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For Governor-Robert P. Dunlap, 334; William King, 201.
1836. Chose H. Richardson, A. W. Kennedy, and Benj. Shaw, Selectmen.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,200; schools, $1,000; hearse and hearse house at Oldtown, $300.
Voted to hire $10,000 for making and repairing highways. Accepted road from Old Town to Pushaw village. Chose a committee to procure a town farm. Accepted road from A. Jones' to new County road, Great Works.
For Governor-R. P. Dunlap, 436; Edward Kent, 284. For Representative-Eli Hoskins, 316; J. Sinclair, 294; John Shaw, 103; scattering, 14. The second trial resulted-for
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Hoskins, 347; Sinclair, 60; Shaw, 457; scattering, 7. For President-Martin Van Buren, 144; Henry Clay, 81.
1837. Chose W. T. Hilliard, T. J. Washburn, J. Hutch- ings, Jr., Selectmen.
Raised for contingent expenses and poor, $3,500 ; schools, $2,000; roads, to be paid in labor, $4,000.
Voted to receive the surplus revenue. Accepted road at Old Town. Accepted road from old to new County road, by the burying ground. Voted to build a poor house. To di- vide the surplus revenue per capita.
For Governor-Edward Kent, 411; Gorham Parks, 369. For Representative-E. Webster, 434; S. Cony, 139; scat- tering, 204.
The period from 1830 to 1837, was rife with the mania for land speculation ; and doubtless more persons in Old Town village, in proportion to the population, engaged in it than in any other portion of the country. The excitement ran high, and many made fortunes out of the opportunity. Some of them, however, in the panic of 1837, dissolved into thin air. The hard times prevented many from meeting their engage- ments, much of the business being done by paper, on time- and the whole fabric, like a row of bricks, came tumbling back one upon another, ruining every one who had taken pa- per in lieu of cash payment in their speculating transactions.
1838. Chose John Hutchings, Jr., Francis Carr, Jeffer- son Sinclair, and George O. Brastow, Selectinen.
Raised for contingent expenses and poor, $5,000; schools, $2,500 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,000.
Accepted road-(see book 2, page 152, town records.)
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For Governor-J. Fairfield, 383; E. Kent, 353; F. O. J. Smith, 18. For Representative, R. W. Freese, 385 ; E. Web- ster, 346 ; scattering, 20.
1839. Chose A. W. Kennedy, Selectman.
Raised for contingent expenses and poor, $10,000 ; schools, $1,000; roads, to be paid in labor, $2,000.
Accepted the free bridge at Lower Stillwater.
For Governor-J. Fairfield, 376; Edward Kent, 302. For Representative-A. W. Kennedy, 372; M. Averill, 275; scattering, 27.
Chose a committee to agree upon a line of division of the town-Benj. Shaw, Levi Hamblen, John B. Smith, Nathan'l Treat, I. Washburn, Jr., I. Wadleigh, Joshua Lunt, Jr .- who subsequently reported the line which was embodied into the act of separation.
CHAPTER XI.
OLD TOWN-MUNICIPAL-FINANCIAL-POLITICAL- 1840 TO 1859.
1840. For several years there had been a growing feeling of jealousy and rivalry, between the inhabitants of the vil- lages of Old Town and Stillwater, as there is apt to be in different villages in one town. Until 1836, the preponder- ance of population and property had been with Stillwater village, and although several attempts had been made to divide the town, having the power in their own hands, no equitable division of the town could be had; but now, when the controlling power had passed from their grasp, and they wished to escape from the domination of Old Town village, they were ready to, and did agree to a fair and proper divis- ion of the territory of the town-and the following was adopted as the division line :
Beginning at the Penobscot river, on the south line of lot No. 1, according to Park Holland's survey, thence west to the centre of Marsh Island ; thence north, by the centre line, to the north line of lot No. 5; thence west to Stillwater river; thence across said river to the north line of Ard Godfrey's lot, (settlers' lot No. 23); thence west, by the north line of said Godfrey lot, and continued to the south line of the Barker tract; thence west by the south line
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of said tract, to Pushaw lake; thence across the lake to lot letter A; thence by the shore of the lake to the west line of Orono-all north of said line to compose the territory of Old Town, which was incorporated March 16, 1840.
The meeting to organize the town, was called, and met March 26, 1840, which was within the thirty days required by law, for a statute to take effect, and of course the pro- ceedings of the meeting were null and void; but the next winter, the legislature passed a healing act to make valid the doings of the town.
