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1888-11-06 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 Commonweaith 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 Sixth day of November next, at eight o'clock before noon, to give in their votes by ballot for Electors of President and Vice President of United States, a Representative in the Fifty First Congress of United States for District Number Seven, a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Register of Probate and Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex, 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 on one piece of paper. The polls will be closed at thirty minutes past four o'clock in the afternoon. The respective precincts and polling places designated and appointed as aforesaid are described as follows, viz.: Precincts No. 1 is bounded beginning at the outlet of Plum Cove Brook by Plum Cove Beach by the Loring estate and runs northeasterly by said brook to the northwesterly end of the culvert through which said brook runs, under Mr. Caleb W. Loring's Avenue, and said boundary line runs thence northwesterly to the most westerly corner of the house formerly of the Samuel Ober estate, and thence northerly to the most westerly corner of the most westerly house of Mr. Augustus P. Loring near Common Street, and runs thence northeasterly in a direct line to the boundary stone in the boundary line between Beverly and Wenham marked W. B. by the wall in land formerly of George StandIey; runs thence as said towns boundary line runs to the stone post marked B. W. M., being the corner bounds of the towns of Beverly, Wenham and Manchester, and then said precinct is bounded northeasterly by the town of Manchester to the sea, and easterly and southerly by the sea to the bounds begun at. And the polling place for said Precinct No. 1 is the building near the junction of Hale Street and West Street formerly occupied by the Perseverance Engine and Hose Company, and the first floor of said building and all voters qualified as aforesaid living within said Precinct No. 1 are hereby notified that the above designated polling place is their place voting. Precinct No. 2 includes all the rest of the town except Precinct No. 1, as aforesaid. And the polling place for the said Precinct No. 2 is the Town Hall; and all voters quatified as aforesaid living within said Precinct No. 2 are hereby notified that the last above designated polling place is their place for voting; and all within the town of Beverly aforesaid. 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-fourth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. Freeborn W. Cressy Robert R. Endicott Selectmen Joseph A. Wallis of John H. Woodbury Beverly Chas. H. Odell Essex, ss. Beverly, October 27, A. D. 1888. 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 Beverly. A true copy of the original warrant and 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 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 one, to wit, the building near the junction of Hale Street and of West Street formerly occupied by the Perseverance Engine and Hose Company, and the first floor of said building, in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the sixth day of said month in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for Electors of President and Vice President of United States, a Representative in the Fifty First Congress of United States for District Number Seven, a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Register of Probate and Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex, a Senator for the Second Senatorial District, and one Representative in the General Court for the Twelfth Representative District of the County of Essex. Before the polls were opened Lawrence J. Watson and John H. Woodbury were appointed tellers by the wardens and duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by John H. Woodbury and Lawrence J. Watson above named having been previously so sworn by the Town Clerk. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the block showed that it was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that one hundred and sixty-five ballots have been received, that one hundred and sixty-one names checked upon the checklist, and one hundred and sixty-one ballots were taken from the ballot box. N.B. The indicator did not work in perfect order, as above will show, but the number checked on the list and the number of votes cast corresponded. A. O. Marshall and Alexander Campbell, Wardens. Attest. Edwin L. Pride, Clerk. All ballots given in therefor were sorted and counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons namely:- For Electors at Large George D. Robinson, of Chicopee, one hundred and two 102 William F. Draper, of Hopedale, one hundred and two 102 John Boyle O'Reilly, of Boston, forty-eight 48 George M. Stearns, Chicopee, forty-eight 48 James H. Roberts, of Cambridge, ten 10 John Blackmer, of Springfield, ten 10 blank one 1 blank one 1 For an Elector for District Number one. John H. Reed, of Barnstable, one hundred two Thomas C. Day, of Barnstable, Forty eight John D. Flint, of Fall River, ten blank, one 102 48 10 1 For an Elector for District Number Two George E. Freeman, of Brockton, one hundred and two 102 Bushrod Morse, of Sharon, forty-eight William J. Smith, of Taunton, ten blank one For an Elector for District Number Three Halsey J. Boardman, of Boston, one hundred and two Nathan Matthews Jr., of Boston, forty-eight James M. Grey, of