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140
Eaton Amos
250
Carleton Enos
170
Emery John
200
Clements Samuel
200
Emerson Ethemore
300
Clements Moses )
400
Emerson Abraham
200
Cogswell John
600
Emerson Moses, Jur
230
Cogswell Thomas
350
Eaton Timothy, Jur
140
Chase Amos
500
Emerson Daniel
150
Carleton Phineas
900
Emerson Josiah
1×0
Carleton Kimbal
950
Emerson John
220
Carleton Jonathan
250
Eaton Phineas
200
Carleton Micah
250
Eaton Timothy
400
14
Putnam Ebenezer S
300
Dodge Joseph
900
21-Dustin & Treet
250
Carr Francis
900
Dustin Nathaniel 5
400
Colby Ephraim
110
150
Currier Rubin
130
25-Eaton Rebecehalı
320
Clements Amos S
Names of Reputed Owners.
Valuation in Doll's
12-Bartlet Bailey
Clements Benjamin
450
Cook Benjamin
Davis Amos
180
Cops Simeon
Chase Daniel, Jun
468
HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
Valnation
Names of Reputed Owners.
Valnation in Doll's
Names of Reputed Owners.
in Doll's
Emery Moses
320
Johnson Benjamin
180
McFarland Moses
250
Johnson John, Jur
180
26-Greenleaf Dorothy
700
Johnson Elias
310
George Amos
400
Kelley Joseph
$00
George Louis
140
Kimbal Cotton
450
George Austin
140
Kimball David
300
Grecley Joseph
220
Kinrick John
600
Gay Joseph
125
Kinriek Abner
200
Gale Moses
1200
Kent Justin
550
27-Gale Moses
200
Kimball Solomon
350
28-Gale Moses
400
Kimball Moses
200
Greenleaf William
1400
Kezer Timothy
125
Gage Thomas
200
Kimbal Richard
500
Gage Ebenezer
400
Kimbal Jonathan
200
Greenough, Sally & Betsy 400
Kimball Benjamin
250
Gutridge Barnard
500
35-Kimbal Benjamin
150
29-Green John
200
36 -- Kimbal James
200
Gile Amos
200
Low Hannah Ladd Dudley
200
Goodridge John
180
37-Lamson Wm (Heirs of )
$00
Greenleaf Caleb
110
Moody Moses
800
30-Greenleaf Abel
250
38-Moody Moses
110
31-Greenleaf Ebenezer
200
Morse Henry
160
Gile John
260
39-Morse Henry
290
Hunkin Jonathan
190
Morse Oliver
200
Hunkin David
125
Mansise Hannah
1200
How David
2000
Mansise Simon
1300
Heseltine James
300
Moors Benjamin
400
Harrod Joseph
1000
Moors Jonathan
200
Haddock James
150
40-Mash David
700
Haynes Thomas
150
Mash Enoch
500
Hale Ezekiel
400
41-Mash Nathaniel
300
Huse John
800
Mash Moses
500
32-Hill
150
Mash Moses, Jur
500
33-Heseltine
200
Mash David, Jur
250
Hubbard David
340
Mc hard James
900
Heseltine John
110
42-Moody Abigail
150
34-Hoyt Moses
200
Mullin Robert
175
Heseltine Ladd
180
Mash Cutting Merrill Gyles
425
How Isaac
540
Merrill Samuel
500
Ingals Henry
400
Merrill Samuel, Jur
150
Johnson Thomas
180
Nichols Phineas
500
Johnson Nathaniel
150
Nichols Dorothy
160
Johnson John
140
Noyes Follonsbee
200
£50
George Richard
150
Ladd Nathaniel
300
Gile James
Haddock Delilah
Grover Joseph
120
Haynes Joseph
300
469
HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
Names of Reputed Owners.
Valuation in Doll's
Names of Reputed Owners.
