The Republican journal., 1905-03-16
TOWN MEETINGS.

4, UNITY. AT the town election March 10
tne following officers were elected: A.
Thompson, selectmen; Archie TOzier, road
commissioner; Lewis Thompson, constable :
l.. II. MOsher, collector and treasurer.
WALDO. Town meeting March 18th.
Moderator, o. G. Hussey; Town Clerk, S,
NJ. Bryant: Selectmen, ETC., C. w. Shorey,
w. F. White, A. j. Simmons; Treasurer. e.
ii. Smith; School Committee, Frank Whit
comb Collector, Constable and Truant Of
ficer, N. f. Clary.
BURNHAM. The following officers were
elected at the annual town meeting, March
-: Moderator, C. E. Libby; clerk, F. A.
Meal McAlllster; s selectmen, F. A. McAllister,
urer, F: A. Bachelor; member of school
Cole. -'-'
BUCKsPoRT. O. F. Fellows, moderator
a: b. Ames, clerk F. F. Smith, C. o. Page,
Charles F. TillOck, selectmen, assessors
and OverseerS; A. F. Page, treasurer Fred
II. Page. school committee. Money appro-
pIlated: Schools, So, 600; roads and bridges,
$2,lOO: support of poor, $1,8OO; Memorial
JACKSON. Town meeting March 10:
Moderator, E. E. Morton; clerk, D. B.
Boody; selectmen, etc, NJ. S. Hatch, H. c.
d.
llector. A. J. Webb; road commissioners,
n eeman Grant, W. E. Gould, Delbert
Wlngate member of school board, Japheth
Grant, Jr.
SwANvILLE. At the town meeting
March 18th the following officers were
elected: Moderator, H. p. White; town
clerk, A. G: Nickerson; selectmen, A. I.
NlckersOn, Herbert Seekins, A. D. Moody;
treasurer, ID. NJ. Chase; collector, C. NJ.
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commissioner, H. 0. Cunningham
TROY. At the annual election March
!3th, the following officers were elected
Whitney selectmen, j. L. Bagiey, A. l.,
Estes, =. r. Hopkins school committee, II.
Fernald collector, G. w. Carter treasurer.
L. l.. Rogers; auditors, R. E. Stone, T. T..
Tyler, and II. Cunningham; road commits
sloner, ChaS Moore: The appropriations
we're were as follows: For roads and bridges,
$a5OO; town charges, $1,000; common schools,
$500; school books, 500; repairs on school
houses, $3.50; free High school, 5000; town
debt, $500.
18th: Moderator, Ellery Bowden; clerk,
Moody, Walter Carleton, Frank Clark:
treasurer, A. E. Fernald; collector, H. l.
Cole; school committee. c. R. Hill, Sanford
Baker, ". D. Thompson; fire wardens,
Horace Kneeland, Edward B. Lowe. Ap-
preparations: Common schools, $500;
Free High school, $500; text books, $3.50;
school house repairs, $3.50; highways and
bridges, $1,000; supper. of poor, $500; sala-
rles, $3.50; abatement of taxes, 500; hy-
drants and miscellaneous, $1,000; memorial
day, $50; town clock, $25.
PROSPECT. Town election March 18th.
Moderator, w. II. CHM; clerk, 4. A. CHM;
seleetmen, e3e, Josiah Colson, F: n. Clark, J. d.
Q: B. Gray a per cent auditor, W. H.
CHM; school committee, e. c. Ward. Ap-
preparations: For poor and other town ex-
penses, $1,000; roads, $1,000; bridges, 5000;
text books, $75; schools, what the law re-
quires: decorating soldiers graves, S. The
most discussion was on the disposal Of the
tax deeds. All the names were read and
there were some surprises, dating back 25
years, came to light, with more still farther
back on the same land. While some are
collectable others are not. The town voted
to settle them up this year.
lsLEsBoRO. The town meeting was held
on Monday, March 6. Moderator, Capt. D.
A. Warren; selectmen, assessors and over
seers OF poor, Austin Trim, W. S. Pendle-
ton, ton ). A. Sprague; treasurer, Melville
Trim; superintendent of schools, Mrs. Inez
NJ. Pendleton: collector of taxes, L. N. Gil
key; road commissioners, r. n. Pendleton,
p; S. Preb!e; librarian, Miss Alice L. Pen
dleton. The selectmen reported the valua-
tion of taxable property as follows: Real
estate, $757,075; personal estate, STOOLS;
total taxable property, $S27,123 The Sc
lectmen recommend the following amounts
to be raised for the ensuing year: For town
charges, $1,000; roads and bridges, $1,000;
State road, $500; sidewalks, $3.50; public
library. 5000; support of poor, 500; COM
mon schools, $l,1O0; High school, $1,000;
text books, 1925; total $3.50. The assess
ments last year were $l0,151.4S. Rate of
taxation, .012. The public library was open
ed Nov. 10, 1902 and since that time nearly
1000 books have been in circulation, yet not
one has been lost. The efficient work of the
librarian has been highly commended.
THE CHURCHES.