Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
BETHEL.

r. j. Flint was elected moderator and
Guy Wilson town clerk at the annual
meeting; w. c. Whitaker was elected
lister for three years with no opposi-
ton and II. II. Dinsmore was elected
selectman for one year for selectman for
two years, Harry Emery was elected.
j. w. Miller, the representative from
Bethel for two sessions of the Legisla-
ture, was requested to explain to the
voters the provision for building an an
mex to the state house and the direct
primary and preferential primary. For
selcctman for three years Albert y. New
ell was elected. Road commissioner,
Fred g. Dutton, the present incumbent;
ovcrseer of the poor, c. f. Noble trus-
tee of public money and town treasurer,
X. j. Flint; auditors James A. Graham.
II. =. Perkins and j. W. Miller; grand
juror, c. d. Cushing; second grand juror,
II. II. Dinsmore: first constable John
Wheeler; grand jurors, +. l.. bearing,
l. @. Vail, w. c. Larock, L. e. Spauld-
ing, Il. l.. Bass O. L. Godfrey, NJ D.
Brown, George w. Edmunds, Fred Smart
and George Chambeilin; petit jurors, Ed
son, Holbrook. G. II. Dustin Samuel l..
Abbott. c, T.. Noble, Ransom Buck
William Sage s H. Rogers, j. w. Col
Inns, s. L. Gillette. Harry l.. Washburn
and C. l.. Sanders. On motion of c. d.
Gushing 1t was voted not to pay taxes
to the treasurer. that the town have a
collector authorized to give discount
of three per cent. to all persons paying
their taxes on or before September /, and
that the collector have as his fee one per
cent on taxes collected on or before
September l and two per cent. on taxes
collected after that. William r. Briggs
was elected collector. 1t was voted to
appropriate $50 for Memorial day pur-
poses to be expended under the direction
of Daniel Lille Post, No. CT, G. A. r.,
500 for the Bethel Free Library and s25
for the East Bethel Library. 1t was vot-
cd to allow the Gen. Stephen Thomas
Monument association to erect monu-
ment to General Thomas at the fork in
the roads near the "Old Church" 1t
was voted that the town raise a tax of
81 % on the dollar of the grand list for
current town expenses and Indebtedness
to include an additional $1,000 to be
placed under control Of the town road
commissioner to meet an equal amount
from the State. 1t was voted to place
the town cemeteries under the control
of cemetery commissioners f. Fl. Cham
berlin for five years, Il. +. Spauldng for
four years, s. l.. Gillette for three years,
Il. A. Buttles for two years and H. Il.
Owen for one year,
William II. Taggart. aged II years, died
Saturday in Gaysville. He was a native
of Taggart hill In Stockbrldge, his
parents having been the late William
and Abigail Taggart. He is survived by
"A sister, Miss Fannie Taggart, of Gays
vile, He lived several years in Richford
whore he worked at his trade as watch
maker, which he also followed in Gays
Vile. His wife has been in feeble health
many years. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon Among those present
being: Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Dwyer
and Mrs. Fannie Wheeler of Bethel and
Charles Dwyer, Jr., OF Randolph Mem
bers Of Middle Branch Grange at East
Bethel are preparing for a fair to be given
at their new hall in that village Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings. On
the second evening n play will be present
ed by local talent,-E. p. Fisher, who
has been seriously III for several weeks
with blood poisoning, is able to be out,
but cannot work for some tlme.-Mrs.
Jane Tolles celebrated her Goth birthday
anniversary Sunday by receiving her
friends. She Is the oldest woman in tho
village and next Ia the Oldest in town.
She is partly blind, but otherwise her
faculties are remarkably preserved -Miss
Marion Upper of Barre is visiting at
j. A. Graham's.-A. ]. Judd, formerly of
this village, is here from Morgan Center