Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13
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IN than 10 ever Wa hFt'fff '"fNf -
th., part Of the town Il the very "ofs' W
which 10 settle line.
I am told the boundaries OF Io"nsnip
No. seven incorporated March ", 10.
a. the town Of Roxoafy) we're nfst run ou'
y, a Mr.. Titcomb, sDoet lIsj. he toNn'
.klp was sold BY Msssschassiis' 10 ~,
% one John Deroy. The orisin.l '"s.lek
wss done b. Silss Thofls 81 hfioi, Noos
Co. n. n, In Dee, isoI, Who hai sur
ve,ed No (uow Byron IN Apfl snl
Jane Of the same year lie oegan AZ .le
n. 4. corner Of Rumford, courses And ui'-
tsnces around the township a. follows
:. - deg D.. ? mlle-. 10 rods, thence -
70 deg. y mile, 30 rods thsnse' , Pc
deg W. miles, go rods thence, ~
aee W. miles. rs rods thence, ;. ~
deg. n miiss, TO rods Ito y. W eoih't
u Rumford, !" thence, \. 70 deg. =.
miles, 20 rod. % the place Of starting.
rhe Weld line L. said 10 have ruu 10 ~
isg. Instead Of IS deg vest Tbs mis-
take may have BEEN caused ~ local aiirac-
ton and the clumslly sighted eompassss
then u.sd. TIE Audovsr line L. sad 10
have run 20 Instead Of N deg. east tbs
nav have been q slip u The pen from TIE
act that he used IN on corresponding Anss
In his previous survey Of ByfOo. lndetd,
ln the nett uue be wrote 80 which ~ bad
10 marx over % ~. The length of Run
ford line amounted % go. while he makes
the lots thereon cover about 1919 rods
this was q mistake % the Chalnmsn. which
he should have corrected when lOtting
The Mexico line should have run about ~
Instead % q. deg. 50 large q tiftfsncc
leaves mattsfs between The devil ani ne
deep sea There I. sifous PRESUMPTION a
The absence OF positive proof that BE- Tan
the line where he says be- dld, also that
be ran "a where he ought % have gone.
The only opinion have heard from those
Who have Investigated the matters. L., To-
view 81 The uucertsinty caused ~ this, ne
Mexico linc ant the dimensions 0f any lot
materially sdrctci ~ it must be iisfs-
garded In setillrg line.
The rangss we're lfl rods vide sNcfpi
on the river ani on me Weld lice ne los
TOO rods siissx spt some gofss AL ne
l0ts l0lulng Byron on the west sife ofssin
River, the last uamri were 80 fnis. Toe
ranges uum,crsd from zoe Anl1fsr I1e b
the lots. from .oath - uur b. The lut
lines stoned a. the river on sltter side
the range. app, ar b have bcsn intenic
% run acfo,s ths river. merely omlttif :
such laft. a. would mtkr 40 smslI lots q
be- river. The dimensions 90 each lot are
not glteu. Ouiy lie area of those FkfYlug
nom The regular ,hapi Il00Kit0 -ods
For some reason = second sufFry sas
made ~ Absl Whrslsf 81 klmflfi iu
1919. tbs, according % an ausigurt Held
book. now To- possession 20 John lioug htou
of Byron. wss on the same plan A. the lfst
a. on ~ N..Ha ga u -. n
vastly 10 the ugmref made lhis survey
was a mer, bOich ani l. not supposed io
BE- used. stlil in many cases ne hnss used
we're AMI % some sKtsnt siil ar thus,
run by wheeler sri not ~ fhof.a Dor
this reason most ID uot all th- bounds that
have been apt up are unreliable 10 ilc
bach parts of ths tosn where ui growth
siii stands no lines were ever drcguly
spotted 10 They bad been. they wouli POI
there siil AN L., there have pr,n o.
signs OF ofiglnal lines % bel found Tor macy
years The Atc John Reed once said that
be has searched The whole town t1of1ugh.
~. and would awe I've hgndfsd dollars ~
be- shown en- original corner made ~ Thor
a. The location 81 three uuIy ~ thc cor.
Ger trees maTkei ~ Whhslsr ls nov
snoNn The "fon corner bstwscn l1ts
! aud =. ranges T Aud n. apprars from -
Ioslton 90 pa Thoria corner, L. generally
accept, a. IN ~ TIE isugth OF lots in Toe
vet part OF The toNu. sud 10 the ouiy
corner vest 81 SNIn River whose claims
are worth uuilclng Mlch ui thr tosu
Wa bafnfd over Al an early dat drstfCI .
lng such lines a. existed The careless
nrss OF settlers has I'LL further comp..