Chose Niran Bates, Moderator ; John H. Hilliard, Clerk ; Samuel Cony, Joshua Wood, Samuel Pratt, Selectmen ; Asa Smith, Treasurer; John B. Smith, Collector-14 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,200; schools, $400 ; poor, $750; debt, $4,000 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $500.
Wm. Ramsdell, Representative.
For Governor-John Fairfield, 195; Edward Kent, 196. For President-Van Buren, 183 ; Harrison, 161.
Population, 2,345.
1841. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator; Chas. Blanch- ard, Clerk; Samuel Cony, Joshua Wood, Samuel Pratt, Se- lectmen ; Benj. Cushman, Treasurer ; Lore Alford, Collector -¿ per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,600; schools, $950; poor, $700; Orson Island road, $1,300 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $600.
Voted to license persons to sell ardent spirits, and chose a committee to see that those licensed kept within the law.
For Governor-J. Fairfield, 265; E. Kent, 78 ; John Otis, 53; scattering, 2. Upon the sixth trial, George P. Sewall was chosen Representative.
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This year arrangement was made with Devereux & Mer- rill for an extension of time on this town's proportion of the Orono debt, it being $6,600.
1842. Chose David Norton, Moderator ; C. Blanchard, Clerk ; Sam'l D. Hasty, Jos. H. Reed, Luther Stone, Select- men ; John Rigby, Treasurer; Lore Alford, Collector-3 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $800 ; schools, $950 ; poor, $500; Orson Island road, $200; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,200.
Accepted Brunswick street, from Upper Stillwater road to Brown street. Voted to build a plank sidewalk from the Wadleigh House to Brown street ; and on Brown street, to Brunswick street. Voted not to admit Moor tract from Ar- gyle-and yet, notwithstanding the opposition of the inhab- itants to the measure, the legislature annexed the tract to Old Town. And looking back through the lapse of thirty- six years, one can easily perceive that the tract, containing two thousand acres or more, has been a source of profit, ra- ther than an expense-the taxes paid upon the land more than paying all expenditures on account of it.
For Governor-J. Fairfield, 254; E. Robinson, 121; Jas. Appleton, 33. Ira Wadleigh, Representative.
1843. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator; C. Blanchard, Clerk ; Sam'l D. Hasty, Jos. II. Reed, Luther Stone, Select- men ; John Rigby Treasurer; Lore Alford, Collector-1 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,200; for schools, $950 ; poor, $500; Orson Island road, $250; roads, $950; new County road, $360.
Voted to license one person to sell spirituous liquors for
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medical and mechanical purposes. Accepted Brown, Centre, and Wood streets. Mill street, at Upper Stillwater, and street running south from Mill street. Street from Church street to Benj. Rideout's. Church street, and Third street, by H. R. Soper's. Brunswick street, from Brown street to Hollis Broad's. Middle street, from river to Church street.
For Governor-Edward Robinson, 93; Edward Kavanagh, 18; James Appleton, 41; Hugh J. Anderson, 181. On the seventh trial, chose Isaac F. Buzzell, Representative.
1844. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator; C. Blanchard, Clerk; J. H. Hilliard, Samuel McLellan, N. Godfrey, Select- men ; John Rigby, Treasurer ; Sam'l Pratt, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500 ; for schools, $950; poor, $600 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,000.
Voted to build Pushaw bridge.
For Governor-H. J. Anderson, 302; E. Robinson, 172; J. Appleton, 35. On the third trial, chose Jacob Merrill, Representative. For President-Polk, 232; Clay, 114; Bir- ney, 26.
1845. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; C. Blanchard, Clerk ; John Rigby, Samuel Cony, Nathan Oakes, Select- men ; Silas Stowe, Treasurer ; Henry Morgan, Collector-3 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500 ; for schools, $950 ; poor, $600 ; Kirkland road, $400 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,200.
For Governor-H. J. Anderson, 162; F. H. Morse, 90 ; S. Fessenden, 34. For Representative-Wm. Heald, 160 ; D. Norton, 91; A. B. Weed, 34.
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1846. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator; C. Blanchard, Clerk; John Rigby, Nathan Oakes, R. D. Folsom, Selectmen ; Silas Stowe, Treasurer; Jos. Y. Bakeman, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500 ; for schools, $950 ; poor, $550; debt, $2,000; Kirkland road, $500; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,500.
