Town records of Brookline, Massachusetts, 1858-1871, v. 2, Part 19

Author: Brookline (Mass.)
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Brookline, Mass. : Published by vote of the town
Number of Pages: 598


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JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHAL STEARNS, THOMAS PARSONS, Selectmen.


BROOKLINE, April 5th 1864.


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Voted, To accept the foregoing report.


On motion of T. P. Chandler, it was-


Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to take the whole subject of repairing the highways of the town into consideration, and report thereon at a town meet- ing to be held about one month before the annual town meeting next year.


The chairman appointed the following gentlemen to con- stitute said committee, viz. : T. P. Chandler, Wm. Aspin- wall, Edward Atkinson, Edward S. Philbrick, J. Herbert Shedd, committee on repairing highways.


On motion of Samuel A. Walker-


Voted, That the vote passed at the annual town meeting held on the twenty-first day of March, whereby it was voted to add the sum of twelve hundred dollars to the appropria- tion for the support of highways, to be expended for the making and widening of Walnut street, be and hereby is reconsidered.


Voted, That the sum of twelve hundred dollars be added to the appropriation for the support of highways, to be expended for the making and repairing of Walnut street.


Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town, including those for the purpose of making and repairing highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the amount now in the treasury and the probable receipts for the ensuing year, amounting to the sum of -- dollars, upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the inhab- itants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected as the town charges are usually charged and collected.


Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and hereby is author- ized to borrow a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, in anticipation of taxes, and to give the note or notes of the town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums and at such times as may be called for by the Select- men.


Adjourned.


Attest : B. F. BAKER,


Town Clerk.


$ 237


Special Meeting, July 29, 1864.


SPECIAL MEETING, JULY 29, 1864.


SEAL.


WARRANT.


SEAL. SEAL.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL.


SEAL.


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Friday, the twenty-ninth day of July, instant, at half-past seven of the clock in the evening, for the following purposes, to wit :


First. To choose a Moderator.


Second. To see what action the town will take in relation to filling its quota of men under the call of the President of the United States for volunteers, dated July 18th, 1864, and to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for that purpose.


Third. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to take land for a school-house lot in Longwood from the estate of the late Benjamin Goddard, and to appropriate damages therefor agreeable to law.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Selectmen, four days at least before the time of said meeting.


Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.


JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHAL STEARNS, THOMAS PARSONS, WILLIAM J. GRIGGS, EDWARD S. PHILBRICK, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.


NORFOLK, SS.


BROOKLINE, Mass., July 25th, 1864.


In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and


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for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the time of said meeting.


JOHN DUSTIN, Constable.


In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Brookline qualified to vote in elections assem- bled in the Town Hall in said town on Friday, the twenty- ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and were called to order at quarter to eight of the clock in the evening, by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant calling said meeting and the Constable's return thereon.


The First Article in the warrant was then taken up :


To choose a Moderator.


Voted, That the Moderator be chosen by nomination at large.


The meeting then nominated and chose as Moderator Edward Atkinson, and he took the chair.


Second Article in the warrant taken up, viz. :


To see what action the town will take in relation to filling its quota of men under the call of the President of the United States for volunteers, dated July 18th, 1864, and to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for that purpose.


Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to proceed and fill the quotas of this town under the various calls of the President for volunteers, and that the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars be raised and appropriated there- for.


Voted, That the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow, under the direction of the Selectmen, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, and give the note or notes of the town therefor, in such sums and at such times as they shall direct, agreeable to the laws of this Common- wealth.


The Third Article in the warrant taken up, viz. :


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To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to take land for a school-house lot in Longwood from the estate of the late Benjamin God- . dard, and to appraise damages therefor according to law.


