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1870, November 7. Directed the selectmen to subscribe for capital stock of the Portland & Ogdensburgh railroad by a vote of 155 for, 28 against. 1871. Voted to raise $5,000 town expenses ; $2,000 to pay town debts; $4,000 for highways; selectmen to issue town bonds for $5,000. Road to Portland & Ogdensburgh station laid out. 1872. Selectmen instructed to issue $5,000 town bonds to meet town debts. Voted $5,000 town expenses ; $2,000 to pay town debts; $3,000 for highways. Republican national ticket receives 188 votes ; the Democratic ticket 146. 1873. Voted to exempt from taxation any new manufacturing establishment valued at $10,000 for five years, and any of $20,000 and upward for ten years from the time of commencement of opera- tions. 1876. The Republican national ticket receives 227 votes, the Demo- cratic one 272. 1879. Voted to prohibit the sale of cider, lager beer, and other malt liquors. 1880. Voted to raise $3,000 for town expenses ; $2,000 to
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discharge town debts ; $4,000 for highways; $1,700 over what the law requires for schools. The Republican national ticket has 283 votes ; the Democratic ticket 294. Voted to prohibit fishing in Walker's pond for three years. 1882. Voted to accept the "Mary Banfill school fund." 1883. Voted to build a vault to preserve town papers ; authorized the selectmen to procure an iron bridge for Hanson brook. 1884. J. A. Farrington, Stephen Mudgett, H. B. Cotton appointed committee to procure specifications, estimates, etc., for vault and office. Republican national ticket had 298 votes; Democratic ticket, 278; Prohibition, 2. Moody Currier had 296 votes for governor; John M. Hill, 279; Larkin D. Mason, 5. Voted against revision of the state constitution. 1885. Voted to raise $550 to buy schoolbooks for needy scholars. Conway Woolen Manufacturing Company formed. 1886. Voted to raise $1,200 more than the law requires for schools. Seventy votes for, 30 against, revising the constitution. Fifty dollars raised to decorate the graves of soldiers. 1887. Voted to purchase a road-machine; also $50 for decorating soldiers' graves. 1888. The Republican national ticket receives 204 votes ; the Democratic one, 308 ; Prohibition, 14. Conway Aqueduct Company organized. 1889. Fifty dollars raised for decorating soldiers' graves. The fifth amendment proposed for the constitution, providing for the suppression of the manufacture and sale of malt and spirituous liquors, excepting cider, had a vote of 184 in its favor to 124 against. (The face of the record makes the vote less favorable, but the announcement of the vote was erroneous, as counting afterwards gave the above figures.) The inventory this year shows 772 polls, 538 horses, 194 oxen, 629 cows, 291 young stock, 262 sheep, and a valuation of $714,288.
Action in the Civil War. - 1862, March 12. Voted to raise $500 for the support of families of volunteers if it be needed. September 15. Voted to pay $100 additional bounty to soldiers who shall enlist from Conway after this date. October 14. Voted to pay $100 additional bounty provided a sufficient number volunteer to fill the quota of nine months' men. 1863, December 5. Voted to pay a bounty of $300 to volunteers to fill town's quota; if sufficient volunteers are not obtained, the selectmen are instructed to pay that sum to each drafted man or his substitute. Authorized the selectmen to hire $7,200 to pay these bounties. 1864, June 22. Voted to pay a sufficient bounty to procure volunteers, if possible, to fill our quota under the present and any future call of the President, and, if a draft should be made, to pay a bounty of $300 to the drafted person or his substitute. To raise $1,000 to pay the state aid to families. To refund $300 to each man drafted from this town and paid commutation or furnished a substitute. The selectmen are instructed to hire $20,000 to pay bounties, and to meet the selectmen of other towns in this county in convention to secure uniformity of action. September 19. The selectmen are instructed to pay to citizens of this town who volunteer to fill our quota under the last call of the President for one year, the sum of
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$800 as town bounty - meaning $500 in addition to the $300 already raised, provided enough enlist to fill our quota and avoid a draft. Voted to authorize the selectmen to hire $15,000 to pay the above bounties. 1865, March meet- ing. Voted to hire $3,000 to pay state aid to the families of volunteers ; also to instruct the selectmen to pay $300 bounty each to volunteers or substitutes to fill the quota of the town and to pay to drafted men or substitutes the largest bounty allowed by law ; also to hire $10,000 to pay the bounties voted by the town. 1865, March meeting. Authorized the selectmen to pay a town bounty to Allen Harriman and other veteran soldiers who reënlisted in the field and were credited on the quota of the town.