Nichols Jacob
500
Swett Abial
Ordway Benjamin
170
Straw
120
Osgood Peter
1000
Smiley Mary
200
Ordway Benjamin
275
Sawyer William
300
Ordway Edward
200
Simmons Nehemiah
150
Pike James
120
Straw Sherbon
125
Page Caleb
140
Swasey Moses
150
Page John Chapman
120
Smith Walker
200
Poyn Joseph
650
Smith John
250
Page Joshua
150
Silver Daniel
200
Putnam Oliver
550
Stevens Ephraim
180
Plumer Asa
250
Tyler Job
180
Plumer Thomas
500
Tompkins Isaac
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Poor John
125
Tucker Ichabod
500
Pettingall Matthew
125
51-Tindle Niles L Joseph
250
Peeker Ruth
500
Whittier John
200
Page Doreas
300
Walker Nathaniel
320
Pettingall Jedediah
150
52-Walker Samuel
200
43-Pecker Ruth
200
White Samuel
600
Robinson Joseph
130
White Samuel, Jur
150
Rollins John
250
White John
2600
44-Runnils Hannah
900
White Leonard
700
Russel John
400
53-White John
1000
Rogers Hannah
200
Willis Benjamin
800
Serjant Elias
180
54-Willis Benjamin
200
Sanders Samuel
135
West Henry
1200
45-Serjant Mary
450
Whittier Thomas
300
Sawyer Joshua
250
Wells David
300
Serjant Mary
1000
Woodbury Hannah
1500
Salistall Nathaniel
3000
Weed Joshua
500
Souther Samuel
850
Winn David
150
Swett Abraham
1000
Whitting John
125
Smiley William
250
Wyman Jacob
150
46-Smith Hezekiah
900
Walker Nathaniel
800
47-Smith Hezekiah
500
Watson George
600
48-Smith Hezekiah
300
Whittiker William
300
49-Smith Hezekiah
200
Whittiker Peter
200
Souther Jonathan
150
Webster Jonathan
125
Simons Sarah
175
West Henry
375
Simson James
200
Webster Moses
420
Southrege William
300
55-White Samuel
200
Solay Nathaniel
125
Webster Joshua
150
50-
Osgood Abigail
1800
Johnson Susannah
Valuation in Doll's 250
Peabody Joseph, Jur
300
Moses
Page Susannah
Swan Francis
200
West Mary
Smith Hezekiah
Walker Samuel
470
HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
Names of Reputed Owners.
Valuation in Doll's
Names of Reputed Owners.
in Doll's
Webster Moses, Jur
360
Webster Isaac
290
56-Webster Joseph
260
Webster David
500
Webster Stephen 3d
200
Webster Caleb
350
Webster Stephen 4th
300
Webster Stephen, Jur
500
Signed
Nathel Marsh Principal Assessor
Moses Moody
Samel Walker
Assistant
Enoch Bradley
Assessors
William Russ
4th Assessors District
May 6, 1799
Stephen Barker
3d Division.
Names of Occupants.
Names of Occupants.
1-James Walker
27-Benjamin Chase
2 Hannah Appleton
28 S Daniel Adams
Hannah Osgood
David Webb
3-Eliphallet Buck
29 S John Green
4-John Johnson
Moses Green
5-James Smiley
30-Oliver Martin
6-John White
31-John Russell
7-Francis Bartlett
32-Oliver Foster
8-John Brown, Jur
33-James Heseltine
10 ( Mehitable Bradley
Eliphalet Noyes Joseph Burrell
11 Susannah Millican
12 Sarah Greenleaf
13-Joseph Bradly, Jur
41-Jeremiah Stickney
14-William Bacheler
42 § Abigail Moody
Moses Moody
16-Barnaby Tyler William Little
17 Samuel Bradley
18 -Caleb Lebosquet
46-Jonathan Smith
47-David Morse
48-Asaph Kendall
49-Daniel Bradbury
20 3 David Gleson Nathaniel Carver(?)
