News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Town Meeting Next Tuesday

lot IN the Cady's Falls cemetery.
Town Meeting Next Tuesday
The annual town meeting occurs
next Tuesday and although the pre-
liminary scoring up" has not been
as strenuous as in some years, opin-
ions are beginning to be expressed
aud the fellow who would "make a
good man for the place" is coming
cut into the open.
The second article i the warning,
TO elect all town officers, including
a Road Commissioner, Cemetery
Commissioner, a School Director,
Grand ami Petit Jurors and all other
officers required by law" does not
suggest any serious struggle. The
only change yet mentioned is in the
Board of School Directors, as one
new member will be eIelted to sue
ceed George |. A. Smith, whose term
expires. Mr.. Smith has been a very
Efficient member OF the Board and
his re election would be agreeable to
many.
! Article three of the warning, "Shall
l.senae be granted for the sale of in
toxicating liquors in this town. -
promises TO be the most important
question to be settled by ballot next
tuesday. Honest voters on either
side of the question agree that the
balIoting will be close and a large
vote on this all-!mportant issue is
Expected.
The fourth number in the warning
is an article to see If the town
elect Tree Warden, under the pro-
vision of No. 7S of the Session Law
Of 1904, and appropriate any money
for planting shade trees" The duties
of such an officer include the care and
control of all public shade trees and
the enforcement of all laws for the
preservation of such.
A change in the Office of Overseer OF
the Poor will doubtless be made, as
George A. Cheney, who has served the
town in that capacity tor several
years, announces that he will not be
a candidate for reelection. In refer
ring to this office, we would call the
attention of the voters TO an article
in the warning for the Town meeting
of 1908, which was disposed OF IN the
following manner, quoting from re-
port of the meeting OF that year =
THE article regarding the purchase
of a poor farm brought out OVerseer
Cheney, who made a sensible speech
faVOrlng the proposition lt was
voted to leave the matter in the
hands of the Selectmen and the Over
seer, the matter to be reported at h
special meeting"
No report has ever been made in re-
gard to the matter but this paper Is
informed that the committee looked
at several farms, which in their opln-
ion would make a suitable town
farm" but in each instance were met
with such q high figure, that they
thought it best to drop the mat
ter, and thus the situation stands
the same as it did on March 4, 1903.
There is no question but that there is
astrong argument in favor ola town
farm" on which to place those resi-
dents, who are so unfortunate as to
require continued assistance. TIE
voter would be hard to find who
would motif he gave the matter
proper considerR tion-pay little
larger tax, rather than have the
towns unfortunates farmed out -
to the lowest bidder. But this would
not be necessary, provided a favor
able place could be purchased for this
purpose by the town. One OF the
pleasantest farms between Morris
vile and Stowe is used by the latter
town as a home for their poor,
Stowe took care of her poor in 1908
at less expense than did Morristown'
Why not make this matter an order
for special town meeting
Commander C. A. Sanders has ex'
tended an invitation to Rev. l. J.,
Booth, D. D., to deliver the Memorial
sermon before the members OF james
NJ. Warner Post and kindred socie
ties this year, and is in receipt OF g
letter from DR.. Booth, accepting the
invitation.