SECOND PLYMOUTH (court held at Abington and Hingham; jurisdiction in Abington, Whitman, Rockland, Hingham, Hull, Hanover, Scituate, Norwell and Hanson). — Justice, George W. Kelley. Special Justices, Charles H. Edson, Edward B. Pratt. Clerk, Herbert L. Pratt, 1905. THIRD PLYMOUTH (court held at Plymouth; jurisdiction in Plymouth, Kingston, Plympton, Pembroke, Duxbury and Marshfield). — Justice, William H. Osborne. Special Justice, William W. Carruth. Clerk, Benjamin A. Hathaway, 1904. FOURTH PLYMOUTH (court held at Middleborough and Wareham; jurisdiction in Middleborough, Wareham, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester). — Justice, Nathan Washburn. Special Justices, Dennis D. Sullivan, Bert J. Allan. Clerk, William L. Chipman, 1904. CENTRAL WORCESTER (court held at Worcester; jurisdiction in Worcester, Millbury, Sutton, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, West Boylston, Holden, Shrewsbury and Rutland). - Justice, Samuel Utley. Special Justices, George M. Woodward, Hollis W. Cobb. Clerk, Edward T. Raymond, 1906. FIRST EASTERN WORCESTER (court held at Westborough and Grafton; jurisdiction in Southborough, Westborough, Grafton and Northborough). Justice, William E. Fowler. Special Justices, John W. Slattery, John B. Scott. SECOND EASTERN WORCESTER (court held at Clinton; jurisdiction in Clinton, Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Harvard, Lancaster and Sterling). -Justice, Christopher C. Stone. Special Justices, Jonathan Smith, Edmond A. Evans. Clerk, Frank E. Howard, 1904. FIRST NORTHERN WORCESTER (court held at Athol and Gardner; jurisdiction in Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Gardner and Hubbardston). - Justice, Charles Field. Special Justices, James A. Stiles, Edgar V. Wilson. Clerk, Charles B. Boyce, 1904. FIRST SOUTHERN WORCESTER (court held at Southbridge and Webster; jurisdiction in Sturbridge, Southbridge, Charlton, Dudley, Oxford and Webster). — Justice, Henry J. Clark. Special Justices, Victor W. Lamoureux, John M. Cochran. Clerk, Frederick H. Berger, 1908. SECOND SOUTHERN WORCESTER (court held at Blackstone and Uxbridge; jurisdiction in Blackstone, Uxbridge, Douglas and Northbridge).- Justice, Arthur A. Putnam. Special Justices, Francis N. Thayer, William J. Taft. THIRD SOUTHERN WORCESTER (court held at Milford; jurisdiction in Milford, Mendon, Upton and Hopedale).- Justice, Charles A. Dewey. Special Justice, Wendell Williams. Clerk, William G. Pond, 1905. WESTERN WORCESTER (court held at East Brookfield; jurisdiction in Spencer, Brookfield, North Brookfield, West Brookfield and War. ren). - Justice, Albert W. Curtis. Special Justices, Emory C. Sawyer, L. Emerson Barnes. Clerk, Arthur F. Butterworth, 1907. District Attorneys. [Elected by the several Districts for the term of three years, ending January, 1905.] NORTHERN DISTRICT. Middlesex County, George A. Sanderson, Ayer. Assistant, Hugh Bancroft. EASTERN DISTRICT.- Essex County, W. Scott Peters, Haverhill. Assistant, Roland H. Sherman, Lawrence. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. - Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket Counties, James M. Swift, Fall River. Assistant, Frank B. Fox. SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT.- Norfolk and Plymouth Counties, Asa P. French, Randolph. Assistant, Richard W. Nutter, Brockton. MIDDLE DISTRICT. Worcester County, Rockwood Hoar, Worcester. Assistant, George S. Taft, Uxbridge. WESTERN DISTRICT. - Hampden and Berkshire Counties, John F. Noxon, Pittsfield. NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT.- Hampshire and Franklin Counties, Dana Malone, Greenfield. SUFFOLK DISTRICT. Oliver Stevens, Boston. First Assistant, Michael J. Sughrue. Second Assistant, John D. McLaughlin. Clerk, Frederic H. Chase. COUNTY OFFICERS. Sheriffs, Registers of Deeds and County Treasurers are elected by the people of the several counties for terms of three years. The current triennial term of Sheriffs expires on the first Wednesday of January, 1905, and that of the Registers of Deeds and County Treasurers in January, 1906. Registers of Probate and Insolvency and Clerks of Courts are elected for terms of five years. The current term of the former expires on the first Wednesday in January, 1909; that of the latter in 1907. County Commissioners are elected, one annually for each county, except Suffolk and Nantucket, severally for terms of three years; and, except in the counties of Suffolk and Nantucket, two Associate Commissioners are elected every third year, the current term ending in January, 1905. By the provisions of section 14 of chapter 20 of the Revised Laws, County Commissioners and Associate Commissioners receive annually from their respective counties a gross amount in full payment for all their services, from which amount the Associate Commissioners receive not less than five dollars for each day of actual service, to an amount not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars, and ten cents a mile travel each way. The remainder of the gross amount is divided among the County Commissioners in proportion to the services rendered by each. They are also paid the actual expenses incurred by each for transportation. By the provisions of section 52 of chapter 165 of the Revised Laws, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, is required to appoint in each county a certain number of Masters in Chancery, who shall hold office for the term of five years, unless sooner removed by the Governor and Council. By the provisions of section 6 of chapter 161 of the Revised Laws, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, is required to designate and commission a certain number of Justices of the Peace as Trial Justices in the several counties. By the provisions of section 7 of chapter 161 of the Revised Laws, each Trial Justice holds office for the term of three years from the time of his designation, unless, during that period, he ceases to hold a commission as Justice of the Peace, or unless such designation and commission as Trial Justice are revoked. BARNSTABLE COUNTY-Incorporated 1685. Shire Town, BARNSTABLE. Salary. Judge of Probate and Insolvency - Freeman H. Lothrop, Barnstable, $1,300 Register of Probate and Insolvency - Clarendon A. Freeman, Sheriff-Ulysses A. Hull, Barnstable, Clerk of Courts-Smith K. Hopkins, Barnstable,. County Treasurer - Edward L. Chase (Hyannis), Barnstable, Alexander F. Newcomb, Orleans, George I. Briggs, Bourne, . Associate Commissioners — 800 1,250 500 1,500 Term expires January, 1905 1906 Judge of Probate and Insolvency - Edward T. Slocum, Pittsfield, $2,500 Register of Probate and Insolvency - Arthur M. Robinson, Middle District, Henry M. Pitt, Pittsfield, County Commissioners (compensation, $2,100) – BRISTOL COUNTY-Incorporated 1685. Shire Towns, TAUNTON And New Bedford. Salary. $3,000 Judge of Probate and Insolvency - Wm. E. Fuller, Taunton, 1,000 $3,000 and travelling expenses. Clerk of Courts - Simeon Borden, Fall River, Northern District, Joseph E. Wilbar, Taunton, Southern District, George B. Richmond, New Bedford, $4,000 1,800 2,000 2,000 2,200 2,200 600 Fall River District, Charles E. Mills, Fall River, County Commissioners (compensation, $3,300) George T. Durfee, Fall River, John Thacher, Attleborough, Judge of Probate and Insolvency - Charles G. M. Dunham, Ed Salary. $700 gartown, Register of Probate and Insolvency-Beriah T. Hillman, Edgartown, 700 Sheriff Jason L. Dexter, Edgartown, vice of process Clerk of Courts - Samuel Keniston, Edgartown, Gilbert L. Smith, Tisbury,. William D. Harding, Cottage City, |