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Calice #3 To see if the town wall vole to 11- scored the vote selling the Torre Fram.
and More care atreated to serve the navant by working an attested cefry at the Town Hall, and at the V. O in 18um field Center, care cat the 1. C. un Echt Burfuld and buy emailing an otherwise sending a cofry to the detroit at Hat Binifield Heven clays at least before the
date of suid meeting there of fent not Genel make the return of this ruamet with you doings tion to the Town Gluck at the line and fitace of said meeting Given under Loue Stunde this sixth day of Deliber Cê 2 1921
Quin Miche Selectivea Малень В Влагас Heften ( Purcell) Brimfield
certifiy thatI have served the moment this wych day of Celober 1921
Constable
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Incial Town Meeting Oct 15, 1921
Under the foregoing warrant the natur of Burn fuld mit at the Tom Hull at S. P.M Just Let 15, 1921 The meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the Ha Robert Structu was elected Moderata. Certiche #2 Voted to rescind vote taken at the limmal Town Meeting upart- my the Beachfuld Plud. Motion made to authinge the Trimmer with the content of The Selection to bonne the sum of 1070. for one year to $ 1000 to be chyfounded on the Brook fuld Pored with $100 from the plate and Ja to troy interest and cost of notes. Nothoted. Cuticle # 3 In motion to rescind vote selling the Town Framm. Lichen in definitely performed. in motion to adjun being much the meeting adjourned without date-
Tern Click.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden S.S. To either of the Constables of Brimfield Greeting In the name of the Common wealth you are hereby notified to notify & ivan the inhabitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote in town affairs to meet in the town hall in said Brimfield on Thursday the 29th day of December 1921 at half past seven in the P.m. to act on the following articles. vin; article # 1
To choose a moderator to live at the said meeting
article # 2
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the treasures with the consent of the Selectmin to borrow money in an- ticipration of revenue.
and you are hereby directed to serve this was out by posting an attested copy of this was ant by fortom one ut the Town Hall, om at the Center P.C one at the P.O. at East Burnfield & by mailing or other wise sending an attested copy of the same to the deficit at Hest Bim field seven days at least before the time of said meeting Heeft fail not and make due return of this war and with your doings there on to the town Click of said Bum fuld at the time and place of said meeting Geen under den hands and seals This 21 st day of Dec. a. D. 1921
Clarence (B.(100) of
Barnfield This is to certify that I have posted the above warrant as directed Prissell d. Manuel en
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Special Town meeting held Je 31, 21
The town people of 3 min field in response to the firequing nument assembled in the Town Hall at 7.30. P.m. The Town blesk read the warrant and proceeded to the election of a moderator The vote for moderata was as follows. Total votes 8329 Pobert Streetu had 29. I was declared elected.
Motion made and canned that the vote on Cut. 2 le by buttet article 2
Voted - that the Town Treamer. with the comment of the selectionen be and are hereby authorized with the content of the Selection to lowow money in anticipation of revenue of the current financial year not to acceed in the ag- quegute the sum of $ 4000.0 to issue a note therefer payable within the year. firm revenue of the current financial year. The ballot was as follows
Total votes cast. 33. 13 lunk 1 Mes. 23 9
Motion to adjourn being made the meeting adjourned without date
Town Click
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Diamant Lor annual Town Meeting Freb 6, 1977.
Common wealth of Massachusetts. To either of the Constables of Brimfield Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warm the in habitants of Brimfield qualified to vote in our affairs to meet in in The Town Hall in said Brimfield on the sixth day of February 1922 at 10 o'clock in the themoon to act on itu following articles vig. Cuticle # 1
To chevu a moderator to prende over the meeting article # 2 To give in their voter to the election officers on one ballot for the following town officers: Town Clerk these selectmen, town treasurer two auditors, fur con- stables, tru wurden, tax collecter, all for the term of onen years. One school- commettermen, one assessor, two Library
trustees, one cemetery commissioner one overseer of from, all for lim of Three years. one arrester to fill vacan- "or one year . The trolls will be then at 10 o'clock in the a. M. T may be cloud at half past two in the afternoon.
article # 3 To hear reports of officers and committees or agents heretofire affronted by the town and act there on. article # 4 To raise money for the support of the Schools, highways, bridges, fragment of To 11 debts, and defray the expences of the town for the ensuing year, A flerect how the same shall be offended.
