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San Francisco February 12.-The ship
Sword Pish has arrived here amer short passage
Of hitty.seven days from Hong Kong.
A. Foo Choo the American ship Surprise was I'm,
der the British Flag for New York with a large car
10 OF East India goods prominent American
merchAn' residing in China had placed his ships
under the pr tection OF the British flag.
The Hong Kong papers ore filled with accounts
Of the rebel atrocities after their capture Of Ming
fo' which t'ok place on the 9th OF December, and
which they followed up by sAcking, burning and
murd'ring. The French Admiral and the British
snd American Consuls bad authorized the breaking
up Of the Gust ms establishment at Ming Po, caus-
ing al tie duties collected by the mercenaries sub
@quent to the 9th OF December u lie restored.
Tie L. s. steamer 81. inaw had been condemned
at Hong kong, her timhers being rotten.
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The National BanL rupt Law,

Mr.. RosCoE CoNKIISo's Congressional
Bar krupt Act eomprises some features not pro.
ssnted In other bills which have been submitted
TO the Committee. The United States District
ard Circuit Courts are made sufficient for all
cases Of bankruptcy, and empowered 10 act
upon Il en-. These Courts appoint official assie,.
nees and also commissioners in arkuptcy; pro.
vide fer the appointment OF special assignees, at
demand Of a majority in number and value o, tho
ors, ard prescribe the oaths and bonds o. those
oi'icers. Any person owing any sum Of $3.50 or
over may take tho benefit Of this act.
trder Cortaini acts, tuch as insolvency or a.
tempt. to give unlawful preference to indivi.
dual creditors, and other acts by which the
rishu Of creditors are impOrillod, the debtor
shall be held TO have committed an act Of bank
iuptcy, and proceedings may 60 on against his
estate on the application Of ono or more credit
| ors, who, however, must give security for dam.
ages m case they do not prove their case.
Al creditors whose debts are fully proved and
allowed 'hsll be entitled TO share in tho bank
| rupts property and estate pro rata, without
| priority or preference whatever, except that
wages due from him to any operative, to an
amount rot exceeding fifty dollars, for labor
performed within six months next preceding
the adjudication Of bankruptcy, ard debts due
| any p ysician for medical attendance on the
bankrupt or his family during the tendency of
the proceedings in bankruptcy until the final
dividend is declared, not exceeding fifty dollars,
shall DO entitled to priority, and shall be first
paid In full. At the expiration of six months
the majority in value Of tho creditors present
shall determine what part Of tho estate shall be
divided amol q the creditors.
At any time after the expiration of six
months and within one year from the adjudic y
tion f bankruptcy, the bankrupt may apply to
tho court for discharge, and the court shall
notify the creditors to appear and show cause
why discharge should not DO granted to the
bankrupt; no discharge shall bo granted or, If
granted, be valid, if the bankrupt has boon
guilty Of improper prac,icss--which are spoci.
tied in the act in obtaining il.
Any creditor may demsnd that the bank
rupt ri Ito discharge shall be tried by jury.
Section thirty provides that the BANKRUPT
shall receive for his after dance on the court or
the assignee the like fees witnesses attending
! on District Court. lie thall also 10 allowed
out of his estate, for the necessary support Of
himself and bis family, such sum, not exceed
i1g the rate Of three dollars per week for each
mombtr of bis family, and for such time, not
exceeding two months, as the court may order.
All Gvssive sales or assignments within six
months before tho filing of the petition are
mao void, and the official assignee is author
lied TO recover.
Fraud or concealu ent Of property on the
part Of the debtor is made misdemeancr, and
punished with imprisonment not over three
| years.
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A references 70 the un.p u this sscson win Il
several 5hannels o. entrances 70 Savannah he
One Of the channels runs inside BY way Of !
Creek, and enters the Savannah rivH 70 ths
Of Davfiskis Island. Thsre are two more ensrt
from Warsaw Bouad, scuth Of Tybee Island, n
whichscalled Wilmington HarrswN sc.rcs N
than a creek, runs In Z n0rth-easterly diree.isI
within q mile and a hsfof Pout Puhski, whef
eteGa turn " the north. and eaters the BavAtI
rive Asout three miles above Fopt jackson. n
another channel from Wsrsav, nsvigutlo
hRs Of deep drsught, which v protected By
strong beaeries, Skiddaway and Thundi1|
skiddaway bstaery Is near the entrance and N
dDcernible from where our aset h anchored.
glass the men oan be seen working on
strength eninR themselves In expectation Of
tack They have already twelve heavy CUR
position.
On the morning Of the 21,h, our R,1nbo.s
Ot,swA, Seneca, Petumska, Isaac Smith, We
World and Ellen, entered Wilmington Mario
recon noihe, Their pilo. was an old nezrs
had made his escape " US from Tatnsll's yea.e
Savannah. where be had been employed In the
capacity. Our gunboats passed whhin ran,
Fort PULASKI without receiving q sho, from
frowning stronghold, due 10 the fact tina, the.N
no guns N bear upon this cham 81. Notwiths
ing The difficulties Of the cham 81, tur light drs
gunboais managed " make their way Or aboul
miles up the river, when they discovered q n
piles obssruciing the channel and preuniin.
turti ~ rroerfss. Hee detail Of one c)mpaN
tne Vh Oonnectlcut Reg ment WAS thrown ouk
Gen Wright, who accompanied the gunboasI
me Ottowa, 70 reconnoltre the surrounding
NY, while the gunbuets cast sncher for the Mig
In the morning Tatnalls rebel fleet, OF Ave
Wte' steamers, were diso versd coming doyfU
savannah. Ther approach WIS discovered
before they could ses our vessels by the dense I'D
whlch arose from tue pitchy wood which :
Ourn: they were towing two old bulka, y
which they no dosbt Intended 70 ol,s,r1,ct ~
snnel. They passed our gunboats vitho !, n
shot, but upon turning n go back. Tatnalis
eel opened with solid al n, which mi a. sbo,
our vessels. Ofoourse this impudent manls.-s-
OF pngnaciiy demand, a reply. and our 0,,nbl
opened on bis wretched Mp,1uito Fleet with =
shells' which soon sieneed their fra. Tain l,s
sel VAS twice struck amidships, and A. dis.h
uh she lowered her flag, and wa, obliged b,
lowed Oh The rest Of the fleet were ali msrs
less inquired by our shells wolfe their shot ri
Snort doing US no damage whatever. The %
poats returned 10 Warsaw Sound the same M,
and IN the morning the Ottawa returned IN mi,
Head for further orders. Meanwhile the tr,nsnJ
together With the est Of the gnboats, are adm,
anchor at warsaw nnd.
On the S2d January we experienced vey,
were gale here. which ragged for five DAYS. In
gale the Winfield Scott ", mt ashore near Dawi
kie lsland, and IL CONF lete wreck. Her mi
will probably be recovered. Mosrays
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Late from Port Royal.
10000 LETTERS RECEIVED.
EXPEDITION TO SAVANNAH RIVER.


