The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-05
RESULTS or TOWN MEETING
A Qglei Time In This TOwn AM all
Officers chosen Without 0rroN
iion Ne-Llcenss Wen 0nl
ByLsige Majority. Re
suits Elsewhere.

Thr roiers ~ tliis lsan assembled 81
ihs ru,na Opera Iiouss a Manchester
s-ntsr Tuc.lisy u,eruiug II thr midst
a drvtng snpA storm AVID W q qnifi.
dlghlhed manner sleeied the tallo~ipg
naicsrs h. manage tise affairs u the
toWn Tor lhr ensuing year
Mogrrainr y. 4. Archibald. town
elerk y. X. sinonds, .~lrcimen ] a..
Hicks, ". J, Crawford and u. ".
I Dyer. treasurer W II Roberts, Over
seer - the poor e l.. pench, iirst con.
stable and collector NJ, ] Corry. see-
ond constable y. NJ. Walker. listers u.
W. Cook. NJ. l.. Manley aud = d.
( Fish. auditors u G. nrsis. Hiram Egg
lesion and ! ". Fowler. irsistee Of
pubhc money W. II. Roberts. grand
juror X. y. smith aud X. J. oryis,
inspector Of leather j. II, Nhipple,
pound keepers selceimen, surveyor of
wood, ETC.. H. J. Fuller. road commits.
sioner Fred o. Bonrn. Law agent +. c.
Archibald. school director Adelbeit
Hicks. tree warden Geo O. Woodeock.
The reports Of the various officers
as printed Was accepted aud adopted
In the matter Of the constables they
we're voted jurisdiction Of the state.
A tax Of 30 cents ON the Grand Last
WAS voted as recommended by the
Auditors in their report 30 be- paid -
the town treasurer on OF before the
middle Of September, 1905.
II was voted 10 pay 80 10 Skinner
Post for the observance Of Memorial
Day.
Ii was voted that the sum Of 800 be
appropriated for permanent highways.
The sum Of 500 was voted 10 Man
chester Union Band for concerts to he
given during the coming summer.
In regard TO that article in the Warn
ing concerning entering into an agree
ment with the Manchester Building
Association for the use of their build
ing for town purposes for a term of
years il was voted that the matter be
referred 10 the selectmen with power
10 act.
That article relating 10 the appro.
priating Of money for sidewalks was
dismissed
Article ten was laid on the table.
The vote on the license question was
l79 no and 20 yes.
The following named men were select
ed for the names fol the list OF jurors
for the coming year: Grand Jurors,
NJ. l.. Msnley, Edgar Wilcox, Il. J.
Hawley. W. II. Fullerton, d. II. Dyer
and n. NJ. Garfield. For petit jurors,
Ira Bentley, Il. |. Kendall, X. j. Orvis,
W. g. Beebe, NJ. c. Buskirk, II. j.
Fuller, G. X. Ames, +. w. Cook, w.
II. Benedict. A. c. Common and John
Squires.
The license vote in the county was
rather one sided except in few in
stances and we here present the result |
as far as we have been able TO learn up
10 the time Of going to press.
Peru 81 no and yes. Landgrove "A
no and u yes. Winhall 30 no and q
yes, Bennington III yes and $40 no.
Pownal 1886 yes and IA no. Manches-
ter In no aud 70 yes. Dorset ai no
and rs yes. Arlington l3l no and ITO
yes. Sunderland III no and 80 yes.
SALISBURY l3l no and 43 yes. Reads
boro SO no and 30 yes. SYNDICATE 40
no and Is yes. Woodford, Stamford
and Searsburg all voted no but the
total vote we have not obtained. This
makes Bennington county have only
two towns in the Eyes" column this
year.
In Londonderry the vote stood l02
no and 60 yes. In Stratton O no and 6
yes. In Weston rs no and "A yes. Rut-
land went license by majority of l25
and Burlington the same way with over
600 majority in favor Of license. Mont
pelier and Brattleboro are still in the
"dry" column, ms are st. Adams. st.
Barre and Bellows Falls.