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 256 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, clerk ; Ebenezer Smith, con- stable ; Samuel Kent and Joseph Chaffee, surveyors of highways ; Ensign Benjamin Viall, town treasurer. March 23. Voted, that the town concur with the Church "in choosing the Rev. Moses Hale to be the minister of the town," and that the town raise ;£ioo for his salary, and Deacon Humphrey, Lieut. Adams, Samuel Allen and Nathaniel Smith be a Committee to report to Mr. Hale the action of the town. Voted, That "the selectmen provide for a school for the town, as soon as they can conveniently." Voted, that Lieut, James Adams, Samuel Kent and Samuel Allen be a Com- mittee to maintain the town's rights in the burying ground and "train field on which a meeting house was formerly built " on New Meadow Neck, Edward Luther and Lieut, Adams were elected trustees of the bank money, August 3, Timothy Wadsworth, moderator ; Lieut. James Adams, Zachariah Bicknell, and Samuel Allen were chosen a committee to provide the town with a minister, and that the town raise ,;^ioo " for the payment of a minister or ministers." October 27. Voted, " that the town concur with the Church in choosing Mr. John Wadsworth to be the minister of this town," and that his salary be ;!^ioo, and his settle- ment ;^20O to be paid in two years, £100 a. year. Mr, Wadsworth's answer was in the negative. The town allowed to pay a schoolmaster ;^2i, "to mend the meeting- house ;^i, IDS.," "to Mr. Samuel Kent for mending the great bridge 7 shillings." 1728. Timothy Wadsworth, moderator ; Samuel Humphrey, Lieut. James Adams, Samuel Allen, selectmen and assess- ors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk ; James Bicknell and Jonathan Viall, constables ; Benjamin Viall, treasurer ; Elisha
 * ^200 for his settlement, and that Timothy Wadsworth,