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It is proi)er, in this place, to acknowledge tlie assistance which the com- pilers have received, iu various ways, in the pr()secut,ion of tiieir woi'k. 'i'heir very great indebtedness to the labors of the late John Mclveeu, Es(piire, has already been shown, and is still further shown by the frcpient refennce to him throughout the book; btit they desire also to acknowledge the kiniliu'ss of Miss- Frances A. McKeen in furnishing thera with the private papers of her father. The name of the late Moses E. Woodman, Esquire, is also entitled to be held in grateful remenibrauce for the work he did in collecting and tracing the genealogy of Toi)sham families. Much iuteresting information has also been obtained from notes made by the fate James McKeen, M. D. VI PREFACE. It is proper also to ncknowli'ilffc to the public cho groat oblijtntions of the coinpilci's to tlie 1m*;- Doctor John Vt Lincoln, both for the inatci'i:il assistance rcnilcrcil by hiin, and (or iiis stc;',(lf'ast cnconraifenu'nt in their nndertaking, IVom its very inception iip to his last hours. The thanks of the conii)ilcrs are also especially due to Mr. A. G. Teniiey, for his i)crsonal help and advice, as well as for the j;reat assistance afforded by his file of tlie lirunsicick Teler/raph, and for the many courtesies extended by luni ; to Professor A. S. Tackard. for valued advice and assistance, and for his kindness in all'ordinir unusual facilities for exaniininj^ the books jind i)ai)ers in th(^ liistorieal and college libraries; to General Josluui L. Chauiberlain, Hon- orable Charles J. Gilniau. I'rofessor Stephen J. Young, and Professor George L. Vose, for valuable advice and assistanei-; to Kevereud Elijali Kellotrg, for his manuscript lecture on the liistory of Ilarpswell; to Messrs. Cluirles J. Noyes, Stephen I'urintou. Kdwiu I-jUiery, I'rofessor Henry Carniiehael, I{ever- end George T. I'ackard, and Doctor Aslier Kills, for assistance in the collec- tion and preparation of material for the work; and to tiie many others who liave, in one way or another, assisted them, the compilers return theiv sincere tlianks. The various illustrations given in the book will, it is hoped, be satisfactory to the i)ublic. The poiiniits were fnrnisheil by and inserted at tlic expense of the friends of the persons wiioui they represent. Tlie Pejepscot plan of the Brunswick and Topsham lots was made ft'oni two of the original plans, and was reduced and eniiraved by the i)hoto-lithogra|)hic process, by .T. H. Unllord's Sons, Uoston. 'I'he map of Brunswick and Tops- ham villages in 1802 was compiled from a written description of Brunswick by the late John McKeeu. Es(]iiii'e, and from V(>rbal descriptions of 'I'opsham by Jlr. James Wilson and the late .Mrs. Nathaniel (ireen. All of the uu\i)s and most of tiie illustrations are from drawings made by Mr. Charles G. Wheeler, Howdoin, Class of 1870. V'/hatever praise or censure may be due the authors for tlu; manner in which tliey have executed tlieir work should be equally divided between tliem, as it luis l)eeu a joint jiroductiou, in which they are themselves unable to specify tlicir ri'spective claims of authorship. In conchision : To the citizens of the three towns, and more especially to those of IJrnuswick and Ilarpswell. whose interest in he wo: has Ix'cn so fully shown by tlieir liberal approp; unions in aid of its publicaii 470 489 408 r.4!) (;i,^ (127 (;;50 037 041 040 0.57 058 GGl 004 008 009 710 714 719 740 74G 754 700 701 703 785 786 797 8o:? 810 820 MAPS AND PLANS. I'EjEi'SCOT Company's Plan or Biu;xswick and Topsham Srttlemknts in 1752 Bkunswick and Topsuaji Villages in 1802 l!o\Ds in 1705 Cover. PACE . 40 79 331 PART I. " This is the place, — stand still, iny stood, Let me review the scene, And sununon from the shadowj' past, The forms that once have boon!" L().voi''Er-rx »v, A Gleam of i^unshtne. Brum The IiKliii b}' tljt! State considerable former n.itioi the Peiiobsco The Alieiia 1. Tlio S( Saco Kiver. 2. The A Amh'ost'o^uiii a. TJieCa to its source. 4. Tlie AV^! i-iver St. (J^or The An a sag mmieroiis, pov in all probal)!!! toniary places I>niiis«-iclc Fal probable, tVoin the place uf on - Like most ol ^ IVillis, Maine J * Kkklcr, Maine ''John SfcKeen, 1 1 HISTORY or Brunswick, Topsliam, and IIari)swcll. CIIAPTER I. ABOUIOINAL IXIlA*niTANTS. The Indian race, formerly occupvinji the territorv now eniliraced b}' tlie State of Maine, was (lividcd. as most nnthors state, into two considerable nations, called the Kteebemins and the Abenaiiis, The former nation oceni)ied tlic rejj;ion east, and tlie latter that west, of the Penobscot l{iver.' The Abenaki nation was composed of fonr principal triiies, viz : — 1. The Sokokis, who had their I'lincipal cneami)ments n[)on the Saco Kiver. 2. The Anasagnnticooks, who occupied the entire valle}' of the Androsco<£e, and upon the latter.^ The Anasagnnticooks were, at the first advent of Europeans, a very numerous, powerful, and warlike tribe. The Pejepscot Indians were, in all probability, a sub-tribe of the Anasagnnticooks. Tiiey liad cus- tomary places of resort, if not permanent i)laces of residence, at the Jirunswick Falls, at INIaquoit, and at Mair Point. It is now considered probable, from the remains and relics found there, that tlie latter was tlie place of one of their villages in the sixteenth century."^ Like most of the native tribes, the Anasagnnticooks were, at first, 1 Willis, Mdinc Ilinliiriral Collect ion, 4, p. JXi. Vvtmmilc, Thn Ah<')iiil,-ix, p 17. 2 Kiildar, Maine Historical Collection, G, p. 235 Williamson and others. ^John McKeen, Manuscript Lecture. 8 HISTORY OF niif^''in'ICK, TOPSILIM, AXD IIARPSWELL. li prolmli'.y friciKlly to tho wliitos. At loimt, our Hottlcrs aro rcprt'sciited as liviii;; with llicm upon tho most friendly terms iii> to about the tiiiif of Kiiij; riiilip's War." 'I'licy soon, however, Uee.nmo extremely mid Itiveterately hof^tilo to the settlers upon their doiiiiiin, aud iiutil ti>eir extermination by disease and l)y flie aj^i^ressions of tlic wiiites, tliey eontimieil to exltibit tlieir animosity by frequent attaeks upon isolated setll(>ments and hal)i- tations and l»y lyiiiir in amlmsl- for imlividuals or small parties. The jdatiue which liroicc out amonij; them nltout tlie y<'iir Kil') or {(■(K; so reered onl}' 1, '»(>() warriors.'-* They wi're htill further reduced in number by warfai'e and other causes, so tiiat there were, aeeordinj^ to one aiitliority,-' on Xovember 21, 172(!, only live Indians in the tribe over sixteen years of age. John Ilegon was tlu'ir sachem at this time. Twenty-five years later there were one hunilredand sixty warriors in the tribe.' This is a large increase in number, but 3'et it shows how weak till' trilie had become. Tile most ceU'ltrated sagamores of this tril)e were Danimkin, \Vo- rumbo, and llodgkins, — called sometimes Hawkins. Of the former but little is known, except that he. was the father of Terramugns, and on several occasions served as orator for the tril)e. Woruiiibo is better known on account of liis deed to Hichard Whar- ton, July 7, l(!.s|, conlirming to him tlic lamls formerly conveyed to aud possessed by Thomas Purchase, Ilodgkins (or Hawkins), whose Indian name was Kankamagus, was, in reality, a sachem of the Pennacooks, but he joined the Andros- coggins about KiHi, and lived with Woruml»o, JNlugg is thougiit to have been another of their sachems."' although bj' somi' i iithors he is supposed to have l)elonged to the Penobscot tribe." lie was very conspicuous in the Indian war of l()7(i-77. On October 12, of tlie former year, he assanlte had lived for some time with the Phiglish, and had been ver}- friendly to them.''' 1 McKcen, MSS. Lecture. Woodman, Manuscript IfiMon/ of Pojcpi^cnt. 2 ]Villi<(iiis(>n, 1, p. iH'3. 8 Oylea's Statement, Maine IHsturiral Ciilhction, .3. p 357. * Williiitnuim, 1, p. 483. « Drake. ]i<>/ fmliaiis. 3, p. 1 10, 8 History of Pemaquid, p 122, " Drake, Hook of Indians, 3, p. 110. ll A UORiaiNAL IS II A HIT ANTS. 8 This chief must not l»o confoiiiKifd witli Mo, — wiio wmh ivilk'(l at tlic tiiiir of Kiisle's di'iitli (ITl'I), iiiiil who ltel(>ii;;«'(l t(j till' Siu'. 24(5. HISTORY OF nnUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUPSM-ELL. An-JiE-LAii-coa-NETUu-cooK, which means a phice of imich game, of fisli, fowl, and beasts, was the Indian name for Brunswick near the Falls. 1 ANOROscoGfiiN. — The river now known as the Androscoggin, and from which the tribe inhabiting its shores recei\e(l its name, was varioiisl}' called the Anasmjunticook, the Anconganiinticooh\ Aniasa- qu'int'g, and Amascunqdu. The latter is the original of Androscog- gin, as ai)pears bj' the deposition of the Indian Porepole.- The name has been written in some sixt}- different forms, as its sound was received bj' the ancient hunters, owners, and settlers. Tlicre seems to have been a disposition to make it conform to known words in the I'^nglish usage. Tiie name "Coggin" is a family appellalion in New England ; and it was easy to place before it, accoriling to each man's preference, other familiar names, and to call the stream " Ambrose Coggin," "Amos Coggin," "Andrews Coggin," " Andros Coggin," and " Andrus Coggin."^ Vetromile'' says that Coggin means " com- ing"; that AmmaHcoggni means "fish coming in tiie spring." and that Androscoggin ineans "Andros coming," referring to tiie visit of a former governor of the province. But the visit of Governor Andros was not made until KJHH, while the river is called Andros- coggin in an indenture, made in lo3i), between Thomas Purchase and Governor AVinthrop.-' Another authority ^ sa3's the word means " the Great .Skunk Kiver." By another,''' it is said to be dei'ived from naamas (fish), kees (high), and auke (place), and to mean "the high fish place." According to Reverend Dr. Ballard,^ its derivation is from tiie Avord naiaus (fish), abbreviated, an is the frequent practice, by dropping the first letter, and Skaughigaii (Skowhegan), a fish-spear. The name may therefore be translated the Fish Spear, or Fish Spearing. The name, as furnished by Ferepole, with his description, marked the part of the river nliovc the Amitigrnq^ontook — that is, the " Clay-laud Falls " at Lewiston, — upward to '''■ Arockamecook," that is, the " lloe-land," at Canton Point. The rip? and shallows in this portion were favora- ble for spearing ^fish beyond an^' part below. BuxGAM'NGANOCK, couimoul}' shortened to Bunganock, is the namo 1 Pcjepscot Papers. ^M(dne Historical Collodion, .1,/). .333, taken from tho Pc/cpficot Papers. »I)r. Ballard in United States Coast Survey, 18(>H, p. U47. * Ilixtorii of tlie Ahenakis, p. '1,\. ^ See TUixt chapter. * Willis, Maine Historical Collection, 4, ;). ll."). '' Potter. Maine Historical Collection, i, p. WX -■ 8 Report of the United Slates Coast Survey, 1868, p 247. of a small i a deep ravi the "Ifigli C ATI f A NX" by them to MA(,)ij()rr Meuiuco? dian " carr finally denoi rncooncgaii, ing the " qn Pkjepscoi Brunswick !■ south, was c water, and u QlTABACOO desig.intion c cording to or tlie meeting count, the iia their enjoyme Sawac'ook, sham is situ; " the burnt j " a tree fork! find \iany era 'Se.- ».scoim:< Tills name is (Iwin (measui tives had take grcat.^ There are oi wick, Topshai 1 nr. Ilallard i,, ^iJr. Bulla nl in * Willis, in Mail ^Pejepscot Papr 1804. « /Jr. Ilalhml in ^L>r. N. r. Trn. " Pottrr. Mr. JinlUmlin ABOKIGIXAL INHABITANTS. 5 of a small stream flowing into Maquoit Ba}-. It runs at the bottom of a (loop ravino, siiaiJicsting the name of Bunganunganock, which means the " High-bank Brook." ^ Catiianck River, pronounced bj' the Indians Kut-hah-nis, is said hy them to moan bf>nt, or cruoktd.^ Macjuoit means the ''bear-place" or "• bear-ba}'." Mkuiuconkacj. — This name was originally applied onl}' to tlie In- dian " carrying-place " at the upper end of IIari)swell Neck, but Onally denoted the whole peninsula. The word in full would be Mer- racooii('(jnn, from merrn (swift, quick), and oonegun (portage), moan- ing the " quick carrying-place." ^ I'k.iki'soot. — 'I'liat portion of the Androscoggin River extending from Brunswick Falls to IVIcrrymeeting Bay, and the ae(ian is the Indian name of the Groat Island in Ilarpswell. This name is supposed to be derived from k'tche (great) and t'basco- (legan (measure), and this solution of the name shows that the na- tives had taken some means of ineasuritig the island and had found it There are other Indian names of localities in the vicinit}' of Bruns- wick, Topsham, and Ilarpswell which have been preserved by tradi- 1 Dr. JldlUtrd in UniUd States Coast Survey Report for 1«(W, p. 248. 2 /;,/,/. ^Dr. Ballard in Vnit'd States Coast Sarvei/ Report for 18(W. pp. 248, 258. * II7'//.f, (■/) Ma'itir Hixtoriml Colleetion, i, p. 108. ^ Pejejh'irot J'ojurs, I'tn pole's Deposition. Also, Dr. True, in Brunswick Telegraph, 1804. «Z>r. Ballard in United States Coast Survey Report for lH(i8, p. 253. iDr. N. T. True, of Bethel. « Pxttrr, Maine Ilistoriral Collection, 4. p. 101. » Dr. Ballard in United States Coast Survey Report for 18C8, p. 258. 6 lITSTOIiY OF UnUKSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAHrsWELL PE I m I : 1 1 { 1 jS & .' 1 'iii 1 1 U tion, l)iit those that liavo been mentioned are the best known. The others hanlly require particular mention in tiiis connection. Tile Indians, in tlu'ir travels t'roni place to place, went by water whenever possible. The places where they were oblifjed to leave the water, either to go around falls and rapids or to cross IVom the salt water to tlie fresh, or from stream to stream, were called carr3ing- places, because at these [jlaces they were obliged to leave the water and carry their canoes. The paths they made from one carr3-ing-place to another were called trails. The principal carrying-places were in Ilarpswell, at Condy's Point, Sobascodegan, the trail leading across the iJoint, and at Jndian I'oint Landing, on the northeast corner of Sebascodegau. There was also one across the u[)per end of Mkkki- coNic.u; jS'i:( K. Jn Ihunswick, the chief carrying-places were: The I'lTKU Cai!1!vin(;-1'i,.vce. This was at the bend of the river above the falls, and was the place where the Indians left the river on their way to Ma(inoit. The name was given to disti' .ni.. i: *rom the lower or Stkvi'.ns's ('AiiuviN<;-PLACE. The latter was at the narrow neck of land between thy New Meadows Kiver and JMenynieeting Ha}-, The land was owned in 1G73 by Thomas Stevens, hence its name. AVkjwam Point, a small point of land extending into the New i\Ieadows Kiver, a short distance above the dike or bridge at the foot of Ham's Hill, though not strictly a carrying-place, was a landing-place of the Indians, who probably had a wigwam there. It was once called Indiait Town. In Topsham, the chief carrying-place was at the Androscoggin River, above Merrill's, and the trail led to Cathance Pond. It is probable there was another carrying-place at the head of ^Mudd}' Kiver. with trails leading to the Androscoggin and Cathance Kivers. After J.ovewell's war, th? Inilians dwelling on the Amlroscoggin, finding they were too weak to protect themselves either i; "u the set- tlers oi from other tribes, moved to Canada and join';' Ii' Saint Francis trllie. Kven the bones of their ancestors are Jo '.■ ,i'" ;o be found, and naught but a few names remains to remind us of l.. oxist ence of this once powerful tribe. TMi: PE.7 TiiK earhV'v the Androscc month, in the f-dls.i That tlie I'enobscot settled. [1C07.J 11 Pophani. who '■Oit^offJo,! t"onty i)hinter and built a tbr Saint Georae. ^'-'is intended ciontly long U) iiiont on the \, [1G20.J I„ to forty "uobl Ijody corporate limits extondec tilde, and from The Council c (-'ompany of \e to tlie Keiniebi (or AValdo) Co [1G32.J Tlie Purchase and G cnmnated direct I no record of it h frequent refereiic 1 McKcen, M,unc I ^ Willis, llistonj oj * Vcnj Ukdi/ ir/icn ' "A Patient for „ i PEJEPSCOT PURCHASE, AND PltlOE SETTLEMENTS. CHAPTER II. TiiK ri:.)i:i's('(»T ruuciiASK, and ruiou settlkmkn'ts. IC03-1714. The earliest voyage of discoveiy made to the inimediate vicinity of tlio Androsc<),<><>in Kiver was possil)Iy that of Captain (Jeorge Wey- mouth, in the si)ring of KJO;'). He is sui)posed to have come up to the falls.' That it was tlie Sagadahoc Kiver, and not th.e St. George's or the Penobscot, whicli Weymouth visited, has not, however, been fully settled. [10i>7.] He was followed in the year 1G07 by Captain George Popham, who arrived near ^lonhcgan, Jul}' 31, in two vessels, the '■ Gift of God " and the " Mary and John," carrying one hundred and twenty planterg. From IMonhegan they went to Cape Small Point, and built a fort on Atkins \^ny. This fortification was named Fort Saint George. Though the place was abandoned the next summer, it was intended to be a permanent settlement, and was occui)ied sufli- ciently long to establish its claim to be called the first English settle- ment on the New England coast. [1G2().] In the year 1G20 a charter was granted by King James I to forty " noblemen, knights, and gentlemen," constituting them a bod}- corporate, called the Council of Plymouth. Their territorial limits extended from the fortieth to the forty-eighth parallel of lati- tude, and from sea to sea. The Council of Plymouth, in addition to the grant to the Plymouth Company of \ew England, granted patents in the Piovince of Maine to the Kennebec (or New Plymouth) Comi)an3', the Muscongus (or Waldo) Company', and to the Pemaquid Co'mpan}-. [1G;52.] The}' also, June IG, 1G32,2 granted a patent to Thomas Purchase and George Way. liy some this patent is thought to have emanated directly from King James. ^ The patent itself was lost,"* and no record of it has been found. It is known to have existed from the frequent references to it in old deeds and other documents.-^' ^Mi'Kcen, Min'nc Jlistoi'kal Collections, 5, ;». Xtfl, 2 Willis, llistor;/ of Portland, p. (!4. » Prjt'jtucot Records, Statement of Title. * Verij likely when Piircltu.in'a liouse icax burned. 6 "A Patient for a Plantation att Pechipscot," is recorded in the " Cattalogue of such V 8 rnsTORY OF uruxswick, topsuam, axd harps well. V < The Thomas Purchase above named was undoubtedly the (irst individual to settle in this region of the Androscoggin. He came about tlie year 102^, before the issue of the patent, tlierefore, and located himself somewhere within tlie limits of the present town of IJrunswick. Whereabouts he established his house is a matter of doubt. The question is discussed at some lengtli in the l\'jei)SCot Records.' Aln-am Whitney, who lived at Little Hivi'r in ]7;)(>, Samuel Wilson, Symonds Baker, a ]\Ir. Tebbetts, and Andrew Dun- ning all testified, about 171)0, that according to conunon report, prevalent diu'ing their childhood, Thomas Purchase lived at the Ten- IMile Falls (Little River), and that the}' had seen there an old chinnie}- and a cellar, which the aged people called Purchase's cellar. John ^[oulton, (iideon Ilinkley, and Richard Knowles testified in 1704, Thomas Thomi).son and James Hunter, of Topsham, in 17'J5, to the etfect that they had been told by their parents and other aged people that I'urchase formerly lived at New Meadows River, at a place after- wards Ivuown as " Stevens's Carrying-Place." A great many others testifv, on one side or the other, and a certain innnber of them to the effect that his residence was at the Pejepscot Falls.- ^ The opijiion lias been expressed b^' some that Purchase, on lirst settling down as a trader with the Indians, dwelt at what was subse- qut tly known as Stevens's Carrying-Place, and that when the English settled in somewliat near proxiuiity to him, ho, in orcK'r to monopo- lize, as much as possil)le, the trade with the natives, moved up to the Pejepscot Falls, and subsequently to the Ten-Mile Falls. Since it is known, however, that he very earl}' went into the fishing business, it would seem (juite as probable that he first settled at the falls, and atlerwards, when too old to carry on the fishing business, took a farm at New Meadows. There is, prol)abl3-, no reasonable basis for the supposition, entertained by some, that there were three individuals of the same name, situated near each other.-* Nothing has been found to show that George Way was ever settled in this vicinity. At the time the patent was issued Way lived in Dorchester, England ; and though his widow and sinis afterwards resided in Hartford, Conn., it is not known, with certainty, that In; himself ever came over to this country. . . . . . . Pattentes us I ktww f/ranted for making Plantacons in Neii> Kn it his family, , said lands, ;irt erno'- ifc C'omp tants of the sa said Generall ( scale, or othcn said have hei( & yeare first ;i Si^nied, si-nlcj Sri:i>ii|.;.\ TiroM: 1,1 Amos Hi,- * Maine Historic ■^ RccKrd,f -;/■ the < PEJKPSCOT PVUCIIASE, AND PlilOli SETTLKilEKTS. 9 Tlio t to be indefinite, and oi'lentimes conrticted with one another, but this f^rant seems unusually deliuite as to its widtli, and tallies well with the following indenture, between Thomas Purchase and (ioveruor Winthrop : — " This indenture, made the 'i-i"' day of the f)"' M", @ lO,"'.). betweene Thomas Purchas, of Pagiscott, gentleman, of the one parte, and John Wintlu'ope, Esq: Governo'' of the ]\Iassachusets, on the behalfe of himselfe, the Governo'" & Company of the Massaehusets, on the other parte, witnesseth, that the said Thomas, for divers good causes & con- siderations him therevnto moveing, hath given »fc granted, tt by these p'"sents dotli give & grant, vnto the said John Winthrope t^: his suc- cessors, the Governo' & Company of the Massaehusets, forever, all that tract of lanil at Pagiscott aforesaid, vpon both sides of the ryver Androscoggin, being four miles s(juare towards the sea, w"' all liber- ties & }>rivii('dge9 therevnto belonging, so as they may plant the same w"' an Inglish colon}' when they shall sec lit, and shall have as full power to exercise iurisdictiou there as they have in the Massaehusets ; provided, tliat the interest & i)ossession of such lands as the said Thomas now vseth, or shall make vse of, for his owne stock, & improvement w"' in seaven yeares next ensuing the date hereof, shall bee & remaiue to the said Tiioinas & his heires & assignees forever vnder the iurisdictiou afoi-esaid ; and as well the said Thomas himselfe, t^ his family, ct his heires & asslgnes, as all other the inhabitants vpon said lauds, are I'orever to l)ce vnder the due ptectiou of the said (Jov- erno'" kfc Company, by order of the Generall Court, as other inluibi- tants of the same iurisdictiou are : This grant by a[)probation of the said Generall Court to bee recorded and cxemplifled vnder the comon scale, or otherwise to be voyde — In witnes wlicreof the parties al)ove said have hercvnto interchangably set their hands ct scales the day & yea re lirst above written. Thomas Puuciies. Si^iietl, scaled & dcliv'oil in the presence of S riUMlKV WlXTUKOrK .; J, Tiiom; LKcui'oiti) • Amos Rictiaudsox.* ^ M(tine HiKtoriral C'olhrtiuns, \,i>. 152. '^ Ihcofils of lUii C^tlJiij/ uf the MansadiuSiiU* Bay in Nine England, 1, jjik 272, 27;J. 10 msrOIiY OF nilVXSWTCK, TOn^IUM, and UAErsKElL. PEJ V \ It is generally consklered that this dootl gives the right of jurisdic- tion only, and not the right to the soil. The '* four uiilos scpiare towards the sea" can only refer to the direction towards C'asco r>ay, which is only about four miles tlislaut. Ui) to this time I'urcliase was, probably, the only settler within the limits of what constitutes the present towns of Brunswidv, Topsham, and Ilarpswell. [1G.")7.] There was about this time considerable uncertainty as to what government had jurisdiction over this region. It was deter- mined, in the year Ida?, by an action brought for the puri)<)se, by the wiay. Province o the plains of I'ej ^ Pejepscot " Pejepscot PKJhT.sCOT I'Uh'ClfASK, AXI) PRIOR SKTTI.KMKNTff. 11 culled tho carrvinj? path, or carrying placo, and from said path upon a strait line to a certain island, commonly called the Stave Island, standing at the lower end of IVjepscot Narrows, and to IVJepscot Hiver :K)rth. and to the aforesaid land of Thomas Stephens easterly, to hold in fee with general warranty."' , June ;50, 1(570, Stevens sold the al)ovc-described piece of land to Lancellot IMerce, who resided there for " some time." What became of him is not known, but as William I'ieree, of ^lilton, in 171"), claimed this land as heir of Lancellot Pierce,"-' it is probable that the latter mcjved to INIilton or that vicinitj', and died there. Stevens probably lived on the land which he bought of I'nrchase. In 1<)72 Niciiolas Cole and John Purrington bought of Sagettawim and Htjliin Hood. Indian sagamores, "all the Land Lying A: Being iietween the Two Carrying IMaeCs Upop Merriconeag Neck IJegiindng at the heatl of the Westermost Branch of Wiggen Cove so directly over to Wester Bay to the Bight, and so up along the neck iVoju side to Side untill they come to the Lppermost Carrying place at the head of the Wester Bay at the Aleadow which George Pliipping has formerly mowed, so over to the head of the crick that Comes in from the ICaster Bay" ; also '^ That whole Tract of IMeadow which they have formerly- possessed V\nn\ the Great Island lying and being at the head of the Cove against the Little Cove ontJreat Jebege Island " The deed was witnessed b}- Thomas Stevens and his wife, Margaret.^ It is probable that Purrington himself did not occupv' this land. If he did, he after- wards moved to Arnndel.' Nicholas Sliapleigh, of Kittery, had. about the year 1059, though the exact date is unknown, purchased and caused to be settled Merri- coneag (IIar[)swell) Neck and the island of Sebascodegan. The pur- chase was niatle of the Indians, anil the price paid for the deed was "a considerable sum of wampumpeag, several guns, and a parcel of tobacco.""* There is no sj)ecial reason for supposing, however, that Sha[)leigli actuall}- settled there himself. [10M3.] This land of I'urchase and Way, and of Nicholas Shap- k'igh, all came into the hands of Richard Wharton, a Boston merchant. •Inly 4, 1()(S;5, ,Iohn Sliapleigh, the heir of Nicholas, soUl to Kichard Wharton "• alLthat tract or neck of land called ]\Ierryconeg in Casco Kay, Province of Maine, and is bounded at head or upper end, with the plains of I'ejepscot or lands late belonging to or claimed by ]Mr. 1 Pcjcpffot Piipcrs, Statement of Title. ^ Pt^eimcot Papers. * Ibid. '■2 Peji'imeitt Papers. 6 Pejepscot liecords. 12 ms'ioitr OF I'.urxswiCK, topsiiam, axd n.tnpswEi.L. PE Purchase, and on all otlu'r skies or parts is inconipaHsed and bounded with and liy the salt water; and also all that the aforesai*! Island called Sehaseo, alias Sequasoo-diggiu." ' Oetol)er Id. 1(!83. Kleazer Way, of Hartford, son and heir of fJeorge Wa}-, the partner. of Tiionias I'urehase, sold to Uieiiard Wharton, for £100, '• one moiety or half i)art, or whatever share or jjroportiou, l)o the same more or less, he the s** Klia/.er Wa3', now hath, may, might, should, or in anywise ought to have or claim, of, in or to a certain tract or parcel of land connnonly called and known by name of rejei)scot, situate, lying, and being within the Province of ]\Iaiue in New Kng- land aforesjiid," together with one half of all lands, uplands, meadows, etc., belonging to the same, " which said tract of land and [)remises for the space of foi'ty years, or thereabouts, befoi'c the late war with the Indians, was in the actual possession and improvement of Mr. Thomas Purchase, and was actually given b}' patent from the Cotmcil of Plym- outh within said Kingdom of England, to the said George Way, and Thomas Purchase, deceased." '-^ October 2."). l('i.s;{, Jt)hn Blaney, of L^-nn. and Klizalieth, his wife, the former widow of Thomas Purchase, of Pejei)scot. deceased, and the administratrix of his estate, testiiied " that said lOliazer Wa^' had sold his [Purchase's] moity to s*^ Wharton in s'' Patent by the consent of the children of s'' Purchase for their support and settlement forfloO," reservinti' seven lots which were secured to the cliildren by articles in the deed. I'lie portion sold w\as, " All that moiety, half deal and remaining share, whatsoever the same is or may be, of the said lands late belonging to the s'' Thomas Purchase by virtue of the said patent or anj- other rigiit in partnersiiip with the said (leorge or Kliazer Wa}', and all the right and title, propriety and interest which the said Thomas I'urchase died seized of, or that he might, should, or ought to have had in the said Province of Maine." Tiie cliildren of Pur- chase signilied their consent to the sale on the deed itself. ^ It will he seen, from the above extracts, that at this time Wharton owned the whole of what is now the town of Har[)swell, — except a few islands, — the greater portion of Brunswick, and a tract on the river in what is now the town of Topshain. s :■ [1G84.] On July 7, 1084, Worumbo and tive other Indian saga- mores sigi\ed and delivered to AVharton the following deed : — " To ALL Peo[)le to whom these presents sliall come, Know Yee that whereas near three score j-ears since M'' Thomas Piuchase deceas'd 1 P(Jepscot Papars, Statement of Title, 2 Ibhl. »Ibid. came into tl Power or I'ji L-act & jijri Jyiiig on th Androscoir(i( «ion of ail tl; Falls in S'' A on the other Pejepscot aM( Xorth East I River & all li Breadth wher Bay near to !5 all the Jslan.l' Atkins his Ba interjacent co less, And wlu ill his lifetime Ancestors and Seized of the i Maine & all Maquoit afores Island called S said ]\rr Puiciij niodations for aforesaid Land And for asnui improve & iuli; all the Lauds ai And Whereas upon and bctwe courage the Saic mote the Salmon great Supplyes i* eration, & espcci from the S'' Wh Wihikermet. We Sagamores of all in conformation < freely and absolui Kichard Whartoi rEJKPSCDT PUllCIIASE, AXl) PKIOll SKTTLKMKXT.S. 13 came into this Coiintrcv as wee liave been informed niul did as well by Power or I'iifcut derived from the Kiiianiores «.t Proprietors of all the Lands lying on the; Easterly Side of Caseo Hay & on the both sides of Androseoay (Jt in tlie Lands on the other side Androseoggan Kiver fnjm al)ove s'' Falls down to Pejepscot and Merrymeeting Ba}- to be bouniled by a South West «& North East Line to run from the upper part of s"* Falls to Kennebeek River & all tiie Lands from Maquoit to Pejepscot & to hold the same Breadth where tlie Land will bear it down to a place called Atkins his Baj' near to S;igadahock or the AVesterly side of Kennebeek River & all the Islands in the S'' Kennebeek River & Land between the said Atkins his Bay it Small Point Ilarljour the Lands & Rivers & Pond interjacent containing in breadth about three English ]\Iiles more or less, And whereas we are well assured that IVLij' >s'icliolas Shapleigh in his lifetime was both b}' purchase from the Indian Sagamores our Ancestors and consent of M'. Gorges Commissioner possessed «& dyed Seized of the remainder of all the Lands lying & adjoining upon the Maine «fc all the Islands between the said Small Poin' Harbour & Maquoit afores'il & particularly of a Neclx'of Land ]\rerr\ iiege & an Island called Sebasco Diggin. And whereas the Relicts iSb Heirs of said Mr Purchase and Maj' Nicholas Shapleigh have reserved accom- modations for their several Families soUl all the remainder of the albresaid Lands &. Islands to Richard Wharton of Boston INIerch', And for asnuich as the said M' Purchase did personally possess improve & inhabit at Pejepscot afores** near the Centre or ^Middle of all the Lands afores'^ for near fifty years before the Late unhap[)y War, And Whereas the s** Richard Wharton hath desired an enlargement upon and between the s"" Androscoggen & Kennebec Rivers & to en- courage the Said Richard Wharton to settle an English Town & pro- mote the Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing by which we promise our Selves great Supplyes & Relief. Therefore & for other good causes & consid- eration, & es[)ecially for & in consideration of a Valuable Sum received from the S'' Wharton in jNIerehandize. Wee AVarumbee. Darumkine, Wihikerinct. Wedon-Domhegon, Neonongasset, & Nimbanowet Chief Sagamores of all the aforesaid and other Rivers & Land Adjacent have in conformation of the said Richard Whartons Title & Propriety fully froely and absolutely given granted ratifyed it confirmed to him the said Richard VVliarton all the afores'^ Lands from the u[)permost part of 14 iiisrnjiY OF nnuxswwK, topsiiam, and iialtswell. pi:. Andkoscoooan Fam,3 Foi'H jMii-ks Westward & so down to Maquoit & by Said l{i\ or of l\'j('[)scot it from the other side of An(h()seo<>;giiii Fails all tile Land from tlu; Falls tt> I*ejej)sc()t & Mcrryiucctiii^' IJay to Ken- el)ec'k iSi towards the Wilderness to be bonndcd by a Soi rii Wi:st &, NouTii EAsr Link to extend from tlie npi)er part of the said Andros- coggan urrKiniosT Falls to the said Itiver of Kenkhkck & all the Land from Maciuoit to IVjepscot «& to nm & holdlli(> same IJreadtli Wiiero the Land will b(>ar it imto AriiiNs his Bav in Kenclicclv Kiver i^ S.mall Toint IIauisoi i; in (aseo 15ay and all Lsi,ani»s in K( uebeek it I'ejopscot Rivers it Merrynjeeting IJay & within the afores' IJonnds. Kspeeially the aforesaid Neck of Land called iMi;i!KYCONE' iu i\\\y of the said Laud heiui!; not iuclosed uor from (isliiuinLj \vitin'ss(>H, made oath Iiffore tho same justice, tliat they saw this deed signed, sealed, and delivered Jolni I'aiker furthonnorc swore, at the same time, and before tlie same Jnslice. tliat he saw iiossession <>iven, tojictlier with livery and seizin of the premises, in presence of the several witnesses before named, and fnrther stated that upon the eleventh day of -Inly, he with Henry Waters was present and saw Worunibo deliver possession and livery and seizin "by a turf and {\\\\f and a little water taken by him- self oil' the land and out of the main river above Androsco^i>in Falls, to Hii'hard Wliarton in full conii>lianie with the conveyance of the premises within granted and eontirmed." This deed, witli the several proofs thereof and possession given thereon, were recorded in the IVovince (Yo ^ records, .Inly 'i(i, l(iH4.' Wharton found his deed encumbered 'or deeds, one of which was an Indian deed, dated lOo'.), to John . ...^er, the consideration for which was "one Beaver skin received and the yearly rent of one bushel of corn and a quart of liquor, to be paid on or before the 2r)"' of I)ccemb(>r." - It is ))robab!e that this was the same tract of land (Sebascodcgaii) which Wharton, in behalf of his son William, sold to John Parker on July 20, lOS-t.a The fort referred to in this Wonimbo deed was not, as will be noticed by the date, the one bnilt by Governor Andross in 1G89, nor Fort (ieorge, which was built still later. In tliis connection, it is proper to speak of the claim of the F-aton lami'.y to the territory' now comprising the town of Brunswick. Ac- cording to tradition, Jacob Faton came here from Salis])nry, INfassa- chusetts, about \{\M), or earlier, with one INIichael Maleom, as a trader and trapper with the Indians. They are said to have bought this tract of land of the Indians, and the family believe, and it has been thought by members of the legal profession, that there was a valid claim. There are no deeds in possession of the family, and none were found in the York County records to substantiate this claim. It is very probable, however, that thei-e was snch a purchase from the In- dians, and that this was one of the " prior claims " referred to as com- ^ Pejepscot Records, ^Ibid. ^ York Comity Records, 4, jh VX plicating Wli deed from I in grant from th a grant I'lircl legally into tli of the IVjepse "ton wealth of cl.'iim the K.-it The ease won! have Ikm'U deri [l'!:'l.J A ONsly settled oi Hct U|) his chiii It seems that setts granted • to the I'residei the same ('our '•in the I'rovin the Mayne."3 grant which lia^ its conlirmation pr()i)riet()rs, inU lege obtained p( Xotwithstand ins-l, granted * forth, Ks((., 1V( Nowell, Ksq., iv of this Court, 1 "liich no IJecom codego, in Casco the said Island ii Settlement of tlu [IC'>.3.] I„ 1 Thomas Prince ; tills portion of t tants was notified ^ AtlrMcd r«), * Attested co/H 2 PKJKPSCOT rinCllASE, A\n PltKHi SKTTI.KMKNTS. 17 jilicatiiijr Wlijiildn's dt't'tl. riiluiliiiiiitcly lor tlu' rmiiily, however, u (lii'il iVoin llic IiidiaiiH would not lie valiS2, the (JeiU'ial Court of Massachu- setts granted " .Morrieouea<>' Neck with l.OdO acres of land Jidjacent," to the President and Kellows of Harvard Colli'j^e.' The same year the same Court also jjrnnted to Kichard Wharton 1,000 acres of hind '• in the Province of Mayne, ( ihor upon any free Island or place upon tlieMayne."- The colle;o, in Casco Ba}', in the Province of Maine, Provided they take the said Island in full satisfaction for all service done, referring to the Settlement of the Province of JSIaine to this day." "• OTHER EARLY SETTLERS. [IG.').'^.] In lGr>3 the General Court of Now Plymouth appointed Thomas Prince a commissioner to institute a civil government in this portion of the Province of Maine. A meeting of the inhal)i- t.ints was uotilied bv I'rince, to be held at the house of Thomas Ash- 1 Atl(.it('(l t'opij of Court Record in Pejepscot Papers. »Mi-K-aii, MSS. Lrrtiirn. * Atltittcd nipij of Court Record in Pejeoscot Papers. ^Ibid. 18 HISTORY OF BIWXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. I ! Ic}' at Merry meeting Bay, in what is now called Dresden,' on IMay 25, At this meeting "Thomas Purcliase of Pejepscot" was diosen " Assistant to the Government," and John Asiiloy, constable. Piince, also, at t'lis meeting, administered the oatli of allegiance to sixteen m^n.2 The residence of these men was, for tlie most part, on the east bank of the Kennebec and on the Sagadalioc. Alexander Tlnvait, one of the mnnber, was settled, according to JNIcKeen, on tlie i)art of Merrymeeting Bay opposite Fnlton's Point, ^ and if this was the case, he and Kichard Collicutt, who lived near him soon after, must have been ]Mr. I'invliase's nearest neighbors. Sewall,'' however, locates Tlnvait at Winneganee. [I6r)8.1 Tliomas JIaynes is thought to have settled this year at IMacjnoit,^ where he retained land as late as 1078. His wife's name was .luyce." [1(172.] Kiciiard Potts was settled as earh' as 1072," and prol)- ably a year or two earlier," on wliat was known as New Damariscove Island. In lOi;) he owned and lived ui)on the point whicli still bears his name, at the extremity of llarpswell Neck.^ Tlie following individuals are known to have been settled about this time, certainly prior to 170U, within the limits of what was after- wards called the Pejepscot purchase : at IMiddle Bay, Jol.n Cleaves ; on White's Island, Nicholas White; at ^Nlair Point, dames Carter, Thomas Ilaynes, Andrew and George Phiijpeu}' ; at Maciuoit Bay, John Swaiiie, Tliomas Kimball, of Charleston, who settled on lloeg Island in lO.VS,'" John Sears, Thomas Wharton, fSanuiel Libby,'! ^yi,Q subsequently- resided in Scarborough, Henry Webb, Edward Creet (or Creek), •■'^ and Koi)ert Jordan; on Smoking Fish Point,'^ Christopher Lawson. an Antinomian ; at or near New Meadows, in 107o, was Alister Coombs.'^ The island of Sebascodegan wa'5 settleil as earl}* as 1031) by Francis Small and his wife Elizabeth, whose child was the first liorn on the island, of English parents. He was from Kittery,'-'' and was a 1 McKeen, J/.S'S. Lecture. ^ McKecn, MSS. Lecture. 6 Willi.'t, JliKUirif of Portland, p. 08. 7 P('ji'ii»(:i>t J'apcrs. 9 York- V'»i))l!/ Ri'cnnh, 10, p. 89. 11 York Count;/ Recunis, vurious references. 12 York Records, 4. p. 20. Land acfjoined Thomas Hohies's, 18 What is cidled Ireland, McKeen, ^* Pijepscot Papers, Statement of Title '^^McKeen, llariisieell Banner, Oct., 1832. '^ Maine Historical Collections, 5, ji. I!t4. * Ancient Dominions of Maine, p. KJ). 8 York County Rc'/istr;/ if Deeds, 4, ji. 20. 8 York County Records, 2, p. 'M\i\. 1" York County Records, 2, p. iW. PEJEPSCUT PURCHASE, AXD PRIOR SETTLEMEXTS. 19 U'liaiit iiiulor ('()loii(!l Slmploigli. The lattiM- also owned iMorncom-ag Neck. Tlie neck at this time had a number of settlers u[)()n it who were all driven oil" hy the Indians at the commeneement of King I'hilip's War in l'".7."».' In IGs;^ Shapleigh. finding his pr()})erty almost worthless on aeconnt of tlie Indian troui)les, sold the neck and island to Riehard Wharton, of Boston. After Wharton's purchase of Sebascodegau, the Indians eontinued possession of tlie island, for the purpose of catching fish, seal, and porpoise. This prevented any further settlements there for some years.- [1G81).] In the year 1G89 that portion of the Pejepscot tract adja- cent to Brunswick, known as the " Gore," which formerly belonged to the town of Varmonth, but is now a part of Freei)ort, began to be settled. Eight or tiMi families who had been driven from Kleutheria, one of the AVest India Islands, b}' the Spaniards, and who were dependent on T.oston for support, came thither for a home.^ The Gore was a triangular strip of land left between the southwestern lioiind'iry of Brunswick and the northeastern line "f YaruKMith. [1702.] In 17U2 Benjamin Marston received possession iiy deed, of Thomas Potts, of Dover, New Hampshire, son of Richard Potts, of the estate at Potts's Point and the island near bj-, which was previously owned by Potts. ^ He is thought to have made a settlement there. Among the Pej('i)scot Papers is the following memorandum, which, though in part a re[)etition of what has already lieen given, is inserted on account of the more particular information it conveys about certain matters. No date or authorship is given to the paper, but tlu>re is no doubt that it was made about the year 1714, by one of the Pejepscot proprietors. "AN AC(rT OP THE EASTERN PARTS AND OF THE SEVERAL SETTLEMENTS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN MADE ON THE LANDS FOlt.MEULY PURCHASED BY MR. AVHAliTON AND NOW* BOLUrHT BY EIGHT OF US. '' The narrow carrying jjlace that parts Casco Bay from ]Merrymeet- iiig Bay, settlee Phip]>en and wife that his grandfather, Nicholas White, was settled at the upper end of IVIair Point about forty-lour years previously, and that Phipi)en and his wife were for several 3'ear8 the nearest neighbors. Two other testimonies, of persons living " on Pulpit Island or New Damariscove," were given to the same eftect. The names of these two witnesses are not recorded.' ORIGIN OF THE PEJEPSCOT COMPAXY. [1693.] Rich.ard Wharton, who had become possessed of the greater portion of the lands aire idy mentioned, having died in England, administration (Jo Jiiinls iion on his estate was granted Dec. oO, lGt)3, to Ephraim Savage, of Boston. [101»7.] On Oct. 20, 1G97, the Superior Court at Boston author- ized and empowered Savage to sell Wharton's estate in order to liqui- date his debts. - [1714.] v)n Nov. o, 1714, Savage, acting in accordance with the authority above mentioned, sold the whole of the above tract of land to Thomas Hutchinson, Adam Winthrop, John Watts, David Jeffries, Stephen Minot, Oliver Noyes, and John Ruck, of Boston, INIassachu- setts, and John Wentworth, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the sum of £14((, to hohl in fee as tenants in common. The conveyance was acknowledged the next day and was recorded in the York records on the nineteenth of the following November.-' These " tenants in common" constituted the original company of the Pejepscot proprietors. On Oct. 20, 1714, the General Court of 1 Pyepscot Papers, ^ Pejepscot Records. ' Pi^Jepscot Papers, Statement of Title. 22 msroiiY of Brunswick, topsiiam, and irinrfiWELL. PEJl ISIassacliusctts passed a resolution that it was for the public interest that some townships be laid out and settled in the eastern country, and John Wheelwright and others were appointed a committee to receive the claims of all persons claiming lands there. [1715.] On the LSth of Februar}-, 171.5, the Tejepscot proprie- tors made certain proposals to the above-mentioned committee : — 1. That the r.encral Court should give confirmation to their pur- chase, in order tliat they might " be better able to encourage substan- tial farniers to remove with their stock from England." 2. For the encouragement of a fishing town at Small Point. 3. That M'hcnever twelve or more persons offered themselves for any new settlement, the}' should be "covered"' with such a foi'ce and for such a time as the General Court should deem necessary. 4. That those settling in the limits of the Pej('|)scot tract shoultl, for the first seven 3'ears, have some assistance from the ]iublic towards the maintenance of a ministr}', and should be exempted from the pay- ment of any Province tax. The proprietors agreed that, if the General Court would consent to the foregoing proposals, they would, on their part, agree to enter into the following arrangements : — 1. To lav out three or, if the land would admit, four plats or towns, and have them surveyed and platted that same sunnner, at their own cost. 2. " In seven \'ears, if peace continues with the Indians," they would settle "each of said towns with fifty familiei or more, in a defensive manner, having already offers of very considerable num- bers, both in this country and from England." And in order fliei'eto the}' were willing to grant them such house-lots, in fee, and sucli accommodations in regard to their lands, as might induce them to set- tle tl;ere. . 3. That they would lay out a convenient portion of land in each town, for "the subsistence of the first minister, the ministry, and a school." 4. "Being desirous that the people might not live like heathen, without the worship of God, as had been too frequent in new settle- ments," they engaged, for the more speedy procuring of a minister, and to maki' it easier for the inhabitants at their first settling down, that as soon as there should be twenty householders in each of the towns, who wor.ld provide a frame for, and raise a meeting-house 1 i. e., protected. I hoy would, work, and ol l)ay towards each town, I posals to the On the twe fnvorably on Jinie, passed became undo 11 The Pejopsf sition and the lengthy and s other claimant lasted until ab well as the dec oral questions It is not, h< liy the oppont considered are 1. In regar 2. In regan 3. In regar auces. 4. In regan In regard to to all lands in t Jirst, by gran secondly/, by pu tion of unclaini sovereignt}-." The validity « be considered ai grant emanatin^ try has ever bee l)rior grant from the Indians is n times have beei PEJErSCOT PURCHASE, AND PRIOR SETTLEMEXTS. 23 tlicv would, at tlioir own expense, furnish glass, lead, nails, iron work, and other materials, and finish the nieeting-liouse for thcin, and pay towards the maintenance of an "'orthodox gospel minister" in each town, the sum of £40 per anmnn, for five years. These pro- posals to the committee received the signature of all the proprietors.' On the twenty-seventh of the following May, the conunittee re|)()rted favorably on these proposals, and tiie General Court, on the tenth of June, passed resolutions in accordance therewith. Thus this coinpany became undoubted legal owners of the territory they had purchased. STATEMENT OF THE TITLE. The Pejepscot tract, in consequence of the varied mode of its acqui- sition and the uncertainty of its true bounds, became the subject of a lengthy and severe controversy between the proprietors and several other claimants, — more particularly the Keiuieboc Company. — which lasted until about 1814. In order to understand this controvers}-, as well as the decision arrived at, it becomes necessary to state the sev- eral questions involved, and to make some explanatory remarks. It is not, however, necessary to reproduce the exact points urged l)y the opponents of the Pejepscot Compau}'. The questions to be considered are evidentl}' as follows : — 1. In regard to the validity of the original titles to the land. 2. In regard to the extent of these titles. 3. In regard to the validity of the subsequent sales and convey- ances. 4. In regard to the jurisdiction. In regard to the first, it is proper to state that the original claims to all lands in this section could only originate in one of three wa3's : first, by grant from the King of England, direct or indirect ; second!'/, hy purchase from the Indians; ?/- tilt' same tribe, and tiie I'lj^iit eitiier of those selling, or oftiie tribe tliey elainied to re[)resent, was not contested. Tlii' J'iji'lit by virtue ol" occupation simply, is valid after the lapse of a certain number of years, determined 1)y legal enactments. In applyint>' these princii)les to the different jjrants of the Pejepscot lands, it will be seen at once that the grant by the council of Plymouth to Purchase and Way was perfectly valid, unless it conflicted with a j)revions grant, by the same council, to the Kennebec Company. The evidence that a grant was issued to Purchase and Way was virtually proved. The deed of land bought by Purchase of the Indians, if any such tiiere was, would only serve to strengthen his other claim. The title to the lands, purchased of the Indians b^' Thomas, York, Gyles, and Stevens, should be considered valid, except as to any i)or- tion which might overlai) the territory- belonging either to I'urchase and Way or to the Kennel )ec C'ompau}'. The piuriiase of lands from the Indians by jS'icholas Shapleigh was valid, there being no [)rior grant. That of Wharton from Worumbo, etc., was equally valid for the same reason, except where it conflicted with the other grants. The ground assumed by the Kennel)ec C'om})an3' was that they owned, by virtue of their charter, all the land up and down the Kennebec River for fifteen miles ui)on each side, and that consequently some of the l)eforo-s[)ecified titles, being later, were null and void. They also claimed that the Pejepscot Company had not located their lands in accordance with the Worumbo deed. Tiic (juestion, in regard to the boundaries of the lands granted, is the most im[)ortant. The descriptions used in the old conveyances were often very indefinite. The bounds, said to have been given in the patent to Purchase and Way, are, however, sufficiently explicit as to oiiC direction, and Purchase's deed to Massachnsetts gives the bounds in the other direction. Tlie territory granted in the sale to Nicholas Shapleigli is also clearly defined, being bounded b}' Pur- chase's possessions and I)}' the sea. The point of the long dispute lay in the description given in the W^orumbo deed. This deed in- cluded all the lands before granted. Did it include more? It could not include more on the soulii and cast, but it undoubtedly did on the west and north. The description reads : — " All the aforesaid lands from the uppermost part of Androscoggin 1 Miiiiir Jli.itiiiicdl C'lillfction,^, 2, p. 273. Kent's Commentaries, 3, p. 385. Wheuton's IiUemalioiud Luir (Dana), p. 40, note. PKJKl'SCOT PVIIVIIASE, A\I) PRIOR SETTLKMEXTS. 25 liiUs lour iiiilos westwiinl and so down to jMaijuoit," and on tlio otlier side of the river from the same falls to the Kennebec, on a line running southwest and northeast Tiu' |)rincipal (juestion to be decided is as to what falls were meant. Were sncli terms to l)e use, "That tl wick- in one Lin iiigly. " That each 1 as ma3- bo. T: Maquoit (ho pi Spring). That the Fort & IMaq istcr & the Scii Those persons, Lots & build u| bounds & the p of a Square, the offered to tlie Ge [171 G.] The 1717, bought a Point up the wes of Swan Island, eanie from Keni Kichard Collicut i prietors bought. PEJKPSCOT rnOPRlETORS. SETTLEMENTS UXDEIi TllEM. 27 CHAPTER III. DOINGS OF THE PEJEPSCOT PKOfUIETOUS, AND SETTLEMENTS UNDEK THEM. Vv to the time of the fomiation of the Pejepscot Coinpnnv, in 1714, coinpnmtivoly few persons had made settlements in tliis region, and tliore liad been no organized efforts to induce settlers to come hither. From this time new settlers appear ofteuer tlian i)erore, thougli not very rajtidl}- at first. [171.1.] Among otlier projects of tlie proprietors to enconrage immigration to tlieir lands, they voted, at a meeting Iield Sept. 14, 171;"), " Tliat tlie present projection for laying ont the Town of Kruns- wicjv in one Line of Houses be accepted and tlic Town laid out accord- ingly. " Tliat eaeli Proprietor will talvc up a Lot and build upon it as soon as ma}' be. That we consent to Mr. Noyes talcing his Lot next ]M;u|noit (lie promisiug to build a Defensible House thereon next S|)ring). That the Meeting House shall be in tiie midway between the Fort & IMaquoit. That the Lots for the ISIinistry. the First Wn\- istcr & the School be the Centre Lots, and as for the other Lots, Those persons, whether Proprietors or others, that first take up the Lots &. build upon them, shall take their dioiee. And that the Out- lunnids & the i)lan of Toi)sham be lilvewise laid out now, three Sides of a Scjuare, the Houses Twent}' Rods distant according to the plan ottered to the Generall Court." ^ [1710.] The Pejepscot proprietors, some time in 171(5, or perhaps 1717, bought a large tract of land extending from Abbaeae so hiid out as not to interfere with tiie plan of the town. As no other reference is made to Captiiin Nowell in tlie I'ejepseot Tiipers, it is not probable that the conditions were fnllllie(l. [1717.] On the third of May, 1717, Brunswick was. by vole of the Oi'iieral Coiul of MassMcIinsetts, con>^titiited a tniruship, juid the I'ejepseot proprietors, witii a view to the sclMi-ment of the town, ^'Vott'd; That -ill persons that shall olfer themselves and be Excepted Inhabitants of the said Town Anil have a Lott of Land Laid out to tiiein in S'' Township of ninety five Acres as also live acres of meadow ill some t'onvenient place Tluy bnildin<; an house on Kach Lott so T.iken up within one year next after their lakiii;i, up tlie S'' Lotts & D\vellin;j," upon it improvin their Lands for the Tenne of 'J'hree Yeares, And having their Said Lands Discrilied & recorded in this Town IJook hy a Clerk LeMjjjiialiy Chosen & sworne It shall be accoinited a Sure LmwI'uH Title of an absolute St;ite <>f Inheritance in fee To lliem tlicir Heirs tfc assiynes forevt-r, Provided nevertheless If any of y" l)efore recited Conditions are not Complyed with by the said Inhabitants iiccordiug to y* True intent thereof That tlien y" S"^ Lotts of Laml Sluill be wholly forfited to y* use of the S** Proprietors as I'liUy as Ever here to fore any thiiii; in this Book Recorded nctwithstandiuir." ' At a uieetiiig of the proprietors, June 13, 1717, Liculcnant Heath was instructed to survey and make a plot of eacli of the |)roprietor's lots. It Mas also voted that the townshi[) of To[)sham be likewise surveyed and plotteil in an oblong square, if tlie land would allow it, fronting op i\rerrymeeting Bay, so as to leave about two hundred acres, and that this town plat be laid out into fifty lots, ea<'h lot to l)e twenty rods wide. It was also decided at this meeting to have a general j)lau of the wliole territor}' made :is soon as might be. The jji-oprietors also desired ]\Ir. Hutchinson to write to a friend in England for a copy of tiic patent to rurehase and Way, and to send it to tiiem. well attested, as soon as possible.* The document is not on lile witli the IVJepscot Papers, and it is probable that it was never obtained. At a meeting of the proprietor-. June 17, 1717, it was '■'Voted, That a mile and a half upwards from Potts's Neck, and the other [)rongs ' Bninmcick Itecords, in Pejcpscot Collections. 2 Ptycjiscol Ihrvnh. 30 IllsTonv OF ItllUNSWK'K, TOI'SIIAM, .Wh IIMil'SWEI.!.. of Mj'rrv<'«»iu'Mu; Ncfk, lii> U'lt on tlie lower oiul of Ha'ul M*'iTvcoiu>n«: N«'ck. for ii 'i'owii or Kisliin^ Si'tllonu'iit, \\n\ ri'st of said Nt'ck to lie iliviiicd in ci^lil pnrts (miikiI in Front, to rini ju-ross saiil Ni-ck, in prir- ali'l lint's, from tlu' North Wi'sl to tlie South Kiist nidn, according; to the bt'iirinji; of tlic said land, the Lowost Lott to he No. I. " Tlic IiOtl.«. lii'inji fairly drawn i;aine out as follows, viz. : — No. I . David .Iclfries. ■J. .ioliii Wattst. [\. dohn U'lick. 4. Aflain Winthrop, T). .lolin AViMitworth. (!. ( )livt>r Noyi'H. 7. Stcplicn Miiiott. 8. Tlioiiias llutcliinson." • [171)^.] At a nu'ctinij; of tlio proprietors, hold April 23, \1\^, it was *' Itexolrci} : That whereas it will tend nineh to the advanln}j;e of the Settlements for eacli Partner to settle his Severnll Lotts laid out to him. and tliat it may be a means of preventing Tronlilesome dis- pntes, we ajiree, as soon as nniy be eonveniently, to Imild n[)on onr Several! Divisions and to pnt them nnder Improvement." [17U).] The next reference to this subjoet that has Ikmmi fonnd is in the proeeedinn's of a meeting of the inhabitants and a eonnnittee of the IVJepscot proprietors, held May 8, 17r.>. At this P. >ting a vote was passed, " That all Persons who have or Shall Take up any Lott or Lotts in lirnnswiek & Shall for y" space of halfe a year nejilect to pnt Forward IJnildinti on «& imijroving the s'' Land Shall l)e Lial)le to be forever De[)rived of their Lott or Lotts; By the vote of this s'' Town." The land for a town coinmonage was granted Ity the i)roprietors at this time, but the vote passeil will l)e given in eonnection with that subject. [1781.] In 17.)1 Piiincas Jones was employed to survey the lands and make plans. lie found lirnnswiek and the lands above, on both .sides of the Androseongin liiver. to be 480,.>1.'5 acres, ^lerriconea^' Neck to be •1,G7(» acres, and Sebascodegan Island to be r>,7'.)() acres. He made his survey in the winter season with live or six assistants, protected from the Indians b^' a file of soldiers. They selected tlic winter because there were fewer Indians about, and also because, tlic ponds ami brooks being frozen, they couhl travel over them. In deep siKJW thev could use suow-sIkjcs.^ 1 J'cJtjiDciit J'tiiwrn. '^McKeev, MSIS. Lecture. I'HJKPSUOT rnorniEToiis. settlements under them. 81 .I()s(>|>li llciitli, Ks((iiitv, litid l)L>(>ii ii|) to this tiiiio tlic ii;;cnt iiiitl clirk III' tlif coinpiiiiy, but tliiiie .'JO, of tliis year, Cnptaiii ItiMiJainiii I|>oiiit(>(l nj;ont, niul the record l»ook, contaiiiinji' the (liiiiijrs of the st'ltlcrH, wan tnmsfcrifd to him.' 'I'he proiiriclor, also, oil the twell'th of July, 17;57, r- vici's. and the other iialf to the proprietors. - 'I'he proprietors at tiie same time gave the power of attorney to Colonel .Johnson Harmon, of Merrieoneag, for the purpose of keeping oir intruders Irom the Neck.-' tluly 1(5, 17.'57, the proprietors gave Uenjaniin Larralu'e full power of attorney to exeeuto deeils to the settlers in llrun.swiek and Tops- hani.'* In a letter of instrnctions to Larrabec, dated two d.nys later, the fullowiiig infoiiiijition was given in regard to the prices of the lots, and us to his duties : — " The lirst settlers were to pay but live pounds for each hundred acres — Since that, Giveen and those near him were to pay Sixteen l»oiinds for each hundred acres — Some that Inive more lately taken Lotts at Hrunswick Hoatl Ten |)ounds for each himdred Acres, those at Tupshani and New Meadows Twenty live ponnils for each hundred acres — " As fast as ^-ou can receive money for the deeds 3'ou execute we wduld have yon apply it to discharge the delits of the proi)riety viz: Mr. I'earse the Carpenter and Mr. Waketield the (Uazier for Bruns- wick Meeting house. " If the Lotts at Brunswick Road to Maquoit and Tojjsham are not all tilled up or granted you ma}' go on to grant them on as good Terms as you can for the Proprietors — not lower than Ten pounds in Bruns- wick anil Twenty live pounds in Topsham." •'"• [17;)'.>.] In .June, 17;?1), Mr. Larrabee sent a representation to the l)roprietors of the dillicnlties the settlers labored under, in regard to paying for their lots in money, and the proprietors agreed that they might send the pay for their lots In wood or timber, to Boston, without charge.'' [1711.] At a meeting of the proprietors held at the " Snn " tav- 1 Pejepscot Records. 2 Pejepscot Papers. * Ibid. * Pejepscot Records. ^Brunswick Records iti Pijepiscot Collection. 32 UlfiTORY OF IlItUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND lIAIirsWKLL. cm, Boston, April 22, 1741, it was voted that the followinji; instmc- tions \w given to tlieir partner, Henry Gibbs, to act upon wliile he wa.s at Brnnswic'k : — " [!•] Whereas the Lotts were laid out Imt 20 rods wide from Fort George to IMaquoit, the iidiabitants coinijlain tlicy are too long and narrow, therelbre for Accommodation of the settlers it is now pro- posed tliat t'lev be 30 rods wide & to be laid out on one Side of tlu' lioad and to be one hundred acres exclusive of the marsh & to be valued at Fourteen jiounds p Lott. " [2.] Att ever}' 10th Lott a Koad of four rods wide to l)e laid out the whole length of said Lott if it fall out convenient. The County Koad if any be laid out to be laid down on the Town plai; ifc to \w reclvoned as one of said Roads and in case the Lott next said Koad be more than 30 Rods wide A'et to run an equal length with the rest & it be left to be appropriated as shall be Judged Most for the Interest of the Propriety. " ['^O '^"'"^' I'Otts on the East side of the Road to ."Ma(]uoit to bo Fort}- Rods wide as the Land will allow because the Land is not so good tt necessaiT roads to be on that side. " [■'•] We are willing that a Priviledge be granted to such ns will undertaive to build a Grist Mill at a httle stream near the Fort."' The stream referred to in the preceding paragi'ai)li luul its source i i the swamp which formerly existed where tlie depot is now. This swamo extended as far east as the mall, as far nortli as Fleasant street, and westerly be}'ond Union Street. The brook ran along be- tween T'nion and iMaine Streets, passing back of tiie factory store and entering the ri\c'r about where the factoiy is now. ^Vftor the swamp was tilled and drained, of course the brook no longer existed. [1750.] At a meeting of the Pejopscot proprietors, held July il, 17aO, it was voted that an advertisement should be posted upon tlie meeting-house at Brunswick, stating that it was the intention of the proprietors to tlel'end tlie inhabitants of Brunswick and the neighbor- ing towns in the propriety, in their possessions, and that any person who sliould be so imprudeuL as to take up land under any other titlo. would be prosecuted. At the same meeting it was als(.' voted to dis- pose of the vacant land at New Meadows, viz., tiiat extending from Charles Casida's lot to Wigwam Point, exclusive, for tlie most that it would bring, and out of the proceeds jf the sale to pay the expense of ti'iishing the meeting-house in lirunswiek. The remainder was to bo ' Briinmcick Riajvds in Pejcpscut Colkvlion. I PKJEPSaOT PROPRIETORS. SETTLEMENTS UNDER THEM. 33 kopt subject to tlie order of the proprietors,^ A note at the bottom of the !il»ove entr}' in the records sa}^, " Not accepted by the Town." [IT.'il.] On March I'Jth of this year, 1751, a letter was sent to the seloi'tmen of Brunswick, by the proprietors, reconimemling that no one sliould take a title of land from the Plymoutii Company, and promising them that if any of tlie inhabitants of Brunswick or Tops- ham should be molested or distnrbed b}- that company, the proprietors would stand by them and indemnify them against the Plymouth Com- pany's claim. - This letter, liowever, seems not to have full}' satisfied all the set- tlers, as some few did take up land under titles tlerived from the riyniouth Company-. Learning this foct, the proprietors, at a meeting held April 15, voted, " to unite in defence of their Title to the Lands ('onii>reliended in said Township, and that an advertisement be forth- with i)rinted. Cautioning all persons against making any Encroachment, Strip, or Waste, on any Land belonging to this Tropriet}-, as they will answer it to the ntmost perill of the Law." ^ In adilition to this vote the proprietors, at a meeting held IVIay 15, ir. order to show to all interested the exact bounds of the several lots, voted that the several j deeds,* or suliicieut extracts from them, should be at once printed at I the company's <'xpense.'* The people ot Topsham not having, at this time, the advantage of I a local government, were apparentl}' inclined to do abont as the}' pleased, witiiout reference to the proprietors, and some lawless acts I were undoubteiUy committed by them. The following letter from Ik'lcher Noyes, the proprietors' clerk, to Adam Hunter, of Topshani, hill show what some of these acts were : — " Boston, May 12, 1753. Mr. Adam IIjnter; " I wrote you last fall by Ste Gatchell to which have never had any [answer from you, the Proposal made us by Capt. Willson is quite [iiiLan & unworthy any notice, I am sorry to hear your People have so generally combined in the old Trade of destroying the Lumber on k" Proprietors Literest this is very Abusive Treatment & convinces us vou have no Kegard to the Laws of God and man, for such a small pontier Settlem' to live in such an abandoned State in the 0[)eu viola- tion of all Law, will expose you tc the vengeance due to such peiiuviour & it will one day fall heavy on your Heads, ' 1 lininaieick Records in Pcjcpscot Collection, ^Ibid. ^Ibid. *Ibid. 34 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND IIARPSWELL. " For sli.iine tlien bo porsiiaded to leave of such actions, Topsliaiii is boconie the Roproacii of everybody. The Donlaps & AVillsoiis ;in famous in this Trade. 1 should be glad when you come to Boston j'ou niigiit come i)rei)ared w"' some scheme to render 3'our settlm' capa- ble of a better Improvement &, encourage the Increase of Inhabitants. " I enclose you a plan Delineating y" Bounds of the Plymoiilli Claim it our answer to their Bemarks on said IMan I pray you \\w\V\ peiiise the same «& give me 3'our sentiments in so doing you will oblige, " jours to serve " B. NOYES." 1 [1757.] At a meeting of tiie proprietors, held May 31, IT.')!. Belciier ?soyes was chosen clerk, and in the following June, treasnni and collector of taxes. At tlu' meeting in June, a connnittee \v:b chosen to conclude an agreement witii the proprietors of the Keniiclici purciiasc. It was also voted that tlie proposals from the riymowered to have a regular jilan made of the towns! of Topsham, and to have the lots for settling so delineated tluil 1 Ptyepscot Papers. * Pyepscot Papers. Records. ' Pejepscot Papers. foiild be know the line Iielwt Imiindary of h .siir\cyor, into Wdiild admit, empowered to nii.'.