The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-04
Town MEETING IN MANCHESTER
vital Issues Caused Good SIZED
Crowd 10 Galhcr. New Court
House Question Settled for While
al Least.

A large aud enthusiastic gathering
wss on hand a, lhe opening Of the
Tosn Meeting on Tuesday last. All
hands got right down 10 business and
y {. Archibald Was chosen Moderator
Aad Immediately things commenced 70
shape themselves for Frank Archibald
L. = 6rst.class moderator and no mis-,
iake. II did not seem natural not 10
see the Hon d. X. Simonds famlliy
form on the stage as town clerk iot
use has 10 70 back good many years
10 The tine whcn he WAS not on hand
u open The meeting. Chas, A. Shat
tuck, who was appointed by the select
men last summer TO take Mr. simonds
plae. when he resigned. was unani.
mously chosen clerk. When the selec.
ton OF selecimen was up there immed-
lately began a hustle J II, Hicks,
who has been a seleelman for mum
hef Of years. bad strong support for
tie place but II c. Reynolds evidently
had more friends on hand and won by
q small margin. The election was for
ibs three year term, d. II Dyer was
chosen a. the two year man and w. }.
crawford for the one year term. {. l..
bench was re- elected oyerseer Of the
poor aud +. n. Walker was made lst
constable. NJ. j. Convey will collect
the unpaid taxes this next year and the
town accounts will be audited by the
ssme old board OF efficient auditors, j.
W. Fowler, Il. G. orvls and Hiram
Eygleston. The latter two protesting
thai trey would like to be excused
II 80 further duty along that line aud
Mr. Eggleslon even shouting that be
wouldn't serve IL elected but those
ihings have been heard before. w. II.
Roberts WINS chosen town treasurer and
trustee Of public money. +. {. Arch. !
bald and c. II, Willard were chosen
town grand jurors. but Mr.. Willard de-
clares that be will not serve, For
wonder there was no contention over
the Office OF road commissioner and
n, o. Bourn was unanimously chosen
b. fucceed himself T. c. Archibald
was chosen town law agent aud j. W
Fowler wAs chosen school director for
three years IN place of W. J. Hicks,
whose time had expired. The listers
are NJ, l., Manley for the three year
term. c. b. Rowe for the two yearterm
and +, T.. Fish the one year term. The /
names Of the following gentlemen were
chosen as The petit jury list: G. d. |
Kelley Il. h. Wilcox. Il. II Hemen
wfy. h. l.. Jameson. II. j. Fuller, A.
n. Mofla,. II s. Walker, G. l., Dench |
NJ. r, Cook. j. Is Convey aud w. r.
II nd The grand jury names are u
W. Davis. q. q. Woodcock. ID. II I
Dyer. n. NJ Garfield, o. q Felt W
III Graham Was chosen tree warden,
A tax Of l00c. on the dollar of The
grand list was voted and the vote on
The court house question was 3ji no
and . yes The license vote WAS 23i
no and ~ yes The customary $50 was
eoled 10 Skinner Post aud 300 To the
he band. while il was voted 10 raise
40 to spend for permanent roads IN
,rdef 10 secure like amount from the
STATE.
The meeting was notable 10 the pass
ng Of several who haye been prom.
leni IN the affairs Of The town for
treat many years, Hon. u. X. Sim
iuds, r, W. Cook, ]. H. Hicks and W
Hicks. II
The result Of the court house bib 10
hp county is hereby gwen