Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-12
Plenty Of Interest Shown
In Townmeeting.
Officers Elected, Appropriations
Voted, Other Action.
Funeral Of Miss Cynthia A. Pratt.
Other Local Items.

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NJ. Chapman. moderator and A. H.
iotman, clerk: after which the meet
ing was Adjourned until Friday morn
ng, when the meeting was called to
rider az An. and the regular business
taken up. Their" were two aspirants
i@r first seloctman, G. G. Eaton and B.
II. Lawrence. B. II. Lawrence was
ected 200 to 80 for G. c.. Eaton: w.
n. Osborne was elected second select
man and E. A. Covell, third c. A.
i.aWry WAS elected Il member of the
school committee.
The next article. the matter of a road
commissioner, caused considerable dis
cuSsicn. 1t seemed TO be the desire of
some to pass over the article 1t was
first thought that this could be decided
~ Il show of hands. but this was tried
and the Chair was unable to decide
this way, so the house was divided
and the motion was losr by vote
of l46 to $50 vites in favor of having
a road commissioner. There were four
candidates for the place. F. II. Z.
Bragg, H. NJ Flood, Browning Clifford
and John Smith. Mr.. Bragg received
2o7 votes, II. NJ. Flood, 40; Mr.. Clifford
81 and Mr.. Smith, %. Interesting
speeches We're made by Mr.. Bragg and
Mr.. Clifford, telling what they would do
if they were chosen for the position.
Mr.. Bragg was also elected tax col
lcctor, there being no contest.
A gratifying feature of the meeting
was the raising Of $500 more than last
year Tor the common schools, making
in all $1,000 in place of $4,000 last year.
The schools We're cut short this term
several weeks, owing to the fact that
tic arpropria had been over drawn
and this year with the extra appro-
priated it will be possible to have the
school year at least the usual length.
Hon. G.. G.. Weeks made q stirring
speech in the interest of the schools
which was much appreciated by all.
A large number of ladies occupied
the galleries to watch proceedings and
they evidently enjoyed the meeting.
A fine dinner was served by the la
dies of the F.. p. Pratt Relief Corps. in
their hall in the Totman block and
there was q large attendance to this.
The following appropriations We're
made for the coming year:
Incidental expenses, S21oo; support of
poor, $4,000; support of common schools,
$500; support of Free High school, $1,000;
ianitor science, $500; books. supplies
and repairs. $500: payment of town
debt. $4,000; highways and bridges,
$1,000; State reads, $3.50; concrete side
walks. 5000; care of snow. $500: inter-
st on Indebtedness. $4,000: to pay bond
due July 10. 1910. $1,000: Memorial day
services. 800: care of Monument park
S1Go; public library $1,000: tool house.
$3.50.
The following We're elected;
Constables-F II. Bragg. w. w.
Nye. w. +. Harrington, Frank l..
Chase. j. l.. Snow. George Fl. Green,
w. III. Jewell. Joseph Quincy. Frank
Whitten II. D. Brophy. George Fluff,
joseph Cannon, Joseph Joseph Perry.
w. S. Simpson. Peter Baker. Ed. Coro.
Melvin Palmer, Arthur A. Brown. A.
=. Morrill,. r. A. Jewell and Edwin
Emery.
Surveyors Of bark and lulnher-Mel-
vim Palmer, T.. J. Emery. w. w. Nye,
Preston Emery. Chas. Tobey, r. A.
Jewell, Will Harville, w. a, Barney,
l.. +. Nye, Arthur Brown, O. A. NC
Fadden. Fred Howe, William Priest,
Cecil Picker, Albion Joy, William La
Point. Albert Low and A. F. Wardwell.
After considerable discussion it was;
voted to abatc the taxes of $210 as
sessed against A. +. Gerald on the
Watervile Trust Co. stock. 1t was also
voted to reimburseS f. p. Mayo for
taxes assessed against him by mistake.
Articles ~, 90, q, % and %, relating
to sewers, were passed over, 1t was
voted to build q concrete sidewalk
from stephen Wings house to the
White schoolhouse and $500 was raised.
w. \. osborne was reelected on the
cemetery committee. The article in re-
gard TO a town farm and almShouSe
was passed over. 1t was voted to pay
the selectmen $500. after considerable
been voted as compensation for the
moderator, the meeting was adjourned.
The drama "Judazuma" was given
at Fairfield Opera house Friday even
ing A social dance followed.
The Clonea Club observed Gentle
mems night Friday evening at the
home OF Miss Maud kenrick. A fine
supper was served at O'Clock, attef
which an entertainment was given
consisting of a solo by o. II. Learned;
piano solo. Miss Mary l.. Newhall;
piano and mandolin, Miss kenrick and
| Miss McFadden: piano solo. William
Burgess. The evening was very pleas
antly passed
The funeral Of the late Miss Cynthia
A. Pratt was held at $50 P. NJ. Thurs
! day from the late home on High street
| Rev. f. Z. Barton, pastor of the Uni
versalist church officiating. The at
\ tendance of relatives and friends was
large and great profusion of beauti
ful T. 'wers was sent. The bearers
were +. z Hammond. G.. a. Savage
| W. s Sim ISOn and A Il Totrnan