Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-02

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intend marriage. Nath'l Hail. towr
clerk. Pittston, April 6. 1903"
Below this an ink line is drawn the
width Of the page and the next entr,
is:
"Thom's Bailey Smith, son of Jane.
and Abigail Smith, was born in Pitts
ktNR, Sept. 18th. 1900.
amanda Malvina Smith, born Nov
1902. James Parker Smith, borr
<kch %. 1904 Lydia Caroline, borl
bqcm'r 81, 1S05 So
F. Another line separates this entr,
from the next which is like the first
with the exception of the names anc
dates, as are other marriage intentions
which fill the remainder of the page
The leaves of the book are unruled
tough, rough paper, and the clerks
pen had to do the ruling required.
The next page bears warrant
warning "all freeholders and other in
habitants of the Town of Pittston
qualified as the Constitution and Law
directs to vote for Representative tc
assemble at the Meeting house .
at two of the Clock in the afternoon,
etc.
At this Meeting Samuel Oakman was
chosen representative for the general
Court to be holden in Boston.
The following entry is to the effect
that by virtue of a Venire from the
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and
the general session of the Peace fol
the County of Kennebec for the APP
lointment of one suitable man to serve
on the petit jury to be held
at Augusta Francis Fitner
was drawn from the box"
The page is finished by other similar
| records of men having been drawn
from the box" as jurors.
Turning another leaf we find it filled
by seven intentions of marriage, the
dates ranging from 1903 to 1904, inter-
sected part way down the page by the
record of births of two children OF
Abiather and Betsy Kendall
The opposite page begins with two
notices of like import. namely: AT a
Constable meeting at the dwelling
house of Jedediah .Jewett. Esq'r, in
Pittston, Nath'l Hall was drawn from
the box to serve as petit Juror" etc.
| The remainder of the page is occu-
pied by warrant for a town meeting.
One of the articles is "To consult and
determine wether they will Contract
with the Reverand Mr.. Price to be
| their stated Preacher of the Gospel
The meeting held it was sd. Voted
that Benjamin Follansbe wait on the
Revend. Mr.. Price in to said meeting for
the purpose of Prayer. 4th. The meet
ing was Poled. 5th. Votes for Mr.,
Price for the purpose of Preaching
were 16 Votes, against him is Votes.
The meeting then dissolved"
The next page begins:
ITO Nath'l Hall, town clerk of the
town of Pittston.
The following is list of the persons
l have Joined together in marriage the
year past. viz
But of the list of the ten marriage
notices that follow the first is dated
1861 and the last 1S03
This list is signed Samuel Oakman,
Justice Peace. 1t includes Mr.. stephen
Marson with Miss Hannah Colburn,
both of Pittston. Mr.. Aaron Young
with Miss Mary Colhurn.
Mr.. Elihue Loud with Miss Phoebe
Towns"
Five following pages are filed by
warrant and doings of town meetings
April, 1904 at which they "(2Sth) chose
u school committee consistingof Thom's
Eldred, Levi Sheppard. Jacob Loud
BENIN F'litner, Edward Palmer
Thom's Freeman. Jedediah Jewett
lIsqr.
Voted that all North of Warraman-
togus have their Money to lay out by
themselves s''-"31st. Voted that the
Selectmen he Committee to meet the
Committee of Dresden & to agree on
where the line between them shall be,
& to apply to the legislature and
have the same ratified"
An article ito determine whether the
town will or will not accept road and
town-landing laid out by their select
men near Eastern river was put of
till May Meeting"
In regard to another article ITO con-
slider the propriety & determine by
Vote whether they will or will pay
Mr.. Humphreys eighteen Dollars for
Preaching in this Town in the year
1892, 1T was voted to raise that
amount. '34 Chose Caleb Stevens,
Junr., Samuel Oakman, Esqr., Thomas
Coss, auditors of accounts"
The towns poor appears to have
been comprised in one person-(apro-
pos of this--the town charges at
present are but two.) This Jonathan
O.-elsewhere mentioned as being bid
off to the lowest bidder who would
support him, was bid off at this meet
ing by Benjamin Jackson at eight
shillings. n. +. l.. i