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TOWN DOINGS. 258 Voted, Mr. Josiah Torrey " ;CS> ^^s., 6p., for his services concerning the meadows belonging to Rehoboth men," also, /^i, IS., 6p., "for the hire of a house to keep school in." 1724. Moderator, Lieut. James Adams ; Samuel Humphrey, Josiah Torrey, and Zachariah Bicknell, selectmen and asses- sors ; Matthew Allen and Edward Luther, surveyors ; Jona- than Viall and Samuel Barnes, fence viewers ; Lieut. James Adams, treasurer; Josiah Torrey, town clerk, Thomas Dexter, constable; Josiah Bowen and Thomas Medbury, tything men; John Bullock and John West, hog-reeves. Zachariah Bicknell, Edward Luther and Samuel Allen were chosen a Committee to meet the Swansea Committee relative to rebuilding Myles Bridge. The town voted ;^24 to pay for the new bridge. Voted to raise ^2$ to hire a schoolmaster for nine months, and Benjamin Viall, James Smith, and Ebenezer Allen were made the Committee "to agree with a schoolmaster for nine months." "In answer to the General Court order that the several towns should give their reasons why the County (Plymouth) should not be divided, it passed by a clear vote that they were against it for these reasons, because it would increase the charges of the County upon the town of Barrington, and also multiply our Jurors, and because it would be no comfit (benefit .?) to the town of Barrington but a damage in other respects." Barrington, Sept. 9th, 1724. "Taken up by Matthew Allen a stray yoak of cattle of a red color and the top of each of their horns cut off, and marked with a hollow crop on the right ear, and a half penny on the upper side of the near ear." 1725. Moderators, Zachariah Bicknell, Benjamin Viall and James Adams ; James Adams, clerk ; James Adams, Samuel Allen, and Matthew Allen, selectmen and assessors ; Benjamin Viall, treasurer ; Josiah Torrey, constable.