USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Lancaster > History of the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts : from the first settlement to the present time, 1643-1879 > Part 34
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63
9 Simon Willard, Nath. Burbank, S. W. Burbank, Rev. A. Bur- bank,
Levi Moore, Mr. Cross.
10 Simon Willard, Darby Willard, Otis Atherton, Peter Mahan.
11 Amasa Willard, Jonas Robbins, Lyman Carr.
12 Sl Richardson, Elisha Barrett.
13 Miss S. Dawson. 14 John White, John White, jr., John White, 3d. 15 John Parker.
16 Eben Francis, Jer. Dyer, P. Houghton, Chas. K. Barnes.
17 Pockhouse, Jotham Wood. 18 Elias Barrett. 19 A. Chambers, M. Chambers, A. Hodgman.
20 Wm. Willard, Jacob Willard, Wm. Floyd.
21 Reuben Barrett, M. Barrett, Samuel Barrett, F. H. Willard. 22 Luther Lyon, A. C. Willard, James F. Stone, Ebenezer Lakin. 23 Salmon Willard, W. H. Smith, Jas. L. Parker.
24 Moses Barrett, W. H. Sargent. 25 Isaac Cowdrey, Benj. Morse. 26 Jos. Farwell, L. L. Farwell, Jos. W. Farwell.
27 Benj. Butler, Benj. Butler, jr. 28 Slate quarry. 29 Benjamin W.
Willard
30 Reuben Zweir.
31 Dea. N. Willard.
32 Shaker tenants, Moses Howard.
33 Shaker family, And'w Farwell, Mr. Warner. 34 Shaker house, Levi W. Damon.
35 J. Farnsworth, David Osgood, Peter Lynch. 36 Isaac Sanders, Wm. Damon, Mr. Howard, Mrs. Cogswell.
37 Jas. Farwell, G. L. Worcester, J. E. Farwell. 38 First Shaker Center, Aaron Lyon,
N. Whittemore, sr., Peter Phelps, A. D. Farns- worth,
O. J. Houghton. 39 Moses Howard, Mr. Bullard, Jos. Emerson, Elias Emerson, Oliver Emerson. 40 Moses Howard. 41 Misses R. & S. Whittemore, Consider Stud- ley, Martin Burpee, Oren Holman, Jas. H. Holman.
42 C. Studley, Jos. Davis, Darwin Phelps,
Frank Davis, Ruth Johnson, Peggy Davis. 43 John Robbins, Mrs. Robbins. 44 T. J. Johnson. 45 Luther Johnson, 46 Aaron Johnson. 47 Calvin Johnson. 48 Leon'd Farwell, Levi Farwell, H. H. Sanborn.
49 Benj. Farwell, Zopher Jones. 50 B. W. Willard, B. W. Willard, jr.,
Old poorhouse, Jer. Barnard, Levi P. Wood, LeviP. Wood, jr.
51 Gardner Phelps, Widow Law- rence,
Leon'd Coburn.
52 Mr. Melvin.
53 Sam'l Whitney, Ephraim Rugg, Geo. S. Colburn.
54 Joseph Rugg, Natlı. Warner, O. W. Carter. 55 James Rugg, Calvin Sawyer, Tim. Warner, E. H. Sargent. 56 Calvin Phelps, Calvin Phelps, jr.,
Sydney Butler. 57 Jona. Farwell. 58 Luke Phelps, Sam. Worcester. 59 James Farwell, Jos. Farwell. 60 J. Winchester, Moses Thomas. 61 Widow Thomas, Widow Moses.
62 Jona. Farwell, Abel Butler, Toll house.
63 Brick tavern, Paul Willard, Mr. Morse,
63 A. Frost, Shaker tenants. 64 Site of old tavern, Col. H. Haskell, John Clark, Calvin Phelps.
65 Abel Butler, sr., Widow Butler, Abijah White. 66 Reub. Zweir, jr. 67 Widow Froth- ingham,
Sam. Worcester. 68 E. Barrett, D. Parker. 69 Joseph Barrett
70 E. Sanderson, C. Sanderson, H. Sanderson.
71 G. K. Richards, Cyrus Merrick, S. R. Merrick, Oliver Wilder, Chas F. Tufts.
72 Jer. Hays.
73 C.L. Wilder, jr., C. B. Hemen- way,
Frank Sargent.