Accepted road across river at Pushaw village. Fourth street, from Centre to Middle street. Gray road, to south line of lot No. 20.
For Governor-J. W. Dana, 202; D. Bronson, 122; S. Fessenden, 44. For Representative, W. J. Thomas, 179 ; O. Fuller, 120; A. B. Weed, 44; scattering, 17.
About the 20th of March, in this year, commenced a heavy rain storm, which rose the water in the river to such a height as to break up the solid blue ice, which was two and a half to three feet or more in thickness. The ice in the tide water started, but jammed again at the narrows, some three miles below the city of Bangor, The floating ice filled up the chan- nel of the river, causing the water to rise so high as to over- flow the lower part of the city, coming into the stores near City Point, to the depth of seven or eight feet.
In some of the stores the extreme height is marked with the legend, " High water, March 29, 1846." The jam of ice rose so high as to move the toll bridge between Bangor and Brewer, (a structure costing some $30,000) bodily from its foundation, completely destroying it. The river continued to fill up, the jam backing up over Treat's and Corporation falls, moving the Corporation block of mills, in which were sixteen saws, with other machinery, bodily down into tide water. The jam soon backed up over Ayer's falls, and the
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Basin block, of twelve saws, went down the river and brought up in the jam within a few hundred rods of the Corporation block, but considerably more broken up. The river contin- ued to fill up over the Great Works and Old Town falls, and on over the Quoik and Sunkhaze rips. The last important object of destruction was the Old Town and Milford toll- bridge, which was taken from its foundation in the same man- ner of the Bangor bridge, and took up its march down the river. The height of the water and the destruction of property was so great as to mark the event as an epoch, and is often referred to as the " freshet of '46."
1847. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; David Norton, Clerk ; John Rigby, Lore Alford, John McDonald, Select- men; W. R. Young, Treasurer; J. Y. Bakeman, Collector- 1} per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,200; for schools, $950 ; poor, $500 ; debt, $2,500 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,200; Pushaw bridge, $2,600.
Accepted Brunswick street, from Brown street to south line, lot 15. Third street, from H. R. Soper's, north 12} rods. Street from Hiram Smith's to Third street. Street at Upper Stillwater, by J. B. Gary's. Street from W. McLel- lan's to the mill lot. Road from north line lot 12, north to brick store, (old County road.) Road from E. B. Pierce lot, north by the Wadleigh House. Road from Pushaw bridge to Bennoch road.
For Governor-J. W. Dana, 232; D. Bronson, 130; S. Fessenden, 34. On the second trial chose G. P. Sewall, Representative.
1848. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator; David Norton, Clerk; Newell Blake, Rufus D. Folsom, Robert Averill,
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Selectmen ; Lorenzo Leadbetter, Benj. Dyer, Foster Wood, Assessors ; W. R. Young, Treasurer; J. Y. Bakeman, Col- lector -¿ per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500; for schools, $950; poor, $600; debt, $2,500; Pushaw bridge, $300; roads, $600; Kirkland road, $1,400.
For Governor-J. W. Dana, 265; E. L. Hamlin, 148; S. Fessenden, 57; scattering, 2. For Representative-G. P. Sewall, 247; D. Norton, 143; A. B. Weed, 58. For Presi- dent-Taylor, 185; Cass, 241; Birney, 40.
1849. Chose G. P. Sewall, Moderator; R. D. Folsom, Clerk; David Norton, Robert Averill, R. M. Woodman, Selectmen ; Hiram Smith, Treasurer; Nahum Godfrey, Col- lector-3 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,200 ; schools, $1,500 ; poor, $500; cemetery, $350; Kirkland road, $1,000; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,200; hearse house, $200.
Discontinued old County road from Geo. Fogg's to Dwinel mill. Accepted Portland street, School street, and street by D. M. Hall's. Also, road beginning south of Great Works village, near the river, and ending near the house of Benja- min Shaw. Discontinued road from old to new County road by the cemetery. Chose a committee to see about a town house.
For Governor-E. L. Hamlin, 95; J. Hubbard, 160; G. F. Talbot, 18. For Representative-D. Norton, 85; G. P. Sewall, 147; A. B. Weed, 22; scattering, 8.
