The Republican journal., 1906-03-22
A WORD FROM PROSPECT.

| To THE EDITOR OF TIE Journal: Re
Gently We attended the North Waldo Po-
mona Grange in Prospect, and aS Prospect
: was our native town, may we occupy a
I little space in your good Old Journal? In
riding over the road we could not help
noticing some of the old landmarks. First
We came to the farm owned b! 0. b. Gray
and son, formerly the Graut farm, owned
by three brothers who married my father 5
three sisters. They left the State Of Maine
more than 80 years ago, going to the State
OF Wisconsin,, and are now all dead and
gone. This farm has line set OF farm
buildings, with everything handy. They
keep a large herd Of COWS and tiue flock of
sheep. They tlnd time to visit the Grange
and never fear the wolf at their door. The
next farm is the \. l.. Littefeld farm,
formerly owned by his father, who raised a
large family of boys and girls, all dead but
the Littletield who lives on the old home
stead. We think they were all school
teachers and hard to beat i'll their days.
I his we know as one of their pupils One
in particular we have in oar mind at this
time-Stephen L., who died few
years ago in Wisconsin, and who, it was
said, could work out any question in
Greenleaf's National Arithmetic and carry
it along in his head without slate or pencil.
Mr.. \. L. Littlefield keeps a fine herd Of
Jerseys. The next farm is the Peter Little
field farm, now owned by James Ii. Little
field, one eff large family of children.
fnp 70 oil lirlfa "A
with, as we did many hard days work there
when a boy and were always well paid i.
We think the first moving machine that
came into Prospect, at least it was the first
We ever saw, came to this farm. This farm
raised some boys who made their mark in
the world: John, who moved from Stock
ton to Brewer, and became the lumber king.
sending ship timber all over Maine, besides
building many large vessels himself He
died few years ago, well OFF in worldly
goods. Capt. Aaron, who lives in Martha's
Vineyard, retired, and James who lives on
the old homestead. The next place is the
Lane farm, owned by Miss Jennie Lane.
This is fine hay farm. They keep some
fine farm horses. The next is the William
I'D W0S ldi ~ (WHICH W M NoVuS, 1Hclc
was a large family of children, but only one is
living as far as we know. Many a good time
have we had at the old fashioned huskngS,
hunting after the red ears of corn that we
might kiss the girls. There were three
girls raised on this farm, and for good looks
they were hard to beat. Next is the David
Halves farm, owned by the widow Halves.
II has fiue orchard. Nextcomes the John
ileagan farm, now owned by Littleheid &
Gould. This farm cuts 100 tons of hay and
is the largest in Prospect. Quite a large
family was raised on this farm and nearly
all were school teachers. We ought to
remember some of them, for many a thrash
ing when mischievouS boy at school have
we taken from them, One more and we
will close, for this time. The old John
Seavey farm, now owned by Henry Par
fridge. This is where we spent our boy
hood days and every rock and rivulet is as
familiar as when barefooted boy we
rOamed over hill and dale. These are all
good farms, and well may old Prospect feel
proud of them. SNAP SHOT.