1880-11-02 ElectionCommonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Beverly in said County. Greeting.
In the name of said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and
warn, in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the town, the inhabitants of the town of Beverly,
qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town on Tuesday the second day of
November next at eight o'clock in the forenoon to bring in their votes for.
Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, a Representative in the Forty
seventh Congress of the United States for District Number Six, a Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Councillor for District Number Five, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, and
Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Sheriff, a County Commissioner, Two Special
Commissioners, and three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County of Essex, a District Attorney
for the Eastern District, a Senator for the Third Senatorial District, and one Representative to the
General Court for the Fifth Representative District of the County of Essex.
The votes for all the above mentioned officers will be received on one piece of paper, and
the polls will be closed at four o'clock in the aftemoon unless otherwise ordered by the meeting.
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon before the time
appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this twenty third day of October, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
Joseph L. Wilson Selectmen
J. H. Young of
Freeborn W. Cressy Beverly
Essex ss. Beverly, October 25 A.D. 1880. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified
the persons therein named as therein directed, by posting notifications stating the time, place and
objects of said meeting at each of the several places in town required by the Town Regulations.
Gardner Haskell, Constable of Beverly
A true copy of the original warrant and return thereon.
Attest Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Beverly in the County of Essex, qualified
to vote for civil officers, holden in said Town Hall, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, being the second day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty,
for the purpose of giving in their votes for Electors of President and Vice President of the United
States, a Representative in the Forty seventh Congress of the United States for District Number Six,
a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Councillor for District Number Five, Secretary, Treasurer and
Receiver General, Auditor; and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Sheriff, a County
Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners and Three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County
of Essex, a District Attomey for the Eastern District, a Senator for the Third Senatorial District, and
One Representative to the General Court for the Fifth Representative District of the County of Essex.
All the ballots given in therefor were sorted, counted, and recorded and declaration thereof made,
as by law is directed, and were for the following persons, namely.
For Electors at Large
Paul A. Chadbourne of Williamstown, eight hundred and fifty six votes 856
John M. Forbes of Milton, eight hundred and fifty six votes 856
Josiah G. Abbott of Boston, five hundred votes 500
Jonas H. French of Gloucester, four hundred and ninety seven votes 497
Alonzo A. Miner of Boston, fourteen votes 14
John Blackmer of Springfield, fourteen votes 14
Herbert B. Rowley of Shelbume Falls, twenty eight votes 28
Eugene J. Flaherty of Boston, twenty eight votes 28
For an Elector for District Number One
Marshall S. Underwood of Dennis, eight hundred and fifty six votes 856
Philander Cobb of Kingston, five hundred votes 500
Alexander Harvey of Middleboro, twenty eight votes 28
John D. King of Edgartown, fourteen votes 14
For an Elector for District Number Two
William C. Lovering of Taunton, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Peter Butler of Quincy, five hundred votes
Henry Gardner of Braintree, twenty eight votes
Lewis Ford of Brocton, fourteen votes
856
500
28
14
For an Elector for District Number Three
Moody Merrill of Boston, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Edward B. Rankin of Boston, five hundred votes
Peter O'Neill Larkin of Boston, twenty eight votes
Dan'l S. Gammon of Boston, fourteen votes
856
500
28
14
For an Elector for District Number Four
Rufus S. Frost of Chelsea, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Charles Levi Woodbury of Boston, five hundred votes
Benjamin S. Goodwin of Chelsea, twenty eight votes
Stuart B. Remick of Chelsea, fourteen votes
856
500
28
14
For an Elector for District Number Five
Amos F. Breed of Lyrm, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Christopher E. Rymes of Somerville, five hundred votes
John M. Devine of Boston, twenty eight votes
Jas. P. Royce of Lynn, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Six
Augustus N. Clark of Beverly, eight hundred and fifty six votes
James H. Carleton of Haverhill, five hundred votes
Luther Day of Haverhill, twenty eight votes
Lambert L. Wood of Peabody, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Seven
Francis Jewett of Lowell, eight hundred and fifty six votes
John C. Sanborn of Lawrence, five hundred votes
Henry K. Eastman of Lawrence, twenty eight votes
Jas. K. Fellows of Lowell, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Eight
James M. W. Hall of Cambridge, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Leverett Saltonstall of Newton, five hundred votes
