Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-07
TOWN MEETINGS.
Officers Elected and Business Done
by the Sovereign People.
Randolph.

Randolph.
Town meeting was called to order at II
O'Clock Tuesday morning, March 5th, il
Dubois q Gays hail. by Hon. John w
Roweil, moderator. The attendance was
: not particularly large, and the business
was speedily and harmoniou sly transacted
/ The warning was lead by j. b. Ell
dredge, town clerk, and a petition signed
by 26 legal voters, asking that the town
officers TO be voted for be placed on one
ballot, was granted.
The reports OF the various town officers
were heard and accepted.
: 1t was voted to raise tax of 40 cents on
a dollar OF the grand list, and ON motion
OF Hon. Wm. II. Dubois, It was voted that
the taxes should be raised the came as las;
year.
The following town officers were elected
to serve for the coming year: Moderator,
J. W. Rowell; town clerk, J. 3. Eldredge;
first selectman, A. B. Cushmaa; second
seiectman, N. D.Chnrch; third selecilnan,
A. G Osgon5; treasurer, F. r. Dubois;
overseer of the poor, d. ii. Morse: listers,
j. z. Cleveland, Jr., G. s. Hall, N l.. Boy
den; trustee of public money, b. 4. Lom-
bare; town agent, a. B. Cushman audi
tors, w. II. Dubois, j. F. Mead, e. S.
Hall; town grand jurors, G. l.. Hodges,
James Hutchinson, Edison Emery; first
constable, Seth NJ. Flint; second consta-
bic, Luxe Parish; collector Lemuel Rich
mond; inspector Of leather, I. G. Cone;
pound keepers, Vim. r Baird, w. s.
Wood, A. W. Emery; surveyors OF wood
and inspectors OF lumber, Iemuel Rich
mond, y. s. Clark, John A. Buswell; sex
tons, l. T. Lamson, H. FL. Chandler, W. e.
| Adams, s. r. Waldo; fence viewers, j. H.
Bass, j. G. Hebard, j. Q. Greene; road
commissioner, j. b. Wells school direc-
tor for three years, j. B. Adams; school
director for one year, John B. Goodrich.
1t was voted by the town to allow the
school directors to dispose of the school
i houses and land connected herewith, as
far as they have authority, in districts q
ana "a.
That article OF the warning relating to
the exemption from taxation, for a term
OF five years, OF the property OF any man.
ufacturing interest that may become To-
Gated in town, was laid on the table, as
the law governing that point does not
take effect until August.
The grand jurors chosen were: George
| l.. Haraden, W. G. Howard, G. L. Hodges,
Lyman Hutchinson, Lucius Blodgett, l.. A.
Edison.
Petit jurors: Wm. s. Wood, Albert E.
Edison, H. S. Holden, l.. j. Harrington, N.
w. McCollom, E. T. Huntington, A. p.
Paine, Howard Wight, John A. Ruswell,
l.. G. Tracy, A. G. Miller, G. r. Granger.
These elections completed the business,
and the meeting adjourned.
Royalton.
Moderator, d G Denison; clerk, VIM
Skinner; 1st selectman, James Hinkley,
I'd, D W Bliss, Sd, Harry Bingham;
treasurer, E Winslow; overseer OF poor,
George Ellis; constable, 7 Southgate;
1st lister, J Durkee, I'd, s H Howard, Sd,
] W Waldo; LIST auditor, J 0 Belknap, I'd,
Chas Lyman, Sd. VIM H Martin; trustee |
ror, N NJ Sewell, I'd, j w Waldo: survey
ors OF lumber, Elmer Doyle, Nj s Adams;
town agent, B Durkee; road commits.
sioner, George Ellis; school director, N |
w Sewell. Tax raised, &c., to include
state, school, town and highway. Appro-
priated $50 for Memorial Day. Selectmen /
instructed TO purchase q hearse for the |
town. also to purchase the bank building
for town clerks office.
Bethel.
Moderator, w B G Stickney; clerk, VIM
R Adams; treasurer, j G Sargent; select
men, G Wallace. A ID Sanders, G E
Deering; listers, E E Spaulding, C r Chad.
wick and Robert Noble auditors, j G
Burnett, ID g Torrey, F Martin; con
BILE, Guy Wilson; road commissioner,
G Davis; school director for three years,
Q E Durham, and for one year, H w Fow
Ter. Twenty-Five dollars was appropri.
ated for Memorial Day and a tax of SOC.
on the dollar was voted.
Tunbridge.
Moderator, Chas Smith; clerk, David
b Chapman; treasurer, NJ 4 King; select
men, A B Bicknell, James d Kenworthy,
Moses d RoWell; constable and collector,
Wallace w Swan; listers, Lewis Dicker-
man, N H Austin, Geo b Turner; over
seer of the poor, the selectmen; school
director, Walter Howe. Tax, sl.5o.
Brdintree.
Moderator. H w Fits; clerk and treas
lrer, Daniel Flint; listers, 4 III Cleveland,
5eva II Thayer, Guy A Clough; road
Guy Clough; overseer, f H
Cleveland; selectmen, H j Farnsworth,
George s Hutchinson, Eugene Abbott.
Tax, 81 10.
Corinth.
Moderator, j Sargent; clerk and treas ,
irer, b B Scribner; selectmen, l. Chap
nan, G W Jewell, A l. Parker; listers, J P
G Slack, Wilson Chapman;
" ;rseer, n Hodge; agent, N Win
,nester; road commissioner, Geo Prescott;
school director, J Il Taplin. Town tax,
.0Oc.; highway tax, &c.; school tax, 50c.
Chelsea.
Moderator, j nj Comstock; clerk and
reasurer, w P Townsend; selectmen, CP
Dickinson, Horace Moxley, H Fits;
Alonzo Noyes; listers, E w
Hood, Alvah Carpenter, Horace Walker;
'verseer, e d Barnes; agent, G s Emery;
Dad commissioner, w M Mattoon: school
directors. j M Comstock. e M Bacon, II
J Bixby. Town tax, 10Oc; highway tax,
00c. Voted to appropriate $50 for the !
'ublic library.
Brookfield.
Moderator, G B Fisk; clerk and treasur
r, e Fl Bigelow; selectmen, R w Wal
ridge, E G Jackson, John w Blanchard;
verseer OF the poor, j X Sprague; listers,
ieorge Pride, A e Churchill, Holiness;
uditors, B Fisk, J s Green, Calagan;
ence viewers, George e Mason, Zolva
,hase, H Abbott constable, H Allis;
own grand jurors, j w Untiedt, T Gala
an, F P Lamson; county grand jurors,
ra Carpenter, Fl Sprague, w s Graves; a
Inspector OF lumber, J w Untiedt; inspec- r
Or of leather, Calvin Fullam; pound al
eepers, J McDermont, Lewis Jerd, H C t!
oIt; town agent, Marcus Peck; trustee q
public money, Marcus Peck; road COM te
lissioDer, Cassius Peck; school director O
,r three years, Z B Fisk. II
Roxbury. u
Moderator, d l. Nichols; clerk, A N Til
en-; selectmen, G A Young, o P Dudley,
j Wiley; treasurer, George Tilden; over =