Boston, ten blank one For an Elector for District Number Four Elijah Mertain Hatch, of Boston, one hundred and two Matthew Keaney, of Boston, forty-eight Israel S. Trask and, of Boston, ten blank one For an Elector for District Number Five Henry J. Wells, of Cambridge, one hundred and two Charles H. Taylor, of Boston, forty-eight Andrew Howes, of Boston, ten Blank One For an Elector for District Number six Horatio Wellington, of Boston, one hundred and two Henry Bradley, of Medford, forty-eight George H. Harwood, of Lynn, Ten Blank One For an Elector for District Number Seven Francis Norwood, of Beverly, ninety-five Scratch Seven James F. Dean, of Salem, forty-eight Daniel W. Friend, of Manchester, Ten Blank One For an Elector for District Number Eight Charles U. Bell, of Lawrence, one hundred and two John C. Sanborn, of Lawrence, forty-eight Orson E. Mallory, of Lowell, Ten Blank one For an Elector for District Number Nine Charles Q. Tirrell, of Natick, one hundred and two William Aspinwall, of Boston, forty-eight Charles W. Bowers, of Clinton, Ten Blank one 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 95 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 For an Elector for District Number Ten Frank P. Goulding, of Worcester, one hundred and two Edward W. Lincoln, of Worcester, forty-eight Edward D. Conant, of Worcester, ten blank one For an Elector for District Number Eleven Chester C. Conant, of Greenfield, one hundred and two Frederick S. Coolidge, of Ashbumham, forty-eight Julius H. Seelye, of Amherst, ten blank one For an Elector for District Number Twelve Elisha Morgan, of Springfield, one hundred and two Walter Cutting, of Pittsfield, forty-eight Howard A. Gibbs, of Lee, ten blank one For Representative in the Fifty First Congress of United States for District Number Seven William Cogswell, of Salem one hundred and forty-one scratch one Samuel Roads, Jr. of Marblehead, thirteen James J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead, six For Governor Oliver Ames, of Easton, fifty-eight scratch twenty-one William E. Russell, of Cambridge, seventy-one William H. Earle, of Worcester, eleven For Lieutenant Governor John Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, sixty-nine scratch twenty-six John W. Corcoran, of Clinton, fifty-five John Bascom, of Williamstown, eleven For Secretary Henry B. Peirce, of Arlington, one hundred and one William N. Osgood, of Boston, fifty Henry C. Smith, of Williamsburg, ten For Treasurer and Receiver General George A. Marden, of Lowell, one hundred and thirty Henry C. Thacher, of Yarmouth, twenty-one John M. Fisher, of Attleborough, ten 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 102 48 10 1 141 13 6 58 71 11 69 55 11 101 50 10 130 21 10 For Auditor Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, one hundred and two William A. Williams, of Worcester, forty-nine Edmund M. Stowe, of Hudson, ten For Attorney General Andrew J. Waterman, of Pittsfield, one hundred and two Samuel O. Lamb, of Greenfield, forty-nine Allen Coffin, of Nantucket, ten For Councillor for District Number Five Augustus Mudge, of Danvers, one hundred and thirty-one William Stopford, of Beverly, twenty Ezra Woodbury, of Salem, nine William Leonard, of Salem, one For County Commissioner Edward B. Bishop, of Haverhill, eighty-five scratch four Charles A. Maxwell, of Haverhill, sixty-two William B. Morgan, of Wenham, ten For County Treasurer E. Kendall Jenkins, of Andover, one hundred and one James F. Gwinn, of Hamilton, fifty Jacob F. Spalding, of Salisbury, ten For Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex Charles S. Osgood, of Salem, one hundred fifty Jeremiah C. Underhill, of Ipswich, ten William Leonard, of Salem, one For Register of Deeds for the Northern District Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence, Ten For Register of Probate and Insolvency Jeremiah T. Mahoney, of Salem, one hundred and forty-six Scratch Four Daniel W. French, of Amesbury, eleven For Senator for the Second Essex District Charles H. Symonds, of Salem, seventy Scratch Four Lawrence D. Mole A., of Salem, thirty-seven William Leonard, of Salem, one hundred and three 102 49 10 102 49 10 131 20 9 1 85 62 10 i01 50 10 150 10 1 10 146 11 70 37 103 For Representative in General Court for the Twelfth Essex District William D. Sohier, of Beverly, twelve Scratch one 12 For Auditor Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, one hundred and two William A. Williams, of Worcester, forty-nine Edmund M. Stowe, of Hudson, ten For Attorney General Andrew J. Waterman, of Pittsfield, one hundred and two Samuel O. Lamb, of Greenfield, forty-nine Allen Coffin, of Nantucket, ten For Councillor for District Number Five Augustus Mudge, of Danvers, one hundred and thirty-one William Stopford, of Beverly, twenty Ezra Woodbury, of Salem, nine William Leonard, of Salem, one For County Commissioner Edward B. Bishop, of Haverhill, eighty-five scratch four Charles A. Maxwell, of Haverhill, sixty-two William B. Morgan, of Wenham, ten For County Treasurer E. Kendall Jenkins, of Andover, one hundred and one James F. Gwinn, of Hamilton, fifty Jacob F. Spalding, of Salisbury, ten For Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex Charles S. Osgood, of Salem, one hundred fifty Jeremiah C. Underhill, of Ipswich, ten William Leonard, of Salem, one For Register of Deeds for the Northern District Cyrus R. Lawrence of Lawrence, Ten For Register of Probate and Insolvency Jeremiah T. Mahoney, of Salem, one hundred and forty-six Scratch Four Daniel