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At the Presidential election, November 2, the electoral ticket headed by Josiah Bartlett received 55 votes, and there were three scattering. For Congress eleven candidates were voted for. The successful candidates received votes as follows: Ichabod Bartlett, 67; Arthur Livermore, 57; Nehemiah Eastman, 52; Jona. Harvey, 20; Titus Brown, 24; James Healey, 28; Thomas Whipple, Jr., 6.
1825. Annual meeting, North meeting house, March 8. John Quincy Adams had just been inaugurated President. The opposition or Jackson party had not organized. David L. Morrill was re-elected governor, receiving 29,166 votes to 563 scattering. In Haverhill the vote was: Levi Woodbury, 2; David L. Morrill, 230. Samuel Cartland was chosen representative. Collector of taxes, Caleb Morse, 3% cents; highway surveyors, Jona. Sinclair, John Sanborn, Richard Gookin, Stephen Farnum, John C. Morse, Jona. B. Rowell, Ezra Sanborn, John Carr, James King, Jr., Aaron Morse, Geo. Bisbee, Moses Kimball, Frederick Carr; fence viewers, Joshua Woodward, John L. True, Jno. L. Corliss; cullers of staves, Ahira Wright, George Bixbee; corders of wood, surveyors of lumber and school committee, same as previous year, with addition of Jacob S. Clark to school committee. Other officers as in 1824, except hogreeves. For this office the nominating committee presented a somewhat distinguished list, which was duly approved, John L. Bruce, James Place, Moses Dow, John Nason, Stephen Farnum, George Banfell (Banfield), Jno. Kimball, Moses N. Morse, Caleb Morse, Person Noyes, Asa Beacon, Isaac Morse, Jacob M. White, Jr. Appropriations: high- ways, $300 in money, $900 in labor; schools, $600; town charges, $850. The sheep, swine and geese by-law was again passed, with neat cattle added.
1826. Annual meeting, South meeting house, March 14. The opposition to the Adams administration had begun to crystallize; the parties centered about the persons of Adams and Jackson. Adams was a candidate for re-election; Jackson was a candidate in opposition. There was the Adams party and the Jackson party; the issues were largely personal, and personal issues engender bitterness, vindictiveness. Ben- jamin Pierce was supported by the Jackson men for governor, receiving 79 votes, and David L. Morrill (Adams), 139. John L. Corliss (Adams) was elected representative. Collector of taxes, Caleb Morse; highway surveyors, new names in list, Schuyler Merrill, Jona. A. Ladd, John S.
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Stafford, Elisha Swift, Luther Warren; no new names appear in the lists of the minor town offices, except those of Isaac P. Wilson, Nathan Hay- wood, Charles J. Swan and Joseph Niles as hogreeves. Appropriations: highways, $400 in money, $600 in labor; schools, $600; town charges, $900. The sheep, swine, geese and cattle by-law was passed.
1827. Annual meeting, North meeting house, November 13. It was an off year politically. Benjamin Pierce (Jackson) was elected governor with little opposition. Haverhill gave him a vote of 239 with a few scatter- ing, and there seems to have been little opposition to the re-election as representative of John L. Corliss (Adams). Collector of taxes, Caleb Morse; constables, Moses H. Sinclair, Jno. C. Morse; new names among highway surveyors, James Acherton, Leonard Morse, Enoch P. Woodbury, Joseph Stow; corders of wood, Joseph Ladd, Russell Kimball; new names among the hogreeves, Gould French, Benj. Coon, Jr., Isaac Heath, James A. Morse, Aaron Martin, Hiram Ladd. Appropriations: highways, money, $400, labor $600; schools, $650; town charges, $500.
