Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-16
OUR GARDEN COUNTY.
4 Prosperous Alaatooi lsun
Iansd b Hasof Of lis Proprietor, 4
BFothsF Of Tie Great Historian.



Isiag aieng the WashiB gton couoiy hss 10
the good town of Bancroft. named in horas
Of the great historian whose brother vss Al
one time the proprietor Of the town The
township IL somewhat Irregular IN form,
having no two sides parallel, ifs northeast
eornsr projecting away beyond the general
northern iice Of the town almost So far -
the north line Of Weston. Like nary Of
the towns IN Aroosseok couny Is W..
originally consitered = timber town and
may Of the Hsss settlers we're attracted
thiihar By the cppsstsaities for epsAsins in
the lumber business. A considerable por-
tion Of the town has been cleared Of IL
forest srosth and converted into fertile
farms, but he lumber industry sill FURNISHES
employment for May Of its cisizsrs and
there are fsv farmers who are rot ia come
extent engaged in this bssiness. The
Fiat settler Upon the TowashiP
vas Mr.. ChsrIss Gsliefson. Who came from
tie town OF Brighton, in Somerset ccuaty,
and settled in the extreme northsastern
portion Of the town nea. the Weston lire
and q short distance south Of where
the ferry nov crosses the MsttswAmkeag
river. MIR. Gsllerson had large family Of
soma, some OF whom settled and made IA ms
in the adjoioing town OF Weston, the others
making their settlement 10 Bancroft Upon
coming to the town Mr.. Gsllerson pur-
chased block Of 800 acres of good land
lying along the MSttsssmkesg river. This
tract be Afterwards divided into smaller
farms, reservipg 100 acres for his own
homestead. Here he cleared good farm
and for q number Of years after coming TO
Bancroft was engaged in numbering. he
lived upon the farm until bis death 10 1854
Mr.. James Dunn then had the farm for
three years, when is was purchased by Mr..
Shubsel Kelley and his son Lorenzo Kei-
ley, who owned and occupied i. until 1867.
Mr.. William Geliefson, Jf, then bought
the farm and after living on it some SIX
years exchanged farms with Mr. Charles
Case, who still lives on the old Gsilefson
Homestead where the first clearing was
made in the town. Mr.. Josiah Gelerson,
. son Of Charles Gsllerson, came with his
father to Bancroft and took 100 acres
Of the block purchased by him. He wa.
largely engaged In numbering aud after
living in Bancroft fourteen years movsd
to the adjoining town Of Haynesville. Mr..
Atwell Gellersop, another SOD, settled on
the north hundred acres Of his fathers
block. He cleared farm and was engaged
in farming and numbering until his death in
1862 Mr.. Samuel Gellerson then bought
the farm and has lived upon 1t ever since
Mr.. ShubaeI Kelley came from Brighton 10
1888 With HIM came bis two sons, Albert
and Lorenzo, and together they settled on
the lot adjoining MIR. Charles Gallersoo's
on the east Here they cleared farm upon
which they lived together uctil 1851. Mr.
Shubsel Kelley and his con Lorenzo, then
bought the Charles Gellerson farm. upon
which they built new house in viii III Shu-
bsel Kelley resided, LoreDz1 living in the
origiual farmhouse. They carried on the
farm together, Mr.. Lorenzo Kelley slso
being engaged in the business Of numbering
Shubael Kelley died in 1865, and his son
Lorenzo in 1867 Mr. Albert Kelley re
manned uTon the old homestead after the
removal If bis father ard brother 10 toe
Gellerson farm, and was for many years
one CT the prir cipal citizens Of the town
He was for year, largely engaged il
numbering which be fuklIy absnd,nef
ard for time vas employed
in the insurance business He died
at bis home in Bancroft in 1881 He ~ss
man Of kindly Opposition, Of q most
cheerful and compsnionsble temreTsm IN.
and had many friends Throughout, Aroostook
county. His SOD, Mr.. George Kelley, now
has the home stead farm ard is largely en-
gagged 10 numbering. Mr. Joseph Rollins
came from Brighton in 1888 and settled on
the lot ne It south Of the Kelley lot Here
he cleared Z good farm upon which he lived
until his death in 1873 Mr. Albert Kelley
Jr, row lives on this farm Mr.. Joseph
E Shorey was for q number of years en-
gagged in numbering in Weston and Bancroft
before making any permanent settlement.
He came from Ksnnebec county and in 1885
settled in Bancroft on a lot y shGrt distance
youth Of Mr.. Joseph Rollins. Here he
made a farm ard WAS engaged in numbering
for many years. Mr.. Shorey was promi-
nent man 10 the town and was man OF
much ability He was g trial justice for
many years snd was well known throughout
southern ARGOS ;ook. He died in BAnc loft
some ten years sgo and his farm is now
owned By MIR. Albert Sellers Mr.. Daniel
Bean came from Cumberland county in
1891 and settled near the mouth OF Baska-
he gan stream. Here Re built . mill con-
tanning sn up and down saw and also grist
mill Mr. Benz carried on q ute an extern
site busiue.s in numbering and farming
til about 1850. when he sold the property
to Mr. john Ptmroy ard removed to
HsynesviIIe where he died Mr.. Pomroy
carried on the farm and mills until 1862,
when he recruited company wh ch was
mustered into the Eleventh Maine Reg't as
Company I. Mr.. Pourty receiving q esp
tsin's commission. At the expiration OF his
military service Capt. Pomroy returned to
B Bancroft aud for q number Of years was
extensively engaged in numbering aud trad.
Jog. He sitter yards removed to Minnesota
where he now resides He is remembered
in Bancroft - man Of much energy ard
business sbility ard IS 8 leading man 10
that vicinity for many years. Mr.. Simeon
Irish came 10 Bancroft about 1884 and set
tied on the west side Of the Mattavamkess
river, mile below the mouth Of the Bss
kahe gan stream. Mr.. Iri.h clesred large
farm and was quite extensively engaged in
farming and numbering until his death,
some thirty years sgo. Hts son, Mr.. james
Irish, now owns the farm. Mr.. Jefemish
Thompson came from Kennebec county n
1887 and settled on the lot next south Of
Joseph Shorey. He made 4 clearing and
lived on the place some ten years when he
moved to Glenwood plantation where he
afterwards died. Mr.. Andrew Collins
then bought the farm and lived UPON it
until his death some twenty-ihree year.
ago. Mr.. William Quimby then bought Il .
farm and still resides upon it.
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