The meeting passed the following preamble and vote, to wit :


WHEREAS, A lot of land, as shown on accompanying plan made by Shedd and Edson, and now belonging to the heirs of the estate of the late Benjamin Goddard, deceased, has been determined upon by the Selectmen as a suitable place for the erection of a school-house and necessary buildings, and upon application being made by the Selectmen to the trustees of said estate for the purchase of said land, the sale of the same was refused, therefore it is-


Voted, That the Selectmen are hereby authorized to select at their discretion and lay out said land as a public school- house lot, or an enlargement thereof, and to appraise and pay damages therefor, and to take and hold said land for the purposes aforesaid, agreeably to the provisions of Chapter 38, Sec. 38, of the General Statutes.


The chairman of the Selectmen stated to the meeting that they had already enlisted and credited to the town men enough to fill all calls upon them for men and a surplus over.


On motion,-


Voted, That the thanks of the town are hereby presented to the Selectmen for their valuable services in proceeding to fill the quota of the town, and that their proceedings in the matter are hereby ratified and confirmed.


Adjourned without date.


Attest :


B. F. BAKER,


Town Clerk.


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List of Soldiers in the Town of Brookline, taken May 1, 1864. BILE


List of persons liable to enrollment in the town of Brookline, as taken by the Assessors May 1st, 1864, in conformity with the laws of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, viz. :


NAME. AGE. OCCUPATION.


1. Abbott, Charles E.


40. Teacher.


2. Ager, John C. 26. Clergyman.


3. Aldrich, Albert M. 34. Trader.


4. Allard, George


5. Allard, Joseph O. 28. Farmer.


6. Allen, Phillip S. 35.


Laborer.


7. Amory, Frederick 19.


8. Anderson, David M.


9. Andrew, Henry 21.


Clerk.


10. Atherton, Isaiah


11. Atkinson, George 42.


Clerk.


12. Atkinson, Edward 38. Agent.


13. Bacon, Francis H.


14. Baker, B. F. 44. Painter. Blind of right eye. 15. Baker, James


31. Trader.


16. Baker, T. E.


23. Clerk.


17. Bangs, Wm. A.


35. Merchant.


18. Barnard, Frederick


22. Milkman.


19. Barnard, William H. 37. Shoemaker. Hard of hearing.


20. Barrett, George C.


21. Bartlett, James, Jr.


20. Clerk.


22. Batchelder, Agustus E. 37. Jeweller.


23. Batchelder, Charles W. 22. Trader.


24. Batchelder, Leroy 19 Clerk.


25. Beane, Orland


26. Beck, Frederick A. 18.


27. Bellows, William M. 38.


Car driver.


Clerk.


29. Bickford, Augustus 29. Laborer.


30. Binney, Amos R. 44. Surveyor.


31. Bird, Albert H. 23. Trader.


32. Bird, George W. 34. Druggist.


33. Bird, William B. 22. Clerk.


34 Bird, William H. 21. Clerk.


35. Bixby, Charles L. 23. Clerk.


36. Blaisdell, John


37. Blake, Arthur


23. Banker.


38. Blake, Henry J.


18. Student.


39. Blaney, Henry


Clerk.


40. Bliss, John P.


30. Agent.


28. Benton, A. W. 42.


241


Militia List, 1864.


NAME.


AGE. OCCUPATION.


41. Blodget, Frank


24. Car driver.


42. Bogman, George E. 42. Trader.


43. Bowditch, William I.


42. Conveyancer.


44. Boyde, Thomas


45. Brackett, I. Lewis 35.


Clerk.


46. Brett, Zenas F.


42.


Trader.


47. Briggs, Richard


35.


48. Brigham, Valantine


28.


Coachman.


49. Buck, D. A. A. 24.


Jeweller.


50. Brooks, George


40.


Trader.


51. Burditt, Horatio S. 37.


52. Burditt, James R. 40.


Tailor.


53. Burleigh, Sylvester S.


40.


Mason.


54. Buker, Rufus


26.


Coachman.


55. Burnham, John A., Jr. 21.


56. Burrell, Charles


42.


Broker. Lame knee.


57. Buzzell, Jacob 22.


Laborer.


