St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-04
THE MARCH MEETING.
A Big Vote and Little Excitement.

Dig vote anu LttIie ExCttements
The contest for overseer and tax col
lector brought out larger number OF
voters than usual on town meeting day.
In these contests George R. Crosby led
W. Fl. Preston for collector by Ill votes
and Lorenzo SuIoway had SO more
votes than James X. Stevens Of St. Johns
bury Center. In the scattering votes for
road commissioner A. F. Lawrence had
seven votes; William Higgins, 10; Daniel
Gilman, 49, For the school director II
ladies voted and more had expected to
vote, but arrived at the hall alter the
ballot was closed. E. l.. Hovey, the
present incumbent. received 33 votes Tor
this Office. Here is list Of the candi-
dates elected with the total number Of
votes cast for the leading candidates:
Moderator, A. Dunnett, 4S6.
Clerk, E. D. Blodgett 562.
Seectmen. George Ranney, 557; George
w. Story, $40; Ellery p. Potter, 563.
Treasurer. Z D. Blodgett, 562.
Overseer, Lorenzo Sulloway, 319.
Constable, George K. Crosby 279.
Collector. George r. Crosby. 3+2.
LISTERS, D. NJ. Bacon. 5+7; W. s. Rus.
sell. 552; Charles Rogers, 526.
Auditors, John c Clark, 472; Gilbert
E Woods, 472; Philip II. Stone, 477
Trustee ol Public Money, Z. D. Blod-
gett. 500
Road commissioner, H. Jackson 425.
School Director, Arthur f. Stone, 507.
Town Agent, l. P. Slack.
Inspector Leather, H. F Griswold.
Town Grand Jurors, Cyrus Sargent, C..
A. Sylvester. w. s. Boynton.
Fence Viewers. the selectmen.
Pound Keepers. the selrctmen.
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber. L. D.
Stiles. ]. w. Webster. William Wetherby,
Sias Randall, A. l.. Bragg. D niel Car
penter. W. p. Stafford, Daniel Streeter,
Alex. Dunnett.
The business was taken up upimmedately
after the ballot box was turned. The
first article was in relation to providing
Tor tax Tor all he expenses ol the COM
ing year. Treasurer Blodgctt recon-.
mended that 85 cents on dollar be ap.
propriated. He said this was the same
as the last two years. and with the ad IL
tional state tax we would need to raise
this amount. A tax OF 85 cents on the
dollar was voted. payable Sept. 1, 1898
The article in relation to oappropriatinl
a sum money for the proper observa
tion OF Memorial day was disposed OF by
voting $3.50. the same as last year.
Capt. Roberts supported the article
with reference to abating the poll tax o
the members of the Vermont Nationa
Guard. He said the town ought to take
just pride in having SO men ready tC
respond to their country's call in q
hours, and suggested that their services
might be needed in view of the war clou'
now hanging over US. His motion t,
abate their poll tax was passed by a larg
majority.
Under miscellaneous business the boart
OF civil authority presented the following
nominations or jurors For rtown grant
jurors. William Higgins. W. B. Johnson
N. z. Bowman, H. V. Severance; fol
petit jurors, Frank I Brewer. George H
Morrill,, George X. Crosby, George A
Babcock. {. H. Woodbury., w. A. Little
S. J. Holmes, f. P. Potter. F. A. Pierce
w. H. Preston. F. D. Hill. o. S. Abbott
John Mcdonald thought the town hal
need, d repairing and moved that the Sc
ectmen make the necessary repairs. The
motion received large vote and in an
nouncing its passage Chairman Dunnet
said the building would be put in condi
ton Tor war.
After the declaration OF the balotiue
the meeting was adjourned.