The l.. 8. steam trananort Rattle arrival
ya.,or,iov ,,,orri,,, ,,o,, D.. MI a ~ 80
No., sho i.o al, ,ho ,o,l ins,
The pal,c brings between six b,ndrol and ..vor
bundrsd bale. -, co,,op ,,ctal iron, tho r,,n,a,.
noar mn, nj
rhov rorrosor, ,h., all ,.o .,o0. a., -.
s,nL l.. ch.,los,,, az, a..a,,.L -. -.
a. go r,s..Is 80. ., ,,,,,t -, 49,, =
otber ,vo ,lIsmon,,ad a, p,,,Rova
p,,,h, s.o,ss,or rrlaora-s ,yara ,-,,,.h, A.,
nsous,r, ana les, a, For, I,f.vo,,a on ,hs -.v as,
the bnv. The skirnisb in which they were ,nken
has been the only exciting inoiden, for ve.les. A
neOro came into camp rom the country and renor,.
od ,bs prss.nca ~ a do,sn rohsI a.ldlors ON tho
main land. opposite Por, Royal ferry. A lieutenant
ana sih,een men were ssr, ON, N raoonno,re. and
snding ,ha marty. af,er .harp skirmish, In which
eur oS the rebels were killed, succeeded in making
c,p,ure Of the entire squad. They we're from South
Carolina and Georgia regiments and were well uni.
formed and armed They are young men, rather
oor,r,or a., ann,ara,ca and r,an,s- ,rha, -.
:, ' '
their captivity Phllosophcally'
The Baltic brings q mail of seventy thousand let.
,o,s, ,to ,.r,.., a, ,,sl N, San, -. e., o..
' WV "''"' l''44 Wv sou "''Ho i'"'n Huy
DIVISION IL Is brought IN sixty bags, all Allied "
their greatest capacity.
our ,r,,rs IN por, Rov.l ps.u,,r, and HlI,o,
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From FORTRESS Monroe.

