...Samuel Blanchard was the appointee. His successors in office were John T. White, Nathan W. Wait, Thomas D. Rice, Timothy Rich, Stephen H. Bradlee, Isaac Sprague, Edward P. Alexander, Silas F. Wild, William A. Egery . The clerk also acted as police officer and was elected annually, later for a period of three months at a time, with instructions to enforce the By Laws and to preserve the peace of the town, and...