Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-23
EARLY HISTORY or DIxFlELD.

DnTuiD CrSIEr. Feb. J. 1856.
T. hs Editor = ~ oxford Draocrai &.
| notice in your i,sue q January 5ih,
The Dilhsld eorre,pondsn, says that in
i595 the frat settlers anne 10 DiNhsli.
and Al this time the township bad be-
come The property Of DR.. Elijah Dix. Of
Bo.ion. These statements. a. well -
some Others. ATE far from the truth n,
shown by the original record. which nov
lies open before ne. | will give a fe-
extracts from the original record made A.
Sutton. Mas. from the year 1857 20
1910. Ba; hfs, le, me say that the
township never Ms the property Of DE-.
Dir. several lots o. land near the cen.
ire Of the town. now Owned by Hon
John ]. Holman. AmasA Holman And
Others by The name q Holman. ATE the
same lots taken by Col jonathan Hol-
man and biz sons. Peter. Jona,kan and
Eben Holman. in the hrs, and original
division. 30 they have always rcmAin,d
in the hand. o. The HolmAns. The
township was no, named after Dr.. Dix
because be owned Il. ba, because be
promised 10 give a library worth a thou
sand dollars 70 20 the proprieicrs - they
were called.
Peter Holman WAS the hrs, mAa 20 re-
main here during the winter. AID bad a
los camp nsar where the bnping ground
now is, on the nver.rOad. Merrill
Knight. With bis family. lived just acres,
the riyer. In the town Of Peru. =, ,his
time. Peru was settled before Dixhsld
jonathan Holman. now living a, D.Sfeld
Csnirc. age SO year'. was the frs, male
child born Ia D.xheli. believe there
WAS one girl bern before him.
"To~nskip No I, North o. the An
drosooggin River" as i, was called. in
eluded whAi Is row the town. Of Dixheld
and Mexico. aud WAS fire., called Hol.
man Town. As Col. Jonathan Holman
Was one o. the frs, 20 come here and
view the land and intereede FOR It's pur-
chase. The reooN .ys that Col. Hol-
man. Deacon Waters and Captain Eliot.
spen, considerable time in August and
September. 1857. in looking out = town.
ship. and decided on whA, Is now Dix.
field and Mexico. and wen, 70 the Com.
mii,se appointed by the Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts, fof the sale Of Eastern
land. and endeavored to purchase II
bu, we're unable TO do 20. And Col.
Holman again vent TO Boston and con.
,rae,sd for the land July 2. 1889. and
paid earnest towards /, for himself and
Others. 39lf. e. %.
The frs, meeting for choice Of oihcers
VA September 18th. 1889. a, which
meeting Ebenszsr Chaplin was chosen
Moderator and Clerk. they had previously
agreed to divide the township into sixty
parts called Rights. and voted At this
meeting TO raise nine shillings IN = right
towards dsfraying the expense Of laying
out said township; they also voted At
this meeting 10 send three men A. a
committee to see the laying GU, Of
said township, and chose Col. JonA-
than Holman. Deacon Asa Waters and
jeremiah Robinson for said Committee.
At a meeting held Nov. 10th, 1852,
there were found 10 be three rights no,
disposed Of, and one Was taken by DR..
Elijah Dix. one by Col. Jonathan Hol.
man and one by John Pierce; the land
Was run out by J. Tieomb. Surveyor
At meeting held At worcester, Feb.
let. 1870.
Voted, To choose . committee IN have
the same powers - 10 The Company az
Selectmen have 20 their towa
Voted, That said COMMITTEES cOusisi Oi
I've and stand for one year.
Voted 10 ehoOss them by nomsnstiou
and upllfted hands.
Chose DIR. Elijah Dix. Deacon Asa
Waters, Col Jousthsn Holman. Captain
Andrew Elliott and Captain Samuel Smsil,
for said committee.
This was the fret committee chosen
with the poser Of S%sl,ctmen. which
made them virtually the fret Sslecimsn
Of said township.
Ats meeting held June if,h, 1890.
Voted, That Col. Holman 70 to Boston
to complete the psy for said township and
g,t the deed.