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1887-11-08 Election Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the town of Beverly and said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth 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 Eighth 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 County Commissioner for the County of Essex, a Senator for the Second Essex District, and One Representative in the General Court for the Twelflh 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 four o 'clock in the afternoon. The respective precincts and polling places designated and appointed as aforesaid are described as follows, viz.: Precinct 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. C. 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 to the most westerly corner of the most westerly house of Mr. Augustus P. Loring near Common Street, and run 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 the land formerly of George StandIey; run thence as said Town boundary line runs to the stone post marked B.W.M., being the corner bounds of the towns of Beverly, Wenham and Manchester, and thence 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 the 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 the above designated polling place is their place for 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 qualified 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 to return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, before the time of holding said Meeting. Given under our hands and seal this twenty-fifth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. John I. Baker Freeborn W. Cressy Selectmen Augustus Williams of John H. Woodbury Beverly Rufus H. Woodbury Essex, ss. Beverly, October 29, A.D. 1887. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified 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. 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 No. 1 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 No. 1, to wit, 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, in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the Eighth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, for the purpose of giving in their votes for 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 for the County 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 Lawrence J. Watson and John H. Woodbury were appointed tellers by the wardens and were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties by John H. Watson, Justice of the peace. Before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated zero and an examination of the ballot box showed that it was empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that one hundred seventy-six ballots had been received, there were one hundred seventy-six names checked upon the checklist, and one hundred seventy-six ballots were taken from the ballot box. All ballots give in and therefor were sorted and counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed and were for the following persons, namely:- For Governor Oliver Ames, of Easton, one hundred and forty-seven Henry B. Lovering, of Lynn, eleven William H. Earle, of Wornester, thirteen Blank, five 147 11 13 5 For Lieutenant Governor John Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, nineteen Waiter Cutting, of Pittsfield, ninety-four Walter H. Cutting, of Pittsfield, forty-five John Blackmer, of Springfield, sixteen Blank, two 19 94 45 16 2 For Secretary Henry R. Peirce, of Arlington, one hundred and four John F. Murphy, of Lowell, fifty-nine Amos E. Hall, of Chelsea, thirteen 104 59 13 For Treasurer and Receiver General Alanson W. Beard, of Boston, thirty Henry C. Thacher, of Yarmouth, one hundred and twenty-four John L. Kilbon, of Lee, fourteen Blank, eight 30 124 14 8 For Auditor Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, one hundred and one William F. Cook, of Springfield, fifty-eight Edmund M. Stowe, of Hudson, seventeen For Attomey General Andrew J. Waterman, of Pittsfield, ninety-nine John W. Corcoran, of Clinton, sixty-two Allen Coffin, of Nantucket, thirteen Bank, two For Councillor for District Number Five Frank D. Allen, of Lynn, fifteen John H. Cheever, of Manchester, one hundred and forty-eight Ezra Woodbury, of Salem, eleven Blank, two For County Commissioner John W. Raymond, of Beverly, thirty-four George H. Blinn, of Salem, one hundred and twenty six Daniel Worthen, of Amesbury, fourteen Blank, two For Senator for the Second Essex District John M. Raymond, of Salem, one hundred and fifty-three Samuel Roads Jr., of Marblehead, eleven Samuel H. Emery, of Salem, seven Blank, five For Representative in General Court for the Twelfth Essex District William D. Sohier, of Beverly, fourteen William Merrill, of Beverly, one Charles F. Preston, of Beverly, one hundred sixty-one 101 58 17 99 62 13 2 15 148 11 2 34 126 14 2 153 11 7 5 14 1 161 After the ballots cast at the Meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced, and