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J. Horace Nason Voted That the Selectmens furnish a copy of the warrant to be printed in the Auditors Report
Chose John Peabody Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Chose Francis & Stevens School Committee for three years
Voted That the School Committee be instructed to choose a Superintendent of Schools at a salary of one hundred dollars
Voted That a Guide post be erected at Mill Gate corner so called, westerly of Andrews Mills with Boards marked Topsfield Middleton Boxford MU,H.
Voted To accept the Report on Guide Boards
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1885
Voted To accept the Report of the Committee on School funds Voted That the Selectmen bring in their bills for service to the town for allowance the ensuing year and that all other bills be presented to the
Selectmen for allowance.
Voted To take up the 24 th article of the warrant Voted That the money refunded on account of Dog licenses bedivided equally between the two Public Libraries.
Voted To raise fifteen hundred dollars (1500) for the support of Schools and that two hundred dollars 200., thereof be expended for teaching music in the schools
Voted To raise two thousand eight hundred dollars 2800., to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the town?
Voted To take up the 27th article of the warrant It was not a vote to purchase a Road Machine Voted to raise one thousand and fifty dollars, 1050, for repairs of Highways and two hundred dollars in addition to beused at the discretion of the Selectmen.
Voted That the Selectmen apportion the money to the several surveyors and that said survey. ors be directed to expend three fourthe of the money assigned them on or before the first day of July next, and the remainder before the first day of september, and that they al- low for a man fifteen cents per hour. for a yoke of over twenty cents per hour. For a Horse and Bart twenty cents per hour. for two Horses anda Cart Thirty cents per hour and for a Plow, Oxshovel and ox-carl-each five cents per hour while used on the Highways
Voted I hat the manner of breaking out the roads when encumbered with snow be left to The discretion of the surveyors, and that they shall allow for a man (over)
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1885
If the town 200 the aniversary year of the Voted to take measures to secure the proper observance of the incorporation of
and for a yoke of Open each twenty cents per hour. and for a pair of Horses Thirty cents per hour, Voted That the taxes be committed to the collector on or before the first day of Augustment, and that a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes paid before the first day of September and two per cent on all paid before the first day of October, and that all taxes shall be collected before the first day of January 1886.
Voted That fuel for the Town schools be furnished from the Town farm and paid for from the Town Treasury Voted To takeup the 26th article of the warrant See Margin for first action taken under this article Voted To choose a Committee of three to take into consideration the matter of celebrating the two hundredth anniversary year of the incorpora- tron of the town and report at an adjourn - ment of this meeting.
Chose
Sidney Verley Rer Um S. Loggin (Committee on Gardner S Morse Celebration
Voted That this Committee have power to add others to their number by appointment. On the question shall licenses for the sale of intox icating liquors be granted in this town it was Voted yes one (1) No, thirty seven (37)
Voted That the matter of regulating fishing in our leased fonds be left to the selectmen
Voted To allow the following bills of charge Ancill Dorman for services as Chairman of the Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor $ the past year 92.40
To Travel 21.26
Paid for bath .25
Stationery Postage and Express 1.27
115.18
355
1885
J. Warren Chadwick for services as one of the Select- men Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year $50,00
James H. Nason for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year 40, 00
Charles R. Anderson for notifying Town meeting 3,00
James P. Cleaveland for damage to plow while in use on the Highway in 1883. $ 5,00
Voted To accept the following list of names of per - sans presented by the Selectmen as suitable for Jurors Williamo P. Cleaveland William K. Cole
Henry Perley John S. Sias
Israel Herrick
Israel F. Spufford.
Andrew Frame Charles Perley
Rufus W. Emerson Marshal P.Whittier
Frank L. Parkhurst David M. Coole
Stephen A. Bixby
George A. Harriman
Voted To accept the Report of the Auditors voted That the Treasurer beauthorized to hire such amount of money as may be necessary for the payment of the demands upon him in anti- cipation of the taxes of the current year and hayable therefrom.
