Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-22

Early History Of Turner.
In 1880 a com7any q mea under CON-
aAnd Of Capt. Joseph Sylvester made an
expedition ag,iass C4nada. In lsS5 =
graat o. lard "a aai, 10 the ssrviv vors of
this company BY The general court Of
Mlssachassctis. The to-nship then grant
c. ~as called Sylvester Canada. in memory
oi the captain. AID % the expedition IN
which he hcld command. But when the
linc was rua between Mime anG New
HamPshiFe. the township vas found 70 be
IN the Latter State. and Of coursc the grant
~As void. Nothing was aeconplisscd
towards securing he grant Intended to he
givea. U.i J..e isSs, ~sea ClAls,s 4 .lTaer
and Others. aseals Of the c.aimAnis. secured
grant q q toEusiiP which ~as aliersar
called rlsuer. .a honor of thc nan NO hsd
prosecuted tie claims 0i lie grantees With
50 much sl-cess.
The Progricto-s seem - have made no
efforts % settle tbs town. since ia 1915
there wcre ONLY three families settled with
Ia - limits. Ef5r.s were now made t0 in-
duce men 20 move n. and IN i7sf the sell
tieaaeut nznebereI thirty fAziiies. Aad ihe
town ~as incorporated ia Jlly. i-sG. Nr.
joseph Leasiti, Mr.. joseph Copeland, ard
q family by The naino Of BEa1i0rl were
ssnons The 6rst settlcrs Their were Eve
brothcrs in this family. William. Martin.
Jesse. Ezekiel snd Chandler. liasal desocn-
danis Of Governor Bradford. Of Massa-
cLusctls
Thee broihers selected lots for hrus.
made clesIing.. built hoases. commenced
housekeePing. rlised Up families. and 'he.r
dcsoeG14nts are Eow quite EumcTous 70 lie
town. Their parents dil not come With
than. bot cane o. fes Yeas. Their no
ther. for sine a. leas;. hsd bone with
William. the eldest soa and havin- coHsi,l-
srAbie knowiclge oi tie healing at Ter ser-
vice. ve-e h. je-ran1 by The settlers when
there uas sickness IN . family. n u - win-
ter the oxen veTe yoked .a;tlcbod % a sled.
Ard Mrs r. seat Tor. who thas male haste
slowly 20 visit her patients. Pcrhsps her
gran lsons iaicrit-d from Der love for ihe
medical professor. for thfee of t--n le-
carie doctors Of ra .',;c.ne Bcnjs a. Bal
f1-l Who Sealed - Livcrmc-c. Pa.Iin.
B-ali1r1 u-o s..ti.l ID rlruer. eni l. -h-
uoni Iralisrl. NV rracts,in. upel.c.re On
Artarn. ute-c Pc has lived FOR nsanv
Ecars Ihe.e three doctors were cousins
ef .s-a 5d.r. TIE frst tso named lived
i1 a go. .'t aes. sera u.i re-ne o
a. u-n s-l .hgaic.aas. a1I th.i- u-nrr
sre s.-.s-i " t-e people ,a ~tsss l-il..
t..~ l4.l.
The rr.t etii bora in tova Is unlsr-
stool .o t-s- .rcl darstter of Jeserh
L.a,-.t wrlm EuIori Jr.. vas
probably e.. f-., male cldl borU ia tie
to-n. II del 90 1850. a-cI 50 wears.
IT, frst op. ned L.s ey.. io .ie hslt in
ls1S. eight y-l-s before thc tor1 vas ia
corr.raf,I. NJ viiacsisI tte increase e.
thr t1ra in popa'a'ioa and wealth. ard a
large part ol e. improvements rbirh have
bccn nsl- anl if. history must have been
Treasured up % a. consiiersbie extent. 10
his memory. 70 spr-suned that there are
none nov living vho sere born 10 the town
before o vas iacorPofated.
The frst settlers .erc subject % inoon.
v-rirn.e. ani harl.hips Taers -sre 20
-,sl. az uo u.rs Ia s5~asii9 sas an
iino.t uabroks1 Forest. t'.oaeh wLi-i re
re..i. made h,.r r1r. sli,.i by "apo1-
el tr.ss.f Tlc fcafesi -ri-t n.i ~lI in