Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-02
Meteorological Report.

town Of Vassalbofo WAS to maintain fam
lily Of Bravns, who were very numerous
and paupers. TIE Bravns died ont, but
Vas, slboro owns the river and With IL the
booming privilege a, Five Mile Island,
vi ere tsx is levied o1 some 5000 worth
of yro pertg. There was an extended con-
uovsfsy over THIS mater before the sgres
menl WAS resc ed by which the csre of the
psupess sas hsrteied for tie & .hing privi-
isge. S.dres was subject to sil taxes as
sessed snd all deb,s incurred prior 70 the
| set-t f a. committee Wss cnossn year AZ
ter year 20 settle ~ith Vssssltofo, but no
settlement was ever recorded.
The q -. town mestigg wss held April 2
1872 Daniel Cony of dslloweli, was su.
thorized to iseue his warrant to "some rt-
iisbIe person in said town Of Sidney" TO
podfy the people of sxid 10 o-n TO meet and
choose town ficer.. He issued his vsr
rant TO Abi. Lovej y who posted it. The
i-st meetiag was held ST the house OF
David Smiley.
At this meeting the following ofiesrs
were ch1see:
Moderator Flint Barton.
Town Clsrk-IchsbHd rhomss.
SeIectmsn-Fhnt Bartor, More, Hast
iaes, Moses Sawselle.
Assessor --Bei ,mil Dyer, Thomas Smi.
ley, Iahsbod Th9m.s.
Treasurer and Colector-Dsniel Smiley
Ihs seE of il corporation vas signed By
)oha Hsncocs, Governor Of the Common
~eslth Of M.sssc husetts; Samuel Phillips,
president Of the SENATE, sud David Cobb,
speaker of the Honsa Of Representatives.
Nine hog reeves were chosen, and the
new town was greatly disturbed over the
hcg question, there being difference Of
oplniDu as 10 whether the whole town
should be made pig pen or not. 10 1894
ii WAS voted that hogs should run st large
10 the -hoie town sni 10 1895 that they
run at large only ihs first mile from the
river and no father M money was raj -
ed for schools but committee appointed
to fix the limits of the school districts
Several town meetings were held soon for
the purpose of completing the organic stion
Of the town. About City votes we're east
In the elsc ion Tor Governor but this by no
means represented the whole strength Of the
population as man to be voter must
possess So worth Of real estate or ESQ worth
OF personsl.
la 1898 a dozen men, labo'ers and others
Who came to town, we're ordered to leave
by the selectmen; for what reason, does
nc. appesr.
Since the iucorpor alton matters aud things
have progressed ss in any reii ordered
farming town. Cnurches and schools were
IS sblishs 3, the Methodists Il .ptists, Friends
and Unversslis's having places of ~orship.
There heing no good water power, manu-,
fac uting has uos Il ,urished ex ensively,
but toe ferOiiiy Of ths land has amply made
- a,,y a. n gbta rastapf Sttpay
has produced many excellent man, not Few
of whom have made their max il the
wor d Paul T. Sssvens is the oldest citi-
zen and at the sge of 81 il vigorous, retain
inR his ficulties to a remarkable degree
Ambrose Sswteile is an octogensrisn.
samuel Taught, who died two yesrs sinc-,
aged 96 yesrs wss one of the old land
marks. Quincy Barton, who is descend
ant of one Of iha old s.,tiers. was class
| mste in college of Hon. Sath L. ailliken
| and hoId- prominent position in the navy
Hon Joseph T. Woodard, was 81 one time
State seHstors afterwards We. State llbrs-
nan snd for soms years Was U. 8. consul
at Costicoske, p Q. Siiney xss, for IN any
yeatr, the home If ;he late X v. w. A. Z
Ddli1 CHAM vho WAS well known in that
| town, where be csT,isd on extensive farm
lUE OptrAtlO0e NJ tlrfic~ 4 atH bUs tur
home Ct Fred ?. Bake. Mr.. Dillingham;
was at one time prominent in public life
and was speaker Of the House OF Repre-
sentstives. The Chsses, Who have made 8
fortune in the nursery hu.iness went from
this tosn Lewis shd Ethan being located
ia Rochester, New Yors, ard Cti. Martin
Y. Chase in Augusta. hit. Chsrlss
| Low. joy hp is we'll keCEn among M.ioe's
puoliC men, bsritg been Messenger Of thu
State Senate these many years, ~ss d,
scendsnt Of Squire Lovsjoy, whose con
Nsths' iel va. the fret ferrymsn. The
| Sgri1ger Brothers, well known merchants OF
Boston, went from Sidney and have pros.
| pered in business. Mr. Martin l.. Reynold.
is ope of The enterprising citizens OF the
town recently representing it in the Legi9l'
ture. The population of Sidney ia 1890
| WAS 1884.