Voted To pass over the 20th article of the warrant in regard to truants, Voted Is leave the matter of removing a portion of the Ledge in the Highway near the house of Samuel Twisden to the discretion of the Selectmen with instructions to let out the job to the lowest bidder.
Voted To pass over the 23rd article of the warrant~ in regard to cutting and removing all trees and bushes from the Highways except Shade and ornamental
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Veled To authorize the Overseers of the Pour to contract to permanently support any person having no legal settlement, if they think it best for the interest of the town so to do.
Voted To adjourn this meeting to the first Monday in April next at Lo clock P.M.
Attest Ancill Dorman? Town Clerk
April 6, 1885. The inhabitants of the town met arroz- ding to adjournment and the 26th article of the warrant being under consideration, Sidney Perley Esq in behalf of the committee on celebrating the 20# anniversary of the town made a verbal report sig. getting tub modes of celebrating one requiring an appropriation of about 300, and the other 150,- After hearing this report it was Voted to pass over the 26th article in regard to a celebration,
Voted. The thanks of the town to the committee for Their services in looking up and reporting the matter. Voted That this committee be discharged from further service,
It was Voted to take up the 8 tharticle of thewarrant in regard to raising money for support of schools, but a motion to reconsider a vote passed the 2 nd ultimo whereby 1500, was raised for the
support of schools was lost, not receiving a majority of votes"
Voted Chose
Jostake up the 2 nd Article of the warrant
John R. Webster surveyor of Highways in place of Horace Berry who declined to serve"
Chose
John H. Cass Field Driver in place of Moody Perly who declined to serve,
Voted
To dissolve the meeting
Attest
Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to rote in elections held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said town on Inesday the third day of November A. D. 1885 to give in their votes on the following Article of Amendment of the bon- stitution Vig: The General Court shall have full and authority to provide for the inhabitants of the towns in this Commonwealth more than one place of public meeting within the limits of each town for the election of officers, under the constitution, and to prescribe the manner of calling, holding and conducting such meetings. All the provisions of the existing constitution inconsistent with the provisis herein contained are hereby cancelled yes or No Alsofn Governor, Lieutenant Governor Councilor Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Recevez General Auditor of the Commonwealth Attorney General-Senator 5th Essex District, Clerk of the Courts, Treasurer for Essex County, Register of Deeds for the southern District of Essex County Commissioner, Representative in General Court 15th Essey District, All on one ballot. The polls will be open at ten o'clock A. M. and may be closed at two oclock P.M.
Before opening The polls the Ballot Box was pub- licy opened and shown to be empty and then clos- ed and locked and the key given to Constable Et- bridge Perley The Register set 000 The polls were closed at twelveminutes past two Register indicated eighty one (8) Checklist eighty one (81) No ballots eighty one (81)
The ballots were all sorted counted and recorded and public declaration made thereof in open meeting as the law directs and were as follows; Amendment of the Constitution yes one Nver none
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For Governor of the Commonwealth George D. Robinson of Chicopee had sixty three votes Frederick Q. Prince of Boston" had sixteen Charles Theodore Russell of Cambridge. one Thomas J. Lathrop of Taunton - one
For Lieutenant Governor
Oliver Ames of Easton 63 sixty three
Henry H. G ilmore of Cambridge" sixteen Charles B. Knight Worcester' one Charles R Ladman of Boston , one
For Councilor 5th District
Frank D. Allen of Lynn 62 sixty two Alfred A. Nower of Lynn 18 Eighteen
For Secretary of the Commonwealth Henry B. Pierce of Abington 64 Sixty four Jeremiah Crowley of LowellHe Sixteen George Kempton of Sharon! one
For Treasurer and Receiver General Alanson W. Beard of Boston 62 Sixty live Henry M. Cross of Newburyport18 Eighteen
For Auditor Charles R. Ladd of Springfield 64 Sixty four James & Delaney of Holychelle Sixteen William W. Sherman of Lowell, one
Fin Attorney General Edgar &, Sherman of Lawrence 64 Sixty four Henry K. Braley of Fall River 16 Sixteen Samuel M Fairfield of Malden I one
For Clerk of Courts Dean Peabody of Lynn 64 Sixty four David B. Kimball of Salem 16 Sixteen
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For County Treasurer E. Kendall Jenkins of Andover 64 Sixty four Benjamin A. Ward of Lynn 16 Sixteen
For Register of Leeds Southern District of Essex Charles S, Osgood of Salem 80 Eighty
For County Commissioner Edward B. Bishop of Haverhill 64 Sixty four John H. Cheever of Manchester 16 Sixteen
For Senator Fifth Essex District Charles B. Emerson of Bradford 62 Sixty two Calvin Damon of Haverhill18 Eighteen William P. Alcott of Boxford, one
For Representative Fifteenth Essex District William A. Stackpole of Ipswich 62 Sixty two Edward Dole of Ipswich18 Eighteen Edward H. Briggs of Ipswich I one
Voted to dissolve the meeting
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in Boxford on Tuesday the third day of November A. D. 1885.
