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Ist to Choose a moderator to Regu- late said meeting.
2 to vote and Obuse a town Clark.
3 to vote and chuse three select. men and the same to be assesors
4 to vote and chuse a town treasurer 5 to vote and chuse a county treas- urer
6 to ohuse a Committee of three meu to settle with the town treasurer and all other acc tt
7 to ohuse a Committee of three men Sntable Parsons to Provid and bring a proper parson to preach the Gospell in this pleace this preasant year and that the town will be Exceed- ing carefull to chuse those parsons for that committee that will Eudever by all fear metns to bring a good preacher a minister that is lickly to settle in this place as soon as may be
8 to chnse a committee of three men to lay out a Road on the Esterly Side of this town or Destrict beginning at Mr. Elisha Clarkes little feild ajoyning the County Road from thenoe to the Northerly bonnds of this town
to chuse a Committee of three meu to Lay out a Road in order to 80- comodate those people who live there viv: Robert Koughern denrey Hodge and Petter Patterson-
10 to see whither the town will vote that said Conghorn Hodge and Patirson shall be alow.d to Draw out their proportion of the Sonoll Rates they liveing Inconveciant to where the school Is genarely kept that they may hiar Schoolmaster among them selves as they think proper
11 to vote for sutable Parsons to sarve as Coustables and Colecters and see What the town will alow them for their tronble Colleoting this year
12 to vote and chuse fore sutable parsons to Sarve as Wardens this year 14 to to See what the town will alow for wolve Cetohed and killed in this town this present year
15 to see what sum of money the town will Vote to be Rais.d this preaseut year to Defrey the Nesserey Charges Arising within the same
16 to see wither the town will chuse accommittee to lay out a Road to ac- comodate Mr. Joseph Glidden to and from his farm he not having the add- vantage of Roads as others genarely have
17 to see wither the the town that all Publiok town meetings Shall be Notified by Posting up a warning at the meeting house or other Publio places in said town.
18 to see what sum of money the town will vote to be Raised to maintain a School or Schools this ourrent year
19 to See what sum of money the towu Will vote to be rais.d to be work.d out upon the high ways this preasant year and what shall be alow.d
pr Day for a man oxen oart Plow
20 to whither the town will Vote to Receive and take into Consideration what Mr Joseph Trow offers by way of abatement
21 to see wither the town will Re- oeive a Return from a former oommit tee who has Laid out a Road at the uper end of this town
22 to see whither the town will chuse a committee of three men to lay out a Road between Samuel Nickels and alex r Campbell to the sotherly bounds of this town in order to joyn & Road proposed by the session to be laid out through freetown toward Buthbee
23 to see whither the Swine shall go at large they being yoaked aud Ringed 24 to see what time the Rames shall be taken from the Sheep
25 to vote that no stalion Shall go at large above one year old and what fine to lay for every suoh offense
26 to see what the town will alow the town treasurer for this oorren year
New Castle Feb.ry 25th 1769 by order of the selectmen Benjamin Woodbridge David Hopkins Selectmen Aexander Campbell
Saml Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to above warrant I have Notified the freeholders and other inhabetent to meet at the time and Pleace above mentioned
Sa Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to the foregoing warrant the freeholders and other iuhabetents met togather at the time and place above mentioned and voted and agreed as follows
