The Press., 1922-11-23
stafford, West Side in 1856

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 Of that part of Stafford west of Middle river and the railroad, the northern half was mostly in forest. If had two school districts: one near the road westward from Elhthorpe's, crossing, not far from Cushman s Quarry. Nearest the crossing lived A Ellithorp; about half mile west, c. Kemp; then P. Davis, and l.. Wash burn. the latter near the junction with a road running northeastward nearly to State Line, two houses well lnto the woods; S. Chaffees and an An derson's: this road was crossed by one running east and west. A. JeWetC lived where it crossed the railroad I. Orcutt west of the railroad; 5. d. Fairchild and w. Cumming, farther west: and on a north and south road, D. Davis close to State Line; Cush- man, w. J. Jewell, and A. D. Cady farther south. Between Cushman Quarry and the schoolhouse lived k Washburn. The northwest part ol the town was occupied by Crow Hill district. Toward State Line, lived A Cady. P. Cady, J. Peck, D, P. Lnll, w Temple, N. Hewlett, and B. Anderson Toward Somers line, H. Davis, M Davis, L. Blair, Holland, and Bart lett Southward near the schoolhouse g IulI. who owned another house west of the schoolhOuse. Down tnt road southward from the school, k J. Leonard, G. Cushman, M. r. Cush man, E. Frink, J. Griffin. An east ant west road crosses here, on when A l SpeIman, H. Spelman, A, Qennlson On a road running northwest iron here to Somers line was P. Hatch F Davis, L. Lull, s. Dennison, D. How ard, and finally two Patten houses Around another school northwest 0 \ West Stafford lived F. Tupper, H, Da wis, J. w. Avery, N. Patten. A trae z about the size of school d1strlc s between Ellithorpe road and schoC l and Orcuttville has no houses marke a on the map. On the road from Ol a cutt's Station to West Stafford, fo- g lowed in succession, OrcuttVlllee MI < E. Edson, A. Warren, l.. McIntlFe, A Harwood, D. Edson, H. Blodgett c Edson. Holmes, Capt. T. R. Johr s son. Dr. Blodgett, Holmes, E. Haye and Hayes Carriage Shop, and on tn # north side of the street, opposite tn lshop. the sehoolhouse, the stree \ which up to this point had been II # habited on the north side only, Ce1 # cept by G. Edson(, had a row houses on each side of the stree # North side,next west of school, T. Al < derson, P. Holmes, s. W. Bartlet # Diamond Machine Shop, J. W. Fal . man, s. Fairman B. B. Dunlap Sou' E side west of Hayes carriage sho < Mrs. Sheldon, p. F. & D. B. White . Machine Shop, B. F. Whiton, J. {. Whiton and his store, Lewis Hotel, ] # Patten; then an interval Witho1 houses on south side. Next we x from Dunlap and A. Patten, Nor < side row, Congregational church, sl Cushman, Linen Mill B. s. Holme H. Here crosses the north and sou [s road, on which B. Palmer, 5. Cad
 cemetery, and E.. and B. s. Chate U and south of the crossing, J. k. Was le burn. At the west end of West Sta A. er worth, s. Harwood, J. Holmes; al ,f on a crossroad a little north
 ,e Holmes, lived Esq. Ellis. The la
 houses on West Stafford street we
 inhabited by E. Avery and Mrs, Ro
 bins. Eastward the west end of u
 street and the Congregational churc
 the street was crossed by three nor
 and south roads, the sOuthwa
 stretch running into Crystal Lake di
 trict On the road nearest to Some
 lived I. R. Lewis. On the road col ing from the cemetery, R. COnver
 and c. Lyon were on the west brand
 and M. Gold and H. Hudson on t
 east branch. On the road runni
 across these in a southeasterly
 rection toward Square Pond, P. Me
 tin on the Somers border; W. She
 ard next; eastward; then c. P. Ke
 dall, w, Richardson, M, Richardst
 north of the schoolhouse; A Dimi'
 B. A. Dimick & Co.,, Saw and Or
 Mill, J. Hudson, B. HarwOOd, c. Di
 ick, c. Ford, in the southeast part
 the district, near Ellington line.
 A. and s. w. Dimick, and l.. Holm
 south of the school; A. s. Dimick,
 D. Dimick, w. s. Francis, J. Fletch
 A. Shippee H. Wiers, P. Burdon, a
 I. c. Eaton in the southwest part
 the district.
 A considerable wooded tract
 between this district and FOxville,
 the vicinity of which lived H. Holm
 manufacturer of grape wine, l..
 ton, c. w. Elaton, northwest;
 Smith, J. French, s. Carpenter, g Mrs. Drake west and southwest;
 H. Whiton, A. D. Wakefield, and
 Converse, in Foxville.
 Joel N Enc