Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-23
Early PiNs.on No. 5.

On one page of the town records are re
corded twenty-five births. No blanl
1orms esils,a are d here to be filled by the color
the parents but simply that:
Eiizabeth Bailey, Daughter of Ma
thaniel Bailey 4 Sarah Bailey wa,
born in Pittston. JAN 7th. l7TO ~
Nathaniel Bailey Junt, born at Pittston
Oct. I. Ill"
And eight other entries each occupyins
one line record the remainder az nc
children born to Nathaniel Senior anf
ing l7SS. A line is drawn the width o.
the page and below it are recorded ~
births of nine children of Edward an,
Mary Fuller at dates from 1773 to 1876
tries conclude with the births of children
of Nathaniel Bailey. Junior. and his wifi,
| Deborah These six children were borr
at dates ranging from l'96 to 1906.
| This page, which begins at l77O an(
ends with IA date thirty-six years later
| comes between the records of two tow
| meetings held Jan. 1906 and April 1906.
Nathaniel Bailey came to present pitts
ton. 0hen the plantation of fGardinersttosnI tor
| in 1862 and received 200 acres on the east
ern side of the river the following year.
The town warrant for meeting Apri
| 1906 bears on its concluding page the re
cord of births of seven children of Ezr;
and Abigail Davis at dates from 11Sl-1SOF
At the town meeting. His Excellenc.
NaleD strong received lnlTtN-HNe vote.
for Governor" Honorable James Sull
van siXty-one votes.
For Lieut.. Governor. Honorable vii
liam Heath received 50 votes.
For Senators, James Bridge. ESD. 3
votes: Thomas Fillebrown, Esq, 81 votes
Twenty-one surveyors of lumber were
chosen and a road laid out leading from
Beech hill to Mr.. Samuel Marson's ant
another cross road on said hill' leading
by Benjamin Colburn's to John Blair's
were accepted.
''5th Voted that several districts re
pair their own school houses"
9th. Voted that Beech Hill distric
may appropriate fifty dollars to be laio
out on their school House out of None.
that is due them-But not to exceed fift!
dollars
The road laid out on Beech hin begai
ION the north side OF the County roa.
a little below Mr.. Samuel Marsons
bridge then N. w. ITO James Rollings
southerly line near his house" then "to
the road heretofore laid out the SAM
being a southwest corner of j. Rollings
land.
Sept. 4. 1904. Philip Bullen, surveyor"
Tine cross road on Beech hill began "ol
the south side of the r9ad that leads from
stake & stones near Capt. NJ. FL
dredge's House. the same being little
easterly of the schoolhouse." The gen
to stone. -: then S. ". to rock mapl'
by north side of J. Jewetts mowins
then '.......to "a little oak tree. ......tt
red oak stump in J. Jewett, easterly line
..........''to white birch stake" the re
puted corner between Mir. Blair and Mr.
Pribbe" 1.-THE above described line.
x Monuments are in the middle of the
Road which it to be 2la rods wide.
Nov ,. 1905. Philip Bullin Surveyor.
A Benjamin Colburn who. died in 1904
probably the one mentioned in the min
utes of the road. married twice and hao
thirteen children. One OF these. Deborah
married Nathaniel Bailey. Junior, men
toned previously in this article.
Hannah married stephen Mason and
had a large family. Harriet married
Carleton Blair.
In May 1906 meeting was held to see II
a road would be accepted leading from
the river i<ennebec little below Mr.
Hollowelfs house easterly to Churches
old mill This road which wa vas accepted
began on the west side of Tosus stream
by the side of Mr.. Church's old mil
thence running S. W.......N. WV
Ito William Church w. line. n
w. to Major Gays w. line. Ito Mr.
Byram's W. line. ...g general southerly
course the gate post on east side
the county road.
1t was voted that Mr. Robert Hollowel'
should have liberty to have Gates on the
Road leading from his house out to
Churches mill and that the inhabitants
and petitioners pay eXpence N MAINTAIN
ance Of said Road for the trm of seven
years and that the inhabitants be al
lowed to work out their tax on said Road,
also that the town are at no eXpences
for land or fences.
Chose Jeded,ah Jewett. Esqr, Repre-
sentative for General Court.
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