Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-15
AR0OSTOOK--- Is.
First Settlements in Southern
Portion Of The County.
EARLY Pioneers and Broad Aefes Xlestsd
From Wilderness.
Thrifty Town Of Sherman. Its Fine
Orchards. Fertis Farms.
By Hon. Edward Wigein.

! t8 he xess ai0ag the northern border Of
Penobsc5t, AMI tso row nslijps farther north
the southern lirr Of the county extends
acFoss the entire STATE. The towns along
the western b0r'er Of this southern portion
I Of Arosstook are salesed by tributaries Of
the Penobsco, and IL vas the vist lumber
basiness OF the Peaobsco that frat induced
sssticrs % enter upon the f-rtiie lands 10
tbs part If the county. Living along the
western border Of Pehobscos county, the
/, fourth tosnship aoFth from the extreme
soathern iise OF Arcnsto Jk Is the goodiy
town Of Sherman, 0ne of the most enter
prising as well ~ ON o. the best 10 an
ayr cultural point Of view Of the southern
Areoat1 toen,. The old West Aroos
took road branches of from the Military
rosd in She town Of Helunkns near the
so1'lsra border Of Aroostook nd eontinH-
ing nJflhw trI through Moidnkus, the vii
derness township Of 10 I, Il. !. B-1olicta
and 4 portion Of Sherman. then yeers to IT,
westward iH,o feu0bscot county ard runs NJ
through tbr towns Of S;aceyy,lle, patten
and a portion OF Mount Chase, re-ente.s
| troosto9k abou: mi iWsy of the town of
if,rsey and enlsnd. away north u the St.
John riser At Fof, Kent The lcpgth of
IBIS r0a from the mou h of the roai' ia
n,.s.,,t, ~ I95 mo-. I'D II (. nn,y tha
i,'o,.,t .ta,e ,,,,te IT,, IN. sat. A c,,lv
Isay nj, mad uas emf t1rongh rr,rIy Ia
| ths 18th G,, % Gt..-,,,,, ti,..,, Lr,..r, n.
| n, q Rsn,. : In tl,, vcar NJ ALL
| cushean Of Sumner Oxford county thu
p;on.g, ..f.I.r If Sha,,n,n came in and
took up let on the Wc't line of the town
some two AMI mar miles north OF the
southwest corner. Inc town t1en belonged
| 10 the state OF fis'Sse'"s.t ana MI.
| ashman Fought ~" act'' OF IAN - paliag
ST." per acre ~ eash AMI taxing deed
from lh' Lana Agent Of Massachusetts,
NJ tu7hmah 10 was 10 the mhSt OF
Vast Wilderness,
the fair TOW of Patton and all the country
| f4r many miles nor.hwari being at that
Inc covered win ii4 original forest growth
| and til! country uutenante u SAY By the
crews If hardy inniprmea sho hid peir
. Inter camps along the rigers-n nj streams
which trayerseI this grand forest tract.
| Having mIlc a snail clearing aud hu Ii Il
| primitive hah.iati3n, Mr.. eastman next
| year moved his family 10 their rev home
| The road from Moiunkus was then hardly
| pAssa5lr for teams except in winter
and Mr.. Cushman aud his wife
AMI three chillren walked in from
the mouth of the read. he carving the
| fourth chill. an infant, in his arms for
| d,sia zee of eighteen miles The lot upon
sich h. settled was beautiful slope of
/ i'm. productive Ian / aud he at once went To
work 10 clear away the forest and maxi
farm Iiis marx Il WAS at the lumber camps
near by and HI, hay and grain sold for re-
munerat.vs prices. His first crop of hty
hrough, him So per ton and the price for
Grain was in proportion. Mr.. Cushman
tells of enormous crops raised upon his
| fam - these early tays, having one year
20 bushels Of ears Of handsome corn on
"A acre and raising Il bushels of fire wheat
| from one hushcl of seed. The old gen,l.-
man il still living upon the old farm which
b, nov ~ the miis. of u beautiful cultivated
section with bron aud fertile fields extern /
Ing in every direction over the slotcs that
we're covered by the greenwood trees when
"a, dt4, madp his settlement here in the
forest Four stalwart sons did faithful
S.r.Ie, ia tho Union Army
ed his ol1 ,ioaee, j.. pow cni,y;oo IN.
,..,l,,I,, AZ re ,and.rly c,,sI fo~ h,, lis
..siid,en ar,l eni,vin, tho rssn.ct Of fhs
,.,mn,,nitv IN xb,rh Il, Ina uv.J en- Ion,,
rb. war follo.inv Mr. Cn.bm,n,. sst,ls-
mem ~, road was ,.n, tl,,,p,h a, far =, tho
| \roostork river at Ashler,Isnl in tsat Mr.
John Cram from Lowell. Mast. came in
and took the lot south of Mr. Cushmans
In lsaG-9 Mr. eastman built the av-
ern sand near his house anil here
he nut up travellers for about
two years whtn he sell 10 one I.,wi4