Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-10


and moved to his home in the forest in 1860
Here be continued to reside and to extend
his clearing until his death, which occurred
IN January, 1879. His son, Geo. W. Csrpen-
Ter, now has the east half Of the homestead
farm, Mr.. Carpenter has about thirty acres
of cleared land and raises good crops. The
soil Is rich and strong, notyery stony and
produces well. The residence IS the com
Portable frame house built BY his father At
ter The era Of the log buildings was passed
MIR. Carpenter has q 8ae orchard, snd last
, ear hsr yested one hundred barrels of sp-
pies He also has some very thrifty pear
trees in bearing His brother. MI. Wilism
N Carpenter, has the west half OF the
homestead farm. He has thirty six acres
cleared and under good cultivation, and has
4. good comfortable home. The land is
quite level and unbroken, is easy Of Guilt
vstion ard raises good crops Of hay, grain
and potatoes. Opposite the homestead farm
on the north side of the road, 10 the farm of
Mr.. Thomas J. Carpenter, another son Of
Mr. B. +. Carpenter He has ore hun
bred acres Of good land with fifty acres
cleared and good set Of farm buildings
He also has good thrifty orchard. Next
beg ond Mr. Carpenter on the north Of the
road is Mr.. Charles Stevens who came to
The town some fourteen years sgo
and made small clearing and
built a comfortable house. Mr.. Stevens
j. house carpenter and does not do much
farming Mr.. Frank A Hammond lives
ne K, west on good farm with good build
ipgs. He is a nan who has faith in farm
ing and will no doubt make success Of il,
More GOOD Farms.
Opposite Mr.. Hsmmond's. on the south
81 the road, is the farm of Mr.. Michsel
Rugs. Who commenced here something
more than twenty years ago aud now has q
good farm with forty acres Of cleared land.
The farm is on high land, is well located
and free from frost. Mr.. Rugsn has a
good orchard which produces we'll. His
next neighbor on the west is Mr.. George
N, Crawford, who bought wild lot here IN
1868 and has made good fam. He hss
fifty sores of cleared land and cuts thirty
tons Of hay. He also raises good crops Of
grain and potatoes. Mr.. Crawford is an
industrious man and has msde q comfort
able home. Opposite Mr.. Crswford's is
the Jameson farm, which is & very good
farm and passing this we come TO The last
IAfm upon ille rUhb WI. huuLC~ p5iuhei
came from New Brunswick twelve years
ago and bought this lot. upon which Mr.
William Bachelor hsd made q small clear
ing Mr.. Gardner now has one of the
best farms in The town and has 3
new and handsome house. He hiss about
seventy sores Of cleared land aud
has some very fine smooth fields. The
land on this farm is somewhat stony upon
the surface, but the soil is deep aud rich
and produces fine crops. The rosd termi-
mates at Mr.. Gardners and his fields are
hordered on the vest by the forest, There
sre few farms in the extreme southwestern
portion Of the township ad dining the Lud-
low line.
The Township Of Letter II
is abuudsntly wstered by streams and
brooks. A branch Of Medu1nekesg runs
in an essterly course entirely across the
sou bern portion of the township and many
brooks flo~ from the northern portions OF
he town into this stream Mr.. james G
Mcconnell bias q mill m the MeduIne kesg
half mile from the Littleton line. This
mill was built many years ago by Josiah
Gellersop and contains q rotary, lAih ms
chine, single machine and clspbosrd ma
chine. The mill is run by water and
formerly manufactured lumber for ship
ment but hiss not been run to any extent
for the past few years. Mr.. Nelson
Mitchell some years ago built mill mile
above on the same stream. His son, Ed
ward Mitchell, now runs the mill. 1t con-
tsins . rotary, lath machine and single
machine. This mill runs by water and
saws for the local market. Letter B Is a
good settling town. II contains much good
timber land interpreted with fine hard wood
ridges. The township has never been
organized.
Merrill Plantation.
Township No. 6 Range was in 1876
organized as Merrill Plantation, taking its
nams from Capt. William Merrill Of Port
land no bought the southeast quarter of
the township about the year 1870. This
township lies directly west of the town Of
smyrna, north Of Dyer Brook plantation
and has Moro plantation on its western
boundary. The State road, 90 called, now
runs on the line between Merrill and Dyer
Brook the entire length Of these towns.
Capt. Merrill made his first clearing on the
hill west Of the East Branch Of the Malta
wamkesg, . short distance from the Smyrna
line. His son, Edward T. Merrill moved
to the town in 1s44 and settled on this lot.
The Merrills made slsrse farm here and
built good set Of buildings, Willism G.
Merrill, another son of Capt, Merrill, had
tine next lot to the west. The Merrills
lived in the town some ten years when Capt.
" errill sold his interest to s. II. Blake,
Esq. Of Bangor and his sons returned to
Portland. Mr.. William Anderson now
lives upon the farm formerly occupied by
Edward T. Merrill. The stage road from
Houlton to Pstten crosses the corner Of
the town and Mr.. Anderson's buildings
are on this road, the State road also
running along the south line Of this farm.
Mr.. Arthur Rosie occupied the farm after
Mr.. Merrill left it aud Mr.. Anderson came
to Merrill tweury-three years ago and
bought the farm of Mr.. Rosie. This is q
very handsome farm, situated upon ele-
waited and has some very fine fields. The
farm contains $50 acres with 20 acres
cleared. Ii is under good cultivation and
has . good set Of farm buildings. The large
barn WAS built BY Capt. Merrill and the
hir ses upon the barn doors we're made from
iron taken from the British brig Boxer,
which vas captured of Portland BY
the gallant Lieutenant Burrows of the
U. 8. Brig Enterprise, on the 9Th
Of Sept. 1913. The old settlers Of the
town report that Capt. Merrill bought the
remains Of the old British hulk and that be
brought 70 the township many articles,
mostly iron implements, obtained from that
source. Relic hunters can yet hnd in the
town an old cfovbar or two and some
broken sabefs and other articles taken from
the Boxer.
Esriy Settlers and thsis Farms.
Turning to the right near Mr.. Andef-
sons and riding toward the west on the
State road ve frss come to the farm Of Mr..
Ira K. Tubeli which was the farm origin
ally occupied by Mr.. VIM. G.. Merrill.
This il . good farm, well located and
consists Of ITO acres Of level land,
with about 70 acres cleared. Next
vest 10 the farm Of Mr.. @. Tarbell
Who came from Scion when small boy
some forty eight years ago. His farm con-
.ists Of 80 acres Of excellent land with so
acres cleared. Itis on . southern slope
and very handsomely located. The view
from the Geld in the rear Of the buildings