A New Road – Saco Line to Pains Road – 1822

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Carole Plowman

Persuant to a request of a number of inhabitance freeholders of the town of Scarborough to lay out a road from the town line betw said Scarb & Saco to go into Pains road at or near Enoch Libbys road so cald.  We the subscribers select men of said town have lain out the road as follows [?] Began at the town line between Scarb & Saco about forty rods south east of Nonesuch Millpond on land belonging to the heirs of Richard Burnham Deceased, and run N 65 E 120 rods to land of Samuel Rice Theme on the same coars 4 rods to Nonesuch road.  Thence on the same cours 24 rods across land of Ephraim Holmes to land of Joseph S. Jewett.  Thence 14 rods across one corner of said Jewetts land to an old town road.  Thence N 69 E 55 rods to one other piece of land belonging to said Ephraim Holmes partly on land of said Jewett, John Andrews & Robert McLaughlin & part by an old town road.  Thence N 63 E 111 rods across said Eph Holmes land to land of Daniel Holmes.  Thence N 58 E 96 rods to land formaly owned by Samuel Richards one half of the two last mentioned measurements is on old town road.  Thence on the same coars 410 rods to the great sand gully so cald to land formaly owned by Jonathan Richards.  Thence N 65 E 91 rods to Broadturn Road.  Thence on the same coars 76 rods to the head of the gulley in the plain between Broadturn road & the Western beach [?] of road.  Thence N 73 E 222 rods to the edg of Canada Swamp.  Thence N 412 E 26 rods to B&D Harmons land.  Thence 70 rods to Daniel Harmons land.  Thence 60 rods to Robt McLaughlins land.  Thence 36 rods to the eastern ridg road.  Thence on the same coars 1416 ½ rods across land of Daniel Harmon to land of Jacob Mills.  Thence 150 rods to land of Benj & Daniel Harmon.  Thence 124 rods to Enoch Libbys road where it enters the swamp.  Thence about S 73 E 214 rods to Pains road.  Said road is to be four rods wide in every part, the line to be the middle of the road, said road is staked out & trees marked the whole distance.

Laid out Decem 12th 1822                              Gideon Rich                }           Select
                                                                           Joseph Fogg                 }         men

                                                                        John Andrews                }           Surveyor

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A return of a road from the town line to Pains road

[Transcription by Carole Plowman, Scarborough Historical Society, 19 February  2021]
[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 52 – A return of a road from the town line to Paine Road – 12 Dec 1822.jpg”]

 

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Warrant for 1829 Election

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Carole Plowman

To John M. Parker Constable of the Town of Scarborough

                                                                        Greeting

You are hereby required in the name of the State of Maine to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Scarborough qualified to vote in the town affairs to assemble at the meeting house in the 1st parish in sd town on Monday the ninth day of March next at ten o,Clock A.M. to vote on the following articles

1st To choose a Moderator to regulate said Meeting
2nd To choose a Clerk for sd town
3rd To Choose Selectmen [?] and Overseers of the poor
4th To Choose a Superintending School Committee agent
5th To Choose all town officers [?] treasurer Collection, Constable & Surveyors of highways [?] Fence Reviewers, Field Drivers, fish wardens if necessary.  Tythingmen & Sealers of other measures and [?] of other Weights and measures.  Se.
6th To raise such sums of money as they shall judge necessary for the support of schools, for the support of the poor and for other necessary contingent charges.
7th To see what sum of money the town will raise to make and repair the highway of said town pass any vote or votes relative to the same
8th To see what method the town will take to procure dwellings and dispose of the poor of said town.
9th To pass any vote or votes which the town may judge necessary for the directing, managing, and ordering, the presumptive officers of sd town as they shall judge most conducive to the peace, welfare and good order thereof.

Given under our hands this 20th of February AD 1829.

                                                                                    John M. Kenny            {           Selectmen
                                                                                                                            {                  of
                                                                                    Joseph Fogg                {           Scarborough

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Warrant Annual
1829
Recorded

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Scarborough Feby 28th = 1829

Pursuant to the within warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of said town qualified as therein [?] to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein mentioned.

                                                John M. Parker }   Constable

[Transcription by Carole Plowman, Scarborough Historical Society, 3 February  2021]
[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 70 – Warrant Annual – 1829.jpg”]

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Bill satisfied – 29 Dec 1877 – for work at a Pine Point hotel

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Carole Plowman

Encapsulated Collection 57 – Bill satisfied – 29 Dec 1877 – Main Page

Portland   Dec 29 1877

Mr. O. G. Robinson

                        To Migiel Levesque Jr

1877

Octo 15 to 15 bushels [?]                                   5.25
              “                     Carting                            1.00

Dec 1st   “  Plastering 3078 yds 6c                   184.68
                        Patching                                       2.00
                                                                        ______
                                                                           $192.93

                        Cn
            By        Cash                65.50
            “          Board              30.76                 96.26
                                               _____              ______
                                                Due                   96.67

The foregoing is a true statement of the amount due me for labor and materials performed and furnished in building a two story french roofed frame building and containing thirty five or forty finished rooms designed for a summer hotel and situated on Pine Point so called in the town of Scarboro being the last building on said Pine Point towards the sea owned by one Foss or if not so owned then owned by some person whose name is unknown and the Christian name of the owner is unknown.  All just credit are given in said statement and I claim a lien on said building and the lot on which it stands for said labor and materials so performed was furnished in building said building.

