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FIVE CENT FARE OBTAINED.
After Saltonstall Park was closed in 1896, the elec- tric company took up their track and ran their cars to the Green only. They then wished to extend their road to Momauguin. Connecticut law gives the selectmen considerable power in the location of street railways. Mr. John S. Tyler, who has been selectman contin- uously since 1886, and most of that time town agent, while guarding the interests of the town in every par- ticular, displayed his usual good judgment in locating the road, and his readiness to do justice to all parties concerned. So the road was extended in 1898.
The fare from East Haven to New Haven was ten cents, which the people thought unjust, since the dis- tance from New Haven Green to Westville and Fair
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Haven was about the same as to East Haven, and the former had only a five-cent fare. They brought several petitions before the company, but to no avail. Finally they appealed to the legislature in 1897 but were unsuccessful. In 1899 the electric company wished to extend their tracks to Branford center by way of Short Beach and the seashore resorts. It was now Mr. Tyler's turn to give the deaf ear to the company's entreaties. He could not see any benefit to East Haven arising from the extension, and it was useless to extend franchises where no advantage was to be derived. The company now saw that they wanted quite as much of East Haven as the people did of them; so they compromised by giving the people a five-cent fare all over their lines where that fare was given to others, for the right to lay their tracks over less than an eighth of a mile on the out- skirts of East Haven soil. The road was extended in August, 1900.
GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF SERVICES.
Oct. 2nd, 1893. Voted, "That it is the desire of this annual meeting to recognize the fact, that our former representative, Dwight W. Tuttle, first called the attention of the Legisla- ture of Connecticut at the Jan. session A. D. 1891 to the injustice done this Town, relative to the expense occasioned by eliminating the grade crossings near the Shore Line R. R. Depot, and whereas at the recent session of the General Assembly our present representative, Grove J. Tuttle, by a persistent and fearless advocacy of house bill No. 7, succeeded in having said bill become a law, resulting in the state recently paying the Town of East Haven the large sum of $2280, it is therefore the sincere desire of this meeting to thank our representative and his immediate predecessor, and the same is hereby tendered, for their efforts and successful labor in
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this particular, and also in other important matters affecting the interests of this town."
Voted: That the above vote be entered at length upon the Town records.
Attest. CHARLES T. HEMINGWAY.
Town Clerk.
CUSTOMS.
It is a noticeable fact in the history of East Haven people, from the earliest days to the present time, that they are an argumentative community but by no means a quarrelsome one. Let a question arise which is to be decided by the voice of the people, they will agree to disagree, then disagree to agree. This sounds paradoxical, but it is true. A meeting will be called, and a vote will be taken favorable to the object. This is wherein they agree. Within a few days another meeting will be called to rescind the first vote. This is wherein they agree to disagree. After the question has been tossed to and fro, through a series of meet- ings, with prolonged debate, and sometimes heated discussion, the vote of the first meeting will be sus- tained, and they now all settle down to harmony as before. This is where they disagree to agree. They are strictly a peace-loving and law-abiding people. They may have their petty animosities and neighbor -. hood jealousies, but they never have quarrels which end in litigation like many of the neighboring towns. Law suits between the native born are very rare, a thing almost unknown. True, in settling estates and in various other technicalities of the law, counsel is necessary, generally, to settle points of law involved. In 1866, when the present senior resident lawyer was admitted to the bar, and decided to make East Haven
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his residence, one of the sages of the town deplored the event seriously; remarking, "Now the peace of the town will be gone, for no greater calamity could befall a country town than to have a lawyer settle in it." But the good man lived to see four of his townsmen full-fledged lawyers, residing in the town at the same time, all in practice, and the whole town as calm and unruffled as a mill pond in a May morning.
The subject of temperance has always received its share of support from the people. Various temperance societies have arisen and flourished in their day and generation. The town has often voted "No license," and were it not for the various seashore resorts, would be a "dry town"; as it is, license is only voted by a very small margin. Even cider, which was so very prevalent and abundant at one time, is scarcely seen in the homes of the people to-day.
