Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-16
fm ne Democrat
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river y. Westerly 10 BE hoa-e. Anh-
Capt m. Young Brown has Town lnov
Browuneldl ylng 5 Westerly on frye-
barx The lice which divides The r0sn
runs y West and = East lie has sooat
twelve families In The Tow. lie has mtte
a Cue appcarance. YET struck The nrst stroke
In CLEARING land in May, is65. lie treated
us pa only Hospitality but genteelly; has
a amlabie and accomplished ~ifv and .
pr.tty daughter Of about twelve years,
thsrc Ouly child. lie appesrs q sober, re-
usous msn. Of q good Judgement In ~.
Lyon. loving rational md inteligiole
CHRISTIANITY. We spent the amer part OF
ne dav very agreeabiV win him having tn
oar company also one Dr. Joseph kmsry
fr-m uanpton. y. m whs VS. Niesiug
ths place 9th thoaghts OF settling there.
lie wasa young man Of Ahoat - wears
Tbs visit Vas The more agrceAoe a. ~
Werc ln Capt Browns high AMI cleao
room Which hAi Eve gl,ss-sindows, ani
was ncaflv haf wsinscOtted IL suuck
M With pleasure ~ me enierAnce -
doubt not u wou.d any body else. Hence
I caiief 10 Capt Brosn's Hall henry
Ynung Rrswn was a captain In the fr,nch
War Hs was bora In nasefhill. Mass,
lu Oct. iTlo died AZ frycourg. OCT -
i-ag. married EiIEAbeih Low Joy. born 10
Audover. Mass. MAJ. 1871, died April ~,
isoO Thslr ouly child. that survived ne
as.ucy. wss Eilabsth. born April %.
1877. died Jane Sd. 1870, marrisd joshua
"A O.rooi. senior. bora In nayerhill
Mas April - 1888. married May, liso.
dIci MAJ I'D. 1871. They len four ehu.
drrn. ulCury l0uug Brown osgood, 'esia
Osgoot. Mary Sherourne-msrl led Rev.
samuel O.gooi. ID ID ant klira l. mar
ried James Osgoot, go Capt Brown
wks a prominent MAJ of his ume he Va
the proprietor - twenty Thousand Nv
hantrCd AMI nty acrcs OF land Ia
oxford Coaniy. unter three grsnts TIE
ffst settled minister of Browuneld Vas
the Rev. Jscob Rice. = graduate % hart-
ari Cnilege. in iic5. lie wAs ordained In
Rrosufeid In iso5. had previously ben
settled In Ilsnuiker, y. n. In lie, lie
was bora 10 Nofthboro, Mas, nov. ~.
t-ti. nnd died In Brovunsid fvo. i.
isgA he died While in The Performance 81
a. tliy in chlrCh
Lorts tay. Oct 2ot-plsAsant morning.
Rode over % frycourx ant preached Al
Iisut Cakb swans This swan NAs hrei
up Al Harvard College. Preached ron
ar.t Peter second chapter ffon ne tf,t 10
the third vsrss. a N Aui from Romans
arst chap snd foartestth snd and hftesuth
verse;. p m We hAi pretty assembly,
good. healthy lookiug people and atisn'
live Bsptlrcd TIE foliosing chiliren,
via Eufshsth. The isasutef ~ BrriA
ma Osgood. Miriam j,ar. The daughter ~
jane Osgo a AL hls vie SasAnush. Tie
fanghtsr 20 SAmurl O.gosd aui Jean,
Nary. the iaught-r % Jsdoi Spfiug ani
an Tu1ahrih. Hannah. the dAaxhisr of
Joseph A Kelley std Dsbofah. hsrita'
ths daughter % Timothy waksr ant IA.
