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then turning and running sOutherly to the
north west corner of Brunswick; 1t was
granted by the General Court In 1877, to the
heira Of Joshua Scattow.
Thus the early history OF Freeport Is inter-
woven with that OF North Yarmouth. On
June IL, 1850, the Governor and Company OF
Massachusetts Colony, granted to John
Royal, Joseph Phippen and others planta-
tion 'at the bottom OF Casco Bay on river
called Swegustagee" to be allotted out for
township five MILES square, and two OF the
adjacent islands and ordered that COM
mittee be appointed "for the entertaining OF
innabltants and granting allotmepts and lay
Jug outthe bounds of the saidt oune. On the
Lwenty-second Of September following, the
vase lands lying between the former grant
ana falmouth were aided to the township
and also an island called "Damerras Cove,
and IL was ordered that the name Of the
plantation shall be North Yarmouth. The
grant was confirmed July %. 1854 All Of
Gore was included In the grant of June IL,
$780, But previously to this grant. many
had settled within Its limits, especially upon
the seash0re. There had not been, SO far as
can be ascertained. any permanent Indian
settlement in the town, but II is said that
there was an Indian burying-place upon
Lanes Island, and quite number of places
had Indian names: Freep0rt was Harri-
scket; North Yarmouth. Wescustigo or
WescG.st0go: Harpswell, Merriconeag; ana
Royals riTSer was Wescustigo, or Wescustogo
river.
AS early as 1913, settlers had established
themselves in the old town; but IND mo
authentic account of any settlement In tha3
part which became Freeport till 1861, ian.
other account and probably more correct
says 1859, when James Lane OF Gloucester
came here and settled, and gave his pane to
the Island at the mouth Of the river he was
afterwards killed In fight with the Indians.
Within few years after Amos Stevens
lived on VOLTS Point; Thomas ,Redding on
the East side Of Gousip's river, west Of
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because according to Greenleafs suivey In
1929, the quantity of land in the oriflnal
town, on the mainland, including the gre
was 66, 246 acres. This report was signed by
John Lewis, John Mitchell and David
Mitchell. 1t was presented to the town at a
meeting held May 2Sth. On motion TO ac-
cept the report ut passed In the negative.
VIZ, y for 20 against accepting said report :"
the clerk adds: IT =
IN. BOZ the 26 against said report. all
be set off,"
Thereupon remonstrance was prepared,
signed by II Of the inhabitants, setting forth
the facts about the action of the town. and
praying that new notice might be issued to
the people In the southwesterly part Of the
town, because, under the other order of no.
tlce, the original petitioners claimed right
10 answer their own petition, and the inhabi-
tants In the southwest part of the town were
not in a capacity, as a body, to give their
reasons against said petition, under the pres
ent order Of the court" they .'also pray that
the tract of land called Prout's Gore may be
annexed to this town, previous to division
am at loss to account for the small vote
upon accepting the petition, as we'll as the
small number of inhabitants. 1t would
seem that then, as now, no question so much
excited town as proposed division Of it !:
and 1t seems strange that a town
having nearly one hundred names on
It's jury list should give only
forty-eight votes on so exciting a question.
The only explanation that can give is, that
very many who took no part in the move-
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Margery Haynes, widow of William, in be-
half Of herself and daughter, also claimed
M0rrlc0neag Neck and "Dameras Covas;
The family had fed to Lynn on the mt
break OF the Indian war
Among the settlers and landowners in
Freeport before the war of 1888 there were
apparently Thomas Blashfield, John Harris
and his son Joseph, John York. Richard
Dumner, Amos Stevens, Ann Shepard, Hugh
Mosier and his son John, Mosure. and Nathan
lei Wallis. On February Is, INA IN. 81. ,Jere-
miah Dumner filed claim with the aCom-
mittee on Eastern Claims" for eight hun-
dred acres of land lying between Pine iFly-
ing Point and Tobacco little Flying) Point
granted, as he alleged, to his father Richard
Dumner, June q, 1854.
The committee to lay out the town made a
March l, 1873. They say that they had adj
mitted seventy-four new settlers which, in
addition to the old settlers, made up 103, to
whom they allowed lots, all located on "Ya ar
mouth Neck" the new settlers drew lots,
while the old settlers or their representatives
TOOK their old lots as far as possible.
