Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-10

snasi o. lie Ii. nov occupied BY NJ
iassfss Powers. he died il Wsssoo u 1879.
r.. john Spficger. another ososhsf. came
ram Augusta il 1889 and settled On the los
hare d. J. Barker. kta. nos lives. =.
pyinssr cleared fhis farm and hullf we
ii dicgs upon il He wa engaged atso IN |
zrshsrinz and il 1868 moved 70 Eaton u
county. where be died IN 1850
fr William Gelisfson came from brignson
D 1882 and senIied in the northwest pAsf OF
be town. He had mill ca Geld brook near
10 farm 9; d VS. engaged in Turning and
amaeriex Tor mA5y years. BE died In
rss.co so1e thirty yea,s ago. MI. Inomas
3eliersoa came at the ssms TINE and settled
.ss. h!s brother wil.isn,. He sas also
ngsstd il numbering snd vas well KNOWN
:iiiz % He died a bis hsms ten years ago
Or. George Geiisfson. another ofosnef.
,xue a. the tame tiue and settled Gear me
,the-. and this portion Of the town has
;vsr .iace been known IS the
sstssiiersen ssttlsnsnt.'
Mr.. Geilerson cleared good farm and
xss also for some years engaged IN lumber
cz. he Afterwards became Free Baptist
preacher sni preached for many years IN
Weston srd adjoining towns Some twenty
,sss. 40 be moved 10 Houltoa where ne
lied /, 1881. Elder Gellerson WAS good
uan AID was much respected by all Sno
knew him Mr. Isaac Lcvelsrd came from
Brighton in 1889 and first settled in tne
.owh part Of the town. He sftervarss
bought 6 lot in the Gsllerson settlement
. here he cleared farm and built house
s.d barn. After remaining there mum
! ar of years he removed TO Ofono and diea.
Mr. Elijah Cove cana from Waldo county
IL 1882 aud settled ia the rear OK Tnos-
GIox,rick's farm, where be died many
/, ears ago. Daring this wear (lsS2) mum.
be- Of settlers came TO the town. moh OF
~hom have rox passed away. Mr.. Joseph
Weber came from Clinton and settled on
pars Of the Joseph Foss lot, the Original
hundred acre los into which the Town
was divided by the BuIterheld survey nav
irg been Afterwards suo-divided into
smaller holdings. Mr.. Weber made
sn Ill clearing ard built log house ara
after remaining some ten years returned 70
Clifton. Mr.. Ira Watson came from Ne~
Hamp shire in 1882 and settled in the north
ern par. Of the town. where be cleared
farm and built q set of log buildings and
died many years ago. Mr.. Hezekish Harris,
who is now the oldest settler living in the
to IN, came from New Brunswick 10 1882
and settled on the lot where he now hves
in the north part Of the town. Mr.. Harris
cleared 4 large farm and kept house OF
for travellers for many years.
Though now advanced in years and past
work, NJ. Harris 10 still quite active and
erj,ys walking around among his mel gh-
bors and talking bout the olden times when
there we're no roads in the town and when
the early settlers were subjscted 10 many
hardships. Mr.. Bramsn Price, son-in-
Law Of Mr.. Harris, now carries on T.
farm. Mr.. James Bracket, one OF the
early settlers whom we omitted 70 mentor
in regular order of dates, came from
Mount Vernon in 1880 and settled near the
middle of the town. He cleared the farm
and lived on it until his death in 1915. His
son, William Bracket, then took the farm
aud lived on it until his death in 1855, His
widow stewards kept public house here
for many years and this was long one
of the plesssntest and best known s.oppipg
places upon the Calais road. Mrs. Brack
ct, died in 1873 and her some, Horace III
aud Gilbert L. Bracket, now live on the
Old homestead. Mr.. Luther Bracket was
also for seme time 9 resident Of Weston
snd lived on the farm where MIR. George
Brsnnan now lives. Mr.. Bracket was
afterwards appointed U. s. Consul to
Pictou and did not return to Weston to live
DR.. Joseph o. Smith came from Addison
in 1898 and with his son, Mr.. B. e. Smith,
,e tied ON the farm where Mr.. James Moody
now lives. DR.. Smith was an educated
gentleman Of pleasant ard kindly manner,
and is spoken OF With much respect by
those Of the citizens who remember him
He practiced his profession for some time
sitter coming to Weston. Mr.. Barney u
Soith, IS his name sppears upon the rec
ords of tine tosn, had the active manage
men. of the farm and also carried on the
business Of blscksmiihing. He, like most
Of his neighbors q. that time, was engaged
in lumbesing and was prominent citl-
z.n Of the town. BE moved to Hodg-
don soout 1850. and his father, DR.. ]. O.
