Scarborough Historical Society

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 1^st parish in sd town on Monday the ninth day of March next at ten o,Clock A.M. to vote on the following articles

1^st To choose a Moderator to regulate said Meeting
2^nd To choose a Clerk for sd town
3^rd To Choose Selectmen [?] and Overseers of the poor
4^th To Choose a Superintending School Committee agent
5^th 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.
6^th 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.
7^th 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
8^th To see what method the town will take to procure dwellings and dispose of the poor of said town.
9^th 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 20^th 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 1^st   “ 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 31^st 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 16^th 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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Event – Joss & Moulton Dispute – 24 Jul 1830

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Pamela Keenan

Joss & Moulton Dispute – 24 Jul 1830

Whereas a dispute has arisen between Nathaniel Joss of Scarborough and Ruben S Moulton of Scarborough about their respective rights in and obligations to maintain a partition fence in the line between their several lands from the high way running Northwest thirty one rods seven links to a corner thence Southwest five rods seven links to land of Jonathan Joss and whereas we the subscribers/fence viewers of the town of Scarborough upon application to us by said Nathaniel Joss gave due notice by each of said parties to attend if they saw cause at the time and place when and whence assignment should be made therefore by virtue of the statute in such cases provided and after having viewed the premises and duly considered the matter in dispute we have assigned and do hereby assign to each of said parties his share of said fence as follows to wit

The said Nathaniel Joss shall build and keep in repair a legal and sufficient fence from a stake by us this Day set up Northwest thirteen rods to a corner thence Southwest five rods seven links to land of Jonathan Joss and the said Ruben S Moulton shall build and keep in repair of a like fence on the other parte of said line via from the highway, running Northwest eighteen rods seven links to the above mentioned stake

Given under hands at said Scarborough this 24th Day of July 1830

Moses Case } Fence
Jonathan Foss } Viewers

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Joss + R S Moulton
Recorded

[Transcription by Pam Ridley Keenan, Scarborough Historical Society, 13 January 2020]

[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 54B – Joss and M L Moulton – 24 July 1830”]

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