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6th To determine the manner of repairing chalian 11 ways and bridges the Ensuing year and and thencow
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7th To See if the toma will allow a discount to all persons who voluntarily hay their tages or to add a percentage To those persons who do not pay their tages within Such Specified time as the tour man de termine or act ini arin way val ative thanto.
1 8th To SEE if the town will authorize the Treasurer to Iborrow money when necessary to mac demands against the town.
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art 9th To SEE if the town will vote to apply the Bring big thousand five hundred and thirty dollars and thirty two cents, already paid out of the receipt of the Current year to the dome Hall debt permanent!
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10th To SEE what action the town will take relative to funding, any portion of the town debt or act in any way relative stroroto.
11th To see if the towo will make an appropriationfor 11 repairs of Side walks or act in any way relative to the Same,
12th To bre if the town will rescind the vote whereby it 11 voted to build an addition to the grammar School house in fest yarrow.
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13th To see what action the town will take to furnish additional School room at test Branson and appro. parite money for bane,
14 th To & co of the town will grant the free arse of a voorn 11
in Town Hall building for practicing to the frauen Cornet Band
www To bas is the town will grand He's rund Ur ving the free use of the Town House for decoration day.
16th To bes is the low will rescind the vale where they 11 voted to appropriate the night hand room ou Mafile Street for a Is tvary room and the first room on Mane Street for & mall hall purposes. also the South East Comer room on gd & tom for dotmins noor und grant the Manin Public Library the prec use of the Middle room on Main Street or act in any way velu tive to the same.
" 17th To SEE if the town will Choose a Committee to have charge of the Town Hall building the Ensuing year.
11 18the To bia is the tour will appropriate the Day Found are aid of the Warren Public Library.
19to Do but if the town will autorise the School Community to fan 11 for the Convenance of pupils to and from School when the School where said pourpite mentally attend Shall be disco- Over
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tinade and make an appropriation for the bume.
Ant 20th To SEE what action the town will take relative to the Care of the Cimating and act in any way relative thereto
" 21st To SEE what action the town will take whom the reports ofthe Selection relative to the discontinuance of the County road near the house of the late 4m 3, Bliss.
" 2ª To blas what action the town will take in relations to unpaid bills on now Park.
11 13ª de Sac is the town will vote to make Special repairs. on the Road leading has the House of Enos & Junior. luther to Best Brookfield line or act In any way relative tresuto.
And you are directed to serve this Garant, by posting of attested Copias thing, at Each of the Post offices in Said town . and one Copy at Some public place in the Lower Village 80 Called) and one Copy on Town He all the building where the medling is to be held. ten days at least before the time for holding Said meeting.
Harag fail not, and make the return of this froment with your doings cherion, to the Town Clerk. at the time and place of meeting as aftrasaid. Gwen under our hands this Twenty fourth day of March in the year one thousand Eight hundred and seventy nine
8. N. GReason Selectmen 98 B. Ramsdell Willard Hall Worcester Is. Town gysurron. Pursuant to the within woman no I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of faren herein described to mast at the time and place and for the purpose within montronald, bu hasting up attested Copies of this Hrancut at Each of the Post Offices in Said town, and one at a public place in the Lower Village (so Called) and one on the Building where the marting is to be held, ten days before the time appointed for Said marting Graven March 27. 1879 S
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At a legal making of the Inhabitants of tra Sown of Warton, hold in the Town Hall on Monday the Seventh day of Afinal. One thousand Eight hundred and seventy nine, "She martina was called to order. und the wariant read by the Town Clerk.
Made Choice of HM H. Shepard for Moderator. Made Choice of Samuel &, Blair . for Town Clark .
The Down Work was then Sworn to the discharge of his duties by the Moderator.
Voted de lay article third on the table
When article fourth Voted To Choose a down Incasures. Three Selectmen, Thrac Assalsons, Three Oversions of the Poor. Two Constables, One School Committee for three Vias, One School tu non itte for one year.
The toyes were then of coned for the reception of ballet. AF Ve O'CLOCK Voted. So adjourn the mailing. for forty Hovenminutes - Not according to adjoumoment.
Noted Se take article third from the table, and être various town officers reported in the printed town report and the raport was accepted,
Pending the reception of ballots. the following were chosen by nomination.
Hade Choice of HMB, Ramsdell Fordraswer g Sachar.