58. Cabot, J. Elliot 42.


Architect.


59. Cabot, Francis C. 35. 60. Cabot, Follen 23.


Clerk.


61. Canavan, John


19.


62. Candler, John W.


35.


Merchant.


66. Chase, Andrew


21.


Brakeman.


67. Chase, Charles


33.


Expressman.


69. Chace, Reuben A.


41.


Painter.


70. Cheeney, A. A.


26. Jeweller.


71. Churchill, Wm. O.


34.


Trader.


73. Clifford, Albert W.


30.


Laborer.


74 Cobb, Albert A.


34. Merchant.


75. Codman, Arthur


31. Gentleman. .


76. Codman, James M.


32. Gentleman. Laborer.


78. Comerais, John


42.


Trader.


79. Connell, Samuel G.


80. Conroy, Patrick


32.


Laborer.


81. Cottle, Isaac


32.


82. Collins, Henry


26.


Expressman.


83. Coolidge, Henry S. 22.


Marketer.


84. Coolidge, George H. 27.


Trader.


85. Coolidge, James W. 32. Laborer.


86. Coolidge, William D.


30.


Trader.


87. Coolidge, Walter G.


20. Student.


88. Corey, Francis H. 35. Farmer.


89. Corey, Frederick A. 16


31. Farmer.


Agent.


64. Chapman, John N. 35.


Clerk.


65. Chapman, Robert B.


26.


Broker.


68. Chase, Henry S.


39. Merchant.


72. Clark, Edwin


42. Carpenter.


77. Condry, Patrick


63. Candler, William L. 26.


Tailor.


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NAME.


AGE. OCCUPATION.


90. Corey, Timothy


42. Farmer.


91. Cotting, Charles U.


35. Agent.


92. Cousens, John E. 28. Trader.


93. Cousens, Oliver


42. Trader.


94. Cushman, Albert


35. Agent.


95.' Cutler, E. Waldo


38. Merchant.


96. Dana, Edward A.


40. Lawyer.


97. Dana, George N.


35. Merchant.


98. Dana, James B.


36. Butcher.


99. Dane, Edward S.


39. Merchant.


100. Dane, John H.


37.


Clerk.


101. Daniels, Edward


22. Marketer.


102.


Daniels, David H.


38. Teacher.


103. Darragh, James


33. Baker.


104. Davis, Michael


Laborer.


105. Dawes, George G.


106. 'Dearborn, Charles E. 20. Farmer.


107. Darrow, William


108. Dearborn, George F. 24.


109. Dearborn, William G.


25.


Clerk.


110. Denny, Francis P.


25. Farmer.


111. Dexter, Frederick


24.


112. Dexter, William S.


30.


Lawyer.


Conductor, H. R. R.


114. Dillon, Patrick


40.


Baggage master.


115. Diman, J. Lewis


30.


Clergyman.


116. Doane, William E.


21


Trader.


117. Doran, Levi


19.


118. Downes, Michael


40.


Laborer.


119. Drew, Edwin B.


21.


Teacher.


120. Draper, Charles H.


27. Clerk.


121. Drohan, John


122. Duffee, Thomas


42. Blacksmith.


123. Dugan, Hugh


40.


Laborer.


28. Laborer.


20. Student.


126. Dwight, Daniel A.


127. Dwinell, Frank T.


128. Eager, Henry B.


31. Clerk.


28. Car driver.


130. Eaton, Charles W.


131. Edgerly, James W.


38. Trader.


132. Edmond, James


43. Merchant.


133. English, John


19.


Clerk.


134. Erhard, George


135. Fay, Arthur


23.


Subject to fits.


136. Fay, R. S., Jr.


30.


Manufacturer.


137. Faxon, Francis G.


40.


Agent.


138. Feno, Isaac 33.


29 Book-keeper.


124. Dunn, Charles W.


125. Dwight, Chapman


28. Broker.


129. Eastman, Moses.


31. Painter.


38. Shoemaker.


Farmer.


