Litchfield enquirer., 1847-07-29
Extracts from the HarWintOn Records.


Mr. Andrew Bartholomew appears BY the
records to have been the first Minister set
lied in this town with salary of 80 pounds
year for years, One Hundred acres of Land
and one hundred pound in Labor in two years,
for the third year EGO, and for the 4th year
one hundred pounds. ana so continue an hun
dred pounds for the next years, and then 10
add 6 10 year for years after, always having
regard to the rise and fall ofmoney, and after
years, for years one after another be apnu-
ally voted something more to be done in la.
Dor.
May cd, l73s. Application was made to
the Gen. Assembly "to afr place for the
Meeting House to stand in for Divine wor>
ship
Mr. Bartholomew appears to have been Of
dained sometime in the year 1888.
t'Voted that this toaUm thinks there is no
need of cutting bushes in the Highways or
Commons this year.
Sept 9th, 1889. Voted that the Length of
the Meeting House shall be fifty foot in lenngth
& forty foot wide s. twenty four foot between
Joints.
Dec. 14th. 1889. "Voted the Meeting House
be five foot narrower than the former was"
'Voted Joseph Richards be Lathor Seller
for the year ensuing"
The record shows that Gl-ll-6 was paid
for rum used at the raising of the Meeting
House.
Dec. goth, 174O "Voted the Selectmen
and Thomas Richards be committe 10 make
search for Burying place"
Jan. %, TIA 1-2. "Voted that there be three
list in order to maintain school in this town"
The above meeting was the first he'd at the
Meeting House.
June 9th, 1743. Liberty was granted any
person or persons to build School house near
the Meeting house at their own cost
Dec. Goth, 1743, the appointment of sealer
ofmeasures, is recorded
'Voted that there shall be one hundred and
! seventy three pounds in money of the old ten
nor Levied on the Polsand rateabe estates in
this town, in order to pay the Rev. Mr. An
drew Bartholomew his salary e 100 &C., and
to furnish the town with town stock of pow
der and Lead and fit Of CoIers and Sealing
measures Sep
Jolly SD, 1744. "Voted that we will have
but one Roo of Pews round the meeting
house,
May 18th, 4745. "Voted that ye town will
give Mr. Anthony Horskins twenty shillings in
money of the old Tenor for warning 3 training
days in the town in the year l745."
Voted that we will sect the Meeting
house."
Sept 17i5 "Voted that the committee that
was chosen to order and let oct the work of
the building and fnising the the meeting
house should Dignity the seets in said meet
| ing house, and give Instruction to the commits
tee that was chosen to sea, the meeting house
in R'ghting."
Feb. II, 1745. "Voted to build a School
House."
" Voted that The above mentioned school
house shall be Is feet in length and Is feet III
width, one story high"
Dec. IS, l747. q" II is voted that this Town
will give the Req. Nh .4ndre,c bartholomew
Sixty in money of the old tenor for the sinck
ofmoney for this year and the year past
Dec Is, l74s, the Tewn paid their minis
ter ce30 old tenor. In l749 they voted TO
give E25ufor the sink of money, in 1850 6 26o,
in 1851 ESQ, in 1852 E3lO, in 1853 H40O.
Dec 3, 1851. "voted that any of the inhab-
itants of the town of Hawinton shall have the
liberty to build houses for their comfort on the
sabbath between meetings and houses for TO
shelter their Horses on the sabbath day, sum
,chare neere to the meeting house, always
provided they Don't block up the highway"
1853, "Voted to give the Rev Mr. Andrew
Bartholomew two pence upon the pound. in
Reclamation money, upon our lists in this
town"
| Dec. 4, 1859. ''Voted that Daniel Calling
shall be collector of the Excise in this town
for the year ensuing"
"Voted that Jacob Benton, jr., shall be the
Querister, to tune the Psalm in this society y
Dec. 1862, "Voted that twenty shillings
shall be laid out to promote singing among us
Nv hiring Mr. Matthew Beach as teacher for
so long time as said money will do"
GENERAL TAYLOR
| II annsars Inv the following deyelopment nv