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Here of faut not and make due return of this warrant with your closing thereon, to the Town Click of said Brimfield, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this tenth day of Jan. G. D. 1920.
Oun Hicks) Selectmen Placeres B. Brown y J. Halter Brown Brimfield
Hampden KI.
By virtue of the foregoing Hurvant al have notified the inhabitants of said town to meet at the time and place appointed therein, by hosting an attested copy at the Post Office Brimfield, at the Town Hall in Brimfield and by mailing attested cofres to the Post Office at East Burnfield and the Flatun agent at West Brumfield and now return the said Harant as above directed. This a 2 nd day of Janinary G. D. 1920.
Contable There was, in the course of nature death has removed from our might Mr. Chas, Cf Tawell and whereas Mr Turbell was for many years one of our leading Resolution citizens and Town officers: - Now therefore we celigens to the of Bum field in town meeting assembled, consider
Late it our finilige and our duty to publicly make Fun Treas. recognition of the appreciation in which Mr Tarbell was held by us. always considerate Tarbell. of the towns best interests, conservative in his ways and method loyal to the principals of the americanism, he was an un ostentatious force for good citizenship. He served the town Fautfully in whatever office we saw fit to entrust ham with. Resolved that this appreciation be spread when the town records, and that the town click send a copy of same to the family of the deceased. Viled at annual Town Wasting Feb 2, 1920
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Annual Town Meeting Full 2. 1920. In response to the furgoing Hancut the voters of Brumfield assembled at the Town Hall at 10.6 m The Harant was read by the Town Click and nominations were made fur Moderater. IM Polert Streeter being elected, was sum by the Town Black. The ballot wuchs and Tellers who were previously appointed by the Selection, were als's sur. The bullets sample ballots, and
cards of instruction wen delivered to the Moderater , were ported as The law directs. The hills were declared chew for ballots at 10.30 M. at 11.30 am Town business was Tüken
~ Cuticle 3.
Voted Leon . Oliver chairman of the committee on roads wheeled for that commetter and cked that the committee be continued with an ah- production of $25.000 Cuticle 4.
Voted Noted Voted Voted Voted Voted Voted Voted
Elementary Schools .? High School $ 8000.00 Highways $ 1640.47. Excise Tax $919.33=2560,=
Bridges $ 300.00 Chow Patty 3,00,00 $ 600.0
400,00
Library
Oversees of For $ 400. 00 + rent of Farm 400.00
Marcellanous account. 1800. 00
Officers Salaries
1000,00
- Cell to be raised + affordinated exento Excise Tax X . sent of Journ.
Voted
That the Town treasurer be and is purely authorized to borrow money from time to time with the approval of the Thelectien, in anticipation of revenue of the current financial year and To issue a note on notes for the same not to acceed in the aggregate the sum of $ 12,00. 00
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said notes to be payable within one year. Liny debt or debts incurred under This role to be fraid from the receipt of the current financial year.
Voted To amend the vote of the town made of the annual town meeting fiel 7 th 1916 by striking out. The following " and whenever he tras collected and fail amend, who to the town Treasurer Three Fourths of his tax warmest to the and has heft the ufores aid accounts. he shall be entitled to seventy-five dollars of said salary and the balance I overning of salary (twenty- five dollars) when he has completed Coll. his collections and fraid over to the Treasures the Salary same & returns his accounts & ty collectors books." So as to read as follows. The collector shall be frand at the rate of 1% of his collections up to and including $ 10,000. all collections over $ 10,000,00 he shall be freed at the rate of 4 of 1% Said collections to be paid into the Town Treasurer before the collector is allowed fray. Votul To authorize the collecter to use the means that the Town Treasurer would have if he was appointed collecter.
article 8.
