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19 MEETING MARCH 6, 1905. Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk at 7 o'clock A. M. On motion of Irving Stone it was voted to dispense with the reading of the warrant. ARTICLE 1. On motion of A. E. Locke it was Voted To elect a Moderator, that the check list be used, and that the polls be kept open two minutes. At the close of the polls twelve ballots had been cast, all for Robert P. Clapp, and he was declared elected and was sworn by the Town Clerk. ARTS. 2 and 3. Abram B. Smith and Charles W. Swan having been appointed Ballot Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk and re- ceipted to him for a sealed package said to contain 900 official ballots for male voters, and a package said to contain 200 official ballots for female voters. Also 2 voting lists. Irving Stone and James A. Hurley having been appointed Deputy Ballot Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk. . The ballot box was shown to be empty then locked and the key delivered to Charles E. Wheeler, the Con- stable in charge, and the polls having been declared open the bal- loting commenced. Samuel B. Bigelow, Charles M. Glass, B. C. Whitcher, George 1.. Pierce, Louis L. Crone, G. Irving Tuttle, Francis Locke and C. F. O'Connor having been appointed 'fellers were sworn by the Moderator. At 10 o'clock, by order of the Moderator and Town Clerk, the ballot box was opened and 200 ballots were taken out; at 11.15 o'clock 150 ballots were taken out; at 2.10 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out; at 2.55 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out; at 4.10 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out; at 4.45 o'clock, on motion of George W. Taylor it was voted to extend the time for closing the polls to 5.20 o'clock. At 5.20 o'clock the Moderator declared the polls closed. After the close of the polls 4 L ballots of male and 36 ballots of female voters were 20 taken from the boxes. The check lists used by the Ballot Clerks showed the names of 691 male and 36 female voters checked. The Moderator's check list showed the names of 691 male and 36 female voters checked. The ballot box register stood at 691. After the Tellers had completed their work the Moderater announced the re- sult as follows TOWN CLERK—One Year. George D. Harrington, 327 Blanks, And George D. Harrington was declared elected. Sm.t:crmEN—One Year. James Barnes, Ira F. Burnham, Frank D. Peirce, George W. Taylor, Charles H. Wiswell, Henry A. C. Woodward, George D. Harrington, Blanks, 364 87 188 406 468 299 351 1 273 And Frank D. Peirce, George W. Taylor and Henry A. C. Wood- ward were declared elected. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR—One Year. James Barnes, Ira F. Burnham, Frank D. Peirce, George W. Taylor, 87 189 387 445