Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-16
City and County.
Early Pittston. No. q.

held IN and for the town of PittstOn on
Monday, the first day of April, A. d.
1905 By virtue of the foregoing war
rant the following business was trans
acted, viz
Then follows a list of those chosen
ior town officers, etc, too lengthy to
copy. n fish committee was among
those chosen. There We're six Tything-
men and twelve Hog Reeves. Samuel
Howard had 81 votes for county
treasurer, none for any other person. .
Votes for Governor We're thrown. For
his EXcellency Governor Strong, 2e
votes. For James Sullivan, Esqr., Is
votes
In regard to the article in the war
rant ito determine what sum of money
shall be raised for the support of Cos
pei preaching in said town the current
year" it was voted that If the town
shall raise sum of Money for the sup
port of preaching it shall be divided
among the different denominations in
said Town according to each ones just
Proportion of Taxes"
Goth Voted four Hundred dollars fo,.
preaching"
DIST six Hundred Dollars forSchool-
ing
"22d Chose David Agry, David
Young, David Crowell, Jedediah
Jewett Esqr., Thomas Coss. a Com
mttee TO lay out the money for
preaching"
I'D ito raise one thousand dollars for
highways.
oath "one Hundred & fifty dollars for
town charges
9th Voted that swine go at large
being yoaked & ringed according to
law
18th Voted that the Collector of
Taxes shall settle up his account for
Money not Collected al the close of the
year and give his note for what is then
due"
Goth David Bailey bid of Collector
of taxes at 34 Cents.
In the warrant for a town meeting
of May 1905 the Sd article was ito
chose some suitable person to take
care of the meeting house and do the
Duties of Saxton for the Currant year"
and in acting upon this they chose
samuel Follansbee Saxton for said
Town the current year; that he reed
two Dollars < eighty cents for his
services"
The next two pages are devoted to
marriage intentions dated 1866, and
to births. Mr.. Gideon Cocord of
lIallowell and Miss Sally Marson of
pittston intend marriage
Mr.. Benjamin Webber of Vassalboro
and Miss Lydia Bailey of Pittston.''
Mr. James Macomber of BoWdoin-
ham and Miss Mary Marson of Pitts
ton"
Mr.. John bartlett of Ballstown and
Miss Relief Clark of Pittston.''
Doct'r Silas Duell of Nassalboro and
Miss Betsy Stevens of Pittston, Mr.
Peter Folsom of Pittston and Miss
Mehitable Smith of Readfield and six
ether couples have their intended mar
lagos here recorded.
The births are but four. Two chill
dren of Samuel and Mary Oakman,
md Edward Hall born 1903, his sister
Charlotte Gardiner Hall born 1905.
A. d. 1906 voters We're warned to|
assemble at the Meeting House in
aid Town on Saturday the eighteenth
LAY of Jan'ry, Instant, at two of the
clock in the afternoon" .... to take
into Consideration the consequences
which may take place to the naviga-
[ on of the River kenncbec if a Bridge
; hould be permitted TO be Built over
{ he same at swan Island, agreeably to
the request of a Petition for that pur-
rose, now pending before the LegiSa-
ture of this commonwealth"
At the meeting held in accordance
With this warrant, Jedidiah Jewett
was chosen moderator and then it was
f'nIah ctnNp11c
inn holder" Samuel Bishop, Esqr,,
Samuel Oakman, Esqr and Reuben
coburn were chosen committee "to
draught a Remonstrance to the Cen
raj Court
Capt. David Agry. Samuel Oakman,
i.sqr and Saml Bishop were chosen a
committee to instruct the Representa-
lives of said Town in General Court Of
Boston.
The movement of having a bridge |
vas considered as one that would IN
lure the coasting trade and impede IN
land navigation and protesting com
laittee of Gardiner objected to the
bridge as ''one of the greatest evils
that could befall this part of a new
and Furnishing country. The lnVen-
ion of drawbridges would have modi-
ed this opinion doubtless. A. F. L.
The St Augustine. Fla, News OF
July Z. contains an account of the
Ccath of Capt. NJ Il. Bean on the night
# the 9th. He had been failing Ill
health for the past three years, but
recently complication of diseases |
eliminating in heart troubles, brought
i'm to the end of the journey.
Moses Roscoe Bean was born in |