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The increasing patronage, soon warranted a reduction, of the subscription price, to one dollar and fifty cents, which was made at the expiration of six months from the date of the first issue. October 1st, 1870, the News was enlarged, to a sheet of twenty- four by thirty-six inches, by the addition of one column to each page. But, such were the increasing demands, upon its col- umns, that this enlargement was found to be insufficient, so that, on January 4th, 1873, another enlargement was made, making a sheet of twenty-seven by forty-one inches, contain- ing thirty-two columns, which are its present dimensions. From the day of its first publication, the News has been constantly increasing in its subscription list, till, at the present date, it has a weekly issue of about seventeen hundred copies.
As a local, weekly paper, the Gardner News is a sheet of which the citizens of this town may well be proud. Its edito- rials are generally far above the average of similar papers, being broadly intelligent of events of great importance, through- out the accessible parts of the world, not hesitating to express honest convictions, upon matters of morals and religion, inde- pendently criticising our public servants, in the state and national legislature, laboring for the promotion of the highest interest of the town, in advocating and advancing all projects for local
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improvements, and are often quoted with evident satisfaction, by papers of no less importance than the Springfield Republi- can. The editor is a hard working, self-made man, who, with- out an hour's apprenticeship, has acquired a thorough knowl- edge of his business, whose highest ambition is to make his work satisfactory to his patrons, by giving them faithful and acceptable services, in return for the patronage bestowed. The work of Mr. Bushnell, in printing this History, furnishes good evidence of his ability, as a printer. The business of the job department of this office, has been constantly increasing, necessi- tating the frequent addition of new machinery and materials, so that, with the exception of a single room, it now requires the use of the entire floor of the third story of the Bank building and employs five operatives, aside from the editor. Considering the size of the town, the office of the Gardner News, is worthy of mention, for its magnitude, its variety of work, the excellence of its mechanical execution, its orderly arrangement, and general appearance of neatness.
We have sought, in this chapter, to give, as accurately as we could obtain it, a true statement of the industries of this town. We are aware that we have undertaken a difficult and laborious task, in the performance of which, it is quite easy to make many mistakes, in view of which possibilities, we invoke the considerate judgment of those most interested in what has now been stated.
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CHAPTER VIII.
GOVERNORS, REPRESENTATIVES, TOWN OFFICERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ETC.
And Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause, might come into me, and I would do him justice !
And it was so that when any man came nigh to him, to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand and took him and kissed him.
And, on this manner, did Absalom to all Israel, that came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
-2 Samuel, 15 : 4, 5, 6.
He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass, springing out of the earth, by clear shin- ing after rain .- 2 Samuel, 23 :3, 4.
Wherefore also the legislator ought often to impress upon himself the ques- tion-What do I want? Do I attain my aim, or do I miss the mark ?- Plato.
For just experience tells in every soil,
That those that think must govern those that toil .- Goldsmith.
Of the law, ther can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, he. voice the harmony of the world .- Bishop Richard Hooker.
Curse on all laws, but those which love has made .- Pope.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them -Twelfth Night, Act. II., Scene. V.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous .- Byron.
I have touched the highest point of all my greatness ; And from the full meridian of my glory
I haste now to my setting; I shall fall Like a bright exhalation, in the evening,
And no man see me more.
Corruption wins not more than honesty.
-Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII., Act III., Scene II.
TN this chapter will be found, the names of the different candidates for governor of the state for their respective years, the number of votes each man had, and the name of the successful candidate, plainly indicated ; also the names of the representatives of the town or district to the General Court, from the year 1785 to the present date; also names of town officers, justices of the peace, member of constitutional con- vention and state senator.
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VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
The following are the votes for Governor, from the organiza- tion of the town, to the present time. Those marked with an * were the successful candidates :
1786. *James Bowdoin .. ... 15
1787. *John Hancock . . 29
1788. Elbridge Gerry. 16
1789. *John Hancock . . 29
1790. *John Hancock 19
1791. *John Hancock . 24
1792. *John Hancock 26
1793. *John Hancock . 27
1794.
*Samuel Adams. .
18
1795. *Samuel Adams. . 32
1796. Increase Sumner .... 30
1797. James Sullivan. . . . . 19
1798. #Increase Sumner . . 42
1799. * Increase Sumner . 37
1800.