113. Dickey, Merrill


23.


243


Militia List, 1864.


NAME. AGE. OCCUPATION.


139. Fernald, Joseph


18.


140.


Field, Edwin


25.


Trader. Invalid.


141.


Fisher, Francis K.


35.


Merchant.


142.


Fisher, George J.


36.


Trader.


143. Fisher, Horace 24. Trader.


144. Fisher, John N.


23. Trader.


145.


Fitz, Frank


22. Clerk.


146.


Flagg, William


22.


Clerk.


147.


Foss, Albert


18.


148. Foster, Charles O. 31.


Merchant.


149. Foster, Charles F. 42.


Merchant.


150. Fowle, Seth A.


24. Trader.


151. Fox, Samuel D.


35. Watchman.


152. Francis, Isaac


26.


Conductor.


153.


Francis, T. E.


40. Physician.


154. Freeman, Colburn W.


155. Fulton, Dexter


21. Car driver.


156. Gallagher, Terrance


44. Laborer. Blind of an eye.


157. Gardiner, Charles P.


28. Lawyer.


158. Getchell, Isaiah S.


30. Carpenter.


159. Gibson, John


30. Conductor.


160. Gilson, Richard H.


37.


Painter.


161. Glover, Albert H. 38. Carpenter.


162. Goddard, Benjamin F. 30. Engineer, R. R. S.


163. Goddard, Joseph W.


28. Farmer.


164 Goldthwait, Joel


33. Dealer.


165. Goodnough, George W. 39.


Farmer.


166. Goodnough, Xanthus 37. Farmer.


167. Goodwin, Willard A 25. Carpenter. Rupture.


168. Gordon, Frank


169. Greeley, Daniel


26. Farmer.


170. Green, Henry A.


32. Merchant.


171. Griggs, William J. 43. Farmer.


172 Griggs, Thomas B.


38. Farmer.


173. Guild, J. Anson


41.


Trader.


174. Gutterson, Edwin R.


18.


Laborer.


176. Halfenstine, Adam


36. Tailor.


177. Hall, Henry M.


30. Carpenter.


178. Hall, Thomas B.


39. Lawyer.


179. Hall, William F.


22. Locksmith.


180. Hancock, George W.


181. Hardin, Chester T.


182. Harris, James H.


38. Farmer.


183. Harvey, Hiram A.


25.


Coachman.


184. Haven, Albert H.


30.


Trader.


185. Haven, Frank


35. Trader.


186. Harrington, Andrew J. 44. Trader.


187. Heath, Charles H.


32. Broker.


175. Haak, Charles


26. Cabinet-maker.


43. Gardener. 27. Merchant.


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NAME.


AGE. OCCUPATION.


188. Heath, Sidney


21. Clerk.


189. Hersey, George E. 35.


Cashier.


190. Hickey, Maurice


26. Carpenter.


191. Hicks, Michael S.


37. Wheelwright.


192. Hill, Benjamin


35. Laborer.


193. Hills, Richard


38.


Jeweller.


194.


Hobart, Kirk W.


19.


Clerk.


195. Hobbs, Augustus


196. Horr, John E.


39.


Teacher.


197. Houghton, Jesse F.


30.


Tinsmith.


198. Houlihan, James E. 21.


Laborer.


199. Hovey, Horatio A.


43. Trader.


200. Howard, John A.


38.


Trader. Blind in one eye.


201. Huestis. Benjamin, Jr.


25.


Carpenter.


202. Hardon, Henry C.


34. Trader.


203. Huntington, C. F.


35.


204. Hunt, Thomas G.


38. Wheelwright.


205. James, Horace


35. Mason.


206. Jennings, William


37.


Tailor.


207. Jewett, Francis A.


208. Johnson, Jona.


26.


Carpenter.


38.


Carpenter.


210. Jones, Moses


30.


Farmer.


212. Jordan, John C.


26.


