Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-08-04
For the Ellsworth American. /
Trenton-l762 to 1900.
No. 20.

No. 20.
We have alluded to an attempt make by
the citizens of the old town to be restored
to their original state. Though 1t proved
unsuccessful, the petition furnishes much
valuable information as to the condition of
the town and its citizens at that date, for
copy of which with the remonstrance. we
are indebted to Dr. John f. Pratt Of Chel-
sea. who is no stranger to the AMERICAN,
and who was at one time archive clerk in
the state house in Boston.
PETITION OF 1912
To h Honorable the Senate and House
Of Representatives, Of the Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts in General Court as
sensbied in the year Of our Lori eighteen
hundred and tceire:
We the Inhabitants of the Town Of Ellis
worth as originally bounded Respectfully
Represent that in consequence Of an appli-
cation OF part OF the Inhabitants OF Sur
ry, Trenton and Ellsworth, to your Hon
orable body, portion of Surry and Tren-
ton against the inclnatons Of your petit
TONERS and IN opposition to Remon-
STRANGE of the Town Of Ellsworth. were
set Oh to the said Town as will appear ny
a Copy of the above mentioned Remon-
STRANGE annexed, which passed unanimous
iy at legal meeting holden III consequence
OF an order of notice on the petition of
solomon Jordan and others served upon
said Town, and presented TO the Legisla.
ture in their session of Nav lsOs. Your
petitioners beg leave also to Represent
that before the alteration the Town was
remarkably united, which Is not now the
case from the numerous conflicting IN
terests which never can be reconciled, that
further such weight of population and
strength Is added to one extremity Of the
Town, that confding in that strength they
attend only to their own individual adj
vantage-Regardles Of the General inter
ests, and more particularly to that OF the
old Town Of Ellsworth. we also wish
further To state that one Great reason for
some of the inhabitants of Ellsworth con
curing in the former petition was the es
tablishment of minister, but from the
overbearng majority situated as before
mentioned in the extremity of the Town
we have every reason TO spprehend that
the meeting house will be so placed as that
We shall derive but little advantage from
u, and added thereto three hundred acres
OF Lana winch We appropriated TO the fr~t
settled minister Will be lost, for ever to
Ellsworth as originally bounded that the
expenses Of the Town have been greatly
increased since the anrcxion. by continual
disputes respecting the roads in that part
OF Surry so annexed
our petitioners beg leave also to repre-
sent that the boundaries OF Ellsworth was
originally sufficiently extensive for a
Town, n,-that road is contemplated from
Union River to orrington on penobscot
River and a. 1t will pass through Lands
well calculated tor settlement there IS
every reason 20 expect that the center OF
population At no very distant day Will be
near the center OF the old Town Of Els
worth, but the Inhabitants of that part
OF Surry which ha. been annexed 10 Els
worth are applying for road from Bux-
ton to Union River. not rod Of which
passes through the old Town, and though
the inhabitants Of II will be burthencd
with part Of the expense Of making il
yet, they will not only derive no advau-
tsge from the same, but will ind the pres
eni existing inequalities Greatly increased
thereby the privilege Of sending Rep
re>entative 70 the Legislature is estimated,
as II ought 70 be. by your petitioners. but
we do not wish to he compelled bv any
lliluence whatever 10 send one when we
think IL unnecessary for thousand 9th
er reasons We Respectfully solicit that the
Town may be restored to its ancient limits
and a IN duty bound will ever pray