Fortress Monroe, FEB. IA man who len Nor.
fox yesterday morning and made his escape from
sewal.'s Point In small boa, confirms all previous
reports and adds that Norfolk has been placed un.
der martial law and tina, volunteers 10 defend the
city are called for in vain.
The work on the Merrmao was stopped on Sat.
urday last, and she Ia now at the navy yard draw
ing 30 much water that she could not get out even
II she was ready for sea,
rumor was in circulation at Norfolk that the
defeat at Roanoke Island was owing 10 Ihe treaoh.
cry OF the North Carolina troops.
The great Sawyer gun Al Newport News burst
yesterday afternoon while being hred. PriyAtes
Josiah Jones Of Company G, and James Shepard,
OF Company n, of the 99th Massachusetts regiment,
were instantly killed, and W. W. Bowman, OF Com
pAny !, same regiment seriously injured
that his recovery Ii no, expected.
-Four or Ave other persons, who were in the vi
cinity, were also injured, bui none OF them seri-
ously.
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THE NEW YORK SUN.
FRIDAY MORNING, zen. IA iSo2.



II IL handy necessary 10 remird our youth6ul
readers that this b ". Valentines Day, a
day naked in Hrd chronology a. the oom-
meDcemert Of tho vodng soasoa d the year.
Prom this may hAvs besa derived MAT pleasant
interchange Of social courtesiss, which chsras-
terises the day in mcders Zines, AID which
oanses Il to Be an cessation somewhat Of mirth
ard fcstvf,y In most Of the households Of car
lard.
There Is nothing very definite known about
ST. VALENTINE, except that he was beheadod
in tho reign Of the Emperor Cs.Auprus. Arch
bishop WBATHLhr informs us that,
| BE w@ man of mot admirable parts, Aad ~
Oh neit vssnhncs upon bis festival (which Is stll
rfacustd " tuA ia use frum them.
In olden times 1t appears that valentines wore
choson by lot. and BuILER, in his Lives Of the
Saints, states that,
To abolish the heather, leWd, supcrstltous Gus
tom 81 l. - draw Ing the names " girls In honor OF
their goddess februNta Juno, several jealous ma
trs substituted ihe names Of saints in bilce- giyco
On that LAY.
The custom Of keeping Valentines Day in
England can be traced a. far back az tho wear
1i'6. John Lydgato, Monk Of Bury, makes
mention Of the day in poem written BY him
in praise Of Queen Catherine, consort Of Henry
V. lie says
sey nie Valentine, OF GUSTAV yeers by ycere
Mes have uSanuco in this regieun,
!, luks and serrhe Cupids's ka.endere
And chose theyr choyse, by CRATE Anrcciouni
such A. hen PRIZE with Cupids's mocioun,
lGy ING They're ChOyse a. they're sort doth L,le:
But love ON which eNc,lli,h -
An old magazine publishes tho following &C. |
count OF divination by young lady, praeusod
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More Le.i.latIye Brlbery:

