Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON snaoaacmoscxsaac anocsaacacsneaac aoeaaecs-caaaoacaaneczcsc HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GOULDSBORO BDD5G35D gDDDRH bBQDDBEQQMx ByPSK 17 THE ACT OF INCORPORATION 1789 Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the year of our Lord one thousand sew en hundred and elghty nme an act for Incorporat Ing the Plantatlon of No 3 Gouldsborough so called In the county of Llncoln Into a town by name of Gouldsboro Be It enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentatIves In General Court assembled and by the authorIty of the same that the Plantatlon of Gouldsborough Included w1thIn the boundarIes hereafter de scrlbed begmnmg at Frenchmans Bay at the bound mark between Gouldsborough and Townshlp No 2 and No 7 to Gouldsborough harbor the easterly southerly and westerly by the bay to the bounds begun at Includmg Stave Island Jordan s Island Iron Bound Island Porcupme Islands so called I-Iern Island Wlth the InhabItants thereof be and hereby are Incorporated Into a town by the name of Gouldsboro and the saId IS hereby vested wlth all the powers and pr1vIleges and ImmunItIes Whlch other towns In th1s commonwealth by law do or may en joy and be It further enacted that Alexander Campbell Esq be and he IS hereby empowered to Issue hls warrant dlrected to some prlnclpal Inhabltant of the saId town of Gouldsboro requlrmg hlm to notlfy the Inhabl tants thereof to meet at such tIme and place as he shall thereln appolnt to choose all such oihcers as towns are by law requIred to choose at thelr meetlngs In the month of March or Aprxl annually In the House of Representatlves February 16 1789 ThIs bIll havmg had three sex eral readlngs passed to be enacted WILLIAM HEATH Speaker P T In Senate February 16 1789 Thls b1ll haxmg had two several readmgs passed to be enacted SAMUEL PHILLIPS Presldent Approx ed John Hancock A true Copy John Avery Secretary Attest On February 16 1789 the General Court of saId Commonwealth of Mas achusetts formally orgamzed Townshlp 3 or plantatIon of Goulds boro as a town In the County of Lmcoln fthe county not bearmg General Hancocks name unt1l June 25 17895 whIch took effect May 1 1790 MaIne not becomxng a state unt1l March 15 1820 1789 LINCOLN Ss To MR THOMAS HILL OF GOULDSBOROUGH IN SAID COUNTY YEOMAIN GREETILG In pursuance and agreeable to the foregolng act you are hereby authorlzed and requzred In the name of the Commonwealth of Massa chusetts to notlfy and warn all the freeholders and other Inhabxtants Wlthlh saId Town of Gouldsborouvh quallfied to vote In town affaIrs as the law dIrects that they assemble and meet together at the house of Capt Samuel LIbby In saId town on Thursday the 23rd day Inst Apr1l at 10 o clock In the forenoon then and there to vote and act on the followmg partIculars namely lst To choose a ModeIator to regulate Silld meetmg 2nd To choose a Clerk 3rd To choose a Treasurer 4th To choose all other town officers as the law dIrects 18 ,I E 7 . , I . ' ' 7 . , . . . . , 7 - 1 q - J ' 7 7 : I . D Y I ' .s 1 I Q 1 I ' ' 2 9 z - - - I I 7 ! . . , I 7 7 ' I - 9 I I ' I 7 I I ' Preble Island and Schoodick Island, together , . . . , ,, Y I . Y 3 . 7 ' . ' I 'r ic' . I - , , 9 . . . V A t , c i v - v . . , s , . . I .

