130 January ye 27 1756
Then the Select men met and ordered a Town meeting To be on the first monday of march to Consider of The following articles

1	to Chuse Town officers for the year Insuing year
2	To See if the town will turn mr David Brooks Bridel way into an open way
3	To See if the Town will accept of a High way one Rod and an half wide to accomidate Leiut Billing from the end of the Lane near Said Billings Barn Through the Land of mr Joseph Wooley till it comes To Littleton Road the wall being the Bounds on The Southeasterly Side of Said way
4	To See if the Town will agree to Let the Swine Run at Large this present year

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March ye lst 1756
At a General Town meeting Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of Said warants – Deacon Heald was Chosen moderator for Said meeting and proceeded as foloweth John Davis Jun was Chosen Town Clerk and first Select man and mr Ephraim Hosmer was Chosen Constable for the Southwest part of Said town and mr Joseph Wooley was Chosen Constable for the North East part of Said town but mr John Heald Jun was accepted in His Room [place] – and mr Samuel Jones was Chosen the 2nd Select man and Ensign Haward was Chosen the Third Select man and ye Select men was Chosen assessors and Leiut Billings was Chosen Town Treasurer and Leiut Billings John Emery Sergent Wheeler Joseph Barker Samuel White mr Daniel Brooks Simon Hunt was Chosen Surveyors of High ways and William Conant David Brooks was Chosen fence viewers – Nathaniel Wheeler and Titus Law was Chosen Tything men Samson Wheter and Cotton prokter was Chosen Hog reeves

2	To See if the town turn mr David Brooks his bridle way into an open way voted in the affirmative
3	To See if the town will accept of a High way Laid out to accomodite Leiut Billings voted in the affirmative
4	To See if the Town will agree to Let the Swine Run at Large this present year voted in the affirmative

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