News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-02-28
Worthwhile Locals Continued.
Reflections Without Comment.


o A final and impartial glance at that
many-sided mirror of everyday life,
common talk, or current public opin-
ion, we see reflected this ''free raw
material" to wit =
That next Tuesday is March 9Th.
That town hall will be chOck full.
That there will be sawdust on the
floor.
That the town of Morristown came
out few dollars under two thousand
in debt.
That some start ought to be made
toward getting out of debt and re-
naming so few hours.
That there seems to be willingness
to have a new school house at the
Corners if it is needed.
That there does seem to be some
question about the advisabiliJy of
building bridge on the old location.
That large number feel that it is
high time to make some move to-
ward a suitable memorial to our
heroic dead.
s That A. M. Burke is a candidate
for Town Clerk and Town Treasurer.
That A. A. Niles is candidate for
the office of Town Clerk only.
That if Will Slayton has either, he
would very much prefer to have both.
That G. A. Cheney is not running
for office this year.
That that most excellent account
ant, Fl. M. Rich, is prominently men
toned as sound and available man
for Town Treasurer.
That it looks quite favorable for
the reelection of [. n. LeBarOn as
First Sslectman.
That uncertainty hovers about the
heads of the other Selectmen that
while they have done well. some
change in the membership would not
be surprising.
That if A. A. Niles is elected Clerk,
the public are assured that he would
get his office onto the ground floor
as soon as possible.
That George Town is very sure to
succeed himself as Constable.
That Col. A. o. Gates may be and
probably will be reelected to posi-
zion on the School Board. He is esti-
mated as thoroughly filled with the
school idea and school interests, from
way back. He would accept re-
election and take a pride and a pc
culiar interest in the work. If any
other election is the result, it will I'M
doubtedly be George H. Terrill-not
that he is seeking it, but that he is
considered available.
That the town has in Ell. A. Slayton
an Auditor who audits, and untan-
giles figures and corrects mistakes
THAT unquestionably appears on the
books and would go undecided but
for him.
That the present Superintendent OF
the poor farm, c. T. Smith, stands in
imminent danger of being decapitat-
oil because he believes that what is
fOr theinterest of theindividual farm.
er is also for the best interest of the
town.
That his decapitation would be like
the blotting out of the Mckinley tar
if act before it was given q fair trial
That he as Superintendent can do
no more than the town sees fit to au-
thorize.
That his removal would probably
breed a famine in the Smith family,
because, with this onerous official po-
Bition gone, away goes his annual
salary of ten dollars.
That if Mr.. Smith is bounced be-
cause Of his progressive ideas upon
the subject of farming. Geo. W. Clark
and Judge A. B. Smith are both
talked as available timber. Both
gentlemen have served in that capac-
ity before now, and acceptably so.
That the more interesting contest
is to be found il the selection of a
Town Clerk, and that this contest
vii! appear more decidedly as between
4. A. Niles and A. M.Burke. 49,,
That A. M. Burke will be elected-ii
elected--because there are more who
want him, who are welded to the set
tled unchanging idea in politics, who
recognize that he has been a faithful
servant, who want to give him an
other year.
That il he is defeated it will be be-
cause a'larger number, while recog-
aizing his faithful service in the past,
believe that, having enjoyed the emOl-
tiIhentsaof Office for a generation oil
laen, and being himself a man who
has surrounded himself with large
property, has no longer any just
Claim upon 1T. 1t will also be because
many who in the election of last yeal
stood faithfully by him with the un.
Gerstanding that it was his final re.
quest, now have felt that their duty
Fad beenpreviously done so far as he
is concerned ua w..,I 4,
elThat A. A.iNiles will be elected
elected-because there exists maipr
ity who recognize the fact that he is
capable of filing the office of Towr
Clerk that he, too, would make {
capable, efficient servant; that HI
has been a lifelong resident in GU
midst, and surely is worthy of tn,
small income and the honor, if Their
be such, in the CleIkohip that tn
bime has fast ripened when younge
men should be recognized in tow
offices. 1t will be because that, lay
ing aside all prejudice, or feeling, @
factional differences and looking til
mutton naudidlv in the face and ask