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Rodolphus Crocker
Wm B. Mayhew
J. Whelden Holmes
Alexander Newcomb
Chas. Dillingham
Arnold Crowell
James Mayhew
Franklin Grey
Timothy Luce
John F. Robinson
Thomas Robinson
David Tilton
Henry Bradley
John C. Cannon
John Holmes Jr
James L. Luce
Foster H. Jenkins
Tisbury July 21/59
DAVID SMITH
JOHN D. ROTCH
LOT LUCE
Select Men of Tisbury
a true copy
Attest WH B. MAYHEW Town Clerk
Nathan Mayhew
Lot Luce
Peleg Barrows
Obed Nickerson
765
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The Select Men and Town Clerk Met at the Select Mens office on the 8 !! day of Sep 1859 and drew from the juror box the following names to serve as Traverse Jurors at the Superior Court to be holden at Edgar- town on the last Monday in
At 2 o'clock P. M.
1
Joseph Luce David Smith
Gustavus L. West R W. Crocker Lorenzo Smith
WH B. MAYHEW Town Clerk
To Richard L Hursel Constable of the Town of Tisbury Greeting You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified as the constitution requires to assemble at the Dukes County Academy in West Tisbury on Tuesday the Eighth day of Nov next at Ten o clock in the forenoon to give in their votes as follows Viz
1st For Govornor and Lieut Govornor of this commonwealth, Sec- ratary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, Councillor for Dist. No Eight, - One Senator for the Island District One Representative for the County of Dukes County Dist No 1 to represent them in the next General Court of this Commonwealth and a Dist Attorney for the Southern Dist of this Commonwealth All on one ballot
2ª For Sheriff Commissioner of Insolvency One County Commissioner from the Town of Edgartown, and Two Special Commissioners for the County of Dukes All on one ballot And you are diected to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two or more public places in said Town Seven days at least before the time of holding said Meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereof to the select Men at the time and place of Meeting aforsaid
Given under our hands at Tisbury this Twenty Eighth day of October in the year One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty-nine
DAVID SMITH Select Men
LOT LUCE $ of Tisbury
A true copy
Attest WN B. MAYHEW Town Clerk
766
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified and warned the inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified as herein expressed to assemble at the time and place for the purposes herein mentioned by posting up three attested copies of such warrant at three public and conspicuous places in said Town on the Twenty-ninth day of Oct. 1859
RICHARD L HURSEL ' Constable of Tisbury
A true copy Attest WM B. MAYHEW Town Clerk
Met at the time and place specified in warrant The Warrant was read and poles declared open
Voted that the Polls be kept open until Three o'clock P. M.
At 33/4 oclock P. M. Voted that the Polls be closed Public declara- tion made of votes as follows viz
For Govornor
Whole Number of ballots One Hundred and seventy
Nathaniel P. Banks of Waltham Thirty Seven 37
Benj F Butler of Lowell Eighty four 84
George N. Briggs of Pittsfield Forty nine 49
For Lieut Govornor Whole No One hundred and seventy Eliphalet Trask of Springfield Thirty seven 37
S. C. Bemis of Springfield Eighty four 84
Increase Sumner of Barrington Forty nine 49
For Secty of State 170
Whole no of ballots One Hundred and seventy
Oliver Warner of North Hampton Thirty Seven 37
Sam! W. Bowerman of Adams Eighty four 84
Benjamin L. Allen Boston Forty-nine 49
For Treasurer & Receiver General Whole Number of ballots One Hundred and Seventy 170
Mosses Tenny of Georgetown Thirty seven 37
George Dennett of Boston Eighty four 84
Charles Kimball of Ipswich Forty nine 49
For Auditor of Accounts
Whole Number of ballots One Hundred and seventy 170
Charles White of Worcester Thirty seven 37
James E. Easterbrook Worcester Eighty four 84
James W. Sever of Boston Forty Nine 49
767
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
For Attorney General Whole number of ballots One Hundred and Seventy 170
D. H. Mason of Dedham Eighty four 84
Stephen H. Phillips of Salem Thirty seven 37
Henry Morris of Forty nine 49
Counciller for Dist No 8 - Whole no of ballots One Hundred 100
C. F. Swift of Yarmouth Thirty five 35
Thomas Robinson of Tisbury Forty four 44
Obed Swain of Nantucket Twenty-one 21
For District Attorney for the Southern District Whole number of ballots One Hundred and fifty four 154
Edwin L Barney of New Bedford Forty four 44
George Marston of Barnstable One Hundred and ten 110
For Senator for Island District
Whole number of ballots One Hundred and twenty five 125
Ichabod N Luce of Edgartown Thirty three 33
Daniel Cleveland of Tisbury Sixty six 66
Walter Hillman of Tisbury Twenty six 26
For Representative for Dist No 1 Whole number of ballots One Hundred and seventy four 174
Samuel Osborn of Edgartown Fourteen 14
Alexander Newcomb of Tisbury One Hundred and Forty three 143
John H. Pease of Edgartown Sixteen
16
J. W. Holmes of Tisbury One
1
For Sheriff
Whole number of ballots One Hundred and fifty six 156
Isiah D. Pease of Edgartown One Hundred and forty three 143
James L Barrows of Edgartown Thirteen 13
For county Commissioner
Whole No of ballots One Hundred and forty seven 147