East Haven has always been called, socially, a very democratic town, which in a sense is true; but at the same time many family clans have felt their distinctive superiority, arising from one cause or another, yet they all met on the same general plane. The social customs of the town have kept pace with the changing times. In the days of spinning spells, quilting bees, and singing schools, they generally ended in a dance-particularly the two former. It may be a query how the sons and daughters of such strict puritanical parentage ever learned to dance. Youth will have its pleasures and amusements, whether by tacit consent, or more direct opposition. In the first quarter of the last century, there were very few young people but well knew the stately minuet and the Scotch reel, to say nothing of the more familiar
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"money musk," "felicity," and a score of other dances. There was no "calling off" in those days; each one knew his or her part and kept step and time with the music. Every old hostelry had its spacious ball room, with spring floor, and balls were very common through the winter months. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin relegated the flax spinning wheel to the garret about 1830, but the great or wool wheel held on, with waning success, for about fifteen years longer, when that went to keep the former company. Spin- ning spells were merged into church sewing societies, conducted under a president and officers similar to the present day, only the meetings were at the homes of the members, as there were no public meeting places.
The neighborhood "tea' drinkings" were very enjoyable affairs. Perhaps a dozen ladies, with their sewing and knitting, would assemble about two o'clock and after tea. the gentlemen would join them; light refreshments or fruit were passed around in the even- ing, and a general good time followed. Then in the winter there would be one or more general sleigh rides, according to the amount of snow. The whole town would turn out-heads of families as well as young people. They would go to some good public house or hotel, and have a supper, and the young people a dance. The good matrons would take to the parlors, with their "wine sangaree," while the fathers were busy with their "eggnog," and the youngsters were dancing in the ball room. Frequently some of the fathers would slip out and be found dancing with their prospective daughters-in-law-living young days over again. All would enjoy a bountiful supper and
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have a really good time. In the summer there were "barbecues" at the "head of the pond" (Lake Sal- tonstall), and sailing parties "down the river" ( Mans- field's Grove). Wherever such gatherings were held, the inner man was bountifully refreshed.
In Connecticut and all over New England, the Lord's Day began according to the Hebrew manner, at sunset Saturday night, because "the evening and the morning were the first day," and ended Sunday at sunset. No sooner had the sun disappeared, than out came the spinning wheels, knitting kneedles, spooling reels and quill wheels; so much work had to be done by the female portion of the household that not a moment was to be lost. Sunday evening was also a time for recreation, especially with the young men. Hence arose the practice of the youngsters doing their "courting" Sunday evening. Although the law was very strict, forbidding any young man to inveigle or draw the affections of a maid without the consent of her parents or guardian, yet he probably knew of some family where he might meet a young lady with whom he had exchanged glances, from the opposite gallery of the meetinghouse, during the day, without opposition from her elders, and oftentimes was treated to the best the house afforded.
The story has been told of a very shrewd matron in East Haven, who had more than a half-dozen girls to marry off. The young men knew that if there was one among the number of callers who was distasteful to the good dame, there would be no refreshments forthcoming ; but if all were acceptable, in a little time the smell of hot doughnuts would greet their olfac- tories, as she always kept the dough on hand to boil
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as occasion required. Whether it was the hot dough- nuts, cheese, etc., or not, all her girls were successfully mated.
East Haven was not without its appreciation of music: for as early as 1752 it was
"Voted, that Mr. Heminway shall name the Psalm in public; Nathaniel Barnes shall tune the Psalm, and in his absence Jacob or Isaac Goodsell."
The following extracts from the town records will speak for themselves :
Feb. 5th, 1798. "Voted, that Capt. Hemingway & Joseph Hotchkiss be appointed for to employ a singing master, two months for to teach a singing school in this Town, and to draw the money out of the Town Treasury, to pay the sing- ing master for his service."
Jan. 1801. "Voted, Joseph Hotchkiss and Zebulon Bradley be a Committee for to lay out $12 as they shall judge best advantage to increase the singing. Voted, that the Treasurer be directed to pay to the Committee $12 out of the treasury, and in addition to the $12 as much as they have expended, for the support of said school."
March 18th, 1805. "Voted that Eleazer Hemingway, Asahel Bradley, Zebulon Bradley and Samuel Barnes be appointed to superintend a singing school, and they, or the major part of them be authorized for to draw $15 out of the Town Treas- ury, to be appropriated and expended towards the support of a singing school in the town." (E. H. Town Rec.)