-idy taken iiicoting-hoiiso, meet lug autlioi'i till' old Stone V of Itrnnswick, i iiii.'ili Moulton I I piiyiiig unto th fliirty three pon wliieli sum lie is of the stream u [l'6->.] At voted to sell to S ('nthancc 31111, ii •md to apply the lil^'wise voted to .'itcd in ji ofi the land beloiio-j obtained. ■- iii a letter fn^m some imk own pe riyiiioiitli Compji snys ; — "Tlio PlymoMtl Coiu-t g. j^ Xi^ju T<»wiishi| '.y the enclosed. Jii.s ( families on Calh;, tlioniselves on us, lit'lbre r knew an "lilt their townsliip [17G;i.] Tlu- I'ejt'pscot proprict "I'ites to Mr. Frei Rebellion — 30U wi ' nnimwicl- Recort ^Pejepscot Papers. t PEJEPSCOT PfiOPIilEronS. SETTLEMENTS UNDER TIIEM 35 coiilil be known mIuU land rcnKiiiicd nndisposcd of. IIo was to make tlic line botwcen the riynioiith and lVjoi)scot Conipanios' lands the boiuidary of liis snrvi'y, and was to have the lands plotted by a skilful surve3'or, into lots of one hundred acres each, so far as the land wdiild admit. At the same meeting?, he and lleleher Noyes were cnipoweri'd to dispose of the settling lots in To[tshani that were not already taken up, and to apply the proceeds towards finishing the nu'Oting-house, the frame of which was already raised. vVt this meeting autiiority was given to Belcher No3-es " to execute a Deed of the old Stone Fort, witlithe Buildings and J^and adjacent, in the Town of llruuswick, in behalf of this Propriety, viz. The one half to Jere- miah Moulton Esq. The other iialf to Capt. Daviil Dunning: they paying unto the said Belcher Noyes the sum of one hundred and thirty three pounds six shillings and eigiit pence, lawfid money. — for wliich sum he is to account with the rroi»rietors. Also, the privilege of the stream at the Falls, and its appurtenances." ^ [1762.] At a meeting of the proprietors, June 8, 1762, it was voted to sell to Stephen Staples one hundred acres of land above the Catiiance ]Mill, in Topsham. for five shillings and four pence per acre, and to ajiply the moue^' towards linisiiing the meeting-house. It was likewise voted to sell to William Patten sixty-six acres of land situ- ated in a gore of land on Cathance Kiver — it being the balance of the land belonging to Cathance Mill — for whatever price could bo obtained. - in a letter from Belcher No^-es, dated October, 1702, and written to some nnk lown person, reference is made to the encroachments of the Plymouth Compau}' inion the settlers at Topshara, In this letter he says : — "llie Plyino'dh Company have at the last session of our fleneral Conrt g(' ' a Tract of Laud without Inhaliitauls, incorporatecl into a Township Ity the Name of Bowdoinhain, the Bounds of which are enclosed. "his takes otf a small part of Topsham and some few I'amilies on Cathance Point, and by this means they have crowded themselves on us, contrary to their agreement. This was i)erfi'cted Iti'tbre I knew anything of it. The People of Topsham are uneasy [that their township is n(jt laid out." [176;5.] The trouble between the settlers at Topsham and the llVjepseot proprietors has not yet been quieted. Mr. BeK'her Noyes writes to Mr. Freeman (hat "Capt. Wilson is at the head of this l{ol)ollion — you will lind him a very troublesome fellow."-' In another 1 lirunswick Records in Pyepscot Collection. ^Pcjepscot Papers. 2 Pyepscot Records, 1, p. 21G. 3() HISTORY OF nnrxswwK, topsuam, axd iiarpswell. PEJEPSC letter, dated June 22, 17(;3. nnd prohahly to the same person, he says, referrini; to a nieetinjj of tlie committees of the Plymouth and rejo|i- scot Companies to settle the dividinir line between tlieir respective ter- ritories, tiiat tile formi'r. •• in order to induce us to a comi)lyance with their construction of tlie matter, produced a delusive phm taimiiiiiig and his ^ their sons, Willia nick; and Lieute Ross, John Malcoi and John Hunter, l)avi(l Giveoii, i about 1727 he boii the proprietors, an On June 30, 1 7; gratis, a lot of hin specified conditions ill Se])teniber ol janiiii Larrabee, a; of a lot of one Im '••"Hi and Bungjiiii lVoo already paid ; and if tiiere were not one hnndreil acres in the lot speeilied, it was to he niad»! np elsewiiere.' In the year 1738 the township of lirnnswiek was incorporated as a body politic I»y the Conmionwealtii of Massaehnsetts, and a consider- able increase at once took placet in the nnniber of new settlers. On June 27, 17l}!), there were thirty-nine individuals who liad recently come into possession of lots at New Meadows.- AViiether all these persons actually lived upon their lots is unknown, but doui)tless tlic greater number did. Th(Me were also, at this time, in other parts of the town, twenty-nine ^ individuals who were either new settlers or the sons of earl}- settlers who had now become of aj^e. In June, 1 740, the proprieters voted to give IJenjamin Larrabec a lease of the lands adjacent to P'ort George, and also the privilege of the salmon fishery, on such terms as might be agreed upon b}- the com- mittee, to whom all such matters were refi-rrcMl.** I.arrabee was at this time the agent of the proprietors, and probably the terms agreed upon with the committee were quite liberal. The following list of the land deeds issued by him, wliile agent, will prove interesting in this connection : — ]\rKM'> OF ALL DEKDS OX T?RCOI!D AIADE BY IJKX.TA^MTX LAI^A- BKE KSQ AS ATTOliXEY TO THE rROr«» OF JUtUXSWiCK AND TOPSIIA.ALS Numt^s of the Persons to whom Henj. Liirabee Ksq atty &c solil. Quantity of acres bold. 1 Natlian Adiiins ' 100 acres 2 .loliii Adams . ]0() " ;f Willhuii Malrome 200 " 4 lIohiTt Spear 200 " .") William Spear 2015 " t> >l(iliii .MalcoiiU! i KM) " 7 .loliii Malcome 1(H) " K .loliii (iyli's Esqr KM) " it .laccil) Eaton | KH) Topstiam 10 Henry (iihbs !)5 ^t 115 poles 11 itonathau Say ward 200 12 , olin liarniw.s 100 13 t.oliii Adams l.'tt i 14 .li.'ui Marrows 100 15 Samll lariie.. 2(M) K> David (iiviMi 100 17 ^^■illiam DiiniiiiiK 200 18 iieiijainiii Tlionipson 100 The time when sold. March March March Marcli April .laiiy .laiiy Sept March May June .Inly Julv Octi). May Nov May N'ov Otli 1737 iitli 17:!7 (ith IT.'iT 2i)tli I7:w nth 17:iS Kith 1737 Kith 1737 (ith 17.W 24tli 1730 20ti, 1740 litth 1740 ir)th 1740 2Stii 1741 Kith 1741 10th 1742 8 1742 21st 1742 3d 1742 'J'heconsid. cratiun. £2.') 2r) n (I II II 10 '.32 2() 5 5 5 h II 2") I) Quit claim ui ail lieii lu HarLiT. 25 25 25 (I 32 II Ki (I 10 25 I) ^ P^lf'ljsctit Papers. ^Ibid. ^ McKeen, MSS. Lecture. * Uruu.vL'irl: l{ecor(l.<< in Pcjrpscot ('nUcrtion. ^ Extracted f rum York County lieconls of JJevdn, etc., Jan. 'J, 1740, bij Daniel MduI- ton, Peg. Kaino8 of the Persoi Laraboo K»q at 1!) .Tamos If(u-\c 20 .lames McFar 21 .fames McFar 22 .Fames Mcl''ar 23 -lohn Adams 24 Charles ("ascd 25 Thomas SKoUi 2(1 liciij Miinlier 27 Elioii Staiiwoo 2H Isaac Snow . . 2!) .lacol) Eaton.. 30 Jacob Eaton. . 31 Saml Olarke Jj 32 I'atrick I>r n 33 Hciij Ihinki'r. 31 Alex Tyler... 35 Saml Ifinkley. 3(j Lemuel Goweii On July 2.'), 1 time at Macjuoit, conveyed by its at the we.sternmo> mtiggy River." considerable num have been quite t of Joshua Filbroo George. 2 June 1!), 17dl, Kebecca INIorely, ( phens, formerly of place, or near a all her interest ir estate." 3 In 1752 there w( of that date, but I location of these li ; map, which is redu ^ York County '^Journal of Jo 8 York County . PEJEPSCOT PROPRIETOnS. SETTLEMENTS UNDER TIItM. 39 Nanif!' of the Persons to whom BonJ. Larabeu K»q iitty &c. Hold. 10 James Ilorvey 20 Jiiiiios M;J 11.5 •_'()(! 100 KH) 74 & 40 rods more or less l)(>infT Lot XoOalM. Meadows, 400 100 (i;5 & 112 rods 200 200 100 The time when suUl. Octo May Juno .Itine Nov May May Jaiiy- May Nov Nov 24tli 1741 28tli 17:!it '.'Htl 1742 2;id 1742 M 1742 7tli 1742 2(ltli 1742 12tli 1740 lOtli 1742 ■MX 1742 2,Stli 17;(7 Nov 3d 1742 April April Jaiiy Octo ISIay Feljy 14lh 1742 7lli i7:w lOth 1740 20tli 1740 21 1742 25 1740 Tliecon^liI- enitloii. £l(i 10 10 10 2.T 2.') 2.5 2.5 ;«) 25 25 25 ( ,5i; \ Old U'Dor 25 25 .50 .50 50 £S28 On July 2"), 1743, William Woodside, who had lived for some time at Macjuoit, received a deed from the First Cluirch in Boston, couve^'ed hy its deacons, of three hundred and fifty acres (jf land !it the westernmost end of INIaquoit, " l)eginning at mouth of Puggy- imiggy I?iver." The i)i'ice paid Avas £."»(), i Although there was a considerable numl)er of settlers in the town at this time, they must hiivo been quite scattered; for in 1747, according to the statement of Joshua Filbrook, there were but two houses to be seen from Fort George. 2 June 1!), 1761, Benjamin Thompson, of Georgetown, bought of IJeliecca ]Morely, of Dorchester, Mass., "daughter of Thomas Ste- phens, formerly of the eastward parts now called Stephens' Carrying place, or near a place called the Head of Stephens's River," etc., all her interest in her father's lands, "being one sixth part of his estate." 3 In 17r)2 there were, according to a map of the Plymouth Company of that date, l)ut twent}' dwelling-houses in Brunswick. For the location of these houses tlie reader is referred to the accompanying map, wliich is reduced from the original : — 1 Yiirk County Records, 2> V. Woodside. 52. Hall (on Sebascodegan Island) :';!. Mill. 53. Snow. L'l. Captain Minot. 34. Mill. L',j. Beverage. 55. Coombs. L'fi. J. Orr (1742). 56. Mills. 2". Camp. 57. Deacon Ilinkley. 28. Giveeu. 58. Captain Thompson. 59. Smith. In an estate bill for this ^-ear forty-five new names are to l)e foinid, but probably man}' of them are those of the children of parties who had previously settled in town, while some, nndoubtedl}', were of those who had purchased lots of previous settlers. Some whose names appear on this bill ma}' have resided elsewhere. The town continued to increase in population, however, and about 17(!0 a number of new citizens moved in, among whom were the families of Stone, Peiniell, Melcher, Harding, Weston, Gross, Curtis, and perhaps others. ^ ' McKeen, MSS, Lecture. 42 HISTORY OF nUUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND IIMiPSWELL PK.TKPSC'C III 1 'il\ Robert Goddnrd iin>v»'(l into town, and llsitcholdor Kinir settled II little Hoiitliwest o(* liiin, but also in Hninswick. The Iioiim' of the liitter was shortly allerwards burned, and he rcl'iiilt a little far- ther west, and in the town of Durhain. Owing tu this faet. Uruiis- wiek lost a small portion of her territory when the line between that town and Durham was run.^ A jear or two later several Quakers settled in town, near the west- ern line. Some of thorn liad previously lui'ii liviiii: in Ilarpsweli. Among tiiese new-eomers were the families df Jones and Hacker.'-^ The first settlers on the Topsham side of the river all left tluir homes before the formation (tf the Pejepseot Company. IJetween 1717 and 1722, however, thirty-tiiref persons took up lots in Topsliam, though many of them, doubtless, not fulfilling the eondi- tions reipiired by the proprietors, forfeited their elaims. It appears from an entry made in 1717 by tlie pro[irietors' elcrk, that the seeond ishind going t of iVIerrymeeting Hay into the Pejepseot l{iver wa-i deeded by M, srs. Miiujt and Watts to the Kt'verend Mr. l>axter of Metlliehl, Mass., and was thereafter to be known ;is IJaxter's Islaiul.' Three years later the proprietors granted to Mr. Ihixter "the Island over against Topsham of about twentythree aeres," upon eonditiun that he would build two houses on it, and settle two families theru who slionid be alile to provide their own sul)sisteii(i'. On July ."JO, 172U, the proprietors granteil toC'apljiin John Gyles tiic " First Lott of Land in the Townshi[» of Topsham, in consideratiuii that he build a suitable dwelling house thereon and b}' himself or some meet person Inhabit the snme for the space of three years," also " Five hundred and fifteen aere- lying on Cathanee Point opposite thereto." Gyles prol)ably did not eompl}' with the conditions, as we find that in 1 74 1 , the old title to land in Topsham deriveil through Thomas Gyles was brought forward, and the proprietors, therefore, on Jul}' 21, of this year, " In consideration of five shillings current money of >.\'W England, lo us in hand paid by John Gyles, Esq., of a place called St. fJeorges, in the County of York aforesaid, and in consideration of a quit claim for lands at a place called Topsham, in tiie County of York aforesaid, signed by said John Gyles and his brethren, baring date thr loth of August, A. D. 1727," transferred to the Gylcs's " a Point of Land containing (50 acres" in Topsham, "bounded south- erl}' 1)3' Lott number one, easterly and Northerly by Merrymee'in. 1 McKaen, MSS. Lecture. ^ Brunswick Records in Pejepseot Collection. •iJbid. PEJKPS(JOr PKOl'IilKTOIiS. SErTLEMKX J'H UNDER TIII.M. 43 K« Biiv, ami wcsttM'lv l>y the ciitmnfe or inoiilli of IMii'ldv river" ; also, •\iii>tlit'r triK't of liiiid '' l.viiif^ Wosterly from \\w fi'inu'r, hoiimUtl soiitliorly by Lott Number one, wostorly by Catliii'tco Hiver, Northerly bv liUKl beloiiiiiug to us, and oaaterly by ISIen-yineotiiig IJay and tlic ciitniuce of Mii'Idy Ifiver . . . coiitiiiniuf? ."i|.") acroa." ' This hitter Inut of land appears to be the same as thjit mentioned in tin rnrmer deed. On June .^O, 1721, Sanniel Yorlc, of Ipswicli, relinquished all title to hmd in Topsham elaimed by his fatlier, Samuel York, deceased, l»y viitiic of an Indian deed, etc., the i)roprietor8 granting him tinve hundred acres in lieu thereof. Aliout 17.) I quite a number of new settlers moved to Topsham. Sonu' forty-three persons took up lots this year or a short time previ- iius. As man}' of the names of these persons do not appear in subse- quent lists of settlers, however, it is probable that tliry either forfeited or tiuld their lots, lietween this date and 17tJH, some fourteen fam- ilies moved into town. The proprietors al)out this time especially encouraged settlements in Topsham, as that i)lace was much behind Brunswick in the number of settlers. This was because Toi>sham was imieli more exposed to the incursions of the Indians, it having but few strong garrisons. "-^ [174().] In 17-10 it liad only thirty-six settlers, and many of these were afterwards killed by the Indians. There are not more tiian ten or a dozen of these whose descendants have lived in Topsham during the present century. Some of these settlers removed and set tied in the neighliorhood of Uoston.^ [17I'J.] The i)oi)ulation of Topsham at this time was "about twenty-live inhabitants." "* Owing to the attacks of the Indians during what is kiKuni as the Spiuiish, or Fifth Indian war, the settlement at this place became much reduced, so that in 1750 there were but eighteen families remaining.^ In 17.VJ the number of polls in the Topsham precinct was twent^'- eiglit. The ninnber of dwellings at this time can be seen by reference to the map on page 10. Jn 1757 the population of Topsham had nearly doubled, the number of polls being at this time fortj'-nine.'' The whole number taxed in town in 1758 was forty-four.''' 1 1'ojrpscot Records. ^ Pvjepscot Papers. •^ H'td * Brxtnsvnrk Records in Pejepscot ('ollectum. ^ Massachusetts Historical Collection, 3, p. 1-12. '' Pejtpscot I'apers. ''Ibid. 11 msTom OF nilUNSWICK, TOPtiUAM,- AM) UAliPtiWELL. PKTFPSa. On Novi'inher 11, 1703, llic followin;; nniiicd sottlera noar rntliaiicp |)r<>|nis('(l fo Imy oCllu' proinictors tliu aiiiotiiit of rnnadow land atllxcil t») tlieir iianu's, and agrood lo pay nix .sliillin>;.s iter at-rc. TIk! piopii- "otors, however, Ihnitctl tiie (|imntity to live acres eaeli. This amount, it is to be ])roHnuied, tluy nil purcliastd. The names and amounts desired were as follows : — Iluffli Wilson, six acres, .liiines Toiler, .Ir., eiglit acres, .laines Mustard, five acres. Jolui Mallet t, six acres. ' Alexander Potter, six acres. AVilliani Alexander, eitjlit acres. Sanuiel Wilson, ten .icres. On .Tune 17, 17(30, David Jetfries, of lioston, clerk to the Kenne- bec proprietors, and James llowdoin, of Koxbur}-, Mass., a grantee of the same proprietors, deeded to .lolui and Willi. nn I'otter and (iowin Kulton, all of Topslu'.m, all of the l.-md in Howdoinhani claimed liy tiiem under their previous deeds from the I'ejepscot proprietors.^ [1768.] At a meeting of the Pejepscot proprietors, July 23, 1708. it was voted to allow John Merrill's claim to land bou;.j;ht of llenrv Oil)bs, in To|»sham. The quantity of land which IMerrill lield was four hundred acres, which was lort^' acres nu)ie than the amount of his claim, and he was refpiired to accoui ' for the overplus at a meet- itig held August T) ; however, the proprietors tluiir claim to the land, and in .lannary, 17;52, they insti- iiited a suit of ejectment aj^ainst Harmon, in the Court of Common Picas of the County of York. In Octoher, 17113, a verdict was ren- (Iricd ill favor of Harmon. The plaintilfs api)ealed the ease to the SiiiHiior C(jurt, which was held in 17;57, and it was eventually ilccided again in tavor of Harnx^n, or rather of the jjroprietors from whom ho leased. Having been four times defeated, Harvard College made no fiutlior attempt to recover this property. ■' In Dec. "JI, 1711, Colonel Harmon deeded all the foregoing land (excepting til'ty acres whigh he had previously sold to .lolin Stover) to his son, Joseph llaimon, of York, together with his dwelling- house, barn, and all other buikliiigs and appurtenances. The price paid W.1S .170 in bills of credit.' On .May 17, 17;31, Moses (latchell leased of the Pejepscot propri- etors, for two years, the land on jNlerriconeag Neck, between the Carrying- Place and the land then occupied b}' Colonel Harmon.* At the same ilate (Jideon Conner, then residing on the Neck, leased of the proj)rietors, for two years, a tract of land having the same bounds as (iatchell's,*^ and it is probable that the two men leased the land together, but each was held l)y a separate lease. It is possible, however, that Conner was the '* Iresh Neighbour" referred to in the following letter : — '' IIekeconeao June 25, 1731. Ilon*^ : Colo" sr : I am still in j'our posession on y" • upor end of v° neck but I have there an Iresh Neighbour which pretends to hold pes" : for mr. Porenton by a Leas under his hand as I am sr in yours by Colol' Westbrook And I hope Ijj- your cosent: I am Red}' and will" to sarve your intrust : and desier j'our Counsel and asistance from time to time : and sr if you will plese to send me ^ Barrel of INIolases ' Pi^vpscot Fapera. •^Ibid. 'Ibid. *Ibid. ^Ibid. «/6*(i. 46 insroRY of Brunswick, topsiijm, and harpswell. PKJEPSCl ii ' nnd one Sj'thc 3'on will greall}' oblige mo : and I will indevcr to pay 3 ou 3* next faul who am yours to C'd "Moses Gatchkl."' There had been bnt two houses at the upper part of Merriconeag Neck previous to 1741, as will be seen by the following testimony : — " Hannah Smith Testifjeth & Saith y' she with her late Ilusbaiul James Smith lived at y' upper end of Mertconoge Nook Avhere her late Husband & her Father Moses Gatchcl Built a Houso »& lived there from June 1731 to 1735 at which Coll \Vestl)rook told us v' if we liked any' place on said Neck better we might Remove to it u|i(iii which my late Husband [Smith] & Fathei- [Gatchel] Heiuoved about \^ mile loer down on s'' neck & liuilt a House there where we livcl till 1741, as Tennants to S'' Westbrook & Comp^ & Built Houses in botii IMaces &, further that when her Father Gatchell Removed fr(»:ii the upper House on S*' neck he Lett it to Nath" Bar:ies who lived thou 2^ 3'cars from 1735 & paid my Father Rent for the Same for S'' West- brook & C'oinp-' tlie S'' Barnes Removing away to Topsham left s' House in the I'osession of W" McNess for y" S** Westbrook iV Comp'' — and no persons Avhatsoever lived on the upper half ui S** Neck but my Father «& ]\Iy Husltand ^t owre Familys while ayo lived tliere & there was no sign of any other habitation nor improve- ment but where we lirst lived."- The i)roprietors, notwithstanding their devotion to the interests of the settlers, were men who knew how to look out for their own phys- ical wants and how to enjoy good living. It appears that on tlu 8th of August, 1733, the proprietors leased to William Cady ami his associates, for seven years, the " island called Sebasco Dcggiu." with liberty to use and occupy it ; and they also agreed to delivii to Cady the frame of a house, then in the possession of Colonel Harmon, and to furnish Cad}' with four thousand feet of boards, and with nails suflicient for fmishing the house, which Cady was to set up and tinish. The proprietors reserved to themselves the right of " improving any mine or mineral," wliich might be discovered on tlio island, and also the right "to settle a fishery there," or to make other settlements there, which should not, however, interfere with tlio improvements of Cady and his associates. Cady agreed to erect and li>nsh, * nthwith, at least one dwelling- house on the island, and occupy it before the next winter, and tluit before the next summer he would settle, at least, three other families ^ Pejepscot Papers. 2 Ibid. besides his own wifliout leave, wood or grass 1 and to clear aui much of the Ian pn)[)i'ietors findi fruit trees and ;] to Adam Wintli the rest of the £'"> per anmnn, iiaino is not men Condy was one the IVjej)scr»t pa of Cady. The for AViiliam Con( It will be iiotU tors to allow otii twenty families v An attempt w building a (ishin- spot wliich was t convenience of tl The project was tlio Indians. Th land en the weste of a village. 2 Dec. i3, 1712, trad(\ bought of northerly end of tnenty-two acres, another tract of si ;;:ong " of ]\Ierrie( acres. ''5 III 1743 Richarc acres of land, on I He is believed, on tills island, th Fitzgerald was the ' Pejepscot P * York C'ouiU *lbkl.,'H]p., PEJEPSCOT PROrniETOIiS. SETTLEMENTS UNDER THEM. 47 besides his own on tlio island, and keep otf all intruders from settling without leave, in writing, from the proprietors, and from cutting wood or grass there. He further agreed to clear the fresh meadows, and to clear and break up and bring to tillage and English grass as much of llio land ui)on the island as he and his associates could (the pro[)rictors finding grass-soed) , and to endeavor to raise a nursery' of fruit trees aiul an orchard ; and as an annual rental he agreed to pay to Adam Winthrop, or his heirs in Boston, '' for the use of him and the rest of the Lessors tircnti/ good fat (jt'psc, or in failure thereof ff) per anmun, in bills of .edit on this Province." • Alth(>ugh his name is not mentioned in this deed, there is little doubt that William Coiidy was one of Cadj-'s "associates," as a blank form of a deed in the Pejepscot papers mentions Condy's name in connection with that of Cady. The har])or known as " Cundy's" was undoubtedly named for \Villiam Condy. It will be noticed that this lease reserves the right to the proprie- tors to allow other settlers on the island. And in 1737 or 1738 some twenty families were settled there. An atte!npt was made to rc-settle the island for the purpose of building a (ishiug-town. jNIr. Nathaniel Donnel, of York, selected a spot which was to be divided into small lots of an acre each, for the convenience of dwelling-houses, witli a convenient haioor adjacent. Tlio project was abandoned on account of the increased hostility of the Indians. The harbor referred to was probal)ly Condy's, as the land en the western shore of that harbor is well calculated for the site of a village.^ Dec. i3, 1742, Joseph and Clement Orr, of Pemaquid, turners b}* trade, bought of Henry Gibbs, of Boston, a tract of land at the noitlu'rly end of Merriconeag Neck, containing one hundred ami twenty-two acres.^ The next day they received from the same part}' another tract of sixty-nine acres near the former,'* and the " southeast ;r,ong" of Merriconeag Neck, containing, I;}' estimation, two hundred acres. ''^ In 1743 Richard Jaijues, of North Yarmouth, bought one hundred acres of land, on Little Sebascodegin (Orr's) Island.^ He is believed, therefore, to have been the (irst purchaser of land on this island, though tradition has it that a man by the name of Fitzgerald was the first occupant of the island. What disposition he > Pi'jopxrot Pa]i"rs. * McKven, hi Ilnrpswdl Banner. « York Count!/ Records, 'JO, p. 201. •• Ibkl, 2<)/J., 202. f-Ibid., 28,;). 99. «/6W., 25, p. 112. 48 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOP SHAM, AND HARP SWELL. made of this property is unknown, but the whole island afterwards came into tlie possession of Honorable William TiUler, of Dorohestvi', «^ Mass., and of Honorable Elislia Cook, of Boston, whose heirs sold it in ITJS to Josepii Orr.' Joseph Urr had previously' been living on Merriconeag Neck, but after he purchased the island he, with his brother Clement and sons, moved on to it and erected a garrison- house. The island has since gone b}' his name. In his purchase of half of the island from the heirs of Williiini Tuiler, Orr did not secure the signature to his deed of one of tliu daughters, the wife of Reverend Matthew Byles, of Boston, who accordinglv put in her claim to a share. In consequence of ^his claim, on July 22, IT'JO, Orr set olf and released to her one tenth part of tlie island, and received a quitelaiu- of the remainder.'-^ On October KItli of this year, Joseph Orr deeded the whole of his property on lliis island to his brother Clement as .t, life estate, and to his heirs al'tci him. In ''ase of the death of Clement's heu's it was to revert to tliu heirs of Joseph. ^ In l~.jj t'lere were on Hebascodegan Island, sixteen persons, ami on Merriconeag Neck, six persons, who, living north of the Yar- mouth line, *»ere taxed in Brunswick. The number of settlers in these three towns, during the first half of tl..i last ct^niury, is so large as to prevent a mention of their nainos in this coi'iicction, and a list of these settlers is therefore given in tiic Appendix. The doings of the proprietors, which are not given in this. will be jound in their appropriate connection in other chapters. ' York County Records, IW, pp. 51, 32. ' Or'ijinul J 'cU, in pusscssiun o/ S. Purinton. 2 Ibid., p. 232. 1n' tlio oa riles ('«'"• in luiiidter, j j(>alonsy and evei ;iiiy iiiitlireak. 1 .i''.'ili)iisy on tlie p. Iiciiiarly diix-ftcd I" ''■•'ve charged llit'ia in trade. 'J •ii'il 'ly an early v 'liL'iii to make tlie tlic'iii. when tliov Inide, and in the ■^I'l'iiig water, whie l''"i" tliitt he li;i,| yiv. P. his well.' 'I'lie animosity o Tlie war conimenc( Sojiteinber the (b, "" "'•■It day, a p; li'>ii.s(' and pretendo iiiU. liow(Mer. that "I'-'"" further di.soii "li'H weapons, pou ■""'« '■»>'• tlie sake of loeceded to make ws going on, an. 1/ I'ERIOI) OF THE INDIAN WARS, l()7r.-1760. 49 CHAPTER IV. rEHIC»n OK Till", INDTAX WARS, 107o-1760. In tlio earliest years of the I'ejepscot seltlemont tlie whites were t'i'w ill iiuinlK'r, ami althougl>. tliey oftentiiiies, doubtless, excited the jialmisy and even the personal animosity of tlie natives, slill, on the wlmle, they conducted tlieniselves with sullicieiit caution to prevent :,iiv oiithrealv. For a few years previous to 107.') the ill-feeling and jealoiisy on the part of the Indians had been increasing and was i)ar- tit'iilarly directed against Thomas Purchase, who was thought by them to have charged unfair i)rices, and otherwise to have overreached tlit'iu in trade. The custom of the English at this time was, as is said by an early writer, " fiist to make them [the Indians], or sutler tlicin to make themselves, drunk with liquors, and then to trade with tlieiii, when they may easily be cheated both in what they bring to trade, and in the li(iuor itself, l»eiug one half or more nothing Imt s[iring water, which made one of the Androscoggin Indians once com- [ilaiii that he had given an hundred pound for water drawn out of Mr. P. his well." > KIN(} PHIUr'S WAR. l(175-lf.78. The animosity of the natives culminated in an outbreak in 107."). iTIio v.ar coinmenceil in the Plymouth Colony, June 24, 1()7.'). I5y September the fourth or tifth. hostilities commenced at Pejepseot. [Oil that day, a i)arty of aliont twenty Imliaus went to I'urchase's limise and pretended to his wife that they wished to trade. Discover- liiiii, however, that her husband and son were both absent, thej' gave |ii|) all furthsM' disguise, and proceeded to rob the house. They took [what weapons, powder, and li(iuor they could (iiid. ripped up the feathor- lU for tlie sake of the licking, killed ji calf and several slieep, and |ii()Ceeded to make merry. Purchase's son returned home while this fv;is going on, and being discovered by the parly, was obliged to ^ Drake, IluObard's India/i Warn, p. 25(5. ^ 50 mSlORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPS^'ELL. flee for his life. He was followed for some distance by an Indian wiili a gun, l»ut succeeded in niakinjij good his escape. The party ortend no violence to any one in the house, )»ut told them tint " others would soon come and treat them worse." Some few days later, a party of twenty-tive settlers, having collected for the purpose, went in a sloon and two boats to the New Meadows River, near to the house of IMr. Purchase, to gather and secure the growing crops, and also to recon- noitre. Here they foinid a number of Indians pillaging the neighlxir- ing houses. In attempting to get between the Indians and the woods. they came upon three of their spies. One of these, attempting tu reach the river, they shot. The second was wounded, but escaped across a stream to a canoe. The third escaped and gave the alarm. The Indians, however, remained concealed until the corn was all gath- ered and the i)oats loaded, when they suddenly gave their war-wiioo)). rushed upon them, wounded several, and carried otf the boat-loads «( corn in triumph.^ Some time the next year Purchase's house was burned and he was compelli'd to leave. ^ The war now having fairly opened, the settlers were all obliged td flee, and the Indians, emboldened by their success, " sought trophies for the tomahawk and scalping-knife in every direction, at the dv)or of every plantation " throughout the Province of Miine. The Androscoggin Indians were the most active of all the tribes, and it was thought, in Uwfi, that if a treaty could be etfected vith tlieiii there would be a general peace with the Eastern tribes.-^ This couM not be accomplished this year, however, and so the General Con i.'t, in 1G77, ordered Majors Waldron and Frost, with one hundred and (iftv men, sixty of whom were Natick Indians, to the Kennebec, with instructions " to subdue the Indians in those parts, and deliver the English captives detained in their hands." The force landed at Mair Point, Feb. 18, 1G77. They were imiiic- diately hailed by an Indian part}', among whom were Squando ami Simon, " the Yankee-killer." After some preliminary questioih. Waldron inquired of Simon whetiier they desired peace. Phe lattur an.swered, "Yes, and we sent Mugg to IJoston for that purpo.se ; hf told us y*ju 'd be here." Upon being asked if the}' would release their English captives, Squando replied, " I will bring them in tin' afternoon." Nothinf; further was seen of thom, however, until tk i^- 1 W'illiammn, Ihv.-.Ti; '••f 31'iiKc, i, (/ .I'Metaeq. '^ Maim; HiMorutil >'jV <-ti\n, 3. /). Jl.i. ^ Drake, l''uko/ In^ru, , 'f, ;. "(M, iio\l day at no I for the shore, i api 'eared and fl att.iekod them tlicii held. On as (hey had agi longed the soldi, "the captives weather had pn 'l''"t, and that tl finding hini.self n ivith advantage, Tin's was the vicinity, tJiough though ill tlu; ill ivere slain betwee that any of the se The poace cone I when, /rum varioii "•ar-])ath. (;ovon tory measures, but course, and in X Kastern country, a the time of hisvisi the snow deej), am oaiiseil a fort to b( t^iie of his coun.'ol,- fort stood on whiM •'^h'eet, and about m The first attack ii f'^rt was taken l.\ I'liin-ch was .sent tn. jfl'iir lnnidi>e,l uieii, liii thi.s region, and, pice at iMa(iuoit. S, |Aii(lros. They «,„•, wf that the enemv ^ \VilUam80H, Jfisiu ^^fcA'cen, Mss. Lc ^'ElilOD OF THE INDIAX WARS, 1075-1700. h\ m'\t (l:i3' at noon, wlion fourteoi canoes were seen np the bay, iinlling lor tlie sliore, and soon a lionse was seen in flames, and tlie Indians appeared and cliallenged Waldron's boldiers to ligiit. Major Frost tlien attMcked tlieni and Ivilled and wounded several. Another parley was llicii lu'ld. On heing asked wh}- they had not brought tlieir eai)tives, as tiiey had ngreeil to do, and why they had lired the house and chal- lenged the soldiers, tiie Indians replied, tin'ongh their interpn^ter, that " the captives were a great way otf, and that the snow and cold weatlier had prevented their coming, tliat the house took lire by acci- dent, and that the soldiers fired at the Indians first." Major Waldron, finding himself unable to recover the captives or to fight the Indians with advantage, sailed for the Sagadaliock.^ This was the huit engagement of this war that occurred in this vicinity, thougli peace was not declared until April 12, 1078. Al- tliuugii in the first three months alone of this war, eighty persons well! slain between the Piscataqua ' several prisoners, tliev returned to Maquoit, went.alioaid their vessels, and sailed for Winter Harbor.' Chineh had no eonfliet with the Indian.s at Rriinswick as stated by Cotton Mather, the contest referred to having occurred at Cape Klizabetli.'-^ In Septeinlx'r. irdM, Captains Kinsr, Sherburne, ^lareh, and "NVnl- ton landed, with tlieii- several companies of ^Massachusetts militia, nt Macjuoit and visited Fort Andros, expectinci' to (Ind some Indians there. They found none, however, and accordinicly returned inniic- diately to Maquoit. While re-embarking', they were assaulted by a stronir force of Indians wiio had been watcliiii^' them. In this sUirnii
  • I'enhulhiw, p. 20. WHUk's IliMonj of I'mtlaiuJ, p 315. '•^Vee tlie S Topsliani. do of] liuily enlist tlici '* 1 That ill P.'iy & Siibsistei •'-^ Tiiat (1 like to be .so si money by I,.,],,,! '••5- That di tlioin all as f,;||„ (lay for e\ery (|;r '•■t- That aft lllelli. Iiy splittiii, tli;it may prove 1) " •■'• ' That wh •''"'ii' to Ik'couu On let from Ui.s \ '""li ill llU'lr "-"oi ^ '■'■''« \\\ Njiio g tftiits A tni the sa •fi. If they bvelve niontlis, w g«'( lliem ilischan-- "Boston-, Aug. .!( Tlie proprietors voted to provide 'wiu (o the enliste PERIOD OF THE INDIAN WARS, 167r)-17(iO. 63 I'lltil witli siiow-slioos from tlicrc to l{ocanioco,' or Jay I'oint, now Canton. No moutioii is made of his meeting with either settlers or savajres. LOVKWKIJ/S WAIJ. 1722-1725. Althongli (luring (^netMi Anne's war there is not known to liave lii'cn any eonllict in this vicinity, yet the wliole rrovinci' was in siidi a disturbed state on aceouiit of tlic Indian troubles tliat the I'ejepseot [U'Dprietors. in 171.'), felt it neeessary to olfcr tiie following. KNcoi'itA<;r.siKNTs to Enlist. '• \Vf'e the Subscribers Troprietors of the Lands in l^runswiclx & T(i|isli;iiii. do offer the following cncouragcnu'nts to sucli as shall ^'ohln- lih enlist tlirnisclves as Souldiers to garrison the Kcjrt at Hrun^ WK " 1 That inunediately u[)on their enlistment, the}' shall enter into I'mv & Subsistence. " 2. 'I'liat Hie ]\Iilitarv Service expecteij iVom them at present is like to be so small as tf) permit 1hi>m. besides their wages, to tarn launi'y by Labour. '■;]. That during tin time of the Forts Repair, we will emjiloy (liom all as Laliourers, (ixcei)t tiie "Warders), & pay Two Shillings a (lay for every day they work. '••t. That afterwards we will endeavour to find I'mployinent for llimi. by splitting staves, shingles or clapboards or any other Ser\ice tliMt may prove lieneficiall to us & them. •■ .'). That when they h.ive served six months as Souldiers if they -li'siri' to become Lihabitaiits. we will endeavour to obtain a (Jenei-;ll (hiler from Ills Kx'y the (lovenr to release them, they finding another nuni \\\ \\\y\\ room. & when .so dismist they shall liavi' (^iie hundred AW^a \'<^ Uliut granteil to each of them e(iiiMll with the other Tnlialti- tants & iui the same Terms & conditi. If they don't sec cause to settle there, when they have served iwelve ninnths, wc will use our eiidcavoiii' to obtain IlisKx''^ Favour to get them discharged, which we hope we shall be able to accomplish. " Approved liij the (lovirmiur if' S'ii/iH'il hy Ki'vcral of thf Boston. Aui;- 'M. 171.' ^roprirtors. The proprietors, at a meeting held the thirtieth of the same month, "(ited to provide a free passage in a sloop to Brunswick ami Tops- laiu to the enlisted soldiers. ^McKccn, MiiiuiKcriitt Lvctiin-- 54 IIISVORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. The fourtli Indian, called tho Three Years' or Lovewell's War, coin- menced in this vifinil\-, June 13, 1722, bv a part}' of sixty Indians in twenty canoes appearing at Merrvineetinjf l?ay, on the north side, I)erliaps near rieMsnnt Point or Fulton's Point. They captured nine entire families, hut released all except five men, — Hamilton, Hanson, Trescott, Love, and Edr Street, iiear the present residence of Miss Xarcissa Utone, * McKevn, Munuscript Lecture. Ascending the WWnv. their fir the labors of tl diiitcly arrange eiglitcen, and t A few of the Ii the report of ( Harmon, on )i of Siiiishury, M lug liim of his then killed. A attack, Eaton mi eonwades. His An account o: l/annon is repre.- sleeping before tl literature of the ( "Oh Ilii 1 '(• Til ( 'I'l JAji Soi TIr This attack upoi heeii specially in iiigyear, by Colo,, Early in vVugust lieaii were now pi ' ^yniiamson, History Mom Eaton va.« son of I """•'/'>i« Hotel is noir. '^ J'i'Jfpscot Papers. PERIOD OF THE INDIAN WAIiS, lfi75-17(50. 65 1* .5! ■'A :1 AscciKliiij; tlic Itanks, lie I'duiuI a lnr; is known to have oeeurred in this vicinity nnlil 172"). On A|)ril l.'itii (»f dial year tw(< Indians ca|>tiired a ui;iii l)elon;iiit of fowl wIk ii he was surprised l)y the two Indians. lie was i)inioned. taken to tin carryinir-place, |)ut in a canoe, and carrieil up to the Ten-Mile Kails. There the Indians made their arran found his captors asleep he rose up. This movement awakened one of tlicm. who, seeinij; their prisoner apparently sutferiii. 109. ' Mas8achus''tts Reo PElilOl) OF TtlK INDIAN »'.!«> l(i7.Vl"(iO. 57 SrANISir oil KIFTII IXDfAN WAU. l-4.V17l'.t. . i(> linii w.'ir willi tlu> IiidiMiis t iiitulo until .Iiiiif, 1711. In aiili- (•i|>;ilii)n ol' this war, and in i'\|n'rtati"i that t!u' Indians would take |i;ut in it, tiie lurts alony the coast \vtM< put in oi lor ananison('d. Ill 1740 the conuiiandinji oHUvr of Fort (ioorgc was rmnishcd witli I (iiiaiitity of jiooils, of suitalilo kinds, snillciciit to i|i|il\ tlH> Inili.in.s whu coninioulv rosorti'd there. This was done to attach tlnin to the iiilcH'sts of the u;o\crnnuMi1 V) nuicli reliance was i>la< iion this iiu'tliod of dealing' with the Indians, that in 1742 tli" f^ovfrninent ivt'iised to strcnjxtlu'n it at all,'- and in 1 74;5 only six nun were Kent to this fort. In 1 74 t Itlook houses were hiiilt in Mruns«ick and To|)s- hiiii. •■all of massive tiinlier." and a rclehead to Hiimswick, and ten from Toitsham to Richmond fort. There was a block house with a company of .soldiers at Mainioit. under conmiand j ut' Captain William AVoodside. There were also storehouses and other buildings there. ^ III 171.') a call was made for men to serve in the expetlition to Louisburg. . This expedition was ver^' popular in this vicinity, and iiuiiiy persons eidistiMl, inchuling some tif the i)rincipal and most |Mi)iiiising yoiuig men in each of the towns. From twenty-five to thirty iiR'H went from Hrunswick, as many more from Ilarpswell. and a iiinniier from Topsham. It is said that in Brunswick a day of fast- iiit. #^ fv ^ k 6^ S;s ':^ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 ;716) 872-450? fl7 4t» mith's Journal, p. 40. ^Massachusetts Records, 1745, p. 40. PERIOD OF THE INDIAN WARS. Ifi7,>-17fi0. 59 caiiH' to a large Pond, went 2 mile on the Pond & campt on an Island Sent out 3 men 2 mile round, sett out our Sentrys & then lay down & slept.' '• 1 1 Marclit across y" pond 3 mile N. by E. this pond is about 10 or 12 mile long & about 2 or 3 mile wide & has near 20 Islands in it — it lays X. E. & S W. Went four mile N. by E. & came to a pond about 3 mile long & half a mile wide & trackt some Moose Went N 2 mile &, came to a meadow, Went 4 mile N & came to a long meadow then marciit about 4 mile N by W & campt Sent out 2 men that went 2 mile round, sett out our Sentrys then lay Down & slejjt. " 12 AVent up a high hill & sent a man up a tree that he see a |)on(l about five mile off, it bore from us E. N. E. went 3 mile N & came to a pond & a Small River that run N. E. We went N E 2 mile on said Piver &. came to a large jioud, it appeared to be 4 mile toy" South End of y" pond, we went N. np v" jwud G mile & came to a narrow place & a small Island in y* narrows N N E up to y" head of the pond ab' 5 mile then went into y* woods N. a mile & camp', sent out 3 men about 2 mile round then lay down & slept — it snowed — " 13 Rise This Morning, it being Sabbath day & the Trees ver}' full of Snow we IMarcht ncjue only sent some men out on Discovery, thoy went about 4 mile to a high mountain & went up & see a pond that appeared to be very large it la}' east from our Camp, & they see anodier pond y' lay North from y' large poiid. it appeared to be about 4 or .") mile long they returned to y" Camp and at night we sett out our Sentry, then lay down & slept. •' 14 Marcht this morning ab' 2 mile & came to that large pond that we see a Sabbath day, this po'id appeared to be about \h mile long & about 4 mile wide & lay N° &. S", it has about 28 Islands in it went about 12 mile South down y" pond then went into the woods S. W. & came to a Small River that vented out of that long pond that we went up on Saturday, Went down y® small liiver about three mile South & came to a pair of Falls that had 3 Indian Wares made w*" stones went still down y* River it nui to y* eastward 4 mile & campt, [sett out our Sentr\'s lay down & slept. " 15 Went down }• River 5 mile & crost y" River on y*" Ice the I River run Easterly went down the River 6 mile & came to another large pond 2 ab' 10 mile long & 2 mile wide it lay N. E. «& 8 W', we erost y" pond at y® 8 W' end then ^March' 8 W 8 mile & came to Ken- 1 r/ipsc- ponds appear to be the Winthrop chain, ^Unow's Pondin ISidney. GO IIlsrOUY OF nilUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AM) lIAI!PSWt:LL. nebcck Kiver, weii'„ down y" River a mile & Campt sett out our Sen- tiys, and lav down & slept.' " 10 It snoweil Imt we went down tlie River in y'" Storm 8 mile i!^ came to where y" Tide Hows,'-^ went still down y'" lliver 20 mile & caiPf to Hiehmond Fort lay Down i^ slept. " 17 IMareht down said River to Merrymcetiug Ba}- & some of tlio IMeii ii'ott liome. " \H this day the Remainder of our Men gott home. signed "Jonathan riiiLHR00K, Chrk.''^ April 2.'), 1717, Smith writes in his journal, "A seout of men nrc now out from Xoitli Varuioutli, aiiothcr going out from I'urpoodiic. We are in the most distressed circumstances, Swarms of Indians being a'lont t!ur brother Seth by the Indians May y" ■") day. tliay kilcd him about 8 o'clock in the lbui-| noon aid seali)ed him and stript of all his does save only his i)rii'lie: and stockens. thay carid away his gon. thare was three men ncsij back beiiind a hill iii a swamp near a gainst iiim when he was k'M and tliay heaid tiie gons when the Indians hard at him and one I'l them said thay liaxc shot sombody and presently after hoard a Liiii,] at Smiths and then tliay ran out to Smiths and when t!ia\' came tluir thay said that Si-tli was kiled and tha}' went wliare thay heard IIk gons and found him Liing in the path thay shot about '.V,] fete at liiiii. The night lu'fore the Indians ambush iMr. Ham. 11 of us went t(j see if we euld lind them but we culd not lind them, one our and .iliii after thay ware sen to go over merremeting bay int(j Cathanee river. ijielov) Wdterrille.. ^ Aui/nsUi. ^ PcjcjiHcot Papers. * Mi-Ki'cit, ^fs,'i. Lfiiuru * Copied from the original in pusscsKion of II. W. Bryant, Esq., Portland. ^ -To Mr. Saah Four days snl lour persons, iis Islnnd. The h( iiii'l Williiim Tl limns. 3f')/Iilt .Airs. Uoihtt siici tlic c'lnoe to tlic I liiitli to eseap(>.'--' M.'iy ."/I, 17-18, t\ August U»tli a talcoii prisoner ■iii'l scalped in a iIk' garrison, bv 1 train, said to I Mven bidlets si v,liioli the above la 1(1 "We are info towards Kvening. I'V'i't at the K-aM} coining towards iii to liini, when he ■■IS iiis Brisoner, w '■''■•i'iit'v and we must say with Job tlie T>ord gaive ;,n(l till' Lord hatii taken away lUessed lie the name ol' the Lord. '•Sister reliance is brought abaed and has lost hur eiiild but she is like lo do weal but she has bin near to the gates of death l)nt through tlio tender ineareics of God she is like to do well. " So I remtiin your loving brother " Isaac IIixklky. •To Mn. Ramukl Scammo.v Saeo."i Vonv days subseiinently tiie Lidiaus fired ui)on a eauoe, containing lour persons, as it was coming u[) through the narrows below Cow Island. The boat contained j\Ir. and Mrs. .Mollitt, "William Totter, iiiiil William Thorn, a soldier in Topshani. under Captain ^Villialn liiMiis. ]\rolIltt and Potter v/ere killed. Thorn hail his arm shot off. Mis. Molhtt snccei'ded, with some assistance from Thorn, in paddling tJH" canoe to the Brunswick side, of tluf river, and thus enabled them both to escape.'-^ 'J'iiorn -ked for aid from th(^ General Court, and on .Miiy iU, 1748, twelve pounds w(!re allowed him. August l!>th a man was wounded somewhere in IJruuswick, aufltMwanls a boy of Doctor Spear's was watering a horse at a well near the house, when he was fired at, and he and the horse were both killed.' May .'id of this same year. Captain Burnell and one otiierwere killcil at Brunswick, and on another occasion Lieutenant Mackburn was killed at the place called " Spawell." ^ Alt!i1" liKI'KKSKM Tin; Ml "That 3our M( liiliaiiitants, Wiiilc 'li'.vy" 24 day olM wiiiided & surpiis "11 iirined, & i,, an •»l'lij?cd them to sn said miinber, vi/. was killed in a bar ' The foregoing trudi \lmm. 1 Smith's Journal, p. 1-33. ^ Upawell was near Muir Brook, Pyepacot Papers. ■ * Pyepacot Papers. rKlilOI) OF THE LXDTAN WARS, KiT.'i-lTC.O. (>3 Ihc jirtcrnooii of tlu' next day, at the graveyard near the upper part of Merrvnieetiniivel, the Indians eame upon a party of seven settlers wlio well' getting in their hay at New Meadows. These men were at work ,111 Hie side of the hill north of the railroad at Harding's Station, on the ruiiii now oceupied I)}' Mr. Cha[>in Westi)n. The liulians, diseovering that the part\' were some waj- from their guns, ran and eut otf their retreat. Tliis party of farmers eoiisisted of Kdmund, Isaac, and (lideon Ilinkley ; Deaeon Samuel Whitney and liis son Sunuiel, who was onl}' a bo}' ; Hezekiah I'urington and Samuel Lumbers. Isaac Ilinkley was killed while attempting to escape. He fell in the gully ;it the lower part of the Held, south of the railroad traek, and his liody was not found until the next spring. The rest were all taken jiilsoners and carried to Canaila, where they suffered many hard- ships. Tiiey were afterwards exchanged and returned home. The govern- ment provide(' for their families during their captivity.- The following memorial to the General Court, of one of the captives, will be read witii interest in this connection : — •To rnic Hon"'* Si'kncku Pnies, Esq Lt. Gov" tit Comm.vndku in Cuiek Fou rnr, Timk. hkim;. Tni; Hon"'" llis MA.rr.sTYs CorNcii.i- & lIorsK oi'' Uki'iu-.si.m .TivKs IN (i i:m'.i{\i. CoruT l)KCK.Min;u 4, 17")1. Tin; MiiMOKiAi, of Samukl Wuitnky of IJueNswu k llUMIU.V SlIl'.WF.TII ''That your Memorialist & his Son Samuel, witli live more of the Iiilial)itants, Wliile at work together mowing their Hay, on Wednes- iliiy y" "^4 da}' of July last about two o'clock in the afternoon were sur- j rounded & surprised by nineteen Indians & one Frenchman, who were nil armed, & in an hostile manner did seize upon & b}' Force of Arms, lehliged them to submitt their Lives into their hands, and one of our Uaid number, viz. Isaac Hinckley in attempting to make his escape [was killed in a barbarous Maimer & Scalped. After we were secured ' The. foregoing tradition is from the diary of the late James McKecn, M. D., of Tops \ham. ■ Pyt'f scot Papers, 04 IlfSTOnV OF /IRUXsWirh', IOI'sIIAM, AX/i iiaupswkij.. I I by K.'iid Iiidiiiiis. tlicv tlcstroyod iiiid woiiinlcil Itptwccn 20 &. .'50 lic'iil ol" C'iittlc hclonuinii" to y" Iiiliiiltitauts, soiiio of wliicli wcro llic prop. erty ofyour Mi'inoiialist. Tlit' sjiid party of Indians were nine of tlicin of Norridgewalk Tribe, one of wlioni was woU known, tlic other win Canada Indians, 'I'iiat tiie Norridj^cMvalk Indians appeared more I'lr- ward for kiliihi;' all the Captives hut wen; prevented by the oIIki Indians. " Your memorialist was by them Carried to ('anada & there sold Inr I'Jf'i Livres — And flie said Indians when they came 1(t Canada weio | new eloatliod iV; iiad New (Inns rotnriiou. Sum Ml Whitney ) Kdiu" 1 1 inkle y (Jideon Iliiiivlo}' Samuel IiOml)anl S imncl Wliitncv .Inn' rotiirnoather anil to the ravages of wild hearts tliat tliey weiv in sucii a condition as to be unrecognizable by. ; ih'css or features, and it was onlv by a peculiar string found in one of the siioes that the remains were identilied. fui-:ncii, or sixth Indian avah. i7r)4-i7(io. Wiien the last of the series of Indian wars commenced, in 17")1, ' the government of Massachusetts deemed it unnecessary to retain Fort (li'orge an}' longer, but voted the sum of £470 towards building a fort hit the Ten-Mile Falls instead, and for other military purposes.'-^ Tliis [action, so far as the fort was concerned, was i)remature. Early this year, Adain Hunter, of Toitshani, received a commission las captain, with autliority to raise an in(le[>endcnl conipau}'. The fol- jlowiug is a copy of the commission : — ' "paoyiscB OF rirK massacjiusetts hay. "William Shhii-ky Esq., Captain-gknkual and GovEiwon-ix-cHiKK |[!.. St.] IN & ovKii HIS Ma.iksty's I'uoviNCK oi Y" Massaciu'sktts Hay IN Nl'.W KNOI.AXI) &c. ("To Adam IIuxtku, Gkntlkman, Greeting: '' By virtue of y* power & authority, in & by his ^lajesty's Royal [^'oinniission to me granted to be Cai)tain (leneral, &c., over this his Majesty's Province of y" jNIassachusetts Bay aforesaid ; I do (by these 1 Pejepscot Papers. 5 ^ Massac/msetts Records, 1764, p 325. 66 IlISTOliY OF BliVNUWIVK, TUrsIIAM, AND IIAUVSWELL. prosoiitH) ropf>siii a ('ai)tuin hi an Indcpt'iKlent company of liltccn volnntccrs forthwith to l)e rniscil in y'' town of Top.sliani & parts adjacent in y"' County of Yorlv ; lor inareiiini;- upon any sudden alarm to y" relief »fc protection of aiiv neigiiltonrini!; lMiy Indians; iV for cnttiiifj; otf their retreat. "• You are therefore carefully & dili;i| in you, " Given under my hand it seal at arms at Boston, the fourth day of March, iu ^" twenty seventh year of *■" Reigu of his Majesty Kiin; (Jeorge *" Second, Annoci : Domini, 17o4." [Signed] W. SuiHLKV. By His ExcoU 'ncy's Connnaiid. [Si<,nu'(l] ,]. Wn. I.Alto Scrr'!/.' Hostilities connneuccd in this vicinity, May 1), IT.'it]. On that ihiy a party of Indians assembled on the high lands of Topsham, con- certed their plans, and agreed to meet there on their return. Tlicv divided into two parties. One party was to go to Flying Point, nni tlie other to Ma(juoit, Middle IJa} , and New Meadows. The .secoiii party sivulked about Maiiuoit for a while and then went to iNIidtlki Bay, where the}- looked into the house of John Giveen, who, with I wife, had gone to meeting at Ilarpswell. In the afternoon, while tliel Indians la}' concealed in the bushes at Smith's Brook, three men -I Abijah Young, and John and Richard Starbird, who were on tlicirl return from meeting at Xew Meadows — pas.sed b}. Thes^'! imiil belonged, probably, to Captain Saumel Goodwin's company, whiri scouted between Fort George and Maquoit,"^ They were well anni'l, The Indians darted from their concealment and fired at them, in ^ Copied from ttie original, Sept. 2.'?, 1833, bij I.i(hyow Ilanter, of Topsham. * Pyepscot Papers. Ww'v surpri.se ai Hii.s ivoinided ai 'i'lie othei' j).-| lioii.se of 'I'hoiuj Tliis was a i'om t; Iiidi.iiis. howeve :iii I'll! ranee. 1 asleep in his eha liiitl 'lis gun, and cliildren coiiceale »;inls married } "as I he mother I'liild, and wife's lioiise. .Mr. 3Ie;i '''•'i"^- "bile a thi \Vliile this was be into the house, cic Indiims, on ihoir jioiiited a gm, (| llii'oiigh her breast ;;vlting into thf ho till, wiio Jiad foiMHl wuiinded one of t |ilace, taking with «:is Jieard crying h • Mlies. When" I |st'coud pai'ty, who I'iiinoy to seize tlie •111(1 retaining one. pitfiv.sting, are not '^'lie Indians took Here Miss Finney \ '111' farmer, not sa i^ kifelien. )\'],il( "•'"'■ iier master, I" 'i"r chamber who is. Captain ilcCle ixcliaiige. Having W'glit after and (i,,; iiii'W'd upon, Af ii'r a rope. 81ie let I'Einon OF riiK ixiuw wahs, 1075-17(10. (% ^ u ill. hi« tilt 11- lu'ii liici. IK'il thi'ii xiirprisc aiul frij^Iit, the iiicii (Ir()|)|KHl their guns and r.-iii. Yoiiii''' \\\\y. woimdcil and carried oil' a prisoner. 'I'lit' otiicr \M\v\\ ol" Indians M|i|M'arf(l Sunday, at dayli^lit, at (lie liDiiso of Tiionias .Means, al Klyinji I'oiid, in wiial is now Freeport. i'his was n fortilled iionse and tlie doorn were seenrely I'astened. 'I'iic Iiidi Ills, however, haltered it open by means of a lo«; and thus elleeted ;iii (lit ranee. Thomas Martin, tiie fatlier «)f Captain .Malliuiw, was ;t>li'('|i in iiis ehanilier, and liein<; so suddenly nroiised was inialile to liiul liis gnn, and eonseqnently reinaine<| in eonet-alnienl. One of Hie diildren concealed herself in the usii-hole. This dangliter. Alice, after- wanls married Mr. Clement Sl\ollield, (ddest son of Tiioniiis, and was tiie motlier of Ca|)tain (leorge Sivollit'ld. Mr. Mejins, liis wife, child, and wife's sister, Miss Molly Finney, were talien ont of Hie house. ]\Ir. Means was held l»y tlie arms between two stalwart In- dians, while a tliird one shot iiim tliroiigli the breast and scalped liiin. While this was being done, Airs. Means, with a child in her arms, ran into the house, closed the door, and plaeeil a chest against it. The Imliaiis, on their return to the house, tinding tiie iloor refasteiied, [lointed a gun through a hole and lired at her. The ball passed tlii'ough her breast, killing the infant in her arms. They succeeded in gottiiig into tiie house again, and v»hile they were in tht3 entry, Mar- tin, wiio had found his gun, lired down through Irs chainber-lloor and wijuuilod one of them. This frightened lliein otf and tiiey U'ft the lilace, taking with them the wounded Indian and Miss Finney, who was lieard crying loudly for rescue. She was carried ott" in her nigiit- dotlufs. "When they got to the hill in Topsham they were met liy the soooiid party, wlio liad Young a prisoner. The latter advised Miss Finney to seize tlie first blanket she could. She succeeded in gi'tting ami retaining one. The subsequent adventures of this hidy, though interesting, are not so exciting as what has been related. Tlio Indians took tlieir prisoners through the wilderness to (Jiiel)ec. iMV Aliss Finney was sold to a farmer and put to work in the lield. I'hi! farmer, not satislied with her work there, afterwards put her in is kitchen. A\'hile here, she attracted the attentions of a French- nii. Her master, in consequence, being displeased, used to lock her licr cliamber wlien she was not at work. Not man}' months after lliis, Captain McClellan, of Falmouth, was at Quebec with a cartel of i«xduuige. Having been formerl}- acquainted with Miss Finne}', he _^oiiglit after and finally found her. A time and mode of escape were iioed upon. At the time fixed he went to her window and threw or a rope. She let herself down, escaped to his vessel, and after a 68 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSILiM, AND IlAIiPSWKLL. fiiir voynirc Mrnv(>(l nt Por'il.'iiul. Slio nftcrw.'irils mnrnccl llic innii wh. liiitl liccii so iiislniiii('iif:il to licr rclfiisc' Voiiiifj; oldaiiiiMl liis lilitih ill !ih(iiit M yi'iir, l)iil (lied in lliililMx of tlic siiinll-pox.- ■ III I 7.")(i a fiiirrisoii was built in Topsliain and the (IcftMioo of it \v:i.| {.^ivcn to Captain Lithgow.^ On May 18, 17'»7, a party of H«veiit('pii| Iiiiliiins waylaid ( aptain Litliirow tiiid n p:irty of ('i tiiey went np the river, to<.l< tlieir reven' by killing two wiiite men I Sliortly after tliis event .loliii M.-ilcoin and Daniel Katt)n were guiiij to Maquolt for salt hay, or were returning with some, when they wcrt waylaid by some Indians. ^Mnleotn eseaped, but Eaton reeeivtMJ ;, bullet in his wrist, was enptured, and was ear'-ied to Canada, wiicif he remained alioiit a year. He was the son (»f Moses Katon who \v;i> killed at rieasant Point in 1722." According to anotiier a'-eouiit. lui was the son of Samuel Katon, of Salisbury, Mass 7 Eaton was cnii- tured by the famous Tmlian chief, Sabattis, who sohl him for four dolLiiv The only foorl Uiey had to ent, ; nearly all tliis time tiie settlers wt're acciistomcd, at every mImiiii, to eon^renate in llie fort at Hriinsni'Ic or tin; oloek house at Mai)iioit, thoiiiili towards the fIos.« nuinx were in i-. Porte II",iJ:h Wil John Hen K 1)011 Forj •loliu lialc •Tosopl, Hi r^iwrciice Saw mill. Shoeiiiakci Oidoou \Vi '21. Joseph Swi •Stephen T5i JairuM Full Obed I5,n-ii ')loek-ni JaiiKi.s Blan Ezra Siiiiti ■ I.iarruboe & lUfr.) Humphrey Store. Store. Isaac John.v Larral)ec v^ ters.) Porter & irh Henry Wils( James Ciish Praneis 'J'nc BlacksmiUr.s l>a\ld ria<,'<; Shoeniaker'.s Hodge mill. Oranuy Hoj, Grist mill aiK REFERENCES TO THE FOREGOING MAI". ■ Mr.s Ilinkloy. 43. James Thomiison. I .Tallies I'liriiitoii. 44. Saw mill. I Hninpliroy Tlioiiip.son. in. Gri.st mill. i 4. Ciipt. Nat 111. Molclier. 4(5. Saw mill. : i>- Dr. IJciij. J. I'ortor. (Re.si- 47. Saw mill. dence.) 48. Waldron. C. LuUicr Kimball. (C'abiuet- 40. Ruins of Fort George. iiiakiT's .shop ) M). Jere Moultoii. 7. School-house. 51. Cutting Noyos. 8. Blaeksinith's shop. r)2. Store. it. .Tallies Stone. 53. Daniel & Jothani Stone 10. .Tames Stoue. (Store.) (Store.) i "• Dr. Porter. 54. Amos Lunt. ■t V-i. Iluiih Wilson. 55 John Rrowii. l:i. John Hern. 5(5. IJisbee's shop. 14. l^hen Ferrin. 57. (irist mill. !.'>. .Tohn Haley. 58. 2 saw mills and grist mill. :; k;. .Toseph Haley. 59. Mr. IMsbce. 17. Lawrenee Hiuiiphreys. (!(). Tlios Pool. 18. Saw mill. 01. John Diiiilap's mansion m 10. Shoemaker's shop. (52 True worthy Kilgore. 1 20. Gideon AValker. (S3. Strnnswick an^l Ilarpswell from J>ath, West IJath, and rhipi)sl)nrg. 'I'he Cathanck rises in the lower part of the town of Litchfielil. flows in a southeasterly direction throu could be seen ver thread tli Iniiiiit waters line of (he Xei tlic latter dolt of every size 11 ills of New a glass reveal The scenerv the north or lei while Brans wic exception of thi jilnins. Harps' of Merriconeag, In the wester to 1)0 observed, Many citizens a some four mile; deep cut, some through a deprc height. A ihw miles f; Hill, in Freeport ing, on Casco ]}; allel ridge west points, for miles ]5rimswick an] towers of King's House Hill (nt ai the villages from at this point, •n high, rocky bank: At the upi)er i-; each other and t hounds of rock, t of the notable Biti tic coast. This n dear which attacdi JiOUNDAIilES AND Xf)T.iTl7.F FEATURES. 77 listed. Upon tlio suinniit of this liill once stood a very roapoc'tnblc (ihsorvatory, ri!siii>r liiuhcr than the siiii((niidiii<>; trees. From tlie top of tliis observatory, or from tlie suniiuit of one of the tallest trees, could be seen in one direetion the Cnthance Hiver. winding like a sil- ver thread throMjfh the evergreen loliage ; in another direction, the liright waters of IMenymeeting lia}' ; farther still gleamed the 1)road line of tlie New Meadows River and (he wide expanse of Caseo Bay, the latter d(j(ted with islands and swei)t by the wiiite sails of vessels (if every size. At tlie west, abont sixty miles distant, the White Hills of New llanii)shire are distinetly visil)le on elear days, while a glass reveals the observatory and ehurch spires at Portland. The scener}- of the three towns is widely different. Topsham, on the north or left bank of the Androscoggin, is for the most pai't hilly ; while Hrunswick. on the opposite bank of the river, consists (with the exception of the western and extreme eastern [lortions) of low, sandy [ilains. Ilarpswell is made up of islands, and the long, iiigh peninsida of ^Ferriconeag. In the western part of the town of Brunswick a rocky elevation is to lie observed, extending qnite from the Andr(;s 'oggin to C'asro Bav. Manj' citizens are familiar with the pietnresqne scenery at Rocky Hill, some four miles u\) tlie river road, where this ridge logins. At the deep cut, some three miles west of the village, the railroad passes tlii'oiigh a depression of this ridge, but at Oak Hill it again rises to full height. A few miles farther, another depression is succeeded by Brimstone Hill, in Freeport, which completes the line quite to Ilarraseekit Land- iii2, on Casco Bay. Fnmi Oak Hill and the higher points of the jtar- allel ridge west of it, the sea is usually visible. From all elevated jwints, for miles around, appear also the spires of the villages of Ihimswick and Topsham. the highest among them being the twin towers of King's Chapel. On the approach from up river, Powder- House Hill (at an earlier date known as Sunset Hill) hides nnich of the villages from view. A bend of the river, with a broad expansion at this point, gives all the etfect of a lake, with the accessoriL's of high, rock}- banks, green hills, low, grassy shores, and sandy beaches. At the up[)er railroad bridge, where the banks of the river approach each other and the compiessed waters go rolling on between the firm lioimds of rock, the scene begins to change. He"" is the beginning of tlie notable Buunswick Falls, the finest water-power on the Atlan- tic coast. This magnificent fall of water, though lacking in the gran- deur which attaches to the more famous falls of some other rivers, has 78 IIISTOliY OF ]iRU2sS]\IVK, TOPSIIAM, AIXD IlAnrnWELL. yi'i n lii'nuty of its own, wliich slioiiM by no nil'ans be ovoilooUi il. Its numerous cascadt's ullbrd not only vaiiinl and pictures(|ue vU'\\<. but I'urnisli a niotivo-powcr proliably unsurpassed in New Enylainl within so small a space. Tlie natural bed of the fall consists of coaisc graphic granite and gneiss. The rock upon the middle tall projects above the water at several points, serving as natural al»utments to thi' several sections of llie dam. Shad Island, the former site of niilU, divides the lower fall about midway. There are three pitches: the first lias a vertical ilesceut of about eleven feet, the middle of fom- teen feet, and the lower of about fifteen feet. The total height ol the fall is altout forty-one feet aitove high title, which Hows to the foot of the fall, causing a variation in tlie height of the water of aliuiit three feet. The whole horizontal distance of the descent is 1,*J80 feet. LOCALITIES. In the Androscoggin River, from Lisbon to JNIerrymeeting I5;iy, there are twelve islands, besides numerous rocks tit the Brunswick Falls, which have acquired distinctive names. Bi;k«'U Island — probalily so called on account of the growth of beech-trees found \\\)on it — is the first island above the upper railroad bridge. Mkukim.'s Isi.Axn is a short distance above the former. It \va.< named after John Merrill, Es(juire, who purchased it in 17G8. (ioosK Rock is the rock upon which the middle pier of tiic M[)i)ei' railroad liridge rests. It is not a bowlder, as is generally supiHjsed, but is i)art of a ledge extending to the shore.' Why the rock bears its present name is not known ; l)ut it is (juite probable that it was so called from a supposed similarit}' to a swimming goose. It has, how- ever, been suggested that it may have been a resort lor fowlers, wlion after wild geese. ( JoA r Island is a short distance above the Factory, or second dam. The origin of its name is unknown ; but it is conjectured that one of the earl\- settlers pastured his goats upon it. Dicvil's Rock is the name given to a large rock}- island about mid- wa}' of thj second, or Factory dam. The traditional origin of the I name is as follows : In the early settlement of the place, a man ai his wife occupied a lone house a little wa}' back from the river, on the I Topsham side. This man was very superstitious, and probably ad- dicted to the habit of taking both fre(iuent and deep potations. One i . . V /^ Survey by C. J. Noyes, Esq. —-.......,._.. |i i BOUNDARIES AND NOTABLE FEATURES. TU iliiv iliiiiiig nn ice fresliet, as Iio wjis sitting at iiis window watching tlio ice go l)y, lie imagined lie saw Satan, In propria persona^ floating ijown tlic stream on a log. and that he could hear the clanking of his cliaiiisas he clinil)ed the rock. He intbi'nieil his wile ol" this imaginary (jtriiiience, and after the waters had snlliciently siihsided, the pair vis- ilid liie rock and fonnd the footprints left there by his supposed Satanic Miijcsty. Tluse holes in the rock — o\w of which does bear (luite a ivscialilance to a luige footprint — are still to ]»e seen. I'l^iuNu Kn Saturday' and sunrise on Mon- day. Fish-wardens were annually chosen b}- some towns to see that this law was enforced. One Sundaj' some men went out and caught several of these fish, and liid them on this island, not daring to be socu carrying them home. Mr. Johnson Wilson and some friends started out after them in boats, pretending to be the fish-warilens, and went ashore on the island, found the fish, and, for sport, carried lliciu away. The joke was discovered, and some complaint made against Mr. Wilson for breaking the Sabbath. Afterwards, when he built a mill. — the first one on tiie island, — those who had lilamed him for taking the lisji called his mill the " Shad Mill," and from that the island subsequently became known as Shad Island. FiiKsiiKT Rock is the name by which the rock between Shad Island ami the Toi)sham shore is known. It is thus called from its being an index to the height of water in the river. It is never entirely covered Ky water excei>t in frjshets. Ghanxy IIolk Mill, Stueasi, and Bridge. — The channel which i.arries the water from the river above the lower falls, around the island in Topsham, was originally only a ravine; l)ut about 17G0 it was excavated so as to atJ'ord a continuous flow of water. Tradition gives the folloAving account of the origin of its name: On one occa- jsion, in midwinter, Mr. Thomas Wilson, grantlfather of Mr. James I Wilson, of Topsham, went over the ice to a fulling-mill near the fort j in Brunswick, to olitain a web of cloth. He stayed until after dark ; and while coming home he heard a woman's voice in the direction of a I mill which stood just south of where the flour mill in Topsham now stands. Going in the direction from which the sound came, he found la woman named Betty Watts, who had broken through the ice, and nvas clinging to the edge of it, screaming for help. Having his web of MO HISTORY OF DIWNSWWK, TOJ'SIIAM, AND IlAIiPSWKl.L. cloth with liiiii, lie licltl oil to one cikI jukI threw the roll to tlio woiiiaii, who <'iiii erection of the toll-bridge, a feny was maintained between this point and the "Landing" in Brunswick. Tkkkamugus Covk is the name applied in honor of an Indian ciiict Terramugus, to the cove between Ferry Point and the Granny-Uolel Mill. It is probable, however, that the river formeily covered t nOrXDARIES AND XOTAn/.F FKATVnF.S. SI l(nv liiiul wluMV the town l.-iiulin^ used (o lie, luick of llic rcsiiloiioo of Mr. Sniinii'I .lami'son, and thai tlic nanu' was aitplit'd to tliat particu- lar part of tho cove. Oi,i> SisDAY. — Al»out midway botwoon IMason's IJock and Kerry I'ciiiit, l)tit nearer tiie 'I'upsiiani shore, is a !ar<2;e stone, now seldom exposed to view, which wua placed there by Iirij;ailier on Sunday. Cow Island is tiie name applie(l to the island just lielow the jires- ent irun railroad luidge. Tiie name; was rook. RucKV Ilii.i. is about four miles from the village on the road lei.di up the river. It is the beginning of the broad, rocky ridge to wliiclil reference has been made. The scenery of the locality is the boldcjil of any in the three towns. Till', PiN\A\('0|»t a Hpdco on llu> c.'ist niul smitli, the liitlcr side Iti'iiijj; inarkod U\ II pit'cipitoiis U'dj^c of lijflit-coloivd jjtrniiitt'. r. M,i> Hock is :i iiuissivt' pi'ojcctioii of U'(\. Oak IIii.i. is a spur of tlie in(j is the western side of MaqiiQit l?ay, near Fropport. The origin of the name is jfiven t'iscwhere in the volume. Wn.vuToN's I'oiNT, at Maipu^it, was named for Thomas W hartoii. will) owneil the lot in 1717. It was afterwards sold to William Wood- sidc. .Maik Point, 'Mxuk Point, IMkkk Point. — Those nro the varied •^[u'lliiiiis of the name applied from a very early date to the peninsula wliieli extends into Casco 15ay and Macpioit Bay. 