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Lucius Bolles Marsh of Boston, District No. 5.
George Humphrey Devereaux of Salem, District No. 6.
James Madison Usher of Medford, District No. 7.
John Nesmith of Lowell, District No. 8.
John Stocker Coffin Knowlton of Worcester, District No. 9.
Charles Edward Forbes of Northampton, District No. 10.
Franklin Ripley of Greenfield, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met Dec. 2, 1856, and organized by the choice of Julius Rockwell, President, and Thomas Colt, Secretary. They were called to order by Franklin Ripley, the senior member. On Dec. 3, they cast their votes for John Charles Fremont of California for President, and for William L. Dayton of New Jersey for Vice-President. Upon the first ballot for Messenger there was no choice, and upon the second ballot Charles W. Bryant of Roxbury had seven votes, Franklin Ripley of Greenfield three, Thomas J. Marsh of Waltham two and Charles Chase one, and Mr. Bryant was chosen.
1860 .- George Morey of Boston, at large.
Reuben Atwater Chapman of Springfield, at large.
Alfred Macy of Nantucket, District No. 1.
James Henry Mitchell of East Bridgewater, District No. 2.
John Murray Forbes of Milton, District No. 3.
Charles Bingley Hall of Boston, District No. 4.
Peleg Whitman Chandler of Boston, District No. 5.
John Greenleaf Whittier of Amesbury, District No. 6.
Gerry Whiting Cochrane of Methuen, District No. 7.
John Nesmith of Lowell, District No. 8.
Amasa Walker of North Brookfield, District No. 9.
Charles Field of Athol, District No. 10.
Charles Mattoon of Greenfield, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met Dec. 4, 1860, and was called to order by Reuben A. Chapman, the senior member. They organized by the choice of George Morey, President, and Amasa Walker, Secretary. On Dec. 5, they cast their votes for Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President, and for Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice-President.
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James H. Mitchell of East Bridgewater, one of the Electors, was chosen Mes- senger, he receiving ten votes to one cast for Reuben A. Chapman and two blanks. The Electors were entertained Tuesday evening at the residence of the Hon. P. W. Chandler, Mt. Vernon street.
1864 .- Edward Everett of Boston, at large.
Whiting Griswold of Greenfield, at large.
Richard Borden of Fall River, District No. 1.
Artemas Hale of Bridgewater, District No. 2.
George Putnam of Roxbury, District No. 3.
John M. Snow Williams of Cambridge, District No. 4. John Greenleaf Whittier of Amesbury, District No. 5.
George Lucien Davis of North Andover, District No. 6. Stephen Minot Weld of West Roxbury, District No. 7. Levi Lincoln of Worcester, District No. 8.
William Smith Clark of Amherst, District.No. 9.
John Wells of Chicopee, District No. 10.
The Electoral College met December 6, 1864, and was called to order by Levi Lincoln, the senior member, and organized by the choice of Edward Everett, President, and William S. Clark, Secretary. On December 7 they cast their votes for Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President, and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee for Vice-President.
Solomon B. Stebbins of Boston was chosen Messenger, receiving ten votes to two cast for Richard L. Pease of Edgartown.
Mr. Lincoln made an address in offering a vote of thanks to Mr. Everett, the President, and Mr. Everett made a lengthy speech in response, both of which are preserved in the Record of the College. The Electors were entertained at dinner Tuesday evening by Mr. Everett.
1868 .- David Sears of Boston, at large.
John Henry Clifford of New Bedford, at large.
Richard Luce Pease of Edgartown, District No. 1.
William Mason of Taunton, District No. 2.
William Whiting of Boston, District No. 3.
Frank Brigham Fay of Chelsea, District No. 4. James Needham Buffum of Lynn, District No. 5.
George Cogswell of Bradford, District No. 6.
John Wiley Edmands of Newton, District No. 7. Paul Whitin of Northbridge, District No. 8.
Charles Abbott Stevens of Ware, District No. 9.
Milton Burrall Whitney of Westfield, District No. 10.
