to continue one year from this day and no longer." 1799, the bounty for killing crows the same as last "for old crow's heads" year. 1800, May 5, the bounty was fifty cents, and for young ones, twelve and a half cents, for two months from this day." May 6, 1805, they offered a bounty of twenty-five cents for the killing of old crows, and twelve and a half for young ones, from this day to the 20th of July.

In 1840, it was estimated that there were in the town, 16,880 acres of land, 8,342 acres of water, and 318 acres of roads, making the whole number of acres 25,540.

The valuation of property in the town in the year 1820, was $111,462,41. The number of polls was 376. In 1830, the valuation was $244,532. The polls 325. In 1840, the valuation was $459,380. In 1854, the valuation was $528,905.

The polls 340. The polls 445.

CHAPTER III.

Roads Representatives - Town Officers.

ROADS.

SEVERAL of the early settlers, from the spots on which they located themselves, appear to have deemed the elevated situations the most eligible. Apparently without any reference to the convenience of making their roads, or of harvesting the productions of their farms, they pitched their tents on the high ground. Their method was, to clear away the bushes to open a path from one habitation to another, and, with their ax, cut off a slice from the standing trees, at short distances, which was their guide through the woods. They called this spotting the trees. They not unfrequently traveled by this guide many miles, where there was no inhabitant. Without felling the trees to open a way wide enough for a road, they threw small logs across the miry places and the streams, so that they could walk over them. After they began to have oxen, they fell the trees and widened their path so that they could go with their cart wheels. They would, from one time to another, repair these paths, till at length they became permanent roads, of course they were very crooked and hilly. The town has been at great expense to render them more level and straight.

The first statement in regard to roads, on the records of the town, is dated Nov. 17, 1771, which was the autumn after the town was incorporated. "We the subscribers, being Selectmen of the town of Winthrop, this day laid out a road upon the height of land above Mr. Delano's, between the lot No. 4 and No. 5, and running across a range of lots into the highway, a little west of Nathan Hall's house, the road being about three poles wide, and the trees are all marked upon the right hand with the letter W. TIMOTHY FOSTER, JOHN CHANDLER, ICHABOD HOW,

JONATHAN WHITING."

The records are defaced, and some of them gone, so that it is not practicable to give a correct view of the roads first established.

March 18, 1780, "Voted that sleds used by the inhabitants of Winthrop, in said town the next winter, shall be four feet and a half wide, from outside to outside, and all those who presume to use narrower ox sleds in said town the next winter, shall be liable to the penalty of three dollars for each offense. Squier Bishop, Nathaniel Fairbanks, James Craig, Francis Pullen and John Chandler, Jr., were a committee to see that this regulation was carried into effect."

"Voted to raise two thousand pounds, to make and repair roads, to be worked out at twenty dollars per day for men, and fifteen dollars per day for a pair of oxen."

March 12, 1781, the town "Voted to raise £4000 lawful money, to make and repair roads, and that men shall be allowed twelve pounds per day, and oxen eight.”

REPRESENTATIVES.

The following persons have been appointed to represent the town in the General Court, or Legislature of Massachusetts, or the State of Maine. The town records are torn and some gone, for some of the first years after the town was incorporated. I have not been able to find any record of Plantation proceedings, nor choice of Representatives to the General Court, till 1775.

1775, Ichabod How was sent to represent the town in a Provincial Congress held at Cambridge, Feb. 5. 1779, Benjamin Brainard was Representative to the General Court. He was directed to procure a town stock of powder and fire-arms.

1780 and 1781, (Record illegible from bad ink.)

1782 and 1783,Jonathan Whiting.

1784 and 1785, Robert Page.

1786, Jonathan Whiting.

1787, Joshua Bean.

1788 and 1789, Capt. Solomon Stanley.

1790 and 1791, Jedediah Prescott, Jr.

1792, (Record illegible.)

1793, Samuel Wood.

1794, Nathaniel Fairbanks, Delegate to a Convention to be held in Portland in June.

1795, Jedediah Prescott.

1796, None.

1797, 1798, 1799, 1800 and 1801, Nathaniel Fairbanks. 1802, William Richards.

1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806, Nathaniel Fairbanks, Esq. 1807, 1808 and 1809, Samuel Wood, Esq.

1810 and 1811, Andrew Wood.

1812 and 1813, Samuel Wood and Dr. Issachar Snell.

1814 and 1815, Alexander Belcher

1816, Alexander Belcher and Samuel Wood.

1817, John May.

1818, None.

1819, Alexander Belcher.

1820, Andrew Wood.

The following represented the town in the State of Maine, after its separation from Massachusetts:

1821 and 1822, Andrew Wood.

1823, Thomas Fillebrown.

1824 and 1825, Nathan Howard.

1826, Hon. Thomas Fillebrown.

1827, Isaac Moore, Jr.

1828 and 1829, Hon. Thomas Fillebrown.

1830, Andrew Wood, and Hon. Thomas Fillebrown.

1831 and 1832, Samuel Clark.

1833 and 1834, Samuel P. Benson,

1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839, Dr. Ezekiel Holmes.

1840 and 1841, Nathan Foster.

1842, Samuel Wood, Jr.