'i'he derivation, and iDiiwMjuoiitly the spollinj^, of the name has been tlK> subject of some (liscuHsion, and there still exists a dili'orcncc of opinion concerning it. In tlio earliest deeds and other documents which we have seen, the iKiine is spelled .Mair; and for this reason we have so spelled the name whenever reference is made to it. We incline to tiie opinion tliat some liiiic previous (o the I'ejepscot purchase, a man named Marr (or Mare) livi'd oil the point, and that "JNIair" is u corruption. Williamson' |>tiites that .loliii Mare was ah early settler on Mare Point. Some are of the o[iiiii(ju that at a very early [leriod the [loiiit was occupied liy I Fi'ciieli settlers, who ' received [any other name, it is still called New Wharf, though now old and ilapidated. ri;xNEM.vii.i.E is a neighliorhood near Middle Ray. which includes In imiiilier of families of the name of Pennell. Much shiji-building |lias lieeii done in this vicinity. Maik Bkook rises a short distance west of the Twelve-Rod road, 1 History of Maine, 1 , /». oCA. imtv. / 84 mSTOHY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND ITARPSWELL. iiiul crossiiin- that road about half a milo bdow the collcjics. thciiiv runs iu au easterl}' directiou and ouiptios into Ilarpswoll llarlidi, lietwtHMi I'riuco's Point and Ilarpswcll Neck. Tlic origin of the naiiu is unknown, l)ut it is doubtless the same a.s tliat of ISIair Point. TiioAir-iON's liitooK, in the eastern part of the town, was naiiUMl after Cornelius Thompson, an early settler, through whose l(jt tin brook ran. Caiiiariscove Isia I'll- a Mr. Haskell i'l.Ad Island jfiiiaiifil.,s of /lags ^\'i'am:-1}()at r island. Orr's Island and Bailee's Island were, also, pru)r to 1 i;n:;B'''''>iic'i' in shape to called "The Twins." :< Bailey's Island, situated south of the Neck, is the present ii;ii of what was called Will's Island in the Act of Tncorporalinii Ilarpswcll. Captain .Tames Sinnett, now upwards of eighty years age, who Vas resided upon the island all his life, gives the folluwii account of the origin of these names. The first settler upon ti island was a man named Black, who, with his wife and a boy. iiiovtj there from Kittery. They were of mixed breed, having in t.. ii viii the blood of the Anglo-Saxon, Indian, and African races. Blaeiv nij his wifi' died and were the first persons ever buried upon the isl.i Their son. Will Black, lived to old age and became generally kii i 1 Pcjepscot Papers. 2 Sve Act of Incorporation of llarpswell. illjhl *'"0.sE rsi.ANus ^'''•'v- At the sof P''H''-1 " The (iosli. •'^IIMI.TEK IsLAXll I'"* itTording a plJ J'''''"'," iJ f«'"e; no legal claim to the land, they moved to Orr's Island, and settled on the lot now owned by Mr. Kalph ,li)liiis(in. 'IMiereat'cer Will's Jsland was called Bailey's Island. Noinii Yauaioutii Island is situated south of, and in close prox- iiiiitv to Sehascodegan, or (Jreat Island. The explanation of its ln'Miiiig' the name of a distsnit town is probably as follows : — The town of North Yarmouth formerly embraced the peninsula of Mair Toint and Ilarpswell Neck, with Sel)ascodegan and the lesser islands within the limits indicated by these points. When the town of llaipswell was formed, all the larger islands intended t ) l)e set off iVoiii Yarmouth for the new town of llarpswell were named in the Act III' Incorporation, with the exception of the one now under considera- tion. The omission was probably unintentional; yet this island — noarly the most remote of all — still remained tlie legal territory of North Yarmouth, This anomaly among the islands led to its at'quire- iiKMit of the name of the town to which it belonged. At a later period it was annexed to Ilarpsweli. Da.mauiscovk Island, now called '' Haskell's Island," lies opposite Potts's Point. In the Act of Incorporation of llarpswell it was called Uauiariscove Island, but assumed its present name after its pureluise liv a yiv. Haskell. Fi.AO Island is s:iid to derive its name from the fact that large jqiiantit.^s of Hags grew upon it. Wmale-Boat Island is, perhai)s, so called from its fancied resem- ilaiice in shape to a whale-boat. It lies west of the lower part of the eck. GdosK Islands — two of them — lie west of the middle of the ofk. At the southeast of the lower one are a pair of small islands illod - The Goslings." Shkltek Island, in jNIiddle Bay, probably received its name from |ts alibrding a place of refuge for the settlers on 'SWv Point and ii'iiiity in times of Indian hostility. Tradition says tlir.t this island vas for man}' years the resort of snmgglers, who obtained their goods the IJritish pr.)vinces, and stored them on this islaml if so Ibrtu- late as to e8ca[)e the customs oUicers along the coast. The name was 'I'oliably given by the smugglers. ' • ; ' ' . ; ; . ; Hntcii Island, between Mair Point and the Neck, was doubtless so lamed for its iibundant growth of birch-trees. H() HIsT(>I:Y of lUtUNHWICK, TOPSllAM, AND IIAIiPSWELL. Wiiitk's Im.axp, near Mair Toiiit. was named for Nicholas Whii,\ who occii|)i('(l it as early as the year 1(!7.'). PoTT.s's roiNT, at the lower extremity of tiie Neck, was named fur Hiehard Poits, its first oeenpnnt, who settled there previous to 1072. TiiK I'ltoNcs are the lliree points at the lower end of the Neck, which l)oars a resemblance to the form of a fork. LooKfdjT Point, on the western shore of tlie Neck, is so callcil Ix'catise it affords an extended view of the bay. The scenery at this locality is vei-y picturesque. ('oM)v's Point is the southeastern extremity of Great Island, and, witli file adjacent harbor, takes its name from William Condy, wIki settled there in ll'.Vo. Uovi.k's Point is the northeastern extremity of Ovr's Island. It was piohably named for the Reverend jNIatthew Byles, who had oiu hundred acres of this island set off to him by Joseph Orr, in lieu ni his previous claim as heir to Honorable William Tailcr. The following are the names of the smaller islands of nar|)s\V('il which are mostly uninhabited. There are a few others, without estiili- lished name by which they might be recognized, and of which \vi' therefore have made no spet-ial record. Wo(;i:k Island is southeast of Condy's Point. Jknnv's Isi,am> is south of North Yarmouth Island. LoNc Lr.ixiK is south of .lenny's Island. Poi.i: Island, Smai.i, Island, and Snow Island are situated ii: the eastern part of (^hialiaug Bay. Km Isla:d is east of the lower part of Orr's Island. Raw Island is east of the north part of Hailey's Island. Cedau Leduks, livi' in a row, — seven or more in all, — are eas( (i|| Raw Island. I'oND Island is east of the middle of Bailey's Island. Ra(;gi:d Island is east of tlu' lower part of Baile3-'s Island. Ii- inunicipal coimection has been disputed. Jaqi'es's Island, south of Bailey's Island, receives its name from I liieutenant -Taiiues, who resided on the Neck opposite, and who was (iiit| of the officers in the final expedition against the Indians at Noriidfie- wock. Turnip Island is west of Jaques's Island. Great Makk Island is south of Haskell's Island. Little jNIauk Island is south of Great Mark Island. EA(iLE Island is west of Haskell's Island. Little Biucu Island is southwest of west prong of llarpswell Nock. I IldUSK IsLAl Hakne's Isl Whale-Boat Is Little Wiia Boat Island. IiiONv Islan: IhiAINIXc's I booKoiT Isr LrriLE BiKf] SciJACO IsLA LriTI.E TifONY C'l.'oW IsLANr Ci.aijke's Isl. BoMAZEEN Isi Oilier localitie Hkiii IIi;ad, ( Ja^IKs's IlAIUid IIaki'swell II (Jreat Island and Coxdy's II Ann soiitli of Great Is <,>tAIIAUG Bav ilividos the islaiK Asn C'ovE is ^ prongs of the Ne. Mn.L-PoND Ba ^«'k. It furnish 'n-sca, tht deptli eral hundred ton.- fn'aiii mill. l-ONO Rkacm Island, opening n. Loxu Cove ne; h'HVELL's C,,vi; ^Iackekel Cov Will (Jit is fh 'J'lii; GrRNi-.T is slaiid, IIarpsw(dl. f" file Knglisl 1111110. having take found in the nei<>h BOUNDARIES AND NOTABLE FEATURES. 87 IIoitsE Tsr-ANi) is oast of Little Birch Island. Iivkne's Island is between the west prong of the Neck and Great Wlijik'-Bofit Island. LiiTM'; WnAi.K-BoAT Island is northwest and near Great Whalc- lloMt Island. IiiiiNY Island is oast of the Goslings. BitAiNimt's Lkdgk is between the (Joosc Islands. LnoKoiT Island is adjacent to Point Lookont. LrriLE Biucii Island is northeast of Binh Island. ScTJAon Island is east of White's Island. LiiTLK IiiONv Island is sontli by sonthwest of Scragg Island. (iidW Island is sonthwest of New Wharf, at head of ^Middle Bay. Ci.aiikk's Island is east of Now Wharf. RoMA/EEN Island is between lirunswick and Groat Island. Other localities in llarpswell are : — Hk.ii Head, on the oast side of the norlliern part of the Neck, and ,lA(,)n;s's IlAiuioit, at the sonthorn oxlroniity of Bailey's Island. IlAitrswELL IIahisoi! is on the east of tlio Neck, between it and (ireat Island and Orr's Island. Condy's IlAintoK is on the east side of the point of the same name, south of Great Island. (Ji AiL\L'(; I>AY extends into Great Island from the sontli and nearly divides the island. Asii Cove is west of Potts's Point, lielwoen the ea.stern and middle inoiigs of the Neck. Mn.L-PoND Basin is between the western and middle prongs of the Xp('1<. It fnrnishos a tide power of groat valne. from its accessibilitj' l)y sea, tht depth of water admitting tlio passage of \ossels of sov- ioial hnndred tons, (jnite to the dam. l'|)on it there is now a large •rrain mill. liONc Rea( n is an extensive cove in the western side of Great Island, opening nortliward. L(»N'(i Cove nearly divides the nortiiorn half of Orr's Island. Lowell's Cove is on the sonthoast side of Orr's Island. Mackehel Cove is on the southern part of Bailey's Island. WuA. GiT is the passage between Orr's and Bailey's Islands. Tin". Gi'RNET is tlio name of the point in Brnnswick o|)])osito to Great jlslaiid, Ilarpswoll. Between tlio i)oint and island is the (Jnrnot Bridge. Ill the English Channel there are several headlands bearing the liinmo. having taken it, probably, because of the number of gurnet tlsh found in the neighborhood, and it is probable that the name was given 88 IIISTOHY OF BRUN:^WICK, TUPSIIAM, AND IIAIIPSWELL. to tilt' point in IJninswick fnrii a. fancied resemblance to one of Eus^lisli heji.vUiUKls lefeireil. to. FAUNA. From the varied clia'.acter of the roj^lon ahont linuiiwick F;ills, comprising sea-.sliore and forest, sanily plains, granite hills, and lidi intervales, this narrow territory, prior to its occupation by the Kngliih. must have drawn a numerous representation of almost the entire faiiiiM of the State. Among the mammalia formerly found here were bt':ii>, wild-cats, loup ccrvicr.4, wolves, moose, beaver, and otter. Calhiiiin' I'ond is said to havt been once a great resort for the latter, ^\\\\\' ti'aces of beaver-dam ■* are found on almost every stream. Of the .iu- nivora, wolves were the most common. The town many times vol. i bounties for the des'.ruction of these animals, which prowled about tl.f premises of the settlers in search of food, and sometimes even I'ul- lowed the settlers themselves. About the year 178G, ]Mrs. Thomas, wife of Lewis Thomas, walkcii from Ilai'pswell to liriniswick, bearing her bal)y in her arms, and in addition carrying half a quintal of fish. While coming through tin woods near ^Miikllc Bay, she was followed by w(jlves. With remark- able presence of mind, she threw down a single lish, which the pursu- ing pack stoi)ped to devour, wliile she pressed forward as rapidly iis possil)le. The aninuds soon resumed the pursuit, and she threw d(jwii another fish, and again they stopited to make a sidence of Mrs. Joseph McKoi'U, had a saw nrll at Macpioit at wliid; he worked during the day, carrying his dinner with him. One dav, desiring to accomplish all he could and not feeling ver_y hungry, he diil not .stop to eat the dinner which he had brought with him, but tnuk it biu'k with him when he started for home at night. When he reatlicd Mail' Brook, a wolf came out of the thicket, looked at lum a moment, then went back and uttered his hideous yells, which soon broiijilii | four or five otiiers of his species to the scene. Stanwo ' Mrs. I^rice, nin BOUNDARIES AND NOTABLE FEATUHEH. 80 frafi'ir.ent of food was gone and the wolves were in hot pursuit of him. IK' -croaincd to his wife to open the door. Fortunately" she lieanl him and rtuufj open tlie door, just in time to secure iiis escaiK' from till' wild beasts ut his heels. Ail. Dean Swift says that wlien he was a boy and living witli his pariiits ill tlie house which is now the residence of ^Irs. Rodney For- saitli, on Maine Street, he has many a niglit heard the wolves howling a sliort distance east of tlio liciise, in tlie woods wliicii then extended to Federal Street. Kcverend Samuel Veazie, in ITilT, ])urchased tiie farm adjoining tho old Ilarpswell Island JMeeting-House, and cleared a place for the iiwtion of liis dwelling. 15aclv of his house there was a dense growth ol' wood, and in this the wolves sometimes collected in large numbers (luring the winter season, making the nigiit hideous with their howls. The wolves would remain on the island until just previous (o tlie breaking up of the ice, when the}- would leave it for the mainland. It is stated tliat the}' never lailed to make tlie removal before the liivaking up of the ice, seeming in this mutter to show an intelligence akin to reason. i Bears, never so troublesome as the wolves, have hardly been heard of within the limits of our tlirci towns for many years. Some time iiii the last century Johnson Sto'cr pastured hogs at C>oose Island, and Olio (lay, hearing an unusual squealing, he found a bear holding one of [the pigs in his paws, and occasionally nipping it with his teeth. Alcot Stover once, while lying on his bed, saw one looking in at the [wiiulow, 1>ut before he could get his gun his wife accidentally fright- Iciied it away. Aliout 177;') a woman, known as Grannj- Young, went to IJomazeen ilaiul after berries. After filling her dishes, she started for home, lliaviiig only a stave for a paddle. Hearing a noise in the water behind llii'i' slu' turned, and saw that a large bear was swimming after the Ihoat. She jilied her awkward paddle as vigorously as possible, but [the bear overtook the boat and attempted to upset it. She fought him vith the stave, striking him upon the head and nose until he was ^tiiniu'd ; then she held his head under water until he was dead, when ilio towed him ashore. The latest appearance of bears in Ilarpswell, of which we have the Bate fixed, was in 1800, when three were killed on the farm now owned bv W. S. rurinton. '3/rs. Price, ninety-two years old; formerbj a resident of the island. {)() iiisronY or nifuxswivK, Topsii.i.^r, am) UMtrswKi.L. Tlio common red doer must have boon quite numerous in tliis region at tlie lime of settlcmiMit. Even now they are oecasionnliy met with. As hite as 1S"»S two were seen in 15rnnswic'l<, — one. a full-uniwii animal, at New ^leadows ; the otlier, a fawn, on tlie old Freeport road. On Oct. 20, IS,")!), three were shot on Topsliam Plains. Sojue sixteen years ago caribou were seen at the western border of Brunswick liy several persons, and in two instances some purstiit was maile. Kaccoons are still caught every year in one (juarter or anotiicr nf the town. A live one was found in the Factory yard in Brunswick in isn. The wild-eat. though heard of occasionally in neighboring towns, has not lu'cn reported within orr limits for many years. The " hioi- fee " {Joiip cerricr), or Canada lynx, is liclicved still to haunt, occasion- ally, the extensive woods at the west of the town. Foxes are alternately numerous, then rare, and seem to be some- what migratory, according as mice, grouse, and hare are plenty. The ralil)it exists in favorable situations through the towns, but i> not common enough to o ii pest, as in some localities .southward. Gray, red, and striped squirrels are frequent, but not troublesome. The tiding squirrel is not often seen, but still haunts the old woods. The weazel is infrequent ; iiml its cousin, the mink. i)uts in an appearance in the vicinity of br(iiik> with just siiOicient freciuency to incite the buys to unprofitable attcMiipt- at trapping. The nniskrat seems equality, but sparingly diti'used The skunk still taints the air with his niephitic odor each sea.son, in many hjcalities. Woodcluicks are rare, but here and there a farinci coniplains of their ravages among his early bean-plants. WKDS. Probablj' a list of the birds occurrmg in this vicinit}', a century or I two a^o. would not differ from one of to-day, except in a few instaiicos, It is certain, however, that certain species were vastly more numerons, The golden eagle is said to have been found n[)on our coast in the earlier days of its settlement ; but the bird is not now known hero. even as a visitant. On the other hand, there is not, that we are aware. any evidence that the eider duck was found upon our shores a ccMitnrvl since, while it is now quite regularly a winter sojourner. Yet tin seasons have n !i;i\(' grown o'p liiglii T tempera of oilier locidit oriole was an ur the cliange of (h nf climate, i.s t iilsD rcg.'irded a hero MS cjuiy as AiiMiMg irhitpr hreasted, — fho | iinil pcriiaps one tlie same here as siiid to have beci years, hut here it however, reportec late. This, if a f] it is heiicved by s Olio of tile woodf rareofiateyeais,: of yoimg fniit ore 'li.srogard of pnbl iiomo aiiu)ng the f in niiinliers, are f.j Tlie several sort ihoir iiiunl)er in an uf iioliow trees, a\ other condition, strilviiig appearanc t;iiit. Kutfed groii '"It not numerous liilmost uiikiiowii hi lian grouse The illy numerous. A^■ (pnrt of their forme *>f tlie birds thai ''•'vethe usual vari( li'"s, and the niarti fPI'par to have in< tlian any other sin-. |llinisli, whu.se voca BOU\I).\RTES AND NOTAULK ^'KATUUKfl. ni sonsoiis liave not hocii firowiiiii; colder, neither cnn we tliinU, f licni to !:Mvi' trrown j)[rontly warinor, tlioujili another liinl associated with a hiiiii. I leinperatnre lias lieeonie a /mhitiif' of this vicinity, as well as (if iillier localities in the State. It has been sai^ an inhabitant of. mil 1 climates, is oecaHionalh' seen Ikto as eai'ly as May. Ainoiii;' tfiiitcr visitants are the grosbeaks. — the pine and the roso- liivasted, — the pine finch, the Arctic or snowy owl, the Canada jay, iiiid perhaps one or two others. The common liirds are. no donbt, the same here as in most other portions of the State. The cnckoo is slid to have been nnknown in Aroostook until within three or fonr ve.irs. l)ut here it li.as lieen observed for a gi;nei'ation. at least. It is, limvevcr, reported to have become more niimerons in this vicinity of hite. This, if a fact, may be owing to an increase of its insect food, for it is believed liy some to feed largely on the caterpillar. 7\nother bird, one of the woodpeckers, known as the sapsncker, has become rather rare of late years, from tlie relentless war waged npon it liy the guardians of young frnlt orchards. The crow, the pest of cornfields, in scornful disregard of public oi)inion, persists in making itself very ninch at liome among the farms. Hawks in the nsnal variety, though rednced ill miiiiliers, are found in all the more rural quarters of the towns. The several sorts of owls common in the State are met with here, j their number in any locality- seeming to depend more (jii the frequency of liollow trees, wirudi afford them congenial shelter, than on any Intlier condition. The blue jay. eminent for its disagreeable voice, its striking appearance, and remarkablt> foresight, is a frequent inhabi- |t;iiit. Kutfed grouse (here commonly called partridges) are frequent, hilt not numerous. Woodcocks, from tiieir retired habits, are an lahiiost unknown bird to our people, yet are really much more plentiful lan gnnise The plovers, sandpipers, sni|tes, and (juails are not usu- lahy numerous. Wild pigeons ure frequent, but not to the hundredth [part of their former numbers. Of the birds that seek the neighborhood of human habitations we lliave the usual variety, the common dove, three or more kinds of swal- lows, and the martin. The last has diminished in number, the others lappear to have increased. T'he robin is, perhaps, more numerous Itliaii any other single variety. Others of this family are the wood- lllirush, whose vocal expression is the long, pensive, but nmsical 92 IIISTOllY OF lUWNSWILK, TOPHIIAM, AND IIAUPSWELL. whistlo .'iikI (rill lionrd in nlmost evory wood in early s:ininu>r ; .'iinl Wilnou's tiinisli. wliicli is Ions common. Anollier son^sti'r, ilic brown tln'tisii, or i\w brown niockiM', is Ibnnd, it is said, in only om locality ol'onr towns, and tlii.s is in tlic western part of Hrnnswick. The song sparrow, that fre(inents cool ravines, ami sinjis all thnmuli the season, and tht^ white-throated sparrow, are familiar to tiie ears of onr inhaliitants, if not well known to the eye. 'J'he chickadee, or black-cap titmonse, and the kingbird, are also quite common. Some- thing like the last in ai)pearance and voice is the kingfisher, preseiil on most of onr larger streams during the stunmer. About the niarshes on these streams the great blue heron is sonn'. times seen, but it is more fre(|uent aliout the salt marshes and sea- shore. Around the sea-shore the coot is more numerous than .-uiy other of the large birds. Our water-fowl generally are not ditlereiit from those found in other sections of the State. On our IVtsh-WMtii ponds, as well as on the s.'ilt-water, are fijund in sjjring and autinnii iW | wild goose, the black duck, teal, sheldrake, and merganser, while tlu wood-duck and the pintail or whistli>r, make their habitat all over our territory ; yet the}' are not abundant. There is a trailition that at the |)erio(l of settlement, wild fowl sometimes congregated in ceitain localities in our vicinity in such mimbers, and made so nuich noise in tlu' night, that the settlers were unable to sleep until they had driven ih intruders away. It is said that to accomplish this they sometimes found it necessary to Hing firebrands among them. ^lerrynu'etinL' Ba}' was formerly' a great resort for wild gees(\ Tiie middle poi'tion of the bay was, at low water, a sand-bed covered witli a si)ecies dl reed, on the roots of which the geese were supposed to subsist from I about the first of September until the extreme cold weather sent tlR'iii| southward. The loon is met with at the proper season ; the gulls ni lish-hawks are (piite common, and the white-iieaded eagle is ftvtiuciillyl seen. Of INSECTS, the chief food of our feathered friends, !)ut often tlu bane of our orcluirds and gn.wing crops, we probably have the sMiiiel variety tliat is to be found in the rest of the State. Onr list of uir- TiLKs and AMi'iiiBiANS is not extensive. Turtles are not often met with. except the varietj' found in nuuUly ponds. Our serpents are the slripwil snake, the little brown snake, the green snake, the black snake, the I milk snake, and the water snake. The water snakes are believed tol have poison fangs ; in regard to the brown and milk snakes we 1kivi'1iu| knowledge ; the others meutioned are not deemed venomous. Til.' bull-fro, ualcrs, and tin 'Iclifafe. pale b The ciiinnion f( oiu' localities, niiiliitiidinoiis e We have no iimiider. Then They are fo(ni(l Of CHUSTACEi shoe), the cojun aliinidant and oi Oin- chief mo oils snails; the faiiiiiiar as mi ; imiisiially low ti( Ji;iy. in (ireat Is Of the MAiMxi- sometimes ascen s;>en near the To near Cow Ishind. '|iiite common, fi "hicli the fisherni not unknown. ofl' shore in its s Andr usrf>(jgin p,^^ "On iAIonday, sailors ' blackfish aiice near Orr s one men, in nine attack, and, if li'ii'd fighting tlu tliey had learne( fiieility as a flock tliem into a narn into (lie interior ( feiilar basin. In tressed closely up "Ca])tain John lis boat to l)e roi I standing with one UnUNDAIUES AND NOTAIiLE FKATUKKS. ea 'I'lif Imll-froji;, i)ick('r('l-t'ro<;. ;iii(l urt'cii iVoii iiiluibit all our fresh wiitiMs, and tlic l('()piir(l-rr(>; crab (or horse- shoe), the common cral), and the common salt-water loiister, the last iiliiindant and of well-known value. Our chief mom.isks ari' the fresh-water clam (imio) and the vari- ous snails; the common clam, abimdant ii our salt-water Mats, and fianiliar as an article of diet ; the hen, or sea clam, found only at iimisiiMlly low tides; and the (lualiau;^", infre(|uent, except in <^uahaug Bay. in (Jreat Island. Of the MAUiNE MAMMALS, the soal is quite frequent in our bays, and sometimes ascends tlie rivers for short distances. In IHri.S, one was sseii near the Toll IJridjjfe, and being pursued in bo.ats, was cai)tured iipnr Cow Island. It wei;j;he(l two lunidivd pounds. The porpoise is quite common, freciuently disturbing the schools of various iish upon whieii the tishcrman counts for his gain. Whales are rarely seen, but not unknown. The blackfish, or round headed doli)hin, is coannon off shore in its season. It was probably this species about which the Andr 't liiK-iv of liis inleiided vieliiii. He did tiie iiitter. .'ind in tlie iicxi moment the comi)any saw their }j;all!int ea|)taiii lidiiij; off astride iipnii the i)aclv ol' tlie (), "This singular lisli is not the coninion dolphin, but the roiiml- heal!, herring, menhaden or i)orgy, sun-ii.sh, sword-fish, rock-ood, sciilijjn. ling, llouiider, cunner, frost-fish, and tom-cod. Our fresh waloi>| contain brook-trout, i)ickerel, perch, chub, sucker, bream or kivci. buU-heud, and others of lesser note. Among the lish that fre(|iieiii| both the fresh and salt water are the smelt, alewife, salmon, iiiii sturgeon. lu eaily limes the last two were very abundant in tlif Androscoggin, but their number has greatly diminished. Since tiit| construction of fishways in the dams a few years ago. there iia*, however been a nmnifest increase in llie number of salmon, and it i> to be hoped that b}' carol'ul diversion from the waters of all inattor- deletorious to fishes, tlie river may again become abundantly- stocked The III livers fleptlis. is gn( consists of th appearance of The layers < while in a soft liistury, they h force. This fo the 'J'opsham s| they dip to (lie Iiitersectinir gnuiite. The fj vast chasms in ; Willistaiidiiiver four tlioi '"""iiitains, as \\ [""Jvod slowly so, jgrimliiig (|o,v„ ,|, '^'Il'I', stranded in |(leep fjords or ink following the ' Tltk description is m c^iwrini rejereme liOUSlKMllKS AMI yoTAIir.K FEATURES. 95 OKOLOGICAL FEATrnK8.» ml (III •X! mil lib III 1 Tlh' iinivt'i-siil niKlcrlyiii}; rock of this ivjj;ioii, cxti'udinjf to utikiiown itlis. is "iiiMss. Tiiis is t'usilv (listiiij:iiiisiu'(l from firanito. wliicli IIOIV were I iiiinl' swell ' ami 1 1 no; s. a* I VIM'V r i.irJ li^li, illiin.| ^■ater> kivt'iM I|UC'I1I| ii.'il |ui tUl V \\\\ ' hu- ll iti (i('l consists of the same niiii«'rals. — mica, (iiiiiitz, jmd feldspar, — l»y its ;i|)|K'Mriiii('0 of stratilicatioii. Tilt' layers or strata of <4iu'iss arc curiously liciit and twisted, as if. while ill a soft and plastic condition, at some early period of the earth's history, tliey had lieen crumpled like pieces of cloth liy some ^ijiantic force. This foldinji of the strata is well exhibited in a railroad cut on tiic 'l'oi»sham shore, near the I.ewiston lirid;;,*'. In n.\i!V>e Iteasts oceuiiii'd the morasses anil briny waters of the Kenneliec and Audrosc(»j,f|j;iii valleys. At a later period, jnnuense streams of water from the still melting' | ice flowed southward thiouiih the Androsco'iuin, forniinniih- Then was deposited the expanse cf sand forming the arid plain siii- rounding the villascot Records. nOUNDARIES AXn XOTAHr.K FK.\TVRF.ff. 97 Tlic followinj? list of the miucmls of tlii;* ro}i;i()M, luid tlio locnlities whi'iv llicy lire chiefly to bo foiiiul, is fiiriiislaid iimiiily l>y Professor (••ii'inii'liiiei : — I<'Ki.i»>i'Ait is foiiinl ia iivrfife and liaiidsome crystals in Cohli's (|nan'y. Ill ropsliani, crystals a foot in diameter iiave been fonnd in Sprajinc's (|iiarry. Fine crystals of Amazonian spar from an old feldspar (piarry uiv fiMind on the banks of the C'atlianec River. Mi( A. Hioi.iTK, I'lii.ozdiMrr:. in crystals, are found at Uie railroad cut nt'Mr till' nppi-r bridjje, and at tiie Tarbox (juarry, 'ropsliani. Near the 01(1 Feldspar quarry slabs have been fonnd a foot wiile. (Jreen mica is fmnid at Xew Meadows. The jireen mica extensively e\chan,i;ed by tlu! late Professor Cleavelaiid was found in a bowlder near tlio river. Lk.i'1!>oijtk is founil at 'I'opsham. Qi;aut/,. — At Sprajrue's (jnarry large crystals, and at the Old Feld- spar quarry crystals a foot in diameter are found. Decahedral quartz ami Hinoky quartz are fonnd in various (pnirries. l>i,i!Vi-. — At ('(;itl)'s (|uarry, small but perfect crystals, with interest- in;; pyramidal faces, are found in Ihc railroad cut near the u]»pcr l»rid;j;e. [At I'isher's cpiarry, Toi)sham, crystals of a lunulred pounds' weight lliave been found. The Kmkk.vi.i) ia said to have been found in a cut near the upper lisliway, in To[)sham. OaknivT. — Small but fine crystals are found in Cobb's quarry. A Ifine, perfect specimen, nearly as large as a man's fist, in the Museum of Bowdoin College, was fonnd in Sprague's qnarr}'. At Fisher's quarry are fine, large specimens. Large quantities of crystals, of ediuin color and large size, have been taken from a (piarry near the ^oad, beyond the Old Felds|)ar (piarry. The most ordinary form is jtlie ikositetrahedron modified by the octahedron and dodecahedron. MAiiNKTiTE is found in many localities. Crystals over two inches IndiMuicter have been taken from Sprague's quarry. TuLUMAMNK. — Large masses are found at Reeky llill. Fine, large, berfeet hemimoriihic crystals are found at Tarbox's quany, Toi)Hham. Jiowu tourmaline is found at New Meadows, near the railroad bridge. Coi.UMuiTK. — Large and perfect crystals have been found at Fisher's |[iiany. One specimen weighed upwards of two pounds. It is found llso at the railroad cut near the upper bridge. GAi,KNrrE and Iron PvaiTES are found (good specimens) near Cathaiice River. Ai'ATrri', is found near Cathance River, and cr3'stal3 are also found Xew ^leadows, near the railroad bridge. 7 98 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPS WELL. TiTANiTE is found at Cobb's qiiarrv, and small but fine cr3-stals are found near Miss Narcissa Stone's bouse. CiiLouiiB is found at Cobb's quarry. BiSMtiTHENiTE is foiuid at Fisher's quarry and at Tarbox's quarrv, associated witli coluiubite. AMrniiuTE is found at Sprague's quarry. Si'iiALENiTE is found at Catiiance Hiver. Moi.YHn".NiTE is found in the bed of tlie river near the Topslian: paper mill, lu. New INIeadows, and at the Old Feldspar quarry. GoiiNiTE is found in a quarry near the road, beyond the Old FcM- spar quarry. The following minerals have also all been found in some one ir more of the three towns, though the exact locality we are unable tn designate: Coppeii Pyrites, Malachite, Calcite, Hematite. C'ir.| KITE, ErnnTE, and ]Moi,YBniTE. TuNGS'fiTE is supposed to have been found, but it is not known Avitli certainty. SOIL AND CEOPS. The soil of Topsham is, for the most part, a light, sand}' loam, with some cla\' at tlie northwestern and northeastern parts. Jii !ln| main, it is tolerabl}' productive. The best farms are on what is calkj the Foreside, and on Cathance stream.. The soil of Brunswick varies from the sandj' loam of the plains toal gravelly loam at the westward. Kich loai.is and heavy clays art I found in a few localities. Peat has been fountl in the low ground east| of Miss Narcissa Stone's house and has been used b}- her. Tlio ItiMJ farms were formerly^ (and probably are now) at Middle Bay aiii Maquoit. The land is said, however, to have been much more (eililt| in An'iner times than at present.^ Ilarpswell can hardly be considered an agricultural town, thoiyli portions of it are very productive. Some excellent farms are to 1*1 found upon the Neck and upon some of the larger islands. Tiie soil! of the Neck is largely granitic rather than a gravelly loam, with siiiali[ tracts of clay loam. On Great Island the soil varies from a liai tenacious chi}' to a sandy loam, while in some localities are round si fine sand, and in others slaty and granitic soils. Most of the fain are equal to those on the Neck, being excellent hay and grazing laii whih; the higher parts are suitable for corn and wheat. Orcliaids iid not flourish well. 1 McKeen, MSS. Lecture. * Maiiie Historical Society Collection, 3, p. lilH. Potatoes, l vatcd liereabc of Lite 3-ears •' l)aiik(>(l up t in tlio ground, Tlie tiora o localities in tli liiTo given is c tlio lirst settler now. At that ilqiot now Stan growth of b(-e( growths were o met with are t tacli), hemlock poplar, spruce, are the ash, cht The climate from that a Qw bays of Bruusw the coast of M; than Brunswick slope, is slightly statement is frc Institution : — " Hetwecn thr were made with land, of Bowdoi were consigned t observations, th( scientific characf the expenditure < "The observa relate to indicatio wiiK', state of th oIoikIs, occurrence auroras, etc. Tl BOUNDARIES AND NOTABLE FEATURES. 99 rntaloos, barkn-, wheat, oats, and beans ore the crops chiefly culti- v.itcil liereabouts. The mode of cnltivation has improved very much of hitc years from wiiat it was in Kevohitionarj' times, when people •> hiinlvcd up their corn very iiijjh, and placed their potatoes very deep in tlie ground, and raised but little of either." liUll e ot le to I Cur. with I loam, n tliel jalloJl toal art I east I ami ei'tiltl to li(| 10 Si)i:| suwl Kiiil iiiul a| ranii!| lami. lis a.i \w. FLORA. Tiie flora of this region is, in general, like that of other similar localities in the central and coast region of 3Iaine. The description hero given is confmed solely to the trees found here. At the time of the lirst settlement the wood growth was very different from what it ia now. At that time there is said to have been an oak grove where the (l('[)()t now stands in Brunswick, and the plains were covered with a growth of beech, instead of pine as at present. Then the prevailing growths were of hard wood. Among the forest trees now commoid}' met with are the alder, beech, birch, cedar, fir, juniper (or hackma- tack), hemlock, four varieties of maple, two of oak, four of pine, and poplar, spruce, and willow. Those which are less commoniy found are the ash, chei'r3-, elm, horse-chestnut, larch, and arbor-vita.'. CLIMATIC AND METEOROLOGICAL. The climate of this region is somewhat difl'erent near the sea-coast fi'oiu that a Qw miles farther inland. In Ilarpswell, and around the bays of Brunswick, the temperature is as uniform as it usuall}- is on the coast of Elaine. Topsham, from its greater elevation, is cooler than Brunswick in the summer and, probably owing to its soutiiern slope, is slightly warmer in the winter. The following meteorological statement is from the Annual Report for 18G7, of the Smithsonian Institution : — " Between the 3'ears 1807 and 1859 inclusive, meteorological records were made with great regularity by the late Professor I'arker C'leave- land, of Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine, and after his death were consigned to this institution for reduction and publication. The observations, though not intended by their author to be of a strictlj' scientific character, were yet found sufficiently valuable to warrant the expenditure of considerable labor in preparing them for the press. "The observations were made at 7 a. m., 1 p. m., and 6 p. m., and relate to indications of the thermometer and barometer, direction of the wind, stale of the weather, amount of rain and snow, character of olonds, occurrence of thunder-storms, fogs, frost and hail, earthquakes, auroras, etc. The observations present, during a period of .02 years, ,100 iiisiORY OF drun::>wick, topsiiam, and harps well. a iiieaii tenipeiiiture of 44° 4' Fahrenlieit, which reduced to the lew] of the sea becomes 44° G'. " The lowest mean temperature for any year occurred in 1859 aiul was 4U° 31', and the highest was in 1840, 51° 60', giving a range of 11° 2!)', which is considerably larger than at places lartlier south in the United States. " Accoi'ding to the average of 52 years, the warmest day falls on the 22d of July, or 31 da3's after the sunnner solstice, and has a niciiii tempcM-ature of G7° 7'. "The coldest day, on an average, is the 18th of January, or 28 days after the winter solstice, having a temperature of l'J° 9' Fahrenheit. "On an average, the 20th of April and the 24th of (t)ctober have the same temperature as the mean of the ei>';re * .n • The lowest record for the whole time is 30° below zero, ant, the highest 102' above. " The northwest wind on an average reduces the temperature 4° G, The north lowers it 3° 1', and the northeast 3° 8'. The southwest wind. on the contrary, elevates the temperature above its normal value, 2° C. In sununer tiie etfect of rain and fog is to lower the temperature (i° .J', In winter, snow, sleet, or rain increases the temperature 4° 3'. From 54,097 observations, the following is the proportional numbci' of winds in 1.000: — SOUTH. NORTH. tVEST. EAST. S. V. an N. E. N. W. S. E. 2!) 40 51 29 143 320 " " From this it results that the most frequent are the noitt. •. ■•. . r 1 southwest, the former in winter and the latter in sunnner. " The least number of days in which rain fell was in Fel^ruary, the greatest in May. The gi'eatest numljerof days in which snow fell was in January. The earliest snow occurred on the 20th of Septeinhir, 1808, and the latest on the 8th of June, 1810. On an average, snow falls in Ikunswicli. on some day in Maj' once in five years, and in October once every other year. The average number of rainy davs is 64, the average number of snowy da^'s is 30. , , "The average amount of rain and snow is 44.68 inches. T!i« greatest amount of rain durnig an}' one day was 8^ incl)?s. No vein- 1 ber 4, 1845. The greatest fall of snow was on the 10th of March. | 1819, and measured 30 inches. <. . ^ > .> . " The greatest number of rainfalls occur while the wind is from the I I i BOUNDARIES AXD NOTABLE FEATURES. 101 north'.'ast, and the least number while it is from the west. Tlie north- east wind in winter is almost constantl}' accompanied by rain or snow, while in summer the southeast surpasses it as a vehicle of rain, — a ivsiilt cvidentl}" due to the position of the place of observation with lespi'ct to the ocean. The mnnbcr of storms of thunder and li<>;htnin. whicrh struck also in twelve other places in that vicinity. On June 7, 1814, about 8 a. m., there was heard a report in the air resemblin>; that of a gun, and gradually dying awa}'. There was no storm at tlio time ; it was doubtless the bursting of a meteor, April 1, 181."), vari- ous sized balls of snow were found in the woods. They were from less than one inch to fifteen inches in diameter, of an oval or globular shape, loose and nniform in texture, and very irregularly distributed, The tracks could be seen where the^' had been rolled over the surface of the snow by the wind. On May 7 and 21, 18 10, there were severe thunder-storms. On the latter date the storm was accompanied with hail, t! " form of which was ver}' remarkable. The hail-stones were in hexangiilar pj'ramids, sometimes half an inch in length. In some the base was almost transparent. On August 0, 1834, there was a severe thunder-shower, during which the vanes on Professor Cleaveland's ami Captain Given's barns were struck by lightniiig. August 20, iSoJ, there was a severe hail-storm, and hail-stones which measured three inches in diameter were picked up at Mustard's tavern, September.'!. 184;'), there was a violent thunder-shower, during which Comniuii's Hall was struck b^- lightning. May C, 1850, there was also a violent storm. The lightning struck Captain Minot's buildings at Mair Point, and in several other places. February 18, 1853, probably the severest storm of all occurred. The lightning struck in over twenty ditl'(>roiit localities ; among others, Deacon Perkins's house on the island in '\\^y>- ham, October 30, 1866, the steeple of the First Parish Meeting- 1 1 011*1 in Briuiswick was blown off. • , In 1869, on September 7, a terrible gale began at seven o'clock I p. M,, and lasted for several hours. In the Lemont woods fourteen | trees were blown down in one spot, and over two hundred trees were blown down in David Marriner's woods. A large number were alsi prostrated in Topsham. The depot woodshed in Brunswick, ami two chimneys on the liledical College, were also blown over. A I great deal of damage was done, of which the above constituted Imt .i| small portion. August 16, 1867, there was another severe storm. (luring which g feet of an em was washed on .severe thunder- in Brunswick, a liy liViilniug. ,] struck hy lightn Accounts hav< which have occi The first and se Enjrl.'ind, and is Tuesday, Nov. The undulation as to rock houses from the shelves, in, and some of tants generally wi omen of evil. Re reference to this severe, though s trepi(hifion among 1-^ I'^^o:., at 7.30 ■••t ' V. sr. ; the o seconds, and were -la.sted one mini i '' A. M. ; Aug. 20 BOUNDARIES AND NOTAIiLK FEATURES. 103 diiriiiu" wliich seven and one half inches of rain foil. Seventy-five I'cct of an eml)anknient on the Androscogiiin railroad in Topshaui was washed out. It was twenty-five feet deep. .Tidy 15, hSGH, a severe thunder-storm occurred, during which two houses and a l)arn in Rrnnswick, and an old wooden warehouse in Topsham, were struck liv lisrhtuing. dune 23, 1874, the Jordan House in Bnuiswick was struck by lisjhtninfjf. Accounts have l»een preserved of some ten shocks of earthquake whicli have occurred here since tlie first settlement of Brunswick. Tlie first and severest was the one which was felt throuj^hout New Eiiftliuid, and is called the " Great Earthquake." It happened on Tuesday, Nov. IS, 17r>r), at al)out a quarter past four o'clock a. m. The luululation of the earth's surfiice in this vicinity was so violent as to rock houses, and throw down chimneys, log fences, and crockery from the shelves. The chimne}' of Reverend Mr. Dunlap's house fell in, and some of his children narrowly escai)ed injury. The iulial)i- taiits geucrall}' were greatly alarmed, and viewed the occurrcmce as an oinoiiof evil. Ueverenle. At a regular meeting of the inhabitants, held Ma}' H, it was voted to ]piiroliiise a bos touriis for the common benefit. It was also at this meeting voted, " That whereas Some of the Inhabitants of tiiis Town have already Urought on Cattle & others expect to have some come lictbre Winter, Tluirefore our lirst rate to our Minister shall be raised on Lolls & poles onley." ' Otlicr meetings were held at different jieriods, at which action was tai, the follow- ing Act was passed, and received the sanction of the governor : — "ACT OP INCORPORATION OF BRUNSWICK. ANKO IIF.GNI REGIS OKOUGIJ 8ECUNDI DUODECIMO. AX ACT For Erecting a Township in the County of York by the Name of Brunswick. " Whereas there is a Competent Number of Inhabitants already set- tled ui)on a Tract of Land lying within the Count}' of York hitherto called and known b}- the name of Brunswick containing the Quantity of about six miles square and lying convenient for a Townshi}) ; and whereas said Inhabitants have humbly petitioned this Court, that order to provide a Suitable Maintenance for the Minister Settlcil I among them, they may be Erected into a Township, and vested with the Powers and Authorities belonging to other Towns. Tiierkfore | for encouragement of the said settlement "U« it Enacted by his Excellenc}' the Governor, Councill and Repre- sentatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the I Same. That the said Tract of Land described in a Plat now returned | to this Court as follows : — "Beginning at the mouth of a brook or Rivulet called Bungamunga- "ByhisExcelk "Jany. 26, 1738 ' P^epscot Papers, MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 107 nock, runiiiiifi into Mnqiioit Ray where it touches upon North Ynr- iiidiith line, and from tlie mouth of said IJrook to run upon a course iioi'tli iiortinvcst, half westerly five miU^s into the wilderness leaving a wediTt' or strip of Land between said line and North Yarmouth, i and from tlience upon a course northeast four miles to the Second Falls of Aniiiscoggin alias Androscogoen Kiver from thence down said T?iver hv Foit George, and down Merry Meeting IJay so far as Stevens car- ;, I'viiii:' riace including several small Islets lying in said liiver above Said Carrying Place, and over said Carrying Place to the head of the (reek or Kiver that runs up to the other side of the said Carrying Place, thence down said creek or Uiver to the mouth thereof, includ- ing an Island therein, and from the mouth of said Hiver to run hy the Waterside southwesterly to the S(juthwest point of a place called the New Meadows, thence to strike across the cove upon course north northwest, till it meets and intersects the upper end of Merry coneag Xeck four rods above the Narrows of said Neck, conimoidy called the carrying [)lace, thenca to run along the Shore to a Neck of Land called Mair point, about a mile and a quarter down said Neck, thence to cross over said Mair point and Maquoit Bay, upon a course noi Mi- west till it comes to the place first above mentioned, be jind hencefui h shall be a Township to be called Brunswick and the Inhabitants ; t'leroof shall have and enjoy all such imnmnities. privileges and pow- ers as Generally other Towns in this Province have and do ])y Law ' enjoy : — " This Bill having been read three Several times in the House of Representatives Pass'd to be Enacted. "[Signed] J. Quincy, Speaker. "This Bill, having been read three several times in Council, Pass'd [to he Enacted. '■ [Signed] Simon Frost, Dep''ly Sec'ry. * "By his Excellency the Governour. I consent to the Enacting this Bill. • " [Signed] J. Belcher. "Jany. 26, 1738, Copy Exam"- ..-. . .. . "[Signed] Simon Frost, Deputy Sec'r^." Brnnswick thus became the eleventh corporate town in IMaine. At [the same time that the foregoing was passed, the General Court also 1 Knoion as the " Oore," 108 IllSTOIiY OF nnVS'SWlCK, TOPSUAM, AXD HMtrsWKLL. passed an Act aiithorizinjif and (Mnpoworiiis; lionjainin Larraltoc Ksr|iiii(., " tt) warn the lnlial)itants of said Town, (lualilycd l)y Law to vote in Town aflairs, to assonihlo and meet toiven as Jiin. 26, 17.'{8. This is accordinj^ to the old nictliod of reclvoning time. The (hite, accordin.] There were six town meetings in 173!>. The (Irst nicot- inii' of tliis year, and tlie first nn(h'r the Act of Incorporation, wiw held March 2(Stli. At this meeting the following otllcers were cho- sen : — Samuel IFinklcy, Moderator and Town Clerk; Captain llenjamin Larraltee. Samuel Iliukley, John (ictchcll, James Dinming, niul David Dunning, Selectmen; John Malkcon. .John IJanows, (on- staliles; Thomas Waslilturn, William Vincent, Samuel Whitney, and James Howe. Tything-Men ; Captain William AVoodside, Wiiiioiid Bradhnrv. John Whitney, and Joseph Berry, Surveyors of Ilitrli- ways ; Hohert Spear and Cornelius Thompson. Keuce-Viewcrs; James Thompson, Town Treasurer; John ISIacCiregor and .lolin McFarlin, Ilog Constables ; Israel Mitchell and William Spear, Field- Drivers. "':.■"'. -'.Ji. •' I 'W -■- •■ ..■..;.;,■;.; .".v >■ .i ' :' ■ - , '• , One hundred and fifty-three pounds and fifteen shillings were voted for town expenses for the year. At (his meeting John CctchcU, l^ohert Spear, Samuel Clark, James Thompson, Benjamin Parker, and Thomas SkoUield were chosen a committee to la}' out highwavs for the conven- ience of the town. - Some proposition looking to the extermination of, or protection from wolves was doulitless made, as the town this year voted, " That tlu' wolves should be left till further consideration." In July it was voted, " That the Minister Shuld Preach att y* South- east end of S** Town (att a place cal** Newmedows) according to what Rates and taxes they shall Pay towards the Support of the Ministry it being agreed upon bj' the whole Town." Against this action of the town, however, a protest was entered bv Benjamin Whitney, Jean Brown, and William Woodside. ' ' A meeting held December 2r)th elected Captain Benjamin Larr.alipea representative " to go to answer the iiresentment commenced ag;iiiist this town at the general Sessions of the Peace." It does not, however, ' Town Records, Vol, \ ; also Pcjepscot Papers. w r MUNICIPAL inSTOliY OF IIRUXsWfCh'. 109 appcjir from the records wlmt was the nature of the action ajjaiiist the town or by whom it was brought. l'ossil)ly it may iiave lioon in con- si'iiiUMicc of tiioir I>('in0 was for the >:iliuy of Hevcrend JNIr. Kutherford, and f-SO for supi)ort of a school- master, leaving but £18 Ibr contingent exi)enses. It was also voted this year to raise £i'00 as a settlement for JMr. Hutherford, "■ if he lives ami (lies minister of Brunswick," and a little more than one fourth of j this amount was to be raised that year. The town voted not to send iiiiy representative this year to the General Court, ami also voted to I allow Ikhjs to run tit large, provided they were properly yoketl anil |i'iiig;t'd. lliupswell Neck was this j'ear set off from North Y'armouth and jiiniiexcd to Urunswick as an " adjacent," ' but was soon after set back niriuii. [1712.] There were five meetings of the town this year. At the liimuml meeting In March, £24G was raised for current expenses, £150 lot' which was for the support aiul £6G for the settlement of the rain- lister. At a meeting held May L'lth, Mr. Henry Gibbs, a freeholder and liosiileiit in town, was admitted as " an inhabitant thereof," and he Inas, at the same meeting, elected to represent the town at the General ICoiirt. This action was evidently not the will of a majority of the |voters of the town, as another meeting for the choice of a ro[)resent- ative was held on the 2Uth of June, and " it being put to vote |»hether to send one or not it was passed in the negative." Several matters pertaining to the vacant lands came up for discns- feiou this year, and at a subsequent meeting it was voted, "That all 1 Massachusetts Records, 1740, p. 351 ; also 303. 110 JIISTOHY OF BRUXSIVICK, TOPSlIASf, AND tlAUISWELL. tho vflcnut TiiMiil Miic the cnst sido of tlio Mniiic Kodc tliiit luifHoni Hninswick fnlls I{iiiiiii pleased to layatiixi Thirty ixninds (New tenner) u[)on the town of Hrnnswick whicli tliivi are very iinahle to pa^', and the C'onstahles of S'' Town has Collt'ottij bnt a wvy small part V)}' reason of their great poverty, for the (ircattJ part of the Settlers have not been able, (as yet) to pay for their li'lj of land of one Ilnndred Acres Each which they have taken of tlio V\'> l)rietors tho at a Reasonable price, for the l)est lots do not excenl tlvt shillings per acre, & other lots not above half so much, & tho soiiiJ have lived upon S** lots, more than ten years, & some near twoiitvl 3'et b}' Reason of onr Great Poverty & l)eing often allarmed with Rumour of Warr, & being often disturbed by the Insulting Iiiili;iii<| and many times are oblidged to Garrison our houses, which is virJ expensive, aiul always obliged to be well provided with arms & aiiiif nition, or Retire to other places of Safety with our famllys & Ciittltj & so o})lidged to neglect our Husbandry whereby our familys liiivJ greatly siifered «fe have been Impoverished, and many families ii| being able to raize their own Provisions, are beholden to other ii:ir'i of the Province for them, & in these times of rumour of Warr do duty r)f Soiildl frontier town, from the great* the IpcMc/it of I ami keeps them lioii.scs it when ffhicli keeps ns tioiiers lliimblj premisses into ' the town of Hni paying I'rovinci iiicourage the in iviu'rc they can i Defend theinseh '^re.'itcr part of land 11 icy are .set j;reatly Incouragt in a few years, 1 their Industry en he laid upon the tioners shall ever [1"42.] The t to " the (ireut am to (ill the office. [I"1.'5.J Tvo aiinnal meeting I nViiiond Hradbur ity, however, a)»on illegal, by Captain Kohcrt Spear, Duv the (ieneral Court August. Thislaft election of town oil 'vood, and James I I representative. A\ ! to provide a pair ol MUNIVII'AL lllsTOltY OF liltUNSWlVK. Ill duty of Soiildiers, in Dofciidiiif; ourselves & lUMglilioiirs, we lieiiijj; ii frontier town, & so of serviee to llie Province, the fi)rt beinjj; Ueinote from till' jireiit«'st part of the Inhaliitiints wiiicli Cunt lie nvoiih-d, for the litiiellt of Ihisliandrj, wliieli Fort is a (Jreat terror to tiie Indians ami keeps them in some aw, yvX thoy uftentimes Insults »m in our private houses & when they are in any want of victuals, they kill our Cattle, ffhicli keeps us under fi'ars it Discoiirafienients. therefore your IVti- tioiiers llunilil}' pray that this llonouralile Court would take tlu; premisses into your wise Consideration and almti; the tax laid upon the town of Hnuiswick for the year 1740, and Kxcusc S"* Town from pnyini? I'rovincy taxes, for some time to come which will f^reatly ineoiMMge the Inhabitants to settle the reniot(! parts of the Province HJiere tliey can at present, (luit witii (ireat Dilliculty) f^el a livin;;', & Defend themselves & neiours in these Kxposed parts, tho the Greater part of the Iidud»itants are not able to pay for the hjts of laml the}' arc settled ui)on, Tiie lb lourable Courts conipassjou will ii-ieiitly Incourai items was one of six pounds due Deacon Samuel Ilinkley " lor ton days going after a minister to suppl}' the town," and anotlier uf £3 lO.s. for a '• constable's staff." The report of the connnittee was accei)ted. At a si)ecial meeting of the town in May, a committee was chosen to secure "■ a schoolmaster upon as reasonable terms as i)ossilile." At this meeting Deacon Samuel Ilinkloj' was chosen '-a connnissioiier to appear at the Great and General Court held at Boston, to prefer a | l)etition or j)etitions in behalf of the town." He was to receive liis inshuctions from a committee consisting of the selectmen, and Dnviil Dunning, Ebenezer Stanwood, and Robert Finney. His compensatimi I was to be 12.s. i)er day and £o for expenses. For what objct .i petition was to be presented does not appear from the records, li was, however, in all probability, in reference to an unfortunate dittti- ' Maaaachusetta Records, 1743, p. 99. MUNICIPAL lUSTOHY OF BRUNSWICK. 113 eiico that liml arison hotwooii tlie t for liis services and to be allowed £4 for iiis expenses. In the absence of an}- evidence in the matter, it is to lie presumed that the object of the petition was the same as of the one presented the next year, and that, for some reason, this petition was never presented, or if presented was not acted upon. The town also voted at this meeting to raise no money for current expenses, until that already assessed had been paid in b}- the consta- bles to the receivers appointed by the town. [1747.] At the annual meeting in INIarch, 1747, the town voted " to ap[)l3' to the General Court for })rotection " against tlie Indians, and David Dunning was chosen to i)repare a petition in behalf of the town, under instructions from Ebenezer IS tan wood, John Getcliel, and Thomas Skoltield. He was to receive £1) for his services. This petition was, in all probability, favorably considered b\' the General Court, as the whole region from Wells to Topsliam was at this time infested with savages.' At all events, it was either considered ami acted U[)on, or else previous action on the matter had already been taken, for.in May following. Captain Jordan was stationed atTopsluini with thirty men.'-^ [1748.] The town, at its annual meeting in March, 1748, voted to send a petition, signed by the selectmen in behalf of the town, to the General Court, requesting to have Western m^n sent there for soldiers, instead of calling upon the inhabitants of IJrunswick and its vicinity. Tiie linancial allairs of the town were still in an unsettled condition, and consequent!}' a committee was chosen at a specKal town meotiiij! held in May, "to shew-^ the Receiver and Treasurer that refuse to | pa}- in the town's money according to vote of the town, and said com- mittee is instructed to make up accounts with all or any person \Yho| have any legal demands on the town." The town, moreover, at this meeting chose Deacon Samuel [link- le}'. Lieutenant Ebenezer Stanwood, and Robert Finney aconunittefi to ai)pear in behalf of the town at the (|uarter sessions for the couiitvj of York, to be held in (Jctober following, *' to recover the town's \(%A debts and prosecute any person in whose hands the town's money ma} | be found not paid out in the town's legal debts." In October of this j'ear the selectmen assessed CoO on the citizens] as a town fund, and to pay a premium for wolves' heads. 1 WilUamxnn, History of Maine, 2, p. 252. >* i. t., to instruct. '^ Smith's Journal, p. 12i). MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF BRVNSWICK. 115 [174!).] The town, at a spofial mooting in January. 1749, np- l)()iiit('(l Kn.sitfn William Vinoont to inspect tlio tishcrv at Brunswick mid to regulate the same according to instructions from the selectmen. A proposition was also made at this time to petition the General t'i)Uit for the annexation to Brunswick of the i)rocinct of Topsham. file question was laid on the table for consideration at a future meet- [1750.] At the annual meeting in March, ITSO, the town voted a present of £40, old tenor, to Reverend Mr. Dunlap, and voted to take up a contril)ution tour times a year for the support of the Widow Mitciiell. In INIay the town voted to raise £40. Iav[ful vioncif, for Reverend Mr. Dunlap. £20 l;5.s. 4(/. of this amount was to pay his salary and the balance to be a gratuity. It was also voted to raise £21 G,s. Od., lawful monej', of which £13 6,s. Hd. was for Mr. Dunlap's settlement, £5 G.s. Sd. to make good the town stock of amnumition, and £2 13.s. Ad. for otlier town expenses. The town declined this year to raise an3' money for a schoolmaster. [1701.] At a town meeting iii February, 1751, a committee was appointed to have the care and control of tiie common lands of the town, with authority to assess damages upon trespassers and to prosecute all siK'li claims should recourse to law become necessary'. It was also voted to add £1.'5 6.s. 8d. lawful money, to the salary of Reverend Mr. Dunlap, "providing he will take his pay in such specie as the town can pay him in at the market price, otherwise ^Ir. Dunlap must adhere to his first agreement with the town." A bount}' of £1 was otl'ered by the town for each wolf killed by traps or pits within the limits of the town. It was also voted to raise £40, lawful money, in such specie as the town can produce in lumber,, at the market price, and also to raise £.S in cash, to pay the minister's IsiihuT, £;3 6s. M. for "Granny Mitchell," and £4 l;5s. 4(/. for town [expenses. [1752.] At the annual town meeting £4 was voted to Robert [Smart " for building a pair of stocks and whipping-post at our meeting lliouse." This year the town records begin to be double dated, in consc- li|ii('iK'e of an Act of I'arliament ailopting the new stj'le of reckoning jtiiiie. As the diH'erence between the old and new methods of reckon - |iiii? time is now so generall}' understood, it is unnecessary here to siitir into any explanatitjn of the matter. The records appear to be iiiible dated from the first, but this is probably due to the interpola- piou of t)ie second dates by some later town clerk. The previous 116 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND HARPSWELL. '• '',; ■ dates in this book have all been old st^'le, Ijut what follow will all he according); to the new style. [17;").").] At the anmial town meeting in March, 1753, a vote was passed to petition the General Court for power to tax the lands m town belongini; to non-resident proprietors, unless they should snecMlily grant some satisfactory assistance to the inhabitants to enal)le tluin " to linish the Meeting house, settle the ISIinister and defray other publick charges." This vote was reconsidered at the October meetinir, antl it was then voted to delay action upon it until the following spriii^r. At this October meeting Captain David Dumiing was ap})oint('(l ;i connnissioner, in behalf of the town, to jcjin the (jther towns in tbe county in signing a petition to have the countv divided. ' The town also voted to raise £10, in lawful money, for a supply of annnnnition and .£'20, old tenor, for the relief of Widow ]\Iitchell. The ratable polls in Brunswick at this time were about eighty.' [1754.] The town, in 1754, voted to raise £55 for current exj)ens('s, " to be paid in. lumber landed in Boston on or before September 1st." At the annual meeting in JNIarch, the question of taxing the ImiuK of non-resident proprietors again came up, but the town then vntnl not to petition the General Court, at that time, for power to assess these lauds, on account of the anticipation of a war. In Septenilier, however, the town voted that their representative should prefer such a petition to the General Court, and suitalile instructions were accord- ingW given, October 1st, to John INIinot, Ksquire, by a conunittce con- sisting of Sanuiel Iliuklc}', David Dunning, James Thompson, iiiul Samuel Stanwood, who were appointed for that purpose. Those instructions were, in brief, that he should, with the assistance of an al)le lawyer, draw up a petition to the General Court, in wiiidi it should be stated that the town had undergone nnich ditliculty ami its settlement been retarded by reason " of the wars and incursions nil the enem3' " ; that the town had not equal privileges with other towns, | which could sell or grant vacant lands for public uses, whereas tluw who were settled u[)on land.'-' derived from i)roprictors could not do so, For tliis reason, the petition was to state further that the town piau'il '• for power to rate the non-resident Proprietors' land for the siiiin)i| £200 for the following uses." 1. For finishing the meeting-house. 2. For the settlement of their minister. y. For establishing a school in the town. I. To hell tors' L'liifls ; V road would ta The repres( would give .sec uses, he was a [1755.] I„ 'J"o pay Join rate at Top.slia of fl.s'. " for fi\ '•arc of the ke}- The town dci tioii ofTopshai The vote of tl to have been fii former constabl tlio taxes whic belonging to Fo Join) Smart, J entered their dis The selectmen Court, applying '• To ms ExcKi.r.i AfANDKR IX Cii CriJ., AM) IIo AfUl'ST IITM THE AIE.MOI "That in Cou their Sessions in said Town by re order 14 men out l>iick-of the In'iab "rdcr of this Co sliort time, not n superceeded on tli ^ Memorandum on cover of Bntnsicick Records, in Pejeiisvot Collection. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 117 I . To liclp clear and koe|) {jood tlie county road throiitih tlie jiroprie- tors' lands ; which, "if it should bo insisted upon to make it a complete loiid would tako the bi^<«;or part of said money." The representatiye was also instructed that in case the projiriotors would give security for the payment of £100 for the above-mentioned uses, he was authorized to withdraw his petition.* [17;");").] In 1755 the town |)assed the followiiii!; votes : — To pay John Orr £1, lawful money, "for collectin<; the Province rate at Tojisham for 1752," and to pay William Spear an amuial salary of n.s'. '* tor sweeping the meeting-house, locking doors, and taking care of the key." The town decided not to petition the General Court for the annexa- tion of Toi)sham this year. Tlie vote of the town in 1741, in regard to taxing soldiers, seems not to iiiive been fully enforced, as instructions were this year given to the former constables of the town to proceed according to law to collect the taxes which had been assessed upon the otiicers and soldiers bolongiug to Fort (Jeorge. Against this action of the town John Orr, John Smart, James Ellet, Sanmel t'lark, and Thomas SkoKield piitcred their dissent and protest. The selectmen this year sent the following petition to the General Court, applying for militar}' relief: — "PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY. "To UIS EXCKLLKNCY WlI.U.VM SuiKI.KY ES(J. CaVTAIX GkNK1!.\L AND CoM- MANDKu IN Cun;r OF SAID PiiovixcK, Tni; IIoNi"-" His AIa.iicstys Coun- (II.L, AND IlorsK of UKI'KKSFNPATIVF.S in GkXKUAL CoriJT ASSKMHLKD August IF" i7oG. TIIK MEMORIAL OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF lUtUNSWICK Hi MliLY ShKWKTII, " That in Consequence of a INIomorial presented to this Court at their Sessions in jMay last representing the exposed circumstances of saiil Town by reason of the Enemj', this IIon''Court was pleased to order 14 men out of Capt. Samuel Goodwin's Company to scout on the back of the Inhabitants from Fort George to jMaquoit untill the finther Order of this Court ; the Benetitt of which they enjoyed but a very short time, not more than two wei-ks, when the aforesaid Order was superceeded on the Petition of Thomas Hancock Escj and others and 1 Pejepscot Papers. 118 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWKLL. Oil tlie 7th July it was ordcretl by this Court that said 14 iiicii lie rotmiu'd to said Coini)any again by which moans the Inhabitants at tiiis Critical Season of their Husbandry are greatly exposed U) lliu Incursions of the Indian enemy. As the former Memorial was in belialf of a ( Jarrison situate near the meeting house on the main road from Maquoit necessary for tlie entertainment of Exiiresses, or any otlier Travellers in time of Warr kept by M'' Robert Speer who is greatly advanced in age, and very ilecrepid, the support of wiiidi Garrison would be a kind of Barrier to the Inhabitants, and a great Security to the House of Publick Worsiiip, tiiese & many otlier rea- sons that might lie urged in favour of said Garrison, iiiiil)li(!ly liuown & universal!}' contcnuiod. as tiic rneniit's of Aiucr- icaii Libert}' : and tlienopforth we will break olf all doaliiifis witli him or her." ' These proceedings having been read in full to tiie meeting, tlic town resolved, "that the proceedings of the Grand Congress be adopted and nuich applauded by this town, quite uiuinimous." and Toliiiis Ilani, Natiianiel Larrabee, .Tames Curtis, SjiUiuel Stanwood, Ehoiiezer Stanwood, nnd Tiiomas Tiionii)son were elected " a com- mittee to see to the due observance of the eleventh article in the pro- ceedings of the CJrand Congress." Tliere is on fde a warrant of this year, in his AFajesty's name, call- ing tiie voters to choose a rei)resentative to the h'gislature at Salem, hut no aecting was held, as the citizens no longer recognizeil the royal authority. ^ [177"».] At a meeting of the town held January 10, 177.'), the pro- jcoodings of the Pro incial Congress, at Concord, in December, were I imaiiiniousl}' ap()roved, with the exception of the article relating to ■storing the goods after the tenth of October next," in regard to iwhicii article the vote was seventy-nine yeas and twelve nays. A vote was also i)assed " that if a Number out of the several com- [piinies of militia should list as n)innte men," then eacii town ought to make them such reasonable satislaction as shall be thought proper [by the town where they belong " Samuel Thomi)son, who was now a [colonel, was elected as delegate to the Provincial Congress. At a meeting held March 9, Benjamin Stone, Xathanicl Larral)ee, Ijiiines Curtis, Deacon Stanwood, and Aaron Ilinkley, Ksquire, were lek'cted " a Committee of safet}' to consult what they shall think best |at this crisis and make rej^ort at the adjournment of this meeting." At a meeting held six days later, in the west meeting-house, the Itottii voted " to pay Henry Gaidner Esq. all the Province Money in jtlie hands of the collectors of the town, agreeable to the advice of pur Congress." At a meeting held April 27, Aaron Ilinkley, Deacon Sanmel Stan- tuoil.lJenjamin Stone, Captain Curtis, and Captain William Stanwood, Jr., were chosen a Committee of Correspondence ami also a Committee bl' Supplies, to i)rovide amnmnition and whatever else was thought pessary for the safet}' of the town. American Archives, Fourth Series, Vol, 1, p. 915. ^ Pejepscot Papers. 