Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-19

were but transient men who never made
any permanent settlement upon the town.
ship.
No other settlers Came to the Town
for number of years and the hardy pio-
neers mentioned above were in the midst Of
the forest and obliged to depend largely
upon their own resources for subsistence.
There were no roads for years after these
Gre. settlers commenced to make their
farms in the wilderness and their families
were subject to all the hardships and privs-
tons thst fall to the lot OF the pioneers Of
q new country. TIE fret ROAD opened
shr ough the town was q somewhat circuit
on, route, running from Westford hill in
Hodydou some distance to the eastward Of
the present county road. The rosd from
Houlton to Calais was opened in 1886 and
| was built through No. IL, by Mr.. Jonah
Dunn.
Ia 1912, Mr.. Joshua Putnam Of Houlton
moved to No IL and ia company with bis
| brother, J. vArnum Putnam, bought the
the r jbinson farm. They afterward bought
the Jonathan Tracy farm, adjoining on the
West, and here Mr.. Joshua Putnam made
| a large farm, upon which he lived for some
twenty years and then returned to Houltou.
| The farm was then divided between his
sons vArney and OTIS. Mr.. OILS Putnam
had the north half Of the farm and lived
upon il u til bis death in 1873. He served
ABOUT two years in the army and returned
with broken health He vas q good citiz an
and was much respected by all who knew
him. Mr.. Joshua Pollard nov owns this
farm. Mr.. Vsrpsy Putnam was also ore Of
the substantial citizens Of the town. He had
the south half of the Homestead farm and
lived upon it until his death some twelve
yesrs SGD. His wido~ still lives upon the
farm With her son. NJ B II Putnam. Mr.
| Truman williams moved from Hodsdon to
No. IL in 1912 and settled on the lot
where be now lives. Mr.. Hugh Smith bad
m ade a email clearing on the lot, but it was
for the most part covered With forest
growth. Mr.. Williams cleared the farm
and has lived upon i, ever since. He IL
now advanced 10 years and his son, Moses
Williams. has the active management Of the
fsrr'.
NJ. Ebenszer Williams moved from
| Hod gdon in ls49 and took the lot east Of
his son Trumsn's. BE cleared this farm
and lived on i, until his death in 1868. His
sons. James and Cyrus williams. now live
on TIE old Homestead. Mr.. James Merrill
settled in No. IL about 1912. He was
Q cooper BY trade and had 4 small Gearing
on the Cslais road short distance south Of
the Hodgdon line. He lived there until
1879. when he returned to the western psri
Of the State. His son, Putnam Merrill,
vas . soldier in The old SIKH Maine Bat.
terry. and nobly did his duty. His services
in the army shattered his health and he did
not live ioos after his return. He ~as q
brave ard faithful soldier and An homes,
man. Mr.. Jacob Russell came from the
Bsy Of Chsleur and In ls45 settled en- the
lot upoa which Daniel Neal inside his clear,
Jog ard lived in the timber house built by
Mr.. Neal for some ten years. He Their
NOV to the los on the Calais rad on which
Mr.. Ms.,hs~ Cassidy nov lives Mr.. Ras.
sell lived on this farm until 1856 when he
sold ii to his son, Asa Russell. JAG b Rus.