News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-03-08
How Twas Done.
CHAPTER l.

eyes, SaWduSt on floor. Ten minute
d and chieftain appears, proclaims til
. words of Governors calling peopl
forth. Same chieftain, stilletto j
hand, again chosen by the clans
= Scribe of years gone by hailed b
n multitude and continued in officie
: robes. First Governor makes speech
answer made. First Governor call
on sage of years experience, minu
j teeth. Said sage explains and Firs
! Governor explains, but no go, Firs
Governor defeuted and new Governo
chosen. Second and Third Govern
ors elected. Respected Treasure
, chosen once more. Constable called
Chief Town continued, Vice-Ch No
BILE made second, both to travel Stat
domain. Charge the poor people
/ same old veteran continued. want
to work for dollar a day. Tax rater
for the people next chosen, three stal
Wart men, who won't work for a dol
lar day. Summing up of accounts
wisely left with previous board o
fgurers. Same legal sage entrusted
with public moneys and delegated tt
tight for same. Three wise men tC
look to boundary fences chosen wise
ly and well. The jurors at times
called grand were fixed, and inspect
tors of leather, lumber and shingles
duly created. A swap in boss of poor
farm, good man dropped, good man
put up. School Director chosen just
right, Highway Commissioner ditto
The shekels of the people voted, in
big total assessment of $50 cents on
a dollar, makes some squirming. The
peoples treasury pulled, $25 for
Memorial Day, $125 for Library,
School Directors past year 500,
Morrisville Fire Department 500.
Director Brigham gets in his work
in several instances not very effect
lively. All town chiefs who don't get
more, to get 125 cents a day. All
chiefs who should must give bonds.
The town wants little more mon
keying with the road law, doesn't
want to buy new safe, wants a new
deal in cemetery business, and finally
decided to go home to dinner and
adjourned.
CHAPTER II.
This is the way they voted -
Moderator, G. NJ. Powers, by reclamation.
| Clerk, A. NJ. Burke, on first ballot Whole
| number, 342; necessary for choice, 172; A
NJ. Burke, 900, A. A. Niles, 80, G. A. Cheney
81, scattering, s.
! First Selectman, L. n. LeBaron Oh first bal
lot. Whole number, 392; necessary for choice
! 1877; |. n. LeBaron, 207, Frank Kenfeld
| $50, scattering, s.
| Second Selectman, W. G. McClintock; third
R. L. Fairbanks, both by reclamation.
Treasurer, 4. NJ. Burke.
Overseer of Poor, E. Z. Brigham
First Constable, Geo. Town, on LIST ballot.
Whole number, 236 necessary for choice 119
6. E. Town, 1913, J. W. Noble, II, A. C. Ham
ell, %, scattering, 3.
Second Constable, j. W. Noble.
Collector, G. E. Town.
Listers, L. S. Small, J. Sherwood G. A.
Cheney, all by reclamation.
Auditors, II. A. Slayton, H. P. Munson, A.
F, Whitney, all by reclamation.
Trustee of public money and legal agent,
P K. Geed.
Fence Viewers, Z. Elvin Borden, Z. II. Egg
gleston, d. A. Sanders.
Grand Jurors, c. S. Wilder, s. Harris
Inspector of Leather, Joshua Merriam.
Surveyor of wood, lumber and shingles, c.
W Fitch.
Supt Poor Farm, c. F. Smith, LIST ballot.
Whole number, %: necessary for choice, "a;
C.. F. Smith, Sc, G. W. Clark, so.
School Director, for three years term, c. ii.
Slocum, by reclamation.
Road Commissioner, G. A. Barrows, by ac-
clamation.
CHAPTER III.
In some respects Tuesdays meet
ing was a surprise, in others a revela-
ton, but at all events it was an har-
monious gathering. The reelection
of Mr.. Burke again demonstrated
the fact that lots of people think it
the best policy to /" let we'll enough
alone" This will, in all probability, be
Mr.. Burke's last term of office, as he
has said that he would ask but this
one more election. So let us stay the
old veterans hands and trust and
believe that he will round out his of
fetal life with us in year of very sat
isfactory administration of the duties
of his Office.
The change in the First Selectman
seems veritable boomerang in po-
litical events. A still hunt accom-
plished the work and /. n. LeBaron
was elected over Capt. Kenfield by
handsome majority. In the result
we find both the spirit .of sympathy
and revenge, Mr.. LeBaron's friends
feeling that he was misused last year
and squeezed out of the position of
Road Commissioner, to which office
he had been elected by large major
ity. Mr.. Kenfeld denies the claim,
but it is not for us to discuss here.
The majority has spoken and Mr.. Le-
Baron is placed at the head, and we
hope and believe that he will give the
administration. He is not without
experience in town affairs, having
previously served three years on the
Board of Selectmen, was for several
years Lister, and also Superintendent
of Schools. He now has it in his
power to cause a revolution in the
handling of the liquor question in
our midst, so far as the town agency
is concerned, and every good citizen
will look to him for reform in this
connection. Mr.. Kenfeld retires af-
ter a three years service, which, &C
cording to the history of the past,
seems to be the customary limit.
In the raising of a tax, the law re-
quires the Selectmen to assess taxes
for different purposes of So cts. In
addition to this, a town tax of 80 cts.
was voted, making a total of $3.50
on dollar of the list, payable with
the usual discounts on or before the
first of November next. This is some
more in excess of our tax of late, but
it is expected to take us high and dry
out of debt. In connection with the
payment of town officers, the appro-
priation for the fire department, the
improvement of the cemetery and Va
rious other questions, the venerable
Mr.. Brigham, Oike the famous Con-
gresham Holman,) clearly substan-
tiated his right to the title "The
Great Objector." Spirited remarks
and in defense of the modest claim for
500 for the fire department, were
made by G. w. Doty. The cemetery
commissioners last year appointed,
are thought to be illegally elected, so
for the time being the cemetery was
put in the hands of the Selectmen, Mr..
DOty giving notice that a new warn
ing would be Immediately posted,
calling a special town meeting for the
purpose of electing cemetery COM
missioner who, as such, could go
ahead, advance money, and put into
shape or beautify the new grounds.
The town officers of whom the law
requires a bond are to give such
bonds. This, it is said, touches the
town Treasurer, who, singularly
enough, has not given bond here
tofore.
At the eleventh hour and just be-
tore adjournment. Mr.. BRIGHAM in