74 Mr. Phelps, Moses Jones, John Sullivan. 75 C. K. Knight, Wm. J. Knight. 76 N. Robinson.
77 Nath'l Warner, N'1 Warner, jr., John Fuller, N. F. Sawtelle,
78 Wm. Blanchard, John Carr, Tim. Warner, E. H. Sargent, Alfred Wyman.
79 M. Knight, J. Williams, W. Matthews. D. W Matthews,
80 Old Bolles place,
Dea O. Studley.
81 E. W. Whitney, S. Bannister, Edgar Sargent, Geo. S. Colburn.
82 James Rugg. 83 Nath'l Gould, Miss Stone, D. W. Jackson, Mrs. Moeglin.
84 Wm Gould, Josiah N. Rugg.
85 Daniel Rugg, Samuel Rugg, House and saw mill.
86 P. Houghton. 87 John Robbins, S. Sanderson, P. McGovern 88 John Goodwin. 89 Thos Divoll, E. W. Divoll. 90 Wm. Nichols, N. Alexander, A. Sargent.
92 Mr Cooledge. 93 Peter Atherton. 94 S. Cleverly. 95 Jos. Cleverly. 96 Tinker Robbins 97 R. Depeutron. 98 Ansel Tyler, jr., John Spinney. 99 M. Burnham, Ansel Tyler, sr., D. McCarthy. 100 Daniel Clark, B. Farmer 101 Mr. Phillips, John Haskell, S. Whitney, Samuel Jones, Joseph Morse, H. Murphy,
101 Sam. Tedford. 102 Elisha Davis, Franklin Davis. 103 Alfred Wyman, Albert Sawyer. 104 Barney Phelps, Calvin Holman, Fred. Johnson, Jonas M. Farns- worth, Geo. Andrews.
105 01d Emery
house, Shoeshank ten- ants. 106 Aaron Jones,
Tenants.
107 Factory tene-
ments.
108 Factory tene-
ments.
109 Factory tene-
ments.
110 Factory tene-
ments. 111 B. Houghton, Jas. A. Arnold. 112 E. Haven,
A. F. Nutting, Morris Bolan.
113 Mrs. J. Haven, Miss J. Brown. 114 Oliver Brown,
Arah Ellenrood, Patrick Powers. 115 M. Kinnecom. 116 Charles Eaton, C. Eaton, jr., S. Brahanny.
117 Comb shop, Thomas Phelps, Mr. Derby. 118 John Maynard, G. Maynard.
119 S. Lawton, Mrs. L. Lewis, H. Schumaker, C. Schumaker.
120 J. Carter, M. D., C. Carter, M.D., Geo. Robinson's tavern,
B. W. Willard, Edward Phelps, Almshouse.
121 Mr. Heard,
Old pauper house. .S. May- nard.
122 Miss
123 Joseph Wilder, G. Wilder, Wm. Townsend, N. Worcester, F. O. Jackson.
124 Asahel Tower, Simon Thomp- son, Mrs. L. Thomp- son.
125 Site of school- house.
126 H. Lawton, Sewell Sargent, Ira Sawyer. 127 Old Ballard place, Jer. Ballard, H. Lawton, Thos. Lawton.
128 C. Baldwin, H. W. Willard.
129 J. Critchley.
130 Thos. Ballard, E. Ballard, H. Linenkem- per, Formerly a tav- ern. 131 Wm. Ballard, C. Winter. 132 A. Sargent, Zopher Sargent.