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article # 5 To see if the town will note to authorize the theasmen with the approval of The Selection to bouw money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. article #6
To detainme thu, manner and Hate The terms and conditions for collect- ing the layer for the ensuing year. and fix the comformation of the Collector of Tales. Cuticle # 7 To see if the town will authorize the Collecter to use the means for collecting tager that the Town Treasures may use when affronted Collecter. Chefs 490. Cuticle 8 To see what disposition the town will make of its dog fund. Cuticle # 9. To see if the town will cause to be hunted the reports of its offices or agents or any front of the same. article # 10." To see what sum of money if any the town will save and afprofumate for Memorial Day. Article 11 To see what sum of money if any the town will raise and appropriate for the suppression of Grey Joy, Brown-Tail moth + Elm Tue Breite, article # 12 To ice what sum of many the Im will cause and appropriate for the use of the tree war den atale # 13 To see what sum of money the town will raise and approfirate for use of Cemetery.
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Carticle # 14 To use what sum of money the foun will värre and affarificate for the proper charges of Surely Pln femmes for Vouching Town Officials. Centrale # 15 To see what sum of money the town will cause and appropriate for the care of the Common & Monument. article # 16
To see what sum of many of any the town will rise and appropriate to be expended under The trustees of County aid to ayuculture of Hampden County in accordance with provisions of Chapter 298 acts of 1918, A Tribe # 17
To see if the town wishes to take any action in Chapter 591 let 1920 or any of its sections. Cuticle # 18. To see if the town will vote to change and for the compensation of officials elected by the town. article # 19. To see if the town will elect a trustee to fill a vacancy on the Famelson Lincoln Mem . Library . Trust fund. article #20 To see if the town will note to resund taken at the last annual town meeting regarding selling the Town Fram. Cuticle # 21 To see if the town will note to self the Thin Fann
Carticle # 22 To see if the town will note to accept the provisions of der 35 Chapter 44 General dans.
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Particle 23 o see if the town will vote to indemnify the Commonwealth for any grade on chainaye Damage which may be caused in the laying out and con- stuction of the state highway Itentivelge road on act theman.
und you are directed to serve this watrunt by fruiting an attented copy of the same one at the Ten Huld, one of the Condu UP CO. ve at the PC. at East Brimfield and by mailing a easy to the depot at West Bumfield seven days at least before the time of of holding 1 cuil meeting. Heuof fail not, and make due return of this war and with you doings themen to the Town Click of sand Brin field at the time and place of meeting afaresaid. Joven under our hands This 16th day of January a D 1922; Leitura 1. Cum Hicks Clarence Brimfield Stephen Purell
I certify that at home fronted the within warrent was thinking directed Darrell & Skinner
anual Town Meeting Feel 6, 1922 327
In response to the firegoing warrant The voters of Brimfield corrembled in The Town Hall@sowielock and The meeting was called to order by the Town Plush who friended to read the warrant, after which The voters turneded to elect a madercita to preside. The vote for moderate resulted in the election of Home & Tabell who was shown to the city unformed, with which the ballot clerks, who had been previously affronted by the Selectmin were sent the moderate assigned them to their stations The bullets were clilivered to the bullet clubs and at 10.30 am. The holts were de- clared ofren for voting. The bullet boy having been frewindy found to be empty, was lichld o the keys delivered to the constable Funnel & thimmer
a motion was made that in the event of an adjourned Town Meeting, the meeting adjaum untill the following Saturday @ I. P. M. Comended to Monday following Cimendment Cost ecomed. The following resolution was offered and a dofited. Pervolved That the waters of the Town of Brumfield assembled in Town Meeting voice our disapproval of the Day light Jonny Low and unge its refread by the Funeral Can't be it resolved that a copy of this resuldion be sent to our representative Leunter.
