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1st to Choose a moderator to Regu- late sald meeting
2ndly to see if the town will Choose a Committee to give Mr. Job Lain a Call to settle in the Ministry in this Place
3dly To See what the Inhabitants of this town or Destrict will vote to give Mr. Job Lain who is now preaoh- ing the gospell here for his Salary Provided he Inclines to settle in this place
4thiy To vote what the inhabitants will give Mr. Lain for settlement provided he Does settle in this town or Destrict and preach the gospell among
5thly To see what further Sum of Money the town will vote to Raise towards the Defraying the Necessary Charges of the town
6thly to see what the town will alow mr Lain for his Journey here and for his Journey home and Back
David Hopkins Benj.m Woodbridge Seleotmen Alex.r Campbell
Dated Newcasle June ye 28 1766 By order of the seleotmen
Sa Nickels town Clark New Castle July ye 14th 1766
agreeable to the aforesaid warning the freeholders and other inhabitants met togather at the time and place mentioned and voted and agreed as follows Viz t
1st Benjamin Woodbridge Choosen Moderator
2ndly Voted to Choose a Commit- tee to give Mr. Job Lain a Call to Settle in Ministry in this place
Voted that David Given James Brown Spencr Bennet John Cuning. ham and Lemuel Perkens be the Com- mittee for s.d Purpose
4thly Voted to give mr Job Lain Sixty Six pounds thirteen shillings and fore pence Lawfull money for a yearly Salary and also the Bennefit and Im- provement of Ministeral Lott of Land that is in this town Provided he ac- cepts of onr Call
5thly Voted to give Mr. Job Lain Sixty Six pounds thirteen shillings and fore penoe Lawfull money for his settlement provided he accepts of the Call and preaches the gorpt Il smong
6thly Voted to Raise St Vonty p ants Lawfull money for th. Preasant use ( f the town
7thly Voted that Case mr Lain ac- cepts of the Call to give him all the Contrabution that is now Raised and all that shall be Raised before he goes home and also all that shall be Raised it three months after bis Return for Necesserey Charg of bis Jorney home and Back and the Meeting is Dis- missed
Sa Nickels town Cl-rk
These are to warn and give Notice to all the freeholders and other inbabe- tants of the town or Destrict of New- castle quallified to vote in town meet- Ing as the Law Derects that they asemble and meet together at the meeting house on the Westerly Side of Said town on munday the twenty Seventh Day of this Instant October at ten of the Clock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following perticulare Viz t
1st to chnse a moderator to Regu- late said meeting
2dly to see If the town will Except of Mr faithful Singer as a towa Scool- master in order to keep Soool in Said town he being imployed by the Select- men for that purpose
3rdly to see what yearly Salarey the town will vote to Sald Singer ad mitting the town doth Except of him
4thly to see if the town will obuse & committee of three men in order to Lay out the town Road from the house of Mr. Henry Little to the Sotherly Bounds of said town
Newcastle October 13th 1766
Benjamin Woodbridg David Hopkins Seleotmen
Alexander Campbell
By order of the Selectmen Sa Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to the above warrant [ have Notifyed the freeholders and other inhabitants to meet at the time and Placee above mentioned
Sam Nickels town Olark
New Castle Octob.r ye 27th 1766 Agreeable to the aforesaid warrant the freeholders and other inhabetants mett together at the time and place mentioned and agreed as follows Viz t
1st Mr Benjamin Woodbridge is Chosen moderator
2ndly Voted not to hair mr Faith- full Singer as a town Sohool master for this town or Destrict
3dly Voted that Mr Henery Little Mr Abner Perkens and Mr. Thomas Humphris be a oommittee to Lay out a town Road from Said Henry Littles house to the Sotherly bounds of this town: and the meeting is Dismised
BA Nickels town Olark
New Castle, March the 16 h 1767 These are to give Notice and warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of this town or District qualified by law to vote in town meeting to as. semble and meet together at the meet-
ing house on the westerly side of this town on munday the sixteenth Day of March at ten of the clock in the fore- noon then and there to act as follows Viz
1st to vote for a moderator to Reg- ulate said meeting.
2 to vete a town Olark
3 to vote three Seleotmen
4 to chuse Tow wardens
5 to chuse a Committee of three men to provide a supply for the Gospel being preached amongst this present year and also for the town to vote one out of these three to go and look out and take the best advice he can get of those Ministers and others that he can or may advise with which he thinks will be best to get a minister or one that is alow d to be an orthodox man to come and preaoh the Gospel among us Provided no Immediate prospect of a supply appears and that said par on So Chosen Shall be invested with suoh power as the town think proper.
