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*Murray, Richard Daniel
*Narbut, Gertrude Lena O'Donnell, Mary Elizabeth Pelrine, Raymond Joseph *Pendergast, Alice +*Perkins, Helen Mary
*Perron, Edwina George +*Pinkul, Lillie Mary
*Plimpton, George Winslow
*Praino, Henry Edward +*Rice, Edith
*Saumsiegle, Earl Arthur *Saumsiegle, Raymond
*Seiden, Max Samuel *Shannon, Esther Beatrice +*Silvermann, Mamie Dorothy *Small, Frank Gates *Smeltzer, Harold Earl
*Smith, Albert Eugene *Smith, Bertha May
*Smith, Julia Frances *Stuntzner, Louis Carl Sundqvist, Johan Gustave *Thompson, Bryant Niles
*Tobin, Leander
*Tobin, Richard James
*Entered Norwood High School, September, 1914. tJohn C. Lane Medal Winners.
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
June 11, 1914.
PROGRAMME.
Kriegs Marsch der Priester Mendelssohn
(From " Athalia")
PRAYER-
Rev. A. H. Pingree
CHORUS-Pilgrims' Chorus Wagner
(From "Tannhauser")
ESSAY-The Advantages of Travel Doris Wardner CHORUS-Selections from "Martha" Flotow
ESSAY-Keys
Dorothy Rice
CHORUS-Invitation to the Dance Weber
ESSAY-A Shelf of Old Books
Frank Thompson Olmstead
CHORUS-The Torpedo and the Whale (From "Olivette")
Audran
ESSAY-The Sacredness of Our Daily Work Edna May Rowell
CHORUS-Send Out Thy Light Gounod
AWARD OF HONORS SONG-Norwood
Wheelock, '13
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. George Harding Smith
SONG-America
Accompanists MISS MARION BATEMAN, '14 MISS AMY BARR, '16 Violinists
MISS JOYCE BIGELOW, '15
MISS GLADYS JOYCE
KREUTZER QUARTETTE
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LIST OF GRADUATES.
Marion Frances Bateman
Michael James Crowley
Mary Elizabeth Patricia Curran Hubert Frederick Parker Cyril Francis Ellis 1 Dorothy Rice
Emily Carolyn Fielding Irene Mae Gilliland
Louise Getchell Grant
Theodore Francis Grant William Patrick Hurley
Edith Helen Johnson
Mary Kathryn Kellard Agnes Esther Murray
1 Medal Scholars.
2 English Prize Scholar.
1 2 Frank Thompson Olmstead Evelyn Temple Parker
1 Edna May Rowell Gretchen Marjorie Spear Emily Marie Sullivan Joseph William Sullivan Martha Augusta Sullivan Edward Henry Thompson Helen Clare Verrill 1 Doris Wardner
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN CLERK
FOR THE
Town of Norwood MASSACHUSETTS
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND VITAL STATISTICS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
31,
1914
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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood in said County :
Greeting :--
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in Social Hall, Norwood Civic Association, said town, on Thursday, the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1914, at eight o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To hear and act further on the report of the Committee, appointed under articles 26 and 27 of the warrant of the Annual Town Meeting for 1913, and to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the purchase of land and the purchase and installation of new stone crushing machinery in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee or take any other action in the matter. (Select- men.)
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. (Selectmen.)
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Art. 3. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the ruling of the Board of Health in regard to the keeping of Swine on the outskirts of the Town providing that the same is not common nuisance. On petition of George Knoll and others.
Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to ratify and confirm the action of its Park Commissioners in locating and appro- priating for public park purposes the southerly portion of the tract of land purchased by the town from George F. Wil- lett, situated in Norwood Square and bounded by Nahatan, Washington and Market Streets or take any other action in the matter. (Park Commissioners.)
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Park Commission to locate and appropriate as a public Park the portion of the tract not already located and appropriated for such purpose and purchased by the Town from George F. Willett, situated in Norwood Square and bounded by Nahatan, Market and Washington Strects, and known as the Odd Fel- lows Lot, and raise appropriate money, for said purpose or take any other action in the matter. (Park Commission.)
Art. 6. To hear and act on reports of Committee.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Selectmen, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood, this fourth day of February, A. D. 1914.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JAMES W. CONGER, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy : Attest,
WILLIAM C. BREEN, Constable of Norwood.
