The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-07
TO WIN N EE Il n c
RESULTS
Officers Elected and
Money Appropriated
In the Various Towns In This County
and Vicinity.
EAfBDEN.

Our annual town election passed OIL
yorv nleasantly with the following re-
s,,lt. Moderator, II. B. Ellis; clerk,
PORT A Barron; selectmen, assessors,
ovarseers of the poor, Bert A. Barron,
Sp Dunbar, Allen ID. Hodgdon
treasurer. Wilbert Walker road com
missioner, Harlan Boyington, collector
and treasurer, Austin Berry
The following sums of money we're
annropriated Schools. $500, free
high school, $75; text books, So sup
mort of poor, $400; town expenses.
s700. highways and bridges. $500
bridge near B. A Barron's $500, state
road. $500; total 1880.
soLoN
Greene was chosen moderator.
town clerk, p. S. Longley. seleetmen
and overseers of poor. NJ. + Pollard,
n |. French and NJ. {. Jewett, treas
urer. L. w. McIntire, school committee
for three years, L. c. Jewett, road
commission, W A. K. Heald. Money
raised for school purposes $3.50, high
Ways and bridges $500; support OF
moor $500; snow roads $500; state
roads $500: town charges $1,000, cleo
trie lights $500.
NoRRIDGEWoCK.
The annual town meeting was held
in Grange hall Monday afternoon OF
This week. W. B. Dongley was chosen
moderator OF the meeting when f. W.
Spaulding was reelected town clerk
f l.. Ames. first selectman, Harry
Yeaton second selectman. II. A. Gill
man. third selectman and II. B. Field
road commissioner The following
sums of money were voted for pur-
poses specified, school experimenting
Si25. roads, bridges and culverts
S2500: covered bridge loan $500; COW
cred bridge repairs $500; snow roads,
$500. library and books $3.50; poor
and town expenses $500; high school
800. common schools $500; text
books and supplies $3.50; repair of
school houses $lQ0; debt and interest
$4,000, memorial day apportionment
500 fire department, $500; street
lights, 5000 Six hundred dollars was
voted TO augment the nine hundred
and over raised by subscription and
accepted by the town for the purpose
of building a house for the fire en-
CINE on a lot presented by j. T. Welch
to the town and accepted by the same
and also to build four reservoirs
Nm Bracket, W. f. Brown and w
Mr. William Bracket, and w.
Brown and W. q. Everett were
appointed hre wardens. The sum OF
S-5U was voted Tor cemetery repairs.
v L. LCnsiey ". G. Everett ana
Fred Stevens were appointed as a com
mittee 10 look after the matter ana
10 ascertain the possibility OF enlarg-
ING the grounds and report the same
al next annual meeting OF the town.
CORNVILLE.
The town voted to loan $4,000 for
the electric road at its meeting. There
vas a complete turnover for the town
officers. Selectmen, II. w. Rowell,
Fred Mcclure, Harry Fall; treasurer,
c. {. kinsman Irwin Smith was re-
elected on the school board. Prob
ably Cornville had one of the Oldest
voters in the state at its polls Mon
day, John Whittier, who was SO years
old Jan "a, last Mr.. Whittier voted
for the Athens -Skowhegan electric
line.
ATHENS.
The annual town meeting was held
March 4 with a good attendance not
withstandng the blocked condition OF
the roads The meeting was called
to order about 10 o'clock and w. n.
Sanders was chosen moderator. II. n.
Flanders was reelected town clerk.
In his absence Rev. II. F. Milligan
acted as clerk pro TEN. The other Off
GERS elected were. Selectmen asses
sors and overseers of poor, l.. w. Foss,
H. s. Elliott and T. c. Fox; treasurer,
W N. Sanders: auditor, Geo. F. Aver
agent, J. +. Holman; S. S. Com, +.
H. Tibbetts; road commissioner, E. II.
ribbetts; truant officer, A. h. Locke;
tax collector, S. T. Williams; appro
priations were as follows: 5000 in ad
dition to the amount regularly raised
for the care OF the ways, highways and
bridges, $500 to repair road leading
westerly from Eaton's corner; $4,000
10 build and repair roads and bridges,
Ss83l interest on school fund note;
500 for support of common schools
$3.50 to repair school houses; $3.50 to
purchase school books; $2o to pur-
chase school supplies; 5000 for sup
port of poor; $500 for incidental ex-
penses; $25 for Memorial day; $50
for cutting bushes; $3.50 for tuition
Of Free high school scholars in
Somerset academy; $3.50 for exter-
minating brown tail moths; voted to
reipburse Phineas Poland, the amount
of his taxes for 1911 to encourage
him in the rebuilding of his farm
buildings destroyed by lightning in
July.
Article 80 of the warrant created
greater interest than any other. The
special town meeting of Feb. II pre-
pared the voters for this article. To
see If the town will vote that the >
per cent voted by the town at the
March meeting in 1910 to aid in the
construction of railroad from Show
hegan to Athens shall be assessed on
the valuation of 1911 instead of 1909.
The vote resulted in 101 to in favor.
This adds 5000 to amount voted for
the road and gives courage to believe
that the road will be built in the near
future.
The announcement of the result of