recorded, they were placed in an envelope by the wardens in the 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 George T. Larcom, Constable. The checklist 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 George T. Larcom Constable. George T. Larcom, Constable the Meeting then dissolved. Wardens for A true record. Precinct No. 1 Attest. Edwin L. Pride, Precinct Clerk A true copy of record. Attest. Edwin L. Pride, Precinct Clerk. Received and recorded Nov. 8, A. D. 1887 at thirty minutes past seven 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 as the polling place for said precinct number two, to wit, the town Hall, in the town of Beverly aforesaid, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the eighth day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty- seven, for the purpose of giving in their votes for 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 for the County 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, John A. Moulton, John B. Cressy, John F. Hill, Augustus Williams, and George P. Brown 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 an examination of the ballot box showed it to be empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that one thousand three hundred and thirty- seven ballots had been received, they were one thousand three hundred and thirty-seven names checked upon the checklist, and one thousand three hundred and thirty-seven ballots were taken from the ballot box. All ballots give in therefor were sorted and counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons namely:- to For Governor Oliver Ames, of Easton, eight hundred and ninety-seven votes Henry B. Lovering, of Lynn, four hundred and twelve votes William H. Earle, of Worcester, twenty-two votes Blank, six votes 897 412 22 6 For Lieutenant Governor John Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, nine hundred and sixty-three votes Walter Cutting, of Pittsfield, three hundred and fifty-three votes John Blackmer, of Springfield, twenty-two votes Blank, two 963 353 22 2 For Secretary Henry R. Peirce, of Arlington, nine hundred and seventy-five votes John F. Murphy, of Lowell, three hundred and thirty-three votes Amos E. Hall, of Chelsea, twenty-three votes John I. Baker, of Beverly, one vote 975 353 23 1 For Treasurer and Receiver General Alanson W. Beard, of Boston, nine hundred and sixty-three votes Henry C. Thacher, of Yarmouth, three hundred and fifty votes John L. Kilbon, of Lee, twenty three votes Blank, one vote 963 350 23 1 For Auditor Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, nine hundred and sixty-three votes William F. Cook, of Springfield, three hundred and fifty votes Edmund M. Stowe, of Hudson, twenty-three votes Blank, one vote For Attorney General Andrew J. Waterman, of Pittsfield, nine hundred and sixty-eight votes John W. Corcoran, of Clinton, three hundred and forty-two votes Allen Coffin, of Nantucket, twenty-three votes Robert R. Endicott, one vote Blank, three votes For Councillor for District Number Five Frank D. Allen, of Lynn, nine hundred and sixty-five votes John H. Cheever, of Manchester, three hundred and forty-seven votes Ezra Woodbury, of Salem, twenty-three votes Blank, two votes For County Commissioner John W. Raymond, of Beverly, ten hundred and twelve votes George H. Blinn, of Salem, two hundred and ninety-six votes Daniel Worthen, of Amesbury, twenty three votes Blank, six votes For Senator for the Second Essex District John M. Raymond, of Salem, two hundred and eighty-three votes Samuel Roads Jr., of Marblehead, ten hundred and forty one votes Samuel H. Emery, of Salem, nine votes Blank, four votes For Representative in General Court for the Twelfth Essex District William D. Sohier, of Beverly, thirteen hundred and eleven votes William Merrill, of Beverly, twenty one votes Charles F. Preston, of Beverly, two vote Blank, two votes 963 350 23 1 968 342 23 1 3 965 347 23 2 1012 296 23 6 283 1041 9 4 1311 21 2 2 After the ballots cast at the Meeting had been duly sorted, counted, announced and recorded, they were placed in an envelope by the wardens in open meeting, securely sealed, and properly endorsed on the outside of said envelope as required by law and transmitted to the Town Clerk by the hand of Benjamin Larcom Jr. warden. 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. wamed. The Meeting then dissolved. A true record - Attest. Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. attest. I. E. Lovett Benjamin Larcom Jr. Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. Wardens for Precinct No. 2 A true copy of record. Attest. Charles F. Lee, Precinct Clerk. Received and recorded November 8, A. D. 1887 at fifteen minutes past nine o'clock P.M. By William H. Lovett, Town Clerk In this thirteenth day of December A. D. 1887 I destroyed the ballots cast at the meeting held on the eighth day of November A. D. 1887, 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. William H. Lovett, Town Clerk