B. F. Barnes was chosen- Moderator
To choose a Committe of two, and that they be anthoused to employ legal counsel and one if necessary for the collection of a bill against the town of Georgetown for aid furnished Albert Nelson during the last twelve months. That the Selectmen be authorized to buy land for gravel of Saral P. & Lucy A. Perley if they think. best so todo.
Vated to dissolve the meeting Atteat; Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
Voted
Voted
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At a meeting of the to lerks of the Towns of Ipswich Rowley and Boxford held at the office of the Town Clerk of Ipswich November 4, 1885 for the purpose of ascertaining the result of the vote for Representa- tive to General Court in the 15th Essex District the vote of each town as presented by the blecke there of were as follows :
InIpswich
William A. Stack pole of Ipswich 270
Edward Dole 304
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Edward H. Briggs 11
In Rowley
William A. Stackpole of Ipswich 77
Edward Dole 62
Edward H. Briggs 7
In Boxford
William A. Stackpole of Ipswich 62
Edward Dole 18
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Edward H. Briggs "1 And it was ascertained that William A. Stackpole was elected by a plurality of twenty five votes and certificates of his election were filled out and signed.
Attest: Ancillaman? Joun Clerks
Boxford Dec 1885 Thereby certify that I have destroyed the ballots cast at the last November State election Ancill Dorman Town Clerk.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the First Parish in said town on monday the firstday of March A. D. 1886 then and there the said inhabitants
Chose James P. Cleaveland Moderator Ancill Dorman Town Clerk The bleck was sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office in ofen meeting by Sidney Perley, Justice of that Peça Chose John Parkhurst ( selectmen George W Chadwick Assessors and William K. Cole ) Overseers of the Poor.
Chose Elbridge Perler Charles R. Anderson )
Constables.
Chose Warren M. Cole & Treasurer Voted To appoint the Treasurer Collection of taxes.
Chose Daniel Bixby Joseph H. Janes Jeremiah Reà Field Drivers
Arthur S. Russel.)
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Edward &. Pearl Charles Perler
Oliver P. Killam John M. Pearl,
Chose Henry Moulton"-Wm R. Kimball Bound Keepers
Chose James P, Cleaveland George W. Curtis David M. Cole John W. Parkhurst B.S. Barnes Peter Stront Henry Perley George W.Chadwick Frederick A. How Gardners, Morse George B. Austin
Stephen A. Bixby Survey of Oliver P. Killam William &. Perley H.M. Spufford Hiram L. Cheney Israel Herrick High- Reginald D. Foster ways George W. Twitchell
Annual 2 Meeting 2- 1886
362 1886
Chose Stephen A. Billy- Georg P. Frame Rufus W. Emerson - Israel Herrick Justin Parkhurst - J. Horace Nason John Pearl - Israel F. Spoford Lumber Daniel L. Reynolds-Albert P. Hovey
Surveyors of
Chose StephenA. Bixby- Israel Herrick Chester Killam - John Parkhurst Rufus W. Emerson- John M. Pearl of Warren M. Cole- William K. Cole Wood& J. Horace Nason- George A. Harriman) Bark
Measures
Chose Johne K. Cole B.S. Barnes
1 Fence Viewers
Um R. Kimball
Chose Samuel P. Peabody Gardner S. Morse
(Auditors
Chose Charles Perley 2 nd Sealer of Weights and Measures. Chose William P. Cleaveland, School Committee for
three years
Voted That the School Committee be instructed to choose a Superintendent of Schools at a salary of one hundred dollars.