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to Chuse and vote two Constables
7 to Obase and vote tythingmen
8 to Vote a committee of three men to settle the owns acc .. tt to town treas r and all others that have any Demande.
9 to Vote a committee of three men to provide Scholl ma sr to keep a town schooll in this town this year
10 to otruse and vote a Committee to lay out the town Road. from Capt Alexander Campbells up to Elisha Clarks and Joseph Jones
11 to Chuse and vote a County Treasurer
12 to Chuse and vote a town treas- urer
13 to See what the town will Do Relating to Mrs Trow and her Daughter 14 to Chuse all other town officiers as the law Diricts
15 to vote Whether the town Rodes shall be mad and repeared by a town rate
16 to see what shall be alwo.d a head for killing of wolves in sd town 17 to see whether the Stallions shall Run at large
18 to vote what time the Rams shall be Cept from the shiep
19 to vote a committee of three men to Carry on the building and Rebuild- ing the meetinghouses in sald town
20 to vote what sum of money the town will Rais for Defraying the necessary Charges of the town this year
Dated at New Castle Februery 21st 1767 Benjamin| Woodbridge David Hopkins Selectmen Alexander Campbell
By order of the Selectmen Sam Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to the above warning I have Notifled the freeholders and other
These are to warn and give notice to all the free holders and other Inhabi- tants of this town or Destrict Quali- filed as the Law Derects to vote in town meeting to assembel and meet togather at the meeting house in said town on friday the Eighteenth of this Instant april at one of the Clock in the afternoon then and there to act as follows Viz
1st to Choos a Modarator to Regu- late said meeting
2dly to Choos a Committee to Erect and Carry on the Building of a meet- ing house on the Easterly Side of this town or Destrict and that whereas Messrs Joseph Glidden Lemuel Perkings and Nath.1 Bryant gave their Bond to Carry on the Addition which the town Voted Should be in said house as their own proper Cost & Charge that the said Committee shall have Power to agree and Carry on the Building s.d house with the above Named Parsons agreeable to said Vote and have Power to Draw upon town treasurer for Mony to Carry it on
Baly to Choose a Committee to Re- pair the Meeting house on the West- erly Side of this town and Seat it Propperly and Decently and Build a pulpit in Said house and have Power to Draw on the town treasurer for money to Pay the Charg of it
4thly to See what the town will alow the Selectmen who were Cited to appear at the :ast Inferiour Court to answer for the town not having a town School Kept in Said town
5tly to See if the town will Send a Petition to the Justices of Sessions at Pownalborough to see wither the Bridg over Mill brook so Called Just above where Nickelses Mills stands said bridg on theCounty road wither the Court will alow the Charge to be a County Charge or any part Said Petition to be Signed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town
6thly to See if the Town will Choose a Committee to Lay out a Conv.t Road from Mr. Henry Littles to Mr. Job Days
7thly to see what the town will alow Mr. Kinalim Winslow for one acre of Land to Erect Meeting hous on and for burying Place
8thly to see if the town will send a petition to the General Court to see Court will make any abatment on our Nixt Provence Tax. Most adjacents being Incorporated
9thly to see what the town will alow the Constables for gathering the Rates this year
10thly to Choose a Committee to Lay out a Road from the County Road upward on the Westerly Side of Damerascotty fresh Pond So Called to the Bound of the town
11thly to See what the town Vote
to the town treasurer for his trouble for this present Year.
