26-1 THE HISTOEY OF BARRIKGTON. Voted, "that the town clerk should get one or two quires of paper at the town's charge to be made into a book to enter deaths and births." Forty pounds was voted for the schoolmaster. James Allen was allowed nine shillings " to procure a box and a lock for the town to put the tickets in to draw the Jury." 1738. Ebenezer Allen and Matthew Allin moderators; Matthew Allin, James Adams and James Smith, selectmen and as- sessors ; Ebenezer Allen, town clerk ; Matthew Allin, town treasurer; Samuel Barnes, Joshua Bicknell, and Edward Luther, surveyors ; John Adams and Joshua Smith, con- stables ; Constant Viall and Joseph Viall, tythingmen ; Philip Short, hog-reeve. February 6. Voted, " that the Rev. Peleg Heath shall preach at the house of Mr. Edward Bosworth's dwelling house until the town shall build a meeting house for the town," and James Adams, Edward Bosworth and James Smith were instructed to inform Mr. Heath " where he shall preach until the town hath built a meeting house." March 2. Voted, to pay to the Rev. Peleg Heath the first half-year's salary and not to pay the last half-year's salary except he will comply with the vote of the town " to preach at the place the town hath appointed." Messrs. Adams, Bosworth and Smith were chosen a Com- mittee to confer with Mr. Heath, who replied to the town, " that he would consider of it." The boundary line was run out between the towns of Barrington and Rehoboth by the selectmen of the two towns. The census showed twenty Anabaptists in 1737 and sev- enteen in 1738. Swine may run at large this year. Voted, to hire a schoolmaster for nine months and to hire Mr. John Webber to teach the school.
