The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

"Voted, That all and every person ,r persons duly and legally notified to rive ye attendance at ye respective own meetings vt hereafter shall be. md shall refuse or neglect to attend ,n ye sd Town meeting, at time and place, shall pay ye sum of three shil- ings to ye treasury of ye Town, except ye fine be remitted and returned by the Town"
 At the same meeting it was
 "Voted, That all that absent them selves from ye town meeting when legally warned shall pay a fine of 3 shillings to the town treasury except they give reasonable satisfaction"
 SAW MILL.
 March IT, TIP, it was
 "Voted, That Benj. Sherman and Capt John Holly and John Seeley shall have liberty to gat saw mill on the deep brook south of the tOwne."
 PITCHING FOR LAND.
 At a meeting of the inhabitants of Newton, legally warned, held April 2, TIP, it was
 "Voted, For to take the fore acres devition that is to be laid out by pitches.
 Voted, That the proprietors shall go, in company, and draw by fig ures, as l. ?, 3, 4, 5, 6, ', 8, till the whole number of 40 lots be laid out.
 Voted, That MT. John Glover shall have his pitch at the reare of his home lot to the high ways west, and north so furr as it will hold out, and the sd Glover will pay to the town treasurer l2 shillings for his pitch.
 Voted, That Abraham Kimberly shall take his pitch at the rere of his home lot so far as it will hold out.
 Voted, That Abraham Kimberly shall draw for all propretors of the towne.
 Voted, That if any of the propri. eters are absent when the time come for to pitch they shall lose their pitch, and the next shall take it successively
 Voted, That Samuel Paris shall be a committee man in the roome of Eb enezer Prindle.
 Voted, That the dave of Apl. shal be the day for the company to pitch and successively till they have done excepting fowl weather hinder"
 PULLING MILL.
 In TIP it was
 "Voted and agreed, That Joseph Dudley shall have liberty toget full ing mill en the deep brooke above the saw mill, and the use of half an acre O land about his mill, provided he do no damnitie the saw mill, so long as h' maintain sufficient fulling mill there on the deep brook"
 BEATING THE DRUM. December Eye 9th," 1712, it was
 "Voted, That Stephen Pamerly shal have the use of an acre and half 0 land which is the burying place, pro vided he clear the bushes and fence it and SOW it with English grass seed. Voted, That Nathaniel Pamerly to beat the drum for the year ensuing Voted, That Peter Hubbell do kee] d house of Entertainment for the yea ensuing"
 TOWNS STOCK OF AMMUNITION. At a lawful town meeting of ye in habitantS of Newton, held March, y 7th, 173 4-5, voted by ye inhabitant that rate and tax of one penny halt penny shall be leviedupon the ratea bl estate of ye inhabitants above sd, t. defray ye charges of providing Tow Stock of ammunition, viz, powder bullets. and flints.
 Entered by Jos. Peck, town clerk, y Date above"
 | EAR MARKS.
 The following are specimens of ca marks used in the early times to di' tinguish sheep, cattle, etc.:
 "Joseph Pecks care mark for hi cattle & other Creatures is hal penny on ye inner side of the near care. Recorded June ye 5th, TIA, b me, John Glover, Town Clerk"
 Caleb DaytOn's ear mark was "tw half-pennies upon the fore-side of eac care. Recorded January II, TIA, l me, Joseph Peck"
 Benjamin Dunnon and Samuel Fla ris were grand jurors in TIP.
 January ye l2th, l7R-l3. tThe tow grants Samuel Sanford liberty to Csc a grist mill upon ye Pond brook for { grinde ye towne graine. Recorded t me, John Glover, Recorder" TAKING CARE OF THE TOLL.
 In December, 1745, "John Lake w. chosen and appointed cnmmitte man for to take care of the towns pa of the toll of Sandford'S $ mill, so called belonging to the inhabitants of Nev ton, for ye yeare ensuing, and give a account to ye Selectmen, and that h his Service.'
 PIONEERS.
 The following were among the res dents of the town of NewtOWn in I'll: John Leavenworth, Moses Johnson Ephraim Hawley, Jedediah Hawle. Henry Botsford, Henry Botsford, Jr Daniel Foot, Jedediah Parmelee. Fl enezer Johnson, Joseph Peck, Jusep Peck, Jr., James Birsee, Nathanit Birsee, Jeremiah Johnson, Thoms Northrup, Thomas Pearce, Jonatha Hubbell, John PlaJt, James Baldwin Benjamin Northrup, Eoenezer Plat1 Stephen Parmelee, Matthew Sherman Joseph Benedict, John Botsford, Jo seph Benedict, IT,, Nathan Baldwin