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15 MEETING MARCH 2, 1908. Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk at seven o'clock a. m., who proceeded to read the Warrant. After reading Article 1, on motion of George W. Taylor, it was unanimously voted to dispense with the further reading of the Warrant. The Town Clerk then read the return of the Constable thereon. ARTICLE 1. On motion of George W. 'Taylor it was Voted, To elect a Moderator by ballot; that the check list be used, and that the polls be kept open three minutes. At the close of the polls seven ballots had been cast, all for Edwin A. Bayley, 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 receipted to him for a package said to contain 900 official ballots for male voters and a package said to contain 300 official ballots for female voters; also a check list for male and female voters. Irving Stone and George I.. Pierce 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 constable in charge, and the Moderator then de- clared the polls open. Nathaniel Nunn, William H. P. Hatch, Patrick F. Iltacey. Bradley C. Whitcher, Samuel B. Bigelow, Fred G. Jones, Sylvester P. Robertson and Ezra F. Breed having been ap- pointed Tellers, were sworn by the Town Clerk. At 10.10 o'clock, by order of the Moderator and Town Clerk, the ballot box was opened and 300 ballots were taken out ; at 2.15 o'clock 200 ballots were taken out; at 3.50 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out; at 4.40 100 ballots were taken out. At the close of the polls at 5 o'clock 35 ballots of male voters and 142 ballots of female voters were taken from the boxes. The check list used by the Ballot Clerks showed the names of 735 male and 142 female voters checked. The check list used by the Moderator showed the names of 735 mak and 142 16 female voters checked. The ballot box register stood at 735. After the Tellers had completed their work the Town Clerk announced the result as follows TOWN CLERK—One Year. George D. Harrington, john Toomey, Blanks, And George D. Harrington was declared elected. SELECTMEN—One Year. Frank D. Peirce, George W. Taylor, William H. Whitaker, Henry A. C. Woodward, C. T. West, Blanks, 402 1 33'2 458 400 422 426 1 497 And Frank I). Peirce, William H. Whitaker and Henry A. Woodward were declared elected. OVERSEERS or' THE POOR— }ne Year. Frank D. Peirce, George W. Taylor, William H. Whitaker, Henry A. C. Woodward, C. 1'. West, Blanks, 481 393 415 434 1 501 And Frank 17. Peirce, William H. Whitaker and Henry A. C. Woodward were declared elected.