Elbridge Gerry. .
30
1801. *Caleb Strong 54
1802. *Caleb Strong · 71
1803. *Caleb Strong 56
1804. *Caleb Strong 59
1805. *Caleb Strong 75
1806. *Caleb Strong 104
1807. Caleb Strong . . 105
1808. Christopher Gore .... 99
1809. *Christopher Gore. . . 104
1810. Christopher Gore .... 106
1811. Christopher Gore .... 99
1813. *Caleb Strong . .. .119
James Bowdoin. 1
Benj. Lincoln 1
*John Hancock 11
James Bowdoin 2
James Bowdoin
1
Samuel Phillips 14
Elbridge Gerry . 7
William Cushing. 2
Samuel Phillips.
2
Moses Gill. 1
*Samuel Adams
5
*Increase Sumner
16
William Heath 4
*Caleb Strong 12
Moses Gill. 2
Elbridge Gerry 15
Elbridge Gerry 19
Elbridge Gerry . 2
James Sullivan
10
James Sullivan 22
James Sullivan 18
*James Sullivan 23
*James Sullivan
22
Levi Lincoln .. 29
*Elbridge Gerry 34
*Elbridge Gerry. 37 1812. *Caleb Strong .111
Elbridge Gerry.
35
Joseph B. Varnum
28
26
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1814. *Caleb Strong 119
1815. *Caleb Strong . 117
1816. *John Brooks 111
1817. *John Brooks. 111
1818. *John Brooks 96
1819. *John Brooks. 103
1820. "Jolin Brooks. 98
1821.
*John Brooks.
95
1822. *John Brooks .. 101
1823. Harrison G. Otis. ..
100
1824. Samuel Lathrop 104
1825. *Levi Lincoln. 68
1826. James Lloyd. 87
1827. *Levi Lincoln. 65
1828. *Levi Lincoln. 76
1829. Samuel Allen . 34
1830. No record.
1831. *Levi Lincoln. 70
1832. *Levi Lincoln. 55
1833. *Levi Lincoln. 98
1834. *John Davis. .105
1835. *John Davis .. .112
1836. *Edward Everett. ... 106
1837. No record.
1838.
*Edward Everett. . . . 141
1839.
"Edward Everett.
.150
1840.
Edward Everett.
. . . 125
1841. *John Davis. . 191 1842. *John Davis. 165
1843.
John Davis.
.124
1844. #George N. Briggs . . 129
1845. *George N. Briggs . . 135
Samuel Dexter 31
Samuel Dexter 29
Samuel Dexter 32
Henry Dearborn 32
Benj. W. Crowninshield. 35
Benj. W. Crowninshield. 29
William Eustis 26
William Eustis 22
William Eustis 25
*William Eustis
31
*William Eustis
29
*Levi Lincoln
23
William C. Jarvis. 5
Thomas L. Winthrop. 1
*Levi Lincoln .
11
Marcus Morton
7
Marcus Morton.
12
Marcus Morton . 20
Samuel Lathrop 1
Samuel Lathrop 35
Marcus Morton.
12
John Q. Adams 36
Marens Morton
18
John Bailey .
27
Marcus Morton
24
Marcus Morton.
56
Marcus Morton.
85
Marcus Morton 74
"Marcus Morton 87
Marcus Morton
68
Marcus Morton
60
"Marcus Mortor
73
Samuel Sewell.
28
Marcus Morton . 69
Samuel E. Sewell 15
George Bancroft
70
Samuel E. Sewell
22
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1846. * George N. Briggs . . 107 . Isaac Davis. 61
Samuel E. Sewell.
12
1847.
*George N. Briggs. . 95
Isaac Davis .
35
Samuel E. Sewell
26
Caleb Cushing
31
Samuel E. Sewell
31
*George N. Briggs
83
Caleb Cushing.
16
*George N. Briggs
95
George S. Boutwell.
44
George N. Briggs
78
"George S. Boutwell.
29
Robert C. Winthrop
110
*George S. Boutwell
44
*John H. Clifford.
86
Henry W. Bishop.
41
*Emory Washburn
81
Henry W. Bishop
30
Henry Wilson.
49
Emory Washburn
28
Henry W. Bishop 23
Julius Rockwell ..
