New Britain herald., 1922-12-07


 - At the Same Meeting 1t was Vote d that ye standing comnlttce of thi d Society are Impowcrcd by agreemen Ia and in conjunction with the Commit 0 tee of Kensington for that purpose fi 0 any shall be appointcdD to make sucl
 Repairs and Mending to the presen
 Meeting House as they shall Judg
 Necessary to make the sanrc comfor
 table for Public Worship the Alp n preaching Winter
 IN. B. The foregoing Votes an,
 Doings of this Society as here Record
 ed were, at first Minuted down on [ : piece of Loose Paper from which the, . are here Carefully Transcribed. 2 By me Samuel Heart, clerk" : Socicty's Second Meeting f At the second meeting of tho so l ciety lT1d December 23, 1772, 1t wa, . decided~to build "a proper and suit. [ able Meeting house as soon as con. [ veniently maybe"
 : "A meeting of the Inhabitants ol Z Worthington Parish on ye 23rd day
 of Dec. A. D. 1772 legally warned. At the Same Meeting MT. ,Jedidiah Norton was Chosen Moderator to Lead ] in Said Meeting.
 |. At the Same Meeting it was Voted
 that this Society will build proper
 and suitable Meeting House as soon
 as conveniently maybe upon the Spot
 where Stake Is now Set on the Di-
 viding Line between the Towns os
 Middletown and Wethersfied for that
 Purpose near Maple Tree little
 cast of the country road leading thru
 this Society. The above vote was tried
 by polling & there was 45 in the af-
 flrmative and but in the. negative.
 "At the Same Meeting 1t was Agreed and Voted that the Division of Said
 Meeting House to be built shall be 55'
 long and 42' wide with suitable pro-
 portionable Height
 At the Same Meeting it was Voted
 that Mrs Jedidialf Norton, Roger Riley, Solomon Durham and John Root be Committee especially in be-
 half of this Society to take the care and Oversight with full power to fur nish and procure proper & necessary
 Materials and Ingredients for the Erecting and Building Said Meeting House at the Cost of this Society at | time and proceed so far in finishing the samesfor the use of this Society that the same may be Comfortable for the purpose of Public Worship. "At the Same Meeting it was Voted that for the enabling of said Commit tee to proceed in building the Meeting House as aforesaid a Rate or Tax or Six Pence upon the Pound on the present Lst of Rateable Estate in this Society be made collected and Paid in money, Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn or Flax Seed at Cash Prices into the Treasury by the first day of October next from thence to be drawn out from time to time by said Committee by them to be improved for ye pur- pose aforesaid keeping tru & plain account to render to this Society when there to desired of the Improvement and Laying Out of the same.
 At the Same Meeting Messrs. Chas. Riley one ofsthe Committee for Build ing as aforesaid be especially ap- pointed to take the care of keeping the. accounts of the costs and charges providing for, and building said meet ing House, that the same may be in a more plain and concise way exhibit | ed to this Society for approbation and Settlement. sa
 At the Same Meeting Ensign Elisha Savage was. Chosen Collector to gather the rates above granted in Middletown part and all Pennington Part that is South of Belcher River.
 At the Same Meeting Jedidiah Norton was Chosen Collector to gather the rate above granted in Wethers- field and the remaining part of Farm ington.
 At the Same Meeting Mrs. Chas. Kelsey, Enoch Kelsey and Seth Dem- ing were Chosen to make ye afore- said rate t.i .A @
 At the Same Meeting Voted to Samuel Heart for ye book of records ss. 4p. 1L,
 At the Same Meeting Voted to Samuel Heart for keeping ye treas iry. < "At at Same Meeting it was Voted { to Benjamin Galpin for Warning the { first meeting As. ,
 At the Same Meeting it was Voted f 10 Deacon Ebenaza Heart for our part ( of what is due to him for sweeping l ie Meeting house 1 pound. Ii
 ''At the Same Meeting Voted to abate Samuel SmithSJr. rate. 6 i "voted to adjourn this meeting till ( he first Monday of March next at c ,'clock afternoon" r Third Meeting of The Society,". t
 The members of the society began a o get rather anxious regarding Rev. e samuel Clark when he neglected to e i've them any definite answer wheth- r or not he would accept the pulpit t t the Worthington Meeting House. | The account of this meeting is given l. n the minutes by the clerk. ss a
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants n f Worthington Parish on Monday the tn of March A. D. 1773 holden by q c At the Same Meeting it was Voted c hat it is still the minds and Desires s this Society that the Rev. Mir. Sam> a el Clark may be Minister of Christ c , us in this Society in particular eff f, e shall be willing and choose it) and b hat we will Cheerfully accomplish s; nd fulfill the contract and covenant S, lbsisting between him and the whole n ociety of Kensington at the time of Il ne Division of the Society of Ken al ngton, Relative to his Annual Sup ii ort and Salary. u At the Same Meeting it was Voted e lat whereas this Society belngssome- a, hat discourteous by Reason of the lid Rev. Mir. Clark his not giving us ny Conclusive Answer and Resolve in es le, Premises as appears by the Re- S, ort of the Committee for that Pur- q, ose appointed, it is the minds of this N