Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-09
Randolph Town Meeting.

The weather was fine Tuesday, and the
voters enjoyed as pleasant a March meet
ing as they are usually blessed with in
Vermont. The attendance was the larg-
est of any March meeting in the history OF
the town, with the exception of that OF
1891, when the question OF changing the
voting place was up and 672 votes were
cast. The total vote this year was 431, as
against 341 in 1892, PIG in 1890, 3Ol AT first
meeting and 39S at second meeting in 1889,
and 23S in 1883. The following is the list
of town officers elected, with the vote
where there were two candidates:
Moderator, J w Rowell
Town Clerk, J b Eldredge, 23l
y l. Boyden. 164
First Selecfman, A b C1shnlan, %
e Granger. az
Second Selectman, B f Adams, 265
Luke Parish, 1871
Third Seiectman, j Huntington, 297
A.. Osgood, 105
Treasurer, F E Dubois
Ovel seer of the Poor, d II Morse, 224
J P Cleveland, Jr., 206
Road Commissioner, ] b Wells
Listers, J P Cleveland, l. Hebard, ;
Hail
Trustee Public Money, 5 B Carpenter
Town Agent, AFRO = Cushman
Auditors, VIM II Dubois, } + Mead, A q
Town Grand Jurors, J " Carter, A II
Beedle. Edison Emery
Constable, Seth NJ Flint
Second Constable, Luke Parish
Collector OF Taxes, Lemuel Richmond.
Two persons We're talked Of for toxin
treasurer, but one, DR.. II. II. Mcintyre,
positively declined before a ballot vas TAX
en-.
Voted to raise a tax OF SIS cents on the
dollar and 10 put the tax bills into the
hands OF the collector, with the usual re-
duction OF 4 per cent II paid within 80 days.
The jurisdiction Of the cOnstables was
extended over the State.
The following resolutions were adopted;
RESOLVED, That the town does hereby
give the use OF the tOWnhouse 10 the Nor
NAL School till such time as the town wish
es to take it, providing the trustees OF the
Normal school keep IL in repair and al
low the town schools TO use il at proper
times.
RESOLVED, That the Auditors and Road
Commissioned be, and they are hereby,
directed to confer together and procure
necessary blanks and blank books, to the
end that the accounts Of the Road Com
missioner may be systematically kept and
properly rendered to the town.
The Selectmen are hereby requested and
instructed to manage the town liquor
business, as nearly as possible, according
to the Statutes OF Vermont, so far as prof
is VI AAHhOA 4 OhAt hI1r "a ~ PhA
chase none but pure liquors.
The auditors were directed to require
all their count made in full detail and
to publish in the reports SC much of such
accounts as they should think best.
The following resolution was offered by
Hon. VIM. IL. Dubois and passed unani-
mously:
RESOLVED, That the thanks OF the
voters OF Randolph, in annual town meet.
ing assembled, are hereby extended to
Hon. N. l.. Boyden, who has, for 25 years
last passed, most faithfully and accurately
served the town as its CLERK.
II was voted TO spread the above resolu-
tion on the town records.
MIR. Boyden replied to the foregoing
resolution, extending his thanks to the
voters of the town for the uniform cour-
tesy extendedsto him on all occasions in
the conduct Of his office, and for the on
they had shown in him by repeat
eddy re-elesting hin to the office; and he
them that his interest in the faith
full conduct Of the Office would always
continue. Only the best of good feeling
prevailed.