133 Old Asahel Tow- er place, Snell Wade,
133 John Albec, B. S. Phelps. 134 Tenants. 135 Sam. Wilder. 136 Jeremiah Falcs, F. Houghton. 137 S. Houghton, Jacob Willard, Samuel Rugg, James Vorse. 138 Joel Osgood, John Rugg. 139 Joel Osgood. 140 Samuel Jones, Luther Jones, J. Goodell.
141 Zopher Jones, S. Jones, jr., J. Fletcher.
142 John Tracey, Peter Lynch. 143 Mrs. Monroe. 144 M. Divoll, Henry Thorn, Henry Moulter.
145 E. Whitney.
146 Samuel Adams, Elisha Fletcher.
148 Daniel Stearns, Miss D. Stearns. 149 Old Joslyn place, Peter Joslyn.
150 Luke Stowe, J. Cunningham.
151 Nathan Puffer.
152 01d Fletcher place, John Fletcher, Josh. Fletcher, Wm. Fletcher, W. Fletcher, jr., Otis Fletcher, Patrick Burke.
153 John Windett, Dan'l McCarty.
John Fletcher, [south of 153.] - 154 Mr. Lincoln, John Carter, D. Matthews. 155 R. Fletcher. 156 James Langin.
157 Abel Rugg, Samuel Allen, Zephas Rugg, D. S. Matthews. 158 William Puffer, David Osgood, Mrs. Lord.
159 Mr. Rogers, Polly Conquer- ette, John Laughton, Wm. H. Blood. 160 John Rugg, Joel Osgood, Dea. P. Osgood, F. W. Johnson. 161 Alpheus Carter, Miss L. Carter, Eli Carter, James Swan.
162 Isaac Rugg, Joel Rugg, Otis Hunt, Pat'k Murphy, Levi P. Wood. 163 Old Tannery, Ephraim Carter, John Carter, Thomas Taylor, F. D. Taylor. 164 Ephraim Carter, Levi Stow, Peter Lynch.
165 Mr. Divoll, Mr. Flagg.
166 01d Wilder
place, David Wilder, Joel Wilder, 2d, L.W. Spaulding,
166 A. W. Howe. 167 D. Wilder, jr., Miss S. Prescott, Mr. Williams, Alfred Heald. 168 Tim'y Fletcher, Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, Miss Mary A.
Fletcher, Miss E. Bennett, Chas. E. Blood. 169 Jacob Lincoln, Isaac N. Cutler. 170 M. Stevenson, Miss L. Steven- son,
J. H. Maynard. 171 Chipperous Rugg, Jos. Maynard, John Maynard, A. P. Nickerson.
172 Dr. Litte, Peter Joslyn, Wm. Matthews, Mr. Hennessey.
173 Abel Rugg, Chas. Emerson, Geo. Greenway, N. Rand, J. Webb,
C. Brockelmann. 174 Hooker Osgood, Mrs. Webb, B. Gadey, Ernest Guede.
175 Jona. Osgood, G. Speiser.
176 Jer. Fales, William Divoll, L. Sawyer.
177 Manasseh Wil-
der,
Joseph Wilder, Wm. Toombs, Sam. M. Hines, Gen. T. Davis, Fred. Clark,
Rev. Hubbard Winslow, Sewell Day, E. W. Smith.
178 Philip Goss, John Houghton, Jonas Goss, Jonas Goss, jr.
179 Wm. Wilder, Eben. Bragg, A. J. Bancroft. 180 Luke Wilder, Jos. Maynard, B. Gould, Tilly Brockway, John S. Pope.
181 John Wilder, Benj. Wilder, G. K. Tuttle.
182 Hiram Hosmer, Wm. H. McNeil, Dr. Newton, Mrs. Libbey. 183 Old house fre- moved.
184 John Fuller, Rufus Maynard, H. F. Hosmer, Hiram Hosmer. 185 Jona. Wilder, J. Thurston, jr., Joseph Parker, Geo. A. Parker. 186 John Thurston, J. F. Thurston. 187 Jona. Buttrick, Widow But- trick, Jona. Buttrick, E. W. Buttrick. 188 Amos Sawyer, Caleb Howard, John Fuller.