124 iiis'jony of niiihVswiCK, rorsiiAM, and UMirswKLi.. At a sii])soqiioiit rnootiii<;, Kovoroiul John jNIillcM-, Bciijnmiii Itiilcuiit, fiidcdii Owens, .Ifmcpli Mcldici', .Joseph AlU-n, ('oloiiel Sniinicl 'I'Ikiih. HON, Diivid lirowii, (icoiffe lliiytU'ii, Hciijaiuiii Iliiikh-y, iiiid Imh- jniiiiii Larnihoc were added to " tlie Coimiiittee of liispeetioii," as Hn Committee of Safety was also desi^fiiated. Samuel 'I'hompson ww cleeteil deleuate to tlift Proviiieinl Congress, from Hnmswick imi Ilnrpswcll, jiiid he was to serve for one year after the last U'edncsil.n in tile following .May. The selectmen were instrneted to inforni tli, Committee on Supplies why the town did not comply with their retjiKs! in regard to coats, etc., for the army. " •' • At a meeting held on the fourth Tuesday in ISIay, it was voted tliai the powder and Hints provid(>d l)y the town should be efiually diviiliil to each man in town, and tiie town was to pay the cost of [irocuiiii:' the powder ; and " if the men who enlist under Capt^ain Curtis slioiiH be called away, for them to carry their aminunition with them." A ])atrol was estaldished this year, under the direction of the ollieers uf| the militia. In consequence of the jjublic distress and the grievousness of the i taxes, Reverend Mr. IMiller and Mr. John Farren, the schoolmastpr. voluntarily gave up a portion of their salaries, and Thomas Skollitlil| and Nathaniel Larrahee. two of the selectmen, served the town thai cai)acity gratuitously. [177(1.] .' the ainnial meeting in March, 1776, James Ciivtis, I Samuel Stanwood, Thomas Thompson, Andrew Dunning, and Natii!iii| lei ijarrabee Avere chosen a Committee " of Correspondence, Inspw- tion and Safety." At a sult80(iuent meeting, held May 27, it was voted " to send si petition to the Great and General Court," and the selet *men, togetkr with the Committee of Correspondence and Samuel Thompson, nmv a brigadier-general, Thomas SkoHield, and Tliomas Cotton, wcifl elected a committee to draft the i)etition. "What the object of tliiropri('tors made an agreement with Aaron llinkloy for hiin to survey- tlie town Commons. Tliis he had done, l)ut tlie survey ditt't'ivil so much from the plan made by James Scales, " and the inhabitants made so much uneasiness about it," that it was laid one side, and the Scales plan was accepted. The proprietors complain, however, (if the neglect of the selectmen in the matter.' This explains wiiy, at a subsequent meeting, held JMa^' 12, the town voted to have tiie Comniuiis surveyed, but laid upon the table till the next meeting the clause in the warrant relative to applying to the proprietors for a deed. At this meeting, Aaron Ilinkley, William Stanwood, and Andrew Duiniiiig were chosen to consult as to the best method for supporting the I'aiiii- lies of soldiers. " Then the votes were brought in for the proposed form of govern- ment, and tiiere appeared to be for said form three, and against saiii form seventy hve." This vote was in regard to a proposed new con- stitution for the Commonwealth of Massaclnisetts, which was not rat- ified by the towns in consequence of several serious defects contfiiiii'd in it. At a meeting held June 2, Aaron Hinkley, William Stanwood, Jr., and Captain Curtis were cliosen " to give our Representative Instruc- tions." What these instructions were has not been ascertained. A vote was also passed at this meeting that the one himdn'd and tiltv- eight dollars given, as an additional bounty, to the five men who went into ihe service, agreeably to a resolve of tlie General Court, of April 20, 1778, should be paid by a tax on the j»olls and estates of tlie west end of the town. The only explanation of tiiis vote which wo can siio- gest is, that the east end of the town may have furnished the live imii called for, and should therefore be exempt from paying ar.y bounty. At a meeting held on the tenth of June, tiie town voted " to liiy out the Commons agreeable to the minutes that were read, viz., 8' Commons to be bounded on the head of IV'iddle Bay lot,^ and to extend northerly between and adjoining upon the lots that front upon the twelve rod road and the lots that front upon ^^ericonege marsiios. and upon the lots that front upon New "iMeadows river, until l.tmo acres be completed." Csqitain James Thompson protested agaiii-t this vote, probably for fear lest the Coinmons night encroach iipun his lot. A committee was chofcn, however, to la^' out the lam! in conformity with this vote, and Stephen Getchell was chosen surveyor. ' Brunswick Records, in P^epacot Collection. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 127 At a meeting held on the 10th of September, it was voted " that such shirts as are lit to be sent to our brethren in the arnn" be 4cS/ each ; tliat good shoes for said service be 54/ , each pair; that good stock- ings for said service be -'{O/, eaeli pair." At a meeting held December 2."), tlie town voted to accept of the survey of tlie Commons as hiid out by the committee chosen the pre- vious Mav, but not to accept a deed of them from Xoyes, if made according to Hinkle3''s survey. A committee was cliosen to consult witli tlie proprietors' agent in regard to the matter. [177'J.] Brigadier Tiiompson, William Stanwood, and Doctor Diinken were chosen a committee to supply the families of those men who went from this town into the Continental service with such neces- saries as thej- might need. The town also voted an approi)riation of £200 for that purpose. James Elliot. Jr., Sanniel Dunlap, Samuel ■Stainvood, Jr., Thomas Godfrey, and Stephen Pennell were chosen a Commiitee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safely. The selectmen were, at this meeting, instructed to procure a deed oi" the Commons, and the committee chosen to lay out the Commons were directed to complete their work as speedily as possibly. The selectmen were also instructed to take etfectual means to secure, for the benefit of the town, the growth of lumber on the Commons. Tliomas Pennell was allowed £4 8s., '' it being for so much Counter- kit Money he took in part of his tax in the year 177G." Four prisoners — probabl}- British soldiers — were taken care of in Brunswick this year, and the town consequently voted the following sums as compensation to those having charge of them : — To Cap*^ain Dunlap .... " " Thompson " Lieutenant Rerr}- .... •' Mr. John Dunning The siun of three pounds was also voted to Jacob Anderson for ser- vices in carrying shirts, shoes, and stockings to Portland. At a special meeting in August, the town voted its approval of the transactions of the convention held at Concord on the fourteenth of July preceding. The object of that convention was to establish a State price-current, and to adopt otiier measures to prevent monopoly, 'xtoition, and unfair dealing, and spirited resolutions were passed, lixiiig the prices of several articles of merchandise.' £G 8.S. Od 4 4 1 4 2 14 ^ History of Concord, Mass., p. 122. FT' 1 128 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. Aaron Ilinkloy. William Stanwood, Thomas Skolficld, Josoph Cui- tis, ami Deiiooii Stanwood were chosen a commiltee " to sot the juicos on the articles in the town and cany the resolution into effect." riioy were also directed to inform the committee of the town of Boston con- cernin<>; the action taken in this matter bv Brunswick. At a meeting' on the ninth of November, an account of the procccil. ings of tiic convention held at Concord in the previous month was w-m], and it was thereupon inianimousl}' voted, " to stand by the procee(lii)i;> of said convention," and Aaron llinklo}', Deacon Stanwood, Tlioiiias SkoUiold, Captain Curtis, and Captain William .Stanwood wore cU'cicil a tounnittee '• to see said resolutions put into execution." The con- vention referred to was held at Concord on the sixth of OctolxT, at which a revision of the price-current adopted at the .luly convention was made, and resolutions were passed relating to trade, curroncv, etc. County and town meetings were recommended to carry those resolutions into ell'cct.' [17^(0.] At the ammal meeting in March, i7iS(), the following appropriations were voted : The sum of 84, ().')() for highways, and to paj' out of this thirty dollars per day for the labor of each man, twenty-five dollars for each pair of oxen, and five dollars for each cart, £12 to William Sjjcar lor his services for two years as sexton of the west meeting-house, and twenty-five dollars per da}' as compensation to the selectmen, " the}' to find themselves and paper." The town at tliis time elected Brigadier Thompson as its agent to the Cicneral Court, in conformit}' with a resolve of that bod}', i)ass('il December 4, 1771). At a meeting held May 15th, the; town postponed voting in rctiaid to a change of th" State Constitution until the next meeting. I'lolw- bly the next meeting of the town occurred too late for the vote of Brunswick to have an}' elfect, since no vote of the kinil was recunlod at any sul)se(|uent meeting this year. About this time a circular letter was received from .lere I'owoll, President of the General Assembly of JNIassachusetts Bay, desiring, in urgent terms, the town to furnish its pro|)ortion of blankets nciMlod for the army at once,- as called for, amongst other things, by a reisolvc of that body passed t be previous year. The town accordingly voted to furnish the blankets and otlnr articles and " to allow for each pair of good shoes, such as the aiivnt will receive so much of the present currency as will purchase seven ' lIMory of Concord, ilaaa , p. 122. * P^epacot Papers. MUNICIPAL IIISrOIiY OF BRUNSWICK. 120 pecks of Indian corn, and for stookinga of the like qnality, the vahie of five pecks of corn, and for shirts the same price as of slioes, and for liinnkcts — tlieni that are good — the vahie of fonr bnsiiels in said currency." At a meeting held Scpteml)cr Itli, tlic town cast its first vote for governor of the Commonwealth of ]\Iassachnsetts, lientenant-governor, ;iiiil senator. Whom tlie town voted for as governor is not nien- I'ioiumI. but nndonhtedl}' it was Jolni Hancock. Ilonoralilc Samnel Ailaiiis receiveti a majority of eleven votes as lientenant-governor, and ,I()!in I.ewis, Esqnire, fonrteen votes as senator. Honorable James liowilniii received tliree votes as lieutenant-governor. At a meeting in October, Brigadier 'I'lioinpson, Doctor Dnnken, and .loim (Jiven were cliosen as a committee to procnre tlie beef wliich linil lieen demanded l)y tlie (uMieral Court for tlie supply of tlie army. Tlity were instructed that, if they were unable to procnre tlie whole ainoini', they should, with the selectmen, make known to the General Court the rea> 413 132 IlISTOliY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, A2CD IIAItrSMELL. ■I i answer the Topsham potition. This petition was tlie renewal of n former one, to iiave the islands in the Androscoggin Hiver annexed tu Topsliani. [17«().] At a special meeting in January, 178(), a committee av;is chosen to petition the General Court for some abatement of the town's assessment in the next State tax. The town voted to hold even alternate town meeting at tlie east meeting-iiouse. A resolution \va> adopted that it was the unanimous desire of the town tiiat a cauiil liu cut througli from New Meadows Hiver to Merr3meeting Way. It was also voted to be the unanimous wisli of the town tiiat the counties of York, Cumberland, and Lincoln be made a separate State, and Aaron Ilinklev was elected a delegate to a convention to be held at rortlainl (Falmouth) for the consideration of this subject. [1787.] The town this j'ear again voted in favor of making Yuik, Cumberland, and Lincoln Counties a separate State. At a meeting lield on the eightoentli of December, the town voted — twenty-three to seven — "to accept of the proposed Ibrm of (iov- ernmenl for the United States as it now stands," and Cai»(ain Joliii Dunlap was elected a delegate to an assembly which was to meet ai the State House in Boston, on the second Wednesday in Jamiaiv, 1788, for its ado|)tion or rejection on the part of iVIassachusetts. This was the vote of Brunswick on the question of the acceptance, by tlic States, of the Constitution of the United States. [1788.] At the annual town meeting in 1788, Captain John Teter- son. Deacon Dunning, and Nathaniel Larrabee were chosen a coiiiinit' I tee to [letition tlie (ieneral Court for a modification of the "Fish Ad," The town very injudiciously voted to lease one hundred acres ot'llie Conunons to AVilliam Alarriner, and the selectmen were authorized lo I lease as much more to other parties as migiit be desired. A vote wa passed this year, that all future town meetings should beheld altlifl west meeting-house. On tl e eighteenth of December, the town, for the first time, votni for Pre!- ideutial electors, and Honorable Duinmer Sewall and Sainiieli Freeman received a majority of the votes cast. [1781).] The town this year decided to hold one animal meeli'ii<; i of three at the east end of the town, and to hold all its other mi'etiiis| alternately at the east and west ends. [17'.)0.] This year Benjamin Chase, his family and estate, werostil ofl'from the town of Freeport and annexed to the town of Bruiiswiik, 1 Massachusetts Special Laws, 1 , p. 277. [17!)I] T 171*0. seems to eallcd January (ieneral IaWwo At the annu; a canal from M affonvards recoi All address \'\ Maine was reat /he — in favor c [I7:»2.J The District of Mail sixteen. [1793.] In ; iiistnieled to tak "ood's hands, an cuiild, and deposi The town also ing building a no [179-1.] ' In 17 a State was again 'ive against so doi Tiie town also (iill for his past se Tlie town this 3 I Constitution." AV I "lot specified. It jtiieConstitutirnof and probably was jtion, much earlier [\l'di>.-] The to I three — against the [l"9fi-] "At a priiiisffiek, legall.)- polo purpose of tak |«ith respect to the iiiiaiiiinously to su]) [1797.] The to ' new State. n'!^«-J In 179; fehoiild give a deed pi' Is 1 ' MUNICIPAL mSTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 133 [1701 ] The vote for roprosoiitative to Congross in November, 171)0. seems to have been in some way illegal, as a special meeting was ealicd .l.'Uiunrv 2.'i. 17D1, for the pnrjjose of anotlier election, at which tkiUMiil J-iithgow received a majority of eighteen votes. At the annual meeting tiiis year, a committee was chosen to locate a canal from i\[aquoit Baj' to the Androscoggin River, bnt tlie town afterwards reconsidered the vote. All ad - :*; " '.' •■}.'.. . • [1798.] In 1798 it was voted bj^ the town that the selectmen Should give a deed of the two hundred acres of land which the town 134 llISrOHY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAItPSWELL. had previously voted for the benefit of liowdoiii Collefje, and tlicv were iiistnieted, if neeessary, to petition the (General Court lor thr requisite luithority. A comniiltee was also chosen " to settle some accounts disputalilc between the Baptist and Congre«;ational societies in tliis town." At 'I nieetiufr held in October to consider in reted to have it | located in the vicinit\' of Samuel Beals's,' and api)roi)riated two liiiu- dred and seventy-five dollars to finish the outside. [1808.] In 1808 the town voted that at the annual meetiii}>siii| March. April, and May, every legal voter should take his seat in tliii meeting-house, and there remain until the moderator of the nioetiiigl shoidil by name call upon him to corae forward and put in his votiJ This rather dilatory method of voting was, iindoulitedly, tried as i\ remedy for the disorderly conduct so often prevalent at nuuiicipail meetings. A committee was chosen this 3'ear to apply to the Pejepscot proprie-l tors for permission to sell and dispose of the town Commons, niiiiistnj and school lots, " and marsh," the interest of such sales to be ap[)ri>| 1 It stood on the lot in the rear of Mrs. Frances Owen's residence, on Federal Stmt. pW.itcd for til think proper. in tilt' town n ciently evidon 'I'lie elfect o Ik'ccMiber, wa foniii'd no exc fill pciition to pond the law h 'I'lie selectnn the town of B "ick. and to as i'^i'its of that 1 olitaiii ;i removj suspension of c ['««!'.] On lilt ions : — "J St. liesoh Act of Congress tlie spirit of tlie plonicntary acts, iiist-, asalarminjj tion ; that they t they greatly ii",,.,-, and daily aggi-a\| if Joiig continued the (Embargo, wli or as a Jueasurc . orders cffcet our appreliension that who has declared tlie war either as "3il. lie.soh'rk tration to unite J nhich we deprec.-f persuaded tliat al that governmeijt ,| '^'^y settled and principles miitiiallj "4tli. JiesohJ MUNICIPAL mSTOliY OF UliUNHWWK. 135 priiiti'd for the use of schools, or in such other way as the town sliouUl tliiiik i)roi)er. As no unswrr to any rctiucst of tliis kind can W foinul in till' town rccijrds, or in tiie IVjcpscot I'apcrs or Records, it is snlli- cieiitlv evident that no such i)erniission was ever <2;ranted. The etfect of tiie Einltarjfo I-aw, passed in Congress on the previous ik'ci'inher, was severely felt tliroujfjiont New England, and Brunswick foniii'd no exception. The town tiierefore voted to present a respect- ful pi'tition to the President of tlie United States praying him to sus- pend the law laying an embargo, either wholly or in part. Tlie selectmen were also requested to transmit to the selectmen of the town of Boston a cop^' of the proceedings of the t(nvn of Bruns- wick, and to assure them of their cordial co-operation with the inhab- il;uits of that metropolis m any constitutional measures necessary to olitaiii a removal or alleviation of the grievances they suflered from a suspension of commerce. [1HI)!».] On .January 23. 180'.), the town adopted the following reso- lutions : — "1st. llesolvedy That the inhabitants of this town do consider the Act of Congress laying a permanent embargo as directly repugnant to the spirit of the Constitution of the United States and the several sup- plementary acts, but especially the act passed un the sixth of .Tanuary inst., as alarming vicjlations of the express provisions of tiiat Constitu- tion ; that they tend directly to the annihilation of the revenue, while they greatly increase the expenses of the United States; to produce .inil daily aggravate ilistress among the great body of the people, and if long continued to excite domestic convulsions. '' "id. Jt'isohu'd, That the last ac;t of Congress designed to enforce the Embargo, when its utter inutility either as a measure of precaution or as a measure of coercion, upon those belligerents whose decrees and orders ellcct our commerce, is acknowleged by all, forces njjon us the I apprehension tliat the embargo originated in the will of that Emperor who has declared that he will comi)el the United States to take part in the war either as friends or allies. "3d. lieiiolved. That we believe it is the intention of the adminis- tration to unite with France in a war ag:unst Great l>ritaiii, a war whieli we deprecate as neither just, necessar}' or wise ; since we are persuaded that all matters of disi)ute i)etween the U'nited States and that government might by sincere and honorable negotiation be aini- Ci-.bly settled and a friendl}- commercial intercourse re-established on principles mutually advantageous. "4tli. Jtesolved, That the organization of a large military force in 136 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAHrSWF.LL. a time (tf peace, for purposes coiK'i'jilod from llie peo|t1('. excites in (uii liiiiids tlie un»st al!inniiiri!ili.sts presmne not to point out to your oiiliyrlitpiiod and lioiioriil)l(' liody tlie grii'vous HntlV-rings inttictod, or the essential ritriits violMtcd hy the Acts of Confjifss liiyinj; n lu'rinjinciit oiidmrtio, and cspi'cinlly liy the Act for cnforcin>;n relations, tlie same happy result would have followed; but luniiappily the reverse has been realized and our government have dis- ^(•(ivoicil a (ixcd determination to reject fcvery proposal of accommoda- Ition with one of the belligerents and disposition to submit with [astonisliing [alacrity?] to gross and wanton violations of a solemn [treaty and [loj unceasing insults from the other [belligerent.] "Your memorialists disdain to be the apologists for the aggressions lor insults of an}' nation, but justice compels them to declare what Itlicv fully believe that Great Britain has manifested a disposition to nlinst in an amicable manner our ditl'erences with that nation, while ■"•e lias not only disregarded the oiiligations of a treaty, but has red her determination to comi)el the United States to take part the war either as friends or allies. "Your inemonalists see with extreme [solicitude?] the organiza- P'lii of Mil estraurdiuary military force in a time of peace, the object of wmm' ^ 138 HISTORY OF niiuNswicK, topsham, and iiahphwkll. which in c'oiicctilcd fVom tho p('0|il(' ; mid wo (locliirc our uttor dt'ltstii- tioii nf tlio Act of the sixth instant, dcsi^nctl to cnforci' iin cnilcii^o. which even its advocatcH on Iho lh>or of Connrcss ackuowlcil<4(il tu linve prodnocd no ellcct ns a nioasure of coercion agninst the bclli^ci. ents, wiiilc the ovils nttectinj? the poopU; of the I'nited States imvc l)een incahMilaltiy severe and aie still IncreaHin^; and wc! do consider the provisions of that Act as nnconstitiilional. tyrannical, and oppn>. sive in the hijihcst de|j;ree, and are hound 1>\ the strongest oliligali(jih to resist them in every le}^al and constitutional way. " We pray yonr Ilonorahlo Hody to adopt such measures as mmi shall deem wise and expedient in this sinjiulaiiy awful crisis of piililii ali'airs." It was also voted that the foref lil)ei'ty nntl exprosHly Hniictioiu'd l»y tho ('oiintitutioii. Tlio frecddin of H|)Ct'ch niul tlu) lilKM'ty of the pivss an>l the iiiuliHtiii'lK'd privili'jios oC nil iiitliviiliial, or united cxpn'ssion of Hi'iitiiiu'iit, iiiv tlio )'/7((/ priiiciplcH of si pure rcpiiMic. 'I'lic I'U'ctors of rulers luivc a ri^lit to cxaniiiM' tlicir coiiducl, and when incasiu'cH arc a(l(ipt«'(l ltiin;>in^ |M)V(M-ty and ruin in their Irain. and dcatii and wri'tchcdiiosH in their coiiscqu^Mices, under a pretext that the {u'ople doinand them, it is the ,\\\\\ of every citizen to raise his voice to convince tlie tleceived of [heir error and arrest the progress of (h'strnctioii. '•'I'lierefore, Ji'solrrd, 'I'liat we view tiie luiioii of the States as an inenlimable hlcsHintf while tiie governnient is a(hninistered nji;reeai>ly to tlio orij^inal compact, but we fear that u cruel and op[)ressive course of mcnsures, and admission of new States into the Union wliosi' inlial)i- tiiiits in haltits and education are adverse to republican principles, will tend to (lim[}'cct the people ami eventually dissolve the compact which has heretofore been a source of so much wealth and happiness to these States. •'■ Hosnli'od, That we consider the declaration of war as premnturo, \wjiislijhible, and yronnd/csn. Thai it Avas produced by an undue altaclinient for the greatest tyrant and most sanguinary monster that ever disgraced the civilizeil world. That we consider it as directed by the finger of the same hand which has not ceased for years i)ast to impose restrictive measures upon the commerce of the I'liited States; in short, that we consider the declaraticjii of war as merely the promul- gation and approbation of an edict of the Court of St. Cloud. '' Ri'solved, That a treasury without money, an exposed commerce without naval protection, an army without sohliers, and a war without iul(.'(|ii!ite and just cause, show the iceakuess or irieh'dno. s of our luUrs, and tend to a direct saorilice of everything dear to free men. " Reso'ved., That William Wiflgery, member of Congress from this district, in voting for war conlrar}' to the knoivn wishes of his coustit- nents and to the ilestruction of great maritime interests of New Kng- laiul, has added nham" aud disgrace to the good peojjle of this district, without injury to his own moral or political reputation. ^' Jicsohed, That we fully approve of the minority in Congress upon tlio question of war, and we pride ourselves upon having one lepivsentalive from Maine who preferred the interests of his constitu- ents to the mimdotes of the executive. " Resrilved, That we view with abhorrence and detestation the late daring and sanguinary attack upon the liberty of the press at Balti- 140 HISTORY OF nUUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. Ill more by a lawless nnd cannibal mob, and the assassination of (iic veterans of the Revolution and the vohinvarv defenders of lii)erty. " Jtcsolrcd, That we cordially ai)prove of the sentiments expressed by our I)rethren in Boston, at their late town meeting, upon the same subject, nnd of the measures by them ado[)ted, for the purpose of aid- ing; the civil authority in the prevention and Nit2}presition of siiiiilnr outrages. " Resolved, That the liberty of speech and of the press is the bul- wark of freedom, and the most glorious prerogative of free u'cp, ami that we will never relinquish this liberty but with on- lives. " Rt-finlved, That we cordially approve of the moderate, (inn, .'mkI digniliele adjustmcMit of the onl}' reinainiug (lilliculty h now offered, it js the iiiiporious dutv of our goveniiiient to suspend hostilities without < offered by the eoniniittee of oiiiiferiMice iVoni the House of Representatives to the Senate through liieir eoniniittee for the ehoiee of electors of President and Vice-Presi- dent of the L'nited States, we are alarmed at the pertinacious adher- ence of the Senate to a partial and uiuMinal mode of cJKjosing eU'ctors, niiiTcliy a majority of the peo[)le are liable to l»e overruled by the minority, contrary to the spirit and letter of the Constitution and the principles of re|)ublican liberty. •' Tliat this C'oninionwealth ma}- have a voice in the next election of ricsidont and Vice-President a manly and just concurrence of the Senate with the House of liepresentatives is wantiug, and Uiis town I hereby calls upon you to co-operate with them by y(jur best exertions iiml procure a concurrence of the Senate with the House in some one (il'tlicir pr(/i)osilions. " In this day of peril a. id dilliculty for the [lublic good your best seivicos are refpiireil. To sthle the voice of tlu' peo|)le and deprive them ot'tlieir elective rights would be a stride at usur|)ation t(jo alarming f(->r 113 io behold in silence and too tlagrant to be borne. ••We consider Ihe [iroijositioii made by the House fair, honorable, iiiid constitutional, and we are sorry to assert thai the liesolves of the Senate do not appear to us to be of that character. "If our liberties, so dearly purchased by the blood and treasure of our fathers, must be lost, we most sincerely hope and Icrvently pray tlial they ma}' never be destroyed under the forms of judicial iKjr legis- liitive proceedings." Till! town voted that four attested copies of the above address be iiiiuk' out by the town clerk, and that one be forwarded to each of the uliove-naiiied senators, and one to the president of the Senate, to lie hiiil lii'fore that body. [isil.] Nothing especially' worthy of record occurred in LSI."), but at !i meeting held in Februarj', 1814, the town appointed a committee to write an atldress, setting forth " the present most unjust and iniq- 142 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL nitons restrictions upon our trade." It was also voted to have this address pn])lisiied in tlie Portland Gazette. No copy of it appears on the records of tiie town, and the number of the Gazette supposed to cont.'iiii it has not Iteen foinid l)v the compilers of this work. An article in the warrant, "to see if the town will accept of the Engine belonging to individuals of this town," was disniissed. Some of the town officers electfid af the ammal meeting, not piv- senling themselves to take the oath of office, a warrant was issued in Joh!' Owen, constable, to notify' them to a[)i)enr at a spccilici' tiimi and take tlie oatii, as lequired by law. Owen, on his return, ccrtilicil that he had jiotilied all " excei)t Roger Toothaker [one of the Iciui- viewers] who ran otf and would not hear me notifj' iiim, and Abralinm L(jcke, whom I missed by mistaking his place of residence, and Siln, Goddard." At a meeting held iri vroust, tiie selectmen were authorized to liiic money, " lo meet the expense occasioned by the military movements. It was voted to disn)iss the article in tlie warrant " to see if tin town will affont any assistance to the unfortunate sufferers l)v tlio freshet," which occurred that spring and did a great th'al of damai>v. [IMl-^.j In 1815 the selectmen were directed to collect the resolve, maps, ct' ., btionging to the town, and to deposit them in tlieir ollice, [18H!.] The town, at its annual meeting, in 1810, gave Russell Stoddaid and otliers i)ermission to place son.c liay-scaics' between llu' road tliat we. it by Mrs, I'obson's and that going i)y ,Iohn I'ollard's. At a meeting held Ma}* 20, a majority of twent^'-two votes was ca-t by the town against a separation of the District of Maine from tin State of ]\rassaclnisetts. At this meeting a committee was iib appointed to provide a code of b3'-laws for the town. At a meeting lield tSeiitember 2, the town again voted against llic formation of a new State by a majority of lifty-one votes. The town also at this meeting chose Robert Dinniing, Doctor Jonatlian l';is. and Joseph IMcIveen, delegates to a convention to be held in lliiiiiv wick on the last ]Monproval of the Constitution framed by that convention. UNDER STATE OF MAINE. [1S20.] On March 1;'), 1820, the State of Maine was, by act of Congress, admitted into the Union. At the annual town meeting this year, the selectmen were author- ized to provide a place for the hearse, which the}' had been authorized to purcliase two years before. Whether the hearse had lieen kept out of doors or in somebodj's barn, or whetiiei- it was not purchased until this year, does not appear. At tiiis meeting Doctor .lonathan Page [liidotf the care of the town's poor for six hundred dollars. At the first election for governor of Maine, hekl this year, the vote |of ihimswick stood: for Honorable William King, I'Jo ; for Stephen |Longf'ellow, Esquire. 2.'} ; scattering, H. At a meeting in May, the selectmen were directed to petition tho |l('2:isiatiire to incorporate the town of Hrunswick, together with a |iniinlK'r of other towns in the counties of Cumberland and Lincoln, jinto a new county. 144 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPS WELL. Tlie solcctmon were also, at a meeting held in November, directed to petition tlie legislature to make a deduction from the valuation ol the town, as taken by the selectmen in August, in consecjuence of tin loss of property occasioned b}- tlie great freshet of October previous, [1.S21.] At tlie annual meeting in 1.S21 the \.o\s\\ passed a resolvt that the iiublic good required the formation of a new county, to W composed of the towns of Brunswick, Bath, I'hipsbmg, Durliani. Ilarpswell. Free[)ort, Pownal, Danville, Topsham, Bowdoinham, limv- doin. I/itelilield, Lisbon, Lewislon, and Wales; and the representativi from Brunswick was instructetl to endeavor to elfect the olijcct at tliat session of the legislature. This attempt was, however, unsuecessrul. The town this year, instead of building a poorhouse, instructed tlic overseei's of ihc poor to hire suitable houses and hind to acconuiUMlati' the poor of the town anil to ai)point a [lerson to take charge of tlu'iii. Tins was for the purpose of making available, for the benetit of the town, the laltor of the paupers. [1«22.] At a meeting of the town, held September 9, 18'22, Ww representative to the legislature was directed to endeavor to obtiiiii the passage of a law granting compensation from the State treasM\ to the soldiers of the militia. [1«23.] At a town meeting held January 20, 1«2;3, it was votti to be inexpedient to make any olfer to the legislature to induce !li;ii body to fix the seat of government in Brunswick. What etfcct a ferent vote might liave had upon the prosperity' of the town is a niattrr i of some doubt, though iiad such an otier been accepted, there is iin doubt but tluit it wouhl greatly have benetited the conununitv. The town, also, at this meeting, directed its representative to oppose in the legishiture the erection of any new county which shoukl iiidiiil('| Jirunswick within its limits. The annual meeting in IN'^arch was adjourned to the first JSIonday in | April, " in consequence of the seventy of the cold and tlu .siii;(l number present." [1.S2 1.] At a meeting held the liftli of Ai)ril, 1.S21, the seUTtnioiil were autliorized to receive all money or other property that may liiivt] Iteeii raised Ity suliscription for the sulferers by the great lire in Uni wick, which occurred the previous 3'ear, and to divitle the same aiDoiigl them according to their necessities. 'J'.j^ s'.-V- tr^eu Avere also aiitliori ized to pay twenty cents to ea -ii soldier ui th< militia, in lion ufj rations, if the application for the same \\.i\ maui- !i-> !!<. law pre. ciiliedl At a meeting held Sej'ceuiber Cli-. >.'(■ tv w (■.■..ised resoiiitioii"! inviting (ieneral Lafayette lo visit iu.iu. kIv while on his toM| MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF liJiUXSWICK. 145 throiii^li New England, and a committee of eleven gentlemen, in addi- tion fo tiie seU'ftinen. were apixjinted as a committee of arrangcnionts for his recei)tion, if he accepted, lie was also invited by the aiitiiuri- ties of the college, but was obliged to decline both invitations. [182.>.] At a meeting held January 1, 182."), the town voted an appropriation of one hundred and lift}' dollars towards defraying the expense of exciianging the bell then hanging in the steeple of the new Micoting-house for a larger one. A committee was ajjpointed to pur- iliase a lire-engine, and eight hundred dollars was ai)propriated for the purpose. $1,500 was appropriated this year for schools. Till' selectuKM! were autliorized to settle with Joseph Sforer for ilaiiiJiges sulfered by him in crossing the bridge on Feder^il Street ' with a horse and chaise. A committee of tifteen was chosen to solicit aid for the relief of the sutfcrers at tiie late lire. [1820.] The town, in 1820, voted to piu'cliase the house, l)arn, oul-linildings, and farm, near the lower landing, then ownetl by Koger Merrill,- and wint;h contained aI)out forty acres of land, at a price not exceeding $1,500. The town also voted to raise six Innulred dollars per year, for three years, to meet tlie al)ove exinMise. The selectmen were authorized, 'this .year, to furnish blank car- triilues for the use of the militia of the town, when at reviews. • [1827.] At a meeting of the town, held January 1, 1827, the rep- p ivsentative was instructed to use all fair and luuiorable means to pre- vent the passage of any legislative act which would deprive the town of Brunswick oi" any oi' its territory or in any way disturb the line estab- lished between the counties of Cumberland and Lincoln. This action [was taken upon an article in the warrant to see if the town would eonseut that the islands below the falls should be set off, with their luuprovenieuts, to Topsham, agreeably to a petition to the legislature jot' (Jeorge F. Itichardson and others. The town voted, November 3, that the bills incurred in couseciuence of depredations on the Indians, the previous August, by Jere O'Brien lamlJuhn Mclveen, should be accepted to the anjount of seven dol- [lars and twenty cents. It seems that this year a i)arty ol Indians had piieaniped near " the landing," iu Uruuswick, anil that a nuui!)er of *vil-disiM;)sed young )nen made a raid ui)on them, tore down their cuts, and drove them oft". O'lirien and McKeen entered a comi)laint loll! I ' This io(j» a smalt polc-bvidijc at the foot of (he hill, across a brook leading from the Mm/, wvxl of Mainf Street. j * The present poor-farm, ' 10 146 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, T0PSnA3r, AND IIARPSWELL. agfiiii.st the riotors, and the aliove vote was intended to compeiisati' them for their legal expenses. [182H.] In tlie year 1828, five gentlemen were chosen as ageutsul the town to opiiose any division of the town tiiat might be urged ii|)imi the Icgislatine, whicli was then in session at Portland. One hiiDdivl dollars was appropriated for keeping in repair the two fire-engines, lor ringing the bell, and for sneli other purposes as might tend to tln' security of the town against tire. [182!>.] The same amount was ap[)ropriated for the same pnrpdso, in 182'.), and the town voted to have the bell rung at nine o'chjck dn Sunday evenings. The town voted to hold its future meetings in the village, proviikd a honsi ^'ould be olitiiiued witiiout expense to tiic town. Acconliimlv the next meeting, .September 14, was hehl in the liaptist meeting-limif;inr' laiii.ni;w'.j or the injuring of trees, fences, or buildings. The penall\ for tin- viD-J latiou of this article was live dollars. Article 7. Against allowing geese to go at large. The peii:ilt\ .:| this case was six ciMits per goose. Tliese liy-Laws were approv.'d by the Court of Appeals in tlsj December following, and tlie town voted to have tliem printed, amij one copy furnished to each family. [18;)1.] In the 3-ear 18;n, the town authorized the select iiiciili appropriate a piece of land near the i)oorhonse for a paupers' (cirl tery. Also, that future town meetings should be held in the okl we^ meeting-house. some resoldtioi, wick '' in relati posed to he nni I'oinmittee was .' till' ()i)iin'oiis of tory on the nortl Tlic rej)orts o sclcctiucn Were i tiu' Portland Arf-, The selectmen l-Vdend Street, h file dividiii.r j iloOiicl. 'J'|io,.e , I'pforo this, for o met at the house 'i'"'- Robert D. ; tow Sylvester foi 'I'om the record t ]"''W()ii.sly estahjis I'of soihe reason itlie citizens of thi l**':):', from various l"''^''"'' Hepositi, pii'il>Miiie(Uiven. 'iMViill of HntI, W [J"mnings of C,,,,, On the eleventh ^c premises on ih; I"' tncnty-third of '''"""• report. \yl fal'ors : — I'liisiiant to the J"insn-ick and Frei 'i"'''"ed, having '' Pai'b'es, aiul lun ^Hioiisoof AIcx'.,, i"e in the joar of fo, and by adjourn MUNICirAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 147 [18.12. ] Tn 1S32 the town appointed a committee to draw np some resolutions expressing tlie opinions of tiie inlnihitants of Hrnns- wiclc " in relation to the alarming modifications of the taritf now i)ro- posed to be made tn* the Congress of the United States." Another coininittee was also app(jinted to report snitable resolutions expressing till' opinions of the citizens in regard to the sale of the disputed terri- tory on the northeast lionndary. The reports of i>oth committees were read and accepted, and the silcctmen were io'tmcted to furnish copies of them for publication to the Portland Advertiser and Kennebec Journal. Tiie selectmen were this year instructed to sell the "poor lot" on l-Cilcnil Street, by auction or by jirivate sale as they miglit deem best. The dividing line between IJrunswick ami Kreennrt was this year defineil. There seems to have been some doubt as to its location before this, for on October 15, 1828, the selectmen of the two towns met at the house of Samuel ("hase, and proceedetl to perambulate the lino. IJobert I). Dinniing was the surveyor for Brunswick and IJars- I tow Sylvester for Freeport. The line surveyed by them api)ears from the record to have been the same, or nearly the same, as that I proviouslj' established. For sonu' reason, however, the line was not satisfactory to some of [tlic citizens of the two towns. Depositions were taken in January, 18;32, from various residents, testifying as to the location of the origi- liial line Uojiositions were made by David Curtis, William Alexander, laii'l pMiiiel ISlven. Un the 9eV**|lt\\ of February. \>2. the legislature appointed Joseph |f*('«illl of Uath \Vllliam Bradbury of New (iloiiceslcr, and William ' innings of tape Elizabeth, a committee to establish the dividing [liiie betwev-n Brunswick and Fiveport. On tUe eleventh of Juiu' following, the committee met and viewed he promises on that day and succeeding days, closing their labors on Bit" twenty-thinl of June. Their report, which we give below, furnishes the result of their liiltors : — " Pursuant to the foreg(Mng Resolve for establishing the line between ^nmswiek and Freeport, we the siibseriliers, the Committee therein ^a|[iointod, having been duly sworn, and having given due notice to h<' pintios, and having met them by their committees and counsel at he house of Alexaniler Moorhead, in Brunswick, the <'fc'venth dtiy of [uiic in (lie year of our Lord one thousand eight huudivd ami tliirty- po, and by adjouriuuent from day to day until this twenty third da> 148 IIIt^TORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAJiPSWELL. of said Juno, atnl liuviiiji; lienrd all their pleas, proofs and argiinuMits, and liaviiiiio fmilior south iipdii iM'ooport tlian was cstahlishcd l»v the coininittoo in iM.'Vi, and would have taken Hixteen rods on 1o what Dnrhnni now holds.' [lH;!;i.] The town appropriated for schools in 183:5, S2, 000 ; for suiipiirt of poor. $700 ; for highways, S2,r)00. Tlic town clerk was this year directed to procnre all ])lans and papers, of every description, of the IVjepseot Company, which niijiht }»e of use to the town hereaftor, and which related in anj' way to the sottk'iiiont of the town, at as moderate an expense as possiMe. The piipcrs of the IVjepseot ("onijiany were, at this time, in the hands of Josiali Little, Jr., of Newhnryport (or of Amesbury), IMass. \\y a sworn statement by John McKeen, the then town clerk, it ajipears that Jrr. Little placed the Pejepscot Tapers in his hands npon condi- tion Hint they should be finally placed in the library of the ]Maine Historical Society, where they now are. Tliis was certainly the best disposition that could have been made of them, particularly as many of the papers relate not only to Brunswick but to the whole i-egion embraced in the Pejepscot purchase, and it would be ditlicult, if iiiit ini|Missible, to separate from them tliose relating exclusivoly to lliimswick. The selectmen were this year authorized to grant licenses to retail ardent spirits, on condition that no spirits should be drank in or about the promises of the retailer. ■lolin Coburn was appointed an agent to appear before a connnittee of the K'jiisiature, and to use his liest endeavors to carry into ellect ithe vote of the town in lavor of the formation of a new count}' from nts of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties. [1831.] At a meeting of the town, held July 4, 1834, a lengthy oport of the Committee on 'I'own Commons was read and accepted.^ committee was also chosen to consitler the practicability and advis- bility of having the town farm npon the Commons, and to estimate he expense of removing the buildings thereto. At a meeting held August 30, the l?eport of the Committee on P'own Commons, Poorhouse, etc., was read, but its consideration was ostponoil to a fui'ther meeting. The selectmen were instructed to lave the report printed and also to have the Commons 8urve3'ed. The selectmen were also directed. to petition the legislature for per- ission to use the Commons for agricultural purposes or to dispose of era at some future da}-, should the town ever so direct. They were, 1 McKeen, MSS. Lecture. i See Chapter XIX. 150 msTOIlY OF BltUNSWIVK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPS WELL. moreover, directed lo proeiire the samo penniHsion from the I'ejepscijt proprietors ; and also to demand n rent I'rom all parties occnpyiii:^ lliu Conunon.s, and tu remove all persons refusin<{ or neylectinj^ to pay [Im rent. [ISarj.] At a town meeting, held April 27, 1835, it was voted lo bnild a to\vn-hoiiK*> withont unnecessary delay. Tlie village school district this year api)lietl for an Act of Tncurpo- ration, for certain municipal purposes, and an Act to tliis etlcct \\;i> passed by tlie legislature and received tlie approval of the goveniur, Janiuvry 28, 1836. At the annual meeting this year the town appropriated seven Inni- dred dollars to i)ay for tlie town-house, and the Building Couiniilin were authori/.cd to borrow the needed Italance of thrive hundred dol- lars. The town-house was completed this year. [1837.] The town met at the town-house for the first time on January IG, 1837. The town, at this meeting, voted to receive its | [)roporlion of the money deposited with the State by the I'liitiil States, in pursuance of" an Act to regulate the deposits of the piililk money," on the condition specilied in the Act of this State entitled | "All Act providing for the disi)osition and repa3'ment of the [)iililii money api)ortioned to the State of Maine, on deposit, by the govern- meut of the United States." James F. IMatthews was appointed the agent of the town to receive this money. The revenue of the Uiiittiil States had for some years been in excess of the demands of govern ment, and this Act of Congress was to distriltute the surplus to th' States. At a meeting of the U)wn in April, the selectmen were authorizi'il lul loan the town's share of the surplus reveiuie to citizens of the tomi.j on good personal security, in sums not exceeding two hundreil ik lars to any one indivitlual. At a meeting held in July, the selectmen were directed to coUn what had been loaned, as it becanii^ due, and to deposit tiie ainoiiiii, together with the renuuning poition of the surplus revenue, witli iii?| citizens in the following manner : — The sura total was to be divided into as man}' shares as there weitl inha))itants of the town at the last eiuuueratiou, and each male liciuliiij a family, ai.d each female head of a family where there was nu maki head, should be entitled to receive, on depot;it, one share for eacll member of his or her family actually resident at home in the faiiiik onj the first day of the preceding March, including the heads of the t'aiinlvl the daughters, the sons, under the age of twenty-one years, and tk MUmciVAL HISTORY OF niiUKSWiVK. 151 rcgu .ii' appiviitU'Os. Kadi iiiiilc nliovc twi-nty-uiie years of jigis willi- out II fill ily, WrtH iMilitlcil to recoive one sir c The jvccipts, wliicli were to be taken in all cases, wore to et)ntnln a promise ol' repayment, witlioiit interest, of tlie sum given, whenever the town slioiiM In ((Mjuircd to repay it to the ti<':isnrv of the State. \t a ua-eting held in September, the preeetling vote was so amended as to entitle all who were residents of the town on the lirst of March previous to a share of the surplus money, and that perso.is since, but not then, residents slujiild not l)e entitled to it. [Is;i.S.] At the annual meetinj; in April, is;}8, Mie town vo* , to lelii've those who had received shares of the siirjdus revenm' money I'roin all obligation to return it, since the legislature had passejl an Act ivlcasiiig towns from a similar uiiligation. The tow n voteil to refer to the Hiiildiiii; Committee the deeds of the l^ifts lioin Keverend William Allen and David Dunlap, Ksquin'. The iiliDVf vote refers to the deeds of the land upon which the town-house \v;is liiiilt. [bsjl.] The overseers of the poor were authorized in 1811 to sell the poorhousc and farm whenever they could do mi lor u not less sum tbaii§l,.'iOU. In regard to several proposeil amendments to the Constituti(jn of the State, the town voted as follows : — In favor of increasing the mimbcr of representatives, but .igainst establishing the numl)er at one hundred and lifty-one ; in favor of electing the govern(n' for two years instead of one, and in favor of having the legislative meeting but once in two ^ears. [1.SI2.] 7n 1812 a petition from Isaac Lincoln and others, to have the town house sold or elsi^ to have it moved to the village, was dis- missed. [bslk] The town in 1844 voted in favor of an amendment to the C'onslitution of the State, changing the meeting of the legislature to May. [184").] A new hearse was purchased in 184.'), by order of the town, and the old one was repaired and littcd with runners for use in uic winter season. [1847.] At the annual meeting in 1847 the selectmen were in- structed to have the bell on the Universalist Church rung daily, for the ensuing year, at the expense ol' the town. The town also at this meeting ai)i)ropriated two hundred dollars towards the purchase of a clock to be located in the tower of the Universalist Church. &^ '-^ v^ .a>^ !MAGE EVALUATSON TEST TARGET (MT-3) / // .// c^*. :/. ^/C ^ % 1.0 I.I ISil" H2,5 |5 ""'-^ lllll^ IIKIs iil^ IIIIM 1.8 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (714) 872-4S03 ^ ^n% ,.^^.%^. ^ te % ^ 152 IIISTOh'Y OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIhiM, AND IIATtPSM'ELL. The town tliis j-ear voted in faA'or of so atne!idiii autiiorized to dispose of the materials of the towu-liouse which remained after the fire, and of the lot upon which it stooil. [18;)8.] At a meeting of tiie town, held January IS, 18")^, to see what measures the town would adopt for the purpose of obtaining a charier for a city government, it was voted to appoint a committee of nine. — three from the village, three from the east, and three frnl iiroeeediiiffh ajialii.st them, tliat the rigiits of the town niij^iit he nuiiiitaiiied and proteeted. Tiie seleetii.en were also iu- stnicted to cause permanent stone monuments to be ereeted, in order to mark ck'arly the boundary lines of tlie Commons, whenever tliuse lines should be autlioritatively asecrtained. At a inoetiiiji; held June 7, the town voted almost unanimously Ini the rrohibitory Liquor Law of IHaH, there beiiifj; but one vote for tlie License Law of I80G. This vote shows either an unparalleled senti- ment in the town in favor of prohibition, or else that those in iioail opposed to a temi)eranee reform believed that its advoeates had over- shot the mark anil that there would be a s|)eedy reaction. The town this year voted against granting State aid to a proposoil Aroostook Kailroad, and in favor of exempting future maiuifaetiuiii;; establishments from taxation for a period of ten years. [lS(;o.] A conuuiltee was api)ointeli- mated cost of S5,0U0. The town, however, refused to build. [isn2.] \\\ 1S(V2 the town lines between Brunswick and Frccport. Bnuiswick and Durham, Brunswick and llarpswell, and Bruuswiek and Bath, were perambulated b}- the selectmen of Brunswick and the authorities of the other places named, and monuments were erected to mark the line. [1800.] An article in the warrant for a special meeting in Novoiii- ber, 18(5G, in relation to petitioning the legislature to set Brun.sMiik olf from Cunil)erland County, was dismissed. A new hearse was this year procured. [1SG9, 1870.] In 18G0, and again in 1870, proposition;? wore j made looking to the erection of a town hall, but they were delouttij, and none has ^et [1877] bjcn erected. [1872.] In 1872 a proposition was made for the erection of a I monument in memor}' of the fallen heroes of the Kebellion. A turn- mittee was ajjpointed to consider the subject, and at a subsequent meeting reported in favor of such a momiment, but the town deiitleii| adversely to its erection. All important acts of the town not embraced in this chapter will w I found in other couuections. '' Beginning erly side tlieuct line runs over Middle Bay to eoneng river to railed ilie Basin Island called i-:< partofs-'IslaiK tlienco to Ilunn •*^- K. line to the The present tt will he observeil of North Yarmo ' Maine IliHorica Yannonth. '^ifainv Historical MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWELL. 155 CHAPTER III MUNICIPAL III8TOKY OF HAUrSWKLL. UNDER CO.MMONWEAI/rir OF MASSACHUSETTS. Till. i)lace formerly known as Wescustogo was, on Soptenibor 22, lOMi), incorporatod as a plantation by tlu* name of North Yannonth. In 17.n the limits of North Yarmouth were determined by order of the General Court as follows : — '• To begin at a white IJock b}' the side of the Bay dividing between Falmouth & North Y'armouth & to extend from thence into the woods Nortli west by Falmouth line eight '.niles, and from y" s'' white Rock to extend by the Bay to the mouth of Bunganmnganock River, from tlienee to extend eight miles into the woods on a line parallel to Fal- moutli line & from thence to I'dinouth line aforesaid, & from the afores'' white Rock & mouth ol' Bungamunganock River 8'' Township to extend south east, the width of s** Township to the Main Sea so as to include the Islands within s** courses." On April 6, 1733, the township was incorporated as a town.^ In IT.'Jy a committee appointed by the General Court ran the line of the town as follows : — " Beginning at the mouth of Bungamunganock River on the west- erly side thence south east over Maquoit Bay to ]Mare Point and said line runs over Minot's Barn which stands on s* Point, thence over Middle Bay to ^Merriconeag neck, thence across s'* neck and Merri- coneng river to a point on Sebascodegan Island to an Inlet of water called the Basin, thence crossing another part of s* Island to a, small Island called Egg Island in Quahaug River, thence crossing another part of s'' Island running a S. E. course across the ba}' to small Point, thence to IlunneweU's Cove, thence crossing s'' cove and so on in a S. E. line to the Main sea at mouth of Kennebec River." The present town of Ilarpswell, or the greater portion of it, was, it will ho observed, at this time embraced within the limits of the town of North Y'^armouth, of which town it constituted a parish. ^ ' ihine IliHorical Society Collection, 2, pp. 172, 170. Hussell's History of North Yiirmoutli. '■i Maine Historical Collection, 2, p. 180. loG insroRY of Brunswick, topsiiam, axd iiAnrswELL. [1740.] Til the year 1710 Merriconeag Noek was annexed to Brnnswick. as will be seen by the following petitions to and order df the General Court : — "To Ills Exoicr-KNTY JoNATiivx Bki.chkk Esq. Cai't.mn (iKxruAT, and GoVKIiNOlll IN ClIIKK, TIIK lIoNOl'KA«I.K TMK rniNCII. AXD iiOXOIUAltl.K IIOtTHi; OK Hl-.I'UKSKXTATIVKS OK lIlS Ma.IKSTY'S PltOVINt'E OF THK MaS- SACIUSKTTS 1$AV IN NKW EXOLANO IN GkXKRAL Coiirr ASSEMIil.K!) May 28T", 1740. " TFIE rETITIOX OF THE TROrRIETORS OF THE NECK OF LAM) IX CASCO BAY IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, CALLED BY THE NAME OF MERECONEOE NECK:- " Humbly Shkwkth " That Whereas the said Neck of Land, is one half part of it Avitlmi the line of the Township of North Yarmouth, and havin! Scc7 " J. Belcher. " Simon Frost Dep". SecK" " " The following order passed on the petition of the Proprii't'.' of Merricoueag Neck, viz? , , "In Council June 27, 1740 " Read again and it appearing that the Town of North Yarmouth Ims been duly served with a copy of the Petition but no answer given mm 158 IIISTOItY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWKI L. in, Ordprcd that the prnjer of the Petition be granted, and tliut tlmt partof tlie Xock of Land witliin ISrontioned wiiich heretofore Itelon^rcd to tlic Town of Xorth Yarnioiitii together witii the Inlial)itants thcnun. be and hereby- are set otf from the saitl Town of North Yarnioiith, and annexed to & acconnted as part of the Town of lirnnswiclv thure to do l)iit3' and receive Priviledge accordingly. " Sent down for Concnrrence *' Simon Fkost Dcp" Sec^ "In TnK House of Representativks June 28, 1710, " Read &, Concurred " J. QuiNCY S/r " Consented to *' J. BELCnKIt. " A true copy Examined " Simon Fhost DepH Secy " ' [1741.] ]\Ierriconeag Neclv remained, however, annexed to Enins- wick for a short time only, as on August 1, 17-11, the foregoing liill was again brought before tiie Couneil, together witli the answer of Amnii Riihaniat Cutter, agent for tlie town of North Yarmoutli, mikI the matter having been thoroughly considered, it was voted " that the order of this Court within written passed the twenty seventh of .Iiiiu' hi^t (A) be it is hereby superseded it set aside, and that such of the Inhabitants of the neck of land within mentioned, (15) as are consent- ing thereto and shall give in their names to the Town Clerk (if lirunsw'ck for that purpose be & hereb}- are set off to the Town of Urunswick so far as relates to the IMipistry, to do duty and receive priviledge accordingly." This vote was sent to the House of Ht'pie- sentatives August o, where it was read and concurred in, witli the addition of some amendments at the places marked A and \\. Tlio first amendment sim[)ly inserted the date, and the second one iidtld the words. " with their estates."- This legislation was not satisfactory to the people of Brunswicl;. nor to many of those upon Merriconeag Neck, and accordingly the following petitions were sent to the General Court this same year: — 1 Pcjppscot Papers. ^Ibid. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF II AltV SWELL, 159 "Til Ills ExcniJ.KXcY Wim.iam Smur.Y Ivsq OovKuxotm & Comandkr IN ClIIKl' IN & OVKll IIIH MA.IKSTYK8 PUOVINCK UK I III', iMA.SSACIIl,'HKrT8 DAY IN NKW EXCII.ANU, Till'. HONOUUABLK IMS M-i.Tr.STYKS COUNCILL, ANI> TIIK IIONOIUAIIU: lIolTSE (IK HiaMUCSKNTATlVKS IN GKNKUAI-L COUUT AHSK.MIU.KU AnNO DOMINI, 1741. • "TIIK PETTTTON" OV THE SRLKC^TMRN OK THE TOWX OF nitUNSWlOK IN THE COUNTY OF iOKK IN BEllALF OK SAID TOWN, 11 ■ 'ni,v SiiiwKTir " Tliiit tlie S'' town l>oiii l.iy ni)on them last year, and the}' lind this Disability in 'iome measure Increased I)}' reason tliat a considerable part of Aleri- coiicag Neck, which hapeus to fall within the line of North yarmonth, liy reason of the large extent of S** township into tlie Sea C'nting of the wliole front of Brunswick next the sea, which was the last year b}' mhv of the Ceiierall Court annexed to lirunswiek has 1)eeii since Set hai'k to Xorth j'armouth ; Now wc beg leave IInml»ly to Hepreseiit to your Excellency & Honours that the town of North yarmoiitli is in extent of land more than throe times as large as lirunswick, without reeoning in the Necks & Islands Couched within the lines of S'' town, wliieli much Increase the proportion, and the S'' town is much more miinei'ous in l.ihaliitants, & their land by l(Mig Cultivation is liecoine miieli more profitable, so that thej' cannot be reasonaltly suposed to slaiul in need of so small an addition as Mericoneag Neck. Now whereas the nper [lart of S'' neck, is Contiguous to Brunswick and the lost of it by land, is l-S miles nearer to \\w. center of Brunswick & to S'' meeting house than to North yarmonth meeting house, &. a much nearer & safer way to Brunswick in time of danger, where they can lie reheved by land from Brunswick town, which they cannot readily, l\v North yarmonth. by land or water, and the addition of it to Bruns- wieiv, would something increase their number, &, at present in Some measure Enable them to discharge the heavy tax laid upon them, whieh is very burthensom by reason of their Continuall fears and great IGO IIISTOHY OF BRUNHWIGK, TOPSllAM, AND UAliP.^WELL. poverty of tlio Tii1i:il»it!mts (except iii<^ four or five fiiinilyes) Yun I'etilioiicrs tlierelore Iliiiiiltly pray that your noiioiirs will sn im C'oiiipassioiiate jfc Kiicoiirai^^e tliem as to annex unto Hrunswiek ihi wliolo of S'' ufciv vi/: tluit part, of it tliat is couched within NCiih yuruioutli line it liie uper part of it that lies between the lines df North yarnioutii ami Hrunswiclv ami wliich at present is within tin hounds of no town and your l'etili(jners as in Duty i)oinid Sliall t\n pray &c. "IJknj* Lahuaiiek, "I ^ , WvMONi, HiiAi.nuuv, - Mertmcn 8AML lil.NKMOV, J ''-^ '^'•"''«"''''^' *' Wo the Subscribers Inhabitants of Merriconeag Neck in Casco bay, sucli of us as fall within the line of Xortii-yarnionlh llniinti' our- selves under a great burthen &, disadvantage in being suiijeeted tu that town from whence we are so very remote & from wiience we ciiii expect no maimer of benelit on account of the Ministry, School, (ir otherwise, & others of us who are not witiiin the bounds of any town but lying between tlie lines of Nortli yarmontli & IJrunswicii, lnit lying contiguous to IJrnnswick f(,rH Kcprosentative wick lino intci !il)ove the y^nn Iroin tlience ii togetlier with i St'liascodegan Island,' and W liircli Island, \ Nortiiwest sid(> lower end of sal l)i.tiii;j a lu'ck of land railed >ri'ricoiiea); Nock, ami cortain Islaiidx ad jii- ci'iit, ill tiie ('oiiiity of York into a Separate his'riet liy llie iiame of •• Wlicn-an the [iiiiabltants of Mericoiu'ag Nock and the Islands ndjac'ont have liiinilily rcprosontod to this Court the dilliciiltit's and trrertt inconveniences they hibour under in tlieir present situation and hiive oarnosti}' requested that tiiey nia^- be invested witli powers priv- ilejijcs and iuiinunities of a District. >' Til ('!'<'/' I ri' hi' it enadcil by the (ioveruor, Council, and House of Representatives, That the said Neck of Land begiiniiug v.here IJruns- wick line intersects the u[)per end of said Xeek which is four rods above the Narrows of said Neck connnonly called the Carrying Place, i'loin thence including the whole of saiil Neck down to the Sea, together with the Islanmm(>mccaltli of M(i)i.^nrhunc(lH^ It will be observed that no reference is nindc in the fore^oinjif Act tu the town of North Yaniiouth. 'J'his would convey the impression Hint when Ilnrpswell was aade a i)ri'cinet, it l)ecanie lej^ally sepnrateil from tliat town, which was probably the case. The present name of the town is not known to have been nscd prior to the Incorporation. liy whom it was first sng<;ested is not known, One anthority ' states that it was so named by the CJeneral Coiiri, bnt accordiiif; to traditionary accoinits the name was (' loathcr. It was votcil at tliis m('i'iiii'4 that hogs and liorscs should lie allowod lo run at largo, .ii'coriliiig to tlio existing law. The mecling ndjoiiniod to the last Wcihicsday in May. Al the adjournecl meeting on ISfay 2'», the f»)llowing votes worn [msscil : — That Alexander Wilson and Andrew Dunning slionld lie a eom- iiiittce to settle with North Vannonth, and to retieivc 'vliatever money wns due the town. To have no sehoolmaster this year. riiat the selectmen should hiy out the highwn3'8 as they might (ieem advisable. TliMt the seleetmen should settle " with Mr. .laques, the former tivMsnrer" proitaliiy of tiu^ former precinct or parish, "and should remove the Treasury into Lemuel Turner's hanrr. ^Villiam Ilarsey should 1.. paid fifteen shillings for his troiilile in making out I lie rates for the parish in 17.')."). Tliiil aMr. "William lUake and Mrs. Mary Young should be paid twelve shillings each, for making out the rates at the same time. Thiit Oaptain Timotiiy Hailey should b.' paid one pound for a note that lie gave in the year 17.")1 " for tiie Vlace being presented." Tlmt Mr. Curtis lie paid tM \s. \d. " for taking ui) .Mr. ]\ittis- halls execution against the Paiish." Tlmt he have eighteen shillings for his time and expense in taking lip the e\'('ctitio-i. Tlmt Henjamin .raqties bo paid thirteen shillings four ponce " for i going with Mr. Curtis to take up I'atishal's execution." That Henjamin Jaques and Alexander "Wilson be paid three shil- llings each "for getting a power [of attorney?] to give ]Mr. Halph iFarnnn." That fourteen shillings be allowed Richard Starbird on his assess- Iniout for 175-1. That Samuel Eaton be paid three pounds for serving as clerk for iiiir years ; and that I^ieutenant Lemuel Turner be paid eighteen bliilliiigs, David Curtis twenty-four shillings, and Cajjtain Timoth^y l.iiley three shillings, for going to North Yarmouth. It will be seen 164 HISTORY OF liRVNSWlCK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. that most of the foregoinjr relates to past transactions of t!ie precinct. or parish, wliich have not been preserved as matters of record. [1759.'] On Ma\' !i, IToD, a committee was chosen to settle tlio district and parisii affairs, and anotlicr connnittee was also chosen to settle with tiie town of Nortli Yarmouth, and to receive what niuncv was due to Ilarpswell. At this meeting it was also voted to buikl a pound near the meeting-house, and also one on Mr. Joseph Thomp- son's land on the island called G'-eat Scbascodegan. On jNIay 30, of this 3'ear, the town voted to purchase scales, weights, and measm-es for use as a standard. Jonathan Flint was allowed £1 9.s. for laying out the main road from the Brunswick line to the lower end of the Neck; James (iardner was also paid 3.v. for carrying a pole to lay out the road, and Thomas .loncs, Jr.. aiiil Captain John Stover, 8.s. each, for assistance in laying out this ruad, £13 C.s. 8(1. was appropriated for the poor. [17G0.] In 17G0 the town appropriated 3;").'*. M. to pay David Curtis for his expense in obtaining books, scales, and weights. [1702] At the Ma}' meeting in 1702, it was voted that -2(1. per heatl should be paid for all cro^ 'lied on the Neck before the Octo- ber following. [1763,] In May, 17G3, the town voted to pay Benjamin J!i<;iu . Alexander Wilson, and John Alexander the sums assessed a;4aiiiress and we hold our Selves in Koadiness to Conii)ly with the Same." This report was accepted. On September 14th, Joseph Ewinj;;, Captain Jolin Stover, and Amli'cw Dunninff were chosen a committee '• to go to Kalmonth to meet the Falmouth and other Town Committees at Falmouth, y" "ilst of Sept. Inst." [177').] On INIarch 20. 