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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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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Scarboro Annual Warrant – 1821

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Carole Plowman

To Joshua Libby one of the Constables of the Town of Scarboro

Greetings

You are hereby required in the name of the State of Maine to summon and notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of the said town qualifyed by law to vote in town meetings to assemble at the Meetinghouse in the first Parish of said town on Monday the twelvth day of March next at ten o’Clock in the fore-noon to act on the following articles [?] –

1  First to choose a moderator to regulate said meeting
2  Secondly to choose a Clerk
3ly – to choose all town officers for the year ensuing or untill others are chosen.  School     committee laid over till the adjournment.
4th  – to choose a committee to settle with the Treasurer.
5th  – to see if town will make any alteration in the school districts and vote accordingly.
6th  – to see what method the town will take to make or [?] the highways and vote accordingly.
7th – to see what sum of money the town will excise for the support [?] and vote the same.
8th – to see if the town will accept of any return of roads that may be laid before them.
9th – to see if the town will allow any accounts that may be bid before them.
10th -to see what method the town will take to support their poor
11th -to see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of the poor and for contingencies.
12th -lastly to pass any vote or votes relative to the above –

Given under our hands & seals this Fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1821.

                                                            Gideon Rice                 }           Selectmen
                                                            Joseph Fogg                }                  of
                                                            Benjamin Lombeck     }           Scarborough

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Annual Warrant
1821
Recorded

Pursuant to the Within warrant I have summoned and notified the inhabitants of said town, qualified as therein prepared to assemble at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned.

                                                            Joshua Libby   Constable

[Transcription by Carole Plowman, Scarborough Historical Society, 12 January 2020]
[Ref: “Encapsulated Collection 51 – Warrant Annual 1821”]

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Road – Saco Line to James Parker’s – 1823

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Pamela Keenan

Pursuant to a request of the freeholders of the town of Scarborough to us directed to lay out a road from the County line between Scarborough & Saco near David Burnhams Bark Hous to the County road near James Parker. We the subscribers, Selectmen of said town have lain the road as follows      N [?] = begun at the County Line in the old road near the above mentioned bark hous and run North [?] E 26 rods = Thence North by 20 rods cutting of a small piece of John McKenney’s share = Thence N 35 degrees E [?] = Thence N 45 E in the old road 160 rods to the [?] Line = Thence N 49o E 122 rods across D Moultons land – same cours 24 rods on Joseph Moultons land – same cours 10 rods on Jonathan McKenneys land. Thence N 64 E 400 rods on said McKenney’s land, same cours 45 rods on Joseph Foggs land = same cours 12 ½  rods on the before mentioned McKenney to the School Hous near Moses Libbys = N 50o E 53 rods on Elisha Collins land = same cours 58 rods on Nathaniel Joss Jr land = N 45o  E 56 rods between said Collins & Jonathan Joss to between Mitchel and said Joss 312 rods = to between Capt Joshua Moulton & said Joss 25 rods = to between Jonathan Moulton #3 and land owned by the Widow Meserve 54 rods to between Isaac Harmon & John Meserve 59 rods – N 75 E 43 rods on Theophilus Waterhous land = to on Ephraim Libby 104 rods, to on Jeremiah Deering 32 rods = N 46 and 64 rods in the old road N 51 E 75½ rods on John Meserves Land = to on Wm B Larrabees land 72 rods – to 55 rods on Jacob Staples Land, to 27 rods on Joshua Freemans land to 69 rods on John Meserves Land to old road = N 45 E of the road in old road to 19 rods on James Harmons land to the county road leading from Buxton to Portland – said line is to be the senter of said road and said road is to be three rods wide in every part, which is staked out the whole distance.

Laid out by us the subscribers August 15th1823

                                                                                                John [???]  }  Selectmen of
                                                                                                Moses Libby}  Scarborough

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A return of the road laid out from the line between Saco & Scarbo to James Parkers

                                                                                                            August 15, 1823

[Transcription by Pam Ridley Keenan, Scarborough Historical Society, 17 January 2021]
[Transcriber Note: The author used “hous” instead of the more common “house.”]
[Ref: “Encapsulated collection 55B – Return of a road laid out from town line”]

 

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