Theodore N. Sherman of Milford, twenty eight votes
Chas. A. Hovey of Newton, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Nine
Charles E. Whitin of Northbridge, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Edwin Conant of Worcester, five hundred votes
John Howes of Worcester, twenty eight votes
J. T. Everett of Princeton, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Ten
William B. C. Pearsons of Holyoke, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Nahum Harwood of Leominster, five hundred votes
William C. Johnson of Fitchburg, twenty eight votes
Jos. B. Drury of Gardner, fourteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Eleven
William C. Plunkett of Adams, eight hundred and fifty six votes
Samuel W. Bowerman of Pittsfield, five hundred votes
Theodore Hess of Westfield, twenty eight votes
Edmund Pratt of Longmeadow, fourteen votes
For Representative in the Forty seventh Congress
Eben F. Stone of Newburyport, eight hundred and twenty seven votes
Eben Moody Boynton of West Newbury, five hundred and sixty three votes
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
856
500
28
14
827
563
For Governor
John D. Long of Hingham, eight hundred and forty nine votes
Charles P. Thompson of Gloucester, five hundred and five votes
Horace Binney Sargent of Salem, twenty eight votes
Charles Almy of New Bedford, fourteen votes
For Lieutenant Governor
Byron Weston of Dalton, eight hundred and fifty four votes
Alpha E. Thompson of Woburn, five hundred and three votes
George Dutton of Springfield, twenty eight votes
Timothy K. Earle of Worcester, fourteen votes
For Councillor for District Number Five
Joseph Davis of Lynn, eight hundred and forty seven votes
Forest L. Evans of Salem, five hundred and thirty eight votes
For Secretary
Henry B. Peirce of Abington, eight hundred and fifty three votes
Michael T. Donohoe of Somerville, four hundred and eighty nine votes
Jonathan Arnold of North Abington, twenty eight votes
Solomon F. Root of Dalton, thirteen votes
For Treasurer and Receiver General
Daniel A. Gleason of Medford, eight hundred and forty nine votes
Francis A. Parker of Newton, four hundred and ninety nine votes
William F. Whiting of Ashburnham, twenty nine votes
Thomas J. Lothrop of Taunton, fourteen votes
For Auditor
Charles K. Ladd of Springfield, eight hundred and fifty seven votes
Charles K. Field of Greenfield, four hundred and ninety nine votes
Charles F. Warner of Northampton, twenty eight votes
Jonathan Buck of Harwich, fourteen votes
For Attorney General
George Marston of New Bedford, eight hundred and fifty nine votes
Patrick A. Collins of Boston, four hundred and ninety three votes
Israel W. Andrews of Danvers, thirty votes
Samuel M. Fairfield of Malden, fourteen votes
For Sheriff
Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, eight hundred and fifty five votes
Joseph S. Howe of Methuen, five hundred votes
Joseph Sidney Howe of Methuen, twenty eight votes
J. Sidney Howe of Methuen, nine votes
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505
28
14
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503
28
14
847
538
853
489
28
13
849
499
29
14
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499
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859
493
30
14
855
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9
For County Commissioner
Zachariah Graves of Lynn, eight hundred and sixty votes
Samuel M. Currier of Haverhill, five hundred and twenty seven votes
860
527
For Two Special Commissioners
Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury, eight hundred and fifty seven votes
Orlando B. Tenney of Georgetown, eight hundred and fifty seven votes
Mark Jewett of Rowley, five hundred and twenty one votes
W. Frank Sheppard of Marblehead, five hundred votes
William Frank Shepard of Marblehead, twenty eight votes
857
857
521
500
28
For Three Commissioners of Insolvency
Nathaniel J. Holden of Salem, eight hundred and fifty seven votes
Warren Tilton of Haverhill, eight hundred and fifty eight votes
W. L. Thompson of Lawrence, eight hundred and fifty seven votes
857
858
857
John C. Sanborn of Lawrence, five hundred and twenty eight votes
Harrison G. Johnson of Newburyport, five hundred and twenty eight votes
Patrick J. McCusker of Salem, five hundred and twenty six votes
528
528
526
For a District Attorney. for the Eastern District
Edgar J. Sherman of Lawrence, eight hundred and sixty two votes
David O. Allen of Lynn, five hundred and thirty one votes
862
531
For Senator for Third Essex District
Francis Norwood of Beverly, seven hundred and ninety one votes 791
William Williams of Ward 5 Gloucester, five hundred and thirty six votes 536
Jabez Newton Emery of Beverly, thirteen votes 13
John I. Baker of Beverly, three votes 3
Freeborn W. Cressy, Augustus N. Clark, Martin Sweeney, Charles L. Dodge, I. F. Day, and O. T.
Lanphear, one vote each 6
For Representative to General Court for the Fifth Essex District
John I. Baker of Beverly, seven hundred and five votes
Charles L. Dodge of Beverly, six hundred and seventy four votes
Freeborn W. Cressy, one vote
Charles G. Hardy, one vote
Charles S. Sisson, one vote
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Joseph Wilson
Freeborn W. Cressy
J. H. Young
Attest Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk
Selectmen
of
Beverly
On the eight day of December A.D. 1880 I destroyed the ballots cast at the foregoing meeting
held on the second day of November A.D. 1880 no person having declared an intention to controvert
or dispute the election of any person who has received, or who may receive, a certificate of election
to any office voted for at said meeting.
Attest Wm. H. Lovett
Town Clerk