Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-12
Town Meeting at Newport Center

loWH Meeting DIT newport Centel
The annual town meeting held at
Newport Center on Tuesday passed
oil very quietly with hardly any con-
tests. The following officers were
elected to serve Ior the ensuing year:
Moderator, {. l.. Erwin; clerk and
treasurer, II. 4. Bartlett; lister for
three years, II. N. Bates; overscel
of the poor are the sclcctmen; select
man for three years, George Bailey:
school director for three years,
Frank J. Libby; lister for one year
to fill out the uncXpired term Of c.
w. Gardner, resigned, T. Il. Dunn
auditor for three years, S. T. Craw-
| ford; auditor for two years to fill out
the uneXpired term of G.. w. Rogers
resigned, J. W. Lunna; first con-
stable, Ray f. Griffin; second con-
stable and collector of taxes, f. E.
Larabce; town agent, E. N. Con-
nal; trustee Of public money, c. L.
Erwin; road commissioner, S. f. Da-
Wis; town grand juror, C. W. Morse.
/ The following taxes were raised {:
General fund $l.25; road so cents;
town school, - cents. twenty-five
dollars was voted for Memorial day
One per cent was voted for the Good
rich Library; $1,000 was voted for
permanent roads, and $500 for resur-
facing, to take advantage of like
amount from the state. The license
vote was no CT, yes IL. Fifth class
license vote was no SO, yes -.
! Mrs. W. c. johnson of West
Charleston visited her sister, Mrs.
Henry Blanchard this week.
Hiram Davis, inspector Of weights
and measures of Burlington, is in the
city this week.
Edward Standish of Franklin, N.
H., is visiting his sister Mrs. Ira Scs-
sions.
The junior class of the N. II. S.
will give an entertainment at the
school hall, Friday evening, March
7. Service, Kipling program by the
boys land a farce by the girls. a
dance will follow the entertainment.
A large attendance is desired. Adj
mission Is cents.
Mrs. Lucy Bean French has gone
to Toronto where she will join her
Peggy Burns entered Brightlook
hospital Saturday, and underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
The new City Council held their
first meeting Thursday night at The
City Council rooms where the follow
ing city officers were elected: Clerk
and treasurer, r. W. Spear; ovcrseer,
Of the poor, l.. F. Kay; superinten-
dent OF streets and water works, VIM.
Lawson; constable, Ora SWEET; audi
tor for three years, p. O. Miller;
grand jurors, E. J. Smith, Walter H.
Cleary and e. H. Mills. Aldermanic
committees, streets, sidewalks and
sewers, Alderman W. w. True and
J. A. Aubin; water department, AL
dcrman +. w. Savage and B. W.
Longeway; paupcr department, AL
derman J A. Aubin and r. W..
LonGeway; fire and police depart
ment, Alderman Longeway and Au-
bin; city property, Alderman Savage
and True; elections, Alderman True
and Savage; health Alderman Longc-
way and True; licenses Alderman
Aubin and Savage.
w. P. Neal has been confined to
the house by sickness.
Frank Massey is visiting friends
in Sutton. Que.
Frank Patterson, who has beer
confined to the house by sickness, is
able to be on the street again.
Mrs. C. J. Oben underwent a scri-
Gus operation at Brightlook hospital,
s.. Johnsbury, Thursday morning.
She is reported as comfortable as
could be expected
The Newport fire company held
their annual meeting Friday night in
the Fireman's hall. The following Of
ficcrs were elected: President, Roy
P. Skinner; vice president, E. A.
Slack; secretary and treasurer, Char
lie Young; auditors, Joel B. bly, and
Elijah Merrill; member of the COVER
ming board, f. +. Humphrey. 1t was
voted to pay the clerk and treasurer
&c sum of $40. Several matters of
Irtancc were discussed which will
taken up at the next meeting of
department. The frcmcn recciv-
d their pa for the last year of SER
vice and adjourned.
Mrs. A. /. Rogers returned from
Boston Thursday
FranI; Stone, while working in the
store house ut the Frost Veneer
mill Friday, had the misfortune to
fall which resulted in compound
fracture of the right wrist. DR..
blanchard was called and reduced the
fracture.
Mrs. Muricl Brooks, who has been
at the home of her parents at Coven-
try, having run of influenza, has
recovered so she is able to return to
her work at the Woodruff jewerly
store.
Henry Burgess, who has been do
ng Y. M. c. A. work in France, re-
uined home this morning.
The Francis Willard memorial
III was postponed on account of
oss will he held with DR. and