Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05
Bethel Town Meeting.

The following officers we're elected at the
March meeting: w. b. G. Stickney, mod
orator; VIM. II. Adams, clerk; GIL Wal
lace, Geo. Deering and VIM. II. Edwards,
selectmen; j. g. Sargent, treasurer; Rob-
ert Noble, overseer OF the poor; Guy vii.
son, constable; E.E. Spaulding, c. e. Dun
ham, Elbridge Twitchell, listers; FL. Mar
tin, J. Z. Bennett, s. M. Wnshburn, audi
tors; N. M. Kendall, Chas. II. Kidder, Fred
Arnold, q. II. Kimball and Carl ID. Cush.
ing, grand jurors; Myron G. Stafford. in.
spector leather; Zebina Spaulding, pound
keeper; JIG. Sargent and j. NJ. Booth, sur.
veyors OF wood and inspectors OF lumber
and shingles; c. s. Davis, road commits.
sioner; w. b. c. Stickney, agent to prose.
cute and defend suits; Howard w. 'Fow-
Ter, school director for three years; Wynn
G. Whitaker, school director for two
years, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF c. Z. Durham. Voted to
pay the taxes to the treasurer; to appro-
pirate S25 for Decoration day; passed over
the question as to whether the town would
buy hearse; voted a tax OF 80 cents on a
dollar.
The auditors recommended Feb. 10Th a
tax OF 50 cents on dollar, but between
then and town meeting the heavy storms
made such havoc with the towns bridges
that on the recommendation of Treasurer
Sargent tax Of 80 cents was voted. AS
the grand list OF the town Is about $1,000
this will raise the extra 81, 900 that lis es-
timated it will take to repair the da%ssge.
1t was very harmonious meeting, al
though there was little friendly contest
over second and third selectmen. q. j.
Wallace was elected first selectman with
out opposition. Then for second selects
man, Geo. e. Deering and WIN. Fl. EDIT
wards were nominated. Mr.. Deering ha-
been third selectman the pnst year and j.
has been the custom Of the town to re-
elect officers with whom no fault has been
found, and many Thought it was due to
Mr.. Deering to be made second selectman.
The first ballot stood Deering, 70 votes,
Edmunds, 10 votes and seven scattering
the second ballot stood Deeripg, 102, Ed
munds, 81 and scattering, Q; Mr.. Deering
was elected. For third selectman the bal
lot stood VIM. H. Edwards, So, F. l.. Par
sons, "a, F. L. Martin, 80, scattering, and
no election. Mr.. Martin withdrew his
name In favor OF Mr.. Edwards and the
second ballot stood Edwards, 1873, Par
sons, 81, scattering, 3 and Mr.. Edwards
was elected.
One precedent seems to be pretty we'll
and that is, that the town OF
Bethel believes IL re-electing faithful Of
Iicers. Out OF less than thirty elective
town off1cers, the voters saw tit to re elect
about twenty.
Bethel is to be congratulated upon Sc
curing the services OF VIM. ii. Edwards as
town officer. For the past ten years he
has continually held one or more impcr-
tant town Offices In Stockbridge, and it
was openly predicted on his removal here
asst year that the next year would see him
n Office here. 1t will not take any edu.
'ation to fit him for the office OF select
nan.
Bethel does not propose to get in debt IL
t can help it. 1t did not take the voters
en- seconds to determine to raise the ex
ra 81 900.
Although the town hall ianitor had !
indy provided several spittoons for the
Use OF the voters, vet there appeared to be
ONE who did not know how to use a de-
eDt building right and deposited to hacco
18th on the floor.