Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-23
annals OF SIDNEY.
Interesting Gleanings From the Records
Of Its First Twenty Years.


| 0reOtn anniversary OF the incorporation
Of the town of Sidney has called atteu.
ton to the intere sting nature of its early
records. and at the request Of many citi-
zens Of the town the JOURNAL presents
below some curious and important facts
in its history CLEANED from the earliest
records.
1872. First town meeting held at
house Of David Smiley. Chose Flint
Barton. moderator; Flint Barton, Moses
Hastings, Moses sawtells,s selsctmen;
Eehabod Thomas, clerk. David Smiley
was allowed : p per pound for collecting
the taxes. Voted for repairing of high
ways fl00; to defray town charges,
E305 "the vote for Raising Money for
schooling past in the Negative" At this
town meeting the following votes were
cast John Hancock. 80 votes for Gov
enor; Samuel Adams, 81 votes for Lieut..
governor; Samuel Thompson, IS votes,
DIR. Daniel Conley, 80 votes for Senator
A town meeting WAS called for May :.
| for voters Ito give in their Yeas or Nays
unto the selectmen respecting a seppera-
ton from the weston part Of the Com
monwealrh )" also to see il the town vote
TO Chose man to Represent them in
the great and general court the year en-
suing, and If they do to give in their
votes for that purpos-' The re-
suit Of this meeting WAS that IL voted
| yea. and A. nay. The vote for sending
Representative past in the Negative
The following prices were voted for
work on the highways - s per man
day; 3sa yoke Of oxen per day: a
MI I q Il RI a -
| A meeting of inhabitants being q
| years Of age, resident in town for the
space Of one year, having freehold es
com OF three pounds, or any estate to
to meet Nov. 70 vote for representa-
tives for York, Cumberland, Lincoln.
Hancock and Washington counties, and
three Presidential electors. The votes
we're: York Representative, George
Thatcher, % votes; Cumberland Repre-
sentative, Peleg Wadsworth. IS votes,
William wedgery Esq ! vote, David
Davis, , votes; Lincoln, Hancock
and Washington Representative.
Henry Dearborn, Esq, 20 votes ::
william Lithcow, | vote. For first
elector. Nathaniel Wells, 20 votes; seq
ond elector, Samuel Thompson, , votes !;
Daniel Couey, ESQ. 10 votes, Thomas
Rice, vote third electo-, Daniel Davis,
ESQ 10 votes
A committee consisting If Samuel
Infancy, Asa Wilbur. Natal Reynolds,
Jr., Levi Moore, Moses fa-tingS and
John Ward were made committee to
regulate the school quarters" in the
town, and they laid out ten school dis
trict-, giving the bounds of each.
| 1893. Town meeting, Jan | Voted
to rails 80 TO defray town charges
March l. the selectmen issued their
warrant to Mr.. David smiley, constable
to warn and give notice" to twenty
seven persons to leave the above said
town within fifteen days" these persons
having Lately com into the town of
sidney ia the county of lincoln Tor the
purpose OF Dwelling therein no: having
obtained the towns consent therefor"
Among these persons were >nveral Ia
bOrers,' a blacksmith a "scho Ilmqst''
and two widows with chidTea Mr.
Smiley mHde return March II that
he IA, warned the 'sithin named per
sous" by nc tdipg this warrdnt' ia the
presence OF sOme, aud leaving a copy
of it at the last place of al pde of others.
April l. town meeting was held to
vote for Goveuor and List Governor.
/ he votes were; Governor John Han
cock, h Il 81 votes; Lieut. oovenor-
Samuel Adams, Esq., = votes For Sen
ator - Daniel Coney, E,q q votes,
alexander Gamble, Esq : votes. Samuel
Thompson, E'q q votes
| Aprli :. General town meeting At
this meeting Obi c'ion was made in the
meeting against any person vo,ing in
town affairs tut such as was lawful
voicrs in the present meeting large
list OF officers were chosen ut this meet
ing, including three selectmen treasurer.
three assessors, clerk. constable and col
lector, tx surveyors Of highways two sur
veyors of boards six surveyors of shing-
les and clapb yards. two euiiers of hoop :
and slaves, four fence viewers, seven
fish committee, two wardens, one tyth-
ingman, two Scalers of lumber, six Hog
reafs, ten collectors If school taxes
This list must have given an OIL &c to
nearly every voter IN town. Amount
of money raised For support OF school
ing 600, repairing Highways 200
Noier, Id per pound for collecting taxes.
Vot, d. one half of the town Meetings
TO he holden az D.vid Smiley, and the
other half at Isl sac Cowing counting this
Meeting one ut the pond Vo.rt to
build two pounds. Voted for the swine
Run at Large \ oak and Ring On the first
Mild ~ the klver;" or first mile back
from the river, probably.
1874. The first town meeting held
this year, at the house OF David Smiley.
''inholder" was on "Jan forth +"
and was evidently stormy one
samuel Infancy was chosen town
agent; this vote vas reconsidered
and Abial Lovely, Ed. vas chosen
agent for the tosu' Tte vote
''ehousing' Abial Low 10y. Esq as agent
was RE considered aud samuel Tiilaney
was again chosen agent for the town -
1t was voted 70 sink the one hundred
| pounds granted for the purpose of
schooling art the last annual Meeting
Voted TO Dissolve the meetiog. after
which AbiaI Low 10y, E:q Entered the
| following Dissent:
Whereas the Selc;t men have APP
| pointed Meeting at the house of David
smiley which according to the vote of
the town should have been held at isaac
| CowiDg and also after many OF the
voters ware gon from the Meeting
Requested the Moderator to call upoa
| the Remainder of the voters to see if
they would Reconsider the vote Chous-
| ing Abial Low 10y town agent, there
| fore enter my Descent against said pre-
| ceedngs. Abiai Iovej5y
| April !. Isaac Gown warned three
persons, two "laborers' and "splnster
| with their fanatics and others under
their care who has lately come into this
town for the purpose of abiding therein,
not having obtained the towns consent
| therefor to depart the limits thereof
| within fifteen days "
Town meeting was held April :. at the
house of Issac Gown, at which q large
number of officers were chose n Including
fourteen persons as fish committee It
was Voted, to raise $50 for schooling;
voted TO choose three men in each scho u
district for agents, one Of which TO be
collector of school taxes for the district;
voted, the swine 10 go at large on .he
first mile on the river; voted, Samuel
Tiffany agent to inquire into the State
OF the Ministerial Lot OF Land
May II At a town meeting several
| roads were laid out and approved. and it
was Voted. to sink Daniel Dudle-s high
way Tax in David Sswtelies iax bill
for the year 1911.
1895. Annual town meeting March
ID, Flint Barton, moderator; Thomas
smiley, clerk; Ichabod Thomas. Nathan
Sawtell, William Smiley, Selectmen.
The records in Mr., Smiley handwriting
are very neat, uniform, distinct and cor
rectlv spelled