Made Choice of Isaac Steams $ 4-12 for Measures Samuelto, clair 8 4-14 of g8000 Paul Oscill S 4-12 and Willard Hall # 4-14 Park
Meade Choice of Som H. Bishof 16.86. Hitchcock
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Made Choice 2 Stephen &. Hattori Frankst. Kitts Alfred A. Mariner S 4-9
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Made Choice q Sammelte, Blair 5 4-14 Hon Billard Hall S 4-14 france Daniel Haley 5 4-10
Made Choice of Canada, Salair. 5 4-14 For de allra. freight& Measures Nada Choice of Ashley D. S ridley For Pound Becher Joted to leave the appointment of Hire Grand v. Engineers to the Election,
routed de leave the appointment of ary ton to Vive Selectmon.
Noted To take up article fifth, and Loted To take of the appropriations baharately.
Noted To raise and appropriate for the repair o rounds and bridges the Sum of $2500,- an Cumentation was offered To make it the Sum of Two thousand Dollars and the amendment was Carried, andthe original motion as amended was adopted.
bosted Je raise and appropriate cor aprecie refaire of Roads and Bridges Five Hundred Dollars.
Voted de reise and appropriate for Street lights . Hour Hundred and Herpty Dollars,
Voted to raise and appropriate for time departinin Hive Hemendred Dollars!
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Moved To raise and appropriate For the Interest the old dell $ 2000. and for the reduction of the debt $500,- an amendment was offered To raise and appro- priate. for the old Debt and Interest. Three thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3500.). and the amendment was Carried and the original motion as amended adopted,
Moved To raise and appropriate for the Town Hall Building Debt the Sun of $2500, - an amendment was offered To raise and appropriate, for the Town Hall Dyt and Interest Three thousand Dollars. and the amendment was Carried and the original Motion as amended adopted.
Moved To raise and appropriate for Contingent Expenses $ 2000. On amend ment was offered to make it Trouve Hundred Dollars $1200.) and the amendment was Carried, and the original motion as amended. adolutid,
Noted To raise and appropriate for the payment of town officers Eight Hundred Dollars $x100
Solid To raise and appropriate for the Support of Poor Hinten Hundred Dollars, 0 1500,
Nokia To raise and appropriate for the Gametery Two Hundred Dollars ($ 200.
allowed to raise and Wichrotoriate for the & wphanta schools $0000,- an amendment was offered to make it S'y thousand Dollars $ 6000) and the amendment was Carried and the original Motion as amended adopted.
Moved To raise and appropriate for Rehair of School Houses Five Hundred Dollars, an amendment was offered to make it fifty dollars. The amand mont was last, and the original motion was adopted,
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Wione the big the article of the Warrant. It was Moved Do fras the article over. - un Urmandment was offered to leave Muroaus und bridges to the secretmen and instruct tram te der that the money is properly refunded The amendment was carried, and the original motion as amended adapted.
When the Seventhe article of the trumant. Voted de adet the Same payment of tapes as last year, Namely To add interest after the first day gute ember. Magt us the rate of of one for cent per month, on all tages not paid at that date, unless the Legislature make the laval rate a less Sum, in which case it shall be the legal Sum, and that the Poll Torpes shall be due on the first day of Early.
When the Eighth article of the Warrant. Noted That the Areassines be authorised te borrow moren as may be necessary in anticipation of the areas of the most following assessment, when the afteroval of the section,
When the Ninth article Toted To chase the article over.
When the I auth article of the warrant, Noted That wo financial Committee of three be chosen by the Town who in Connection with the Treasurer Shall Constitute a Committee to fund the Indebtedness of the Town to an um ount not & ceding Thirty five Thousand Dollars, and that they take all legal measures to call in all outstanding indebtedmuss and with power te adjust the Same refiere just and Equitable terms." The route was taken by a count 132 voting in favour and none disposed being more than a two thirds vote.
Toted To appoint f & Hitchcock. Im B. Romsdals und butticon richardson as the above finan a Commenté Mr Hitchcock asked to be sensed, and Morminotel Img. Shephard in his place, and Mr Ramsdel ashed tô le apenséà, and become Ml havolon was nominated in leis
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It was Moved to give those persons who have more now in the Treasury the priviledge of letting it remain À they will let it remain for a time of years, Motion lost.
Upon the Elevento article Voted To pass the article over. When the Ine ch Article, Toled To pass the article over.
When the Thirteenth article Voted To raise and afinofori- at the sum of Heefteen Hundred Dollars $1500, to build an addition to the Grammar School House, as vo tid at a former, marting.
Upon the Fourteenth article Voted Je grant the tri use of the lower shall to the Corner Based for practicing when the large Hall is not in use, so that their practicing would be a disturbance,
I on the Hastawith article. Voted To grant the frie use of Tu Down Hall to the Grand army for Decoration day
When the Sixteenth Article, Voted To divide the article. Then Noted To grant the free use of the Middle room on Main Street. To the Warren Public Library association.
