The Republican journal., 1900-01-25

enterprise, however, Overcame all obSta-
Giles and the plan was so far matured that
a meeting was notified and held at Lon
donderry on the fourth day of October,
when the intended purchasers divided the
township into shares, subscribed for the
number of shares each would take, and
appointed a clerk to record their proceed
ings.
In June following, Joseph Chadwick
made survey of the township, which con-
tanned, according to his estimate, 49, 359
acres. This was divided into fifty one
shares, and a deed bearing date August
20, 1863, was made in consideration of
fifteen hundred pounds by the heirs of
Brigader General Samuel Waldo, viz:
Samuel Waldo, Esq, Francis Waldo, ESQ,
and Sarah Waldo, wife of said Samuel,
Cher right of dower) of Falmouth, in the
County of Cumberland, Maine; Is ,ac
Wnslow, Esq, of Roxbury, Massachu
sets: Thomas Fucker, ESD, and Hannah
Fucker, his wife daughter of Brig, Gen.
Waldo of Boston, Massachusetts,, Q) to
John Mitchell six shares; John Gilmore,
five shares: John Steel, three shares, sam
uel Houston and James McGregore, each
two shares Moses Barnet, John Moor,
John Durham, Joseph Morrison, John
Brown, James McGregore, Jr, John
Morrison. Alexander Stewart, James Mill
er, William tlendiuen, Matthew Iced.
Samuel Marsh, Nathaniel Martin, ana
Joseph Gregg, each one share; Nlillam
Patterson. Matthew Chambers and Viii
liam McIaugh1in each half a share; all
of Londonderry. n. II John Tufts and
James Gilmore. ealh lWu shares. Robert
Maeklewaac. Alexander Wilson and John
Davidson. each one share: all of Wind
ham y II Haler+ Patterson of Peppel-
Allhorn Maine tbree shares Alexander
Little and Holm Cochran. both If Boston,
each one share. David Heml,bil1 of New
1,,r,.,,or4 one eI,.,.. lanes N,.l,auubl;n
If Pembroke \ Fl half share: and
tha ,e,nainina fon, shares in equal pro
portiops to the afore named John Mitchell.
I,I.n CiID,nra Moses Barnet .jnhn Tnfts
Sanuel Houston. John Moor and James
Acfirepore. Jr.
previnus 70 executinc the deed tIle oran-
TORS of this township employed Richard
Stimson to survey a suitable location for
i, road f,om Tbomaston to Fort Point for
ac,as of land at some Mace on the route.
rIa oooan+ed tho n,onosal and selected a
s,ot near small creek (2) which is the
aiviaino line between this town and Pros
meet Tbitber his father. Ephraim Slim
san removed whose family. the first
that ever settled here consisted of him
self and wife, two sons. Ephraim and
Richard. and several DAUGHTERS.
In 1869. James Patterson and Nathaniel,
his brother, both young men, came to this
town from PeppeIellboro (3) aud com
menced the business of telling trees and
clearing land. They spent the ensuing
winter here, at which time there was but
one family in the place, the Stimson's,
above mentioned
The next wear. ITO. several of the town
proprietors arrived and took possession of
their newly aco,lired purchase. with the
Wow of CONVERTING the lonely forest into
frutful fields for the support of them
selves and families IT was to be expected
that thew would bring with them the re-
ligion manners. habits and customs of
the nlaces thev had left. Twenty-seven
ont of tbirtv-two purchasers BELONGED TO
observation-disclosures or Wirdb,m wbosa ;nb.bi.
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