1828. Annual meeting, South meeting house. The political lull of 1827 was followed by an exciting campaign in 1828, and the governor vote, 39,807, was the largest yet polled in the state. There were but 76 scatter- ing votes. Party lines were closely drawn. Benjamin Pierce (Jackson) received 18,672; John Bell (Adams), 21,149. In Haverhill the vote was Pierce, 148; Bell, 206. Caleb Morse (Adams) was elected representative. Collector, Caleb Morse; constables, Horace S. Baker, Dudley C. Kimball; highway surveyors, new names, Samuel Hibbard, Zebulon Cary, Robert Ford, William Gannett; no new names appear in lists of fence viewers, sealers of leather, sealers of weights and measures; corders of wood, surveyors of lumber, cullers of staves, poundkeeper, tythingmen, auditors or school committee. Jacob Morse later prominent in town affairs makes his first appearance in the records, having been elected hogreeve. Appro- priations: highways, $400 in money, $1,000 in labor; schools, $650; town charges, $500. The selectmen were instructed to contract with some one person for support of paupers. At a special meeting, September 22, an additional amount of $500 was voted to be paid in labor for the repair of roads and bridges.
At the presidential election, November 3, 1828, the Adams electoral ticket headed by George Sullivan received 212 votes; the Jackson ticket, 155. The total vote in the state was the largest yet cast. The Adams electors received 22,922; the Jackson, 22,124.
1829. Annual meeting, North meeting house, March 10. Governor vote, Benjamin Pierce (Jackson), 171; John Bell (Adams), 206. The state swung over to the support of the Jackson administration and Pierce was elected 22,615 to 19,583 for Bell, and only 45 scattering. The coun- cillor candidates were both Haverhill citizens, Stephen P. Webster (Jack-
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son) received 170, and Ezra Bartlett (Adams), 205. Webster was elected. Joseph Bell and Caleb Morse, both Adams men, were elected representa- tives by a strict party vote. Representation was based on the number of ratable polls. A town having 150 was entitled to one representative, and one for each additional 300. Haverhill, for the first time, was entitled, by its upwards of 450 ratable polls, to two representatives. Collector of taxes, Perkins Fellows, 22 cents; constables, Hosea S. Baker, Dudley C. Kimball; highway surveyors, new names, Ephraim Couch, David Cheney, Daniel How; tythingmen, Nathaniel Rix, Stephen Morse; no new names appear in the lists of other officers except that of one new- comer among the hogreeves, George W. Kent. Among these officials this year were Joseph Bell, Jno. Nelson, Samuel Cartland and William Ladd. Appropriations: highways, $600 in money, $1,000 in labor; schools, $700; town charges, $600. It was voted that the school districts choose their own officers. This was the beginning of home rule for school districts.
1830. Annual meeting, South meeting house, March 9. The governor vote showed Haverhill still in the hands of the Adams party. Matthew Harvey (Jackson) had 168 votes; Timothy Upham (Adams), 190. The state, however, had become safely Jackson. Joseph Bell and Caleb Morse were reelected representatives. Collector, Perkins Fellows, 2 cents; constables, Perkins Fellows, D. C. Kimball, H. S. Baker, John S. Stafford; highway surveyors, Benjamin Merrill, Ezekiel Ladd, Benjamin Ropes, Daniel Morse, John Angier, Nathan Heath, Joseph Willis, Jacob M. White, Peter Whitaker, Ashael Comstock, John Stearns, Moses Kimball, Joel Davis, Moses Dunkley; fence viewers, Jno. Page, Samuel Ladd, John True, Luther Warren; sealer of weights and measures, R. N. Brown; corders of wood, Henry Towle, Joseph Ladd, Hosea S. Baker, Jacob Bell, Ezra Sanborn, John Stearns; surveyors of lumber, Isaac Pierson, Simon Strafford, Stephen Farnum, Joseph Olmstead, Elisha Hibbard; cutter of stones, Ahira Wright; poundkeeper, Samuel Ladd; tythingmen, Samuel Newton, James King, Barzillia Pierce; auditors, Joseph Bell, Ezekiel Ladd, Edmund Carleton, John Nelson, John Page, John Kimball, John Angier; firewards, Ephraim Kingsbury, Isaac Pier- son, Obadiah Swasey, Moses Southard; the list of hogreeves is a notable one, John L. Rix, Amos Drown, Arthur L. Peters, David Rollins, Samuel P. Adams, Anson Brackett, James Harriman, George Johnson, Samuel Carr, Barzillia Pierce, George Banfield, John Stearns, Hiram Ladd, Kimball Tyler, Zebulen Carey, John Angier, John R. Reding. There were new names in this list, and these owners were destined to become important factors in the affairs of the town. The coming of two of these in particular, John L. Rix and John R. Reding, marked a new era in the politics of the town. Appropriations: highways, $300 in money, $900
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in labor, not over $50 for use of tools on highways; schools, $700; town charges, $500. The selectmen decided to provide for town paupers; selectmen authorized to lease lands belonging to the town. Voted that the selectmen shall not grant licenses to showmen.