92
Erasmus D. Beach 56
Erasmus D. Beach
56
Luther Bell .
14
Henry J. Gardner. 81
Erasmus D. Beach
110
Benj. F. Butler. 164
Erasmus D. Beach
146
Isaac Davis
107
Charles Devens, Jr.
160
Heury W. Paine 156
Henry W. Paine.
157
Darius N. Couch.
15
Theodore H. Sweetser
54
John Q. Adams.
260
John Q. Adams
141
John Q. Adams
170
John Q. Adams
234
1848. *George N. Briggs. . 110
1849. Stephen C. Phillips. . 162
1850. Stephen C. Phillips. . 130
1851.
Stephen C. Phillips. . 131
1852.
John G. Palfrey .. .. . 118
1853.
Horace Mann . . . . . . . 172
1854.
Henry Wilson
.. 179
1855.
*Henry J. Gardner. . 242
1856. "Henry J. Gardner. . 191
1857. *Henry J. Gardner. . 229
1858. * Nathaniel P. Banks. 177
1859. *Nathaniel P. Banks. 157
1860. *Nathaniel P. Banks. 198
1861.
*John A. Andrew ... 338
1862. *John A. Andrew. .. 163
1863. *John A. Andrew. . . 175
1864. *John A. Andrew ... 180
1865.
*John A. Andrew ... 280
1866. * Alex. II. Bullock. . . 147
1867. * Alex. H. Bullock ... 229
1868. * Alex. II. Bullock ... 297
1869. *William Claflin .... 366
1870. *William Claflin . ... 290
1871. *William Claflin . .. . 265
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1872. *Wm. B. Washburn. 237
1873. *Wm. B. Washburn.407
1874. +*Wm. B. Washburn237
1875. *William Gaston. . .. 337
1876. William Gaston. . ... 230
1877. * Alexander H. Rice . 416
1878. * Alexander H. Rice . 219
John Q. Adams 109
Robert C. Pitman 19
F. W. Bird 104
William Smith. 175
Thomas Talbot 231
*Alexander H. Rice 192
John I. Baker 58
C. F. Adams 6
Charles F. Adams 306
John I. Baker. 52
William Gaston 160
Robert C. Pitman 76
Wendell Phillips
28
Delegate to the convention in 1853, to revise the constitution of Mas- sachusetts, Levi Heywood.
State senator from Gardner in 1861, Thomas E. Glazier.
In giving the votes for governor, we have put the name having the highest number first, irrespective of party, or the success of the candidate.
Previous to 1797 there was no distinct party organization. Various parties had sprung up, but they were founded on tem- porary questions, which soon passed away. About 1798 the Republican and Federal parties gradually came into being. The main question at issue was the power of the national govern- ment ; the Republican party taking the ground that the national government was only a compact, or confederacy of states, and carrying to the furthest extreme the doctrine of state sov- ereignty ; while the Federals contended for what was then termed, a " Strong Government." After the war of 1812 the Federal party gradually faded away, and under the administra- tion of James Munroe there was a political union, from which a new party arose, first called the National Republican, and afterwards Whig. This party, in the state and nation, were
+Governor Washburn resigned his office April 29th, in consequence of hav- ing been elected Senator to Congress, and Lieutenant-Governor Talbot offici- ated the remainder of the term.
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opposed to the Democratic party. About the year 1826 the question of "American Slavery," began to be discussed in the North, and especially in Massachusetts, and although at first, it was a purely moral question, it finally took a political form, and a third party was formed, called the "Anti-Slavery party," which continued till 1848, when a new party was formed called the ". Free-Soil party," which embraced most of the Anti-Slavery party, and the anti-slavery element of the Whig and Democratic parties. In 1857 the Republican party was formed in Massa- chusetts and most of the Northern states. The Whig party, gradually fading, finally became extinct in 1857 or 1858, since when the political parties of the state and nation, are the Re- publican and Democratic.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The following is a list of Justices of the Peace in this town since its organization :
Aaron Wood, Lewis HI. Bradford,
Simeon Leland,
S. W. A. Stevens,
Edward J. Sawyer,
Charles Heywood,
Asaph Wood,
*L. W. Brown,
Thorley Collester,
Thatcher B. Dunn,
John Edgell,
Rufus Newton,
Leander C. Lynde, John D. Edgell. .
