Votes for Governor continued from the preceding page to the present year, 1855. 1840, Edward Kent had 305 votes and John Fairfield 102 votes for Governor. 1841, Edward Kent had 243 votes, John Fairfield 113 Jeremiah Curtis 40 and Scattering 3 votes for Governor, 1842, Edward Robinson had 166 votes, John Fairfield 97, James Appleton 84 and Scattering 2 votes for Gov ernor. 1843, Edward Robinson had 157 votes, Hugh J. Anderson 84, James Appleton 66 and Scattering 13 votes for Governor. 1844, Edward Robinson had 246 votes, Hugh J. Anderson 94, James Appleton 68 and Scattering 1 vote for Governor. 1845, Freeman H. Morse had 171 votes, Hugh J. Anderson 64, Samuel Fessenden 62 and Scattering 3 votes for Governor. 1846, David Bronson had 203 votes, John W. Dana 69, Samuel Fessenden 69 and Scattering 3 votes for Governor. 1847, David Bronson 98 votes, John W. Dana 37, Samuel Fessenden 41 and Scattering 1 vote for Governor. 1848, Elijah L. Hamlin had 136 votes, John W. Dana 60 and Samuel Fessenden 165 votes for Governor. 1849, Elijah L. Hamlin had 145 votes, John Hubbard 59 and Geo. F. Talbot 68 votes for Governor. 1850, William G. Crosby had 159 votes, John Hubbard 83 and Geo. F. Talbot 84 votes for Governor. 1851. No Election. 1852, William G. Crosby had 173 votes, John Hub bard 178, Anson G. Chandler 84 Ezekiel Holmes 20 and Scattering 1 vote for Governor. 1853, William G. Crosby had 160 votes, Albert Pillsbury 111, Ezekiel Holmes 70, Anson P. Morrill 15 and Scattering 1 vote for Governor. 1854, Anson P. Morrill had 217 votes, Isaac Reed 134 and Albion K. Parris 106 votes for Governor. 1855, Anson P. Morrill had 282 votes, Samuel Wells 141, Isaac Reed 94 and Scattering 1 vote for Governor. CHAPTER V. Standard of weights and measures-pounds-warning out of town -manufactures-Banks. "A standard of weights and measures, by order of the Selectmen, were provided for the town by Mr. Benjamin Fairbanks, in the year 1783, and delivered to Nathaniel Fairbanks, Sealer of weights and measures; consisting of 1 half bushel, 1 peck, 1 half peck, 1 gallon, 1 quart, 1 pint, 1 half pint, gill, 1 half gill, 1 ell, 1 yard, 2 pair of scales with steel beams, 1 four pound, 1 two ponud, 1 one pound, 1 two ounce, 1 one ounce, 1 half ounce, 1 quarter of an ounce weight. Attest: NATHANIEL FAIRBANKS, Town Clerk." May, 1789, "Voted to build 2 pounds 30 feet square of sawed timber and cedar posts, one to be set at the east end of Joel Chandler's homestead, the other near the head of the mill pond on Joshua Bean's land, both to be completed by the 1st of May next. Capt. William Whittier bid off the north pound for £2 17s., and with hewn timber if he chose. Amos Stevens bid off the south pound for £2 17s., to be built to the acceptance of the Selectmen for the time being." A law, requiring the authorities of towns to warn persons, who came into a town to reside without the consent of the town, to depart out of it, began to be put in force. in 1789, as follows: "LINCOLN, SS. To Henry Wyman, Constable of the town of Winthrop, GREETING. [L. S.] You are, in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, directed to warn and give notice unto Sarah Follet, in the aforesaid County, the wife of James Follet of Hallowell, who has lately come into this town for the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the town's consent therefor, that she depart the limits thereof, with her children, within fifteen days; and of this precept with your doings thereon, you are to make return into the office of the clerk of the town within twenty days next coming, that such further proceedings may be had in the premises as the law directs. Given under our hand and seal at Winthrop aforesaid, this 12th day of Octo., 1789. LINCOLN, SS. Selectmen JOHN HUBBARD,} of Winthrop." SAM'L WOOD, Octo. 21, 1789. This day by virtue of the within warrant, I have given the within named Sarah Follet with her children notice to depart out of the limits of the town of Winthrop within. fifteen days, as the law directs. A true copy, Attest: HENRY WYMAN, Constab le. T. Clerk.” The same day, "Catharine Scoot was warne to leave town.' "LINCOLN, SS. To Squier Bishop, Constable of Winthrop, GREETING. [L. S.] You are, in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, directed to warn and give notice unto John Clark, Fiddler, a transient person, who has lately come into this town for the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the town's consent therefor, that he depart the limits thereof within fifteen days. Given under our hands this seventh day of Mar., 1792. NATHANIEL FAIRBANKS, } Selectmen.” SAMUEL WOOD, The Report says Mr. Bishop once warned a man off. of God's earth. Perhaps this was the man; for who has less claim to a dwelling on the earth than a traveling fiddler? man says, "Where shall I go?" "Go?" says Mr. Bishop, "go to Wayne!" MANUFACTURES AND MECHANICS. During the last war with Great Britain, a Copperas mine, near the western shore of the Great Pond, was worked for a season. A very substantial Spruce Yellow was also obtained, with which some buildings were painted. But after the close of the war, the price of copperas became so low, that the works were abandoned. Messrs. Moses & Charles M. Bailey have an Oil Cloth Carpet Manufactory in the eastern part of the town, where they manufacture and sell annually some $200,000 worth of their goods. Messrs. Robbins & Hayward erected a building for the manufacture of Oil Cloth Carpeting, to be operated by |