Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 56

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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Ezera Wilkinson of Dedham Fifty Four


John H. Clifford of New Bedford one hundred seventy two 172


For Auditor


Giles H Whiteing of Winchendon Fifty Five 55


Timothy Ingraham of New Bedford Ninty Three 93 -


Chandler R. Ransom of Roxbury Seventy nine 79


For Treasurer


Stedman Buttrick of concord Fifty Five 55


Moses Tenny Jr of Georgetown seventy nine 79


Geo. Foster of Lynn Ninety Three 93


John Sargent of cambridge Twelve For Counsillor. First District


12


Isaac C Taber of New Bedford Fifty Five


Peleg Barrows of Tisbury Ninety Four Geo Howland of Newbedford Seventy nine For District Attorney Southern District Horatio Pratt of Taunton Fifty four Lincoln F Brigham of New Bedford Ninety Three For Senator for Nantucket and Duke Counties Charles P. Swain of Nantucket Fifty Four George Harris of Nantucket one hundred six John H Shaw of Nantucket seventy Nine


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


For Representative to Gen. Court


Henery Manter Seventy


Henery Bradley Ninety three


Leander Daggett Seventy Henery Bradley Elected County Ballots for officers For Sheriff


Isaih D Pease of Edgartown had 135


J. D. Pease of Edgartown Nineteen 19


Samuel Kensengton of edgartown Seventy one 71


James Pent One


For Register of Probate


Cornelius B Merchant of edgartown one hundred fifty five 155


Hebron Vincent of edgartown seventy Four 74


Chas Bradley of Tisbury one


1


Commissioner of Insolvency


Allen Tilton of Chilmark one hundred fifty seven


157


Charles Smith of Tisbury Seventy Two 72


For Clerk of the Courts


R. L. Pease of Edgartown seventy two 72


David Smith of Tisbury one hundred Fifty seven 157


For County Commissioners


Abraham Orsborne of Edgartown one hundred fifty five 155 Benjamin Davis of Edgartown seventy two


For Special Commissioners


Charles G Smith of Tisbury one hundred fifty Four 154


Wm S. Vincent of Tisbury seventy one 71


Richª Flanders of Chilmark one hundred fifty seven 157


James O Lambert of Chilmark seventy one 71


Register of Insolvency


Frederick E Terrell of Edgartown one hundred twenty one 121


F. E Terrell of Edgartown seventeen 17


Gilbert Brush of Tisbury seventy two 72


Voted to adjourn without Day


Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the com- monwealth of Massachusetts in General court assembled


We your pettioners would respectfully represent that they are the sole owners of all the land adjoining that part of the Lagoon Pond above long point so called containing not more than seven Acres of Water your petetioners would respectfuly request your Honourable body to grant them the authority to erect a dam across from said long point and stop the water course now open for the purpose of forming a Hering & Perch fishery with full power to them their heirs and associates to con- struct said Herring & Perch fishery, with all its Benefits leaving to the Public all the right of taking fish from said water as heretofore they possessed consisting of Eels clams of all Kinds and that the petioners their heirs & assigns and associates shall not at any time so raise the water as to cause damage to the meadows adjoining said waters And as in duty Bound will ever pray


BAZE NORTON & OTHERS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Senate Feb 10 1857


On the pettition aforsaid Ordered that the petitioners cause an attested coppy of the afforsaid Petition with this Order thereon to be published in the Vineyard Gazette and served on the Town Clerks of the Town of Edgartown & Tisbury the said publication and service to be Three days at least before the ninth day of March next that all persons interested may then appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer of said petetions should not be granted


Sent down for concurence P. L Cox Clerk


in the hous of representatives Feb 11th 1857 Concurred


WILLIAM STOWE Clerk


A true attest


P. L. Cox Clerk of the Senate.


A true copy


Attest Lor LUCE


Town Clerk


Recorded March 4th 1857


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Tisbury S. S. To either of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting


I. the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at the old Baptist meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the 6th day of April next at 10 oclock P. M. then and there to act on the following articles


1st To chose a Moderator to preside in said meeting


2ª To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.