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THE HARBOR BEACON roof and a SDHCIOUS hall runmng through from front to rear was sltuated at Sull1van Harbor The Thorn famlly were early settlers ln thls village Joseph I Thorn the first of the family ln Sulhvan was born ln Standlsh Malne He marrled Martha M Stevens of Macadavy N S and came to Sulhvan about 1830 settllng on what IS now the J R White place The chxl dren of Joseph and Martha Thorn were Abljah llved near Sulhvan Falls Hannah marrled Moon of Hancock lived on road be tween Waukeag and Mount Desert Ferry Martha marrled Cl rk reslded ln Franklm Elmlra m rrled Lancaster llved at Sulhvan Harbor Susan marrxed Whlte llV9d at East Sulhvan Thursa marrled Merchant llved ln Hancock Marla married Leighton llved ln Mllbrldge Sarah marrled Merchant llved at East Sulhvan Mary marrled Whlte reslded at Bar Harbor Lucy marrled Whlte reslded East Sullivan CThe C1Vll War Soldlers who so nobly repre sented our village and ln fact thls whole sec tlon of our country J C1861J 13th Infantry James C Chllcott Augustus E Perry Edward Preble Wllllam H Sprmger Corp Joseph Storer Newton C Whlte H8625 11th Infantry James R Ash Peter D Hagan Jos1ahF Stover Freder1ckT Mason 18th Infantry Moses N H Baker Daniel S Bunker Franc1s G Caln Dan1elW1lk1nson 26th Infantry M6IT1ll M Bean Clxfford E Bragdon James E Conners 2nd Lleut Co E James N Demey Joslah A Hanna Alford L Heagan E G Ingalls Capt Co E Abnerl Pettee Nathan W Pettee Glpson Robmson Joseph Robmson George F Slmpson Edward H Smlth George H Sperry Ransom Sperry Stephen Trxpp Watson C E Whlte Glpson H Robertson Co E 28th Infantry J B Johnson Capt Co C H8635 B F Cousms Augustus D Hoyt Otis B Patterson Les1M Read James Yeaton C1864J 6th Battery Clxfford E Braffdon James N Derney Nathamel Mltchell Augustus E Perry John L Perry George H Sperry George G Stover Coast Guards Otls Downlng Sherman DOWHIHQ John B Preble Stephen B Preble Davld A Sperry Stephen Trlpp Watson C E Whlte Glpson H Robertson Co E 13th Infantry Edward Preble 31st Infantry James E Conners Navy Owen F Bumpus George Haven JamesP Loring Phllllp Lynch Joseph Fenton Alexander Seymour 118657 14th Infantry Frank G Ingalls Havey Sldney T Preble Hen1'y J Slmpson Marcus M Urann Navy Joseph Manuel Henry MCGIHIHS W1ll Slple James Ash was wounded at Straw berry Plams July 26 64 R H Blaxsdell enl Franklm Andrew Doran enl Portland Co D 18th Infantry E H Young enl Gouldsboro Co I 2nd Infantry In closlng I w1ll say that I hope thls hlstory of our vlllage Wlll be found lnterestlng to all who may read It It no doubt appears to be an easy matter to get together materlal for a sketch of thls klnd but I assure you lt has taken no llttle effort on my part to be able to present to you thls lnformatlon gathered from many fragmentary but authentlc sources the most complete ever complled Those who wlsh COpl9S of the The Harbor Beacon contalnmg the hlstory of Sulhvan should make apphcatlon at once ln order to secure them I 17 , . . 7 . ' ' . 1 n , n , . n 7. . . , I 7 . . . , ! ! ' . ' '-' 1 C, , J. 'o ' I ' '! . . ' ' 2 7 - . u 0 . 0 . - , . l . , , ' ' 5 , . - ' ' Y ' , I ' r ' 1 Q . '. ' ' ' ' , . a , . . . 5 , , , , , I a' 7 . S y , ' ' J 7 I . ' - . 7 1 , . . . . . , , , , Y 7 Y I I Y 7 I I Y 1 I 1 r 1 ' ' atWest Sullxvang Joseph J ., farmer, resided at Unassxgned Infantry-Amaslah Havey, Ray ' ! ' 7 ' 7 . , . , . - - , . . , . U. , 7 9 ' - , ' , - . , - s , v- - f . , . ., 5 . . ' I I ' I , ' , . , - , . '! I ' ' . . . . - , , . . . . ' 7 7 , . , - . ' . , . , . - . i , . 0 , I ' I ' ' 'S 7 . , . , . . , . . , . . .3 . 7 ' ! 7 , . , . . ' i ' Y I . . Q n Y . . , . u n o , . . W a 0 , I n 0 Q