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Norwood, February 5th, 1914.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue hereof I have served the within warrant by post- ing attested Copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
WILLIAM C. BREEN,
Constable of Norwood.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections met in Social Hall, Norwood Civic Association in said Town, on Thursday, the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1914, at eight o'clock in the evening and were called to order by the mode- rator. The town clerk then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Article 1. On motion by Dr. Nutting.
Voted, That the sum of twelve hundred (1200) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purchase of the lot of land situated at the junction of Prospect and Myrtle Streets, and known as the Thayer Lot, and that the further sum of twelve hundred (1200) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purchase of one and one-sixth acres, a part of the parcel of land owned by James M. Folan, Trustee, and situated on Prospect Street and adjoining said Thayer Lot, and that the further sum of three thousand (3000) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purchase and installation of Stone Crusher Machinery, including Power Equipment for the same, and that a committee of five be appointed by the moderator to carry out the provisions of this motion.
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Committee.
Dr. Frederick H. Nutting, Patrick J. Lydon, Alden A. Appleby, Joseph E. Conley and George A. Smith, Eng.
Art. 2. On motion by Mr. James A. Halloran.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money required by the town from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year, viz. : the financial year beginning February 1st, 1914, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year from the date thereof as provided by law; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said current financial year.
Art. 3." On motion by Mr. Fred E. Colburn.
Voted: That this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 4. On motion by Mr. Alfred L. Atwood.
Voted: That the action of the Park Commissioners be and hereby is confirmed in locating and appropriating for public park purposes the southerly portion of the tract of land pur- chased by the town from George F. Willett, situated in Nor- wood Square, and bounded by Nahatan, Washington and Market Streets, and bounded and described as follows :- Beginning at a stone bound at the Northwesterly corner of said tract, bounded by a line running south 37° 54" E. seventy- seven (77) fect on Norwood Square to another stone bound at the Southwesterly corner of said tract, thence running N. 63º 0" E. ten and eighteen one hundredths feet on Market Street, thence turning and running North 37° 54" E. cighty-one and sixty-one hundredths feet on the remaining portion of said first mentioned parcel to Washington Street, thence turning and running south 37° 07" W. ten and thirty five one hun- dredths feet on said Washington Street to said stonc bound the point of beginning, and containing seven hundred ninety- three square feet of land according to a plan entitled Town
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of "Norwood, Department of Parks. A plan of land taken for park purposes, George A. Smith, Civil Engineer and Sur- veyor, Norwood, Mass., Nov. 20th, 1913."
Art. 5. On motion by Mr. George F. Willett.
Voted :
That article five be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 6. On motion by Town Clerk.
Voted : That article six be indefinitely postponed.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon on motion by Town Clerk.
Voted: To dissolve.
Dissolved. Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood, in said County :
Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Monday, the second day of Marclı A. D. 1914, at fifteen minutes before six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to aet on the fol- lowing articles, namely :-
Article 1. To choose all necessary town officers. The fol- lowing are to be choosen by ballot, namely: Three Select- men, who shall be Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways; one Town Clerk, one Town Treasurer, one Col- lector of Taxes, three Park Commissioners, six Constables, one Tree Warden, one Moderator, all for one year; one Assessor for three years; one Sewer Commissioner for three years; one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Water Commissioner for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years; and also upon the same ballot to vote upon the following question: "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxieating liquors in the town ?"
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Art. 2. To hear and act on reports of town officers and committees.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Col- lector of Taxes to use the same means as a Town Treasurer may use when acting as collector.
Art. 4. To see what disposition the town will make of money received as excise tax from street railway companies.
Art. 5. To see what disposition the town will make of money received for dog licenses.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to fix the time within which taxes assessed therein for the year 1914 shall be paid and that on all taxes remaining unpaid after such time or a certain time, interest shall be paid at a specified rate not exceeding six per cent a year and such interest be added to and be a part of such taxes.
Art. 7. To see what sum or sums of money the town will raise and appropriate for the current fiscal year, for the fol- lowing purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
1. Abatement of Taxes.
2. Appropriation of Committee Expense.
3. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of Highways :
a. Salaries.
b. Incidentals.
4. Town Accountant and Bookkeeper :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
5. Treasurer :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond.
6. Collector of Taxes :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond.
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7. Assessors :
a. Salary.
b .. Incidentals.
