Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-07


maii1s 8 snAlI clsa-inG Mr.. Loasee moved
his family to the nsv hcms in 1861. The
farm 10 on tie .iss Of high hail SIC
ZIG tossrd tn. south snd on ~ ncss
sresrt tie vest il surroEnisd By lofy
70 a bills. A .hof. dl.sAne4 70 lie
nassl-eass Of MI L9usses 10 ne
highs.t land in the toun and the Id
vide btSsen tie vaiers of the Penoeseos
AID ih5se f1sing into the 81. John Loak-
ing westward from ,hs buildings tee vies
ex ends through valley on pass @ the
fc ms In Dyer Brock piaatasian sid aiso
sway to the shite eatfsgss AID cultivated
feld. Of Crystal. From The higher ground
the village Of Pssten can be p'aialy ssen-
u. CbsAe Is in pisin vies directly 70 the
vest bile liz IL faYth - - the sonsc 90
KAf.h,in rears his eaeu4 capped san nj.
bisb sbovs all surrounding eminerces- 4
road nov viDds th,oash tnis valley and
ne ar the road Mr.. Louaee has built nee
lsge house. He has two large barns And
o4h.r convenient ontbaiidiass near the
hcuss and another large barn in . tsld
some disfsnce Away. 1his 10 one Of TIE
best farms in this portion Of the tosn ana
Mr.. Lougse 10 one u the most substantial
and successfuI farmers Of OAkfsld. His
farm nov consists Of 2s7 acres With l50
acres of cleared land. He ca . eighty tons
Of hay and raises about one thousand bush
els Of grain yearly. He wiatsss thirty aAd
OF cattle. has ave horses and fac doci
Of sheep. He has this year six
teen scfss OF potatoes that pro-
mise An abundant crop. Mr.. Louses
has had much experience in the lumber
woods and 10 veil acquainted With all por.
tons Of western Aroostook. He 10 the
present treasurer Of the town. His son. Mr..
Charles 8. Lougee, lives with him and 10 Z
man Of the board Of Assessors. On the hill.
IN the rear Of Mr.. Lougees buildings is q
deposit Of iron and Surveyors are here
obliged to discard the use of the compass
on account Of the DETECTION Of the needle
caused By the iron deposit. In 1859 Mr.
Joseph T. Robbins, who holds the second
deed given in the town by the State OF
Maine, came from Exeter in 1853 and took
lot short distance southeast Of the GEN.
ire Of the town. This farm 10 now on what
is called the North road ,one mile and bali
from Morton's Corner. Mr.. Robbins COM
menced clearing land and built . timber
house upon his lot but did not move his
family to the new town until August 1852
Attn It time the road from Linneus Corner
sss made only ~ ia, Is the Byron place
in the west part Of Linneus and from
there Mr.. R)bbins moved his family
Of his wife and two children.
through the woods to their new home on q
sled drawn by oxen. Mr.. Robbias has y
farm Of 1855 acres with sJmething over Fifty
acres cleared. A large portion Of the farm
10 quite free from stones and produces we'll.
He has good set Of buildings and 10 COM
fortsbly situited. Mr.. Robbins has been q
member Of the b)ard Of assessors AID has
always been prominent man in his tOwc
Mr.. j. A. Tyler came from Augusta in
1861 and took the lot next west Of Mr.. Rob
bins. He cleared some forty acres Of land
and built house and barn. MIR. Tyler
lived upon this farm until four years ago
when he moved to California. Mr.. Lewis
P. Young came from Linneus in 1861 and
'ook the lot next west of Mr. John Lougee's
He made small clearing on the lot and
built . house And barn and then went into
the army in the l6.h Me. Regt., AID died ia
the service. Mrs. Woodwork now lives
on this farm
Other Pioneer Settlers.
Benjamin Burleigh. brother Of Col. Moses
Burlaigh Of Linnens, moved from Houlton
in 1860 ard took lot in the south part Of
the town running back to Skitscook lake. Mr..
