Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-19
Yue r,IsY,s FAMILY.

long term ut my years psstof OF the
Congregational church In Rutland, Mass. |
Four children Of Chamberlain Eustis
have been residents of Dixheli. VIZ,
Thomas. Joseph, John q. aud Eila. In
isb! ar =, Thomas came to Dixheld, q
year later Joseph came there. These
brothers were carpenters, Who came to
Dlxfield To work tor MAI. Dix, for whom
the town Was named. They helped ercct
milis aud built the first frame house
erected In the village. long known AZ
the ''old yellow house," u IA nov con-
siierably enlarged anil IL the only
hotel In the plscc. They both concluded
a. locate In Maine anil brought their
families from Massachusetts, ln isot or D.
Thomas lisci la the village . while oc-
cupylng . log house that stood on ground
o little back 81 the store nov occupled
by ". n. Chase a Son. ! am not In
formed that Deacon Joseph ever kept
house In the ,lllags.
Roth brothers purchased lsDi Ia Mex
leo, about q mile from the village, clear
e.l farnes, erected good buildings aud
made homes, from which they could
plainly observe the growth of the hamlet
a. which they aud their. conl,.l H.. az
much. later by several year. John T..
ani Elift came there. John q. hal
marris.i aud io.i al. Wife; none of his
Children ever iiv~i In Dixheli. Eli,a
never married, ale died al the home of
niece la i'.ru. John a.. died In Dixheld.
Thom,. m,rrici Hannah Grshsm 81
Maisi-n, Mass. They had q large family,
.ons aud daughters, most of them marry
lug living aud dy lax la this part ~ Maine.
II correctly lnfouncd, Thomas, now at
l.i,.rmorr Falls, aud Widow Hopkins,
formerly wife % william stockbrhigr of
Dlxneld, hath of thru Ear advanced in
years, src the only children ~ Thomas
nov living. rhomi. enlisted a. nf.r
la the army. war 81 isis, sni dissl Ia
ISL shile "a Grrcn Hush. Long Islind.
Ny. The farm ~ Mexico u. oycuplssi
l. now owned by lIe,Jsmln D. lsa,,u,
E.a., Who .ucc-sSlej ~. father, william
Isa,ltt, In u. osnef.hlp, hc bclng the
successor 10 Walter 4. Carpenter, onsr
4 prominent m,n la this ,lclnlty. btapi.
children ~ rhom,s arr Cutters In Frank
Tia county, fuller- AZ last bixhrld,
Eu.ti., 90 the flrm ~ Eusll., Wocdmin
| a Co. Irw i.ton, sni "a. -snlor memt'cr
of th. firm 20 Eu.ti. a York Ia Bo.ion.
| Presumably Deacon Joseph had pre-
par,~i q botn-. aud Immediately took III.
family a. u. wh-n b. broughi th.m Ia
Maine. feb. ilth, isis. the legislature
81 Massachusetts. passed. "sn at to c.tab-
li.h IA. the town ~ Mexico, In oxford
county" III. act VAS approved the
.am. day. Marvh III, isis, the inhsb-
liants IL Mexico held their first town
meeting. Joseph Eusti. Was Cho.sn
mosl-riior aud thereafter, until d. b.
r.m- infifm, he coniiuuci Ia fill oiilcc
la th. tosn. Tie ~ ,rfl-,i sarah Macon
% pfinc.ton, Mass, aud th-y had quit.
large number ~ children, several ~
thsm born beiov thcy came Ia Maine.
Until their DEATH They conilnn,>i "a live
In Mexico. The dcscon died. lcc. sab,
Isl. III. wife, sarah, dbl May llth,
ISIS. Both wrr, membcr. IL the Con.
grrgationtII.i church a. Dixnsli-th"
Dirt church Organization there. They
verv very .Nc-ll-ai peoPle, honorri With
every oae'. -st-.m While living, and
moarn-l by all after their depariarv.
Charlie. Lyman Eustis, ~ho died al
Beaufort, S0uih Carolina, July 81, va.
