Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 47

Author: Tisbury (Mass.); Swift, William S. (William Smith), 1860- 4n; Cleveland, Jennie W. (Jennie Warren), 1869- 4n; Banks, Charles Edward, 1854-1931. cn
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Boston : Wright & Potter Print. Co.
Number of Pages: 868


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Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk


At a Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Jany 16th 1843


To See what disposition the Town would make of the surplus revenue money now in the hands of the Treasurer of the Common wealth the, Note which the Town of Tisbury holds against the Commonwealth for said money expires November 30th 1842.


Jonathan Luce Moderator Charles G Athearn Clerk, Protem. Voted to hire, the Money to the State. Viz. the Surplus, money, the Vote was doubted and lost by a majority of two twenty against, eighteen.


CHARLES G ATHEARN Clerk Protem


Motion by Mr Vincient, and,


1 Voted that the surplus revenue be brot home and divided according to the Population.


2ª Voted that the Town Treasurer be the agent to bring the Money home and deposit it in his office


3d Voted that ten dollars be allowed to C G Athearn to take the number of the Inhabitants by the first of April next and make his re- turns to the Select men of sd Town


4 Voted that the Clerk be instructed to notify the Treasurer to call the money home.


Tisbury Jany 16th 1843


Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk


At a legall Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Babtist Vestry in the Village of Holmes Hole on the 17th day of april 1843 for the Choice of Town Officers and the transaction of other necessary Business, Johnathan Luce Jr was chosen Moderator and Par- menas Parsons Town Clerk (sworn) for the ensuing year - on Motion


Voted To adjourn the meeting forthwith to the wharf Store situated on the Beach at the head of the Holmes Hole Harbour Met according to Adjournment and proceeded to the choice of Select Men for the ensuing year the following persons were


578


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted for and chosen Viz


Select Men


Presberry Norton Harriff Mayhew Jeremiah Manter


Voted That the treasurer be also a Collecter of Taxes


Voted for Town Treasurer & collecter of Taxes - Charles Cottle.


Voted. that the discount specified by Law be allowed for the prompt payment of Taxes the ensuing year


Voted. that the Collecter of Taxes receive as a compensation Three pr ct for the collecting of Taxes the ensuing year -


Voted. that the Town Treasurer receive Eight dollars for all servises which he may render whilst acting in the Capacity of Treasuer the ensu- ing year. -


Voted & chose for Examining school Committee for the ensuing year the following persons viz


for Holmes Hole Leroy M. Yale


North Shore Davis Cottle West Tisbury W™ A. Mayhew


Voted for Surveyors of Highways Nathan Smith


(sworn)


Horatio G. Norton (sworn)


Wm H Davis Ulysus P. Luce


Johnathan Athearn


Voted for Constables James D Peakes (sworn)


Alponzo Luce


Voted for Field Drivers Tristam Luce


Chas G. Smith (sworn)


Manuell Joseph


Shubael Weekes Jr


Benjamin F. Smith


Constant Norton


Ulysus P. Luce


Voted for Fence Viewers Tristam Luce


Thos. H Smith George Dunham


Voted for Surveyors of Lumber


William Andrews Wm A Robinson James D. Peekes Davis Look


579


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted for Surveyors of Wood & Bark Ira Dexter


Charles G Smith (sworn)


Voted for Pound Keepers


Presberry Luce Huvvy Luce


Voted for Committee on acounts Thos L. Barrows


Voted That the Town Treasurer be Authorised to Loan the Surplus Revenue unto the Secretary of the Commonwealth for a Term not ex- ceeding Five years at 5 pr ct per Anum.


Voted To Adjourn this Meeting to the 6th of May next at 1 O Clock P. M. then to meet at this same place


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk.