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Vétel
Controle #4 But the following surms be effractiona Cet Schoots $12000 boutconse + chut Consisting of three members Io Confer with School Committee To see if afprofumation cannot be lowered and that they shall report at adjourned Town Meeting Hey hways $5560 Budyes $ 400,00 Lin. $ 200, Marcel Caminos $ 1500 -truet Ley Pling $ 77500 Uverseus $ 200,00 I sent of Town Fram, Salaries $ 1200.0 Cestini +5
To anehouze The treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in centicification of revenue of the current financial year and to issue a note on notes there for said note on noter not to acceed in the aggregate the amount auch tople frugal сти лист allowed by law any debt in debts contracted under this vote to be fraid from the receipts of the current financial year.
Voted
article #2 Thus the terms and conditions for collecting the taxes and the compensation of the collector be the same as partofere. article #7
Voted To give the Collector the authority that the Town Treasured has when af printed Collecter. article # 8 That the Day fund be appropriated for the use of the Library.
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Cuticle # 9 Noted. That the Selectmen in wechanged to Anblick a report of the financial condition of all deficitments of ciu my List, cist of books in library the warrant, v gifts to Biliary.
Critici 10 Voted That the sum of $50.00 be affo. for Memonal Day. article 11 Voted That the form of $150,00 de lared and approfinated for the coffeemen of
ventricle # 12
Voted That the sum of $ 25,00 ve loved and approfinated for use of the wvanden, Mitrote H 13V
Voted That the sum of $250.00 te icicredo approfinated for use of Cemetry Com. article # 14
Vitia That the sum of $ 50.00 be caused 2 avindimated to troy the proper changes Iamurance Companies for boarding town officers.
Centrene # 15
soldiers movement.
To indefinately prosfreme action on this article Cut 21 To appropriate the sum of $ 20.00 to be or hended by the Iverseur of , cov in securing an appraisal of the Town Farm by the Federal Land (Bank to determine how much the land bank would loan
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et 2 30. V. M. the how that the frotte might be closed a motion was made & recorded that the polls be heter ofren civitile Ctive O. M.
1. The Moderate announced that the hroth were cloud for funthe voting. The bullet boy Devis offered and the ballot exit checked up the voting un ballots were audibly counted and it was found that the Total number of votes cast mas 164, and were for the following
Town Click
Genel a Garber 157
Town Trecut
Humira G. Tarbell 139
Taux Collector
157
Sélection
134
Grun Hicks 129
Stefitun C. Junell
144
Den S. Oliver
Overrewe of Pew 3 yrs. Hubert a Fogg 123
Crudités
Frank & Gefferd 133
Leon & Oliver 7/
Frank Couldroth 31
Library Trustee 3 yrs. alma Birull
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Frank a Callwith 128
Сигени 3 ул. Tobert@Sherman 111 2 Xean & Oliver 25
f. Gif Show.
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Cemetry Commission 3 yes
131
Tree Harden Frank @ Hitchcock 136 Clarence B Brown 103 Bertie G Barnes 45
Elmer & Bradway (Viengned) 130 Hurry & Black 123 Patrick d. M.dentyne 12.5 Pussel & Skinner 13.5
Licence
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cuticle # 22 Voted to authorize the Telachimen to fretilin the Department of Coperations + Taxes Division of Humanfall finances to cause an undis of the Town
accounts and to install a system of huetung the town accounts. autre & # 2
Not to indemnify the Commonwealth for any damage incurred by the building the Sturbridge Road so called owing to lack of information of the lay out of sund road at this time a motion to adjourn being made and recorded the meeting ad- Journed untill Sat. Frat 11, @ 1 Pln
Voted
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Ledjoined Town Meeting Par Febu 1972.
