Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-10
Newport News.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Deane and son of
North Troy spent Sunday in town.
w. h. Buchanan ha the misfortune
to sprain his ankle while stepping off
/ the cars.
The livery stable owned by Kittridge
Bros. has been sold 10 Harry Lind of
Barton.
Miss Jane Wilson was successfully
operated on for appendicitis, on Wednes-
day, at Dr. Lambert's hospital in Mont
real.
On Thursday, March End, occurred
the death of Lillian Hattie, youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Shu-
felt of this place.
E. J. Cummings, High Chief Ranger
of Vermont and New Hampshire,
assisted by other speakers, will hold
public meeting March 10, in l. o. o. F.
hall. Public invited.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Mr. Benjamin F. Moore
and Mrs. Harriet Vail Lance on Tues
day, Feb. 20, at the residence of Bishop
John w. Hamilton in Boston, Mass.
Mrs. j. o. Thrasher started Monday
night for Washington, D. C. expecting to
be gone about two weeks. On her return
she will stop in New York and Boston
to get the seasons up-to-the minute
styles in millinery.
Master Stanley Baker was agreeably
surprised Tuesday evening, when about
fifteen of his little friends gathered at
his home and presented him with gold
signet ring. Dainty refreshments were
served and all enjoyed very pleasant
evening.
The postponed w. G. T. U. meeting
will be held Thursday afternoon, March
10th, with Mrs. Annie Davis, Central
street. The subject will be Campaign
Plans, Local, State and National, also
'The Dangers of Beer-Drinking.
Leaders, Mrs. A. E. True and Mrs.
Charles Drown.
The Rebekahs will give a supper in
their banquet hall Friday evening,
March II at $3.50 o'clock to all Rebekahs
and families for the small sum of ten
cents. Each Rebekah is allowed to
bring friend. Lodge will be opened
directly after the banquet. Following
the n Getting a social hour will be spent,
to which all your friends are invited. A
good time is expected. Let US have a
good turnout.
Town Meeting.
The annual town meeting was held on
Tuesday, March 7th, at school hall.
The reports show slight increase over
those of the preceding year, owing to
the purchase of the stone crusher, and
greater demands on the overseer of the
poor. 1t is highly commendable that
the report of each town officer was
given in detail. The sense of the meet
ing was that the health officer make
report similar to that of town officers.
The same officers were reelected with
few exceptions, the only real contest
being that of town auditors. (See list
of officers elected) The town voted a
total tax of IS per cent for the ensuing
years per cent state, 10 per cent state
school, per cent state highway, l per
cent county, 30 per cent highway, 80
per cent for inCidentals and to apply on
debt, per cent Goodrich library.
The referendum vote on the question
OF primary resulted in Newport AS fol-
lows: 270 yes, SO no. On the question
of the Perry or prohibition bill, the
vote was 2l0 yes, 1863 nc. On the ques-
ton of whether or not there should be a
first class license in Newport the vote
was 70 yes, 27l no. On the question as
to whether there should be fifth-class
license the vote was II yes, 245 no.
Although it was a stormy day the at
tendance was fairly good, and the meet
ing at times became very lively and in
teresting.
Observation-Disclosures, E Smith,
clerk, treasurer and collector of taxes,
H S Root; selectmen, G E Erwin, H F
Black; E c Blanchard; overseer of poor.
t S Cummings; 1st constable, Timothy
Human; End constable, Ray Griffin; list
ers, w r Connal, c c Davis, A E True;
auditors, o C Miller, j R Kirkpatrick,
Homer Thrasher; trustee public money
and town agent, W Spear; town grand
jurors, E Smith, E N Conna; road
commissioner, George A Bailey; school
directors, Arthur Geer, w R Niles w R
Connal; per cent raised for taxes, OBS.