The fourth and last town meeting of 1811 was held at the house of Isaac Wheeler, Esq., September 22d. Thomas Gilpatrick was chosen moderator, and Dr. James Parker, clerk pro tem. Its purpose was to hear the report of the committee on the division of the town into school districts, and to take such action with reference thereto as well as to the general question of schools, as the majority school determine.

The action of the town with reference to this matter seems to have been in harmony with the recommendations of the committee on divisions.

It was voted that all the settlement east of the center road running north and south be one district. It also voted that the center road running east and west, together with the road north of this (and parallel to it) be one district with privilege of two schoolhouses. It voted that the settlement by E. FifieldŐs should be one district. This was in the southwest part of the town.

Josiah Bartlett was appointed school agent for the district east of the north and south center road.

Joseph Garland was appointed agent for the second district, and Edward Fifield for the third district. It was voted that each district should build its own schoolhouse.

The Rev. John Sawyer, Dr. J. Parker and Isaac Wheeler were chosen superintending school committee. This was the first school committee of the town.

The vote of the previous meeting that each district should build its own schoolhouse, was reaffirmed.

The attempts of the inhabitants of the town to partition it into school districts, and to locate and build schoolhouses, gave rise to a long and persistent if not bitter struggle between opposing factions. The theater of the struggle was sometimes the town meeting, and sometimes the school district meeting. The history and results of the struggle will be given in another connection.