50 3 S William Smith
Straw
21-Nathaniel Mayhew
51-Westly Balch
22-Joseph Lake
52-William Edwards
23-Amos Sawyer
53-Benjamin Willis, Jur
54-Samuel Blanchard
55-John Downing
§ John Webster
26-Zebulun Ingersoll
44 § Hannah Runniels
Silas Plumer
45-Amos Serjant
Nathaniel Fitz
37-Moses Mash, Jur
38-Samuel Clark
S John Kimball
39-David Morse
40-James Duncan, Jur
9-Coffin Dean Harris
34-Stephen Corliss
35-John Downing
36-Nehemiah Emerson
15 § David Bradbry Nathaniel Bartlett
43-Daniel Pecker
19 John Silver George W Hills
24-William F Fry
Rebekah Eaton 25 Elijah Eaton
56 Stephen Webster.
Valuation
471
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HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
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CHAPTER XXV.
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1800 To 1815.
THE opening of the year 1800, found the whole American people in mourning for the loss of their beloved WASHINGTON." Never was a mor- tal man more beloved; never had a free people greater cause for tears. "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," the sudden death of Washington overshadowed and made trifling all other sorrows ; and from the one end of the Union to the other, was seen the " mournful procession," and was heard the solemn dirge, and the soul- moving eulogy.
In these public manifestations of sorrow, this town took a prominent part. The record of January 9th informs us that a meeting of the town was held on that day, "at the request of James Brickett, and others," to see if the town would take measures to notice in an appropriate manner the death of Washington. It was decided to set apart February 22d, (the birth-day anniversary of Washington,) as the most fitting time for that purpose, and a committee of twelve were chosen "to determine in what manner it should be done." On the day appointed, the inhabitants assembled in the old meeting-house on the common, where an eloquent eulogy was delivered by Rev. Abiel Abbot, and Washington's Farewell Address was publicly read. After the services at the meeting-house, the town again met, passed a vote of thanks to the orator for his eloquent production, and ordered copies of it to be printed, together with " the Invaluable last address of President Washington," and distributed to each family in the town.
The first notice we find in the records, or elsewhere, of a proposition to supply the village with water by means of an acqueduct, is in 1798, when the town's Representative, Nathaniel Marsh, was instructed " to oppose Osgood's petition for an Acqueduct " to take water from "the Round Pond." The next we hear of it, is in 1801, when Benjamin Willis, Jr., Nathan Ayer, Samuel Walker, Jonathan Souther, and Jesse Harding, petitioned the town "for leave to conduct the water by means of an acqueduct from the round pond, so-called, into this part of the town, for
· George Washington died December 14, 1799.
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private and public convenience." The petition was referred to a commit- tee, of which Bailey Bartlett was chairman, who reported that leave ought to be granted such a company, provided that subscription books for the stock were open for all who chose to take a share ; that no one should be allowed to take more than one share until ninety days after the book was opened - at the end of which time the remaining shares might be taken by any of the subscribers; and that the rules and regulations of the com- pany be offered to the town for their approbation.
The company was organized the same year, under a general law of the State. The water was at first, and for many years, conducted in wooden pipes, exclusively. Within the last fifteen years, the works have been greatly extended, and the old logs have given place to pipes of cast iron. The works are now among the best in New England. The pond being fed entirely by springs from the bottom," the water is remarkably pure and sweet ; and, if properly economized, the supply will probably be suffi- cient for the reasonable wants of a population of twenty thousand. The cost of the works thus far, has been nearly $100,000.
In 1801, the town again chose five selectmen, instead of three, as they had done for the fifty-one years previous ; three assessors ; and five over- scers of the poor. This was the first time the latter had been chosen since 1734 ; and the first time in the history of the town that assessors had been chosen as a separate board of officers. From this time forward, the three offices have been kept entirely distinct, and regularly filled. In 1806, the number of selectmen was again reduced to three, and has so remained to the present time.
Some idea of the importance attached to the office of school committee, - at this time, may be judged from the fact that the committee for the 1st district consisted of twenty-two persons; that of the 2d of eleven; and the 3d and 4th, of eight cach.
This year, twelve "Fish Wardens" were chosen, -the first officers of the kind in town, -for the purpose of regulating the fisheries in the town, and seeing that the fish courses were not obstructed so as to interfere with the free passage of the fish up the streams into the ponds. The alewive fisheries had now become quite an important business, so much so, that the next year (1802) the town petitioned the General Court to pass laws reg- ulating it. They declare the present mode of catching the fish to be very destructive, and that but little advantage accrued to the inhabitants from
" There is not a single living brook, -not even of the smallest kind, -running into this beautiful pond; and, except a small place at the north-west corner, the bottom of the whole pond is a clean gravel.