189 M. Staples, Fr'klin Sawyer. 190 Fairbank place,
190 Jonas Fairbank, Eliphalet Bal-
lard, George Howard. 191 Burton Walker. 192 William Rugg, John Sergeant, G. Green, John Walsh.
193 Caleb Howard, Gco. Buttrick. 193} Jos. Maynard, Tim. Hastings, Mrs. Lois Bar- rett, Mrs. Cephas Rugg. 194 Cyrus Fairbank, Mr. Peabody, Jona. Wilder, Joseph Wilder, O. A. Smith, Mrs. N. Good- rich, Ed. C. Swift.
196 Joseph James, Patrick Coyle. 197 Dea. J. Wilder, Chas. J. Wilder.
198 Silas Thurston. 199 S. Thurston, jr. 200 Eber Goddard, Samuel Sibley, C. P. Handy.
201 Lincoln John-
son, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Bell.
202 Samuel Sibley. 203 Capt. Grandy, Dollison place, Sidney Howard, C Bingham. 204 Eph. McRell. 205 Wm. Trimble. 206 Parley Ham- mond, Widow Ham-
mond, John S. Monroe. 207 O. Houghton, Capt. Jno. Whit- ney,
Wm. H. Carr. 208 Thomas Miller. 209 Jos. Malanson. 210 George Taylor. 211 Joseph Lemire. 212 N. H. Larkin,
213 Ed. Kenny. 214 Win. McRell. 215 John Cannon. 216 D. Hoban.
NORTH VILLAGE.
[See page 765.]
1 Major Jacob Fisher, Gen. J. Whiting, Miss Maria Whiting, Edward Tracey, Wm. A. Power.
2 Solon Whiting, Mrs. Green, James Ordway.
3 Jonas Johnson, John Lyon, Michael Head.
5 Benj. Chandler, George Safford, Michael Dacey. 6 James Newhall, Miss Eliza New- hall.
7 Benj. Foster, Widow M. Wil- der. Mich'l Mahoney.
8 Asa Arnold, Mrs. M. Barnes, Mrs. Emily Leighton,
8 Asher Jewett. 9 Tenement. 10 Levi Prescott, Benj. Farmer, Chas. Bigelow, Levi Damon, Tenants.
[No. 10 was nearly opposite No. 11, south of the road. ] 11 Dr Calvin Carter, Sewell Carter, John M. Wash- burn, John E. Farns- worth. 12 Sewell Carter's
store.
13 Caleb Lincoln, Isaac Childs, Thos. E. Blood. 14 Old school-house. 15 Elijah Parmen-
ter. 16 M'rtin Campbell, 17 Old Wrifford
house, Michael Burke.
18 L. Coburn, Jackson. 19 Mrs. Roxy Free. man.
20 Wm. H. Blood, Mrs. Laughton. 21 Jolın A. Haskell, Drs. Lyon and Bellows. Henry Jewell.
22 J. Douglass, G. L. Hunting.
23 L. Bruce, T. A. G. Hunting, W. A. Hunting. 24 Benj. Morse. 25 S. Wilder, Alex. Potter.
26 Josiah Billings, Edward Phelps, Josiah Fay, Benj. B. Otis.
27 John Townsend, James Mallard, Sylvester Phelps, Joel W. Phelps. 28 Old store of L. Lewis.
29 Levi Lewis, Warren Davis, E. Macomber.
30 Hotel, Jacob Fisher, Mr. Bradley, Isaac Childs, Elbridge Hough- ton, Chas. Fairbank.
31 Abra. Mallard, Warren Davis.
32 C. Bridge, Pat'k Mitchell.
33 Z. Priest, Miss M. Willard. 34 Jacob Fisher,jr., Calvin Holinan. 35 E. Carter Fisher,- C. N. Robbins.
36 J. Goodwin, jr., Benj. Hawkes, Mrs. Houghton.
37 Old tavern, George Bennett, J. D. Miles, Many landlords, Mrs. Harris.
38 Stowe's wheel- wright shop. 39 Moses Stowe. 40 Sewell T. Rugg. 41 Blacksmith shop. 42 Maj. Jac. Fisher. H. B. Stratton, Mr. Kimball, Dr. Barron, Dr. Newton.