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THE HARBOP BEACONT GIven under my hand and seal at No 4 2nd of Aprll A DommI 1789 ALEX CAMPBELL J Peace By vIrtue of the foregomg warrant to me dlrected the InhabItants of the Town of Gouldsborough are notlfied to meet at the tlme and place for the purpose thereIn mentloned Gouldsborough 4th AprIl 1789 THos HILL Agreeable to the foregomg order the town met at the tIme and place and made cholce of the followmg ofncers Nathan Jones Esq Mod erator Vhlham Shaw Clerk Dr BenJ AllIne Treasurer Thomas Hlll Samuel LIbby E11 Forbes Selectmen and Assessors Thomas HIll Constable and Collector for year ensumg Nathan Jones S muel Llbby Benj Godfrey Surveyors of Roads Thos Hlll WIllIam Shaw Sargent Jones Clement Furnald Jr Fence VIewers Benjamm Ash John Gubtall Jr Deer Reever Dr Bemamm AllIne sealer of W6lghlZS and measures Peter Godfrey sealer of leather Voted That there be fifty pounds ralsed to be worked out on the hlghways Voted That the selectmen are dlrected Im medIately to assess the county tax for Slx Pounds Two Shllhngs Voted That Twenty Pounds be granted to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensumg year Voted That the meetmg be dxssolved A true copy WILLIAM SHAW T Clerk The officers chosen at the foregomg meetmg were legally notlfied and took then' oaths for the faIthful performance of theIr several trusts A county tax for the sum of SIX Pounds Two ShIllIngs also a town tax of Twenty Pounds also a HIghway Tax for Flfty Pounds were assessed and the bIll dehvered to Thomas HIll to collect a copy of wh1ch IS on file Valuatlon 4400 Pounds Agreeable to warrant the lheeholder and other InhabItants met at the house of John Gubtall on Monday the 5th day of March 1790 for the purpose of chooslng Governor LIeut Gov and Senator Upon countmg the assorted votes It appears that John Hancock for Governor had 21 votes Samuel Adams for Lt Gov had 18 votes Alex Campbell for Senator had 27 votes Meetlng dlssolved The first town meetmg was held May 31st 1793 of Wl1lCl1 there IS the followmg record At a legal meetlng on the 31st day of May 1793 Voted that four school houses should be bullt wIth1n the town Voted that there should be a commlttee of four to see that Sald school should be bullt v1z Thomas HIll for the western ward Thomas Gubtall for the center ward Samuel Joy for the eastern ward Abuah Cole for the southern ward Voted that the commIttee take work or materIal from the InhabItants wh1ch shall be allowed them IH thelr tax to be ralsed for buIld Ing the shool houses Voted that the commlttee shall have power to determlne where the houses shall be bullt If the dlfferent wards do not agree Voted that the selectmen are empowered to lay out any necessary road wIthIn the town IH addIt1on to the one voted In Aprll from Pros pect Meetmg dlSS0lV9d A true record of the proceedmgs Attest A W KIDSTON CThe road mentloned was from Prospect Harbor to the County Road J In June 1794 the town extended a vote of thanks to Mr Thomas Holland for h1S faIthful attentIon to the Instructlon and moral of the youth wh1ch have been commltted to hlS care November 5 1795 the tax IS first recorded In dollars and cents It IS learned that In June 14 1794 there were 66 polls GEOGRAPHY Gouldsboro IS twenty one mlles east of Ells t I 19 , . , . . - - 1 r . , . . , . 7 7 ' . . ' 1 . , . . , : . . 0 , . , ., 1 I , 5 - - , - - - I f y - - , , . . . . . s . , 41,1 , i . n ' ' 7 7 df , o 7 . . .- n . . . , , I ' ! 7 Abijah Cole, Surveyors of Lumberg Wllllam . ' , , ., . . . . g , , ., . . . . - g . , . 5 , - , n n . f 9 . . ,, . . ' s . . . Y . . ,, . , . ! 7 ! ' ! , . 9