Dated at NewCastle April 4th 1766
Benjamin Woodbridg David Hopkins Alexander Campbell By order of the Selectmen
Selectmen
Sam.I Nickels town Clark
agreeable to the Aforesaid Warning the Inhabitants have been Notified to meet at the time and place Mentioned in said warning
Saml Nickels town Clark
Agreeable to the aforesaid warning the freeholders and other Inhabitants Mett at the time and Place apointed and voted and agreed asfollows Viz.t
1st Mr Benjamin Woodbridg Chosen moderator
2d John Ouningham James Brown and Samuel Nickels Chosen to Carry un the building of the meeting house on the Eastern Side of this town and have Power to Draw on the town Treasurer for money to Pay the Charge of it
3dly Voted that Benjamin Wood bridge Robert Hodge and Sam'l Nickels be a committee to Repair the meeting house on the western Side of this town and Seat it properly and Decently and Buld a Pulpit in Said house and have Power to Draw on the town treasurer for money to pay the Charg of it
4thly Voted that Bengemin Wood- bridge Shall be Paid five Shilleng and fore pence Joseph Jones ten shillings and Eight pence John Cunningham five Shillings and fore pence out of the town Stock for their time and Expense atending onr last inferior Court at Pownalborough they being Sited over to answer for the towns not being Provided with a town School
5thly Voted that there be a petition Sent to the Justices of Sessions at our Nixt Interiour Court at Pownalborough Praying them to alow the Charge of the building the Bridg of Nickels Mill brook So Called to be a County Charge Said Petition to be Signed by the Select in behali of the town
6thly Voted that John Cuningham Henry Little John Dodge and thomas Humphris be a committee to Lay out a conveneant Road from Henry Littles Down to Job Days
7thly Voted that John Cuningham james Brown and Samuel Nickels be a Committee to agree with Kinalim Winslow for the Price of one acre of Land to build a meeting hous on and for a burying Place and take a Sufficient Deed for the same and Lodge it with the town treasurer
8thly Vored that the town Send a petition to the General Court Signed by the town Clark in behalf of the town Clark in behalf of the town praying we might be Eas.d in our nixt Provance tax most of adjacents
being incorporated
9ihly Voted that there be alow.d to the Each of the Constables one pound six Shillings and Eight Pence for their trouble gathering the rates this year
Voted that Josiah Clark and Nath.1 Rouling and Samuel Hall be a commit- tee to Lay out a Road from the Connty Road Upward on the Western side of Damerscota fresh Pond to the North East Corner of the town
Samuel Nickels town Clark
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Newcastle March 11th 1766
These are to warn and give Notice to all the freeholders and other In- habitants of this town or Destrict Qualified by law to Vote in town meet- ings to asemble and meet togither at the Meeting house in said town on Wednesday the Twenty Sixth Instant at Ten of the Clock in the forencon then and there to act as follows
1st to Choose a Moderator to regu- late said meeting
2ndly to Choose a town Clark Sdly to Choose Selectmen
4ly to Chocse a County treasurer
5ly to Choose a County Regester
fly to Choose a town treasurer
7 to see what the town will Vote Relating to the Stelllons Running at large
8th to see what the town will vote as a bounty on wild Creatures
9th to see what time the town will Vote the Rams Shali Run at Large
10 to see what the town will Vote relating to the fish
11 To see if the town will Vote the Swine Shall Run at Large Being Yoked and Ringed
12 Whereas there is a Petition sent to the general Conrt by sum of the Inhabitants of Powralborrough in order to have said town Divided Wither they Vote the Eastern sid of Pownalborrough to be theire town by & Petition
13 as the Meeting house is not Raised on the Eastern side of this town Whither the Town will order any Alteration in maid frame if it shall be found to be for the benefit of the town
14 Whither the town will Vote to Choose a Committee to feind & suply of Gospel being Preacht here in this pleace and give them power to treat further with MeLain about his settle- ing with ns
15 to see what further Sum of money the town will Vote to Defray the Necessary Charges of the town
16 to Choose all other town officers aocording to Law
17 to Choose a Committee to order and Lay ont the Road from Mr. David Givens down to Millbrook where the Bridg is going to be built
Lastly To see if the town will vote any thing further for the benefit of the town
Benjamin Woodbridge
John Ounningham Joseph Jones selectmen
Bv order or the selectmem
John McNear Town Clark
New Castle March ye 20 1766 at the annual meeting legualy Called agreeable to the aforesaid Warrant the Inhabetants asembled together at the time and Place apointed and voted as follows Viz.
1st Benjamin Woodbridge Sen.r Chosen moderator
2d Saml Nickels Chosen town Clark 3rd Benjamen Woodbridg Snr Dan- iel Hobkens and Alexander Campbell Chosen Selectmen
4th Voted for a County treasurer
5th Saml Nlokles Chosen town treasurer
6 Voted for a County Regester
7 Voted that the owner of any Stallion shall be found Running at Large from the twenteth of May Next to the twenteth of November following Shall forfit and Pay a fine of forty Shillings the one half to him or them that shall Sue for and Recover the same and the other half to the Use of the town.
8 Voted that ther be paid the Sum of twenty Shillings out of the town Stock for Every grown wolf that shall be catcht and kill.d in this town this year
9 Voted that the owner of any Ram that shall be found Running at large from the twenteth of a.gust nixt to the twenteth of Nove.r following Shall forfit and paiy a fine of forty shillings and forfit the Ram the one half to him or them that shall Sue for and Recover the same the other half to the Use of the town.