Voted To take up the le to article of the warrant.
Voted Not to allow a bill presented by Sarah P. and Lucy A. Perley for damage to their land on the Depot road .
Voted To refer the foregoing bill to the Selectmen for settlement. Voted That the Selectmen present their bills for service to the town for allowance and that all other bills be presented to the Selectmen for allowance.
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1886
Voted To raise fourteen hundred dollars 1400, for the support of schools, and that two hundred. dollars of said sum be appropriated for teaching Music in the Schools.
Voted To raise two thousand five hundred dollars 2500, to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the town the ensuing year.
Voted To raise one thousand dollars for the re- pairs of Highways and Bridges the ensuing y 9 year.
Voted That the Selectmen apportion the money to the several surveyors, and that said surveyors be directed to expend three fourthe of the money as- signed them before the first day of july next and the remainder before the first day of September and that they allow for a man fifteen cents per hour for a yoke of open twenty cents per hour for a horse and cart twenty cents per hour, for two horses and a cart thirty cents per hour, and for a plow, Ox shovel and Ox cart, each fire cents per hour while used on the highways.
Voted That the manner of breaking out the roads when encumbered with snow and the amount to be done in the way of covering with snow bare spots in the roads, beleft to the discretion of the Surveyors and that they shall allow for a man and for a yoke of ofen each twenty cents per hour and for a pair of horses thirty cents per hour.
Voted That the taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of September next, and that a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes paid before the first day of October, (over)
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and two percent on all paid before the first day of November , and that all taxes shall be collected before the first day of January 1887.
Voted That the Schools besupplied with wood from the town farm same as last year to be paid for from the town Treasury
Voted. To leave to the Selectmero the matter of regulating fishing in our leased Ponds.
Voted To allow the following bills of charge Geo. W. Chadwick for services as Chairman of the Selectmen Assessors and overseers of the Poor
$ 98.00
The past year
Perambulation of town lines 8.00
Cash paid for Stationery
1,59
Postage ,79
Express ,25
.. Car fare
1.79
Justicesfees 3.00
113.42
John Pankhurst for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Povi the past year 83.00
Voted To accept the following list of names of persons. presented by the Selectmen as favors
Israel Herrick William K. Cole
Henry Perley
Israel F. Spofford
StephenA. Bixby
Charles Perley
Joseph 3. Fisk Walter S. Chadwick
Chester Killam George B. Austin
John D. Parkhurst David M. Cole
Solomon W. Howe
George A. Harriman
Vated To relieve the Auditors from further duty Voted To accept the Report of the Auditors
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1886
Voted To authorize the Treasurer to hire such amount of money as may be necessary for the payment of demands upon him in anticipation of the taxes of the ensuing year and payable therefrom.
On the question"Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town Voted yes nohe. No, twenty min
Voted To accept the report of the Committee chosen to investigate in regard to the settlement of Albert Nelson said Committee reporting that said Nelson had doubless gained a settlement in Boxford)
Voted That the Selectmen be directed to take measures to collect the expense of Albert Nelsons support from such of his next of kin as are liable and able to pay
Voted To divide the money refunded on account of Dog licenses equally between the two Public Libraries in the town
(Not a vote to purchase a Road Machine) Voted Toallow E. L. Hooper twenty dollars the ensuring year to expend on the pathway from. his house to the highway near the house of Andrew Frame.
