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1889-11-05 Election Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the town of Beverly, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the 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 polling places designated and appointed by the Selectmen, for the respective precincts on Tuesday the fifth day of November next, at eight o'clock before noon, to give in their votes by ballot for A Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a Sheriff, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, Three Commissioners of Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a District Attorney for the Eastern District, a Senator for the Second Essex District, and One Representative in the General Court for the Twelfth Representative District of the County of Essex. The votes for all the above mentioned officers will be received upon the ballots required by law. The polls will be closed at thirty minutes past four o 'clock in the afternoon. Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon before the time of holding said meeting. Given under our hands and seal this twenty-sixth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine. Freeborn W. Cressy Robert R. Endicott Selectmen John H. Woodberry of Joseph A. Wallis Beverly Horace W. Woodberry Essex, ss. Beverly, October 29, A.D. 1889. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named as therein directed, by posting notifications stating the time, places and objects of said meeting at each of the several places in town required by the Town Regulations. William M. Woodbury, Constable of Beverly. A true copy of the original warrant and the return thereon. Attest. William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of voting precinct number one in the town of Beverly and the County of Essex, qualified to vote for civil officers holden at the polling place designated and appointed by the Selectmen of said town as the polling place for said precinct number one, to wit:- Marshall's Hall corner of Hale and West Street in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday November, it being the fifth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for A Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a Sheriff, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, Three Commissioners of Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a District Attorney for the Eastern District, a Senator for the Second Essex District, and One Representative in the General Court for the Twelfth Representative District of the County of Essex. Before the polls were opened Elmer Standley, Geo. A. Bennett were appointed tellers by the Wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by William H. Lovett. The following named Inspectors served as ballot clerks: Lawrence J. Watson and Charles F. Sisson. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the box show that was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that one hundred twenty- eight ballots had been received, they were one hundred twenty-six names checked upon the checklist, and one hundred twenty-six ballots were taken from the ballot box. All the ballots given in therefore were sorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons:- The indicator did not work in perfect order as the above will show, but the number of names checked on the checklists and the number of ballots taken from the box correspond. John H. Woodberry Wardens O. A. Marshall E.L. Pride, Clerk Governor John Blackmer, of Springfield, Thirty one John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington, Twenty Seven William E. Russell of Cambridge, Sixty Five Blank, Three Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran of Clinton, Forty Five William H. Haile of Springfield, Forty Eight Benjamin F. Sturtevant of Boston, Twenty Eight Blank, Five Secretary George D. Crittenden of Buckland, Thirty William and Osgood of Boston, Forty Henry B. Peirce of Arlington, Forty Eight Blank, Eight Treasurer and Receiver General George A. Marden of Lowell, Fifty Three Edwin L. Munn of Holyoke, Thirty Eight Frederick L. Wing of Ashburnham, Twenty Five Blank, Ten Auditor William H. Gleason of Boston, Twenty Eight Charles R. Ladd of Springfield, Fifty Two William D. T. Trefry of Marblehead, Thirty Nine Blank Seven Attorney General Allen Coffin of Nantucket, Thirty Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield, Thirty Seven Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield, Forty Nine Blank, Ten Councillor Fifth District William T. Alcott of Boxford, Thirty One John J. Cunier of Newburyport, Thirty Eight Augustus Mudge of Danvers, Forty Nine Blank, Eight District Attorney Eastern District Jacob T. Choate of Amesbury, twenty four Henry F. Hurlburt of Lyrm, forty seven William H. Moody of Haverhill, forty eight Blank, seven Sheriff Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, forty nine William B. Morgan of Wenham, twenty eight James O. Parker of Methuen, forty eight blank, eleven County Commissioner Horace F. Longfellow of Newbury, fifty one David W. Low of Gloucester, forty Samuel Trask of Peabody, twenty two Blank, thirteen Special Commissioners John M. Danforth of Lynnfield, forty