Voted
Votul To approfinate the Dog fund for the use of the Library. €. article 9. To have the Town reports hunted at as low a cost as possible to include jung list. article 10. Voted To appropriate the Memorial Day fund. for Memorial Day. article 11 Voted To raise and appreciate $ 500 for The suppression of Gypsy + Brown Tail moth article 12
Voted
Voted
To raise and appropriate $2500 Tue Worden. Cuticle 1 3 To raise and approficate the sum of$ 300. ~ Tto approfinate the Francis Blis fund for cemetery commission
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Voted
article 14 To raise and affricpirate the sum of $500 to hay charges of surety bonds. Certitele 15
Voted To raise and afprofumate the sum of $3500 Lcd Common & monument. Cutrele 16
Voted To raise and approfinale the sum of $700.00 Lov Vocational Ochal. article 17 Voted To raise and appropriate the sum of $ 150.00 for adding machine. article 18 Voted To indefinately perfume action on This article!
article 19 ·Voted To appropriate the Mars School fund to the use of the schools. Cuticle 20
Voted To raise and appropriate the sum of $3000 to be extended by Hampden to.
Contrela 4.
Voted To cause and appropriate Insurance Town Property $ 200.00
Insurance Town help. 342.00 771.30 that Lighting
Thingle Farm Ban 250.0 The time for closing the polls was here extended intill B. P.m.
The time having arrived for closing the folks a recess was declared while the ballots were checked with the voting lists The total number of votes cast was found to be 76. of which 64 wer those of male voters and 12 were those of female voters and were cast for the falling
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Juin Hicks 1
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carence 13. 10 non Stephen @ Pursell 57.
Oversur of Gov. atomquel H. Aclaro 3 M.M. 5%. Charles. H. Robinson 2 yrs. 52
Assessor
3 y.es.
John Clifford Show.
59.
School Committee Mantra E. Streeter 67.
Cemetery Com 3MM. George &. Hitchcock 5,
Library Tunities 3 yrs. Martha E. Auetu 59
Eugenia P. Tarbell
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Town Click.
Town Treamer
Teruel Ce Center. 61 Monice S. Tabell 59
Tux Collector
Tue Stauden
Venuel G. Garker 61
Frank Hitchcock
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Contables
Daniel Haley 59
Patrick J. Medlityce 58
Frank Lombard 56 James &. O Neil 44 Stephen Prince 53.
License
yes. 13 .
NO 38.
Mudur Cuticle 4. it was voted to increase Rent the cent of the Town Fram 25% if the brain increase was "thing. Caled
Tun Farm
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Noted To approfinate the interest of the Harriet allen fund # 332. 62 to Tray salary of teacher in East Brimfield.
Noted To pruchase a friamo for the East Brumfield School at a cost not to exceed $ 532.62.
The following fund for perpetual care of cemetery lots were excepted under conditions of previous vote of the town
France
accepted
for être Charles D. Brown $ 100.00
Perpetual Charles &. Bombard 100.00 Care of Sullivan alex ander 100.00
Cemetery Ferry + Robinson 100.00
100.00
Fier Library Maintainance Mary Kninght Hyde. 500.00
The following officers were selected from the floor!
Found Pucher
P. a. Parker.
Field Drivers Gro B. Sherman. James N. Wood. Stanley Hicks
The ballot carts having filled in the Fully sheets and the local vote sheet & signed the same, after the Moderator had announced the vote in ofen meeting the same were sealed & filed away. a motion to algum benny made the meeting adjoined withinat date
Venuel a Parker
Town Clack.
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Tour appropriations Approfinations
High ways Ex une Taf 1 919,33 Bridges + snow Truths Jalenies Miscellaneous Overseers of Pov. Library Mortis
Tue Harden Cemetery Sunity Bonds. Common + Monument Jucatmal Ichart Adding Machine Hampden County Lecique dimance Town Profruity Town Help
Street Lighting Town Farm Barn Goud Committee Vicino for school
appropriations Francis 13 lits Freund. (Cemetery Pom.) 749.75 Hanet allen interest Final. (School (Pom) 532,66 Day License (Library) 133.58
Memorial Day Fund. ( Memorial Day ) ×4813
1640.47 22. 00. 00 1000. 00 1800.00 400.00 400.00 50.00 2500 300.00 50.00 35.00 700. 150.00 50.00 200.00 342.00 771.32 250.00 25.00 532.66 $ 17321:457 1 6 cv. di
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Phical Town Meeting Harrand
Harlichen S.8.5
To either of the Ponstables of the Town of Brumfield Greeting con the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of Bin buend qualified to vote in tion affairs to meet at the Town Hall in is und Brimfield on Thursday the Eleventh day of March 1920 at 130, 0- cecch in the afternoon to act on the following autreles To choou a moderator to fireside over said meeting
article 1
Whiche #2 To see if the town will raise and approfinate an additional sum of money for know -truths and act thereon.
