New-York tribune., 1897-08-09
SCHOOL TRUSTEES CHOSEN.
SOME CLOSE ELECTIONS IN THE DISTRICTS OF
THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT.

SOME CLOSE ELECTIONS IN THE DISTRICTS OF
THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT.
list of the trustees and officers elected last
week at the annual school meetings In the town of
Cortlandt follows. There are. or were, nineteen
districts in the town. The Twelfth and Eighteenth
have been dissolved. All others are given here ex-
cept the third at Mount Airy, which 1t has been
impossible to obtain: First District (Croton Point
philip Semstag reelected trustee. Second (Cro-
ton-on- Hudson)-Dr. T. j. Acker for three years
and Harrison Cornell for two years. In place OF
Ezra Ferris and Frank Decker. Fourth (BoscobeD
An entirely board was chosen. as two trus-
tees had removed from the district and the term of
the other had expired. There were elected Frank
B. Tompkins one year. in place of William Nor
ton jr.: Samuel Lloyd. two years in place OF John
NJ Tuttle and Daniel Powell for three years.
Fifth-Frank McCord. elected trustee. Sixth Cen
treve)-John Buchanan. elected trustee over
Arthur Lent by vote of 80: Edward Reynolds. col
lector: T. S. Lent, clerk Seventh PeekskilD-San-
ford r. Knapp trustee, by 10 majority Dud-
lev c. Hasbrouck. Eighth NeekskilD-Wam A.
Hunt. elected trustee by 81 votes TO for i. f.
Crumb Ninth Van Corandville)-Eug b.
Travis. elected trustee; clerk Ernest Mccoy; IL
brarian William Booth Tenth COregon)-C;eorge
W Sherwood, trustee; Washington Hill. collector;
Fred j. Lent treasurer; Arthur Montgomery,
clerk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Horton. trustee; Jerome
VI Hart. clerk and BENJAMIN Allison. collector.
fessor A. f. Linder. clerk and Arthur W. Horton,
collector. Fourteenth (Annesville)-A. &. Nought,
trustee in place of Arthur II. Smith: Sherwood
Odell collector. Fifteenth (Montrose e)-Trustee.
William Bellefeue: clerk. Eugene Peterson; col
lector, David Anderson. Sixteenth (Verplanok
John r Brennan and James Carroll. elected trus-
tees and John W. Naughey. clerk Scventeenth.
In this district there big hght. Henry L.
Lounsbury declared elected trustee Elizabeth
Iounsbury clerk and Sidney Townsend. collector.
The trouble arose counting ballots. and there
will be an appeal made from the meeting. Nine
teenth-Slas J. Purdy. trustee; Mrs. Emily f..
Adams. collector Fred Purdy clerk. and Angelo
F. Cumming truant officer.
The following are the results in, large number
Of suburban districts outside Of Cortandtown:
Canopus- William NJ. BaIrger. reelected trustee
Somers (No. 6-Trustee. William liynard; collector.
c. j Dunning; clerk, o. w. iallock. Mohansic-
Trustee Stephen L. Hart; clerk. John Van Wagon
en-: collector, Edwin Requa; librarian, George Grif-
fin Continentayille- Eugene H. owen, trustee;
oscar Staff collector; Rudolph Schneider. CLERK
Tompkins Corners-Trustee. BENJAMIN Currey col
iector John l.. Horton; clerk. Smith Adams. In
Shrub oak the terms of X. l.. Knapp, and John
James expired and the third trustee declined TO
serve so that there were three trustees TO elect
one trustee was elected. and then the timber gave
out. and the meeting adjourned until next Tues
day evening look up men who are Wiling 10
serve Adams Corners-Charles Rundle defeated
l. c. Hadden by majority of hve after a nara
fight: Albert wilkins. clerk Orlando Banker col
lector and c. T. Pierce, librarian.