eight Wellington Donaldson of Topsfield, twenty six Henry Hobbs of Wenham, forty two Daniel B. Lord of Salem, thirty five Jonathan H. Orne of Marblehead, twenty three Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury, forty three blank, thirty five Commissioners of Insolvency Israel W. Andrews of Danvers, thirty three Barnard Brickett of Haverhill, twenty nine Nathan M. Hawkes of Lynn, forty six Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence, twenty seven Benjamin K. Phillips of Lynn, thirty seven Horace M. Sargent of Haverhill, forty nine Charles A. Sayward of lpswich, forty six George L. Weil of North Andover, thirty five blank, seventy six Senator Second Essex District Simeon Dodge of Marblehead, thirty two Lawrence E. Millea of Salem, forty two Ezra Woodberry of Salem, thirty nine blank, thirteen Representative in General Court Twelfth Essex District Charles Moulton of Beverly, forty eight William D. Sawyer of Beverly, twenty two blank, thirty seven A. O. Marshall Beverly, One Charles F. Preston Beverly, six George H. Bennett, Beverly Two William F. Preston Beverly, one Benj. Ober Beverly, one George A. Bennett Beverly, two Luther Ober Beverly, one Harvey M. Hodgkins Beverly, one Stephen Eldredge Beverly, one John L. Eaton Beverly, Two William Moriarty Beverly, one After the ballots cast at the meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they, together with the checklist used, were placed in suitable envelopes by the Wardens in open meeting, the unused ballots, the canceled ballots, and the checklist used by the ballot clerks were also placed in suitable envelopes and all were securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelopes as required by law and, together with the ballot box and the precinct seal were transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of George T. Larcom, Constable. The meeting then dissolved. A true record. Attest. A true copy of record. Edwin L. Pride, Precinct Clerk Attest. Edwin L. Pride, Precinct Clerk John H. Woodbury Wardens A. O. Marshall Received and recorded November 5, A. D. 1889 at forty-five minutes past eight o'clock P.M. By William H. Lovett, Town Clerk At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of voting precinct number two in the town of Beverly in the County of Essex, qualified to vote for civil officers, holden at the polling place designated and appointed by the Selectmen of said Town at polling place for said precinct number two, to wit:- Louer Hose Company House on Hale St.in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the fifth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, Councillor for District Number Five, a Sheriff, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, Three Commissioners of Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a District Attorney for Eastern district, a Senator for Second Essex District, a Representative to the General Court for the Twelfth Representative District of the County of Essex. Before the polls were opened John K. Fielder was appointed teller by the Wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by Samuel S. Cole, Clerk of precinct. The following named Inspectors served as ballot clerks: Patrick Stanton, Daniel S. Appleton. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and examination of the box showed that it was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that two hundred and six ballots had been received, there were two hundred and five names checked upon the checklist, and two hundred and five ballots were taken from the ballot box. The register on ballot box on the thirty- third ballot cast registered two on the one ballot cast. All the ballots given in therefore were sorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons, namely:- Governor John Blackmer of Springfield, Fifteen John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington, One Hundred and Forty Two Wm. E. Russell of Cambridge, Thirty Two Blank Votes, Sixteen Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran of Clinton, Thirty Three William H. Haile of Springfield, One Hundred and Forty Three Benj. F. Sturtevant of Boston, Ten Blank Votes, Nineteen Secretary Geo. D. Crittenden of Buckland, Ten William N Osgood of Boston, Thirty Henry B. Peirce of Arlington, One Hundred and Thirty Six Blank Votes, Twenty Nine Treasurer and Receiver General Geo. A. Marden of Lowell, One Hundred and Thirty Six Edwin L. Munn of Holyoke, Twenty Eight Frederick L. Wing of Ashburnham, Eleven Blank Votes, Thirty Auditor William H. Gleason of Boston, Eleven Chas. R. Ladd of Springfield, One Hundred and Thirty Six Wm D. T. Trefry of Marblehead, Thirty One Blank Votes, Twenty Seven Attorney General Allen Coffin of Nantucket, Thirteen Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield, Thirty Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield, One Hundred and Thirty Three Blank Votes, Twenty Nine Councillor 5th. Dist. William P. Alcott of Boxford, Thirteen John J. Currier of Newburyport, Thirty Three Augustus Mudge of Danvers, One Hundred Thirty Three Blank Votes, Twenty Six District Attorney Eastern Dist. Jacob P. Choate of Amesbury, Thirteen Henry F. Hurlburt of Lynn, Thirty Eight William H. Moody of Haverhill, One