TOWN OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
1785 .- Moderator, Capt. Elisha Jackson ; Town Clerk, Seth Heywood ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Samuel Stone, Simon Gates, John Glazier, John White ; Assessors, Elisha Jackson, Samuel Stone, Simeon Gates, John Glazier, John White ; Treasurer, Seth Hey- wood.
1786 .- Moderator, Capt. Elisha Jackson ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseplı Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Samuel Stone, Simon Gates, John Glazier, Joseph Bacon ; Assessors, Elisha Jackson, Joseph Bacon, Elijah Wilder ; Treasurer, Peter Goodale.
*Notary Public. +Trial Justice. #Deputy Sheriff.
1
¿Thos. E. Glazier,
John M. Moore,
C. W. Carter,
Smyrna Glazier,
*Ephraim D. Howe,
*Francis Richardson,
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HISTORY OF GARDNER.
1787 .- Moderator, John White ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Seth Heywood, Elisha Jackson, David Nichols, David Comee, Nathan Green ; Assessors, Elisha Jackson, Seth Heywood, John White ; Treasurer, Seth Heywood.
1788 .- Moderator, Capt. Samuel Kelton ; Town Clerk, Capt Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Samuel Stone, David Nichols, William Bickford, Peter Goodale ; Assessors, Joseph Bacon, Seth Heywood, Ebenezer Howe ; Treasurer, Seth Heywood.
1789 .- Moderator, Ebenezer Howe ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Samuel Stone, David Nichols. William Bickford, Ebenezer Howe; Assessors, Elisha Jackson, Joseph Bacon, Ebenezer Howe ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1790 .- Moderator, Capt. Samuel Kelton ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Ebenezer Howe, Samuel Stone, David Nichols, Simon Gates ; Assessors, Joseph Bacon, Ebenezer Howe, Simon Gates ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1791 .- Moderator, John White ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Ebenezer IIowe, Samuel Stone, Aaron Greenwood, Josiah Wheeler ; Assessors, Joseph Bacon, Ebenezer Howe, Elisha Jackson ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1792 .- Moderator, Ebenezer Howe ; Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon : Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Ebenezer Howe, Aaron Greenwood, David Foster, Joseph Payson ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, Jona- than Wood, Jonathan Greenwood ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1793 .- Moderator, Capt. Samuel Kelton, Town Clerk, Capt. Joseph Bacon ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Ebenezer Howe, Aaron Green- wood, David Foster, Joseph Payson ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, Jonathan Wood, Jonathan Greenwood ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe. 1794 .- Moderator, Ebenezer Ilowe ; Town Clerk, Jonathan Prescott ; Selectmen, Ebenezer Howe, Aaron Greenwood, Reuben Haynes ; Assessors, Ebenezer Howe, Aaron Greenwood, Reuben Haynes ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1795 .- Moderator, Capt. Elisha Jackson ; Town Clerk, Jonathan Pres- cott ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Ebenezer Howe, Reuben Haynes ; Assessors, Ebenezer Howe, Elisha Jackson, Reuben Haynes ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
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HISTORY OF GARDNER.
1796 .- Moderator, John White ; Town Clerk, Jonathan Prescott ; Se- lectmen, Reuben Haynes, JJames Coolidge, Aaron Wood, Joshua Whitney, Joel Wilder ; Assessors, Simeon Leland, Samuel Edgell. William Whitney ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1797 .- Moderator, Capt. Samuel Kelton ; Town Clerk, Capt. Renben Haynes ; Selectmen, Elisha JJackson, James Coolidge, Reuben Ilaynes, Aaron Wood, JJoshua Whitney ; Assessors, Simeon Le- land, Samuel Edgell, William Whitney ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1798 .- Moderator, Capt. Samuel Kelton ; Town Clerk, Capt. Renben Haynes ; Selectmen, Elisha Jackson, Reuben Haynes, Aaron Wood. Ebenezer Howe, Joshua Whitney : Assessors, Jonathan Wood, Reuben Haynes, Ebenezer Howe ; Treasurer, Ebenezer Howe.
1799 .- Moderator, Col. Abel Kendall ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, James Coolidge, Simeon Leland, Abel Ken- dall ; Assessors, William Whitney, Samuel Edgell. Lewis Glazier ; Treasurer, Smyrna Glazier, Esq.
