Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-31
Town Elections.

BLAlNE.-Moderato John r. Rideout
selectmen assessors etc. II. 0. Hussey.
Norman Tapley, ". A. Beais: clerk, John
NJ. Ramsey: treasurer. Frank Robinson
school committee. q. w. Young. Appro-
priations: For schools Si31 for roads,
s., 900. The misses and daughters of prom
inent citizens were present and the meet
ing was a very quiet and orderly
one.
CARRATUNK.-M Moderator. William j.
Arno; clerk. f. l.. Webster; assessors,
er, William Adams; supervisor. Coney San
born. collector, Coney Sanborn; money
raised for schools, 5000 money raised for
other purposes, $500.
DEAD RIVER. Moderator. S. \. Par
sons: selectmen. assessors, etc. Albert
Parsons, d. c. Durrel f. A. Sampson:
clerk. Albert Parsons, treasurer. S A.
Parsons school superintendent. S. a.
Parsons. appropriations: $i00 for schools
SO for books: $50 for expenses.
DEXTER Moderator l.. B. Waldron;
clerk. J. W. Haines; selectmen, w. H..
Judkns, whose salary is $3.50 G. l.. Gould
and Harry Weymouth. salary, so each.
road committee Harry Weymouth, col
lector. G. u. Roberts. at ia per cent. :.
agent Samuel Eldridge; school commit
toe +. ID. Dearth and Ezra Roberts: su-
perintondent of cemeteries. 5. 5. Watson
trustee of town library. {. NJ Sawyer;
trustee of school fund. c. NJ. Sawyer; en-
gneers of lire department, chief, Leslie
Curtis: assistants. O. T.. Blackolen. For
rest Lincoln, auditor, j. W f1dlIeS. APP
preparations: Town charges, $1,000 fire
department. 5000 poor. Slo00; common
schools S2i00: High school. $llo0; school
books and material. 500: music i'll schools,
$40; to repair school buildings. $500: to
repair school-house in district No. B. $50;
salary of supervisor. 500; Il total of $3.50
The water works question came in for a
good share ofattention. Arguments Were
made by those desiring to put in a system
and by those in favor and opposed \
hand ballot being taken. the moderator
decided that the remonstrants had it and
then ii was decided to appoint Hon
Stanley Plummer and Josiah Crosby tel
lerS. The result was 1853 votes against
and 1870 in favor. while about 200 voters
took no part whatever in the exercises.
GUILFORD.-Select NJ. Hudson. T..
O. Stoddard William Beal: treasurer. H.
Hudson; collector. c. +. Scales: town
clerk. j. Hudson. 1t was voted to pay
The collector ~ per cent. Tor the col
lection of taxes, the collector to settle in
fun March l. 1897 Money voted: Schools.
$500: High school, $500. support of poor
ana other town charges. $500: outstand-
ing debts and the interest on same, $500;
roads and bridges, $1,000; school books,
better protection of property from fire
and for the laying of the same, $500. 1t
was also voted that all the old. buryin2
grounds in town be placed in good repair
the expense 10 be paid from the treasury
MONSON. Moderator. w. S. Knowl-
ton; clerk T.. T. Hescock: Selectmen. E.
NJ. Bray p. w. Knight. S. l.. Greeley;
treasurer, w. A. Bray; town agent. j. +
committee. f. NJ. Bray, r. J: Jones, +. r.
Hcscock f. H. Crane; collector. f. H.
Crane. Appropriations: schools. S9S9.60:
support of poor. $500: miscellaneous. Sl2oo;
$50: interest. $500; high school. 500 text
books. $500; Memorial day, $50. repairs on
schoolhouses. $50.
PERHAM.-Modera Il. r. Black
stone: selectmen. assessors. ETC. {. l.
Spaulding. G. c. Mckay, f. G.. Moody:
clerk. w. T. Barton; treasurer, F. l.. Nc
Intire school committee. w. II. Bragdon,
Mrs. Q. p Roy, b, r. Blackstone.
PRESQUE ISLE Moderator, Hon. Ed
ward Wigein; sflectmen. A. f. Irving. s.
G. Greenlaw. c. n. Richardson; clerk, H.
Il. Thayer: treasurer. A. NJ. Smith: audi
tor Walter Seeley Il was voted to ex-
pend $1,000 for town schools. $500 less than
last year. $500 was voted for high
schools 800 for text books and $500 for
schoohouse repairs. $50 for Memorial day.
Nothing was provided for night. police.
An electric light company was given the
privilege of erecting a plant and placing
their poles in the streets.
PLANTATION or SILVER RIDGE
Moderator J. r. Getchell: selectmen. as
SCISSORS. etc. NJ A Weston G. II. Knee
amd H. P; s Ma5hers clerk 1at C. H.
collector. j. l.. Smith: school committee.
NJ A. Weston. C. II. Kneeland, Scott
Aueustan. Appropriations: raised $500
for roads and bridges $500 for incidentalS
and $50 for repairs on schoohouse.
SANGERVILLE.- Moderator A. o.
Campbell: selectmen, assessors, etc, F. J.
Carsley Geo. H. Barrows. o. B. Williams;
clerk ID. A. Jackson treasurer. H. S.
Stubs: school committee. ID. A. jackson,
II. l.. Leland. Delon Robinson,
UNITY Moderator. B. b. Cookson: Sc
lectmen. assessors. etc. Amander Rack
lift. Frank A. Bartlett, d. r. Gray: clerk
James II. Cook: treasurer l.. II. Mosher:
school committee. Frank Kelley. w l..
REYNOLDS: tax collector. c. A. Stevens
Appropriations S5.475: $1,000 raised to re-
pair SchoolhouSe.
II. ]. A. Simmons of Slaigo District
Waldoboro, has five Jersey cows tina,
are making 40 pounds of butter eact