1 Benjamin Woodbridge Chosen moderator.
2 Samuel Nickels chosen town clark
Benjamis Woodbridge Alexr Campbell and David Hopkins Chosen Selectmen
4 Samnel Nickel Chosen town treasurer
5 Benjamin Woodbridge Alexr Campbell and James Cargill choseu & committee to settle with the town treasurer and all other aco.tt with the town
6 Samuel Nickels Alexr Campbell and David Hopkins chos .n & oommit- tee to Look out and provid a meinister agreeable to the warrant above men- tioned
7 Joseph Jones Elisha Clark and Richard Bowers Chosen a committee to lay out a Road Round Vanes pound so called to Josiah Clarks from thenoe to the Northernmost Bound of this town
8 Benjamin Woodbridge Alexr Campbell and David Hopkins Chosen a Committee to lay a road from the Sheepscot River Near Henrey Hoge
agreeable to the above warrant I have Notified the freeholders and other inhabitents to meet at the time and plece above mentioned
Sa Nickels town Clark New Castle March 15th 1768
agreeable to the foregoing warrant the freeholders and other inhabits met togather at the time and place above mentioned and voted and agreed as follows Viz:
1st Benjamin Woodbridge chosen moderator
2d Samuel Niokels chosen town Clark
3d Daved Given James Given Samuel Anderson & James Shepard chosen wardens
4 Benjamin Woodbridge Daved Hopkins & Alex r Campbell chosen selectmen
5 James Cargill and Cristifor Hop- kins chosen Constables
6t Samuel Nickel chosen town treasurer
7 Voted for county treasurer
8 Benjamin Woodbridge Nath.l Bryant and Samuel Nickels chosen 9 a committee to carry on the finesting of the meeting houses in this town
10 James Cargill Lemuel Perkins and Daved Hopkins chosen a commit- tee to look out and provid a minester to preach the Gospell in this town
11 James Cirgill chosen and apoint- ed by the town to go after a minister and take the best advise he can get from minister; and others untill he can find a minister that is likly to settle amongst us in this place
12th Voted to rais a hundred and fifty pound lawfull money to defray the Nesseserey charges of the town this preasent year
18th Benjamin Woodbridge James Cirgill & alex.r Campbell chosen a commitee to settle acc.tt with the town treasurer and all other acct: or demands on this town
14 John McNear and John Husey chosen tything man
John MoNear and James Shepard chosen Hogg oonstables
James Cirgill and John mOlure chosen fish keepers
John Plumer chosen tything man
Jacob greely chosen Hogg constable
John Jones and archabald Robibson chosen hogg Constables
Jonh Ouningham and William Oun- ingham chosen fence vewers
William Ouningham and Elisha Clark chosen Surveyers of lumber
Ebenez.r Whitham and Ste card Hunt chosen surveyors of timber
Robart Hodge William Onninghn: and Benjamin Woodbridge chrsen & commitee to alter the roads at the uper part of the town
Elisha Clark Archibald Robinson
and Samuel Nickels chosen Survey ors of highways.
Benjamin Woodbridg Juner and Stewart Hunt chosen surveyors of highways
Robart Hodge and archiblid robinson chosen Deer keepers
John Cuningham and Jam's Given chosen pown keepers and also voted to build a pown on the Eastern side of the town at the most conveniant place to comadate people and handy to watter
voted to let the swine inn at large they being yoaked and ringed as the law D rects
Voted that the owner of any ram that shall be found going or runing at large from the first day of agust to the last of November shall be liable to pay a fine of forty shillings the one half to him or them that shall sew for and recover the same and the other half to the use of the town
James Cirgill John Cuningham and Samuel Nickels chosen a committee to repare the bridge over millbrock so called
Thomas Hun phiis chosen warden
Voted to rais Seventy pound to make and repare the highways
Voted to pay twenty shillings lawfull money for every grown wolf that shall be catohed and kill.d in this town this preasent yoar
Joseph Jones and archabilld Robin- son chosen feild drivers-
voted to recored the above votes as they stand this meeting is dismised Sa Nicke.s town Clark
These are to warn and give notice to all the freeholders and other inhabe- tents of this town or Destrict to assem- ble and meet togather at the meeting house on the Easterly side of this destrict on munday the twenty seco: d day of this instant at two of the clook in the afternoon then and there to act on the following perticulats Viz:
1st to Chuse a modarator to ragu- late said meeting
2d to see what sum of money the town will vote for a school or Schools to the keept in said town this preasent year that is a year from this meeting
3d to see whether the town will vote that what money Shall be ralsed for a School or schools Shall be De- vided that is for the westerly side and Easterly side of this Destrict to Draw out of said sum of money as each side Pays town Rates.