Hundred and Twenty Five Blank Votes, Twenty Nine Sheriff Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, One Hundred and Thirty William D. Morgan of Wenham, Twelve James O. Parker of Methuen, Twenty Eight Blank Votes, Thirty Five County Commissioner Horace F. Longfellow of Newbury, Thirty David W. Low of Gloucester, One Hundred and Twenty Nine Saml. Trask of Peabody, Ten Blank Votes, Thirty Six Special Commissioners John M. Danforth of Lynnfield, One Hundred and Twenty Four Wellington Donaldson of Topsfield, Ten Hemy Hobbs of Wenham, Twenty Seven Danl. B. Lord of Salem, Twenty Five Jonathan H. Ome &Marblehead, Eleven Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury, One Hundred and Fifteen Blank Votes, Ninety Eight Commissioners of Insolvency Israel W. Andrews of Danvers, Thirteen Barnard Brickett of Haverhill, Ten Nathan M. Hawkes of Lynn, One Hundred and Twenty One Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence, Eleven Benjamin K. Phillips of Lynn, Twenty Five Horace M. Sargent of Haverhill, One Hundred and Seventeen Charles A. Sayward oflpswich, One Hundred and Fifteen Geo, L. Weil of North Andover, Twenty Two Blank Votes, One Hundred and Eighty One Senator Second Essex District Simeon Dodge of Marblehead, One Hundred and Thirty Eight Lawrence E Millea of Salem, Twenty Seven Ezra Woodberry of Salem, Ten Blank Votes, Thirty Representative Twelfth Essex Dist Chas. Moulton of Beverly, Eleven William D. Sohier of Beverly, One Hundred and Sixty Two Blank Votes, Thirty Two After the ballots cast at this meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they, together with the checklist used, were placed in suitable envelopes by the Wardens in open meeting, the unused ballots, the caneeled ballots and the checklist used by the ballot clerks were also placed in suitable envelopes and all were securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelopes as required by law and, together with the ballot box and the precinct seal were transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of John K. Fielder Jr. warden. Meeting then dissolved. A true record. Attest: Samuel Cole, Precinct Clerk. A true copy of record. Attest: Samuel Cole, Precinct Clerk. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of voting precinct number three in the town of Beverly in the County of Essex, qualified to vote for civil officers, Holden at the polling place designated and appointed by the selectmen of said town as the polling place for said precinct number three, to wit:- Washington Hose house Rantoul corner of Roundy Street in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the Fifth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attorney General, Councillor Fifth District, District Attorney Eastern District, Sheriff, County Commissioner, Special Commissioners, Commissioners of Insolvency, Senator Second Essex District, Representative in General Court Twelfth Essex District. Before the polls were opened George A. Pickett and Charles H. Shattuck to were appointed Tellers by the Wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by Warden George E. Woodberry. The following named Inspectors served as ballot clerks: Ivers L. Burnham and Robert H. Grant. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the box showed that it was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that Three hundred and forty two ballots had been received, there were three hundred and twenty five names checked upon the checklist, and by later count to more were added making it all three hundred and twenty seven, and three hundred and twenty seven ballots were taken from the ballot box. All ballots given in therefore were assorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed and were for the following persons, namely:- For Governor John Blackmer of Springfield had fourteen votes John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington had two hundred & forty-seven William. E. Russell of Cambridge had forty-seven Blank' s nineteen For Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran of Clinton, forty-two William H. Haile of Springfield, two hundred and fifty-one Benjamin F. Sturtevant of Boston, twelve Blanks, twenty-two Secretary George D. Crittenden of Buckland, fourteen William N. Osgood of Boston, forty-one Henry B. Peirce of Abington, two hundred and forty-five Blanks, twenty-seven Treasurer and Receiver General George A. Marden of Lowell, two hundred and twenty-six Edwin L. Munn of Holyoke, forty-seven Frederick L. Wing of Ashburnham, sixteen Blanks, thirty-eight Auditor William H. Gleason of Boston, sixteen Charles R. Ladd of Springfield, two hundred and thirty-six William D. T. Trefry of Marblehead, forty-one Blanks, thirty-four Attorney General Allen Coffin of Nantucket, fourteen Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield, forty-two Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield, two hundred and thirty-seven Blanks, thirty-four Councillor Fifth District William P. Alcott of Boxford, sixteen John J. Curtier of Newburyport,forty-six Augustus Mudge of Danvers, two hundred and thirty-two Blanks, thirty-three District Attorney Eastern District Jacob J. Choate of Amesbury, fifteen Henry F. Hurlburt of Lynn, sixty-two William