Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-17
Early Pittston. No. II.

A page of the town records begins
| with these entries:
Mr.. James Jackins Of Pittston & Miss
Sarah Lawrence of Gardiner intend
Marriage. Benjamin jackson. Town
Clerk, Pittston, April Is. 1870" and a
similar notice concerning John c. Blair
=, and Harriet Colburn.
| A line separates these from the next
entry which is notice to Isaac Reed
enc of the Constables of Pittston." to
! appoint a meeting lat the new meet
! ing house in Eastern River District"
May, 1910.
| This new meeting house" was built
IN lS03 at cost of about 5000, which
! was raised by subscription, and the
sale Of a row of wall pews. The rest
| OF the house had free seats. The pa
rishioners joined with the church mem
/ bcrs in building the house with the
agreement that it should be "a Methodist
house, but free for other denomina-
tons when not occupied by Methodist
preachers.
| 1t was 80 years ago the Methodist
| church was organized in this part OF
| PlttSton now best known as East PITTS
| ION. 1t was organized by Aaron
| Humphrey and was composed OF mem
| hers residing in Pittston and White
| tiFld. David Young, James Norris
| Burnam Clark and Benjamin Flitne'
| were among efficient first members.
, The church was first associated with a
circuit called Lincoln and Bath. and in
| its ministry was associated with other
churches so that Sabbath preaching
! was alternately. David Young, il.
| became Il preacher in this place about
, 1910, and the church also furnished
from her ranks three other preachers,
Itliakim Scammon, John Young and
yrus Scammon. This house was use
| az Il place OF worship until a new one
was built, about % years after the
building of the first
AT legal meeting" held at
the new meeting house at eastern river
district the seventh day of May
Is TO-" Thomas Coss was chosen Moder
ator.
%. Voted 10 leave to the selectmen
t. divide as they thought proper the
northwest district school and Middle
district school and lay it before the
town al the reXt meeting.
81. Chose David Young to represent
Commonwealth.
4th. Chose Henry Cooper field driver.
and sworn"
At d constable meeting held the same
day at the new meeting house Capt.
Oliver Colburn and Edward Lawrence
Mere drawn as jurors, and May 1lth
Jacob Loud was chosen fish committee
by the selectmen.
"At Il legal tow meeting held at tn"
Meeting house in Pittston o.. June
1910. Capt. Thomas Coss was chosen
moderator. and in regard 10 seeing
what sum Of money the town would
raise to repair highways and bridges
in addition To that already raised. the
article was dismissed"
Following are two records Of mar
ri3ge Intentions between James Moores
and Olive Taylor of Yarmouth. and
also Elijah jackson Of Pittston and
Abigail Cults Of Buckston Buxton).
Next is a record of birth Of Joseph
William. son of Edward Fuller. Jun.
and his wife Liberty, 1909.
Next is notice 40 Thomas Coss <
jeremiah White two Judcious disin-
| terosted persons. by virtue Of tn
power vested in me by Law of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, en-
titled respecting lost goods Il stray
Beasts, / do hereby appoint You to APP
car and apprise upon oath Viz: at the
true Value thereof in money according
to your best skill & Judgement then
follows description Of stray horse.
found by a Nathaniel Haley. which is
to be appraised ana the appraisers
to make a return ito the office of the
subscriber within seven days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand ana seal this
fourteenth day Of July in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and ten.
benjamin Jackson Town Clerk"
Pursuant to the above warrant we
the subscribers have appraised the
above beast a. the sum Of ten dollars.
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