articles To see what action the Town will take if any, in regard to erecting an never roll for the boys who served in the World War from Brin field. Lunch you are directed to serve this warrant bry harting an attested copy of the same, one at the Town Hall one at the Center Port Ofice one at the list Office at East Brimfield and by mailing a copy to the dehot at West Brimfield seven days at least before the time of holding Said meeting. Here of fail not and make Contable. due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Blank of said Brimfield at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands and seals this first day of March C.D. 1920 Pun Hicks D'avance B. Brown ? Selectmen Stephen DO Russel
Brimfield.
Of have duely served this want. James! O "Neil
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Special Town Meeting March 11th 1920 as directed by the fourgoing warrant the voters of Brimfield assembled in the Town Hall Vat 1.30 P.M.
Mr Ors. E. Parker was elected to act as Moderater. article # 2 Voted to raise and approximate the sum of $1600 for snow truths. article # 3 Voted to appoint a committee of three to look up an Hover Roll . The following committee was affronted Clarence B. Braun Momor . Tarbell, and Tev. Ha. Estebuch. a. motion to ad- Journ being made the meeting was ad. jammed wrchant date. Menuve G. Tarbell Plesk Pro. tem.
Pern.
Humor Roll
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Harsont for Presidential Primary Hamladen S.S. To either of the Constables of the Town of Brimfield Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and eram the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the Town Hall. Two day the Twenty- seventh Day of april 1920 at Auf o'clock P.M. for the Following
purposes. To bring in their voles is the primary officers for the election of candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Four Delegates at large to the National Convention of the Pehublican Party Four Delegates-at-large (alternate) to the National Convention of the Reh. Party. Firm Delegates-at-large to the National Convention of The Democratic Party.
From alternate Delegates-at-large to The National Convention of the Dem. Party Two District Delegates-at-Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party 3rd Congressional Party.
Two alternate District Delegates to The Nat. Convention of The Ref. Party 3rd Long. Destruct Two District Delegates to the National Con- vention of the Dem. Party 3rd Long. District Two District Delegates (alternate) to the Nat- unal Convention of the Dem. 3rd Doug District The falls will be open from site to eight P.m. and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies Thereof one at the Town Hall one at the center Post Office, one at the Post Office at East Brimfield, one at the depot at est form field seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by the Town, Hereof fail not to make return of this wanaut with your doings
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therm at the time of said meeting as di- recited by vote of the town. Given under our hands and seals this thirteenth day of abril G. D. 1920. Quin Hicks ) Selectmen Stephen O. Russell Clarence B. Brown Brumfield. I have hosted this warrant as therein directed . James & C. Neil Constable
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Primary Election afv. 27 192
Creating under the fore going warrent the votes of Bun fuld assembled at the Town Hall to turn in their votes to the Election Officers for the candidates to the Republican VMemociatie National Conventions The meeting was called to order by the presiding office Quin Kicks at 6 PM. and after the specimen ballots and cards of instructions had been ported as The law directs and the ballots had been given to the bullet clubs who had been hrenously affinated by the Selection and warm by the Town Clube the bullet lop being opened and examined and found evitity, keys to the same being truned over to the Constable, the polls were declared open for votes. G+ 8. 1: n a motion was madet seconded that the polls be kept chen untill 8.15 Plu. at 8.15 P.m the fulls were declared cloud the tellers and ballot clubes checked the number of votes cast which agreed with the ballots in the ballot box counted audibly by the presiding officer. The following votes were cast for the following candidates. Delegates at Large Republican low
Henry Cabot Lodge of Nachant 12 Votes Fired. H Gillett of Ifiring field 14 Votes W. Murray Game of Dalton 12 Votes Ed. U. Thurston of Fall River 8 Votes
Blanks 30,
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Republican
etternate Delegates at Large Lewis Frothing ham of Carton 6 Votes alvan T Fuller of Walden 4 Votes Thomas H. Lawson of cituate 2 Votes Samuel H. Mckell of Manchester 8 Votes Pussel a Wood of Cambridge Blanks 73.
