Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-21

Crepa Hs~ss q Hsrs Yaisoel1. vhsss
- ssoainea II ahess Twelve ysass
ao1 thea HetuRDed . Bangor. Hie
soa JoAn D. Tnftea, then . yeses hv
studsne, eane h ~ spgisS Of lS44 and
opeeed . las e0es end also engaged in
lsnb< rig and farming. Mr.. rraiton has
for many yesfs bess 80 II The foreoess
cifisecs Of IL tevn md also . veil knosn
0enher Of the Aroosook bar. - veil -
peoDinens naa in the eosncils Of the Den
ocrare party. We are indebted 70 hi0-for
mseh valuable inforaafioa in regard 70 the
early sestleoess Of the toss. The settle
nesa iatressed very sl~vly for . number
Of year. and vas sal .csed % all the hard
hips and privatioos inciieus to . pioneer
seulsmens in the wilderness Duriss the
tine the troops we're here ,he settlers did
nuah Of ts~ir trading q the suffers store
and after the dispute vas se,sled traded
down the river ss rob qae a-d Fredericton.
When the troops returned to Houltou. Mr.
W. Il Cary. the sutlef. remained and kept
few goods for . plumber OF years and
then sold out to x. Z A McBrien. Who
came from Houlton and traded on some
What lager scaie. They failed .bout 1880
and John AcCiusky. afterssrds Colonel
Of the 18Th Maine Regiment. bought the
store and employed A. L yelling on to
carry is on. Mr.. McCiu.ky afterwsId.
sold the store to J b, Allen of
Pfe.que Isle. Mr.. Alien sold to A. c
rsrs sho opened large stock Of goods in
1865 and has ever ii &c been one OF the
principal merchants of Fort Fairfield
Dudley F. Leavitt Of Bangor. Who &C .om-
p.nied the Maine pose in the capacity Of
storekeeper, secured the passage Of . re
solve in the Maine Legislature socn after the
treaty, giving hum some ten or twelve lots Of
leo acres each in aid Of building . awmill
he Afterwards sold out to Timothy Frisbee
and 5 B. Pauee, Who built . sawmill on
the FnIhefbert brook. A. P. Heywo OF
Houlron bought Frisbee out and continued
in partnership wis, PAttee for several y~ar.
when he retirrd and the 6rm became Patsee
and Hyde. The fret gristmili vas bull,
about 1853 BY Randall aud Foster from
Montville. Ii vas located on the east side
Of the brook opposite the PAttee sawmtli
This VS. burned few years ago and the
privilege vas sold to w. Haines who
built . new mill which be . i'll occupies
The drst school 10 town was private school
opened - early - 1915 by . Mics Thomp
troops. Miss Polly Eastman also opened q
private school about the came time 10 the
Maple Grove settlement Miss Heywooi
= sister Of Mr. A. r. Haywood after~arIs
taught school 10 the block house on Fori
Hill and vas followed by MissAgnes Johns-
ton. nov Mrs. A. c. Paul. who taught in
the block house in lsls The block house
was also used in these early days for hold
ing religious meetings.
We have been somewhat particular in
relating At some length the events connect
ed With the early settlement of this old tow ,
A. its history 10 no, only ultimately con-
nscted with the rly his.o y of Aroostook
county. but - it played an important part
in the boundary dispute between the United
States and Great Britain, it has something
of national importance. In our next ".
shall further trace the history and develop
mert Ofthis beautiful and thriving Aroos-
took town.