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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.
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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.
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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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