Pursuant to A Legall notice from James D Peekes Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing A Vernire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one Suitable Man of good Morall character to serve at Sª Court as Traverse Jury. (S. Court to be held at Barnstable within and for Sd county of Barnstable & Dukes County on the 9th May 1843 -)


The Select Men and Town Clerk being present at Sd Meeting holden April 28th 1843 drew from the Jury Box the name of Charles Smith, to serve at Sª Court as Traverse Jury


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


Met according to Adjournment May 6th 1843 the Meeting was Call'ª to order by the Moderator and then proceeded to the choice of Town Officers for the ensuing year and also to the transaction of other Important Business - The following persons were Voted for and chosen Select Men viz


Tristram Luce sworn to the office of Select Men & Assessors Eliakim Norton sworn by B. Allen Justice of Peace as appears Wm S Vincent sworn by certificate to the office of Assesor P. Parsons Voted For Town Treasurer Charles Cottle (sworn)


Voted That the Treasurer be appointed A collecter of Taxes


Voted For Prudential School Committee


Alfred Norton North East


Willard Luce Wm H Davis W_ Athearn Chas. West North Holmes Hole


580


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted That the Standing School Committee consult with the Pru- dential Committee in relation to the procuring of Teachers


Voted For Fence Viewers Barnard Luce James Cleavland (sworn)


(sworn)


Voted For pound Keepers


Barnard Luce (sworn)


Hillyard Norton


Voted For Hog Reeves


Chas A Luce Chas G Luce


Voted Surveighers of Highways Sanford Vincent (sworn May 10th) Chas Look


Voted For Constable Wm Andrews


Voted For Field Drivers Huvvy Luce (sworn May 9th) Timothy B Lovell


Voted For surveighers of Lumber James D Peekes (sworn May 9th)


John W. Howland (sworn May 12th) Davis Look


Wª Robinson (sworn May 8th)


For County Treasurer Davis Cottle Two Votes 2


Wm A Mayhew Twenty seven 27


Solaman Athearn One


1


James A Jones One 1


Barnard Luce One 1


Total


32


Voted That the report of the Committee On Accounts be accepted Voted That the sum of Two dollars & thirteen cents Standing against Charles Smith (formauly Collecter of Taxes) be discharged


Voted That the Town Treasurer be Authorisd to employ an Attorney to aid him in collecting debts now due the Town


Voted That the Town Treauser consult an Attorney as regards the Legality of the Bonds that have been given by delinquent Collecters


Voted That Charles Smith be a Committee on part of the Town and Thos Barrows on the part of Eliakim Norton to make deposal Of A charge Of Thirty two dollars now Standing against Sd Norton formally Collecter of Taxes - & report forthwith


Voted That Thos. Bradley be Agent for the Town to present before the above committee Information respecting the aforsaid claim


581


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


- Voted That the sum of Nine hundred dollars ($900) be raisd for the support of The Towns poor & for Incidentall charges


Voted That the sum of Five hundred & fifty dollars be raisd for sup- port of Public Schools.


The Committee on the case of Eliakim Norton report that they have decided that Sd Norton pay to the Town the sum of Eighteen dollars & be discharged from the before Mentiond claim Mr Norton agrees to this dission


Voted That the sum of Two hundred dollars be raisd for the the re- pairs of High Ways Town Ways & Bridges


Voted That the Town Treasurer with the advice & consent of the select Men Loan out the surplus Revenue unto Individuals in sums not exceeding Five hundred dollars on good security


Voted That Guide Boards be erected in the Town of Tisbury under the direction of the select men


Voted That the poor of the Town be entrusted to the Care of no per- son who is not an Inhabitant of the Town of Tisbury


Voted That the report of the School Committee be Accepted


Voted That the Meeting ajourn without day


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


Pursuant to A Notice from James D Peekes Constable of Tisbury and by his producing a Vernire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, The Select Men and Town Clerk Assembled at the House of Par- menas Parsons to draw from the Jury Box Six good & Lawful Men to serve as Grand Jurors & five Men who are of like qualification to serve as Traverse Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth within and for the County of Dukes County to be holden at Edgartown on the last Monday of May 1843 - The following persons were legally drawn May 13th


