Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-09
In THE USUAL STORM.
TOWN EETlNG HELD UNDER
WEATHER DIFFICULTIES.

Middlebury by Unanimous Action-The
Forest Worms Again to BE Looked
After-Elections in other County Towns
If Sunday school pcnics in summer
are rain makers. town meeting days are
equally conspicuous for fetching bliz-
cards Anyway, that conclusion can be
drawn by looking up records of town
meetings in Mlddlebury. Tuesday was
no exception. One of the heaviest snow
storms of the season waited until that
day before coming on. The result was a
pretty slim attendance at the town hall
when the moderator called the meeting
TO order at 10 o'clock. Those who at
tended did not have their spirits lowered
by the weather conditions: at least they
did not show it if they had. The meet
ing was lovely. Harmony is a weak
word to describe it. Unanimous re-eloc-
tiOns were the rule, ana the exception
existed in only three cases-frst and
third listers and second constable. The
promised fight for road commissioner
died a.borning, and Fred Hammond will
continue TO look after the highways-
UNANIMOUSLY. The officers elected are
as follows: Moderator, W. II. Button;
clerk, J. NJ. Burke: constable. c. j.
Seeley; selectmen, Darwin Rider, Chas.
Matthews. W. \. Cady; road commis-
sioner, Fred Hammond; school director.
w. n. Cady; second constable, L. NJ
Day: treasurer. c. +. Pnney; overseer
of the poor, william Jackson; listers G..
y. Miner, 4. X. Carr, NJ. X. Moore :;
auditors, George Hammond, Thomas +.
Boyce, B. ;. BeCkwith; trustees of pub
lie money, c. +. Pinney; town agent,
w. II. Bliss: fence viewers, selectmen :;
inspector of leather, T. Kidder; inspec-
tor of lumber. {. c. Wells: pound
keeper, Cushing Hill. II was voted to
appropriate $50 for William p Russel
post, G. A. II, and S25 for Needham
post, G. A. II . for the observance of
Memorial day. and that the selectmen
have authority to spend 500 for the de-
struction of worms next summer if they
thought advisable. Upon motion of Mr..
Beckwith, it was voted to raise tax Of
90 cents on the dollar.
ADDIsON.-Our town meeting was very
quiet. there being no strife for town Off
the west part of the town, on account of
bad roads with a blizzard. Town officers
are: Moderator, B. w. Smith; clerk and
treasurer l.. G.. Seeger; selectmen. II. A.
Stickles. w. ). Hocomb, }. G. Thomas :;
listers, A. L. Clark. + W. Fisher, Will
liam NoOniDg; constable and collector,
o. a. Smith; second constable, Henry
Spaulding: school directors. F. W.
Fisher, o. A. Smith, l.. c. Seeger; town
grand Jurors, G. l.. Seeger. NJ. F. Barnes {;
town agent, ; w. Smith; auditors, b.
w. Smith, F. p. Owen, j. T Clark. Tax
voted, 80 cents. Voted 1 per cent dis
count on all taxes paid into town treasury
from the 10Th of next June till the l0th
of September, 1900.
BRIDPORT. The following officers
were elected al town meeting on March .
Moderator, G.. II. Walker; town clerk,
j. II. Howe; selectmen. George l..
Towner, \. W. Wilcox, ID. + Myrcli i;
treasurer, ID. II. Bennett; Overseer of
the poor. j. W. Pratt; first constable
and collector. J. II. Howe: second con-
stable. +. IL Bailey listers, Edward
Nichols. c. l.. Wing. f. c. Crane: audi
tors. G. +. Sollace, Il. +. Kingsland, g.
\. Pratt; trustee of surplus fund, j. j.
Crane; town agent, G.. X. Walker; town
grand Jurors, ;. l.. Walker. j. X. Rice.
G. L. Holdredge; fence viewers, select
men; sections, w. G. Hamilton (Nillage)
J. q. Sunderland (West), W. ID. Bebo
Northwest; ; trustee Fletcher Cemetery
fund, W. g. tHamilton: trustee j. b.
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pound keeper, G.. F. SOllace; inspector
of leather. l.. ID. Giard; inspector OF
lumber and shingles, Elijah Grosvenor
school directors, Il. l.. IIemenway, +. G.
Blaisdell, Edw. Nichols; road commits
sioner, w. l.. Wheeler. Voted, 100 cents
on grand list of 1900 to defray all ex,
penses of town.
Observation-Disclosures +. A. lIassel.
tine; town clerk, W. W. Wilson; select
men, r. A. Young, w. G. Bingham, f
c. Dixie; treasurer, G. f. Bartlett; over
seer, ID. f. Meader; first constable, w
f. Hanks; second constable, X. S. Smith
listers, n. j. Hill, j. Il. Kilburn, Andrew
Dillon; auditors, A. l.. Cain, +. &
Marsh, n. F. Dunshee; trustee u. S
fund, G.. p. Bush; town grand Jurors, G
w. SnedOn, f. n. Hill, c. p. Bush; tOwi
agent, w. w. Rider; sections, II. p
Sherwln, L. c. Varney, G. w. Steadman
+. A. Wood; school director, A. NJ
Norton; road commissioner, c. w
Smith. Voted to pay Dunton post $50
voted to pay the Bristol Military ban,
5000; voted to leave the matter of en-
larging the cemetery to the selectmen
voted to lay matter of buying poor farm
on the table; voted tax of 1873 l-3 pc
cent on list of 1900; voted to build
schOOlhouse in district No. 8.
FERRIsBURGH.-Mo Moderator, NJ. +. A
len; town clerk, Anna S. Robinson
selectmen, Walter +. Clark, A. p. NeeC
ham, ID. o. Noonan; overseer of poo
John Clark; first constable and collector
John Thompson; second constable, j. !