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17 term of two years; one member of the cemetery committee for the term of three years; one member of the school committee for the term of three years; one member of the board of sewer commis- sioners for the term of three years; one member of the board of health for the term of three years. ART. 3. To see if the town will vote for or against granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in answer to the ques- tion : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" The vote on the above question shall be by ballot, "Yes" or "No." The election officers will receive votes under Articles 2 and 3 on the official ballot prepared by the town clerk. The polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organiza- tion of the meeting and will be kept open until 5 o'clock P. M. ARTS. 2 and 3. The ballot clerks and deputies, viz : Abram E. Smith, Charles G. Kauffmann, Irving Stone and Dennis H. Collins, who had been appointed by the selectmen, were sworn by the clerk and then receipted to him for two sealed packages containing bal- lots for male and female voters and also for copies of the check list. The ballot box was shown to be empty, then locked and the key thereof delivered to William B. Foster, the constable in attendance, and the polls were declared open and the balloting commenced. At 9 o'clock A. M., Francis E. l3allard, Albern S. Chatfield, Pat- rick F. Dacey and Charles F. Nourse, who had been appointed tellers, were sworn, and an consent of the moderator and town clerk the ballot box was opened and 250 ballots taken therefrom and the tellers commenced to count and tabulate. 3 I8 At 10.45, on petition of ten voters the moderator appointed ad- ditional tellers as follows : Bradley C. Whitcher, Byron C. Earle, Charles E. Wheeler, William S. Meserve, and they commenced to tabulate, At 2.20 o'clock the ballot box was opened and 350 ballots taken therefrom. At 4.40 o'clock Mr. E. A. Bayley moved to extend the time for closing the polls to 5.15 o'clock. On this motion the house voted "No." Vote doubted and house polled, when 24 voted in favor and 59 opposed, and the motion was not carried. At close of polls at 5 o'clock, 123 ballots were taken out. The ballot box showed 721 on dial. Moderator's check list, names checked Ballot clerk's list, names checked Number of ballots taken from box Nine females voted for school committee. 728 723 723 The tellers finished tabulating at 11.15 o'clock P. M., and the moderator made announcement from total vote sheets as follows : FOR TOWN CLERK --One Year. Leonard A. Saville - G. W. Sampson, Chas. Nourse, one each - Blanks - - - 585 2 136 And Leonard A. Saville was declared elected for the ensuing year.