Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-26
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SheepScOt, attracted by the fine 1OreStS
which lined it's banks and looking for
falls on which to erect mills to manu-
facture the lumber.
There are names which cling to some
localities named for individuals OF
whom nothing definite is known. Some
of the first settlers came here while
the Indian was still hostile and they
may have paid the penalty for wrongs
which others had inflicted upon them
and this may account for the disap-
pearance Of some of those families
whose names still cling to the places
they inhabited.
There is spring in Fred E. Garlic
TONS pasture known as the WinsloW
spring, and near it are traces of an old
cellar No one recalls even a tradi-
| ton of the family who lived there
Were it not for the name which has
chung to this spring so many years no
one would know the name Of the fam
lily.
A short distance from the Winslow
spring is another called the Kenney
spring and an old cellar marks the
spot where this family lived. We
know nothing of when this family came
here or what became of them.
The Balltown records of 1891 refer
to the Pelton house near Weary Pond.
The name Pelton does not appear else
where in the old records.
The bridge near the schoolhOuse at
Kings Mills is referred to in the
records of 1892 as the Chamberlain
bridge and the stream is known as the
Chamberlain brook. We know moth
ing of any family by that name living
in Balltown. The Pownalborough rec
ords contain the name and it is posi-
brook.
We also have Reed spring, Pinkham
field, Carlow spring and many others
telling us where families of that name
lived
The principal business of the first
settlers was numbering and mills were
built very early on some of the falls.
John Woodman. Sr., built a mill on the
falls near his place. There was mill
on Gilmore McKindsley's.
| think l have heard it said that a
man by the name of Choate built the
first mill at Kings Mills. Benjamin
King built mills here. He was acct
dentaly killed in his mill in 1901.
Thomas Turner's mill stood near
Carlton bridge. From references to
Youngs mill in the Plantation records
l am led to believe that they built the
first mill at N Whitefeld.
Plummer's mills were situated whers
Mr.. Clary's mill now stands Roger
Northey had a mill on the Branch
TNr n1e, l,,,l ~
on that stream.
In 1871 Ezekiel Stearns had mill or
Stearns brook | have not learned who
built the first mills at Cooper's Mills
Some of these mills were built be-
fore there were roads to haul the lum-
Der and it was RATED to tide water
Old people have shown me where the
RATS were anchored while being built
at Kings Mills.
The first record we have of an an
nual town meeting of the Plantation
was a meeting held at the dwelling
house of Joseph Carr probably very
near where the Good Templar's hall at
South Jefferson now stands in 1891 The
following officers were elected: David
Hopkins. moderator; Samuel Waters,
L NtHe"Iioii NNih, odillucl VdtcIS, AD-
ram Choate and John Johnson, asses
sors; Thomas Trask, Jun. and Johr
Woodman Jun. collectors; Benjamin
King, treasurer.
The most of the Plantation meetings
till the Plantation was divided were
held at the dwelling house of James
Reeves.
The matter of dividing the Planta-
ton. or being Incorporated was FIRE
quently before the voters of the Plan
tation. July %, 1893 there were 80 votes
to divide the Plantation and AZ not to
divide Voted not to be incorporated
a town.
May 10, 1877 there were 81 votes for a
separation from Massachusetts, votes
against it.
Dec. I. 1901 Art.-To see if the Plan
tation will vote to be incorporated into
town or TO see if the Plantation will
agree to divide and where the division
line shall be.
Voted to divide the Plantation begin
ming at Turner meadow brook on New
Milford line, thence running a course
about N. N. E. to strike between Mical
Glidden's and Jonathan Peasleys and
to continue that course to the Planta-
ton north line.
Voted Samuel Waters. Joseph Jack
son and Samuel Kincaid a committee
to run said line. Apr. 5, 1902, Art. H.
TO see if the Plantation will accept OF
the division line run last fall by Sam
uel Waters. Joseph Jackson, Samuel
I<incaid. Voted to accept the division
line. Apr. I. 1906. Art. II. To see il
the Plantation will reconsider that vote
OF dividing the Plantation and stand a,
we were or be Incorporated into a towr
| according to a plan taken by William
Davis of the Plantation. Voted to dis.
| miss the twelfth article. The next yeal
| the town of Jefferson was incorporated
and in 1908 the Plantation petitioned t
be Incorporated. sr
1t may be well to add that the town
was incorporated by the name of Whit
field and whenever it is written White
field the is crossed out. The towr
was incorporated June 10, 1909, and thu
first town meeting after the incorpora,
ton was held at the dwelling house Of
Abram Choate March %, 1916, at which
meeting the following officers were
elected:
David Young, Jr., Moderator.
| Abram Choate, Town Clerk.
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