The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-22
Town Elections.

ISLE AU HAUT. Selectmen, D. T. Conley
w. r Prescott w. M. Cross town clerk
Walter e. Prescott; school committee, A
Small, S. Phinney, J. 7. Coney. Schools
$3.50; highways, $500; support of poor, 5000
current expenses, $500; school books, $50
school house repairs, S35.
CAMDEN. The fight in the town meeting
Monday. was on the question of indepen
dent water supply and it was decided tC
raise Sl 900, the necessary amount to meet
the expense OF preparing to introduce
plant worth 100000 In the election the
officers chosen were: F. H. Wilbur, JOSIAH
Hobbs, Everett Duffy, selectmen; Charles
Wood, Clerk
LINCoLNvILLE. Moderator, A. F. Hahn
clerk, ,Arno w Knight; selectmen. assessors
and overseers of poor j. S. Mullin, R. W
Perry, Frank Miller treasurer, N. l.. Ross
school committee, T. E. Gushee j. B. Moves
ii. Leadbetter; superintendent, Grace Ma.
honey. Appropriated for schools, 81. .3SS 80
roads and bridges, 81 500; support of poor.
$500; other purposes, 81 ,147; total, S4 ,s35 So
THoRNDIKE Moderator. A. S. Higgins
clerk, Nelson Gordon selectmen, assessors
and overseers of poor A. S. Higgins, Peter
Harmon, K. S. Ward treasurer f. A Har.
mon; school committee, F. L. Philbrick
Appropriated for schools, What the law re.
quires roads and bridges, ST. 900; support of
~,
$3.50; total, S3, $50 The law requires about
$500 to be raised for schools.
BURNHAM. At the annual town meeting
held March 10Th the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Moderator, c.
E. Libby; clerk, Geo, Reynolds; selectmen,
assessors and overseers of the poor, G. E.
Berry, B. A Reynolds, Millard Gilmore {;
road commissioner, Hiram McAllster; audi
tor OF accounts. II. M. Cole; town agent, w.
l.. Shaw treasurer, W. l.. Shaw collector
and constable, Hiram McAlister. Appro-
priated for schools what the law allows for
running expenses of the town, $1,000; for
roads and bridges, 81 900; for the support of
the poor 5000; for text books, 500; for re-
pairs on scho olhouses, 5000: to fence ceme-
terry, $50.
APPLETON. AT the annual town meeting
March 18th the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year. Moderator, Wilbur
W. Waterman; clerk, j. T. McCorrison; !;
selectmen, assessors and overseers of the
poor, Daniel G. Wentworth, Frank S. Hall
and Chas. f. New bert; auditor, j. A. Sher-
man; town agent, Robert S. Keene school
committee, Geo Fish and James Pease;
treasurer, Robt. S. keene. The taxes will
be collected by Jesse Wentworth There were
the usual appropriations for town expenses.
$500 was voted ior a new school house on
the Ridge in the Sprowl district, and $50 for
chairman of the board several years ago,
and G. F. Newbert served on the board last
year The meeting was very quiet.
WINTERPoKT. Moderator, G. R. Hill !;
town clerk, ID. M Spencer; selectmep, G..
r. Hill, j. ii. Carlton, F. C. Clark; treas
urer, c. q. Moody; member of school COM
mittee to I'LL vacancy, S. G. Thompson ;
member OF school committee, full term, W
5. llttleheld; Superintendent of Schools
ID. Ill. Piper; collector Howard Grant; adj
tor. w. s. Littlefed town agent, G. M
Conant; constables f. w. Carlton and How
ard Grant. Money appropriated: Support
of schools, 81 800; text books, $500; repairs
of school houses, $500; bridges and culverts,
81 OO0i general highway repairs, $500; hy-
drant rental and town charges. $500; sal
aries, $500; abatements, 500; discounts,
$500; lawsuits, S400 There was settle
ment Of the contention of the two school
districts at Ellingw oods Corner. 1t was
voted to sell the upper one and move the
other to a more central point between the
two and 500 was appropriated for the pur-
pose. The proposition to unite with the
town of Hampden and Frankfort to employ
superintendent of schools was voted down
by close vote. A little opposition de-
veloped against the free high school, but, it
was continued by an overwhe lining major
ltY, and $500 was voted for it, This, with
$50 left over from last year and $3.50 which
the State gives makes 500 the town has for
High school this year