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420 THE HISTORY OF BARKINGTON. June 20, 1S36. "At a Special Meeting Legally Called and holden at the Meeting House in Barrington June 20, 1836, for the purpose of takeing measures to detect the person and persons and bring the same to justice who broke the windows of the Parsonage & cut the Chaise of the Rev. Mr. Pease on the night of the i6th Instant. Joshua Bick- nell, Esqr., Chosen Moderator. "Voted & resolved, that a reward of $500 be and the Same is hereby offered for the detection or such information as shall lead to the detection of the person or persons who broke said windows. Voted, that the T. Treasurer of said town be authorized to offer said reward by publishing in one or more Publick Papers in Warren and Providence and the reward paid out of any money that is in Treasury. " Voted & Resolved that the T. Treasurer repair the win- dows of the Parsonage House broken out on the 16 Inst." May 29, 1826. Voted, that Ebenezer Tiffany, Josiah Kin- nicutt, and William Allin be a Committee to lay out the new burying Ground on Prince's hill (so called) in suitable and convenient lots and report a plat of the same, and some plan for the accommodation of Families in Particular lots. April 16, 1S28. It was voted that the following Persons be a committee to superintend the Free Schools in the Town, viz. : Sylvester Allen, Enoch Remington, Ebenezer Smith, Benjamin Medbury, Simon Smith, Sam' R. Martin, Jeremiah A. Drown, John Kelley. Rec*^ the School Committees Report, Barrington, April 21, 1830. Viz. : The committee of the Town of Barrington on the Free School Act Report as follows as reguards the Public Money Appropriated by the State for said Town : For the Summer School in the N. District, . . $9 S^ For Winter School, " " . . .19 00 $28 50