H. Moody of Haverhill, two hundred and twenty-two Blanks, twenty-seven Charles Odell, one Sheriff Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, two hundred twenty-seven William D. Morgan of Wenham, fifteen James Cole Parker of Methuen, fifty Blanks, thirty-four Charles Odell, one County Commissioner Horace F. Longfellow of Newbury, sixty-six David W. Low of Gloucester, two hundred and fifteen Samuel Trask of Peabody, fifteen Blank, thirty-one Special Commissioners John M. Danforth of Lynnfield, two hundred thirteen Wellington Donaldson of Topsfield, fourteen Henry Hobbs of Wenham, forty-seven Daniel B. Lord of Salem, forty-five Jonathan H. Orne of Marblehead, fifteen Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury, one hundred and ninety-seven blanks, one hundred and twenty-two Charles Odell, one Commissioners of Insolvency Israel W. Andrews of Danvers, twenty-two Barnard Brickett of Haverhill, fifteen Nathan M. Hawkes of Lynn, one hundred ninety-eight Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence, fourteen Benjamin K. Phillips of Lynn, forty-two Horace M. Sargent of Haverhill, two hundred and six Charles A. Sayward of lpswich, two hundred George L. Weil of North Andover, thirty-four Blanks, two hundred forty-nine Charles Odell, one Senator Second Essex District Simeon Dodge of Marblehead, two hundred thirty-six Lawrence E. Millea of Salem, forty-four Ezra Woodberry of Salem, fourteen Blanks, thirty-three After the ballots cast at this meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they, together with the checklist used, were placed in suitable envelopes by the wardens in open meeting, the unused ballots, the eanceled ballots and the checklist used by the ballot clerks were also placed in suitable envelopes and all were securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelopes as required by law and, together with the ballot box and the precinct seal were transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of Gardner Haskell warden. The meeting then dissolved. A true record. Attest: John A. Moulton, Precinct Clerk. A true copy of record. Attest: John A. Moulton, Town Clerk. Received and recorded November 6, A. D. 1889 at ten minutes past twelve o'clock A. M. By William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. A legal meeting of the inhabitants of voting precinct number four in the town of Beverly in the County of Essex, qualified to vote for civil officers, Holden at the polling place designated and appointed by the selectmen said town as the polling place for said precinct number four, to wit:- the Town Hall in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the fifth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a Sheriff, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, Three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County of Essex, a District Attorney for the Eastern District, a Senator for the Second Essex District and One Representative in the General Court for the Twelfth Representative District of the County of Essex. Before the polls were opened Freeborn W. Cressy and Wildon B. Smith were appointed tellers by the Wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. The following named Inspectors served as ballot clerks: John E. Davis, Frederick R. Wilson. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the box showed that it was empty. Atter closing the polls the said register indicated that three hundred and ninety two ballots had been received, there were three hundred and ninety two names checked upon the checklist, and there were three hundred and ninety two ballots were taken from the ballot box. All ballots given in therefore were assorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed and were for the following persons, namely:- For Governor John Blackmer of Springfield has eighteen votes John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington has two hundred and eighty five votes William E. Russell of Cambridge has seventy five votes Blank, fourteen votes 18 285 75 14 For Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran of Clinton has sixty seven votes William H. Haile of Springfield has two hundred and ninety votes Benjamin F. Sturtevant of Boston has sixteen votes Blank nineteen votes 67 290 16 19 Secretary of the Commonwealth George D. Crittenden of Buckland has thirteen votes William N. Osgood of Boston has sixty six votes Henry B. Peirce of Abington has two hundred and ninety votes Blank twenty three votes 13 66 290 23 For Treasurer and Receiver General Georga A. Marden of Lowell has two hundred and eighty six votes Edwin L. Mann of Holyoke has sixty four votes Frederick L. Wing of Ashburnham has thirteen votes Blank twenty nine 286 64 13 29 For Auditor William H. Gleason of Boston has fourteen votes Charles R. Ladd of Springfield has two hundred and eighty votes William D. T. Trefry of Marblehead has sixty seven votes Blank thirty one votes 14 286 67 31 For Attorney General Allen Coffin of Nantucket has fourteen votes Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield has seventy one votes Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield has two hundred and seventy seven votes Blank thirty one For Councillor for District Number