Then a reconsideration of the last motion was moved and the motion was lost.
Then toled To rescind the vote whenby the roomnext the large tower on Maple Street was granted to the Library at a former marting.
Ther boted not to rescind the vote unpropriating the Small Hall at a former marting to certain asses, and that it be free for Cancrois,
tur 20 pass over être se manning Chausse in relation To the elections room.
Wow the Seventeenth article, Moved That the Chair upfront a committee attoria, to retire and report à Comeon hou G how to have charge of the Hall- an Umandment was Ufred. That the idictmen be the Committee, an other.
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amend ment was offered. That the present Commina Ve the Commuter. The am andru cuts were loss and the original motion was Carried. Then moved to add four more to the retiring Committee The Motion was last. The Chair appointed s. A. Newton. O. M. Hastings and Nathan Richardson, who reported as the Committee Isaac &. Heoure. M. K. Whipple and Sannual &, Ist air. and IT aves boted To accept and adopt the report,
Noted That the Committee receive proposals for the case of the hall.
When the Eighteenth article, Noted I hat the income. of the Dog Fund, be devoted to the public library .
When the kingin the article Moved To grass the article over, un amendment vous ospercel do youwant not over fifty dollars for Convenance of funfrit .
The amendment was lost- and the original Motion. to pass over was Cania,
Yoted To pass over the four remaining articles qte bravant,
Noted To Close the Polls. The ballots were then Sorted, Coun ted and lectured and were as follows.
Made Choice of Sammel &. Blair. For S own Treasure :- 1
The Treasures was the S worn by the Moderator.
Made Choice of Summer Gleason $ 4-g To. Billard Heal 8 4-4 Belletrnav William Her Shepard S 4-9
Made Choice . Sammeto, Blair 5 4-14, Jon
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Made Choice you 16, hoh and 5 4-14 Stor Orrin F. Polis 5 4-12 Overseers Millard Hall 5 4-14 of the Poor.
Made Choice q john Sa, dillon 5 4-12 Hear Charles Lincolns 4-11 Constables
Made Choice of Rivonhimich . PercyAfter School committe 3 yrs 11 gsm Hl, Morrison (A), 11 11 11
Voted Si dssolve the Marting artist Dannel &, Blair, Town Blesk
Parsonall Oftheared Sammel &, Blair. Chason un assessor for the Town of Frarren for the Ensuing year on the & coeuch day of april and made Oath that he would sinpartially. According to his best Skill and ridgemont. assess and apportion all Such Trics as he is during that time directed to assess, . i that he would faithfully discharge all ortier duties of Said office. Franen april 14.1879
Before ML Gos B. Lombard Justice ofthe Peace
Personally Officarea Samuel &, Blair Chosen on the Forboth day of april, for the year Enowing and took the want to the respective offices as france bremer, dealerq Horghts and Measures und Maassurer of Food and Bark. Warren april 14, 1879 1
13 Store me Lowboard. Justice of the Peace
Samuel to, Blair, Town Blive.
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Worcester. Is. So John B. Sibley Constable of live. Town of Harrow, in the County of Worcester. Creating In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- Silts, you are directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Son of Haven, qualified to volt in Elections and i town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in Said Yarrow ou fatturaday être I wenty di the day of otherit wist at one O'clock, in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following Articles:
Art 1st de choose a moderator te preside in Said Muting
2ª To bee of the Town will choose one or More additi- allons tables. I 3d To fill all vacancies in the sever al boards of Town Offices 4th To SEE if the Town will accept of the list of errors as revised by the selectionen on the 24 th day of March last
5th To determine the Compensation, and Choose a Collector 11 of Pages for the ensuing year.
6th To our if the Town will authorize Samual &. Blair 11 Treasurer Nathan Richardson, George Med rawtore und William He Chahard as financial Committee to fun! the Sor debt, and to borrow a som a mony not Exceeding Thirty five Thousand Dollars for the four. Rose of paying and funding the Same,
with Joan if the Jour will make an appropriation for memorial day and decorating the Sa dies grave!
8th To See whataction the I own will take relative to the 11 Care of the Geometry and act in any way reactive ter to 9th Je on what action the down will take nifies the report of 11 tre dilectionon relative to the discontinuance . the County road near the house of the late 9Mm B, Bliss.
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10th To see what action the Town will take in relation to unpaid bills on new Park.
11 11the doen is the Iron will vole to make & feral repairs ou Une road leading past the house of Enos and sandt Center or act in any way relative strengths.
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12th do one of the down will make an appropriation for the repair of Side walks and Street Crossings or act in any way relative stranate.
