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Incorporated May 14, 1852.
Population in 1860, 918; in 1865, 960.
Valuation in 1860, $469,164; in 1865, $459,009.
The selectmen in 1861 were
A. J. Hadley,
R. H. Gurney,
Joseph S. Luce; in 1862,
Joseph S. Luce,
Reuben Swift,
Obed Delano; in 1863,
Joseph S. Luce,
Obed Delano,
Barnabas Hiller; in 1864,
Obed Delano,
F. H. Hathaway, George II.
Kelley.
The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, and 1863 was
W. P. Delano; in 1864,
John H. Simmons.
The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, and 1863 was
Paul Briggs; in 1864,
Silas B. Allen.
We have not been able to obtain the votes of this town in relation to the war, nor who were the town officers in 1865, which we regret.
Marion furnished about one hundred men, and had a surplus of ten at the end of the war over and above all demands.
Two were commissioned officers.
The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was four thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars and forty-five cents ($4,225.45).
The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and repaid by the
Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $86.57; in 1862, $724.00; in 1863, $1,115.00; in 1864, $1,330.00; in 1865, $478. Total amount, $3,733.57.
The ladies of
Marion, we are briefly informed, ‘contributed money and clothing for the sick and wounded.’
Incorporated March 2d, 1640.
Population in 1860, 1,870; in 1865, 1,810.
Valuation in 1860, $729,709; in 1865, $853,777.
The selectmen in 1861 were
Daniel Stevens,
John Baker,
Wales R. Cleft; in 1862 and 1863,
Daniel Stevens,
Charles P. Wright,
Charles W. Macomber; in 1864 and 1865,
Luther Hatch,
George M. Baker,
Henry P. Oakman.
The town-clerk during all the years of the war was
Luther Hatch.
The town-treasurer during the same period was
Daniel Stevens.
