The Republican journal., 1913-06-19

nao previously settled and it soon became
smaI Mn village. Originally. the town line o
Montvll'e extended through the village. cross
ing tne stream and cornering Unity, Freedom
aho Anox at the same stone post, as will b.
seen py another look at the original plan. Th'
Town Mne of Freedom and Montville divided
the village.
Inc scholars on the west side Of the strean
attenoed school in Freedom, and those livinl
on tne east side attended school in Nortl
Montvllle.
In 1884 Knox took piece off of Montville
from the northwest, adjoining Freedom line
Sonm Eas true, moved from South Montviile t.
freedom and built the old grlst-mill at thii
village He did not like the village being di
vlded by the towns. In 1885. MIR. True drew
up petition asking the legislature to set of
tnat part of the village lying on the east side
OF the stream from Montville and annex it tt
freedom. Montville prepared for fight ir
the legislature, but finally the two towns
agreed to settlement among themselves
Montville agreed to give up that part of the
Viiiage IN exchange for piece OF land known
as Goosepecker Ridge, as will be seen by look
at the present plan of the town.
This part of the town set off from Montville,
being the eastern part of the village, is a part
OF the Muscongus patent which was granted
TO beauchamp and Leverett in 1929 by the
king of England and became the Twenty Asso.
clate Proprietors' land, which fell into the
hands of Joseph H. Pierce of Boston, from
whom the early settlers obtained the title of
their estate. The early settlers Of Freedom
had great deal of trouble with the proprie-
tors, as they had settled these lands without
permission. Freedom was set off from Kenne-
bee county in 1927, to form part of Waldo
county.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN FREEDOM.
The early settlers of Freedom united with
hair hrot E
ment (now Palermo) in organizing the first
Baptist church in Palermo as a branch of the
Fairfax church on May %, 1901. 1t was under
the pastorate of Elder Jabez Lewis for four
years. In the fall of 1904 North Palermo and
Beaver Hill were made to sing with gladness
by reformation through the labors of Elder
Lewis. Elder Martin and brother Nathaniel
Robinson. In 1904. branch church of the
Palermo church was organized on Beaver Hill
holding meetings at John Browns and John
Robinson's dwelling houses.
Nathaniel Robinson was ordained at Paler-
mo on June 26, 1905, and become pastor of the
two fields. He was born in Meredith, N. H., a
son of Gideon and Hannah Robinson. Elder
Robinson was pastor of this church and at
Palermo until 1910, when he moved to Cherry
field. He was paid salary of $50 year for
hall of the time, and was to be paid in grain
or money, corn at As, Cd, rye at 5s 3d., and
wheat at Is. Sd. per bushel. This $50 was
raised by tax upon its members, according to
the property they possessed, as their town tax.
In 1872. a.other reformation by Elder Jesse
Martin swept over North Palermo and Beaver
Hill. which also strengthened the Beaver Hill
branch. and in June of that year they were
set off separate and independent church OF
46 members. q being set off from the mother
church, as follows. Gideon Robinson, Hannah
Robinson, John Robinson, Polly Robinson,
William Robinson. Asa Robinson, Joseph Rob.
inson, John Brown. Eunice Brown, Thaddeus
Bailey. Polly Baily, Hannah Sanborn, Ruth
Ryder, Lucy Ryder, Elizabeth Ryder, Smith
Gilman. Jonathan Clay. Thomas Sinclair, John
Sinclair, John White. George Smith, Joseph
Sylvester, Susanna Sylvester Sally Sinclair,
Aaron Rollins. Wiggin Perkins, Abigail Per-
klns. John Robinson was chosen deacon; Johr
Sinclair, CLERK, Thaddeus Baily was licensed
to become pastor, and was ordained to the
work of the gospel by council composed of
Elder Jesse Martin, Deacon John Marden
Samuel Leadbetter. and others. In 1921 Elder
Daniel Kicker from the Baptist Church il
Warren became their pastor and labored with
them much of the time until 1884. Elder
Eliab Coy next became their pastor from 1885,
to 1887, but after that they had no settlec
pastor, and their interest and member.
dwindled away until about 1850, when this
church became story of the past.
The celebration closed with dance in the
evening.