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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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182
10
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180
5
119
104
11
178
147
22
12
179
6
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185
108
318
200
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9
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20
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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.