Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-03-05
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS
The Town Meeting


and the reports of the town officers
we're accepted and adopted without
N discussion.
Moderator j. S. Eaton called the
meeting to order, and after the Off
cial reports we're disposed of it was
voted to fix the salary of the school
Z directors at the. same amount as
heretofore.
Moderator. John S. Eaton.
Clerk, f. j. Simmons.
Selectmen, Geo. NJ Rood, Mason
n Mills, George II. Vaughan,
Treasurer, F. G. Southgate.
Overseer, j e Montague.
Constable, Charles NJ White.
Listers, B H. Pinney, Lucian Fl.
4 Morgan. G.. F. Robinson.
Auditors, Harold S Dana, Fred
H. Reed, John S. Eaton
Grand jurors, DIR. A S. Moore,
w. S. French.
Road commissioners, II. A. Lam
\ phere, Charles M White.
Town agent, George NJ Rood.
School directors, Lucian II. Nor
gan, Ernest A. Spear, Arthur Is.
\ Wilder.
Mr.. Wilder was elected to succeed
Mr.. Kelly, the retiring member of
the school board, by a unanimous
vote, the clerk being instructed to
cast a ballot for the meeting.
1t was voted to raise tax of 125
cents; of which 40 is for school pur-
poses and 20 for highway.
The article in the warning in re-
4 gard to fire escape for the third
story of the town building was dis
\ missed.
Under Article 5 an appropriation
\ of $500 was made for permanent
road work, which allows the town to
draw an equal amount from the
state highway fund. About 5000
4 will also be rec eived from the auto
i mobile TAX 1unu.
1t was voted to lay out road
from the Barnard place to the Flet-
cher hill road, though the PROPOSE
ton brought ON some discussion
h Selectman Rood stated that the
4 board had looked over the ground
and were inclined to oppose the
building of the road on account of
the expense involved.
After discussion in which M
w. Ladd, F. s Merrill, Z H. Peter
son, Seth Warren and others took
part, the selectmen were instructed
to lay out the road
The meeting voted $500 to the
Windsor County Agricultural society
for the expenses of the next fair. G.
M. White made the motion, urging
the appropriation George Aitken
favored an appropriation, but
4 thought it should be made on cor-
dition that the money should be
used strictly for agricultural pur-
poses,--not for vaudeville shows, or
for horse races,-and he offered an
amendment to the pending motion
to that effect. Mr.. Athens views
of the matter were supported by Fl.
c. Lockwood.
Col. F. S. Billings did not see
n where the society was going to gain
4 much under these conditions. Ue
urged that the amount be given for
general purposes without tying mp
he appropriation as suggested.
After further discussion Mr.. Ait
kens amendment was killed and
appropriation made according to
Mr.. White motion.
An appropriation of 500 was
made for the observance of Memorial
day, but with the condition. as sug-
gested in a resolution offered by
h John s. Eaton, that similar exer-
cises be held at the soldiers monu-
ment on the school grounds as at
the monument in Tribou Park. The
latter. said Mr.. Eaton, was practi
cally private property, while the
monument on the school grounds
was erected by the people, and last
year it was entirely neglected.
On motion of F. s. Merrill it was
voted to allow the members of Ran
dali Post the use of the town hall
whensvsr they wish il, aud ON