March 14, 1865. L. S. Morton, C. W. Wilder, and L. F. Davis, selectmen, report that
Since March 8, 1864, the town has been required to furnish fifty men for the army - five under the call of March 14, thirty-one under the call of July 19, and fourteen under the call of December 19. We were not notified of our deficiency under the first call until too late to fill it by volunteers, and five men were drafted and held. Under that call drafted men could pay commutation, which would exempt them from service only under that call. Upon consulting the selectmen of other towns in this county, we found they had decided to pay each drafted man $300 to put in a substitute, or if the drafted man preferred, to loan him $300 to pay commutation, and take his note payable to the town, with the understanding that the town would not, probably, enforce the payment of the note, as the town received the same benefit from the money in one case as in the other, each commutation paid counting to the town as one man on its quota. We decided to take the same course in this town, and accordingly paid two of the five men drafted $300 each for a substitute, and paid commutation for the other three, and took notes payable to the town from A. J. Garmon, D. E. Morton, and Mark Merrill, for O. W. Merrill, and thus filled our quota under that call. Prior to the call of July 19, the commutation clause of the conscription act was repealed, and we paid $300 each for four substitutes, and $800 each for twenty-seven volunteers, agreeably to the call of the town. Under the call of December 19, we have paid $300 each for fourteen substitutes. At the present time, February 25, since the reduction of the quota of the state, we have not been notified whether any other men will be required of us under this call or not. Agreeable to what seemed to us to be the desire of the town. as expressed by their votes, we have thus responded to all calls made upon us for men and have incurred as war expenses for the year 1864 the sum of $28,883.90.
The twenty-seven volunteers were: Edward P. Eastman, Joseph A. Clout- man, John E. Mason, Lucius H. Lovejoy, Joseph P. Pitman, Lorenzo T. Hale, George W. Bean, Edwin A. Keith, John Carson, Orrin Seavy, David B. Hill, Reuben Eastman, William F. Dennett, John F. Mason, Benjamin F. Merrow, Charles A. L. Hill, Mark W. Dennett, Hugh McNorton, George A. Heath, James Carter, Charles A. Brotton, Charles W. Heath, Ormond W. Merrill, George H. Thom, Ezekiel W. Burbank, Henry Cook, Jeremiah Kimball.
CIVIL LIST. - 1765, Captain Joseplı Eastman, Captain Obediah Eastman, Richard Ayer, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk; James Cochran and Walter Bryant, jr, collectors; Daniel Foster, treasurer.
1769, James Osgood, Joshua IIeath, Thomas Merrill, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk. 1770, John Dolloff, David Page, Thomas Merrill, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk.
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1771, Thomas Merrill, David Page, James Osgood, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk.
1772, James Osgood, David Page, Joshua Heath, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk.
1773, Abial Lovejoy, Ebenezer Burbank, John Webster, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1774, Thomas Merrill, John Webster, Abial Lovejoy, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1775, Andrew McMillan, Thomas Merrill, David Page, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Captain Abijah Larned, representative (from Cockburne).
1776, Joshua Heath, David Page, Thomas Merrill, seleetmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Colonel Joseph Whipple, representative (from Jefferson).
1777, Abiathar Eastman, Joseph Odell, Ebenezer Burbank, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Colonel Joseph Whipple, representative.
1778, David Page, Thomas Merrill, Abial Lovejoy, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, clerk; Thomas Chadbourn, representative.
1779, David Page, Thomas Chadbourn, Richard Eastman, Hugh Sterling, Thomas Russell, selectmen; Thomas Merrill, representative and clerk.
1780, Thomas Chadbonrn, Richard Eastman, Hugh Sterling, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative.
1781, Richard Eastman, Thomas Chadbonrn, Enoch Webster, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative. (Classed with Eaton, Burton, and Locations.)
