Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-01-30

| George Ande, son had begun and became
permanent settler.
| Not long after this James Mason, who
married Mary Everett Zone of grandmo,h-
er Cbilcott's grsnddaughter's) built log
house on a part OF the VIM. Leland lot,
| lived there a few years. then moved away.
| Abner Sloper, married Hannah Everett,
| sister to Mary. above mentioned) and they
occupied the Mason house awhile and from
| there moved to Boston.
| Sometime during the war of 1912, Rich
ard Meagher Of Boston, Mass. ", nav
ing lost his property there by fire. itcciv'd
a grant from the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts for Ave hundred acres OF wild
land anywhere within their jurisdiction
without disturbing settlers. Well, he
came to Maine and having learned the sit
uation Of Ironbound Island he came on
there. The chance suited him very much
and he persuaded the settlers to release
their claims in his favor, and he would sell
TO them as cheap as anybody would and
they all agreed to his proposal except
grandsiIc ChilCott; he said he had been
there over twenty years, and he couH hoiu
by quiet possession, aud he was never dis
turbed Richard Meagher then employed
a surveyor, Who after ascertain.ng the
number of acres OF land on the island,
(Which was about seven hundred and ff
~ by north and south line set OF grand
riatt ha a.
the island which was about one hundred
and thirty acres. They next by IN east
and west line, set of portion OF land on
the south side Of .e.,e island containing
about one hundred and fifty acres, which
they called "the barren rock. Fhe re
mander OF the island (houndrd on I'll,
west by the Chilcott lot south by the bar
Icn rock. east and north by the shore
Richard Meagher claimed by virtue of his
grant He next Proceeded to run out the
lot> to suit the settlers; first hy north and
south line he run out Barnabas fonns>
lot on the eastern end Of the island; next
/ 10 that Vim. Leland's lot; next was a .or-
tion Of land between the Leland and hill
cutt lots containing one hundred and SIX
" nine acres they made two lot Of this
by north and south line, eighty-siI acres
in one and eighty-thret. acres Ia the other,
and grxudsire Chilcott bought both lots
The one joining hi- home otcmbraced quite
portion Of his field aud pasture. The 9th
er lot he sold to John Smith. where he
built him house. married Barnabas
Yuuug's oldest daughter, MARY. brought
up oui,e a family of sons aud daughters,
and they spent the remainder Of their day.
th,r. some time less than one wear ar.
Ter Mr. Neacher had fixed np his business
on the island. Mr. BENJAMIN Palmer If
Sritu.,e Mass. who held demand
against Mr. Meacher1 appeared on tn. l--
Ispd of,lc,r. and attached Meaghrr'.
interest in III. island. but they liked up
their business to suit the parties all around
a., nam ,eft ,be island forever
In IN. spriug Of 1874. George Chilcott,
r. Ven, 10 Iubec Me. 10 ind something
N do a, a shin carpenter. accompanied by
Iohn Eve,,.,t ysho had been living with
a,t ,h.p ,hou, r,p.,.en wear. ol,} *.
,.c,i,g :, r.tnrn home in the follosiny
.,,,,,,, IN, ,h.y found plenty OF work
,h.re and did not return a. expected.
r,rly IN the following spring. George sent
fnr hi VII. TO ION him ,he having some
lime previously lost her first born son
Jobn( Accordingly In Nav 1915, me
moved to Lubec. where they lived about
,hre. wears; during that time they we're
! hl,s>rd with = second son, George. Near
the end Of the three years above men
Toned, graud,ire Chilcott falling in health
offered to Give up the place 10 hi. son If
7 n. vonld rc,uru. and in the spring Of 1915
he and h., family moved pack to Iroubound
Island and took charge Of the farm
{ In to this lime the advantage. Of
| school. on the Island were very small Tie
( er.t school that wa, kept there. | think.
was eight or ten weeks in the summer Of
ISL tsurht by Nancy cole Of Prospect
/ u,rbnr and I euioy.d the ri,ilecc Of at
4 tending one day The next was winter.
school abont the same length taught by
,,mira Alien also Of PROSPECT llarbor.
In 800 ve had two months winter school
,suoht by Cyrus Brown. also from Pros
nee, and in the winter of ls22 two months
mare bv same During ,hi, time tie
school. were kept in private room but
subsequently they built a school house and
in the winter Of 1924 they had two months
school tsnoht hv Michael Knights but !
did M, have tbe priyileye OF attending il.
/, III. I,,,.r nar, Of m. fail Of 1925 and
r.nnsrv az 1896 they had two month.
ha,l ,a,ob, H. q native ~ ,hs island
From mi. Tim. on 10 1879 there was A term
,.f Scboo, each y.ar on m. island tsusht
..;,h.r h.. mol. or female teachers sine.
,ha. ,,ore bay.. hos, no schools tanyh,
,b..,. believe
w. ad =, la. nr.sc,,ir, IN ,be island
| occasionally, when was boy, by elder
~ .icI- Dap mi. .tur from