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Mr. Ebenezer Downes, who at this time was a resident of township, No. 14, left with the Selectmen of Machias the following :
Town of Machias, to Ebenezer Downes, Dr.
To cleaning the windfalls out of the County road in the year 1816, $3.00
Machias, Jan. 7, 1818. Rec'd. pay by Order on the Treasurer. EBENEZER DOWNES.
The road cleared of the "windfalls" was that part west from Township Fourteen towards Eastern Falls. Mr. Downes settled in Fourteen as early as 1812. He was succeed by the Messrs. Bridgham, Alden and Alvin, brothers, who married daughters of Mr. Downes The Bridghams came from Dixfield, Oxford County; four brothers, two settling as above; Andrew in township No .- incorporated as the town of Marion in 1834; Levi in Beddington, the last moving to Dexter, Maine, in 1840 where he died.
Town of Machias, to John Dickinson, Dr.
1816.
Ang. 2. Fee, defending town against indictment on the School Act., $6.00
1817.
Ang. 2. To ditto on Indictment for roads, 6.00
$12.00
Rec'd payment by order. JOHN DICKINSON.
.
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There is recorded evidence that one Peper or Pepper family was a troublesome factor to town authorities for several years. The following is an illustration :
1817.
May. To notifying town officers to qualify themselves, $3.00
June, To 3 barrel of fish and barrel to Peper, 1.50
To 23 bushels potatoes to ditto, 75 cts., 1.87
July. To 4 lbs. veal 33c .; 4 lbs. butter $1.00 to ditto, 1.33
1 gallon vinegar, to ditto, .66
Aug. 2. 21 3 days attendance of William, to ditto, 32.25
1 lb. butter, 1 quart vinegar, to ditto,
.41
Sept. 10, 2 lbs. tobacco 80c; pint of rum 20c. to ditto, 1.00
Nov. 1. 1 flannel waist, $1.00; pair stockings 50c, to ditto, 1.50
$43.52
Paid John Sanborne for boarding A. Peper, 20.00
Cr. 63.52
By cash, 15 00
$48.52
1
Received pay by order on the Treasurer,
WILLIAM SANBORNE.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, To
the Town of Machias, Dr.
For the support of Sundry State paupers, viz:
Antony Pepper from Nov. 16, 1816 to Dec. 31, 1817, $107.00
Clothing $20.00; Nursing, $29.25; Dr. W. Whittemore's bill, $19.65. 98.90
David McNeal from Nov. 16 to Dec. 22, 1816, 5 weeks. 10.00
Nursing $2.50; funeral expenses, $15.00;
17.50
John Allen from Nov. 1, 1816 to June 1, 1817, 30 weeks, Nursing. $15.00; clothing, $12.00; Dr. W. Whittemore's bill, $83.00 100.00
60.00
William Pierce from Sept. 25, to Dec.
31, 1817. 14 weeks, 28.00
Nursing 87.00, Clothing. $6.00, Dr.
Wetherbee's bill, 00.00 13.00
Elmira Wise from Sept. 1 to Dec. 27. 1817, 8 weeks. 16.00
Nursing $4.00; Clothing, $6.00 Dr. Wm.
Whittemore's bill, $6.60. 16.60
Thomas Thorpe from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 1817, 52 weeks, 104.00
Clothing, 18.00
Errors excepted.
WILLIAM SANBORNE, SILAS TURNER,
Overseers of the Poor, of Machias.
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Town of Machias, To School District No. 2, Dr. 1817.
May 22. To their proportion of money for the support of Schools for the year, 1817, $39.48 Received an order on the Treasurer for the above. JOHN CROCKER.
The following on a small piece of paper was found in the effects of the late Dr. Clark of Machias.
Dr. Clark bought of
John Phillips, March 27, 1752.
1 yard of cambric, €3. 15 0.
1 piece of white cord,
15. 0.
4 yards of white braid, 4. 0.
1 oz. of thread No. 13-10,
10.
0.
1 oz. of thread No. 7-20,
5.
6.
1 oz. of thread No. 18,
12.
0.
1 piece of midling tape,
5.
0.
.€6. 6.
6.
Calais, April 25, 1818.
Gentlemen : In answer to your letter respecting the town of Calais being charged with the board of Isaac Weston; he is not an inhabitant of this town and therefore not chargeable to it. Mr. Weston belongs to Norridgewock, Somerset County.