2 Votes
Littermate Delegates at LargeaRepublican
Butter times of Lowell 9 Votes Chandler Bullock of Worcester 10 Votes Gordon H. Gordon of Springfield 10 Votes Butter & Wilson of Boston 9 Votes
Blanks 38.
District Delegates - Third District Refi Freeton & Bull of Monson 12 Votes
ilbert R. None of Gardner 14 Votes Blanks 12 alternate District Delegates Third Dis. Ref Bernard It. Doyle of Leominster 10 Votes Joseph S. R. Page of Southbridge 11 Votes Blanke 177
Delegates at-large
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Democratic - Davidd. Walsh of Fitchburg 1 Votes Richard HLong of Framing ham 2 Votes Joseph @ Pelletier of Boston 2 Votes Damed to Doherty of Westfield 2 Votes fresh & O Connell of Boston 1 Vote freph 3 Eley of Thing field 1 Vote Blanks 9
alternate Delegates at Large Democratic
Susan H. Fitzgerald of Baton 2 Votes Many a Caljouw of Pittsfield 2 Votes Mary & Shuman of Boston 2 Votes
Helen I Thayer of Worcester 2 Votes
Blanks 4
Gestual Delegates Thua District - George & More of 1 Palmer 3 Votes Marcus a Coolidge of hetchling Thomas Thay of Filchling /
Blank 3
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Dem
Alternate District Delegates Third Dist Wilfrid & Lamoureux of SouthAndye 2 Votes Bernard @ Mc Manus of Futchtung 2 Votes Gustin Ce Kittredge of Clinton 0 Votes alph a farcies of Fitchburg 0 Votes 2 The notes being counted checked entered on the Tabley sheets and the Total Vote Sheet a motion to ad- Jouw being made the meeting adjourned without date Venuel Ge Canker Town Clerk.
This is to certify that S.J. Pulland has this day been granted an auctioneers License by the Board of Selectment Camel a Parker Click
Form of order for file location
In board of Selectmen for the Town of Brimfield Wars Ordendt:
A notice having been given and a public tearing held as provided by law, that the N. E. Tel + Tel. Co of Wars be and is truly granted a location fer and permission given Port To erect and maintain notes and wins to be Location placed thereon together with such sustaining N.E Tel. or practicing fixtures as said company may dem necessary in the public way in ways hereinafter referred to as requested in petition. of said company dated the 15th day of June 1920. ill construction under this order shall be in accordance with the following conditions Poles shall be of sound timber and reasonably straight and shall be substantially at the points indicated show the filan marked 34 of 6-11-20 forfored prote location of the N. T.T.T. Co of Wars. to be filled with this order There may be
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attached to said protes, not to accord forty wines and one cable and all of said vives and cable shall be placed at a height not less than six teen feet from the ground The following are the public ways of hauts of ways along which the proles above referred to may be created and the number of protes which may be erected there on Under this grant Palmer - Bumfuld Pd West Side- Two protes numbered 1428143 approy 1300 ft south of Mor son Bumfuld line of hereby certify that the foregoing order was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Selectinen of the Town of Brimfield Has held of the 28 the day of July 1920 Hephen & Russell Clerk
Burfuld Mars July 301920 Preuved and entered in the records of locations orders of the Town of Brimfield Book #1 Page 289
Hearing Pole
We kindly certify that on July 28, 1920 at 8 o'clock P.M. at Town Hall a public hearing was held on the petition of the N. E T. + T. Co of Man. for permission to evet the publes wires and fixtures described in the order herewith recorded and that we Location mailed at least seven days votre before N.E. Tel said hearing a euthen notice of the time & Rc. place of said hearing to each of the owners of Real Estate (as determined by the preceding assessment for tax ation) along the ways or parts of ways upon which the company is hermelted to elect protes wines, and fixtures under said order and theuufrom the order is us duely adopted
Oui Hicks Stetten@ Russell
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of hunby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a location forder and certificate of hearing with notice adopted by the board of Selection of the Town of Brimfield Mais. on the 28 th day of July 1920 and recorded with the heads of location order of Divid town book page 289. This certified copy is made under The provisions of Chapitre 509 Cicli of 1911 and any aldotations therets or almond.
