Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-05
THE TOWN MEETING.
Two Road Commissioners Elected.
$4,000 for a New Sohoolhcuse.

years list of officers.
According to oral testimony, Their
we're four votes against one OF tn
lence-viewers to three votes for him
yet he WAS elected; which fac
shows the indifference OF the free
men to an important Office.
The license vote was, no 2,S. ye
I47, a no-license majority OF 10
The majority last year was A..
A tax l,5 per cent was voted
including 20 per cent highway IL,
and ~ per cent sci COL tax.
l The meeting voted to pay the
school directors So per day, or &C
cents per hour, and they were re-
quired to render itemized bills.
| Iowa officers elected:
- Moderator-Wiliam z. johnson
| Clerk--F. ]. Simmons.
|. Sclectmen-H. &. Lockwood,
| Mason Mills, George II. Vaughan.
| = Treasurer-F. {. Southgate.
Overseer- E., Montague.
| Consfablc-G. K. Winslow.
| l.iAers-E. W. Prior, 6. +. Rob-
in>on, l.. II. Morgan.
Auditors--llarod :. Dana, +. II.
I Reed, 4 s. Eaton.
| = lNuslee of public moncy-C. +.
Chapman.
! Fence-viewers %. {. Pratt,
! Lewis English, c. Paul.
>. Grand jurors-Edwin Slack, {.
| NJ White.
| Inspector of leather - Thomas
| Smith.
Poundkecpers-G. Il. Winslow,
& w. Cox.
Snwevors Of lumper--C. w. Say
ward, F. +. Vaughan.
| Road commissioners &C. NJ.
White, Il. A. Lamphere. a'
| Town agent III. G.. Lockwood.
| HSchool dircctor-Rev. NJ. Il. Nor
rill.
Two road commissioners, instead
OF one, were elected, after some talk
over this innovation. {. T.. Woods,
who has held the office for several
years, declined to serve again. On
the ballot tor first commissioners, {.
NJ. White received I46 and !. y.
Lar.inhere los, and on the second
ballot Mr.. l.amphear was elected
second commissioner.
John S. Eaton and Rev. Nj. Il.
Morrill, were the two candidates for
school directors, the latter receiving
y, OF the eos votes cast.
The customary appropriation of
$50 fol Memorial day observance
was made.
John 5. Eaton made Il report on
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defining both the building and the
site as unit loi use, and Stain. that
they could not be put into proper
condition except at a considerable
expense. He recommended that Il
new building he erected at the corner
of the road near by. The estimated
cost Of the plan suggested was
$500.
{. Nj. White suggested Il more
generous appropriation, as tie build
ing must meet the sanitary require
ments of the state board of health,
and on motion Of W. +. Washburn
$4,000 was voted. The members of
the committee chosen to srpcrintend
the erection OF the building and pur-
chase site are G. W. Shaw, :. r.
Kelly and f, W. Abbott.
TAFrsvILLE.
The following is taken from the
Manchester, N. H., Union:
"Miss Grace r. Darling was mar
ried to Rev. Charles ID. Reynolds at
I the home of the brides father at
Taftsville, VT, Monday morning.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. II. L. Garfield OF Woodstock,
VT. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds are en-
pected home this evening. They
will reside in this city.
The bride is one of the most pop
ular young women in Manchester's
musical circles. She has a rich con-
tralto voice which has often been
the delight OF her many friends and
has a fund of information concern
ing musical matters which has fire.
quently been drawn upon for the en-
tertainment Of the members of the
Manchester Musical club.
Mrs. Reynolds is one OF the most
tardent supporters Of Christian Sci
fencc and Of the local church Of that
denomination.
ReUa Charles u Reynolds was APP
pointed first reader OF the First
Church of Christ, Scientists, in this
city in December, 1900, succeeding
L. ID. Sherwood. He was formerly
Il Unitarian pastor AT Lancaster,
From which place he came to Man
chester.
STATE OF VERMONT, At Probate
! HArTroRn DIaTRiC.r ( COurt held Mt