Gated msttsfs. To- dishonesty 81 some Df
IN pfopfItors or hrir agents has fpnc be-
wors too. n the money .prtt by ssttrfs
alone In uugsio', hsd ben app.iri niY
years ago % a sufyfy 4 the town 0tCb
osncf taking wtai fell - lim aui kcrlIng
90 biz bOutds. the town would hr some
thousands %! d0iiarststfef o. noN.
50 much fora preamble. The su.t Dol
question really l. spout thc p1slt.1a nf tlr
llnc between ranges Ten and eleven uu tlr
east eide % swim River, esp Ciaily brteeru
.ots thfrc In range Ten. oNufd ~ ,essi
Coz sud loi thrre la range titFtu. oslfl
~ seth snd John NJ Bfsds.n Al che
parties live In Msa.co Both trace their
tlti. back % samuel lioughion. Who cane
frum sterling, Mass claiming o. bel
agent of The propfletofs and owner az
nearly ali their lutsfc.i. she oNnefs of
AN"aN WNN hNaNNA NNNNA NNaHWNA ~ N.INf
Most q the land la town las been decided
BY him OF bis son, John, now living iu
Byron who're b. AMI bis father have Carfitd
on business. Their, has never been much
stir about "a. line till lately r. has been
Supposed % start from the corner of klx.
bury And Carthage on the ilac OF Mrkico.
which - called The "CountY Corner. be-
log an angle 90 FfAnkIlu County on ln-
IL a
cut range lO down about one hall. while
those East % 10 Nouii have very large
surplus. Coz accordingly clalmei ga
equal division % the land from The river
10 Weld iine, denying The Authenticity o.
the "C0autv Corner A. a starting poiat.
The BfNieens bought of JOAN ii0ughtln,
paying him about one hunifci dollars
bonus % warrant that The west llne oi
range n should not 20 east 10 The Coluiy
Corner. This len about my acres cover.
Fl with good poplar ani clalmei by both
parties. Coz sued TIE drirniants fli
tr,sptss iu cutting The poplar ou tn dis
putsd land This case va. entered AZ ihc
March Term. l.st anl li1n. waldo ~
tsugiil OF kamf0ft. spp0.nisd o. survey
aud show The respective claims. Al the
March tern. is,5. 70 was referred % Hoo
NUNS ANNNNN ~ WNNWNN N"NNN -
~A- Tried a. Mexico, sept . ant l0. fOi-
loved ~ an examination ~ ne ground.
| know LILLE about The testimony Present
81 % set up Original corners, bat viii
state the case A. faf A. | understand itt
Tho main reason ln the past Or resafilng The
"luuuiy Conner a. corner between these
rsuEcs, seems % have been thc 30 called "nid
t0~n pian,- Shich has been Or many years an
Possession ~ this tosn. amer getting aii the
information ! Gao. I conclude that nu aFIfnf
can D. silosUii 10 tnis plan in any ease There
l. atfadit on trtcfable to no one tn particular.
saying u sas male By The surveyor Thofia.
bot u never burv scratch of any thlug to shos
when, uhere, by whom. OF on shat authority
u Nas made. n does not agrrc slfn tha nsIIi
nouk. Win The lace ~ The earth. nor even slfh
itsslf. IN. range lines east Of the riscr vary
tso deg. irr m The course Of those on tne self.
TIE hraico line D. mara "a ~ a. 4 a. 4. Luf j.
dnsn about - Ihrrr u no ralr aiNsu. DO IN
tendc'l fur IhJrla's survey. tnv scale uust have
ben meant fur 10 nOis % the inch. that ot.
tAinci ~ dividing IN m1rr % udsgIV n On
each iinu hy toe number 90 inches III lsnrIk
varies ffom 80 10 49, no tao linfs agreeing.
TIE pond u drasn much too lafge ln every
direction, Indeed here a. - a. Ia -Onue other
plsce- The plan would asrce very nearly slih
Shcelcrs survey. The "MsAd0s Hrook
shich IL nearly 10 rods from Andoyef llne hi
the nearest placs, l. made 10 turn 10 The we.f
aud nov lotto AndOVeI over NH at least 49,
iest higher than bed. have bcen told that
the surveyors pltn beside otnsr papers xas
burned IN hassAc hnseits many years AGO told !
% man sho lived In the tOsn brfDfe lsi. !
and got his iufurmalion run those who snould /
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