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it. They also asked that the exclusive right to the fisheries within its limits might be given to the town. The prayer of the petition was granted.
The first part of the month of January, 1802, was so mild, that on the 24th of that month, the ice in the river moved with the tide. But little snow fell until the 22d of February, after which great quantities fell, and the weather was exceedingly cold. In March, Bailey Bartlett, and others, " went to Ipswich on the crust of the snow, over all the fences, in a double slay.""
This year, for the first time, we find that a list of the voters in the town was made out, and accepted ; f and a list of names for jurymen submitted to the town for approval, by the selectmen.
From the Haverhill Observer of July 9, 1802, we learn that " several gentlemen " celebrated the anniversary of American Independence, in this town, " by a dinner at Lieut Bradley's Tavern, followed by a number of toasts."¡ This is the first mention we find of such a celebration in the town, and we learn from tradition that it was about this time that the first one was had.
Among the many note-worthy events of this year, may also be men- tioned the organization of a Lodge of Freemasons in the town, -a more particular account of which will be found in another place.
In 1803, Ward Eaton, and others, petitioned the town for liberty to erect Hay Scales, - which was granted. The fee fixed upon by the town for weighing hay, was one and one-fourth cents per one hundred pounds, for all over six hundred pounds ; and eight cents per load for all less than six hundred pounds. The scales were located on the northerly side of Winter Street, opposite the foot of Pleasant Street, where they remained until about 184-, when they were removed to their present site, - imme- diately adjoining the town pump, on the northerly side.
> Bartlett's Journal.
+ It would seem as if such a list must have been regularly kept long before this, but the above is the first mention we find of such a thing in the town records.
+ " Nat Bradley's Tavern " stood on the lot next north-west of the present Sonth Church, and was at that time the principal stage house in the village. Landlord Bradley was one of the handsomest and most popular hosts in all the region round about. Weighing about 250 lbs .; very neat and particular in his dress; which was always close up with the fashion ; lively, social, gentlemanly ; he always appeared to feel well himself, and had the happy taet of making all with whom he came in contact share in his good humor. After his death, the tavern was for many years kept by Moody Chase. In 182-, the house was removed to the north-west corner of Winter and Pleasant streets, where it is still occupied as a dwelling house, by Wm. Smiley, Esq.
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HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
In May, of the above year, a mail stage commenced running between Haverhill and Newburyport, and has continued its regular trips until the present time.
The committee chosen to settle with the selectmen, overseers, and town treasurer, for 1803, recommended that in future, an " annual finance statement " should be made to the town at its March meetings, which was agreed to, and since that time such a statement has been regularly made, and a committee chosen annually to audit the accounts of these officers, and make their report to the next succeeding annual March meeting.
In 1804, the Fourth of July was first publicly observed in this town as a National Anniversary, and was celebrated in a most enthusiastic and patriotic manner. The militia, under Captain Huse, paraded the streets with fife and drum ; a collation was served up on the "parade ground ;* and a splendid dinner provided at " Harrod's Hotel," followed by patriotic toasts. This appears to have been the first public celebration of Indepen- dence Day in the town. We learn, from tradition, that the inhabitants of that part of the East Parish near the old meeting-house, feeling hardly able to join in the celebration " up town," got up one on their own hook, at Mr. Woodman Chase's. Their bill of fare, to which each family con- tributed, in the genuine pic-nic style, included one whole roast pig, and turtle soup .¡ The principal families at the Rocks joined in the up-town celebration.
In The Observer, for the same month, (July) we find an advertisement of Slater & Co., Rehoboth, Mass., to the effect that they had appointed an agent in this town to sell their " cotton yarn." A few weeks later, (August) Ezekiel Hale informs the public, through the same channel, that he has established " a Cotton Yarn Manufactory " in this town, and offers the yarn for sale " to those who wish to make their own cotton cloth." From this it will be seen that the manufacture of cotton yarn in this town was nearly cotemporaneous with its first manufacture in the country. The same may also be said of duck, potash, and of the wholesale manufacture of shoes. From the same paper, we learn that, in October of the above year, the making of " cut nails " was commenced in the town, by Sawyer & Cross, " at their shop a few rods east of Bradley's Tavern." They were also blacksmiths.
