The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
SUNDAY BAN ON
At ISLAND PARK
Hinsdale Town Meeting De-
cides to Stop Base
ball There
MOVING PICTURES
NOT TO BE ALLOWED
Action Is in Conformity with New
Hampshire State Laws-Voters Econ
omize on Appropriations-No Con-
tests for Officials.
Especial to The Reformer.)
HINSDALE, y. H., March !

HlNSDALE, \. H., March Is.
Less than the average number of
voters attended the annual town meet
ing Tuesday, due, no doubt, to the alb
solute lack of any contest for town of
fees, all officers being unanimously re-
elected with the exception of G. S. |
Smith, who refused to be a candidate |
for selectmen for another term on ac-
count Of business reasons, and in whose |
place Willis d. Stearns was chosen with
out opposition. The attendance also was
affected probably by the fact that there
were no articles in the warrant that
would arouse moro than passing inter
| est
The general sentiment of the meeting
inclined towards economy this year and
the appropriations totaled only $l9,675
To this sum, of course, will be added
the much increased state and county
taxes, also tho necessarily increased APP
preparations of the school meeting
which viii be held Saturday. and the
grand total will thus be about the same
as last year, despite the tendency to
cconomize.
Moderator T. II. Cole called the meet
ing to order shortly after 9 clock and
+. }. Temple was immediately reelected
town clerk for the ensuing year. The
reports Of the town atficers were ae-
cepted and then the following town of
ficialS were chosen: Selectmen. ". F.
Fay lst, 0. C. Robertson ID, W. D.
Stearns Sd, only 81 ballots being east:
VI, n,Fa
Henry W. Taylor; righwav agent, Wal
ter H. Barrett; chief Of fire department.
, Clarence ID. Fay; trustee of trust funds.
Walter l. Todd. All other minor town
Offices were left in the hands of the Sc
lectmen for appointment.
: Under article ; the sum of ST ,22J was
! raised for town officers salaries, ex-
, penses, legal talent and town hall. 5000
for police protection, 81 500 for the fire
Il department; $50 for the health depart
!, ment; $4,000 for highway maintenance,
Z s. 900 for street lights. S625 for public
i service enterprises, which includes Gem
cteries, S6l0 for interest charges, 5000
for the library and reading room. 500
for the town poor, $125 for Memorial
day, $4,000 for town hall and
bridge bonds. Under the appro
s priation for the FIRE department il
!. was voted to reduce the membership tc
t 10 and increase the pay for each month
e ly meeting to 81 with time as usual al
fires. The chief S salary remains al
y, 500, but the four assistants are to re
Il ceive $50 yearly and the pump men a
- the mills S. in addition to time at fires
- No appropriation was voted under ar
II ticlc 6 to secure state aid for permanen
highway, but under article 81 900 wa
raised for state aid maintenance on th
.. Brattleboro road and $3.50 for tn
same purpose on the trunk line.
Vi At this point in the meeting time wa
ne taken as requested by Governor Keve
Us for thought and speech concerning tn
r winning of the world war The moo
10 orator read a very interesting lette
from the governor on the subject an
followed with patriotic remarks. A le
1t. ter from the New England Liberty Loa
It committee outlining the necessity
at contributing to the next loan was rea
~ by John +. Scott, chairman of the loc:
g, committee. +. j. Temple read lettt
IS from the state forestry commission in +
We gard to the fuel situation, in which IL
value of cutting wood for next WI
.ro ter S use was pointed out w. F. Ro
cl, ortson, chairman of the local public SAT
n ty committee, made a few we'll time
e remarks on the necessity or Supp0rtlf
- the local Red Cross and called attentit
~ ~ to tho fact that while the sales
H. thrift stamps here are excellent it
~ not quite up to what it should be. I
- ns closed by reading eloquent and fe
u vent plea from the state public safe
committee urging our greatest al
III most earnest efforts toward winning t
the war.
ulf Regular business then proceeded a
led articles s, 9 and 10, asking appropr
.ps tions for repairing the highway a
ak sidewalk on Depot street from the tru
it line to the bridge, for improving t
ate highway near Henry Streeter's s at t
to Monument, and for two addition
ual lights on River road. respectively, W,
Dor indefinitely postponed.
usi- Under article II, the sum of 5000 W
lore raised to equip and maintain the pub
playground. Articles y and 13, I
first calling for an appropriation
hardening the Plain road near l.
Smith s, the second for similar
provement near Octave DonZey s, W
Tx passed over.
Article IA, the last in the warra
presenting opportunity to transact s
fuc- other business that might properly co
'den before the meeting, several subie
hor> were discussed and acted upon. 1t '
to voted to abate the poll taxes of all