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 210 THE HISTORY OF BAKEINGTON. fire and a stone set up at said place marked with 1734 ; from thence to a point of upland in the salt meadows, •near to the river formerly called Sowams River, there standing on the point of upland three white oak trees growing together at the bottom at the place as we judge where the white oak stood mentioned in the Rehoboth deed, and there is a stone set up against said three trees marked with R 1734." Nathaniel Smith, } ^ ., /• d / » ^ r r^ t SelecUnen of Rehoboth. John Baker, ) -^ Jabez Brown, I ^ , /. ^ • T TT ( Selectmen of Barnns[ton. JosiAH Humphrey, ) ■' ^ 1742. Matthew Allin, moderator and town treasurer ; Jabez Brown, Matthew Allin and Josiah Humphrey, selectmen and assessors; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk; William Read and Constant Viall, constables ; Hezekiah Tiffany, Nathaniel Viall and Benjamin May, surveyors of highways : Elijah May and Nathan Phippen, tythingmen ; Joshua Bicknell and Philip Short, fence viewers ; Benjamin Drown and Edward Bosworth, hog-reeves ; Voted, "That hogs may run at large this year being yoaked and ringed." Nathaniel Peck and Philip Short were chosen " to take care of the dear." June 18. Voted, "to build the gallerys and stairs in the meeting house in Barrington." Voted, "To raise ;^8o in bills of credit of the old tenor for the building of the gallerys and stairs in the said meeting house." The town chose Captain Samuel Low and Joseph Allen a Committee "to build the gallerys and stairs and to pro- vide the stufe for the building the said stairs and gallerys in the said meeting house."