Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-10
wILLIAMSVILE.
The Newtane Town Meeting.

Our annual March meeting, held at
Union hall, passed off without special Incl
dent or excitement, about 100 voters be-
ing in attendance. S. G.. Brown, it,, the
veteran auctioneer, served very acceptably
as moderator. The reading of the town
report called out an animated discussion of
school matters. When the town system
came to us it found our three village dis
tricts supporting 80 weeks of school each
year, while the back districts only sup
ported 20 weeks. The school directors
still continued the 80 weeks in the village
districts, raising the other districts to %
weeks. The village Districts having a
larger number of scholars than the others,
have been furnished higher priced teachers
and more elaborate charts and supplies
This policy was the subject of vigorous
protest by several voters Of the outer dis
tricts. Reply was made that the village
districts paid very large proportion of
the tax, and it would be an injustice to
cut down their privileges, also that the
residents of the back districts were unwill-
ing to be consolidated, thus making larger
schools, and consequent higher grade
teachers possible. The directors express
ed their willingness and desire to put all
the schools on an even basis If so instruct
ed, but no action was taken.
The town officers, as reported in another
column, were mostly elected without OPP
position. For first lister II votes were
X. Stedman had II, and there were IL
scattering For second lister the ballot re-
suited: c. G.. Holland AZ, w. II. Frost
II, scattering 5. w. II. Hescock was
elected third lister, receiving 81 votes to II
for John Whitaker and II for w. II. Frost
The fight of the day was over the Office of
first fence viewer. No one seemed to
want it, as the emoluments of the office
are small in this town, the board not hav-
ing been called out for about 10 years, but
it was finally thrust upon Bert +. Morse
on the third ballot, by vote of 20 to 10
for Fred Rice. For overseer of the poor
T. II. White received Al votes to 30 for all
opponents. Contrary to the usual custom
there was no contest for the Office of road
commissioner, c. X. Stedman, the ncum-
bent for the last two years, receiving the
handsome endorsement of go votes out of
II cast. Two ballots were taken for
school director in place of II, NJ. Adams,
who was not a candidate for reelection,
the first resulting Rev. F. 5 Bickford 80,
NJ. O. Howe y, c. l.. Hescock Is, scat
tering g. On the second ballot Rev. +. S.
Bickford was elected, receiving 40 votes to
81 for NJ. O. Howe, 10 for c. l.. Hescock,
scattering 3 1t was voted to take a new
departure in the method of collecting taxes,
the town treasurer TO do the work for this
year.
NJ. o. Howe offered the following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the people of Newfare in town
| meeting assembled render vote OF thanks TO
i
| u found the Moore Free library ass 'aiation. IN
| Guiding the Use of ele 'antly furnished apart
ments for books, and an amply furnished free
| reading room, with liberal endowment fund for
| the maintenance OF the same
Resolved, That the thanks Of the town are due
f G. Benedl' for his valuable assistance in de-
signing the plan OF the library, and in selecting
| and cataloguing the books; and our thanks are
also rendered the Fay ettevllle Book club for the
donation OF 200 selected volumes from their Ii
| brary.
Reso'u,d That these resolutions be recorded ia
| the town clerks office.
Mrs. j. C. Gray of Bellows Falls is al
| Frank Washers.
Mrs. Z. c. Gotta and son are visiting rela.
tives in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Edna Clark of Pittsfield Mass, /.
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alanson Miles.
c. II. Dickinson Of Wallingford, Conn.
| has ucch NlSltOI az ~ ~. DlChluSOu lLs
past week.
c. d. Lazelle is the victim of German
measles. His daughter, Florence, is also
on the sick list.
Mrs. A. A. and Miss Della Estabrool
entertained Is members of their Sunday
school classes at the Methodist parsonag,
Monday evening.
| arI Of
have meeting for organization and plan
ming the work of the year at Mrs. e. +
Davidson's next Tuesday morning.
The body of Mrs. r. P. Pratt of Dunn
merston was brought here Wednesday anC
buried in our village cemetery beside he
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt we're ma
tives of Newfane, and until their early OLE
age were respected residents of this neigh
borhood.
Charles Goodenough, who has been do
ing log job through the winter moved
back to his Newfane village home Wed
nesday George T. Manchester has va
Gated the Powers house and moved into
Mrs. Elvira Shipman's house. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Lyman S. Powers will soon NOV
from their Marlboro farm to their house il
this village. Charles Oaks has moved hi
family to Searsburg.
The Leisure Hour club held social meet
ing with Miss Grace Timson Friday even
ing. Twenty-one of the % members wer,
present, each with an invited guest. Thu
young lady members of the club furnished
an excellent musical program, which
added to readings by Mrs. G. B. Laml
and Mrs. Alice A. Morse, and fine pape
on "Woman's Clubs" by Mrs. George NJ
Love, together with games and refresh
ments, made the occasion an altogether
enjoyable one.