The Electoral College met December 1, 1868, and organized by the choice of John H. Clifford, President, and William Whiting, Secretary, On December 2 they cast their votes for Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois for President, and Schuyler Colfax of Indiana for Vice-President. Capt. John G. B. Adams of Lynn was chosen Messenger. The Electors were given a dinner Tuesday evening by Mr. Sears, at which General Grant was present.
1872 .- John Murray Forbes of Milton, at large. Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar of Concord, at large.
William Thomas Davis of Plymouth, District No. 1.
Harrison Tweed of Taunton, District No. 2. Alvan Simonds of Boston, District No. 3.
Edward Howard Dunn of Boston, District No. 4.
Amos Franklin Breed of Lynn, District No. 5. Luther Day of Haverhill, District No. 6.
John Chipman Hoadley of Lawrence, District No. 7.
Aaron Claflin Mayhew of Milford, District No. 8.
Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, District No. 9.
Levi Stockbridge of Amherst, District No. 10.
Henry Alexander, Jr., of Springfield, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met Dec. 3, 1872. It was called to order by John M. Forbes, and E. R. Hoar was chosen President, and William T. Davis, Secretary,
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and on Dec. 4 the Electors cast their votes for Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois for President, and Henry Wilson of Massachusetts for Vice-President.
George S. Merrill of Lawrence was chosen Messenger. The Electors were given a dinner at the Union Club by Hon. J. M. Forbes.
1876 .- Thomas Talbot of Billerica, at large.
Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, at large.
Warren Ladd of New Bedford, District No. 1.
Theodore Dean of Taunton, District No. 2.
John Felt Osgood of Boston, District No. 3. Martin Brimmer of Boston, District No. 4. Samuel Crocker Lawrence of Medford, District No. 5.
George Washington Morrill of Amesbury, District No. 6.
Carroll Davidson Wright of Reading, District No. 7.
James Russell Lowell of Cambridge, District No. 8. John Crane Whitin of Northbridge, District No. 9.
William Barron Chapin Pearsons of Holyoke, District No. 10.
Richard Goodman of Lenox, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met Dec. 5, 1876, and was called to order by Stephen Salisbury, the senior member, and organized by the choice of Thomas Talbot as President, and Carroll D. Wright as Secretary. Dec. 6 they cast their votes for Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio for President, and William A. Wheeler of New York for Vice-President. Henry R. Sibley of Boston was chosen Messenger. The Electors were entertained at dinner on Tuesday evening by the Hon. Martin Brimmer.
1880 .- Paul Ansel Chadbourne of Williamstown, at large.
John Murray Forbes of Milton, at large.
Marshall Sears Underwood of Dennis, District No. 1.
William Croade Lovering of Taunton, District No. 2.
Moody Merrill of Boston, District No. 3.
Rufus Smith Frost of Chelsea, District No. 4.
Amos Franklin Breed of Lynn, District No. 5.
Augustus Ninian Clark of Beverly, District No. 6.
Francis Jewett of Lowell, District No. 7.
James Morris Whiton Hall of Cambridge, District No. 8.
Charles Edward Whitin of Northbridge, District No. 9.
William Barron Chapin Pearsons of Holyoke, District No. 10.
William Caldwell Plunkett of Adams, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met Nov. 30, and was called to order by John M. Forbes, the senior member. It was organized by the choice of Paul A. Chadbourne, President, and William C. Lovering, Secretary. Dec. 1 they cast their votes for James A. Garfield of Ohio for President, and Chester A. Arthur of New York for Vice-President. Herbert E. Hill of Somerville was chosen Messenger, the vote being as follows: Edward H. Haskell of Gloucester three, Herbert E. Hill eight, Herbert Morrissey of Plymouth one, and George H. Barnard one. The Electors were entertained at the Union Club by Hon. J. M. Forbes.
1884 .- Mark Hopkins of Williamstown, at large.
Thomas Talbot of Billerica, at large.
Azariah Eldridge of Yarmouth, District No. 1.
Sylvanus Nelson Staples of Taunton, District No. 2.
Arthur Webster Tufts of Boston, District No. 3.
Ebenezer Martin McPherson of Boston, District No. 4.
Samuel Leland Montague of Cambridge, District No. 5.
Ezra Allen Stevens of Malden, District No. 6. Daniel Barnard Hagar of Salem, District No. 7.
