Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-15

Other settlers Game
and selected lots in this part of the town
made small ch0ppings and went our. return
ing tie next year tn Gear up the lanl
imong these were Mr. ]. W. Ambrose from
Wells, York Go. Benz l.. Saub1rn, ole Han
sDu, Ezra Curtis. Lysanler Rohins0n, Daniel
u. Cox, A G.. Nfrrill, Dea. Thos Ball Cyrus
Dazgett. and number of Others. Most OF
these settlers moved to their lots in 1859.
Mr.. Ambrose took a let in the extreme
southeast corner of the town and in Jan
1860 moved his family to the town, taking
up temporary quarters in little log house
at the mill Having made n sinai! clearing
aad pat up log hou'e, in the fall of 1850
he place his family and all his hou chold
goods upon an oh lied, and with yoke OF
oxen hauled them through the woods -four
miles to their new home. After paving
tia expenses of @ ting his family to Sher
man he found himself possessed of jus.
So 30 and an Old horse which he exchanged
for a COW. lie has now a fine farm of over
% o ACRES with so acres cleared and nnde
good cultivation He has q good. substan.
lal hoase, and two large barns with all
necessary out-5uildings. water being brought
from a ep'iBg to the bull lincI by an sq1e-
luct. Mr. ambrose i. an enthusisst in
fruit culture and commenced early to plant
an orchard for which the land in this sec.
ton is peculiarly sdspsed He has now sn
orchard ef upsaris of 200 trees, complis-
in< m'ny diilr.cnt varieties, the majority
OF TIA. m bearing abuGdanfly. Mr.. Ambrose
has served for many year, on the board of
County Commissioners, has represented his
ii 'trict in the State J. = stature and held
various town oiiicls. Mr. Jaha W. Ferry
sni James F. Farmer. sons-n-law of
Mr.. Ambrose, took no lots in the
sdioin NJ township of SiIvec Edsc and
these two lo were afterwsr,ls annexed to
the town Of Sherman in order that these
settlers might have the benefit Of schools.
The sell, Rs in this psrt of the town i'm
medistely commenced 10 open the road
which wss rnn iirecsly sest from the mil,
t, Wo8ihridgs's Corner. and therce in a
sou'herly direction t. the sonth line of the
fosn. This is new fine smooth road aod
runs through cool fsrnilg country
Take n as hole the town of sherman is
Grsnd Agricultural Town.
nearly al the waste i4ni being in h1 *
,feme northwest corner. Tn, sl.I : soms-
shst more stony than that in the Aroostoc k
Valley. hpt it Is deep. rich AMI productive
and is well adapted for frnit culture Some
of the tiacst orchards in the county arc
founi in III : and adjoining towns The
Molunkus stream rams 10 a ,utherly ,lirpc-
ton sc'oss the enIre western portion of the
town anil strong branch OF the same
stream enters the tosn midway of its west
ern line Smaller streams and brooke rla
into the Nolunkus from the east. Logan
brook is \ sluggish stream having tts head
waters near the central portion of the town
AMI flowing s9u hsTIy enters the Maluakus
in Silver kidga plantation. South of the
centre line il the eastern portion of the
rSwn ia Mscwa1oc Lake, considerable
holy of water, the outlet Of which i, t.
Macw ahoc stream which. flowing through
the southeast corner OF Sherman. cen
tinaes in a southerly direction until it aaifes
with the Molunkus in Msewshoc plantation
near the southern border of tire county and
both TOW together int, the Mat'svamksag
liver. These streams and brooks furnish
the town with abundant water privileges
and fac springs abouni in xl parts
Of the town. The roads Throughout
nc town are a. good As any to be fauni ia
the county an. are all keFt IN excellent re-
rtir- ne W EST ai"SstfSS Toni rHf- Tor
some hing over three niiifs through the
socth xeste.n portion Of the toxin sn opens
mp some very tine Lard. especially that upon
tire eastman kiir,- Mr. Alfred Cu.hmsn.
Jr., rc'eran'of the ws-. lives apon this
roal and is much int r. std ia hers. hrs 81
ing. Nj. Cushnan lIss handsome sal
lion. worthy soa of olsm oas. aai some
very excellent colts. From thi. ROAD fine
turnpike russ eastward something over
MFG to the viilsge Of Sherman Mills. Abou.
mi. ray + this read, upon hsn isorne erni
nsn e, is the residence of Jeha Bsraham.
Eco, Who Is vel know as prr N rent ii j.
z of ARK stock county. h. having served
as = member of the Bond of County Com