1831. Annual meeting, North meeting house, March 8. Haverhill this year was controlled by the Jackson party. The governor vote was: Ichabod Bartlett (Adams), 187; Samuel Dinsmore (Jackson), 199. John Page, for register of deeds, received nearly a unanimous vote, 392. For senator, Samuel Cartland (Jackson), 192; John Wilson (Adams), 198. Cartland was elected. The congressional ticket headed by Rev. John Brodhead (Jackson) received 164 votes to 141 for that headed by Jno. F. Parrott (Adams). Jona. Wilson and Samuel Page were elected repre- sentatives. The victory of the Jackson men was complete. Collector of taxes, Caleb Morse, 25 cents; constables, Perkins Fellows, H. S. Baker, J. B. Rowell, William Ladd; highway surveyors, Perkins Fellows, Jona. A. Ladd, Schuyler Merrill, Moses Southard, J. B. Rowell, Nathan Heath, Daniel Carr, Jacob M. White, Simeon Haines, Asa Bacon, Joseph Niles, Moses Kimball, Josiah Jeffers, Anson A. Smith; fence viewers, John Page, Samuel Ladd, John True, Stephen Farnsworth; firewards, Joseph Bell, Ephraim Kingsbury, Isaac Pierson, Obadiah Swasey, Moses South- ard; surveyors of lumber, Ezra Sanborn, Isaac Pierson, Joseph Ladd, Simon Stafford, John True, Stephen Farnum, Joseph Olmstead, D. C. Kimball; hogreeves, John Blaisdell, Gorham Kezer, Russell Kimball, J. R. Reding, Jno. Carr, Jr., Timothy Smith, Moses Dunkley, E. R. Olcott, Joseph Snow, Hiram Ladd, S. P. Sinclair, Lin Hamlet, Walter Bailey; tythingmen, Bryan Morse, Daniel Page, David Worthen. Appropria- tions: highways and bridges, $500 in money, $900 in labor; schools, $700; town charges, $400.
There was an article in the warrant "to see if the town will shingle the meeting houses in the North and South parishes for the privilege of hold- ing town meetings in them." The proposition was negatived, and the question of building a town hall was discussed, but no action taken. The selectmen were instructed to investigate the desirability of purchasing a farm for the support of the poor and report at the next annual meeting.
1832. Annual meeting, South meeting house, March 13. Party feel- ing had become intense. The administration supporters had assumed the designation of Democratic Republicans, or Democrats, and .their opponents that of Whigs. The Democrats were still in the ascendancy and party lines were rigidly drawn. The anti-Masonic movement had not crystallized into a separate party in Haverhill, but Free Masonry became an issue in the election of local officers, and neither party dis- regarded it in the selection of candidates. The governor vote was: Ichabod Bartlett, Whig, 188; Samuel Dinsmoor, Dem., 222. The vote
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for representatives to the General Court is recorded for the first time. Jona. Wilson received 210; Samuel Page, 209, and there were 69 scatter- ing. The Whigs for the most part evidently refrained from voting. Collector of taxes, Caleb Morse, 2 cents, 7 mills. The office as had been customary for many years had been set up at auction, and struck off to the lowest responsible bidder for rate of collecting. Politics was elimi- nated. Constables, H. S. Baker, Perkins Fellows, Jona. B. Rowell, William Ladd, Elisha Swift; highway surveyors, Benjamin Merrill, Ebenezer L. Burbeck, Stephen Farnum, Aaron Southard, John Kimball, John S. Kimball, Samuel Carr, Edward King, Thomas Davis, Jacob Morse, Levi Stafford, Moses Kimball, Elisha Swift, Daniel Rollins; the tythingmen disappear this year in the board of selectmen; sealers of leather also drop out; fence viewers, John Page, Ezekiel Ladd, Moses Southard, John L. Corliss; sealer of weights and measures, Henry Towle; pound- keeper, John A. Ladd; auditors, same as in previous years, except that John Angier was added; Willard Whitman, James Bell and Benjamin Woodbury were new names in corders of wood; surveyors of lumber, same as previous year; hogreeves, H. S. Baker, Perkins Fellows, John B. Rowell, William Ladd, Elisha Swift, Nathaniel Bailey, Isaac Morse, John Stearns, Hiram Morse. The matter of providing for paupers was left with the selectmen, with instruction to procure, if practicable, one person to take care of all. It was made a closed season for horses, cattle, swine, sheep and geese; they were prohibited from running at large for the year. The selectmen were instructed to lease all unoccupied public lands on best possible terms. It was voted that the selectmen report, at the next town meeting in November, a suitable plan with estimated expense and a proper location for a town house, and that they be authorized to pro- vide at the expense of the town a suitable place to hold town meetings until a town hall shall be built. Appropriations: highways, money $600, labor $1,000; schools, $700; town charges, $600.
