The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-10-14

being given only when parties live
outside Somerset County. The late
Esther Gilman Sro&a:d Sc n!
generation, George II. Spofford. Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Spofford. Augusta
The late Silas Gilman. Second
generation, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Gam
age; third generation, Forrest and
Carleton Carnage. The late Leonard
Gilman.-Second generation. W. S.
Mrs. Ross Stafford Mae Longley, Mr.
and Mrs. Bracket Porter. Third gen
Grafton, Linnie Gilman, Susie and Effie
Gilman, Leo, Elvira and Anthea Por-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cookson
Fourth generation, Leon Cookson Jr.
and Muriel Cookson, Harold Waugh.
Charles b. Gilman, second genera
ttion, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel W. Gilman
Presque Isle, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hill
ton, Alonzo Gilman, Pressure Isle. Mr.
and Mrs Randall McQuilkin. Third
generation. Hattie Merrill, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Joyce. Mrs. Willie Not
tage of Belfast, Stanley McQuilkin.
Fourth generation. Jonah S. Oliver
Matte Merrill, Cleon. Clarence and
Ruth Nottage. Fifth generation,
Hazel Oliver Lucy Gilman, French
Gardner. Second generation. Sarah
Williams, Gardiner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles French Third generation
Mabel Trott and Lucy Barker both of
Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Knowles. Fourth generation, Mabel
Barker, Gardiner. Forrest, Frank and
Naomi Longley. The late Esther
Gilman Cooley. Second generation
Mr. and Mrs. Albion Clark. Mary
York. Alma Cooley, Augusta, Rena
Cooley, Augusta, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Berry. Third generation, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Clark, Perley Clark. Le-
land Clark of Lynn, Mass, Florence
Wilson of Gardiner, Sylvia Goodrich.
Vernaid York. Violet and Evelyn
Cooley of Augusta, Cleber Cooley OF
Cooper's Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Evan
Tinkham, Velma Berry. Fourth gen
Grafton. Aileen. Clifford, Raymond and
Fern Clark. Cleon and Bernard Good
rich, Melville and Leon Stewart of
Windsor.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE
LATE DAVID GILMAN
Written by his son Charles p. Gil
man and read at the Spofford
reunion, August %, by Lizzie Gilman
McQuilkin.
The subject of these remarks was
born in Wolfsboro. N. II. June 20,
1896 and brought by his parents to
bingham about 1906. There they
commenced clearing a farm from the
wild forest and erecting log house
and barn. After living here a few
wears it was decided that the father
should 60 to the st. Johns where great
business was going on in numbering
and ship building, to procure money
to build a framed house and barn.
This he did leaving the subject of this
sketch with his mother to care for
themselves and six younger children.
Besides making living they cleared
several acres OF land and planted an
orchard some of the trees of which
are now bearing fruit. When this
young man was nineteen years of age
he took possession of an adjoining
section and cut four acres of trees.
The following year he raised one
twenty seven bushels of
wheat all of which was harvested
with a sickle. He then built franz
ed house and barn and planted two
orchards. About the year 1918 he
married Miss Fannie Spofford who
lived on a nearby farm. On the we'd
ding day the couple followed a trail
on horse back for eight miles to
Bingham village where the ceremony
was performed They were parents
of thirteen children, ten of whom
grew to manhood and womanhood.
There were no schools Is his youth
but his desire for knowledge being
very strong he went to school with
his children and acquired sufficient
education to do business in his day.
The Governor hearing of this sent him
a commission as Justice Of the Peace
and later a commission as Trial JUS
tice and still later at Captain in the
State Militia. These commissions are
now held and treasured by his young
est son. He performed these duties
Tor about forty years. In 1885 an
other barn had been built and there
being no sale for farm products ne
made arrangements with pine land
owners to log on the Moxie town. He
furnished his own team and supplies
ncludisg hay, grain, wheat and meat