Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-10

,oI3iuR 70 The wa31Ans. Weks cAaAsu - ~
y VIM. Buftnhaid, Esq., adjourned - ".
;nitb's barn and chose The following
fiesss, VIZ. Joseph 3. ShofsJ. modernism
}. s. Fcss, clerk; VIM. ButtsfAeld, joseph
Toss and Rrnsy c. Smith. selscneni
rhos. GilpssSiek, coilsctor and con-
stephen Smith. treasurer. |
II the tina Of the ofgAnizakion OF the town
Il Wsstoa there we're
Bat I've IAsssPsrassd Towns
n the whole terfi,orv nov embraced u
4 roe stook county, Houlson having been
Incorporated in 1881 and Hodsdon in 1859.
AZ that time these towns were Ill IN WASH
nston county, Afoossook not being inco.-
,olssed a. . separate county until March
18th, 1889. On the list Of voters in Weston
n 1886, twenty-five names appear and q NE
.osn meeting held that year vss vosea
not 70 Rrscg Licences for retailing Afdens
Ipiris'' At that time and IN fses TOR many
yeArs after. large numbering operanons
we're carried On in this vicinity and nearly
Ill the settlers Of the town were more or
less engaged in this buainess. Some Who
Afterwards settled there and became prom
Insns citizens we're sssrsc:e3 tbither By the
offered for engaging In this
pursuit. In 1874 Mr.. Benjamin BuzIen
came from Alexander and settled in the
north nsrt Of the town. He cleared farm
and lived upon it for nearly forty years and
moved to Dsnforth. where he dad. MI.
Eivsrd Bedel now lives on this farm.
Mr.. Samuel J. Foster came to Weston IN
ls47 and bought the Samuel Springer farm
in the south part Of the town. Mr.. Foster
va,s member of the firm Of Foster ard
Lincoln Of Bangor. lumber operators. de
made many improvements upon the farm
and built . very large and costly residence,
two large barns AID Q fine stable. The
house was at the time one OF the most
expensive private residences north OF Ban
COR. In the stables were stalls for hum
bred horses and there we're times when
ne ariy all were filed. Mr.. Foster owned
.ome very doe driving horses aud the fame
of his roadsters and of their remarkable
performances 10 still remembered in this
section. In addition to his extensive lumber
operations he paid much attention TO farm
ing and raised large crops of hay aud grain.
He vas man Of much energy and enter
prise and carried on . large business IN
Weston and vicinity for . number OF years.
He lived upon the farm until his death IN
1854. The farm was then purchased BY
Mr.. John Weller and Mr.. William Law
renee who opened the house - hotel and
did large business in farming and raising
and dealing in horses. This partnership
was dissolved after few years and Mr. Law
rencs moved to Houlton. Mr.. Weller after-
wards dis posed OF bis interest in the property
and now resides in Danforth. The Foster
mansion was burned some ten years ago and
the large farm has been divided Mr. e. l..
Heal now owns one portion and Mr.. Weston
Branuan the other.
A Consolidation OF Townships.
In 1855 the Monroe Gore" and the "Nel-
son tract were both incorporated with the
town OF Weston and the town 10 now
bounded north by Hsynesvills and Orient.
east by Bancroft, south by DAnforth, in
Washington county, and on the east for ito
entire tx.ent by the waters Of the beautiful
Grand lake. The road from Houlton to
Calais runs in southerly direction entirely
across the town and for much Of the dis
lance the land west OF the road rises in high,
mountainous ridges. In the north part of
the town, 9 short distance east Of the Calais
road is Longfellow lake, q very pretty little
sheet of water dischsrging into Bracket
lake, which is Of much larger extent and
which empties its waters through Q narrow
thoroughfare into the Grand lake. In the
south part Of The town is . smaller lake,
called Sucker brook lake, the outlet Of
which is small brook flowing northwar0
and emptying into the Grand lake at DAv-
export cove. The scenery from the Calais
road is very besu,iiu! in \ PLEASANT sum
mef's day, the view extending across the
wooded points sud away to the broad
waters of Grand lake. 10 the norihei n
part of the town along the Calais ros
the land 10 quite broken and is stony and
wet and not easy Of cultivation. Passing
the old Buzzell farm, now owned by Mr..
Edward Bedel, ar the Harris farm, where
near the old red schoolhouse the road turns
west and runs over the hill to the Gellersor
settlement. We come to the Lewis Smart
farm with three neat residences occupied
severally by the father and two sons. On
the opposite side Of the road is the post
office (Roxie) kept by Mrs. Emma Logan.
The road then runs for some distance
through woods after which we come to the
Marble farm, 9 very good farm, and on the
east side Of the road the Megquier home
stead. Mr.. Arthur Megquier has large
new store short distance below his resi-
dence. He has been in trade in Weston
for fourteen years and built the new store
last year. Hekeeps large stock Of general
merchandise and is doing good business
He 10 also largely engaged in numbering.
Next south of Mr.. Megquier's is the Geo.
W. Braunsn farm, with Mr.. Brannan's
blacksmith shop opposite. Near here is 3
fine hall now used for purposes of religious
worship. and next south is the old Bracket
place, 80 long known in years past as the
fsvorite stopping place for travellers upon
this road. Opposite 10 the residence
Of Mr.. Varney W. Putnam who
came to Weston in 1866. Mr..
Putnam has fifty acres Of land, nearly
all cleared and running to the shore Of
Bracket lake. He 10 the present town
treasurer and 10 also school committee and .
trial justice. South of the Bracket farm
is the farm Of Mr.. J. r. Dearborn wi o
came from Hallowell in 1916. He served
in the army in the LIST Me. Sharp Shooters
and has held the Office of town clerk in
former years. Below here are some very
neat residences and though the farms are
quite stony and wet, they produce excellent
crops Of grass and signs Of prosperity
appear. In the southern part Of the town
the surface 10 somewhat less broken and
broader stretches Of field and meadow
appear.
a SO On the Calais Road.
On the Calais road. among the best farms
we should select those Of B. g. Marble,
Arthur Meequier, Geo. W. Brsnnan. Ed
ward and VIM. Earle, Warren P. Smith,
Weston Brannan and E. L. Heal. The
farm Of Danl J. Barker, Esq, in the
extreme southern part Of the town 10 natur-
ally . very good farm and Mr.. Barker 10 an
old and we'll known resident. Near the old
Foster place is the road leading to Danforth
station, and on this road Mr.. David Gil
patrick and Mr.. Wesley Gilpstrick have
good farms. Mr.. David Gilpatrick is 9 son
rk>. n;ln.k~,,L AVA - ~. p;orna,