Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-05
OUR GARDEN COUNTY.
Moro the Beautiful.
Ono Of ths Southwestern Townships Of
Aroosto1k County;
And Near the New ..Direct Line. His
tory of the Town. and Biographies Of
the Men Who Have Made 1t.
Ky HON. EDWARD WIGGIN.
by HON. EDWARD wiGGIN.

In the western part of Aroo stock county
and living along the border Of Penobscct
county 10 the township formerly known Sc
Rocksbema but now the plantation of
Moro. This township is No. Six. Range
Five. and is directly west of Merrill plan
ts,iop. north Of the town Of Hersey and
has for its northern boundary the unsstt!et
township No. Seven, Rspge Five. The Old
A,oostook road, the mail route from Patten
to Ashland, traversee the town, entering /
about 4 mile and half from The southwest
corner and continuing in general north
eas,erly direction entirely across the town,
crossing its north line little mora than
mile from the northess. corner OF the town
Early settlers Of Moro.
The rst settlement Of the town dates
away back to the stirring times OF the
Aroostook War, and the first settler who
established residence here was Mr.. Isaac
Lewis, who came from the town OF Clinton
in 1888 and settled in the extreme northern
portion of the town. Mr.. Lewis cleared
up a large farm upon which he lived Tor
al out twelve years when he moved to Fat
ten and afterwards to Pennsylvania. HIS
daughter, Mrs. VIM. s. Chase, now lives
OF a f. rm near where her fsih II male his
first settlement. In 1889 Mr. John Hale
came from Detroit and settled near MI.
Lewis. He was q single man am after
making q considerable clearing m2yed to
Sherman and afterwards to Dyer Brtos
where he died. Joseph Bsston came from
Fairfield ia 1910 and settled in the north
asst part Of the town on the lot u oon which
Mr.. Chatles Z. Bsstol now ives. lie
cleared up this farm sad lived upo1 IL un-
iii his death some twenty eight years ago.
Mr.. George Bsston came with his father 10
Moro and in 1850 settled on the lot opposite
his fathers. where he cleared UP large
farm upon which lie now lives. The farm
contains 2I5 acres of good land, situated
upon q handsome ridge. There are some
eighty acres Of cleared land upon the farm
which. though somewhat stony, i. rich
and fertile and produces, sbaadantly.
Mr. Bsston has good set of farm bu'id-
iags ard 10 one Of the substantial citl-
zsps of the town. ]. W. Bsston. George
n, Bsston and Lewis w. Bas.on, all
live on coed farms near the old place. Jonas
Hale, brother to John Hale, came to
Moro in 1912 and settled On what is now
called the Bryant place, next 10 the south
line of the town and on the east side OF the
Aroostook road. Here MIR. Hsle made a
clearing and lived upon the lot some twelve
wears, when he moved to Sherman. Mi
Horace Darling now lives on this farm. 1t
is a good farm and has q good substantial
set Of farm buildings Mr.. Henry I
Knowles came from the town of Corinns to
Moro in lS+3 He fret settled upon the
lot in the northeast corner Of the town
where MI VIM S. Chase afterwards lived
He cleared 8 farm and built house upon
this lot and lived there until alb 9ut 1850
when be moved to the Lewis place on the
Aroostook rosd He enlarged this farm,
rebuilt the barn and made Other improve
ments and lived upon the place nesrly hrfy
years when he moved to a lot jus: across
The line in the unsettled thownship No Seven
Range Eve Here Mr. Knowles made &
good farm upon which he lived until his
death some seven years ago His son, Mr.
Heory F. Knowles, now lives upon he
Lewis plsce and also has the farm sdjoini' .
in Number Seven. Mr.. Knowles has 231
acres land, with ll5 acres cleared. He
keeps public house and in the season of
lumber operations has e good business. He
| is located .ixte en- miles from Patten on the
mail route to Ashland Me-. Calvin Brad
ford came from the town of Turner to Pat
ten in 1888. In 1889 he moved to tovnship
No. Seven, Range FIVE and took lot near
the Knowles place, where he cleared about
forty acres and lived there until 1874, when
he removed to Moro and settled on the
| Aroos.ook road something less than . mile
o,lh Of the south line of the town. Here
HI made a good farm and lived upon it
until hi. desth in 1875. His son, Ezekiel
+. Btadfoid, lived with HIM and had the
| sctive n,ns e msut Of the farm for num-
Der of years before his fathers death. He
has since enlarged the farm which is nov
one of the best in this section- The farm
Contains 500 Acrss of Excellent Land,
with lis acres cleared. Mr.. Bradford
| cuts ninety tons Of hay and raises large
crops Of grain, for which he finds a
ready market at good prices 10 the lumber
woods He usually winters twenty five
head Of cattle. He has large house, well
finished and painted and in coed rerar.
| There are three good barns upon the farm
The largest is 40 feet by 80 feet, we'll IA
ished and clspbosfdei and yery COW .nit Mt
| ly arranged. Another barn is 40 feet By
| so feet aud the sheep barn is 80 feet q lsre
There is larse and thrifty orchard
| upol the farm and the house and
barns are tu2plied wiki pure water by An
l AhC 10 scA' i-ASS A.oA'
| P. ten anil /, a valuable property. Mr.
| Elisha Blown came from sherman and
settled in NJ ~ in Is45. Mr.. Bro~n had
formerly we'd in the town, having been il
the smpl " Of Mr.. Isaac Ls-i-, the frs,
sstt en- Mr.. Brown took a lot on the
| AroosiCok road mile and half north Of
Mr.. BrslfJrd's Here he made good
farm and huis Sc. Of buildings He lived
upon tie farm until his death some eishtee n
Years age. Mr.. Robert Kennedy nov lives
On this farm. Mr. Daniel Darling came
from the town Of Hxril ,ni il ls40 snd first
settle. in the town Of fersey, where he
lived fou: ys ara and in ls44 moved 10 Nor
and seok lot on the Aroosteok road Z
short distance north Of Calvin Bradford's.
Here he cleared . farm upon which be
lived until his death in 1868. His grand.
SUE, Mr.. LJsarder Darling. now lives on
this fam. He has 10 acres Of good land,
with 40 acres cleared and has 3 good set OF
farm buildings. Mr.. Patrick Darling, 9
son of Daniel Daring. came from Hsrtland
|. in 1888 and worked upon the Aroostook
road, which was then being constructed.
Mr.. Ira Fab Of PAtten was agent fer the
construction Of this road. Mr.. Darling
J worked on the road in Benedic.a, in Mt
Chase and in Moro, and in 1870 se.tied or