177'), the town passed the following vote: "to Give the jNIen that Shall Engage as Minute jNIen too Shillings & Eiirlit Pence p'' AVcek allowing tliey INIeet three Days each week & spend three Hours Each Day in exen^ising or Learning tlie Art IMili- tary for One Month from Date Agreeable to the Advice of the Con- irress — and if Legually called by the Chief Otlicers to March Out of Town Shall be entitled to forty eight Shillings as A Bounty or fnconr- ao:enient and the like Incouragement to Any Others that shall be Lejrally Called as above & comply with the call." Tiie selectmen were this year instructed to have the town's proi)or- tion of the Province rate paid to Henry Gardner, Esquire, " as soon as may be." AVilliani Sylvester, Joseph Orr, Nathaniel Purinton, .lohn Snow, Saiiint'l llartlett, James Kidley, Joseph Ewing, Andrew Dunning, Benjamin Jaques, Paul Curtis, John Stover, Ebenezer Toothaker, John Kod'.ick. John Fandiam, i\Iark Pogers, William INIorgridge, Simeon Hopkins, Ezekiel Curtis, and Anthony Coombs, Jr., were chosen a Committee of Inspection and of Correspondence. The town also voted to j)rovide a stock of amnmnition, double in quantity the amount required by law. On May 1st, William Sylvester, Nathaniel Purinton, John Snow, Penjamin Jaques, and Andrew Dun- ning were chosen a Committee of Supply. At a meeting held on the alii of June, it was voted that '• the Keinainder of the half barrel of Powder Purchased by the Committy of Supply be a Town Stock." It was also, at this time, "Voted to keep four Watches — One at the intervale Py the Harbour or there Aliouts One at the High Land Near Pcnj. Weblters One at the I-ookoiit and One at Jaqueses Hill And Every Person Deticient being Duly Notified to Pay Six Shillings as a fine." It was also voted, 168 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. " Not to fire a gun between Sun Set & Sun Rise except at the encMuy or ;iM Aliirm on I'onulty of Setting in tiie Stocks One Hour." The town also voted that the jjowder should be furnished to tliosc needing it, in the quantity of half a pound for each man, who appilL'ti and who should pa}' or give his note for it. Captain John Snow, Paul Randall, and William Sylvester woiv chosen a Committee of Supply and Safety. At a meeting held July Gth, Captain Nehemiah Curtis was selocttd to join with the committees of other towns in the comity, for the pur- pose of distributing in tlife most important places the men who were stationed for a guard upon the sea-coast. [177G.] At a meeting of the town held Jamiary Ki, 1770, the selectmen were chosen a committee to oinbod}' in a petition to the General Court the necessity there was for an armed guard and a supply of ammunition in the town. On March 4, William Sylvester, Nathaniel Purinton, Captain Nehe- miah Curtis, Captain John Snow, and Lieutenant Benjamin I)umiiii<; were chosen a Connnittee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety. At a meeting held May 6, the vote of the District in 1775, giving miiuite-men 2s. M. per week for meeting for military practice on three days in each week, for three hours each day, was rescinded. On July .'iO it was voted that the selectmen should take charge of the amnuniition and arms, receipt for the same, and then distribute them among the officers of the militia, who should be accountable for them. It was also voted to pay Nathaniel Purinton and the seven men whu assisted him in bringing gnus down the Kennebec Kiver, 4s. each, for two da3's' labor. It was also voted to pay Deacon Isaac Snow 12';. for his expenses and charge in bringing twenty-five fire-arras from Falmouth. Andrew Dunning was, at this meeting, chosen to talic recognizances in Ilarpswell. At a meeting held on December 20, the following resolutions were passed : — "' Voted the great & General Court or Assembly of this State Do Take up a Form of Government as Soon as the}' think Propper & that form that Shall tend most to Piety, Peace, Safety and Good Order in this State and agreeable to the Honourable Continental Congress — the vote unanimus at a full jNIeeting. " Voted the Selectmen Send to the General Court or Treasurer for Axes, Kittles, Canteens and Money to hire Waggons «& Pay the Men that are Draughted their INIilage to the Place of Destination." [1777.] At the JNIarch meeting in 1777, Nathaniel Purinton, Captain John Snow, Captain Nehemiah Curtis, Ezekiel Curtis, and MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWELL. 169 Andivsv Dunning were ehoson n Coniniittpe of Corrospondpnoo nncl Siifcty. It was also voted, " Not to Have a Hosiu'tal lUiilt in tlie Comity for an Knocolalin.J J„ 1 also to pay for la per man, in. for [l'''^?.] On J eastern counties I was elected to rt i'ortlaiid on the \i On December ] attend the conven I uf the succeedino- instructions. On I the instructions wl leeting voted to { Amendments." 1 I nhich the town \uu [17!»2.] Thetc I utility of a separa [ 111 January it votec [J'l'JJ On An MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF lUhTSWELL. 171 At a rnootiiifj: held in April, a Coniinittee of Correspotuleiioo, Inspec- tion, and Safety was chosen as usual. At a June meeting; it was voted to raise thirty-five pounds for eur- rent expenses and tifteen pounds for tiie snp|)()rt of the poor, the money to be reekoned in silver dollars at six shillings each, or in other currciK-y equivalent to silver. In .Inly the town voted to raise £.')0 in silver, or its e(|uivalent, for the purchase of the beef called for by the General Court in its leqnisition of June 22. On December o, the town voted to pa}' twenty-two sliilliugs per liundrod-weight for the beef needed to fill the second and third requisi- tions, and to raise £1(5 for that purpose. [17f<2.] In Ma}, 1782, the town voted to relieve the tax collector of all responsibility for the counterfeit nione}' he had received prior to July, 17H1, upon his making oath to the facts. The usual Commit- tee of Correspondence, etc., was chosen this year. [17." The object for wiiicli w detachment was made from tiie Iiarpswell company of militia lias not been ascertained. It is evident, however, from the above vote, that it was of a national character. ]n Noveniljcr of this year, Stephen Purinton, Johnson Stover, and Benjamin Dunning were chosen to make a survey and plan of the town, in accordance witli the provisions of an Act of the General Court passed the precedinj; eighteenth of June. [17!).").] Tills year the town voted — tliirty-eight to twelve — against a revision of the Constitution. [171tG.] In May of tills year the town voted "That if any U his Ram go at Large between the first day of September and the Tenth Day of November he shall fovfeit the Ram." [17!>7.] On May 10, 17!'7, the town again voted against a sepa- ration of the District of Maine from the State of INIassachusetts. [17!)'^.] At a maeting held October lo, 17!)8, the town voted against "the formation of a new county to be composed of the towns of Brunswick, Iiarpswell, Durham, Georgetown, Rath, Topsham, Bow- doin, Bowdoinhiin, Little River, Litchfield, Green, Lewiston, Wales. and Littleborough." [180.'5.] In 1803 the town offered a bounty of four cents for each crow killed during that year. [IHOi").] In 1805 it was voted that " if the Treasurer shall recoivo any bank bills that will not pass that the town will receijit for the same." This was ft singular wa}' to discountenance the couuterfeitiiig ofinone^'. [1810.] This town seems to have been remarkably' lenient towards those who had been imposed upon by couuterfeit, or bad money, for this year it was voted " to receive a three dollar bill of the Widow Sarah Haskell, on Vermont State Bank, said not to be good, and give her good money in lieu of the same, and voted that Paul Raymond have the bill and make sale of it to the best advantuge." [1812.] At the annual meeting in 1812, the town voted ''that Peter Birthright [and his famil}-] live on the premises where they are and the Selectmen supply them with necessarys." A present often dollars was also voted to Samuel Clark. At a special meeting, held August 24th, Stephen Purinton and John Curtis were elected delegates to a County Convention to be held at Gray " to take meeting of the tc MUmCIPAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWELL. 173 nicnsiires to nllovinto tlie inisorips of wni'. ninl luiiij; iiVioiit n Mpoody 1111(1 histiii^ peace." The seleetineii, with Slt'|»lieii I'liriiitoii jind Marl- l)or(*ii!zli Sylvester, were chosen n Committee of Safety and C'orrespond- ciice. [|sl I.] At n nieetiiifi; held .Inly 2r>th, the town chose Stephen Piiiiiiloii as an a the first license of the kind recorded in the town records. [1827.] In 1827 the town voted to let the powder remain in tho magazine, and to pay the militia monc}' instead of rations ; aisu. t(i deliver t(j each non-commissioned oflicer and})riva?^ — at the review inspection — one quarter of a pound of powder to be made into lijiink cartridges. [1821).] Jn 1821) the town voted that the selectmen should gnint licenses to sell intoxicating liciuors to all suitable persons, who wore victuallers or retailers, that should apply for a license agreeably to liic provisions of an Act passed in March of that year. [18,'{1.] On .January 3, 1831, the town voted unanimnnsli/ against the formation of a new county, if Ilarpswell was to be included in it. Oil .lanuary 25, it was voted to petition the legislature not to cliis> Ilarpswell with any other town for representation, but for it to aiitlinr- ize the town to elect a representative for such a portion of tiiiic iiiul at such period as should be equal to their portion of representation. The request was not granted. • , 1 irc/s this an cxquixitfl bit nf satire, implying that the jail was so insecure thai tin prisoners roamed all over the county ? MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWKLL. ll^t [\k:\-2.] On .Iiil.v 7, 1m:{2. a liuv of M:ircli, \h:\-j, rolnfinpr to vncH- iiati'iii was read, and tlic town tlicn votccl to mako no provision for vncciiiatinj; the liilialiitantM, and to raise no money for sn<'li a purpose. I'lloir Cinlis. .Joseph Katon, Levi L. Tolnian, Stephen Snow, and Diiviii Johnson, 2d, were chosen a llealtii Coinniittce, and were iiistnictcd to nse all reasonal»le means to prevent tlie iiitrodiHtion and .HpicMil of tiie eholera in Hiat town. [IH.M.] On Fehrnary l.'», IH.'it, tlie town voted, for a fonrtli time, agiiiiist tiie formation of a new eonnty. and still a^ain at a nieefin*77 there was no hearse in town. [l''<.'$7.] In March of this year the rei)rescntative was instructed to favor the passage of an Act so that the town might receive its pro- portion of the surplus revenue. At u meeting, held the next A|)ril, IJeiijaiiiiii Randall was chosen an agent to receive the town's propor- tion of the sur[tlus revenue, and it was voted to have this money loaned to the eiti/ens, and a committee was chosen to sui)erinten(l the loan. It was also, at this meeting, voted that the overseers of the poor should try to remove all negroes from the town. This action may have been due to antipathy against the race, hut it was more inoliaiily because the negroes were all paupers. The town, also, this year, voted almost unanimously against an amendment to the State Constitution relative to bail. [1m;58,] This Near the town voted that the sur|)lus revenue mtmey should be divided among the citizens, 2>''>' i'if<(, as soon as it c<40.] At the regular meeting this j'ear a committee was [appointed to consider and report concerning the annual value of the 17G IIIS'IOHY OF BUUNnWIVK, TOrsllAM, AND IIAUl'SWKLL. lol»sl(>r |)iivil«'^o. 'I'lu>v roportcd tliiit it was wortli one liimdrt'il mikI It'll (lolhiiM pc'i'yi'Hr, iiiul tin- t(nvii voted to k-asi' it at tliiit piin-. [l«4l.] The town, Huh year, voted in favor of a resolve of th, lefiisluture, pawsed in April, wliieh reduced the nunilier of reprc. MeiilativcH to on*', hundred and lil'ty-one. Al8(», in favor of diniiniMi- ing the nunilier of representatives when they reacJKHl two humhiil. The town, tiiis year, again petitionetl tiie lej^isiature not to class IIurpHwell with any otiier town, but to aasign its proportion of rtp- resentation. . [181;!.] A eonnnlttee was chosen, this year, to ascertain wlitie land could be pinchased for an alnisliouse. [1841.] The town, in iHl I, voted vcy strongly against a rcsulvi.. of the legislature for amending the Constitution, which was passcil Marcli l'.>, and it also voted unanimously against an Act to e^stall■ lish town courts, which was |)assed by the legislature, March 22. [184;').] In l'\!l)ruary, 184.'), a connnittee was cht)sen to i)etitioii the legishitnro for a separate representation. 8ev(ral meetings wcro held in the \vin*er and spring oi; this year, to fill the vaeauc}' caused liy the resignation of Sanuiel Mayall, tiie representative to the legi>la- tare. Tiiere was no choice, as this town voted cadi time for a llarpswell man 'ustead of one from (iray, the town with which it was classed in representation. The town this year purchased land iiiid built a house — which it still owns — on Lamboe's Point, for Thomas J. reunell and family, who liad lately remoyed from (J ray. I'enmll was a poor man, but able-bodied, antl the town fiu'nished this assist- ance as a i)recautiouary measure to keep him from becoming a i)aiii)ei', [184(1,] This yeav the town iiad the oame trouble as the year before in regard to electing a representative. [1H17.] The town in 1847 voted against a resolve of the legisla- ture which i)rovided for the election of representatives to the legishitiiit by a plurality vote ; also, against an Act pledging the ci'edit of the State and creating a State debt. [18")1.] In 18;)! the town again petitioned for a separate repre- sentation in the State legislature. [18.')2.] In 18a2 the selectmen were instructed to appoint an agent to sell liquors. ^ , " ,,,,,, [18r)3.] At a special meeting, held on February 2G, 1853, the I town was found to be unanimouslv opposed to llarpswell being set [ oti" from Cumberland and annexed to another county', and it was voted to remonstrate against all petitions for new counties that in- cluded llarpswell. MUNICIPAL IlISTOIiY OF tlAUl'SWKI.L. 177 [ts.'t'i.] Ill March of tliis year the town voted not to dispciisc with a li(|iior )ig(>ii(!y, Ixit tliat if tli«' HcltM-tnu'ii should a|i|ioiiit an •iMviil lli>'y sliould buy tho li(|Uof and pay hnn a ivasonalih' comiK'nsa- tion t'oi'HcUinfj; it, tho town roctiivinf? the profits HhtcoI'. In ScpttMnhor till' town vot«'d ajjainst certain proposed anicndiiiciits to the State ('(mNtitiition, l>y which judf^es of piohate, rettisters of proliat*-, sher- ill'-i, iiMnii(Mpal and poiict! jiid;j;es, land-aS;')7 to leinove the liodv pews in the town-house, huild a chiniMcy, provide wood, etc. [lHr).s.] At a special nieetiuj;', held in May of this year, the town votetl unanimously in fav*)r of the prohil»itory law ; lilly-nine votes being cast. [!«.')!•.] The town in IHal) voted af?ain.st State aid to the " Aroos- toiik l{iiilroad Company." It was also voted that the selectmen should tak(f coiuisel in reference to some disputed islands adjacerit to IhirpswcU, and should report as to the prohahility of the town's liein.] At the annual uicoting this year it was voted to buy a town ♦*ann. and L. IT. Stover, AVilliaui C. Eaton, and fj. S. Toolh.ikor were ciiosen a coniniittee to get proposals, and were instructed to r port at a meeting to be called for the purpose. The coimiiiltce rei)orted on the twenty-fourth of April, and the town voted to raise $.'],0(»0 by lean to purchase a farm, and the selectmen were instructed (if in their judgMUMit the interests of the town required the pun^liase of a town farm) to purchase such a t^irm as they should think proper, and make the necessary rei)airs on the same. [INTO.] At the annual meeting in 1870, the town A-oted to lonvc the care of the poor with the overseers, and also to raise 81,500 for their support. The town also voted " that the treasurer be instructerl to keep tiie State bonds arising from equalization in his own house." [1H71.] On J.'imum' 14, 1S71, the town voted that the selectmen and overseers of the poor '* be and are hereby instructed to build n new barn for James Alexander in i)lace of »he one destroyed by Are, and that they fiu'uish him with hay and suflicient farming tools, using their dif-ciction in tlie matter." The town also passed the following resolve : — ' " That in our candid judgment the burning of the barn of James Alexander, 2d, and the maiming of liis cattle in the night-time In some person or persons unknown, is an outrage upon a peaceable com- nuuiitv which demands the most vigorous etlbrts to detect and convict the peri)etrator, .is no person is safe in his person or property in ;i community containing at large such a person. " Therefore, lirsolred. That the selectmen be authorized and in- structed and are hereby required to make diligent search to apitro- hend and convict the ottender, using their discretiou as to the motlioils to be taken to produce that result." . ■• The selectmen were also instructeil to oppose the repeal of the Porgie Law, before the Committee on Fisheries at Augusta. At a meeting held February Gth, the following preamble and resolu- tion were passed by inianimous vote : — " Whereas the location of our town of Harpswell is so isolated ami is so far removed from any town not entitled to a representative, that it would be very inconvenient, and of no benefit to have it classed for representation. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF HARPSWELL. 179 " Therefore, Resolceil, That we in our corporate capacity, a (JoV & Commaxdiu is CniKK OK Said Tuovixck, Tiik Hon'"-"* IIis i.I.v.rrsTVs Coi'xcii.i, ami ruK Hox'"-* HorsK, ok Kici'incsKN iatu ks ix Gkxk.I!al Coiut assim- iuj-,D, Dr.c. 21, 17(!;{. "THE PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SETTLEMENT OF TOPSHAM i:^ THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN. Most HrMKLV SiiF,\vi:rii. "That from the Year 1715 under the Sanction & approbation uf this Honoured court the Settlement of said Place was projected at tin' 1 Massacliitsetts Records, 1717. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF TOPSUAM. 181 Dosii'o & KxpciiHo of tlio TVjopHcot Proprit'tors nndcr nlioso IJipclit tilt' s;ii(l Iiiliiihilaiits orijiiiuilly s('ttl('(l &, so coutiiiiic to this prosoiit time: Tluit we iilwin's liavc liccii jiiid still are an Kxixtscd Frcjiiticr & |i;i\(' u'li'Mtly suH'tTcd l)y (lie Indian Kneniy Is'ovcrtliek'ss l»y tiu; Divine Favour iinvo maintained said SettliMnent under the I'rotection (il'lliis ( iovcrnmcnt and there are at this time to tlie nninher of thirty live I'liiiiilies wluj are ik'.simus of being incorporated that so they may lu' enahled to have the Gospell setled anion<«; them having already erected a Frame for the Meeting house in said Place ; also that they iiwiy lie (pialified to transact their Atfairs among themselves necessary to tiieir better S(>ttlenient in Town Order the said Inhaliitants having liihonred under many Inconveniences on these Accounts and Ity their Situation have been Subjected to be taxed b}- the Town of Brunswick on which account the}' have had Just Cause to think themselves no so I'iiirly treated l)y them. "Therefore yoiu- Petitioners most huml>ly entreat tiiis Ilonourd Court would be pleased to incorporate them into a Township or District tiiat they may be entitled to the Advantages & Priviledges other Towns enjoy by virtue of the I{o3all Charter and that the said jireseiit Settlement may thrive & tlonrish under the enconragen)ent & I'rotection of this IIon'| Court, And 3'our Petitioners as in Duty liound shall ever pra}-. AlJAM IIUXTKIl William Tiiornk JaMKS ]}KVKI!ID0E EziiA Randall William Kkkd Juxr Charles {{qiunsox .loilX liKEU William Kked David Rkkd John- Oku John Patten Sam"-"- Winchell Sam" Staples John Wixciiell Stephen Staples Joseph Graves Johnson Gravks Samukl Guavi-.s Archibalu Moffatt (iowEN Fulton James Mustard James Work Ehen» Work Jamks IIuntkr * ^y', Hunter James Fulton KoRERT Fulton John Fulton W Patten " 1 ^P^epscot Papers, ^S^S^ ^BB 182 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSn.lM, AND IIAR ['SWELL. In acconlaiico with this petition, Ti»pHliiim was duly incorporatci 1704. The following is a copy of the Act of Incorporation : — 'Anno Uegm Reqis GKORGII III Teutio Quabto, 17(i4. "TOPSIIAM A TOWNSHIP. "^iV^ ACT for erecting a Town in the County of Lincoln by the Name of Topsham. " WiiERKAS the Inhabitants settled on a Tract of Land sit- uate on the easterly Side of Aiulroscoggin River, lying convenient for a Town, hitherto called and known by the name of Topsliatn, within the County of Lincoln, have PreamWe. hambly 2'>ctitioned this Court, that for the Reasons there- in mentioned, they may be Incorporated into a Town, and vested loith the Powers and Authorities belonging to other 'Towns. Therefore for the Encouragement of sakl Settleint-ut "Be it enacted isy his Excellency the Goveknou, Council a\i> House ov REruESENTATiVES in General Court Assembled. Hounds of Toi).«li:iiii, "That the Said Tract of Land descnbed as follows, viz. to begin upon the Southerly Line of the Town of lioivdoiuhnm, where Said Jjine strikes the Water, and from thence to run a AVest >«ort Invest Course upon said Bowdoinham Line, as far as it goes, and from thence on the same Streight Course to Litt/e River so called, which is about ciuht ]\Iile.s from the Water .aforesaid, and from thence Soiitli- wardly M.iwn said Ijittle River to yln'lroscoggin River, and down said Androscoggin River to IMcrry-meeting Hay, and from thence to tlic Line of Bowdoinham aforesaid, including several small Islands or Islets lying in said Androscoggin River, between the Said Little River and tiie Falls at Bninsn-ick Fort, be, and hereby is erecte meeting voted t( 110 record to be / D''!'!.] At a li'im I'iitten was c order to got Kate tlie islands in Iir„ [17(J7.J The ofKepresentative '■qwrted in tJu^or , At a town meet ! ""'" 3.V. per day t\ yuk,. of oxen. [l/OD.J i„ 1 7( ' Topsham Town MUXICIPAL HISTORY OF TOPSIUM. 188 qiinliiiod to vote in Town AfFairs. to moot to<;othor at snoli Tinio and I'huo ill Said Town as .siiall l»o appointed in s'lid Warrant, to oinise siicli Ollicers as the Law directs and may be necessaiy to nianaj^e the Alf'airs of Said Town ; and tlie Iniiabitants being so met shall be and heroliy are impowered to Cluise such Otlicers accordingly."' Tlio first town meeting was held May 9, I TGI. In accordance with the Act of Incorporation, the warrant for this meeting was issued by Aiuon llinkle}', of Brunswick, a justice of tlie peace, and was addn'ssod to Adam Hunter. The following otlicers were elected at this mooting, viz. : — (iowon Fulton, moderator ; AVilliam Thorne, clerk ; Adam Hunter, treasurer; .John Fulton, John Read, and .John INIerrill, selectmen; lliiiili Wilson, constal»lo; David Hood, Paul Handall, and Samuel Wilson, surveyors of highways ; .Jamos Work and Thomas Wilson, tithing-nion ; Kzra liandall and William Wilson, foncc-viowors ; Hol)ort Gore, sealer of leather ; James Beverage and William Alexan- der, hog constables ; Stephen Staples and John WMnchell, surveyors of boards, at C'athance ; John INrorrill and William Wilson, surveyors of boards; Sanuiel Staples, pound-koopor ; Jamos Mustard, liold-drivor : Jiuiies Ilondry (?), surveyor of staves, shingles, and hoop poles; Adam Hunter, sealer of weights and measures; James Himter ami Robert Gore, wardens. At a meeting, hold June 2, Thomas Wilson, Adam Hniitor. .lolin Reed, John Fulton, and John Morrill were chosen a conimittt-o to la}' out the highways and roads through the town. The town at this meeting voted to raise £34 \'Ss. 4d. as a contingent fund. There is 110 record to be found of an^' meetings of the town in 17(5'). [ITiU!.] At a meeting of the town, hold May H, 1700, Mr. W'il- liam I'atten was chosen to prefer a petition to the General Court " in order to get Kate Hance Point annexed to Topsham, ami likewise all the islands in Brunswick Kiver, below the falls." [17G7.] The abovo-niontionod petition was presented to the House of lUsprosentatives, and in 1707 the committee to which it was referred reported in favor of its dismissal, and it was dismissed.'-^ At a town meeting, liekl in July of this year, it was voted to allow iiKMi :\s. per day for work on the highways, and 2.s'. [ler day for each yoke uf oxen. [170D.] In 17GD Messrs. John Patten, William Patten, Robert ' Tt)psliam Town Itecords. '^Massachusetts Records, Vol. 2ti, 17G7, p. 49. 184. IIISTOIIY OF nitUXSWlCK, TOrSflAM, ANn UAUPSWKLL. Kultoii, and Robert Patten, inlmhitants of Catliance Point in the town of liowiloiiiliain, i)r('S(Mile(l a [)otition to tlie (ieneral Court, i.slvini; tn 1)1' set olf IVoui l>o\v(loiniiani and annexed to 'roijsiiaiii. Tiie lu'lilion was considered by the (ieneral Court, and an order issued that the petitioners should notify the town of liowdoinhani that tiiev niiiiln show cause at the next session of the Court wh}' the prayer of tlic petitioners sliould not lie jfranted.' At tlie March meeting of the town, this year, James Potter, .Ir., \v;i5 choseu "to go to the CJeneral Court to get Cow Island, together willi all the islands in the Narrows, annexed to Topsham." [1771.] On the petition from Topsham it was ordered, in 1771, that the petitioners should notif\' the town of Unuiswick that tlicir petition was revived, in order that the agents of that town might be on hand at the next session of the Court.^ At the May meeting, this year, the town requested IVIr. John INIerril! to draw up a memorial to the General Court, asking to have the line (letL-rmined between Pnniswiek and Topsham. [1771.] At a meeting of the town, held November 10, 1774, it \v:is unanimously voted that the town would stand bj' what the Continental and Provincial Congresses had done. [177;').] At a town meeting, held April ;?0, 1775, Koliert Cower and William Handall were chosen a committee to meet the committees of other towns at P()wnall)orough on the second of Ma}', to rei)reso!it the town of Topsham, as to the matter of provisions and aiiiininii- tion, and to consider the method of furnishing the same. The selectmen having petitioned the General Court for a suitply nf powder, tiuit body parssed a resolve to the etiect that Topsham, being a seaport place in the eastern part of the colony, and much exposed to the attacks of the Indians, therefore it was recommended to the seleet- men of Wrentham, Massachusetts, to furnish the town with one half barrel of gunpowder at the expense of the colony.'' [177().] The town, at its March meeting this year, instructed tlio selectmen to petition the General Court to take off the provincial tax. ''till the trade is opened." At this meeting James Potter, Jiinior. David Heed, James Pulton, John Merrill, and Pobert Hunter weio chosen a Committee of Inspection, Safet}', and Correspondence. At a meeting heUl June 12th, the selectmen were authorizi'(l to hire | £30, lawfid money, to furnish the town with a stock of powder. In '>■ Massachusetts Records, Vol. 28, 1709, p. 144. ^ Mussaehusetts Records, Vol. 2!), 1771, p. 257. ^ Massachusetts Records, Vol. 31, 1775, ;>. 212. ^^f'>'""i''hit.vtts ficro ^''■'"■'i town was reqi ^tiimchiisetts annii. MUNICIPAL msTOIiY OF TOrSU.Uf. 18') Docciiilit'i', llio town voted to keep this powdcT at ('jipt.-iin .liinics Miistnid's and at ( attain Actor I'attiMi's. [1777.] At the annual meeting of the town in Maich. 1777, a new Coiiniiittcf of Safety, etc., was chosen, consisting of .I()sei)h Graves, Duvid l{()l>inson, .Joseph Foster, .Tatnes Pnrinton, and I'eliitiali Haley. At another meeting, held the latter part of this same month, it was voted to petition the General Conrt for anthority to collect the '•Province Taxes" for 177(). Also, to se-id an agent to meet with other connnittees in other towns of the connty, to regnlate the prices of goods, etc. [177S.] Ai the May meeting in 1778, the mnnber voting against the constitntion of the government, as it then was, was nineteen, niul there were none in favor of it. The small number voting may possilily be dne to a bad state of the weather and a consecjuently thin atteiidnnoe, rather than to inditferenee. This vote was in reference to the ratilication of the tirst Constitution of Massachusetts.' A good deal of doubt was felt in town about this time in regard to the legality of a number of previous meetings, in consequence of there having been a neglect on the part of the constables to make a regular letnrii on the warrants for holding these meetings. The matter was laid liefore the General Court in a petition. The General Court acconlingh' passed a resolve this year, " That none of the jjroceedings of said meetings or of any town meetings since March, 177(), shall be considered as invalid on account of the irregularitv of the said returns, or neglect in recording the samc."^ [177',i.] In March, 1771), the town requested John INIerrill, Esquire, to Inriiish a plan of the whole township. At a meeting held in duly. the town voted to procure the number of shoes, stockings, and shirts which the Geieral Court called for, for the use of the army. [17S0.] At the annual meeting in 1780, the town voted to give liftv dollars a pair for the shoes referred to above, sixty tlollars a pair for the shirts, and forty dollars a pair for the stockings. The town at this nieeting approi)riated £1,000 for highways, and voted to pay twenty dollars [)er day for work on the same. £1,000 was also appro- priated lor current expenses. At a meeting of the town held November 20, the selectmen were iiistriieled to inform the General Court that the beef called for by tliem^ could not be obtained without great difllculty. ' Bannn/i, Ilistori/ of United States, i), p 200. . . . .^t-. ^Mamirluisctts /{I'rordu Vol .'iS, 1778, yi. (174. ^Each Inwn wan required lo furnish its proportion ofhe^f, eto ,for the siipjjort of the ^hmichusetts army. ]fn the General Court in regard to the ditllculty they experieiunl in paying their taxes, and to employ William Lilhgow, Esquire, of Boston, to speak in favor of the petition. In JNIarch, John Menill and William Wilson were chosen a committee to petition the CJeiieral Cotu't in regard to the i)eople at Litthi River settlement refusing tn pay their taxes. Probably the settlement at Little Iviver was ;iii " adjacent" of Topsham. At a meeting of the town, held on the last day of August, Captiiiii George White was chosen delegate to a convention to be held iit Wiscasset, to consider the question of a se[)aration of the Distriet nf JMaine from the Connnouwealth of JNIassachusetts. [1788.] At the March meeting in 178;j it was voted to rate the islands below the Falls to the town of Topsham. The wolves iiiiist have been committing depredations about this time, as at this Hurt- ing a bounty of IOn. per head was otl-n-ed for all that were killed. At a meeting held in May, the town voted to comply witli tlie resolvt'ofl the town of Boston, in regard to permitting absent refugees to rcturii. j Captain David Reed, John Winchell, and Robert Alexander were chosen a Committee of Correspondence and Safety, this 3ear. [1784.] William Reed, Ezekiel Thompson, and John Rogers woi;' chosen a Committee of Correspondence and Safety' for 1784. [1785.] William Randall, Actor Ratten, and Joseph Berry were i MLNICU'AL inSTOIiY OF TOrSIIAM. 187 tboComiinittce of C'()rrps])()ii(loiioo, Inspoction, and Safety for tlio year 17M.I. At a mcctiiifj: held in NovcnilKM- of this year, Sanincl Tiionip- sou was c'iiosen a (leK-fjato to a convt-ntion to l>o lu'ld at Fainioutli, to consider as to the advisaliility of having the eastern connties made iiitii a new State. The town at this time voted to petition the (Jen- eral Conrt to relieve them, wliolly or in part, of their taxes, tlien due, or al><)Ut to become ihie, on aecoiint of " the great loss the town lia*7.] At the annual meeting in 1787, the selectmen were directed to see that the town was provided with a stock of powder and unuuunition, as i)rovided by law. The}' were also directed to join in a i)etition of the peoi)le of Cathance in regard to iiaving Cat- lianco Neck annexed to Topsham. At this meeting a committee was chosen to take care of the fishery, agreeable to an act of the General Court in 1780, providing for its protection.-' At a meeting held Sep- tcMiber 29, it was voted to petition the General Court '' to consider us with regard to our deliciency in n()t[?] paying our taxes." At a meeting held the last day of the jear, the town voted " against the constitution," and Samuel Thompson was chosen a delegate to a con- vention to be held at Boston."* ' Mfmachiisetti^ Uccords, Vol 40, 1785, p. 97. 2 iffia., p. 534. 8 Massachusetts Records, Vol. 4,S, p. 472. •• See p. 132. 188 IIISTOUY OF ItllUSiiWIt'K, TOI'SIIAM, ASI> IIAIU'SWKLL. [17MH.] On March 2It, 17H8. tlio Gpiioral Court dccidctl, on tl,, petition of .loliii I'attcii and otiuMH. of Howiloiniiani, and of the tnwn of 'ropsiiani, that Patten's Point, so called, lie set oil' IVoin the biwn oi liowdoinliani. and annexed to the town of Topsliaui.' At tile May nieetinjif, 17MM, tlie seleetnien wore iiistruetecl to eni|i|(i\ sonic person as a;niiist tlie town, and to juitliorize him to draw the money ont of tlie tnwii treasury. 'Ilie town at lliis nieetin;; voted tluit an application sliunlil be made to tlie (ieneral Court for an act to stop the catcliiiiii of .salmon by dip-nets and seines, and to prevent the l)uildin^ of wciis. Sanniel Tliompson was elected representative to tlie (Jeneral Ctniit, l)ut was instructed not to attend its next session without orders rinm tlie selectmen. Another petition was also ordered to be sent to Ihc General Court, in regard to the deliciency in taxes. At a mei'tiiii.r held in December the town gave Its consent to the building of a Imiomi from Mason's Kock to Ferry Point,'- and fixed a scale of prices to ln' paid the owners of the boom, foi' stop|)ing masts, bowsprits, loys. (■(( . [171H.] In 17H1 tile representative was instructed not to attcinl the session of the General Court except so ordered by the autlioiitics of the town, unless at his own expense. The town this year voUmI in favor of a separation of the District of jNIaine from Massachusetts, The town also voted against the proiioscd plan of cutting a canal rnmi the (';trrying- Place in Hruiiswick to Maipioit. Hut one person votiii in favor of this project, while there were fifty voting in the m'g!iti\c, The town also voted to raise this year one half of the money aliowcl by the (Jeneral Court for the damages caused l>v the great fresiict dl 178.>. The excessive depreciation of the old paper currency at tlii> tinu! is shown b\' the instructions given .to the selectmen, which W( re to the effect that they should take the pai)er-inoney belonging to tlu' town and sell it as best they could, but not for a less price than seven dollars, current money, for $1, ()()() of the old. [17'.)2.] Ill 17'J2 the town voted to distribute, among the sulleivis b}' the great freshet of 178.0, one half of the money allowed l)y tlii' General Court for this purpose. At the ]\Iay meeting the town Muniii voted in favor of a separation of the District from the Commonwealtli. In November the town cast its vote in favor of Samuel 'ilioiiipsoii as a Presidential elector. In the list of votes for Presidential elcctm-. 1 Musmchnsclts Special Lairs, Vol. 1, /;. li)4. ^Fcrnj I'oint, the point of land at the Topxham end of the iron bridr/e. Before Ik | toU-bridije was built, there ivus a ferry froirC this point to the landing in Brunswick behtt Mason's liock, hence its name. ,^ ,. . ,, ,. ill till' Mas.« ;is sc\cn(v.s [I7:i;t.j COIMCIltiotl, liiViicv of fo firiM.j '''.i"flgc(lexpe(lie [I'yi'O At a [ "oil the General ( ^FortJn \fVNWU'Al msTOUY OF rOPSHAM. 189 ill till' MnHHiicliiiscfts iircliivcs. tlio iiiimlx'rDt' vi>tos for him is icconlcd as scvt'iitN -scvt'ii. [17'.i.!.] Ill 171).'l Saimicl 'riioinpHon wna chosoii ii dolc^atc to tlic coiniiition, to lie held at Portland in Dect'inlicr, to t'onsldcr the expe- iliciiiv of tbniiiiiu; a new State. [IT'.M.] At the animal iiict'tiii^ in IT'.il. tlic town voti'd to imrcliasc II stoi'k of amnmnitioii. At a iiu'ctinj^. liold St-ptcmlu'i' is, William Kiiiir, afterwards governor, lieing motierator, tlio town volccl •• that lliiW int'ii who shall this day (Milist, ngnH'ably to tlic Act of CongrcsH of tlic loth of May last,' shall reci'lvo a honnty of fonr dollars ]K>r thcr called for or not. The town, moreover, voted that havo their wages made e(]nal. Iiy the rom the tinic they should march to actual IllMll, WlU those who should enlist shouhl tuwii. to ten dollars a mon service until their discharge from the si-rvice, allowing them a reasoii- able time to return home ; and that they should have one month's wages ailvanced on their march. Also, that one dollar of the aforesaid liouuty slioiiltl l)e paid on enlistment, and the renuiining three dollars on \no- liiicing a eertlllcate of having passed muster. Colonel John Read, .Ir., I'liptaiii Actor Patten, and Doctor nenjamiii Jones Porter were chosen a committee to draw up tlu; enlistment orders and tt) wait on the men tiiul see that their names were cnrolU'd. In November it was voted that ;i survey of the town be taken, agreeably to a resolve of the General Court. This year, for the first time, several persons were warned to leave the town, not having its consent to reside therein. [IT'.lo.] At the meeting, this year, the selectmen wen' authorized to take measures to secure the lot of land called the school U)t, which was said to belong to the town. Sanuiel Thompson was chosen a delegate to a convention, held at Portland, for the same purpose as the previous conventions, and Wil- liam King was chosen representative to the General Court. [171)7.] The question in regard to a 8e[)aration of the District from the Commonwealth again came before the people in May, 1797, and the town voted forty-six in favor to one against a separation. [171)8.] This year William King was chosen delegate to a conven- tion to be hehl at Ilallowell, on the fourth Tuesday of the October Ibllowing, to consider the expediency of dividing Lincoln County, and if judged expedient, to agree on the dividing line. [171)1).] At a meeting held May (5, 171)1), the town voted to peti- tion the General Court to have a Court of Common I'leas and General ^For the improvement of the militia, Williamson, 2, p. 570. r.)() iiismny or uuunswwk, ToraiiAM, and iiahpswell. ScsHioiiM rd* the I'cucc lit-ld in T(i|iHluni) tlicrcnftor. Tlcvcrond .Imiii- tliaii Kllis, Doctor llfiijiiiiiin .loiics I'ortcr, ami .laiii<'!i riiriii}j;t()ii wciv cliost'ii a coiiiiiiittoc to dnifl and proHoiit tlu' putitioii. [IHOI.] Ill IHOI ('ai»faiii Uoltt'i't ratten waH exempted from pay- in^' taxes for that year " liy reason of his house Iteiii}; Itiirnt." [IHOJ.] At its INFarcii nieetin;j in 1«0-.', the town voted to hold \\> nieetiiiffs in fntnrti in the (Joart Ilitu.ii', ami the nieetiiij^ in the M;\\ follouiii}jj was held there.' At this same nieetiiifi; it was voted not to send any representative to the Cleneral Conrt that year. A motion was made to reconsider this vote, l)ut it was not carried. " After the moderator (l{evereiul .Jonathan Kllis) had declared the meetin- in their votes for a representative One of the selectmen protested a;>;ainst the disorderly manner of introdiicinjj: the business, and ' the votes. Two of the selectmen, however, with the town clerk, received and counted the votes, receiving, however, a luimbcr of nn(]nalified votes and refusing some qualified votes which were oU'ered while the votes were being assorted. The moderator then declared \!iat the town had chosen Jonathan Kllis their represeiitati\( ." The town, at a meeting held on the last day of the same month, had a statement to the altove etieet pre[)ared for presentation to the legislature, eontaiuiiig a reuKJUstrniuo against Iteverend .Jonathan l^llis holding a s'itxt as their reproscnt- ative. He was allowed, however, to take his seat. [1804.] Jn 1801 a premium of twenty-dve cents per heail was otlered for crows. [1800.] A Mrs. Drybury became a town charge in 1800. She was the lirst paupe; 'he town ever had. She lived in a little cot iieai the First I'arisl n ejting-house. Her house was sold this year by the town for a small Lum. At the meeting for choice of governor this 3'ear, considerable reel- ing was manifested at what was consiilered the unfair management of the polls, and a protest was sent to the General Court. The protest was signed by : — Roger Mkurit.l. GiDKON Walker. David Patterson. Samuel Emery. .ToNATiiATsr Rlatsdell. Luther Kimball. James Purinton, Jr. James Cook. • The towr. mcctinys had previuvdy been held in the old meeting-house eaM cf thf villa(/e. iVon;"<;»nc«, in extreme cold weather, the meetings were ac^journed to Mrs. Hunter's inn. MUXICIPAL IIISTOHY OF lOPSIlAif. 191 rii'Kii II. (Jiii;i:v. (ilDKON LAItllAUI'.E. Natiianikl (Jukkn. Sami'kk Towns. Nathan I Ki. W'alkku. David Fostkk. MosK.s Waysioutii. WiLMAM FHOST. John iJookiss. John IIai.ky, Jit. [1H(»7.] Tn 1H()7 fho town instniclo*! its son.itor initl roi)rc- sentntivc to make nppliciilion to the Icjiislatiire lor its consent lo a sepaiiition of the District of Maine from the Commonwealtli of MassMcimsetts. [IHOS.] Tiie KMiJAiino whieli C(»iirov«'s of the doini^s of the town of Itostoii," respectuijx the petitioiiinoston. The town also voted to present to the I'rosident of the United Stat(^s a memorial re(|uestin;j; him to suspend tii(M'niii!irally asseml)led in town meetinjj; on the twentieth day of iWigust. IHOH, respectfully represent: "That having always been iiiHuenced by a regard for the general interests and welfare of their country, sincerely attached to its Con- stitutioii and duly impressed witli the necessity of conforming to the laws of their government, they have hitherto submitted to the priva- tions and losses occasioned l»y the embargo laws, without opi)osition or complaint, at the same time indulging an anxious hope, that when cxporiiMice slu)uld ascertain the extent and degree of their sufferings, ill coiiiiadn with their fellow-citizens, and events in Kurope should iviidi'i' it safe and expedient, a speedy relief would be afforded them, through the existing provisions of Congress for that purpose. "And could your memorialists entertain a belief that the further 192 Ur'iTOh'Y OF BRUNSWICK, TOrSHAM, AND IIAUPSWF.LL. suspptisioii of nil foroiifii commeroe and the oxistinled to ex[)ress their seiitinienls on this sul>jeet, your nu- morialists are impressed with a eonvietion that the late attempt tu snl)Jii<>ate the people of Spain to a forei,u;n yoke, and their (■onse(|iU'!it declaration of inde^jendence, and of war against the power atteniptiiit; to impose it, have materially altered the relations of the United Statos to some of the powers of Europe ; and alsobelieviiiji; that tiie avenues of a safe and lucrative connnerce to the people of this country arc liv these events laid open, which the wisdom of the legislatui-e has ren- dered available b}' [jlaciug the power to suspend the laws restrictiiit; it, in your hands : " They therefore pray that the embargo laws may be suspended, in whole or in part, as your wisdom may direct, agreeably to the [)()\veis vested in you by Congress for that purpose." A reply was received from President Jefferson to this nuMuoriiil, which is entered in full on the records of the town. As it is identi- cally the same answer that was given to similar memorials from the majority of the N"w England towns, and as it has often been publisheil in documents of State and other works, it is not judgeil necessary to give it in this connection. [ISO!).] At a meeting held February 4, 1801), the following reso- lutions and memorial were adopted, — the resolutions to be printed in the Tortland Gazette^ and the memorial signed by the selectmen and clerk, to be sent to the representative, to be by him presented tu the General Court : — '• Resolved, That it becomes us not to despair of the safety of our Re|)ublic, while we enjoy the constitutional right and liberty of assem- bling peaceably to consult upon the counnon good and to petition the legislature to devise and promote the redress of the wrongs and giiov- ances we suffer. " That as it is our privilege ' in prosperity to rejoice,' it is oin- diity ' in adversity to consider,' to investigate, to ascertain the causes of the calamities we exi)erience and the most effectual means to remove tlieiii. " That we are convinced the people in man}' instances have not been sulliciently cautious in the exercise of their electoral rights, b MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF TOPSIlAM. 103 hnvo pormittod tliemsolvos to be doroivpd by ernfty and nnprinciplod iiu'ii Mild liiivo frt'ciucnlly coiiforrcd tlioir Hiitrrnjj;('s on spokors of popu- lar iMvor, widiont nmkinj^ tlie iniportnnt inqnirii's, ' Arc they capable? ' ' Arc tlicy honest? ' ' Are they attached to the Constitution ? * "Hence it has happened tiiat many, dcHlitufe of retpiisite talents ami integrity, have licen promoted to odiccH of the hijihcst trust and imp, ifance ; and that we now feel the extensive mischief naturally arising from this want of caution and iiKpiirv in tiie people ; for power ol)tained by fraud will always resort to violence for support. " That the principles and public conduct of our rulers are the fair ol)jectn of a manly and public-s|)irited scrutiny, for the purposes of iHorited censure or ap[)rol)ation, their continuance or removal from iillice, in the prescril)ed forms. " That, when wi; take into view the great prosperity generally dif- fiisoil tiu'ough our once ha|)[\v land, under the arduous administration ot' the revered Washington and his innnc(li:ite successor, we are com- lu'llod to believe, that the numerous and heavy evils since fallen and daily accumulating upon us have been princi|)ally occasioned by the departure of our rulers from that wise, firm, liberal, and impartial policy which regulated the conduct of those distinguished patriots. "That, with sorrow, we nmst confess that the present executive of the United States has api)eared io us, in the course of his adminis- tration, more like the dependant and humble friend of a foreign despot tliaii the brave and generous chief of a great spirited and free [)eople, — more devoted to the nefarious schemes of the republic-destroying, Kiiig-inakiug Napoleon, than to the security, peace, and hapi)iness of his own country, or to the rights and privileges of those nations, who, having made a noble stand, are now contending from the pure spirit of patriotism against that rapacious tyrant of boundless ambition. "That the people have a right to recpiire of their lawgivers and magistrates, who are at all times accountable to them, an exact and constant observance of constitutional principles in the formation luul ( xeeution of the laws. " That our national legislature, apparently from the impulse of executive intluence, have enacted a system of embargo laws, in our deddod opinion, unconstitutional in principle and ruinous in operation, that must subject us abroad to contempt, at home to want and wretch- eiliicss. " Tliat we consider the act entitled ' An Act to enforce the several Kiiiltargo Laws of the United States,' a most tlagrant violation of many articles in our feileral and State Constitution and the measures pre- 13 • 194 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. scribed to cany it into effect to be utterly subversive of our doarost rights and priviloifes ; that it is a law which tlie |)c<)ple are not lioiind to ol)ey and which we believe, from their strong attachment to the liberties of their country, they will not obey. " That we most coixlially a))prove the patriotic conduct of thf)so officers of the revenue department who, disdaining to be the instiii- ments of arbitrary power, and having a more tender concern for (lie rights of their fellow-citizen than for tl;e emoluments of office, havf lately retired to the post of honor, — a private station. That we sin- cerely hope these patriotic examples will excite a general emulatiou. and should deeply lament that an}- from a penurious, calculating spirit, from a mere regard to private property, shcndd submit to or aid tiic execution of laws destructive of our civil liberties." "MEMORIAL. " To TUr, IIOXORAIU.K RkN.VTK AM> lIorsK Ol' RkPUKSKXTATIVKS in GlAKIiAl UoiHT ASSE.MIlI,i;U. " The inhabitants of the town of Topsham in legal town n)eetiiig as- sembled on the fourth day of February, a. i>. 180'J, resi)ectfiilly rop- reseut, "That in the late recess of Congress, they petitioned the Trcsidt'iit of the I'nited States to relieve them from the sufferings occasiinicil liv the embargo, and, fniding no hope of relief, they have made a siiiiihir api)lication to Congress, by whom their petition has also been neglcctod. '•To your honorable bod}', therefore, your memorialists are indiict'ij to rosoit for relief, not only from the csils and sufferings of wliidi they had reason to complain to the President and to Congress, 1' also from others of more serious moment emanating from those li;. authorities. " At the time of the passing of the first embargo law, the respect due to the constituted authorities induced your memorialists to hope that it would not be continued in fprce beyond the ability of the peoplf to endure it ; but in the Act recentl}' passed, not only to enforce tiiiit law and its supplemiMitar}- appendages, but to extort additional saori- ffces the most exorbitant, thej- recognize a i)olicy ecjually ruinous ami oppressive. " Had this law been wholly original it would have been less dread- ful in its aspects ; but in the French decree of Ai)ril, 1808, it lias Imth an example and guarantee, by which all vessels of citizens of I'a' United States found at sea after that time are declared forfeited to France for breach of the embargo. MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF TOVSIIAM. 1!).-) •' Wlicn such is the concurrence of laws, jDur iiu'inorialists can ont( itiiin no hope of relief or of safety from the constituted guardians of tht'ir national rights and privileges. "To enumerate the losses, privations, and sutferiugs resulting from the eml)argo system W(juld be but a recapitulation of circuni- stanees familiar to every mind. '• Tlie protection tliey afford to seamen brings with it want and iiiisory; the benefits tiiey confer on merchants are waste and bank- nii>f<'y, and to tiie hand of charity they consign the necessitous laborer and Ills depeuilants. As to tlieir effects abroad, none are perceijlilile to your menioiialists, except the approbation of llu; nation to wliom iilone the}' are beneficial and tlie disregard of that wliicli tliey were manifestly intended to restraii\ and humble. " The act to enforce the embargo, in its relation to the Constitution, cannot escape the notice of your honorable body, liy this act the property of your memorialists, as well as their fellow-citizens, is ren- dered liable to seizure b^- militar}* force, without evidence, without process or trial, and on tiie suspicion alone of an accuser, and neither tlieir possessions nor Imildiugs remain a secure (le[)ositorv against tlie (•onil)ination of jealousy and force to assail them ; these, witii the exaction of exorbitant bonds for acts in themselves lawful at the time of doing them, appear to your memorialists calculated to deprive them of tiu'ir most essential constitutional rights. " In recurring to the transactions of the last session of your hon- oral)le l)ody, your memorialists derive the highest satisfaction from the consideration that the opposing voice of a free people was distinctly xpresi^ed to an administration that had been offering up an essential (VM't of their 'latioual rights a sacrifice to the boundless ambiti(ni of a reign despot, rights tliat were obtained b^- the toils of the illustrious V', ashington and his companions and fellow-sufferers, and secured by a (onslitntion tiiat will never be abandoned by free men, to the merci- less iuuids tiiat oi)i)osed it in its origin and still seek to destroy it. In the wisdom and tirnuiess of your honorable body to restore to your memorialists and their fellow-citizens of the State the full enjoyment iif those rights by rescuing them from the '' >structive giasp of the tyrant of Kurope and his minions, the}' repose the most im[dicit conli- ileiice, and they i)ledge themselves liy all the lawful means in their power to sup[)ort tiie measures that your honors m.'iy adopt for the !:eneral safety and relief, against the various acts of violence and "lipi'cssion with which they have been assailed \^y foreign and domes- tic usurpers. They therefore pra^- your honors to take the subject of 10() IIISTOIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND JIA HP SMELL. their grievances into consideration and adopt suc'.i measures of redress as you, in your wisdom, sliall deem proper and expedient." [IfilO.] In tlie year 1810 a committee was cliosen to superintciKl the inoculation witli the kine-pox of all such persons as had not IkkI the small-pox, and one hundred dollars was appropriated for the vac- cination of those unable to bear the expense themselves. [1^11.] Ill 1811 a committee was chosen to discover what nidlKMl should !)(' taken to keep tiie highways from bcin hy the upright, wise, and liberal administration of Washington ; tliut we cannot cease to hope that the innumerable evils already inllicltil by the partial, degrading, and destructive ' exercise of restrictive energies,' conmienced by the last administration and consiunniiiU'd liave full confidi MUNICIPAL IIISTOUY OF TOPSIIAM. 197 hv tlio present, will awaken in ourselves uiid our fellow-citizens a livi'lv sense of our eonnnon danjiers, and unite us, as the surest means of ivlief, in a firm resolution to intrust with power those only who are trill' to the example and faithful to the precepts of the departed Father of our Country. '• Resoh'i'iJ, 'That we cannot insult the free and jxallant citizens of Aiuorica with the suspicion that they are less able to defend their rigiits, than the debased subjects of arbitrary power to rescue theirs from the hands of their oppressors ; that we will not insult them with the supposition that they can ever reduce themselves to the necessity of niakin<^ the experiment " to rejiain their lost liberties" by a blind and tame submission to a long train of insidious measures which nuist precede and produce it.' ' " Resolved, ' That a state of war does not destroy or diminish the rights of citizens to examine the conduct of public men ami the ten- dency of public measures' ; - that all attempts to impair the liberty of opinion and inquiry, the freedom of speech and of the i)ress, are infringements upon our most invaluable constitutional rights and privi- leges, meriting the pointed disapprobation of all except Napoleon and his humble worshippers. " llesulred, That we deeply lament the numerous facts which loudly proclaim that, in too many instances, the spirit of faction has mis- guided the deliberations of our State and national legislature. That by faction we understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or interest adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the whole. •' Resolved, That to a factious spirit only can we attribute the con- tricance of our senatorial districts by which nearly three fourths of the present Senate have been elected by a minority of votes of the whole State. That to intemperate party zeal in the Senate so chosen we must ascribe their obstinate refusal to adopt an}- one of the various propositions made to them by the House of Reiiresentalives, at their last session, for dividing the Commonwealth into electoral districts, and especially their refusing to concur in the resolve providing for the choice of electors by the people at large. That we consider these proceedings as disgraceful to the Commonwealth as grievances of the most alarming magnitude, demanding redress without delay ; that we liave full confidence that our representative in the General Court will 1 Madison, 2/)e Witt Clinton. 198 mSTOllY OF BRUXSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND HAUPSWELL. not be wiiiitin<; in his omloavors to correct procedures so reproacliful and oppii'ssivo. '• R'sitlrt'd, Tliat to a spirit adverse to tlie rif^hts of tlic inaritinio States we must iinputo the long nofflect and repeated refu'^als oC our Congressional legislatin-e to provide a navy in some degrtn^ conipc- tent to protect onr connnerce and guard our extensive and almost defenceless coasts ; tiiat onr surprise at tiiis neglect is greafly aggm- vated when we call to mind the solenni truths long since annouMcnl by the present chief magistrate of the Union, truths the more iniiiur- tant and interesting now we are placed in ' an attitude' if not in 'an armor' of war. ' >*'aval l)atteries, the most capalile of repelling for- eign enterprises upon our safety, are liapi)ily such as can never lie turned hy a perjrdi' •lift goycrument against our liberties. The inliali- itants of the Atlantic frontier are all of them deeply interested in this provision for naval protection ; and if they have hitherto ix'cn sutfered to sleep quieth* in their beds ; if their projicrty has reniaiiicil safe against the predator}' spirit of licentious adventurers ; if their maritime towns have not been compelled to ransom themselves from the terrors of a conflagration by yielding to the exaction of daring ami sudden invaders, these instances of good fortune are not to be attrib- uted to the protection of the existing government tliat claims tlwir allegiance, but to causes that are fugitive and fallacious.' ^ " Re.mlced, That the closest examination we have been able to make of the long train of our foreign negotiations comi)els us to believe that the unnecessarv and ruinous wa/, into which we are now pliuiged, is to be attributed more to the impulse of faction, combined with the Intriguing, flattering, menacing, confiscating, plundering, and burning policy of the modern Attila, operating upon our own govern- ment with magic influence, than to the ' injustice of a foreign power,' declared to be our enemy. " That a war so forced upon us we can neither approve nor volunta- rily support ; that we cannot consent to forego the abundant and hon- orable returns of legitimate commerce for the scanty and disgraceful pluiider of legalized pirac}' ; we cannot freely exchange the cheorinn; scenes of domestic peace for the chilling horrors of the ' bloody arena.' Indeed we are unwilling wantonly to put to hazard the noblest gifts of God to man, — our libertj' and independence, — to assist even onr Invhifj friend Napoleon in his aim to destro}' the remnant of liberty in Europe, that he ma}- the more easily bring within his iron grasp the 1 Madiion, MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF TorsiIAM. 199 •ships, coloiiios, and rornmorco of tlio world.' Tn short, fliis war wp must r('pr()l)ato and altlior c-liiofly lioi-ausc it tends to dr;i\v ns into a closo f'onnct'tioii, into a fatal alliaiu'i' witii this tyrant of nations, the ciiciny of the hnnian race, whose tender merciea are crnel, whose riieiiilshi|) is slaver}' and death. '* h'rsofrcd. That, nndisinayed at the fjloomy and threatninti aspect i)f oin' pnhlie affairs, we will not despair of the safety of our eonfed- I'lated Kepuhlic, trnstiiifr that the discerning, enliiihtened, and resolute spirit of a free peo|)le, not to be shaken bj' the rulllan assaults of faetiiiii, not to be seduced by the insidious arts of tyranny, will speed- ily arise in vindication of their honor and in defence of their rij>hts, and make manifest to the world that their confidence cannot be betrayed \MV \\u'\v htferestn sacrificed with itnptinit>/." ' • ' - ' [1H14.] In 1814 it was voted to accept the offer of the Court House, for the purpose of holding town meetings, on the terms named bv the Court of Sessions. [1«1G.] At a meeting held IMay 20, 1810, the town voted strongly against a separation of the District of jNIaine from Massachusetts, and the representative from Topsham was instructed to use all means in Ills power to prevent such separation. At a meeting held September IH, Benjamin Hasey was elected dele- f!ate to the convention to be held the latter part of the month in Brunswick. At a meeting held November 4, the memorial strongly opposing separation, which was adopted b; the convention at Brunswick on the last ^Monday in September, relative to the separation of the District of Elaine from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was read, and it was then voted that the same should be signed by the selectmen and town clerk, and by them be presented in behalf of the inhabitants of the town of Topsham to the honoral)le General Court. [1818.] At the annual meeting in 1818, Messrs. Abel Merrill, Thomas G. Sandford, and Captain Nathaniel Walker were chosen a nimmittee to adopt measures for the maintenance of paupers. They reported at the IVIay meeting in favor of the town poor being collected tofrethor and provided for b}- some one individual. [l«l!l.] At a meeting held July 6th, 1819, the town again, and fur the last time, voted in favor of a separation of the District from the Commonwealth. This was the fourth time that the town had voted in favor of a separation, never having voted against it but iiiice. Sejitember 20th, IVIr. Nathaniel Greene was elected delegate to the convention to be held at Portland in October, for the purpose of 200 nisronY of Brunswick, topsiiam, and iiahp^well. fnuninf? n constitution for the new State. On December (Uli. the town voted nnaniiuously in favor of tlie Constitution framed at Unit convention. UNDER STATE OF MAINE. [1820.] The annual town meetinji tiiis year was lield April Ikl. This was tiie lirst meeting (jf tiie town after tiie admission to the Uiiiini of the State of Maine. At tliis meeting Mr. IVlatiali Haley declined any longer service as a selectman, and tiic tiiauks of the town were ten- dered him " for the ability and punctuality displayed in his service in that capacity for many years i)aat." At a meeting held in JNIay following, the representative to tiie legislature was instructed to advocate a petition in favor of a new county. [isil.] In 1821 the selectmen were instructed to provide a hearse for the use of the town. [1822.] The vote for county ollicers was this year thrown (Mit liy the Court, on account of unlawful proceedings at the town meeting;. [1824.] In 1824 tlie selectmen were instructed to pay each sol- dier belonging to Tcjpsham, who was entitled to receive rations, agrt'cably to a late law, twenty cents in cash. This was to enable tin soldiers to buy their diiuier on nuister days. They were also instnuleil to emploj' a physician to vaccinate the town. The town this yoar voted to purchase the farm occupied by Aaron Thompson, " for the use of the town," paying for the same three hundred dollars in tluvu annual i)ayments. I'robably the vote never went into ett'eet. The following b^'-laws were adopted by the town and approved by the Court of General Sessions this year : — " 1. Sliding down hill in winter on sleds or boards, in any of the public streets, prohibited under a penalt}' of twenty-live cents for eiidi oll'ence. " 2. Playing with, or knocking, a ball in the streets, within three fourths of a mile from the toll-bridge, prohibited, under a tine ol' twenty-tive cents. " 3. Smoking a pipe or cigar on the streets prohibited under a liiie of twenty-five cents for each offence. " Carrying fire through the streets strictly prohibited, under a penalty of one dollar, unless it was properly secured in some metallic case or pan." [182;').] At a meeting of the town, held in September, 182'), it voted to accept the land oa Great Island, purchased by the selectmen fur MUNICIPAL inSTOHY OF TOPSIIAM. 201 Iho ii«e niitl ItonoCit of the town, nt tlio prk-o of one luindrcil Mini twi'iity-livc tlollnrs. This hiiid was Tor the erection of a builtliii^ in wliiiii to eonline an insane person. At u meetini; liekl in December following, the representative to tlie lejfislatnre was instructed " to oppose the petition of (leorgo .It'wctt and one other," nnless the whole expense occasioned \>y its li('iiiiii>t and (listrilmfc it jk'i' rdpild, wh {\'\Y\H'U'f\ Ww tlic surplus rcviMiiic moiioy. Mcs.srs. ('Iimi'Ics 'I'lminpson, .loslniii IIm^ kcU, nnd William Frost, protested aj^ainst tins action of the town sis illeii'al. and tiavc notice that they would severally hold all persons, and particularly the aj^ent, responsible, who should In- instrumental in carryinii' the vote into etl'eet. [l«ll.] In IHil ihe town voted in favor of the proposed consti- tutional aniendinents, in re<>;nrd to the election of ^tate olllcers, hut voted ap. resentative, with tiio town of Howdoin. Previous to this date it hail elected its own representative. [181,^.] At a meetinj;, held February fi, in aecordanee with an Ad of the l('i>;islatnre to see if the town woidd consent to the annexation of a part of Howdoin, aii'reeably to a petition of sixty-three of tlio inhabitants of Howdoiii, the town chose Abel Merrill and XatlianicI "Walker n committee to remonstrate aj^ainst and oppose the proposed annexation. At the annual meetiniiilty of a violation of the law in r(><;ard to such sales. At a meeting held in September following, the selectmen were instructed to petition the legislature for a separate representation of the town. [ISKI.] The following by-law was adopted by the town in ISlC; " Any person sliding in the streets or highway in the town of Tops- ham, within three fourths of a mile from the Androscoggin toll-bridge, upon a sled, board, or any other vehicle or thing ; or who shall .sknto in said streets or highways, as aforesaid ; or shall knock, throw, or play at ball, in said streets or highways, as aforesaid ; or be accessory thereto ; shall be punished b}' a fine not exceeding five dollars for each and everv offence so committed, together with costs, to be recovered on a complaint before a justice of the peace. [1817.] In 18t7 the town voted in favor of amendments to the Constitution providing that State officers should be elected by a pln- ralit^' instead of a majority' vote, and also in regard to the State loan- ing its credit. [18.")0.] At a meeting held September 9, the town voted against an amendment to the Constitution providing for a change of the meet- ing of the legislature from May to January. MUMCIPAL HISTORY OF TOI'SIIA.H. 203 [IS.').].] At II spociiil town iiHH'tiiiii, hold Kcliiimiv 28, lft."i3. tlio ivpii'st'iitntivc was i;istruct('niliil>itiou of the sale of was ( intoxicating li(juors for any purpose. [|H,')|.] Jn Oetohor, 1H,')|, the town was called upon to express hv voto its preference of a town to bo the shire town of tiic new county of .Saj>adahoc, which was incorporated on the fourth ilay of April pre- vious. The vote stood : III favor of Topsjiam for ishiro town, one hundred and lifty-one. or Hath, five. [IH;'),').] The town voted, in 18r)'», almost unanimously, against anictiilinents to the Constitution of the State which i)rovided tlntt iiKJiIi's of [)rol)atc, registers of proliute, sherill's, and nuiiiicii)al and police judges should l»e chosen by the people ; and also providing that the land agent, attorney- general, and adjutant general should l)e thoseii by the legislature. The rei)resentative was chosen this year t'lom tlio town of Lisbon, Topsham and Lisl)on being classed together. [l.s.'iH.] In .June, l8r> fiirni, and to ^'h,. iioteH payaMc in ten y«-:irH in cijiial annual instalnicntH. Tilt' Sinn of ?52,20(l was ra'iMi'd tliis year for the Miipport of tlif ihkii, and SI .'J.')!) for schools. [IHOI.] At the annual incctinj; in IH(!1, the town cxproHscd its choice of the eandidates for llie oliice of I'ostmahtkk, and Holicit I'. Whitni'V n'(H'ived u majority of the votes. This was an nmisiial. Imt at the same time eminently fittiiij; way of secnriny the appointment ui un ellicii'iit and honest ol!ie«'r. 'I his year, 'I'opsliam and West llatli were classed together for representation. [1H(').'{.] The town-house lu'iii^ in need of n'pairs, it was Vdlcil this year that the selectmen should ascertain what terms could lie made with the Satrndahoo Ajiriciiltural Society, for the use of tinir hall for future town meetiiiiis. Th next year. SCI. the t( obtained the privile}jc of using the Agricultural II id authoriztd the sale of the town-houso. [1?^(!').] This year the town voted to dispense with a liquor agency. [18(57.] At the Septemher election in 18(17, the town voted in fnvor of authorizing the county commissioners to clfect a loan ut' $2'). ()(»() to «'omi)lete the county court house at liath. [IsfiH.] In IHC.S an appropriation of six hundred dollars wns voted for the purchase of a new hearse. Till' munit'ipal acts of this town, in reference to the enlistiiieiit of volunteers and the support of their families, as well na to all otiicr matters not already given, will be found in their api>ropriatc connec- tion in other chapters. :i.i,:- At the tin lived far ap; eiji|i.sed withe if any, roads lore, settled i liiglnvay. T| tiers fronted \ li The early s of the nation: Meadows Riv( Xen- Meadows tfliits of J5nii Irish "hy the tiers that " tin iloor, to sec \\ ''iiine hahit of enllers may he, settlers were n( li''-' They ha. est manner. 