Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
tlrexpected Change in the School
Board-Some Of the Business Sug-
oestive Of Child's Play.

Unexpected Chanee IN the Sehool
eoard-some Of the Business Sug-
oestive Of chld's Play.
Tho annual town meeting Tuesday
ya. characterized by the least APP
rarcnt sober thought of any town
meeting in recent years. The meeting
onencd soon after 10 o'clock with
George r. Alpin in the chair and with
eood number of voters present. AS
usual the larger part of the meeting
was devoted to the election of officers,
"a list of whom is given in another part
9f this paper. There was a contest
over the choice of road commissioner,
Horace Scott the former commission
en- being defeated on the second bal
LOT by ]. p. Whitney. DR.. G. S. Foster
was elected selectman. but resigned.
The principal change in the list of
officers was in the board of school d.
rectors The term of Charles Far
rington. who was appointed to fill
vacancy. expired and Mrs. G. d. Knight
was elected. The term of A. J. Aver,
who has been on the board several
years. also expired and o. b. Blodgett
was elected in his place. Upon the
defeat of Mr. Aver. Dr. e. S. Munger
resigned. Charles F. Farnum of East
Putney was elected to succeed DR..
Munger. Soon afterward Mrs. Knight
sent in her resignation in writing, and
a ballot on the names of F. A. Burditt
and w. H. Blanchard resulted in the
choice of Mr.. Burditt. Mr.. Burditt's
election was for term of three years,
Mr. Blodgetts for two years and Mr..
Farnums for one year. There is
nothing to be said against the mem
bers of the new board, but there is
much regret that any change was
made Much time and energy has been
expended in the past few years in get
ting the schools of Putney on to sound
basis by grading ETC., and it is impos-
sible for an entire new board of direc-
tors to take up the work without any
interruption.
The superintendent of schools, in
her last report, made some excellent
suggestions in the line of improving
the school work. In the line of her
suggestions DR.. Munger offered reso-
luton looking to the buying of piece
of land and the erection of building
for the primary pupils the whole cost
not to exceed $1,000. The resolution
was voted down. 1t was voted to ap-
propriate $50 for the expenses of Mem
orial day. 1t was voted to defray the
expense of surety bonds for the town
officers when bonds are required by
law. 1t was voted to appropriate S125
for the support of the town library.
When the tax question was reached
w. H. Blanchard offered a resolution
in regard to having the highway COM
missioner's snow account kept separ-
4. b. Nd lGn
in regard to the way in which the
money should be drawn. 1t was
shown that the resolution conflicted
with the Vermont statutes, and Mr.
Blanchard changed its construction
Selectman Ingalls, then showed how
the resolution brought the duties OF
the commissioner and the selectmen
into collision, and the resolution was
changed again. This time its mean
ing was so ineXplicable that when DR.
Munger asked if there was any bust
ness before the meeting the modera
tor answered mo" On DR.. Munger's
motion ahe town tax was fixed at st
cents. An additional road tax OF
five cents was voted.
Mrs. Bond has returned from a WISH
with her mother in Keene.
Cless D. Britton went Monday to Bos
ton to spend several days
NORTHAMPTON to spend two weeks OF
more with her aunt Mrs. Hillman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crawford returned
Monday from a visit in White River juno
ton.
Miss Helen Robertson is visiting Rev
Charles Conklin and family in Spring
field, Mass
NJ. D. Whitman has opened his house fo
the accommodation of travellers, on ac
count of the closing of the hotel.
Mrs. Will Page went Saturday with he
children to Claremont to visit her parents
Her eldest child will remain there for ;
more extended visit
Rev Mr.. Perkins will preach in thu
Baptist church Sunday on "Heavenl!
Visions" In the evening Rev. w. A
Dawson, secretary of the Baptist stat
convention, will speak. Mr.. Dawson il
DESTROYS of meeting every member of tn
church, and it is hoped that, as far a
possible they will be present.
Miss Ruth Robertson went this week t.
Rev. c. z. Hayward of jericho will
preach in the Congregational church mex
Sunday. Members of the church and so
ciety are requested to remain at the clos
of the morning service, when it is under
stood that the matter of extending a cal
to Rev. Mr. Hayward will be considered.
A petition has been circulated, signe'