1850. Chose G. P. Sewall, Moderator ; Rufus D. Folsom, Clerk; David Norton, Robert Averill, R. M. Woodman, Se- lectmen ; Hiram Smith, Treasurer ; Nahum Godfrey, Collector -3 per cent.
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Raised for contingent expenses, $3,000; schools, $1,500 ; poor, $800; Kirkland road, $1,400; roads, to be paid in la- bor, $1,000.
Voted, to build a town house, by contract to the lowest bidder. Accepted road from old to new County road, by N. H. Sawtelle's.
For Governor-J. Hubbard, 324; W. G. Crosby, 150; G. F. Talbot, 18. For Representative-G. P. Sewall, 327 ; Or- in Fuller, 146.
Population, 3,087.
1851. Chose G. P. Sewall, Moderator ; R. D. Folsom, Clerk ; Asa Smith, Jr., Robert Averill, David Norton, Select- men ; Hiram Smith, Treasurer; David Norton, Collector- 1} per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,300; schools, $1,500; poor, $800; Argyle road, by boom, $800; Bennoch road, round Gray hill, $100; poor-house, (burnt in 1850) $1,200; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,000.
Accepted road from Pushaw village to Upper Stillwater ; road near David Oakes', at Upper Stillwater.
The amendment of the constitution, changing the sessions of the Legislature from summer back to winter, obviated the necessity, and there was no election for State officers this year, either executive or legislative.
1852. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; S. W. Hoskins, Clerk ; David Norton, Asa Smith, Jr., Robert Averill, Select- men ; Sam'l W. Hoskins, Treasurer ; J. Y. Bakeman, Col- lector-1} per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $2,000; schools, $1,000; poor, $600 ; Pushaw road, $350; cemetery, Upper Stillwater, $75 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $1,200.
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Accepted road from Bridge street to Wellman Bosworth's. Road from Centre street, by S. Hanson, to Samuel J. Page. Spring street, at Upper Stillwater, to the depot. Street from Portland street to Parsilla Heald's. Road from Mill street to Bridge street, from south-east corner lot K, at Upper Still- water.
For Governor-J. Hubbard, 337; W. G. Crosby, 180; A. G. Chandler, 41 ; E. Holmes, 11. For Representative-G. P. Sewall, 324; M. Woodman, 243 ; scattering, 5. For Pres- ident-Scott, 156; Pierce, 243; Birney, 54. Samuel W. Hoskins having resigned as Clerk and Treasurer, chose J. A. Purinton, Clerk ; Eph. B. Pierce, Treasurer.
1853. Chose John H. Hilliard, Moderator ; James A. Purinton, Clerk; Albert G. Burton, Robert Averill, Alden B. Weed, Selectmen ; Ephraim B. Pierce, Treasurer ; J. Y. Bakeman, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500; schools, $2,500; poor, $800; Kirkland road, $500; Argyle road, $700; cem- etery, Upper Stillwater, $200 ; roads, $1,500.
For Governor-A. Pillsbury, 296; W. G. Crosby, 145; A. P. Morrill, 117; E. Holmes, 51. For Representative-J. H. Hilliard, 296; A. B. Weed, 262; M. Woodman, 64.
1854. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Purinton, Clerk and Treasurer; A. G. Burton, W. A. Ellis, W. N. Soper, Selectmen ; N. Godfrey, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses $2,000; for schools, $2,500; poor, $1,200; roads, $1,500; Kirkland road, $500; Birch stream bridge, $1,500; Orson Island road, $200; cemetery, Upper Still water, $200; cemetery, Old Town, $500.
Accepted road from Annis Bridges' to Pushaw road. Road from R. M. Woodman's to Grass island.
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For Governor-A. K. Parris, 322; Anson P. Morrill, 253 ; Isaac Reed, 111; scattering, 1. For Representative-J. H. Burgess, 407; S. W. Hoskins, 268; scattering, 2.
1855. Chose Newell Blake, Moderator; J. A. Purinton, Clerk; Charles Blanchard, Samuel Pratt, Luther H. Averill, Selectmen ; Ephraim B. Pierce, Treasurer ; Nahum Godfrey, Collector-3 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $1,500 ; schools, $2,500; poor, $1,200; roads, $1,500; Kirkland road, $300; Spring street, at Upper Stillwater, $150; cemetery, Old Town, $400.