Benjamin Davis of Edgartown One Hundred and Eleven 111
Abram Osborn of Edgartown Thirty three 33
Joseph V. Kelly of Edgartown Two 2
Samuel Osborn of Edgartown One 1
For Two Special Commissioners for Dukes County Whole number of ballots Two Hundred and Eighty seven 287 Job Gorham of Tisbury Thirty one 31
768
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Smith Mayhew of Chilmark Thirty one 31
Austin Smith of Chilmark Eighty seven 87
John W. Mayhew of Chilmark Twenty six 26 Benj Luce of Edgartown Twenty two 22
Tristram Cleveland of Edgartown Eighty five Benj Manter of Chilmark Two 2
85
Jonª Luce of Tisbury Two 2
C. C. Downs of Tisbury One 1
For Commissioner of Insol vency
Whole number of ballots One Hundred and twenty nine 129
Theadore G. Mayhew of Edgartown Ninety one 91
Charles Smith of Tisbury Twenty three 23
David Davis of Edgartown Fifteen 15
At seven oclock and forty five minutes P. M. Voted to adjourn with- out day
WM B. MAYHEW Town Clerk of Tisbury
At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of Repre- sentative District No 1. in the County of Dukes County qualified to vote in elections assembled in their several Meetings on Tuesday the eighth day of November in the year 1859 at Ten o clock A. M. and gave in their votes for a Representative to the General Court and the same being sorted, counted, recorded and declared in said open Meeting as by law required were as follows
The whole number of ballots given in for said Representative was Five Hundred and twenty three 523
And were for the following persons viz
Alexander Newcomb of Tisbury had Two Hundred and Ninety four 294
Samuel Osborn of Edgartown had
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One Hundred and Seventy 170
John H. Pease of Edgartown had Fifty nine 59
Dated at BERNARD C. MARCHANT Town Clerk of Edgartown
Chilmark WM B. MAYHEW
Tisbury
Nov 9,, 1859 JAMES N. TILTON 66 Chilmark
A true Copy Attest WM B MAYHEW
Town Clerk of Tisbury
769
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The Select Men of Tisbury Met at their office on Thursday Nov 23 1859 and drew from the Jury Box the names of Gilbert Brush and Timothy Luce to serve as Traverse Jurors at the Supreme Judicial Court of this Commonwealth to be holden at Barnstable within and for said County of Barnstable and for Dukes County on Tuesday the Sixth day of December next
Tisbury Nov 23ª 1859
DAVID SMITH Selectmen of
JOHN D ROTCH Tisbury
A true Copy
Attest WM B. MAYHEW Town Clerk of Tisbury
To Richard L Hursel a 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 an warn the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury quali- fied by law to Vote in town affairs to assemble at the Capawock hall in said Town on Monday the twenty Sixth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty at 9 oclock in the fornoon to act on the following articls to Wit
Article 1st to choose a moderator to preside in said meeting
2ª To choose all necessary Town officers for the ensuing year
3ª To hear the anual report of the Selectmen and other officers and act thereon
Article 4th To see if the town will grant and raise such sums of money as may be necessary for the maintainance and support of schools and the poor and the repairs of roads and Bridges and to defray all other town charges for the ensuing year
Article 5th To see if the town will appoint a committe to advise and recommend the best measure for supporting the poor of said town agree- able to the petition of Charles Smith and others
6 th To act on any other business that may legaly come before said meeting And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up Attested Copies therof at two or more public places in said Town four- teen days at least before the day of said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings theron to the town Clerk at the time and place of meeting
Given under our hands at Tisbury this 9th day of March A D 1860 DAVID SMITH ? Selectmen
LOT LUCE S of Tisbury
770
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury March 26 1860
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified and warned the inhabitants of said town of Tisbury qualified as therin expresed to assembled at the time and place and for the purpose specified in the warrant by posting up three Attested Copies of such warrant at three public places in said town on the 9th day of March 1860
RICHARD L HURSELL
Constable of Tisbury
A true Copy Attest
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Met at the time and place and for the purpose specified in the warrant
Moderator whole number votes
13
Charles Smith had
13 chosen
Town whole number of Votes 27
Clerk I
Lot Luce had
25 chosen (sworn
Lot Luce declared chosen
qualified and proceeded to duty
Selectmen Whole number of Votes
68
J. W Holmes had
68 declined
Henry Bradley
61 chosen (sworn
William B Mayhew
68 chosen (sworn
2 Balloting whole number of Ballots
58
David Smith had
44 chosen sworn
Thaddeus Luce
5
Matthew P. Butler
1
Edmund Cottle
2
Charles Smith
1
Timothy Luce
1
Voted to accept the report of the Selectmen
Town whole number of Ballots 71
Treasurer
Charles Bradley had
68 chosen sworn
Peleg Barrows
1
David Tilton
1
Chas Smith
1
School
whole number of Ballots
73
Committe
Edmund Cottle had
for 3 years Leonard Luce
64 chosen 9 .
