News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-06
Hyde Park Town MEETING.

on time by Moderator Sawyer. N G.
Wood was chosen Clerk for the 18th
time, and Col. Sawyer Moderator.
The Colonel in his usual courteous
manner thanked the town for the
honor conferred upon him and pro.
ceeded to business.
For First Selectman, several names
we're presented and two ballots were
required. The first ballot resulted
as follows: H. NJ. Noyes 50, W. D.
Manning 40, G. L. Gates 80, A. V.
Wiswel 3, scattering g. The second
ballot resulted, Noyes IA, Manning
80, Gates II, scattering 6, and Mr..
Noyes was declared elected.
For Second Selectman, E W. Smith
had SO, Wilbur Griswold SO, P. G.
Blake 40, scattering 2 Mr.. Blake
withdrew in favor of Griswold and
the next ballot resulted: Griswold
90, Smith rs, scattering 2, and Mr..
Griswold was elected.
For Third Selectman, P. G. Blake
was elected by reclamation.
The board as made up ought to be
good one. MIR. Noyes is a lifelong
resident of the place, has served the
town in various capacities. He is a
good penman and a good account
ant, and will be able to keep good
records and make his own report.
The other members are both farmers
and are known as good citizens.
At noon adjournment was taken
for dinner and at half-past one the
entertainment re-opened and the bus
mess of the day was resumed.
For Treasurer, Frank 81. Strong
and Adna v Wiswell were placed
in nomination. The ballot resulted
by large majority in favor of Mr..
Strong.
For Overseer of Poor, W. 6. Bas-
sett, the present incumbent, aud W.
D. Strong were nominated. The bal
lot showed Walter to have got there
by big vote.
W. c. Maxfeld was elected Consta-
BILE and Collector and L. P. Butts
% Constable.
For Listers FL. c. Lanpher, L. 2.
| II
en- without opposition.
The old board of Auditors, Messrs.
Page, Sawyer and Mcfarland were
re elected
For Fence Viewers, Haz4n Horner,
R. W. Hulburd and Peter Parrln were
chosen.
1t seems to require a number OF
men for Grand Jurors, and the list
as made up is S. b. Waite, 0. N.
Campbell, Peter Parrin and g. ?.
Randall.
A. l.. Goddard was chosen Inspector
of Leather and c. B. Swift Inspector
of Lumber and Shingles.
For Road Commissioners, several
candidates appeared and the ballot
showed Adna Whitcomb to have 100
votes, B. W. Mudgett so, Jos. Foss
IL, G. M. Gray s, scattering s. Whit
comb was declared elected.
G. B. Allen, who has served several
years as School Director, was elected
by reclamation.
E. B. Sawyer was elected agent to
defend and prosecute suits and R. W.
Hulburd to convey real estate.
N. q. Wood was elected a member
of the board of Cemetery Commits
sioners.
The old board of Library Trustees,
Col. Sawyer, Mrs. j. Caocker, Mrs. E.
l.. Ingalls,, V. L. Griswold and L. H.
Noyes, were reelected, and the sum
of $25 for books and $15 for librarian
was voted. This latter proposition
was opposed somewhat, and upon
the call of the Moderator for those
who demanded a ballot on the mo-
tion Almon Crowell and V. D. Fitch
came forward and held up their hands.
The sum of $25 was voted for Me-
mortal Day.
The tax voted was 155 cts. on the
dollar, divided as follows: 60cts. for
schools, 45 for roads, 25 for school
house debt and rs for miscellaneous
purposes.
1t was voted very emphatically to
bottle and seal all the liquors. Some
interesting remarks were made re-
garding the duty of the Auditors with
the agency, cost of bottling, &c. Hal
lett aurlburt's temperance address
was attentively listened to and his
ringing appeal to not "be logged
over by this abomination of wicked
ness" made a profound impression
upon his hearers.
Perhaps the most interesting dis
cussion of the day was that elected by
the article to see if the town would
vote to finish off the upper part OF
the Academy building. Prof IOgalls
urged the necessity OF this. Remarks
in favor of the movement were also
made by Supt. Mcfarland, Cassius
Gray, Fl. M. Mcfarland, Rev. Loeb
lin, l. H. Lewis, Col. Sawyer and Cal
vim Foss. Those opposed to it found
advocates in Orlin Spaulding, James
Wilson and Martin Manning. The
motion to pass over the article pre-
vailed by vote of 10 to rs.
The article to grade the school at
North Hyde Park received consider
able discussion and vote to PASS
over the article resulted in the affirm
alive. 1t might be well to state here
that this matter is entirely in the
hands of the Directors and they have
the noWer RI take such action in his