3ª To hear the annual report of the Selectmen and act thereon


4th To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same


5th To determine the manner of repairing the high ways Town ways and Bridges the year ensuing


6th To see if the Town will vote that the office of the Town Clerk shall hereafter be located in the village of Holmes Hole agreeable to the Petition of Moses Brown and others,


7th To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to furnish the Town Clerks Office with suitable Book Cases and other necessary apper- tenances agreeable to the Petition of Moses Brown and others


8th To see if the Town will continue their School Districts


9th To see if the Town will make and adopt buy Laws concerning the licencing, regulating and restraining of dogs agreeable to the petition of Edward Harding and others


10th To see what action the Town will take uppon the Petition of Thos Robinson and others in regard to the liquor agency


11th To see if the Town will discontinue the road commencing at Tashmaw hill and terminating at the high Woods known by the name of the back road


12 To see if the Town will discontinue so much of the road leading from West Tisbury to Holmes Hole commencing on the new road near Pine Hill road terminating at the road leading to middle Town so called


And you are directed to serve this warrent by posting up attested coppies thereof at two public Meeting Houses in the said Town fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of the warrent with your


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS


doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid


Given under our hands this twenty first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven HENRY BRADLEY J. WHELDEN HOLMES Selectmen of Tisbury BARTLETT MAYHEW


I have executed the within Warrent by posting up attested coppies of the same at two of the public Meeting Houses in said Town of Tis- bury as with directed


JAMES D. PEAKS Constable Tisbury


Tisbury April 6th 1857


Met at the time and place and for the purpose specified in fore going Warrant, The Hour was announced the Meeting called the warrant read and the ballots called for by the Clerk for Moderator


Whole number of 20


J Whelden Holmes 19


Charles Bradley 1


J Whelden Holmes was chosen


Votes for Town Clerk


whole number of votes 55


Timothy B. Lovell 21


J. B. Nickerson 15


Lot Luce 14


J D. Rotch 5


Timothy B Lovell declared chosen


Voted to lay 2ª article on Table and take up 3ª Voted to accept report of Selectmen


Voted to take up 2ª article Votes for Selectmen


Thomas Barrows 2


Franklin Luce 3


Bartlet Mayhew 2ª 58


Henry Manter 53


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


J Whelden Holmes


15


Henry Bradley 32


Edmond Cottle 16


Job Gorham


1


Charles Smith 7


Bartlet Mayhew Henry Manter and Henry Bradley declared chosen


Votes for Treasurer Charles Bradley 45 Gilbert Brush 2


Charles Bradley declared chosen sworn


Voted to adjourn intil half past one


Met according to adjournment Votes for School Committee


Mathew P. Butler 41


chosen


Richard G Luce 33


chosen


Edmond Cottle


10


Daniel A Cleveland 15


James Mayhew


24 . chosen


S. A. Thomas


1


J Whelden Holmes 3


Constables


Richard Hursell


41 sworn


J. D. Peaks 15


Richard Hursell declared chosen Fish Committee


Lot Luce 35


Benjamin F Smith 35


Josiah Cleveland 35


Surveyors of High Ways


Constant C Downs sworn


Theodore Luce


M. P. Butler


sworn


Charles H Swift


sworn


Fence Viewers


Obed Nickerson


James Cottle


Bartlet Mayhew


sworn


Field Drivers John A. Swain


sworn


William Rogers


sworn


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Thomas L Norton sworn


Asa R Luce sworn


Benjamin Cleveland sworn


Surveyors of


John F. Robinson


sworn


Lumber John W. Howland Joseph T. James Hervy Weeks


Surveyor of


Wood & Bark Dennis Luce sworn


Hog Reeve John Johnson


Pound Keepers Hilyard Norton sworn


Thomas Merry sworn J Whelden Holmes David Smith


Health Committee R K Jones


Wm H Luce Charles Smith


Voted That the Treasurer of the Town be receiver of Taxes for one and half pr cent


Voted That the fourth article be laid on Table


Voted To chse Overseers of Poor


Overseers of Charles Smith


Poor Alfred Norton W! H. Luce.