BY reference 10 Legislative reports, yoster-
day, 1t will be seen that political sharpsrs bave
devised scheme to draw funds from parties do
string the passage Of q now bankrupt act, In
this state, intending to procure lis passage by
themselves the lions share, after allowing
twenty per cent. 10 the collectors. II Is 10 swim
die upon the Legislature, and upon thoss called
upon 10 contribute.
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NBw YORK LKoIsLArURR-s,....,

d0dny Feo. 13.-On motion of Mr.. Bradlcv
the bill relative 70 the Court " General Sessions II
the city Ct New York was road q third time and
Mr.. Beil called up the resolution 70 apno,n,
commission " revise the Assessment and tax law Of
ihe state. An amer dment was made, reIuiri M,
n he ~ hmis-inners IN report In VIII lie or part by
tie 25th day Of March NEXT. Amer c,nziJas,,nis
ueoaie .he resoiuu,ns ~ amended were adopted,
MI; Low introduced a lin relative 10 the public
health In the Metropolitan Police district
Mr. G. nnoly noticed bill for tho c,ion ~
pier On tie south side Of pier No. f.
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DISASTERS, &c.
Our Special Correspondence.
Que Washington Letter-The late War
News Ia the CAbinet-Ilow Mcclellan lie.
ceiVed Il, &c, &c.

cetNed IL, &c &c.
WAsHINoToS, Feb. 10, 1852.
The COWS from various quarters yesterday
made tie town wild with JOY, and at all the hotels
at the houses Of cabinet members, the evening was
observed with unusual demonstrations Of delight
Although there was sickness at the Presidential
mAnAion, yet Mr.. Lincoln was "optn" to his friend.
and was in a full tide Of spirits. Gen. NJ Cellan
"ss COT graduated by hundreds Of army officers
and oshtrs. His friends say tina, this is but the be-
ginning OF the development, Of his schemes where
as his enemies assert that these late Victories are en-
ure!y owing 10 tie energy Of the new Secretary of
War, who insisted uAon an immediate advance.
TIE people will not care 10 enter into any Of these
chickering's while the dag Of the nation is triumph
ant.
Secretary Stanton sat up In his sick room last
evening, Snd talked over the affair OF Roanoke
Island with great delight, His physician coming
In prof. ibited further company, or discussion of
the exciting theme It Is said that Mr.. Stanton
predicts an end OF the war by the lot Of May.
Mr. Maynard, the momber from Eat Tennessee,
remarked this morning in reference 10 the wonder
full expedition Of gunboats down into Alabama
that, "The people Of the I orth will be amazed h
see low quickly the bottom of this rebellion will
fall out 9rter repeTseS begin 10 attach 10 the rebel
cause !"
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In the course Of a recent lecture at the Sar.
botne or University OF Paris, upon the sub
ject of Hebrew Slavery, NJ st. Hillire, one of
the most eminent of the Faculty Of Letters,
made the following reference TO our domestic
difficulties;
at In net " he denied that civilization Il hostile
Ia slHyery. Those two nations which march at the
van oil clNlllZ tou to-day, France and England,
have pronounced unmHthkably their sentence
against slavery And third nation, which until
lately bad been keeping step with them IN the
same great career Of human progress, suddenly
finds itself Aresisd by-slayery. slavery Is max
Ing despernte-a tedoubtable resistance. Let Us
hope, gentlemen, its suicidal and is last "
The hearty applause with which these ex.
pressions were received by the audience may be
taken as an indication Of the sentiments Of the
more intelligent Of Frenchmen, whose interest
in the secotd An erican revolution is not less
than that felt by their forefsthers in the first.
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LearcHworth, FtJ. 13.-Major-G onsrL Hunt
or made rmd call on senator Lane yesterday.
Matters in regard 10 the Southern expedition re.
main In s'dtu quo. General Lane has not resigned
bis tAtorsiiP. No movements Of troops, Of par
ueulsr moment, has taken place during the las, two
weeks Tie Thirteenth Wisconsin has gone 10 Fort
SIT. The First Kansas is on a flrlough for ten
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The wheeling Convention.

Wheeling, Va, Feb. 10. Tho Constitutional
Convention adopted the following as section Of The
article on the fundamental provisions Of tho Consu.
tuition Of the proposed new state Of Western Viz
ginir, with the understanding that this action
should DO settlement Of tho vexel questloni
No slave or free person Of color shall come into
this state for permanent residence Aner this Con
sti,u,ion goes into operation"
This provision will ensure a large majority for
tho Consultation.
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The Event of Today.

