The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-07-30
a SHOT AVID ACRY.
ny GRO. J. Warmly.

iownsehu, MASSACHUSETTS,, was twenty
three years old, and one day took his gun.
knapsack and dog, and started up the
Kennebec river, determined to follow the
stream until he found locality that
would suit him, upon which to settle.
When be came TO Sandy river (Penob-
squism-quis-sebou) he concluded that he
could not find better spot for a farm,
and here selected his ground, for he was
the first man there.
The farm lies nearly opposite Old
Point, in Norridgewock, and when first
seen by young Waugh, was already
cleared, being filled with traces of the
cornhills of the Indians. A large part of
it was flowed every year by the spring
freshets, which depositeda rich sediment /;
and though no dressing was applied,
seed-time never failed to be followed by
abounteous harvest. In the words of the
owner, That land never told a lie. i"
When discovered, the growth of ma
tive grass was so luxuriant, that tall
man standing in the field could tie the
ends Of the stalks together above his
head.
Ml. waugh went back to the settle
menus put IN the following spring he
returned with Capt. Fletcher, and his
two sons. They erected bullet proof
camps, and planted crop.
Having gathered the harvest they re-
turned and spent the winter in Clinton.
Here the three young men found three
good industrious girls and were married.
In the spring the four men returned to
sandy river with their wives, and the
settlement from this time became per-
manent.
On the breaking out of the Revolution,
Mr.. Waugh's neighbors became quite
fearful of the Indians, who were as
plenty as red squirrels" they said; and
the whooping they made at night, and
their movements in the day, caused 80
much alarm, that the women were sent
to Fort Halifax, thirty or forty miles
down the river. The men, however. re-
NAMED TO attend q heircrops, and thus
also, TO hold their claips 90 their farms.
For long time they worked together,
each with dog at his side, gun near
by, and powder'horn and a bullet
pouch over the shoulders.
In l771 young Waugh was appointed
sergeant, and authorized to enlist six SOL
diers; for the British in Canada were
employing the Indians to night the Amer
icans. and Offering bounties for captives.
IL Is not certainly known that any in
nao,san. OF Maine mad been killed by the
incians IN TINS war, but during the winter
o,i"o' Tracks OF three Indians and two
"m'e men were discovered near the Ken
Seoec' gong In northerly direction.
oon Aier, II was found that two men
".,o missing.
p'ock mouse was built, adjoining
OaP'' rie'chers dwelling, and both were
enclosed oy posts eight feet high, set in
the ground, and to this place all the wo-
men i,'ihg within Jour miles were re-
"oVeu.
IN 'ne heighoorng town Of Canaan
was I" 'i''''ii @wmiil, where one Ephraim
n'o"n was AZ WORK having his camp
near py' AN ihdian named sabbatis
was seen lurking about the camp in
Dro"ns absence, and on his return,
brown found that several articles had
been stolen from his chest.
The Indian was seized and taken to
the house of " Senior Peter HAYWOOD.
ESQ.," for trial.
While waiting for the trial Sabb.,;s
MANAGED IN not aoa;ns, a ,,,l IL
b,n,, i, a., At, '."o ""''i
",o'' 'he renee anu
'ne nanukerchiei that bound
MS hahus' before Brown knew what
had happened, or was suspicious of dan
ger, Sabbatis attempted TO kill him by
wringing his neck. in savage STYLE Rms
Brown strugolad 40 v;oIan,Iv ns L.
tho Jnd;an os 81 49, w 49,"
Sa,;-.,I ~. pn' anu '"en ran 10 the
-, " 'o' gun Inc ihuiai'
=,
vas AZ 'eng,n 'hought necessary by
.n' "'i,''''y "u'horitles OF the kennebec
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anna;., ~ ue'ee'e established ana the
. III, - !o'ng waugh as SER
nnrno.s H. p u 'u'ni', a OF thiS
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servod. " ' ""''" "'' "''" pre-
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10 M, .Lm,, W,,,,1 l,,,...a.,,...,,, a. g.,
ing Party on Kcnneber Rir,, ~
You are to proceed up said river with vour
Party, to the Great Carrying Place, then di.
vide the Party equally, send three to the
crotch n Of the Main river or as far as Moose
TS Sa =" ,he EASTERN nran,h oil SAID '''er
ipr place ~ ,hs n.sJ , lbs, "e p S .siy
Brook. Keen A faithful acconnt If yan,
proceedings, and advise me by all oppor. |