Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-05

Constable Henry Brewster.
Selectmen - Warham Brewster, Il. F.
O'Brien, A. W. Poet.
Listers-H. NJ. Small, Hiram O'Brien, o.
j. TomlinsOn.
Overseer of the -Selectmen.
Trustee Surplus Fund-GeOrgc W. Sayles.
Superintendent of Schools-lsaiah Strong.
Agent to prosecute and defend suits
solomon Johns.
Vote for County Commissioner-Wm. B.
Lund, G5; Ira Saylcs. l.
Town tax 40 cents on the dollar
MONTPELIER Montpelier voted TO refund
the bonds payable in 1881 and 1888, issued
to aid the Montpelier and Wells River Rail-
road. The amount of bonds refund
ed under the act OF the Legislature in
1873 was about $50, 900, and the interest
was reduced from : to 5 per cent. The only
interest now due is to be paid this year.
Taxes have been reduced from $3.50 in 1873
to Sl50 or 81 this year John W. Peck of
Montpelier, the candidate supported by the
anti-Prohibitory party for County Commits
sioner, received 200 votes here against As for
o. d. Edgerton of Mortified, regular Pro-
hibiiion nominee.
SwASToy. - Moderator, IL. NJ. Stone;
clerk, Il. ID. Marvin; selectmen, Hiram
Patt, Horatio Robinson and E. III. Rood
town treasurer W. ii. Blake; constable, NJ.
C.. Dorman; listers, r. fl. Scott, A. II.
Royce and H. W. Farrar; auditors, r. D.
Marvin, Wilfred Bowdon and j. Bebec
town agent, II. o. Sturtevant; superinten-
dent of schools, Rev. James II. Rabbit.
WATERBURY.-Mo Moderator, W. p. Dilling-
ham; clerk, F. n. Smith selectmen, Daniel
I 4 y I.l... I n,
treasurer, J. X. Fullerton; overseer of the
poor, Zenas Watts; constables, o. W. May
and ii. F. Bates; listers, o. W. Nav, F. y.
Smith and William Wade; superintendent
of schools, T. c. Wright. Town tax, seven
ty-five cents on the dollar.
WATERvIILE--Moderat Henry Wilbur;
town clerk and treasurer, +. ii. Shattuck :;
selectmen, o. T. Taylor, G.. b. Thomas, NJ.
f. Church; constable and collector, Chancey
Tillotson; listers, o. p Hayes, Charles
Child Ii. III. Thomas; auditors, Henry Will
bur, G.. Ii. Gilmore, S. r. Miller trustee,
E. H. Shattuck fence viewers, S. II.
Miller, NJ N Witherell, Chancey Shattuck
town grand jurors, B. S. Wiley, Charles
Child Nathan Il. Page; inspector of
leather, John a. Kelley highway survey
ors, Ed. Clark, r. G.. Lowater, Daniel F.
Maurice, Mason Chaffee, John |. Smith,
Oliver \. Gray, G.. Ii. Gilmore, G. b.
Thomas, Edison Thomas, James r. McCuin,
Amasa Hemenway, Charles Child; town
agent, Henry Wilbur; superintendent of
schools, Mark Stevens inspector of lum-
Der and shingles, E. B. Witherell Town
tax, 70 cents.
STAHKsBoRo. - Moderator, Z. ". J..
Hawkins; clerk, A NJ. Hawkins; select
men, A. NJ. Hawkins, Myron Small,
X. T. Young treasurer, Sidney Bush
nell overseer, II. r. Hill; first con-
stable and collector, F. n. Hill. sec
oud constable, Joel W. Orvis; listers,
tuck; auditors. B. F. Ellison, Wallace n.
Hill John II. Orvis; trustee, Sidney Bush
nell fence viewers. ]. NJ. Layn, Henry
Minum, p. j. Smith; town grand jurors,
! lloel Sayles, T. NJ Sprague; inspector of
leather, J. +. Hilton: inspector of lumber
and shingles, o. ID. Baldwin; pound keeper,
G. W. Atwood; agent, f. W. J. Hawkins,
superintendent of schools. L. G. Ferguson,
county grand Jurors, Lemual Lamb, j. W.
Sayles, A. n. Ellison; petit jurors, Geo. L.
Wells, o. d. Baldwin, Israel f. Eddy, r.
H. Tefft, Guy ]. Clifford, c. L. Atwood.
| Tax voted. IS cents. No votes for County
| Commissioner.
NORTH George Nichols
town clerk, George B. b. Denny; constable
and collector, F. W Gold; selectmen, James
Morse, r. W. Clark and Fred Parker; town
| treasurer, c. S. Richmond; listers, c. B.
| Tilden, +. c. Fisk and Z. II. IIowes; audi
tors. f. s. Stebbins, J. c. B. Thayer and c.
d. Williams; trustee of surplus money, j.
p. Davis; overseer of the poor, F. \. Pres
ton: superintendent of schools, Charles
| Dole Town tax raised, forty cents on the
dollar of the grand list highway tax fifteen
per cent in addition to the legal highway tax.
HYDE PARK.-G. L. Waterman, mo dera-
tor; II. NJ. Noyes, town clerk; c. NJ. Strong,
L. E. Harrington, ii. A. Spicete, selectmen
! Alonzo Cableigh, constable !; Frederick Bliss,
overseer of poor; Rev. ID. III. Bicknell, ST.
perintendent of schools. 1t wasvoted 70 au-
thorize the selectmen TO refund t,tai50nded
| debt at rate of interest not exceeding ) per
cent, to pay $1,000 annually towards the
| principal.
ST. JoHNsBURY.-William Higgins, Re-
publican, was elected. first selectman. The
| question of the continuance of the liquor
agency, which has lately been widely dis
cussed, was carried in favor of its continu-
ance, but with greater restrictions than here
tOfore.
MIDDLEBuEY-Mo Moderator, l.. ID. Ed
| redgc; clerk, L. l. Knapp; selectmen
George Hammond Jos. Battell, Kirby Sew
erence; oversoer of poor, o. Comstock con
stable and collector, NJ. A. Munroe; listers,
Ellison Boyce. Henry Sheldon, Chauncey
Branch; treasurer of United States fund
| Calvin Hill
Moderator, c. W. Wicker
clerk, George G. Robinson constable, Har-
vey c. Martin selectmen, NJ. +. Allen, r.
Parker, d. c. Barto listers, Absalom Tup-
per, W. W. Allen, NJ. Ball superintendent
of common schools, George p. Collins.
ST. ALBANs- Moderator, Albeit Clarke
clerk, j. $. Weeks; selectmen, Alber
Sowles, E. G. Greene, S. J. Brigham treas
urer, c. N. Bishop; overseer of poor VIM
p. Walker constable and collector, Hiram
B. Soule; second constable, Elisha Burgess
listers, j. d. Soule, II. 5. Mitchell, Z. P
Brainerd; auditors, l.. Brainerd, H. p. Sey
mour, J. NJ. Haynes; trustees of public
money, L. Brainerd. II. p Seymour, J. W
Barnes.
WALTHAM Moderator, David Hare; clerk
W. 5. Wright selectmen, \. 3. Ross, Enocl
Gregory, W. W. Booth; treasurer, W. w
| Ward