attest Venuel a Carken Town Clerk Petition for the above. To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Brimfield Mais. Perfect fully represents The V.E. Tel. + Tel. Ro of Wars that it devices To construct a line of frites, weres & fixtures Petition including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and devous the N. º Til public way or ways heumafter described Where five it freys that after due notice and hearings as prescribed by law it may be granted a location for and permission to erect and maintain protes and wines together with such sustaining a protecting fixtures as it may find mee- essary, sand frites to be executed substantially in accordance with the flow filed herewith marked 34 of 6-11-20- prepared prole location of the NE. Tel+ Tel Co of Mars non petitioner agrees to reserves space for One curs aw at a suitable point on sold holes for the telephone fire, and produce signal system owned by the town and used for municipal prefieres The following are the streets and hugh- ways alove referred to Palmer-Brimfield Porad West Side-two protes - # 1424143 1300 Ft do. of Monson Line
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Thecial Town Meeting Warrant Common wealth of 11ces achusetts Hanfaden S .. To either of the Constables of Brimfield. Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of War activists you are hereby directed warm and notify the inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Town Hall in Brimfield on Saturday the tenthe day of July inst at eight o'clock in the evening to act on the following articles, riz
article # 1 To elect moderater to prusicle over meeting article # ~
To see if the town will vote to indem - mify the Commonwealth of Mars. against damages which may be caused by the lay ing out and construction of a section of State Highway in Brumfield known as the Thusbudge Pouch; by the Department of Public Werkes Division of Highwayb. and you are directed to serve this war and by posting an attested copy of the same at the Town Hall, one at the Center Post Office and by mailing a copy to the PO. at last Bumfeld, and by mailing a otherwise sendmy a copy to the depot at West Brimfield seven days at least before the time of holding said, meeting Here of fait not and make due Return of this warrant with your downys themen, to the Town Click of said Brownfield at the time and place of meeting ofres id Given under our hands this first day of field in the year one thoundand wine hundratal twenty
Genlatte
Jannes & OuNeil
I have served the fore quing warrant as cheri directed
3 Letechmen
Alefchen O. Russell ) Brunfield Clarence BB Burro
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Special Town Meeting Out-July 10, 1920. 2 want to the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of Brin freed qualified to vote in Toure affans' assembled bet the Town Hall af 8. 12 11. Moderater
introlê # 2 Voted. To authorize the selection in benaif of the Town of winfield to indemnify the
Land Commonwealth of Massachusetts by ainst Damage any clarins of damages that may arise Luthladyelly the laying out, and construction of a ad. Section of Mate Highway in Brumfield, freund as the "Sturbridge Road." by The Department of Public Works. Division of Highways
1 motion to adjun having been made the meeting adjuturned without date.
Town Clerk.
