The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-14
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MAs0Ns

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Simeon Cragin. Jr.. was born in
Embden. June u, 1892, the son OF
Simeon and Sarah (McKenny) Ora
gin He married March 20. 1878,
Mary Crosby. They had no children.
He was farmer and died in 1873
Jonas Heald was born Nov. 81,
1778. son of John and Rebecca Head
of Norridgewock.
De Have Norton was born at Mar
tha's Vineyard. Sept 16. 1880, the son
of Zachariah and Hannah Smith
Norton. He married April %, 1901,
Phebe Pease They resided in Indus
try. also in Madison, there he died
July 1874
Eljhu Norton was a brother of De
Have. and was born July 3, 1887, and
married Mary Fletcher of Augusta.
She died April 6, 1926, and he married
Jan. 10. 1927. Hannah d. Page of Bath.
He resided several years in Industry,
and died in Sudbury, ILL.,. Sept. "a,
1868. The children OF his second
wife were Wilson P, Elizabeth H.,
Minerva H.
Nathan Hanson lived in New Port
land and was the first postmaster
there.
Joel Fletcher was born in West
ford, Mass. Feb. %, 1856, son OF Pei
etiah and Patty Fletcher. He came
TO Norridgewock and afterwards 10
Arson, where he married Sept. 8, 1871,
Abigail Dinsmore. daughter OF Thorn
as and Ann (True) Dinsmore. Joel
Tst. A,f of
town and had carding mill and a
clover mill He died here Sept. %,
1863. Their children were Joel. Jr.,
Calvin, George A., Abigail. Alureda,
John A, James. Six of these mar
ried and became prominent citizens OF
Arson.
Lemuel Williams, Jr.. was the son
OF Lemuel and Anna (Hiltom Will
lams, and was born in Arson, then
Sevenmile Brook Plantation, in 1888,
and married Dolly Dinsmore. daughter
of Thomas and Ann (True) Dinsmore.
He was the proprietor of the Somer-
set where the first Masonic meetings
were held. He died in Athens in
! 1876 Their children were Sabbrina.
Syrena. Sarah. Sumner T., Otis, Rich
mond L., Lemue O., Dolly, Elizabeth,
Charles G., Hattie A. Erastus.
Andrew McFadden was born in
Georgetown. Nov. 90, 1888, son of
Thomas and Hannah (Savage) Nc
Fadden. His parents moved to Emb-
den to a farm on the west shore OF
the Kenebec river Andrew McFad-
den married March |. 1914. Elizabeth
Reardon of Georgetown He was a
farmer and lived in Embden where he
died April II, 1873 Their children
were Persis, Ehanan w. Achsah j.,
Ozias Hosea, Sebastian s., Angelina
e, Minerva NJ. Mary Fl. Five of
these married residents OF Somerset
County.
jeremiah Hilton lived at New Port
land as early as 1903. He was the
moderator of the first town meeting
held there, April 90, 1908.
| William Drumond came here in the
year of 1913.
William Walker was born Sept 6,
1856, in what in now Arson, son of
Stephen and Sibyl (Williams) Wal
ker. He was carpenter and farmer
and married March IL. 1872, Hannah,
daughter of Joseph and Sally (Emery)
Weston. He died in Arson. Sept.
Is, 1871. Their children were Eliza
A.. Emily, Tamson, Mary, Hannah W,
William. Paulina W., William c.,
Sarah. Caroline. Joseph.
The Masons held thir first meeting
in Lemuel Williams hall which was
in the upper part of his tavern, which
was the original building that was
afterwards enlarged and called Som
erset Hotel. The hall was Iona
low room on the back side of the
house and the secret gatherings OF
this body of men were looked upon
with suspicion by some, who could
not enter. Here the meetings were
| held until the fall of 1919 The
first recorded meeting states: At a
regular Meeting of the Northern Star
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
in Arson, 8 January. A. l.. 1919. w.
William Haskell in the chair, being
called to order and the Lodge opened
in due form the Brethren then pro-
ceeded to elect the necessary Officers
| for said Lodge the ensuing year, and
on taking the ballot the following
! Brethren were unanimously elected:
/ Bro. William Haskell Master; Bro.