East Haven kept up these schools from time to time until 1819, called "Toleration year," when Con- necticut's first constitution was adopted, abolishing the support of Congregational churches and its inci- dentals by taxation, thus making every denomination stand equal before the law. East Haven was among the very first Congregational churches to introduce
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instrumental music into their worship. The instru- ment was a bass viol. Mr. Isaac Pardee was the per- former and chorister for forty or more years, carry- ing his "big fiddle" (as the children called it), carefully wrapped in a green baize bag, to and from the church every Sunday. Previous to this time musical instru- ments were debarred from all New England churches, as sinful and unchristian, and nothing was used in any of them but the tuning fork. An organ in a church was a puritanical abhorrence, considered as an abomination of wickedness. How time has mellowed down prejudices even in music!
East Haven people have always been ready to take advantage of every improvement in their business, as well as municipal affairs, as soon as opportunity offered. When water mains were laid, pumps and wells were very generally discarded on the line; now there is scarcely a house but affords all the mod- ern conveniences which water brings in its train. So also with gas; wherever the pipes have been placed, gas is introduced and very few houses are without their gas cooking range, if no more. Street lights sprang up as if by magic. Main street is lighted from border to border of the town, and other streets as far as practicable.
The people also have kept pace with the social changes of the times, gay or grave. In the forties, when the fashion of dances changed from the old- fashioned minuet, contra dances, etc., to quadrilles, cotillions and waltzes, East Haven had her dancing schools at the town hall. An accomplished dancing master was employed and the course was twelve lessons, one a week, followed by a quarter ball.
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These were by no means promiscuous dances. Each member had a limited number of tickets, which were distributed to selected friends, agreeable to the whole company, which eliminated every unpleasant feature, and rendered the whole more like an invited party. These were followed by various temperance societies of their day, with weekly meetings, down to the present W. C. T. U. When club formations became the rule in social life, East Haven readily followed the plan, and several clubs were organized. The Woman's Club took up civic improvement for the benefit of the town, a work which has been recorded in foregoing chapters.
THE RADIUM CLUB.
The general object of the club is to bring the young people of the town together in a social way, in order that they may take up and discuss those affairs and incidents which will prove of practical importance in later years. It is composed of the younger people, none under sixteen years of age. It has weekly meet- ings, during the winter and spring, at the homes of its respective members. Two members are appointed each week to take charge of the literary work for the next meeting. The subjects are of a historical and educational character, and sometimes international affairs are considered. Good wishes and speed to the work, and may its shadow never be less!
THE MOTHERS' SUNSHINE CLUB.
This seems to be more of a benevolent and charitable cast, namely to do good as they have opportunity, carrying sunshine and happiness to the afflicted, the poor and the orphan, looking out for the benefit of the
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children and the helpless, that cannot take care of them- selves. Truly a noble work. All the clubs seem to have the one object in view-the broadening of heart and soul, going out of one's self to the uplifting and benefit of others, material and intellectual. This is the time of seed-sowing. Who can estimate the harvest in time to come?
PRESIDENT HAYES' VISIT.
During President Rutherford B. Hayes' term of office from 1877 to 1881 he visited New Haven, and also the home of his great-grandfather, Ezekiel Hayes of Branford, Connecticut. While passing through East Haven, he called at the home of Edward Ells- worth Thompson, where he was entertained and a short reception held.
Through the kindness and courtesy of our congress- man, N. D. Sperry, a list of postmasters was furnished.
EAST HAVEN POSTMASTERS.
Stephen Thompson, January 27th, 1824.
James Thompson, April 9th, 1829. Ruel Andrews, September 9th, 1829.
Stephen Hemingway, June 9th, 1853. Henry Hagaman, April 27th, 1861. Ellen Hagaman, May 27th, 1862.
Daniel M. Church, Apr. 5th, 1867. Stephen Hemingway, Aug. 4th, 1869. Calvin C. Kirkham, July 29th, 1889. Florence R. Andrews, Sept. 8th, 1892.
STATE SENATORS.
David Sullivan Fowler, 1852 Charles A. Bray, 1877 James Mulford Townsend, 1864 Charles A. Bray, 1879
Dwight Williams Tuttle, 1897
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LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1785.