429
SURPLUS REVENUE.
Mr. Whitman declined a re-election as town treasurer at the spring election, when it was voted "that the thanks of the town be presented to Davis Whitman, Esq., for the prompt and faithful discharge of his duty as town treasurer during a period of fifteen years past, without any pecuniary reward. And while we would most fully appreciate such an example of fidelity and trust, alike honorable to the individ- ual and the town, we cannot but hope that its influence will not be lost upon his successors in the office."
Expense for the militia, $186. This was the last year that a minister's tax, as it was called, was raised by the town.
March 7, 1836, Josiah Flagg, Esq., who had been town clerk thirty-four years, declined a re-election ; when it was voted unanimously, "that the thanks of the town be pre- sented to him for his long, faithful, efficient, and highly ac- ceptable services." The Records were kept with great care by Mr. Flagg, and his penmanship is almost as legible as good print. Joseph W. Huntington, Esq., was his successor.
At the election in November, Edward Everett had 245 votes for governor, and Marcus Morton 42. Levi Lincoln, the second of that name, received 223 votes for congress. The electors who voted for Gen. Harrison as president, had 227 votes, and the Van Buren electors 44. James G. Carter was elected to the general court unanimously.
The annual meeting, March 6, 1837, was presided over by Jacob Fisher, jr. Mr. Huntington was re-elected clerk, and James G. Carter was chosen treasurer, and also agent to re- ceive the town's portion of the surplus revenue. The select- men were to loan the money to any one who would refund in forty-eight hours on hand. This was a part of the surplus revenue, of the United States which was nominally loaned, but really given to the several states, on condition that it might be reclaimed by the general government. It was then voted to pay the " town debt for the pauper farm," with this money. This vote was reconsidered, at the April meeting, and on the
430
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
sixteenth of May, it was voted to "receive the surplus rev- enue according to the terms of the law." It was deposited in the Lancaster bank, and loaned to the bank at five per cent.
Deer Reeves were chosen till the year 1838, when that of- fice seems to have been dropped. But Fish Wardens were chosen : viz., Benjamin F. Tidd and Torrey Fitch. A vac- cination committee consisting of Calvin Carter, Wright Cum- mings and Henry Lincoln, M. D.'s, was elected.
The election in 1838 drew out a full vote. Gov. Everett received 305 votes ; Judge Morton, 60. There was quite a contest about the representative. The vote was as follows. Silas Thurston, 221; John G. Thurston, 215; Joseph W. Huntington, 122; Anthony Lane, 127. James G. Carter was state senator.
In 1839 a bounty on wheat, amounting to $62 was paid. The town-house was repaired and painted. Davis Whitman had charge of the business.
The presidential election in 1840 showed a democratic gain, though the Whig party was largely in the ascendant. Gen. Harrison polled 287 votes to 94 for Mr. Van Buren. Gov. John Davis had 279, and Judge Morton 105.
Repairs on the Almshouse cost $182.55.
The election in 1841 is marked by the first appearance, in this town, of the Liberty Party. Lucius Boltwood had nine- teen votes for governor, out of three hundred and twenty- seven. A small beginning, but the party had in it the prin- ciple of life, and through its successors, the Free Soil and Republican parties, became dominant in the land, and abol- ished slavery. Dea. Charles Humphrey received twenty- three votes as a candidate for the state senate.
The meeting, March 2, 1842, deserves honor for the fol- lowing. "Voted, that the town instruct the selectmen to de- cline approbating any person or persons, the ensuing munici- pal year, for the sale of intoxicating liquors, except for med- ical and mechanical purposes."
431
CLERKS. - TREASURERS. - DELEGATES.
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWN OFFICERS.