4ly to Chuse a committee of three men one on each side of this town to Draw ont the Proportion for Each side from the town treasrur and state the schools where to be kept and pay those that keep the Schoolla
5ly to vote wither those of the In- habitants at the head of the tide shall Draw their Proportion as they Pay town Rates in order to hier a School mistress among them
By to See whither the town will accept of the road Laid out at the uper end of this town on the westerly side by a committee Chose for that Purpose New Castle 8th 1768
Benjamin Woodbridge
David Hopkins Selectmen
Alexander Campbell
New Castle Agust 22d 1768
Agreeable to the foregotug warrant the freeholders and other inhabetents met togather at the time and place mentioned and voted and agreed as follows Viz:
1st Mr Benjamin Woodbridge Chosen moderator
2 Voted to Rais forty pounds Law. full money for the Suport of town Schools for the year insuing this date
3d Voted that the Easterly and Westerly sides of this town Each Shall Draw their proportion of the above Sum to maintain a School among themselves the year insuing this Date
4thly Voted that Messrs Richard Bowers Lemuel Pirkins & Nathaniel Roulings be a Committee for the Eastern Side of this town to imploy a Schoolmaster or Schoolmistress as they think proper and have power to Draw upon the town treasurer for their proportion of the money voted for that purpose to pay the master or mistress
5tly Voted that Messrs Benjamin Woodbridge David Hopkins and John Cuningham be a committee to provide a town Schoollmaster for the westeren Side of this town and to have power to draw upon the town treas.r for thelr proportion of the Sum voted to Pay said master
6t Voted that she peopel at the head of the tide shall have Power to Draw upon the town treas.r for their pro- portion in order to have a schooll. mistress hlered among themselves-the above votes being Red the town voted to Enter them as they now stand
Benjamin Woodbridge Moderater
Samuel Nickels town Clark
To Cristifor Hopkins Constable on the Easteren Side of the town or Destrict of New Castle: you are here- by Required in his Majesties uam to notify the freeholders and the inha be- tents of this town qualifyed by law to votelin town meeting that they assem- ble and meet togather at the meeting house on the westerly side of the town on satarday the twenty forth Day of this instant September at ten of the Clock in the forenoon then and there to take into Consideration the follow- ing Perticulars
1st to Chuse a modarator to ragu- late said meeting
2d that wheras the town of boston on a late town meeting whose Votes and Resolves we have to Communicate & in Perticular Voted that the Select-
These are to warn and Give notice to all the freeholders and other in- nabitents of this town or District of New Castle Qualified by law to vote in townmeetings that they asemble and meet to gather at the meeting house on the westerly sid of this town on monday the Eigth Day of June nixt Ensuing the Date hereof at one of the Clock in the afternoon then and to act on the following Particulars Viz:
1st to Chuse a moderator to ragu- late said meeting
2d to See if the town will Impower the Committee now standing to give the Rev.d Mr. Samnel Perly a Call. that if he Can be Obtained to Settle and Preach the gospel among us to offer such proposals as the town shall think proper
3 to see what Sallary the town will vote to give the Rever d Mr Perly yearly and what Settlement. Pro- vided he Does Com and Settle and Preach the gospell among us
4 to impower the Committee and order them by a Vote of the town to take the most Prudent Method they Can in order to know Whither the Rev.d Mr. Perly can Come and Settle among us and Preach the gospell
5 to See what sum of money the town will Vote Shall be Rais.d for making and Repairing the town Roads in this town or Destrict for this Preasent year
6t To see wither the town will Vote that the Hoggs shall go at Run &t Large they being yoaked and Ringed New Castle May ye 25 1767
Benjamin Woodbridge Davld Hopkins Selectmen
Alex.r Campbell By order of The Selectmen
Sa Nickels town Clark New Castle June y.e 8th 1767
Agreeable to the foregoing warrant the freeholders and other Inhabitants met togather at the time and place mentioned and voted and agreed as follows Viz :
1st Benjamin Woodbridge Chosen Moderator
2 Alex.r Campbell Chosen Clark for the preasent meeting
Voted that Mess.s David Hopkins Spencer Bennet & Lemuel Perkins the preasent Committee are Impowered to give the Rever.d Mr Samnel Perly a Call to come and preach the Gospell amongst us in this town
4d Voted to give the Rev.d Mr Perly Eighty Pounds Lawfull money p.r year for Sealorey and one hundred pounds Lawfull for Settlement Pro- vided he Dos Come au: arttle +nd preach the Gospell amongst us
4ly Voted the Said Comm ttee above mentioned take the most Pru ent method they Can to See whitt er the
Said Mr Perley can come and preach the Gospell amonngst us
5t Voted that the town shall Raise thirty pounds Lawfull money for making and repairing the high ways for the preasant year
6 Voted that the Swine shall Rnn at large they being voked and Ringed acor ling to Law
7 Voted that the above be Re- corded as i now stands
Benjamin Woodbridge Moderator
Recorded by me Sam Nickels town Clark
Committee Report of road
We the Subscribers being Chosen and apointed a Committee at our Last annual Meeting in march 1767 in order to lay out the town rode from the house of Alex.r Campbell upward as fare as Voans mill so called agreeable thereto we the said committee apointed and tett Aprll 1767 and laid ont said road as follows Viz:
beginning about six rods to the westerd of said Alex r Campbells house on the town road at a white rock run- ning about east north east past James givens house then on the nsual road to mr Bowerses said Bowes to remove about six or seven rods of his fence (interfering) about eight fect in to the eastward according to the marks run- ning along the hill and also acros mr. Winslows little feild fore or five rods further to the westward then as ls staked ont from from thence alonge near a white oak tree and along to the southard of the new meeting house on the old road past mr Hopkinses and along the outside of mr Browns paster fence the said Brown to remove abont ten or twelve of his pasture fence about one rod farther in to the eastward ac- cording to the steakes set up then run- ning straight past Browns feild and pastore right up the hill on mr Hussey on a new road acros his which he is to make at his own expense agreeable to the marks: about too rods to the west- ward of said new road running about halfway over Mr Colsens land said Colsen also promises to make the same good at his own expense: thence on the old road up to mr. Joseph Joneses field which the said Jones is to remove his fence on the left hand abont one rod to the westward for abont eight or ten rods in length agreeable to the stakes set up: from thence on the old road as far as the mills Note the above nam.d parsons have been noti- fied to move their fences glven under onr hand this 15 Day of 1767
David Given Alex r Campbell
committee chosen by the town to Lay out said road
Said road is excaped of by the town march the 15th 1768
recorded by me Sa Nickels town Clark
These are to warn and give notice to the freeholders and other inhabitents of this town or Destrict Qualefied by law to vote in town meetings to asemble and meet together at the meeting honse of this town or destr'ct on tuesday the fifteenth day of March instant at ten oclock in the forenoon then and there to act as follows Viz:
let to chuse a modarater to regulate sald meeting
2d to chuse a town clerk 3dly to chuse three selectmen
4 to vote too constables or colectors
5t to chnge a county treasurer
6t to chuse atown treasurer 7th to chuse too wardens and also to chnse & committee to finish the meeting house so far as they may be fit to meet in
8 to chnse to tything men
9th to vote three men for a com- mittee to provid a suply of the gospell being preached amongst us this preas- ant year and for the town to vote one ont these three to go and take the best advice he can get ministers or others and bring a good Minister to preach the gospell amongst ns in this town or destrict and to invest that parson with power as that he may go untill he feinds one that is likly to settle in this place
10th to see whither the town will except a return and establish a road laid ont on the eastern side of this town by a committee chosen for that purpose when said road was Laid out from Capt alex.r Campbells to Dame- risoota mills so called the last year
11th to see what money the town will rais for the nesessery of this town for the preasent year
13th to chuse a committee of three men to settle with the town treas.r and all other town accompte
13th to see what the town will do relating to building a pound or pounds 14th to see what the town will do relating to sheep and hoggs
15th to vote all other officers as the law dreots
16th to see what the town will vote in order to repair the bridge over mill- brook
17th to see whether the town roads in this town or destrict shall be made and repaired by a town vote or other. wise-and what money the town will vote for that purpose
18th to see what the town will do relating to fish
19th to vote what the town will give for killing wilde creaters
20th to see if the town will chnse & committee to make an alteration in the roads at the uper end of the town on the westeren side
Newcastle March y 1t 1768 Benjamin Woodbridge David Hopkins
Alexander Campbell Selectmen
By order of the selectmen Sa Nickels town Olark
Inhabitants to Meet at the time above mentioned
Sa Nickels town Olark 3 74 Newcastle March 16 1767
agreeable to the foresaid warrant the freeholders and other inhabitants met together at the time and place men- tioned and Voted and agreed as follows as follows Viz.t
1st Benjamin Woodbridg Chosen Moderator
2d Samuel Nickels Chosen town Clark
3 Benjamin Woodbridge David Hopkins and Alexander Campbell Chosen Selectmen
4 Cristifor Hopkins and Samuel Kennedy Chosen Wardens
5. Spencer Bennet Davis Hopkins and Lemnel Pirkins Chosen a com mittee to look out and provide a minis- ter to preach the gospel in this town Spencer Bennett Chosen to go in quest after said minister and use tho Best meens he can to get a good minister provided no immediate prospect of a Supply appears and be paid for his time and Expence of traveling out of the town stock
6. Jonathan Laiten Chosen Consta ble and sworn Jonathen Jones Chosen Constable
7 Hugh Homes and John hussey Chosen tything men
8 Benjamin Woodbridg James Car- gill and Alexander Campbell Chosen a Committee to Settle the towns aco .. tts the the town treasurer and all other Demands on said town
9 Samuel Nickels James Cirgill and James brown Chosen a committee to look out and provide a town scholl master
10 Alexander Campbell David Giyen and Elisha Clark Chosen a committee to Lay out a town Road from"Alex.r Campbells house up to Damerscota mille lawet eds edt 3 01
#11 David Given David Hopkins John Plumer and Archibald Robinson Chosen surveyors of high ways f &! "12 Archibald! Robinson and Jacob Greelly Chosen hogg Constablest !!
