Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-10
THE TOWN MEETING.

Bad weather interfered surprising
" little with the attendance at the
annual town meeting Tuesday, and
it seemed as if everyone made an
extra effort to be on hand, in spite
of the storm. The meeting was
held at the Floral hall, where the
low temperature kept everyone on
the msve.
The meeting passed off quietly
and if it had not been for the ballot.
ing necessary to fill one or two Off
ces the business would have been
transacted much more quickly.
The reports of the town officers
were accepted and adopted after a
little discussion, Mr.. French intro
ducing Il resolution, which was
adopted, providing that the school
directors be instructed to hereafter
report the number and kind of school
books purchased, the number owned
by the town and the number in the
hands of pupils The resolution
also required that the school books
hereafter be kept by the town clerk.
On motion of J. S. Eaton $1,000
was appropriated for the completion
of the new town hal, without a word
of dissent. 1t was explained that
the recent rise in price Of construc-
ton material made the appropria-
ton necessary and that the commit
tee in charge OF the building would
have been able to finish their work
with the sum $2o,o first placed
at their disposal had there not been
a substantial advance in the cost of
material.
J. E. Montague moved that the
road commissioner be instructed to
make more thorough report here.
after, Debating his expenditures
more fully, and the motion was
adopted.
The salary of the school directors
was fixed ut $l25, the same amount
voted last year.
The election of officers resulted
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures E. Johnson.
Clerk-George w. Paul.
Selectmen--Geo. NJ. Rood, VIM.
H. Smith, A. L. Wood.
Treasurer-F. Z. Southgate.
Overseer-Horacc e. Lockwood.
Constable-L. II. Pratt.
Listers-D. 6. Spaulding, G. F.
Robinson, Alonzo Wood.
Auditors-Harold S. Dana, +. Fl.
Reed, ]. S. Eaton.
Trustee OF public monev-C. F.
Chapman.
Fence Viewers-G. w. Marble,
L. II. Pratt, E. p. Tewksbury.
Town Grand Jurors-O. l.. Rich
mond, Z 0. Thompson.
Pound Keepers-G. r.. Winslow,
c. w. Cox.
Surveyors of Lumber-C, w.
Saywartl, G.. w. Spaulding.
Town Agent-George w. Paul.
School Director-John F. Thomp-
son.
Road OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES E.
Woods.
A proposition that the road COM
missioner he elected for three years
was promptly voted down.
The meeting voted a tax of IS
cents.
Overscer Lockwood referred to
the matter of school attendance and
cited several cases of children living
near the Bridgewater line whom he
had clothed properly SO that they
might attend school. The money
spent on them was partly wasted,
however, as the school registers
showed that they did not attend
more than half the time, and he
offered Il resolution that the select
men instruct the truant office, to de-
vote all the tine necessary to COM
pei attendance ut school, the COM
pensation of the officer to he ut the
same rate per day received by
other town officers. The resolution,
which applies to truancy in the
whole town, was adopted.
Fifty dollars was appropriated for
the observance of Memorial day.
The village schools closed Friday
for n vacation of two weeks. Sew
eral of the teachers will spend the
vacation out Of town, Principal Par
sons going to Essex Junction, his
home, Miss Reynolds to St. Adams
and Miss Bartlett to Boston.
TAFTSVII.LE.
Mrs. Arnon Vaughan of Lebanon
called on friends in this place re.
Gently.
Minnie Osmer is visiting her
cousin, Pearl Osmer, at White River
Junction.
Miss Jessie Hawlcy from Brattle-
boro made her grandmother Il short
visit last week.
The winter term of school having