Yours respectfully, JAMES DYER, Jr. JONAS RICE, JARIUS KEEN, Selectmen
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Town of Machias, To
John Cooper, Dr.
To board of David Howes, a poor prisoner from Sept. 30 to Nov. 10, 1817, at $2.50, (from Eastport) 6 weeks, $15.00
To ditto, Daniel Lamson, from Sept. 26 to Oct. 22nd .. 3 weeks, 5 days, (from Deer Island N. B.) 9.25
To ditto, John Lunt, Sept. 26, 1817, to Feb. 14, 1818, 20 weeks, one day, (from Eastport), 50.70
To ditto. Isaac Weston, from Dec. 23, 1817, to Feb. 20, 1818, 4 weeks, four days, 11.40
$86.35
Machias. Feb. 20. 1818.
JOHN COOPER, Sheriff of Washington Co.
Castine, March 2, 1818.
Gentlemen :- Selectmen- The town of Machias stands in- debted to the town of Castine $19.29 for support of E. Richardson in jail. Your early attention to the subject will much oblige the Treasurer of said town.
WILLIAM MASON.
Town of Machias, To John Sanborne, Dr.
1818.
April 3. For boarding Antony Pepper one of the State's poor one week, $3.00
April 18. 1818, received an order on the Treasurer for the above, which sum is added to an order drawn on the 4th instant.
ABRAHAM BUTTERFIELD, Selectman.
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To the Selectmen of Machias :
The undersigned request you to lay out a town road, from the bridge above Gooch's Dam, on the East side of the river to Hadley's Lake, so called.
SILVANUS HANSCOM. NATHAN HANSCOM, JESSE SCOTT, SAMUEL THORNTON.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Machias:
The undersigned respectfully request that an Article may be inserted in the Warrant for calling the next annual meet- ing to consider the application of Wm. Pope 2d and others, to be formed into a separate School District.
March 6, 1818.
WM. POPE, 2d. MOSES FOSTER,
MOSES HOVEY, ISRAEL HOVEY.
JAMES FOSTER.
Town of Machias, To
Abram Butterfield, Dr.
1817.
May 9. To one day exploring a road, $1.50
May 13. To 33 days as an Assessor, 5.25
July 15. To examining road by Marston, .50
Aug. 5.
To examining the bridge at East River. 1.00
Nov. 15.
To 3 day laying out a road at Little Kennebec, 2.00
Extra Services preparing accounts, 5.00
$15.25
April 14, 1818. Received an order on the Treasurer for the above.
ABRAM BUTTERFIELD.
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Caleb Cary under the date of April 3d. 1818, presented this bill.
Town of Machins, To Caleb Cary. Dr.
For railing the bridge at Hanscom's mills, price as agreed upon, Attest : CALEB CARY.
$15.00
Received the above in full.
Mr. Cary was ancestor of the several C'ary families, of East Machias, Cooper and other places, coming to East Machias from Bridgewater, Mass., now a part of the City of Brocton. He married Sally, sister of John Coffin Talbot. Sr., and settled on a part of the lot owned by the first im- migrant, Peter Talbot, of this well known family Mr. Cary's wife's father, and between her two brothers' home- steads, John Coffin on the one side and Micah Jones Talbot on the other side.
To the Hon. Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the third Eastern Circuit, held at Machias in and for the County of Washington, on the first Tuesday of September, A. D. 1818
The subscribers humbly represent that the Highway or common road in Machias, from the guide post near Gideon O'Brien, Esq's. westward to Smith's barn so called, if turned and altered so as to pass through the forest and meadow, in the most direct, practicable course to said barn, would be of greater convenience to the Public, and less expensive in being made a good, carriage road : And they therefore pray your Honors, to appoint a Committee to make this alteration in said road, according to the Law in such case provided.
Signed by John Cooper. Jacob Longfellow, Holmes Nash (of Addison, ) Eben'r Inglee. Robert Foster, Harrison Thatcher, Josiah Hill, Geo. S. Smith, Peter Talbot, Jr., John Dickerson, Rufus K. Porter.
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Washington, ss. C. C. Common Pleas sitting as a Court of Sessions, September term, 1818 :- On the foregoing Petition ordered-That the inhabitants of the town of Machias be notified, by serving the Clerk of said town with an attested copy of said Petition and of this order thereon, thirty days at least, before the next term of this Court, to be holden at Machias within and for the County of Wash- ington on the first Tuesday of March next, that they may then and there appear to show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.
