Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-06-28

- eAS ~ oieBoHe stuutt ahu paseu upui
his survey of that grant in 1888. but In ST
doing, it would seem, the lots were no
! run 10 all cases as originally purchased o.
settled by them, though such was the in
tention.
: The settlers had become better acquaint
ed with - lands. and tie number OF
acres they held was run cut In some cases
entirely different from the lines OF the lots
originally established by the proprietors
The chief object seemed to be to give
them their quota of acres somewhere and
they usually overrun.
Notwithstanding this act Of Massacbn-
and after Trenton had become an incor-
porated town, by a resolve she had the
old township lines OF Trenton run out
again lin iT9D; and John Peters was en-
ployed to make the survey. following the
old lines as run out by Jones and Frye In
| 1858. and which he had followed In sub
seQuent surveys. This survey of 1894 was
for the express purpose of establishing
the boundary lines Of the town. As well IS
to OBJ ain other facts which will herein
appear. He completed this survey in 1875
and his plan OF that survey IL in the
archives Of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Peters, between 1855 and 1896, run
! the north line of Trenton four different
| times, II not more, and whstever may he
said OF the running of others. he certainly
| started from the same cuIaer. aud run
over the same orth, or division line, every
! time. That line then In 1894 must have
| been very plain and readily followed Be
| fore attempting TO locate IL we will first
| show that there could have been no dis-
ever may have been the fact al later
| period.
| Friday, January q, l7G4, the grant Of
| 1902 to the proprlctors of Trenton was
| confirmed and the description. Is surveyed
| by Jones sud Frye In l763, was put Into
the new deed. or grant. d the proprictors
OF No 1.
SURVEY ~ TuE NORTH LINE or TRENTON ~
ZONES A>p FErE ~ l-Ei
no.,,n,n. :, ~. 49,. .,.,.,,,, 49,, 49,
| now called Uniou River. Beginning a, spruce
| tr~c. marked about eight miles up said river. %
w cat sac thereof and marked \ IN thc piAh
.,,@ ~. - ..'' - NJ
na-,b pc, ~ rrr,,,,, ~. $50,
uiy surveying a, luton iarcr at -Isrurc -iuh
Which 'tA"d- oh point about Z" rosls ahovc 'h"
Ia
'''''' 7'''' On ''s' 'N7s ,'"' 81 '.'' '''s'
"a ...tt.,,,,,.. .,.lr,,-...t, 1..n .-'..r
TIL tub ruu On the oll iee Trenton, ,Iue c,-,
~ ro4-. II Logan to rain . we iui, and went
'n' - pr L'f' ana r'A'd until the h'N' dAF.
Ii
u.tl. 1, 4 .u.sn -prucc which ". markell thu. !
VI =. We run one mile more 20 Hue whteh
IL i \ TIL. .'.,.rt,r.' THU. II,
H., ,t,.r af,.r txenty ,ne var hal ,,.op,. /.
spruce stub At another time. the same year. he
''At's ir"n the northwest corner Z! Trenton
",,.' I'LL It'll II III .'''n i.'i' I, 'rSn'a' M
.,,,thu,.t corner At NJ :"
,rt...,-,,,ri.,,r.,t ..,,,u,.t., ~, r.,
,on h,o,,, ..,io. t.,,., i,
l-44 J., which ,h.v d..r,;h. ,ha ,,r,h VIII.
of rr.o,,, ,hns .p.ai,,irs, a, s,r,,,.,
,-e.. ,,.rp.t anon, .Inh, r,,,i.s -, ..,t
river 90 the east side there.f aud tn,rls,t
a, and thence extending due east by con-
pass miles" etc. Following the descrp-
ton to the letter A. given In their deed Of
1854 before the spruce tree had become
spruce stub.
In Jnne, 1924, by an act Of the Msssa-
| chu,etts legislature, Trenton with other
towns was required 10 run out the lines
OF the township with unusual particularly.
The surveyor was required TO give among
other things the length and course of the
| boundary lines OF the town by the mag.
netic uced.e. the time when the actual
survey was or shall have been made
"the place where any other town, Or dis
tr.ct line meets or joins the line Of any
! town" John Peters was appointed 70
make the survey under resolve VI the
| general court which he did IN the fall II
| l1et and completed his plan In 1875, com
! plying with the requirements Of the legis-
latiye resolves which his plan 10 the arch
| ives OF Massachusetts, will show