Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-12-07

ANY man that will enlist, and go to Can
ada. to fight the English. the best friends
this country has, never ought to come
back alive"
This did not prevent his gong however,
and in tue time, he went with his regiment
to the lines near Buffalo, N. Y, by
way OF Greenbush and Albany, across the
Mohawk valley. | will not attempt to
describe all the particulars. as l could not
do them justice, He was with his regi-
ment about year, where he did picket
duty, and engaged in some small skir-
mishes. but never in any real engagement
When the time arrived that he might
have been of service to his country, his
regiment was surrendered to the enemy as
prisoners. taken on board the prison ship
"Mala5ar," on Lake Ontario, with the in
tention OF taking them to Dartmore in
England. but the enemy were defeated in
their plans, by being shipwrecked on the
lake. After making repairs they crossed
the lake. and sailed down the river to
Montreal where they stopped for time.
Thence they went to Quebec. where.
think, they remained through the " inter,
and from there they went to Halifax.
This was their last move as prisoners; :;
ere this scores Of their number had died
OF small rations and hunger. They re-
mained at Halifax until the close of e
war. From there they sailed by the coast
OF Maine, TO Massachusetts, and landed at
Fort Independence in Boston harbor, and
from there they were sent or went home.
| klngman had been gone from home two
years, was prisoner one year and ten
days; for this he received s. month,
aud bounty Of l60 acres of land, in one
OF the Western territories, think Wiscon-
sin. After staying at home at Waterford
for short time, he made sleigh and
harness, and with a horse, took his mother
down east, as they then called it, to Tim
ber Brook Ridge, now Waltham, where
two brothers and two sisters were living
at this time
After visit Of a few weeks with his
brothers and sisters, he with his mother
went back to Waterford, and after stay
ing there short time. be came east again
to Timber Brook Ridge; thence he went
to Ellsworth, and wen, into shoe maker ;
shop 10 finish his trade with Mr. Fisk
tanner and shoemaker
After he had finished his trade. he went
back 10 Timber Brook Ridge TO stay for
! xi.b !,
were then settled there. working some at
his trade, doing what boot and shoe.
Masking and repairing that was needful to
be done for the settlers, there being quite
| number Of families settled there at the
| time.
In Isl. he made turning lathe. with
this and some tools which he had gathered,
he made tables. the old-fashiuned kitchen
chairs and spinning wheels some of which
may now be seen at the old homes
He married July 81. 1918, Tamar L.
Morrison, third daughter of Joseph and
lamar Morrison, then OF Mariayille hy
Rev. Benjsmin Lord Of Ellsworth. and
moved into hs brother Caleb's house. at
Timber Brook Ridge, where daughter,
Harriet n, was born. March "a 1919
and on June Is, 1920, q son. Hudson B.
Here he worked at his trade until 1871
when he built small house at Ellsworth
on what is known as the ESen Morrison
place, and moved there. After getting
well settled, he commenced working at
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were George Brimmer lst, John Chamber
lain, John Hopkins. Porter Sawyer. He
had, st different times. three Young men
working with him learning the trade, which
they learned so far as to be able to cut.
make and repair boots and shoes; their
names were, Joseph Hastings, Daniel r.
Swan and Elliot Jordan, ls,
On July G. ls22, another son was born,
Whiting and on August 80. 1924. third,
Joseph NJ. About this time, being in poor
health he had to sell his bounty land In
the west for the small sum of s4j; he
went to Orriugton. and placed himself in
the care OF DR.. LamDright, German
doctor. Here he remained three weeks
As he lived near the main Travelled way
from up river, many of his old customers
brought him work. Most of his stock
came from the small tanneries in the ad-
joining towns; some he bought and some
was brought in by his customers. The
settlers were mostly farmers who kept con-
siderable stock, killed their own meat, and
had the hides tanned at the tanneries, the
leati er Of which they brought to him to
make their boots and shoes. He lived in
Ellsworth until sometime in 1925, when
he sold his house there and bought build
ing of John Fox Of Timber Brook Ridge,
settler there at this time, on the place
then known as the Barker place. This
building was built by Mr.. Fox as a potash
factory. He had it moved near the line
between his brothers Lebeus and Caleb,
and made into dwelling at a considerable
cost, and moved there shortly after. The
four years that he lived in Ellsworth
brought many settlers to Timber Brook
Ridge, and also to MsriavIlle, which was
but four miles across the river.
His mother died at Waterford, Maine,
Dec. 30, 1925. In his new location he
worked at his trade with plenty of custom.
On Nov. l6, 1926, the writer Of this sketch
was born; on March 2, 1929. tfth son,
Alden H. Now finding himself with quite
a large family. and nothing but his trade
to depend upon, and knowing of good
lot of land in a wild condition lying on the
town line between 20 and 2l, in 20, on the
east branch OF Union river, about mile
and half from where he lived. he made
up his mind to move there.
He had timber for a frame to make an
addition to the house that he was living
in; this. with some boards and other ma
terisls for building. he hired hauled to
this wild lot, q few rods from the west
line, where he, with the help of some OF
his neighbors, cleared away enough of the
heavy trees and brush, to put up this frame
and here. with their continued help. (some
of those who had rather work for work in
the shop than any other way) he had soou
erected rude but comfortable dwelling