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

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-, sutu,~ reference. Hugh Alexander
w.s ere al the army teamstePs In 1898
he tina ,applies for the garrison ss Houl
TN xere hsuied over the Beaver hrsoi
,a.d Ne .erled in Linneus about 1880
-, ,ba Ia. vbers Mr.. John TAYLOR now hives
some t,o miles north Of Linneus corner
Whss Danial Neal moved TO Jackson breos
in iss4. MI. Alexander took his place and
Iiysa there soue time and then took the
Hamilton fsr = short distance north Of III.
Cn,ner He lived on this farm for many
ys.,. Ard vas largely engaged in the ium'
hs,iny business. His son, Ben amin Alex
an,lsr vas for wears . prominent busiaesi
man AZ Linnsus esfner and also kept the
Letter A. House for q number OF years
~ ,sprssented his class in the Legislature
AID Vas much respected by his fellow cit
zens. He died ., Linneus . few years ago
Abner Craig settled on the lot south OF the
Bi,her farm where he lived for number Of
wears. then sold to Edmund Bickfofd and
moved to Hsynesville, then known ~ 1.-The
Forks" Isaiah Morrison settled On 3 ioi
north of the Corner. He was al active
citizen Of the town for many years. His son,
Benjamin Morrison, afterwards lived and
died upon the farm and B. Decatur Nor
,ison, 9 son Of Bepjsmin DOW has the old
homestead. Joseph l.. Morrison. son Of
Isaiah, settled east Of the Corner on what il
now the county road to Hodgdon MI ..
Aaron Plsmmer was the first blacksmith in
the town and had house and shop neAri,
opposite Mr.. Burleigh's. Silas Vsrney
also settled on that lot in 1880. Jesse T
Howard settled on the lot opposite the J. ID.
Cove farm where he lived number OF
years and then moved to Brewer. Ebenezer
Collins settled in the east part OF the town
soon sfter 1880 on the lot next south OF
John Jones and next to the Hodgdon line
Mr.. Eben Collins, his son, now occupies
the farm. Isaiah Keith settled on lot
north Of the Bisher place and on the east
side Of the road. He lived in the town fol
many years, then moved 10 oAkheia ~nsn
be died rev years Ago. 'onn stevens
was 1ot msny years eae's snu Ne.
81 Gay iaoor iol iAmeI 's WEE
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ara 10 1850 snu moseu " noa . ~
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Downs: oosepn II. Do"hs seHau neai
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that part OF 'ne 'osn' III NJ Towns We,
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oheIhah ~hsie ne ssAi iesIues sno hss
oeeh ehsnseu AZ A.ue .oI n.mo 's. VI
years, an Ae suose Meh1l'.eo ciuzens
were iv,ng n: 'n 1eo .o"n ~ 'h' ams Oh Ns
orsshzs'ion IN 1000
Early settlers or the Town.
BepjAm Bither came to Linneus from
Bradford. Me-, in 1882 and settled on the
lot where his son James F. Bither now
lives. Here he made good farm and
built fine set Of buildings. Mr.. Bither
was Trainer OF buildings and framed
many houses and barns now standing in
Linneus and adjoining towns. He was
long prominent citizen Of the town. -Four
Of his sons are now living on farms in Lin
neus and many .of his descendants live in
the town and vicinity. His youngest
daughter is the wife of Hon. Edwin G. Bur
leigh, the present Governor Of Maine.
Nathaniel Goodhue came to Linnsus about
1885 and took the lot on which J. d. Cove
now lives. Mr.. Daniel Cookson had made
a small clearing on this lot before Mr..
Goodhue bought it. Stephen B. Pattee
married daughter of Mr.. Goodhue and
lived with him in 1887. He afterwards
moved to Fort Fairfield where he was
engaged in business for many years. Other
early settlers, though somewhat later than
those mentioned above. were Joshua Mer.
rill, who settled west Of the Military road
on the lot now part OF the David Tozies
farm, and Henry Taylor who lived on
lot adjoining tire By rom farm and
sold to jackson Carson who lived on the
farm until two years ago when he moved to
the West Col. Thomas Nickerson settled
shout lS43 on farm mile west Of the
Military road. Col. Benjamin Rsckliff had
made q small clearing on this lot and sold
to Col. Nickerson who made large farm
and lived here for many years. He was
prominent citizen Of the town and had
large family. His sou, f. s. F. Nickerson
settled on Whist 10 now the Tozier farm
where he cleared up a large farm upor
which he lived for many years and ,her
moved to Houlton. He has sincs engage,
in starch manufacture in Minnesota and il
now living in California.
David Bsrom WAS an early settler in III,
west part Of the town. He made 4 fine farm
TWO miles vest from the corner upon which
n s. hVeu ua'', us ue.'i so'ne SIX years ago
ms SUI, u.ols1 DyIoh' nov occupies me