Charles Adams Stott of Lowell, District No. 8.
Lucius Gale Pratt of Newton, District No. 9.
Philip Louis Moen of Worcester, District No. 10.
Eli Andrews Hubbard of Hatfield, District No. 11.
William Steele Shurtleff of Springfield, District No. 12.
The Electoral College met Dec. 2. Mark Hopkins was chosen President, and E. M, McPherson, Secretary; and Wednesday, Dec. 3, the votes were cast for
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James G. Blaine of Maine for President, and John A. Logan of Illinois for Vice- President.
Hon. Francis A. Hobart of Braintree was chosen Messenger. The Electors were entertained at dinner Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Talbot at the Brunswick.
1888 .- George Dexter Robinson of Chicopee, at large.
William Franklin Draper of Hopedale, at large.
John Hooper Reed of Barnstable, District No. 1. George Edward Freeman of Brockton, District No. 2. Halsey Joseph Boardman of Boston, District No. 3. Elijah Mertain Hatch of Boston, District No. 4. Henry Jackson Wells of Cambridge, District No. 5.
Horatio Wellington of Boston, District No. 6. Francis Norwood of Beverly, District No. 7.
Charles Upham Bell of Lawrence, District No. 8.
Charles Quincy Tirrell of Weymouth, District No. 9.
Frank Palmer Goulding of Worcester, District No. 10.
Chester Cook Conant of Greenfield, District No. 11.
tEdward Covell Rogers of Springfield, District No. 12.
At all previous elections, since the first, the United States law had required the Electors to meet and cast their votes on the first Wednesday of December, but a statute passed Feb. 3, 1887, requires them to cast their votes on the second Monday in January.
The Electoral College met in the Senate Chamber of the State House, Satur- day Jan. 12, 1889. It was called to order by Wm. F. Draper; George D. Robinson was chosen President and Henry J. Wells, Secretary. The Electors were enter- tained at the Algonquin Club in the afternoon by Gen. Draper. On Monday, Jan. 14, the Electors cast their votes for Benjamin Harrison of Indiana for President and for Levi P. Morton of New York for Vice President. Joseph W. Hill of Boston was chosen Messenger.
1892 .- John Davis Long of Hingham, at large.
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks of Waltham, at large.
Joseph Griswold of Greenfield, District No. 1.
George William Johnson of Brookfield, District No. 2.
Edward Brodie Glasgow of Worcester, District No. 3.
Henry Augustus Goodrich of Fitchburg, District No. 4. Peter Dove Smith of Andover, District No. 5.
Frank Cousins of Salem, District No. 6. George Willis Walker of Malden, District No. 7.
Edward Glines of Somerville, District No. 8.
Jonathan Abbott Lane of Boston, District No. 9.
John Shaw of Quincy, District No. 10.
John Richards Bullard of Dedham, District No. 11.
Benjamin Starks Lovell of Weymouth, District No. 12
John Simpkins of Yarmouth, District No. 13.
The Electoral College met in the Senate Chamber on Saturday, January 7, 1893, and organized by the choice of John D. Long as President (Gen. Banks having been first chosen and declined) and Edward B. Glasgow as Secretary. On Monday, Jan. 9, the Electors cast their votes for Benjamin Harrison of In- diana for President and for Whitelaw Reid of New York for Vice President. Col. Charles Hunt Porter of Quincy was chosen Messenger.
tMr. Elisha Morgan, chosen by the people, was absent on account of illness and Edward Covell Rogers of Springfield was chosen by the Electors to fill the vacaney.
TOWN REGISTER.
EXPLANATIONS .- The first name in the several lists of Boards and Committees is that of the Chairman.
Unless otherwise mentioned the address of all officers is supposed to be that of the town itself. The number of voters is of those actually registered at the last State election.
Under Hotels, the rates are per day for transient guests.
The Clergymen named are those supposed to be regularly serving in the places designated.
The star (*) indicates both Justice of the Peace and Notary Public ; N. P. means Notary. Public only.
ABBREVIATIONS IN LIST OF CLERGYMEN .- (A. M. E.), African Methodist Episcopal ; (B.), Baptist ; (C. B.), Calvinistic Baptist ; (Ch.), Christian ; (Cong.), Congregationalist ; (C. T.), Congregational Trin - itarian ; (C. U.), Congregational Unitarian ; (E.), Episcopalian ; (E. A.), Evangelical Advent ; (E. L.), Evangelical Lutheran ; (F.), Friends ; (F. B.), Free Baptist ; (J.), Jewish ; (L.), Lutheran ; (M.), Meth- odist ; (M. E.), Methodist Episcopal ; (Pres. ), Presbyterian ; (R. C.), Roman Catholic; (S. A.), Second Advent; (U. P.), United Presbyterian ; (Uv.), Universalist ; (Un.), Unitarian ; (W. M.), Wesleyan Meth- odist.
ABBREVIATIONS IN LIST OF PHYSICIANS. - (Hom.), Homeopathic; (Mag.), Magnetic; (Eci.), Eclectic; (Clair.), Clairvoyant ; (Bot.), Botanic.
ABINGTON. (Plymouth Co.) Village, North Abington. Inc. June 10, 1712. Pop. 4260; voters 1085; val. $2,314,658; rate $18.90; debt $171,888. No
license.
POLITICAL DISTRICTS-12th Congressional, 1st Councilor, 1st Plymouth Sen- atorial, 6th Plymouth Representative.
POSTMASTERS-Abington, John W. Sproul; North Abington, Dexter Grose.
HOTELS-Keene's $1, Centennial $1, Culver $1.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Manufacture boots and shoes, tacks and machinery. COMMUNICATION-20 miles southeast of Boston on Old Colony branch of N. Y., N. H & H. R. R. Exp., Boston Local, New York & Boston Despatch.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting first Monday in March. Clerk, Dan- iel R. Coughlan; Selectmen, Geo. L. Richardson, Joseph L. Greenwood, Alexan- der McDonald; Auditors, David V. Poole, Wm. E. Lyon; Treasurer, George A. Beal; Collector, Wm. H. Nash; Assessors, Selectmen; Overseers of Poor, Select- men; Constables, John Lydon, Hervey B. Russell; Road Commissioners, Augus- tus H. Wright, Nicholas Smith, Hervey B. Russell; Water Commissioners, Geo. A. Beal, Charles S. Loud, Joseph L. Greenwood; Board of Health, Selectmen; Chief of Fire Dept., Augustus H. Wright.
EDUCATIONAL-School Committee, William J. Sheehan, Jesse H. Jones, Rob't W. Haskins; Supt. of Schools, W. H. Sanderson; Prin. of High School, Alice C. Jones. 16 schools; children of school age 723; appropriation $15,275.
Trustees of Public Library, Henry B. Peirce, Timothy J. Mahoney, Georgiana S. Reed, Alice A. Richardson, Webster S. Wales, George A. Beal, Henrietta T. Pratt, Helen A. Gleason, Albert Chamberlain; Librarian, Mary O. Nash.
CLERGYMEN-R. W. Haskins (Cong.), T. J. Mahoney (R. C.), Geo. J. Patter- son (R. C.). Lewis C. Pease (Uv.), J. E. Werren (Swed.), W. P. Hutchinson (C. T.), North Abington, Jesse H. Jones (C. T.), North Abington, W. H. Wyman (B.), North Abington.
ATTORNEYS-Cook & Coughlan, Simmons & Pratt, C. C. Jones, North Abington.
PHYSICIANS-S. B. Dickerman (Hom.), Henry W. Dudley, Wm. H. Greeley, N. V. Hutchinson, North Abington, F. G. Wheatley, North Abington, Richard B. Rand, North Abington.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NOTARIES-David V. Poole. N. P., Wm. J. Coughlan, Edw. E. Brown, John W. Sproul, Charles C. Jones, Geo. A. Beal, Otis W. Soule*, Isaac C. Howland, Edw. P. Boynton*, North Abington, John W. Mc- Auarney, North Abington, Granville R. Farrar, Harvey H. Pratt, Henry B. Peirce, Daniel R. Coughlan, Wallace W. Arnold, North Abington.
ACTON. (Middlesex Co.) Villages, North Acton, West Acton, South Acton, East Acton. Inc. July 3, 1735. Pop. 1897; voters 494; val. $1,483,525; rate $12; no delt. No license,
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POLITICAL DISTRICTS-4th Congressional, 6th Councilor, 5th Middlesex Sena- torial, 30th Middlesex Representative.
POSTMASTERS-Acton, Amos L. Noyes; South Acton, H Waldo Tuttle; West Acton, H. A. Littlefield; North Acton, Charles J. Miller; East Acton, C. J. Williams.
HOTELS-Windsor, West Acton, $2; American, South Acton, $2; Monument, $1.50, Nagog, $1.50.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Manufacture of pails, tubs, churns, piano stools, cigars, tannery, wool cleaning and farming.
COMMUNICATION-26 miles northwest of Boston and 12 miles southwest of Low- ell on Framingham & Lowell branch of Old Colony R. R. Exp., American, New York & Boston Despatch.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting first Monday in April. Clerk, Wm. D. Tuttle; Selectmen, Ed. F. Conant. Isaiah Hutchins, Daniel J. Wetherbee; Audi- tors, H. J. Hapgood, Chas. J. Williams; Treasurer, Jona. K. W. Wetherbee; Collector, William D. Stevens; Assessors, Phineas Wetherbee, James B. Tuttle, Anson C. Piper; Overseers of Poor, James B. Tuttle, Lyman Tuttle, Edwin C. Parker; Constables, E. A. Phalen, Acton, James Kinsley, West Acton, Reuben L. Reed, South Acton, W. F. Stevens, West Acton; Road Commissioners, Nahum Littlefield, Herman A. Gould, Wm. Kingsley; Board of Health, Select- men.
EDUCATIONAL-School Committee, Chas. J. Williams, Dr. I. C. Hutchins, Fran- cis A. Houston, Horace F. Tuttle. Wm. Hartwell; Supt. of Schools, Edward H. Dixon; Prin. of High School, Wm. A. Charles. 9 schools; children of school age 271; appropriation $6495.
Trustees of Public Library, Luther Conant, Moses Taylor, Adelbert Mead, D. H. Hall, N. J. Hapgood, L. S. Hesselton, W. D. Tuttle, Chas. J. Williams, D. J. Wetherbee; Librarian, Ida A. Tuttle.
CLERGYMEN-Bernard Copping (Cong.), E. I. Lyndh (C. B.), West Acton, F. P. Wood (C. T.), H. W. Smith (Uv.), South Acton.
ATTORNEYS-F. C. Nash, West Acton, C. B. Stone.
PHYSICIANS-Isaiah Hutchins, West Acton, Frank Barker, Acton, F. E. Tasker, West Acton.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NOTARY-Lewis V. Clough, Isaiah Hutchins, H. A. Littlefield, Fred'k A. Nash. Chas. B. Stone*, Horace F. Tuttle, D. J. Wetherbee, C. J. Williams, Wm. D. Tuttle. Jona. K. W. Wetherbee.
ACUSHNET. (Bristol Co.) Village, Long Plain. Inc. Feb. 13, 1860. Pop. 1027; voters, 252; val. $619,280; rate $14; no debt. No license.
POLITICAL DISTRICTS-13th Congressional, 1st Councilor, 3d Bristol Senato- rial, 4th Bristol Representative.
POSTMASTERS-Acushnet, Geo. C. Gifford; Long Plain, D. S. Mason.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Saw mills, box factories, and farming.
COMMUNICATION-19 miles southeast of Taunton on Northern Div. Old Colony System of N. Y., N. H. & H. R R. Exp., New York & Boston Despatch.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting first Monday in March. Clerk, D. S. Mason; Selectmen, Moses S. Douglass, Eben F. Leonard, Henry F. Taber; Audi- tor, Joseph H. Brownell; Treasurer and Collector, D. S. Mason; Assessors, Select- men; Overseers of Poor, Selectmen; Constables. Sylvester Pratt, P. A. Bradford: Road Commissioners, J. C. Gammons, Geo. A. Fuller, Wm. G. Taber; Board of Health, C. M. Morse, Jr., Geo. S. Parker, Jos. R. Davis.
EDUCATIONAL-School Committee, Daniel T. Devoll, Geo. J. Parker, C. M. Morse, Jr. 6 schools; children of school age 168; appropriation $2000.
CLERGYMEN-R. C. Miller (M. E.), B. E. Smith (B.), Long Plain, Jay Kirken- dall (M. E.), Long Plain.
ATTORNEY-D. T. Devoll, Long Plain.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-Thos. E. Braley, Long Plain, Moses S. Douglass, Daniel T. Devoll, Dennis S. Mason, Franklyn Howland.
ADAMS. (Berkshire Co.) Villages, Renfrew, Maple Grove, Zylonite. Inc. Oct. 15, 1778. Pop. 9213; voters 1258; val. $3,713,539; rate $14.50; debt $36,300; water bonds fire district $100,000. License,
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POLITICAL DISTRICTS-1st Congressional, 8th Councilor, Berkshire Senato- rial, 21 Berkshire Representative.
POSTMASTERS-Adams, F. W. Smith; Zylonite, Mrs. I. E. Haskell.
HOTELS-Greylock $2, Zylonite, Commercial, Berkshire.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Manufacture paper, woolen goods, cotton warp, ginghams, celluloid, lumber.
COMMUNICATION-5 miles south of North Adams on branch Boston & Albany R. R. Exp., American.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting date set by selectmen. Clerk, F. H. B. Munson; Selectmen, E. N. Jones, W. C. Ainslee. John Hammond: Auditors, J. C. Chalmers, H. H. Wellington; Treasurer, F. E. Mole; Collector, S. P. Haworth: Assessors, F. W. Spalding, H B. Burdick, A. J Bucklin; Overseers of Poor. Selectmen: Constables, Thos Curran, John Hodecker, E G. Ingraham; Supt. of Streets, R. A. Whipple; Water Commissioners. N. H. Bixby, E. Burlingame, W. S. Jenks: Board of Health. Thos. Riley, M. D., W. W. Hurd, M. D., A. K. Boom, M. D. ; Chief of Fire Dept., H A. Jones.
EDUCATIONAL-School Committee, F. R. Shaw, Adelbert Tinney, A. J. Bond: Supt. of Schools, W. P. Beckwith; Prin. of High School, C. H. Howe. 37 schools; children of school age 1778; appropriation $27,250.
Trustees of Public Library-C. W. Burton, W. P. Beckwith, C. H. Howe, C. T. Plunkett, C. F. Sayles, D E. Thayer; Librarian, Lucy Richmond.
CLERGYMEN-A. B. Penniman (C.). H. B. Foskett (B.), Philip Goettel (M. E.), Louis Zalmer (E.), O. I. Darling (Uv.), D. C. Moran (R. C.), L. O. Triganne (R. C.), M. J. Coyne (R. C.).
ATTORNEYS-N. H. Bixby, F. H. B. Munson, F. R. Shaw, W. E. Morton, F. O. Sayle's, H. L. Harrington
PHYSICIANS-A. J. Bond (Hom.), A. K. Boom, C. W. Burton. H. M. Holmes, Thos. Riley, D. E. Thayer, H B. Holmes, M. R. Benoit, W. W. Hurd, Zylonite.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NOTARIES-Nelson H. Bixby, James C. Chal- mers, Arnold H. Crandell. N. P .. Frank Coenen, N. P., Arthur B. Daniels, Henry L. Harrington, F. H. B. Munson *. E. Earl Merchant*, Fred R. Shaw*, C. Fred Smith, Adelbert Tinney, Daniel Upton.
AGAWAM. (Hampden Co.) Villages. Feeding Hills. Mittineague. Inc. May 17, 1855. Pop. 2352; voters 451; val. $1,292,355; rate $15.50; debt $41,000. No license.
POLITICAL DISTRICTS-1st Congressional, 8th Councilor, 2d Hampden Sena- torial, 1st Hampden Representative.
POSTMASTERS-Agawam, Charles W. Hastings; Feeding Hills, Jennie E. Wright; Mittineague, the post office is on the West Springfield side of Agawam river.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Manufacture fine paper. flannels, yarns and stock- inets, and gin distillery.
