Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-20

peex 81 schools The lsfe census shors IS
inhah.tss4s anil tie saiussioa 10 e43,lsa,
The fnse Of taxsfioa in This rfospsrens
plantation il one scd Ii ~ senshs nills. ths
IagssS rate Of any town or ptx.sssian -
The seAae, The plantation vas nrxanixed in
1885 and "a ned In hsnss Of Presi3ens Gar
Geld. The mad from
Ashland - Fsrs Ksaa
mas across the ccrnsrs Of Shsriisn AID
Nashviiie pianfui,ns asd rile entire iecysh
Of The more thiehly serted plantation OF
Post.g. laae The ride from Ashland TO
Portage lake l. . very tine one in . pleas
n day there being fs~ hills and the road
berg smooth ard sell kept snd run
nisg for the mast part thsoagh very
handsome section Of csEntsy- Crossing
tie AYoostook on the covered bridge st
Ashland the road turns north on the vest
sbie Of The river and runs by handsome
fums ard neat residences 10 the Lsstie Ma
ehias river, AFTER crossing which We soon
leave Ashland and ini ourselves In the
PisSsatisn Of shsrtsien.
We first come to the large fields Of the lase
Adis. James KnowlAni, the estate teiIg
parity in THE pisntstian and parity in tie
los n Of AshlsGd- Mr.. Knowlsnd. besidis
icing an exert accountant AID an ex-
psrisneed busiaess man. Was an erihusiAs-
tie farmer and gave much Of his time aud
attention, besides expanding considerable
money in retaining and improving this
large farm. Though the land was nstursl-
iy not Of the best quality for fsrming puf-
poses, being some y bat low and vet. yet
By persistent and we'll directed efot Mr..
KnowIand succeeded in making tere very
handsome and productive farm His widow
still lives upon the estate with = son Who
carries on the farm. Another son, Mr..
Martin Rowland. is principal Of An educa-
.icnai establishment in Massachusetts. Tso
Of the daughters are also experienced ans
efficient teachers, one hsTing been upon the
faculty of ST. John Seminary. Pre,que
Isle, since the foeniaii3n of tie hool and
the other having b. en- for number of
wears ass;stan, il the Normal School az
Fort Kent. Pas.irg fhs kqowiard estate
we see away on The right large clesring
belonging 10 the Dunn brott e.s. This
farm is upoa fertile ridge and produces
large quantities Of hay and grain.
Farther On we come to the fine farm and
handsome residence Of the late Mr.. John
C. Mosher who came here from the town
of Pennington nearly forty years ago. The
location 10 4 very handsome one and the
farm 10 extensive and we'll cultivated. The
reside nee is q handsome two story house
neatly printed, with we'll kept grounds and
convenient outbuildinPs. Mr.. Mosher was
a man we'll known in Northern Aroostook,
being n man of genial temperament and
en- enhu,iastic member CT tie Masonic
fraternity, always taking prominent part
in The work of the order in his locality.
His son, Mr. Jacob Mosher row occupies
the farm and has also another fine farm
farther along on the same road. We have
now left Sheriden and are in the
Plantation Of Nashville.
There are but few farms in this plantation,
the township being for the most part COW
cred with forest. much of the land, how
ever, being suitable for farms. The Little
Maehias RIVER runs d!sgonslly across the
town from northwest to southeast. In the
northern part of the town, which is T. IL
II. 6, is Little Mach'as lake from which
there is a portage" through the woods for
some three miles to Portsge lake which is
a part Of Fish river waters. By means of
this short carry an almost continuous
water route 10 bad from the bead waters Of
the Aroostook 70 Fort keat upon the upper
ST. John.
The first settler on this town was Mr.
Thomas Goss who left MasaTdis in 1912 and
after short stay at the mouth of Little
Machias came the same year to Nashville
and took up the lot now occul led by Jacob
Mosher file lived number of years on
this lot and then moved out On the Fish
river road in T. 10. r. I, where he re-
manned until about 1867 when he went on a
visit to Penobscot county and there died.
Ezra Badger and Benz. Sylvester in 1872
took up the lot ia the north part of the
town where James Mccormack now lives.
Sylvester male a large clearing and the
farm WAS afterwards sold to Isaac Hacker
and after passing through a number Of
hands became the property Of Mr.. Meteor
mack. George Pishon, veteran of the
Aroostook War, came in 1859 and bought a
lot in the south part of the town, now q
part of the Mosher estate. This lot WAS
frs, cleared by George Fields and was af
forwards occupied by Eben Mckenzie be-
fore Mr. Pishon obtained it. In 1868 Mr.
Pishon sold the lot to John G. Mosber and
bought lot in the north part of the town
near Mr.. McCormack's where be now lives.
He hiss leo acres of land with 40 acres
cleared and comfortable stand of farm
buildings. Mr.. George FIELDS also cleared
the lot in the souh part of the town, On
which Mr.. George Sutherland now lives.
After passing The Mosher farms We come
20 the farm of Mr.. George Sutherland
we'll located. with good soil and comforta-
BILE buildings. Beyond Mr.. Sutherland
the road entt rs the Gods through which il
continues for some four miles or more and
then eIeerges at the farms of Mr.. George
Pishon and Mr.. J. Mccormack in the north
pnIt Of the town Lext to the line of Portage
lake. The soil on these farms is rich and
fertile AMI less stony than some OF thai
farther on A lsrge field Of po'a'oe alons
the road, partly harve sied, was yielding al
abundant crop of handsome tubers. Passing
Mr.. Mccormack we enter the plar tatior
of Portage Lake aad soon come 10 the toI
of hill from which q fne view of this
magr ificent lake and of the settleme nj
along the road is afforded. Descending the
bill the road runs for some dist ince al ,ng
the lat quite near the lake and TIL n, rising
again to the higher land beyond, continues
in q noitherly course across the town ant
away on to For. Kent at the mouth of Fist
river. The land along the road i, settled
almost continuously for the entire distance
across the town and there are many goct
farms sad comfortable residences. The
settlement of
Portage Lake Plantation
dates back to the time of the Aroosio ok
War, though previous to that time lumbel
ops ratons had been carried on upon The
town. In 1910. John Rollins came fro1
! Pep0bscot county and took W
the 10, on the hill where Newcomi
st vens afterwards lived. He remainct
! . q /, Il, Wisn,u