Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-10
WILMINGTON.
Small Attendance at Town Meeting.


Although the weather was favorable
there was an unusually small attendance
at the town meeting Tuesday. With the
exception OF article all of the business
was of the routine order. The list Of otfi-
GERS chosen appears in another column.
There were two ballots for selectman, to
succeed Joseph Courtemanche. On the
first ballot Mr.. Courtemanche had q
votes, Eli II. Porter "a, with 30 scattering.
Mr.. Porter was elected on the second
ballot, receiving 81 of the 80 votes. For
road commissioner j. j. Gleason was
elected on the first ballot, receiving 50
votes, with AZ for Arthur Lyon and five
scattering 1t was voted to have the
selectmen continue to act as overseers of
the poor and to have the taxes collected
through the office of the town treasurer,
as heretofore. a unanimous vote of
thanks was extended to Harry Pettee for
the presentation to the town library of a
handsomely bound volume containing por-
traits and sketches of the Presidents from
Washington to Taft The sum of 5000
was voted for maintenance of library, $25
for Memorial day, $500 for permanent
highways so as to take advantage of the
state aid. The article in relation to medi-
cal inspection OF schools was passed
over Taxes were voted as follows For
highways 20 cents, for schools rs cents,
for town expenses 60 cents, to pay ma
turing Indebtedness of the town 25 cents.
1t was voted to pay town officers 81 day
or 90 cents an hour.
1t was voted to sustain "a weeks of
school in the grades and SO weeks in the
high school; to have the town pay Tor
care of town clock; to have town assume
cost OF bonds for town officers where
bonds are required by law; to have the
library trustees continue in charge OF the
public library.
On license the vote was SO to is against
license.
Petit jurors were chosen as follows: VIII
Hubbard, II. L. Fox, H. B. Ware, S. l..
Bond Roy Ware, A. L. Haynes, l.. II.
Adams.
Irving Palmeter of Barre has been in
town the past week
DR.. Ray Eaton of North Adams was
visitor at the home of DR.. Page over
Sunday
Mrs. NJ. A. Norton and Mildred returned
Friday after having spent three weeks
in North Adams with relatives.
All of the village schools, with the ex-
ception of the high school, closed Friday
and the teachers have returned to their
respective homes.
Mrs. Emma Gilfeather, who had been
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Fox, the past three weeks, returned to
her home in Putney Friday.
Mrs. Ansil Jones Of Halifax visited her
sister, Mrs. II. d. Allen, Thursday and
Friday. Felicia Allen returned home with
her and will remain a few days.
Luther Clark died at his home Tuesday
morning after lingering sickness OF tu-
berculosis He leaves beside his wife
one daughter, Mrs. John Sage, of this
town.
Miss Grace Butterfeld, who has been
i'll several weeks in the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Butterheld
does not improve as fast as her many
friends could wish.
The eighth Masonic district meeting
of Vermont was held at Bellows Falls
March 8. Among those who attended
from this town were Perry Whitney, l..
w. Boyd, Martin A. Brown, Charlie
Brown and Floyd Crafts.
Peter Kane was found unconscious In
his barn Tuesday morning by his little
granddaughter. Help was Immediately
summoned, but he died soon after being
taken to his house. Mrs. Kane was visit
ing In New York city at the time. Mr..
Kane lived on what Is known as the Nc
Carthy farm.