COMMUNICATION-3 miles from Springfield by stage. Exp., Adams, Ameri- can.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting first Monday in April. Clerk, Judson W. Hastings; Selectmen, James F. Barry. Willis C. Campbell, Albert H. Brown; Auditors, Edward K. Bodurtha, John G. Freeland; Treasurer, Judson W. Hast - ings; Collectors, J. H. Clark, E. M. Wright, A. Gosselin; Assessors, Willis C. Campbell, James F. Barry, Albert H. Brown; Overseers of Poor, Selectmen; Constables, Geo. S. Arnold, Clinton Sherman, James M. Bean, Geo. D. Cooley, Jacob Diegel, Monroe Hayward. E. E. McIntire, Oliver Smith, James J. Carroll; Supt. of Streets, Edward A. Kellogg; Board of Health, James F. Barry, Willis C. Campbell, Albert H Brown.
EDUCATIONAL-School Committee, E. L. Thompson, Edwin Leonard, Henry L. Tower; Supt. of Schools, Fairfield Whitney. 13 schools; children of school age 483; appropriation $5500.
Trustees of Public Library, Wm. H. Porter, Judson W. Hastings, Henry L. Tower; Librarians, C. S. Leonard, Newell Smith.
CLERGYMEN-S. A. Read (B.). Walter Rice (C. T.), Frank L. Garfield (C.), Feeding Hills, Charles Nicklin (M. E.), Feeding Hills, Joseph Genest (French Catholic), Mittineague.
ATTORNEY-Thomas M. Roberts, Feeding Hills.
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PHYSICIAN-Judson W. Hastings, Feeding Hills.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NOTARY-Albert K. Fuller, Feeding Hills, Samuel H. Waterhouse, Feeding Hills, John G. Freeland, Feeding Hills, Ed- ward K. Bodurtha, Wm. H. Porter, N. P., James W. Moore, Feeding Hills.
ALFORD. (Berkshire Co.) Inc. Feb. 16, 1773. Pop. 297; voters 85; val .. $185,149; rate $10; debt $500. No license.
POLITICAL DISTRICTS-1st Congressional, 8th Councilor, Berkshire and Hampshire Senatorial, 6th Berkshire Representative.
POSTMASTER-William R. Moore.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY-Farming.
COMMUNICATION-19 miles southwest of Pittsfield, by stage from Great Bar- rington, 5 miles. Exp., Adams.
TOWN OFFICERS-Annual town meeting Monday nearest the 20th of March. Clerk, Henry Ticknor: Selectmen, Francis M. Church, William F. Milligan, Sam- uel K. Williams; Auditor Richard Beebe, M. D .; Treasurer, James H. Edwards; Collector. George A. Ploss; Assessors, Frank Kline, Ernest Smith, Robert M. Curtiss; Overseers of Poor, Selectmen; Constable, George R. Curtiss; Road Commissioner, Samuel K. Williams; Board of Health, Dr. Richard Beebe, Fran- cis M. Church, Samuel K. Williams.
EDUCATIONAL- School Committee, Walter H. Ticknor, Wm. R. Burtiss, Luke Keefe. 2 schools; children of school age 33; appropriation $600.
Trustees of Public Library, Walter H. Ticknor, Miss Almyra Smith, Charles H. Smith: Librarian, Mrs. Geo. A. Ploss.
CLERGYMAN-Emory D. Kelley, North Egremont.
PHYSICIAN-Richard Beebe.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-James H. Edwards, Walter H. Ticknor.
AMESBURY. (Essex Co.) Village, Salisbury Point. Inc. May 27, 1668. Pop. 9798; voters 1837; val. $4,925,884; rate $15.40; debt $57,188. No license.
POLITICAL DISTRICTS-6th Congressional, 5th Councilor, 4th Essex Senato- rial, 1st Essex Representative.
POSTMASTER-Amesbury, Daniel W. Davis; Salisbury Point, John T. Bassett.
HOTELS-American $2.50, Attitash.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES-Very extensive carriage manufactories, cotton goods, hats and shoes.
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