Attest : JOSIAH HARRIS, Clerk.
True copy of the petition and order thereon.
Attest : JOSIAH HARRIS, Clerk.
Lubec, Oct. 8, 1818.
To the Selectmen and overseers of the Poor for the town of Machias :
Gentlemen : Yours respecting Paul Nutter as poor prisoner has been received : in answer we will inform you that Paul Nutter has never gained an Inhabitancy in this place. His place of abode is in Bloomfield, in the County of Somerset on the Kennebec, as persons from that place inform us that his expenses will be paid, by a brother of his living there, who has property of Paul's, in his - hands. I presume the Selectmen of Bloomfield will be the proper persons to call upon.
Yours Respectfully, R. G. BALCH,
Acting Chairman of the Overseers of the Poor for Lubec.
The foregoing letter was addressed, John C. Talbot, Post Master, Machias, Mc. To the Constables of the town of Machias, Greeting :
You are hereby required in the name of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the Free- holders and other inhabitants of the town of Machias, qualified to vote in election of Representatives to the General Court, of said Commonwealth, to assemble at the
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meeting house. West Falls, in said Machias, on Monday the second day of November next, at eleven o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to give in their votes for a Represent- ative, that is an inhabitant of the Fourth Eastern District to represent them in the Congress of the United States.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to us at the time and place aforesaid.
Given under our hands and Seal. this twenty-second day of October. A. D. 1818.
PETER TALBOT, JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, Selectmen of Machias.
Machias, November 22, 1818.
To the Gentlemen Selectmen or Overseers of the Poor for the town of Bloomfield :
This town has paid for the support of Paul Nutter, a poor prisoner committed from Lubec $11.25. We called on the Overseers of the Poor of Lubec for the payment of the same. They inform us that he never gained an Inhabitancy in that place : that he is an inhabitant of your town; we therefore request you to pay the sum above mentioned as soon as con- venient.
We are with much respect. Gentlemen, your most obedient and very humble servants.
Per Order, JOHN C. TALBOT, Chairman of the Board of Overseers of Poor.
Machias, 2nd. Dec .. 1818.
Ebenezer Inglee. Esq. and the other Gentlemen Overseers of the Poor for town of Machias:
Sirs: Joseph Francis has called upon me with "Pechecoure," an Indian of ninetysix years of age, who, Joseph saith stands in need of some assistance for his sup- port : he saith that they reside near Mr. Fletcher's in this town. I think the old man is entitled to some relief as a State Poor, and I am of opinion, that if the Overseers of
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the Poor of this town were to advance about one dollar and a quarter a week for his support, the Legislature would not object to repaying the expense. It would be to much of a tax upon a few Benevolent Individuals to advance what is necessary for his support.
From your humble servant, STEPHEN JONES.
Town of Machias, To
Jonathan Berry, Dr.
1818.
To 19 weeks board of Mrs. T. Pepper, $34.84
" 13 lbs. tobacco, .75
" 1 pt. brandy, .75
" one day after Pepper, 1.50
" one day after his wife, 1.00
" Going after the doctor,
1.00
" Digging his grave,
2.50
" Going after coffin,
.50
" sheet,
1.50
" 3 weeks nursing,
9.00
Jan. 9, 1819, Rec. pay by order on Treasurer, JONATHAN BERRY.
Mount Vernon, Dec. 22, 1818. To the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Machias :
Gentlemen-Filander Folsom, who is an inhabitant of your town, is chargeable to the town of Mt. Vernon, for his support. We have charged the same to the town of Machias and shall continue so to do until you remove him or provide for him; this therefore is to require of you to remove him or otherwise to provide for him, as you shall think expedient.
ISAAC PORTER, Chairman of the Overseers of the Poor of Mt. Vernon.
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Machias, March 27, 1819.
To the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for the town of Mt. Vernon.
Gentlemen : Yours respecting Filander Folsom, a poor person. has been received. In answer will inform you that he never gained an inhabitancy in this town. in any of the ways pointed out by the Statute specifying what shall con- stitute a legal settlement, consequently this town cannot be legally charged with his support and we do not calculate to pay any expense that may arise for his comfort and support.
Yours respectfully. J. C. TALBOT,
Acting Chairman of the Overseers of the poor of the town of Machias.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To the town of Machias, Dr.