W. French, of Amesbary, eleven For Senator for the Second Essex District Charles H. Symonds, of Salem, seventy Scratch Four Lawrence D. Mole A., of Salem, thirty-seven William Leonard, of Salem, one hundred and three 102 49 10 102 49 10 131 2O 9 1 85 62 10 101 50 10 150 10 1 I0 146 11 70 37 103 For Representative in General Court for the Twelfth Essex District William D. Sohier, of Beverly, twelve Scratch one 12 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 as the polling place for said precinct two, to wit:- the Town Hall, in town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the six day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight, for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for Electors of President and Vice President of United States, a Representative in the Fifty first Congress of United States for District Number Seven, a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attomey General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for District Number Five, a County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Register of Probate and Insolvency, for the County of Essex, a Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex, 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, George P. Brown, Austin Whitcomb, West D. Eldredge, John A. Moulton, John Davis, John B. Cressy and Peter M. Riordan were appointed tellers by the wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and examination of the box showed that it was empty. At forty-five minutes past three o'clock in the afternoon it became impossible to use the ballot box by reason of the breaking down of some part of the machinery thereof. The presiding officers then directed that the balloting should proceed by using the ballot box commonly used at the election of town officers in the town of Beverly. At the time it became impossible to use said ballot box the register thereon indicated that one thousand seven hundred and twenty four votes had been received. After the beginning of the use of the second ballot box the memorandum of the ballots received was kept by direction of the wardens. Said memorandum indicated that thirty five ballots had been received in the second box and that number was taken from said second box at the opening thereof after the closing of the polls. There were one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine names checked upon the checklist, and one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine ballots were taken from both ballot boxes. All ballots given in therefor were sorted and counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons, namely:- For Electors at Large George T. Robinson, of Chicopee, twelve hundred and forty-seven votes William F. Draper, of Hopedale, twelve hundred and forty two votes John Boyle O'Reilly, of Boston, four hundred and seventy-six votes George M. Stearns, of Chicopee, four hundred and eighty-five James H. Roberts, of Cambridge, twenty-eight John Blackmer, of Springfield, twenty-nine votes blank eleven 1247 1242 476 485 28 29 11 For an Elector for District Number One John H. Reed, of Bamstable, twelve htmdred and forty five votes Thomas C. Day, of Bamstable, four hundred and eighty-three votes John D. Flint, of Fall River, twenty eight votes blank three For an Elector for District Number Two George E. Freeman, of Brockton, twelve hundred and forty five votes Bushrod Morse, of Sharon, four hundred and eighty-three votes William J. Smith, of Taunton, twenty-eight votes blank three For an Elector for District Number Three Halsey J. Boardman, of Boston twelve hundred and forty five votes Nathan Matthews Jr., of Boston, four hundred and eighty-three votes James M. Gray, of Boston, twenty-eight votes blank three For an Elector for District Number Four Elijah Mertain Hatch, of Boston, twelve hundred and forty five votes Matthew Keaney, of Boston, four hundred and eighty votes Israel S. Trafton and, of Boston, twenty-eight votes William F. Draper, of Hopedale, two votes blank four For an Elector for District Number Five Henry J. Wells, of Cambridge, twelve hundred and forty five votes Charles H. Taylor, of Boston, four hundred and eighty three votes Andrew Howes, of Boston, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Six Horatio Wellington, of Boston, twelve hundred and forty five votes Henry Bradley, of Medford, four hundred and eighty three votes George H. Harwood, of Lyrm, twenty-eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Seven Francis Norwood, of Beverly, twelve hundred and fifty two votes James F. Dean, of Salem, four hundred and seventy-nine votes Daniel W. Friend, of Manchester, twenty seven votes blank one vote 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 480 28 2 4 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1252 479 27 1 For an Elector for District Number Eight Charles U. Bell, of Lawrence, twelve hundred and forty five votes 1245 John C. Sanborn, of Lawrence, four hundred and eighty three votes Orson E. Mallory, of Lowell, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Nine Charles Q. Tirrell, of Natick, twelve hundred and forty five votes William Aspinwall, of Brookline, four hundred and eighty three votes Charles M. Bowers, of Clinton, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Ten Frank P. Goulding, of Winchester, twelve hundred and forty five votes Edward W. Lincoln, of Womester, four hundred and eighty three votes Edward D. Conant, of Worcester, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Eleven