Capt. Stephen Smith, 1785 Mr. Amos Morriss, 1786 1786
Bela Farnham, 1823
Bela Farnham, 1824
Mr. Josiah Bradley,
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1787
Eleazer Hemingway, 1825 to 1830 (inclusive)
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1787
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1788
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1788
James Thompson, 1834, 1835 and 1836
Mr. Josiah Bradley, 1789
Wm. K. Townsend,
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1790
1837 and 1838
Mr. Josiah Bradley, 1790
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1791
Mr. Josiah Bradley, 1791
Wm. K. Townsend, 1842
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1792
Harvey Rowe, 2nd, 1843
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1792
Daniel Smith, 1844
Wyllys Hemingway,
1845
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1793
James Thompson,
1846 and 1847
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1794
Harvey Rowe, 2nd, 1848
Stephen Dodd,
1849
Jeremiah B. Davidson, 1850
Wyllis Hemingway, 1851
James Potter Smith, 1852
Wyllis Mallory, 1853
Mr. Stephen Woodward, 1800
Samuel T. Andrews, 1855
Mr. Enos Hemingway,
1801 1802
James Thompson, 1857
Mr. E. Hemingway, 1803
Charles Holt Fowler, 1858
1859
Mr. Enos Hemingway,
Mr. Enos Hemingway,
Capt. William Farren,
1862
Mr. Enos Hemingway,
Alexander W. Forbes,
1863
Mr. Amos Bradley,
Charles L. Ives,
1864
Mr. Amos Bradley,
Samuel Chidsey,
1865
Mr. Amos Bradley,
William E. Goodyear, 1866
1867 Charles L. Ives, Charles L. Ives, 1868
1869
James Thompson,
1815
Capt. Joseph R. Bradley, 1870 1871 Lyman A. Granniss,
Eleazer Hemingway,
1816 1817
Rev. Daniel William Havens,
. James Thompson, 1818
1819
Leonard R. Andrews,
1873
Bela Farnham,
1820
Hiram Jacobs, 1874
Philemon Holt,
1821
John Woodward Thompson,
Philemon Holt,
1822
1875
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1795
Mr. Samuel Davenport, 1795
Mr. Stephen Woodward, 1796
Mr. Enos Hemingway, 1797
1798
Mr. Enos Hemingway, Mr. Enos Hemingway,
1799
Stephen Smith 2d, 1854
William H. Hunt, 1856
Mr. Enos Hemingway,
Mr. Enos Hemingway, 1804 James Thompson, Mr. Enos Hemingway, 1805 1806 Nathan Andrews,
Charles A. Bray, 1860
1861
1807 1808 1809 1810 1811
Moses A. Street, 1812 Amos Bradley, 1813 1814
Eleazer Hemingway,
Joseph I. Hotchkiss,
James Thompson,
1872
Bela Farnham,
Philemon Holt, 1831 and 1832 DeGrass Maltby, 1833
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1789
Hoadley Bray, 1839 and 1840 Hoadley Bray, 1841
Mr. Josiah Bradley, 1793
Mr. Samuel Davenport,
1794
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Dea. Asa L. Fabrique, 1876 Dwight W. Tuttle, 1889
Horace H. Strong, 1877 Dwight W. Tuttle, 1891
Charles L. Mitchell, 1878 Grove J. Tuttle, 1893
Grove J. Tuttle, 1879 Charles W. Granniss, 1895
Lester P. Mallory, 1880 Francis Foote Andrews, 1897
Dwight W. Tuttle,
1881
Charles W. Granniss,
1899
Orlando B. Thompson,
1882
Edward Foote Thompson,
Alexander W. Forbes,
1883
1901
Alexander W. Forbes,
1884
John S. Tyler,
1903
Justin Bradley,
1885
Horace A. Smith,
1907
Biennial Sessions.
*James Smith Thompson, 1887
The two men who served the greatest number of terms in the State Legislature were Esquire Enos Hem- ingway, of North Quinnipiac street, and Capt. James Thompson, corner of Main street and Thompson avenue. Mr. Hemingway served continuously from 1797 to 1809 inclusive, twenty-one sessions in all. Up to 1806 there were two sessions per year, spring and fall. Captain Thompson was elected eleven different times of one year each.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Sheriff, David Sullivan Fowler, elected in 1857 to 1860; second term, 1860 to 1864.