8. Assessors' Plans :
9. Certification of bonds and notes.
10. Town Clerk :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
11. Law :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
12. Election and Registration :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
13. Town Officers and Municipal Buildings :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
14. Police Department, Prosecution of Illegal Sale of Liquor.
15. Fire Department :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
151/2. Maintenance of Fire Alarm System :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
16. Inspector of Buildings :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
17. Inspector of Cattle.
18. Sealer of Weights and Measures :
a. Salary.
b. Incidentals.
19. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth and other Insect Pest Extermination.
20. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.
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21. Board of Health :
a. Salary.
b. Contagious diseases, refuse and garbage disposal maintenance of town dump, and incidental ex- penses.
22. Sewer Department:
a. Maintenance.
b. Operation.
c. Sewer Commissioners' Salaries.
d. Particular Sewers.
23. Sewer Construction.
24. Maintenance and Construction of Main Drains, and cleaning brooks and drains other than main drains.
25. Maintenance and repairs of Highways, culverts and bridges, paving gutters, building sidewalks, setting edgestones, removal of snow and ice, sanding sidewalks, street signs and guide boards, and salary of superintendent, and operation of stone crusher.
26. Watering and Treating Streets.
27. Support of Poor.
28. Salary of Town Physician.
29. State Aid.
30. Military Aid.
31. Soldiers' Burials.
32. Soldiers' Relief.
33. Support of Schools.
34. Transportation of School Pupils in outlying districts.
35. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
36. The use of George K. Bird Post, No. 169, G. A. R., to decorate Soldiers' Graves on Memorial Day.
37. Printing and distribution of town reports.
38. Defray incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.
39. Electric Light Department :
a. Maintenance.
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b. Operation.
c. Depreciation.
d. New Construction.
e. Repairs.
40. Water Department :
a. Salaries of Board.
41. Cemeteries :
a. Maintenance.
b. New Construction.
42. Sinking Fund, from the receipts of the Water Depart- ment.
43. Interest on :
Loans for general purposes.
Notes and Bonds on Water and Municipal Light Departments.
Sewer Bonds.
Loans in Anticipation of Taxes and other Loans.
44. Bonds and Notes due in 1913.
45. Insurance on town property.
46. Free band concerts.
47. Contingent fund.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to maintain an even- ing school as provided by law and raise and appropriate money for such purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to acquire additional land for the purpose of enlarging the playground in the rear of the Winslow School and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the mat- ter.
Art. 10. To see what sum the town will vote to raise and appropriate to provide for suitably aiding mothers with dependent children as required by Chapter 763 of the Acts of 1913.
Art. 11. To see what sum the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance of approved local or district
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independent vocational schools or in payment of tuition fees for residents who are admitted to such schools in other cities or towns or take any other action in the matter in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 471 of the Acts of the year 1911; also for the establishment and maintenance of seperate evening classes in household and other practical arts as pro- vided in Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1912 or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to replace the four inch water mains on Nahatan Street with an eight inch water main and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of Peter T. Flaherty and others.)
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to construct a grano- lithic sidewalk on the westerly side of Hoyle Street, from Washington Street for a distance of about 152 feet and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of Daniel J. Kenefick and others.)
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer on Washington Street, from Concord Avenue to Roch Hill Street and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of L. H. Plimpton and others.)
Art. 15. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate to gravel or repair with crushed stone Dean Street from Pleasant Street to Neponset Street or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of Eben W. Dean.)
Art. 16. To see what sum the town will vote to raise or bor- row and appropriate to meet the expense of relocating Nahatan Street as ordered by the County Commissioners or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of James M. Folan and others.)
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Art. 17. To see if the town will vote that in all depart- ments of the Town of Norwood no non-resident labor shall be employed until all citizens of the town desiring work in said departments be supplied with labor. (On petition of M. J. Drummy and others.)