Cumberland SS                                               Migiel Levesque

The personally appeared the above named Migiel Leesque and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement this twenty ninth day of December a.D. 1877

                                                                        Before me Ms. Frank   Justice of the Peace

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Satisfaction Recd                                                 

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          Scarboro SS

Town Clerk Office

                                                                        Rec’d Dec 31st 1877 at 10-H-AM-and
                                                                        Recorded in vol-J-Page 294

Attest John A. Milliken – Town Clerk

[Transcription by Carole Plowman, Scarborough Historical Society, 3 February  2021]
[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 57 – Bill satisfied – 29 Dec 1877”]

 

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Warrant to Jon Donnell Constable – 1835

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Carole Plowman

Transcription of a 16 April 1835 warrant to inform individuals they had been elected to office. The warrant was completed 28 April 1835.

To John Donnell          Constable of the Town of Scarborough

The Persons names in the ensuing list were chosen into office at a meeting of the inhabitants of said town held on the second day of March in 1835 with [?] Waterhouse, George Ward, David Libby, James Larrabee, Jonathan Fogg, Simon Milliken, Sam Coolbroth, Surveyors Lumber.

Daniel Bragdon             John Jones                    Woodbury Libby                       Silas Libby

Seward Merrill              Jacob Libby                  
John Jofs                                   Stephen Waterhouse

Benjamin Milliken         James Larrabee             Thomas Fenderson                    Lok Libby

Collins Moulton            Gene Deering Jr.           Joseph Foss                              John M. Foss

James Small Jr               Timothy Libby               John Hearn                               Jonothan Fogg

[?] Milliken                   John Hunnewell Jr.        Nathl Boothby

 

William Plummer          Daniel Moulton             John Jofo                                  James Larrabee

William Jones Jr            [?] Harmon                   John D. Fabyant                        Luthern Libby

Moses Chase                Osgood Libby                Joshua M. Kenny                 John Hunnewell Jr

William Moses              Joseph Larrabee

 

Simon Milliken Sealer of Weights & measures

Moses Graffam   Town Keeper                           Reuben S. Moulton   Fish warden

 

You are hereby organized in the name of the State of Maine within this day from this night of this warrant to notify and summon each of the said Persons to appear before me within seven days from that time you shall give such notice to take the oath by law prescribed to the office unto which they are soundly chosen.

There of fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at or before the expiration of ten days from the time of your receiving the same.

Given under my hand this 16th day of Apr 1835

Abraham Millihemp    Town Clerk

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Warrant to Jon O/II Donnell
Constable to notify
Town officers
1835

Scarboro         Apr 28 1835

Pursuant to the within
I have notified the
Persons within named
Of there election
to there respective
offices & for there
time to appear &
take the oath

John Donnell/Constable

 

 

[Transcription by Carole Plowman, Scarborough Historical Society, 3 February  2021]
[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 56 – Warrant to Jon Dommell Constable – 1835”]

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Scrapbook 10.39.01x

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Don Taylor

“Scrapbook 10.39.01“ consists of newspaper clippings that appear to have been scanned about 2015 but not OCRed until now. The clippings include the following articles:

Page Article Title Date Key Person or Place
.01a Eight Corners Church   First Free Baptist Church
.01b Bridal Album: Shirley Eckler – Rev. John Pooler   Rev. John Pooler
.01c Photo image of 5 women   Nancy Libby
.01e Lida Libby Kept Abreast of Town News by Mail   Lida Libby
.01f Mrs. Flora A Daley 1967 Skillin
.01f Cocker Preaches at Blue Hill   Blue Hill Church
.01h Gigantic Ship-Building Task Gains Momentum – Four Keels Laid at South Portland Site   (none)
.01i Pomona Grange Honors 50-Year Member   Jennie Libby
.01j Wedding of Shirley Neilson Held in Scarborough Church 24 Aug 1958 Shirley Nielsen
.01k Mrs Littlejohn, Is Dead at 71 1962 Elizabeth Littlejohn
.01l 1,200 View Exhibits In North Scarborough Grange Hall, Attend Dinner and Witness Dog and Horse Races [Also see .01m] 1936 Richard Mitchell,

North Scarborough Grange

 

 

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