13 John Cofferen John Cuningham and Oristilor Hopkins Chosen fense vewers and feild drivers: mort jqs0) od :14 John Ouningham Chosen pown keeper.x
15 Phillp Cooper Chosen Dear keeper 16 Voted to mend the town Roads by a town Rate
17 voted to give twenty shillings out of the town stock for Every Grown wolf that shall be Catched and kill a within this town Voted that the owner of any stallion that shall be found going at large this preasent year Shall forfit and pay a fine of fore pound the one half to him or them that shall sew for and recover the same the other haif to be for the use of the town. 1931. A
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19 Voted that the Rams shall be kept from the Sheep from the 1st f agust to the 20th of Nov.r and the 0 owner of any Rem that Sh Il be found going at Larg within said fimde Shalls forfit and Pay ufine of forty sbillingsu to be Recovered as aforesaid : ondt :i
20" Voted that James Brown Sam Nickels and Jobn Cuningham Les committee to carry on the building of the meeting house at Damerscota
21 Voted that Benjamin Woodbridge Robert Hodg and Sam Nickels be a committee to Ripsir the old meeting house on the west Side of this town. EF
22 Voted and agreed Rais seventy poand to Defay the necessary Charges to the town. the meeting is Dismissed Sa Nickels town Clark
Thes are to warn and give notice to all the freeholders and other Inhabi: tants of this town Qualified by Law to vote in town meetings to assemble and meet togather at the meeting house on the Western side of this town on tusday the fifth Day of may nixt Insuring the Date hereof at one of the clock in the afternoon then and there to act as follows Viz:
1st to Chuse a modarator to Regu- late said meeting
2d to Vote Whether Captt Saml Nickels he being town Olark shall Sign a Petition which this town is agoing to send to the general Court Praying that if the town of Pownalborough is De; vided that the Eastern Side may be Shire town that the town Clark shall Sign said Petition on behalf of the town and Send the town vote with Said Petition
Bly that Whereas the was a com. mittes Chosen to Purchase one acre of Land of Mr, Kinelm Winslow where the meeting house frame is Erected on the Esteren side of this town for a meeting house to stand on and for a burying Place said Winslow being Dissatisfied with the terms agreed on what the town will Vote as said Wins- low Shall have for said acre of land he Giveing a suffishant Deed to the town for said land , W missies] IM JRl
4thly Whereas the town voted at their Last meeting to make and Repair the town Roads by a Rate to Vote What Shall be alow.d to a man for a days Work what for a youk of oxen and what for a cart
5thly to see wither the town will Vote to Repair the Pownd on the Western side of this town and to build a Pownd on the Estern of this town and where said Pownd shall stand
6 hlyto See wither the town will Vote that the Rate for the town Roads Shall be made according to the last
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Newcastle april ye 18th 1767
A Benjamin Woodbridg |
David Hopkins Alexaner Campbell
Selectmen
By order of the Selectmen Saml Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to, the foresaid warrant the freeholders and other Inhabitents met togather at the time and place mentioned, and voted and agreed as follows Viz
-1st Unanemosly Voted that there shall be a Petition sent Signed by town, Clark on behalf of the town praying that if the town of Powmalborough be Devided into tow towns the Eastern- most Part may be the Shier town 80#19
3d Voted to give Kinalm Winslow five pounds Six shillings and Eighto pence for one acre of Land on the East, side of this town where the meeting house frame now stands s Bounded where Sanmel Nickels shall think it it Commodious :for the Use of the town Said Winslow giveing a suffishant Deed to the the town for the the same said Deed to be given to the town] treasurer before the Payment of the money3 godisut tadw oua of vidsa
4th Voted to give a man thre Shill- ings for a days work note that a man mus work from Seven a Clock in the morning fill six at night and said man to feind himself one shilling and six pence also for a yoak "of"oxen and nine pence for & cartt
5th Voted that the Pown on the Western side of this town by the Surveyor of that high way where the Pown stands as other highway work
6t Voted that Alex.r Campbell Kinalm Winslow and Joseph Jones be a committee to Chuse a place on the East side of this town Where to build a Pown and also that there be a powu built there by the surveyor of that high way as high way work
7th that the Rate for mending high- ways be made by Last years Inventer- rey-and then the meeting is Dis- missed
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These are towarn and give Publick Notioe to all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of this town or Destriot to assemble and meet togather at the meeting house in said town or Destrict on munday the foreteenth Day of July Nixt Insueing the Date hereof at two of the Clock in the afternoon than and there act on the following artickels Vizt
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