Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08

sSS mics the average hourly velocity 1.s
miles and the maximum velocity "a miles
per hour. from the southwest on the 18th.
The month was made up OF ak clear, nine
partly cloudy and Is cloudy days. Precipi-
tatton In quantity sufficient to measure &C.
Cured on only four days, although there
was trace on II other days. There were.
however. u Inches OF snow on the ground
NJ the emu OF the month. An aurora was
noted on the 10th and sIeet fell on the
18th.
Town officers for the year were elected
tuesday as follows: Moderator, G.. d.
lcdgerton; town clerk, Claude l.. Morse
selectman for three years, o. r.. Preston;
lirst constable and collector, j. NJ.
Donahue; second constable, Morris W.
Ryan; lister for three years. w. F. Duns-
moor: auditor for one year. william H..
tardin; Tor two years. Floyd NJ. bearing:
Tor three years. u. l.. Field trustee Of
public money. Charles ID. Edgcrton; town
grand jurors. IL. q. Freeman, John l..
Moseley and d. X. Adams; trustee Of
Brown Public library for five years. Frank
i1umley' cemetery commissioner for i've
years Fred A. Jones: road commissioner,
y. l.. Kelly; town agent, Charles A..
'1nmley: overseer of poor. william H.
Di'lingham; town treasurer Claude l.,
Morse. There were four contests. as fol-
lows Tor selectman: Whole number cast
S. necessary for choice 153, o. +. Pres-
ton had 1D and John L. Greenwood had
iao' Tor lister. whole number cast 1854,
necessary for choice 80, w. T.. Dunsmoor
had lol. J. NJ. Donahue had 70. and Samuel
j. Kingston had IL; for first town grand
Juror, whole number cast 100. necessary
for choice so, T.. Q. Freeman had g., John
j.. Moseley had 81. scattering 4: for third
town grand juror. whole number cast 122
necessary for choice 81. d. Il. Adams had
iW'. william Q. White had 13. The sum OF
S'~ was voted to take advantage of the
State aid law $50 for the expenses of
Memorial day; $50 for the North,jeld
Cornet band for public concerts: $500 for
Brown Public library. town tax Of 100
cents was voted to be applied, s. cents
Tor current expenses and Is cents TO be
applied on the town debt A highway tax
or ~ cents was voted. The selectmen
were authorized to borrow money to de-
fray the expenses of the town in anticipa-
ton OF taxes. On recommendation of the
board OF cvil authority the following
grand Jurors were elected: J. H. Moseley.
william II. Dillingham;. l.. H. Field and
Sanford II. Kent: with the following petit
jurors: Samuel +. Thompson. T.. A. Field.
George Il. Cofrrin. A. l.. Winslow. War
rem S. Clark. Alfred J. Doniey. r. n.
Carpenter. Ward l., Jones, Seth &. Rich,
X. r. =. Flint. r. A. silver. \. NJ. Bis
sonette. f. A. Shaw and George W. Dun
ham. On motion of Heber G. Cady a
resolution was carried that the select
men at the end OF each year prepare an
itemized estimate OF the necessary ex-
penses Of the town for the year ensuing
so far as practicable. and have the esti-
mate printed with the annual report of
the town officers. On motion OF the Hon
Frank Plumey resolution was carried
providing that the thanks Of the town OF
Mortified be rendered George Brown FOR
his aid in helping TO make beautiful and
. imposing the Northlield Center cemetery
also for his continued contributions OF
books and periodicals for the library. Also
on motion Of Mr.. P1unley a resolution
, that thanks be extended to George II
Montgomery OF ST. Louis, Mo-. for his
appreciated gifts to the public library, was
carried. a certified copy Of this resolu-
ton will be sent to Mr. Montgomery by
the town clerk as instructed by the voters
The license vote was: No a5. yes 1fE
NTH class license. no 49,, yes 1875