Five William P. Alcott of Boxford has eleven votes John J. Currier of Newburyport has sixty six votes Augustus Mudge of Danvers has two hundred and eighty eight votes Blank twenty seven votes For District Attorney for the Eastern District of the County of Essex Jacob T. Choate of Amesbury has fifteen votes Hemy F. Hurlburt of Lynn has eighty five votes William H. Moody of Haverhill has two hundred and sixty eight votes Blank twenty four votes For Sheriff for the County of Essex Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence has two hundred and seventy three votes William B. Morgan of Wenham has fourteen votes James O. Parker of Methuen has seventy four votes Blank thirty one votes For County Commissioner for the County of Essex Horace F. Longfellow of Newbury has seventy seven votes David W. Low of Gloucester has two hundred and sixty nine votes Samuel Trask of Peabody has fourteen votes Blank thirty two votes For Two Special Commissioners for the County of Essex John M. Danforth of Lynnfield has two hundred and fifty nine votes Wellington Donaldson of Topsfield has thirteen votes Henry Hobbs of Wenham has sixty three votes Daniel B. Lord of Salem has sixty three votes Jonathan H. Warren of Marblehead has sixteen votes Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury has two hundred and fifty nine votes Blank one hundred and eleven votes For Three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County of Essex Israel W. Andrews of Danvers has thirty two votes Barnard Brickett of Haverhill has twenty votes Nathan M. Hawkes of Lynn has two hundred and fifty five votes Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence has sixteen votes 14 71 277 31 11 66 288 27 15 85 268 24 273 14 74 31 77 269 14 32 259 13 63 63 16 259 111 32 20 255 16 Benjamin K Phillips of Lynn has sixty three votes Henry M. Sargent of Haverhill has two hundred and sixty four votes Charles A. Sayward of Ipswich has two hundred and forty four votes George L. Weil of North Andover has fifty six votes blank two hundred and twenty six votes For Senator for the Second Essex District Simeon Dodge Marblehead has two hundred and seventy nine votes Lawrence E. Millea of Salem has sixty four votes Ezra Woodbury of Salem has seventeen votes Blank thirty two votes For Representative in the General Court for the Twelve Representative District of the County of Essex William D. Sawyer of Beverly has three hundred and thirty two votes Charles Moulton of Beverly has twenty two votes Blank thirty eight votes 63 264 244 56 26 279 64 17 32 332 22 38 After the ballots cast at this meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they, together with the checklist used, were placed in suitable envelopes by the wardens in open meeting, the unused ballots, the canceled ballots and the checklist use by the ballot clerks were also placed in suitable envelopes and all were securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelope as required by law and, together with the ballot box and the precinct seal transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of Israel E. Lovett Warden. The meeting then dissolved. A true record. Attest. Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. A true copy of record. Attest: Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. Received and recorded November 5, A. D. 1889 at nine o'clock P.M. By William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of voting precinct Number Five in the Town of Beverly and the County of Essex, qualified to vote for civil officers, holden at the polling place designated and appointed by the Selectmen of said Town as the polling place for said precinct Number Five, to wit:- Excelsior Hose Co. house No. 2 Rantoul Street in the Town of Beverly aforesaid on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the fifth of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attorney General, Councillor, fifth District, District Attorney, Eastem District, Sheriff, County Commissioner, Special Commissioners, Commissioners of Insolvency, Senator Second Essex District, Representative in General Court, Twelfth Essex District. Before the polls were opened Frank W. Plaisted, John I. Wittenhagen were appointed tellers by the Wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by the Wardens. The following named Inspectors served as ballot clerks: William E. Norwood, West D. Eldredge, Peter M. Reardon, James Maguire. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the box showed that it was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that three hundred and seventy two ballots had been received, there were three hundred and seventy two (372) names checked upon the checklist, and there were three hundred and seventy two (372) ballots were taken from the ballot box. All ballots given in therefor were sorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law as directed, and were for the following persons, namely;- For Governor John Blackmer of Springfield had eleven votes John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington had two hundred and eighteen votes William E. Russell of Cambridge had one hundred and twenty two votes and there were twenty one blanks 11 218 122 21 For Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran of Clinton had one hundred and twenty three votes William H. Haile of Springfield had two hundred and fifteen votes Benjamin F. Sturtevant of Boston had seven votes 123 215 7 and there were twenty seven Blanks For Secretary George D. Crittenden of Buckland had six votes William N. Osgood of Boston had one hundred and twenty one votes Henry B. Peirce of Arlington had two hundred and nine votes and there were thirty six blanks For Treasurer and Receiver General George A. Marden of Lowell had two hundred and thirty votes Edward L. Munn of Holyoke and one hundred and twenty votes Frederick L. Wayne of Ashbumham had six votes and there was forty three blanks To For Auditor William H. Gleason of Boston had nine votes Charles R. Ladd of Springfield had two hundred and three votes William D. T. Trefry of Marblehead had one hundred and twenty votes and there was forty blanks For Attorney General Allen Coffin of Nantucket had seven votes Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield had one hundred and twenty one votes Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield had two hundred and one votes and there was forty three blanks For Councillor. Fifth District William P. Alcott of Boxford has six votes John J. Currier of Newburyport had one hundred and twenty four votes Augustus Mudge of Danvers had one hundred and ninety one votes and there was fifty one blanks For District Attorney. Eastern District. Jacob T. Choate of Arnesbury had five votes Henry F. Hurlburt of Lynn had one hundred and fifty two votes William H. Moody of Haverhill had one hundred and twentymine votes and there was thirty six blanks For Sheriff Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence had one hundred and ninety two votes William D. Morgan of Wenham had twelve votes James O. Parker of Methuen had one hundred and seventeen votes and there was fifty one blanks 27 6 121 209 36 230 121 6 43 9 203 120 40 7 120 201 43 6 124 191 51 5 152 129 36 192 12 117 51 For County Commissioner Horace F. Longfellow of Newbury had one hundred and twenty four votes David W. Low of Gloucester had one hundred and eighty two votes Samuel Trask of Peabody had ten votes and there was fifty six blanks For Special Commissioners John M. Danforth of Lynnfield had one hundred and eighty votes Wellington Donaldson of Topsfield had five votes Henry Hobbs of Wenham had one hundred and nineteen votes Daniel B. Lord of Salem had one hundred and four votes Jonathan H. Orne of Marblehead had eleven votes Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury had one hundred and seventy eight votes and there was one hundred and forty seven blanks For Commissioners of Insolvency Israel W. Andrews of Danvers had twenty two votes Barnard Brickett of Haverhill had twelve votes Nathan M. Hawkes of Lynn had one hundred and seventy nine votes Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence had six votes Benjamin K. Phillips of Lynn had one hundred and fifteen votes Horace M. Sargent of Haverhill had one hundred and seventy one votes Charles A. Sayward of Ipswich had one hundred and eighty five votes George L. Weil of North Andover had one hundred and eight votes and there was three hundred and eighteen blanks For Senator, Second Essex District Simeon Dodge of Marblehead had two hundred votes Lawrence E. Millea of Salem had one hundred and seventeen votes Ezra Woodbury of Salem had nine votes and there was forty six blanks For Representative in General Court, Twelfth Essex District Charles Moulton of Beverly had twenty votes William D. Sawyer of Beverly had two hundred and seventy four votes and there was seventy eight blanks 124 182 10 56 180 5 119 104 11 178 147 22 12 179 6 115 171 185 108 318 200 117 9 46 20 274 78 After all the ballots cast at this meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they, together with the checklist used, were placed in suitable envelopes by the Wardens and open meeting, the unused ballots, the canceled ballots, and the checklist used by the ballot clerks were also placed in suitable envelopes and all were securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelopes as required by law and, together with the ballot box and the precinct seal were transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of Timothy Foley, Constable. The meeting then dissolved A tree record, Attest: Edward A. Kilham, Precinct Clerk. A tree copy of record. Attest: Edward A. Kilham, Precinct Clerk. Received and recorded November 5, A. D. 1889 at forty five minutes past ten o'clock P.M. by William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. On this twelfth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and eighty nine I destroyed the ballots cast at the meeting held on the fifth day of November in the same year, the selectmen on the thirteenth day of November aforesaid, upon petitions as required by law, having examined the ballots received for County Commissioner and determined the result thereof and again returned the ballots to the envelopes as required by law, 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. The second set of ballots, specimen ballots and cards of instructions were destroyed at the same time. Attest: William H. Lovett, Town Clerk.