The Treasury nots-bill has passed the Sci ate,
the legal tender clause being retained, but GER.
tain amendments added which require concur
renee by the Houte before il becomes law.
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LATER FROM HAVANA.
Highly Important Mexican News.

RECEPTION or THE ALLIED COMMITS
IKHn SfONERS.
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The Nj vas reported W the Senate.
The amendments made In The Counrnittaa 10 tha
hrS section were agveed ~, ercept me. Of Mr. An.
mons, ~ alow the notes " be funded At per can't
sigted. NJ
The BIN AZ asnended, then passAd
=, iAs-sA hAYs-f Mesns CopanaA Covan.
Ksoneds, King. Pearoe, Powell and saulsbvrv.
Adoarnfd ~ 40
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Prom Ere derrick, Nd.

Fred rick, Nd, FEB. 13.-There are rumors
here that the robels IRE concentrating their forces
between the Point Of Rocks and Leesburg, aud also
that they are erecting batteries there.
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The great victory which the MeNiCAns we're
reported to have obtained over the Spanish
troops at the National Bulge, and the news of
which was received here by telegraph, via San
Francisco, proves to have been a fabrication.
1t was said to have occurred on the pa Of Jan
uary. Upon this day Gen. URAoA had grand
review of his troops, which had taken up a pos
ition at the National Bridge, and prominent
among the exercises of which was an artillery
sslute. This was 1.-THE. only foundation for the
ran0It
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HMB. J. b. HoLDRooK, well known as spe.
Gal agent In the Post Once department, died
on Friday Last In Chicago. he was son OF
WHO resides n this city.
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Albany, Feb. 1s.-The bearing In the Spring
Strest Railroad Cas-, before che Committee, " ses
down br Monday ansrnooa.
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ARRIVED LAST EVENING.

erkssHBu > - II BJwan, c ..rE, New Bel, ri,
with fnise I" the ma-tsr.
N'cet "a, u :. guui- ~ Mystic Is hours-is at
alchDf l. the Suftr River.
BARkS- ftei, tAe,k.cahurg) Gall1s, P,r,le,ux
q days. viii mfse 70 Punch, Mcinckc A WrnIt.
WA wilson, P.umuer, ~ Oibrahar, from Palar-
N! % days, via OinrAtI 81 days vita frut u Giro
franc'A fNl"tiui 81 yery heavy gales from n
w. during ths passage, lost and split sails
Sul"te, BroSu, 81 Belfast NJ, from Ma,anEas ~
days with sugar o. II Bro kmtn * c.. Had
Castefly wit ds for last days.
D,ncy heuges Alicante, Sicily, Dc 10 p,sscd
Gibraltar 29tl, With brimst no q Il T. Ruck a. O.,
9Th inst, spoke brig Gta.o WORTH gtouf 10 DAYS
IRON II duras iur New York. 7Ih inst Of Cars
Henry htard heavy cal nonadiug. Tie had
heavy wtaiher most u the passage.
BRlGB-Corc-, tDutchI De Ham, from Rotter-
dain - days, WITH mdle. Experienced a grta,
deal e calm weat e.
VIM W'-on, Grant CindAd B,llvnr. VII, ST Tho.
nal IL days, ia bal AIT 10 n,rhcyk &C. Vc-..!,
len before reported.
JoH!uh Jex, Muuspu, ~ M.chlas from San, Z,
days, Nith sugar g. Thompson d Hunter La
bark J NJ Lawyer, ldg; big Lucretla, Brown, N,
New York IN days; schrs New Jersey, for do ist
Hattie Ross, do In days
BCHooNERs- Samuel HAT, tprizel in charge of
acting mater j. II. johnson; was taken hy T. 4
storeship supply Jan 80, ID Florida
Tgis, tbrI Shaw, Curacao Is days, with salt /.
Magnum Baum, nom wn,erI,,rt, with mls,
or Philadelphis.
Cornela, Eayse, Win ington, Del, days, witt
flour u g PaEson a Son.
wv, Fstlklin, Boston { days, with mdse IN I
Dayton d O..
:, 10 net Hsrdenbrook, Elabe,hpor,, with coal for
Boston.
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CoMDoDoRE MUTT WAS NEVER KouALLE
either in inhnitesmsl proportions or interestin
songs, dances, and personauons BArnum Is crowc
ed every day ty people snXious 10 see him.
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VALENTINE SEAsoN-lsG2.
BTRONG's UNRIVALLED 3sORTMRN'
NOW READY.