County Treasurer, Hiram Jacobs, 1893 to -
County Commissioners, Nathan Andrews, 1872 to 1876; Hiram Jacobs, 1879 to 1893; t Edward Foote Thompson, 1901 to 1905; second term, 1905 to 1908.
Town Clerks.
Samuel Hemingway 1682 to 1702
Ebenezer Chidsey 1702 to 1726
Samuel Hotchkiss
1726 to 1727
Gideon Potter
1727 to 1757
Isaac Holt
1757 to 1763
Simeon Bradley
1763 to 1768
John S. Tyler, 1905
* Appointed City Court Judge, New Haven, 1887 to 1891.
t Died in office, after the first part of this work had gone to press.
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Abraham Hemingway 1768 to 1769
Simeon Bradley
1769 to 1779
Joshua Austin
1779 to 1787
Josiah Bradley ..
1787 to 1806
Dr. Bela Farnham
1806 to 1846
*Ruel Andrews
1846 to 1864
Charles A. Bray
1864 to 1879
A. L. Chamberlain
1879 to 1881
Dwight W. Tuttle
1881 to 1882
*Charles T. Hemingway 1882 to 1894
Dwight W. Tuttle
July, 1894 to Oct., 1894
*Augustus Street
1894 to 1902
Calvin C. Kirkham
. 1902
EAST HAVEN INCORPORATED A TOWN 1785. Town Treasurers.
Azariah Bradley . 1785 to 1787
Josiah Bradley
1787 to 1806
Dr. Bela Farnham
1806 to 1809
Eleazer Hemingway
1809 to 1813
Dr. Bela Farnham 1813 to 1846
Ruel Andrews
1846 to 1852
Samuel T. Andrews 1852 to 1854
Joseph Pardee 1854 to 1856
Samuel T. Andrews
1856 to 1858
Joseph Pardee, 1858 to 1868
Augustus Street 1868 to 1879
Orlando B. Thompson
1879 to 1887
Ebenezer Gilbert
1887 to 1894
*Frederick L. Hawkins
1894 to 1907
Henry H. Bradley
.1907
SELECTMEN.
1785 1786
Capt. Isaac Chidsey
Samuel Davenport
Capt. Samuel Forbes
Samuel Holt
Azariah Bradley
Amos Morris, Jun.
Joseph Holt
John Hemingway
Amos Morris, Jun.
Samuel Forbes
. Died in office.