At the November election, November 5, the Democratic electoral ticket received 207 votes; the Whig, 168. No report was made in the matter of building a town hall as had been voted at the March election.
1833. Annual meeting, March 12. The Whigs were evidently dis- heartened. Governor vote, Arthur Livermore, Whig, 87; Samuel Dins- moor, Dem., 239. For other offices there was a straight party vote. John Angier was elected representative for members of Congress. There was an anti-Masonic ticket which polled 7 votes. Constables, H. S. Baker, Perkins Fellows, William Ladd; firewards, Joseph Bell, Ephraim Kingsbury, Isaac Pierson, Obadiah Swasey, Moses Southard, Samuel Carr, Caleb Morse, Jno. Angier; highway surveyors, H. S. Baker, Ezekiel Ladd, Samuel E. Merrill, Reuben Foster, Daniel French, Leonard Stev- ens, Joseph Storr, Luther Colby, Caleb Page, Moses Kimball, Perley
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Ayer, Ebenezer Tenney, Joel Davis; fence viewers, poundkeeper, scaler of weights and measures, corders of wood, surveyors of lumber, auditors and hogreeves furnished no new names. For the first time in its history, the town voted to choose a board of health, and this new and hitherto unheard of board was: John Page, Simon Stafford, Jona. B. Rowell, Anson Bartlett, Edmund Carleton, Ezra Bartlett, John Angier, Ezekiel Ladd, Jacob Bell, Moses Southard, Ephraim Kingsbury. Just why this imposing board was elected at this particular time and just what they accomplished does not appear. The four physicians of the town were in evidence. Appropriations: highways, $1,000 in labor, $800 in money; town charges, $500. The selectmen were authorized to pur- chase a suitable farm for paupers and house of correction, and it was voted to raise $400 for that purpose and $500 annually until farm is paid for. On the question of holding a constitutional convention the vote was 99 yes, 28 no. Article 13 of the warrant was "to take the sense of the town on petition of James J. Page and others of Coventry to be annexed to the town of Haverhill." It was proposed to annex what was known as the Page school district of Coventry, a tract lying to the east of school district Number 6 in Haverhill, and which was cut off by mountains from the other part of Coventry. Logically and geographically this tract belonged to Haverhill, but it was voted to dismiss the article.
