The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL OFFICES
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which he has been chosen by the Brattle- !
boro Trust Co.
Several persons have been discussed as
possible successors to Mr.. Shumway One
of those most prominently talked about in
connection with the Office is Deputy Sher
iii Fred Cressy, who has made an excel
lent record in his present Office Another
possible candidate whose name is heard
frequently is Harold Newell, clerk in the
postoffice- Harry B. Haus and Charles H
Allen also have been mentioned.
selectman w. f. Stellman's term ex-
pires this year. Mr. stellman has served
six years and has been a valuable man,
which is good reason for continuing him
in office So far as is known there is no
opposition to Mr.. Stellman, but there is
general sentiment in favor of reelecting
him. He is in no way candidate, how
ever, and says he would rather not serve,
and would not consider it except that the
selectmen have important plans under
consideration in connection with the new
gravel deposit which the town recently
bought. Mr.. Stellman says this can be
made very valuable to the town. Persons
who have kept in touch with the work of
the selectmen recognize, as do his associ-
ates on the board, that Mr.. Stellman's
judgment is valuable asset in the conduct
of the towns business.
The incumbent in the Office of road COM
missioner the coming year will depend on
the action taken under article 4 of the
town meeting warrant, which is to see
whether the selectmen shall be empowered
to appoint one or two road commissioners
Ii they are empowered to make an ap-
pointment, that will take the question Of
electing out of the meeting, but if they are
not so empowered it viii be necessary to
elect a commissioner
Here again it may be said that those who
have kept in touch with the work and who
realize the necessity of adopting some def
mite policy with respect to the roads are
heartily in favor of continuing the present
| plan. The selectmen themselves would be
| relieved of responsibility if the voters
! elected man, but the selectmen believe it
would be very definitely to the interests
of the taxpayers to have them appoint the
present commissioner, Charles ]. DUDE, for
another year.
| Mr.. Dube came here last fall after the
road money had been spent, and he has had
| nothing to do with since. He is man o.
l Nidt SApti ia iOdQ tOiiStl uSIiOll dilN
contract work and if given a chance and
something to do with can prove his ability
The criticisms which have been aimed a
the road department the past fall and win
ter have been i'll advised and have beer
caused principally by conditions owe
which the road commissioner has had M
| control and to certain extent by condl
| tons which developed while he was a
home i'll with several other members o
his family.
The principal criticism has been causes
by the condition of the snow roads, am
this has been made by persons who hav
, not been out Of town and do not appea
to realize that the situation here, IN tn
worst winter in recent years, is immeas
j ureably better than i'll most towns
i, travelling man yesterday overheard crit
cism of the Brattleboro roads and he in
. medately replied: You haven't anythin
J to kick about. The roads here are niue
r. better than those of any other place whic
FL visit" Remarks of similar tren
| We're made today by travelling man fror
| Worcester, Mass, who said there wer
any quantity OF roads in that city whic
have not been shoveled out yet and tina
thousands Of PC: SOFAS v1 usually ride I
and from woll, wee walking because til
,street railroad had not gotten back int
condition to handle the business
| The only candidate for road commission
er, in case the voters decide to elect on,
is Warren L. Walker of West Brattlebort
A. j. Curfier, who has served as liste
A % years or more, is not in the field for r
\ election. His term expires this year NJ
II Currier states as an interesting bit of hi
tory that he has served with Azor Ma
shall, John Cutting, 7. j. B. Cudwortl
H. b. Chamberlain and E. L. Piper, all {
II whom are dead, and with w {. Horton
II f. A. Betterley, Hugh Danklee, John
II Howard, Henry Shipman and ". l.. Sy
HI vester
II Henry Shipman was appointed list'
II last year by the selectmen for one xear
II fill vacancy, so in addition to lister
succeed Mr.. Currier for three years it W
be necessary to elect somebody to succe'
| Mr.. Shipman for two years Mr.. Shipm;
says he is not candidate for re-eieetiC
y and that while as a general principle