Voted That the compensation of Overseers of Poor be five dollars per year


Voted To take up fourth article


Voted To raise twelve hundred dollars for support of Schools


Voted To raise three hundred dollars for incidential expences


Voted To raise one thousand dollars for support of Poor Voted To raise six hundred dollars in addition for Support of Poor Voted To raise four hundred dollars for repairs of Highways Voted To raise two thousand dollars to pay Town debt Voted That the sixth article be rejected


Voted That the seventh article be rejected


Voted That ninth article be rejected


Voted That tenth article be rejected


Voted To discontinue road commencing at Tashmaw hill and termi- nating at high Woods


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted To discontinue the road leading from new County Road to the road lading to Middle Town so called


. Voted That this meeting be adjourned with day Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


County of Dukes County s s April 9th 1857


Henry Bradley of Tisbury and said County having been duly elected one of the selectmen of said Town of Tisbury for the currend year per- sonaly appeard and made Solemn oath that he will faithfully perform all the duties of said office according to his best skill and discretion


Before me D. A. SIMMONS Justice of the Peac


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Town Clerk


Pursuant to a notice from Richard Hursel Constable of the Town of Tisbury and uppon his prodicing Venire from the Clerk of the Supream Judicial Court to select as the law requires one good and lawful man to serve as a Travers Juror at the above named Court to be holden at Barn- stable within and for the Counties of Barnstable and Dukes county on the first Tuesday in May next.


The Selectmen and Town Clerk meet at the House of Henry Manters on the twentieth day of April 1857 and drew from the Juror Box the name of Richard Thomson to serve as Travers Jurror at said Court


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


Tisbury April 20th 1857


Then personally appeared Henry Bradley Bartlett Mayhew 2ª and Henry Manter and mad Oath to the faithful discharge of Their duty as Assesors of Taxes for the ensuing year before me


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Town Clerk


To Richard L. Hursel Constable of the Toun of Tisbury


You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


qualified as the Constitution requires to vote for Senators and Repre- sentitives in General Court to assemble at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on the first day of May next at Ten o clock in the forenoon for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for or against three articles, of amendment of the Constitution of this Common- wealth submitted to the People for their approval or rejection approve the eight day of April one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven


And You are directed to serve this warrant by posting Attested copies there of at two of the public Meeting Houses in East and West Tisbury seven days at least before the time of holding the afore said


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid Tisbury April 15 1857


BARTLETT MAYHEW 2D Selectmen


HENRY MANTER S of Town of Tisbury


Attest TIMº B. LOVELL


Town Clerk


At a legal meeting held at the Oald Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury May 1st 1857 agreeable to the instruction of Secretary of the Commonwealth then and there they Voted on the Constitutional Amend- ments as follows


Article first whole number 30; 2 yeas


28 Nays


Article second whole number 30


4 yeas


26 Nays


Article third whole number 29 5 yeas


24 Nays


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Town Clerk


To Richard L. Hursel


Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the said Town of Tisbury qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the Old Baptist


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Meeting House in West Tisbury in said Town on the first day of May next at twelve O Clock noon to Act on the following Articles (to wit)


· Article 1st To choose a Moderator


2ª To see if the Town will grant and raise the sum of four hundred dollars more or less for the support and maintainance of public schools in addition to the twelve hundred dollars appropriated at the last anual Town Meeting for said purpose Agreeable to the pitition of Leander West and others


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up Attested coppies thereof at two of the Meeting Houses one in East and West Tisbury fourteen days at least before the time of holding said meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Said Meeting aforesaid


Given under our hands this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred fifty seven


BARTLETT MAYHEW 2D ) Selectmen of HENRY MANTER S Tisbury


At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of raising School money agreeable to the peti- tion of Leander West and others


1 Chose Henry Bradley Moderator


2ª Voted not to raise money in addition Whole number of Votes 29


Against raising money 16 in favour 13


Meeting Adjournd without day Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


Persuant to the Instructions of the within warrant I have notified Inhabitants of the Town Tisbury qualified to Vote in Town affairs, to meet at the time and and for the purposes therein specified


RICHARD L HURSEL


Constable of Town of Tisbury


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Town Clerk


726


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Tisbury S.S.