The 900 10 Deacon Joseph all sarah
Mason Easti.. lie wss horn la Hut
Land. Mas, Nov. Is. is1.. lie vas M,
morr than thfvc year. old whsn his par
cut. novel Ia Maine sni located Va
MrNico. liz t,malns,i Nth tlI-,n duriag
AL. mlootity working 90 hls father.
farm. aud an ,,le hl. hnms With tbem un-
~ lsg. wh-n b. married sarah u. WI.
liam. ~ Taunton. Mass. Daring the year
pr,N~ilng al. marriage he had erected
the two-.tnry isnrmeu, hou.c In Dlshcld
village. nov corrupted by Tyler kii'icr.
Eco, lnto shich be went With hls wife
Immediately after li. marriage yIi Ia
which he ll,ssi until stSout isIp, when
lac moved to Augusta, NJ, where u" ~
nainsri Only q short time, returning Ia
DlNhelI from therr. Dor several YEAR.
u. llyci at the "par.ouagr," which hs
ctrsi,si, aud thsn novel Ia Aubufn,
Later on ~ moved Ia farm w liver
more, not far from Ii,rtmofr Pals,
flnally weut Ca Beaufort, :. g., where %.
had a m,rri~l daughter AMI ihetr died
a. above stated. Probably he hal work
81 more or l... before lac "t-same his
own man,~ Ia the mill. al DlNneld sben
.o i-rcuming, he went therr and for .s,-
rral year., VA. the leailng bu.ln-.s man
Ia the village. IL balli the Dr., clover
mill there. Jane. VI. william. came Ia
plsneid frum Taunton, Mass, the hrm
Eu.tI. a William. va. formed ani for =
wear or two Kept . country store IN What
sas Later called the a. 4. ,htsr store,
shleh onc. stool where Holman a
Murrh nov trade. Having erv,trd the
nor, prrtsntion. structure, nos o,'cuplcl
by ". =. Iha.. a SOn, Eu.tis aui VII
liam. moved Ia that, ani contlnu,si tai
trade thsr- a few years, when williams
rrturned to Massachusetts sni Hum
phr,y VI. Eaton b-can. the partner. TIT.
pariner.hip VA. not long couiinucd. Mr..
Ealnn .oli BAL. Interest Ia " Ia Mr.. Eu.ii.
Who continued the buslnc.. some time
alone. Ia the mrintime Mr.. Eusti. had
bs,omc a quit. ext.n.iS. owner In the
water powsr at Dishcld, b. had par, has
81 the Iulling aud cariing mill, incr-a.-
cd u. Sire, put Ia machinery, sni be-
came q Manufacturer 81 soolcn goo'l..
Ia TIL. mill quite large numlcr Of OPP
.ratl,c. we're employed. Mr.. Ea.ti.
built for their accommodation the large
..boar,iing hou..," nov calloi by many
the .'b-.hl,-.- lie also .r-vtci some
ia cling house. IN the village, Ia which
famllIe. II al. employees found homes.
Dyr-hou.e, contingencies, dr,-houss-
ani wooi.hs,i. were crc,irsi by him. snl,
" I remember right, the last building he
caused the erection of VAS t~o-story
storage hou.. sni .,le.room, directly
fronting Main stree, sni very near the
grl.t mill. tie WAS Interested Ia the
iumter mill. nj aud near Dlxfcld village,
made large purchase. of real c.tst. snd
lid considerable a. an sgricuIturist.
with oth-r-, lie bought Mild land. la
FRANKLIN county aud sold them for =
larg, margin of gain. Among these
land. VA. what !. nov the town IT Ea.-
ti.,-named In Ill. honor. both he and
hi. wife we're members ~ the Cougrrgs-
tional church. \ daughter Who married
a Little, nov reside. Ia Chicago, Who
With John Tsppsn of the hrm of Emery,
watrrhou.. a Co. of Portland. are the
only children by his flrst wife now lis-
Ing. Ills .e.ona wife "a B,rkrr of
Bethel, Me- IL now With n married
daughter al Beaufort, =. q. Two sons
are now In the jewrlry business Ia Men
nespolis.
Nine years ago, Mr.. Eustis visited
Dixfield for the last time. lie Was
correct business man, an earnest whig
aud. later. ne earnest = republican. Deep-
liz Interested In all matters calculated to
! advance the prosperity and promote the
growth of Dixheid, be- lent n helping
hand Ca every public enterprise. lie
lived to an old age, and his works speak
lcudly In his co,n'neuiatiou.
u. W. T..