Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-05-23
Township Correspondence.
FARN1NGroN. Nav u. 1866.

fAhMlNGTON, May Il, loOO.
EDITOR CHRONICLE Previous to the
year 1917, the south part of Windsor,
Mesopotamia, Pennington, and South
ington, composed one election district,
or precinct; the elections were generally
held in Mesopotamis, and Seth 1. En-
sign, for long time was clerk, and kept
the records which were made in a plain
good hand writing.
Also the same territory composed one
Military District, and they held their
trainings alternately in the several town
ships. "a
The first election held in Pennington,
was on the 4th day of July, 1917, of
which the following record was made:
Poll Book of election. held in Pennington
township, on the 4th, day of July. 18l7-Elected
Josiah Wolcott. chairman, and Dennis Lewis, and
Wolcott, clerk; David Belden. Aaron Taft. and
John Barton, Trustees Cad Hart, Jacob Barthole-
new Overseers OF the Poor; Joseph Wolcott and
Cad Bartholomew, farm viewers; Erastus Wolcott
Ezra Curtis ofproperty; Ezra Curtis.
Lister; Whitney Smith. Zenas Curtis and Joseph
W.. Molcott. Supervisors of Highways Erastus
Wolcott, Constable and Horace Welcott, Treas
urer. "THEODORE WoLCOTr, Clerk.
Poll Book, of an election, held in Pennington,
on the 9TH day of July 1917 for one Justice of the
Peace, David Belden, Aaron Taft and John Bar
Dennis Lewis, Clerks; were severally sworn, as
the Law directs, previous to their entering on the
of Electors at this election Is twenty-fiye. And
we do hereby certify that Josiah Woleott had %
votes; and was elected Justice Of the Peace"
Signed by theproper Officers:
Then comes the following notice:
Notice is hereby given, to the qualified Electors
PLACE Of hoIdn ON the second CO usual
Of October next. for the purpose of electing two
nePFGHIsen.I1tNes' one county Commissioner, and
one SneriH' =, BENAJAH AUSTIN,
W 6 40 ,o,- SherlH Of Trumbull Co. :"
Then follows the Poll Books. The
No. of Electors was 7, and here are their
names: Aaron Taft, David Belden.
Lewis Wolcott, Ephram White, Theo,
dore Wolcott, Whitney Smith, and Jacob
Bartholomew. Lyman Potter and VIM
Ripley had each 7 votes for Representa-
tive. Ruben S. Clark, had 7 votes for
Commissioner, and Andrew Bushnell had
Z votes for Sheriff. Signed by proper
officers.
At an election held on the first Nom
day of April, 1918, the following persons
were elected to Office: Aaron Taft.
Clerk John Benton, Whitney Smith and
Josiah Wolcott, Trustees Jacob Bosley
and Ezekiet Wilson, OYerseers of the
Poor; Jacob Bartholomew, and Lewis
Wolcott, Fence viewers; Jacob Barthole-
NEW, Appraiser, and Eraster WoIcott,
lister and Appraiser Ebenazer White.
Eden Wlldman, Silas Higgins, Ezra Cur
tbs, Cad Hart, Burage Belden, and Ezeki-
ct Wilcox, Supervisors. Erastus VOL
cott, Constable, and Theodore Wolcott,
Treasurer.
At an election held on the 5th day of |
April, 1919, the following persons were
elected to Office: Auron Taft. Clerk
AbJah Lee, Theodore Wolcott, Daniel |
Taft, Trustees Josiah Wolcott, Cd, Theo.
dore Wolcott, 0Verseers of poor ; Eden
Wildman, Harvey Belden, fence viewers;
Whitney Smith, Appraiser, and Erastus
Wolcott, Appraiser and lister: Josiah
Wolcott, Chancey Taft, David Belden,
AolJah Lee, Lewis Wolcott, Supervisors
Erastus Wolcott, Constable; Theodore
Yolcott, Treasurer.
April l5, 1919, pursuant to an Act of
Assembly, the Trustees contracted with
the different persons as follows: Lewis
Wolcott, to make 19 rods turnpike, on
State road and % rods of cross-waying for
S25, 90; Aaron Taft, to make l9 rods
to chop road 60 rods in length,
and 80 feet in width, for $1,000; Daniel
Taft, to make 20 rods of cross-waying, for
sl5,O 90; Jonathan Heathman, to make
rods of cross-waying, for $500; Josiah
Wolcott, to make 9 rods of cross-waying,
for S., 90; Roswell Lee, to make 9 rods Of
Of cross-Waying for $500; Abiiah Lee,
TO make 10 rods of cross-waying, for s., 90.
And Oct. II, 1919, there was an election
At which there were q votes, as follows
Joshua P. Danford, Chauncey Taft, Socra-
Jus Loveland, Josiah Wolcott, I'd, John
Benton, John Mofitt, John Wolcott,
Ezra Curtis, Erastus Wolcott, Jacob Bos-
ey, A. Taft, Roswell Lee, Theodore VOL
,ott, Daniel Taft, Josiah Wolcott, Ora
Aibbee, Dennis Lewis, Abijah Lee, Abiel
Jones, Jr., Cad Hart, Ebenezer White.
Lemuel Reeves, Sheriff; Martin Smith,
md Benajah Austin, Commissioners
Henry Manning and Harry Lane, Rep
'esentatives, and voted for Convention,
md so on. But forbear.
Truly Yours,
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