They also allowed other claims derived
from Georges among them was the claim of
tne helrs OF Richard Dumner for 900 acres
between Flying Point and Tobacco Point.
now now Little Flying Point; also to the heirs of
inomas shepard, Shepherds Neck, where
tnere were three houses built and orchards
planted In the ancient settlements" together
With four acres of marsh on the east side of
aarrlseeket River, originally granted in
1856 to JohnsShepherd: and also to the heirs
OF THOMAS Redding his farm Of PIG acres
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For sheltering still their vastness DER thee bends
shield whose dome from hill to sea extends.
Thy hills we love, whose granite ridges show
Westward the submits Of perpetual snow;
themselves to eastward many a watery mile
The sailors promise Of his children's smile.
How Oft far inland, to some child of thine,
Catching the scent of rope or tarry Irvine,
The sight, the odor, in fash restore
Thy river-port, the shipyards on the shorei
Again the mallets ply their gathering din.
The tackles chirp, the screeching planes Join In,
While from the sooty cauldron spreads afar
The wholesome fragrance OF the boiling tar.
He sees the boys with mimic boats at play,
The white sails flashing in the outer bay,
With wooded islands peeping stu beyond,
Fnehanted isles. the gates Of "faery lond."
Yea 7ear is Harasekets blue expanse;
Dear Ala, every brooklet's foamy dance,
Duskinoa and dimpling down the wooded hills,
Where stream2g moss its frolic tinkle stills.
We love thv sprueses, hemlocks and thy FRS,
Cross-bearing, but unwesrieu, wolsnippers'
Thy naples, Autumn's char o. nre,
Thy royal elms that robed In GU eAproi
And even the wild roses by the wy
Our memories cherish many a thorny u@s'
The ships that make thy name no longeI suanso
Wherever commerce and its ventures ransS,
These love we; but our warmer love arouse y
The manly hearts that urge their frothing prows
Nor these alone, but all the sons OF toll
That reap Gods harvests In the wave or soil.
Such are earth's noblemen. In after time,
When Right shall reckon idleness a crime,
Who earns not shall not eat, nor any knave
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Neck, known as Redding's Island, and sixty
acres of marsh formerly belonging to
Thomas Redding, then deceased. Lane is
said to have been killed by the Indians, but
at what date have not ascertalned.s he
Henry lived In Freeport in 1858. John grew
up there, but in 1887 had married and settled
In now Cape Elizabeth. Job lived in Billor
lea, in 1719, in which year he conveys his In
terest in all lands. belonging TO his late
is heard Of Samuel or Henry. John fled to
Massachusetts, after the breaking out of the
war and while he made claim In the right of
his father before the Committee on Eastern
Claims. for land owned by his father, l do
not find that any Of the sons returned to
many Of the blood are now living In Maine.
John lived in Gloucester where he died,
January "a, 1873, aged Sc; he had purchased
OF the sons of Hugh Mosier, the Mosier
Islands, now called Moge's Island, as ap-
pears by his claim to the committee, but he
$780, sold all his lands in North Yarmouth to
Samuel Wait, Joseph LampSon and Josiah
Nichols Of Maiden, and the two latter No
yember 10, 1877, sold one-third of them to
Samuel Newhall.
Thomas Redding lived on the farm next 10
Lanes and above 1t on the river; according
to the deed from John Sears to James Lane,
dated May is, 1873. Redding had then died.
His widow ELMER conveyed the farm
ow and executrix of Joshua Attwater the
son and heir of the other, conveyed it to
Theodosius Moore; by whom it was occupied
after the first conveyance does not appear.
According to John Lanes testimony in 1877,
Redding occupied it as early as 1857; but I'M
doubtedly its occupation was subsequent to
the occupation of James Lanes farm. In
1715 John Redding, son of Thomas, conveyed
to philemon Warren one hundred acres Of
land bordering on Lane Point, which said
Thomas bought of Stephen Larrabee and
John Paine" Redding's Creek, as well as
Readings Island, is mentioned In several old
deeds.