Burleigh commenced farm here but lived
only about five years after he came TO the
town. One Of the earliest settlers Of the town
WAS Mr.. William c. Thompson, who came
from the town Of Knox in Waldo county,
90 l. La, Skn IS
the town sou Of the centre line. This
lot runs back to the East Branch. Mr..
Thompson made small clearing in 1859
aud built frame house. and in April, 1860
m ,ved bis family to the town, and has
lived upon this farm ever since. He has
i5O acres of land with 60 acres cleared.
The land slopes grad ually westward to the
East Branch, aud along the river is . fine
Mr.. Thompson has q good
stock of cattle and sheep aud raises good
crops. He is now advanced 10 years and
feeble and his son, Chas. W. Thompson,
= no lives with him, carries on the farm.
Mr.. Daniel Allen came from Montville
with Mr.. Thompson and took the lot ad-
Dining his on the north. He cleared up q
farm and built set Of buildings, aud died
here some twenty years ago. His son, S.
J. Allen, now lives on the farm. Mr. John
Brown came to the town in 1860 and took
4 lot in the south part Of the town (No.
l34). He el Jared about twenty acres and
lived upon it four years and then removed
TO Merrill plantation.
Enoch Bradford came to Oakfeld in
1862 ard first took lot in the
west part Of the town, where he made q
small clearing and then sold to Mr.. David
Byron. He then took the lot next north of
Mr.. Joseph T. Robbins where he remained
vo years. This lot is now occupied by
Mr. WIN. T. Higgins. Mr.. Bsrmford was
Tor a number Of years sftefward engaged in
rade at Linneus Corner and something over
year ago returned to Oakfield and took
he L c. Sprsgue farm on the south road,
, short distance east Of Morton's Corner.
Here Mr. Bsrmford has store with stock
If general merchandise and is the postmas-
er Of OAkheld. The farm contains
One Hundred and Twenty Acres
With So acres cleared and cuts nearly 20
ons Of hay.
Mr.. Chas. T. Russell came from Farm
ngton in 1862 and took lot near the cen.
re Of the town. He moved bis family to
he town the next year. Mr.. Russell
,leared up good farm and built q good
et Of buildings. He was for years q
prominent man 10 the town and was well
.nown in this portion Of the county. He
emoved to Minnesota some six years
'go. This farm 10 Low owned
~ Mr.. EHjAh N. Nelson who
',me from Me- Brunswick and pur-
hssed it SINE five ytars ago. Ha has
Ibcu. Sky acres Of cleared land. good
ouse ard . barn 40h. by 60't. The farm
vas somewhat neglected after Mr.. BussalI
eft it, bat As Mr.. Nelson 10 s stnrdy. ener-
getic man, he will no doubt make good
'arm Of it. Edward Adams came from
Linneus in 1862 and made clearing Oh the
1t opposite the John Brown lot in the south
part of The town. He lived on this lot
number OF esis and then moved to Color.
,do. Mr.. James Fleming came the same
7e ar and took the lot adj ,ining Mr.. Adams
IN III west. Here be msde q large clear
rg built 9 coed house and barn and after
ivirg upon ,he farm q number of years re-
moved TO Colorado Ed~ard Sullivan came
he same year and took the lot adjoining
Mr.. Adams on the east. He made . small
;leariDg, built & house and barn and after q
lew years moved to letter B. plantation.
his lot is now owned by Mr.. F. W.
simpson Of Koulton Isaac Chambers
;sme from Barring, in Washington county
n 1861. and took . lot in the southwest
,art Of the town near Mr.. John Bells He
lie ,red up farm and built
buildings and still! re-
ides upon the farm. Mr.. William
ierrish, son Of Samuel Gerrish came to
)skfeld with his father and went to work
sith him to clear up . farm and make q
rome. They had just made . fair com.
nencement When the war broke cut and
William went i1to the army in the goth
dsiue Ress At the battle Of Cold Har-
,or he lost leg and returning to Oakaeld
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