Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-05

priated Tor Memorial Day. tax OIL 90
cents on the dollar was voted. There was
no appearance of the ticket nominated by
the caucus and nearly the old board of Of
ficers were elected as predicted In the Free
Press of a week ago These are the Of
ficers elected Moderator, ]. w. Rowell;
town clerk, j. d. Eldre1ge; first constable.
y. w. Kent; selectman A. B. Cushman,
selectman NJ. d. Church, seleotman A G..
gsgood; road commissioner, J. B. Wells;
at tool director, 3 years, John b. Goodrich;
Treasurer, f. Il. Dubois; listers, j. p.
Cleveland Jr., c. 8. Hall, NJ L. Boyden:
overseer of poor, d. II. Morse; trustee of
public money, 3. Il. Lombard; collector,
Lemuel Richmond town agent, A. B.
Cushman; auditors, VIM. II. Dubois, j.
+. Mead, r. s. Hail. town grand jurors,
c. l.. Hodges, Jas. Hutchinson, Edison
Emery.
VOTED FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Bellows Falls March 3.-The annual
meeting of this town to-day voted to i'm
medately erect a new high school building
not to exceed cost of $4,000 The loca-
ton Is to be on School street, upon the
lot formerly known as st. Agnes Hall
property occupied for 20 years as young
ladies boarding school,
w. F. Brown, formerly of Auburn,
Me-, has been chosen superintendent of
the Bellows Falls Electric Light and
Power system which is controlled by the
Fall Mountain Paper company.
A. j. Holley, cashier and peymaster of
the Vermont Farm Machine company,
the past IS years resigned yesterday.
NoRWICHs OFFICERS.
Hanover, N. H., March S.-The town
meeting in Norwich. VT. elected these of
ficers: Selectmen Charles W. Brown,
Henry s. Goddard, l. S. Campbell; clerk
and treasurer, George Messenger. 1t was
voted to raise $3.50 on the grand list
Below we give the lists of officers elected
in the several towns at Tuesdays March
meetings
MILTON.
Moderator C. S. Ashley; town clerk,
l.. T. Holbrook; selectmen and overseers
of poor. +. T. Blake. w. c. Blake, L. r.
Corma; treasurer, f. G. Ladd; constable
and collector, William Austin; listers, C.
II. jackson. s. II. Phelps. Peter Costello;
auditors, y. A Booth, j. w. Brown, John
McMullen; school director II. A. Brush;
road commissioner, A. w. Lyman: trus-
tee public money, c. p. Pratt; town agent,
c. S. Ashley; the town voted to lease or
sell the water power known as the Miner
Falls to the company who would actually
use the power at the Great Falls to sup
plement the power there and II. b. Powell
was appointed agent to make the required
lease or sale.
PANTON.
Moderator William White clerk, Rol-
lin Kent; treasurer, Ed Bristol; select
men. Lyman Kent Charles TORY, Ernest
Bristol; listers, Juba Converse, Eugene
Field, Arthur Putnam; road commissioner,
Ebert Stagg; school directors, II. +.
Gaines, E. A. Field. ]. N. Stagg; constable
and collector, Walter White; voted a tax
of 100 cents on the grand list. Town in
debt over $4,000.
SHELDON.
Moderator, r Mcleod clerk, E M.
Brown treasurer, A. +. Durkee; select
men, b. A. Beatty. w. II. Dunton, L. 7.
Holmes; listers, G. A. White, c. II.
| Welch, II. Mcleod; constable and collec-
tor Lester c. Royce; auditors. C. NJ
Mansfield. r. Mcleod. w. s. Green; road
commissioner, James McFeeters jr.; over
seer of poor and poorhouse director. W.
C. Marsh; town grand Juror, A. T. Leach; ;
w. s. Green, trustee public money, b. C.
| Gallup. Voted a tax of 80 cents.
SHELBURNE.
Moderator, II. N. Newell town Clerk,
! N r. Miller; treasurer, II. w. Tracy; Sc
lcctmen. C. NJ. Russell, L .. Ray, C. L..
Page; first constable and collector of
taxes. George ~ Roberts; second consta-
BILE. Daniel Hurley listers, George E..
Blair, Henry Russell, Arthur Benedict;
highway commissioner. elected for three
years, William ]. Sheridan; auditors Geo.
E. Smith. II. +. Saxton, l. II. Deyette;
town agent, d. C. Smith; overseer of the
poor and director in the Poor Farm asso-
citation, George N Roberts: town grand
jurors, NJ. Quinlan, L. Fl. Nash school
| director, l.. C. Ray; library trustee for
five years, j. l.. Barstow.
FERRIsBURGH.
! Moderator, NJ. r. Alien clerk, Mrs. Anna
Robinson; treasurer. Byron W. Field; Sc
lectmen, r. ID. Booth, Fred w. Allen, C.
r. Martin; overseer of poor. James Field
lst constable. w. w. Frisbee; Cd constable e.
3. b. Martin; road commissioner, J. B.
Booth; listers, j. L. ST. Peters, Harvey
Newton. n. L. Bali: school directors, A.
I. Booth, John Clark. NJ. F. Allen, A. A.
Bail; voted to buy farm to be used for a
poor farm.
i ADDISON.
Moderator. M. +. Barnes clerk, L. c.
SeeGar; treasurer. c. w. Read; selectmen
NJ f. Barnes, Fred Owen, H. w. Spooner
listers, Guy Gage. C. NJ. Clark. r. w
Fisher; overseer of poor selectmen; road
commissioner, c. w. Barber; school di-
rectors. l.. c. Seegar, Olin A. Smith. Mer-
ritt Hurd; first constable, Olin A. Smith
second constable, Mr.. Holcomb auditors
j Julius Clark, Frank Gulley; grand Jurors
Elisha Smith, Asa Willmarth.
BRISTOL.
! Moderator, A. A DEAN town clerk w
w Wilson; selectmen, s. D. Farr, r. N
Hill, e. w. Shattuck treasurer, A. A
Il Dean; overseer OF poor, II. S. Sumner
constable. Il. S. Farr; listers, j. j. Ridley
j. h. kilburn, A. l.. CAIN auditors, ~ A
Dean, N. f. Dunshee f. j. Bristol; trus
tee, U. S. fund A. A. Dean: town grand
4 Jurors, +. N. Hill, @. w. Sneedon, Il. b
Palmer; town agent. w. w. Rider; agent
to deed real estate, w. w. Rider; schoo
road commissioner, Il. c. Danforth; voted
$50 for Memorial Day.
MORRISTOwN.
Moderator, G. NJ. Powers; clerk and
treasurer, II. G.. Fleetwood; selectmen, /
1 N LeBarron, r. l.. Fairbanks, w. NJ
Small; board of listers, A. d. Thomas
auditors, Fl. A. Slayton. A. l.. Cheney, c.
; T.. Smith; road commissioner c. A. Bar.
rows; fence viewers. John Tedford, Chas
4 Paul, j. NJ Jackson; town grand Jurors
s. Harris, A. A. Niles; town agent, G. M
Powers; trustee public money. II. NJ. Rice
overseer of poor, e. E. Brigham; super.
intendent poor farm, A. b. Smith; con,
stables, George q. Town. A. j. Smith; in.
spector of leather, e. w. Webster; sur.
veyor OF lumber and wood, G. w. Fitch
: appropriated s25 for observance of Me
mortal Day. 800 for benefit of Morrisvlle
fire department, and si25 for expenses Of
public library; raised total tax of 16i
: cents. The settlement of matters per.
tanning to the support of the town pau
pers was left with the committee compos
ed of Hon. p. X. Gleed, A. B. Smith ant