Grand Jurors Franklin Gray Asa Johnson


Timothy Luce Nathan Mayhew


David Smith Tristam Luce Jr


Traverse Jury Frederick Smith Eliakim Norton


Hiram Dexter Thomas Barrows


John Holmes


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


582


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


At a Legall town Meetting holden on the 31st of May 1843 at the Wharf Store Situated on the long Beach in Holmes Hole for the purposes specified in the warrant. The following Votes were passd in the affirm- ative


Voted For Moderator Presbury Norton


Voted That the Town take measures to provide a Habitation for Mr John Lewess who has called upon the Town for assistince


Voted That the Select Men are Authorisd to procure a Habitation for the said J. Lewess at the expence of the Town


Voted That the Select Men are also Authorisd to appropriate any money that is not now appropriated belonging to the Town and if neces- sary hire such sum as will be sufficient, to carry into execution the fore- going Vote


Voted To adjourn without day -


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


Pursuant to a Legal Notice from James D Peakes Constable of Tis- bury the Select Men and Town Clerk assembled at the Town Clerks office on the 6 " of Sept 1843 for the purpose of drawing from the Jury Box four good and Lawfull Men to serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth to be holden at Edgartown on the last Monday of September 1843


The following persons were accordingly drawn


Peter Norton Edmund Cottle Truman Allen Jr Presberry Luce Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


At a Legall Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in Elections. for Govenor Lieutenant Governor Senators and Representatives in General Court holden at the Union Wharf Store in the Town of Tisbury on Monday the 13 " of Nov A D 1843 at 9 O. Clock A M being the Second Monday of Sd Month and the Sixty years of the Independence of the United States -


Said Inhabitants being assembled for the purpose of giving in their Votes for Govenor Lieut. Gov & Senator for Dukes and Nantucket County and Representative to General Court to be holden on the first wednesday of Jany Next and also to bring in their Votes for a Repre- sentative to the Congress of the United States for District No. Ten Gave in their Votes as follows


583


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Marcus Morton ninety


90


For Gov" George N. Briggs


Sixty Eight 68


Samuell E. Sewall


fourteen


14


Leut Govr John Reed Sixty Seven


67


William Jackson fourteen


14


Henry Childs Ninety


90


Senator for William Bunker


ninety


90


Dukes & Nant


Benjamin Davis fourteen


14


couny


Obed Barney


Sixty Seven


67


Votes Sampson Perkins


Eighty nine


89


For Representive Joseph Grinnell Sixty five


65


to Congress for


Caleb Belcher


thirteen


13


Districk No 10 John Reed


One


1


Ballots 168


Voted To send a Representative to represent this Town in the next General Court to be holden in Boston on the fourth Wednesday of Jany next - after Balloting a number of times and not being able to Effect any Choice I was.


Voted To adjourn the meeting without day


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden in the Wharf Store in Holmes Hole on the 13th day of November 1843 to See if the Town will Vote hereafter to hold the Meetings for the choice of Electors for the President and Vice President of the United States and Members of Congress alternately in the eastern and Western parishes It was


Voted 1st To Choose a Moderator to preside at Said Meeting Johna- than Luce, was according Chosen


Voted 2ª That the (before Mentioned subject) be postponed untill the next Anuall Meeting then and there to be brought up for further con- sideration


Voted 3ª To adjourn without day


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


Personally appeard before me Thos N. Hillman and took the oath prescribd by Law as a collector of Taxes for the Town of Tisbury in the place of W Andrews deceasd


PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk


584


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


A legall Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury was holden in the Wharf Store at Holmes Hole on the 13th day of Nov 1843 at 1/4 past 3 O. Clock P M for the following purpose Viz To See if the Town will Vote to remonstrate against the petition of Richard Flanders and others in relation to the laying out a County Road. and also to choose a Moderator to preside at Sd Meeting - After reading the Warrant


Voted & Chose Jonathan Luce Moderator -


Voted To adjourn the Meeting without day -


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk.


