Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
P|TTSFIElD
Town Will Be 100 Years Old in
1915-First Named Wasaw
But Changed in 1924 to
Pittsfield
ORIGINALLY d e E d ID TO
PLYMOUTH COMPANY


year of it's first Incorporation as a
settlement which was then named Sc
basticook. This led to Incorporating it
as town a short time later which
was then named Wasaw Squire Bridge
of Augusta, one of the principal land
owners, selected the name. The terri
tory which goes to make up the pres
ent town of Pittsfield was in the ex-
treme eastern part of the grant of land
which was made to the Plymouth COM
pany by James in 1906. The first set
tier, Moses Martin, came IN 1894 but
the settlement was rather slow until
1915. In 1920, 40 votes were cast for
Governor King, the first Governor of
Maine, and Col John Wyman received
AZ votes for the first representative
for the town of Wasaw to the General
Court at Portland. The inhabitants Of
the town had not been well satisfied
for some time with the name Of Wa
saw and in 1924 through the influence
of William Pitts, Esq. Of Belgrade.
the name was changed to Pittsfeld.
Mr. Pitts was the owner of a large
tract of land The first village in the
town was situated not far from the
location of the plant of the Central
Maine Power Co. on the bank of the
Sebasticook river and mill and sew
eral houses were built there. Perry
Martin now occupies the. farm of the
first settler about two miles from the
present village. A spot of considerable
interest in Pittsfield is the Petoma
Point on the river which Is said to
have been named for chief Of that
name The tradition on this point was
located as the burial place of the
tribe and it Is said that the original
of the hero of Whittiers poem Mog
Megone" is buried here.
Mrs. F.. S. Walker was given a very
pleasant Surprise party Saturday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. r. H. Berry,
where a number of young lady friends
we're gathered The evening was pass
ed with games and refreshments. MRS
Walker was presented with nVe pieces
Of old ivory. Rev. Mr.. walker ana
family are preparing to go to Port
land, where he will begin his passionate
of the Church of the Messiah, Jan. !.
Miss Elizabeth Walker, who has been
critically i'll at the home OF her aunt,
Mrs. LlewelIyn Parks. was taken to
Bangor Sunday to enter the hospital.
Mrs. Parks left Monday for Bangor.
Attorney Frank Plumstead Of Wa
terville was the guest Sunday OF his
sister. Mrs. o. H. Drake.
Attorney H. H. Thurlough went to
Lewiston Monday to attend a recep-
ton given Monday evening to the
Changers by the city of Lewiston. Mr..
Thurlough will go from Lewiston to
Augusta, where he will represent the
town of Pittsfield in the case of Mr..
and Mrs. John Colby, who have sued
the town of Pittsfield for $4,000 for IN
juries received some time ago. the
case having been taken to the law
court. e0- IS $3.50 5-7rs s-zae -stg.ts,
e. p. Weeks, who is a candidate for
warden Of the State prison, LETT mon
dav for Augusta on business.
\ Miss Hope Buxton, pupil at tue
Leland Powers school, in Boston, VINO
is returning to her home in Abbot TO
pass the Christmas recess, was the
guest Monday of her cousin, Mrs y.
E. Getchell and family.
meeting of the Union Grange will
he held with Hartland Grange Wednes-
day.
Pittsfleld Grange will give the farce
1.-The Suffragettes' Convention IN
Newport, Dec. 80. The cast presented
the farce here a few weeks ago.
Friends of Fred Pulos of New YORK,
who was formerly engaged in business
in this town. will extend sympathy TO
him in the death of his brother, VINO
persisted in the flames which Destroy
Cd tho plant of the Oriental Coffee Co.
located in. Montgomery recently.
waverley Rebekah Lodge mas ap-
pointed committees to be in charge OF
the entertainment to be given In ooo
Fellows hall Christmas evening TOT
the children of the lodge and frlenos.
T. G. Lancey returned Sunday from
a business trip to Boston.
MRS. L. T. Dahne Of Dexter, FORMER
" a resident of this town, VINO mas
been in Skowhegan on business was
in town Monday on business.
Ray Badger. son Of Mr.. and MRS. A.
y Badger of this town. and Miss
Flora Humphrey Of Caribou. were
quietly married Saturday Dec. ~.
They have rented the upstairs part
Of the eugene Monk house on Manson