Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-03-05


it would be matter Of much convenience
| when they should land on the other side
to have team wherewith they could pur-
sue their journey to the several places,
points and harbors on the island
Under date of April "a, 1863, | notice
that the town voted to clear road. half
the way from the head Of the bay to num-
Der six, Surry now, and that Peter Parker,
Joseph Wood and John Roundy were
chosen a committee to lay out said road,
wish to speak more particularly about
some of the early settlers of this town.
whose names l have not hitherto even
mentioned in my previous articles, sew
eral of whom are deserving of special
notice, but fearful of making this article
too long, find that must defer for the
present much that now wish 70 say and
hold it in reserve for a future article. But
as the editor of the AMERICAN is Qnite in.
dulgsnt towards his correspondents, | will
risk his dispeasure by writing few more
lines.
Among the many papers belonging to
this town and now in the custody OF the
clerk, notice deed written by Esquire
Dodge on a sheet Of parchment 2lx23 inch
es, which is marvellous specimen of his
excellent penmanship. He was authorized
by the town to give deed of the pews in
the "Buehill meeting house" to the per
sons who should purchase the same at =
public sale thereof
As some of the names in this deed are
additional to those Of the early settlers
heretofore named, as a matter Of some in
terest TO the present generation, | suhjon
list Of the names Of the original pew
holders in the above named house. which
Holt, John and Reuben Dodge. Robert II.
Wood, Joseph Emerton. Enuch Briggs,
David Carleton. Phlnea> O-good. Joseph
Wood. Jr., Nicholas Holt. Jonathan Ellis,
Samuel Stetson. John Rpundy Jr, Israel
Wood. Obed Johnson. Samuel Brown, Dan
iel Spofiord, Joshua Ilorieu, John Peters,
David Faulkner. Nathan Parker, Theodore
Stevens. John Candage, Nehemiah Hnck-
ley, Jonathan Clay. Andrew Wjtham, Mos
e. Carleton. Daniel O~good, Amos Allen
Seth kimball, james Caudage John Car
ter, Peter Parker, Jonathan Darling Isaac
O>good and Elisha Dodge.
This deed was dated, signed and scaled
in presence Of Andrew Witham and SIN
con Foster, Junr |. 1893. and ackuow-
lodged before and recorded by Eli Forbes,
Justice Of the Peace and Register OF Deeds
for the county OF Hancock. August -,
1893.
have always considered It quite strange
that tsstine, situated a it Is on a pcniusu-
la at the southwest extremity of the
county, although one of the most ancient
ever have become the Shire town of Han
cock county, when Ellsworth or Bluehill
would have been far more central and
would have accommodated the people who
had business to do with the courts so
much better. But strange things, as in
this case, will sometimes happen.
| well remember of once having been on
the jury when the courts were held at Cas-
tine, with men from Goul>boro, Sullivan
and Franklin and also Mount Desert.
ON the records of Bluehill find a door
plan of the old meeting house, drawn by
the KEY. nj. t>nvi, Irptr>cu.'u- sa~ -
uation of the pews and of the pulpit, and
leading into which were two flights of
stairs and between which were the dea-
cons seats and the communion table,
which must have been halloweI place TO
Mr.. Fisher as from this table he had ad
miustered the communion service for
many years and even until the time the
house was burned, on the first Sabbath of
January, 1912. which sad event will long
be remembered and by the present genera
ton will never be forgotten.
Such were the Characteristic, economical
habits and saving disposition Of Mr.. Fish
er that | well remember seeing him with
an axe taking off the clapboards from the
burning house. around which clustered so
many pleasing memories and the destruc-
tion of which he most deeply lsmented.
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