Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-17
OUR GARDEN COUNTY.
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Il CryssaI plantation, formerly township
No Range 5. lies mex: to the Perobscot
county line bordering on Patten. Fish
| ssresm, tributary Of the west branch OF
the Msssavamkssg. runs through the middle
Of the town and empties into the WesI
Brsneh . short distance YES. Of the village
If Island Fails Mr.. William Young was
the h,st sssrier VII, brought family TO the
township. He came from SeArsmont ID
1889 snd settled on State lot mile and
half east Of the Pat.en lice. The whole
country east Of Patsen vas ct that time
/ An unaroksn Wilderness.
| Mr.. Young cleared mp large farm and
built good stand Of buildings and lived
upon ID. farm untii 1851 when he sold TO
Mr.. s. r. Bradford and moved to . farm
.hich vas taken about 1887 by Mr. John
Hammond Of Pstten. Some ten years ego
Mr.. Young removed TO the West. where he
afssrwsrd died Mr.. William C Hsckeu
now lives upon this farm. In 1888 Mr.
I,ssc Weber came fre IN the town OF
China and settled On the lot mex! west Of
Mr.. Young where he made q farm upon
~hich he lived until his death, some two
years sgo. Mr.. Albert Corless now lives
| IN this farm. The same year Mr.. John
Bell came from BeifSs. aud settled on the
| lot east Of Mr.. Young's where be lived
| until his death some six or eight years ago.
| His widow still hives upon tue farm. Mr..
George W. Hsckett
Came From Vermont
the same year and took lot on the south
side Of Cry stsl stres m, which dows down from
lake in Hsrsey plantation, uext township,
north Of Crystal, and empties into Fish
| stream, . short distance east Of the centre
Of the town Of Cry stal. Mr.. Hacke,t cleared
up 8 large farm and lived on it until
| bis death some ten years ago. His
son, Mr.. George Hsckett now lives on this
| farm. The ssms year Mr.. James Cuuniog-
ham came from Searsmont and settled on
the 10. east Of Mr.. Bells He clesred up a fine
farm here and built good set Of buildings
and lived on the farm until two years ago
| wUtu lie uiUNtu W estSh. Auh-tsvbeAs '.AS-
| Keen nov lives on this farm. Ia lS4l Mr..
Hiram Hersey came from Foxcroft and
took lot west Of Mr.. Young's where he
lived for many years and then moved to 9
farm in the west part Of the town on what
is now called the Cow Team road. Mr..
Hersey afterward moved to Patten and
has for . number Of years been engaged in
the numbering business. Mr.. William Ward
came from Franklin county about ls4l and
settled on lot half mile east of the Pat
tea line on what 10 called Fobe's hill. Mr..
Ward lived on this farm until his death
number Of years ago. Mr. Brad. kenney
now lives on the farm. Mr.. Bella Chesley
came from Lincoln in l84l and settled on
the lot next west Of Hiram Hersey's where
he lived some ten years or more and then
removed to the West where he sfterward
died. The same year Mr.. Jonas Drury
settled on what is now the lower road from
Islsnd Falls to Patten On the east side Of
| CRYSTAL stream. He made farm here and
lived on it number of years and then
moved to Ohio.
Mr.. John Conant
came from Franklin county the same year
and settled on the lot north Of Mr.. George
| W. Hsckett. He lived on this farm until
about the time Of the war when he removed
to Bangor. He WAS an officer in the army
during the war and afterward settled in
South Carolina. Mr.. Eugene Thorn row
lives on this farm. Mr.. 8. T. Brad
ford came from the town of Windsor
in ls4l. He was then q Young man
with no family and worked for q number
Of years in the woods and on the river. In
| 1851 be bought the William Young farm
| - ba
to . farm on the lower road and in 1885
bought the farm near the junction of the
roads which he has recently sold to Mr..
Willism Hackett. Mr.. Bradford is prom
inent citizen Of the town and was soldier
Jedsdsh Fairfield Of China built mill on
| Hackett's This mill had an up and down
saw run by water and furnished lumber for
the settlers in Crystal and Island Falls.
mill and ran it for 3 number Of years, when
it was abandoned and went to decay. Five
years ago Mr.. Roscoe Noyes
Butt a Mill
on he same stream short distance above
the site of the old mill. This mill has a
rotary, q shingle machine and lath machine
aud one run of stones. The stage rosd
from Island Falls to Patten iuas through
| the northern part Of Crystal and crosses
| Fish stream short distance from the east
| line Of the town. The old road ran directly
| west on The lot lines over the high ground
in the north part Of the town. About six
miles from the town line q road now
branches off to the south for sbout mile
and then runs in . westerly course across
the town to PAtten village. Near the turn
Of the road on
Fine Elevation
10 the Free Baptist meetipghouse. Mr..
William c. Hackett now lives on the old
Young farm which he has recently pur
chased Of Mr.. 8. z. Bradford. Mr..
Hackett came from Saco in 1859 and first
settled on the farm where Mr.. Henry White
now lives, some three miles west Of Island
Falls. He lived upon this farm until he pur-
chased the farm of Mr.. Bradford last spring.
Mr.. Hackett n one Of the most prominent
men Of the town, 10 the chairman Of the
board Of selectmen and has been Q town
officer for many years. The old road to
Patten runs through the high land in the
north part Of the town and there sre many
good farms upon this road. Mr.. G. L.
Hackett came from Saco in 1916 and settled
on the lot where Mr.. Martin Main now
lives ON the lower road. He lived there
two years and then moved to the upper
road and took the farm where Eugene
Thorn now lives. He sfterward moved to
the farm on Fobes' Hill where Mr.. Levi
L. Hackett now lives. Some twenty years
ago Mr.. Hackett went to Patten and bought
the hotel in the village which he enlarged
aud improved, and which he has kept ever
since. II 10 one Of the best hotels in
eastern Maine and does large business.
Some Fine Farms.
In 1913 Mr.. David Coffin came from
Wasefville and bought block Of one thou
sand acres Of land in the western part Of
Crystal next to the PAtten line. He cleared
up large farm and lived on IL until his
death in 1875. Mr.. Whitman Coffin now
lives on this farm. Mr.. Marin L. Main has
. very fine farm on the lower road. He has
about one hundred acres Of cleared land on |
handsome ridge and has very nne stand
Of farm buildings. Capt. Charles c. Perry
has q neat residence on . small farm near
the Pstten line. Capt Perry 10 trial jus |
tice and . prominent man in the Grand |
Army. The road from Island Falls to
Sherman Mills crosses the southeast corner |
Of Cfysta and there ere some very hard- |
some farms on this road. Mr.. William 8
Lesvist has one Of the best farms in the |
town consisting Of come 500 acres Of good |
land on beautiful ridge upon this road |
He hiss lbs aires Of cleared land and cuts |
10 tons Of hay and raises large crops Of
grain and potatoes. He has built large
two-stoFy house and . large barn and hiss |
other convenient ousbuildings. Mr.. Leav-
ist va . sergeant in the old Sixth Maine |
Battery and vss q GOOD soldier throu ehout |