Smith, after wards returned to Addison.
Mr.. Stephan Smith, son of DR.. Smith,
came to Weston at the same time and SET
tied or The ne xs lot south. He was engaged
in fsImir and numbering for many years
and some six years ago moved to Houlton
where he now resides. Mr.. Joseph E.
Shorey was resident Of Weston at this
time and was engaged IN numbering. He
had no farm in The town and room after
get. ed in the adjoining town Of Bancroft.
Mr.. Sweet Ellis came from Brighton in
1888 and settled in the northwest part
of The town. Hare he cleared 9 small
farm and afser~srds moved to Hsynesville
aud did msny years ago. Mr.. Charles
Megqlisr came from Poland in 1888 aud
settled short distance north Of Mr.. James
Bracket, Mr.. Megquier commenced fell
ing trees on bis ltt on June 17th, 1884, -
app. srs by diary kept by him at that time.
He that year
F.lIed and Cleared Twenty three Acres
and Ilsh.d clearing Nov. lst. In the
spring Of 1888 he commenced work on the
farm April LIST. He that year sowed five
bushels Of vhess on Ave acres and raised
lG6 2-3 bushels of prime wheat. Mr.. Meg
quier was thea abse ut from the town for
number Of years, returning in 1889. He
extend, d his clearing snd built good set
Of building, AZ d Continued 70 live upon this
farm until his dea'h, ak years ago. He
WAS tUHN VI iutckINy obu Whu OuC
OF the most prominent citiz ,ns Of The town.
He was postmaster st Weston for many
years and b, IA numerous town offices. His
son, Arthur NJ gqnier, now lives upon the
farm and has store near by. Mr..
Samuel + Marble came from Poland
In 1888 and settled on the lot next
orth Of Mr.. Meequie,'s. He cleared
hi, farm and lived on it until his death
some eleven years ago Mr. Marble was
hiahly respected citizen and took an active
part 10 the stairs of the town. His SOD,
G,eenleaf Marble, now lives on the old farm.
Mr. Thomas Pratt came from CLIFTON In
1893 ard settled in the northwest psr. Of
the TO wn. Here he cleared = good farm and
built good set Of baildings. He lived
upon the farm until his death some ten
years ago. He is spoken Of - good citi-
zen and worthy man. Mr.. Lewis Smart,
who is now ore Of the oldest settlers living
in the tor n. came from Vsssal5oro to OId
Town in 1881 and in 1884 came to Weston
and frss took q lot nesr the middle Of the
town, where he msde small clearing and
then took the lot now known - the Fsulk-
ner farm snd made choppipg and built
ic z house, but aid not remain upon the lot.
ne then took a lot on Trout Brock ridge in
The ives. part Of the town, where he cleared
! good farm and built good buildings. In
Is4s be moved to the farm on the Cslsis
'osd where be has lived ever since. Mr..
Smart was for many years an active citizen
II the town, bu. 10 now advanced in years
.rd quite inHfm. His soBs, Frank and
Charles Smart, live in neat residences rear
1im on the old farm. Mr.. Patrick Fsulk-
,er c,me from Ireland and settled in
Weston in 1885 in the rear OF MI Hezekiel
Fl arris' lot Here he made good farm
upon which he lived until his desth some
EN- years sao. Among the other citiz Ems
rho were in the town st The time OF its H.
,oI p ,rati,n We NAV rsme the following
Mr.. Joel Fess, son of Joseph Foss, came
Pram Clinion ia 1881. but did not settle