The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-01
POwNAL CENTRE.

The Union church here las fallen into
want of repairs, and our efficient town
clerk, Mrs. Mary F. Lamp nan, is out
with letter urging the matter OF re-
pairs and also calling for help to do the
work. In so doing she repeats portion
of the history of this church edifice.
The Town House of Pownal is hall
in the basement of the building. We
quote from Mrs. Lampman: "This
Church and Town House was built dur
ing the summer of 1849 by subscrip-
ton of eleven hundred and three Isl ,103)
dollars by 93 different individuals and
four hundred $4,000 dollars by the town
The entire cost being seventeen hundred
and thirty Isl, 100 dollars which was two
hundred and twenty-five ($225) dollars
more than what had previously been
raised, therefore a second subscription
was taken wherein seventy-two sub
scrbers appear" The original sub
scription paper reads as follows: 1--WE
the undersigned hereby promise and
ageee to pay the several sums annexed
to our respective names to repair the old
church or meeting house at Pownal Cen
tire or build new one at the place the
old one now stands, for religious wor-
ship and for convenience and accommo-
dation on funeral occasions. If said old
church shall be repaired by this sub
scription the basement story is to be fit
ted for Town House in which to hold
Town and Freeman's meetings. The
subscribers thereof are to meet at the
inn of Samuel Reyes in Pownal on the
2Sth day of June at two o'clock in the
afternoon to appoint committee to con-
tract with some person or persons to re-
hui oaiA nd oil m
Iermine whether said old meeting house
shall be repaired or to build a new one.
This subscription to be paid 10 said CON-
mittee on their order Dated at POwnal
the I'd dav of June, A. D., 1849." The
purposes for which the church are to be
used are given on the town records:
sod. Voted that the aforesaid house
be called and known as Union house
and to be used and occupied for religious
worship and accommodations on funeral
occasions.
"3d. Nominated and voted that said
house shall not be dedicated for the ex-
elusive benefit of any one christian de-
nomination.
9th. Motioned and voted that ap-
pointments made by religious denomi-
nations two weeks in advance shall not
be encroached upon by other denomina-
tions. If said house shall be occupied
under appointments made for half day
only, others may occupy said house for
the other half day, for any of the pur-
poses above mentioned, and all appoint
ments shall give way for the funeral oc-
casions. And each denomination shall
give way for the associations and quar-
terly meetings of other christian denomi-
nations.
18th. Motioned and voted that there
be committee of seven appointed to see
that the above rules and regulations are
observed and enforced.
18th. Motioned and voted that said
committee shall consist of one member
of the Baptist church and one from tho
Episcopal Methodist church and five
that are not members of any professed
christian denomination.
nth. Motioned and voted that Joseph
Myres and Christopher Mason be the two
committee of the churches to which they
respectively belong. And that Harmon
Myres, Benjamin F. Morgan, Joseph
Purquay, b. g. Niles and Job e. Card be
the other committee who are not mem
bers of any church,
There is needed about $3.50, of which
sol has been subscribed. We hope our
friends, and they are many, will remem-
Der US and send their subscription 10
Mrs. Lampman. Any one passing by
our church cannot fail to see that imme-
diate attention must be given to the bel
fry OF said church as it is liable at any
time to fall and do damage to the build
ing, also both chimneys and other re-
pairs, are required that are not so promi
nent to public view to fit the building
Hastily for the purpose for which it wa
built
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