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TOWN DOINGS. 259 October 27. John Webber was hired to keep school for five months from date for the sum of ^20, and was " settled near the center of said town." Ebenezer Allen gave a deed of a half acre of land at Princes Hill for a burying place, for the sum of £$, under <3ate of December i, 1729. 1730. Lieut. Adams, moderator; Lieut. Adams, Deacon Peck, and Samuel Allen, selectmen; Matthew Allin, Joseph Allen, and Joseph Humphrey, assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk; Samuel Allen, treasurer; Philip Short and James Smith, Jun., constables. Voted, "that the town provide a schoolmaster for seven months;" "that the school be kept three months at New Meadow Neck, and two months at the meeting-house or thereabouts, and two months at Benjamin Vialls or there- abouts." Mr. Zachariah Bicknell was allowed i8s. for serving as a trustee (of bank) for two years, 14s. for the use of school room in his house, 1728, 20 shillings for school room, 1729, and 15s. for keeping Mr. Heath's horse. 1731- Josiah Humphrey, moderator and town clerk; Matthew Allin, Joseph Allen, and Josiah Humphrey, selectmen and assessors ; Ebenezer Allen, town treasurer; Voted, that the selectmen "provide the stuff to repair the bridge called Myles bridge, and get a workman to put it up," cost of the same £il, 13s. Voted, that the town hire a schoolmaster, four months and raise £/.6 to pay for the same. Thomas Swift was allowed three shillings for mending the stocks. Nathaniel Peck was allowed 15s. "for keeping school in his house." 1732. Josiah Humphrey, moderator and town clerk ; Lieut. Mat- thew Allin, Joseph Allen, and Josiah Humphrey, selectmen