The Portland daily press., 1870-03-16
Town Omcers Elected.

WEsTBRooK ELEcTIoN.-At the election
Monday Leander Valentine was elected Mod.
orator. The ticket supported by the citizens
opposed to the division of the town received the
following votes:
Whole number 1866 For Town Clerk, Ru-
fus U. Pinkham, sos; Selectmen, Henry B.
Walker, 553; Jonas Raymond 557; John r.
Sawyer, 1853; for Treasurer, George w. Ham
mond, 566. For Town Agent James Pencil
563; and were declared elected.
The following ticket was supported by the
party in favor of division;
HFor Selectmen, Andrew Halves, 495 Ma
For Town Clerk, Elbridge H. Huston, 496.
For Treasurer, Samuel Jordan 1872. For town
Agent, Abner T. Smith, 494. For Auditor,
George Warren 494.
Mr.. Elwel, the popular editor of the Trans.
cript was unanimously elected member of the
School Committee. 1t is understood that the
three selectmen chosen are Democrats. al
though party politics did not enter Into the
contest.
Observation-Disclosures, seward B. Gunni-
ron; Clerk, John A. Milliken; Selectmen
johnson Libby, Seth Seaman (Rep,). Gran.
vile Mckinney; Treasurer and Collector. Cv-
rus F. Moulton; Town Agent, Richard Leayitt
s. S. Committee, Henry G. Storer, (Rep
Amount of money raised for support of 1 DOOR.
and contingent expenses, So, 500; for schools.
$1,000; payment of town debt, $4,000: repair,
ing roads, $4,000. Mr.. Seaman is the first
Republican that has been elected in this town
for selectman for several years.
Observation-Disclosures, 7. G. Hutchins: Town
Clerk, John I. Lawrence; Selectmen, Assess
1r nti and Dverseers D. W. - lawrence Nc
Hutchins; Town Agent Benz True; Collect.
or, Benz. True; s. S. Committee. J n Law.
renee. 1. Parker, G. H. Hodsdon. All Renub-
lcans, elected by small majority.
MONMOUTH. - Moderator, W. B. Smell:
Clerk, G. II. Andrews; Selectmen, g. Fl. An,
drews, ). Q; Gilman, Roscoe G. Simpson;
Treasurer, VIM. G; Brown; Agent A. Beal
School CON-, o. w. Andrews; Collector and
Constable, Isaiah Donnell. Voted to pay 1 10
per cent. for collecting tax. No other business
OF especial interest was transacted, and the
meeting was very harmonious one. The
third selectmah was a member of the gallant
18th Me-, and his election is a slight ackpoWl-
edgment of his services.
Observation-Disclosures E. R. Hall: Town
Clerk, Thomas G. Pillsbury; Selectmen. AS
SCISSORS, and Overseers of the Poor. Georoe T,
Hall, Moses Perkins, Lorenzo Dunbar: s.
Committee, Lorenzo Dow; Treasurer, Thomas
J. York, Jr. ? Collector of Taxes, Thomas J.
York. All Republicans except the Clerk and
Collector of Taxes. Last year the town went
Democratic.
FAYETTE-Moderator, George Underwood:
Clerk, j. H. Sturdivant; Selectmen and As.
SCISSORS, A. G. French, Noah Watson, S. W. q.
Jones; S. s. Com, Rev. s. D. Richardson.
Underwood and Watson, Democrats; all the
rest Republicans
Observation-Disclosures, B. h. league; Clerk.
Wesley Thorpe; Selectmep, w. L. Bonney
Isaac Jones, Jr., James NJ. Fish. All Repu6,
licans.
Observation-Disclosures, N. H. Bigelow: Town
Clerk, Alpheus Rowell; Selectmen and Over
Farnham and Benz. Chase; Superintendine
School Committee, G. w. Parkman. d. G.
Perkins; Collector and Treasurer, Alfred l..
Brown. All Republicans except Collector
and Treasurer. Town voted to exempt any
person Tor manufacturing company from tax