To Richard L Hursel Constable of Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in town affairs to meet at the Oold Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Friday the first day of May next at 1 O clock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following Articles


1 To chose a moderator to preside in said meeting


2 To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors selected and posted up by the board of the select men according to law


And you are directed to serve this Warrant by Posting up Attested coppies thereof at two of the Public Meeting Houses in the said Town seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid


Given under our hands this Twentieth day of April in the year one Thousand eight hundred and fifty seven


HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen


HENRY MANTER of Tisbury


Pursuant to the Instructions of the within warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Town affairs to mett at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified RICHARD L HURSEL Constable of Town of Tisbury


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purposes specified in the Warrant


1st chose Henry Bradly Moderator


2ª Voted to accept the following names as Jurors


The following is a list of Jurors selected by the board of Selectmen to be accepted or rejected at a legal Town Meeting warned on the first day of May next of that purpose


Tisbury April 20th 1857


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Frederick Manter Alfred Norton Hiram Nye Allen Look


Thomas West Thaddeus Luce Shubael D Smith


James Gray Obed Nickerson


Calvan R. Tilton Theodore Luce Richard Thompson Charles Bradley


Charles B. Allen


John D. Rotch


Thomas Walrond


Eliakim Norton


John Johnson Jr


Peleg Barrows Dennis Luce


Davis Look


Davis Cottle


Walter Hillman


John F Robinson


Edmond Cottle


Richard G Luce


Charles Lambert


Jared Vinson Peter Manter


Timothy B. Lovell


Shubael Weeks


Charles G Smith


Thomas Robinson


David Smith


William C Luce


Abraham Anthony


Bayse Norton Joseph B. Nickerson William Norton


Henry Bradley


John W Howland


Benjamin Merry


Bartlett Pease Jr


Charles M Luce


Wendell Crocker


Charles Holmes


Charles D Allen


Henry Manter Edward Harding


Josiah H Vincent Joseph Luce


Stephen Luce Jr


Timothy Luce


Bartlett Mayhew 2ª


Wendell Luce


Attest


TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Toun Clerk


Pursuant to a notice from Richard L Hursel Constable of the Town of Tisbury and uppon his producing a venire from the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas the Selectmen assembled at Henry Manters on the fifteenth day of May 1857 and drew from the Juror Box six good and


Lenard Luce


William Athearn


Thomas Barrows


John W Athearn


Isaac L Vincent


Richard L. Hursel


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Lawful men as the Law directs to serve as Grand Jurors and five of like qualifications to serve as Travers Jurors at the Court of Common 'Pleas to be holden at Edgartown within and for the County of Dukes County on the last Monday of May inst


The following are the names of Jurors drawn


Grand Jurors Travers Jurors


Thomas Robinson


Leonard Luce


Edward Harding


Stephen Luce Jr


Dennis Luce


Edmond Cottle


Allen Look


Charles M Luce


Charles D Allen


Obed Nickerson


Benjamin Merry


Attest


TIMOTHY B LOVELL Town Clerk


To Richard L Hursell Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the county of Dukes county Greeting : - You are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of said town of Tisbury qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the first of June next at ten oclock in the forenoon to act on the following articles


1st To chose a Moderator to preside at Said meeting


2ª To see if the Town will raise the sum of five hundred dollars or more in addition to the sum of twelve hundred dollars appriated at the Anual Meeting, for the support of Public schools in said Tisbury, and authorise the Treasure to hire the same on the credit of the Town agree- able to the Petition of John A Swain and nine others legal Votes


You are hereby directed to notify and Warn the inhabitants of said Town by posting up attested copies on two of the Public Meeting Houses in said Town fourteen days at least before holding Said Meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of your doings on this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of the Meeting aforesaid


Given under our hands this fifteenth day of May in the year of one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven


HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen of


HENRY MANTER Tisbury


Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Tisbury by posting up two attested copies according as the law directs agreeable to the within warrant


June 1st 1857


RICHARD L. HURSEL


Constable of Tisbury


At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of raising school money agreeable to the petition of John A. Swain and others


1st chose Edmond Cottle Moderator


2ª Voted to raise five hundred dollars in addition to the twelve hun- dred dollars raised at the anual Meeting


Voted to adjourn without day


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


To Richard L Hursel


Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury in Said Town on Wednesday July 1st at 2 Oclock P. M. to act on the following articles (to wit)


Article 1st To chose a Moderator


2ª To See if the Town will reconsider a vote taken at the last Town Meeting for the purpose of raising the sum of five hundred dollars for the further support of town schools the present year agreeable to the petition of Washing Adams and others


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the Meeting Houses one in east and one in West Tisbury fourteen days at least before the time of holding Said Meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting afore Said.


Given under our hands this fifteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred fifty seven


HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen


HENRY MANTER


of


BARTLETT MAYHEW


Tisbury


730


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to meet at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury at two Oclock P. M. to see if the Town will reconsider a vote taken at the last Town Meeting agreeable with the petition


And I have warned the Inhabitants by posting up attested copies one in east an one in West Tisbury according to Law.


RICHARD L. HURSEL counstable of the Town Tisbury


Tisbury July 1st 1857


At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of reconsidering the vote of the last Town Meet- ing agreeable to the Petition of Washing Adams and others


1st Chose William S. Vincent as Moderator to preside over said Meeting


2ª Voted to reconsider the vote of last meeting


3ª Voted to adjourn without day


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


To Richard L. Hursel


Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County


Greeting


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified by Law to Vote in Town affairs to assemble at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury in said Town on the Seventeenth day of August next at two oclock in the afternoon to act on the following articles to wit


Article 1º To Chose a Moderator


2ª To see if the Town will except a private way layed out by the Selectmen in the Town of Tisbury on the thirty first day of July 1857 begining at Nortons Landing so called and terminating at the Indian Lands near Lamberts Cove


3.ª To see what action the Town will take in regard to County Build- ings, agreeable to the petition of James Gray and others


And you are directed to serve this warrant by putting up attested Coppies at three of the Meeting Houses in Tisbury seven days at least before the time of holding said Meeting.


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands this six day of August in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and fifty seven.


HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen of


HENRY MANTER Tisbury


Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in west Tisbury Aug,, 17th 1857 agreeable to the within warrant


RICHARD L. HURSEL Constable of Tisbury


Attest


TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


Met at the time and place appointed for the purpose specified in the warrant and acted on the following articles


1st Made choice of Charles Bradley as moderator whole number of Votes 17 Charles Bradley had 10 Charles Smith 4 Walter Hillman 3


2ª Chose Joseph B. Nickerson Clerk Pro tem whole number votes 7 J. B. Nickerson 6 Charles Bradley 1


3ª Acted uppon seccond article in the warrant


Voted that the privet way be accepted as laid out by the Selectmen divided the House stood 17 for 12 against


Third to se what action the Town will take in regard to County Buildings Voted that Thomas Bradley be Agent and James Gray be assistent agent to act in relation to County Buildings and having Tisbury to be made the shire Town


Attest J. B. NICKERSON Clerk Pro tem


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk


The Selectmen met and drew from the Juror box five good and lawful men to serve as petit Jurors at the Court of Common Please to be holden at Edgartown on the twenteith eight day of September the


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


names of persons were Henry Bradley David Smith Abraham Anthony Eliakim Norton Bayse Norton


Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL


Town Clerk Sept 8 1857


Persuant to a notice from Richard L. Hursell The Town Clerk and Select Men met at the Selectmens Office and drew two good and Lawful men to serve as Jurors to attend the United States Circuit Court to be holden at Boston on the 20th and 27th October 1857 for which purpose John W. Howland was drawn Grand Juror Timothy B. Lovell was drawn Petit Juror




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