Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
Early PittstOn. No.. 7.

Among articles in the warrant for {
town meeting, 1907. are these:
18th. To. bring in their votes foI
and against the District Of Maine bein,
sett of and becoming a separate stat,
! indipendant Of the Commonwealth o
Massachusetts.
10th. To consider OF and determine
Wether the town will give Luther
BrookinS any sum ornot for his break
ing his Leg at Worromantogus Bridge
or wether they will Choose tn authoriz,
my person or persons to settle with
him in the best manner they can al
their discretion"
At the meeting held in accordance
with this warrant it wa voted thai
the selectmen settle with Luther
l'rooking for brakeing his leg" and in
regard to the separation of the State
there Were tWenty-four votes for sep
aration ana sixty-four against it.
Also it was voted that the school
house on Beech-hin not to b removed.''
Voted that David Bailey he Collec-
tor of Taxes and Constable for this
year for this town & that he receive
3i4 pr. cent pr dollar"
A meeting was appointed 'at the
meeting house in said town on Monday.
the fourth day of May next. at two of
the Clock in the afternoon"
Article I'd. ITO determine what
measure shall be taken Relating to a
petition of a number of the inhabitants
Of this town to be sett Of to Newmil-
ford now pending before the Legisla-
turc al this Commonwealth.
e E- ,-.t.- -. = 49, 5000.
the people on Coopcr's Hill in said
town who have petitioned to be set Of
the decision was in the negative"
ON this page is the Intention Of mar
riagc between Mr.. William Walker
and Miss Eliza Durham"
Next is q record Of a meeting held
relative to highways. and the next
page begins with this entry: by re-
quest | put this down. This may Ger
tify that Mr.. John Bailey Of Pittston.
has become a member of the
Calvinest Baptist Society in Balltown.
Attest Abraham Choate.
Town clerk of the County of Lincoln,
Balltown. March 9Th, 1905.
n. Hall, Town Clerk of Pittston. =
Intentions of marriage finish the
page. h following five couples be
ing the parties. All dated 1908.
Mr.. Jacob Day and Miss Hannah
Follansbce.
Mr.. Edward Fuller and Miss Liberty
Williams of ReedGeld.
MI. Richard Turner of BalltoWn. and
Miss BETSY Clark.
Mr.. John Thompson and Miss Nancy
T'rask.
y town meeting warrant for April.
lS0S. contains these articles:
18th. To determine whether the town
will build a pound at Eastern river;
and also a powder house in said town"
nth. To determine what sum of
money shall be raised to purchase a
Town stock of Powder and for the
other expenses of the Town"
18th. To determine what measures
are necessary to be taken relating to
the fishery of the brook called Aery's =
brook n to pass such vote or votes
relative to the same as the Town when
assembled shall think proper"
At the following meeting it was
voted to chose a Committee to look
into the business of fish at Agry's
brook and make a report respecting the
III at tit ltNt lpNu iilttllilSs
Voted, that a pound may be built at
Eastern River at the expense of their
district and be considered a town
pound"
VOTED that a powder house be built
and hat it be built of brick ana tina
a committee of three mel be chosen to
execute the same, viZ:-David Bailey,
Thom's Eldred, Esq, and Thomas
Coss."
Voted 600 for the purpose of build
ing said powder House."
At a meeting in May. 1908. there
were but three subjects for decision
mentioned in the warrant. One of
these was in relation to the fishery at
Agry's brook, before mentioned. The
next was to vote for 4 Legislator, The
last to see what sum or money the
Town will give any person for the
heads of Crows.
In regard to the first it was voted to
make application to the Legislature
respecting the Town privilege and fish
ing at Aery's brook and the same be
left to the Town"
Voted not to send a Representative
the Currant year"
Voted to dismiss the article killing
of Crows"
Below on h same page is the record
that James Rawlings and Abigail Os-
good intend marriage. A. Il. l..