For the support of sundry State paupers, viz :
Anthony Pepper from Jan. 1, 1818, to 27th of Aug. 1818, 34 weeks, $2.00, $68.00
Clothing, $10; Nursing, $20; Funeral expenses, $10. 40.00
Dr. Wm. Whittemore's bills,
22.24
130.24
Sebattis Wangwood from Dec. 19, 1817, to May 3, 1818. 18 weeks, $1.10 per week, 19.80
Doctor N. Wetherbee's bill, 14.00
33.80
Tomer Dana from Nov. 1, 1818, to Dec. 31. 1818, 8 weeks, 4 days at $1.10 per week, 10.00
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Peer Chequers and Squaw from Nov. 1, 1818 to Dec. 1. 1818 8 weeks, 4 days, $1.10 $9.35
Elmira Wise and child from Sept. 1, to Dec. 31, 1817, 8 weeks, $3. per week, $24.00, Nursing $4, Clothing, $6. Dr. Whitte- more's bill. $6.68-$16.68, 40.68
Errors excepted.
Machias, Dec. 31, 1818.
WM. EMERSON, EBEN'R INGLEE, J. C. TALBOT, Overseers of the Poor of Machias.
Difficulties were experienced in providing for the pauper inhabitants as the following shows :
The Committee appointed to examine the accounts of the Overseers of Poor for the year 1817. Report: That the principal charges in said accounts are for paupers' board : these charges though high your Committee did not think ought to be reduced below the sum paid. The items of articles furnished, we considered in several instances as over-charged, and have deducted from the Overseers' accounts, the sum of twenty-three dollars.
The Committee think proper to observe that the persons who appear to have derived the greatest benefit from the unprecedented sum expended on paupers the year past are those that have kept them by the week. To do away this evil in future, as far as practicable, we beg leave to suggest that in addition, to putting up paupers at auction in town meetings when it becomes necessary to assist any indigent persons, in the iterim of meetings, that the Over- seers publicly notify for proposals to be handed into them. for furnishng to such paupers, that relief that they may deem necessary.
JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, JR., EBEN'R INGLEE,
Committee.
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To the Hon. Stephen Jones, Esq .. Judge of Probate for the County of Washington :
Ebenezer Inglee, William Emerson and John C. Talbot, Overseers of the Poor in the town of Machias, in said County, Represent, that Samuel Burnhard of said Machias, a non compos, and incapable to take care of himself and by mispending his estate is liable to become chargable to the town for his maintainance : They, therefore request that inquisition thereof be made "and a Guardian appointed for the said Samuel Burnhard as the Law in such cases directs.
EBENEZER INGLEE, WM. EMERSON, JOHN C. TALBOT, Selectmen of Machias.
Washington, ss. The Hon. Stephen Jones, Esq., Judge of Probate and of Wills ete for the County of Washington.
To the Selectmen of the town of Machias in said County, Greeting: In compliance with the foregoing request, and by virtue of the Law of the Commonwealth, in such cases made and provided, you are hereby directed to make Inquisition, as to the fact therein set forth, and if you shall adjudge the said Samuel Burnhard, therein named, to be in- capable of taking care of himself, you are to certify, the same under your hands, to me as soon as may be.
Given under my hand and Seal, this first day of January A. D. 1819.
STEPHEN JONES.
On the twenty-second day of July 1819 Mr. John Jameson presented a bill for groceries furnished, as salt, meal, milk, molasses etc., to and "delivered to the English Passengers, by order of the Overseers of the Poor of Machias."
Who the "Passengers" were or how they came chargeable to the town remains unexplained.
It will be remembered that for several years succeeding the termination of the Revolutionary war, all principal town offi-
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cers were required to subscribe to the so called "Iron-clad oath"-made necessary by an act of the State Legislature.
For a time subsequent to the closing of the war of 1812- 14, a similar oath was required of Judges of Courts, of practicing attornies and others prominent in official life.
The following is a copy of the oath used in Washington County Courts held at Machias.
STATE OF MAINE.
I, -, do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and of this State, so long as I shall con- tinue a citizen thereof. So help me God.
I, -, do swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability, the duties incumbent on me, according to the Constitution and laws of the State. So help me God.
Names.
Office. Date.
John Balkham,
Thomas Ruggles,
Justice of the Sessions, Sept. 5, 1820. Justice of the Sessions, Sept. 7, 1820.
Jonathan D. Weston, Justice of the Peace, 6.
