The Portland daily press., 1890-03-01
Sherman Mills.
ALFRED cUsHMAN.

i ALFRED CUSHMAN.
Alfred Cushman was born in Sumner, Me,
March %, 1908. He married Serena Robin
son, December 1, 1924, and they have lived
together sixty-two years, and have had five
sons and four daughters. Four Of the sons
were inthe service. Mr. Cushman felled the
| first trees in this town, and was the first set
tier, moving into the township July, 1884,
twenty miles from his nearest neighbor His
| has been anvaetiye life. He has always abb
stained from ardent spirits, tobacco and tea.
HIS mental faculties are good. but he Is
| crippled in his legs.
MRS. MARGARET F. CALDWELL.
Margaret +. Caldwell, sister of Mr.. Cush-
man, was born In Sumner, June 26, 1904.
Married Wesley Caldwell Of Paris, Novem-
Der %, 1924. Had. eleven children; seven
sons and four daughters; six Of the sons.en-
listed into the service. She Is the oldest liv-
| ing person Of the first settlers Of Lincoln.
Moved into Sherman April II, 1871, where
| she now lives. She does house work and Is
well preserved In physical and mental facul-
| ties.
MRS. MERCY DOLLY.
Mercy Dolly, was born in Sumner. April o,
1909, sister of Alfred Cushman. Married Jo-
seph Dolly Of Norway. Moved into Sher-
man, 1912, had three sons and two daughters.
Two OF the sons were In the Union service.
She is feeble In health, but her mental fac
ulties are fair.
Mr.. Cushman possessed good deal OF en-
ergy In commencing home so far from CIV
ilizati0n. He and his sisters were from Pur-
itan stock, and had Puritanic pluck, and IL
would naturally be expected and looked for
that twelve out of fifteen sons should enter
the Union service; one third died In 1t and
another third were all severely wounded.
All saw hard service.
REBECCA sEwALL
OF Island Falls was born January 10, 1901.
The first woman who moved into the town
above, and where she now lives, remarka-
bly, smart old lady and physically and men:
tally we'll preserved. Miss Sewall Is one Of
the most interesting old ladies In these parts.
She and her husband reared large fam
lily Of highly respected children, and they
are now leading citizens Of the town. The
first dwelling, with several additions to 1t,
they occupied for forty years, still stands,
but is not occupied.
SAMUEL HOUSTON
ard wife were among the first settlers OF
Hersey. Both were born In 1906 They
have been married fifty-seven years. Their
mental and physical faculties are excellent.
MIR. Houston was noted hunter.
SAMUEL GILCHRIsr
was born January 1, 1904. His mental and
physical faculties are excellent
DAMARIs BALL
was born January q, 1906, married Deacon
Thomas Ball and lived with him ffty-seven
years. Raised large family. Her mental
and physical faculties are excellent.
MARGARET NJ. CARSON
was born in Ireland March IL, 1906 She is
pleasant and smart old lady
West Gray.
MR.. SHEFFIELD FOSTER.
Mr.. Sheffield Foster, the oldest innabitant
of West Gray, was 81 years old, Feb. II, 1890.
He was born and has always lived on the
farm owned by his father. with the exception
of about two years that he lived in Auburn.
Mr.. Foster has not been in good health for
some time, but Is as well this winter as no
has been for several years. He has raised
a large family, all Of whom are now living,
and the most Of them In GRAY. Rosanna,