771
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Constable 4
Whole number Votes 62
1
Richard L Hursel had 42 Sworn
James D Peaks 11
Caleb R Lambert “ 1
John Holmes Jr 2
Dennis Luce 1
Joseph S Adams
2
John Robinson
1
Voted to adjourn until 1 oclock P M
Met at 1 o clock
Fish whole number 60
Committee Lot Luce had
33 chosen sworn
E. T T. Smith 15
B F Smith F Smith 1
5
Voted two aditional fish Committe whole numb. 27
B F Smith
22 chosen
Isaac Vincent
15 chosen
Alexander Smith 9 Scattering 2
Voted that the compensation of the fish committe be 5 dollars pr annum Health John Holmes Jr
Committe Doct George T Hough James D Peaks
Thaddeus Luce
Doct W. H. Luce
Voted that there be three surveyors of Highways
Voted Edward T. T. Smith sworn
Theodore Luce sworn Seth Luce sworn
Voted to Choose five field drivers
George M. Peaks chosen | sworn
Thomas Cathcart
chosen
William Norton
chosen
Thomas L Norton
chosen (sworn
Tristram Luce
chosen | sworn
Fence John Johnson chosen
Viewers
Dennis Luce chosen sworn
Tristram Luce chosen (sworn)
772
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pound Timothy B Lovell chosen
keepers Hilyard Norton chosen (sworn
Voted to have two surveyors of lumber
Samuel N. Pease Richard L. Hursell (sworn) Surveyors John C Cannon chosen (sworn
of Timber
Surveyor Gilbert Brush chosen
Wood & Bark James D. Peaks
chosen (sworn)
Sealer of
Weights & Lot Luce chosen (sworn)
Measures
Hog Reeves Jared W. Crowell
chosen (sworn
Joseph Dias
chosen (sworn
George T Hough
Albert West
chosen
Henry C Wade chosen
Overseeors
Matthew P. Butler chosen
of the Poor Eliakim Norton chosen
Theodore Luce chosen
Voted that the overseeors report their doings to this meeting Voted to accept the report of the overseers of the poor
Voted that the board of overseeors of the poor be the committe to advise and reconend the best course for supporting the poor
Voted To raise 2000 dollars for support schools
Voted To raise 1800 dollars for support of the Poor
Voted To raise 400 dollars for repars of Highways
Voted that the money raised for repairs of Highways be assessed the same as other Taxes
Voted reconsider the vote of raising 400 dollars for highways
Voted That a discount be made of 6 pr cent for the prompt payment of Taxes for the first Ninety days after which the collector be instructed to issue a summons on all delinquents for which he will charge 20 cents in addition to the Tax on each and every summons isued by him. and the delinqunts shall pay the addition of 20 cents on his tax and all the Taxes shall be collected and paid into the Treasury at times as the assesors may determine and the final payment to be made by the first day of January A D. 1861
Voted To raise 1000 dollars to pay interest and Town Debt.