As the above closes the record of miscellaneous business during the period under review, it will be convenient, in this place, to insert the names of the principal town officers, ex- cept those of the school committee.
Josiah Flagg continued in the office of town clerk, with the exception of the year 1828, when he declined a re-election, till 1836, a period of thirty- four years. The Records, accurately kept and legibly written, are his best monument.
Jacob Fisher, senior, or Major Fisher, was clerk in 1828.
Joseph W. Huntington, Esq., held the office in 1836 and 1837.
John G. Thurston was chosen in 1838, and was in office in 1842 All who consult the Records will esteem these several clerks for their works' sake.
The treasurers were as follows.
Daniel Stearns in 1802, and Eli Stearns from 1803 to 1820. Davis Whit- man was elected in 1820 and served till 1837. He declined a re-election, and received the thanks of the town. James G. Carter was then chosen, and served two years. Nathaniel Rand was treasurer from 1839 to 1842. The treasurers, without exception, appear to have been honest and capable men.
The following gentlemen were representatives in the gen- eral court.
Samuel Ward, Esq., or Capt. Ward, in 1801. He had been delegate several years previously. This was his last term in the legislature.
William Stedman, Esq., in 1802. The next year he was elected to con- gress, where he continued till the year 1810.
Jonathan Wilder, 1803-6; Eli Stearns, 1806-10; Jonas Lane, 1808-12; Jacob Fisher, 1811-13, 1821, and 1823; William Cleveland, 1813-15; John Thurston, 1814-18, 1826, and 1840; Edward Goodwin, 1816; Ben- jamin Wyman, 1817-19; Solomon Carter, 1818; Joseph Willard, 1827-28; Davis Whitman, 1827, 31; Solon Whiting, Esq., 1829-30; Ferdinand Andrews, 1832; John G. Thurston, 1832, 1838; Levi Lewis, 1837; Dr. George Baker, 1833; James G. Carter, 1834-36; Joel Wilder, 1834, 1835; Silas Thurston, 1837, 1839; Jacob Fisher, jr., or Capt. Jacob Fisher, 1841, 1842.
For convenience the moderators, selectmen and assessors will be tabulated. In some years there was a different mod- erator at each meeting.
432
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
MODERATORS.
1801. John Whiting. 1802. John Whiting, Jonas Lane. 1803. Samuel Ward.
1804. John Whiting.
1805. John Whiting, Jonas Lane, S. Ward. 1806. Samuel Ward, John Prentiss. 1807. John Whiting. Timothy Whiting. 1808. J. Whiting, Wm. Stedman, J. Lane. 1809. John Maynard.
1810. John Maynard. 1811. Merrick Rice.
1812. John Maynard, Joseph Hiller. 1813. John Maynard, Moses Smith.
1814. John Maynard, Josephi Wales. 1815. Eli Stearns, Jon- athan Wilder. 1816. Jacob Fisher.
1817. Jacob Fisher.
1818. Jacob Fisher.
1819. Jacob Fisher. 1820. Jacob Fisher, Jonas Whitney. 1821. Jacob Fisher.
1822. Jacob Fisher.
1823. Jacob Fisher. 1824. Jacob Fisher.
SELECTMEN.
Josiah Flagg, Joseph White, T. Ballard. Thomas Ballard. Jacob Fisher, Wm. Wilder. Jacob Fisher, William Wilder, J. Prentiss. Jacob Fisher, J. Pren- tiss, Wm. Wilder. John Prentiss, Jonas Lane, Ed. Goodwin. Jonas Lane, Ed. Good- win. Thos. Safford. Selectmen re-elected.
Jonas Lane, Moses Smith, jr., C. Lincoln. M. Smith, jr .. C. Lin- coln, Jere. Ballard. Selectmen re-elected. Moses Smith, jr., Moses Emerson, J. Ballard. Ed. Goodwin, Joel Wil- der, Calvin Wilder. Moses Emerson. John Thurston, Samuel
Manning. Selectmen re-elected.
Sam'l Manning, Calvin Wilder, Joel. Wilder. Re-elected.