1782, James Osgood, Richard Eastman, Ezekiel Walker, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative. (Classed with Eaton, etc.)
1783, Richard Eastman, James Osgood, Ezekiel Walker, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative.
1784, Richard Eastman, James Osgood, Ezekiel Walker, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative.
1785, Richard Eastman, James Osgood, Ezekiel Walker, Elijah Dinsmore, Josiah Dolloff, selectmen; Rich- ard Eastman, clerk.
1786, Andrew McMillan, David Page, Joshua Ileath, Jeremiah Abbott, Josiah Dolloff, selectmen; Richard Eastman, elerk.
1787, Richard Eastman, David Page, Richard Kimball, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative. (Classed with Eaton, Burton, and Locations.)
1788, Richard Eastman, Richard Kimball, David Page, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1789, Richard Eastman, David Page, James Osgood, seleetmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1790, Richard Eastman, James Osgood, Stephen Webster, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Andrew McMillan, representative.
1791, Richard Kimball, Stephen Webster, Jeremiah Abbott, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1792, Richard Kimball, Stephen Webster, Abiathar Eastman, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Andrew McMillan, representative.
1793, Richard Kimball, James Osgood, John IIart, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1794, Richard Kimball, John Hart, John Thompson, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Obed Hall, repre- sentative (Conway, Bartlett, and Locations).
1795, Richard Kimball, Samnel Willey, Noah Eastman, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1796, Richard Kimball, Noah Eastman, James Osgood, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; David Page, representative.
1797, Richard Kimball, Ebenezer Bean, Richard Odell, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk.
1798, Richard Kimball, Noah Eastman, Ebenezer Bean, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Obed Hall, representative.
1799, Richard Odell, Leavitt IIill, Jeremiah Page, jr, selectmen; Richard Eastman, clerk; Andrew McMil- lan, representative.
1800, Noah Eastman, Leavitt Hill, Jeremiah Page, jr, selectmen; Jeremiah Lovejoy, clerk.
1801, Richard Eastman, Richard Odell, Austin George, selectmen; Jeremiah Lovejoy, clerk.
1802, James Osgood, Jeremiah Lovejoy, Austin George, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Eastman, representative.
1803, Jeremiah Lovejoy, Anstin George, Moses Willson, selectmen; Richard Odell, elerk; David Page, rep- resentative.
1804, Jeremiah Lovejoy, Austin George, Moses Willson, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
1805, Jeremiah Lovejoy, Samuel Willey, Edward Kelly, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
1806, Samnel Willey, Samuel Stark, Donglas Bean, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; David Page, represen- ative.
1807, Samuel Willey, Samuel Stark, Douglas Bean, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, repre- sentative.
1808, Samuel Willey, Samuel Stark, Jeremiah Page, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, repre- sentative.
1809, Richard Eastman, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
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1810, Richard Eastman, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
181I, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, Jeremiah Lovejoy, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative. (Jeremiah Lovejoy dies, and Richard Eastman chosen selectman in October.)
1812, Samuel Willey, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
1813, Samuel Willey, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
1814, Samuel Willey, Thomas F. Odell, Amos Merrill, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Samuel Willey, representative.
1815, Richard Eastman, Thomas F. Odell, Daniel Davis, selectmen; Richard Odell, clerk; Richard Odell, representative.
1816, Samuel Willey, Caleb Page, Henry Merrill, selectmen; James Willey, clerk; Samuel Willey, 1817, Samuel Willey, Thomas F. Odell, Moses Davis, selectmen; James Willey, clerk; Samuel Willey, representative.
representative.
I818, Samuel Willey, Thomas F. Odell, Moses Davis, selectmen; James Willey, clerk; James Willey, representative. 1819, John Knox, Thomas F. Odell, Moses Davis, selectmen; James Willey, clerk; James Willey, representative.
1820, John Knox, Benjamin Osgood, Thomas Merrill, jr, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Thomas S. Abbott, representative.
1821, John Knox, Benjamin Osgood, Moses Davis, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Thomas S. Abbott, representative.