Carpenter.


214. Kellaher, Maurice


29.


Laborer.


215. Keefe, Daniel


30.


Laborer.


216. Keegan, John


42.


Laborer.


217. Kennard, M. P.


38. Jeweller.


218. Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.


39. Tinsmith.


219. Kenrick, David T.


37. Tinsmith.


33. Carpenter.


221. Kimball, Charles


35.


Stable keeper.


222.


Kimball, Samuel A.


18.


223. Kingman, Bradford


33.


Lawyer.


224. Kingman, Martin


29.


Trader.


225. Kirby, Charles K. 30.


32.


Conductor.


227. Koch, John


30.


Cabinet maker.


228. Lanman, Thomas E.


33.


Teacher.


229. Lang, Richard J.


35.


Clerk.


230. Lang, Silas W.


23.


Clerk.


231. Langley, Silas H.


30. Farmer.


232. Leavitt, Thomas H.


40.


Agent.


233. Laighton, James A.


30.


Clerk.


234. Lenny, James


235. Leonard, Dwight


25. Laborer.


236. Libby, John O.


44. Carpenter.


209. Johnson, George F.


211. Judkins, Moses M.


35. Coachman.


213. Jordan, Moses S.


28. Carpenter.


220. Kenyon, James


Architect.


226. Knapp, Wm. O.


245


Militia List, 1864.


NAME. AGE. 35.


OCCUPATION. Appraiser.


237. Lincoln, Charles D.


238. Lincoln, D. F. 21.


239. Lincoln, William E. 22.


Trader.


240. Lincoln, William H.


28.


Merchant.


241. Littell, Robert S. 32.


Clerk.


242. Little, Joshua A.


40. Mason.


243. Lock, Leonard


26. Farmer.


244. Longfellow, W. P. P.


28. Architect.


245. Lord, Charles


246. Lyman, Theodore


32. Gentleman.


247. Macausland, Charles


40.


Carpenter. Blind of an eye.


249. Mahan, James


27. Carpenter.


250. Maney, John


35. Laborer.


251. Marsh, Andrew


33.


Clerk.


252. Marsh, Frederick A.


26.


Trader.


253. Mathews, A. G.


37. Tuner.


254. McAllister, A. S.


22. Conductor.


255. Mead, Patrick


Laborer.


256. Mealy, Michael


37.


Laborer.


257. Mecum, Charles E.


34.


Clerk.


258. Mellen, George M.


26.


259. Merriman, Thomas


36.


Carpenter.


38. Laborer.


261. Mohr, John


30.


Farmer.


262. Morrison, Lincoln


263. Morrisey, Patrick


21.


Laborer.


264. Morrisey, Thomas


21.


Laborer.


Coachman. Over 45 years.


266. Morse, G. Homer


25.


Clerk.


267. Morse, Nathan


268. Murray, Jeremiah


19. Student.


269. Myer, Jacob


21.


Servant.


270. Myrick, - -


271. Neal, Burton W.


31.


Carpenter.


272. Nelson, George E


33. Gardener.


Stiff knee.


273. Noonan, John


23. Mason.


274. Norton, Henry


19. Laborer.


275. O'Herne, Cornelius


44.


Laborer.


276. O'Herne, Michael


42. Laborer.


277. O'Neal, Thomas J. 278. Onion, Eben W.


41.


Currier.


280. Newton, John E.


34.


281. Paine, Wm. R.


41.


Agent.


282. Palmer, Jacob P.


29.


Jeweller.


283. Parsons William J.


26. Merchant.


284. Perrin, Lewis


19. Student.


285. Pettengill, Thomas S. 40. Laborer.


24. Mason. Arm broken in gov't service


248. Mahan, Michael


260. Miskell, Michael


265. Morse, Ebenezer


40. Lawyer.


27. Carpenter.


279. Onion, Willard,


-


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NAME.


AGE. ()COUPATION.