Citrate # 2 + 49 The committee appointed by the town to provide a memorial to the soldiers from Brimfield who served in the Hold Har reported and corked for more time after some discussion regarding the reports of the ten officers they were accepted, oft was voted to wellich in the next annual Town what the following. @ financial Platement of all departments, a I my list, list of all new books added to the library also gifts to The Chary made since last refut a vote to instruct the assessor to compul residents to file statement of Their tax able property on be arrested 50% additional was not voted.
centrale # 4 was taken up and the following sums voted to be raised and affo. Officers Salaries $1200. fique Law. $1.50.00 Lebury # 2000, Lown Hilf. 160. Property clin 150
Centrale # 16
Voted not to make an appropriation for the Cavity League. article # 17 Voted not to take any action under Claupeter 591 Gets 1920,
article # 18 Matin on this article - that same be in definately prostuned. article # 19 Aus Rebecca Lincoln was elected a trustee of the Danielson Lincoln trust fund. Committee on schools Frank I Giffand J. Walker Brown. T. In dring P. Sherman
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Otrofonction Je 1922 achats $5500 mgpo × 500 g. 150, Pack Ventional Highway Bulges 2400.00 3560. 00 400.000 200. 00. Diety Bands 50.00. 150.00 150.00 1200,00. 1500.00 Tamil a 50.00.
Help . .
Salary. Miscellaneous
Maths
The Handen Cemetery
2500
Library
Humoral Day 50
250.00 200.00 - 00.00 that Lights Common hloument Overseers. 775.0 100.00 200.00 Tern Ficem. Lagun Low. 1 20,00 150.00 Committee on Memorial Day as follows Ale Harett Lombard, Whe Ed Davenport + Mr Edward U? Marriott.
Valid- That the Town Perfect for the year 1922 and following year, shall contain a attached report of receipts and expenditures in the cliff of highways and schools Same to show all money, received from state and date there of and from all other sources and date threat, Goud report to show amounts expended on each road. Schrot report amounts frand each teacher, amount fraid each person, under the terms of any contract and afact cost of each item of educational service.
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Harant Special Town Meeting May 15, 1922
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden S.S. To either of the constables of the Town of 3. um fuld
Queting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Man achusetts, you are hereby directed To notify and war the inhabitants of the Town of Brumfield, qualified to vote in town affairs to met in the Town Hall in said Brimfield on Monday the fifteenth day of May, at &'o'clock in the U.M. to act on the following articles Centrale #1 To elect a moderator to freude over suid meeting
Centrale #2
To cause an apiprofumate un additional sum of many for the schools in act Theron
article # 3 To see if the town will rate to raise and afferofmate an additional sum of money for the Relay on a 8 Thereon
article 44 To see if the town will vote to - 1 ance and appropriate an additional sum of many for Memorial Day of act then
article # 5 To see if the town will vite to raise an af profumate an additional sem of money to purchase two 1- ton Ford trucks for use of the hughway article + 6
5
To see if the Town will role to give the use of the Grange Hall to The Ladies auxillary of the american Legion. Tower of this form will vote to raise an additional sum of money for suppression of arts.
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Special Town Meeting May 10,1922 Meeting called to order by the Town Olech at 8. P.M. - warrant real T role taken for Hechurato to preside. over the mati, with the following result. Total number voler cart 19 Ilumine &. Tarbell received 19 T was declared checked + swan by the Town Eleck
Cut 2 ted Motion of H. H. C Lavewhat that the sum of $ 12020, be raised and offre. for The Schools, amended by Mr L . Cliver That the sum of $5000. be appre. from the treasury for the schools amendment noted & the sum of $5000. appropriated.
Cut # 3. Motion to indefinately porfrom action on this article Cutele 4 Motion to reuse and approfiwate the sum of $50,00 additional for observance I Memorial Day . Cutrice # 5 Motion of Ma Pernell that the town sure anche approfinate the sum of $1600. with which to funchare two one ten Ford Trucks (dump) the same to be purchased + controlled by the Selectmen.