13the Voice of the Town will vole to procure inside thultis 11 for the windows of the Town Hall Building. paint the roof and make provision for supplying Said building vulto grater, or act in any way relative ahorato,
1th To SEE if the Town will grant the the use of the lower 11 Town Hall once a week to the Waren Proforma Club.
Ist To See if the Town will instruct the Selection not to 1 grant any license or licenses for the Sale gin topicaTing liquors the Ensuing year, or act in any way relation Merito.
1 16th To SEE if the I own will require all shows and apli butions to procure traenses before ip hilisting and detering the amount to be paid for Such license
17th To sas if the Ion will bote to pay Patrick Daily un ? 11
further 8 um or Compensation for labor performed on the road near the house of Dorf, H. Haas Finds. And you are directed to serve this Manaus. bu hosting il attested Copies thereof, at Each of the Postoffices lit Said town, und or Copy at some Multic face in the lower village 80 Called) and one coly on the Iron Hall the binding where tu marting is to be held, ten days at least before the wire for holding bain marting. Hearia hair not, and make due retten It's Adurant, with your doings therion, to the von Clerk. at the time and place of marting as alorss'il,
Given under our hands this fourteenth day of april in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine
Samuel M. Gleason, Salaetmani Hillard Hall William He, Shepard ) Harron
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Worcester, Is. Son of Warren. Pursuant to the within warrant I have. notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Barrow herein described to meet at the time and peace and for the purposes within mentioned, la chosting ue atteste Cours of this francus at Each of the Post Offices in Cuid tom, and one at a public place in the Lower Sillage So called, and one on the building where the marting. is to be held, ten days before the time appointed to Baid mading.
Marron april 16 -1879 John B. Sillan. Contable a Marre
a lohy attast. Sammal &. Blair, Town Polert.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants. CIT. Down of Handen hold in the Jon Hall on Datoinchang the 26th day of Alene A. I. 1899. She martina was Called to order, and the Hranaut vous raadt. Itic Down Clerk.
Made choice q poli 98. Tyler. for Moderate; Noted To pass the Second article of the Marrant Giver. When the third article of the Man and Made Choice of Hanry B. Bosworth S Hab 2, 80 for Mac. Made Chocia Lewis M. Brood warth For Measures
Charles L. Carter 8 2 artur Made Choice of Harvey &. Ellis Hor Field Driver
The list of Jurors was read and it was Noted. se accept otte Zar, Mr. B. Kams dell and Laren wwww, there is ensed from burning at their request The list is as follows.
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Sammel S. El cason E. allen Day William &. Patrick Abnen Saler Charles on oh chr and Charles H. Comins Station B. Richardson Walter A. Putnam Jeste Henry Moore Charles L. Carter O Tranen Shchanel Games Server Lovell L. Sage
Incran Me. ES ilbert Myron S. Hanny delingles Hamlet Loramis Is, Lafun I iris M. Wood wor It Joshua D. Rood
1 Q. Edward Lombard Rockwell Kommer Theodore B. Back Alfred of Humansy LymanA. Porvers Thomas 16, forres Charles P. Grossman
John Dr. Tyler yer Sincolli Danund P. Robbins Mboracele. Entrester
Henry 33. Bas worth George Bliss Hanne Je Dora Print @ Sage Edward Phaltefelace Ashley 2. Studie: Hammer Polis J
When the fifth article of the grancant. Toted To fut wife the Collection of taxes to the border bidder, condi was Struck off to Myron A, Warriner for Seventy two bull or-
Vion the Sith article of the current Noted That Samuel 2. Hur. Brewasser, Nathan Richardson George M. Newton and SH, Shahard Constitute a Committee on Finance, for finding the Town Debt and that other be un thorned to borrow a sume of money not Exceeding Thirty Je nie Thousand Dollars. to pay the indebitiiness of the Town and to issue the notes or fonds of the town therefor. with the approval of the Board of Selection, for Such amounts and on Che terms and for Such time as they may dem for the best interest of the town, provided the rate of interest ( Twy agree to day shall not Exceed five her Cunt;
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a division of the house was called fox and a count made and gy boted in favour of the foregoing motion and 6 opposed of those meint and voting thoreau and being more than two thirds vote, and it was 80 declared.
When the Seventh article. Soted To appropriate One hundred dollars for I clamation day.
When the Eight article Solid That Sammel 6, Blair John 18. Wehadsay and Gosolch B. Lombard be a Corn mitte to have charge autre Cometery,
When the Ninth article Toted To pass the article over.