rhsl. 4 imurd. The son % Dksii fage, Ani
Huth h.swl'c. Davii son 20 David kssns
an Cathrruri joan. -on " >,c9hea
kuIght an Sasanuah SAMUEL snn 81
Aarou Abllii sni LYDIA lrucsiAyl Mar
iaughfcf 10 Moe. pAF
N1rfav. Ocf. lri -fslf mofuics Nlef
arsIuy sytn.ng Game from Capt bfoNn
ani crossed te river ari rple YES
er'y a11ai "a mles ia his toso -
.TtIs. uniess eKpisiuci, m ghi lead most
lrrsons a. the prescott Gay. Sho A. pcfas-
Ing plct cofas l1aruAl . niuk That
Del nate a mistake, ~ shtsuilng Napi.lp
Hr1Nus tnsuship between I've aui "a
mUes luto Nsw usmpshlfc. Bat tht Jour
"a L. uoi a. fsulL Cspi nrosn thea fe-
s.ici on ihe westerly sut nofth~fly siis
of thc Stcn River. on The len oAuk, hear
where t1e boundary of New utmqshlfc
uoW crosses the river Capt brusn al
that time ciaimei that IN hoe netScen
Name ant Nce usmpsh.rc was a,oui ~
miles further wcst thtn 10 hks bcen csta,-
Issei Capt Brown M dpant hrleFci IN
thr Iusturs- - an. claim. snt VI CT %
~ fou1t was faiiy c1nffmri ln his oqin'
l1n TIE fnA settlement ~ This dispute
was mate ia 1924 Passed ~ NJ Jcicd
SnrIrrs BruIamIn aud james Osgoof's
james un,ts Nathaniel nrrmau's Bur
banks Joseph Hsa;hs Juo. pollAr's anf
a. s1n iuo Autouy hnery's JoshnA hei'
lsys art Joshua Jpssph. AM Ssmuel
WALKER SaW Capt WALKERS gflsi ani
~ m.u All Zoe f,ck - WOOL facks
tame eud hat a. hNf ~ gan. Fl CAPITA n
walkers grist Ani az mill stool ou M
o1tIet 20 walkers Pond NILS To That
location have since hccn called klmnAIls
Nus. Clih Nils. Ani ar uos called
Gnufs NILS. TIE place has been callef
: dom al l' - uorthefiy - Gushrn.
-Thsu cane back % Osgrsi's Who mar
r.c.i ms german Cousin Aun WEBSTER. o.
sooi toid u. b. Sas a. The Cataract % NJ.
asara When Surveyor took the height Of
10 AZ fourd 10 iD feet lie went with
NJ. R1hsri Rogers In iito Ia company
Win three hgndrsd men % tAks posses
s.ou % Detroit II their way hey lived
on Will turkeys der raccpon bear a..
From Osgoods W rode through Cap,
browns Wfff lalil Plantation % rs house
passing the river ; Westerly oi BIS house
Tbs sss PROBABLY named - on acoooni
OF ne sugar naples with which u Aoo1ni'
e. Thls Plantation l. Interval Aflsoeui
o. O.goots lutcfvA.e, al which aooGnis
wlih the faesi naples, be makes sugar
al molasscs very gooi. and BE- mentioned
~ Way OF pleasantly thought OF dlsiil-
log rum frum the molNs-es. from CsPt
Browns vest northsas,erly - Mr.. David
PAGES and John Wensters. Drank nne
tish % tsA vel suited With wheat bread
and pumpkIn pye Theuce back - Capt
Bf0Wus AT ~ In The evening" rvckonei
up TIE souls 10 bis town ADD fryeoarg an
fogud then rsckouiug tn families CON
Ing 800 sighting men- bro~nnsli
was frst organ fet A. plantation. The
frst me- tIng f0r TIE choice of pisntAtion
OF -ers va he'd March 29ih. 1921. The
application Cor The meeting wss signed BY
uenry loung Brown. Wilson Howard,
James Osgooi. Thomas NcAssy, samuel
Howard. Joseph Hosari, supply walker.
samuel Colby ani Danirl 4 Cross a. IN.
ha1ltants % The Plantation % BrOsuneli.
The warrant wAs signed BY JoshuA Il. o..
good a. Justice % the Peace Tor the
County % YORK ant Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts,. and directed u samuel
u0sari james Howard was Moderator
o. the meeting; ant Henry Young Brown
sas chosen Clsrk. Joshua b O-gooi. Asa
Osgood and Joseph HOsard Assessors,
snd Wm Howard Collector The piAntA.
t.oa OF Bfosuaeii embraced q portion OF
What l. now fryehurg. including the west
en- portion Of the village. The hne be-
tween The towns thea ran from the Old
south corner % Fryeourg north t6 l-2@
sest HIS rods - pins stump 90 TIE Hoe
% New Hampshire. IL passed a few rods
westerly % the mansion % TIE late Jadge
Dana. and Doctor Griswolt. and the site
ofthe cold Fryebarg Academy and easter
" Of Pms nh. The Old Academy Building
The arst Constructed there-wss under
stood 20 b. partly 10 Br0wnneii and partly
In Fyeburg The spot l. plainly marked
where the edihce stood IL Vas there. In
that hu.liing. that Daniel Webster taught
Frysburg Academy In isoi-2. While AZ the
sane tine he vas a staieui % iss 10 The
ofce o. the lA,e Jaige Dana ~ fryeoarg
Browndelt wss incorp Drs,ed February 20,
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