10 Voted that if any Person out of this town shall at any time this year Come in this town to Catch fish for Sail that such Person or Persons shall forfit and pay a fine of five shillings for each barrel to the use of the town and forfit ye fish Voted that James Shipard and Jacob greeley take care that the fish has a free passage up the Rivers
11 Voted that the Swine shall Run at Large they being Yoked and Ringed according to law.
12 Voted that there be a Petition Sent to the General Council Signed by the town Clark in behalf of the town Praying that if the town of Pownal- borrough is Devided the Eastern Side may be the Shire town and that Said Petition be sent to Majer Noble to prepare
13 Voted that there be an alteration in the Meeting hous fram that is now halled out on the Eastern Side of this town and allso that said alteration be six feet in Wedth and seven feet in hight. that Said alteration be Carried on by Joseph Glidden Nathanial Bryant aud Joseph Glidden and that they have As Consideration for the same & Liberty to Build six pewes on the south Sid of said Meeting hous six feet square and when the said Pewes are Built the above named persons are to offer them upon sail to Persons on the West side as well as on the East side of the town at the Price it shall apear
said Pues cost and if no person in the town apear to purchase Part or all of said pues Still belong to said under- takers and they are to pay the Charge according to their Bond
14 Voted that there be a Committee Chosen to feind a suply of the Gospel this year and allso to treat further with MeLain about setling with us and tha: Samuel Perkins Spener Ben- net and David given John Cunningham and James Brown be a Committee for said Porpose
15 Vote that there be sixty pounds Raised at Preasent for the use of the town
16 Voted on the Sixtinth artikle as follows let John Cuningham Chosen Constable and sworn 2 d Benjamin Woodbridg Chosen Warden and 3.d Einalim Winslow Chosen Warden and Sworn 4 Nathanail Rollings Chosen Tythingman and surveor of Bords and staves and sworn 5 James Geven Chosen tythingman 6 Robert hodg Jonathan Laiten and samuel Nickels Chosen Surveyor of the highways for the Western Side of this town and 7th James Brown Joseph Jones and Lemuel Perkings Chosen Survayors of high- ways for the Eastern side of this town and Joseph Jones James Brown and John Dodge Chosen hogg Constables and James Cargill Hugh Homes and William Cuningham Chosen feild Drivers and fence Vuers for the West Side of this town Cristifor Hobkens and Jobb Day feild Drivers for the East side of this town Elisha Clark Chosen a survayor of Bords and staves Henry Little and William Kennedy Sn.r Chosen Dear keepers James Car- gill Benjamin Woodbridg and John Cuningham to lay out a highway from David Givens house Down to Nickels Millbrook where the Bridge is to be Built Voted that all Person that has got ony accounts against the (town) Shall Bring them in at our Nixt Mect- ing that they may Be Red there Voted that James Cargill Repay to Edward Nore the ten shillings that he Received of Thomas Rice Esq'r for a Breach of Sabeth
These are to warn and give Notice to all the freeholders and other Inhab- tenta of thes Town or Destrict quale. fyed by law to vote in Town meeting to assemble and meet together at the meeting honse in maid Town on wednes- day the twenty-sixth Day of them in- stent at teen of the Clock in the forenoon then and ther to act as follows Vist.
first to Chooses a moderator to Regnlate said meeting
Biy whereas ther was a Town vote sume time past and & Commety chose to agree with a person or persons to bald Bridge over mill Brook so-Called just above where Nickles mill stands maid Bridge to be Bult sume time in august 1765 said Committee offering the Jobb to sume of the Inhabetaints of thes Town for one hundred and Eighty!pounds old tener which it was allowed to be worth to bald said Bridge by persons ont of Town agree- able to maid vote we Conid not get it done by the time Limeted But have sence agreed with a man to Buld and finish said Bridge by the second day of June 1766 whether the Town will accept of such & greement
Blv to vote what some of money the Town well order to be Raised for the suport of the Gospel being preached hear amongst us to vote what further Ønme shali be Necessary to defray the Charges of said Town
4ly to see what Derections the Town will Give the Constable Relating to taking orders on the Town Treasurer for aney Debt that shall appear to be due from the Town to aney persons
6ly to see if the Town will allow a demand which Capt alesander Nickles penmaqnid have on sundry persons in said Town for having and sending soiders for nse of the Town.