Chester C. Conant, of Greenfield, twelve hundred and forty five votes Frederick S. Coolidge, of Ashburnham, four hundred and eighty three votes Julius H. Seelye, of Amherst, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Twelve Elisha Morgan, of Springfield, twelve hundred and forty five votes Walter Cutting, of Pittsfield, four hundred and eighty three votes Howard A. Gibbs, of Lee, twenty eight votes blank three votes For Representative in the Fifty-first Congress of the United States for District Number Seven William Cogswell, of Salem, ten hundred and ninety three votes votes Samuel Roads, Jr., of Marblehead six hundred and thirty votes James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, thirty three votes blank three votes For Govemor Oliver Ames, of Easton, twelve hundred and fifty four votes William E. U. Russell, of Cambridge, four hundred and seventy one votes William H. Earle, of Worcester, twenty five votes Oliver Ames, of Cambridge, one vote Andrew E. Story, of Beverly, one vote blank seven votes 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1093 630 33 3 1254 471 25 1 1 7 For Lieutenant Governor James Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, twelve hundred and eighty votes 1280 John C. Sanborn, of Lawrence, four hundred and eighty three votes Orson E. Mallory, of Lowell, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Nine Charles Q. Tirrell, of Natick, twelve hundred and forty five votes William Aspinwall, of Brookline, four hundred and eighty three votes Charles M. Bowers, of Clinton, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Ten Frank P. Goulding, of Winchester, twelve hundred and forty five votes Edward W. Lincoln, of Worcester, four hundred and eighty three votes Edward D. Conant, of Worcester, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Eleven Chester C. Conant, of Greenfield, twelve hundred and forty five votes Frederick S. Coolidge, of Ashbumham, four hundred and eighty three votes Julius H. Seelye, of Amherst, twenty eight votes blank three votes For an Elector for District Number Twelve Elisha Morgan, of Springfield, twelve hundred and forty five votes Walter Cutting, of Pittsfield, four hundred and eighty three votes Howard A. Gibbs, of Lee, twenty eight votes blank three votes For Representative in the Fifty-first Congress of the United States for District Number Seven William Cogswell, of Salem, ten hundred and ninety three votes votes Samuel Roads, Jr., of Marblehead six hundred and thirty votes James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, thirty three votes blank three votes For Governor Oliver Ames, of Easton, twelve hundred and fifty four votes William E. U. Russell, of Cambridge, four hundred and seventy one votes William H. Earle, of Worcester, twenty five votes Oliver Ames, of Cambridge, one vote Andrew E. Story, of Beverly, one vote blank seven votes 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1245 483 28 3 1093 630 33 3 1254 471 25 1 1 7 For Lieutenant Governor James Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, twelve hundred and eighty votes 1280 For County Treasurer E. Kendall Jenkins, of Andover, twelve hundred and seventy two votes James F. Gwinn, of Hamilton, four hundred and fifty eight votes Jacob F. Spalding, of Salisbury, twenty seven votes blank two votes 1272 458 27 2 For Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex Charles S. Osgood, of Salem, seventeen hundred and thirty one votes Jeremiah C. Underhill, of Ipswich, twenty seven votes blank one vote 1731 27 1 For Register of Probate and Insolvency Jeremiah T. Mahoney, of Salem, sixteen hundred and fourteen votes Daniel W. French, of Amesbury, fifty two votes Samuel A. Fuller, of Beverly, one vote Roland W. Boyden, of Beverly, one vote blank ninety one votes 1614 52 1 1 91 For Senator for the Second Essex District Charles H. Symonds, of Salem, twelve hundred and seventy seven votes Lawrence E. Millea, of Salem, four hundred and thirty four votes William Leonard, of Salem, thirty one votes Charles F. Lee, of Beverly, one vote blank sixteen votes 1277 434 3l 1 16 For Representative in General Court Further Twelve Essex District William D. Sohier, of Beverly, seventeen hundred and nine votes Charles Moulton, of Beverly, thirty five votes Stephen Eldredge, of Beverly, four votes James F. Gwinn, one vote blank ten votes 1709 35 4 1 10 After the ballots cast at this meeting had been duly sorted, counted, armounced and recorded, they were placed in an envelope by the wardens in open meeting, securely sealed and properly endorsed upon the outside of said envelope as required by law, and transmitted to the town clerk by the hand of Benjamin Larcom Jr.. The checklist used was also similarly enclosed, sealed, endorsed and transmitted. The ballot box and the precinct seal. were returned to the town clerk by the hand of Benjamin Larcom Jr.. The meeting then dissolved. Israel E. Lovett Benjamin Larcom Jr. A true record. Attest. Charles F. Lee Precinct Clerk A true copy of record. Attest. Charles F. Lee Precinct Clerk Received and recorded November 7 A. D. 1888 at fifty minutes past twelve o'clock A.M. By William H. Lovett, Town Clerk. On this fourteenth day of December A. D. 1888 I destroyed the ballots cast at the meeting held on the six day of November A. D. 1888, no person having declared an intention to controvert or dispute the election of any person who has received or may receive a certificate of election to any office voted for at said meeting. Attest. William H. Lovett, Town Clerk