1834. Annual meeting, South meeting house. Governor vote, Will- iam Badger, Democratic, 304. There was no organized opposition to Badger throughout the state, and there were no scattering votes in Haver- hill. For senator there was a short party vote, Jared W. Williams, Dem. 242; Oliver S. Brooks, 66. For representatives to General Court, the vote is not given in the town records. The contest seems to have been along personal lines rather than party. Dr. Ezra Bartlett, Whig, received a majority of the votes on the first day of the meeting, and on the second day John L. Rix, Whig, received a majority and was declared elected. His seat was successfully contested, however, on the ground that he was elected on the second day. Collector, Stephen Morse, 3d, 22 per cent; constables, Jona. Sinclair, H. S. Baker, John S. Kimball, William Ladd, Elisha Swift, Joshua Howard, Jr., Perkins Fellows, Stephen Morse, 2d; highway surveyors, Eph. Kingsbury, Joshua Woodward, Ephraim Woods, James C. Webster, John S. Kimball, Daniel Carr, Jr., James King, Jr., Hiram Morse, Daniel Morse, 2d, John Steavens, Moses Kimball, Josiah Jeffers, Aaron Southard, Daniel Rollins; tythingmen, T. K. Blaisdell, Jona. Bliss, Isaac Pike, Richardson French, Caleb Morse; only one new name in the list of hogreeves, Alden E. Morse; there were no new names in the lists of other minor offices. On the proposition to revise the con- stitution, yes, 179, no 102. Appropriations: highways, $400 in money; $1,200 in labor; schools, $700; town charges $600. A proposition to
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build a town house was negatived. The Democratic Republican for March 19, 1834, gives the result of the various ballots for representatives: First ballot on Tuesday: John Angie, Dem., 142; Jona. Wilson, Dem., 164; J. L. Corliss, 34; Isaac Morse, 73; John L. Rix, 147; Ezra Bartlett, 181. The last four named were candidates in opposition to the regular Demo- cratic caucus nominees. Angier and Wilson, second ballot: John Angier, 142; Jona. Wilson, 168; J. L. Corliss, 15; Isaac Morse, 65; J. L. Rix, 158; Ezra Bartlett, 208; and Dr. Bartlett was declared elected. Third ballot, John Angier, 6; Jona. Wilson, 171; Isaac Morse, 36; John L. Rix, 153. A motion was made to adjourn, and was carried. Fourth ballot, Wednes- day, Jona. Wilson, 149; Isaac Morse, 51; John L. Rix, 172. Fifth ballot, Jona. Wilson, 151; Isaac Morse, 41; J. L. Rix, 189. Sixth ballot, scattering, 5; Jona. Wilson, 149; Isaac Morse, 34; John L. Rix, 190; and the latter was declared elected. Explanations of the peculiar result of this election were in order, and Editor John R. Reding of the Democratic Republican proceeded to explain. His editorial is of interest even now, three quarters of a century later. It gives an insight into old time politi- cal conditions in Haverhill:
In order to give our distant friends an explanation of the strange state of matters in this town, we are compelled to state the following facts. On Thursday evening previous to the election a caucus was holden at Burbank's tavern on the Olverian, which was attended by about forty individuals, a large majority of whom were federalists. Several republicans attended the meeting-some of whom did not act at all-several took part in some of the proceedings, and we are glad to have it in our power to say, that very few acted throughout the whole. This meeting was got up by D. S. Palmers 'radicals,' & was christened "Independent Republican," or "Freeman's Meeting." At this meeting Joseph Bell was nominated for moderator, John P. Chapin was nominated for Town Clerk, John L. Rix, and John L. Corliss, Esq. were nominated for Representatives, and Joshua Woodward, John L. Corliss and Jonathan B. Rowell, were nominated for Select- men. Messrs. Corliss and Rowell absolutely refused to stand as candidates for the offices for which they were nominated, especially as it would have a tendency to make division in the Democratic party. These two gentlemen would not have been voted for had they not both been so much indisposed as to prevent their attendance at town meeting. Mr. W. also declined standing a candidate-and instead of his name that of John Nelson, was placed upon the 'radical' ticket. Thus it will be seen that John L. Rix was the only one having any pretence to being a republican who consented to accept the nomination from this meeting. Joseph Bell, John P. Chapin, John Nelson and John L. Rix, republicans indeed! On Friday night the Anti-Masonic party so called held a caucus at Slab-City and nominated Joseph Bell and J. P. Chapin (reccollect the names) for the same offices which they were before in nomination for by the 'radicals.' They also nominated Dr. Ezra Bartlett and Isaac Morse for Representatives, and James Bell, Elisha Swift and Samuel Carr for Select men. These men are all federalists and are understood to be decided ani-masons.
What is called the National or federal party made no nominations except so far as they attended the above named caucuses.
On Monday evening the regularly democratic republican caucus nominated the can- didates above arranged under the head of "republican." This was the state of things on the morning of election.
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Notwithstanding this state of things, we feel proud to have it in our power to state that more than seven eights of the democratic republicans remained true to themselves and to their principles .- We have been present at cight town meetings in this place-six annual elections, and two presidential elections, and never before have we scen so much anxiety manifested, or so much exertion used by the opponents of democracy as at the last election. But little exertion was made to bring our friends to the polls-while every thing was done by the combination to rally their forces.
