The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
TOWN OFFICERS
RYEGATE.

Moderator, g. A. Meader; clerk, j. A.
McLam selectmen, George Cochran,
G. II. Mcclure, Horace Chamberlain;
treasurer, N. H. Kicker; overseer, George
Cochrane; collector of taxes, A. j. White
hill; first constable, A. j. Whitehill,
jurisdiction of State given him; listers, T.
A. Meader, P. Gibson, George +. Haney;
school director, G. w. Darling for three
years; auditors, T. A. Meader, n. A.
Park w. T. George; town grand jurors,
K. Farquharson, Q. A. Whitehill; trustee
of public money, n. A. Park; fence view
ers, selectmen; inspector of leather, b, A.
Hall; pound keeper, William Nelson; sur
veyor of wood and lumber, M. T. Sar-
gent; road commissioner, William Thomp-
son; agent to prosecute and defend suits,
j. d. McAllister; library trustee, L. A.
Meader; cemetery commissioner for five
years, George Cochrane. Support of poor
left i'll the hands of overseer Appropri-
alton for cemetery commissioner, SIS, 900.
Raised $1.50, 40c for schools, SOC for
roads and the balance for town expenses.
County grand jurors, Q. A. Whitehill, w.
j. Henderson. PERT jurors, c. M. Wal
lace, A. F. Smith, A. T. Gay, r. Far
quaharson, II. Nelson, b. Manchester.
BRADFORD.
Town meeting brought out the largest
number of voters for many years. The
chief interest conferred in the contests for
selectmen, the old board having received
much criticism for the conduct of affairs,
especially regarding the liquor agency.
All of the board of last year were candi-
dates for reelection. The vote for first
H. Ill e IL,
Frank o. Kennedy having 1873 of the 264
votes cast to 1913 for Arthur w. Heters,
chairman of the old board The other
two selectmen elected are Burton S.
HockerIIan George w. Baldwin. The
sales of the liquor agency the past year
have been about $1,000, an amount nearly
the same as for the previous year, while
the net profits show falling off of about
$500. 1t was for this that the officers
received most Of their criticism.
WATERBURY.
treasurer, J.. K. Fullerton; selectmen, H.
D. Brown, S. c. Wheeler, Chauncy Lyon;
overseer, w. E. Marshall first constable,
c. c. Graves; second constable James
Hattie; listers, G. w. Morse, II. P. Rob-
inson, Charles Stevens; road commits
sioner, S. A. Mansfield; school director
for three years, D. D. Grout; tax, S1.55.
EAST MONTPELIER.
East Montpelier, moderator, d. W.
Cummings; clerk and treasurer, Clark
Sibley; selectmen, G.. H. Clark, George
Kelton, E. H. Gould; overseer, c. F. Dud-
ley; constable, A. G.. Templeton; listers,
w. F. Tracy, E. E. Pray, d. w. Cum
mings; road commissioner, c. +. Dudley;
school director for three years, w. H.
Little; for one year, l.. ID. Coburn. Tax
$3.50. Last year on tax Of S1.25 the
town ran 80, 900 behind ON current expen-
seS
CHELSEA.
Chelsea; moderator, c. s Emery; clerk
treasurer and trustee, w. p. Townsend;
selectmen, A. II, Powers, w II. Emery
II. f. Mattoon; overseer of poor, p. j. Lit
tie; first constable B. H. Adams, Jr.; list
ers, M. o. Gates, William Robbins, Alyah
Carpenter; auditors, J. NJ Comstock, E.
A. Corwin, II. N. Mattison; school direct
ors, George r. Stow, Andrew G.. Sprague,
George M. Setoalf; trustee of library for
five years, DR.. M. II. Corwin; town grand
town agent, g. S. Emery; inspector of
leather, Byron Ferry; inspector of lum
Der and shingles, Fred Goodwin, Lewis
@. Beckwith; town tax. Sl.25 cents on a
dollar of grand list; highway tax, five
cents above what the law requires,
WILLIAMSTOWN.
Williamstown: moderator, Frank Mar
tin; town clerk and treasurer, George
Beckett; selectmen, Frank Martin, W.
Covell, 7. G. Waldo; overseer of poor,
George Nichols: constable, A. A Reed;
listers, F. II Martin, II s. Drury, G. A.
Briggs; auditors, w. f. Granger, E. II
Martin, G 7. Colby; road commissioner
director, G. f.. WILDER The town voted t.
instruct its directors to lessen the number
of schools supported, where practicable
by providing transportation or board ant