Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-05
Labor to be at the rate of IS. per day.

1856 Is
Labor to be at the rate OF IS. per day.
Bluehil, May 10, 1880, voted, instead OF
sending representative to General Court,
to represent TO them our grievances in
petition to be sent by Mr.. George Tyler,
OF Deer Island. Clowns then had to pay
their own representatives.
Bluehill Oct. a, 1890, voted for represen-
tatives to Congress, Geo. Thatcher, ESQ.,,
q votes. Voted not to procure any
material for building a meeting house.
Bluehil', March 7, 1891. The inhab-
itants Of Bluehll and No. met at Mr..
Phineas Osgood's to provide jurymeD.
Andrew Flood, OF No. 6, drawn petit
juryman for the court of common pleas
for county OF Hancock.
Biuehil, April A, 1871. At this meeting
code of bylaws of seventeen articles,
for the regulation OF town meetings, was
adopted. Voted for register OF deeds, Col.
VIM. Weber. &c. for County Treasurer,
John Peters, "a; Col. William Weber, a;
voted that minister be hired for three
months, June, July and August.
B!uehil, April %, 1871. Voted that the
vote OF April 5, 1880, where the meeting
house should stand, be reconsidered.
Voted that he meeting house stand near
John Gibson's. Voted that the house be
80 feet long and 40 feet wide. Voted
hat Gl00 be raised for building the house.
Bluehill, May %, 1871. Voted that the
house stand about 20 rods southwest of
> k,l ~
Biuehill, Jan. IS, 1892. Voted, to engage
Mr.. (AbieD Abbot "a graduate Of
Harvard college, 1850 or some other
minister, for three months. Voted, to ac-
cept the report OF the committee for pro-
curing materials for the meeting house.
Bluehill, April 9, 1892. The town as
sembied by virtue of warrant of Mr..
| Holt, justice OF the peace. Voted, that
the meeting house stand at or near the
| place W here the timber hauled for it lies.
| (fhis was fifteen or twenty rods further
up the hill than the place before assigned,
and here it was finally placed, perhaps
| in the most eligible spot that could be
chosen.) 81 Voted, that George Tyler, be
paid $1,000 for services at General court.
|
classes for carrying on the work of build
ing the meeting house. Voted against
the separation OF Maine from Massachu
sets : twenty-five against, none for.
Voted, that all entertainment be made
for the raising of the meeting house at
the towns expense.
Bluehill, Aug. 81, 1892. Voted, COM
| mil 70 To No
| Penobscot. Voted G5 to board and shing lie
meeting house.
| Bluehill, Sept. 6, 1892. Voted, that the
road leading to No. e and to Penobscot be
cleared next Monday, if the weather be
| fair, il not, the next fair day. Voted that
| the rye raised on the public lots. be. not
sold under 5s per bushel. .-.s.s - a. 49,.
E25 for preaching the ensuing year.
| Biuehill, July IS, 1898. Voted to accept
an acre of land offered by Capt. Joseph
wood, jr., and Others: fort he benefit Of The
town; this land is so situated as to make
the road passing in front OF the meeting
house for a certain distance eight rods
wide.
Bluehiil, Sept 9, 1893. Voted, com
mittee to meet with other committees
within the county Of Hancock, and take
measures to ohtain relief from the county
| OF Lincoln taxes, ordered by the general
court to be paid into treasury OF county
! OF L,ucoiu. Voted that the seIeclnen
invite Mr.. Huss to preach with u tour
months next season Voted 931 4, for
preaching and board of the min ster.
Rev. Jonathan Hue graduated Dart
mouth college, 17SS. Ordained at
Warren, Me-, Oct. 2S, 1875. Died there
| July 3. 1856. aged eigoiy-six.
B,uehii, Nov. 3, 1894 Voted, that the
selectmen agree with some person 10 take
a pisn Of the town, agreeable to resolve Of
| the General court. Voted, that the select
men invite Rev. Mr. Fisher to preach four
| mont his next summer.
BluehiIl, April 6, 1885 Voted, that a
committee be appointed to procure 100
acres of land convenient to the meeting
house, by purchase or by exchange.
Biueh'li, May 6, 1875, Voted for re-
vision of the constitution of this Com
monweaith, % against
Biuehili, Sept. A, 1885 Voted John
Peters, Robert Parker and Col. Nathan
Parker, a committee to apply to Mr.. iona.
Fisher, and see il he will settle as minis
ter of this town, etc.
He graduated Harvard college, 1892; or
dained July %, 1886; dismissed Oct. "a,
1897 died Sept. %, 1917, aged 70.