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1787
1797
Dan Holt Samuel Forbes Amos Morris, Jun. Joseph Russell Jacob Bradley
Enos Hemingway James Chidsey Stephen Woodward
1788 John Woodward, Jun. Capt. Samuel Forbes Amos Morris, Jun.
1789 Samuel Forbes, Amos Morris, Jun. John Woodward, Jun.
1799 James Chidsey Amos Bradley Capt. Isaac Chidsey Dan Holt Joshua Austin
1790 John Woodward, Jun. Capt. Isaac Chidsey Capt. Enos Hemingway
1800 James Chidsey Amos Bradley Caleb Smith Stephen Woodward
1801
Levi Potter Ichabod Bishop Daniel Tuttle
1802
Levi Potter Daniel Tuttle Ichabod Bishop
1794 John Woodward Dan Holt Amos Morris, Jun.
1803 Levi Potter Daniel Tuttle Dr. Bela Farnham
1804
Levi Potter Daniel Tuttle Samuel Bradley
1805 Dr. Bela Farnham Capt. Samuel Chidsey James Thompson
1795 Enos Hemingway James Chidsey Stephen Woodward 1796 James Chidsey Enos Hemingway Stephen Woodward
1798 Enos Hemingway James Chidsey Amos Bradley
1791 Amos Morris, Jun. John Woodward Dan Holt
1792 No record found.
1793 Dan Holt John Woodward Amos Morris, Jun.
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1806
1816
Samuel Chidsey James Thompson Samuel Bradley
Amos Bradley James Thompson Samuel Chidsey
1807 Samuel Bradley Samuel Chidsey James Thompson
1817 James Thompson Eleazer Hemingway Christopher Tuttle
1808 Samuel Bradley Samuel Chidsey James Thompson
1818 Christopher Tuttle Jared Andrews Elijah Bradley
1809 Nicholas Street James Thompson John Russell
1819 Elijah Bradley Wyllis Hemingway Eleazer Hemingway
1810 James Thompson Samuel Bradley John Russell
1820 Elijah Bradley Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway
1811 Samuel Bradley James Thompson Thomas Smith
1821 Philemon Holt Dr. Bela Farnham James Thompson
1812 Thomas Smith Jared Andrews Eleazer Hemingway
1822 James Thompson Dr. Bela Farnham Philemon Holt.
1813 Eleazer Hemingway Christopher Tuttle Jared Andrews
1823 Daniel Smith Eleazer Hemingway
1814 Jared Andrews Christopher Tuttle Amos Bradley
1824 Eleazer Hemingway Daniel Smith
1815 Christopher Tuttle Amos Bradley James Thompson .
1825 Eleazer Hemingway Jacob Smith Philemon Holt
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1826
1835
Philemon Holt Jared Andrews Eleazer Hemingway Jacob Smith
James Thompson Hoadley Bray Russell Hill
1836
1827
Hoadley Bray Russell Hill Ruel Andrews
Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Amos Morris
1837 Hoadley Bray Ruel Andrews Daniel Smith
1828 Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Philemon Holt
1838 Hoadley Bray Ruel Andrews Daniel Smith
1829 Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Philemon Holt
1839 Ruel Andrews Daniel Smith Hiram Rowe
1830 Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Jeremiah B. Davidson
1840 Ruel Andrews Daniel Smith Hiram Rowe
1831 Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Jeremiah B. Davidson
1841 Ruel Andrews John Bishop Hiram Rowe
1832 Eleazer Hemingway Wyllis Hemingway Jeremiah B. Davidson
1842 Ruel Andrews Hiram Rowe Jeremiah Woodward
1833 Jared Andrews Jeremiah B. Davidson James Thompson
1843 Hiram Rowe Ruel Andrews Jeremiah Woodward
1834 Jared Andrews Jeremiah B. Davidson Jacob Smith
1844 Ruel Andrews Hoadley Bray Daniel Smith
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1845
1854
Ruel Andrews Hoadley Bray Daniel Smith
Hoadley Bray, Ist Select- man and Town Agent Henry Smith Asahel Thompson
1846 Daniel Smith Hoadley Bray Samuel Chidsey, Jr.
1855 Hoadley Bray Henry Smith Asahel Thompson
1847 George Thompson Alvin B. Rose Hoadley Bray
1856
George Hultz Alfred Hemingway
Joseph I. Hotchkiss
Asahel Thompson
George W. Baldwin
Edward E. Thompson
Zina Mallory
1857 George Hultz Joseph I. Hotchkiss Alfred Hughes
1858 James C. Woodward
Joseph I. Hotchkiss
Willet Hemingway
Bradley Pardee John Farren
Jared Smith Jonathan B. Huntley
1859 Bradley Pardee William H. Shipman William R. Street Lucius Elliot Willis Bailey George Hultz Timothy Andrews
1860 Bradley Pardee William H. Shipman William R. Street
William W. Bradley
1848 Daniel Smith Hoadley Bray George Thompson
1849 Jeremiah B. Davidson Justus Kimberly Samuel Chidsey, Jr.
1850 Jeremiah B. Davidson Levi Rowe Samuel Chidsey, Jr.
1851 Thomas Granniss, Jr. Joseph I. Hotchkiss Joseph Pardee
1852 Alvin B. Rose Joseph I. Hotchkiss John Thompson, 2d (excused)
1853 Thomas Granniss, Jr. John Hemingway James Wedmore, Jr. Edward Hemingway William Jacobs Town Agt. James Williams
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Willis Bailey Willet Hemingway, Jr. Charles A. Thompson
1866
1861
Bradley Pardee Charles A. Bray Zadoc R. Morse
George Hultz Willet Hemingway, Jr.
1867
John Russell
Samuel Chidsey
Alpheus Young
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