In October, of the same year, on petition of Bailey Bartlett, and others, a committee was chosen, of which Mr. Bartlett was chairman, to draft a
" The parade ground was in the rear of the old meeting-house, on the common.
t Made from a large turtle caught by Daniel Johnson, who personally superintended the preparation of the soup.
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code of By-Laws for the town. At an adjourned meeting, held in Decem- ber, the committee reported the following code, which were adopted. They were the first code of by-laws adopted by the town. We copy them from the Haverhill Museum, of March 5th, 1805, (Vol. 1, No, 14) : -
BY-LAWS
FOR THE TOWN OF HAVERHILL,
In the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Passed at a meeting of the Inhabitants, Dec. 10, 1804, and approved by the Court of Common Pleas.
SEC. 1. IT is ordered, That no person or persons shall presume to make any bonfires, or set on fire any wood, straw, shavings, or other combustible matter, by night or by day, in any street, lane or alley, or in any public or private yard in the compact part of this town, under the penalty of forfeit- ing and paying the sum of one dollar.
SEC. 2. It is ordered, That no person or persons shall carry fire from any house or place to any other house or place, in the compact part of this town, except in some vessel sufficiently covered to secure the fire from being driven abont by the wind, or scattered by the way, under the pen- alty of forfeiting and paying a sum not exceeding one dollar, nor less than fifty cents. And it is further ordered, That no person or persons shall presume to smoke any pipe or segar or have or use any pipe or segar while on fire, in any street or lane in this town, under the penalty of forfeiting and paying a sum not exceeding fifty cents, nor less than twenty-five cents.
SEC. 3. It i's ordered, That the Selectmen, on complaint being made to them, or any one of them, or upon their own knowledge of any defective chimney or hearth in this town, shall cause the same to be duly examined, and repaired, if it can be done conveniently, or otherwise to be taken down and demolished ; and the owner or owners of such chimney or chim- nies, if they neglect to take them down and repair the same, for the term of one week after an order of the Selectmen (duly certified by the Town- Clerk and entered on the town book) has been served on him her or them shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars. And the Selectmen, for the time being, shall have full power and authority, and they are hereby re- quired to order and direct the same chimney or chimnies to be repaired or taken down and abated as a common nuisance ; and the owner or owners of
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such chimney or chimnies shall pay and satisfy the whole expense and charges of abating such nuisances, to be recovered as the other penalties.
SEC. 4. It is ordered, That if any chimney shall take fire through foul- ness, and blaze out at the top, except when it rains or snows, or when the houses are covered with snow, the owner or owners of the house, to which such chimney belongs, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar: Pro- vided nevertheless, that no person shall be subject to this penalty, who has caused his chimney to be swept or fired, for the purpose of cleaning the same, within two months from the time of its taking fire as aforesaid. And it is further ordered, That no person shall fire his or her chimney, for the purpose aforesaid, except in a calm time, or when it shall actually rain or snow, and between the time of sun-rising and twelve o'clock at noon, under the penalty of forfeiting and paying the sum of one dollar.
SEC. 5. It is ordered, That no person or persons shall hereafter project any stove funnel through the top or side of any wooden building, unless the same be securely surrounded by brick work or iron ; and no stove shall be placed in any store, or other building, without a double hearth under the same, under the penalty of forfeiting and paying the sum of two dollars for the first offence, and the sum of one dollar for every week, so long as such offence shall continue, after being duly notified by the Selectmen or any officer of police.
SEC. 6. It is ordered, That no cooper, within this town, shall fire or burn any cask in any shop, warchouse, or other place than in a sufficient brick or stone chimney, made safe and convenient for that purpose, on pain of forfeiting and paying the sum of one dollar for each offence.