Accepted road front of Bradbury Block, old to new County road. Road from J. R. Weaver's to the Kirkland road. Road from H. W. Wallis', south and east to new County road. Road from Baptist meeting house to Elm street. Elm street, from Centre street to Upper Stillwater road.
For Governor-A. P. Morrill, 351; Samuel Wells, 236; Isaac Reed, 90. For Representative-A. B. Weed, 349; M. Woodman, 331.
1856. Chose Newell Blake, Moderator; James A. Purin- ton, Clerk ; Samuel Pratt, Charles Blanchard, Albert Plum- mer, Selectmen ; Ephraim B. Pierce, Treasurer; Nahum Godfrey, Collector-2} per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $2,500; schools, $3,000; poor, $1,200; roads, $1,500; cemetery at Old Town, $400; cemetery at Upper Stillwater, $200; fire engines, $1,000.
Accepted Middle street, from river to Church street. Road from O. Rogers' store, north, to the river.
For Governor-H. Hamlin, 432; Sam'l Wells, 195; G. F. Patten, 37. For Representative-A. B. Weed, 428; T, Michaels, 231 ; scattering, 2.
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1857. Chose Newell Blake, Moderator ; John A. Blanch- ard, Clerk; Samuel Pratt, Wiloby Smith, Samuel W. Hoskins, Selectmen ; Ephraim B. Pierce, Treasurer ; Lore Alford, Collector-2} per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $2,000; schools, $2,000; poor, $1,200; Gray road, $200; McPhetres road, $200; fire engines, $2,000 ; fire bell at Upper Stillwater, $100; innocu- lation, $50; firemen, $1,000 ; roads, in labor, $1,500.
Accepted road from Bennoch road, to Moses McPhetres. Discontinued Gray road across school lot, District No. 7.
For Governor-Lot M. Morrill, 289; M. H. Smith, 135 ; G. F. Patten, 6. For Representative-Moses Buck, 292; T. Michaels, 138; scattering, 2.
1858. Ezra C. Brett, Moderator; John A. Blanchard, Clerk; Samuel Pratt, Wiloby Smith, Sam'l W. Hoskins, Selectmen ; Ephraim B. Pierce, Treasurer; David Norton, Collector-23 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $5,500; schools, $2,000 ; poor, $1,200 ; engine. houses, $500 ; firemen, $1,000; roads, $800; pound, $25; Gray road, $100; Pushaw bridge, $275; McPhetres road, $200 ; Kirkland road, $700; fire bell, Upper Stillwater, $100.
Vote on the prohibitory law-yeas, 96; nays, 8.
For Governor-Lot M. Morrill, 283; Manassah H. Smith, 136. For Representative-R. M. Woodman, 285 ; S. Braley, 135.
1859. Chose Henry Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Blanchard, Clerk ; Samuel Pratt, Wiloby Smith, Samuel W. Hoskins, Selectmen ; George F. Dillingham, Treasurer ; D. Norton, Collector-2} per cent.
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Raised for contingent expenses, $7000; schools, $2,000; poor, $1,000 ; roads, $800; McPhetres road, $300; cemeteries, $150; Kirkland road, $500.
Accepted McPhetres road.
Voted to pay D. Norton, $75, costs in action R. F. Kinsel vs. him. To assist Aroostook Railroad-yea, 516; nay, 21. County Commissioners laid out road from H. W. Hines, to McPhetres road.
For Governor-Lot M. Morrill, 261; Manassah H. Smith, 166. For Representative -- R. M. Woodman, 271; J. H. Hilliard, 161.
CHAPTER XII.
OLD TOWN-MUNICIPAL-FINANCIAL-POLITICAL- 1860 TO 1879.
1860. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Blanchard, Clerk; Nahum Godfrey, Moses Buck, Joseph L. Smith, Se- lectmen ; Geo. F. Dillingham, Treasurer ; David Norton, Collector -¿ per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $7,600 ; schools, $2,000; poor, $1,100; roads, $1,200; Harmon (McPhetres) road, $450; H. W. Hines road, $150; Kirkland road, $500; hearse, Old Town, $65; cemetery, Old Town, $85; engine hose, $450.
Population, 3,860.
For Governor-I. Washburn, Jr., 480 ; E. K. Smart, 165 ; P. Barnes, 6. For Representative-J. L. Smith, 386; D. N. Estabrook, 301; scattering, 30. For President-Lincoln, 295; Douglass, 86; Breckenridge, 35; Bell, 5.
