Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-07

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OF THE OLD MEErING-HoUsE coNTIN-
UINa MAIN STREET TO THE sEDo-
WICK TOWN IaNE.
The house on the northwest corner of
| the four roads was built by Moses John
son, son of Obed and Joanna Wood
johnson, about 1910, and occupied by him
and his family until their removal from
the town to Boston in the sos of the last
century. Moses Johnson was born Feb.
| 8, 1900; married Rosetta Hinckley Nov. 81,
| 1928, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth
| (Coggins) Hinckley, born June IT, 1904.
| She died in Boston in 1885, He died in
| Boston ten or a dozen years before his
wife. They had seven children, as follows,
| viz:
1. Ed yard Moses, born Jan. II, 1899;
married Sarah E. Leach.
2. George Henry, born April IA, 1881.
8. Charles Carroll, born April IA, 1888.
| A. Francis Howard, born Oct. 10, 1885.
5. Mary Louisa, born Aug. 81, 1898.
| 6. Clara Elizabeth, born Jan. p, 1871.
7. Abby, born Nov. 10, 1874.
| Mr. johnson inherited large part of
| his fathers farm, and was a farmer and an
active man. He sold his property in town,
| removed to Boston, where he was a COM
mission merchant for the sale of lumber,
| wood and eastern products and where he
| died as above stated.
The house was next owned by Capt.
| Samuel B. Johnson, nephew of its builder,
| and son OF Robert, son of Obed and
| Joanna (Wood) johnson, born Oct. 30,
1912. He married Susan Mary, daughter
| of Joseph and Sussnnah Door Treworgy,
| Nov. 90 1Sa1. She was born Nov. %, 1920.
Capt. johnson commanded vessels from
Blue Hill in the coasting, West Indies and
European trades for many years, and was
captured and hal his vessel burnt by
Confederate cruiser during the war of the
Rebellion. He and his wife were well
| known to the writer, she having been,
before her marriage, ons of his school
teachers in the Tide Mill district. They
are both dead, but the date of their death
the writer does not have. Their children
were as follows, viz:
1. Edwin Augustus, born Nov. 4, 1913;
| died at sea Jan. 1868.
2. George Samuel, born Dec. II, 1916.
8. Arthur Halves, born Oct. Is, 1s47;
| married Alice p. Carter
a. Mary Louisa, born June 6, 1859; mar
| ried BENJAMIN E. Fowler of Searsmont.
| Since the death of Capt. johnson and
| wife, the house has been vacant the greater
part of the time.
THE ROBERT JOHNSON HOUSE
| and place were the next west of the one
just described, and upon the north side of
| the road. Robert Johnson was the father
of Capt. Samuel, and son of Obed and
| Joanna Wood Johnson. He was born
| Dec. q, 1887; married Lucy Johnson
Blodgett, April 10, 1911, of Penobscot.
The house in which they resided and
| where their children were born was orig
inally of one story, built shortly after or
about the time of their marriage, but had
another story added overhanging the
lower part in the boyhood of the writer.
Robert Robertson, jr., who was quite
.wag, said of it, 81 came by Bob john
sons house the other day and found his
barn sitting on top of it as easy as could
De. buI IL WIS d CuIiouo AiAS
| house and barn astride have long since
! been demolished.
| Robert johnson was something of wit,
especially when he had taken ntpper, as
| was the custom in his early manhood. 1t
| is related of him that at haying time many
| years ago he boosted that he could stow a
+! load of hay upon the old style hay cart,
called sloven, no matter how fast the
| hay was to be pitched up to him. lie had
| his trial of skill in that matter one day in
his fathers field with two men to do the
pitching. 1t was on side hill that the
| feat began. All went well at first, put a
| Jolt over knoll on the side hill brought
half the load and Robert to the ground.
One OF the pitchers said: "Robert, what
ara you down here for'" The answer was
quickly given and to the point "After
more hay, sir!"
Mr.. johnson, his wife and probably all
or near all OF their large family OF nine