County. Attorney,
John Bucknam,
Thomas Ruggles,
Moses Fuller,
Peter Talbot, Jr,. Geo. S. Smith
J. of Sessions, J. of Sessions. Justice of Peace and of the Quorum, do do Justice of the l'eace,
Dec. 20, 1820.
Rufus K. Porter, John C. Talbot, Josiah Harris,
Clerk of the Judicial Courts in Washington County, Apr. 25 1821.
John Balkham,
Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions, June 20, 1821.
Solomon Thayer,
Attorney at Supreme Court, July 9, 1821. 66
Joseph Hill, Jesse Lander.
Same, Deputy Sheriff.
7,
Justice of Peace, C. J. of Sessions.
Dec. 20, 1820.
Apr. 17, 1821.
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Levi Stowell.
Anson G. Chandler,
Frederic Hobbs,
John Babcock.
Solomon Adams.
Justice of the Peace, Att'y of S. J. Court, July, Ist. 1823. 66
Mar. 3, 1823.
Att'y of S. J. Court,
Alien Naturalized,
Sept. 17, 1823.
Minister to solemnize marriages, July 5, 1825.
The culminating point on the division of the original township into three separate towns is seen in the termination of the canvas for the location of Washington Academy in 1823. Personal feeling became decided and more prominence given to the Separation question than had existed previously, and for three years, between the settle- ment of the Academy question and the final division of the town the canvas was lively. No scars were left : no spirit of retaliation was manifested, only the "meekness" that follows disappointment Probably no other town contributed so many non-resident students as Machias, thus showing in- terest and hopefulness for the Academic Institution.
The legislative Act setting off East Machias and Machiasport. narrowed the territorial limits and left the original and first settled plat of less than half its original size. The valuation and population was likewise diminished.
In 1820 the U. S. census of Washington Co., showed Machias the largest town in the County. - 2,033-Eastport, 2nd., 1,937, Lubec 3rd, 1, 430 while Calais was 418. Houlton then in this Co., 117.
The Act of Incorporation of the two towns was approved by Gov. A. K. Parris, Jan. 24, 1826. In East Machias the first , town meeting was held at the meeting house on the 6th of March, and John Dickinson was elected Moderator. The first selectmen were, M. J. Talbot, William Simpson, William Pope. The following names were placed in the box to serve as jurors : Wiliam Pope, Roswell Hitchcock, Caleb Cary, N. W. Foster, Edward Foster, A. M. Foster, John Knox, M. J. Talbot, Luther Hall, Moses Hovey. Samuel Gardner, William Simpson, Gowin Wilson, Peter Talbot, Jr., Dennis Garland, Nathaniel Wilson. The
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foundation of a new town necessitated the transaction of a large amount of business. The following vote was passed : "That the Selectmen be a committee to make inquiry and ascertain upon what conditions a Gospel minister may be procured to preach in this town, and to take such measures relative to the same as they may think proper, and to report their proceedings at an adjourned meeting." In August the town and Congregational church together hired Mr. Wales Lewis. The town voted $400 for the support of the ministry.
About 1800 David Gardner, a Quaker from Nantucket, settled at the outlet of Gardner's Lake. After several years he sold to Mr. Chase and Mr. Foster and the settlement was known as Chase's Mills.
Capt. Ephraim Chase of Freetown, Mass., whose wife was Lydia Hathaway, came and settled at the outlet of Gardner's Lake. His eldest son, William, built and occupied the house on the hill afterwards owned by Ephraim Seavey. Another son, Appollos, then lived in one half of a house directly in front of the Congregational church. The other half was occupied by the family of Deacon Samuel Foster, whose wife was a sister of Mrs. Appollos Chase.
Mr. Chase afterwards removed to a farm near the outlet of Chase's mills stream, near the residence of Deacon Brown. Deacon Foster built a house where Anstin Harris' house now stands. Moses Foster whose wife was Drucilla West, owned what is known as "Willow farm."
Joel Foster, a brother of Moses, and the father of late S. C. Foster, of Pembroke, owned and lived on the farm where Mr. H. Kingsley now lives. Another brother, John Wooden Foster lived where John Elder lives.
Eliakim West lived on the western side of Gardner's Lake, nearly opposite A. J. Elder's homestead. He afterward moved to the mill villiage where he worked for his brother- in-law, Mr. Foster. James Huntley lived on the west side of Gardner's Lake not far from the homestead of Samuel Dowling. Daniel Huntley lived near, and carried the U.
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S. mail on his back from Lubec to Machias, one trip a week.