7ly to see if the Town well vote anything further that shall be for the Benefet and profet of the Town
New Castle the 12th day of feber- warey 1766
Benjamen woodbridg John Ouningham Joseph Jones
selectmen
by order of the selectmen to me John McNear Town Clark
New Castle feberweary the twenty- sixth 1766
I have warned the inbabetaints of thes Town or Destrict agreeable to the within warent Derected to me John McNear Town Olark
feberweary the 26th 1766 the meeting being opened and the Warent Read Benjamen Woodridg is Chosen moder- ator to Regulat said meeting
2ly the town has Excepted by vote the agreement that the Commettee has made for Bulding the Bridge over mill Brook so called
Bly vote that there be 30 pounds
Reased for the paying of the Charges of the Town forthwith
4ly voted that the Constabies shall take orders on the Town treasurer or Reseve orders from the treaserer for any Debts to aney person or persons in said Town
bly voted that Town acept the Report of the Commetee that settled with the Town and treaserer the 22nd day of feberweary 1766
6ly voted that the four pounds sexteen shillings dew to Cpt alexander Nickla for having and sending solders for the towns use be payd by the Town treserer ont to the Town stock
7ly voted that all persons that have Demands on the Town shall bring in thire aconnts at the march meeting to be Read at be opning of the meeting. voted that the Commette chosen by the Town for supplying the Pulpit do treat with the Reverent McLean about aney thing for the benefit of the Town
9ly voted that the Town will not allow John McNear aney more tor his time and charges for going to Boston about mr wards settling with ns then what the Commette did allow him in the vear 1762 to wete william McClal- land Henerey Littel and Jonathan Liten and so the meeting is Desmesed.
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New Castle may the 3d 1765
thes are to inform the Town that we the Commety Agreeable to our De- rections have Layd out a Road begin- ning a Lettel below Mr. Nilisons mell Running down by the sid of the Rever forty or fifty rods then Esterly by marked trees down Davis Neck 80 called three rods wide to the Rever oalled Davis Rever against the road that comes by mr Robert Hodges spencer Benet and Jonathan Liten Reserving to themselves the prevledg of Gates and bars threw thir Land then begining at a Brook near to Samull Andersons have laid out a Road Notherly by marked trees foure rods wide to the Town Line
Jonathan Liten Samull Kenedy Samull Anderson
Commety
these are to give Public Notice to all the freeholders and other Inhabetents of thes Town or Destrict qualefeyd as the Law Derects to vote in Town af- fairs to assemble and meet to gether at the meeting House in thes Town on wednesday the Eleventh day of septem- bør next Enshewing ye Deat hearof at Eleaven of the Clock in the forenoon then and ther to act as follows viz
1st to Choose a moderator to Regu- lat said meeting
2ly whearas there is a gentiman hear keeping scool by order of the select men of thes Town Neamed Eleazer Hudson whether the Town well vote to have sayd person to keep & scool in thes Town or Destrict for one year from the date of his begining to keep scool hear at the Reate twenty six pounds therteen shillings and four pence pr year and what time payments shall be made and find said scool mas- ter his Board Lodging and washing &c and what the Town will vote shall be Given a week for his Board and wher he shall keep.
Bly to see what part of the time said scool master shall the scool on the westerly side of the Town and what time on the Easterly side an wher to be stationed to keep said scool
4ly to see whither the Town will take any other method in order to have the Gospel preached hear in thes Town
5ly whether the Town well Choose two sutebl men to get one of the flankers repeared and to be alowed and cept for a scool house the other to be sold to the highest bider and when sold to the person or persons who shall by it to Rewove it off and take it away in therty days and the money it shall be sold for to be for the use of the Town allso to find a pleace or Repear a Pleace on the Esterly side of thes Towa for a ecool to be oept in
6ly to see what method the Town will take in or ler to have the Burying place properly fenced
7ly to act or do anything further that the Inhabetents shall find Neces- Bary for the benefit of the Town
Deated at Newcastle the 27th of august 1765 by order of the select men to me John McNear Town Clark
Benjamen Woodbridg Joha Cunigham Joseph Jones
Selectmen
New Castle september the 11th 1765
1 at our meeting thes day agreeable to the warent voted that Benjamen Woodbridg be moderator.
2ly voted that Eleazer Hudson keep a Town scool in thes Town or Des- trict for one year from this begining to Keep scool at the Reate of twenty six ponnds therten shillings and four pence pr year and find his Board washing and Lodging
3ly voted that one half of sayd sum be payd at the end of six months and the Remender when sayd year
4ly voted that the Town well pay six shillings and Eight pence pr week for sayd Hudsons Board washing and Lodging
bly voted that the scool be Cept both on the west and Est side of the Town in proporsion to thire reates payd thes present year
6ly vote that the scool be Cept four months at the flanker and two at william Cuninghams or there abouts whereso- ever they shall provid a place Convent for the same and one month in the uper end of the Town on sheeps gut Rever and two months at damescoty meels and two months at Abner per- kens or therabouts and one month at or about the (?)
7ly voted that the westerly flanker be sold to the highest beder the money to be for the Towns use and the byer to Remove it in therty days after they have Bought it the flanker is sold to Op James Cambel for one pound twelve shillins to be payd in therty days from thes day
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