At a legall Meeting of the qualified Voters Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Wharf Store in the Village of Holmes Hole on Monday the 27th day of November 1843 for the purpose of bringing in there Votes for One Representative to represent the Town of Tisbury in the Next General court after one Ballotting and no Choice being effected It was movd & Seconded that the Meeting ajourn without day. to be determind by the yeas & nays of the House - A Majority being in favour of the adjournment. It was declared A Vote & the Meeting adjournd accordingly


Attest PARMENAS PARSONS


At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Baptist meeting House in the village of West Tisbury on the first day of April 1844. for the choice of Town Officers and transacting other necessary business Charles Smith was Chosen Moderator & Alphonso D Luce Town Clerk (sworn) for the ensuing year. on motion


Voted to keep open the Polls for County Treasurer untill one o clock PM


Voted to lay the anual Report of the select Men on the table to be called up and acted upon at the adjournment of this Meeting


Voted to accept the list of the persons for jurors as prescribed by the Select Men


Voted and chose for William A Mayhew


Select Men George Dunham sworn


Alfred Norton


Voted that the Select Men act as assesors and overseers of the Poor


Voted that the town Treasurer be allowed eight dollars for his services


Voted and chose Parmenas Parsons Town Treasurer


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


585


Votes for County for William A Mayhew Sixty one 61


Treasurer were for Charles Smith


One 1


62


Voted - to hear the report of the School Committee which was ac- cordingly read and accepted


Voted to accept the bills of W- A Mayhew and Davis Cottle 10,,00


51,00


$1500


for services rendered as school Committee


Voted for School Committee Wm A Mayhew - S. E.


M. P. Butler - H. H.


Davis Cottle ~ N. S


Voted for surveyers of Highways


Chas Smith for E. district sworn


Wm S Vincent S - Do (sworn)


Wm N. Gray 66 NW - Do


Eliakim Norton " North - Do


Chas Look " N. W. -- Do


Voted that the surveyers of highway have no extry pay


Voted for Constables Thos N. Hillman „sworn// Jabez Luce


Voted for Pound Keepers Bernard Luce (sworn)


Thos N. Hillman


Voted for Fence Viewers Bernard Luce sworn


Jas Look sworn


Jas Cleaveland sworn


Shubal Luce


Chas Look


Voted for surveyers of Lumber


Jas D. Peakes sworn


Jn.º. W. Howland


Davis Look


John Lumbert


Voted for field drivers


M. P. Butler Natham Smith Hovey Luce


586


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted for surveyers of Wood & Bark


Bartlett Allen sworn


Ira Dexter


Voted for Hog Reaves Henry Mantor Sylvanus Mantor John Hursell Isaac Daggett


Voted that the sum for collecting taxes be set at auction


Voted that Bartlett Allen be and was chosen collecter of Town taxes at 3 pr ct by giving Bonds „Sworn,,


Voted to appropriate so much of the surplus revenue as is required to take up the Towns Notes


Voted to appropriate such a quantity of the surplus revenue as would be required to build a town house


Voted that a committee of five be chosen to define the location of said house the same at the adjourned Meeting


Viz Jas Look


Bernard Luce


Bartlett Allen


Thos Bradley Alfred Norton


Voted the eleventh article in the warrant be indefinately postponed


Voted that the Select men lay out a road in the village of Holmes Hole Beginning at the town road and leading to the county road


Voted that Richard G Luce Thos Bradley & Thos Barrows be a com- mittee to assist the Select Men in laying out said road


Voted that Chas Cottles Bill be laid over to the adjournment


Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the last monday in April at 1 oclock P M at this House


Attest ALPHONSO D. LUCE Town Clerk


At a legal meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Tisbury holden at the baptist meeting house in the western Parish April 26- 1844 for the purpos of Voting for one special County commissioner the whole number of Votes given in were five for Bartlett Allen five 5


Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing a vernire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Barnstable to draw one Suitable Man of good Moral character to serve at Sª Court as Travers Juror said Court to be holden at Barn-


587


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


stable within and for (Sd County of Barnstable & Dukes County on the day of May 1844)


The Select men and Town Clerk being present at Sd meeting holden April 26# 1844 drew from the jurors Box the name of Shubael Weeks 2ª to Serve at Sª Court as Travers juror


Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk


Personally appeared Geo. Dunham & Alfred Norton before me and took the oath prescribed by law as assessors


Tisbury April 26 - 1844 ALPHº D LUCE Town Clerk


Met according to adjournment April 29. 1844


the meeting was called to order by the Clerk and William Davis chosen moderator


Voted & chose Alphonso D Luce Town Treasurer sworn


Voted for Prudential School Committee William Athearn for S. E. District


James Look " S Do


William H Davis " N. W. Dc


Alfred Norton " N. E Do


Bartlett Allen " H Hole S Do


John Holmes


" N Do


Voted for Surveyer of Highway Shubel Weeks 2ª


Voted and chose for field drivers


Thomas Cathcart (sworn)


Samuel Thompson (sworn)


Ge.º Dunham


Zephaniah Bennett


Jas. D Peaks,, (sworn)


Moses T Cromwell


Voted and chose for Surveyer of Lumber Wm A Robinson


Voted and chose for Constables Jas D Peakes sworn Alph. D Luce sworn


Voted and chose for Hog Reaves Alphonso D Luce Asa Johnson


Voted to raise the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) for the support of public Schools


588


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted to balance the Treausers books in account with Jas. D Peakes Collecter for the year 1835


Voted that the account with John Cottle for the year 1835 standing against Jas D Peakes for which he has vouchers be eraced and balanced


Voted that the account standing against George Athearn be also Balanced


Voted that one thousand dollars ($1000.) be raised for the Support of poor and incidental charges


Voted that two hundred dollars [$200,) be raised for the repairs of Highways


Voted to reconsider the votes passed at the anual meeting relative to appropriating certain sums of the surpluss revenue for building a town house and taking up the town notes


Voted that the surpluss revenue now in the possession of the town be divided among the several School districts according to the population for the purpose of Education


Voted that each district transmit to the clerk a list of the inhabitance in sd district before the first day of July next with their names written at full length


Voted the prudential School committee be officers for the above pur- pose


Voted that the Select men divide the Surpluss revenue among the several districts by the first of August 1844


Voted to Allow Charles Cottle ten dollars ($10.) for services in tak- ing care of the surplus revenue


Voted that the Select men be directed to erect Guide board in the town of Tisbury


Voted to remit the taxes of Thos. Waldrons Est an of Elisha Dunham


Voted that the Select men dispose of the poor according to their judgment


Voted to adjourn


Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk


Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing a vernire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the select men assembled at the baptist meeting house in the west parish to draw from the jurors Box six good and lawful men to serve as Grand jurors and five men of like qualifications to serve as Traverse Jurors at the court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth


589


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


within and for the County of Dukes County to be holden at Edgartown on the last monday of May 1844 the following persons were legally drawn


May 11th 1844 Grand Jurors


Charles Baxter Charles West


Hovey Luce Jonathan Athearn


Charles Luce Charles G Athearn


Traverse Jurors Ge.º. W Cleaveland


William A Robinson


Theodore Luce


Washington Adams


Shubael Luce


Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk


Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury the select men and Town Clerk assembled at the selectmen's office on the 23 day of September 1844 for the purpose of drawing from the jurors Box five good & lawful men to serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of common Pleas of this Commonwealth to be holden at Edgartown on the last monday of Said month the following persons were accordingly drawn Robert Athearn David Nickerson William Look Harriph Mayhew and Charles A Luce


Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk


At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections for Governor Lieu Gov- erner and Senator & representative in General Court, holden at the bap- tist meeting house in the west parish on Monday the 11th of Novembr 1844 at 11 oclock A M being the Second monday of Sd month S.ª inhab- itants did then & there give in their votes as follows