1822, John Knox, Thomas F. Odell, James Willey, selectmen; John Ilill, clerk; David Webster,
representative.
1823, James Willey, Ebenezer Hathaway, Samnel Stark, jr, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; David Webster, representative.
1824, James Willey, Moses Davis, Samuel Stark, jr, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Thomas S. Abbott,
representative.
1825, James Willey, Samuel Stark, jr, Elijah Farrington, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; James Willey,
representative.
1826, John Knox, Elijah Farrington, Jonathan T. Chase, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Thomas S. Abbott, representative.
1827, John Knox, Jonathan T. Chase, Elijah Farrington, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Thomas S. Abbott, representative.
1828, John Knox, Jonathan T. Chase, Jacob C. Emerson, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Samuel Stark,
representative.
1829, John Knox, Jonathan T. Chase, Jacob C. Emerson, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Samuel Stark,
representative.
1830, Jonathan T. Chase, Elijah Farrington, Jeremiah Chandler, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Nathaniel Abbott, representative.
1831, Jonathan T. Chase, Samuel Emerson, James Willey, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Nathaniel Abbott, representative.
1832, Gilbert McMillan, Samuel Emerson, Eliphalet Cloutman, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Jonathan T. Chase, representative.
1833, Eliphalet Cloutman, Gilbert McMillan, Samuel Dinsmore, selectmen; John Hill, clerk; Jonathan T. Chase, representative.
1834, Gilbert McMillan, Eliphalet Clontman, Jesse Page, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Jonathan T. Chase, representative.
1835, James Willey, Eliphalet Cloutman, Elijah Farrington, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Jonathan R. Thompson, representative.
1836, Eliphalet Cloutman, Elijah Farrington, Joshua Towle, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Joel Eastman, representative.
1837, Eliphalet Cloutman, James Thom, Thomas Eastman, selectmen, Samuel Thom, clerk; Joel Eastman, representative.
1838, Eliphalet Cloutman, James Thom, Thomas Eastman, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Joel Eastman, representative.
1839, Eliphalet Cloutman, James Thom, Tobias A. IIanson, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Samuel Thom, representative.
1840, Tobias A. Hanson, Nathaniel Abbott, Vilruvius Hurd, selectmen ; Samuel Thom, clerk; Samuel Thom, representative.
1841, Tobias A. Hanson, Eliphalet Cloutman, Vilrnvius Hurd, selectmen; Samuel Thom, clerk; Joel Eastman, representative.
1842, Tobias A. Hanson, Elijah Farrington, Benaiah C. Goodwin, selectmen; Jonathan R. Thompson, clerk; William K. Eastman, representative.
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1843, Elijah Farrington, Benaiah C. Goodwin, Stephen Willey, selectmen; Jonathan R. Thompson, clerk ; Tobias A. Hanson, representative.
1844, Eliphalet Cloutman, Benaiah C. Goodwin, Ephraim Davis, selectmen; Jonathan R. Thompson, clerk; Tobias A. Hanson, representative.
1845, Tobias A. Hanson, Daniel Sparhawk, John Dinsmore, 3d, selectmen; Jonathan R. Thompson, clerk; Gilbert McMillan, representative.
1846, Daniel Sparhawk, John Dinsmore, James Willey, selectmen; Jonathan R. Thompson, clerk; no choice of representative.
1847, Daniel Sparhawk, John Dinsmore, James Willey, selectmen : J. R. Thompson, clerk; no choice of representative.
1848, Benaiah C. Goodwin, Isaac S. Davis, Jethro Furber, selectmen; J. R. Thompson, clerk; Samuel Knox, representative.
1849, Daniel Sparhawk, George P. Stilphen, Ebenezer Hazelton, selectmen; J. R. Thompson, clerk; Samuel Knox, representative.
1850, Daniel Sparhawk, George P. Stilphen, Ebenezer Hazelton, selectmen; J. R. Thompson, clerk; Benaialı C. Goodwin, representative.
1851, Eliphalet Cloutman, Samuel Deering, Andrew Buzzell, selectmen; J. R. Thompson, clerk; Francis R. Chase, representative.