John Munson, one of the heros of the famous "Munson slide," on Whittemore's mountain lived near the southern side of Gardner's Lake.
Mr Barnes lived near Mr. Munson, he sold out to Eliakim West, Jr., and moved to the Bagley farm.
Mr. Joseph Hill, the great-grandfather of Lyman O. Hill, lived at the east side of Gardner's lake, close to the lake and one third of a mile west of Enoch Hill's.
Aaron Hanscom lived on the place now occupied by Henry Gooch. Wallace Fenlason lived on the farm now occupied by Horace and Albert Dwelly.
Thomas Hauscom lived on the farm now owned by Jotham Lawrence. Sylvanus Hanscom, whose wife was Etta Averill, lived on the farm occupied by Mrs. Alfred Hanscom.
The names of those who subscribed for Rev. Mr. Stone's salary, in East Machias, in 1833: Peter Talbot, Jr .. Dennis Garland. Roswell Hitchcock. Silas Turner, J. C. Talbot, C. W. Foster, F. A. and O. Burrall, Caleb Cary, John F. Harris, Israel Hovey, Jeremiah Foster, Jr., Wm. Pope, Theophilus Doe, Charles Townsend, George Harris, I. D. Ward, Cyrus Sanborn. Daniel Foster, Jonas Pearce, L. Trescott Avery, Pearl Howe, James A. Gardner, Atkins Gardner, Jabez West, Stephen Hill, Alvin Cutler, John M. Gould, James G. Whittemore, J. A. Simpson, Ephraim Chase, Daniel Savage. Z. M. Crocker, JJohn Burley, Samuel Bagley, James E. Avery, John E. Seavey, John Dickinson, Elisha D. Chaloner, Edward H. Wiswell Thomas Gardner Alfred Foster, John Kerwin, Silas Chase. H. S. Chase, Samuel Gardner, Ebenezer Gardner, John Bryant, George Harman, Thomas M. Mayhew, W. A. Foster, Stephen H. West, Edward Foster, James Foster. Solomon C. Seavey, Lucy H. Foster, Stephen T. Foster, George Foster, John S. Seavey, Josiah Harris, John Knox, Samuel Crosby. Simeon Chase, S. H. Talbot, George Seavey, Abraham McQuillan, Nathaniel
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Harmon, Ellis Andrews, William Chase, Jr., Alfred Ames, Foster & Norton, George H. Avery, Hiram Harmon, M. J. Talbot, Eben Blackman.
In 1836 the Union meeting house now Congregational was built. There were 160 shares at $25 each ; the names of those owning shares were: Peter Talbot Jr. George Harris, C. W. Foster, Simeon Chase, John E. Seavey, Charles Foster, Israel Hovey, Jonas Pearce, Roswell Hitchcock, Stephen Dwelly, Jeremiah Foster, Jr., William Marsh, M. J. Talbot, Walter Robbins, J. C. Talbot, Edward Foster, J. A. Lowell, Sylvanus Seavey, James Foster, Eben Black- man, Jabez W. Foster, Ellery Turner. George W. Simp- son, Edward S. Wiswell, Alfred Ames, Ovid Burrall, James E. Avery, Atkins Gardner, Theophilus Doe, Charles P. Hovey, A. M. Foster, Silas Chase, Alfred Foster, Peter T. Harris, John Knox, John S. Seavy, Samuel Gardner, Luther Hall, Joseph Dwelly, William Chase, Jr., Thomas Stone, Alvin Cutler, Caleb Cary, Thomas Gardner, Appollos Chase, Ebenezer Gardner, George Harmon, William Silley, Foster & Norton, H. J. Chase, John F. Harris, William Pope, Gowin Wilson, Warren F. Hovey, Stephen H. West.
The Congregational church edifice was built by John E. Sevey. In years previous the old meeting house was used. People came on Sundays from all the surrounding settle- ments. The old meeting house was two stories high; the upper one was built with a gallery on either side with large pews that would seat a dozen persons. The pulpit was high with sters leading up to it. A sounding board was sus- pended over the minister's head the Rev. Mr. Steele; opposite the pulpit was a gallery in which the choir sang. No heating apparatus but foot stoves were used. Those who came from a distance brought noon lunches. In summer the people who lived around Gardner's lake on Sundays crossed the lake in canoes bringing their wives and children. They landed at Chase's mills, carried the canoe to the river and then paddled down to Hitchcock's Landing.
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