For Governor Ge.º. Bancroft


ninety six 96


Ge .. N Briggs


eighty six 86


Samuel E Sewell


twelve 12


194


For Lieu Govr


Henry H Childs ninety seven


97


John Reed


eighty five 85


William Jackson


twelve


12


194


590


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


For Senator for Nantucket


Walter Hillman ninety seven


William Mitchael eighty five 85


& Dukes Co


Oliver C Gardner


twelve 12


194


For Representative


Edward Green ninety six


96


to Congress 1 Joseph Grinnell eighty five 85


Caleb Belcher 10


10


For Electors at large


Gayton P Osgood of Andover eighty nine


S. C. Allen of Northfield eighty nine


Abbot Laurence of Boston


eighty three


Lewis Strong of Northampton


Joel Hayden of Williamsburg


Eight


John G Whittier of Amesbury For District


No 1 Charles G Greene eighty nine Nathan Appleton eighty three


Timothy Gilbert eight


No 2 Ebenezer H Stacy John P Allen Nathan D Chase


of Goucester Eighty nine " Manchester Lynn eighty three eight


No 3 Hiram Plummer


of Haverhill


Homer Bartlett of Lowell


Willard Brown of Do


of Charleston


Do


ninty eight eighty three eight eighty nine


No 5 J S C Knowlton Chas Allen of Do eighty three Phineas Crandall of Do eight eighty nine


No 6 H G. Newcomb William B Calhoun John Dickerson Jr


No 7 Orrin Sage Chauncy B Rising Edward Caselle of Williamstown


of Blantford eighty nine


of Worthington eighty three eight


eighty nine eighty three eight


No 4 Charles Thompson Abram R Thompson of John Fletcher


of Acton


of Worcester


of Greenfield


" Springfield eighty three " Amherst eight


97


191


591


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


No 8 Dr Antemas Brown of Medford


eighty nine


Elijah Vose of Dorchester


eighty three


Jesse Wheaton of Dedham


eight


No 9


William Baylies of West Bridgwater


eighty three


Peter H Pierce


of Middleboro


eighty nine


Laban M Wheaton of Norton


eight


No 10 John H Shaw


of Nantucket eighty nine


Seth Crowell


of Dennis eighty three


Gilbert Richmond of New Bedford eight


For Representative to Gen. Court


Matthew P Butler ninty six chosen Adjourned


Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Union wharf Store on the 7th day of April 1845 for the choise of Town Officers and Transacting other necessary business Bartlett Allen was chosen Moderater & Henry Bradley Town Clerk (sworn) for the en- suing year, - on Motion -


Voted, To chose the selectmen on single ballot


George Dunham sworn


Voted, and Chosen for Select Men Alfred Norton sworn Wª A Mayhew sworn


Voted the Select men act as overseers of the poor


Voted, and Chose Alphonso Luce, Town Treasurer


Voted that the Town Treasurer be allowed Eight Dollars for his services


Voted that the collector be allowed 23/4 per cent on all Moneys paid into the Tresur


Voted that the Discount of 6 per cent for 30 days 4 per cent for 60 days & 2 per cent for 120 days be allowed for prompt payment of Taxes for the ensuing year


Voted that the Treasurer be Collector


Votes for for Wm A Mayhew Seventy six 76


County Treasurer for Bartlett Allen one


1


Leroy M Yale one. 1


78


Voted for School Committee Leroy M Yale


Edmond Cottle


Wª A Mayhew


592


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted for Surveyer Nathan Smith sworn


of High Way Wª S Vincent sworn


Wm Chase sworn


Chas Cottle


Chas Look


Voted for Constable Thos N Hillman sworn


James D Peaks sworn


Voted for Pound Keepers Barnard Luce


(sworn)


William Norton (sworn)


Voted for Fence Vewers


Charles Look


Trestram Luce (sworn)


Davis Cottle


Zepheniah Bennett (sworn) James Cleaveland (sworn)


Voted for Surveyers William A Robinson


(sworn)


of Lumber John W Howland (sworn)


James D Peaks


(sworn)


Charles Luce


(sworn)


Nathaniel N Peaks


Davis Look (sworn)


Voted for Field Drivers Moses T. Cromwell


sworn


Dennis Dexter


sworn


Nathan Smith


Hovey Luce sworn


James A Jones


Edward West sworn




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