Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-31

execute Deed by the First of June next
to those Persons who have bought the
lower floor for Pews Of the Blue Hill meet
ing house, in due form of law, describing
to each on one Deed, the number of his
Pew with the price thereof and cause the
same to be recorded in the county records.
VOTED, That those Persons who shall
not pay in the balances due from them for
lower floor Pews, by the last of June next,
shall be excluded by the treasurer from
said Deed together with the number and
price thereof.
VOTED, That the thanks of this Town
be given to the Rev. Jonathan Fisher for
his generous Freewill Offering to the
House Of the Lord"
What the generous Freewill Offering
to the House OF the Lord" consisted of, the
record does not state.
Blue Hill, April I, 1sOo.-At the annual
meeting of the town held on the above
date, "voted, That the selectmen SEE
that the roof of the meeting house be re-
paired as voted.
"Voted, That fifty days work be as
leveling and draining the ground round
the meeting house and that it be appor-
TONED and worked out the same as was
done the last year
VOTED, That all chinks on the inside
of the roof of the meeting house be
pointed with lime mortar.
Voted, That fifteen Dollars be assessed
upon the Town for the purpose OF paint
ing the roof of the meeting house"
"Voted, That the Sections office be set
up to the lowest bidder. The following
duties are expected of the Sexton. He is
to open the doors OF the meeting house ON
all public days OF Worship and he is to
secure the same Immediately after SER
vices. He is to keep the doors clear OF
snow on all public days OF Worship. He
i. to clear the meeting house OF all Stoves,
after service on public days of Worship,
and is to supply the Baptism bason with
water when necessary. The Sex tons Of
flee was struck off to Obed johnson for
six Dollars, to be paid him by the Town"
At a town meeting held May /, 1900, 1t
was "Voted, That the Gallery Pews which
remain the Towns property be sold at
Public Vendue at such time and place as
the selectmen shall notify the sale thereof,
on the following conditions, viz: ten per
cent. upon the price OF each Pew shall be
paid down, two-thirds the price thereof
shall be made up and paid IN at or before
n first day OF January, sol, or the same
shall b. forfeited and the $ lcctmen shall
proceed to sell the same IN such manner
as shall be most advantageous to tn Town,
and the remainder shall be made up and
paid in at or before the first day Of July,
1901, or forfeited and ten per cent. upon
the value thereof, and the Sslectmen shall
proceed TO sell the same as IN case where
the first payment shall not be paid in as
aforesaid"
At town meeting held the 18th OF
April, 1901, 1t was "Voted, That the care
Of the meeting house be struck of to the
lowest bidder for the ems ling Season."
The following duties are required OF the
person who shall take care OF the meeting
house.
''1st. He shall open the doors of the
meeting house on all public days Of Wor-
ship and secure the same again imme-
diately ate. service.
I'D, He shall keep the doors clear OF
snow on all days OF public Worship.
''3d He shall clear the meeting house
OF all stoves after service on public days
of Worship and shall supply the Baptism
bason with water when necessary.
''4th. He shall sweep the meeting house
at least once in month and in particular
on the Saturday preceding the admins
tering the Sacrament.
1.-THE duty was accepted by Nathan Par
ker, Jr., for which he is to receive six Dol
lars from the Town Treasurer.
EBENRzER FLOYD,
Town Clerk"
The meeting house after due considera-
tion by the town and the passage OF a
hundred votes and resolutions, was COM
pleted, but was never formally dedicated,
as ten years elapsed from the initiatory
steps taken for its building to its compile
tion. Its internal arrangements were like
those of the Old South church, of Boston,
with square pews, galleries, high pulpit
with steps leading up to it, and with
sounding board suspended above. In 1921,
John Peters, esq, presented bell, and
tower and steeple for it were added at the
eastern end of the building for its install
ment. That had just been completed
when the donor of the bell died and it
tolled for the first ii ne for his funeral.
Rev. Jonathan Fisher, the first settled
pastor of the town preached in the meet
ing house from 1876 to 1887, when on ac-
count of age resigned his pastorate. In it
Rev. Albert Cole was ordained in 1887, who