Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-05-18

out future towns. A few years of hard toll in
this rugged country were enough to convince
Nine. La VAL that cities are not made, but
grow, and when Won Bartte a governor of one
of the islands of the Spanish main, offered his
hand and heart, she gave up the settlement and
sailed away with her happy sutton. She con-
veyed to her secretary, Louis Duparre pes Isle,
all the land and property in her possession"
DE La ROCHE.
De La Roche was at Trenton and owned
land. On the town records appears the
following: 1888, Aug. 10, Leonard Jarvis
set up a notification to inform the public
that he had committed the affairs of cut
ting hay and timber into the hands of
Mons. DE La Roche, Dec. 5, 1898, the said
notification was taken down by the direc-
tion OF Theodore Jones'"
One La Moyne bought land of De La
Roche, lying west of Skillings river. The
deed was written in French, and recorded
in Hancock registry, Vol. 81, page 316. |
know no more of him, only that new
town, Lamoine, was named for him in
1870. | don't think there is a man in the
II
ing to the register of deeds office. Louis
Delaittre ana Louis Des Isle both had
large families and have many descend
ants.
SLOW PROGRESS MADE.
The town appears to have made slow
progress after its incorporation. Build
ing school houses, laying out roads and
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tention OF the town. The State taxes
were high and protests to the general
court were frequently made against pay
ment therefor. The town voted:
1850. April G. for Justice OF the Peace, Melc
tah Jordan received Is votes, James McFar
land votes.
1874, April s. Voted to pay Rev. John Ur-
quhart, g. SIS for his services in 1854.
Division of school Money, 1895.
"The Proportions of Moneys to Each Glass as
School district
To Iourdan's River. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7-l4s
To Oak Point. Observation-Disclosures CLOS
Fount ID La Vale. ............. ..........t4-l0s
Jordan's Class. ........................... Ia
| Kilkenny. ................5-l9
Union River or Jellison's Glass;. ...... To-
Reed's.Brook, W. side River...............5- >
45l-l4s
The two last districts were in what Is
now Ellsworth, which was then outgrow-
ing the.old town.
On the Trenton records, these upper
districts were called "The DISTRICT.
In 1896, friction had arisen between the
town and "Destrict', which refused to
pay its share OF the taxes.
April 4, 1876, the town "voted to see
what method shall be taken concerning
the 'Destrick' refusing to pay their
taxes: voted that doctor James Pay
son is sent to Penobscot to advise with a
lawyer concerning the matter and that he
have ten dollars for his service and ex-
pense."
Nothing came Of this and the town,
April 3, 1884, "Noted to be set off from
the district
In 1885, the inhabitants OF plantation
No ! NOV Ellsworth) sent petition to
he general court for incorporation which
was not finally accomplished until Feb.
IS, 1900.
Previous to this, however, the town,
y
trict' would settle Will the town to their
proposal.
NOV. 8, 1900, the town "voted to send a
repre- sentative to The general court to at
tend petition for town grievances in
being deprived OF their privileges, and to
have docking in their state aud county
adjustments which the (townD against
'Destrick' refuses to pay in consequence
OF Their being set off from the town.
Voted Capt. William Blunt be the person
employed to represent the same and he to
he paid two dollars per day for one
months Attendance on this business
Also "voted to pay Mr.. James Payson for
his services at Castine in addition to
what he has had"
This closes all mention OF "The Des-
trick"
In 1909, the northeast part of the town
from Cards brook south was set off to
Ellsworth, viz: "Beginning at the south
east corner OF Ellsworth running south
Twenty-Five degrees; west three miles and
100 rods thence south eighty-one degrees
west to Union river bay; thence north
erly by said bay and river to southern
line Of Ellsworth thence east two miles
to place OF beginning"
February 21, 1928, a part Of the town
was set off and included in the new town
OF Hancock.
February II, 1870, the easterly part OF
the town was set off and incorporated
into the new town of Lamoine.
And so the good old town, founded by
good men and women, goes along its
quiet way after having been dismembereC
several times.
Magazine, Book and Newspaper Notes
Capt. Alfred T. Mshan has written