In 1846 Matthew B. Goodwin, jeweler and watchmaker, became the town's first telegrapher in a dwelling he built for himself and his business `` two doors north of the Equinox House '' or `` one door north of the Bank, Manchester, Vermont ''.

Daniel's nephews, Jesse and Jonathan ( sons of brother Israel Boone ), were founders of the town's first church, Three Forks Baptist, still in existence today.

A legend first recorded in the late 16th century and reported in William Camden's Britannia accounts for the town's place-name, as ' halig ' ( holy ) and ' fax ' ( face ), by stating that the first religious settlers of the district brought the ' face ' of John the Baptist with them.

In 1871, Smith filed a claim with the federal government for the land around the buildings, and on August 20, 1873, he became the town's first postmaster.

In Estarreja in the Central region of Portugal, the town's first references to Carnival are noted in the 14th century, with " Flower Battles ", or richly decorated floats which paraded through Estarreja's streets.

The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.

Its tower hosts the world's first porcelain carillon, manufactured in 1929 on the occasion of the town's 1000-years-jubilee.

The name of the town means Thor's Harbour, and it may be named after the god of thunder and lightning in Norse mythology ; thus the town's coat of arms shows Thor's hammer Mjolnir, but more likely it was named after the first settler whose name then was Thor.

The town's name was first spelt by British settlers as Mafeking, but the name reverted to Mafikeng in 1980.

Although the official feast day of St. Joseph, the town's patron saint, is March 19, it's celebrated in Bagheria the first Sunday of August ; religious celebrations are held throughout the week leading up to Sunday, when more solemn ceremonies are initiated ; the following Monday evening festivities conclude with a fireworks display.

Wilde Lake was the first village area to be developed in Columbia ; accordingly, the town's first high school was Wilde Lake High School, which opened in 1971 as a " model school for the nation ".

One version of what is believed to be the town's oldest town seal, which the council used, and which dated from the first half of the 14th century, set the pattern with its elements for various civic coats of arms down to the present day.

Bayreuth was first given a railway connexion in 1853, when the Bayreuth – Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg railway was built at the town's expense.

October 2006 saw the opening of the town's first dedicated Municipal Art Gallery and visual arts centre, the Highlanes Gallery, housed in the former Franciscan Friary on St. Laurence Street.

* Soccer: In December 2005 the town's soccer team, Drogheda United, won the FAI Cup for the first time.

William Briwere also founded St John's hospital which, by the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, was worth the substantial sum of almost 121 pounds, as well as starting the construction of the town's first stone bridge.

In 919 Edward the Elder built the town's first known fortress, on the south side of the River Ouse and there received the area's submission.

Two days later, on St Lawrence's day, Margaret went to mass at St Giles ', the town's Kirk, as her first public appointment.

The town's population remained below 10, 000 in this first decade of the nineteenth century.

The town's first railroad was built in 1855, connecting it with Löhne.

Many anchors from the second and first millennium BC have been discovered in the town's bay, a proof of active shipping since ancient times.

The street Sunset Boulevard has been associated with Hollywood film production since 1911, when the town's first film studio opened there.

He built a sawmill on Sucker Creek ( now Oswego Creek ), the town's first industry.

The crooked town's mayor, Hiram J. Slade ( Samuel S. Hinds ), who is in collusion with Kent, appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale ( Charles Winninger ), as the new sheriff, assuming that he'll be easy to control and manipulate.

By a Charter of Elizabeth I in 1589 the bailiff was replaced by a mayor, by which time the town's importance was dwindling.

The famously abrasive columnist and restaurant reviewer A A Gill in his 2005 book The Angry Island called Stow " catastrophically ghastly " and " the worst place in the world ", resulting in an angry response from the town's mayor.

The type of political organisation existing in Poitiers during the late medieval or early modern period can be glimpsed through a speech given on 14 July 1595 by Maurice Roatin, the town's mayor.

He said the Roman consulate corresponded to Poitiers ' mayor, the senate to the town's peers and échevins, and the democratic element in Rome corresponded to the fact that most important matters " can not be decided except by the advice of the Mois et Cent ( broad council ).< sup > 1 </ sup > The mayor appears to have been an advocate of a mixed constitution ; not all Frenchmen in 1595 would have agreed with him, at least in public ; many spoke in favour of absolute monarchy.

The girls are frequently called upon by the town's childlike mayor to help fight nearby criminals using their powers.

On the initiative of the town's mayor, Michael Unterguggenberger, the local government printed 32, 000 in labor certificates which carried a negative 1 % monthly interest rate and could be converted into schillings at 98 % of face value.

The Town Council is responsible for crime prevention, cemeteries, public conveniences, litter, river moorings, parks, grants via the Town Trust and the selection of the town's mayor.

He was perhaps best-loved for his portrayal of the irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the Don Camillo series of motion pictures.

The mayor pays television evangelist Robert Schuller to preach to the town's unemployed.

The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960.

On the morning of July 10, 1941, by the order of mayor Marian Karolak and the town's German gendarmerie, a group of Polish men from around Jedwabne and neighboring settlements was assembled, who then rounded up the local Jews as well as those seeking refuge from nearby towns and villages such as Wizna and Kolno.

The current mayor of Beedeville is Wyant Beede, a descendant of the town's original founders.

The town's current mayor is Hon.

In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of the California Milk Processor Board, proposing that the town change its name to " Got Milk ?":.

John DeNicola Sr. was the town's last first selectman before becoming the town ’ s first mayor, in November 1965.

The municipal government of Henlopen Acres consists of seven elected officials who serve on the town's council, one of whom serves as mayor.

General Manager Robyn Anderson is also the town's mayor.

The town's first mayor was Hugh David, who held office until his death in 1997 and was never opposed in an election.

The town's current mayor is Roger Bennett.

The town's most recent mayor Bernard Alblinger was the second longest serving mayor in the history of Illinois, serving a total of 48 consecutive years from 1963 until his death in 2011.

As the town's chief administrator and official representative, the mayor is responsible for the general management of the town and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced via the Chief of Police.

The town's first mayor was Amos Gould, a judge originally from New York.