William Haynes lived on Flying Point and
raised family there; he was CLARK of We
band" Of North Yarmouth militia in 1865 and
1866, and, before going to the Point, had
Francis. made claim for the Point then
called Pine Point In the right of his father,
alleging thatI he Francis) was born there.
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caused long DEPRESSION.
:, Williamson says that the Indians regarded
the settlement at North Yarmouth as direct
encroachment, and that they commenced the
war OF 1858, to prevent the completion of the
garrison on Royals river; that the people
at trst fled to Jewels Island. but the foe at
tackled them there so violently, that they
were barely able to defend themselves, and
they were soon after taken off by vessel
and carried to Boston. The same feeling
seems to have been manifested by the In
dlans In the wars of 1722 and 1744. In con-
sequence, In spite Of the efforts of the pro-
prietors the settling of the town went on
slowly. When the Committee made their
report in 1888, they recommended that they
may be dismissed and the town Incorporated:
TINS was done April 6. 1888: and Town Com
mittee took the place Of the Committee ap-
pointed by the Council, In the manapement
OF the lands of the Town.
Time will not allow me to follow the action
Oh the COMMITTEE In detail: the number of
inhabitants increased: but In 1887 and 1873.
q fearful mortality prevailed; in 1877 eleven
aduits and twenty-three children, and in 1873
three adults and eighteen children, died: on
the otner hand In 1879 none died, and in 1740
only two: while Mr.. Loring gives their
port.
In 1746, Philip Greedy was KILLED by the
INDIANS and IN 174S, EbeneZer Eaton; and on
May 8, 1756, Thomas Names and his child;
TINS was the last of the murders by the In
The town took its full part in the War of
tine Revolution, but the names of the soldiers
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fury just closed. have, therefore, hesitated
as to the plan which 1 should adopt upon
this occasion but / have concluded to COM
men, t;S,s S,SiR2ipg and nrsceed as far
OF the work for some other, who, trust, will
give to us full and complete history of this
ancient town.
Freeport, save small portion to be de-
serlbed presently, was originally a part of
the old town Of North Yarmouth, which en-
braced the present towns Of North Var
mouth, Freep0rt, Pownal, Cumberland and
Yarmouth. When 1t was incorporated, Feb
ruary IA, 1888. 1t included the present town
OF Pownal, set off and Incorporated March 8,
1908. 1t also included strip Of land lying
between the original town of North Yal-
mouth and Brunswick called "sThe Gore" or
"Prout's Gore; the bounds of the two
grants, in which North Yarmouth and
Brunswick were included, began at the same
point on the sea, but ran inland on slightly
different courses and so left between them a
wedge-shaped tract containing about three
thousand acres; the head or back line was
described as beginning in the east line of
North Yarmouth at point five miles and
two hundred rods from the Bay, thence
running north east two miles and half and
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but the Lane farm is not mentioned, but
later the title to the larger part of the estate
was confirmed by the town.
but tnls report gave me surprise. had
the history, which | learned at school, such
as the saving. Of the life of Capt. Smith by
foc0hoptas, the Ratchet incident In the life
OF tne immortal Washington, and the like,
mt had rested secure that the slaughter OF
Inomas Means and his child In its mothers
arms, with all the terrible incidents. by the
Indians IN 1756. could never have doubt
thrown upon 1t ; and yet read in this report
made nearly twenty-five years previously,
that the committee had allowed lot Of
twenty-five acres near the meeting house ITO
the neirs 81 Thomas Maine. slain by the In
didns!" Upon further examination. / find
that the committee on February 2, 1874,
granted an additional lot NO. 1865 to the
heirs OF Thomas Names, once proprietor
and inhabitant, killed by the Indians"
turning 20 an account taken from Snllivan's
History, | md no mention Of the killing Of
any one by the name of Names or Means
until 1745 at least; but this account gives the
impression that In 174y the Indians at
tackled the house Of one Names at Flying
Point, killed Mr.: Names and carried his
wounded his wife by shot, which killed an
infant In her arms.