773
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted that the collector of Taxes be paid 1 pr cent commission on the collection of Tax Bill
. Voted To reconsider the vote of 1 pr cent for the collection of Taxes
Voted to sell the colection of Taxes to the lowest bidder The collec- tion of Taxes sold to Wendal Crocker at 12 per cent
Voted that Wendel Crocker be collector of Taxes for the ensuing year
Voted to adjourn without day
Then personaly appeared before me Tristram Luce and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as Fence Viewer and Field driver of the Town of Tisbury for the ensuing year
before me
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
March 28th 1860
To Richard L. Hursel
Constable of the Town of Tisbury In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required within three days from date hereof to summons each of the persons herein named to appear before the Town Clerk within seven days of the time you shall give such notice and take the oath of Office by law required
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to me within seven days from the date hereof
Given under my hand this twenty Seventh day of March 1860 LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Take oath) Health Comitte
John Holms Jur
George T. Hough James D Peaks Thaddeus Luce Doct W H Luce M. P Butler
overseers of Poor
Eliakim Norton
Theodore Luce John C Cannon
Surveyor of Timber
Samuel N Pease
" Lumber
Timothy B Lovell
Pound Keeper
William Norton
Field driver
774
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Gilbert Brush
Thomas Cathcart
Surveyor Wood & Bark Field Driver
Tristram Luce
66
Tristram Luce
Fence Viewer
John Johnson
66
B F Smith
Fish Committe
Isac Vincent
66 66
March 29 1860
Agreeable to the within warrant I have notified the persons therein named to appear and take the oath of office as herein directed
RICHARD L HURSEL Constable of Tisbury
Fees 21 .10 2.10
Travel 17m 4cts 68
2.78
Then personaly appeared before me William Norton and made oath to the faithfull performance of his duty as field Driver the ensuing year before me
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
March 30th 1860
Then personaly appeared before me Gilbert Brush and made oath to the faithfull performance of his duty as surveyor of Wood & Bark the ensuing year before me
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
March 31 1860
Then personaly appeared before me George T Hough and made oath to the faithful performance of His duty as health Committee of the town of Tisbury for the ensueing Year before me
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
March 30 1860
Then personaly appeared before me John Holmes Jr and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as health committe of the town of Tisbury for the ensueing year before me
LOT LUCE
April 2 1860
Town Clerk
775
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Then personaly appeared before me Matthew P. Butler and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as overseeors of the poor of the town of Tisbury for the ensuing year before me
April 2 1860
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Then personaly appeared before me Eliakim Norton and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as overseeors of the poor of the town of Tisbury the ensuing year before me -
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
April 2 1860
Then personaly appeared before me B F Smith and mad oath to the performance of his duty as Fish committe for the ensuing year before me
March 31 1860 LOT LUCE Town Clerk
The personaly appeared before me Isac Vincent and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as Fish committe the ensuing year before me
March 31 1860
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Then personaly appeared before me James D. Peaks and made oath to the faithful performance of his duty as Health Committe of the town of Tisbury the ensuing year
April 1st 1860.
LOT LUCE 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 inhabitant of the said town of tisbury qualified by law to Vote in town affairs to assemble at Capawock Hall in said town on Monday the 16th day of april at 10 oclock A. M. to act on the following Articles to Wit
1st To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
2ª To see if the town will accept of a Town way laid out by the selectmen agreeable to the petition of Gilbert Brush and others
3ª To see if the town will allow W. H Davis the privilege of con- structing a gutter or waste way across or under the Town way for the purpose of watering his cattle. He making the same and rendering it safe for Travel at his own expense.
776
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting up attested Copies Thereof at three public places in said Tisbury seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid togeather with your doings thereon.
Given under our hands at Tisbury This seventh day of April A. D. 1860
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen
DAVID SMITH of
W B MAYHEW Tisbury
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April 16 1860
pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified and warned the inhabitants of said town of Tisbury qualified as therein expressed to assemble at the time and place therein mentioned by post- ing up attested Copies in three conspicuous places in said town on the ninth day of April 1861
RICHARD L HURSEL Constable of Tisbury
A true Copy from the original with Constables returns thereon Attest Lor LUCE Town Clerk
Met at the time and place and for the purpose specified in the war- rant Meeting called to order by the town Clerk
Charles Bradley chosen Moderator
Voted That the doings of the selectmen be read to the meeting
Voted To accept the town way as laid out by the Selectmen
Voted To grant the pettition of Wm H Davis to construct a water course under a town way providing he will keep it in repair so that it will not Obstruct or endanger the Travell across said way
Voted To Adjourn without day
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Pursuant to a notice from Richard L Hursel constable of Tisbury and upon his produceing a Venire from the clerk of The Superior court for Dukes County May Term 1860
777
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk met at the Town Clerks office on the Twelfth day of April A D 1860 and drew from the Juror Box the following names. to serve as Grand Jurors at The Superior Court for Dukes County May Term 1860 to be holden at Edgartown on Tuesday the second day of the Term at two oclock in the afternoon of said day
Grand Jurors
Thomas Robinson
Shubal D Smith Washington Adams William H Davis
David Tilton
Nathan Mayhew
And five of like qualification to serve at said court as Travers Jurors John C Cannon
Foster H Jenkins John Holmes Jr Obed Nickerson
Alexander Newcomb
Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Pursuant to notice from Richard L Hursel constable of Tisbury and upon his producing a Venire from the Clerk of the supreme Judicial court to select as the law requires one good and lawfull man to serve as Traverse Juror at the above mentioned Court to be holden at Barnstable and Dukes Counties on the first Tuesday of May A D 1860
The selectmen and Town Clerk met at the capawock Hall on the Sixteenth day of April 1860 and drew from the Juror Box the name of Allen Look to serve as Traverse Juror to serve at said court.
Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Dukes County ss Tisbury April 30. 1860
Then personaly appeared before me this day Henry Bradley W™ B. Mayhew and David Smith and made oath to the faithful performance of their duties as Assessors of the Town of Tisbury the ensueing year
WILLIAM C. LUCE Justice of Peace
A True Copy Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk
778
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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 meet in the capawock Hall on Monday the seventh day of May next at one Oclock in the afternoon, for the purpose of giving in their votes by Ballot for or against the two following articles of Amendment of the Constitution of the Common- wealth.
First Article of Amendment.
Any vacancy in the senate shall be filled by Election (upon the order of a majority of senators Elected) By the people of the unrepsented district.
Second Article of Amendment in case of a vacancy in the counsil from failure of Election or other cause the Senate and House of Repre- sentative shall, by concurrent Vote choose som Eligible person from the people of the district wherein such vacancy to fill that office.
If such vacancy shall happen when the Legislature is not in session the Governor with the advice and consent of the counsil may fill the same by appointment of some Elegible person
Each one of said Articles is to be considered as a distinct Amend- ment to be adopted or rejected in the whole; - and every person quali- fied as aforesaid to Vote may express his opinion on each article as designated by its appropiate number without Specifying in his Ballot the contents of the article and by anexing to each number the word Yes or No: - but the whole must be written or printed on one ballot, in sub- stance as follows
Amendment Article first Yes or No
Amendment Article Second yes or No
And you are required to serve this Warrant by posting up Attested Copies therof at three public places in said Tisbury Seven days at least before the time of holding said Meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant to the Selectmen at the time and place of Meeting aforsaid together with your doings thereon
Given under our hands this Twenty seventh day of Aprill in the Year 1860
HENRY BRADLEY selectmen
DAVID SMITH of Tisbury
a true copy Attest
LOT LUCE
Town Clerk of Tisbury
779
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury May. 7. 1860
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified and warned the inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified as thein expressed to Assemble at the time and place and for the purposes therin mentioned by posting three attested copies of such warrant at three public and conspicous places in said town on the 28th of april 1860
RICHARD L HURSEL
a true copy from the Original
LOT LUCE Town Clerk
Met at the time and place and for the purposes specified in the war- rant read by Chairman of Selectmen and proceed to receive Votes
at 3 oclock in the afternoon the polls were Closed the Votes sorted counted and public declaration of them made in open town meeting and were as follows.
First Article of Amendment Yes Five
Second Article of Amendment Yes Five
Meeting closed at 1/2 past 3 oclock A M Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk
To Richard L. Hursell one of the Constables of the town of Tisbury Greeting
You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town of Tis- bury qualified to Vote in town affairs to assemble in the Capawock Hall on monday the Fourth day of June next at 10 O Clock in the forenoon to act in the following Article To Wit
1st To Chose a moderator to preside at said meeting
2ª To see if the town will adopt any measures to prevent the Trans- portation of Cattle into the town
And you are requested to serve this warrant with your doings theron by posting up Attested Copies thereof at three public places seven days at least before the time of Holding said Meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant to the town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid together with your doings theron.
Given under our hands at Tisbury this twenty fourth day of May in the year 1860
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen
DAVID SMITH of Tisbury
780
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury June 4th 1860
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified and warned the inhabitants of said town qualified as therein expressed to assembel at the time and place and for the purpose therin mentioned by posting up attested copies of such warrant in three public places in said town on the 25th day of May 1860
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