SEC. 7. It is ordered, That no person shall, on any pretense, carry a lighted candle or lamp into any barn or stable in this town, unless in a good secure lanthorn, on pain of forfeiting and paying the sum of one dollar for each and every such offense. And it is further ordered, That no person shall smoke, have, or use any lighted segar or pipe, in any barn or stable, or within the yard of any barn or stable, in this town, on pen- alty of forfeiting and paying the sum of fifty cents for each and every such offense.
SEC. 8. It is ordered, That for the future no person or persons shall keep in their dwelling house, shop, or store, within the limits of this town, more than twenty-five pounds of gun-powder, (which quantity shall be kept in a tin or copper cannister, with a secure top) on penalty of paying five dollars for each offence.
SEC. 9. It is ordered, That no person shall place and leave, or cause to be placed and left, in any street or lane in this town, any wood, bark,
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HISTORY OF HAVERHILL.
timber, boards, shingles, clapboards, scantling, shavings, stones, bricks, casks, tubs, crates, boxes, dirt, or any kind of rubbish, or other articles, in such a manner as to obstruct the passage of carriages in the public way, for the space of two hours, on penalty of forfeiting and paying the sum of fifty cents for each and every such offence, and the like penalty for every twelve hours after the owner has been notified by the Selectmen or Inspec- tor of Police to remove the same. Provided nevertheless, that any person wishing to repair any building, adjoining any street or highway in this town, may give notice to the Selectmen of such intention, who shall set off and allot such portion of the street or highway adjoining thercto as they shall judge necessary, leaving in all parts, if possible, sufficient room for carts and carriages to pass notwithstanding ; and such person may lay and leave, in the place alloted as aforesaid, all the materials necessary for such building, and shall not be liable to the above forfeiture therefor, during such reasonable time as may be necessary for erecting or repairing said building.
SEC. 10. Whereas great inconvenience and hazard are occasioned by loads of wood, butchers' carts, and other carts and waggons, standing in and obstructing the streets and public ways in this town : to prevent which in future, It is ordered, That some suitable person or persons be annually appointed in public town meeting, whose duty it shall be to prevent all such obstructions, and sce that a free passage be constantly kept open in the streets and ways aforesaid; and whoever shall offend against this regulation, by continuing either of the aforementioned obstructions in the streets or ways aforesaid, after being notified and directed to remove the same by either of the persons appointed as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents, to be recovered by complaint on oath to any Justice of the Peace within this county.
SEC. 11. It is ordered, That no horse or horse kind shall be turned out loose, or suffered to go at large, or to go to water, without a suitable per- son to lead him, within the compact part of this town, under the penalty of paying the sum of twenty-five cents for each and every such offence.
SEC. 12. It is ordered. That no person, except the militia on muster days, while under arms, and by command of their officers, shall fire any gun, pistol, squib, cracker, or other thing, charged in whole or in part with gun-powder, in any of the streets, lanes, or public ways in the compact part of this town, or so near the same as to affright any horse, or in any way to affright, injure or annoy any person whatever, on penalty of for- feiting and paying the sum of twenty-five cents.
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SEC. 13. It is ordered, That no person or persons shall climb behind any chaise or other carriage, passing in this town, without the consent of the owner, on penalty of forfeiting and paying the sum of twenty-five cents for each offence.
SEC. 14. It is ordered, That no person shall, in any street, lane, or alley, or other public place, or near any dwelling house in this town, be guilty of rude, indecent, or disorderly conduct, or insult or wantonly im- pede any passenger, or sing or repeat any lewd, obscene, or profane songs, or write or cause to be written any obscene words on any fence, wall, or other building, or speak, utter, or repeat any lewd, obscene, or profane words, or wantonly injure and defacc any fence, wall, or other buildings, or any sign-post or sign, by cutting, scratching, or daubing the same with paint or other matter, or wantonly cut or injure any tree standing in the streets or highways of this town, or rob any garden of fruit or vegetables, or injure any trees, shrubs, or bushes growing in such garden, or without permission from the owner climb on or over the fences thereof, or aid, abet, or advise the commission of any of the aforesaid acts, under the pen- alty of forfeiting and paying a sum not exceeding two dollars, nor less than twenty-five cents, to be recovered by a complaint on oath to some Justice of the Peace in this county.
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