Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Pownal, Me-, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-
morrow will be the greatest day in tn.
history of this little country town, fol
it will be celebrated as the Tooth an
niversary of the Incorporation of Pow.
mai as the Hist town, although the in
corporation actually took place or
March S, 1908. The town decided to hold
the celebration at this time as it bet
ter suited the convenience of the res
idents and was Il better time for WISH
tors to reach the place.
Powndl was originally a part of the
ancient English grant Of North Var
mouth. Later it was set off with Free
port and after few years as 4 part
of that town necame Il :oWn b. Itself.
The first town meeting was held April
IL, 1858, and Jcdcdiah Austin, EenJa-
min Saul and Josiah Lowell We're elect
cd as selectmen.
The town has had Il quiet, unevent-
full LIE, being typical country town.
the only industries besides farming,
being several saw mills and a granite
quarry. This granite quarry at one
time was busy place and for Il peri
cd the stone for the state house az
Albany, n. Y, was taken from 1t, hut
later the stone was taken from the
HalloWell quarry as it could be rusncu
ahead faster there.
POWnal consists of three villages,
Pownal Center, West Pownal ami
North Pownal. Each of these villages
is Just three miles from its neiShbors,
thus forming Il triangle. In each viii
lage there Is d store, saw mills, school
house and several residences. Yves.
POWnal boasts of railroad station,
while at Pownal Center is the Congre-
gational church and at North Pownal
is the Methodist church. The popula-
ton of the town at the present time
is about $50, although in 1850 it had a
population of more than 1900 The de-
crease has been caused by the young
people moving away in order to get
into more active places. The valuation
of the town is S262 600 and the tax rate
two mills. The municipal officers are
Harlan b. True, William Brown and
Frank Lobdell, selcctmen; Alroy
Moves, treasurer, and True Warren.
town clerk.
The Town hall is located at Pownal
Center and is called Mallctt hall from
the fact that when it was built Hon.
f. r. Aallett of Frecport. who is a
native of Pownal, contributed the mon
ev for the second story. The town
meetings are held the second Monday
in March. Harlan h. True has been on
the board of Selectmcn for 20 years.
The oldest resident of the town is
Joseph Brown. who is 81 years of age.
The Congregational church, where the
exercises will be held today. was
erected in 1911. The highest point in
town is Mount Bradbury. which is 500
feet above sea level and from whose
top a magnificent view can be OBJ
tanned.
The committee which has charge of
the arrangements consists of Alroy
Moves. H. B. True, Mellcn Tryon, Will
liam A. Brown. Henry w. Loring, Con-
raj 6. Snow, l.. B. Small Mrs. H. B.
True, Mrs c. II. Hodson, Mrs. Hattie
Sawyer, Mrs. Henry w. Loring, Mrs.
Conrad S. Snow. Mrs. L. B. Small.
Mrs. Flvina A. Vosmus and G. w.
Toothaker The executive committee
consists OF Conrad S. Snow. Mellen
Tryon and Harlan 3. True. Mr.. Snow
will deliver the address of welcome at
the exercises and the history will be
read by Mrs. Elite j. Latham.
The morning will be given over to