S. Manning, Joel Wil- der, E. Sanderson. Elisha Sanderson, Jacob Fisher, J. Whitney. Re-elected.
Jonas Whitney, Jona. Locke. Josialı Bridge. Re-elected.
Jonas Whitney, Jona- than Locke, John G. Thurston. Re-elected. John G. Thurston, Cal- vin Wilder, B. Farns- worth, 2d.
ASSESSORS.
Jonas Lane, Samuel Ward, J. Maynard. Jonas Lane, John May- nard, Benj. Wyman. Benjamin Wyman, John Thurston, J. Whiting. Messrs. Wyman, Thur- ston and Whiting. Assessors re-elected.
John Whiting, Benj. Wyman, Wm. Gould. Benj. Wyman, William Gould, Jacob Fisher. Benj. Wyman, Jacob Fisher, Ed. Goodwin. Assessors re-elected.
60
B. Wyman, Jacob Fish- er, Solomon Carter. Assessors re-elected.
66
Re-elected.
B. Wyman, Solomon Carter, Moses Smith. Re-elected.
B. Wyman, Moses Smith, Isaac Childs. Re-elected.
B.Wyman, Isaac Childs, Ebenezer Wilder.
B Wyman, Jacob Fish- er, Jonas Lane.
Re-elected.
TOWN OFFICERS.
433
MODERATORS.
SELECTMEN.
ASSESSORS.
1825. Jacob Fisher.
J. G. Thurston, C.Wilder B. Farnsworth, 2d.
1826. Jacob Fisher.
B. Farnsworth, 2d, John Thurston, jr., Jacob Fisher, jr.
1827. Jacob Fisher.
1828. Solon Whiting
Re-elected. Jacob Fisher, jr., John Thurston, jr., An-
thony Lane.
1829. Solon Whiting
John Thurston, jr., Ja- cob Fisher, jr., An- thony Lane.
S. Thurston, jr., Solon Whiting, Martin Lin- coln.
Re-elected.
1831. Solon Whiting.
1832. Solon Whiting,
John Thurston, jr., An- thony Lane, S. Carter. Anthony Lane, Samuel Carter, N. Rand.
1833. Solon Whiting.
Samuel Carter, Ezra Sawyer, Silas Thurs- ton, jr.
Solon Whiting, John Thurston, jr., Jacob Fisher, jr.
Solon Whiting, Martin Lincoln, Anth. Lane. Re-elected.
1837. J. Fisher, jr. 1838. J. Fisher, jr.
Anthony Lane. Eph- raim Fuller, Sidney Harris.
1839. J. G. Thurston.
Solon Whiting, Joel Wilder, 2d, Charles Sawyer. Re-elected.
S. Thurston, jr., Nath. Warner, Warren Da- vis.
1840. Solon Whiting. 1841. Solon Whiting.
Joel Wilder, 2d, .War- ren Davis, Sidney Howard.
1842.
Solon Whiting.
Warren Davis, Anthony Lane, Nathan Bur- ditt.
Jacob Fisher, B. Wy- man, S. Thurston, jr. Silas Thurston, jr., John G. Thurston, Solon Whiting. Re-elected.
S. Thurston, jr., John Thurston, jr., An- thony Lane.
1830. Solon Whiting.
John Thurston, jr., An- thony Lane, Nathan- iel Rand.
Jonas Lane, Jacob Fish- er, Samuel Carter. Solon Whiting, John G. Thurston, M. Lin- coln.
1834. Solon Whiting.
1835. Solon Whiting.
1836. J. G. Thurston.
J. G. Thurston, N. War- ner, Wm. Townshend. John G. Thurston, Levi Lewis, J. Wilder, jr. Joel Wilder, jr., Levi Lewis, Chas. Sawyer. Re-elected.
Silas Thurston, jr., Mar- tin Lincoln, A. Lane. S. Thurston, jr., Anth. Lane, C. Atherton. Re-elected.