1861. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Blanch- ard, Clerk; Nahum Godfrey, Daniel Lunt, Alden B. Weed, Selectmen ; George F. Dillingham, Treasurer ; David Nor- ton, Collector -¿ per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $4,500; schools, $2,500; poor, $1,200 ; to grade Lancaster hill, $100 ; roads, to be paid
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in labor, $1,200. Accepted road from Great Works to Upper Stillwater. Road from Bennoch road to J. M. Gilman's.
At a meeting called May 2, 1861, the town adopted the following resolutions :
" That it is the duty of the inhabitants of this town, in their corporate capacity, to do whatever is in their power to aid the Chief Magistrate of the United States in the full en- forcement of the laws, and the Chief Magistrate of this State in complying with such requisitions as may from time to time be made upon him, for forces to repel invasion or suppress in- surrection in any State of the Union."
" That the sum of $5,000 is hereby appropriated out of any money in our treasury, to provide for the support of the fam- ilies of citizens of this town enlisting in the service of the United States under the act of April 25, 1861, and to aid in support of soldiers thus enlisting, who have no families in this town, before they are called into said service."
For Governor-I. Washburn, Jr., 306; C. D. Jameson, 109; J. W. Dana, 31. For Representative-G. P. Sewall, 381; scattering, 17.
1862. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; Sam'l J. Oakes, Clerk; Nahum Godfrey, Daniel Lunt, N. M. Hartwell, Se- lectmen; Geo. F. Dillingham, Treasurer ; Hiram Smith, Col- lector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $7,000; schools, $2,325; poor, $1,400 ; roads, to be paid in labor, $600 ; volunteers, by loan, $2,000.
Discontinued west end of road from Great Works to Up- per Stillwater. Accepted road from Hines road to north line lot No. 25. Voted to pay a bounty of $30 to each volunteer when mustered into the service. July 28, voted to pay a
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bounty of $100, and that the Selectmen hire $4,000 for that purpose. August 30, voted to pay the next twenty recruits the sum of $20 each. Voted to hire $2,000 to aid the fami- lies of volunteers.
For Governor-A. Coburn, 184; Bion Bradbury, 62; C. D. Jameson, 20. For Representative-J. H. Burgess, 195; Joshua Buck, 57; scattering, 1.
1863. Chose Newell Blake, Moderator; Edwin R. Al- ford, Clerk; N. M. Hartwell, Robert Averill, D. G. Sawyer, Selectmen; Geo. F. Dillingham, Treasurer; Hiram Smith, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $7,000; schools, $2,325 ; poor, $1,600; roads, $650 ; families of volunteers, $3,500; J. M. Gilman road, $50; Hines road, $150; debt for boun- ties, $4,700.
Accepted road from Kirkland road to J. Buck's house. Nov. 23d, voted to give a bounty of $200 to each one of fifty volunteers to fill quota, and that Selectmen hire the money. Dec. 15th, voted $50 additional to volunteers.
For Governor-Samuel Cony, 397; Bion Bradbury, 150. For Representative, J. H. Burgess, 397; Henry Moor, 150.
1864. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Blanch- ard, Clerk; N. M. Hartwell, R. Averill, D. G. Sawyer, Selectmen ; Geo. F. Dillingham, Treasurer; Nahum Godfrey, Collector-2 per cent.
Raised for contingent expenses, $7,500; schools, $2,340 : poor, $1,200; roads, $1,000; debt, $7,000; hearse, Old Town, $300; Buck road, $200; engine hose, $600; Agricul- tural College, to be hired, $3,000.
Voted to hire $1,300, to aid in enlisting volunteers. To hire $10,000, to pay bounties to volunteers. To pay a bounty
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of $400, to each volunteer. To hire $3,000, for paying bounties. January 5, 1865, a bounty of $300 to volunteers and drafted men. To pay agents, $25 for each volunteer furnished.
For Governor-Samuel Cony, 342; Joseph Howard, 161. For Representative-D. N. Estabrook, 340; C. Noyes, 156. For President-Lincoln, 348; McClellan, 151.
1865. Chose H. Richardson, Moderator ; J. A. Blanch- ard, Clerk; J. H. Hilliard, Rob't Ellis, D. G. Sawyer, Select- men ; Geo. F. Dillingham, Treasurer ; L. Alford, Collector- 1} per cent.
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