1852, Daniel Sparhawk, Samuel Deering, Andrew Buzzell, selectmen; Leander S. Morton, clerk; Francis R. Chase, representative.
1853, Daniel Sparhawk, George P. Stilphen, Samuel B. Shackford, selectmen; Leander S. Morton, clerk; Francis R. Chase, Joel Eastman, representatives.
1854, Daniel Sparhawk, George P. Stilphen, Samuel B. Shackford, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Francis R. Chase, Joel Eastman, representatives.
1855, Samuel B. Shackford, Jacob Lewis, Jethro Furber, selectmen; William S. Abbott, clerk; Joel East- man, John W. Cram, representatives.
1856, Jacob Lewis, Jethro Furber, Samuel Greenlaw, selectmen; William S. Abbott, clerk; John W. Cram, Samuel B. Shackford, representatives.
1857, Nathaniel Abbott, John McMillan, Samuel Hazelton, selectmen; Charles Sparhawk, clerk; Samuel B. Shackford, representative.
1858, Nathaniel Abbott, Thomas Taylor, Isaac E. Merrill, selectmen; Leander S. Morton, clerk; John McMillan, representative.
1859, Samuel B. Shackford, Samuel Hazelton, Charles A. Merrill, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; John McMillan, Tobias A. IIanson, representatives.
1860, Samuel B. Shackford, Samuel IIazelton, Charles A. Merrill, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Tobias A. Hanson, Jacob Lewis, representatives.
1861, Samuel B. Shackford, Samuel Hazelton, Charles A. Merrill, selectmen; Leander S. Morton, clerk; Jacob Lewis, Samuel IIazelton, representatives.
1862, Jonathan R. Thompson, Albert Barnes, Danicl B. Merrill, selectmen; Leander S. Morton, clerk ; George P. Stilphen, Leander S. Morton, representatives.
1863, Jona R. Thompson, Albert Barnes, Daniel B. Merrill, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; George P. Stil- phen, Leander S. Morton, representatives.
1864, Leander S. Morton, Christopher W. Wilder, Isaac F. Davis, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Samuel W. Thompson, Haskett D. Eastman, representatives.
1865, Leander S. Morton, Christopher W. Wilder, Isaac F. Davis, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Samnel W. Thompson, Haskett D. Eastman, representatives.
1866, Christopher W. Wilder, Isaac F. Davis, Joseph P. Eaton, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Bennett P. Strout, Nathaniel R. Mason, representatives.
1867, C. W. Wilder, I. F. Davis, J. P. Eaton, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Bennett P. Strout, Nathaniel R. Mason, representatives.
1868, Leander S. Morton, James M. Allard, Bradley B. Woodward, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Christo- pher W. Wilder, Charles H. Osgood, representatives.
1869, Leander S. Morton, James M. Allard, Bradley B. Woodward, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Christo- pher W. Wilder, Charles H. Osgood, representatives.
1870, Leander S. Morton, George P. Stilphen, Joseph F. Dinsmore, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; James C. Willey, Andrew Dinsmore, representatives.
1871, Leander S. Morton, David Wakefield, Joseph F. Dinsmore, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; James C. Willey, Andrew Dinsmore, representatives.
1872, Samuel B. Shackford, David Wakefield, John Whitaker, selectmen; L. S. Morton, clerk; Timothy Walcott, James S. Eaton, representatives. (J. P. Pitman clerk from October 19.)
1873, William E. Chase, Jethro Furber, Charles H. Leavitt, selectmen; Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk ; Charles H. Whitaker, Hugh McNorton, representatives.
1874, Samuel B. Shackford, Samnel Haselton, Hiram H. Dow, selectmen : Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk; Hugh MeNorton, Jonathan C. Eastman, representatives.
1875, Andrew Dinsmore, Samuel Haselton, David E. Thompson, selectmen; Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk; William E. Chase, Isaac F. Davis, representatives.
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1876, Andrew Dinsmore, David E. Thompson, William F. Thompson, selectmen; Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk; William E. Chase, Isaac F. Davis, representatives.
1877, William F. Thompson, Christopher W. Wilder, Henry B. Cotton, selectmen; Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk; David E. Thompson, Samuel D. Thompson, representatives.