Dsnr forget your soldier lovers.
Keep their courage up with Iousing Valentin.
ALL PRICES
SIX CENTS TO FIVE DOLLARS EACH,
5TRONG'S
VALENTINE DEPOT,
M % Nassau "A
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BELOW.
Bark Brothers, Mariner, fr, m Clenfuegos.
SAILED.

Feb. f2.-SLips Onward, for Baltimore: Morning
Star and r. search, fr LiveTpprl; Amazon ari Cor.
nelius GtinneI, for Lnndon-Barks Rush, for ua.
vanA; T.voA, Porto Rio NJ ,ntluma B.rbadoes;
hsria White Gore coast 81 Afn,a; Acme, Vera
Cruh-BIigs 81 haryS PhilsdelphiA; Phnca Of
Wa's, Havana, uAtaeld and harvest Queen, Porto
Kco kn.,'a, sligo, Lucy Dazzling, NIssau-s ,hrs
Lazy o. TIE Lake, RIO Jtneiro; Maria Hall Trini-
dad; DANA P1it au Prince; southern Belle Den.
arara.
lsth-ship' Great Republic, FOR II ston, and ar.
ehored az Quarantine, whiting high water, X
Mallory aud bank Tycoon, buiA vita troops for Key
West.
DISASTERS, &c.
The g. steam sloop OF war Richmond il at ALL
chor on the BAtery, and will sail this day for Key
Vert.
ST THOMAS Jan 1S.-The bark Emma y. Chase,
UlFW, az Pftland, arrived last night, In ballast
was blown ~ the coast lost sails &c.
BIT 'ouNs n. T., Jan 2l,-The Adah, from Bos
Ci' Wac t,taly lost Jan, 10 At lhe heat OF PAcen.
Tia Bay-al uut ohe-thrd OF her cargo has been
FaVed, ~ which POI ton has been stolen iva
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-06

HARDwIcK. Clerk Albert Z knight.
Selectmen-Joseph w Powers, Henry b
Gould, George Manly. Assessors-Joel d
Mandel Orrin Trow. Leander Sibley Treas,
urer-Wlllam MiXter
PHILLIPsroN. Moderator Jason Gould.
ing. Town Clerk-Theodure Miller Select
men and Assessors-Courton Sanderson Enl-
DRY Bates, Thomas Martin. Treasurer, Col.
lector and COnstable-JasOn Goulding School
Eommittee-Jason Gouidng. Voted to raise
for schools, 5000; for highways and bridges
$500; for necessary charges, $500 Total
$1,000
TEMPLEToN. Northumberland Bancroft.
Town Clerk-Gerard Bushnell. Selectmen-
Leonard Stone, Leonard Smith, Amos ID. Wi
ley. Assessors-James IL. Ciapp, Gerard
Bushnell, E. G. Farnsworth. Treasurer
Erastus o. Eddy. School Committee-Rev.
L. u. Adams for three years, Gerard Bushnell
for one year Collector OF Taxes-James H.
Ciapp.
WEBSTER. electmen-EIiram Allen, Ma
than JOslin, Nathan Chamberlain. Town
Clerks A SINGER Assessors Edwin
May, John Hasler, John L Harris. Treas
urer-Wm I Shumway. School Committee
WIN Slater, Collector Solomon Shum.
way. Constables-S Shumway, II | Joslin,
Barnes, VIM w Holmes, Arthur Bixby
Auditors-RIchard Sanford, Francis Bugbee,
Oscar Shumway.
WESTMINSTER. Moderator-H G Whitney.
Selectmen--I w FUrbush, Charles A Forbush,
Franklin Wyman. Assessors-T Whitney. j
Munro, Jr, Sam'l ii Sprague Treasurer and
Constable-D w Hill.