Williamson merely stated that .sat FLYING
Point they killed man and took a woman
captiye' in the spring Of 1756. and makes no
mention Of the killing Of man BY that name
diary, under date Of May Is, l756, SAYS that
they lthe Indians) killed one Mains at Fly-
ing Point and carried away young woman,
In note, Willis says, that this was Thomas
Means, son of Robert. who married daugh-
ter OF James Armstrong; that Means and
Armstrong We're of the Irish immigration
which landed at Portland and spent thewinter
Of 1717 there; that Thomas Means moved down
the bay and gave his name to Mains Point
in North Yarmouth; and that Flying Point.
where he was killed, is in Freeport, which
was formerly a part Of North Yarmouth.
the time. settles the matter, and leaves us a
veritable historic truth, at once horrible,
pathetic and romantic, instead of mere in
cident Of doubtful authenticity.
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kept open to admit air, and entirely free
from dust and grease.
Let the table when no one Is present but
the home circle be the model OF what ID
should be when surrounded by guests.
Frequent changes Of soap are bad for the
complexion. Beware OF those which are
highly perfumed, as they are generally OF
poor quality. Very hot or cold water Is In
that 1t Is thought to keep wrinkles from the
face and hands.
Don't spoil good action by talking too
much about IL. We have seen good cooks
who spoiled dinner by continually asking
must be pronounced exc excellent S y each s mem,
Der OF the family before this lover Of appro-
baton would be satisfied and eat her own
meal.
THE TEN HEALTH COMMANDMENTS.
/. Thou shalt have no other food than at
meal time.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any pies
or put into pastry the likeness Of anything
that is In the heavens above, or In the waters
under the earth. Thou shalt not fall to eat
ing 1t, or trying to digest 1t. For the dys-
pepsia will be visited upon the children to
to the third and fourth generation Of them
that eat pie; and long life and vigor upon
those that live prudently and keep the laws
Of health.
3. Remember thy bread to bake IL well for
he will not be kept sound that eateth his
bread as dough.
4. Thou shalt not indulge sorrow or Dor
row anxiety In vain.
.. Six days shalt thou wash and keep thy
self clean; and the seventh thou shalt take
great bath. thou, and thy son. and thy daugh-
ter. and thy man-servant, and thy maid-ser-
want, and the stranger that Is within thy
gates. For In six days man sweats and gathers
filth and bacteria enough for disease; where
fore the Lord has blessed the bath-tub and
hall)wed It.
6. Remember thy sitting-room and bed
chamber TO keep them ventilated, that thy
days may be long In the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee.
7. Thou shalt not eat hot biscuit.
=. Thou shalt not eat thy meat fried.
o. Thou shalt not swallow thy food I'M
chewed, or highly spiced, or just before hard
work, or Just after It.
10. Thou shalt not keep late hours in thy
neighbours house, nor with thy neighborfs
wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-ser-
want, nor his cards, nor his glass, nor with
anything that is thy neIghbor's.-tNew Eng
land Farmer.
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was the same as Names. Maynes, Means
ana Mems; there was also a settler by the
name OF Mann, whose name was also given
e 2 Point and has enormously sometimes
- e911oun4G1~ Nth MAINE" In I722 the
iormer proprietorsof the town petitioned
the General Court fola confirmation of their
grant and the appointment Of new commit
tee TO lay out the town aud their petition
was granted.
so far as can learn norecord of the run
ming out Of the grant has ever been dIscvv-
cred. The original grant was five miles
square,. to that was then added the waste
land, chat Is the land not previously grant,
ed1 between the original grant and Falmouth:
put these grants can scarcely have included
the whole tract that became North Var
mouth, and have not found any satisfactory
account OF the enlargement of the grant; on
September 16, 1856, a petition was presented
TO the President and Council, by some of the
proprietors of North Yarmouth, that all
the waste lands between Mr.. Wharton's land.
being about three miles to the westward Of
Puegamugga River understood to be Bur-
gomngl and Mr.. Gidney's bordering on the
former grant, may be granted to your petit
tioners;" the action upon this petition does
not appear, but IL it was followed by a grant
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from the five towns composing the old town
are given together and must leave to others
the duty of designating those who went from
the part which became Freeport.
AS soon as the inhabitants found them
selves secure from Indian raids, their number
increased with comparatl We rapidity, and a
good degree Of prosperity prevailed.
