News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-08-07
HI6T1RY .uf M0RRI8T0WN
WRITTEN BY ELISHA BRIGHAM
REVISED BY CHARLES S. GLEED
(Continued)


fragnary records
the officers it is established
that Comfort and was elected
1902 At this dat
until 1872 when Dennso
until March 1886, Burnett was
serving one wear
Mayo serving until he left ur
October S41 when the seemen appointed p Poland
March Boarman until his
A. to March 1896
was chosen and
is Clerk
and Crpus Shaw
nothing to dscredit the
they 1904 Records Of
roads show them secmen in 1900 and 1901 Ebenesr
At meeting 1906
there full record the officers elected The Elisha
Coe Crpus Shaw
seectmen Cooke, Cyril Seth Haskns
listers bid Constable Boardman Sur
Shaw
fence viewer:
Samuel Cooke er of weights and John Howard Joy,
Robert sbn William Whitney, hayward Elisha
Boardman "Voted advertise
Robinson selected to be
committee stake where the bridge shall be built voting
advertise for tax understood to mean that the town would by advertise
petition the legislature grant
legislature at its October of 1906 did grant of
Morristown build bridge
The held day
the year. the second article which was % see if the
provided there shall be sufficient for the subscribed
addition the by the assembly
have the committee procure as much money can be by subscription
contract build bridges" would probable that bridge
built across the river Lamoile a this date
There offices filled March that
of odayhng and haywardthng enforce due decom
annoyed the the waef
officers to catch and put in pound swine running at large To the people
wife from the March following he to be legally qualified
been March 1870
In September 1906 town meeting
the warning ITO the town will form themselves into
religious worship of the congregational order called and
lows persons in favor of forming congregational
society voted to choose draw subscription paper Tor sign
congregational society," The chosen committee
looking towards the social worship of God until
when meeting the question of building meeting
social worship of God indirectly in
September voted that the for the support
the equally divided provided they have preaching the sab
bath a convenient place"
At town meeting appointed the
purpose after ducng fifteen dollars paid
there left appropriated for the support of
the gospel dollars and ninetfour cents which their OPP
should be equally divided between the Congregational the Baptist and
just given tend to establish two points First that many the people
Morstown believed the law passed by the legislature of Vermont Oct
help support religious should and that
religious societies for the social worship of God between 1890
and 1913.
fragmenay evidence left in writing by Mrs Fanny NJ Brig
ham afterwards EIs that from her best recollection the
organized Congregational minister from
Waterbury the first members she gives them
Ralph Tinker Cyril Gooda Jemmah Goodae John Cole Mrs
Ce Brigham and Cspu Shaw She
Cyril Gooa chosen Deacon and Ralph Tinker Clerk
The of those she remembered having miniseed to the church
the settled minister HOvey, Warren LOns Dodge
Parker washbun and Waterman Probably these names
not in the order of service
Congregational order
little difference
what the other lacks
Although Mostown organized in March 1886 she sent no repre-
Elisha Boardman
her first representative For unknown
that politics
this with the choice of representatives but
family 1906, followed Mr. Boardman
1911 1872 1913 and 1914 Of Mr. Cookies politics but little
positively believed to be of that class
his political ideas his bed of
his
conceded by all that
her pernac of illustrated
herhat in
running would look for her body"
Kmba chosen for the 1915 and 1876
cased democrat Mr. Cooke
in in md