Had not the democrats been taken by surprise, and had our party generally attended the polls the result would have been different. No democrat expected to see anti- masons vote for a master mason, neither did they expect to see Royal Arch and other masons vote for anti-masons-but all this they saw, aye more. They saw Joseph Bell and his brothers of course, John Nelson, David Sloan, Joshua Blaisdell, Benj. Merrill, Ezra Bartlett, Samuel Cartland, John L. Rix, Nathaniel Rix, Jonathan Pool, Perkins Fellows &c. &c. combined together like a band of brothers, voting and doing all in their power to elect Joseph Bell, John P. Chapin, Ezra Bartlett and John L. Rix to the places they now occupy.
The result is undoubtedly gratifying to the federal party generally, but we do know that there were some democrats in this combination who regret it exceedingly. It is impossible for any genuine democrat to view with pleasure the treachery of some of our pretended friends on this occasion in offering up as they did the democratic party as a sacrifice to gratify private anamosities. There were not thirty individuals of our party who embarked in this crusade against democracy, and had the truth been adhered to by the projector of this plot, and the few who are his tools, there would not have been fifteen republicans found in the combination.
These are some of the facts as they at present occur to us, and certainly they are the most favorable that can be presented for the opposition.
Without making further comments, we will bring this article to a close, by merely enquiring, what could have induced the entire federal party and a majority of the anti- masonic party in this town to support John L. Rix for representative, or what could have induced a portion of the republican party to support Joseph Bell and other bitter and vindictive federalists when staunch republicans were put up in opposition to them? The object of the federalists was undoubtedly to divide and conquer-that of the "radi- cals" we shall leave for themselves to determine.
1835. Annual meeting, North meeting house, March 10. Gover- nor vote, William Badger, Dem., 265; Joseph Healer, Whig, 181. The Democratic Congressional ticket headed by Franklin Pierce, 265; Whig headed by Samuel Hale, 166; scattering, 7. The law required the record of vote for representative which was as follows: whole number of votes, 470; necessary to a choice, 236. Abel Wheeler, Simeon Haines, James Bell, Obediah Swazey, 1 each; Aaron Southard, 3; John Angier, 13; John L. Rix, 214; Jonathan Wilson, Democrat, 235; John Page, Dem., 260; and John Page was declared elected. The election of 1835 was bitterly con- tested. A fusion of Whigs, anti-Masons and disaffected Democrats had defeated the regular nominees of the Democratic party for repre- sentatives in 1834, though the Democratic candidate for governor re- ceived virtually a unanimous vote. The result was keenly felt by the Democratic leaders, and they conducted a canvass almost throughout the entire year to win a victory in 1835. Instead of the usual caucus to
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nominate candidates for representatives and town officers, a meeting of Democrats was held January 17 and made the following arrangements. Chose as a committee of vigilance, Jona. Wilson, Simon Stafford, John Angier, Joseph Storr and Samuel Page. This committee named the following Democrats to call a caucus in each school district for the choice of delegates to a general convention to be held at Haverhill Corner the Saturday evening preceding the election, for the purpose of nominating candidates for representatives and for town offices. The committee to call the district caucuses with number of delegates to which each district was entitled was, District No. 1, Jona. Sinclair, 6 delegates; No. 2, J. Adams, 2 delegates; No. 3, J. T. Wilson, 4 delegates; No. 4, Ezra San- born, 3 delegates; Nos. 5 and 11, Daniel Carr, Jr., 3 delegates; No. 6, Joseph Storr, 4 delegates; Nos. 7 and 8, Simon Stafford, 5 delegates; No. 9, Stephen Morse, 3d, 4 delegates; No. 10, Jacob Morse, 2 delegates; No. 12, Nathaniel Annis, 3. The convention nominated for moderator, John Page; town clerk, Henry Barstow; selectmen, Jonathan Sinclair, Jona. B. Rowell, John L. Corliss; representatives, John Page, Jonathan Wilson. The test vote was for moderator; John Page was elected, receiv- ing 254 votes to 240 for Joseph Bell. The Democrats elected their entire ticket with the exception of second representative, Mr. Wilson failing by a single vote. The Democratic Republican of March 18, commenting on the result, said :
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