Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-08
SEVERAL NEW OFFICERS
Randolph Changes Road Commis
sloner--Strona NO Vote.

About the usual far weather town ma4t-
ing crowd was out Tuesday As the resHlt
OF the elect on, some ncW faces are sech en-
the official board Of Ragdolph. fha town
voted no-licen6C very strongly.
The chief interest conferred in q ilFeiE
contest over he Office Of road com la issianer.
held by }. b. Wells for thirteen years. last
year his assistant, ". = Bryant, of the
Center, ran against him aud made 40 COED
a showing that this year Dc started N tor
earnest to down his chief. This Wes aH
easy task, for "Joe' has lots q itieudS
" no believed that he roads Of the town
would be well cared tor by him another.
year. However, the younger man ven
ont, receiving Zl5 votes, to 1876 for Wells.
There was ballot for first selectman.
NJ. d. Church, Who has served faithlully
for a number Of years, being succeeded BY
the second member OF the board H. s..
Booth. Booth received 20 votes ana
Church 63.
For second lister, to succeed Horace 0ig-
ford, deceased, George H. Temple was
chosen over Carmi White, los 70 so.
There were four candidates and two bal.
lots for third lister, rasulting:
c. s. Hail, 20 lOa
+. &. Clarke, 81
Austin Emery, II
Mr.. asl tried to resign, but the voters
wouldn't let him.
The reports Of town officers were adopted
without debate.
Voted $40 for Memorial Jay.
Voted 500 for sup ori Of the public
library.
Voted 10 exempt the proposed canning
factory OF the Demerit & Palmer Packing
company, (provided Il is built and begins
operations before March /, 1907 for a
period OF ten years from the commence
inent Of business, or as much OF said
period as it continues 10 operate.
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memorial tablet in the kimball library
building.
Voted tax Of 45e., sufficient to pay the
running expenses OF the town and cancel
its Indebtedness. This includes the state
school (Sc), state highway (5c.) and ooun-
ty (2c.), taxes, but not the Doc. town high
way tax required by statute.
The vote on license was:-Yes, n; no.
276; defective, y. IL was the vote OF last
year almost repeated.
The complete list Of town officers fol-
lows:-
Moderator d. Denison.
Clerk, e. A. Hatch.
selectmen-H. S. Booth, {. {. Clifford.
II. A. Allen.
Listers q. R. Granger, c. H. Temple, c.
S. Hall.
Auditors-C X. Granger, }. W. Fargo.
A. A.. Priest.
Treasurer II. Dubois.
Collector-C X. Granger.
Overseer-A. II. Becdle.
Trustee public money y. A. Thomas.
First constable-D. D. Howe.
Town grand jurors q. ID. Hyzer, ID. ID.
Howe, r. ID. Camp.
Pound keepers G. ID. Hyzer, j. NJ. At
wood, A. w. Emery.
Surveyors "a wood and inspectors OF
lumber L. Richmond, q y. Hyzer.
Roaf commissioner 8. BRYANT
Inspector Of leather +. g. Cone.
Sextous-R. A. Smith, W. T.. Adams, :.
II. Waldo.
Cemetery trustees S. r. Waldo, 1. s.
Chase, J ~. Fargo.
Fence viewer8-Seiectmen
Trustee public library for five years
Rev. Homer White, 20 succeed himself.
Grand iurOrs-L Perish, ID. IT, Morse.
L. Hutchinson, j 5, Chase III. V. Fletcher.
H. G. Sprague.
Petit jurors NJ. Atwood, B a Man
chester, A. NJ. Vaughan, j. II Wood, A.
l. Bower, & IA Waldo, ID. W. Eaton, T..
Stone, g. w. Blodgett, s. K. Waldo, T. A.
Thomas, A A. Priest.
TOWN SCHOOL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the town school
district usually provides plenty OF iUp, but
This year all was harmony. ID, n. Morse.
was moderator and III. &. Gilbert clerk.
For school director for three years to.
succeed q. h. Temple, Mr. Temple aud G..
D. Hyzer were the nominees. The first
ballot resulted in tie vote, each receiving
S6 On second trial, Mr.. Hyzer got a 10.
10 for Mr.. Temple.
The school directors report was adopted,
tax OF 25c. voted toward defFsying IL
iebtedness, and the directors we're II
itructed TO sell the schoolhouse in Di /.
No. 5 (Hodges).