1800 .- Moderator, Col. Abel Kendall ; Town Clerk. Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Jonathan Greenwood, Thomas Baker, Allen Perley ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, William Whitney, Joseph Edgell ; Treasurer, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1801 .- Moderator, Joseph Edgell ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Jonathan Greenwood, Thomas Baker, Allen Perley ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, Jonathan Wood, William Whitney ; Treasurer, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1802 .- Moderator, Col. Abel Kendall ; Town Clerk. Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Samuel Stone, William Whitney, James Coolidge, Aaron Wood, Simeon Leland ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, William Whitney, Abel Kendall ; Treasurer, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1803 .- Moderator, Col. Abel Kendall ; Town Clerk. Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Samuel Stone, James Coolidge, Simeon Le- land, Levi Fairbanks, Aaron Wood : Assessors, William Whitney, Reuben Haynes, Josiah Conant ; Treasurer, Aaron Wood, Esq.
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1804 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Samuel Stone, James Coolidge, Simeon Leland, Aaron Wood, Joshna Whitney ; Assessors, Rouben Haynes, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr. ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier.
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HISTORY OF GARDNER.
1805 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Aaron Wood, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr. ; Assessors, Reuben Haynes, Simeon Leland, Arna Bacon ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier.
1806 .-- Moderator, Col. Abel Kendall ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, Aaron Wood, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr. ; Assessors, Aaron Wood, William Whitney, Wil- liam Bickford, Jr. ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier ; Representative, Rev. Jonathan Osgood.
1807 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Hayncs ; Selectmen, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., Smyrna Gla- zier ; Assessors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Smyrna Gla- zier ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier ; Representative, Rev. Jonathan Osgood.
1808 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Whitney, Smyrna Glazier, Reuben Haynes ; Assessors, Lewis Glazier, William Bickford, Jr., Reuben Ilaynes ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier.
1809 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Whitney, Smyrna Glazier, Reuben Haynes ; Assessors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., Aaron Wood ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier ; Representative, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1810 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Whitney, Reuben Haynes, William Bickford, Jr. : Assessors, Aaron Wood, William Whitney, William Bick- ford, Jr. ; Treasurer, Lewis Glazier : Representative, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1811 -Moderator, Col. A. Kendall; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Bickford, Jr., Reuben Haynes, Noah Fairbanks ; Assessors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., Simeon Leland ; Treasurer, Smyrna Glazier, Esq. ; Representa- tive, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1812 .- Moderator, Asa Hill ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Se- lectmen, William Bickford, Jr., Reuben Haynes, Noah Fairbanks ; Assessors, William Bickford, Jr., Reuben Haynes, Smyrna Ban- croft ; Treasurer, Smyrna Glazier ; Representative, Aaron Wood, Esq.
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1813 .-- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Renben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Bickford, Jr., Smyrna Bancroft, James M. Comee ; Assessors, William Bickford, Jr., James Scollay, Smyrna Bancroft ; Treasurer, Smyrna Glazier, Esq. ; Representative, Aaron Wood, Esq.
1814 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Renben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Bickford, Jr., Smyrna Bancroft, James M. Comee : Assessors, William Bickford, Jr., Smyrna Glazier, Smyr- na Bancroft ; Treasurer, Smyrna Glazier, Esq. ; Representative, William Bickford, Jr.
1815 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Selectmen, William Whitney, Smyrna Glazier, Aaron Wood ; As- sessors, William Whitney, James Scollay, Smyrna Glazier ; Treas- urer, Asa Richardson ; Representative, William Bickford, Jr.
1816 .- Moderator, Asa Hill ; Town Clerk, Capt. Reuben Haynes ; Se- lectmen, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., James Scollay ; Assessors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., James Scol- lay ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson ; Representative, William Whit- ney, Esq.
1817 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- lectmen, William Bickford, Jr., Adam Partridge, Levi Priest ; As- sessors, William Whitney, James Scollay, William Bickford, Jr. ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson.
1818 .- Moderator, William Whitney, Esq. ; Town Clerk, Asa Richard- son : Selectmen, William Bickford, Jr., William Whitney, James Scollay ; Assessors, William Bickford, Jr., William Whitney, James Scollay ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson.