Voted Joabate a tax of 12,10 set to Wid Hannah Spofford in tax list of 1885. Alsoa tax of 8,20 set to William M. Andrews in said list.
Voted to dissolve the meeting attest Ancill Dorman Joun Clerk
366 1886
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in townaffairs held in the Vestry in the First Parish in said town on Monday the fourth day of October A. D. 1886
James P. Cleaveland was chosen Moderator
Voted
That the Selectmen be authorized and directed to make such repairs as they deem necessary and proper on the highway leading from the house of the late Lawrence Carey by the house of James H. Was on and John Pearl to the School house near the house of David M. Cole, at an expense not exceeding three hundred dollars ..
Chose
Edward E. Pearl Auditor in place of Gardner S. Morse who declined to serve.
Voted
To dissolve the meeting Attest
Ancill Dorman Joun Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to rote in elections held in the Vestry in the First Garish in said, tourvon Tweeday the second day of November A. D. 1886 to give in their votes for Representative in Congress 7 th Congressional District, Governor, Lieutenant Governor Councilor 5 th District, Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver General Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Senator 5th Essex District, Representative in General Court 7th Essex District, District Attorney Eastern District- Commissioners of Insolvency, Clerk of the Courts Sheriff, Bounty Commissioner and twoSpecial Commissioners Allon one ballot.
Before opening the polls the ballot boy was opened and shown to beempty and then closed and locked and the key given to Constable Elbridge Perley.
The Polls were opened at 7 minutes hast ter The Register set 000
The Polls were closed at 7 minutes past two Register indicated 116 Check list 116 No ballots 116
The ballots were all sorted counted and recorded and public declaration made thereof in open meeting as the law directs and were as follows
For Representative to Congress Seventh Congres- sional District
80 William Loggewell of Salem. Eighty Votes 23 Jonas of french of Gloucester Twenty three 9 Willard Spaulding of Peabody Nine
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For Governor of the Commonwealth
Oliver Ames of Castion Seventynine John F. Andrew of Boston Twenty eight Thomas J. Lothrop of Jaunton Nine
For Lieutenant Governor
John Q A Brackett of Boston Eighty six
79 28 9 86 21 Frank K. Foster of Haverhill Twenty one John Blackmer of Springfield Six 6
For Secretary of the Commonwealth
87 Henry B. Pierce of Abington Eighty seven 22 John R. Thayer of Worcester Twenty two George Kempton of Sharon Seven
For Treasurer and Receiver General
85 Alanson W. Beard of Boston Eighty five 2.2 Lewis Warner of Northampton Twenty two 7 John L. Killon of Lee Seven
For Auditor
87 Charles R. Ladd of Springfield Eighty seven 22 William F. Book of Springfield Twenty two William W. Sherman of Lowell Seven 7. For Attorney General 86 Edgar Sherman of Lawrence Eighty six 22 John W Corcoran of Clinton Twenty two 8 Samuel M. Fairfield of Malden Eight
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87 22 7
For Councillor Fifth District Frank D. Allen of Lynn Eighty seven Nathan R. Morze of Salem Twenty two Ezra Woodbury of Salem Seren
63
For District Attorney 53 William H Moody of Haverhill Fifty three Henry F. Hulburt of Lynn Sixty three
86 22
For County Commissioner.
