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Northern Star, And Warren And Bristol Gazette
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
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At a town meeting in Warren on Wednesday last, with Nathan M. Wheaton as moderator, various officers were elected for the year, including Samuel Randall as town clerk and William Carr as treasurer. Levi Haile and Haile M. Sisson were appointed to the General Assembly. $250 was allocated for a Bridewell, with a supervisory committee named.
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Samuel Randall, Town Clerk,
Joseph Smith, jun. William Carr,
Samuel Butterworth, James Sisson, Ebenezer Luther, Town-Council.
William Carr, Town-Treasurer.
Simmons Cole, Town-Sergeant.
William Carr, William Collins, Simmons Cole, Assessors of Taxes.
Thomas Ingraham, Seth Peck, Simmons Cole, Auctioneers.
Thomas Ingraham, Collector of Taxes.
Seth Peck, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Jabez Brown, Burrill Bosworth, Packers of Beef, Pork and Fish.
Ebenezer Luther, Sealer of Leather.
Elijah Cole, Pound-Keeper.
William Garr, William Collins, Simmons Cole, Appraisers of Estates when disputed in voting.
Ebenezer Luther, Overseer of the Poor.
John T. Child, Nathan M. Wheaton, John Stockford, Town Auditors.
John Haile, Seth Peck, John Luther, Surveyors of Lumber.
William Carr, Elijah Cole, Spencer Rounds, Allen Hoar, Paschal Allen and Thomas Ingraham, Sunday Constables.
John T. Child, Sylvester Child and William Collins, Presidents of Fire Wards.
Seth Peck, Freeborn Sisson, Stephen Mason, Caleb Eddy and John Pearce, Fire Wards.
Stephen Davol, Henry Bowen, Jabez Brown, Asa Luther, John Salisbury, John Andrews, Paul Ware, Benjamin Drown, George R. Marvel, David Brown, Engine Men, No. 1.
John Stockford, Allen Hoar, John Trott, William Baker, Joseph Burt, Stephen Johnson, William B. Child, John Luther, James E. Brown, Henry W. Child, James Drown, Lawton Kelly and Allen C. Hoar, Engine Men No. 2.
Levi Haile and Haile M. Sisson, Esq's. were appointed to represent the town in the General Assembly, during the present year.
Two hundred and fifty dollars were appropriated for the purpose of erecting a Bridewell upon the town lot, and John Stockford, William Collins and Phillip Munro, were appointed a committee to superintend the building of the same.
The Meeting stands adjourned until the first Monday in June.
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Warren
Event Date
Wednesday Last
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various town officers elected for the ensuing year; levi haile and haile m. sisson appointed to general assembly; $250 appropriated for bridewell construction; committee appointed to superintend building.
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Meeting of Warren inhabitants held with Nathan M. Wheaton as moderator; elections for town clerk, council, treasurer, sergeant, assessors, auctioneers, collector, sealer, packers, pound-keeper, appraisers, overseer, auditors, surveyors, constables, fire ward presidents, fire wards, and engine men; representatives appointed to General Assembly; funds appropriated and committee named for Bridewell; meeting adjourned to first Monday in June.