The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
TOWN ELECTIONS.
FREEPORT.

Freeport March 14-Annual town
meeting was held today. The vote for
town officers was as follows: Moderator,
E; $. soulse, 1oe; H. G. Brewer .e,Se aoa.
ETC., b. s. Talbot, 1854; Horace Rogers.
I40; c. L. Orne. ST., John Lunt, l65;
Almon g. Rogers, 100. Treasurer, z.
G. Wiggin. Auditor, VIM. A. Davis.
School Committee, W. H. Soule, E. E.
Pinkham, Rufus Randall. Supervisor,
E. G. Townsend. Tax collector, J. +.
Litchfeld. Road commissioner, E, =.
Morton, 101; Henry Curtis 22S. The
Citizens elected full board of selectmen
except Mr.. Orne, who was on both tickets,
all other officers were Republicans. This
was q very large and interesting meeting.
The total amount of money raised was
az follows: To complete the high school,
$685. Go; for support of common schools,
$3.50; for heating common schools, 5000;
for support high school, $500; for heating
high school, $3.50; for school books and
supplies, $3.50; for repairs on school
houses, $500; for roads and bridges. $1,000;
for support of poor, $500; for repairs on
town building, $500; for contingent ex-
penses, $1,000; for Memorial day, 500;
school house. $25: for fire department.,
5000; total. SIG, 33l. 66.
This amount is 81. 1881 so more than
was raised last year. The rate for col
lecting taxes was fixed at Ia per cent.
GORHAM.
Gorham, March l4-The adjourned
town meeting for the election OF street
commissioner passed off quietly yesterday.
week by the candidates, and their friends,
and large vote was polled. The whole
number of votes cast was 492. Frank T.
johnson, Rep, had $50; Charles II. Al
den, Ind. Rep, had 1862. Mr.. Alden the
successful candidate was Mr.. Johnson's
opponent at the Republican caucus. but
was defeated Mr.. Alden then ran indie
pendently, which resulted in his election.
The following appropriations were
voted: Outstanding bills, $1,000; support
of poor, $1,000; highways, $500; bridges,
$500; contingent, $3.50; common schools,
5000; sfree high schools, 1880; repairs
on school houses, $780, school books, $500;
Memorial day, $50
1t was voted to allow the street COM
missioners So per--day and ST.. so for team
and to pay 35 cents per hour for man and
team for work on highways. The amount
of appropriations were cut from former
" ars.
Poland, March 14.-At the municipal
election held here today, the following
town officers were elected: Moderator,
b. NJ. FernaId b.; clerk and treasurer,
F. A. Pulsifer, r.; selectmen, j. /.
Chapman, r., V. P. Waterhouse, d. 4.
E. q. Knight, R.; road commissioner.
Horace j. Brown, D.; supervisor of
schools, Charles L. Pulsifer, R.; school
committee. F. B. Shackford, r., M. G..
Davis, D., S. L. Littlefeld, R.; auditor,
o. Fl. Guptill: collector, l.. I. Brown.
The following appropriations were
made: Common sohools, s275O; free high
school, $3.50; school text books, $50; roads
| and bridges, $4,000; breaking roads, $1,000;
support of poor, $500; contingent ex-
peDses, $1,000; to pay bonds $1,000; collec-
tors com. and ATTACHMENTS, $500; for
Memorial day, $2o.
GLOUCESTER.
Gloucester, March 14.-F. W. Winslow
moderator; N. P. Haskell, town clerk
John W. True, James M. Thompson,
Ruel W. Fogg, selectmen; Seth B. Sweet.
sir. collector and treasurer; Seth T.
Sweetsir, superintendent of Schools
Drank Marston, road commissioners; all
are Republicans.
ALFRED.
Selectmen-Richard S. Stanley, Luoius
M. Perkins, Seavey d. Emery.
Town Clerk-Geo. M. Phoenix.
Treasurer-Laughton M. Sayward.
Agent-Melville 81. Walker.
Auditor-Dr. Charles K. Lander
Road Commissioner-Ezra H. Clark.
Town Agent-Melville FL. Walker.
School Committee-Rev. t. G. Chap
man, James e. Hewey, Charles b. Brooks.
All Republicans,E and elected by MAORI
ties ranging from 55 to 10. Appropri
atious were made aggregating $500.