'I nliere about 1 7. "loirrich and ( of the ladies, al)road, drew f. '■"Stic s(;ttler8.2 Tlie later set "■ell off to be al ''•hite or black, i UKNKRAL AND SOCIAL. 205 niAPTER V. OKNKUAI, AND SOCIAI,. At tlio tiino of the earliest oceiipatiuii of tliosp towns, the settlers lived I'lir npart, and days, perliajts even weeks, nuist ollen iiave plH|ised witliout a laniilv seeing any of its neighbors. They iiad few, if iiiiy. roatls, except Die Indian trails, and almost invarialily, there- fore, settled npon or near some sti'eam which might serve to them as a liijjlnvay. 'I'his aceonnts for the fact thai uc houses of the early set- tlers fronted the water. EAULY CONniTION ANH CTRCUMSTANCK.S. The earl}' settlers of Topslinrn were nearly all Knglish and partook of the national eharacterislies. Those in the vicinity of the New Momlows Hiver were principally from (ape C\h\. Those lietween New Meadows and Macpntit, w ho constituted a majority of the inhal)i- tants of linmswick, were Irish. The}' were usually called " wild Irisii " by the native New-Englanders.' It is snid of these early set- tlers that " they used to peek out through a crack or partly o[)ened door, to see whether their callers were friends or foes, and that the snme habit of peeking out through a half-open door to see whom their callers may he, is noticed to this day in their descendants." These stttlors were nearly all poor, and often suffered for the necessaries of life. They had to work hard for their living, and dress in the jthiin- pst innimer. Those, however, who came into this vicinity later, some- where about IT.'iO, were in better circumst.'inces, and the appearance of their rich and fashional)le apparel, especially the hoop in the dresses of the ladies, whenever they went to church or showed themselves altroad, drew forth the gaze and wonder of the earlier and more rustic settlers.'^ The later settlers, and a few of the earlier ones, were sullicientl}' well off to be able to own slaves. The act of holding fellow-creatures, white or black, in involuntary bondage, was not, at that time, consid- * Pejepscot Papers. * McKeen, MSS. Lecture. 206 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. ered l<> lu' wniiii». Andrew I)iini»iii<>;, who came to Brunswick in 1717 niul who (lit'd ill 1 TfJa, kc[)t sliivcs (hiring his life, and liis faniily coii- tiiincil to own lliciii for soint' time al'tt'r iiis decease. Captain r>('iija- mill Stone, who kept a tavern in Fort CJeorge in l/fiT, and snhsecnieiith. had a slave -.litmed Sarali ^lingo as his house-servant. After siio obtained iier iVei'dom siie kept house for Timothy Weymouth, near where the Congicnational Chiireh now stands. Judge jNIinot nlw owned slaves. Brigadier 'riioinpson had a negro servant named Ilall- up. It; is ui'.eertain, however, that siie was a slave. As late as 17(j.'i tiiere are said to have been four slaves in Brunswick and no less tlimi fourteen in IIari)swell. ('ai)tain Nohemiah Curtis owned two or tliive. one of whom was a female. MANNKKS AND CUSTOMS. xS'othing is known concerning the social relations of the very early settlers. During the period embraced by the Indian wars, the elianu- ter of the people dilf'ered materially from what it afterwards was. Instead of gayety and dissipation, a melancholy spirit prevailed. Almost the only topic of conversation with the peoi)le was in regard to their troubles with the Indians and the indivi()(lsi(li''s roriJiilcncy, tliat lie would dfe-lini' the clialli'iigi'. The I.ioiiti'nant, howewr, contrary to tlio Indian's t'xpi'c- hition, awoptod it. Tlu' laci' was to coninu>nci> at tho hrook under till' iiill. and tlic one \.li(j could got the skins lirsl was to liave liii'in. At till' conuiiont'ciuent of the race the old man feigned himsell' latlier more clinnsy than lie really was. '1 he Indian found lie could keep M|) with him at his leisure, ami was (juite amused at thi' clumsy niii- of so fat a man. and continued indulging in violent fits of laugh- iiiilil at last the old gentleniau began to w:ix warmer, to lieconn- iiiii< iii'j iiioic earnest, and to extend his steps, lie thus obtained the advance 1 look the lieavers. while tiie Indian was exhausted with laiiuhing I running. This Mr. Woodside was a reniarkaiilv stout, atldetic :ui( am lid Is d: d )lish •h.i mger, endure fatigue, and accon During this period old Mr. Josei)h Foster, of Toi)sham, had a large iloo' tliat he had trained to attack an Indian whenever lu' met one. One (lay, during the French and Indian War, the women and children wore sent for safety to the block-house, near where the late J^ithgow Ihiiitcr afterwards lived. One afternoon while they were there, some of the children wanted to go to the river-side berrying. As no Indians wore known to be about at that time, permission was given tluMii to fro, but the dog was sent with them for safety. While the children, liuiflhing and chatting, were picking lierries, the big dog suddenly liooanie excited, and getting between a pile lA' brush and the children, liristled up and began to growl and disiilay his teeth as if there were niisoliief lurking in the brnsh-heai). ^Mrs. Foster was nearest to the lii'Ush-pile, and iiaving her attention called to it by the unwonted tiorconess of the dog, saw an Indian there. She screamed, and the alarm being given all the children ran n|) tlie hill toward the block- lioiisc. llu' dog protecting the rear all the way. Sevt-ral years after tlio war this same Indian was in the vicinity, and referred to the inei- (loiit by saying that had it not been for the big dog he would have "made a great haul of pappoose."*^ •• The late David Alexander's father was remarkable when a youth i'oi' his agility and uncommon strength. In nuiseular vigor he far (Xoooik'd any of the lads in town who were anywhere near his own ajio. One day he and another boy by the name of Thorn were on the hill near the river and opposite where Mr. David Work now (bS7o) livos. Suddenly a couple of stout Indians pounced upon them, ' Pijepscot Papers. ^Dr. James McKeen's Notes, 208 iL ronr OF BRUNSWICK, topsiiam, and iiahi'swf.ll. each Indian singling ont one of the boys. Their object was to rim tlie lads ott" into the woods, where they wonld be coMii)aratively sale from pursuit. Tiie stout resistance, however, made l>y young Alex- ander, although a mere boy, made the Indian feel as if he had iiioiv than iiis hands full. At every step he encountered a resolute resist- ance, and although a powerful Indian he was making slow progress. The boys' outcries at length attracted the attention of the settlers up and down the river, and his fatiier being first to comprehend the true state of things outstripped all others in going to the relief of his son, guided partly b^' the A'oice of the lad and partl3' by the zigzag trail of the furrowed earth which was a conspicuous mark and was made liy the bov's stubborn obstinacy- and resistance. Tiie father at Icnoth came in full sight of his son and was hastening to his rescue when the Indian, letting go the lad, fired, killing Mr. Alexander, who fell instantly dead. The son, the moment he saw his father fall, ran. mkI tlie Indian, fearing pursuit, desisted from attempting his recaiitnro. The iniiabitants of the neiglil)orhood having provided themselves with guns, and guided by the Alexander bo}-. started off in pursuit. They found Mr. Alexander dead. Pui'suing tarther they came to tlie apparently lifeless bod}* of the lad Thorn. His comparatively I't-elile resistance liad enabled the Indian to carry him otf to a greater ilis- tance, but hearing the gun and appriised by the Indian who had just shot Mr. Alexander that they were in danger of being captured tlioiii- selves, they knocked the boj- in the head and scalped him. The hoy was found still alive and eventually recovered. It is said that lie afterwards died at Farmiugton from a curious accident. Comiiiir in one day to dinner and the meal not being ready, he sat down in a eliair near the wooden ceiling (there were no lathed and plastered rooms then) and tipping his cliair back leaned against the partition just nnder where a hog's head (what was called a 'minister's face') was suspended by a nail in the ceiling. The jar broke the string, and the hog's head fell, the nose, it is said, hitting the unfortunate man on the very spot where he had been scalped in his bo\hood. The con- cussion caused his instant death.' ^ " Not far from this time (time of Moflitt's death, — 1747) four men were killed, all at one time, a few rods from .,he old Flagg house, just beyond Joseph Foster's. One of these was a friendly Indian, the other three were white settlers. Thi'y were going to look at a field of corn to see if it had been molested. The bodies were all found near together. I'jion the f Indians inti niul scalpinj bodies w((re the old grav Point, and except tJiat ( Dining tl tradesmen a ill the fort o denes there. The earlj' t :iik1 often to tering canopy laiijicd over i they liecame Thomas Wjlsi I'iiity, consist i Koltert Alexai the wihk'rue.ss "liich they (ji there.'-' .Jolm .'muter. The t Wi's and sutleri '• ^\'hen a yo '■'j»'. He lived M:n'r Hi-ook. J 'iiat the loss see "le family tlmt : ■nice would etfee H'liiained hy me "ly fiitlier and s «011 foiiiKJ Xhiii 'ioi'i — but little "'■ "ly faihei-'s f I'usiuess. This t -^iiti.sfy my amhiti I (liiiliHl to tiy my , '"?'}• took my giu ^Dr. James McKcen's Kotcs. U GENERAL AXD SOCIAL. 209 Ipdii tlie (1ji_v of the funoral of tliese men it was roportod that the Iiuliiiiis iiitoiult'd l^iiiii in wait for the funeral procession, and killing and scalping or inakiii,<; prisoners of them all. In consequence, the l)oili('s were not buried in the ground nortlnv«ist of Joseph Foster's, in the old graveyard in the woods, but were carried up by water to Ferry I'oiiit, and buried there. The bodies were none of them nmtilated, except that of the friendly Indian, which was hacked all to pieces." ' During this periorted with my resolu- tion, — but little was left after contril»uting to the absolute necessities "f my father's family. I innncdiately concluded upon some other Imsiness. This town was then in its infancy, and nothing that could ■iatiHfy my ami)ition and desire of wealth presented itself, and I con- uliuled to try my chance in hunting in the wild wilderness. I accord- I iiigh' took my gun and nnide several excursions in pursuit of beaver. 1 Dr. McKeen's Notes. U " History of Farmington, p. 9. 210 inSTOIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHASf, AND HARPSWELL. I was succossfiil, and found that if tlic Imsiness was woU followed tliat tliori' would be a good prospect of nmking money. I acoonlintrlv extended uiy range further into the wilderness, and the furtlier I wont the more was I encouraged. It was a very hazardous uuderlakiiii;, I was exposed every night to the wolves which were continually \)ru\\\. ing around me, and notiiing but my fire, which they feared, detcnvd them from encountering me. While I kejit a brisk fire I fenrcd no harm. 1 have been several times to the heads of the Keinielieck Mini Penobscot. I used to go in the month of March, sometimes tlie lust of Fei)ruary, and would be gone about forty days. My return ii(iiiii' was always the most fatiguing, from carrying an immense pnck df about two hundred pounds. The beaver-skins I took in one of tlicsc' excursions usually turned me about two hundred dollars. SoiiictiiinN when I returned home, I was so altered that the family did not kimw me. I once lost m\' hat immediately after I left home, and the etl'cct of the wind and weather, and having a long beard, not having sliiivtd while gone, gave me really a frightful appearance. "The most eventful tour I ever took was with one liobert Spi'Mi. We left this town together, determined on a cruise to the IVnohscdt. and to its rise. It was in the month of March, and the ground \vn> covered with deep snow. We took with us each a gun, ammiuiition. four ounces of salt, and of bread what was equal to a dozen liiscuit. and each a pair of snow-shoes. We commenced travel, and iniido ilw bsst of our wa}' to the Kennebeck and I'enobscot. W^e passed soiin' rivers and many small streams which were frozen over. On mii arrival at the I'enobscot, we divided. Mr. Spear took the north siile of the river, and I took the south. We were to proceed uj) the river to its source, and there wait seven days for each other. I traversed the woods, and frequently met with small streams which had heoii flowed by the beaver, and generally met with good success. After ten or fifteen days I arrived at the source of the river, and there I spent seven long anxious days, listening continually to hear tlie feot- steps of my companion. M}- nights were long and dreary in tliol extreme. The day I spent in wandering about, killing what I coiill find that was profitable. At the expiration of the seven long d:iy>. seeing nothing of Spear, 1 resolved to return home, and had tnivelleil one or two ilays, when the thought occurred to me about what iieeoiiiiil I should give Mv. Si)ear's family on my return. As I was a siniilo| ii\an, I concluded to return, and if possible, find him. 1 tiavellei along down on the north side of the river, looking for some vestiges ufl Inunan beings. What had become of Spear 1 could not iniMgine Wlietlier ho devoured I)\ w.is tlie Avho boon travelli a pole stuck attention. liuin.'Mi Ihm'uj tracks. I CO liark with wr ft" tlio hank < liow long it I sand conjectii immediately li lollowed the d ■^IK'ar Iyii)ir „ liii" ''lit a sea fever. He g,., i was at a sta "(•tiling to ad stayed I)y l,,',,, inoflior of iiivr pains were ex( concluded to d could find it, Ju most affected i I'ettor, and aft(> nftpr a tedious t followed in aboi Tliese eai-ly means of obtain "*' their siibsistc sity as well as ; sl'-'id, and salm sm-edasa me.-n '''«'• Captain I); ■*^!i'inon were Ibrn '^'••"Kl, or Shad ] ^liddle TJoek, or '""^^•''■' «ot nets h GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 211 Wlii'thor ho lind fallen into the hands of the Indians, or had been (Icvdiiicd by wild beasts, 1 had no means of ascertaininl:in(l, or Shad Island, as it is now called, and also in set nets at MiiMle Rock, or the rock upon which the i)ier of the bridge rests, liiese set nets had corks attached to them, so that the attentlant Pqjepscot Papers. 212 HISTORY OF lilWKSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND IIARPSWELL. could tell by tho Hinking of the corks when a salmon was caiiixlit. One clay a man was sitting on Middle Kock watching liis not, while Cai)tain Dunning was catching salmon at the falls altovc with ;i (ii|)- net. The man on the rock observing the corks on his net to sink in the water, drew in the net, and with it drew in Dnnning, still alive. It a[)pear9 that the latter, in reaching over to dij) np a salmon, liml rilipped, and falling into the river had tloated down until he eangiit in the net. Two other versions of this story are given. In one accdniit he is represented as having fallen into the wati-r from a latldcr miuI being caught in his own net. In another, the accident is given ms first narrated, but Captain Dunning is represented as drawing hinisilf out of the water by the aid of the net.' Going to meeting was, in the last century, an event of considoiMMc interest. JMceting-houses were well tilled and in some cases it wii- thought necessary to shore them up. All went to the same meotinir. Ministers apijcared with their large white wigs and commanded iiioiv awe than just respect. Nearly every one walked to meeting, and in some instances women would walk four or live miles and carry a ciiilil. Some of those who lived at a distance from the meeting-house owned a horse, a saddle, and a pillion, which wouhl accommodate a man. his wife, and one chikl, and often two children. In the summer hoys and girls both went barefooted. "When within sight of the mcctinu- house,^the girls would step into the bushes at the side of the road ami put on their stockings and shoes, which they carried with them. The boys, however, usuall}' went barefooted into the meeting-house. All the people carried their dinners with them, and in sunnner ate tliem in the woods near b3'. In the winter the meeting-house was their din- ing-room. The men usuallv resorted to the neighboring inn for their luncheon and grog. In the winter season many carried foot-stoves with them. There were separate seats in the meeting-house provideil for colored people, and the}' were never allowed to sit in the same pew with white peoitle. It is said that Deacon Dunning had a negro lad for a servant of whom he was very fond, and whom he always took tu meeting with him. As the boy at first was too young to sit in tlio seats provided for persons of his race, and as it would not do to allow him to sit in the deacon's pew, he had to take his seat on the floor of the aisle beside the pew. Sermons were length}' in those days, which often made it necessan for the parson, after a pause, to exclaim, '' Wake up, my hearers!" 1 Field Book of the survey of Bakerstown, in Pejepscot Papers. ■ GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 213 Parson Miller was, howovor, relieved from this tnwk at loiiittiiig on the fences, or in any way desecrating the Lord's day," he I'elt it incumbent upon him to leave the church and administer the necessary reproof. He hesitated not, also, if need were, to threaten tiie culprits with both the administration of the law and of his whip. lie was an object of dread to all Sabbath-breakers. He did not con- sider, moreover, that his care was restricted to the oversight of human beings only During his twenty-five jears in office, he taught all owners of dogs to be sure and see them locked U[) before they them- selves went to meeting. Occasionally, however, some unlucky cur wonld escape from his confinement and would follow his master to meeting. As surely as such an event happened, Mr. Graves would be on the w.atcli, and if the dog came within his reach, it would receive as smart a stroke from him as his arm and whip could inflict. It made no difference whetiier it was in prayer-time or in sermon-time, the whip was sure to descend if the dog came within reach. Even during the singing the jelling of the dog might be heard exceeding even " the voice of the chorister or the double altos of his choir." JNIr. (i raves was so perfectly serious and solemn in his manner and so firm in his ^ James Curtis' s Journal, in Library of Maine Historical Society. 214 HISTORY OF liRLNSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND IIAIirbWELL. belief tlmt it was his bounden duty thus to distiiib tlie servieea, tliiit tho iniiiistcrs were ), when he was twelve years of age, " there was not a wheel carriage nor even a sleigli in Brunswick." Tiiere is, however, no question that Judge INIinot owned one pre- vious to that time, but as Curtis lived at New Meadows, and the judge at Mair I'oiiit, the former ma}' never have seen it. About the year 1790, Captain William Stanwood, Captain John Dunlap. and Benjamin Stone each owned a chaise. These chaises are described as ciinnsy, lumbcrsome vehicles, without springs and very heavy. The tirst balanced two-wheel chaise in Brunswick is said to have hceu owned by William Alexander. Professor Cleaveland once hired 210 HISTORY OF liRUNSWICK, TOPSIlAAf, A\/) IfAh'I'SWKr.L. this chaise tojoiirnoy in to Uoston, hnviii<; first iiipaHiiriMl it and UMci\ its .sfi('iii>fii ill Older to Ito assmcil tiiat it was a saff vohiclo. Wii-hou.se in Top.sham, this carpet was borrowed to cover the loiidi platform which was built up in front of the jnilpit, and upon wiiicli were seated the poet of the occasion and the dignitaries of the da\ . There was one other carpet in town at this time. bel()iik their ) tile hridegriii slioiv, lifted river. proiKM The foll( original, now shows the an sliglitly UK, .11 " AVhereas, licrlaiid. Hon Djiiigliter of ] ■111 town And iipweiiglaiid. h niai'ige, before llarpswell and iiml I'rocedeiiiij caring Clear of lives Coiiccrnpc '■'I'hTv all whoi Intentions, this dojiii scvpnt"er I'liglas and Aui •^••lid people. Am ••ift Harpswell, , ''"Iciii iiianer, ta I't'i'lared as folh t;ike this friend, ^^''i-d'.s assistanc( it Sjiall pl,.;,s t|,(> '" till' said assein followeth : friend '■'it'iid, Cornelas t*Ui GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 217 pl.ii'o ill Topsimm, oitluT at tlic rcsiilciico of tlio liridc's paronts or at the iiicctiiifr-liouHc. '*Tlie course of tnio lovo in-'cr inns sinoolli." TliiMV w.'ts no liii(l on the 'I'opsham side at the ferry-landing;. After till' hridt';'room and bride had Joined hands, .Mr. Mdler, on the oi)|)osite shore, lifted np his voiee. and in a speoeh heard distinctly across the river, prononnced the twain to be one tU-sh.' The followinii' marriage certificate wa.s copied verbatim fioni the original, now in the possession of Mr. J. L. l)on\' marriao;e of the Frit'nds, which has been slijflitlv ni(. lified. and i.s in use bv this society at the present time: — ''Whereas, Cornalas I)ni>ias of Ilarpswell, in the C'onnty of Cnni- licrliiiid. son of Elijah Dnjilas ami IMiebc his wife, and Ani^ llstis, Diiiiii'hter of Edward Estes and Tatienco his wife, both of the aforo s(l town And ("onnty and Provence of the Massachusetts baye. in iiowen<>land, havinj^ declared their intentions of takin»r Eich other in iiKiriiit'. l>eforc two publick meeting of the people Called qnakors, in lliUpswi'll and falmonth. acor(linr, the said Coriiclas l)u<.rlas ami aun Kstis tlid tlicii and their, liy tlh'sc I'rcseut.s, si-t tlit'ir hands, siio acTorclin;^ to (.'us- tuin, assuming tliu ntiUK! ul' Ikt Iluislnuul, " C0UNELA8 DiroLAs. Ann Duglas. " Ami we, whose nanu'8 nre hearuiito SuUscrilu'd. hcinj^ prosont iif tile Sdlonini/.inji of Said niarriiie and Suhciilitiou in manner alnic- said. as witnesses, have allso to lliese I'lesenls Subseribud our naiiu's, the Dave and voar abovu writeii. " JosriUA Haiuj, Nathanikl Pinkham, KooKIt TOOTH A KICK, OIDKON' TOorilAKKU, TlIANKKUL JONKS, Saijaii Pinkuam, Elkaxou IlAlS, Maky IIais, HkTY WKIIKU, AllACAII. HoDK.V, (JATIIIUNK I'lNKIIAM, Elijah Duo las, Tatiknck Estics, I-KMIKL .loN'KS, .loiIX IJaKKKI!, John nAitKKit, Jr., EM/AIIKI'H Duolas, Wait Joxks, Sauaii Estks, Elkxou Kstks, MaIU V -lo.VKS, Kachkl .Ioxks, .Sauaii Pinkiiam." The other weddin*^ to which roferciiee was inndo is romarkable only for the coiiu'idciiee (jf the rehitionship. On September 28, IH'if). in the Friends' JMeeting-lIonsc, in Durham. Klijah and Henben Cole, of C'liina, tn-ln Jiruthci-H, were married to Elizabt'th and Mary Joiit"*, daughters of Km> "asgrijug (,) to diist her I tvcniiig slu; ( tlie lime, wliii- iiii.V liair, but I out.' Mr. Curtis •I'lys, worn •! w if '»'iiig a hard iiiacliiiie was Ik "iii«t have beei 'liitc. water-po^ would take two 'lllVC Sllilliliyj^ j nvaviiig, etc., yiii'd, and a mai •' pair of shirts i tiillino-.,„ill „..i,s "IK' knew or thoi "Houses Weil wejusthigheii "ally topped 011: '•^ nine feet bet\V( "liich would reee family was provi. I to remove the lo. '■ This aesci\ OKNKUAL AM) SOCIAL. 219 side. SkirfH wt'n- veiy short, except lor piirty dresscH, wliidi had tlie liiiiil lirt'iidtli iii:idi' into ii hm^j; train for the hoiisi'. Thin train a hidy, when pri'parin;' for th*' strci't, would pin up to iit'r waist. 'I'hu waists wore niaih' v»'rv short and full, sucii as we now call /«»//// iminfn. 'I'ho slt'tNcs wrrt' short, and tiit'rc was ji liroad hand went ovt-r tiio sluMildcrH. Tiu' neck was eovt'rt'd with u wliiti' inusUn nccktrciiii'f, wliii li was lltt('(| to tlic neck and siioiddcrs. and canir down under th(> hiindoftlu' waist. 'I'iic arms wtic covt'ri'd witli li>n;f whiti' kid niits which canu' nearly to the elitow. The hair was arranged in various iiiotlfs, Imt the favorite way was to conih it all on top of tlie head and eonlhie it witii a huffo hi;ili-top eoinh ; some would pull' and roll their hair. Imt in eveiy ease powder was eonsidered indispt>nsalile. It is said that one ralienee Wallaee, a youn^i" <;irl livinj; on Small I'oint, was ^oing to a party one night, and having no powcU'r, Hour, or chalk to (lust her hair with, she took some uiislaeked lime. During the ivcniiig she ilanctMl. and as she got heateil the perspiration slacked tlio lime, which entirely (U'stroyed the hair. She never thereafter had any liair, but hail ti> wear u niau's cap on her head, both iu doors and uiit.' , Jlr. Curtis also wrote iu the journal referred to that " in those (lavs, woni 'I'vould colU'ct in groui>s for the |»urpose of luaiding W(jol, it iM-ing a hard, laliorious work. When at length a earding-mill or liiacliiue was heard of. it was hailed with an enthusiastic^ weiconu', and must have been as great a relief to the women as when, at an cjarlier ijatc. water-jmwer was applied to grain-mills, before which tinu! it would take two women to grind or turn a corn-mill. Cotton was about thiw shillings per pound, and such was the labor of carding, spinidng, Ht-aviug, etc., that cotton and linen cloth was worth tifty cents a yard, and a man nuist work half a montii in the best of the season on a pail' of shirts made of this (loarse cloth." About 1 780 '• the nearest fiilliiig-null was in North Yarmouth, and the cloth was ordinary, as no DiK' kiu'w or thought that the (luality of wool could be improved. "Houses were built for convenience and not for show, and ceilings w(>re just high enough to clear a tall man's hat. Chimneys were gen- erally topped out altove the ridge-pole. Fireidaces were from seven to nine feet between the jambs, and more than a proportionable depth, wliith would receive a log which it took two men to handle. Every family was provided, however, with a good strong hand-sled, on which to remove the logs to the fireside, which was done with convenience. 1 This description was given by a Mrs. Price, aged ninety-two years. 220 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, A\D IIARPSWKLL. as the sills of houses were laid v>lose to the surfnco of the o.-iHli. In 17*^0 not Olio lioiise in ten in Brunswick l.ad a crnue in tlio cliimucy. hi'iiij; supplied willi loiip; trainiiiols and wliat was callod a luji-polc. ;i stick across (lie cliimnc^v about lour feci up, and tliero were more tiiaii six wooden inantel-troes to an iron one. " III 1780 there were not more than two or tliree painted houses in IJrunswick. " IJears wore frequently seen. Tlie hideous civ of the wolf \v;is commonly hoai'd from our forests, and their ravages were not iiilVc- quent. livery famil}- kept a lar<);e do ir yelping. Tiiis practice of keeping dogs was jin.li.'i- l)iy tiie result of tiie great utility of tiiat animal in the Frcucii ami Indian '.var. " Every sorry old woman was deputed a witch, and spirits wcro frequently seen, and much feared, children having been bronglit up tn hear such stories as ;,u evening aiiiusement. terrifying as fliey wcic. which had a lasting auernicious I'tl'ecl." A great many superstitidiis beliefs were rife at this time, among which was one that tootiiarlu' coukl be cured by cutting off one's fl igor and toe nails, and a l produce hay, and to be seeded In* Providence or chance. "Calves were snatched from the cows at eight or ten weeks old. without any previous care to introduce a substitute for milk. ;inil turned out to hay or grass, to rend the air with tiioir cries till si;uv:i- tion should teach them the use of such coarse food, and wliuh they would not fail to learn before Hesh and strength were quite exhan.steil. Probrtbl}^, however, not more than three out ol four got up ' May Hill.' as it was then called. "Potatoes were raised at a great expense. The ground beiiiL' liroliCii up |)iece of (I (iC this Ihp simred, tin of the gr(; receive con iicces.sarx' ciciicy was Iietatoes W( use to pigs " Hogs w vears okl W( !,^o i.s high " Scarce lillOHll." ' Oil lamps It i.s related b.h' as 17.s,« ivtiriiig for tl and -liowed '"■« liglit, Ml- tlio eliiinuey 'file Ilia line "'■ to-day, tho dishes was rat «itii hulled c« !'i"l l)rown 1>rt rorii lircad wi iron lu'ttlos in "I'le usually i »itli molasses ■iI'MiHlnnt in thi All kiiid.s o »:ts the most ■''•^o made, pn .''7'- It was 1 'ill taverns it - l""'tL'(i in the ( ''I'lffii, into wli ' This J, GENERAL AXD SOCIAL. 221 hroki'ii up, but not hnrrowecl, a larliiinew candles were for many years unknown. It is related that wlicn Kevcrend .lonatlian Klhs came to 'I'opsliam (as JMte as 17.S8), he s[)ent his tirst niglit at Ks(iuirc Merriii's. r|)on retiring for tlie night, Mrs. Merrill lighted a pitch-pine knot for him, ami >liowed him to his room u[) stairs. Finding no other place to put his light. Mr. Kllis stood it up in the fireplace and in a few minutes tiio cliininey was all al)la7.e. The mannei of cooking at th.it time was not very diflerent from that of to-day, though it differed in some respects. One of th(> principal dishes was rather peculiar. It consisted of a piece of fresh Iteef boiled, with luillcil corn and beans added. Kvery family had liaked b(>ans and brown bread on Sunday morning and noon. The rye and Indian com hread was giMierally made in great troughs and then baked in iron kettles in a brick oven. From a half-dozen to a dozen loaves were usually made at one time. Doiigiinuts, instead of being made with molasses, were sweetened with maple sugar, which was very alMindant in those days. All kinds of li'iuors were freely drank, though West India rum was the most generally used. Various kinds of fancy drinks were also made, prominent among which was a winter lu'vcrage called ./''/). It was made of spruce beer, rum, sugar, and water. At all taverns it was custc uiaiy to keep two iron rods, called i)okers, heated in the coals. When tlii) was called tor, the beer would be hawii, into which would be plunged a red-hot poker. The rum. * Thi$ Journal is in the Library of the Maine Historical Society. 222 HISTORY OF BliUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AXD IFAIiPSWELL. sugar, and water would tlien be added. Half a pint of rnm to a quart of boor was considered to 1)0 tlie riglit proportion. ']"!iis beverage was deemed delicious by all who indulged in it. Punch was tiie summer Iteverage. It was made in al)out the same iiian- nor as it is at present in tliose places where its use is indiiliioil in, — of rum, sugar, and water, flavored with the juice of a Umiioii. Some of the citizens were too fond of these beverages for their own welfare. There was one such man named Andrews, who was very fond of making rhymes and equally fond of his puiuli or flip. One day a load of goods was brought from ^Faquoit to IJriuis- wick village, and Andrews volunteered to assist in unloading. "While doing so, a barrel of rum fell out of the cart, and striking his leg. fractured it. He was taken into a store and a surgeon sent for. His ruling passions displayed thonisolves even in his agony, for while waiting for the doctor he composed the following rhyme : — " By a sudtlen stroke my lejj; is broke, My heart is sore ott'emled ; The doctor 's conu' — let 's liave some rum, And tlieii we '11 hiive it mended." Some of the customs of those times wore so discreditable to tiie towns that it is with reluctance that any mention is made of tlieiii. Of this character were the quarrels between the stmlents of the col- lege and the rowdies of lirunswick, who were designated " Yaggers." The latter were almost invariably the aggressors. At times it was necessary for students, if alone, to go armed. There was an equal disuH'ection between the " Yaggers" and the rowdies of Topshaii). and this fact was often a matter for rejoicing to the student. It is pleasant to know that a better feeling now prevails, and that such qimrrels are events of the past. Thev would never have occurred hail a proper police force been sustained, and the laws been enforced. AMUSEJIENTS. In the earliest period of the settlement of these towns, but little real amusement was known to the citizens. Near the close of tlie last century, however, balls and parties, huskings and apple-boos, caine in vogue, and served to enliven tlie otherwise monotonous life of tlie })e()ple. From the number of dancing-schools which have been kejit in Brunswick and Topsham, it is reasonable to sui)pose that tlu' citi- zens of these towns were fond of this method of relaxation from earc, and that their dancing parties were well attended. The earliest dan- GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 223 cinji-sf'liool kopt in oithor town i? l)oliovoil to liavo boiMi the one taught Ity !i Mr. Allen, in 17!MI. in the (iodlVey House, in 'J'opsliiini. The annisements of the eollege students ut a somi'what later date were general!)' confined to themselves, and were apt to give occasion to other feelings than those of merriment on the part of the citizens. Stiuleiits' i)ranks have Iteen altogether too numerons to admit even of tlu'ir enumeration in this connection ; nevertheless, tiie following is introduced, not only as being one of the earliest occurrences of the kind, but as affording a filir sample of all. Such tricks, if they did not afford amusement to those of the inhabitants inunediately affected by them, vet served as good topics for g(Mieral cr)nversati()n for (luite a while. Tlie following anecdote is given in the words of another, liimsclf a student and very likely an e3e-witnes8, we dare not sa}' a i)ar- ticipant. "A countryman bound to PoiHand with a two horse team, laden with butter in lirkins, beans in bags, and three dead hogs (for it was cold weather, being the first of the spring term), drove up to the tavern that stood near the college, and put up for the night. In the morning when he got \\\^. his cart and load were gone. Search was made in all directions. They followed the wheel-tracks to the cob lego, and thi're lost them. About the middle of the forenocju some one espied the vehicle on the roof of Nortli College, the wheels astride the ridge-pole, laden read}- to hitch on to. Who i)ut it there and how they effectei. it was a mystery ; l)nt it was a deal of work lor a good many hands to ge it down I)}' taking the cart to pieces." ' Of public amusements, sui '\ as caravans and circuses, theatrical lierfbrmances. conceits, lectures, etc., the numlter is so great. as to tuhnit of but limited notice. ]Mr. Dean Swif -iaj's that the first public exhibition in Brunswick or vieinitv was givi > in the year 17'.».S. One Mcdinness, an Kuglish- man, gave a Punch ud .Iud\' show in the nortlieast chamber of the (hvelling-house on Maine Street, now owned and occupieil by Mrs. Koduey Forsaith. The exhibition was well attended, everybody was satislied. and IMr. Swift says it was really (piite a good show. According to the same authority, tlie first caravan was exhibited here aliout the year 1818 on tlie lot now owned by the town, back of the Post-Office. This was followed, in the year 1825, by one which exhib- ited on the samo lot. In 182'J a caravan, owned by Macomber & Co., exhibited near the Tontine Hotel. In 183G there was a combined ' Kellogg, Sophonwrea of Hadcliffe, 224 nisroRY of Brunswick, topstiam, and harpswell. ineu!\ and circiis. In 1848 Kayniond & Co. <^ave their zoolooicnl exhibition, and in l«t.') Huclvwoll & Stone's New York Circus wns exhihitiMl near tlie Univorsalist Ciuirch. on Federal Street. Sinco tliat time entertainments of tliis kind have been of more fretiuciit oecurrenee. In ]«24 a INIr. Taylor •jjave an exliibition of ventriloqnism at Stdd- (lard's Hall. The first theatrical performance was that given in 1«2H, for one week, at Nichols Hall, by a company of comedi;'.n« from the Tremont 'I'heatre, Uoston. The entertainment the first evening con- sisted of Tobias's comedy of "The Honeymoon" and tiie farce of "•The Yonng Widow." The price of admission was fifty cents. Children under twelve Aears of age were admitted for half price. Tile first i)ublic concert of vocal music of wliicii we find any record was given at Richards Hotel, July 2(S, IS.'JC, by Mr. and Mrs. (i, Andrews and Miss A. Woodward of Boston. It is quite probjiblc. however, that concerts were given at an earlier date by the Hayeen of too freciuent occurrence to call for further notice. The first instrumental concert was pnjbal)!}- that given by tlie Brunswick Brass Band, March 1, 184-1. The first regatta ever given on the Androscoggin Kiver took place October 12, ISTO. There were four races for the championship of Maine and for silver goblets. The first race was for six-oared boats. three miles; the second, for wherries pulled by the students, one iiiilc; the third for single shell wherries, two miles ; the fourth for duiiiilo shell boats, two miles. Tiie biiiiesque JNIay trainings of the students of Bowdoin Culleiie may properly be classed under the head of amusements. The fiist occurred in 1836, the company appearing dressed in the most gro- tesque costumes, and with arms and equipments of not the most ai)[)roved patterns. The following year tiie compan}' again made its a[>pearance. The cannon of tlie Brunswick Artilleiy Company, tn which about fort}' of them belonged, having been concealed, the com- pany marched over to Topsham and took the pieces belonging to the Topshain Artillerj* Company. Similar annual trainings by the stiidcnts were kept up for man}' 3ears, the last one occurring in 185.') or I'^.'it!. In these fantastic processions, the students generalh' personified piililio men or characters of fiction. Sometimes, though not often, tlicy adopted costumes in ridicule of some worthy citizen of the town. More frecjuently they illustrated in a laughable manner some event of a local cliai fMMl;is(ic tr till' milif.'irv III 'I'opsli; roiice. The town and in socnring a i school exhib ■singers, etc., ling shows li; About IHS Five- Will J}a tlic elephants tallied that tli About the ' I'ork gave an nio'lc of life, ill the vicinity Harpswell li meats of a ])iii >e:ittered situii pn'i'tors of tr, •itizciis lose in soeial)ility and GENERAL AXD SOCIAL. 22') ;i Idcil character. The causes whidi led to tlie appoarance of those t'linlnstic traiiiintis in llic lirst pl.'icc will Ix' present Fi'ce-Will Baptist Mcetiiiti-l louse. Much curiosity was excited as to the elei»hants passiii- enter- tained tiiat they would break through or else refuse to walk over them. Alioiit the year 18i)0 a company of Indians from the State of Xew Yeii rave an exhibition at the Court House, illustrative of the Indian moile of life, and of warfare. It was tlie first exhibition ot the kind ill the vicinity, and it attracted a large audience. Harpswell has always b<>en obliged to contcnl herself with amuse- ments of a purely local character. The location of the town, and the H'nttered situation of its inhabitants, oll'er little inducement to pro- inii'tors of travelling exhil)itions to exliiliit there. But what the citizens lose in this way is probubly mtide iii) l>y a greater degree of socia!)ilit3' and b}- more varied homo amusements. LECTU RES. Public lectures, either gratuitous or otherwise, liave been of quite frequent occurrence in these towns, and especially in iJriiiiswick. Mention of orations and lectures delivered upon |)ul»lic occasions will licninde under the head of I'liblic (,'ele1)rations. 'flic earliest known course (jf lectures was given by a ^liss Brescott, in bS2'i. The subject was " English fJrammar," and the tickets were iiiivo dollars for a course of forty lectures. In 1.S2G John Cleaves Syinnies, a believer in an interior world, access to which was open to viiyiigcrs in the soiitliern hemispliere. gave a course of tiiree lectures, wliicii was well atteiKhnl, and commaiuled resjject and interest, as Mr. Symmes was not considered a charlatan, however erroneous might lie liis thcor}'. ' In the summer of 1S.']2, or altout that time, through the inthiencc of !lie (listingiiishcd Doctor Beuben Diinond Miissey. a professor in tlie Medical School, Doctor Sylvester (iraham, noted for his theory of 15 22fi mSTOIlY OF BliUKSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND HARFSW^LL. vegetable diet to the exclusion of animal, gave a course of lectures an his specialty. Tiicy were given in the Congregational C'liurdi. ainl were fully attended. The doct(jr was an attractive lecturer, and iiis theory gained many adherents. The meat-market ran h>w, nml luitchers feared for their calling. Some really feared that their uceu- pation was gone. About this time also. Professor Espy, of Philadelphia, an achninitjlc lecturer, and eminent in his specialty, gave a very interesting coinsc upon the theory of •' Storms and Meteorology." He was calleil the '• Storm King." Professor Smyth gave a course on "• Kleetricity." Pi'ofessor De la jNIater, of the ^ledical School, gave his regular coursi' on " Hygiene," as a hceum course, at which the medical cl;^^ attendeil. Doctor Benjamin J.incoln, of the class of 1«2;5, ami then professor in the Vermont Medical School, gave a course on *' Vc;fi'- table Life." Single lectures were also given by Professor Paekanl. Ebenezer P^verett, Ksqnire, Ueverentl INIr. Adams, and Professdi Cleaveland. The most of these were free lectures, delivered undi'i the auspices of the Brunswick and Topsham Athena.'uin. They wore given in the Tontine Hall. In March, IJS.'JS, a INIr. Wilbur, of Newliuryport, Massachusetts, delivered a course of lectures on "Astronomy" ; and in the foUowiie August. Heverend j\Ir. Farley gave a lecture l)efore the Brunswick and Topsham Atheuieum, at Heverend Mr. '1 itcomb's meeting-house. on the snliject of ''True Enterprise" In \H',H Mr. John MeKeeii gave a course of lectures before the abovt'-nientioned society, upon the History of Brunswick and Topsham, and soon afterwards ^Ir. C. Hamlin gave a lecture at I'ike's Hall, on " Steam Enginery." in the winter and spring of 18;5G Professor Packanl (.k'livered a lectuiv on the subject of •• Pi'inuuy Schools," and Doctor Adams gave ;i course of lectures on •' PlysioUjg}." Tlie above lectures were given before the Athenivinn. In 1843 a lyceum was organized, and lectures were given h) the following genth men : Heverend I). C. Haines, on '"•Education"; IV fessor Packard, ou "Nationality " ; R. II. Dnnlap, Poem, "A Defence of Poetry." The course was continued in 1844, by Professor Goodwin, on " Machiavelli " ; Professor Smyth, on " Explosions of Steam Boilers' : Reverend Mr. Bailey, on " Reading" ; Wm. (J. Barrows, Estjuire, on " The Saracens" ; John W. Davis, on " American History" ; Heverenl Asahel Moore, on " Popular Education" ; Colonel T. L. McKenny, on " Origin, History, and Character of the Indians." in l^r)7a ;in(l lectures viiie. and Pc III' UnmswicJ, Ksijiiirc, ,,/• J In l^i.'l'.) ; Vestry, by ] ;is related to I'.'tl'er"; by 1 eiit. !ind Flit I •• Walking." Ill l'S(;o a i'oiiriie oil >' leliited to th( (ii Top,s]iam, no •^liow so large a ^titiited a fair "'•''iigiirated in !'wn kept, exec •"I'l one in .fan I^'verend Amos 'ill' (lilierent nic In 1,S;19 ie,.t„, ■^lechanics' Club ^\""i. A. Drew, J ''.»■ KevercMid S. 'i'ssor Paid A. ^"ii-e, Briniswi I'lie first obsorv "'"fh any account I ''I'ath, the observa {"•'•tional Congress, l"'«served of the r,F.y;F.nAL axd social. 227 In 1857 a lyceiun was orgnnizod by members of tlie Unitarian SQciety, iiiid lectures were delivfri'd by IJcvcroiKl Doctors Sheldon, of Watcr- viilc. and I'oabody. of lloston. ]Mass.. ;ind l»y Trofcssor ('. C. Everett, of l>iinis\viclc. Kovcrciid Mr. Stei)bins, of Portland, 'riionias U. Talbot, Ksfinire. of Portland, and 1)V Revereiul A. D. Wheeler, 1). 1). ill lis.'t'J a course of lectures was given at the C()n lectures. A record of two only has been i)reserved : the lirst by Reverend Doctor Ballard, on " Com- mon-Sense" ; and the second by Professor Packard, on the "Acadians, (ir French Neutrals." Topsham, not being the seat of a literary institution, does not show so large a list of lectures, though its citizens have usually con- ^titllted a fair proportion of IJrunswick audiences. A lyceuin was iiiaiignrnted in Topshani in 1842, but no record of any lectures has lieen kept, except of one in December by Reverend Paul S. Adams, iuid one in .Tannary, 184;5, by John W . Davis, Esquire. In 18")0 Reverend Ainos 1). Wheeler gave a lecture at the Court House on the (lillerent methods of reck(;ning time. In IM.OO lectures were delivered before the Topsham Farmers and Meelianics' Club by Warren Johnson, A. M., Topsham; Reverend Wni. A. Drew, Augusta; Reverend H. C. Leonard. Waterville ; and hy Reverend S. F. Dike, of Bath; Doctor X. S. True, Bethel; Pro- fessor Paul A. Chadl)ourne, of Bowdoin College; A. G. Tenney, Ksquiie, Brunswick ; Reverend H C^. Butterfleld, llallowell. CELKBRATIONS. The first observance of any public event in either of these towns, of flhich any account has been preserved to us, was that of Washington's loath, the observance of which, in accordance with a resolution of the j national Congress, took place on February 22, 1800. But little is [ineserved of the proceedings of that da^' in Brunswick. The only 228 IIISIOUY OF nRUuXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAnrSM-KI.L. spcctntor now known to Ito livinfj; was at that time but t'i;i,lit yoars nf age. A prooossion of fitizena was formed in front of wliat was iifttr- wards llu; residence of llie lale Doctor Lincoln ; tlicy wore eseortcij \\\ boys under the U'ath'rship of My. David Dunlai), and proceeded to tiic oKl west meotin<»-lionse, whore a lailojry was dolivorod by Doctin' Vw^^c. The eiUogy lias not been proservod, but th(i c'losin<>; words are said {» have been, '' If WiisIiin of that town attending the exercises in Hrunswick. The first observance in this vicinity, of the anniversary of llif Declaration of National Independence, took place in 'J'opsiiaiii. in 1805. Sanuiel Willard, then a tutor in liowdoin College, dcliveivihin oration " at the request of the Federal Kepnlilicans of IJrnnswiik iiii! Topsham." The following year, 1806, the Reverend Jonathan Ellis delivi'n i an oration at the Court House, before the members of tiie saint' political organization. No account has been found of any other celebration of this fl:i} prior to 1825, although it is known with tolerable certainty that siuii lit irielinitions coiitiiry. I o'clock. I>. M .'ird. Ks(jiiin .'iinl ('oiichid lie dinner, c .March I. as I'lvsidciit ••Father" .S; ill our wide > July I. l,s; I'V the Figi Miceting-hoiisi "as foli()\v(.|| KliJ.'ili I'. I'ik accident. Tia la'uiit inciios ii "illiout any I I'ver, t(j cause ally hit by tlie On July ."E ■'^I'ciety, of I5i assembled at S "I' the I\r(!cliaiii 'ii'i'of (he temp ill},' a portion loinpany of yo '•"ik. At half 1" tlie Congre<: licld : -- •'National F Moore.' l]7ti hulopendonco, i ""''"'lor of the •Vmlren' Dunniiij "pro interesting 'I'lio Fourth ( "'"Usual eclat, j iiigton Ilall, iiih1( ^MitluxJist. — , GF.XKIIM. AM) SOCIAL. 22l» cclflir.'itioiis wen' liiid jiliiiosf cvcrv yciir (luriii kVIiicIx. I". m., !it tlic " Kiilstafl" Inn." I'rnnswick-. Ilcrc Clrirlos I'nck- iird. l'!s(jiiirt'. delivered " an appi'opriute and very intereslinjj; addresH." ;iii(l eoneliided hy readiiij; tlu; Declaration of Independence. A pub- lic dinner, enlivt'iied willi a variety of toasts, was then partaken of. Marcli I, \!^2\K tlie inaii^iiiratioii at WasliiM on liie iiill, l)y Mr. Webster Kelly, of 'ro[)sli;im. It \v;is foIIowe(I liy a dimicr at the Tontine Hotel, fin-nished by Mr. i'.liJMli r. I'ike. Tlie festivities of the day were marred liy a fatal awiilcnt. Tlie boys in their patriotic zeal liad olitained a swivel aliont t'i^dit inches in leiiirth. This they had Idled with paper waddin<4', but without any Imllet. The force of its discharge was siillieient, how- ever, to cause the dea'h of 'Mv. Thcophihis Miller, who was accident- ally hit l)y the waddinu.'. On July '1, l.S;]('i, the members of the Young ^Nlen's T«'mperance .Society, of Brunswick, together with other friends of tempi-rance, assembled at Stone's Hall, and formed a procession nnder the escort of tlic M(H'hanic Volunteers. The procession embraced a large nnni- lunof the temperance people from ditferent parts of the town, inclnd- iii|r a portion of the Tem])erance Society of IJowdoin College. A rdiiipauy of youth, named the •'Juvenile (iuards," formed the rear rank. At half past ten \. m., the procession moved np Maine Street til tlie Congregational Church, where the following exercises were hold : — ••National ll^ymn, by the choir. Prayer, by Ki^verend Asahel Moore.' 117th Psalm; tune. Old Jlnndred. A Declaration of Iiulependencc, written for the occasion by ISIr. Alonzo Garcelon,'^ mcmhor of the Senior Class of IJowdoin College. Address, by. ]Mr. Amlivw Dunning. Temperance hymn. Benediction. ' The services wtTc interesting and the audience was large and atte.itivo.' " Tlio Fourth of July, 1842, was celebrated in lirnnswick with iiimsual eclat. At ten o'clock, a. m., a procession formed near Wash- iiiiltoti Hall, under the direction of Colonel Estabrook, marshal of the 1 Methodist. — Bowdoin. Class of 1835. 2 JVow a phijHkian in Lcwiston. 230 ifisroRY OF nmiNswicK, topsfiam, axd iiMtrswKU (lay, inarched thi't)ii ;is follows : — A voluntary on \\\c orjjnn ; sin<;in<; h\ the dmir; readin; by choir anil con, where a collfilioii had been provided under the superintendence of ^Ir. ^\'illi.•Ull 1!. Field, Senior. The iiand enlivened the scene with appropriate niu-|)hiv of tire-works. In 184. "5 the Youn<; Glen's Temperance Society of Jirunswick ii the hill. Ihciv was music by the band, a i)rayer, an orif the Seiiii'i Class of Bowdoin College. Atb>r the exercises, there was a diimer .il the Washingtonian Iluuse. rrol)ably the celebration of the Fourth of July which was altciidi'l with the most eclat of any that ever occurred in either of these tdwii- was tlini in 1854. At ten A. M. a pn^eession was formed in tlic following order: — Mar-h;il — Fi,,, swick, '- as est AI;irsliiil. Bowdoinhatn ArtilU it. Fire Coiiip:niles of linmswick, '. as escort. Fire Company of Topsli.uu, ) liuiul. Aid — Chief Marshal — Aid. aEXKRAL A XI) SOCIAL 231 Marslinl — Flrt' f'ompanii-s from Attroail. Miirslial — ("oinniltlft' ol" Arriinirciiu'iits. I'rc,- I III of tlic Dav and ('lia|il liu. Vicc-I'rcHldcnts. Onitor, Poet, nml Ufadcr. Marslinl — SclcctiiuMi of llninswick and Topslmm. MarHlial Fire VVanlN. M:irslial — Siiporlntondlnir School Co'iunittfc of Hninswlck and I'opshain. Marshal — Ihitcd Stales OIlhiTs. State Otnccrs. Marslial — Cicr^ry. Jli'iiilicrs of the 15ar. Town Officers fprcsont and past) of Urmiswick and Topsliain. Marshal — Otilccrs of Howdoin Collciie, Students of same. Marshfil — Agent and Ovorsoers of the Cabot. ManiiliicliirlnK (."oinpany. Operatives of the same. Miiislial — Schools of Hninswlck and Topsliain. with their respective Tt'achers. Marslud - Preceptor and I'lipils of Topsliain Academy, Marshal — Straiiiiers. Marshal — Citl/.tMis of Hrnnswick and Topslmm. Miii'slial — FM)i!\r. riuici'^ssiox of llie Vuiiiiir Ladies nf Itruiiswick and Topsham. In carriages. Marshal — Jiiveniie Trmperance Watchmen Chil). Tlic procession, after passing tlironjih the principal streets, entered tlio cliurcli upon tlie iiill. Here I'rofe.ssor U. D. Ilitclieook oHered a |irayer, and tlie Declaration of Independence was read liy Professor il. II. Biiody, after wliicli Hx-riovernor Holicrt V. Dtiiila]). tlic presi- iknit of the day, introduced to the andiciice Mr. William 1*. Drew, tiie orator of the day. The oration was followed by a poem hy Hey- oioiid Elijali Kellogg. In the afternoon a trial of fire-engines for the piizo. a silver trnmpet, took ]>lace at the npper mills. The prize was awarded to Androscoggin No. 2, of Topsliain, whicli played a stream of one luindn'd and seventy-four feet and some inches. Atlantic Company No. 2, of Portland, was so nnfortnnate as to burst their hose at each trial. An exhibition of flre-works. which would have liocii a fine one. was marred by a shower wliich htirried it to a close. The f( stivities of the day closed with !i ball at the Tontine Ilall. under llio direction of Protector Engine Compaii}' No. 4. of Brnnswick. Ill Sfio the daj' was observed in a similar way. AVilliani P. Tucker. tutor of Bowdoin College, read the Declar.ation of Independence ; and Augustus C. Rol'bins, Es(|iiire, of Brunswick, delivered an oration. Doubtless the daj* has been occasionall}' observed in Ilarpswi'll, S82 JIIsTOItY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAif, AND tlMtPSWKLL. but no nccDiiiit balli-H('lio()I picnicH. On Mondiiy, August 1(5, 1H,')H, a puldicr nu'cliii"^ was Iicld at the dt'pot in Hi'iiiiswick, to ccU'liratc tlic Mifccssrul layin<^ of the Alliinlir caltlc!. (ioneral Al)n('r 11. 'riionipsrtii calU'd tin; ini'('lin<( to onlci. Albert G. Tenney, Ksqnire, was elected chainnan, ami Daniel l.llidt. secretary. The inesHa{i;e.s lietwecMi tlie Directors of the Atlantic 'IVK'- <>ra|)ii ConipMiiy, and hetwt'cn tiic (^iiecii of Knjiland and the I'rc.s'nlciii ol tlic I'nitod States, were tlien read. A vulnnteer clioir sanj^ an (hIc, speeches were made by A. G. Tenney, Uoverend John S. C Alilmt. lleverend Aujos I). Wheeler, D.l)., oF Topshani, Honorable ( luuir, tF. (iilnian, Ivcverend Aaron ('. Adams, of Manclicster, New lliiiii|i- .shire, llonoral)le KItenezer Everett, Kt >erend Doctor ilaliard. mihI Keverend (Jeorj^e K. Adams, I). D., and tin; exercises were conclmlnl by another ode from the clioir. Tiic depot and telciiiaph olllee were illuminated, as were also the houses of many of tlie citizens of Ibiiiis- wick and Tcjpsham. Fcitruary 22, 1S(!2, tlu; anniversary of Wasliinn'ton's birtiiday \v;i> celeiiiated in the Congrejjjational C'luwch in Urunswiclv. Kevereinl Doctor Wlieeler, of Toi)sham, read the hymn, " My country, 'tis of thee" ; I'rofessor Wliittlesey read selections from the Scriptures; IJcv- erend Doctor IJailard read the pr.'iycrs for tlio oc(;asion, from the Episcopal Collection. Washington's Earewell Adilress was then ivjul by Reverend Doctor Adams, a hymn to the tune of "St. Martin's" was then sung by the choir, and the benedict'on pronounced. On Satin^lay, April 1."), IMO.'), upon tl»' reception of the news of tlu' assassination of J'rcsiiient J^in('oln, a public meeting was held fit tln' church of the First Parish in Ibunswick. Honorable Marshall (nun presided. Kevercnd Doctor Wheeler, of Topsham, made a prayer, which was followed by adilresses from Heverend J)octor Ballard, Iloiionililc Charles J. (iilnian, lleverend T. J. 15. House, Keverend Doctm Adams, A. G. Tenne^', President Leonard Woods, Uevereiul Mr. IJaldwin, Professor C. F. lirackett, and Warren Johnson. A resolu- tion was passed expressive of great grief at the calamity which liiul fallen upon the nation, and of faith in the stability of the goveriiinciit. The pulpit anil choir gallery were appropriately draped in mourning'. as were also many stores and private residences. All the Hags wtiv at half mast. On Wednesday, April 19, 180"), a union meeting of the dill'civiit religious societies of Brunswick was held in the INIason Street Chuicli. at 12 M., ill commemorution of the death of the late I'resident ul' the OENKIiM. AM) SOCIAL. 233 I iiitcd Stiiles, AI)rMliftii» Lincoln, wlumo fimcriil services were llini liciiiji lu'I«l lit Wus|iinfj;(tin, I). ('. Tlie exercises were as follows : — A portion of Scripture was read liy Hevcrcnil A. I). Wliedcr. I). I)., iili.vinn h\ Ucvcrcnd .1. 'I'. W. Mouse, a prayer liy Wcvcrruil hoctor Adams; a second liynni was then read by Ueverend Doctor Wli«'eler, who delivered an appropriate discourse. I'rayer was (lien oilertMl liy Reverend Mr. House, a national liyinn sunjl l»y the choir, and the hene- ilictioii ])ron(>unced l>y Doctor Adams. 'I'he church was appropri;itely (Inipeil with niournin;f. April 1!>, lH7i'). the annivi-rsary of the battles of Concord and Lex- iiifrtoii was celeltrated in MruuHwick, by the displ.ay of lla^is. rinuinij: (if bells, ans- ham met at the Congregational C'hurcu in Topsham to consider tlu' action of the meeting held the previous evening in lirnnswick. The meeting was opened by a strain of pithy, pungent rem irk- fron» Doctor James McKeon, in reference to the late meetinii' in Brunswick. Addresses were also made by John M. O'lirien, Ks(|iiir('. ]Mr. Codding, and others. The meeting was highly interesting \\\ il- character, and cheering to the friends of free discussion and of ciiiimI and impartial liberty. It was agreed to call another Tneeting of tlu' citizens of the two villages, to assemble in IJrunswiek on the Fridiiy evening foUowin'g. and a connnittee was raised for that pnriiose. In accordance with this arrangement, a call ,vas issued on Kridav morning, inviting " the friends of free discussion and the right ol the people freel}' to assemble for the purpose of discussing any Hul)ject in morals, politics, or religioJi, in which they feel an interest," to mw\ GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 2'ib at the Socoiul Baptist Mlit as ill cxistiii';' circmnstaiiccs iiiinrted the following; resolution: — ■• J'cHolvcd, That freedom of thoiiy,nt and of spi'ech is tiie natural vijrlit of every human l)einuarantees its protection to every citizen of tiiis Keinililic." Hrief remarks were "uade by John INI. O'lJrien, Ksipiire, in favor of tlic n solution. He was followed Ity Mr. Coddinji. who addressed !li(' lueetiuijf at some Iciiii'th. A vote was then taken upon the resolu- tion, which was almost unanimous in its favor. Hesolulions were tiioii passed, that while the meetinjj; wouUl express no opinion cither t'lM' or aear with eacli others' supposed mistakes and errors, not doulitinji; but, in ♦'!<> I'lid, from the collision of mind with mind in open, fair, and n>-;nly iliscussion, the truth on every important 8u1)iect will shine forth clear as the noonday, commandiuii; the united assent of all." A pul»lic nu'c'iui!; was held October 20, IH;').'}, at the Coutirctrational Vi'stry, to consider the importiiuce of ornamentini; the villaue witii shade trees. Doctor Isaac Lincoln, Charles J, (iilman, tlnhu L. Swift, Utinh ^rcClellan. Georiyo W. ('arlton, Joseph Mcdveen, Jr., Valentine (i, Colby. Francis Owcu, ANilliam M. Hall, and Aiiuiistiis ('. Ixobhius were chosen a committee to obtain the necess;irv funds mid to superintend the transplanting of trees throughont the village. Oin' lumdred and thirty-two dollars and sixty-one cents wna raised and paid out for transplanting trees, etc. Thirty cents was the av«'rage in'ii'c paid for the trees. On Saturday, June 14, IS5(). a |)ublic meeting of the citizens of iiiiiiiswick and Topsliam was ludd. to give expression to the feelings of tlu'sc coinuuinities in regard to the wanton attack ;an to he auitiitcd liy the citizens of Urunswick in tlie latter part of the year 1n.')7. On .lannary 7, iH'jS, a meetinscribe(l on the sjmt. Some jiatriotic resolutions were also adopti'd. On May 2, a meeting was held in Brunswick, at which a beautiful silk flag was presented to the 15runswick Volunteers by Mvs. Aralndl;! Greenleaf, in behalf of the ladies of the town. Captain Thompsdii responded for the company. A meeting was held in the depot, in Brunswick, on the afternoon of CKXEHAL AND SOCIAL. 237 October 17, and another on the eveninp; of tlio same day, at whidi ^|i('i'''hps were niaile l>v Colonel L. I). M. Sweat, ami C. ('. Woodniai'. Ks<|iiiiv. of Porthmd, Honorable Charles J. (iilnian, of IJrunswiek, ;iiiil J. T. (lilmaii, of Hath. Oil the nineteenth of Jnly, 1862, a meeting was held at the depot in I'iMiiswk'k, which was opened witli a pr.ayer by Kevereiid (leortre H. Adiims. .S|)eeehes were made by Professors Whittlesey and C'liamber- laiii, of IJowdoin College, and by General Oliver C). Howard, U. S. A. •Inly 2.") a meeting was iielil at MeLellan's Hall, and speeehes were iiiaile by Honorable Charles .1. (iilman. Professors Chamberlain and Whittlesey, Keverend Duetor IJallard, John M. O'lirien, Ksquire. and J. f. Magratli, of IJowdoin College. On the 2iH!i a meeting was also held, at which speeches were made liy Hoverend Doctor JJallard, J. M. O'Brien. Ksqnire, Keverend Doctor Tciniov, of Ellsworth, Uevereiid Doctor Adams, A. (J. 'reiiney, and liv a ^Ir. 'l'em[)le. of Bowdoin College. Another meeting of the same kind was held Angnst 30, at which speeches were made liy.Iolm M. O'Brien, Ksqnire, and A. (i. Temiey. Septei'ibcr 1, a meeting was lield in the meeting-honse at (Irows- towii, where speeches were made bv Honorable Charles J. Oilman ,uh1 a. (J. Tenney. On the next day two meetings were held, — one in the afternoon, in tlie Bai)tist Meeting-House at New Meadows, at which speeches were iiiaile by Charlton C. Lewis, of New York, and ))y HonoraI)le Charles J. (iihnan ; the other was held in the evening at jMcLellan's Hall, and was addressed by Honorable -losiah H. Drummond. and ,J. T. (iihnan, Esquire, of Portland, and b^* Keverend Mr. Kngg, of Bath. Oil September 8, J 80;}, there was a pnblic meeting at the Brnns- wick de[)ot, which was addressed by Honorable F. O. J. Smith, of rdi'lhmd, on the nnconsiitntionality of the Conscription Act, This coiilil witli more proi)riety Ite termed an anti-irar meeting. In .lamiary, bsOJ, a meeting of citizens was lieM at the Congrega- tional N'estry in Briuiswick, in favor of giving aid to the I'reiMlmen. Sovoral speeches were made, aiul a committee was appointed to solicit aid. They issned circnlars in regard to this object, and reported snli- swiiuMitly that they had received and forwarded to the Freedman's hiH'eaii eleven boxes of clothing, the estimated vahie of which was 81,000, Several meetings were lield in the snmmer of ISC'), in 'J'opsham, tin' tiu! pnrpose of taking action in relation to olfering inducements to the trustees of the State Agricultural College to locate that institution i — 238 iiisionr of dkunswick, topsiiam, and harps well. ill Topsham. Sudicieiit fiiiuls were obtained, Imt tiie trustees (loenuil il expiHlieut to locale tlic college at Orono. In \Xi)i\, some time in Jnly, a meeting of the citizens of Brunswick was iu'lil to take measures for furnishing aid U) the sulfcrcrs liy tiic Portland lire. A relief connnittee was chosen, and snpi)lies mikI moiuiy were sent by it to the city authorities. l)oul>tless many other meetings of the citizens of these towns lijivc been held besides those which are here mentioned. Some others niv mentioned in other connections, and there are some, doubtless, (if wiiicli no record has i)oen found. That our citizens have always been eminent for their cultivation of the moral and social virtues, no less than for their zeal for impnnc- ment in knowledge, is evident from the attention tlu\y gave to tlu' tbrmation of ASSOCIATIONS, The number" of which, of various kinds and for various puiposes, in Brunswick and vicinity, formed from time to time during the prescii! century, is so large as to admit of but brief mention in these })ag('s. AoKicuLTUKAi, AM) ^Mkciianicai, ASSOCIATIONS. — The earliest association of this kind was the Mi;ciianics* Associatiov, of Hnuis- wick, which was formed August fS, 1812. The first ofrir?rs wei'c. James l)erl)v, president ; Benjamin Furltish, vice-president ; Tlico- dore S. McLellan, secretary; Ezra Drew, treasurer. The object nf the society was " the promotion of Imslness and the improvement ol' intellect." On April 14, IH')-!, the Sagapaiioo AGUiciii.TrRAi- and IIortk tl- rriJAL fSt meeting of this society was held in Bath, at the City Hall, July 1. isr»t. At this m:eting a code of bv-laws was ado[)ted and pennM- uent ollicers elected, and the meeting then adjourned to tlie tenth (if August following. At this latter meeting it was voted to hold a fair that autumn, at such time and place as the executive oflicers of t'.ic society might deterinino. Some of the principal otiicers, however, declined serving, and no fair was held that season. 'I'he society lickl its meetings annually at Bath I'or several years, but had, at fust, a hard struggle for existence. In I8a.5 Mr. PV^incia T. Purinton. of Topshnin, was elected ite* president. Tho'^gh tnyl 5 (»in;;i;i'iy, jet in reality, he was the first person to serve ui \ >'V cainnvl}. in the Miitnum o Topsham. ;i MM ;i(|ilress. ;iniuial exlii has stoadi!\ airricultural ol' liind, a I; n (lining-hall ilt'lit, and ha Ni'ptembcr oigniiized at IJriuiswick. The oldest L(>n(ii;, No. for this lodgt noccmber II, li;un Fairfield Siiuw, Joui'lh; Knmy. The The lodge iiiidor the cha Walker. The ing after that •iiiil although . puipose of hir record of the i-( «a,s chosen to ' h""")."*, it was " of making all tl .'tnd to earry tin On May "^2 7, Hall, and Sept- empowered lo f of building a hii file loilge was i vote passed Ma vid'jnl shares ni the same." Th VamUy School. GEyEIiAL AND SOCIAL. 239 Miitninn of If^;')') llie ; ociety held its firs' fair in tlie old town-house in Top-^liiiiii" iii'd HovtM'ond Amos 1). Whoolcr, of that town. cU'livcrod ;iii nddrosH. Tlio oxliihition was a marked success. Sinct; then Miimial exiiibitions liave been held, and the comHtion of tiu; society lias steadily improved. It now ranks among tlie very l)est of the [isfiiciiltural societies in the State. It owns upwards of nineteen acres of laiiil, a lar same." This hall was in tlie biiihliiig now known as the Franklin I'liinily School. Several public displays are recordeil while the lodge 240 HISTORY OF Bia'NSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND TIAUrS^VELL. was looatod in Topsliiiiii. On Jiuio 21, INOH. tlio Festival of St. Jolm tlic liaplist, a " procesHioii (briiu'd (inidcr dirt'ctioii of Dasi'l I'attorson. as inar.slial , and moved to Mr. Daniel Owen's liall. m IJrnnswick. wlicre tliiit\-one jNIasons, together willi live niiisiciaiis. dined and then retnrned." On Jnne 24, 1808, the Festival of St. John the Baptist was c.l, . brated liy I'nited Lodge and Solar liodge of Hatli. .lacol) lloirick delivered an address at the new nieeting-lionse in llrnnswick. In 1810 the fniestion of moving the lodge t(/ Unniswiek was eoiisid- ered, and in 1811 it was voted to [U'tition the (i rand Lodge for [u'l- niissiou to remove it. The answer to this i)etition was as follows ; — (iii.vxi) Loixii', or MASSAcnusKTis, JlTNlO 10, A. L. 581(1. " On tlie petition of the otlicers and members of tiie United Lodge. sitiiat((l at 'l'<) sham, volid that L'nited Lodge have leave to remove from the town of Topsham to the town of IJrnnswiek, of whieii the olUcers and members will taki" due notiee and govern themselves accordingly. " John Foley, Grand Secretary.'''' "IJosTox, .tinio 20. A. L. r.sic.." The above is a correct cop}' of the indorsement on the chartar. On .June 2t, LSIC. a proceHsion lu'ing formed, tlie h)dge was joinen by the otlicers and meml)ers of I-reeport and Solar Jjodges. and h\ the District Deputy (hand Mast«'r Oliver llray. Esquire. The jiin cession, preceded b\- a band of nuisic, marched to the meeting-lion^ in IJruns.wick, where an oration was delivered by liobert rinckm l)unla|». The procession was again formed, moved to Washiiigt'Mi llall, and i)artook of a bountiful dimier provided by Robert Kastiii.in. The lodge did not return to Topsham, but met in Washington ll;ii from this date until January 1(5, 1817, when a new hall, on Mase: Street, was dedicated. Only ^Lls^)llic visitors were presi'iit at tlii* ceremony, liobert 1*. DunUip delivered an oration, and the lhU« ii' ' afterwards "partook of a sumptuous dinner" at the house of tin master, Doetor Jonathan Page. In January, 1822, this loilge \v!i> incori)orated into a bod\' {)olitic, " with all tiu' privileges usiinllv granted to other societies, instituted for purposes of cliiirity nml benelicence." In the ^ear 1841 the Ahi'^onic Hall was enlargeii ami refurnished at considerable expense. TJiis hall was over tlu' jMawii Street School-house, and the whole building (and land) was in 1^72 sold to the town 'I'ov an engine-house. The lodge moved from tin GENERAL AXD SOCIAL. 