The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-12
SELECTED.
For the Reporter.
Early Settlers In Canaan. No. 10.


solomon Steward-t Is not certain
that this man was a son of Solomon of
Rowley but his age would favor the idea
M. G.,
'n"' no wac na' 'oi''ion was oiuei
IMAM thlneas ana william ana THIS SOLO
mon died before either of the Others. He
NAV have beep mora d,e,ont relation
M 81.
ihe 'iii' Vi MO Oh ''"i anu "neie he 'o'
tied have no means OF Knowing; neither
do | know the date of his death; but he
wss living in ,so1 90 at that time bis SON
'o,onon nau 'un'o' a''''ne' W u'' na'iie
While well remember the other two,
never heard him spoken of as living
man tho most T ever hoard ss,d of him
WAS tnat ne WAS 'fau'ng HAL, swapping
horses and the like. know of only two
children that he had, a daughter who
married Samuel Bjpelow, and one son.
Solomon Steward 10y. He lived about
mile from the village on the middle
road. His wife. | believe. was a BgeloW.
Hanson savs Joel Crosby commenced
building mill on the Island soon after
he came and was to have the Pratt farm
where the shoe factory is. supnose
and the Solomon Steward place. I have
pnpers shaving that Crosby was there
prior to 1884. hut nothing TO show that he
could be called a settler in Canaan. From
Hsnson,s nhraseolosy 1T does not annear
that Crosby ever completed the mill. and
"a "IincIe sop built a mill in 1909. ner.
hang he pot the farm AZ bonus for that
wnrk or he NAV have settled there earlier
for besides building this grist mill and a
"a " mill too II am not mistaken. he en-.
gagad in hnving sheen and Cattle for the
Ro.ton market Some If these snacula.
tions were nnluckv and involved him in
dittIcul,ies for a time.
He was a driver in work. the storv
used to he told that after he was too old
IN WORK in the Held he went ont wbrre
his bovs and hired men were hoeipp corn
and ssid to then. work sharp' bovs
work sharp, and Law by in the heat of the
dsv. - and again when the hot June sun
u az shining down On them he was ont To
see them sgan. "Scratch away bovs y
saws he. "scratch away fine time to kin
weeds Another better story shows his
ready wit One day in spring when the
melting snow made little ponds which
would freeze over in the night, he and
his hired man. Tom Higgins set out to.
pether for some work. and coming to one
of these little ponds. Tom crossed IL the
ice not bending under him: Int when
ITncle Sol passed over, it began to crack
a. II IT would break through. "Sin is
heavy y saws Uippins. "Ahn saws Uncle
Sol in a tone of ming ed rehnke and dis.
gust "Ah. vanity ia liuhtn
Uncle Sol was an active member and
liberal supporter of the Congregational
church from 1901. as lonp az he lived
His wife and most all his children were
also members There were three sons.
Solomon. who married Emery. James
married Hannah .Jewett. and Issac mar.
ried Miranda ,Jewett: after her death he
nod a socond wife Mrs Howe dsuob,er
of Robart Cohurn It. was in memory of
nor dapuhtar Mary A Howe who had
been a Teacher in the Wa,land Seminary
washington CITY that Gov. Coburp gave
that institution S50 600
have M record Of this family. there
were severaI dsugbters and what 7 have
70 SOW of thom 10 from rocolluction With
the nyoviso that il NAV not he nerfectiy
oorrpot Ono dangbter msrr;ed Sam J.v
att who lived In Uartland. one married
Jsnss pratt. Rahaccs married Asa Was
Ton. Msrv married Rem Hartwell: Zilnha.
not married Lucia MARRIED william Rrav .
uerIah d;ed NJ the aoe of abou, % or %
Ms Hartwell and Z,lnba were singers in
,h.. ola maeting honse and SOLOMON led
tho singing there and af,erwsrds in the
old Rantist honse for several wears He
was a member of the Bsptist church
Liant Amasa steward lived on or near
the farm now owned nv Charles A. Mars
TON ua was a tai sonsre hnilt man nf a
sa1iors domeanor and asteemed a verv
s sonOd sans;hle man He was a carmen,
,ar ss ,.au ~ farmer He had some
dar,h,ars and son Amasa about nv
aaa H. Nth ,ts family moved tn some
So, asu' nm ,ha river heIo1e anv ~ His chill.
Sra, z. ap n,arr,sd heIieca IIe Ia sur.
n, 900 70 he The Amass mentioned in the
pecord ~ which we now return.
Dsnisl steward horn in Rowlev in