News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-06
TOWN NEE TING.
A Lively Interest Taken in Election of First
COnstable---Names of Men Elected.

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Hall, where Moderator, George NJ.
Powers presided with dignity and
ability, while Lawyer A. A. Niles per-
formed the duties of clerk in a
careful and proper manner.
The hall was stuffed much of the
time to it's utmost capacity with gen.
tlemen, wearing whiskers, good looks,
bad breaths, fur top coats and bald
heads, while smoke from the furnace
in the basement at times rose through
the register and almost stified the
whole bunch. In it everyone looked
about the same shade of "blue"
which overspread the faces of defeat
ed candidates directly after the bal
lots were counted. There was gen.
eral good feeling among the voters
and while they did not think and
vote alike there was a pleasing alb
sence of Earring exchanges of hypo-
static compliments, such as you're
another" etcaetera.
The liveliest contest during the cleo
ton was at the opening of the polls,
when Geo. E. Town, who has rendered
efficient service as First Constable
for several years, and candidate for
reelection, was opposed by FL. D.
Bryant, one of the most highly es-
teemed citizens of MorrisvilIe. Both
we're prepared with printed ballots,
which they industriously distributed
through the crowd. The result was
close, Mr.. Town winning by only 1
votes. The whole election occupied
less than three hours time and result
ed as follows:-
Geo. W. Powers, Moderator.
A. A. Niles, Clerk.
E. E. Brigham, LIST Selectman.
Fl. P. Munson, End Seectman.
A. B. Smith, 3rd Selectman.
A. A. Niles, Treasurer.
Geo. A. Cheney, Overseer of Poor.
Geo. E. Town, LIST Constable.
H. D. Bryant, 2nd Constable.
Voted in favor of comforting State
Jurisdiction on both Constables.
H. D. Bryant, Collector of Taxes.
j. FL. Atkinson, LIST Lister.
Harrison Dodge, End Lister.
T. j. Stewart, Bird Lister.
H. A. Stay ton, 1st Auditor.
H. M. Rich, 2nd Auditor.
A. L. Cheney, Bird Auditor.
H. M. Rich, Trustee of Public
Money.
Elvin Borden, LIST Fence Viewer.
G. A. Trefren, End Fence Viewer.
D. N. Hutchins, Bird Fence Viewer.
s. Harris, 1st Town Grand Juror.
George HI. Terrill, 2nd Town Grand
Juror.
f. W. Webster, Inspector of leather.
Every mans barn and barn-yard
shall be pound and the owner shall
be the keeper thereof.
Herbert Keller, Inspector of LIZ
Der.
G. A. Barrows. Road Commission
err.
Grand Jurors, Geo. A. Cheney, S.
N. Palmer, Martin Wheelock, E. Fl.
Eggleston, John Campbell.
Petit Jurors, E. W. Gates, Claude
Fisher, William Warren, Albert
Draper, G. S. Edwards, Elmer Ryder,
Geo. l. A. Smith, A. M. Brigham,
Howard McNall, W. W. Pike, A. B.
Munson, E. K. Seaver, c. L. Shaw.
A. F. Whitney, School Director, 3
years.
He. Fisk, Cemetery Commission
er, five years.
Appropriated for Memorial Day,
$25.
Appropriated for Centennial Lii
brary, $175.
Appropriated for use of Fire Depart
ment, 500.
Board of Selectmen directed to
procure vault ia which to deposit
town records.
Article seven in warning to voters
passed over.
Voted to raise 80 cents on the dollar
in addition to what the law directs,
making 81 so on each dollar of the
grand list of the town.
The sentiment of the voters was
that the Road Commissioner should
appoint some good man tolook after
the roads in each district.
Selectmen were constructed to borrow
money to pay necessary running ex-
penses of the town.
The action of the voters in increas.
ing the Public Library fund to $l75. 90
is highly commendable. 1t 10 an ex-
ample that other towns hereabouts
should follow.