Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-03-04
MlDDLEBURY VOTES mo"
Annual Town Meeting Passes or Quietly.
A Few Changes in Town Ofiicers,

as an accompaniment to the usual order
of things town meeting occurred on
Tuesday and aside from minor fiurries
of enthusiasm over several of the noml-
nations history has to record decidedly
quiet and commonplace event.
F. A. Bond as moderator and j. M.
Burke as clerk were chosen to succeed
themselves directly after the fall of the
gavel at 10 o'clock and the public busi-
ness proceeded.
ing of the reports of the several town
officers was dispensed with and vote OF
acceptance and adoption was entered
upon the records.
The usual appropriation of $75 was
made for the observance of Memorial
day and tax of 70 cents on the dollar
of the rotable property upon the grand
list was voted as per the recommendation
of the board of auditors this tax being
considered sufficient to raise $13491
which will meet current expenses and
provide for the payment of $1,000 bond
which becomes due this year.
w. II. Bliss moved to re-elect the old
board of selectmen and simultaneously
| Theodore Landon nominated G.. w.
Hope for first selectman and for several
seconds the supporters of various candi-
dates made strenuous efforts vocally to
stampede the meeting but Col 7. NJ.
Chapman was recognized 10y the chair
and moved as an amendment to Mr.. Bliss
motion that it be laid upon the table and
the amendment prevailed.
Following the tabling of the motion to
re-elect the old board of selectmen
| Thomas f. Burns was nominated for
first selectmen. with burst of en-
thusiasm that was spontaneous and
genuine, and elected by acclamation.
There being two candidates for second
selectman ballot was necessary and the
chair appointed rs telers: j. f. Weeks,
A. w. Dickens, F. NJ. Foote, G. E.
Marshall. rhe ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast 800
Necessary for choice 1876
w. n. Cadv 1862
G.. w. Hope 226
Scattering 9
Mr.. Hope was declared elected.
A ballot was likewise necessary for
third selectman and resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 216
Necessary for a choice 139
Ed. Severance Al
j. @. Seeley 229
Mr.. Seeley was declared elected as
third selectman.
According to the precedent set some
years ago Charles Pinney was reelected
as town treasurer as was also William
Jackson, Overseer of the poor
Charles j. Seeley and Edward Day
were elected as first and second CON
stables respectively and given juris-
diction of the state.
The old board of listers were reelected
as follows: q. d. Miner, A. X. Carr,
Geo. H. Eldredge.
The old board of auditors, consisting
of A. X. Carr, G. E. Marshall and w. H,
Sheldon, were chosen to succeed them
selves.
Charles E. Pinney was elected as
trustee of public money and the select
men were empowered to administer the
duties of that strenuous office of fence
, viewers.
Allan Calhoun, j. E. Weeks and A. n.
McQuivey were elected as county grand
! jurors and the petit jury list is as fol
lows: w. N. Cady, j. Ii. Stewart, John
Burns. F.J. Reynolds, George H. Chaffee
and j. E. Buttolph.
Such plums as inspector of leather
fell to T. Kidder, poundkeeper, Fred
Marsailes, surveyor of wood lumber and
shingles G.. G.. Wells.
The vote for road commissioner re-
suited as follows: