Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-19
OUR GARDEN COUNTY.
CContinued from second psse.1

to the west and norshsessinto letter A, and
Linneus. A short distance from the Calais
road, Mr.. Hiram Tracy has very good
little farm of forty scres. MI. Tfaeg
came from Amisy eight yeSrs $50 and
norgh. this farm. He dsvotes himself to
teaching during the winter seasons And IL
member Of the s. s. Com Of his town. A
sho,i distance beyond 10 The farm OF Mr..
Thomas Hsney. Mr.. Haney lived with
Mr.. David Moore during his boyhood and
in 1859 bought the farm il the east part OF
the town on which Mr.. Ajax. Haney now
livas. In 1868. he Joined the 10th Maine
Res's and served through The war. At the
close Of his service he Bought the farm on
which he no lives. He has Go acres, with
80 acres cleared. Mr.. Hsney is scarpentei
and miilwright and works at bis trade much
Of The time. He is the presens commander
Of Frsnx Hunter Post and 10 Lieut.. Col. Of
the Rezt. of Northern Ne. G. A. R.
The wilcox Settlement.
Farther in on this yosd is what 10 known
- ths Wilcox settlement, AZ 8 large mum.
Der of settlers OF thai mime live en- good
farms in ihar section of the town. Mr.
BeI Jsmin Wilcox, the father Of the large
family who settled here. came from Tres
colt, 10 Washin2.on county, ia lS4s AID
settled on los 10 the west part Of the town
He cleared up good farm and lived upon
II until his death twelve years ago. Reuben
Wilcox came 20 Cary in 1919 snd took lo'
next north OF his fathers. Hs cleared uT
The farm and has Lived en- it ever since
He has some 30 acres Of good land. witt
80 scres cleared. This lie good productive
farm aud is not SO stony IS much OF the
lsrd n the town M Wilcox has a good
set Of buildings end is prosperous fsimel
and good citizen. Willie II Wilcox settled
south Of his father and cleared farm which
be sold forry years ago to Lewis Libbey and
moved to the ess. part Of the town.
John Wi,ct hiss farm of l60 acrs $, witt
so acres cleared This is very good farm
with goad barn and comfortable house
James Wilcox has 100 acres, with % a. Ell
cleared A good farm with good buildings
Dugsld Wilcox bought the William Sea-
mans farm in 1854. The farm contains 10
acres and when Mr.. Wilcox bought it there
was but . email clearing. He now has 81
acres cleared and good set Of buildings.
Mr.. William Seamans came from Lubet
in 1874 snd first settled on he lot on wbiot
Mr. John Wilcox now lives. He stAid there
one yesr and then moved = the lot upon
which Mr. Dugald Wilcox lives, where he
remained .xeive yer-s and then sold to Mr.
Wilcox and re. armed to Lubec. The mex
year he came back to Cary aud bought 4
lot west Of Mr.. Truman Williams; where
he lived until his death in 1860.
Joshua J. Sesmsns had the farm ne1
west of his fathers. He was soldier il
the Six Maine Battery and no Drawer mSI
ever marched forth - fight for the Ok
hss. Ser8t. Sesmsns SERVED through tht
war ard returned with broken heal'f
and died in 1868 NJ. Nelson Wi.liam
now has this farm. i.r. George Harricl
came from Charleston III 1858 and took tins
lot n0s west OK Wil'iam Sesmans. II
1864 he sold to Joshus J. seamsns ant
moved to EastoD. Mr.. Moses P. Libbe,
came from Charleston in 1858 SD took hal
the Herfick To-. near the Aniiy lise. I'll
lived upon it until bis death in 1868 ard hi
sidow s,iil resi3es there With her sons. Dan
lei a1d Lewis Liboey.
Mr. James HaDey came from Houlton II
1860 and settled Oh the 1T "bers Jas1e
Grover row lives. He CLEARED a farm II
lived upon it un,h his dea'h in 1884.
Mr.. Lewis Rrowa of Houit1n, built
shinele mill On Davis Stream, Iear the WI!
cox road, some twenty years ago. The nil
run come eight 5esrs snd was burned sat
has rot baen rebuilt The dam still re
mains by the mil site.
Mr.. David Edwards has good fai N K
to Reuben Wilcox. He hiss 176 acres. wiz
20 sctes cleared and good set of buildings
la the south part of the town road trrn
to the east from the Calais road and runs q
the boundary line. Mr. Philip Csssid'
came from Woodstock ia lS47 and settle'
on this road. He cleared farm aid livet
on it until bis death in 1860. Mr. MATTHEW
Cassidy and sons now OWL this farm. mr
James Cassidy came from Bay Chsienr il
1850 and settled on this road. He made
farm here and built set of buildings an
lived here until his death, some fifteel
years aRo. His son, David, now carries o.
the farm.
The Road between Cary and 1iodgdor
Nesr Mr.. William Smiths, rosd turn
east from the Calais road and after rulniri
in that direction for nesrly two mills, turn
to the north and afterwards to the north
Wtsk uu Ill IL otAthC5 VIC iAc bCsWCCh Vol
and Hodedor, when it turns to the west 81
runs out on the town line until it intersect
the Calais read. This road 10 settled 70
nearly the entire distance and, though run
ming for much OF q way through hsr'
farming section, yet on portions of the rns'
there are soma veiy good farms. Mr.
Alexander Hsney has very god fam
on this road, SHORT distance ess
Of the CAif's road. Mr.. Haney set
tied on this farm II 1868. He has 20
acres Of land witt. so acres cleared. Th
horseback runs through this finn. Mr.
Eaney raises good crops and cuts about q
tore Of hay. Mr.. Owen Scott and Isss
Sulier also have fslms neG- Mr.. Hsney
Mr. join Wilc lives on what was former
ly the Peter MeTchie farm, where the yoa'
'urns to the orth and .uns by the farm o
Mr.. Charles Clifford and the Pollard farm
and then tuins to Vie northwest, in which
direction it runs to the north line Of tn
town. On this portion of the rosd 81
some very good farms. Among these ar
the farms Of Mr.. John Spooner- Mr
David Skidgell, AID the Fsnioy farms
This portion Of the town is known As th,
Skidgell ridge.
MI. w l'tih" DhtukGit lhh4t lAVok
don in 1868 and settled on this ridge, whel
he cleared fam and lived on 1t until hi
dssth, some Eve years sgo. His 500, Dsvit
Ssi6gell, now has the farm, vhiel
i. one Ct the best in this portion
Of the town. TIE half township
will no. rank az frs. class town for agfi
cultural purposes, IS much Of the land i
quite stony and d fficuit to bring under cul
,ivA.ion. The soil in miny portions of th'
town is sropg and productive and III
sturdy settlers By dint of much hard iabol
have made for themselves comfortable
homes and seem 10 be prospecting. A gIes
Improvement has been inside upon th,
farms on he Calls read within the last IF
teen gears. Many new and handsome resi-
denoes have been built ard sood scboo'
houses and churches hsye been erected
TIE plants.ic was organized sc No. IL, r
l in 1859 and il 1888 the name vss change
to Cary, in honor Of Hon. Shep5r1 CARY
who formerly owned land in the townsbip
There are five schools In the tom, mos
OF which are supplied with coed, comforl
able houses The churches sle well sup
rorted and the socisl and moral tone o.
the town is good
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