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

lot In The southeast part Of the town. north
Of shs road He afssrvsfb moved 70 . sos
an the south Of the foad where he made .
claari1s And Esed n1nl bis ces'n ave yeSfs
$50. His son. L1iaef A. Dssesu. fhen
tank the f4,na I'D nnS hs~s % IL
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Mr., Gsos. Fsss er Sstse tn m ~A,efviiie
ia 1868 and Sos = isf II RE $50 nsfs u
,hs town AID made eiss'iHs ana o7i . iog
b iuss o. d baru He Esed hrre some sixh-
teen years and hen moved 20 Ssoxhssan
This farm 10 hs,~ u ecGopseo- Aeta. ne
zane tirar Mr. Bacasi,s Husssy came from
We d. causiy anj sask - 10. IN The nofta-
ves. para ef the town running sAek u Long
LAKE. Here be made fsrn s1d sahf .
sne set Of builds &. ard iyra upon the
fam gssil ai. des.h s1msthins over two
yeAss SC Hss bro hsr, Jsha j. Husssy.
ana 81 toe s.m- Vi NJ AID h OK the let
N.i .sbif % III ~-st. H. ciesfed up .
farm and built q use and tara And Aitei.
wards moved 20 Sbfrman.
A Representative Arsssssok Man.
Albert A. Burieish moved to 0sti ia
1865 On his return from bis tenn OF service
in the army. Mr.. Burieign ssrvsd in tie
lst District Of Columeia CasAlfy and also
in LIT Maine Cavalry. A: the battle Of
Stsunton River Bridge be received bullet
wound through the left thigh and also had
his left shoulder shattered BY . fragment Of
a shell. A few days later be was taken
prisons. W hile being conveyed to the hospital
in an ambulance. He vas sakea
to Pstefsburgh AID afterwards to Rich
mond and vas in prison ffy-hve days in
the .ummer Of 1864 He vas then ex-
changed and vas discharged from the ser
vice in April 1865 He re u.ned 70 the
home of his father, Hon. Parker p. Bar
leigh Of Linneus and in December 1865
moved to Stale lot in OAk6eld. His lot
was in the southwest part Of the town, on
The east side Of the East Branch. He made
. clearing Of thirty acres on this lot AMI
built Q good house. and Afterwards puf-
CHASED half OF the lot adjoi ling. In 1870
Mr.. Burleish was chosen . member OF the
board Of county commissioners and has
since served upon the board fourteen years.
having had eleven veArs Of continuous ser
vice In April 1873 he moved to Linneus
and a the following December removed to
Houiton where be has sirce resided. Mr..
Butleigh leafaei the profession Of land
surveyor from ais father. having worked
with him from boy hood. and he has since
prscticed that profession in many parts Of
Arc ,stook and probably no MAJ in III.
county is more thoroughly acq tainted with
the topography Of Afoostook than be. 10
1881 Mr.. Bafleigh was appointed collsesor
Of customs for the district Of Afoostook
which office he held tor four years.
He was succeeded during the Cleveland
administrator BY Hon. John p. Dom
worth and in 1889 WAS Responded
by President Harrison and is the
present incumbent. Mr.. Burleiah was &C
lively engaged in working up the present
enter prise for the construction OF Z direc!
railroad to Aroostook county, and in the
formation Of the Bangor & Aroostook r. r.
Company, and is the president OF that
company. He is now actively engaged in
pushing that imp )rtant enterprise and the
people Of the county have all confidence in
his integrity and business ability.
Ia 1865 Mr.. james W. Anderson moved
to OAkHeld and settl. d on lot in the north
ern part OF the town. east Of Spaulding
lake. Mr.. Anderson was & soldier in the
old % Maine r ct and Afterwards served
in the 20sh Name. He has lis acres Of
lard With so acres cleared. The
Township Remained Unorganizsd
until 1866. The warrant for the organic
alton o. plantation was issued to Jacob
Martha, Jr. GA March I. 1866 By County
Commissioners d. A. Sewell, N. S. Luf-
kins and I c. 5. B .Iry. The first meet
ing was held April II. 1866 at the house
Of Charles r. Russell. James Timony
was caosen moderator, William Gsrrish.
clerk; Joseph +. Robbins, James
Timony and John Bell. assessors,
and Thomas Shields, treasurer. At the
request of Mr.. James Timony, then the
oldest living resident of the town, it was
voted that the plantation be called Orkfeld
On June 7th second meeting was held, at
which the school districts were arranged
and some action taken in regard to roads.
In September 1866, Oakfleld cast 81 votes.
Mr.. Benz F. Higgins moved from Lis
bon to OAkfield in October 1861 and settled
on q lot short distance northeast Of the cen
tire Of the town When Mr.. Burleigh lot
ted the town he selected this lot for him
self or his boys, but afterwards exchanged
and took the lot on the East Branch where
Albert A Burleigh afterwards lived. Mr..
Thomas C. Segar then took the lot and