Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-08

The annual town meeting Tuesday
was notable in several respects for the
large number of changes made in the
list of town officers, in the waste of
time in balloting for minor officers.
and for the passage of important
measures with but moments
thought To the average voter ap-
parently the most important business
was the election of town clerk and
Dyerseer of the poor. These officers
were held last year by Mark Ward.
During the last week A. NJ. Corser was
induced to become a candidate for
Gown clerk, and his candidacy was
successfully worked up, he receiving
q majority of one vote over Mr.. Ward.
Mr.. Ward declined a reelection to
any other office, and w. A. Cole was
elected to succeed him as overseer
Of the poor. a complete list of the
officers elected is given IN another
column. a contest over the election
Of road commissioner was expected,
but Mr.. Scott was reelected without
opposition.
1t was voted to appropriate $50 to
The Grand Army post to help pay the
expenses of Memorial day.s The sum
usually voted has been $35. At the
request of w. II. Blanchard for a
statement of the needs of the post.
NJ. Ii. Pember said that the post was
continually decreasing in membership
while there was no decrease in the
expense of Memorial day. Under ar
tiCle four Mark Ward moved that the
selectmen be instructed to buy a suit
able hearSe. 1t was so voted without
a word being said as to what the eX-
pense would be, the only qualification
being that the hearse should be as
good as the one owned by the town
of Dummerston. The town is badly
in need of a new hearse, but one
would hardly expect that in a town
which is so "scrappy" at town meet
ing time such a measure would go
through without a discussion.
The sum of 500 was voted for the
support of the town library. The
library has come into the possession
of bequest OF $500 from the c. W.
Kimball estate the past year. This
is not included in the report of the
trustees, but the auditors have decid-
ed that hereafter they will endeavor
to have ali such matters included in
the town report for the information
of the public. 1t was voted to au-
thorize the selectmen to borrow from
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support of the schools. 1t was voted
to raise town tax of 80 cents and
an additional highway tax of five
cents, to be collected in the usual
way allowing a discount of four per
cent if paid on or before Dec. /.
Under the head of "other business"
NJ. c. ingalls, suggested that the town
pay a bill of about $50 held by DR..
Foster for services to some of the
towns poor. Mark Ward explained
that he had refused to pay the bill
at the advice of the towns counsel,
Kittredge Haskins of Brattleboro.
Then followed an interesting tilt be-
tween the doctor and the retiring over
seer On motion of DR., f. S. Munger
the selectmen were directed to pro
vide the town hall with suitable sani-
tary accommodations, if 4easlble. On
motion of Nj. d. Whitman the select
men were instructed to make neces-
sary repairs IN the lookup.
A. D. Maranville is visiting at his
old home in Mechanicsville.
Horace Bond and daughter returned
Tuesday from a visit in Keene, n. II.
Mrs. E. S. Munger went Monday to
Windsor to spend a few days with
relatives.
Miss Ola Clark of Mechanicsville is
visiting at the home of her uncle, NJ.
G. Williams.
Will Wilbur has disposed of his
house and will carry on farm in
Westmoreland, n. H.
]. E. Wilson of Haverhill, N. H.,
has returned to work for the Stowell
Manufacturing company.
Mrs. w. II. Dickinson left Tuesday
for visit of two weeks in Fitchburg,
Leominster and Springfield, Mass.
The theme of the morning service
at the Baptist church next Sunday
will be The Wonderful Love of God
The women of Col. w. II. Green
wood Relief Corps will serve sugar
supper next Friday evening, March 10.
Albert J. Palmer of East Putney
has leased the George Gibson place
and will move there as soon as repairs
which are being made are completed.
Sheriff A. w. j. Wilkins went to
Nowfane Tuesday night to be in roadi-
ness to open county court Wednesday
morning.
Miss Laura Sleeper returned Mon
lay to HOlyolle. Mass. where she mas
u..u employed several seasons i'm Attn
.ltaus millinery store She will be
.al trimmer this season.
Pearl J. Blanchard, clerk in j. c..
Day d Co.'s store i'm Bellows Falls,
has been seriously i'll at G. II. Apiin S
East Puuey. He is improving
oWIy.
A union meeting will be held in the
Baptist church Sunday evening at
$780, Rev, W. Y. Sparhawk viii
peak on Current Phases Of the
temperance Question"
Samuel Willis Sc, father of George
Willis of Putney Falls, died at his
ONE i'm Putncy Falls Monday morn
n.y. The body was taken to Dunn
u.uston Hill for burial Wednesday,
Rev. e. p. Seymour of Wendell
Mass, formerly pastor Of the Congre-
1ational. church of this town, recently
underwent a successful operation for
appendicitis in the hospital in Green
field.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
will hold a special temperance meet
ing at $50 o'clock Sunday evening.
Special music will be rendered and
there will be recitations by several
members.
Charles F. Bailey and family will
move to Springfield, this state, next