Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-07
Town Elections.

At the election on Monday, the following
towns made choice of officers:
Standish.-Joseph s.. Thompson, Clerk
| and Treasurer; Wilson Dow, Ambrose Cram
and William Rich, Selectmen. Assessors and
Overseers of the Poor; James G. Sturgis,
School Committee; Samuel Dngley, Audi
tor; Alfred S. Cousens, Collector and Con-
stable. All republicans.
Read6eld.-The following election of mu-
nicipal officers is reported: Selectmen, AL
bion Stevens; Geo. A. Russell, Samuel G..
FOgg; Treasurer, G. Howes Collector
Moses Whittier.
Falmouth. -Selectmen, Smith Barbour, E.
II. Starbird Bella Blanchard. The last gent
leman named is a democrat, and the others
are republicans. Last year there were two
democrats and one republican. John Noyes,
Town Clerk and Treasurer, is a democrat.
ID. o. Moulton, republican, Supervisor of
Schools. c. w. Wilson, democrat, Town
Agent.
Fryeburg.-Enoch c. Harrington, Modera-
tor; Moses S. McIntire, Clerk; VIM. Cor
don, I'd, j. L. Harrington, VIM. G. Walker,
Selectmen and Assessors; John Lock, Treas
urer; Seth w. Fife, School Committee
Paris.-H. f. Swasey, Moderator; G. A.
Wilson, Clerk; W. A. rockingham, A. S.
Thayer, Seth Benson, Selectmen; w. X.
kimball Agent; II. E. Swasey, Supervisor
of Schools. All republicans except the frst
Selectman.
Sebastian S. Smith, Moderator !;
Thomas Caker, Clerk; John J. Perry, Cy-
rus II. King, julius f. Fuller, Selectmen !;
Geo. p. Whitney, Agent; Geo. f. Hawkes.,
Treasurer; F. b. Andrews, S. S. Committee
c. F. Durell, Auditor; Seth II. Faunce, Col
lector.
Brownfeld.-S. B. Bean, Moderator; L.
P. Sweat, Clerk; G. b. Parsons, David
Bean, Simon Hanscom, Selectmen; E. B.
Bean, Treasurer; E. Z. Rice, Collector
Daniel Hill, Constable; Andrew Martin,
Town Agent. All republicans but the clerk
The town is democratic and gave Kimball
43 majority last fall.
neutrality-suspicious. A. Wheeler, Town
Clerk; L. Cousens, Leander G. Smith, Seth
bennett, Selectmen and Assessors: Anthony
Luques, Treasurer; w. +. Moody, Town
Agent; S. ii. Gould, c.. c. Perkins, Audi
tors; Nath. Melcher, Supt. School Commit
tee; Chas. G. Seavey, Tax Collector. All
chosen upon republican tickets except Luz
ques, and all are republicans except Luques,
Cousins and Perkins.
Observation-Disclosures, r. Sylvester; Clerk
j. l.. Rogers Selectmen, j. L. Rogers, l.
N. Thompson, ID. S. Jaques; Agent. J. L.
Rogers; Collector, John Coombs; S. S. Com
mittee, n S. burlington, Joseph Tarr, Gill
bert Gowell. Voted to raise $4,000 for
schools, and as much for schools as the law
requires.
Hiram-Selectmen and Assessors-F. l..
Watson, Samuel Wadsworth, and 2. c. Ger
ish.
Overseers of Poor-A. NJ. Clemens, Chas.
Rankns, G. +. Gould.
Town Agent. II. Spring.
Constable-J. II. Spring.
Supervisor of Schools-L. A. Wadsworth.
on-Selectmen-Geo. W. Davis,
+. G. Butles, Geo. w. Cothren.
Supervisor of Schools-Rev. Jonas Burn
ham.
First two selectmen democrats.
Industry-Clerk-P. w. Butles.
Selectmen-John Willis, James Warrior,
Oliver Waugh.
Treasurer-B. W. Warton.
Town Agent-A. S. Hinkley.
Supervisor-John Willis. All democrats.
New Gloucester-The republicans were
triumphant, electing the following officers
&. w. Plummer, Moderator; S. III. Chand-
Ter, Town Clerk o. c. Nelson, +. NJ. Nor
gan, n. Rdeout, Selectmen b. w. Merrill,
Collector and Treasurer; M. G. Pendexter,
the third member of the S. S. Committee.
-Moderator-John +. Mareen.
Clerk-N. c. Reed.
Sclectmen-Joseph Bowker, Barker Du-
ley, Nathaniel c. Reed.
Treasurer and extraordinarily b.
Bowker.
Superintendent School Commt,ee--N. C.
Reed.
Auditor-John F. Mareen.
Constables-Thomas Minot, Jr.. Alvin d.
Getchell, Alpheus C. Foots, John j. Rogers,
John A. Small, John G. Morse,