Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-07

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aft<s operating o ne I've 81 .ix yesrs sc I to
Mr. Edvia Back WHO sfs<r4 ass- ssia g. af.
JOHN MeCaussAsd Of KisxraAs. sse Itrs.nt
proprietor. The mill acs csss~ifs AressFy,
. shingis mAchias and sispeasra nseh &c
and 10 run By wHHe. rs~et NJ. i-sn Bah
cock came from L,negis -soa she time
| dis mill wss first bull ard pus sp log
hocss on the east sids Of Inc Aoluakus aDd
kept tavern shere in The woods for number
| of years. Mr.. John Weston came from
Lincoln in ls32 and settled a the mill.
BE worked in the mill some three years
snd then bought . Ios Of land near by.
where be cleared farm and lived upon il
unsa his death some twelve years ago.
Mr.. samuel Basterfsld came from Sid
ney soon sfser the building OF the mill and
built hotel on the east side Of the Mol
| snkus stream, near the place where the
Kingmsn road nov joins the military road.
After few years be sold the hotel to Mr..
| lnnk BusterfeId, who few yesss later
sold b 70 Mr.. Richard Libby, who came
from Old Town about 1885 Altar keeping
this hotel some Eve years Mr.. Lieosy nav
Cd to the mouth Of the Afoostook road, in
Molunkus, where he kept . hotel for .
number Of years and then removed to Mat
nwamkeas and died there. Mr.. JAmes
Libby also came from Old Town in 1888
and settled on the LOT where Mr.. FfaDk
Libbey row lives. BE cleared this farm aud
built the buildings ard lived there until his
death in 1875. Mr.. Charles KimbAn came
from Hiram ct about the same time and
settled on Q LOT short distance south Of
the Masvshoc stream. He cleared farm
and died there many yesrs ago. His son,
Mr.. r. p. Kimbsll, now lives upo1 the
farm which 10 on the Kingmsn road short
distance south Of the corner. A. We
Rads Down the Military Road
Q short distance after entering Macwshoc
plantation, we come to the large farm and
hotel 20 long known - the Reed place, and
also to old timers on the road ~ the Rams
dell place. Mr.. John Rollins made the
first clearing on this place about ls4S He
built two-sto,y house and large stable
and opened . bo:el. He sftersards sod
to Mr.. James Emerson, who in turn sold to
Col. William Ramsdell. After few years
Col. Rsmsdell sold the propsrty to Mr.. Hugh
Reed who kept the Hotel for many years.
Stage passengers from Bangor to Houlioa
Who made the trip Away back in the ''tifties"
can we'll remember the cold ride from Mat
tswamkesg Point to the Reed place before
breakfAst on . winters morniag and also
the glowing FIRE and good warm breakfast
that awaited Them on their arrival about
daylight. After Mr.. Reed bought the place
the house was burned. He built new
house and that also togethsr with the stable,
WAS afterwards burned. Col. Eben Webster
Of Orono then bought the place and built .
small house upon II and raised hay and grain
upon the farm for his numbering operations.
lie Afterwards sold to Mr. Flank Strstton
Who enlarged the house and Kept hotel
until year ago, when he sold 10 Mr.. s. s.
White, the present proprietor. A short
distance below Mr.. Whites we come to the
old Martin farm. Mr.. William Martin csme
here from the western part OF the State and
comm enced 8 clearing many years sgo. He
made good farm and lived on it until his
death some fifteen years ago. His
son, Mr.. John Martin, = veteran soldier,
now lives on the old homestead. He has
some sixty acres Of cleared land and q
good set Of buildings. This is good farm
and Mr.. Martin also has q clearing in the
adjoining township OF North Yarmouth.
From Mr.. Martins the road runs for tome
two miles or more through the woods ~han
we come to the mill where the road crosses
the Macva stream. After crossing the
bridge we come to The Donnelly farm on
the west side Of the road. Mr.. Alexander
| Doanelly came here in the early days Of
the settlement and CLEARED this farm and
lived on ii until some Eve years sgo, when
| he moved to Wisconsin and there eie6.
His son, Mr.. Frank Donneliy, nov has the
farm. ItisA very good farm with com
Portable buildings. Opposits ~ the farm
OF Mr.. Richard II. Martin, containing 100
acres Of good land, with about % acres
cleared. Mr. Martin Is a carpenter AID
has built for himself 3 Hne twe-story
house and large new barn. Ga the We.
side of the road, below Mr.. Donnelly'. NJ.
Charles Speed has . small farm with good
set Of buildings and next below IL the farm
Of Mr.. A. P. Butteffeld, son Of Samuel
Butteifisld who was one Of the earliest SET
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