David W. Low of Gloucester Eighty six George &. L. Colby of Newburyport Twenty two Daniel W. Friend of Manchester Seven
87 87 22
22 7
For Special Commissioners Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury Eighty seren Ivory Emmons of Swampscott Eighty seven Daniel B. Lord of Salem Twenty two Mark Jewett of Rowley Twenty two Zachariah bole of Wenham Seven James B. Gifford of Salem Seven 7
For Sheriff
107 4
and seven Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence one hundred, John Breen of Lawrence Four William B. Morgan of Danvers Four
4 88 22
Fior blesk of Courts
Dean Peabody of Lynn Eighty eight Leverett S. Tuckerman of Salem Twenty two Charles W. Mann of Methuen six
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For Commissionersof Insolvency
Horaced. Bartlett of Newburyport Eighty seven William L. Thompson of Laurence Eighty seven
87 87 87 Sherman Nelson of Georgetown Englity seven
22 22 Charles A. Weare of Peabody Twenty two John S. Flaherty of Gloucester Twenty two 22 Frankb. RichardsınıfEsser Twenty two
7
George M. Harrington of Lynn Seven
7
7
Edward Walden of Danvers Seven Charles F. Bronson of Andover Seven
For Senator Fifth Essex District
46 James W. Switzer of Lynn Forty six Asa T. Newhall of Lynn Fifty nine
59 10
William P. Alcott of Boxford Jen
For Representative to Gen Court 7th Essen District 86 Nathaniel & Ladd of Groveland Eighty six 22 Clarence A. Stetson of Groveland Twenty two 7 Allen Hardy of Groveland Seven
Voted to dissolve the meeting Attest Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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At a meeting of the blocks of the towns of Georgetown Groveland Topsfield and 3oxford held at the office of the Town bleck of Georgetown November 12th 1886 for the purpose of ascertaining the result of the vote for Representative to General Court in the 7th Essex District the role of each town as fire - sented by the Clerks thereof was as follows
In Georgetown
Nathaniel E. Ladd of Groveland 200
Clarence A. Stetson .. 172
Allen Hardy 11 11
4
In Groveland
Nathaniel & Ladd of Groveland 145
Clarence A. Stetson .. 11
220
Allen Hardy 4
In Topsfield
Nathaniel E. Ladd of Groveland 81
Clarence A. Stetson". "1
37
Allen Hardy 15
In Boyford
Nathaniel E. Ladd of Groveland 86
Clarence A. Stetson .. 22
Allen Hardy 11 11
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And it was ascertained that Nathaniel &, Ladd was elected by a plurality of sixty one votes and certificates of his election, where filled out and Signed .
Attest
Ancill Dorman
Town Clerk
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Appointment of Town Clerk
Whereas a vacancy exists in the Town Clerk's office in Boxford, caused by the death of the late Ancill Dorman Esq., Therefore we, the subscri- bers, Selectmen of Boxford, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Statutes, here- by appoint Sidney Perley, Esq, to fill said office during the remainder of the current year.
Given under our hands at Boyard this twenty second day of November, A. D. 1886.
Geo. W. Chadwick Selectmen John Parkhurst of William H. Cole) Boxford, A true copy. Attest Sidney Perley, John Clesk protem, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, EssexSS. November 23, 1886 Then personally appeared Sidney Perley of Boxford and look the oath of office of town clerk , Beforeme-William Perry, Inotice of the Peace A true copy, Attest, Sidney Perley, Town Clerk protem.
Jan. 19th A. D. 1887. This is to certify that I have this day destroy. ed the ballots cast and checklist used at the State election held November Id last, in the town of Boxford .
Sidney Perley. Town Clerk pro tem.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in elections tin town affairs held in the vestry in the second parish in said town on Monday the 7th of March A. D. 1887. then and there the said in habitants were Called together by G. WChadwick Chose W.K. Cole Moderator
11 B.S. Barnes TownClerk
The bleck was sworn to the faithfull discharge of the duties of the office in open meeting, by. James H. Webster Esq.
Chose G. W. Chadwick 1 Selectmen John Parkhurst (Assessors and. Stepheno A. Braby Overseers of the Poor.
Chose Albert H. Jown Char R. Anderson
Constables
Chose Warren M. Cole Treasurer & Collector.
Chose Daniel Bixby-John S. Dorman John H. Cass - Geo. B. Killar Freld Drivers
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