The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-10
FORMER DAYS AT CAPE JELL1soN.

Freeman Partridge of Prospect sends
The Journal an interesting sketch of
old times at Cape Jellison, now includ-
ed in the town of Stockton Springs.
He says: In our riding we find two
places where the people have almost all
left. They are near the Heagan Noun
tain Quarry and at Cape Jellison. The
Cape was a famous source of supply
for apples in the palmy days of Stock
ton, and we made good many trips
there in the fall, and man from Bel
fast named Pitcher ran cart there.
The families living near the mill then
we're Berry, Hartman, Hopkins, Ross,
Rice, Ames, Pendleton, Fletcher and
others. Along the western road were
Berry, Speed, Stinson, Ellis, Dickey,
Fletcher, Panno, Carter, Small, Clifford
and several taples families. Along
the south side were Bowden, three
Smalls, Marden, Kneeland, Grant,
Clifford and the light house keeper. On
the east were Ellis, Halves, Kendall,
chase, Berry, Clewley, Dickey, Mar
den, Fletcher and Ellis, the tanner.
1t was told by the pioneers that the
best fish privilege was at Giles Grants
and along the south shore to George
(litford's, but there were several other
paying privileges The best and largest
farms were the Staples and Clewley
places, and the Smalls kept their farms
III good condition The most famous
farm in Stockton once was the iona
man L. Clifford place, now owned by
I H. Denslow. summer visitor. The
farm lays along a cross road from the
APE, and at one time large stock of
Young cattle and sheep were kept there,
together with 20 cows. There are now
twenty abandoned houses and farms,
some with fish privileges and all of
good working land. Many of the old
places are now occupied by summer
sitors and strange names now greet
US along the once familiar road But
8pples are still plentiful, as most of the
elders farmers set out orchards. Among
lie good and attractive residences on
the Cape now are those of Capt Will
ard Staples Edwin Berry, John Panno,
n enry Hartman, DR.. Cole and Others
The present Belfast local reporter of
Ihe Journal spent few weeks in the
tlll of 1879 at the Jonathan L. Clifford
. tarm. mentioned above. 1t was then
owned by Capt. Andrew Dickey, who
Ought it in 1853 of Mr.. Clifford and
odd it in 1889 to MI. Denslow. Capt.
Hickey moved to the P. H. Crockett
LACE at Stockton village, where he and
llickey's practice was to winter six
ilch cows, and pair each of three,
.wo and one year old steers and steer
calves. He sold pair of four year Odds
very fall. He also wintered a few
Young heifers and heifer calves. At
the time of the writer's visit he had
ull-blooded Guernsey bull, and did con-
Siderable towards improving the stock
a the neighborhood For several years
alter buying the farm Capt Dickey
4 Continued his former occupation as
hip-master. being absent on foreign
voyages often two or three years at a
rime. He did not like sheep or geese
/. md his wife did. AS soon as he sailed
she stocked up with both but sold them
lst before he got home. After Capt.
/ hickey was 70 years of age the writer
-aW him follow fast walking horse at
the pillow all day, holding and driving,
md come up ready for full days work
the next day. While "Uncle Andrew"
I and Aunt Julia, as they were familiar
j. called lived on the farm it was much
.equented by friends and relatives,
Wllo were always assured OF a warm,
.Dspitable welcome.