Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08


Myron Moore, Lewis Stevens; collector
of taxes, Milton A. Greed; overseer of
poor, Ezra Osgood; school committee,
Daniel Regan, Edward A. Sawyer; as
SCISSOR, Henry B. Story; constables, W.
P. Allen, w. Flood, A. Lovejoy; board
Of health, Edward a. Sawyer.
Appropriations and other affairs,
March 18th.
License vote--Yes, sos; no. 7si.
PAXTON.
Mr.. Bill Honored
The town meeting was called to order
at 8 o'clock. A ballot was taken for
moderator, and Hon. Ledyard Bill re-
ceived 40 votes, being every vote cast.
Following is the list of officers and APP
propriations:
Moderator, Ledyard Bill; town clerk,
Dell A. Hamilton; selectmen, Ledyard
Bill, John A. Brown, Leander Il. Kirby;
treasurer, Leander 7. Kirby; auditor,
Artemus E. Bigelow; collector of taxes,
H. H. Pike; overseers of poor II. H.
Pike, ]. D. Olmstead, Louis S. Clapp;
school committee, Mrs c. F. Flint; as
SCISSORS, Thomas B. Robinson, E. p.
Keep, E. H. Bryant; constables, Fl. H.
Pike, NJ B. Olmstead; library directors,
John p. Moulton, Miss Nettie Williams;
road commissioner, Henry c. Eames;
board of health, selectmen.
Appropriations-Sch $3.50; roads,
500; contingent fund, $1,000; poor, 5000;
flags, $100; Memorial day. $50; dog fund,
half to library and half to schools; state
aid, $50
License vote-Yes. 1S; no, 49.
ATHOL
The town officers elected roday are:
Town clerk, Charles F. Richardson; Sc
lectmen Herbert L. Hapgood, William
H. Mellen, Charles r. Richardson; as
SCISSOR Qhree years., Herbert s. Cod
dard; overseer of poor Ghree years.,
Wilson d. Smith; surveyors of high
ways Herbert L. Hapgood, William H.
Mellen, James Cotton; treasurer and
collector Samuel Lee; auditor, Park E.
B. Swift sewer commissioner Qhree
years., William D. Lucy; sinking fund
commissioner Ghree years., William D.
Lucy; constables, Charles f. Smith, Ed
gar l.. Wilder John B. Jacques; school
committee (three years. Ellen Bigelow,
William d. Lucy; library trustees (three
years. Sarah l.. Smith, Silas w. Sutton;
board of health (three years., DR.. Wind
sor A. Brown; cemetery commission
Give years., DR.. James Oliver,
License vote-Yes, $40; no, $40.
HOPEDALE.
Moderator, Frank J. butcher; town
clerk, David A. Wescott; selectmen, E.
A. Darling. ]. M. French, L. b. Gaskill;
treasurer p. D. Bancroft; auditor, A. A.
Messenger; collector Of taxes, E. s.
Simpson; overseers of poor, the select
men; school committee (three years., f.
J. butcher; assessor (three years., Will
liam Bancroft: tree warden, Eben S.
Draper; constables, Robert Ross, J. M.
French, G.. Fl. Cole, A. F. Fairbanks,
II. B. Fisk, Antoine NORM, s., A. An
drew, e. C. Barrows, C. w. Adams; Ii
brary trustee, Frank Fl French: road
commissioner, C. NJ. Day; board Of
health, the selectmen.
Appropriations-Hig highways, $4,000; town
debt, $4,000; tree warden, $500; fire de-
partment, $1250; street lights, $1724; Me-
mortal day, $50; ipcidentals, $1700; inter-
est, $1,000; poor, $1,000; water for hy-
drants, $3.50; town hall, $780, state and
county taxes, $4,000.
License Vote-Yes, 2; no, 50.
PRINCETON.
Moderator, w. C. Davis; town clerk,
Edwin Grimes; selectmen, w. c. Davis,
G. H. Thompson, II. G. Beaman; treas
urer, w. B. Goodnow; auditor, Ray
! mond ]. Gregory; collector of taxes, M,
B. Goodnow3 overseers Of poor 1. F.
Thompson, j. E. Merriam, Waldo Har-
rington; school committee 3 years, j. B.
YER Osgood, C. o. Hastings; constables,
Levi Cushman Eugene R. Buck, Thos
H. Skinner; library directors, c. A.
White A. G.. Beaman, J. D. Gregory,
Sarah Skinner, Sadie L. Brooks; board
of health, c. E. Barker, and selectmen.
Appropriations--Hi Highway $9400; schools
S2500; transportation of scholars, $500;
superintendent, 5000: poor. $1,000; town
debt, $500; interest $3.50; state and mil
afJ IL,
ais, $500; cemeteries, $50; librarian, $100;
Memorial day, $75; catalogue for library,
$780,
License vote-Yes, 10; no. A
BOLTON.
Moderator Andrew L. Nourse; town
clerk, Emory f. Haynes; salectmen, An
drew L. Nourse James w. Townsend,
VIM. M. FELTON,; treasurer, Geo. E. Dow;
auditor, H. N, Otterson collector of
taxes, Geo. H. Brigham; overseers of
poor, Walter Cole, James w. Townsend,
E. A. Proctor; school committee, 8 years,
Miss Addie L. Brigham; assessors, An
drew L. Nourse, A. Haynes, E. E.
Proctor; constables, VIM. H. Dow H. F.
Haynes, Marshall Smith, Walter Cole,
Chas. e. Mace, to be given bonds to
serve civil writs; road commissioners, e.
A. Proctor, o. w. Haynes, j. w. Town
send; board of health, selectmen.
priations-Current, $250O; schools,
$1,000; highways $1,000; poor, 5000, Me-
mo-ial day, $25; transportation Of sehol-
ars, $1,000.
License vote-Yes, 4; no, 81
MENDoN.
Moderator, Julius George; town clerk,
Horace Adams; selectmen, Liberty Free
man, George NJ Taft, Edward
L. Kingsley; treasurer, George
M. Taft; auditor, Charles Allen;
collector of taxes, George NJ. Taft; over
seers of poor Liberty Freeman,
Gilbert Gaskill George r. Ford; school
Willard Wilcox, Henry w. Gas1ill, Chas.
A. Fletcher; constables, Charles I.
Barnes; library directors, j. A. George;
highway surveyor, Frank Taft; board of
health Liberty Freeman, George NJ
Taft, Edward L. Kingsley.
Appropriations-Scho $2S00; poor,
$500; roads, $500; incidentals, $500; pub
lie library, 5000; interest, 500 soldiers,
500; town debt, $500; Memorial day, $50.
License vote-Yes, II; no, 80.
ROYALsTON.
Moderator, C. A. Stimson; town clerk,
George w. Blandin; selectmen, P. S.
Newton, B. Warren Rich Myron Sher-
wood; treasurer, George e. Pierce; audi
wi, L. u. AAeslioOlAt NOtASNlOA VI let3NGSs
John Davis; overseers of poor, B. H
Brown, J. r. Hale, C. A. Stiinson; school
committee, H. o. Adams, M. D., three
years; assessors, William H. Leathe, J.
A. Rich, John Davis; constables, f, f.
Graves, George e. Carkin, J. f. Jacobs;
library director, Rev. F. j. Fairbanks,
three years; road commissioners, 10 ap-
pointed by selectmen; board of health,
selectmen.
rio fiO1ac--I7tO1 roads So000. for.
school, $500; for care Of poor $1,000, with
unexpended balance of last year; super
intendent Of schools, $780,
Iicense vnta-Yes 3S. no GO