241 Irill 01! Mason Stn'ot, October 3, 1H72, into spacions rooms in the tliiid story of the now bnildin The foilowinive iiini a lesson tiiat would be likely in future to deter him from attempting to train a clandestine admission into other lodges. He was told that it was the custom of tile Masons there to initiate all strangers l)efore admitting tiicni to the lodge, and that no exception could be made in his ease. He consented to subn\it to the ordeal, and a room over Schwartkins's shop was at once pi'ci)are rtble to procure for the above purposes. After the tiist \ ear the meetings were less fieijuent. in Marrli, 1822, tiie society luntributed clothing, bedding, etc., " to stuaents who had sutfered in con.seciuence of the lire on March I." ai.il it was at this time voted "■ that the sum of thirty dollars be t^'livered to Reverend William Allen to be expended in such articles !is lie shall judge proper for indigent students." Tlic last meeting recorded was held October 30, 1834. During its existence this society did a good work in relieving the wants of the poor and adding to the comfort of tin; sick. 1 For the foregoimj account we are indebted to Ira P, Booker and to L. II. Stover, 'iicTc.tary of United Lodge. Hi 242 iiisroitY OF intvxs)yifK, rorsiiAAf, and ilmipswih.l Tlic I'l'MKi'scoT LoDfJK, No. 1,'}, Indkpkndknt Oudku ok ()|>I> Fl I.. LOWS, was c'linrtcnMl Muv 2, lH-14, niul wim iiistitiiti'd .luiii' I.'}, of the siiiiK' yt'iir. 'y\n' charter iiu'iiihi-rs wt-iv (iilcs IJailcy, .loliii S. Ciisli- h\g, .loliii 1). Culiurii. lA'oiiard V. Meirill, William II. ^lorsf, and Uoriitio Hull. 'I'lic lirst oflit't'rs wore, Jolm S. Ciislilng, X. (}.; Wm. II. Morse. V. (i. ; Jos. Luut, 2.1, T. ; L. V. .Mi-nill, Sw. A iiall \va.s li-asi'd for five yviwA of .loli i S. C'uHliini;, over his store on thi' corner of jMaiiie and IMeasant Streets. It was neatly mikI elegantl}' fnrnisiied. The ear[)et8, drapery, onrtains, etc., were of the best material, and the regalia eompariMl favoraidy with any in thi' Stati". I'liere wi-re forty-two inemiiers the first year, and in IS4;» the luunlier had increased to eighty-six. In December of that year tlie hall, which the lodge had occnpied for live years and six months, wm- destroyi'd iiy lire together with its contents, indndiiig nearly all of the books and papers belonging to the lodge. After the lire, the hjdge held its meetings in a room over the stoic on the corner of Maine and Lincoln Streets, now A. T. CamjilM li 't'he lodge did not (lourish after the fire as it had done previously. il|l(l the nnmber ol Us members grew less each year, iind liualh. in iHi'tH, the charter was snriendereil. Kr<»m Ihat year nntil l6lo, there was no lodge of Ddd Fellows in IJrnnswick. In the fall of 187.") the (jld lodge was revived, and on the evening of October 6 there was a pnblic installation of ollicers. (Irand Mus- ter Stone was the installing ollicer, and the following were iiisl;iHe'l ollicers of the loilge, Frank Johnson, Noble (irand ; I'kl. I5eaiiiiioiit. Vice-Grand; U. IJ. iMelcher, II. S. ; W. F. Tyler, V. S. ; F. T. Gntcjiell, Treasurer. The Laoies' Soi-oiKits Aid vSociivrv was organized Septemlior I'l. 18(52. It lasted during the civil war. In \Hij:) a series of [)ulili«. tableaux was given by it for the pur[)ose of raising funils. LITERARY AND SCIEXTIFIC SOCIETIES. Of the numerous associations of a literary and scientific charac- ter, wliieh have existed in either of the three towns, the Nu('I.ki> Club, of Brunswick and Topsham, deservedly' takes the liigliot rank. It was instituted April 7, 1820, and existed under the name of the Nucleus Club until about 1832, when its nanio w;i« changed to that of the Brunsivick and Topsham Atheuceuiu, and GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 213 nil Ii r flint naiiio it flourislu'd for some years longer, wlion it was (lishandi'd. In tlio year 1S30 (lio ooiiHtifiitioii. by-laws, and nilos of tlio cliih woi'o [)rinli'd, together witii ii list of its niomlters at that time. The <^xereises at the regular meetings of the eliil) were a discussion of a subject which had been proi)osed, and accepted bj- the club, at n jutviiiiis meeting, a lecture, dissertation, or such other performance as may liave l)een pinvided for by the superintending committee or by llie hy-laws. On the evening of each anniversary an address was delivercil by the prt'^i'lent, and a (loeni or dissertation bj* some member, pn'vioiish' appDiiited by tiic chilt for the purpose. 'Hie by-laws provided for "a superintending committee." whoso duty it was to select sulijects ami assign them to diU'eiviit members tor discussion; to procure lecturers; purchase apparatus; and to luive the general superintendence of all matters not otherwise pro- viiled for. Staiidiiig committees were also chosen anmially. for the considera- tion of the subjects mentioned in the list given below. Tlic club pos- sessed quite a laig(^ lilirary, which was pnti'ili'ed l»y purchase and 1)y (loiialions. When the club dislianded the l)ooks were distriliuted by lot niiioiig the niemliers. riic lollowiiig is u list of the olllcers and committees in 1S.'5(): — tlolin t'. Humphreys, PfemloM ; .Fames Cnry, Vice-President; Fran- cis 1). Cashing, Secretnrj/ ; , Librarian. Llhrnr/i CommiHi'c. — A. B. Thompson, .fohn Coburn. Siiporinfciiii'tnj Committee. — Kiicnezer Everett, John Coburn, Wm. Smvtli. Cliailes Weld. .John JMcKcen, Sanuiel I'. Newman, Al^jlieus S. rai'kard, lOlijah 1*. I'iko, and Abiier IJ. Thompson. On ChemiMry. — Parker Cleaveland, Geo. K. Adams, Geo. W. lloldeii, A. 8. Packard, and Joseph INIcKeen. loUtiml Ecunow;/ and Ciiu'l Polity. — Robert P. Dunlap, S. P. Xewnuin, C. Packard, R. T. Dunlap, M. E. Woodman, S. Veazie, C. Tliompson, and V. 0.,Alden. Litirature and BeUes-Lettres. — S. P. Newman, E. Everett, and R. V. Dunlap. BmikiiKj and a Circulating Medium. — E. Everett, Thos. G. Sand- ford, N. Ilinkley, N. Perkins, and A. B. Thompson. Electridty and Magnetism. — W^m. Smyth, I. Lincoln, James McKeen, and L. T. Jackson. Navigation and Commerce. — A. B. Thompson, S. Veazie, W. Frost, John Dunlap, and N. Hinkley. 244 HISTORY OF nnUXSWICK, WPSIIAAf, AND TlARraWEI.L. Anti'oiioiii)/. — C Weld Mild .Ijiiiios McKccii. Aiji'li'iiUuri'. — David Diinliip, John ^loKt'cn, Niitli. Diiiiiiiiig. mid G. W. I [olden. Snhjocts ronnorted n'ith the liiisinoss and future Prnaprrfu nf tlio }",'.. Ingi'x of /inuinirlrh' (iml TopHliam, --.lolin Cobnrii, .1. ('. Iliniiplin \ «. F. I). Ciisliiiig, Dennis (liilctt, .F. S. ("usliing, K. l-'orsailli, C NValti-- houso, .John Owen, and Jos. Dniniing, Mathnnatics and Snri'ei/i»g. — E. V. I'iko, Wni. Sniylh. nm K. I>. Diiiininjf. Iljidroslntli-n and Jferhanirs. — V. Clojiveland, J, Carv, JoMpli flrilUn, \. lIoiiiiiiiM, J, H. i.arrahoe. II. M. Prcscott, J. Stint-hndd. and E. 1'. I'iki'. Pnfilir Si'hooln. — John MoKoen, CJeo. E. A/. — A. S. Packard and ('. Weld. TiiK Pytiioman SociKTv was organized In .Taiinnrv, 182'). iN ohjoct was del)atinc. Onl}" persons desirons of cultivatinii literary tastes l>y readiiij> nml discnssioiis were Invited to join. Dissertations were rcqnired IVoiii each nuMiiIcr in turn. Its anniversary was observed every year in Janunr\ . at whicli tiim ollicers were chosen, and an address delivei\ d by the president ; soim- timcs there was also a poem, and always a supper. The so(!iety had a small but select lil)rary, which was distrihtitcil among its members when it was disbanded, which was about IH'i''. having had an existence for upwards of twenty-flvc years. The average membership was small, perhaps lil'teen or sixtoeii. We are unable to give a list of its members, but it is worthy of rcnuirk that John 8. Cushing was a member for upwards of twentv-iive yoiirs. he having joined it the iirst year of its existence and contiinicil :iii active member until he removed from town in ls,')2. Tlie constitu- tion, b\--laws, and a list of members of this organization wen^ onci' printed, but no copy has been ol)tained and it is doubtful whetiicr oik now exists. In the winter of 1829-.^0 the Brunswick Lycki'm was formed. It originated in the following manner. The Washington Fire Club linl been accustomed to hold its annual meeting and to have an address delivered, in the winter season. This 3'ear the address was l>y I'lo- fessor A. S. Packard, on the organization and importance of lyceunij GENEItAL AND SOCIAL. 24.") This mlili'OHS was favoral)!}- rocoived, niwl the club voted to eall a incct- iiig of tlu' citizens to hear the acUircs.s uikI to consi(h'r tlu' propriety (if rnitiiiiig a lyceiiin. A ineetinjif was lieUl in H'e UniverisaiiHt Chnreh nil i't'ih'Tul S leet (now Dirigo Hail, on (iilnian A\enue). iiiid a lyeeuni was iDiinod Committees were cliijsen to provide dissertations or essays on the [)arii"'nhu' subjects of vvlii< h tliey liad charge. Several lectin'e-< were >j,iven, but the society histed only i.r a short time. Tlie Ibii NswicK AM) Toi'siiAM A'riiKN.iaM was the yid'eus Club uriiler a dilfereiit name. Jt received tliis n.une about 1h;,J, This s)i ii'ty was in existence in ixOl!, Itut no lati-r reference to it has been loiiiid. At a nieetinj; of this society in May, IH.'J.'J, a connnittee was clioxii to iii([uirf into the practicability of Imilding a railway from biiiiiswick to tile tide wat«,i's in C'asco lia}'. Ill Movemiier, 1«12, the IJurx-'W icic and Tucsiiam Lvria:.M Sot i- iiv was forniiMl. It was in existence in isio, perhaps later. The society not (Hily provided lectures, Init public discussions were held by it in the Maine Street IJaptist Church in Urunswick. Tiie CA>r.vi,iAN Sociktv oi' Hwi nswu k was in existence in IHJ.'t. Noiiiing more is known concernin;^' it. 'i'he name would indicate that its oliject was to encourage a taste for poetry. The Brunswick Linn-i^^an Sociktv, organized in ^lay, 181'), was foinu'd !it the suggestion of Professor Cleaveland, tlu- object being to ••aciiuire a systematic knowledge of natural history." Meetings we* lielil once a week at the residences of its members. At each me(>ting a dissertation was read tiy some member, and various >iil)jects were analyzed. During the summer, botany was the subject of study. At utliiT times, oniilfiology, conclujlogv, entomology, ichthyology, mete- orology, mammalogy, physiology, and geology. Ill the Slimmer, excursions were made. July 1, 184G, the society went to llarpswell Island to visit a grove of the mountain laurel. The next sunnuer an excursion was made to Merrymeeting Hay, in the steamer '• Itough and Ready." Otiier excursions were made at ditfer- eiit times to localities of interest in the vicinity. Each anniversary was oiiservetl in a lilting manner. The first by an excursion and jiicnic to llarpswell Tsland. The second by a social iiii'i ling, with invited friends, at Common's Hall, al which an oration was livered by W. G. Bari'ows, a poem by (>. F. Dunning, and an origiiii.l ode b^' A. W. Knight. Upon the third anniversary a social sratlieriug was held at the Brunswick Seminary, an oration was deliv- ered by ir. K. Craig, and a poem by A. W". Knight. bi bS4>S a mimbor of lectures were delivered before the society (not *^> m SMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) /. /<^#^ ■& S:^^ LO I.I 1.25 i;^ IM M J.8 U IIII1I.6 w 'm M -eA # c^^ oV % ^> Photographic Sciences Corporation n WEST MAIN STREET WCBSTER.N.Y. MS80 (716) 8'2-4503 iV ^^^' A \ #4\ r-b^ ri>- I ■<;^\7] ^ I 24G HISTORY OF dhunswick, topsiiam, and iiAnrsw£LL. public) by Professor Cieavelaixl, G, C. Swallow, A. W. Knight. Oliver Stevens, S. J. Ilunii/hrey, L. P. Merrill, W. G. Barrows, and Doetor J. D. Lincoln. The society flourished until the spring of 1849 (a period of four years), when it was " voted not to assign any regular parts during tlio ,sui;imc-»'. but to come together in a social way once a Ibrtniglit mikI occasionally for a walk." INIeetings were thus held for a short tiino. when they ceased altogether. The average uienibership of the society v. as from twenty-five to thirty. A ToAVN IIisTOUY j»ND Natuuat, ITiSTORY SociETY was orgfiiiizfil in IJninswick, INIarch IW. 1S7(), by the choice of A. G. Tenney, cliair- man, and John Furbish, secretary. Ajjart from creating an interest in its members for the objects for which it was formed, this society resulted in a failure. Debating societies and lycciims of minor inii)()r(anee have also existed in various parts of each of these towns, but they do not call for particular mention here. MUSICAL SOCIKTIKS. The first musical societ}' in this vicinity was the IIaydkx Sociktv. formed about \H'2i'). This was followed in 1^29 by the Mozart Society. This society was formed for the cultivation of nuisical tastes and for social iiitiM- course. Its meetings were held at the Tontine Hotel, jMainc Hotel, and at Kobert Orr's odice. It em])raced mcmb.crs from 'i\.psliaiii as well as from IJrunswick. Robert Orr, (ieneial Aliifer 15. Thoni|)>"ii. James ^IcKeen, M. D., John II. Thompson, and Benjamin Deniiisoii are known to have been members. About I'Slt the Bkuxswkk Brass Ban'o was formed. Tt Avas probably the earliest band formed in this vicinity. It consisted of fifteen members and was in existence five or six years. AV'illiain II. Field, Jr., was the leaenj. Weld were chosen a committee to pre[)ure a s\ stein of riiles for regulating the watch. They reported, and the association adopted, the following BY-LAWd FOR TIIE WATCH. 1. ■' The watcii for each night shall consist of four citizens, two of whom shall remain at the place of rendezvous, while the other two are out upon duty. 2. " The watch shall so divide themselves every night, that each h'llf shall perform duty in that part of the village in which they reside, so far as this may be practicable. .3. "The watch shall make ^/frs rounds of the village during the night, the rounds commencing at ten o'clock, ha'f past eleven^ one o'clock, half past two, and four o'clock. 4. " Each round shall be divided into two parts, viz., 07ip part, coiiinicncing at the place of rendezvous, shall proceed up Main Street to the Academy, thence returning by the meeting-house to the store of .Joseph Mclveen, Esquire, pass through Cross Street to Federal Street, thence down the same to School Street, through that to IMeas- Miit Street, [)roceediug up that street to the house of C'ai)taiu .John A. Diiiiiiing, and thence return to the place of rendezvous. " The other part, commencing at the same place of rendezvous, shall 248 IIISlOliY OF liliUSSWICK, TOI'SllAM, AM) IIAIiPSUKLL. proceed clown Main Street to the bridge, tiienoo tlirongh Bow Sticot to Mill Street, and up that street to the liouse of Mr. IJ. Well;*, tlieiico back tiiroiigh Mill Street to Main Street, thence through ^lasuii Street to Federal Street, up that street to the house of Mr. C Watir- house, thence back througli Centre Street to INlain Street, and thenee to the place ot rendezvous. f). *"'rhe watch will [)roceed on their rounds without causing any unnecessary noise or disturliance to the inhabitants. In case oi' ji re thoy will give the most pioinpt and etlectnal alarn.. 6. •' One member of the committee, in the a fore-mentioned onlcr of their names, will superintend the watch, as expressed in tiie suli- joineil list of the watch. 7. •■ Ever}' niemlter of the association who may be necessarily prevented from watehing in his turn, shall furnish a suitable substitute, who, if not a member of the association, shall be ap))roved by tlic conniiittce for the week, or instead thereof, he shall pay the sum u[' one ildlar; and the name of the sul)stitute shall be presented, or the money paid to the committee for the week, as early as twelve o'cluok of the day preceding his turn to watch. S. " Each watchman, when out on duty, sliall carry a watch-poK-; and tiie poies during the day shall lie deposited at the place of rendez- vous, together with lanterns, to be used when necessary. d. '• The names of those who nniy be delinquent, or fail to coin- pi}' with the by-laws established, shall be comnumicated by the com- mittee to the association at the close of the season." The by-laws were printed in sheet form, together with the " Order of the Watch." which gave the names of the nu'mbers and the dales u|)on which thcj- were expected to watch. The place of rendezvous was. at first, the countUig-rooni of Farrui & Dunning. In Ksi'7 it was at lUirker and Kogers's Inn. The Executive Connnittec; in 182G were : — Joseph McKeen, Parker C'leaveland, Caleb Cushing, Kichard T. Uunlap, Abner li. Thompson, Benjamin Weld. The association contained at that time one hundred and thirty-one members, '^ouio of whom were professors in college, and nearly all of whom wciv amongst the most esteemed citizens of the town. The expense of the watch was paid by volnntar}' subscription Iho first year, but afterwards it was assessed by the conunittee upon the citizens, according to the amotuit of property they had exposeil to tire. Hot coll'ee, bread, butter, cheese, and cold meats were furnislicd the watch at midnight. The watch-poles which were carried by the GEyEUAL AND SOCIAL. 249 watilimon wore about three feet long, 'vith a hook at one end. The poll '^i were used to walk with, and the liooks were used to eateh into the cluliring of any culprit wiio bought to eseape iVoui the watch by running. A •• Watch IJook" was kept at the rendezvous, in which tlie watch (Mch uiorning recorded any Interestiug event wliicii occurred during the night. A book containing the records from .lanuary 1st to Man-h Olst, bS'JT, is tiie only one we have bocn able to lind. It contains no record of iiistorical value, l)ut has nnich of a humorous character, as llio following extracts will sliow : — •• .lanuary (Itli. Nothing material ha|)pened during tiie night, i'ouiid one light in a dangerous i)osition (viz. at the head of a bed in M chair) ; two tires badly taken care of, and some courting on hand, pi'MpU' U[) late. ••January ."JUtli. On the fifth watch saw a young man returning home from particular bu>iness. Detained him awliile, demanded his hiis^iness for Iteing out so late ; he gave us good satisfaction ; we let liiin go by paying one bottle of wine." ••February l."ilh. First round, half past twelve o'clock, met Hannah S. and (ieo. W., all was well." •• .March tth. One thing is deserving of particular notice, viz., not ;i lunidred rods distant a tine lady was ol)served to Ite sitting in the hip of a line gentleman, and as our respected major and sijuire would >;i\ . • all as line as silk.' " The watcli was continued fin- several winters and tlien given up. In ISIK a similar watch was established upon a modilicd plan, lohn M. llall was api)ointed superintendent of the watch. The watch for each night consisted of six citizens, who were divided into throe i)arties of two each, and it was so ai-ranged that four persons wore on the watch at all times through the night until dayligiit. The watch was discontinued at the cud of the season and was not afterwards revived. In 1M.">2 and 1>*.')3 a watch, consisting of six citizens appointed laili night by tiie justices of the peace and selectmen, was kept iu Hrmiswick. The chamber of the engine-house on Pleasant .Street was used as the watch-room, where the watcii met at nine o'clock each evening and organized themselves for tha night. TEMPERANCB SOCIETIES AXI> TEMPERANCE REFORM. The first movement toward the suppression of intemperance in this vicinity, and jiossibly as early a movement as any of the kind in the State (then District) of Maine, was in the year 1813. 250 HISTORY OF nnuxswicK, Torsii.iM, and hahpswell. On tho sofoiid day of A)»ril of tliat year a society was foniicil iiiKlor tlio title of The ]>ijuxswiok, Topsiiam, and llAurswi i.i, Socir.TV roi{ the Supri!i:.«sr<)N of Inikmi'kkanck. The coiistitution of liiis society at first limited its exertions to the siiijile ol>ject of restraiuiiiji; inteinperanee, but bj' an amendment adopted nt its fust anniversary in isM, it was provided that the efforts of the society slioiild also lie dn'ected a (bur rum d;'auk i ;in(l five ceii wo ;idd one liijuors sold This roso p.atrons of t lio liad ahva because who in the measu much for a gl of compelling 'J'lie lecture to the subjcc spread of inti instructed by t'.vponse of tin vote was due tO'Vii as it wa.s The .second reform was km ff.is orgam'ziM] mental article ( " H'e agree i for others to d pliysician as an Tlie society i "nl.v twenty-se ''ii^'lity. and in 'iiinilred and si i'lterpretation o strong beer witl GENERAL AND SOCIAL. 2')! iiiovomont made after the lecture monlioiiod above w.ms tlio meetinj; t()i>('11ior of the traders of the village to consult oii inoasiires for pro- iii(iliii<; temperance in lirunswick. This nieetini; was held ;it the old stMge-housc kept by Ivussell Stoddard, and consisted of all the urocers, tavern-keepers, and victuallers in the vilhige. Various plans were dis- cussed, but, about the close of the meeting, one of the oldest traders arose and submitted a plan and resolution. The resolution was as follows : — " Ri'HoJved, That hereafter the retailers of spirits in this village clmrge four cents per glass and six cents per gill for all New England iiini drank in their jilaces of business, instead of three cents per glass and live cents per gill, as heretofore ; and be it further resolved, that wi' add one cent iier glass and one cent per gill to the i)ricc of all other lirinors sold at our places of business." This resolution was probably not adopted, as it is said tliat tiie patrons of this trader found nuich faidt with him, complaining that lie iiad always made more [»rolit by his sales thai, the other traders, lu'Canse when ho drew his liquors for them " he placed his large thumb ill tiie iiieasur" so that they did not get more than thre(> fourths as iiHicli [\n- a glassful as they did at other stores." A good way, surely, of (•(impelling men t(j drink moderately ! The lectiu'e and meeting referred to did g0(xl bv attracting attention to the subject, though no real measures Avere taken to prevent the spread of intemperance. In l.'^2s the surveyors of highways were iiistrncted by the town of Brunswick to use no ardent spirits at the expense of the town. It is extremely doubtful, though, whetiier this vote was due so much to the growth of a temperance sentiment in to'.vii as it was to a desire for retrenchment of expenses. The second organization for the purpose of promoting a temperance reform was known as Thk Tkaipkijaxci': Socikty oi' IJiaNswKK. It was organized on the twenty-third of November, lledjj,'e, containing one hundred and thirty-live names, is in our possession. Among the signers are the names of i)rofessors, deruv- men, lawyers, physicians, and other prominent men as well as those ol" humbler citizens. The names contained in this list were oi)taiiieil as early as l.s;53, possibly earlier. In IH'.U the Biiusswiciv Total Aisstinexce anu CiiAUirAui.!'; Soci- ety was in existence and was probably organized that year. Ill is;!.") the YoLN(i Men's Tkmi-ekance Society, of IJrniiswick, niul the Temi'kkanck Soitety of Howdoix Coi-eeije, were formed. Tiieiv was also one otlii'r in addition to those already mentioned as foriiieil in 1830 and l'S;54, making live temperance societies in existence in IJriinswick at this time. From the '• Annual Report of the Directors (jf the Cumberland Count}' Temperance Society" we obtain tin; names of all the ollieers of these five societies, but no clew is given as to which society a given set of ollieers belongs. Of one society Doctor S. P. Cnshman was the president, and Pro- fessor A. S. Packanl the secretary. Of another, Reverend Oeoruo I^amb was president, and .James ^*^lliot, secretar}-. Elder John liailc}' was the president, and Jonathan Snow the secretary, of :i third. Of another, Kzekiel Tiioinpson was the president. Of the last, John S. (Jrows was the president, and Samuel llolbrook the see- retarv. The total inembershi[) of the live societies numbered iiini' liundred and thirty-four. About this time, as early at least as 183(», the Toi'sham Tr.Mi'Ki!- ASCE Society was formed. This was the first society of the kiiul amongst the people of that town, witii the exception of the oiio formed in 1813, which included citizens of several towns. TiJE Washington Total Abstinence Society of TorsiiAM was GKXEUAL AND SOCIAL. 253 fninod oil tlio sovoiifli of .Iiiiu'. ISJl. In XovcinlxT of llic r vc;ir, tlHTc wt'iv one limnlicd ;iiiil tliirt3-tlir('t' iiu'IiiIkts. M('i'tiii;^s wcro lu'ld wcokl}-, and :i good do^rco of interest was iiuiiiifested. Tiic ollicers, in 1842, were Samuel W. Swett. presideiil ; Nathaniel (^iiiiit, viee-i)r»'sideiit ; CiiarlesJ. Harris, secretary; C.vrus M. l'iiriii<^- tiiiK treasurer and collector; K. Sawvcr, Cliai'les Harron. ami Henry ('. Ilaynes. prndential ciMnMiittee, We have been unalile to obtain Huy further information rejj:ardiii<«; this society. 'I'liK Washington Total Ahstinknck Sociktv ok liui nswick was formed on We, IHll, fonrteen jiersons allixinir tlieir iiMines to the |tled^\'l, there were five Iiniiilrid iiiid eii;'lity members. 'J'he ollicers chosen at the time of llic or^ianixa- tidii of the society were General .lohn V, Humphreys, presiil iit ; Closes Towns, vice-president; (ieoru'e W. Carlctoii. secretary; ('(jloiiel A. ,1. Stone, treasurer. Weekly nieetin<;s were held, at first, in the " l\e(l School-House" on School Street, afterw.irds in Humi)hreys Hall, and still later (in l)Sl"2) in Washington Hall, in the old tavern which stood on tlu' .site of the present ])ost-ollice and engine-houso. During the first year the society held occasional public meetings, at which .'iddresses upon tein|)orance were made and liic pledge otferetl for signatures. One of these meetings was held in the Congregational Clnu'ch, and was addressed l)y William H. Hawkiii.-i, of JJaltimore. Aflcr the adtlress one hnndrcd (ind one persons came forward and signed the pledge of total abstinence. Meetings were also hehl at NeAv Meadows and Growstown, and in Harpswell. Freeport, and other towns in the vicinity, under the direction of delegations from the Brunswick society. The society decided by a wudiimovs vote that moral suasion and not coercion should be the method b}' which its members should seek to reform the intemperate and to prevent the sale of ardent spirits. On the twenty-second of Februar}', lcS42, Washington's birthday was ci'lehrated by a public meeting which was addrsssed by IJevereud George E. Adams and Kev»'rcnd ]\[r. Hillman, after which tlie society partook of a supper at Washington Hall. Dean Swift furnished an ai)[)i'opriate banner. On the fourth of March, 1S|2, Reverend IMr. Thompson delivered an address Ix'fore the society at the Congregational Church, the members marching in procession to the church, escorted by Captain Newman's company of militia. •2oi IIISTOh'Y OF nilUSSWlVK, TOI'NIIAM, AND IIAIiPfiWKU.. Tlif scx'icty cxisltMl for Hovcrnl 3Tiirs, procinely how rniiiiy \vc ;nv iiii:il)l(' l<» sliito. Ill \x\\ tlic Hcli'ctiiU'ii of Hninswick voIcmI not to license siiiy iniilinlii- ei's, " unless tlicy i>le(lm' tlietnselves in writinji, in the most soliiiiii uinl i)ositive inaiinei', tliat they will not keep li(nior.s in or jihoiit tlicii IH'eiiiises to sell or to jiive away." They were also, at the aniMinl niei'tiiiLi,' of the town, tiireeted t() itroseeiite all i)ei'srowtli of the sentiment in favor of tempiraiur rel'orni whieh was promoted by the temperance oiiiin(;ton So( ikty oi' liiMNswKK was ornjiui/ccj on tiie si'ventecnlh of March, IHI'J. A nnnil)er of ladies, feeliiiL!; the importance of aidiiit^ the cause of temperanco, met at that time mihI formed a society. Meetings were held once a fortniiiht. In .Inly followiiiji' till' society niimtiered two hiiiidri'd ami seventy-five iiiemlicis. The society not only hdiored for the reformali(Mi of the intemperate. but rendered sultstantial relief to wcjrthy destitute families. Tin; VoiJNO Mkn's Wasiiingtoman Sociktv ok IJimnswk k w;i<. as its name would imply, an association of young men for the pi oiun- tion of the cause of temperance. It was formed in April. 1x1:1. The ollicers at that time were M. H. Ihirtlett, president; (.'. V. Sielsuii, vicc-presidi'i!l ; A. AV. Knight, secretary ; and K. A. Dunlap, treasiiKr. In llisiicd niiitli «;(M)d. I lif Ki!i NswK iv Division, No. 112. ok Sons ok Timpkuam i. w.m^ instituted on tlic lil'lli diiy of l'\'lini:nv, 1W;')U, by the Siiwacook Divi- sinii ol" 'ro|)sii;nn. Tlic t'linrtci' was .sniTt'iiiU-ri'd on tiic twciit y-lliinl of NuvhiiiIkt, lHo2. 15iiiNswi('K DtvisioN, Xo. 20 (Sons of 'rt'in|U'rmice), was inslitntod M.'ircli 2l\ l.s.'.S. i.y the (ii-Miid Wditiiy ralriarrii. Ill Aii<;nst, IH.V.I, it was voted to ailinit •• lady visitors." ,)ii tli(( tliirlictli of Septcinhor, IHdd, tliiTc \\{']v si'vciity-fiylit nu'intit'i's, and dill' iiimdi't'd and nineteen lady visitors. Dniinn' the tliree nioiitiis pre- vious, sixti-en iiieiiihers liad lieen e\|)i'lled, ei!L>hl iiiid witiulrawn, live liiid violated the pledji'e. four hail Keen admitted, thrcio sii.si)eiul(!il, and three resijfiiiMl. The division broke up in the fall of lfSG2. 'fi;Mi'KRANi;i'; WATciniKN. — A tenip.M'anee soL-iety with tiie above ;iplH'llali(^n was organized in the year IH.'tO or 1H")1. Its ineiiib!>r.s were I'lMiuircd to watch for, and report to tiie society, all viohition.s of the law of the State, i)r(jhiliitinu; the sale of intoxicating rKjiiors. 'l"he (■I'i'fiiioiiies of the socit;ty were simpler than those of most (jtlier (inlcrs, and the expenses weix' less. I'lMKi'scoT Division, No. l;3, (»k JrvKNii.K Tkmkki!an< k Watcii- Mi:x. of lirunswick, was f)rgani/.od in the fall of 1K.")1 , and in the course of two or tliree months there was a membership of about lifty. Weekl}' iiiootiiigs were hekl, at which were debates, deciamations, and other exercises of ii like character. In the antumn of l'S."t2 a line banner was presented to the society b}- lady friends. It is now in tiie jjosses- sioii of Mr. Fessenden I. Day, of Lewiston, who was the treasurer of till' cliih. The founder and first president of the club was >Ir. fleorge W. M. Hall. The club gave a public exhibition on the lifth of Janu- ary, bSi)!. A Tkmpk.uance Sof'iK.TV was organized in Topsham, on the ninc- tii'iitli of January, 1H')7. It had no other title than '• The Tenii)eraiice Society." Sixtv-two persons signed the pledge. David Serilmer was liiosen president; Joshua Haskell, vice-president; Williai Whitten, secretary; Sandford A. Perkins, treasurer; Humphrey I*. Mallett, William Harron, KI)en Colby, committee. TiiK Cadkts op TKMrKUANCK, a soclet}' of 3'onng men under eighteen years of age, was formed in the spring of 185'J or 18G0. 2r»r. lIlSTOliT OF imUNSWWK, TOPSIIAM, AND tlARVSWKI.L. Tlicro were two (liviMion:^ of tlio cadets, .me in nriiiiswick jji.l tin utlicr ill Topsliain. Till' Hownoix TKMn.K ok IIonoi. am» Tr.Mi'RiJANfK, No. ."i. ;, siiltordiiiiito society of tlu' (iood 'rcmpiurs, was iiistitiit(>, OK (lool> 'riMIM.AUS was Olj^fiiil. ized on tlic eleventh of April, 1H7U, and is still in existence. 'I'iie Rki-oum ("i.un was organized in 1«71. It lias liejd a iiKiiilur of pultlic meetings which have been addressed liy prominent feiii|Jir- ancc men from altroad, and which were productive of inncli ^(""1 The organization is still in existiiice and in a llonrishing conditidii. No acconiit has ixvn ohtaiii'd of any associations in Harpswclj except temperance societies, though witliout doubt there havelpctn sonuM)tliers. Hesides the Hriinswick, Tot»slinm, and Harpswell reni- j)eraiice Society already incntioiied, thck ; was in 1.S12 a Wasliingtoiiiiin Society, with a membership of over two hundred, upon Sebascodcj^iui Islaml, and there is now a reform ehib of altout [\)\\\ members on that island. Other associations not given in this chapter, such as reilLnoiis societies, military companies, etc., will be mentioned in their appro- priate places in other connections. Finns AND FIHE VOMPAMES 257 CIIAPTKIl VI. KFUKS AM) KIHK COMI" VNIK.S. CoNKLAOKATioxs liuvc liccii of nitlitT friMiiioiit oc'ciinoiico in l?iiiiis\vit'I\, Topslinin, ninl Ilaipswcll, coiisiilcriiij^ the poimliitinii ol" the lowiis. Tlic (irst-ii!iiii('(l town lias siid'crt'il liy Car the most and tlif latter tlio UmsI from tliis cans*-. Tlu' r()ll(>\viii8 i/ismi,-]- (IF lU'ryswicK. rnrsiiAM, a\i> ii\i;i'S]vi:j.i,. [l7t*H.| 'I'lic sidi*' of Stoiu' i^c \'('!i/ii' WHS Itiirul. It wiis n ( Wll- slorv liiiildii ii:'. [ISd.i.] A (\v<» stdTv (V.-('IIiii^-li(iiisc, hv wliiiin iiccii|ii('il or nw ihmI is iii'Uiiow 11. v,!iK (Icsliovcil li_v (ire. [lS0'.t.| ( )m .\i>ril ;itl, ill) t'\l('iisi\(> lire <>ii llic pliiiiis nv.w i|ii> ■ ■ollt'li'.'s. ( )n Jinic "Jit, Mt 11 A. M.. the ( iim llniisc, on ( t'lilci- Street, vv.'is iuiiii!. A new mic \v!is ;it (iiicc liiiilt on tlie >:\\\\v spot. [iM(K I In .laiiiiiirv, d.'iy unUiiowii, '.M."i r. m., (';i|pt,nM U'irliMKl 'r;i|i|i!in"s luHisc, store, .Mini li;irn, nnd tlic lioiise ot" ( 'olond Willi; Sl:in\vooil, DcMCMi .loliii l\'rn's jioiisc \v;is torn down to |ireveiil I III siircMd of Ilie lire. At inidiiiiilil Seeonili .lordnn's house, ne:ir I'nliiinl it (ireen's 1;mner\. \v;is liiirni. 'i'lie tlierinoineler ;it the time imli- rtitfd Kr'. [IN! I. I S.Miiuiel l';ii;e's house ;ind .hiines .lones's lp|;ieksniit ii n|iii|i wi're liuinl. l-'or the ue\l eieht vi<;ii's tlicre luis no recoid been roiiinl of miiv lire. It is iiiirdiv to lie [iresiinied, ho\V"ver, tli;il so lonu,' !i lime could Imve el;i|>-ed without some siieli oe .nee. Ne\vs|iii|iers jit tli;it lime;:;iv(' hill little ;itli'ntion lo such items, and tlie_\ may easily have IiuUmI to he reconled in privile joiirnals. [liS'J'J.] On Mareli I, the principal ('<)ll(>u;e hnildiiiti' was Iiiiriiril alioiit three o'cloeii in tlu' arternoon ; liie whole of the wootlworU w;is eoiisnined 1"; seven o'clock in tlie "veiiiiiiji'. 'The tire was undoiiliteilly aecideiilal. i?I,(HtO was eonlrilmled hy liie citi/ens to jiid llie siil- ferei's. .Mild the town (>!' Dorclu sti'i", iMassat'lMisetts, also^'.-uc \ i>lmit;iiv assistance. [lS-i;!.J On Fehni.ary 12. the house of ^Fr. I'.enjainin (^ir, pied In the Misses T.-ippiin, was destroyed. In Mai'eh. .lames N occii- elsoii s house. iie;ir the landini;'. was hiirnt. Septemlier I. a tire .'irose in tlic woods yA' WashiiiL^ton IJowker. near Kocky Mill, and made siicli alariniiiii' progress that it soon ciine within a milt> of the vilhifio, where, however, its proirress was fortunately stayed. It destrnveil marly I'very luiildiiie' for four miles in length ;ind one in lireadlli. Twc'iity' liiiildint;s wtTc Imrn* in all. amonest which were the lioiiso of .\iiilrew Toothaker. Lemuel Morse, .and the \\ih n scene of peculiar niiiiiiish. After iie.nrh iwlianstiiiii' her streiiiith in fruitless efforts to save lu'r house, she "iis (•oill|»eiic( cliildreii. thai tills re\cmie f( I i.s :.'.•». Sloiie, oe Willi .'ill hi died dullji iiii'l with i I'ecenil) ii.ncd. (hi Dc- Tliirty-thn lory liuiidi two stores, shops. 'I'l — !;!'■. Mi llleii new f;i Tliere w;is i At a tow'i I'diilierof II iipjHiiiitcd t Mild to (lis! I ■'I Sllllcoliiiiij I'itizeiis, ex( "liicli was i of fMlliilies h ■'*'i»'lli'r. and ^1,011 w.-s 111 coiise(| ;n'i(izeiis' w; •ill fitizeiis w li"iises and s !i|)|i('!ired ill t " U'antki. I5niiiswiek ji lias little els( J>"<-tor Sham, 1 Ckavelaml's Journal, I'll'IS AMI rillF. CO.MI'.WIKS. 2r,u (•(imiH'llnl (() lic.'ir iiwiiy licr ,sick son, willi only (lie JiHsisfjiiKM' fiCsin.-iII c'liililit'ii. to II [iliicc of HJircty." It is lumilrd tlowii ns n tnnlilioii, tliMt this lire wns cjifiscd liy !i l)oy selling; lirt; to ii lioriu'ls' in'st, in ii'vcnuc ("or till' lioiiicis liiisin^ slnh;j, iiiiii. I |s-_',). I ( )ii '|'ncs(|;i^ nioiiiin;^', Miiii'li 2H, tiic stoi'i- oC .lotiiiiMi Sloiic. occiijiicd l>v y\innii l{. West, \v:is di'st ro\ cil liy lii*', toyctlicr widi idi liis ^(tods, vidntMl jit .^2,00(1, his !icconnl, l>oolvs, ;ind six linn- IiimI dollius in l)iink-nol«'H, |inrlly in.snrcd, 'I'liis is tiic (irst- instiinc.? iiicl will) in this tow n wlicTc ;iiiy diiNinj^CH were (-((vr tvd I i\ iM-iuiiincc DcccinlpiT I, till' iiosl,-olIic«; (funniit liri'. lint, wmh only sii'^iilly d; ni- ( )n I )i'C('inliiT I."), occiiiicd v. Ii;d is Unown .-is tlic "(ii'<'.'d I'ifc" 'riiiily-liii(M ' l)iiildin<:;H wciv tminl, jinion;^ wliicii were the two Ciic- idiy liMildii!u;M, live dwcllini^-lionscs (occnpiccl liy cicvcn fnniilirs), (wo stores, two s;iw-niills, oni; ^liHt-mill, ;ind .-i nninluT of niccliiiidc slio|)s. Tiic tlit'iinonictcr sliowcil the tt'rn|)('r:iturc :d the time to Id- — I.")". M.'iny iKTsouH wcrc! Ii.'idly frozen, The lire Iiroke out in tlic! then new i'licloiy l)iiildin?!,>!"(). At ;i town nieelin;:,' in |{rnns\vi<'l<, held on the twe!if.y-se!'on llut citizens for flu; relief of tiie siilferers. Ill conse(ineiice of the fre(niency and severity of tires at this time a citizens' watch wa.s estalilislied soon after the last-nientioiiegoin<>' advcrtisoiiu'iit as thoii<;h somo parties limi been kiudlinu; tires in the woods for purposes of mischief, ami that tlio collcjic studi'uts wore the ones suspected. [1, J. Nelson's cabinet shop was burnt. [IS;!,!.] At midday on January 11. the store of John McKeen wn-s liurnt. 'flic contents were mostl>- saved. The buildnig was esti- mated to l)e worth between six and seven hundretl dollars, on wliii h there was tin insurance of four hundred dollars. [l or "21. [IN I,').] C)n Marcli 27, a destructive lire occurred, at whicli luoperty to the value of 87,000 was destroyed. No other particulars in regard to it have been ascertained. On Si']»tcml)er 21. tliere was a sliglit Hrc at Humplucv's Dye House. On October .">, at four r. m.. the "(Jrowse" liouse was burned. Loss, two luindred dollars. Fully insured. On October l;{, a two-story house at IMair Brook, owned liy ]Mrs. Garcelon, AVilliam H. Field, and CJeorge Woodside, was destroyed. It was unoccu()ied. Loss, six Innulrcd dollars. Fully insured. On October 11) (Sunday), between twelve and one o'clock at night, the houses of Stephen Harris and Joseph Badger were burnt. They were insured for S2,4oO. On December 2G, a school-house on the Portland road was destroyed by WvQ. [1H1(>.] On February 12, Humphrey's Dye House was burnt. On February 18, JNIaJor Willett's house, near the factory, was partially destroyed. Partly insured. The lire was extinguished by tlu' Force- Piuiip Water Works. The fire was the work of an inccndiaiy. In September, Nichols's store, No. 7 Hinkley Block, was slightly (hunaged by lire and the goods injured by water. Ljsureil. [IS 17.] On April 14, the woollen-mill of Whitten & Meder was |)artially destroyed. Loss, three hundred dollars. Lisured. On November 1,1, a saw-mill was burned. [1.S49.] On May .'{, the woollen factory of Whitten & Meder (owned at the time wholly by Williauj Whitten) was again attackeil liy fire. The total loss was between 80,000 and 87,000. Insured for 84.200, On December 2. three buildings on ISIaine Street, beginning at the northern corner of Pleasant Street, where Lemoirt Block is now, were tlestroyed by tire. John S. Cushing occui)ied the corner store, and lost everything. The .second story of this building was occupied by the Odd Fellows, who saved nothing. In the second building was a tailor's shop ; and in the third, a shoe store. The second story of these buildings was occupied by dilferent individuals for ollices. 2G2 iiTsroiiY OF Brunswick, topsiiam, and iiahpsweli. [1)S')1.] On ]M:ircli 12, flic l)ookstore of Nathaniel Davis was burnod at half past twelve o'clock in tiic ni^ht. .Inly lid. a Mr. Coh- l)ott'.s house was destroyed 1)V lire. [l.S.Vi.] On .June 1."), JMr. Larrabee's barn at \ew Meadows wms burnt ; and at four o'clock in the morning of tiie twenty-si.xtli of tlio same month, a tannery was burnt. [l.s.')o.] The building on the corner of Maine and iMason Slroots was destroyed !iy lire in Fei)ruary. Lorenzo Day and .lames Cary bnilt one on the same spot that fall. [iH.'iL] On Saturday afternoon, .January 14, one of the mills on Shad Island took tire. The fire had made considerable progress before it was discovered, but by the untiring exertions of the (ire companies, assisted by the compan}' from 'roi)sham. the flames were soon snlidu('(l. The mill was owned by the (iranite Bank C'ompau}' of Mxeter, New Hampshire, whose loss was estimated at §300. It was used by Mr. B. E. I'arkhurst as a match-l)ox manufact(jry. His loss was about tiiree hundred dollars, but was partially covered by insurance. The machinery in tlie mill was tlie i)ro[)erty of Messrs. IJyani i!t Pearsons, of Boston, was only partially injured, and was probably insiuvtl. ,luly (I, the house of Christopher Mitchell, on the I'ortland road, was burned. No insurance. [l.s,"),").] On March 7, a loaded freight car was burned near tlio depot. The loss was estimated at 8.'J,000. Api'il li), tliere was a fire at C'arleton's gum fiictory. Amount of damage not stated. On .June 2;"), the freight and engine houses of the Kennebec and Portland Kailroad Company were destn\yed by tire about nine o'clock r. M. The contents of the l)uildings were saved. On .July 1. an old stable on School Street, the house and staMo belonging to the ISIisses Mcl.,ellau, and the Stoddard house, corner of Federal and ScIkjoI Streets, were destroyed by tire. The bnild'ugs on the " Stoddard lot" were owned by (ieneral H. T. Duidap, and were not insured. The loss on them was about six hundred dollars. Tiio Mcl.ellan house was partially insured. [1H.")((.] On May 17, ]\Iiss Narcissa Stone's steam-mill on Pleasant Street was burned. It was uninsured, and the loss amounted to $1,600. This tire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiarv. In Noveml)er the house of Isaac Varney, near the depot, was burned to the ground. On December 10, the "Washinghju Hall building and Parshley's store Aveje destroyed l)v tire. The former was occupied by the barber shop of K. Eaton, b}' Johnson & Goddard's confectionery shop, and ( l>y foui f;in(ry as Duuiap .-I sou was i fifty doll; file In fan I'arshl( son. and ahoiit live due to tin [IH.^7.] the Work Portland considcrali freiglit wa.> five, AVilli dollars. 1 insiu'cd (lie value oi work of an On Ocfol 'Spoilett's s art! Merrill' veinber 22. & Co. ;is !i I'', about l\) It belonged ^\'ai'd Coi)iu- [I80.S.J ; factory. [1 «>.!).] J 'laek part of •Street, wliidi C. Abbot, we supposed to I) On .July 2( nore burned ill August t and also on th [ISOO.] Oi Ilirani CampU FIRES AND FINE COMPAXIES. 2«;3 l»v four families ; and the liall was used bv the lininswick T-iyht Iii- IfO ;s (111 kvore The Isunt ll to llU'V. Iriu'tl ilcv's ;iih1 t'Miitrv as their armorv^ The biiildinir was owned h\ (Jeiieral 1{. T Diiiilap and S. T'lonipson. Dunhip's share was uniiisureil. 'I'huni])- sou was insured for five hundred dollars. Eaton's loss was some over fiftv dollar Johnson & (ioddard were fullv insured. Tlie loss to the ln(":intrv Company was about eiiiht hundred dollars. I'arshley's store was oceni)ied iu the basement by Mr. II. A. Thom])- son. and in the second story l»y two families, r.arshlry's loss was about five hundred dollars in excess of his insurance. The whole loss due to the lire was estimated at ^.'J.OOO. [lS,"i7.] Ill the spriuji' of l,s.")7 the towii-liouse was burnt. It was the work of an iucendiaiy. On September 211, the Kennebec and I'ortland Kailroad depot burned down. A great many papers and considerable bag<;'age were destroyed, though some of tiie liaggage and freight was saved. John A. Cleaveland lost one hundred and twenty- live, William U. Field four hundred, and Doctor Haley twenty-live dollars. The loss to the coiiii)any was about 87,000. They were un- insured. One trunk that was burned was said to contain jewelry to the value of three hundred dollars. This lire was thought to be the work of an incendiary. On October 'JO, Darius Newman's shop, and on October 2."), James Si)ollett's shop on Pleasant Street, were burned. Octolier .'50, Leon- ard Merrill's house, at the Landing, was partially destroyed. No- vember 'i-i. Jotham Varney's building, occupied by W. J. Harmon & Co. as a billiard and refreshment saloon, was burnt. December b"), about four o'chn'k a. m., the IJourne mill, in the cove, was burnt. It belonged to It. T. Dunlap, C. J. Oilman, A. B. Thompson, and Ward Coburn. [18').s.] February 25, there was a fire in the picking-room of the factory. [IJS.V.I.] At one o'clock a. m., on July 1."), the barn, shed, and liack part of the house of the Misses T. and J. Ilinkley, on Maine Street, which was formerly owned and occupied by Keverend John S. C. Abbot, were burned. The buiUlings were insuretl. The tn-e was supposed to l)e the work of an incendiary. On July 20. four or five acfes of swampy hind, near Rocky Hill, were burned over. . . In August there was a fire in i' woods south of the Mclveen Road, and also on the I'lains. [18()0.] On Septem])er 1(5, the house, barn, shed, etc., of jMr. Hiram Campbell, on the Uath road, burned down. 2G4 nisrouY of Brunswick, topsiiam, and tiaupswell. [1802.] June 27, the McKeen Store, oociipifd hy I). R. Li>)l)y. anil by Joso|)li McKeen, treasurer of IJowdoiu Colle insured for [\xg hundred dollars. At ten o'clock r. m.. on October 14, one of numi)hrey's steam- mills (the most southerly one) was consumed by fire. Tiie loss was estimated at S.'nOUU. Partially insured. J.umber valued at ^I,UOi) and not insured was also destroyed by this (ire. October 20, Captain Nathaniel Badger's barn was buri'„d, togetlicr with his horse and carriages. [18(1.').] On the tenth of April the barn of the poorhouse was fired by an insane person. The loss was about seven hundred dollars. Insin-ed for two hundred dollars. At eleven o'clock r. si., on May 3, the grocery store of R. Crockett & Co. was entirel}- burned. Partially insured. On Septemlier 20, the picking-room in the cotton factory took fire, but the llames were soon sulHlued and but little danuige was done. [18G().] At half past eleven p. m., on March 7, a loaded freight car was burned on the track near the depot. In the night of June 23, a car loaded with hay took fire near the depot. At three o'clock a. m., on Deceml)er 22, Forsaith & Dunniiig's house and ont-bnildings, and the house and stable occupied by G. H. Tenney. were burned. The loss of Messrs. Dunning & Forsaith was estimated to be $2,000 over and above the insurance to each. Tennev's loss was estimated at about five hundred dollars more than the insur- ance, and the house occupied b^' him was valued at seven hmnlrcil dollars more than its insurance. This fire was supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Finns AND VI UK COM PA XI KS. 205 [18fi7.] On April 10, the stnMo of W. A. Cninpht'iU inclndintr four horses, tiircc lop-luijmios, niid oiio open liiiy lire. Canipliell's property, exehisive oC linilding, was estimated at S.">.2'»0. He was insured for ?2,()(>(). Tlie stable was worth five hinidred dollars, and was insured for two hnndred. Tiie otiicr i)arti('s were all fully insured. At half p.'ist live o'cioek a. m., on November 2. .b>tham \'arney's building, eontainiiig Haley's a[tothec'ary .store and York's luirber shop, was burned. Xo insurance. [l-SOH.] On Fel>riiary I-'), tlie woodshed of the poorhouse was consumed by tire. Estimated value, one hundre(l .-iiid lifty dollars. Uninsured, At half past nine o'clock r. m., on June '2'J. an engine-house of tlie Androscoggin Hailroad Company was biu'nt. About midnight of September 2, the barn and a jwrtion of the house of Waitstill INIerrynian was burned. It was oc( iipied by 1). S. IVrkiiis. ]Merryman was insured, but Perkins was not. On November 26. the house of IIar\ey Stetson was partially con- ?iiino(l by tire. The loss was estimated at eight hundred dollars. No insurance. On December'!, a house l)elow Mair Brook was slightly injured by tire. December a, the house, barn, shed, and several cords of wood, liploiiging to Captain Jesse Coolidge, on the river road to Rocky Hill, alioiit one .ind a half miles from the village, were burnt. The loss iimounted to $2,200. Insured for $1,000. [I'SOf).] At four o'ch)ck a. m., January 21, Mr. liobert Bowker's house was partially burned. Fully insured. At seven o'clock v. m., on Janinuy 29, Charles Cobb's tool shop, i>n Cushing Street, was destroyed by fire. The loss was about four hundred dollars. No insurance. At ten p. M., on May 9, IMoses Freeman's house and shed, on the Bath road, were burnt. Everything was lost, even to the clothing of the inmates. House insured. At twelve o'clock i*. m.. .lohn Snow's house, a mile and a half from the village, w.is l)urned. [1H70.] On the evening of July 19th, a farm-house on the estate of Captain Larrabee at New Meadows was burned. 2fir. uiskihy of iiiirxswicK, tov^iiam, ami iimu'swkll. 8 lll.illlll U'.tHII) ."..(100 l.diui (nil 4,0(111 4,01111 I', 01 III [1H71.] At six and a half o'clock a. m., on Ft'ltninrv ITtii, tlitiv was ail extensive conlla;fration at tlio cove, with tlie luUdwinu; loss: — Colt)y v*c Co.'s sasli iiiid tiliiid. saw, shhifflc, ami cla])!!!!!!'!! mill, two plaaers, ere., estiaiatcti at Wind's ifrist-niiii, I'stiiaaled at ('oiiurn'M sawiaill, I'stlinatcd at Hk'llieii, Honker v'v (ilveii, tools, iiiaelihicrv, I'lo. David Dennisoii, pluy;-l)orers, etc Kdw.'ird Sloii('"s s;isli and liliiid mill, ...... NVilliiim Whitten's mill, ciinliiin-mat'lihu's, etc. . . ' . Sundry others . . . . _ Toliil loss .<(.•!.■■., 4IMI The slioii'-strinLf of tlie toll-bridge was hiirnl, and ono span tnul one alaitmeiit spoiled. On the moniinfj; of May 20tli, Samnel rinnnner's house at ^raqiioit was injured by lire ; loss estimated at two hundred dollars. [187:i.] At two o'clock a. m., on April od, the Tortland and Kon- nobeo Uaiiroad bridge across the Androscoggin took lire and was entirely destroyed. [1(S7.').] On March lOth the farin-hoiise of Horace I'hilbrook, with its contents, was entirely consumed by lire. July Ittli, two miles of woods at New Meadows were burned. Tin lire caught from a locomotive. At lit'teen minutes past eight o'clock a. m., of August f^th, lire was discovered in the stable of the Weld Ihmisc on Federal Street. Tiie tiiv was cliielly conlinetl to the stable ami woodsned, whicii were ti total loss. The L attached to the main liouse was slightl3' damaged by lire ami water. A i)orti(jn of the library of Reverend Doctor Woods was burned and many valuable historical documents were destroyed. Tin.' loss on the l>tiildings was about S2,2()0, on which there was an insur- ance of 81,;)t»0. The loss to the library was estimated at 81.OU0, l)iit this was a hno estimate. There was no insurance on the library. At nine o'clock a. m., on October 31st, tire broke out in a iionsc on Bow Strec>t. occu[)ied by a French family. It was speedily extin- guished !ind l)ut slight damage was done. [I.STI.] At half past live p. m., on May 15th, Benjamin Dunning's house was partially burnt. It was insured. At three o'clock a. m., on July U)th, the High School-House was damaged by fh'c to the amount of Sl,a()0. It was supposed to bo the work of an incendiary. In the night of November 28th the soap factory of Levi 1". Andrews, in cijflit himdre III the fon touts, of :\I;|| and the fa mi [i«7A.] ; Maijuoit rone bi the moi |ii('il liy .Alis' lii'O. but not ( [l'^7(i.j C the Ifarpswcd Septcmlu'r Pleasant Strt .S!..')0(i. Novend)er i lioiise on Nol (loath. On Deccjnl destroyed. L The folio will There have 1 liiiiulred and t (111 average of root average w< Of the one 1 liveiity-six occi •spring, twenty- ill tile autiiiMi. Of the fbrty- (iceiirrod bet^vet •' A. M. The lai ''^'•(1-0, and tl Though the to conflagration, it I'aotuiiiig juk' sI: *iioii occurrences Jiiilians of the 1. /7/^A.S' AXJ) FIRK COMPANIES. 2(;7 Ainli'''"s, in Knst nniiisniclv. was destroyed liy lin'. 'i'lu' loss was cijzlit liuiidrcd dollars ; no insnrance. In the forenoon of November .'30, the honse and barn, with their con- tents, of Martin Eaton was eonsnnied b}- fire. There was no insurance, and the family was left destitute. [1S7.'».] In the nii>;ht of March .'5d the old Hunt lioust^ on the MM(|Uoit road was burned, tojiether with th adjoininji' barn. In the morninji; of Auswell road. September 1'), at one o'elo<-k a.m.. the Bradford Colib house on rii'iisaut Street was totuU^- destroyed. Loss, $2,000 ; insurance. ^'l.-'iiitt. November 0, at one o'clock a.m., the barn and L of the Melclu'r house on Noble Street were burned. Two horses were Inirued to (lentil. On December "j. Stejjhen AVaiker's house on the Hiver road was ilcstroyctl. Loss, six hundred and twenty-live dollars; insured. The Ibllowiug is a resume of the list given above : — There have been, during the time from KiTl to \K~'. at least one liinuhed and twenty occurrences of fire in town. 'Lhis would make 111! average of a little over one fire every two years. I'roliably a cor- rect average woukl b(i about one lire a year. Of the one hundred and nine tires in which the season is stated, twenty-six occurred in the winter time, twenty-seven occurred in the Npring, twenty-five occurred in the summer, and thirt\'-one occurred ill tlu' auturui. 01 the forty-three fires in which the time of day is stated, thirteen iieonrrod between a. m. and G i*. m., and thirty between ("> i-. m. and I'l A. M. The largest number of fires occurred in the month of Decem- lier (\'2). and the least in January (6). LIST OF FIRES IX TOPSHAM. Though the town of Topsham has sutlered from no very extensive contlagration. it has had the usual experience in tires of other inanu- I'uetuiing am' ship-building towns of its size. The only accounts of *iieh occurrences before the present eentur}' are of the burning l)y the liiiliiuis of the houses of Gyles, Thomas, and York, and the tradi- 2<;8 iiistohy of uhuxswilk, tovsiiam, anh hmwswhij,. tioiml Jiccniiiil of tlio huuso of IJohcrt I'nttcn liaviii^ Iutii twic tU'stroyi'il l>y lire. The diitcs of nil tlii' nliovr fires nrc iiiikiiuwn. [IMOI.] Ill M.-uch or April of tiii.s yi-ar Ciiptniii IJohrrl rjiiui^ liousi! was (Ii'stnned liy liio. [IHIO,] ( )ii Sntiirday. .Inly 21 , a larjijo biiildin};, occnpicil Ity Messrs. Cooiiilis mid llodjjjdon, tlic ollice of IJeiijaiiiiii Orr, KH(|iiirc. ami tlnvi sfalilcM (jirohalily !iiis|)riiit for stores in I lie newspaper aeeoimt ). Ih'Ioii;;. iii|j: to 11. riiriiitoii, >i. Ciroen, and Messrs. T. A; N. SaiitUord, wcic c'onsiinied liy lire. [182(5.] Saturday, .Taiiiiary 1 1 , " Sajier's house in 'ropsliam \V!i> liiirnt aliout three o'eloeiv." (Ml Sunday, .lannary 1"), lietwei-n three and six o'clock a m.. tin larji'e tliree-sfory Itiiildin^ owned hy (ieoreemlier •i'.(, Mr. Charles 'I'liompson's store, occnpietl liy V. 'V. l.ittietield. tailor, and C A. Uorrv, harness-maker, was totally eon- >iiiiicil. Tlie contents were saved. [l.s;»l.] .laniiary 20, Kpiiraim (irilllu's stalile was partially l)urneil. [IH.Vl.] Kailroad lni(l (lolliii's. No iiiMiiraiic(\ ['HCil.] April "J.'l, tlif Ihmihc owiumI liy Miss IImiiiimIi 'I'lioiiiiison uihI her si.Htcr, uixl occiipiiMl h\ Miss 'riioiiipsoii iind Mrs. Mcrris. Wih )iitriu>(l. No irisiinnicc. .I.iiiy 17, tlu* wouis nortli of tlu' fair yroiiiuis wtM'c liiiriictl. Considerable! (laina^iMloiii*. [lMt;,>. ] Octoiu'r 7, an ol house, stable, and barn were burned. J^oss about $l,UOO. Iiisuivil for S2.000. The following is the resume of the foregoing list. The mimlier of tires known to have occurred in this town is tliirtv- eiglit, an average of one in two and a half years. Of the thirty liivs in which (lie month is given, twelve occurred in the winler, eleven in the spring, nine in the summer, and two in the nutunui. The largest number occurred in December, and none in September or Novenil)cr. Five (ires are recorded as occurring in the davtime and einht at niiiht. LIST OF riHES IN IIAUI'SWELL. Tradition says that the lower end of Ilarpswell Neck was Mt FlIiK (JOilPAN!KS. 271 of llio town, ([iiitc likely licfoic itw iiicorporntion. Very ffw IniiMinirs liavc ever liccii ilcslroycd liy tin- in this town. It is snid lii;it tin* rmiy liiiililin}^ I'ViT liiiint on HiiiU'v'H Iislund wa.s an olil, dilapiilatod scliuol- llOIISO. On tho "i.'td or.Fnminry. 1H'J2. .lainos llnrstow's luiuso on Orr's Tmlatul \v!i'< tnirnrd to the urioinid. Mi-*. Itni'Mtow. who w.is thfii scvt-nfy-foni' yi'iiis of aji*' and wlio was \i'iy tk'shy, was taivcn oiil in her ni^iiit- I'lothes niid carried Hoine d from tiic sJioeU and exposure, and was at liuu's insane. lie died in IM-Jii. 'I he origin of the \\\v. was a caudle which was placed under and in too dose pro.x- iiiiity to !i shelf. I'liinuas Weltl)or'.s house on (Iroat Island caujilit lire, date un- known, from some lioilinji- I'H' upon a stove. 'I'he house and contents wiTc entirely destroycil. The hjss was about !?l.()(Mt. Insured for two lumdrcd dollars. It was the llrst house iu Ilarpswell that was ever insiu'ed. On .Inly I, 1H(;8, the Mansion House on Ilarpswell Neck wns l)iini('(|. The cause of the lire is unknown. The loss was !:<.">, ()()(). Tliere liaNc douMless heen other lires than (hose enumerated, l»ut tiicNc are all of which we have lieen aide to learn. Owiuii' to the few cases recorded, no renume of the lires in this town Is lU'i'iU'il. The (irst lire-enyiuo iu Ih'unswick was purchased iu 1^10. liy indi- vitlunls. It was a small " tul)" and had to he lilled by buckets. An otl'ort was m;ide iu LSKI to induce the town to ai)propriate some Minouut towards the purchase of this ener agreed to have iu readiness for use, one canvas bag, one bed-key, and two leathern lire-buckets. In l«2i'» this c()nii)auy had charge of the engine, as is shown by a bill against the company for repairs to the pumps of the engine. In 1S2(J there •212 llIsinHY OF nitUXaWKJK, TOrSllAM, AND IIMIPSWELL. were :ili(»ii( lil'lv iiicmhcrs to this club, ainoiit? whom were Doctor Isniii Iviitcolii, I'loCi'ssor rnrker Cleaveland, Goiicial l'!i<'lianl T. Diiiilnp, (u'licral Aimer 15. Tlioinpsoii, (uMioral .loliii ('. Iluiiiplircvs, and Mi. .loliM (.'oliiirii. After tlu' "(ireat Fire" in l.S'ia, the town appointed Professor Doctor Isaac I. in colli, Dnrt or Prrker CIcmvcI.iikI, Holiert Kaslman, .lonatliMii I'li.ue, and doiiii Cohnrn a coininittce to purchase; a ik'w engine, and ejoiit iiiindretl dcUars was !ip|)ropriiited for the purpose, with the proviso that any unexpenth'd tiahmce sjioiiid \\<\ used for Iniihliiiii' an entiinc-house. Tlie selectmen were also this yciir directcii to incri'ase tiic nuniher of en"ine-meu to twentv-iive. This sccdiul engine was tin II vdraulian. It was made ia I*liiiadcl| )nia. It i;i(l a suction att:iciiinent, not liexible likt; those if tiie present day, imt of straitjht copper tubing, with curved joints. There were piatfoinis over eat'li wheel, upon whicli three or four men stood to aid tiiose who stood on tile oronMd in working the breaks. Tiiis engine was sold in 1M.")2, in exchiiiiife for the " Protector No. 1." the Ilvdraulian Kngim' ('oinp:iiiv liiivc been foiiml N o reco nb previous to its reorganization in IS-t;!, but it is known tluit I'rol'cNsor Cleavt'liiiid was especially instrumental in its organiziitioii, lie \v;is its frst coimiiMiider. ;iiid held the jxisition for twenty years, lie \v;is always one of the first on the gnjund at a tire, always managed the hose pipe, and always stoinl, when duty re(iuircd, in the phice of tin greatest i-vposure and danger. in the summer of 1wn gravity, through j)ipes to Maine Street, just north of Lincoln Street, where it flowed continuously through a stniidiiii' pipe, and tlieuci' iilong the gutter at the side »)f the street to the cove, where it i-iiteri'd the river. This arrangement worked well in suniiiiei'. but when winter came the water froze in tlu' gutti'i', the street Mini sidewalks were overtlowi'd and covered with ice for a long dist;iiire, and the experiment was abandoneil. It was probably a private eiile. prise to secure the property of individuals from loss l)y lire, as tlieiv is nothing in the town records to indicate that the town had anytliinji to do with it. The tl \\r 111(1 eiiiiine in ISrunswiciv was :-k th Niagara. No. 3." It was l)iircliased by the town in liS4S. This engine was exchanged ui I'^T'' lor a l;irg( which wjis The e.'irl round. 'I'll lliai on tlu streets with The reco of tlu; coini eoiiiinitle(> ( assistant sti liosenieti, th latter was p.-i lliere were si The only i :iiv the follov October j (■|i>avel;ind. ly Kdward l yoar, a (lag \\ one of these hi'wistoii to ilisltaiided, bii tiic old const i No entry aj I'liginc ip ]5n, diased in bs,"): I'O'^o of the I w 'livd dollars v -;>lf of the ol( ' oinpany h.-is i 'lii^ first ineetiii: 'IM. JJowker '- 31c.M;iiiii,s, steward ; John •\iil'iiis, siictioi ''iiow, second j ''I'liti William Taylor, A. (',,11 '*avi(l Bonney, 'flio sixth eii! «as hough t in U 18 FJIiEiS Ay J) FIRE COMPANIES. 273 lor a lar' Unown atiout it prior to its reorganization is that on the evening of .Innc! 11. 1^5."), the eompany painded Ihc streets with toreh-lights. 'llie records which we have seen eonimonce in l.s.')S. 'llu' ollieers of the company at that time consisted of three directors, a standing iMiunnittee of loiu', exelns'-.e of the first director, one steward, one assistant steward, three pipemeii, one foreman of hose, five leading liosemen, three suction hosemen. two axemen, and one clerk. The latter was \r.ni.\ lietween fn e and ten dollars i)er year. During the year tlioro were sixty-si'ven members in tlic company. Tho only events worthy of mention, to be gleaned from the records, are the following : — October 17, Ij^.'jS. the company attended the luneral ol" IVofessor (K'aveland. August 7, IHOO, the company was i)resented with a (lag liy Kdward \V. 'I'homitson, Ks(|nire. On December I. of the same yoar, a Hag was also presented by Colonel Alfred .1. Stone. Probably one of these was an ensign. On .Inly I, IfSO."), the comp.'iny went to Lcwiston to eelelirate the day. August 7, INiW;, the company was (lishandeil, Imt was reorganized on the thirteenth of that month, and tlic old constitution and by-laws were adopted. No entry ai)pears in the records hiter than the year ISTI . The fifth tiigiiie ir Ib'uuswieU was called the •' Protector No. 1." Il was i)ur- clmsed in l.s."»i'. The town that year authorized the selectmen to dis- |ioso of the two "/(/ engines and to purchase a new one. Two hun- ili'i'd dollars was approjjriated, to be added to the proceeds of the sale of the old engines. The lirst book of records of the Protector ( ()ini)any has not been found. From the second book il appears that at tlio lirst meeting, held April '.\, IS.") 4, the following ollieers were chosen : II. M. IJowker. lirst director; .1. II. Toothaker, second director; U. 1.. jMcManus, thiid director; Hiram Talbot, clerk ; ,lohu Andrews, >t('uard ; John Andrews, Joseph JMcKeen, Charles Hinklev, A. S. Auliins, suction hosemen ; Charles K. Owen, lirst pipeman ; Jordan Siiow, second pip(!man ; John D. Stanwood, third pii)enian. C. K. Liiiil, ^Villiam lieed, 1$. r)OUtellc, John Hinkley, O. W. Swett. I. Taylor, A. Colby, hosemen ; Curtis Harmon, A. IJnderhill, a.xemen ; bavid IJonney, .lames Fri'Uch, torch-boys. The sixth engine iu Jirunswick was the "■Kennebec No. 1." It was bought in 1870. 18 274 msroRY of Brunswick, topsiiam, and uahpswell. In IftOTi tlic villnfjc of Brunswick was createrl a oorponition. liv mii act of tlio legislature, and invested with power " to raise money tiir the purclinso, reptiir and preservation of one or more fn'o-euiiiiios. hose, or oilier ap[)ar!itus for tlie extiuguislnnent of 'ire, for tlic; con- struetioi\ of reservoirs and aciueduets for procurinjj;' of water, jiiid for organizii\g and niaintaininu' witliin tlie limits of said territory an efficient fire de|)artment. Tlie officers were a supervisor, clerk, treasurer, pruileiitiaj committee (jf three, and from five to nine liro- wardens. At a meeting of this corporation, held in November, ]8;}(), a coin. mittee was appointed '' to devise wa3's and means for i)rotecting the village against lire." This committee reported in (;ivor of building eighteen brick cisterns, circular, and about twelve feet in diameter and fourteen feet deep. They also recommended the purchase of a double-chambered engine for raising tiie water from the cisterns and conveying it to ditferoiit parts of the village, llow Ww these recommendations were cnnicil out is not known. In 187.") the town purchased the two and ahalf incrh iron pipe which liad lieen l:iid by the Compressed Air Company, from tiie liridge to the '-ailroad station. It Avas connected with the force pump of the Pulp Company, and was found to throw a powerful stream of water for a long distance, through two hundred feet of liose. The following was the condition of the fire department of Bruns- wick, in March, 1H7G. The number of engines was tliree, viz., the " Niagara, No. 3," •' Pro- tector, No. 4," and '' Kennebec, No. 1." The '' Niagara " was built by Ilnnneman & Co., of Boston, in IMTO. The diameter of its cylinder is five and three fourths inches. It is a first-class machine and is provided with folding brakes. The " h'o- tector" was built by Ilunnemaii it Co. in l.S,")2. The diameter of its cylinder is five inches. Tlie '• Kennebec" was made by Button Oc Son of Waterford, New York, in 18()7. The diameter of its cylinder is ten inches. There were at this time twenty-three reservoirs in good con- dition. Tiie first engine in Topsham was purchased about 1810 by private individuals. In 18i;5 an etibrt Mas made to induce the town to take c'large of it, but the town voted " not to accept" the gift. The next year, however, it was generously voted to accejit it, "■provided th town should jtei'cr beat an;i expcnae either for tho. pnrcliaaeor rrpnirn." The town did, however, in 182G, vote, without any reservation, to FIRKS AXn FITiK VOMPAXIES. 275 l.sTn, 1 is;i Tro- of its .^ Sdll is ten (■1)11- ifivatc K) takf next Hi the \air!<- im, to accopt and take care of tliis engine. Like the first engine in Urnns- wiclv, this one was a small att'uir. and hal to lie tilled by hnc'xets. The earliest tire eoinpnny estahlishcd in Toiisham, of whicli there i* iiny record, was the Lincoln Fire C'hih. 'I'he exact date of its organization is not known, but the rcgnlations of the chib were printed in lS-_'!». It may. however, have been in existence for some yciirs j)revi()nsly. According to their rcgnlations. the chib inct (our times ;i year, on the lirst Tuesdays of .Tanuary, April. .Inly, and October. Whoev«'r was absent the whole evening was lined twenty- tivo cents, and if nny member left the meeting without the express consent of the chib he was fined twenty-five cents also. 