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ORGANIZATION.

The first town meeting was held at the house of Daniel Noble April 2, 1854. J. P. Marmon was chosen moderator and Joseph Leonard clerk. The first election resulted in the choice of John Glancy, for supervisor ; L. W. Noble, town clerk ; James M. Mannon, assessor ; William Irvin, M. A. Cook and D. W. Noble, commissioners of highways ; H. H. Randolph and G. W. Black, overseers of highways ; Dudley Willits, overseer of the poor; and Eli Mills, pound-master

. The whole number of votes cast was thirty. At an annual town meeting held at the school-house in district No. 2, twenty-five votes were cast for supervisor ; twenty for town clerk ; twenty-five for assessor ; twenty-three for commissioner of highways ; twenty-four for overseer of the poor, and five for pound-master. A vote was taken to decide the question of township organization, which received eight votes in favor, and twenty-three against it.

D. F. Noble has served as supervisor nine years ; Martin Bear, six ; and A. B. Swisher, eight years. J H. Nolan, J. Y. Merritt and J. H. Leech have each served one year.

The Nobles at times held nearly all the principal offices in the township. The Bishops have also held numerous offices, notably that of town clerk, which was filled by one or the other for ten consecutive years.

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