News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
MorrisvilIe WOman's Club
HOLD A TOWN MEETING

| HOLD a ioWN MEEllNG
A rather unusual. but much enioyed
meeting was that held Monday evening
Feb. 81. at the library, in charge of Mrs.
Ann Parker, whose subject was "Town
Meeting " The secretary read the warn.
ing and Mrs. Parker was chosen modera-
tor and took the chair and the following
business was transacted: Town Clerk for
the ensuing year, Miss Anna Mower; Mrs.
Mabel browne, Treasurer; the Selectmen
for the past year were Helen Robinson,
Della Gle and Inez Cornell; Helen Robin
son goes out of Office and Mrs. Alice
ThayAr was elected to take her place;
Overseer of the poor, Gertrude Powers
First Constable, Susan Downcr; Collector
of Taxes, Augusta Slayton; the Selectmer
were authorized to choose the Road Com
missioner, but later when the matter of
choosing on Inspector of Leather, Weigher
of Coal, Surveyor of Wood and Lumber
and Fence Viewers was brought up and it
was decided that these Offices we're so
very important that the whole body should
have a voice in the decision, it was voted
that the Office of Road Commissioner was
of equal Importance, so the vote giving
the Selectmen power to choose this officer,
was rescinded and all these officers we're
chosen by the voters.
The Listers for the past yea, we're
Blanche Waite, Grace Stafford and Addie
Woods. Blanche Waite went out of Of
flee and Grace GODDARD was elected Trus.
tee of Public Money, Laura Morse; Audi
tors for the past year, Maude Chafee, Liz
zie Fisher, Jessie Grant; Maude Chaffee
went out of office and Blanche Clark was
chosen to take. her place; Grand Jurors,
Belle Donaldson, Annie Wallace: Legal |
Agent, Louise Slocum; School Directors
= ere Gladys Eaton, Marguerite Chaplin, |
Edna Skinner; Gladys Eaton went out of |
office and Alberta Bedell was nominated |
to take her place, but was opposed be. |
cause she has no children in school, two
other names we're presented, Gertrude
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ballot was taken to decide which should
receive the vote, the candidates were
asked to give their views on certain school
matters, after which a ballot was taken,
which resulted in the election of Mrs. Val
eau; the Cemetery Commissioners for the
past year we're Jessie Gates, Blanche
N1orl, Eor+r,,5o Dorare TJe11o Co,,nLoI1 |
and Fannie Bickford; Jessie Gates went
,ut of Office and Minnie Slayton was ap-
pointed in her place; Road Commissioner,
Maude Slayton; Inspector of Leather, Inez
stewart; as Weigher of Coal, Susan Down
RS name was suggested, but Anna Now
r stated that while she did not wish to
effect upon Miss Downer's honesty, still
he felt that there was possibility,
laughter whereupon, Miss Downer
arose and, with great emphasis,
aid she would not serve if appointed; sol
lbbie Stevens was appointed; Surveyor
f Wood and Lumber, Mrs. Liberty; Fence
levers, Mae Wallace, Emma Cheney,
(ellje. Ellis; Hog Reeve, Lizzie Fisher.
Article 7, relative toresurfacing selected
tate highways, was passed over; voted to
ppropriate the same amounts for Memo
al Day, Fire Department, Band, and
cemetery Associations as last year and
} have Medical Inspection in the Schools;
oted to pay the Town Clerk for the en-
ling year $27 35; in response to Article
6, relating to providing place for the
owns poor, it was suggested that with
he splendid new administration coming
ito Office, the town will have no poor, So
0 provision need be made, so this matter
'as passed over; in response to Article
7, relative to instructing the Scectmen
} borrow such funds as the interests of
he town require, rising vote showed
nat the Selectmen could not be trusted
} borrow unlimited amounts, SO it was
oted to notify them that they must pay
ON their own pockets any over-amounts :
eeded.
All who attended this meeting felt that
1ey had received valuable instructions
nd that they would be much better quail
led to take their places at the next town
leeting,