Art. 18. To see if the town will petition the Director of the Bureau of Statistics for an audit of its accounts, in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1910 and amendments thereto.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer system on Press Avenue, southeast from Winslow Avenue and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer system on Wheelock Avenue from Maple Street to Cottage Street and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer system on Nichols Street from Vernon Street to Florence Avenue and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer system on Prospect Street from Florence Avenue to Winter Street and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer on prospect Street from Florence Avenue to Winter Street and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 24. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to rebuild Washington Street from Dean Street to Short Street or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote and direct that the
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Board of Health assume the care and maintenance of the Town dump or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept Berwick Road, a new way leading from Chapel Street to Walpole Street, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept Saunders Road, a new way leading northwesterly from Winslow Avenue to Walpole Street, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen through the lands of Samuel M. Winslow and others, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to gravel same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept a new way leading northwesterly from Winslow Avenue to Walpole Street through the lands of Samuel M. Winslow and George Harding Smith as laid out by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessments of better- ments and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water mains on Winslow Avenue and Saunders Road to Walpole Street and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 30. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the payment of unpaid bills of the Town Planning Committee and for further expense for the current fiscal year or take any other action on the matter.
And the polls shall be opened at six o'clock in the forenoon and shall be kept opened until thirty minutes past four o'clock in the afternoon when they may be closed.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this Town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to
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the Selectmen on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood, this twenty-first day of February, A. D. 1914.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JAMES W. CONGER, DANIEL F. SLATTERY, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest :
WILLIAM C. BREEN, Constable of Norwood. Norwood, Feb. 21st, 1914.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue hereof, I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting. WILLIAM C. BREEN, Constable of Norwood.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall, in said town, on Monday, March second, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen and were called to order at five forty-five o'clock in the morn- ing by the moderator; the Town Clerk then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Moderator. Mr. Clifford B. Sanborn was moderator of the meeting. Ballot Clerks.
Arthur L. Bateman, Michael T. J. Burke,
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Arthur N. Hartshorn,
Charles H. Pratt,
Frank M. Readel,
Patrick J. Slattery,
John F. Tobin.
Counters.
George H. Dexter, John H. Donahoe, F. Howard Fielding, Edward E. Flaherty,
James B. Frazier, Milton L. Rock,
Norman J. Stone,
Frank W. Talbot.
The Ballot Clerks and Counters were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk; also the receipt of the ballot clerks was taken for the ballots used at said election.
At six o'clock in the morning on motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn and voted the polls were declared open for the reception of votes.
Specimen Ballots, Cards of Instruction, etc., etc.
In accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts governing elections, Village Hall was fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and compartments provided for the convenience of voters in marking their ballots and each compartment was supplied with cards of instructions and other necessary facilities.
Cards of instruction and specimen ballots were also posted in different parts of the building outside of the rail. The Town Clerk delivered to the Ballot Clerks one sealed package . marked two thousand (2000) official ballots March 2nd, A. D. 1914, and one package marked five hundred (500) ballots for
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School Committee only, March 2nd, A. D. 1914, and took their receipt therefor. The Ballot Clerks were provided with duplicate sets of lists of registered voters of the town, one for men and one for women voters, as prepared by the registrars of voters for use at this election. They were also supplied with the official ballots taken from the packages received from the town clerk and stationed at the entrance to the polling place with instructions to deliver such ballots only to voters whose names were found and checked on the voting list. The ballot box used in elections was then opened in public meeting, exam- ined by the Moderator and other election officers and found to be empty. The registrar was set at zero and the box locked. At six o'clock A. M., on motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn ; Voted that the polls be now opened for the election of officers designated in article one and to vote on the question of license, and by vote the polls were kept open until forty-five minutes past four in the afternoon, when after due notice they were declared closed. By unanimous consent of the moderator and other election officers the ballot box was opened. at eleven forty-five o'clock A. M. for the purpose of removing the ballots to be counted.
Total Vote Cast.
The ballot box was opened at close of the polls and the register stood at thirteen hundred and ten (1310). The names checked on the voting lists by the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and by the checkers at the ballot box were counted and compared and found to agree, and the total number of names so checked was thirteen hundred and ten of which nineteen was women's votes for school committee only, which were sorted, counted and declaration thereof made in open town meeting, as follows:
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of Highway.
Alfred L. Atwood had six hundred and fifty-one (651) elected ; sworn by town clerk.
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Daniel Collons had three hundred and twenty-three (323).
James A. Hartshorn had seven hundred and thirteen (713) elected ; sworn by town clerk.
Thomas F. Holman had four hundred and forty-four (444).
Daniel F. Slattery had seven hundred and seven (707); elected; sworn by town clerk.
George Alfred Uphill had two hundred and ninety-three (293).
Blank (740).
Scattering, two (2).
Moderator.
Clifford B. Sanborn had nine hundred and seventy-one (971) elected; sworn by town clerk.
Blank (319).
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