When the South article Moved To pass the article Over. An amendment To hear the reportof the Com molte, und a report was made, and then Solid To pay the auf and bills on the new Pink,
When the Eleventh article Soted To pass the articleover.
When the Twelfth article. Moved To pass the worldle over . Un amendment was offered do ulicpriate The Hundred Dollars for Side walks . or Cross walks , - und the amendment was Carried 40 to 28, and the original motion as amended adopted,
Then Noted That the chair appoint a committee oltre, on side walks and Cross walls. The chair upfoi wed, Q. He Has tings John B. Sibly, and Jos quin Rums. dell.
It was then Moved That frits per cent. the cost of of side walks be assessed on the webbuttes - Motion lost.
When the Thirteenth article Noted That the Down ". Committee forversa istoide shutters for the endone, près the roof, and Sully the building with water,
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Vion the Fourteenth article. " Voted To pass the Ur lible Ger.
When the Histauch urtide. Solid Statethebulletinen be instructed to grans no licenses for the tale of intoe seating harion for the year Ending May 1 - 1880
When the Sixteenth article Soled To Leave the mutter of Licenses for Exhibitions. with the Scatman
When the divertente le tide, Moved so fran l'atrade Duley his honest due, Motion Lost. Them rated To make PatricioDalen a gratuity of devente ive dove.
Voted To dissolve the marting. Utter Damnit &, Blair, Down Clerk.
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Worcester. 48 de Charles &. Lincoln Constable a the house of samen, in the Country & Woverster. Avecting 1
In the name of the Common wealth of Massachu- silts, you are directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Down & thanon qualified to vote in Elections and intown attars, to meet at the John Hall, in Said frazion on & mesdas the fourth day of November at Eleven O'clock, in the forenon tren and there to Bring on their votes to Mus dechhun for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Common Health, Hor Koumeiller for the Seventh loungeler District, for Secretary, Theassurer and Receiver moral Auditor que counts and attorney General of the Orium. District For County Treasurer. Register of Trade and por Que County Commissioner for ste Cemento, q fru ctis all in one Ballot.
Use for two Representatives to Represent the Titel ; the Moreesther District in General Court both on One Bull of
The Polls will be offered at Eleven O'clock a. Me and will be kept Open until tire o'clock P.M. and for Such longer time as a Majority of the voters present Shall by vole direct but not after the hour of barn set.
Alic at the Same Made at Five O'clock Pelo of Said pour the day gorovember l'act upon the following urtheles Vig. Urt 10- De Choose a Moderator to presude in Said Marting Ust que De ber in the Son will vote to accept of the location und widening a bientral & that arebest frauen us land Gut and reported by their Selectmon.
arts d de su à the tour vi vote to accur attraversocution qu'on way leading from the ts catholic brunch at thestimmen to the House of Red as laid out and reported by their I de men and te discontinue ans buch portion or portions que
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original road as arenot included in the present location.
art 4th To see if the down will vole to uchs of a Down May or Street to be known and Called Pine Street in the Center Village, leaching from Houndry Street to the Shor. bridge road as said on- and reported by their Select. new
artsthe To Saa in the Town will vote to assume the Expense of refraining and keeping in repair the bridge over the race way below the Show of Ul. fr. Herassmail.
art 6th To Ecc if the Tour will vote to recompense duration Bridges for raising the grace of the Side walk near his Black smith Shop or act in any way relative thereto
asthe To Sui the Town will young the free use of the Lower Down Halt to the Harmers Club to Hold Hair medings.
arty the To see what action the Town will take relation to the writing a Fairbanks riju and 25 mess brock against the Town Hall Building and Occupying land belonging to the Town
Ursache To See what action the dawn will take wittereference ti ant Suits at Lawnow funding against the Same and act in any way relative trento.
Sud you are directed to serve this traitant, by hasting in attested Copies thereof, at Each of the Post Offices in Said toun and one Copy at Some Habere place in the Lower Village so Called, and One Copy on the Schon Hall burned ... where the meeting is to be held. Lin days at least before the time for holding Said meeting. Herea fait not and make due return getrie Marrant. with your doings stresson là the "own Check at the time and Made of macting as aforesand. Given under our hands this Twente Sont day q October in the year one thousand Front hundred and Every wine Dannel byreason, selection Willard Hall He He. Shephard Syrahon
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Worcester. Is. Town of Carew Passarans to etu within warrant 8 have notificil the Inhabitants of the Town of Franon hercin described to med at the time and place and for the purposes within men Tioned, by posting un attested Copies of this Han ant at rac of the Post Chees in & and town, and one at a funthe place in the Power Will agy So Called) and one on the building where the meeting is to be held, ten days before the time appointed for said meeting
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