Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
MARCH MEETINGS.
THE RESULT OF TOWN ELECTIONS
HELD TUESDAY.
List of Onicers EIcctcd-Thc Veterans
Given Memorial Day Appropria-
lions Taxes voted for the
Current Year.

Vermont Tuesday. The attendance was
not large as a rule. owing to the bad condi
ton of the roads in the country. The oili-
GERS elected and important actions taken at
the March meetings in this section of the
State are as follows:
JERICHO.
Moderator, NJ. II, Alexander; town clerk,
f. b. Jordan; selcctmen, f. b. Williams
l.. H. Chaplin f. l.. Barber: treasurer H.
b. Howe: over,ecr of poor NJ II. Packard
constable with jurisdiction Of the state. r.
&. Brown: listers. Walter Russell, = 5
Thomson. Z. $. Whitcomb, jr.; auditors,
d. f. Rood. II. W. Packard. Gordon Smith:
fence viewers. II. l.. Hall, H. b. Barney,
Il. :. Martin town grand juror, +. {.
Williams. inspector OF leather, F. ,. Kan
som: inspector of lumber, etc. F. W. Cur
It's: road commissioners, selectmen; town
agent. NJ H. Alexander; town supervisor
of schools, Rev. D. b. Bradford; grand
Jurors. Gordon. Smith, Y. d. Narney, ira
Hawley. [. c. Stone. l.. NJ Stevens, II. ).
Wright: petit jurors. c. {. Abbott, +. ).
jackson. +. W. Pcase. q. J. Lowry, ;. NJ.
Packard. H. B. Barney &. II. Brown f.
:. Tominson. W. K. Curtis. 7. b. Barney,
W. c. Stevens. A. c. Hosliins |. il. Glea-
son. :. c. Lee. G. II. NWuey. F. :. Ran
som, f. H. Barber d. B. Bishop
1t was voted to pay to J.. II. Bostwirk
most. GA X. S9j Tor Memorial day: also
to have a liquor agency. The Selectmen
were instructed to cooperate with the town
OF Williston in establishing the town line
between the two towns. 1t was voted to
nay $4,000 of railroad bonds: also a tax
of 100 cents on the dollar to meet all eN-
penses OF the town for the current year.
RICHMOND.
MODERATOR ]. H. Mason: town clerk. Sal
mon Green: secCtmcn, G. w. Jacobs, ). t.
Andrews. Tyler Towers: street commissioners.
D. Mahoncy. c. VI. Goodrich, a. f. Crandall
two school directors for three years. +. Is.
Andrews. Thomas Leonard; treasurer, a.
K Jacobs oversccr of poor, Albert Town.
first constable, }. t.. Norton: second con-
stable. F. f. Briggs: listers W. ID. Hall.
Thomas Leonard, II. $ Couant: auditors,
j. L. Mason. Il. f. Jones, w. G. White;
trustee. L. :. Fund, j. l.. Mason; grand
Jurors, Edward Hildreth. $. A. Andrews:
town agent. 5. H. Davis; member of county
board Of education f. f. Gleason Whole
amount of taxes voted 81 cents. Voted to
dismiss the article relative to abolishing of
town system of schools. 1t was voted to
give $50 to the G. A. II. for Decoration
day.
COLCHESTER.
Moderator. r. D. Wheeler: town clerk,
H. V. Horton sclectmen. Joseph w.
Lavigne. f. O. Johnson Charles Black;
town treasurer Ormond Cole: overseer of
poor, Josiah Dupaw; first constable, f. H.
Horton: collector OF taxes +. II. Horton;
listers, = Fl. Edison, NJ. +. Douglass, Joseph
Mongeon; auditors, c. II. Shipman. J. d.
Tanner. Peter Desautels; trustee public
money Ormond Cole: fence viewers, c. W,
Lavee, E. c. Brigham, r. j. White; grand
juror, Charles Lafountain inspector of
leather. Antoine Chaussie; pound keepers,
a. c. Plat. j. II. Lyon Paul LeClair: town
agent to prosecute and defend suits, l.. Is.
Plat: member of county board of educa-
Z ton, \. j. Stevens.
CHARLOTTE.
Moderator. John II. Thorp: town clerk,
". ". Higbec; county board of education,
W II. II. Narney; selectmcn, Wilbur Footo,
A. A. Byington. George A. Clark; treasurer.
Carlisle Lewis: OVerseer Of the poor, O. +.
Stone: constable and collector Ira g. Wick
er: second constable George II. Root; lis
tors. William Foote f. 5. pcase, George A.
Foote: auditors J. =. Kehoc, C. NJ. Bving-
ton. Joseph Quinlan; trustee public money,
". II. Holiness fence viewers John Quin-
Ian, Ezra Hosfrd, John IL. Thorp; town
grand jurors, II, W. Prindle f. II. Field
surveyor of wood, w. c. Scott: inspector
Of leather }. Kirk Palmer; agent. Levi,
Nelson; sections, John Taggal1, H. c. Root
street commissioners, o. +. Stone, George
A. Clark. Voted town tax of eight pei
cent.
SHELBURN.
The town meeting passed off quietly
Moderator, W. \. Weed: town clerk W. II
Tyler; selectmen, Michael Quinlan. r. j
White, f. H. Palmer; Treasurer, j. F
Weeks: oyerseer of poor, j. Z. White: list
ers. j. l.. Barstow, j. f. White Henry
Russell auditors, IL. W. Tracy, l.. j
Chauvin, F. r. Stoddard: member OF Tn
board of education from Shelburn, F. h
Stoddard. \ town tax of - cents wa
voted The matter Of changing the schoo
districts and roads in the west part of tn
town was left to the discretion of the select
men.
UNOERHILL.
Moderator. G.. W. Woodworth. clerk
j. J. Monahan; treasurer, George Tenill
selectmen, Arthur Cavanaueh, a. c. Hum
phrey c. VI. Mead; oyelseor of poor, $ W
Mead; member of county board Of education
Mrs j. j. Monahan; listers, G. ". Wood
worth. 5. NJ. Mead. G. A. Terrin; auditor,
l
fence viewers, the selectmen grand Juror
A. MARROW; constable and collector. c. W
Woodwolth; leather Inspector, John Render
pound keeper, Dennis Monroe: Inspector q
humber, II. c. Woodwork. road COMM,
sioners, William Flynn, John Cushing, Jane
Nheche; town agent ". j. Fuller. 1t wa
voted to raise a tax Of ,0cents on the gran
list.
ESSEX.
The annual town meeting passed off Yer
quietly with the following result: Moderi
tor, NJ. A. bingham; clerk r. w. r. Mel
OILS; treasurer, George II. Brown; selectmeI
+. G. Abbey, Samuel Keeler, +. W. Bootl
overseer of poor {. II. Nichols: constable
w. b. Nichols; second constable, Charles /
Ayers; poor farm director, c. H. Nichol,
listers, f. d. Baker. l. r. Story, j. +
Warner: town agent, +. w. r. Nichol
auditors, S. a. BYownell, George Beechc
d. j. Hunter: town supervisor of school
G. NJ. FcrIiu: street commissioners, j. v
Davidson, j. X. Warner, H. G.. Gates; tru
Zee of public money, George H. Brow
grand jurors, William Humphrey, II. Rim