Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-02
TOWN ELECTIONS.

/ TOPSHAM-Five ballots were neces
sary for the election of first select
man, Joseph Whitney finally winning
OUT The town officers elected are as
follows Moderator, w. Nj. Williams;
town clerk, w. w. Cloud; selectmen,
r. w. Mallett, F. +. Daggett and Jo-
PHI Whitney; school committee, c. G.
Wheeler and w. M. Williams; town
treasurer, F. G. Meserve: collector OF
taxes. +. G. Meserve; road commits
sioner A. .. Ripley; town agent, e. W.
/, Mallet. The following appropriations
were made: Highways, $4,000; abat2-
lnent of taxes, $500; contingent *"
penses, $1,000; poor. $3.50; electric
lights, $l100; interest, 5000; fire depart
rlent, $500: state roads. $3.50; Memorial
J day. $25; common schools. $500; High
school, $780, school repairs and sup
plies, $500; school books, $4e6; water
rates. 500; Public library, $50
BOWDOTN Mc.-Moderator, +. $
Adams; town clerk. D. 5. Jaques; Sc
lectmen, Charles H. Allen, Samuel W.
:, Nelson Nathan Doughty; treasurer,
George l.. Coombs: collector of taxes.
George l.. Allen; experimenting school
committee r. S. Adams, Leslie MelOOts
and Norman Curtis; auditor Frank 5.
Adams, constableS, r. II. Rand, Z. G.
BAG helor, William Achley. ApprOpria-
; tons: Highways. $1375; State road.
; $3.50; support Of poor, $3.50; snow bills.
$S25; common schools, $1,000; text books,
$780, repairs to schoolhOuses, 500;
, High school tuition, $50; contingent
leNpenses, $500.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F. P. Foster.
| n AJ,Cv To-. fnxt
clerk, r. A. Stacy; school committee
8 d. A. Stackpole. Money appropriated:
5 Schools. $1,000; highways. $4,000; other
purposes, State road, $500.
81 Observation-Disclosures, DR. A. A. Pot
6 ter; town clerk, S. G. Crossman; Sc
. lcctmen, A. O. White, F. 3. Coombs
and G. E. Williams: town treasurer
FL +. Hnckley; collector of taxes, c.
A. Pettengill: road commissioner
-. George Mclntosn; town agent. II. E
Z Coolidge. The following appropriations
We're made: Snow bills. $1,000: curren;
Expenses, $500; poor, $3.50: electric
y lights, $4,000; interest. S1500; roads and
5 bridges, $500: Fourth of July, $500;
common schools, 5000; High schoo!
> $500; school repairs and supplies
6 $1,000; school books, $500; janitors ana
transportation OF scholars. $1,000; ftc
+, for schools, $1,000; town debt, $1,000: fire
: department. $2lS5, and 1915 additional.
for Steamer Company; soldiers aid
$500; fighting forest fires $500.
HARpSWELL-It was voted not t,
support the Public library. The roads
8 on the part of Bailey's Island occu-
:, pied by summer residents were ac-
e@pted. The following town officers
> We're elected: Moderator. Edward Sin
/? nett; town clerk, e. II. Hodgkins; Sc
lectmen, G. a. Hackett Charles Tru-
IL, tant and Oliver Stevens: school COM
% 'nittee. Ernest Gardner; town treasur-
> Ter, y. +. Durgin: collectors of taxes
. frank Pinkham and Frank Stevens
Tie following appropriations were
made: Highways, $500; abatement Of
) taxes, $500: contingent expenses, $1,000;
poor. $1,000; schools, $500; school re-,
pairs. $500: school books, $500: 4iyi,
3 school tuition. $50; brown-tail moths.
, $3.50
Observation-Disclosures H. r. Drew:
| Clerk, W. r. Faircough: seectmen, No
| Die maxwell. Fl. +. Smith, S. f. Skillns;
town agent. Noble Maxwell; school COM
lnlttee, Rev. /. "A. Bean; auditor. Morrell
Mchlnney; fire wardenS, j. NJ Odiorne
CLINTON Gardiner, A. A. Williams: treas
uref, W.. II. Stuart: truant officer. Sam
: uel Meserve. The appropriations: High
ways and bridges 5000. lumber $780, nv
Qlanf $2o5O; night watch and lights $3.50.
: life department, $3.50 poor. $1,000; salaries,
$liD; contingent. $500: Memorial day $40
schools. $3.50; Free High school, $1,000;
4 text books and supplies $3.50: repairs
SchoOlhouSes, $50; rent of schoolhouses
$-e; concrete sidewalks $500: snow, $l20D;
Farmers Mechanics Club from contjn-
, gent 1und, 500; cutting bushes on high
ways. SloG. Article to see which ceme-
terry shal! have receiving tomb dismissed
I2xes will become due July l. interest to
ne que at per cent. after Jan. l. b. f.
curtis was elected tax collector Fifty
dollars was voted for guideboards Com
mittee to care for cemeteries w. II
Sturtevant. II. f. Smith and G. c. Lowell
Voted to join BowdoinAam in a schoo,
union. Voted $3.50 for salary of school
supe rintendent. Voted $500 for drain from
shoe factory to river
MANCHESSTER-sele D. B. Jew
EFT. w r. Merrill. f. ii. Gilman: town
agent, u ii. kilbreth: school committee
Edward c. Pope. Money appropriated:
Schools. $3.50; highways. 5000: support of
poor 800; State roads. breaking snow. in
cidentals and sundries, s1123
FAlRF'1ELD-Selectm p A. Smith.
B. II. Lawrence. w. N Osborn; town
clerk, A. H. Tolman; member of school
committee, Abbie Laid. Money appropr-
ated: Schools. $500; highways, 5000: SUD-
port Of poor. $500 other purposes, $1,000.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n pr;ao
Murry Clay, Walter Delano: town clerk.
W. j. Abbott: school committee Ceorpa
/ beiaho. Money appropriated: Schools /,
s-e' highways. 5000; support of poor $780, !
/, town expenses. 1926: repair of school nron-