Re-elected. Silas Thurston, Sted- man Nourse, Fordyce Nourse. Stedman Nourse, For- dyce Nourse, Levi Farwell.
DELEGATES. - Capt. John Maynard, Jonathan Wilder and William Cleveland, Esq., were delegates to a County Convention at Worcester, August, 1812.
28
434
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
Major Jacob Fisher and Davis Whitman, Esq., were delegates to the Constitutional Convention, in Boston, November, 1820, for revising the State Constitution after the separation of Maine.
SENATORS .- Moses Smith, from 1814 to 1818. James G. Carter, from 1837 to 1839.
CLERK OF THE COURTS .- William Stedman, 1810-11, and 1812-1816.
ASSISTANT JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF SESSIONS .- John Whiting, from 1808, March 1, to April 20, 1809. Timothy Whiting, 1811.
CONGRESSMAN .- William Stedman, eight years from 1803.
EDUCATION.
For convenience, the action of the town in relation to edu- cation during the period included in this chapter, will be sta- ted in a brief but connected narrative.
Previous to 1803, the town had been divided into eleven districts. No. 6 embraced nearly all the Neck, on both roads, and the cross road by C. L. Wilder. The school-house was near the crossing of the railroad on the east Neck road. The families living on the west road-between the Center and the North Village-wanted a school by themselves. The subject was referred to a committee, and when they reported in May, the old sixth district was divided. The east part extended from the south end of the east Neck road as far north as the fork of the road on the south side of Ponakin hill. The new district, No. 12, reached from the house of Deacon Wales, round by the meeting-house, and north to Mr. Hosley's, who lived a little west of the brick yard, on a discontinued road.
The appropriation for schools in 1804 was $1,000. Of this sum, the Latin grammar school was to draw $400, and the school was kept in one place. The school money was divided among the districts in proportion to the taxes ; but a deduc- tion was made from the five central districts in favor of those more remote. No. 5 yielded seventeen per cent. ; Nos. 6, 7 and 12, thirty per cent. ; and No. 8, twenty-five per cent.
The question of repairing the Latin grammar school-house was before the town at different times, but on March 3, 1806, the whole subject of the Latin school was put into the hands of a committee of eleven, representing all parts of the town.
435
LATIN GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The committee were Leonard Farwell, John Robbins, William Gould, John Maynard, Jacob Fisher, Eli Stearns, Jonas Flagg, Timothy Whiting, Jonas Fairbank, Nathaniel Lowe, John Wil- der, 2d. The committee decided that the school should be sta- tionary eight months, from September 1 to the end of April ; two months in No. 7, and two months in No. 4 districts.
For the first time the school committee were directed to visit the schools at the beginning and the end of the term. The singing-school was held every year, costing from fifty to eighty dollars. The money was divided between the districts accord- ing to the following table.
No. 1 district,
$87
No.
66
2
·
66
3
66
·
. 62
66
4
66
. 95
5
66
6
39 66 45
66
8 66 9 · 36 10 72 49 . 52 66 11 12 7 district, . $90
29
The record does not state the basis of this division, whether of population, number of children, or taxation. It may be noted that the expense of the schools uniformly overran the appropriation. The repairs of the Latin school-house, cost $94. The Neck scholars were better accommodated than the other by the Latin grammar school, and probably this was considered when the money was apportioned.
In 1810, the Shakers applied for a portion of the school money, as they occupied one establishment in Lancaster, at that time. The matter was referred to a committee, - Eli Stearns, Jacob Fisher and Solomon Carter, - who made in- quiries, and reported that the Shakers had a good school, and that as long as they had as many as five scholars, they ought to draw nine dollars. This arrangement was made.
The following vote, passed November 2, 1812, indicates that the terms of admission to the Latin school were not very high. "No child shall attend the Latin grammar school, (except by permission of the selectmen, ) unless he or she can read in
436
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
the plain, easy lessons, by spelling the same." It is supposed that some young children, living near the Latin school, and at some distance from the other schools, were permitted to at- tend the former. But there must be some limit.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.