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Warrant for State Electron Nov .r. 1920
Common wealth of Massachusetts Hamfielen S.S. Town of B.win field To either of the Constantes Ducting : In the name of the Commonwealth you are herelty notified to want notify the wir habitants of the Town of Brimfield qualified to vote in state Elections to meet in the Town Hall in said to im field on Tuesday Nov. 2 nd 1920 at 10 4. 201. then and these to give in their votes to the Election Officers for the allowing of Itus viz. Electros Ich Presidents Vice President Gvena Sunt- Governor Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer und Receiver General of the Commonwealth auditor of the Commonwealth attorney General of the Commonwealth Congress- man for the third Congressional Distuet Guncelle for the Seventh Gunceller Instruct Representative for the First Hampden Representative District Senaten for the Harcester - Hampden Senatorial District County Commissioners Lov Humpden Co. asso County Commissioner for Hampden to. Sheriff for Hampden County Peyeste of Probule & Insolvency for Hampden to to fill vacancy and to bring in their votes yes or No on the question of the regulation of the sale of manufacture of Bur Light Names of Liches, You are hereby directed to post attested copies of this was- rant. One at the Town Hall, Que at the Center Port-Office. One at the post Office it just Brumfield and by mailing or otheruse sending a doby to the Depot at West Bunifield
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Levend days at least before the day of sund meeting. Heheof full not abril mutre due returned of this evancent with your clouds thereon at the the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands This thenty- first day of October in the year of im Kill 1920. Polls of un at 10.38 a hry my close at 230. P.M. Drun Hicks Selectmen Élavince B Brown> 01 Hetition @ Presselt) Brimfield of have worked the inchin warrant as Themin chucked James J. O Neil
Is true copy of the warranty and the constabler ituin theman Vemust be lecker Tour Clarke.
State Election Nov. 1, 1920.
In response to the foregoing warrant The inhabitants of Brimfield qualified to vote in State Elections met at the Town Wall. The meeting was called to order by Onun Hicks The Town Click then de- livered the ballots to the ballot clicks who had been previously appointed by the Selection & dily sworn by the Town Click and at 10. 30 G M. the Polls were declared frew. The ballot boy was offered for inspection. found empty and the keys delivered to the constable. The time having arrived at which the trolls were to be closed, a motion was made X seconed that the time for closing the pollo be extended undll 3. P. 72 (carried) at 3.8MM. The trolls were declared closed, The bullet box was offered
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and the ballots counted aloud by the presiding officer which totaled 221 and were the the following Presidential Elections. at Large Marcus a Coolidge of Fitchburg 40 Votes Pose D. Forbes 40 Peter C' Poule
Paul Schefris
of Burton 0
of Boston 6
Thomas H frais of Brucktin 6
Charles J. Bird of Halfrole 172
Elizabeth Putnam of Manchester 172 0 District. # 1
Ellen M. Boland of Holy one 40 1
of Holyolu 0
Henry Noffice Dan Mc Jahan of Greenfield 0
Frank a Metcalf of Hoty ofic 17.2 " District # 2
Mary E. Wooley
· of South Hadley 40 "
Oscar Pensalas of Jfuny field 0
Walter P.J. Skahan of String field 6 "
Henry P. Field of Northampton 172 .. Destruct # 3
Surethe & Venne of Leominster 40 "
Herman Kochle Pitts field
Charles & Frenner of Acicester C 4
authen H. Love of Fitchburg 172 "
District # 4 Cutter Gordon Webster of Worcester 40 " 0 adolf Hischhula Maynard of hulford 6 ,,
Chandler Bullock Worcester 172 11 District #0 5 Charles Francis adams of Concerd 40 " John Hackimon of Lowell 0 4 Sylvester Mc Bride of Watertown 6
alfred@@count of methuen 172 11
of Medford 0
Wohn J. McEttuch
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Distinct # 6
Li mine T. Dockge of Newburyport 40 Votes. Jeremiah P McNelly of Salemi Parkman B. Flanders of Haver hill 6 11 Eletue Thompson of Swampscott 172 "
Distinct # 7
abbie May Roland of Nohant 40 11 Fired & Dercher of Peabody 0
tretch Hallis by Beverly 6
Manon lowen Bussous of Lynn 172 " District # 8.
Charles H. Elliott of Cambridge 40 ".
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