In 1760, the list from which jurors were to
be drawn, contained nearly one hundred
names, many Of whom dwell In the SOUTH
George Rogers came from Georgetown and
settled on Flying Point. In 1774, there was
proposition to set of Flying Point as
separate parish, and eighteen dwelling at
Flying Point" headed by George Rogers,
protested against II: In i7s2. twenty-five
Point road" (but not on Flying Point petit
toned that "the Range way may be opened
in lieu" Of that road. In 1785, ten jewellers
ION the Eastern side oil Harriseeket river
petltioned fora road,Irom the Town line to
tanning the names Of fifty different men, and
apparently voters, indicate the population
and growth of this part Of the old town.
but the inhabitants OF the eastern part of
the town, as they BECAME can g more numerous,
sye eausa BY @ rs@s and
ton from the centre OF the town. Town
meetings as well as religious services ware
held at the First Meeting House from which
they were distant from three to ten miles.
AS early as ITO the esashterly part Of the
Of the inhabitants during the next seventeen
years erected and partly finished a Meeting
House, at their own expense; but they had
only occasional preaching supported by sub
scrtption with some aid from the town; they
had also erected school house. But this
did not satisfy the people, and as their num-
bers had considerably increased, they deter
mined to apply to be incorporated as town,
and Col. George Rogers, Capt. james Sher-
and Seward Porter were appointed a Com
mittee to petition the General Court for a
division OF the town and the incorporation
Of the part set OF, as new town. At the
tion dated the seventeenth Of the preceding
February was presented for setting of the
northeasterly half Of the town as separate
town by the name of Green and that the two
Ministerial lots Of one hundred acres each,
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d.. uh.t ohout the other Thomas Ma;nes .
But Wnat ythnngh erroneons in ono stet
Wlllis's note, .H Se fav man w Ine state
ment, gives US tno ~c{nt hafnra ieci oSo ,nalne
had peen gnSm a - 70 he conntrv in III not
nave.nIss co siu two .U If The same mama nnere
were eviuensi ~ Names and the athar ' " ohe
name OF Means, o ous a for msie ainerent
Inc Original Oo ,nat;Tg hoid iey,hs OUT the
Town at taell hn nH the town so,y AZ. To- 1851;
uetermined W Uu as Maina's po,n.s Inc ianu
commonly khowtn ssincndaS y ~. wnicn,
II was unaer5n. ore John Mo;na tnat whole
neck OF iana s mn1 Swsit" ne anu Jonn
holman AL ior InSn Mama "aoad ~ - 49,.
IN 1879. 1Sl E,;1ahsth his wisa ~ U or mere
positlon, sta.sns, thnirs . Ssao lungs, tnat
t.g 10y auIoinins!s ,oer nossassad bnso Maynes
moint hau Dum s'9 S,c t py Duiiaings
a =, otuer nnps st S"0'' >~o'' sncse thirty-
SIX years az least 80
In 1877, Jonn Ma sta,; III xasco Bay, petit
.aoned 10Y. AIuion , 1res Sna' sDout tnlrty
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Set small box OF lime In the pantry and
1t win help keep 1t dry and the air pure.
After washing wooden bowl, dry 1t at
distance from the stove. SO that 1t may not
warp or crack.
Keep corks five minutes under melted para
fine by means Of q wire screen. 1t will make
them air and water tight.
Black lead Is an excellent lubricator. Try
the tip Of a lead pencil on squeaklng door
hinge and see.
Two tablespoonfuls OF washing soda In a
gallon Of boiling water makes good disin-
fectant for the kitchen sink. Pour It 10 at
night while IL Is still at boiling heat.
All vegetables should go into fast boiling
water. to be quickly brought to the boiling
point again; not left to steep In the water
before boiling. which toughens them and
destroys color and flavor.
Lemons will keep best In jar Of cold
water.
A marble dropped In a kettle win prevent
the contents boiling over.
Carriage varnish Is an excellent cement for
china.
good cook throws away nothing. Every
r,acs of bread. every inch Of meat, every par
ticle 4 vegetable can be turned into some
thing thin evnss,atable.
mn" TSss PSS aIss around lamp burner should be