Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-26

Scotch decent. He was man of ardent
passions, and at one time had serious
quarrel with Col. Goldthwaite. The
Sabbath following, he preached from
the text prov. Is, 19) Better is dinner
o! herbs, where love is, than stalled
OK, and hatred Herewith. The effect
on the Colonel was so happy, that he
invited HIM home to dine with him, and
they were friends again.
The following anecdote furnishes pre-
sumptive evidence that the chaplain was
not specially favored Of making Ser
mons
There was "a man belonging to the
garrison by the name of James Martin,
who was observed to be absent from
church on the Sabbath. The preacher
called on him to know the reason
Martin replied, he could not see the
necessity of attending on his ministry
any longer. Why: said the Doctor
Because, replied Martin. | have heard
your sermon so often that l have it all
perfectly by heart. Said the DR.. let
me hear you make good your assertion.
He accordingly repeated very accurately
his discourse, nearly in the doctors own
word. II declare" said the doctor, "t
must alter my method of preaching in
future"
Before the building of Fort Pownal
there were no English settlers in the
valley of the Penobscot. 1t was one
i ho
garrison afforded protection and securi-
ty, the tide of population soon began to
set in this direction. Between the years
l760 and l772 all the towns washed by
these waters between Camden and Ban
gor on the one side, and Castlne and
Brewer on the other. were penetrated
by hardy yeomanry, designing here to
make a home for themselves and their
descendants All the towns within
these limits. save the two recent ones
! Searsport and Stockton, received acts of
Incorporation between 1913 and 1912.
Belfast in 1873, and Brewer in lSi2.-
Atho' the growth Of these towns has
not been rapid compared with many
towns in the West, yet the change of
the country has been great In 1850
these towns contained population Of
more than 50 thousand and property to
the amount of $40, ,i0o.75i. They now
pay an annual state tax of over twenty
thousand dollars. Where a hundred
years since stretched one wide unbroken
forest, there now stand smiling villages
and flourishng cities, the homes of in
teligence, re iAemeat and bliss.
Perhaps sone further particulars OF
the early history OF the region contlsu-
oas to the Portland the mea who settled
here may be expected.
Joshua Treat, the ancestor of the
great anl respectable family of Treats
now inhabiting several surrounding towns,
is spoken Of by Gov. Pownal as Lieuten'
ant Joshua Treat, and was employed by
him at Fort St. Georges, when on his
voya &c to the Penobscet, as Interpreter
in an examination there had of some In
dams. He evidently was an officer in
that Fort Some have supposed he
came to Fort Pownal as soldier, and
gunsmi,h. But Whipple's acadia says;
During the year 1856, Lieut., Joshua
Treat arrived at this Fort in ship from
Boston loaded with government stores
. for the Fort: whero he remained, and he
} was the f.s. actual settler on the Penob-
} shot river. The truth undoubtedly Is,
that he had been an officer in the Fort
at ST. Georges but when Fort Pownal
was built, that at Georges river was DIS
mantled and abandoned. Lieut.. Treat
being gunsmith by trade soon came to
this placc-settled near the Fort and
pursued his trade not only at the garrison
but also with the Indians.
Between the time OF the settlement OF
Mr.. Treat 1859, and l775 several men
from whom have descended large fami-
lies. settled these shores Ietham French
in ,766-Benj Shute and Henry Black
l76o-Mies Staples near the same
time. His son Crawford, born IN III
was the first white male child born IN
the place; DR.. Crawford Of the Fort be-
ing the attending physician; the child
was named for him. James Nichols
settled at the sh9re 1913, where the
village of Searsport has since risen
These six families with two Others, which
settled at the Harbor soon after the revo-
lution-John Park and Perly Pendleton
were the pJosenitors of numerous
posterity. Their descendants now con-
stitutc no small share of the inhabitants
of Searsport. stockton, and Frankfort,
and are scattered into various other
PAGES.
At the close of the revolutionary war
there were 23 families in that territory
afterwards incorporated as the town OF
Prospect and probably not much
more than 100 souls. Deep poverty
psrvaded the little community. One
well informed respecting those days, has
left the following account Of them.
The times were hard indeed. Pro.
visions were scarce and dear. Few men
ate flesh more than one day in week
the year round; and many not that, but
now and tnen, little venison. Many
often could not break their fasts till the
clam banks had supplied them. Bread
Corn was scarce, and when they had it,
they were Obliged to go to Castine,
Belfast, or even Camden to have it
ground.
One is at a loss to understand how in
such deep poverty there could be reared
n race If such stal Iyart hardy mon as