286. Phelps, Daniel W.


31. Carpenter.


287. Philbrick, Edward S.


37.


Merchant.


288. Philbrick, Win. D.


30. Chemist.


289. Phillips, John F.


21.


Clerk.


290. Phillips, Warren F. 27.


Stable keeper.


291. Pierce, Benjamin


42.


Trader.


292. Pierce, Henry E.


30.


Clerk.


293. Pierce, Peter W.


41.


Agent.


294. Pierce, William O.


27.


Clerk.


295. Price, Lewis S.


32.


Coachman.


296. Putnam, Joshua H.


34.


Merchant.


297. Quinlan, Michael W.


34.


Harness maker.


298. Quinn, James


37.


Laborer.


299. Reed, Eben W.


43.


Farmer.


300. Reed, George


21. Laborer.


301. Rice, Henry F.


18.


Clerk.


302. Richards, Addison 32.


303. Richards, Francis C. 32.


Merchant.


304. Richardson, George L.


44.


Clerk.


305. Porter, Charles W. 35.


Farmer.


306.


Plympton, Charles T.


42.


Clerk.


307.


Richardson, Edward


38.


Clerk.


308. Ricker, Moses


18.


Laborer.


309. Ring, David


26.


Laborer.


311.


Ritchie, Thomas P.


22.


Artist.


312. Robinson, W. H.


313. Rogers, Daniel W. 37.


Type founder.


314.


Rogers, John K.


42.


Type founder.


315. Rooney, James


41. Trader.


316. Roy, Joseph


30. Farmer.


317. Ruggles, Cyrus W.


39.


Postmaster.


318. Russell, Marshall


319. Sanborn, Horatio


320. Sanderson, Albert H.


321. Sanford, E. W.


30.


Physician. Trader.


323. Scudder, Charles W.


43.


Merchant.


324. Seamans, James M.


40.


Trader.


325. Searle, Arthur


28. Clerk.


326. Searle, George


26. Teacher.


327. Searle, F. A.


30.


Printer.


328. Seaverns, Henry G. 25.


Trader.


329. Shedd, Abraham B. 42. 30.


330. Shedd, J. H.


C. Engineer.


331. Shepherd, John S.


18.


Student.


332. Sherman, F. C.


32. Superintendent.


333. Sherwin, George W.


34. Trader.


334. Shurtleff, Augustine 38. Physician.


310.


Ritchie, John


20. Student.


40. Trader. Laborer.


322. Saville, Richard L.


247


Militia List, 1864.


NAME.


AGE. OCCUPATION.


335. Skinner, Francis L.


30. Merchant.


336. Slack, George A.


26.


Trader.


337. Smith, Charles


43.


Farmer.


338. Smith, David.


339. Snow, Alfred.


Lame.


340. Soule, Charles, Jr. 42.


Agent.


341. Stearns, Charles W. 27. Farmer.


342. Stearns, Francis G. 20


Farmer.


343. Stearns, William


34. Farmer.


344. Stone, Edward B.


22.


345. Stone, Enos J.


44.


346. Stone, Thorndike B.


347. Sullivan, Jeremiah


348. Swallow, Freeman M.


29.


Painter.


Trader.


350. Taft, William L.


27.


Coachman.


351. Tibbetts, James R.


44.


Merchant.


352. Thomas, Edward I.


31.


Cashier.


353. Tileston, Edward G. 34.


Broker.


354. Towne, Harmon


355. Townsend, George


20.


Farmer.


356. Towne, William


18.


Clerk.


357. Towle, James 22.


Expressman.


358. Tourtelotte, John


21. Clerk.


359. Trowbridge, Charles P. 41.


Expressman.


360. Townsend, Thomas


43.


Farmer.


361. Turner, John B. 35.


Merchant.


362. Upham, Henry A.


28.


Marketer.


363. Urann, Henry A.


27. Com. Merchant.


364. Verney, Osavius


38.


Carpenter.


VonArnim, Theo. F. 38.


