The Republican journal., 1909-03-04
TOWN MEETINGS.

lOWN MEETINGS.
SEARsMoNT. Town meeting March l. 1909.
A. e. Caswell Moderator; A. L. Maddocks.
Iown Clerk; c. S. Adams, c. @. Brown and l..
D. Mariner, Selectmen; A. G. Caswel, Treas
erer; G. w. Cove, Collector; J. G. Packard,
member of school committee; M. F. Hunt,
Iruant Officer; o. A. Wellman, c. D. Richards,
u. N. Cooper, Road Commissioners. Money
appropriated: for schools, what the law re-
qulres; for highways, $500; for support of the
poor, 81 600; other purposes s995.5O.
NoRTHPoRT. At the annual town meeting,
March 1st an entirely new board of selectmen
was elected, as follows: Joel P Wood, Jesse
Priest and C. E. Drinkwater. J. R. Hurd was
reelected treasurer, c. o. Dickey, tax collec-
tor and constable and D. o. Whitmore, road
commissioner. Capt. A. F. Elwell was chosen
sexton and truant officer. Fred Wyman and
M. B. Whiting were elected members of the
school committee
1t was voted to allow the Campground asso-
cIatlon $500 for repairing roads and streets.
also to consolidate six schools into three. pro-.
viding for transportation of scholars as needed
BELMONT. Town meeting passed off very
quietly Monday March 1st and the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing: N.
b. Allenwood, Moderator; L. F. Allenwood.
Town Clerk; c. R. Andrews, Edmund Brewster
and F. B. White, Selectmen, Assessors and
Overseers of the Poor; N. B. Allenwood, Town
Treasurer; W. S. Foss, Collector and Constable;
Geo. Hartshorn, School committee for three
years; N. B. Allenwood, Supt of schools.
Money raised: for town debts and charges. $500.
support of schools, $4OO; supporter poor. $780,.
highways and bridges, $500; High school tuition,
$25; support of guide boards 500.
MoNTvILLE. Monday being fine day the
attendance at the town meeting was unusually
large. The Ladies' Circle served dinner in the
grange dining room. At the usual ntermis-
sion the town officers invited the voters to the
dining room, to have dinner at their expense.
All accepted. The result was a general clean
ing up of everything edible The following
officers were elected: Selectmen, w. Mahuren
}. j. Clement, w. Prescott; Supt, of schools. F.
A. Davis; Clerk, c. N. Allen; Treasurer ]. c.
Carey; Collector and Constable, F. A. Cush-
man; School committee, T. S. Erskine; Modera-
tor, d. B. Plummer; Auditor F. A. Cushman.
MORRILL,. At the annual town meeting
March 1st officers were elected as follows: d.
O. Bowen, Moderator; T. N Pearson, Clerk;
A. W. Leonard, R. G. Weymouth, R. B. Smith.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the
Poor; A. B. Hatch, Treasurer F. C. Currier
Collector; Adelbert Paul, school committee
Money appropriated: for schools, $231; for
roads and bridges, $1,000; for town officers
bills $40; for school text books, $50: for re-
pairs on schoolhouses, $50; for tuition of stu
dents at secondary schools, $50; for State road
SS2; for public watering trough, $50; for mis-
cellaneous, S55. Valuation of town: real estate
resident, 5,495; real estate non resident Sc
$40; personal estate, $27,12S; total S119 493
Number of polls taxed, 70; number of polls
not taxed, 33 The selectmen report the town
entirely free from debt with resources of
$54626 over liabilities
LIBERTY. The annual town meeting was
held in st Georges Hall, Monday, March 1st
with large attendance of voters The meet
ing was generally quiet. The article to elect
one or more road commissioners was the only
article that brought out spirited discussion,
which was finally carried in favor of electing
one general road commissioner The following
officers were elected: Moderator, Percy E. Ben
ner; Selectmen, P. E. Boynton, W. ]. Greeley
Arthur V. Martin; Clerk, G. H. Cargill; Town
Agent, W. J. Greeley; Assessors and Overseers
OF Poor, t. f. Boynton, w. ]. Greeley A. v
Martin; School Committee, A. H. Norton; Road
Commissioner, c. R. Nelson; Collector, Willard
Whitaker; Treasurer, A j. Skidmore; Con-
stable, Willard Whitaker; Truant officer, F.
A. Gilman; Poundkeeper, Dr. W. L. Cargill.
Money was raised for the following objects:
Roads and bridges, $500; town purposes and
support of poor, 81 200; town schools what is
required; free High school, $175; repair of
schoohouses, 500; school books, 5000; for road
in South Liberty, $500; permanent improve
ment of State road as required by law $685. 50;
Memorial day exercises. $50.