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 254 THE HISTORY OF BAREINGTON. Voted "to give £2$, for the encouragement of a school- master to continue one year." Joseph Chaffee, Jun., con- stable and hog-reeve; James Adams, Jun., tything man. Josiah Torrey was chosen agent to represent the town at the General Court concerning the meadows in town owned by Re- hoboth men, and was allowed ;^6, 8s. Voted, that the town do not allow the raising of Mr. Torrey's salary. Zachariah Bicknell was allowed 6 shillings for a house to keep school in, Joseph Chaffee 15 shillings, and Samuel Barnes 8 shillings for a like purpose; Josiah Humphrey was allowed ;^2, los. for keeping school a month. 1726. Moderators, James Adams and Timothy VVadsworth ; Zach- ariah Bicknell, Benjamin Viall, and James Adams, selectmen and assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk ; Benjamin Viall, town treasurer ; Samuel Low, constable ; Ebenezer Tiffany, Samuel Allen, and Ebenezer Martin, surveyors ; Ebenezer Smith and Isaac Brown, hog-reeves for Phebes Neck; James Humphrey and Philip Short, tything men; voted, " 3p. per head for foxes killed by the inhabitants of this town for three months," the heads to be delivered to the constable and reported to the treasurer. Voted 30 shillings " to a person to sweep the meeting-house and look after the doors and keep the key." Voted, "That Left. Nathaniel Peck, Samuel Kent, and Samuel Humphrey be a Committee to go to Rev. Mr. Samuel Torrey to know what his demands are and report to the town." "The town voted not to raise Mr. Torrey's Salary." Josiah Torrey was made an agent to act with the Swansea agent to procure " the division of the pastors and teachers lots from the school lots." Samuel Allen, Daniel Brown and John Torrey were in- structed to tell Rev. Samuel Torrey why the town would not raise his salary. Ebenezer Martin was authorized to pull down all fences