Cuticle # C Motion that the Faces aux illary of the american Legion be granted the use of the Grange Hall for meeting + etc the same my tot that the american Legion has the Power hall. article 7. Hoved that the sum of $ 400. be caused appropriated for mother. Ct 10. P. In meeting adjourned. P.a Value Click
from said finde may
council
be much to & consult legal
and determine the former for which
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Summe 5 1922
The following affrontements Ed. H. Davenfrast. Bunal ayant m & Tabell. difrentes of Slaughtering Ed. to Brown agent Bland Health chung P. Shuman Putte chinfecter # Stalen Burn
Fuld Driver Pubert @ Sherman Harren E. Cumpbell James J. C'Neil. Fence Viewers
Itallace More Bery. E Bury
Sunny as of Lumber Xewill Hilary Otwenn thurman. Found Perfume
time 5 Perignatun of M. Chas. Vorher from the Overveen of Pork received. Sempre 6, 1/922 Patrick & Mc Intyre appeared and qualified as ficial Police Officer for year 1922,
Serrage B. Sherman appeared and qualified as special police officer per year 1922
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Diamant for Facial Town Selecting Cinq 19. 1922
Commonwealth of Tears. Hampden To water of the Contables of the Town of Whom freed Meeting. In the name of the
Commonwealth of Hawachusett, you are hereby directed to notify and wann the inhabitants of the of Brimfield qualified to vote in town affairs, to mult In the town hall in sund Brumfield on Saturday, the netunth day of august 1922. at 8 o'clock P. M. to add on the following articles vigi article + 1
To chevre a moderate to fireside. over Acid meeting
To see if the town will vote to 1 use and appropriate an addition al sum of money for the schools.
article 3 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the Town accounting officer.
To see if the town will vote to saire and appropriate a sum of inney for Hl's cellan ous account Cutich # 5 To the if the town will not to aprofumate and transfer from the surplus revenue a sum of money to construct the Holland Rd.
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cuticle # 6 To see what sum of money the town will live and afpro. for the Public Relary. Certiche + 7 To see if the town will vote to abyprofumate and transfer ficha the surplus revenue a town of money for the maintenance of the town tracks.
and you are chricted to serve which warrant by puenting at tested copies of the same at the Brimfield! it Office me at the Post Office of East. Brumfield om at the Town Hall V to mail a colony to the defact at Hert Brumfield seven days at least before the line of holding s and meeting. Hereof fail not and make clure returns of this warrant with now eldings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Brimfield at the lime and place of said pulling Given inder ou trants this gut day of august a D. 1972.
Owin Hicks | Teleelmin Clarence B Brown) Brumfield of certify that at have failed the warrant as directed.
Russell G. Skinner Unstable.
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Chcial Town Meeting Vat Long 19, 1922 was directed by the Warrant the vitus of Burnfield assembled at the Town Hall at 8. 8 1. The Town black read the warrant and a motion to ad journ to 8.30. V.M being made the same being curly seconded the meeting adjourned intill 8.30. V. In.
f 8.30 PM the meeting was called to order and moreded to elect a moderator to fore tiche over the meeting, The result of the vote was us follows. M. F. N. Laurence & votes M. M. G. Tarbell 13 votes Robert Thurman 5 votes, Wir In. S. Turbell being elected and was sworn by the Town Black cintiche # 2 Under this articles it was voted to tubes a recess and a committee elected from the floor consult with the Town Burkheater and ascertain how much money there was in the Town treating. The committee reported and the article was taken up. a motion was made to surse and offno. The sum of $7000, for the schools comended to read " amotivate $7000. for schools. The amendment being lost. Gig am amended to read approfiate the Harriet allen Fiind for teacher at East Brimfield and $ 6500 for schools amendment carried, le gam amended that the sum of $1500 be caused by tax ation Y $5000 be approfinated from the Treasury- Voted. Result - $1500 nursed & appro. $5000. appro. $300. Hamet allen Fund appro. Total $7000.000
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Certiche # 3. umotion to indefinately Averfrance action on this article was carried. Carticle # 4
Le minuten made and voted to save and afprofumate the sum of $ 800. Yu Miscellaneous
certiche # 5 In motion to approfinate from sulitus revenue the sum of $ 1 wo. to construct the Holland Youd. - Voted. Certiche # L a motion to raise and offro. The sum of $175.00 for the use of the Lichary - Voted. cuticle + ] action to approfumate the sum of $ 500. from surplus revenve La maintenance of the toho trucks was Noted.
