Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-10-15
The AroostoOk Excursion.
PERHAN PLANTATION.

Plantation. situated about ten miles from
Caribou Village. This Plantation was
formerly number fourteen in the fourth
range n townships, aud lies ives. of
Woodland and north OF Wade III. When
surveyed and sci apart for settlement, it
was named in honor Of Governor PeTham.
The road iron Caribou TO Perbsm. for a
couple OF miles, is the SaIle as that we
travelled over 10 New Sweden. I: th,n
branches OF across Woodland in n
westerly direction, and. after reaching
Perham. 1t crUSSes il IRON east to west.
il nearly straight line. dividing the
township iatO Two Uesrly ,qla. parts
TIE original forest on Ihis township, much
OF which is Sill standing. wss nearly al
hard wood, The sugar "a rock maple pre-
dominating. Fer settling purposes it is
regarded among lie 5cs, in the County.
/. IS waleTel BY Salmon Brook. With It's
cas-: aud NesI branches, 5y the west
branch Of tao CAs,5ou stream and 10y
.roa,aries Of ,hc Lizzie Msdavasks River.
salmon Bcook Lake Is situated a iiu.e
north OF the center OF the township. and
on the northern border is Little MAZDA
wa>ka Lake
From 81 elevation over which the road
passes in Woodland. We can look a into
Pelham Plantation, and from this roiGt II
appears like SD unorokeH forest, and pre-
souts one OF the fines, fores. views wo
saw il the County Bat this appearance
is deceptive. tor on entering the township
w found Il dotted al over WiJa cieariugs
aad settlements. Sone already have tine
farms. while others have made their drs;
opening toe present summer. There Is
very little il auy l,ld II tie township
10. already sod 10 settlers, sDd consid-
erabiy more than Lall OF the lots are
already more or less improved. In the
sp.ine of 1861. Oliver Y. ard James Nut
ting OF Bethel. came 70 tEls Plantation,
coming up 0y The way ui Salmon Brook,
now Nasl5G,a. and selected lots GEAR
the sou,hess. corner mex, 10 Woodland.
and made some improvements Return
inc 90 Bethel about he time the second
cal was msjc lor volunteers. 10 crush
o.. :hc rebellion. they both enlisted and
served for three or more years. Their
land. ~ lie u.,..a time. reverted to The
State. Ter breach Of conditions. but alter
the aa5.,Aey were allowed :ore-ocoUpy il
upon easy terms, and proceeded al once
t5m4kc for Tie mselvoS permanent homes.
Horc sc found :hcm il possession OF
goodiayuS. sad 20 D.. appearances enjoy
iuE isig share q lies blessings. JAS.
NUMug j. practical p5ir'e-, aud was
ihe publisher Of the BltkeI C0j.rler dur
ing The two years Of It's existence, and
Tor couple Of yesTs was connected with
me press oi Arcos'oCk. But be likes
ia-micg. a2c regards it As q sarer way Of
obtaining a LIVING. WIKI him resides bic
aged Grandmother. now wei towards her
niueteth year. der maiden name was
Young. ard she was the daughter Of job
Young Of Gray. She married James
Nu,ti1g, native of Gro,ou, Mass, who
afterwards CAME 10 Woodstock ard pug
chased ,hc mi. tl.: oy R0vse Bis5ec,
Oh HE stream ne4r Abel Bscon's lie
subsequently, sold tie mill to Samuel
Stephens, and moved .E;o Greenw -Od,
where be lived many years. lie died IN
Bethel Mrs. Nuuins's memory goes
back almost TO the tosinuing 81 Wood
stock AID Greenwood IS settlements. and
she delights 20 indulge in "reminiscences
OF the early times.
Near The Nu:iiuss, on ~ adjoining lot,
resides Mr. Charles b. Lovejoy. formerly
well known in some parts Of Oxford
County. Two years ago he came down
ard purchased this farm Of Jesse d.
H1dslon 10. seven h--died aud di,y to.-
lS7s Mr. HOdst51 came from Bethel OF
Greenwood with he N1uiUss. and hav-
ing los, bi, Si:C hes,, be married Tor
second wife = lady who owned farm in
Pownal, and 10 that place be removed.
Mr.. Lovejoy has lsb0red very hard tor
tbs TAO years be has been here, and his
success has been commensurate with his
hopes. This year ne has s. splendid crop.
From SIX acres OF burnt land wheat, he
raised one hundred I'D eighty bushels Of
s. h2@'~0Ie gain as We ever saw. But
this was L. ell his wbea; crop, tor DC
had another .ot Ci Q'owed .A4l wheat in
The shook. which viii yield from twenty
five TO thirty bushels 20 the acre. lie had
3 large acreage Of potatoes, not then duo,
bu; eleven or twelve bills would yield
bu-hcl in weight; beside be hsd oats,
blcSwhea: sid O,EeT crops. His y bes,
b respct wi;h the sickle, in The Old fash
iooad way, which mus. have been 70
easy task, considering thai he stands six
Zee, and zine inches in bis stockings
He is the tallosl farmer in ARGOS Ook
County, aud ore oi he best. tie had
splendid garden with well developed aud
well rpeued vegetables, including toms
toes. Fil5r sq1ashes We never care TO
sec
We have given some space 20 these
farms, not because they sre better than