Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-14

up good farms and they are now among the
best farms in the tor Solomon died in
1867 and his farm 10 nos owed by his son,
Lewis Benn. Ephraim died in 1876. MIR.
J ouathan Benn, his son, has this farm and
has now
Two Hundred Acres of Splendid Land
with $50 acres Cleared. He has large aud
handsome house, two lxige barns, horse
stable and other convenien. outbuildin2s
There is & thrifty orchard Of five see on
this farm WI ich 10 one Of the best farms
In the town. Mr. Abraham Benn died II
1877 AZ d his son. Oscar A. benn, his the
b ,ms farm Of 1870 acres, with about 100
acre. cleared. He has q good set Of farm
buildings and large And thrift. orchard.
Mr.. Charles Smart came TO Hodsion
sb 1u. his time and settled on a lot NEAR the
mills. He aft,r~a.d N jved to the 10. next
north Of the SolCm IN Bonn LOT, wlsre be
lived for many yesr, He then moved 70
l,t on s'the hotseb'ck" and sf'srward to
Hsynesville wheye be died Mr. Jared Wit
liSns then bought the farm snd lived il
. number of years. Mr.. Williams is nov
living near Hodgdon Mills. Mr.. Isaac
6erow came from Hampstead, N b, 10
1880 and settled on the lot next east OF
D,niel Smith. He lived in Holgdon unit
bis death in 1866 His sjn, Daniel Grow,
now lives upon this farm. Aora han
Gerow clme about the same time snd set
tied on the lot app,-its Mr.. joseph Kendall
R.rj Durel, had made small clearing on
the lot. Mr.. Gerov cleared farm on
y hich he lived for number Of years and
t1en sold to his brother Joseph AID return
ell to N B The fam after v ards passed
til ough number Of hands and IL No.
oxned by Mr.. William Jones. NJ p1
Gsrow came also from N 2. in 1882 AND
settled Oh, the lot east of aaron Psrlfy
man named Desring had made ciear'rg
on the lot and built h Juse and barn. MI.
Gero. cleared up large farm aud mfde
additions to the bouse. raising it u too
stories, and also built another barn and
sheds. He WAS 8 prominent mRn in lhe
toa n for many years, and lived on this
farm until his death in 1862 II has sinca
hsd number OF owners and is now the
property of Mr.. Geo. Cottle, who lives
upon it. MIR Cu,hman Wslker came from
Arson about 1880. He first took the lot
upon which Mr.. Abraham Bern sfterwstd.
settled, where he made an ii, cleocing and
built . log house. He sold to Mr.. Benn
AID took y lot in the north part of the town
s shor: distance west Of the stream. Here
he made a Jod firm and WAS also engaged
in trade for number of years. He was .
we'll known citizen and died on this farm
some fifteen years ago. Mr.. Henry Hot
ham now lives on this farm.
Capt. Luther q mt came from Arson
with Mr.. Walker aud settled on the lot next
e .st of Mr.. Ephraim Benn. He cleared up
this farm and died there many years ago
The farm WAS afterwards divided between
his sons Edwin and Calvin, both OF whom
are now dead. M John Hutchinson came
from Turner in 1881 and settled on the lot
mex; south Of the Abraham Benn farm. He
= farm upon which be lived some
twenty years and then moved to lot on the
Meduxneheag stresm His son. Mr. G 9.
II dickinson, moved with him TO this lot.
They
Made n Clearing
orr built a ,uss on the lot. There -sss
good mill rrivilrg, o, this lot and in 1854,
.frer his fathers dea,h, Mr. c. G Hutchinson
bull. mill OF the stream which runs
this lot This uiil contan-d
shingie machine. = hosrd plsner ard ma
ctinery fer maxi 2 chsirs. II 1850 NJ.
Hutchinson built ls,Re saw mill in vhie7
ne put Ey'h n SihpophiN eAAs
la,h saw He cleared up large farm and
wa. for many years 'en.ivelv engaged i"
farming and the Manufacture of iurhe-.
He was ~ energetic re,sever'Q msr and
took q prominent psrt in the affairs OF 'hN
town. He died in 1888. His son, A'ooz
s. Hutchinson, then took the property AID
operated the mills until they were burned
in 1885. He has since b1ilt shiagle mill
on the old site Mr.. Matthias Hutchinson,
Q younger son, worked with his father ultil
abou. 1875, when he built steam mill nesr
Linneus Corner which he after wards sold
10 Benz Alexander and in company VIII
Levi Berry built large steam mill ne.r
HGdsdon Mills. He Afterwards sold this
mill to Messrs Powers and Beatharn who
If er rum ing ii few years sold to MesHs
Sharp and Ketchu n. Mr.. Sharp has since
sold his interest to Mr.. Ketehum who now
operates the mill.
Isaac Hutchinson, son Of John HUI CHI
in son. came from Tu ner With his fatle'-
In 1885 ne bought lot next to the Linn sus
line and msde farm upon which he lived
until his death in 1884 His son. Isaac L
nov lives up n the farm. Mr..
Charles Lyons came about this time and frst
sealed on til, road from the mill 10 the
Corner. H, VISA vheelwfight He SOON
Aftervard took the lot on Wessfofd Hill OIL
which Mr. William Gerow has lived 81 CO
ls46 After some years Mr.. I.y ons movtd o
: 10 beyond Wexford Hill and afterwGd |
moved TO W,sJn David Porter en-
fr Jm Bridgton in 1882 AID 5. tiled Oh III |
lot east of Abraham Benz He Died some |
fourteen wears ago. HIS son, oep1en Por- |
ter, nov live, on this { rm- He n.s aae |
two-stofy house and large new barn. Near |
The barn 10 an immense r1cx, some ten or
tiftsen feet in diam ter and weighing MANY !
tons. which is IN nicely pu,sed that il can |
be Asily rocked back and forth with the |
hand.
Prominent Citizens.
Mr.. Thomas P. Packard came from
New Limerick to Hodsdou abosr
his time ard settled OH 10. near |
the mills He was prominent |
man in the TO IN during his residence here |
and WIS town clerk for q number of year.
He WAS slso postmaster. He moved to |
Houlton and sold the farm 10 C. C. Bad,
bury Abraham G ecu cane from Bossor
Ia 1888 and settled or The lot vest Of /
Thomas Lander. II. cleared . farm on |
> hich be lived for I'm yer Of years aud |
returned to Boston. M. Francis P. Hunter
vent from Cabs to Mirinichi when ytuag
man ard in 1884 came to Hod 1don and toos
! lot ns It to the Lioneus line Here he |
made good farm upon ~h:ch be lived un,il |
ais death in 1877. He Vas { worthr |
nan and good citizen. Hsson, Mr.. Geo.
A. Hunter. nov lives on the old farm. He
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