a mother to adjun being made the meeting allyourmed when date.
Stormy might. - Firmy meeting,
Town Clerk.
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Humant for Special Town Moday Vel 11,'22
Commonwealth of Mars. Hampden S.S. To either of the constantes of Burn feed Ducting
oIn the name of the Common wealth of Massachusetts you an houby directed to notify and wann the inhabitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote in thathe affairs to meet in the Town Hall in Ned the eleventh day of October at 730 in the V. I to act in the following articles viz! Cubicle #1 To elect a moderator. article x 2
To see if the town will note to indemnify the Commonwealth for any grade cv charnage damage caused by the construction of être State Highway leading from Bumfeld Center to the Chur bridge Line known as the Hurtridge
celove meeting called to order @ T30 P.M. Haven't read by Fred V. Laurence acting Town. Click. Alumnos & Tarbell elected moderator.
intelle # 2 Vited to indemnify the Hate for any grade es damage damage caused by building the State Hey tway head- ing from Barnfield Center to the
Illeeting ady owned.
Venuel Le vacker Town Click.
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Signed
Clarence B Brown Grun Hicho
Stephen O Possuell
imfield
Se lection
herein
Purcell & Stemmer
Constable of Brimfield
posted this warrant as directed
Pamant for State Election NON7. 22 Commonwealth of Hoursachusetts Hampden A.S. 10 either of The Constables of Brimfield Greetings In the name of the Commonwealth I Mars activsetts you are here by directed To notify I warn the intrabutants of Brimfield, qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the Town Hall in said Brimfield on Tuesday, the seventh day of Nov. cet 10 o'clock in the Ch to bring in their vote to the Election Officers on one buchet for the following named officers Jevenner, It. Governor Secretary, Treasurer, Conchita, attomey-General, all for Chris Commonwealth, Jenala in Congress. Inguesman for the Third Pay. District. Gunilla for the Seventh Chenella Qubut Cenatu for Her- Hampden Jenatural List. Representative in General Punt from Mr Hanfachen Diet, County Com. for. Hamplín Co. two associate . Com. for Hampden Co. District Cellerney for Western Ditt Oleche of Courts for Hampden County Register of Debts für Humpden County. Calvo Their vote on referendum questions #1,2,3,4,7 5, "The Volls will chen at 10. 6 hr and may be closed at 2 P. M. You are directed to serve this warrant by proling allested copies of the same one at the Center Post Office, one at the Town Hall One at the Post Office at E.Brumfield and sending in mailing a copy to the Deportas H. Brumfield seven days at least before said meeting Here of fail not and make due setich of this warrant with your doings there au to the Town Clerk at the time & place of said election Gwen under our hands this 28 st day of Ort. a D. 1922
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Hate Election Nov 7, 192 2.
tas directed by the warrant the people of Brumfield qualified to vote in Elections met at the Town Hall at 10. Um on Tuesday VON 7,1922 The freesiding offices The Qu'un Hicks read the warrant assigned the Ballot clerks& Tellers who had been previously appointed by the Selection & swe by the Turn Click tired over to them the official ballots. The trolls were declared often at 10. a M. at. 2 P. H1. a motion was made & recorded to keep the Polls open untell 3. P.M. at 3. P. In the fields were declared closed. The count of the ballots were as follows Whole number cart being 158. and were for the following.
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