1819 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier; Town Clerk, Smyrna Glazier ; Se- leetmen, Smyrna Glazier, Noah Fairbanks, Abel Jackson ; Asses- sors, William Bickford, Jr., Walter Greenwood, Ezra Baker ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson ; Representative, William Whitney, Esq.
1820 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- lectmen, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., Benjamin Stone ; Assessors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., Benjamin Heywood; Treasurer, Asa Richardson ; Representative, William Whitney, Esq.
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HISTORY OF GARDNER.
1821 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- lectmen, William Bickford, Jr., James M. Comee, Lewis Glazier; Assessors, William Bickford, Jr., William Whitney. Benjamin Heywood ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson.
1822 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier; Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- leetmen, James M. Comee, James Scollay, Lewis Glazier; Asses- sors, William Whitney, Abel Jackson, James Scollay ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson.
1823 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk. Daniel Spaulding ; Selectmen, Lewis Glazier, James M. Comee, Joel Cowee ; Asses- sors, William Whitney, William Bickford, Jr., James Scollay; Treasurer, Benjamin Heywood.
1824 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Daniel Spaulding ; Se- lectmen, Lewis Glazier, James M. Comee, Joel Cowee ; Assessors, William Whitney, Benjamin Heywood, James Scollay ; Treasurer, Benjamin Heywood.
1825 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Daniel Spaulding ; Se- leetmen, Lewis Glazier, James M. Comee, Joel Cowee ; Assessors, James Scollay, Walter Greenwood, Asa Richardson ; Treasurer, Benjamin Heywood ; Representative, William Whitney, Esq.
1826 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier ; Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- lectmen, William Whitney, Smyrna Glazier, Noah Fairbanks; Assessors, Benjamin Heywood, William Whitney, Martin Dunster ; Treasurer, Benjamin Heywood.
1827 .- Moderator, Lewis Glazier : Town Clerk, Asa Richardson ; Se- lectmen, Noah Fairbanks. Smyrna Glazier, Joseph Wright ; As- sessors, James Scollay, Nathaniel Wright, George W. Davis ; Treasurer, Benj. Ileywood ; Representative, Smyrna Glazier, Esq. 1828 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster ; Town Clerk, Levi Heywood ; Se- lectmen, Lewis Glazier, Walter Greenwood, Joseph Wright ; As- sessors, George W. Davis, Nathaniel Wright, Martin Dunster ; Treasurer, Benj. Heywood ; Representative, Smyrna Glazier, Esq.
1829 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster ; Town Clerk, Levi Ileywood ; Se- lectmen, Walter Greenwood, Joseph Wright, Joel Cowee ; Asses- sors, William Whitney, James Scollay. Benjamin Heywood ; Treasurer, Benj. Ileywood : Representative, Smyrna Glazier, Esq.
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HISTORY OF GARDNER.
1830 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster; Town Clerk, Levi Heywood ; Selectmen, Walter Greenwood, Joseph Wright, Nathan Green ; Assessors, William Whitney, Nathaniel Wright, James Seollay ; Treasurer, Benj. Heywood.
1831 .- Moderator. Martin Dunster ; Town Clerk, Benj. F. Heywood ; Selectmen, Walter Greenwood, Nathan Green. Nathaniel Wright ; Assessors, William Whitney, James Scollay, Timothy Heywood ; Treasurer, Benjamin Heywood; Representative, Timothy Hey- wood.
1832 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster; Town Clerk, Benj. F. Heywood; Selectmen, Nathan Green, Ahio Temple, Adam Partridge, George W. Davis, Asaph Wood ; Assessors, James Scollay, Timothy Heywood, Amasa Whitney ; Treasurer, Benj. Heywood.
1833 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster; Town Clerk, Benj. F. Heywood : Selectmen, Nathan Green, Adam Partridge, George W. Davis ; Assessors, Timothy Heywood, Amasa Whitney, Amasa Leland ; Treasurer, Asa Richardson ; Representative. Timothy Heywood.
1834 .- Moderator, Martin Dunster: Town Clerk, Benj. F. Heywood ; Selectmen, Adam Partridge, George W. Davis, Isaac Jackson ; Assessors, Timothy Heywood, Amasa Leland, Amasa Whitney ; Treasurer, Walter Heywood ; Representative, Timothy Ileywood.
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