Importer.


367. Washburn, Nehemiah


42.


Trader.


368. Waterman, Ansel H. 42.


369. Waterman, Thomas H.


370. Waters, William E.


24. 36.


Carpenter.


371. Watson, Nicholas


Painter.


372. Weeks, Daniel


25.


Coachman.


373. Webber, Charles F.


24.


Laborer.


374. Webster, William E. 30. Appraiser.


375. Webster, George H. 40. Upholsterer.


376. Welch, Uriah


377. Weld, George W.


23.


Merchant.


378. Weld, William G. 40.


Merchant.


379. Wellington, Avery


27. Merchant.


380. Wellman, Joseph H.


21.


Clerk.


381. Wellman, Willard L.


25.


382. Wharton, Francis


383. Whitcomb, Charles


44.


Clergyman.


365. 366. Warren, William B. 22.


Clerk.


Carpenter.


Invalid.


349. Swift, William J.


27.


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NAME. AGE.


384. White, Francis A.


42.


OCCUPATION. Currier.


385. White, William 18.


386. Whiting, Cyrus 25.


387. Whitney, Henry 42.


Laborer.


388. Whitney, William C.


21.


Student.


389. Whitney, Rufus H.


39. Trader.


390. Whitemore, Augustus 35. Merchant.


391. Wilson, William G.


23.


392. Wilson, William W.


30.


Merchant.


393. Williams, Geo. W. A.


43.


Merchant.


394. Williams, Howard S. 37. Farmer.


395. Winsor, Alfred, Jr.


26. Agent.


396. Winsor, Greshan C.


26.


Clerk.


397. Winship, Edmond


25. Carpenter.


398. Woodbury, Wm. P.


23. Provision Dealer.


399. Wood, Amos L. 38. Treasurer.


400. Wyman, Wm. A.


401. York, Horace B.


24. Laborer.


402. Young, Edward


26.


Clerk.


403. Young, Milton J.


Milkman.


Three sheets returned to the Town Clerk of Brookline, by


THOMAS B. HALL, WM. B. TOWNE, ALBERT W. SMITH, Assessors of Brookline.


Received into the Town Clerk's office August 5th, 1864, and return made to the Adjutant-General.


Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 30, 1864.


-


WARRANT.


SEAL.]


SEAL.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL.


SEAL.]


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the thirtieth instant, at half- past seven of the clock in the evening, for the following pur- poses, to wit :


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First. To choose a Moderator.


Second. To see if the town will refund the amount of the appropria- tion for state tax made at the last annual town meeting, as recommended by the Assessors and in accordance with Sect. 12 of Chapter 208 of the Acts of 1864.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least before the day of said meeting.


Given' under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this thirteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.


JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHAL STEARNS, WILLIAM J. GRIGGS, EDWARD S. PHILBRICK, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.


NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, Mass., August 26th, 1864.


Pursuant with the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual place of residence at least four days before said meeting.


JOHN H. GRUSH, Constable.


In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and were called to order at quarter to eight of the clock in the even- ing, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting and the Constable's return thereon.


The First Article in the warrant taken up, to choose a Mod- erator.


Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.


The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator John E. Horr, and he took the chair.


The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, viz. :


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To see if the town will reduce the amount of the appropriation for state tax made at the last annual town meeting, as recommended by the Assessors and in accordance with Sect. 12 of Chapter 208 of the Acts of 1864.


Voted, To reconsider the vote passed March the 21st, 1864, appropriating twenty-six thousand dollars for state tax.


Voted, That the sum of seven thousand six hundred and nine dollars and ninety cents ($7,609.90) be appropriated for state tax the current year.


Dissolved.


Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.


GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1864.


SEAL. SEAL.


WARRANT.


SEAL.


[SEAL.]


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL. 1


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon, at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept open until forty-five minutes past four of the clock, during which time they will be required to give in their votes to the Selectmen for the following National, State and County officers, viz. :




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