The Republican journal., 1888-02-09

seafaring wnen the business ocgan to fall off, and
saved their money. OF the number in the district
that followed the sea but one is now left in that
line.
Twelve of the boys entered the army and navy
at the limo of the Rebellion, and none were killed
and but one wounded. Three are alive now and
two have pensions.
The only survivor In the District of the old pio-
neers Is Daniel Crockett, now IS years old OF
those living when last heard from may he men,
Peasley, in Massachusetts, Mrs. Jno. Staples and
Mrs. Charles Turner. l should have said some
thing before about the girls in the old district who
are scattered over the whole continent. Seven
went to California; two went South before the war
and married there; five married in Massachusetts;
one In New Hampshire and one is in Rhode Island
now Some married sea captains and sailed over
large part of the world. Probably old No. l6
has been represented In as many places the
globe any district in the State 1t is situated
inland, three miles from the bay and river, six
miles from Searsport, twelve from Belfast and
eight from BuckSport.
1t is about time now to take the census again for
the second generation of scholars. Soon after
Stockton went off in 1857 the district was divided
and is now part of three districts. On the same
territory now the combined families, with three
adopted children, number only 80. Two are 81 and
the youngest three years old Instead of living 30
years without deaths as did the old Settlers three
of the young men who settled on the old home
steads died within ten years, with one who bought
soon after, leaving four widows, one of whom has
since passed away Five settled on the old home
steads; three bought farms in the district; two
married first and second wives in the district and
one, after a long absence, married the same wo-
man second time. Some of the farms are now
owned by strangers who know nothing of the large
number who walked the same roads and enjoyed
the many good times in the different homes in the
district and i'll the old school house, long since
taken down.
Counting them as last heard from and there are
% OF the second generation scattered around in
the land; and if they read this, they will learn
something about their own families. Many have
forgotten even the names of the scholars in the
district.
In al thnsn al,
place. Instead of good, hard trodden road with
a long string of teams hauling cord wood to the
Marsh creek, there has been none hauled for near
ly 20 years. Horses have largely taken the place
of oxen. Instead of getting out fourteen yoke of
oxen and steers on the snow plow, as in the ohlen
time, only three yoke of steers can now be muster
ell in the same territory. The roads are hardly
passablc many times now in winter with load,
but they are better in summer. Many of the little
into the valleys. large number Of the best man
aged farms, with orchards, cut more hay than for
merry Some press their hay and sell it. With
the good barn cellars now in use with plenty of
absorbants. muck, etc, with attention to business
and good calculations, and the different villages
on the bay and river and the summer visitors for a
market the outlook is good. There is an cncour-
aging prospect for the future prosperity OF the old
district The western fever has lost its force
Young men can now do as well or better by pu,
ting up with the same ways of living in the old
district The boys have no disposition to go to sea
now. With the right kind of cncoura cement the
old farm may yet produce many crops to feed the
coming generations. About the most dscour:t ying
feature of settling on the old farm is the small
amount of schooling compared with the larger
places. This has been the objection of Il number
of smart Young men, with Il wife and small fam
lily, to settling in the Old district OF late some
have settled here without families, as the farms
change hands.
did not expect it would take 50 much writing to
tell the story have attempted to put ON paper;
and as do not aspire to bea newspaper writer /
should have been glad had some one else under
taken to revive the old days i'll the Centre district.
Many of the names and other facts We're furnished
me by Miss Maria lleagan
FIREMAN PARTRIDGE.