1878, Christopher W. Wilder, Henry B. Cotton, John A. Barnes, selectmen; Jeremiah A. Farrington, clerk; David E. Thompson, Samuel D. Thompson, representatives.
1879, Samuel Hazelton, Andrew Dinsmore, John A. Barnes, selectmen ; Jeremiah A. Farrington, elerk.
1880, Samuel Hazelton, Henry B. Cotton, John A. Barnes, selectmen; Frederick W. Morton, clerk; Freeman H. Mason, representative.
1881, William F. Thompson, Frederick W. Morton, John A. Barnes, selectmen ; Frederick W. Morton, clerk. 1882, Frederick W. Morton, Richard C. Davis, John C. L. Wood, selectmen; Frederick W. Morton, clerk; John A. Barnes, Nathaniel Faxon, representatives.
1883, Frederick W. Morton, Richard C. Davis, Frank W. Russell, selectmen; Frederick W. Morton, clerk.
1884, Frank W. Russell, Lorenzo T. Hale, David Wakefield, selectmen; F. W. Morton, clerk; John A. Barnes, Nathaniel Faxon, representatives.
1885, Hiram H. Dow, Lorenzo T. Hale, David Wakefield, selectmen; James L. Gibson, clerk.
1886, Hiram H. Dow, Lorenzo T. Hale, Samuel Hazelton, selectmen; James L. Gibson, clerk; Frank W. Davis, Henry B. Cotton, representatives.
1887, Samuel C. Ilatch, Hiram H. Dow, James W. Whitaker, selectmen; James L. Gibson, clerk.
1888, Francis H. Parsons, James W. Whitaker, William S. Abbott, selectmen; James L. Gibson, clerk; Richard C. Davis, Bradbury B. Woodward, representatives.
1SS9, Lorenzo T. Hale, William S. Abbott, George V. Eastman, selectmen; James L. Gibson, clerk.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
Brief Sketches of Some of the Early Settlers, their Families and Descendants - Physi- cians -Schools.
HOMAS CHADBOURN, who had the mill privilege on Kesaugh brook where the bridge crosses the stream in North Conway, built the first framed house here. He had his grant in 1773, and proceeded at once to make improvements. Richard Eastman soon purchased his rights. Rev. B. D. Eastman found a bit of doggerel written on the inside of the cover of an old book, probably in 1774, which is valuable by its showing the early names of localities. It is unimpeachable evidence of the early use of Ke-saugh and consequently of Kearsarge.
Thre men went up from dolluf town, And stop ol Nite at Forsters Pockit To mak ye Road Bi ingun Hil, To git clere up to nort pigogit. To Emris Kamp up Kesuck Brok, Wha Chadbun is Beginnen -
Colonel Andrew McMillan, born in Ireland, was a grantee. He was a lieutenant in the French war, and, in accordance with the king's proclamation
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bearing date October 7, 1763, he received, October 25, 1765, a tract of land which embraced all of the intervale on the east side of the Saco, in Lower Bartlett. After lotting a tier of lots from the river, back, with upland in each sufficient for farm facilities, he commenced their sale as occasion required ; he also bought largely of the shares in Conway, and, coming here in 1764, estab- lished a life residence in North Conway, on a large tract of intervale and upland, then and now well known far and near as the McMillan farm, his residence being the germ of the old hostelry, the McMillan House. He was a large-hearted, generous man, of quick, impetuous temper qualified with regard for the sensibilities of others. His was an aristocratic establishment, with its open hospitality, its African servants, and generous living. The colonel was prominent in proprietors' meetings, often moderator of town and other meet- ings, agent for the town (frequently in delicate and highly important matters), receiver of taxes (when they were paid in produce), representative to General Court, etc. etc., and during his life paid the highest taxes in town. His house was the rendezvous of people who came prospecting with reference to settle- ment, and became, of necessity, a house of entertainment; and with the exception of a few short intervals, it has so continued to the present day. Colonel McMillan died November 6, 1800, aged seventy. Among his children were : Lewis ; James (lived in Bartlett) ; John; Gilbert (inherited the home- stead) ; Martha (Mrs Dr Chadbourne) ; Betsey (married a Webster, of Bartlett).
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