'I'he officers were a chairman, secretary, and treasurer. In order to be eligible lor nie)nbcrslii|). one; nuist be proposed at a previous meeting and receive three fourths of the ballots of those present on the night of his election. lie must also pay in the sum of one dollar as ;in admis- sion fee. Honorary members were elected in the same way, l>ut were I'xcnipt from all assessments and fines. Each member was ri'(iuired, within three months after his admission to the club, to furnish himself with two good leathern fire-buekets, holding at least ten quarts each. The fire hooks and ladders were iiuder the control of and were in'obably owned by this club. From there b(>ing no other oHicers thae those mentioned, it would ai»|»ear us tliough this club had nothing to do with Kngine Xo. 1. At the animal meeting in 1>^50 the town appropriated 8l,2")n to lu'clmse a fire-engine and other apparatus, and Nahum Perkins, Sparrow Chase, and Sandford A. Perkins were chosen a conunittee to iiiake the purchase. The engine bought at this time was the " Androscoggin, Xo. 2." It is one of the Ilunneman make, and is the only one ever Ixjught by the town. It ranks No. 2 in size. It is one of the best engines of its class ever made, and the citizens of Topsham justly feel some pride in the good work it has done. The companv having control of this engine was formed in Is.'iO. The lirst meeting was held over the store of George S. ILjlt on April ."). The first meeting for the election of oflicers was hekl April 1'). at which time Sandford A. Perkins was chosen first foremai\ ; Varins Stearns, second foreman; John K. llebbard, third foreman; David Farrar, treasurer; A. G. Poland, clerk; and James Maxwell, R. P. Whitney, and Eben Colby were chosen as a standing committee. At this meeting it was voted to have a uniform, consisting of .a blue frock with red collar, red webbing belts, a glazed cap, and dark pants. 270 IIISTOIIY OF DRUNtiWIVK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAPPSWEJ.L. The constitution and by-laws of the company were atlopted at tlu' animal nioctinji" on the first Monday in May. The company at this time numl)L'red seventy-one. Jnne 28, l.S.;U, the company voted td pnrehase an ensign. December 2, of this same year, a Ihig-stiiir was raised in front of the engine-honse. July 25, 18ol, the compiinv voted to attend the fuemen's jnbilee to be held in llallowell on August (5. At this cel"bration the company took the prize — a sil- ver trumpet — as being the best engine of its class i)resent. It also has taken several prizes since that time, at ditl'erent celebrations of firemen. - On March 3, 1H52, the company was reorganized by the choice of tlie following oflicers : F. T. i^itlleiield, first director; E. E. Mux- well, second director; D. A. Hall, third director; C. G. Jaqnes, soc- retarv ; D. A. Ihdl, steward. The number of members was fifty-live. The new organization appears to have l)een for some reason unsat- isfactory, as in August, 18."t3, the company was again reorgnnizeil. In I'S.')?, at a special town meeting held December 28, it was voti'il, "To authorize the selectmen to pay each man (not to exceed sixty in number) who shall faithfully perform his duty, twelve and a half cciiN per hour f(jr his services Avhile at fires, so long as there may l)e a wull- organized fire compaii}' in Topsham village." The selectmen were also authorized to oiler a reward of fifty dollars for the detection of incendiaries. In I'SCiO the town forbade the company to take the engine out of town, except for fires and ui)on Jul}' the Fourth. In 18()'J the town voted to buy two hundred feet of hose, and to \m the meinl>crs of the engine company twent3'-five cents per hour when in active service. Till re was never a fire-engine or a fire company in ITarpswell. Fire-wardens are chosen by the town annually, and the citizens ^;en- erally are provided with buckets, etc., to protect their own i)ropeity. The population of Ilarpswell is so scattered that an engine would he of no service to a large majority of the people. m,. l/f;. ,,•■•■■? ■■■• ■,/,.| COURTS AND 'IltlALS, CRIMES AND CRIMINALS, LAWYERS. 277 CHAPTER VI T. COURTS AND TRIALS, OUIMKS AND CRIMINALS, LAWYKRS. TiiK earliest court ever held in this vicinity was the one held, in 1051, at the house of Thomas Ashley, which hua already hecu inen- tioiiod. Tiie meeting held at his house was for the purpose of organ- ization merely, and there is no eviclence that Thomas Purehascs who was ap[)ointod at that time an assistant to the commissioner, ever tried any cases. The laws and regulations adopted at this meeting, however, are sufliciently interesting to warrant their insertion lu're in a condensed form. They were as follows : — 1. All capital crimes, such as treason, murder, witchcrafTt. arson, rape, and adultery, were to be tried by the General Court at New Plymouth. 2. All other crimes were within the jurisdiction of the commissioner or the assistant. Theft was punishable by the restitution b^- the otfoiuler of three or four times the value stolen. Drunkards were fined live shillings on conviction for the fn-st ollence, ten shillings for the second, and for the third were put in the stocks. The punish- ment for Sabbath-breaking was left at the discretion of the assistant. iMir selling liquor to the Indians, the punishment for the first offence was the forfeiture of doul)le, and for the second ofTence, of tour times the value sold, or if the transgressor was a stranger, a line of either C10or£20. 3. All fishing and fowling were expressly continued free to every inhabitant. All actions between party and party weie to be tried before a Jury of twelve men ; but no civil cause above £20 ster- ling was triable in the local courts without the consent of both parties. From this time until the province of Lj'gonia came under the juris- iliction of IVIasssachusetts, the/e is reason to suppose that all minor "tf'ences were tried — if tried at all — by Thomas Purchase, a magis- trate under the authority of the New Plymouth Colony (1().')2). In lilfiO all legal cases in this vicinity were tried at York. No eases of trial of persons from this vicinity, prior to 1722, have n 278 innTOitY OF Brunswick, topsuam, and iiaupswkll. boon discovered. This year tlie t-nse of John Giles, of Brunswick, gentleman, r.s, John fioddanl. of KoxWiirv, o-ontienian ai.d conl- wainer, is reeorded. Tlie phiintitf let liie defendant a horse, with bridle and saddle, at the bejiinning of June, 1722, and by order oltlu' plaintilf. one Robert Dunning, soon after, in the same month, dcliv- ered lln" said horse, at Falmouth, to tlie deft'ndant. whieh the dc- fendaut promised to deliver to the plaintiff at lloxbury, or tn liis order, with bridle and saddle, of value of £12; yet the defeni|;iiit. though often retjuested, never delivered to tiie said phiintitf. lioisf. bridle, or saddle. The jury brougiit in a verdict for phiintitf of i'.s damage, and cost of court, against the said John Goddard.' The next case met with occurred \n 172t), when Captain Williiiiii "Woodside was tried by a connnittee appointed b}' Governor DniiiiiRr for rlieating the Indians in trade, and otherwise defrauding tiieiii. Some of tlie cluirges were proved against him, anl he was reipiiretl tu make ample reiunuerali(Mi, acknowledge his fault, and give assuriuicc that he woidd defraud them no more.'-^ Mr. John ]Minot was appointed a magistrate and ciiicf justice ol" the Court of Connnon Sessions under George II about the yoiir 17.'50 or 17.'j2, An old account-book of his has been lU'eserved. whicli contains on its blank leaves an acccMint of some cases tried b}- hiia in 1732, which are here presented to the reader: — " Y SS. To TUK SUKKHIK OK Y^ COUNTY OK YOUIC HIS UX1>K,1{ SUKIMIU /\ OR Dkitty GuKiyriNo. " Whereas Complaint upon Oath hath bin made before nie hy 8am' Boone of Northyarmouth in ye County of York that some tiiiio })ast lie had Stole and Carried away from INIerryconeag neck a black Cow witii a white face and also Stole and carried away from Chclicaii Island three Calves one being a Bull Calf the other a Stear and the other a hetfer Calfe, which were mark'd with a Cross in the l(!ft c':ii' and a slit in it and a flower Dine in y" right ear — These are tlicrc- fore in his IMaj'.^' name to require j-ou to make Diligent Search at'tcr said Cattle if they may be found in your precinct and them safely to keep in ycjUx Custody maiking a returne of these your proceed iiiji.s tu me or some other of his ^Iaj'.7 .lustiee of y* peace in said County tliiit the Affair may be Examined into, and the partyes with whom siiiil Cattle may be found nuiy be dealt with according to law — you aiv also liereb}' required to Summons Moses Gatcliell, Hannah Sniitli, 1 York County Records, C. C. P., Vol. 7, p. 8H. 2 McKeen, Man. Lecture. COURTS AND TRIALS, CRIMES AND CRIMiJALS, LAWYERS. 279 W" Woodsidc Jas. Malciiiii and KHz* MakT.in to r of his Cattle and Substance that they will be destroyed by them they using threatening words to kill their piggs &c. and that tliey will l)uru his house. " [Signed] " John Minott." No other records of Judge jNIinot's cases have been met with. At the October term of the Court of General Sessions in 1743 the selectmen of the town of Brunswick made a complaint against Isaac 280 IIISTOIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND UAKPSWEI.L. Snow, "ill in.'iimor followiiij;, viz., tluit Ishmo Snow of lininswick al'ort'said, ImsliniKlinai", tlic thirtiotii diiy of Anjriist. 174;5. at u Icjrul town nicctinir licld at lirunswick albrosaid, was ciioscn one of the constables for said town for the year 174;?. who was leffall}' notifuMl thereof, lint refused eitiier to take the oath of a constalilo or to |(;iy tlic fine for not sorvinj^ as a constable. " Alter a full lieariiii; by the court the case was decided in favor of the defendant, and tlie com- plainants were charged with the costs. At the April term of the same conrt, in 1741, committees wort' npiiointe(l by the court " to inform airainst and prosecute the violaturs of an act made in the seventeenth year of his Majesty's reireve:it the great injury and injustice aiisiug to the inluih- itants of this province by the frequent and very large emissions of bills of public credit in the neighboring governments,' , , , And Messrs. "William Woodside, Peter Cooms, David Dunning. Samuel Ilinklcv and James Thompson, Inhabitants of the Town of IJrunswick in saiii County, were aiipointed by said Court to the otllce aforesaid." At the April term of the Court of General Sessions for Cumberland County, in 17(>r), William Hasty, of IIari)swell, was lined ten shilliuffs '• for sailing his coasting schooner in (^uohog Hay to the open sea, tlip space of three miles, on the Lord's day." At the same term of court. William IJlake, of Ilarpswell, was fined ten shillings, and costs, t'l "is'. 4ri,, for neglecting to attend public worship i'ov the space of two months. About tills time, probably the next year, John Orr, of ^lair I'oiiit. accused Captain William Woodside of cheating the Indians " by sell- ing them hnt.'^fi rings for fjfoW rings," and the case was inforinalh/ tried by the judges of the Court of Sessions in a dining-room at Falmouth. Woodside was acquitted, made friends Mitli Orr, and having just obtained his commission as a justice of the peace for Cumberland County, he " sto(jd treat" for the court. In those old times ph3sical punishment was often made use of towards offenders. The whipping-post and the stocks were found in every settlement and generally in close proximity to the nieeting-hoiise. These implements of the law were, ('.jubtless, at the time they were in vogne, of great service in restraining the evil-intcntioned from com- mitting many misdemeanors and minor crimes, and although the ob- jections to their use are many and serious, yet one is tempted to believe that their occasional use might be fraught with good even in these da.ys. The ])imislunents b}- means of these implements Avere intlicted by the constables, in accordance with tlie seuteuce of the selectmen. COURTS AND TltlALS, VUUIES AND CRIMINALS, LAW'YKRS. 281 wlii'ii there was no jiistico of tho penoo, or other ni!i. tlco of tlic ix'iict'. i)f 'r()|isli!iiii, on suspicion of liuving HOt tir»> to tin. Iiiini of !i Mr. Millet, of Howdoin. Four of tiictn wort' (ris('lmri.n(I. Imt tlic liftli. I{('iilu'ii JoiH's, Wiis IkmiikI over for triiil hc'urc flic Si|. premc .liidiiiiil Court, to he licid at Wiscnssct. 'i'iiis year a case was tried in tiie ('round iiiKh'r the same. Four in.ili- vided fourteen*'., p' cts of the land (a bed of rocks) was within twenty- four feet of this j ;ill, on the south side below the dam. which was owned b}' Gardner Green, lilzekiel Thompson, James Tlioin})soii. and Mary Thompson, the three lastbeinj; heirs of Bri of the lieirs of lli'ii;iiiiier rhoinpKon, luit not iVoni tliose iiieiitioiied. Tlie case was decidi'd aLjiiiiist N'«'a/ie. I'his deci- siiiii. though iiiidoiihtedlv n Just one. in all prolialiility was a laiise of (l( |it'iviii<>' the towns of liiiiiiswiek and 'ropshain ol'tlie services of one who utterwards did so niueh for tiie innnuliU'turin*; inten-sts of nan, 1N*_*7. Ill Noveiiilier, liS21>, i>ne Patrick Kincaiil, of Hruiiswick, was liiii'd liy the Supreme .Indicial Court iBi.lOO and costs, for lireach of prom- ise to a yoiiii^' lady whom he had enifajjjed to wcil. — a warnin*?. it (loiil)tless provei)earances as if he had been so for some hours. Some bedclothes, which had been washed and car- lii'il up stairs wet, at once aroused suspicion of foul phi}'. An iniinest was held, and Thorn and Mrs. Wilson were apprelienis i i)ity you and iiiy liart alccs for yon and yon must mind when yon Conic to Cort and clear nu' if you dont tiia will \i:\\\)i me and yon nuist mind how j'ou talk i Avill wri^ht to yon once in loif days i wiiant to see yon once jnoro and then if yon dont clear iiic i shall be willii.<>; to i\\ fore yon i want you to write back." This letter, with the piece of tobacco, are, it is said, on file in the clerk of {'ourt's ollice in I'ortland. In 1H47, Topsham ceased to be a half-shire town, and Mr. .biniih ]\[()rr()>/ was appointed b}' the coart a committee to sell the Topshtnii Court House. n<> did so, and reported the amount received for the building to be nine hundred and ten dollars; and for the furnitinv. eleven dollars and forty-seven cents. The bell was reserveil to lie afterwards disposed of as miuht be directed by the county commis- sioners. The state of morals amonjij the yonno' in Brunswick nuist have licen rather low aliout this time, as the town in 1)^41) passed the following resolution : — " Whereas it is currently reported that boys and other persons me in the habit of visiting the mills and other places near the water on tiu' Sabbatli, for the purpose of gambling, voted, that the selectmen emplov a .snital)le person to sec that the Sabliath and the laws of tiic State mic not violated ; also, to stop the placing at ball or Hying of kites in tlic streets." In l^ioOthe legislature passed an Act, apin-oved August ■2.S, entitlid "An Act to cstal)lish a Municipal Court in the town of lirunswick. in the county of Cmnlterland." At a meeting of the town sul>se(nieiit to the passage of this Act, it was voted to accept its provisions and to establish such a court. In Apr'!. ls,")5. Charles Crips, of Topsham, was indicted before tiic grand jiu'v .at IJath for the nun'tler of his wife in the fall of the previeus year. He causeoon to Ernnswick and woiv ivturnins; homo, intoxicated, with a juij; of rum. A dilliculty arose between lU'iTV and l^avid Y. Dudley in re<;ard to the possession of tlie jug. They both dis.'ippearod for a few minutes, and Dudley returneil alone. Berry was soon foinid a short distanee otf in a dying condition, having Ik'cii staltbcd lo the heart. Dudley was trieil Itefore tlie Supreme Judicial Court at liath in 1>*.").S. and on September 1, tlie Jury in the ease brought in a verdict of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to live years of hard lalior in the State prison. He was pardoned for (rood behavior bi'fore the eK|iiration of his term of service. In IHT."), John ."Miller, of Uirch Island, opposite ^lair I'oiut.was con- victed of manslaughter and sentenced to the State prison for life. Miller was abusing his wife. His sou interfered and his father shot hini. Miller is a descendant of Reverend .Tolui Miller, a former iiiini-iter of the First Tarish in Hrunswiclc. It will be «een from the foregoing accounts that Topsham sutfers from rather an unenviuble reputation, for so small a town, on account of the numbt'r of persons it has had of marked homicidal prot'iMties. Besides those already mentioned, two other jjersous from this town, a ^Ir. (lough and Henry Hichards, have suli'ered tiie penalty of the law for nnu'ders conuuitted l)y them elscAvhere. Notwithstanding this iniplcasaut fact, it is believed that the integrity of its business men and the general character of its ciLizens for morality, justness, and tem- ;iev:mee will compare fav(M'abIy with that of other similar communities of even a l!.'>:"er })()pulatiou. Of late years but few trials, except of minor imj)ortance. of any of tiic citizens of either of the three towns, have been had, and but few eriiiies of imi)ortance have occurred here. MKMIU:i;S OF THE BAIL Tlie earliest lawyer in lirunswick is said to have been a man l>y the name of Hohhs, who is descri])ed as a shrewd, smart man, but not very well educated. Next to b.im came I'ktku C). Ai.dkn, who was admitted to the Cumberland bar in 17!>7. He was the only lawyer in town for the remainder of that century and for several yt'ars in the luesent one. He contiiiueil to practise his profession until his death ill l.st3, but his business was very small for many years previous to his death. 1 After Alden came Hknry Putnam, who practised law in Brunswick i.". ee Biography. 288 nisroiiY of Brunswick, topsham, and iiahpswell. from 18()G to 1823, or thereabouts. Ilis practice was not extensive From 1S()7, Isaac vj. tks, for a few j'ears only, practised law in tlus town. David Stanwood, of the class of 1808, Bowdoin Collejje, studied law for one year with Peter O. Alden, then Avith Beiijaiuin llasey fur one year, and afterwards one year with Samuel Tliatclier. lie wmis admitted to the bar in l.sil, and removed from Brunswick in 1«.'!.'$. EiM'.NEZKU lOvEKKTr Commenced the practice of his profession in Brunswick in 1^17, from which time to 1ine- Bkn.iamin Oki! I moved to lirunswick from Toj) ''u .,.. at 1822. and continued in i)r.".C'tice until his death, in 1828. He was one {i'( the most eminent lawyers in the State. Chahles Packahd ' had a remunerative practice in town between the years 182;") and 18;54, at which latter date he entered upi)n a course of study for the ministry. rnixEAs Bahnes priictised law in town between 1839 and 1811. He was likewise a cashier of one of the banks at the time. Leonard P. ]Meki{ill ^ was in the practice of the law, for a few years, about 18 b'». Wii.EiAM (t. Baiskow'S, now judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, jjractised law in Brunswick IVom 1842 to 1803. Henuy ()ki{ couunenced the practice of his profession in towi' 'i' 1850, and has piu'sued it up to the present time. In l.s."i;i h' ai)i»oiutcd liy (Governor C'rosln* a judge of the jMunicipal Couil. J. D. Simmons also practised here from 18r)U to 1870. From 18^i!) until 1861, George Barron and Edward Thompson, tlio latter of the class of 1856, Bowdoin Colk-ge, followed the practice of law in partnership. Mr. Thompson entered the army in 1861, and since then Mr. Barron has practised alone. Since 1871, Mr. Weston Thompson has iieen a i)ractising lawyer in town. The first lawyer to settle in the town of Topsham was Benjamin Hasey.' Esquire. He commenced practice in June, 171)4, and con- tinued it for many years, but abandoned its active duties for some * See Biography. COURTS AND TRIALS, CRIMES AND CRIMINALS, LAWYERS. 289 timo before his dontli. His o(licc was at first in a small building wliic'li stood just south of the Bank building. It was afterwards removed to the northeast corner of Summer and Main Streets, where li(> (•t)ntinued to occuiw it for many 3'ears. Still later his ollice was over the bank. In 1801, Bkx.iamin Ouu commenced practice here. His ollice was over T. G. & N. Sandford's store, in the buihling where ^Mountford's shdi) is now. He removed to Brunswick altout 1822, and was suc- ceeded bv his brother, Roijekt Ouu, who practised there until his death, in 1S2!>. During the latter year IMosEs K. Woodman opened an oflice in the building formerly occupied by Nathaniel Green as a post-otruu; and Rejjistry of Deeds. He remained for a few years only. In 1843, Jons W. Davis was practising law in Topsliam. When he first came, or how long he remained, has not been ascerfained. Tlie town of Harpswell can boast of never having a professional lawyer settled within its limits. There were, of course, trial justices, liiit never any lawyers. The first justice of the peace in this town, that is now remembered, was Benjamin Dunning. 10 2i'0 HISTORY OF URUNSWICK, TOrSlIMI, AND 1IA1U\'>WKLL. CHAPTER VIII. TAVERNS AND PLBI-IC HALLS, NKWSrAPKUS, KTC. TAVEKNS IN BIIUNSWICK. Without doiiltl, tlic fifst public house In this vicinity Avns cstablislicd in tlic year 17JU. Un the twenty-ninth of ()ctoher of that year, at ii nieetin' extract from the ficld-hook of the company who made the survey of IJakerstown, now Minot, November, 1707. A part of the company, wisliinjj to visit lirnnswick, liireil a boat, and on Wednesday, November 2'), 1707, about •• ten of the clock, startcil, and after rowinjj about three hours over a calm liny, covered with abundance of wild fowl (we) arrived at the head of ]\[aquoit ISay at the house of Squire Wo(,)dside. . . . From ^Ia(inoit, we travelled three and a lialf miles to Brunswick Fort, which is founded on a rock, and built in an exact and re<>ular manner, of stone and lime, in a four-square form, with two bastions on two of the cor- ners, defendi'd by two wooden towers or watch-boxes. This day fair weather. Here we lodged this niglit, and a pretty good house of entertainment is kept bj' Benjamin Stone." From the foregoiuir, it would appear that l\Ir. Stone was at this time keepino: a ]>ubiic house inside the fort, where tradition says there was a comfortable, two-story house, but it is jjossible. thousicliols continued as laudlord until his death, in lM"il, ;nid his widow carried on the business until 1.^27, when she moved liack across the street to the buildin<; her husband had previously occupied. While she kept this inn it was called " Mrs. Nichols's Tim." Willinm Ilodn'kins moved from the corner of Maine anear 18;il, 1 Dean Su'i/t, Samuel Dunning, and other old residtints. '^ Low's Almanac, 17U9, ^ Maine Intelti'jeneer, 1820. TAVERNS AXD PUBLIC HALLS, NEWSPAPERS, ETC. 293 ]\r(iorlH'n(l ri'tircd from biisiiH'ss, removed from town, and en^!isell Stoddard opened a public house, called Stoduakd's Inv, in a large building which stood on the site of the present Tontine Hotel. It was l)uilt in 1803 for a store, and was wcupied as such until Mr. Stoddard took it for a tavern. It was (Krupied by him until 1825, when it passed into the hands of John Barker and Charles M. Kogers. Barker soon sold out his interest, and Rogers assumed the sole management. The building was de- stroyed I)y lire in 1827. This house during its existence v/as the stage oflice and principal })ublic house in Urunswick. It had a hall in which entertainments of various kinds were occasionally held. Sto{), it passed into tlie liaiids oC liis son .Tncolt, wiio occu- pied it until 1>>2.'5. wiieii lie removed to a iiotise op|)osite tiie collcocs. and tliis house passed into tlie hands of William Ilodi^lvins, \\\\n titteij it nj) for a tavern, and oe<'iipied it as such from January. ISi'l, until some time in 1^27. The house was known as IIoikjkins's Inn, jiikI a liall wliieii was situated in the L of the Ituiidine' was known as IIonr.KiNs's Hall. In l.s-27, Ilodirkins sold out to Charles .M. Ko<;ers, and moved into the Washinsi'toii Hall huildiu^j:, which had jiist been vaeati'd by 3Irs. Nichols. ]\Ir. HoLjers had lieeii Iniriicd out on the f)pposite side of the street, where he had been proprietor of the Sto(l(hird House. He remained in his new quarters for al»iiit a year, when he moved to Topsham and opened the Liiicoln Iloih • in \ovenil)er, 1S2.S. He was succeeded in tiie cliarue of Hod, wlien Aaron Achuns l)ecame tlie i)roprietor. Wiiilc under tli(> management of tlie latter, tlie lionse Avas known as the Pk.iki'scot IIousk. In 1H.J3 a Mr. Marston became proprititor. but lie died within a year, and the house passed into the hands of J. R. W. lloitt, and was known as the Amkkican House. In IH.'iCi it was kept as a boarding-house, called the Rkunswick House, by Benjamin Lil)liy. In 1860, John H. Daly occupied it as a boarding-house. He was siu- cee(h'(l. in 18(51 by Timothy Uradley, and in 18G2 by K. F. Anderson, v.lio kei»t a ptililic house for a siiort time. \i\ l>i():{. Captain iMerrvman purchased the house and fitted it up lV)r liis residence. The house and grounds were greatly improved and arc now an ornament to the village. The TovriNr, Hotel was built in the 3ear 1828 by a corporation known as •• The Brunswick Tontine Hotel Company." The incor- porators were Roger Merrill, David Dunlap, Benjamin Weld, Ricliaitl T.irERXS AND PUBLIC HALLS, NKlV.SPAPKftS, ETC. 295 T. Dmil;i|). mikI .foliii Owen, 2(1. Tlic Act of Incorporjitioii liiiiitcil the ctipitiii stock t(»"iiot less tliuti .i?(),()()() nor iiioii' tliiiii .Sl.').Oi)(), in sluires of one liiindri'd dollars each. Aiuonii the ori<'iiiid stockholders were Elicnczer Kverett, Kstniire. Doctor Isiijic Lincoln. (Jeiiend .V. 15. Tiionipson. Colonel A. .F. Stone, (ienend .1. ('. llnniplirevs. L. T. Jiicks<;n, CideliCnshinfi, R. P. DnidMp, David Shaw. (Icoriic Skollield, .Innies Otis, and others. The hotel Mas liuilt durinti" the summer md tall of iHi.'S, hy Anthony ('. Uayinonnl 'c on New Year's day. 1.Sl>!). The estaltlishment cost nearly $7,0UU. Oil the eveninu: of January 2, the landlord, Colonel Elijah P. Pike. jiavo a suppi'r to about lifly citizens of Pirimswick and 'I'opsham. The AiKlrosi'oijiiiti. Free Press of Januar\" 14, IM2'J, in a [)aragrai)h (lesoribing the Itiiilding', says: — "It contains thirty apartments besides closets, store-rooms, i-tc. and a hall which, for elegance and spaciousness, is not surpassed in the State." ! Colonel Pike continued landlord of the hotel until 1 «.'!(). when Krastns Richards leased it for two or three years. lie was succeeded. ill l.S;5!), by Holland and Jacob M. Berry. The next year Mr. Herry assumed tiie sole mauaji'ement of the hotel, and continued its ianiUord until 1S,")0. when he went to California, leaving the manage- ment of the hotel in the hands of IMr. Leonard Townsend. Mr. Heri'v had l)een in California only a few mouths when lu- died. The eoiitract with Mr. Townsend having been made for a year, he contin- iie mSTOUY OF B HUNS WICK, TOPSUAM, A Nit IIAIiVSWEI.L. who foiidiiotod tlie hotel until 1875. \\v was Hiu'cccclcd Ity Mr. S. \\. Iliiriiioii. and the latter was in 1877 sneceei' of the hotel till the eoni|ileti(iii of the railroad, this hotel wa.s the stage ollhai and the prineipal piililic house in town. Stinciii'iiu.o IIot'SK. — The house now owned and oceupied :is n residence liy Captain Isaae L. Skollield, on the corner of .Maine and School Streets, wiis in 18;{7 piu'chased of the iieirs of Ilonoialile lien- janiin Orr. liy .Major .lohn Stinehlield, and fitted up for a pnhlic iioiisc, iMajor Stinehlield kei)t a tavern there until his death, in SeitteuilnT. 1844. His family continued the liusiness for i\ short time Ioniser. after which the huildinj; was occiipieil by Mr. (■. C. Swallow, wlio kept school in it. Kroni the opeiiin*; of this i)iii»lic house, in IHaT, imtil the Moorhead tavern was sold, in 1842, there were foui' piililic houses in the villa<>e. viz., the Tontink, the Maink IIotki., Stim ii- I'IKI.d's. and Mo(»uiikmi's. An inn called Gatciiki.l's Taveun was kept near Gatcheirs Mills, in the southeastern part of the town, from 18;J7 to 1 «.')!». or thereabouts. It was ke|)t at first by Joseph and Francis Gatclull. and after 1840 l)y Krancis (Jatchell alone. It was a famous plait' l'.s, r;uil U. Cleavi'S opened a public house west of " Powdei- Ilouse Ilill," Just beyond the corner of iMill and I'leasant Streets, lie remained only a year or two, not receivinsemblies. llr.MiMiKKv's Hall was over the store now occiipiccl by Mr. r>al- iiMU as a hardware store, and in 1811, and thereabouts, was used for ilaiicos and for public meetin<>s. not reciuiring n larjre hall. Onn Fkllows Hall was, from 1S41 to 184'.i, over the store of •loliii S. C"usliiii IIAUrsWELL Mf'LKi.r.AN's 1 1 ALL wns opciiiMl jis .-i imlilic Imll alMuit the ycnr ls,",|. 1111(1 fViiiii tliiit time until tin- crfctioii ol' l^fiiunit lliill, in 1^70, it \v!i> Usfil iiliiiust »'.\cliisi\cly lor piildic iiifctiii^'s ol' nil kinds find Inr |)u))llc> cntfrtMinuicnts. I^i'.MoM' IIai.i. liiis hccn, Mince its civction. Ilu' licst Imll in tuwn. It is a ncid and cuinrortaltlc room, with a si'Mtinji; capacity of aliuiii f'itrlit liiindrcd It is not adapted to all classes of entertainments. Inn fur lectures, euuuerls, fairs, etc., it is far superior tu any of its pivij- ecessors. IN TOrSHAM. There is some doiilit in rciiard to who kept the first Vionsc di entertainment in Toiisham. Adam llnnter, who came to town in 171H, and who died aliont the year 177<*, is said to have kejit the first, thoiijih not a lici'nsed one. On the other hand, the stiiteimui is nuuU' liy the very same authority ' that Colonel Samuel \\ inclK 11. who settled on the Cathance in 17.'i(). " k«'pt the first puhlic Ikhim'. not a tavern, as is usual now. lait his house was di'diied the \'w^\ in town, and for his house strangers used to imiuirc .Vext to this h(Mise, in order of time, was th' IJeed. live miles lielow the Falls on tlu' lo.ver road to r>owd()inli;iiii near the lin^ kept liy l)ii\ii| He was licensed May 2(!, 17(11, as an innholdcr. in the six followintr yi-ars as a retailer, and niiain as an iunholdcr in 1772, 1.S7;;, and \^1\:^ In 17('i-_'. Sanuiel Wilson was licensed as an innliolder, :ind fortiuli successivi! year, down to September, 17<)('), when his last license wns granted.-' dolm Heed kept an inn, pi'ohaMy this one, in 17().S. This last year, William Wilson is mentioned in the l'eJei)scot l*a|)ers :is ;iii innholdcr in Topsham. He was licensed in 17(11, and an Ism!icII;i "Wilson iu 17(i7."* The precise localit}' ol" the two inns kept hy tlir Wilsons is not known, but they were doubtless within the limits nt what now constitutes the village of Toi)sham. The ri'ason for tlii- supposition is, that Samuel and William Wilson owned lots in ITtis opposite the fort,-'' and in 1773 there was a tavern kept at Topslmiii Ferrv bv a ]Mr. Wilson. ^ About 1770, Mr. John Hunter kei>t a tavern about two miles fr 'OIll the village, on the road to Bowdoiuham. Xothing definite is known as to the length of time jMr. Hunter kept an inn, but it was pro'itilih 1 Wiiuibnnii s Joiiriutl. * l.iiiciilit dnintij C'lotrt Ttecords. •* Low's Almanac, 1773. 2 Pi'jepsc.ot Papers. ^ Ibid. l> Plan of Tuji.s/iain in ITOS. I'ike (proni iiiid with hi,^ liiia to renia plenty to ea III' would sl;i stronger ter sliiiigle rema •strength, wh tlu' I'his :is ;iii :ihclla .\ tlir Is 1.1 thb 1 Tr.> isIkiiii Vmii ;ii(>\vii ilbi'l. (lii'd wlicii lliirty-l\v(i yt'iirs of iij^c. In 1777 a town nu'i'tinfj; wns held ut "Widow lluntrt'H." rroiii tlics*' t'licts it is pidlinl)!^ tluit .Mr. Kimtcr (lii'il in t 77.") or 1 77*'.. .'iml iic had proliahly \n'\>\ tuvciii tor some veins iircvioiiH to that tinu'. Mrs. Ilinitcr carrit'*! on the laisincss for soiiic years, nntil slie married Mr. Ah'XiiiKh-r IJo^ers. It nsed to he the riistom for parties of live or six to ri(U' from tin' village to this iiui, iiiul ftir tile last one wli(» arrived to ]iay fi>r the •' treat." Town nioct- iiijrs k'ere oeeasionallv held at tiiis house, when the severity of tlie iiild ni:ide the meetin^-iioiise too uncomturtahle. It was at this honse lliiit an old negro, who lived in the vicinity, known as •• liill I'ortin," .ittacked the mistress with warm words of invective, Itecaiise some one h;i(l told him. in sport, tliat she had siiid that tlu-y iiad never any h'ltck s.'iecjt in their thicks nntil In^ sheared them. While .Mrs. Ilnnter carriiMJ on this h(»nst', an old soldier named l'iil(l Gideon Walker house, which stood a lew rods south of the present Walivor homestead, was used as a tavern for some years in the latter part of the last century, as early as 17!)"2 and as lately as 1803. About 1812 the Sackk IIolsk was kept by a 3Ir. Sager. It was situated on the nortliwest corner of Main and Winter Streets, where the Perkins IJuilding is now. It was afterwards destroyed l)y tire. From 1822 until about 18"),"i. John Jack kefjt a tavern in wliat is known as the Jack neighborhood- near the little river line. During the early part of the ii:out 1845, George Green liad a tavern on the island, known as the Wasiiin'gtonian IIousk. It was afterwards called the Ki.m IIor>iK. .S(>\eral of the above-named public houses had halls attached for (lancing and other pul»lic purposes. Besides these there have been at (lifforent times in Topsham the following public halls : — III a building which stood on the site of the Godfrey House, on fbecn Street, there was a hall in which a danciug-scliool was ]n'\)t in Wy.K This house was purdiased about 1S04 by IJcverend .Tonatiiau KUis. The hall had a swinging partition in it. the hinges of which were at the top. When this partition was opened it was fastened np to tlic ceiling by hooks and stai)les.i The Court House was occasionally' used as a public hall during the whole period of its existence. It was used for a public oration as C'iuiy as 1804. At a later period it was occupied on Sundays by different religious organizations, and by the town for many years for its animal meetings. It was also occasionally used for travelling shows ami otiier exhibitions. At a later daj* the town-house, situated opposite the village burynig- gioiind, was the princii)al place for public entertainments. Still later, the hall of the Sagadahoc Agricultui-al Society was, and now is, used for fairs, dances, etc., but it is too large for lectures or for any ordinary entertainments. Perkins Hall and White's Hall, over stores on ^lain Street, have been used for meetings of one kind and another, not recpiiriiig larger afcoininodations. The engine hall has idso been used for small jratherings. Topsham has never had a hall suitable, in all respects, for public entertainments, the halls referred to b^'ing either too large ur too small, and not adapted for all occasions for which a hall is roijuired. • IN HARPSWELL. About I7(i2, Richard Starbird and Timothy Baile}' were licensed as iiinholders, in Harpswell. A Mr. Eastman kei)t a sailor boarding-house on the east side of Coiuly's Point, Great Island, before and during the Revolution. The only public house on this island since that time is believed to be the IMox House, which was built in 18(52 by David W. Simpson, and was conducted by him for one year. It not proving a success, he 1 Statement by Dr. Asher Ellis. 302 "ISTOnY OF BnUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. gave it lip mill Avciit to soa. It was l)oiiylit by Koltcrt "Walson. [\\\,\ in 180;") was cliaii<>C(l lo a cliiinli and parsonage, and part of llic im'\v> weri' sold. Tn IHGO or ]8(i7, Watson l)onglit back the pows, chaiiovil tln' c-hurcli to a tavern again, and carried on tlie Iionse for one venr, In ISlw, .lames Jewell, the present landlord, liii'ed the honsc iiml opened it f as a midter t)f convenience. The first mail-njute from Boston to the Kennebec was estaMisluii a little while befctre the commencement of the Revolutionary war, when, for a short time, Luke Lambard carried the mail on liorscliaik once a forlniglit. leaving the letters for IJrunswick and vicinity ;is he ])assed by.' The mail was first carried lietween Portland and liath. once a fortnight, by Kichard Kimball, who went on foot and often cm- ried the letteis in his pocket. It was not until about 1800 that tlie iinii! was carried oftener than once a week.^ In 180.T there were tliin mails a wet'k from Boston, which arrived in Brunswick on llie tliinl day. In 18C4 it reached that place in *he afternoon, and in IsiJ.nii the morning of the second day from Boston.^ •^aid towns the Diipti'st ;i weekly m; tlic west si( liovenimcnt, "tiler faciliti bi l.s;5(! r^ I'lii'iicr. pasf iVA Ih-iiuswi Another roii TopsLam aiK liniiiswic-k ai lu'iinehc'c ai ''11(1 of the sent. The first ] Deacon Audi ^'t until sJK "11 Maine Sir ''•mains in th( "liicli the pos '"'iiig sent to "i!it the dcac( it ""as custonii 1 Maine IlUtorical Collection, 2, ;) 210. ^McKeen, in Brunswick Tder/raph, July 30, 1853. TAVKItNS AXn PUJILIC HALLS, NEWSP.iPEItS, KTC. 303 llciin' IMcIiit yiv drove tiio (irst foiir-liorso sttiijo from Porthinil to I^niiiswick about iso;!. Ih' was liviiiy, at tlio age of iiiiit'tv-lliroo, at New Sharon, Maiiic, on April .'50, lswell. After the ears conuneuced to run. on the Kennebec and Portland Kailroad. there was a daily mail from each Piul of the roatl, and in 18G1 two mails daily were received and sent. The first i)ost-ollice established in IJrunswick was in 17',t;5, and Deacon Andrew Duiming was the first postmaster. I'he olliee was kept nntil shortly before the death ut' Deacon Dunning in his dwelling on Maine Street, just north of what is now Noble Street. Tlie estate ivniains in the Dunning family, Init the present house is not tiie one in which the [)ost-olliee was kept. ^Ir. Dean Swift distinctly I'cmembeis I'eing sent to Deacon Dunning's for letters, when a boy. ami he says that the deacon kei)t them in a (h'sk in a corner of the room, and that it was customary for the citizens to look over the letters themselves, ' Jininsivivk Tdeiiruph. ^Fanners' Alinanar, ISIO. - Xorth, Ilintory of Atuiiista, p. 33J. * Griffin, Press of Maine, p. 74. 304 mSTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AKD HARPSWELL. and to select therefrom such as bore their address. Robert Dnnninif, who succeeded his lather in 1801, Ivept the olllce on the nortliern cor- ner of Maine aniiil(l- ing". and in 1871 it was moved to its present locati(m. The income of the [)ostmaster at this oflice durini; the year 182G was one hundred and sixty dollars, and in 181;") was eight hundrcil and sixteen dollars and eighty-one cents. From these sums the post- master was required to pay for oflice rent, clerk hire, wood ami lights. The mails in the latter year arrived at eleven r. Ji. and two A.M. On July 14, 1800, Major Lemuel Swift was appointed jiost- master, in jdace of Kobert Dunning. The appointment was iirohahly made without the knowledge, or at least consent, of Mr. Swift, as ho declined to accept it then, as he diil also at other times. The following is a correct list of all the postmasters of Brunswick and the date of their appointment. It is derived from the ollicial records of the Post OtHce Department at Washington : — Andrew Dunning, appointed March 20. IT'J.'i; Kobert Dunniii;r. appointed January 1, 1801; Henry Quinlty, apixdnted January 1. 1804; Jonathan Stone, ajtpointed May 2C, 1807; Josejjh ^IcLcllaii, appointed September 1."), 1823 ; Theodore S. McLellan, appointed December 29, 1840; Elijah P. Pike, appointed February 9, 1842; Theodore S. MeLellan, ajtpointed Septeml)er 11, 1843; Joseph F. Dunning, appointed ]May 2, 1849 : John McKeen. apitointed Seittcin- ber 28, 18r)0 ; Robert P. Dunlap. appointed lALiy 13, 18.^^3 ; Alfred J. Stone, appointed INIarch 24, 18r)8 ; Benjamin G. Dennison, appointed April 8, 18(;i ; All»ert G. Tenney. apiwinted August 24, 18G6 ; George C. Crawford, api)ointed April 3, 18(57. The first i)ost-ofIice in Topsham was uj) stairs in a building wliicli stood directly oi)posite the bank. Charles R. Porter, the i)ostn>astt'r. was a lawyer, and the mail was kept in his otlice. He had for an assistant, Oliver, son of Major Nathaniel Walker, who remained witli ' Prjcpscot Papers. TAVERNS AND PUBLIC HALLS, NEWSPAPERS, ETC. 305 liiiii for two or throo years, and was then succeeded l\v liis lirotlier, Willies P. Walker, then a lad of ten or ek-ven years of a. 1H21 ; Natlianiel (Jreen, appointed July 13, 1H2() ; Nathaniel Walker, appointed April 10, IMiH ; John II. Thompson, appointed Aujj;nst I'J. 1^41 ; Nathaniel Wnlker, a])pointed Novemher 20, 1H41 ; William Hicker, appointed .Inly lit. IHt;'); Charles E. White, appointed Kebiuary 9, 1S4'.»; John Tehhets, ai)pointed April 11, 1849; Oetavius A. Merrill, appointed May .'?. l'S.');5; Lewis INF. Work, ai)pointed Sejjtemher 22, iHoS; Amos I). Wheeler, appointed Fel)rnary 2!». IHoG; Alexander Pidley, appointetl October G, iMoO ; Robert V. Whitnej', appointed IMay G, The first post-ofllce in Ilarpswell was established at the lower end iif IIar|)swell Xeck in 1842, about three miles from the old nieetinj;- hdiisp, the mail i)einjf received at that time every Tuesday. Tiie lirst [lostiiiaster was Washington (iarcclon. Residents of Great Island ami the upper [)art of the Neck continued to go to IJrunswick for their lottcrs for many years afterwards. There are several sepaiate ollices ill tlie town of Ilarjiswell, and the following is the ollicial list of the postmasters in each. The office in West Ilarpswell was established October 14, 184 7. The postmasters were. Washington Garcelon, appointed October 14, 1S47; Elienezer rinkham. ai)i)ointed July 1 1, ISIl); Alcot S. ]Merri- inaii. appointed \\n-'\\ 10, 18.")0. The oflice was discontinued IMay 27, \^^)\. but was re-established in September, 18(;2. David Webber, appointed September 11, 18G2; Miss Helen ^NI. Webber, appointed December 22, 180;") ; Miss Lydia F. Webber, apjiointed June IG, Jf^GS; Miss Margaret M. Tlioin.as, appointed February 28, 1871; Miss Kleauor Thomas, ap})ointed June lA, 1872. Tlie ollice at North Ilarpswell was established February 25, 18G4, iiiid Charles Johnson was appointed postmaster on that day. The olHce on Orr's Island was established Alay i;3, 1868, and Sam- uel K. Smiillen was apiiointed postmaster at that time. Postiige (Ml a letter to IJoston in 18;?;5 was twelve and a half cents, eighteen and three fourths cents to New York, and twenty-live cents for any distance ever five hundred miles. Ill 1820 the rates were as follows : — Sin'jlp. letters, for any distance not exceeding thirty miles, six cents; over thirty and not over eighty miles, ten cents; over eighty 20 306 mSTORY OF BRUNSWICK, 10PSHA^f, AND HARPSWELL. and not over ono liiindred and flftv miles, twelve and a half cents; over one hundred and fifty and not over lour hundred miles, eighteen and a half cents; over four hundred miles, twenty-live cents. Doiihle h'ttcrtt, or those composed of two pieces of pai)er, doul)k' the abf)\t! rates. Ship letters, not carried h}' mail, six cents. NEAVSPAPEItS, ETC. The followins; account of the new8i)ai)ers and press in Brunswick. Topsluiiu, and Ilarpswell is mainly derived from a recent work hy tlic late Joseph Gritlin, entitled '* The Tress of Alaine," with a few addi- tions, wiiich tlie character of his work led liim to omit. The first press in Brunswick was set up early in Decemher, ISI'J. by Joseph (iriflin, who graduated at tlie priuling-ofllce of Messrs. Flagg & Gould, in Andover, Massachusetts. His oflice was, at tirsl. <^n the east side of Maine Street, facing Pleasant Street. In 1&2\ he removed to the building opposite the north end of the mall, and wliidi he occupied until his death, in IHIC). For twenty-nine years Mr. Grillin printed, anmially, one edition of the Catalogue of Bowdoiu College, and for twenty years he ijrinted two editions each year. He also printed .sixteen editions (1 ,600 copies each) of the College Tiiennial Catalogue. The lirst work approximating to a newspaper, or rather to a period- ical, which emanated from his press, was in pamphlet form. It was issued in June, 1820. The third numl)er Jiad the following litle-pjige : — " The ^lanagement of the Tongue and Moral Observer. No. III. Price per annum, $1. .">(). Publisiied &, Printed by Joseph Grillin. Issued on the second Tuesday of each Month. " CoNTKNTS. — Part 1. The Boaster, consisting of Two Maxims and ReHections. Part 2. The 111 Tongue, consisting of Tlirci' Maxims and Reflections. Part 3. Moral Observer, No. III. Melissa ; a tale. Observation upon the Passions, adilressed to tlii' ladies. Poetry : Mathou's Return. The Season. Comnuniicatiun. suggesting a Legal Act in favor of ' Sitters ' or Loafers. An Anecdote." On the last page was an advertisement of Griffln & Hazelton's bookstore. Only three numbers were i)rinted. It was followed by tho first newspaper that was i)rinted in Bruns- wick. This was the Maine Intellujencer, a demiquarto of eight pages, published by Joseph Grillin, and edited bj- John M. O'BriiMi, Esquire, who graduated at Bowdoin College in the class of J SOU. The pub and was to the pu T/ie M printed b edited Co of I5ow(l( After the tlic pubii.s enlarged During th G'l'ixji an i\ larger j interests, liered over for any ( UnuLswick The Jlet practices ol It was also against the thereto, meat agains Andmscoi six by twei assisted by and continui tiie principle 2'/ie Escn octavo, publ Ilodgdon wai T/ie North the Bowdoin »as Sumner J t'yas pul)lislu'(l for only a year and three months. 'I'hc Juvenile Ke>/, conmienced in \H'M, was a children's paper, nine hy seven, in neatly printed newspa^)er form, pnl)lislie(l weekly for two years. A consideral)lc portion of the type-work of this paper wiis done by two childrt'n of .loseph (Iritlin who, at the connnenceinciit. were only nine and seven years of age, resjjectively. Their nanus appearecl as piihlishers. The lirst, a (huii. The Eastern Jiaptist was coimnenced in November. 18;?7, by ThoiiiMs W. Newman, anil was oontimied about a yci'.r and a half, when it was discontinued, and the list of subscribers transferred to the Zion's Ail- vocute, 'u\ I'ortland. '1 he paper was started and edited by an associ- ation of Baptist ministers. 'I'hese were, in liS;),s. David Nutter, Kdwiii K. AVarren, A. J. W. Stevens, and Luther ('. Stevens. i Mr. Newman also i)ublished at this time, at No. 2 Forsaith's TMock. the Advocate of Freedom. 'Ihis was a .semi-monthly sheet, jiubli.-licd under the direction of the Executive Conunittee of the Maine Aiili- slavery Society, and issued at tifty cents per annum. '1 he ijrospcctiis stated, " It will explain and defend tiie principles held by the society and the measures approveil by it. Jt will be a vehicle of the anti- slavery intelligence of the da}-, and a repositorj' of facts and argii- 1 This account is riot given in the Press of Maine. It icas furnished us by Mr. A'ew- man. TAVKRNH ANJi I'UULIC HALLS, XEWSPAVKHS, ETC. 309 nuiils on the Hiilijoct of slavery nnd the mensuren for its speedy tuul |ic;i(i'fiil removal." 'I lie editorial work was done luineipally liy Pro- lessor Williain Siintli. 'I lie paper was devoted exclusively to the iintislavery eaiise. There were no local items or nl by Howard Owen, who is now one of the enterprisin<): publishers of the lu'tini'bcc JournnL It was a small sheet, eleven by sixteen. It w.mh issued on the first and third Monday of each month at the olHce of the TinniHwick TcletirapJi. It was devoted ])rincipally to the cause of temperance, especially among the youn<2;. It was discontinued at the expiration of six months. 'Ihe Mnaicnl Juuriia/, was published monthly in IH.'ji') by George W. Chase, editor and proprietor. It had but a short existence. The Ji'-xiisirii'l- Tcloiirdph was c(mnneneed in \HU?i by Waldron «fc Moore, as publishers, and Wm. G. IJarrows, Esquire, as editor. It was afterwards issued by Waldron & Fowler, then by Fowler & Chase. The ])ublishen in 18.0(5 transferred their interest to Geo. W. Chase, who published it as editor and jjroprietor aliout one year, when Howard Owen, now of the Kouwhcr Journal, was admitted as a partner, and took charge of the agricultural department. After being connecte(' rate of mortality. It may Itc said briolly. lio\v»'vor, tliat as roj^ards Itoth ondcmics and epidemics, IFarpswidl is tlic most lii'ailhy of the three t*)wna, antl lininswiek the least so. Topsiiam prohali'y occupies an intermediate position l»etween the two. The ciuise of the difU'rence is in tlie conli^^nralion of tlie land, the natnre of the soil, the proximity to the sea, and the density of the population. Topshatn and Ilarpswell possess by far the best drainajic, thou<2;h that of Brunswick is amply sufflcient, if properly cared for. No data exist fron which to calculate accurately the death-rate of either town, but in each there have been a fi'w individuals wlii have lived to an advanced ajje. Ilarpswell prol)ably bears otf the palm in this respect, tor in one house four persons are said to have died, whose averaije age was ninety-nine and a half years. They were Taylor Small, who (lied in 1812, aired ninety-six; Peter Birthriiit for how loi)^ n tinu> Ih not known, and iiotliiii^ in known iis to lii-. pi'orcssioniil (iiiiilifications. l)u( Toit I'lUM'.As Xi.vi'.i!.s WHS in IJninswick (Voni 1 7') '» to 17(>'», ;nii| IH'rhapH lonjfcr. Notliinfi is known ofliini iis n |iliy.si(iiin. Doctor Samim",!, Dijncan I'nino lo lininswick from Toi)sliinn in 1770, jiml WHS in practice nntil his dcatii, in 17H|. He waw a vnuny; man, lait w.'is cailcil a Kkiifii! pliysician, and lie laid an fxti'ii>ivi' l)raclicf. lie livi'tl at Ni'W Meadows. l)o( roll Kmknkzku II. Goss' v.iu\w to Ilrunswick dnrin}; tiic Ifcvnln. tion. IK' lived at IMacpioit nntil IHOI, when iu- moved to the viilajfc, and soon after moved to Paris, Maine. IK- liad an extensive praetiic and was acconnteil a known of him. lie is said to have hcen sometliin<; of a quack. DocTou Jonathan liuiiAuusoN Pahkeu was in lirunswick for iiiic or two years only, ahout 17'J1». DocTou Jonathan Pack' came toRnmswick in 1795, and commenced the practice of medicine in ISOO. His practice soon Itecame exten- sive, and continued increasinj^ly so until his death, in 1HI2. lie held a highly respectable rank in his profession. His residence was lur nniny years in the house just south of the Mason Street Church. T)o(Toij Isaac Lfxcoln' moved to IWunswick from TopsliMiii in 1«'JU. lie enjoyed ■ very extensive practice until a short tinu; bel'ore his death, in IJSOH. He hehl a hi<;h rank in his profession. He was a graduate of Harvard College, IfSOO, and is sup|)osed to lia\e been tiic lirst physician in Brunswick who had received a collegiate education. John 1). J>i\('oi.N.' soil of Doctor Isaac Lincoln, was a graduate nf Bowdoin College, class of 1S1;5, and of the jNIedical School of Miiiue. cla.sa of 1816. He practised in Brunswick from 1846 till within a few weeks of his death, in 1877. He was a most excellent ph3'8ician and his practice extended into many of the neighboring towns, and even to more remote portions of the State. Other iilusicians in Brunswick, for a short time onl}', have been J. D. Wki.i.s, 1829; Cusiiman, 18;}G ; J. E. Shaw, IH.h; T. S. Foster, 1861 ; J. B. Soro, 1871 to 187;?. Of those now residing in lininswick, Asiikr Ei.ms commonoed prac- 1 See Biography. niShA.-t'.(!. 'I lie ciiilicsf piiVHiciiin in Topshnin. tlit> dntt' of wliosf n ^idcncc ciin lie (IctcrniiiKMJ, was Dtxioit I'iiimi- llovi , wiiodicd in .hnif, I7'.i()(s('(> ('|iitii|)li)- Tnidition reports liini DM nn cNccllcnt plivsiciiin. In 17'.l>'i tluTc was, if no mistake lias lictii mad*' in tiie recorded dates, a Doctor Iloyt ill town wlio was a nienilicr of the clmrcli. I'ossilily lie w.'is a son of tlic one lirst named. Doctor Kiiknk/ku Kmi;u>o> came to 'ropsliam prior to ITll'i. He cninc to Maine I'rom lieadin^. Mass. At first he lioanled willi .lames Wilson, Imt lie afterwards Imilt and occupied the house now occupied liy Swaiisey Wilson. Just lievond ( vrus I'lirin^ton's on the Howdoinliani road, lie w.'is settled here at least six years and proliaMy longer. \\ liile Doctor Kmerson hoanUd at Mr. Wilson's there was also .iiinther jiliysician named IIav who lioarde(| with him Doctor May tlid not, however, lonj;' remain. A l)«»( roit I'aukku snccei'iU'd Doctor I'".mcison and lived in the same house that the latter had previously occupied. He remained in Uiwn several years. A Doctor Oshoknk practised in Topshani jirior to Doctor I'hinoas Ncver's residence in Hrunswick, prolialily aliout 17."il. lie hoarded at a Mr. Gray's, wh<; lived near Ferry J'oiut. His stay in town was short. Docroit DcNCAN is supposed to have locateil himself in Topsham liclur*' he went to Hrunswick. If so. his stay could not have hcon Tor more than a few weeks. Both of these last are saiil to have died at New Me.'idows, from consumption. A young man named Doctor Giii,i> was hcri' for a few years, aliout 179G. In soni" old papers of Brigadier 'riiompson a Doctok 'Wiiittakkr is alluded to in a manner to inijily that he was a resident tjf Topsham. Nothing i.s positively known, however, in regard to it. Prior to 1804, Doctor Stockuridge (the elder Dr. Stoekhridge of liatli, deceased) settled in Topshani for a short time. He hoarded with iTacoh Ahhott in what is known as the '•• IJachel I'atten" lionso. Stoekhridge llowland and John Stoekhridge ratten are said to have been named lor him. Aliout the same time a Doctor Sawyer .settled in Topshani, kejit an apothecary store, and practised his profession. Doctor Si.ms and Doctor Fairi'iki-o hoth jjractised here not far from this thue, certainly before 1804. 'I he latter also had un apothecary store. 314 insrouY OF iu:ux>,winK, topsuam, axd iiahi'swkli.. Ill isoi. DocTou Isaac Lincoln' movod to Topsimm and soon had all I'xtonsivc pructit'o. In 1820 lie r(MH<)V(>(i to Hniiirfwick. In ISi'O, Doctor .Iav's McKkkn' coiniiioiic(>lii'ev rininton's l^oardiii^-liouse. lie t'ontiiiiicd in practice niitil a siiort time before his death, in IHT.'i. In 1H|;{ !i " l)<)tanic doctor." 1)V the name of Nouton, caine to town, liiit did not rciuain more tiian a year or two. lietween tlie last date and iH,"»(>, Docrous J, S. Cushman, Cook, and SnuNCKit were settled in Topsham for 9h<»rt j)ori.sentcn, and cholera infantum produce the same rava»;ea here as elsewhere, lint are none of them endemic. Cholera and yellow fever have never, it is belit'ved, ai)pearcd here, and no quarantine has ever been entsil)- lishcd here. Small-i)ox has prevailed a number of times, but never to an alarni- infj extent. Its fii-st appearance was in the earl}' part of the fall of 1792.*^ How many cases there were in this epidemic is not known. ^ See Biography . ^P^epacot Papers. DISK ASKS AND ACCIDESTS, FRESIIKTS. 3 If) bill llio citizens woro groiifly nijinncd, niul the town of nniiiHwick vciv itropcrly took ail tlic privjuitioiis poHsihlc to prcvoiit tlu' spread of lilt' (liHcasc. Ill October of that year, the town "voted not to allow any juTHon in this town to inocniate for t«) take the small-pox. Iiiit to tsikc all poHsi hie care to ])revent the spreadiiiff of the disorder." Kifiliteen insp«'ctors were clios»>n from the ditl'ereiit parts of the town, whose duties were to erect " snioke-honses " wherever they tlioii, smoke, and dean all f>;oodH bronilil that tiie ratio of eases of iiisiinity was jjreater in the early part of the eeiitury. in this vicinity, than it is at present. At one time, ahont l.s2(>. tiiero were fonr insane i)ersons in Hrunswick and five in Topsiuun. In ls;{(! the town of lirnnswick authorized the ereetion of a buildin"" for the aecoinmodation of tliis class of ])ati('iits, at !in expense not exceeding three hundred dollars. The ai)parciith greati-r number ol' cases of this kind in former years may he partially accounted for by the fact that there were not at that time so many dl' this unfortunate class under treatment in asylums abroad, and (oiisc- queutly each case was well known to the whole connnunity. l»esi(k's the ordinary cases of disease affectinji' tlie mortality of tins vicinity, many cases of accident resultint!; in premature (h'ath have occurred from time to time. Foremost amon*>; these are the accideiils from falliufi' into the water. From the list of cases we have collected. only a few of tlie earliest or most remarkable ones are inserteil here. The earliest case of the kind of which we have i'eceived any account, occurred in March. ITH"), a Mrs. liabliage and sou, who lived on the farm now owned by the heirs of the late .John IVnnell. and a youiii: man by the name of IJarnes, a son of Henry and brother of the late Willi.'un Harnes. who lived on (iie farm now owned by James Alexiiu- d»'r. ill Ilar[)swt'll, while crossing' Merriconeaii; Kiver to a tirist-niill on the old Ewinji i)lace. had their float cauij;ht in the runnin' tiiem from tiie shore when the accident happened. 'I heir bodies were recovered the followin<>' ,Jiiue. The only other siinihii deaths occurring prior to l.S(>() were of Daniel Wincliell. lulon' 1777, at some place unknown ; Adam II miter, at sea, in lllx : Sainntl Potter, date and place both unknown, but some time in the last ciii- tury ; IJobert Potter, at sea. before 1 7!) I : James and IJobert Wiiichcll. at the same time, at (athance. date unknown : Jolm Wiiu licli. :it Bath, between ll'M) and IHOO ; lienjamiu l^andall ami Thomas \Vils(in. both at sea and prior to ISOO. Some tune previous to 1S2(), Major Rurt Townsend and a Mr. Gross were on a raft of lo,<>s above the njiper dam on the Androscosrgin. at Brunswick. The raft broke loose and went over the dam. -Inst as they reached the falls, Major Townsend, with great presence of mind. leaped ahead into the rivt ;■ below and thus escaped both the undertdw and the fallins- liaiu preferred a petition to the General Court for an abatement in the tax for that year. i'lu next unusual rise of water in tlie river oieiured in 1811. At this time the toll-bridge was partially carrieil off. It was at this time, also, that two men, Johnson Wilson and "Noggin" I'otter, went across the ice to Shad Island, where Wilson owned a mill, and went to work. 'I here had been a rain, but Wilson and I'otter did not anticipate a rise of water siiliicient to break up the ice. At noon, however, when they left work and started for home, they found the ice had broken up and, as there was no bridge to the island at that time, they were unable to reach the shore. The ice was niniiiiig rapidly, and it would be dangerous to attempt to reacii them by boat ; they were therefore obliged to remain on the island. As it 1 Pqjepscot Paptrs. ^Ihid. ^Ibkl. *IbiroMrunswick side started and carried with it about sixty feet of the Androscoggin bridge, and two mills for manufacturing clapboards, owneil by .buinith and Kastmau. " A greater portion of the most expensive dam on the falls" then started, and it was supposetl it could not be repaired under nine or ten months. Fifteen saws, two grist-mills, a eardinir- machine. two clai)board-inills, and a lath-mill were rendered useless until this dam was reiiaired. The estimated loss was over $12."), 000. There was also great loss of proj)erty at Lisbon. On April lA, lS2t, a " very great freshet" is recorded, but i\o par- ticulars are given. On August 80, 18'J(!. the most unexpected and rapid rise of water in the Androscoggin occurred that had ever been ' James Wilson. DISKASES AND ACCIDESTS, FRESHETS. 321 kiuiwn. In Livormoiv iiiul Jay the wator rose citiflit fct'l in one nifjflit. It swept away in its course every movable thing on the sliores, sneh as tiinlHT, ferry-boats, ete. Tlie swell of water reaehed Brunswick oil fiu'sday eve. Ik'tween one and two thousand logs that had been ral'tt'd l>elow the booms at this plaee were swept over tlie dams, and some damage was done to a number of the mills. Tiie loss at this point was, however, more than balanet'd bj- a fine run of logs from above. There had been no rains in tliis vieinity. Another serious rise of water oceurred on April 2;') and Aj)ril 2(i, 1.S27. The boom broke on the night of the twenty-fifth, and alhtwed about one hundred and lifty thousand logs to eome down the river. In tlieir course they carried off the new double saw-mill belonging to Doctor .lonathan I'age. about two hundred feet of the toll-bridgi', and tlu'^ulfdam. The Kagle Factory was also injured. No freshet is recorded as occurring in 1^(2'J, but in November (jf that year the tide in the river is said to have risen five feet higher than over befon' known, and to have done some slight damage. Utber considerable freshets occurred on January 2, IM.'il, May "22, 1882, and April 7, 1833. At the one in 1832, the Hoger Merrill saw- mill and also the Patten mill and tiie bridge dam were carried away. In February, 1839, there was a serious ice freshet, which carried ;i\vay the upper dam and booms, and the (Joat Island mill, and seriously injured the Great Mills. The ice became gorgeil at the Nar- iv)ns, and was sixty feet high below the toll-bridge. It was [)iled so high between the bridge and the lower falls, that a man stepped off the liridge and walked on the ice to the roof of the mill on Shad Island. A freshet occurred on May 22, 1843, at which the dam on the Topsham side gave way, and the lower boom above the falls also gave way. carrying off the Rogers mill in To))sham, and alxnit thirty feet of the Shiid Island bridge. The bank on the •• Intervale " road in Itiunswick was washed away, and a houst' imdermined at this time. I he next noteworthy freshet was in ^lay, 18,>1. It was said at the time to be the greatest of anv since 1ewiston. East Miuot, East Turner, and arriving in Turner at three o'clock p. m. Koturning. it left Turner on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 324 nisroHY OF nnuNswiCK, ropsiiAyf, and harpswhj,. oiv'u\\r the n}?ont. A pasMoii^cr roiuh, (Nipalilc ot si'atini; nine juM'sons inside, left l,<'\viston for Hninswick every Monday, Wednesday, antl Friday, anil arrived at the hiltcr l)hu'c in season for the noon train for Bath and An<;usta. It left Hrnnswick on its return at half past nine a. m. It passed throiijili To[)sliain, Little Uiver. an any point accessible by the cirs was in \HM. In November of that yf ■. C. M. Plunnner commenced to run a 'laily stage to Hath iti i>pii, ion to the cars. The tare by stage was forty cents, and by cars iwenty-Uve cents. Thei'c are at present three lines of stages leaving T^runswick. One is a dail}- stage to I'otts'a Point on Ilarpswell Neck ; another, tliiid' weekly, toCondy's Harbor on (!reat Island ; and another, thrice wceMy. to Orr's Island. The first stage over the latter route was driven liy Ephr.'iini .Johnson of Orr's Island, on .lune 1, IHtiH. Among the ditfei-ent lines of stages which haA'e been enumerated, the Maine Stage Company deservedly takes the lirst rank. 1 he ((im- l)any at one time owned $00, 000 worth of stock. Its coaches w( n- large and comfortable, and its lu.iscs were of the best The line \v;is well i)atronized and the profits were hirge. A (piarterly dividend of thirty dollars on the hundred is known to have been distributed. I he stages of this line continueil running to Portland for some tune after the railroad was completed. The fare lo Portland l)y stage w:is ow dollar, and l)y car-, ninety cents, but the stage calletl i'' r.'Mily," no Itcttcr drcHscd ^it'iith-iiiim entered the coaeli. (Joss.-iui went ti) ('idilVtrnia, where he drove Hnceos.sfully sevi'rul years liefore his (lentil. Mr. Snnds drove a part of the time between linmswick find AiijjiiKtn, and a i>;irt li(twe«'n IJrunswick and I'ortlniid. In IH|1), wlien tlie steamer /7»«/*//(;/ made lier daily trips between New WImrr and Portland, ho drove a stage e<»niieetin}i with the st<'amer. lie was a (iireful driver anti a pleasant, genial, whole-souled man. 'I'liose who (li'sired to relieve tlu' motiolony of a stage journey by pleasant, face- tious, and ofttimes instructive ere- served ou the shelf made by the inverted coach-seat. UAILUOADS. The first local project for rail commiuiioation from lirun-^wick was Itroached some time in 1833. No serious attempt toward anything nf the .sort was inaugurated, however, until \K\^). That year the Ic'fjisiature incorpoiated I'.lijah P. Pike, Nathaniel Davis, Alfred J. Stone. CharU ■- Stetson, Hoger Merrill, Jordan Woodward, Benjamin I'ennell, .John S. C"u.shing. and Solomon 1'. Cuslnnan and their asso- ciates, successors, and assigns, " into a body politic and corporate" by the name of the Brunswick Railroad Company. This company' «as authorized " to locate and construct a railnjad from the Andros- wiiuin Ri\er. ne.nr Brunswick village, to some navigable waters of (a.s' Bay, with one or more branches," and were invested with all the necessary potvers to cany their intention into effect. I his corpo- ration met J uue 4th of that year, and adopted a code of by-laws, and 320 IIISTORY OF llltVNSWWK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWKLL olectocl their olllccrs. Tim pdikI, liowcvor, wiis novor laid out. tiiii| nn otluT iiuM'tiii}^ of tluf (■oin|>iiiiy is known to hnvo been lidd, 'i'lic liist niilniiid to enter Hriinswick was the Keinieliee and Tuit- land, which was incorporated in 1>;!(I, and was soon after survevcd. In 181.') tl»' time of luiildinj; was extended ten y»'ars, and of lociitiiij;. live years. On May 1, 184.'), the eorponitors met and clu»sp a enni- niittee to confer witli a committee of tiie Hatii aneneies a.s they arosti, and collect Jill moneys from ticket sales mid conductors, and return to him. Thus Itrunswick lu'came sud- denly a place of importance as the head(|uarterH of the Keniiclu'c and I'drtlaiid Hailioad Company, and as the [ilace where the lirsl impulse wiis oiveii to the trains of this roa:crs iit the siunc rate, twenty- five cents each, at which they transported sta'cnt of the Kennebec and rortlaiid Company added to the price of their tickets to Yarmouth, for all I'ortland pas- si'iijrers. Upon settlement with the Atlantic; and St. Lawrence Coui- paiiy. at the close of the month of .Inly, tlicy claimed thirty-five cents, which was their local fare from Yarmouth to rortland. on all passeii- fji'is comin}>; over the Kennebec and Portland lioad. They consented, h>,' ever, to detluct one half cent from each ticket issued by the latter comiiau}', oblier to Portland, althouiih they had only received twenty-live cents ei'ch for that portion of the route. 'Ihis action of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Company was received with great indignation by tlie directors of the Kennebec and Portland Company. 'I'wo memliers each said that they would l)e one among ten to build a new road from Yarmouth to Portland, and it was in conseciuence of the unjust ad- vantage thus taken of their necessities that the road was built alxjut two years subsecjuently. This, however, was not the oidy disagree- iiiciit between the two companies. The directors of the Kennebec and rortlaiiil Company solicited the other company to put down a third rail, and allow their trains (of a dilfcrent gauge) to run on that road to I'ortland. This the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Company, speaking through their engineer, declared impracticable. After the new road .'5l'S llfSKtU'Y of nUUXsWICK. TOPSIIAM. l/V/) IIMirsWFI.I,. \v!is coiiIimcIimI lor, liowcxcr. tln-y ollVrt'd (o i;i\i' lliis MccointiKiiliilinii, hill were told, in rcplv . Ili!il il \n.is IIhmi '* iinpi'iiclii'iililc." 'I luis Ihr slioil-s lilcd iMilicy <•!' llu' A(l;nilic :iiiil SI. I,ii\vfi'iici' ( '(mijiiin 's (liicctoi's \v:is till' cmist' of Uu' liiiildiiiji ol' llic isi'W loiid iiilu I'ml- laiid.' Iiiclildcd ill Ilic |>iin'ii;is(> ol' llu- d 'pot lot wn^ :i smimII, oiic-slniv, imrmislicd wooden huildiiiji', wliicli slood iicnr M:iiin' SIfci'l. 'This uns lily lillcd up willi l.'idifs' iiiid ^.'.ciitUMiu'ii's rooiuiSi, :iiid ji liclvt't-nljicc li:is l.'lW ri'li llio t wo. 'I'iic L w;is used lor :i liiiiiuiim'-rooiii. 'i'lu I'oiiiuiod.'ilions for luissciiucrs were siiudl .-iiid poorly .'iriJiii^cd. Ihc luiildiii^' slood iniicii iM'.'ircr .Mjiiiu' SticcI lli.-in llif pn'scnl one. Allii tlu» si'coiiil di'pol w.'is liiiill. Ilif liisl oiii' W!iH iiii)\<'d over (o Ilic n'.'illi. iit>\t to till' liiiildiiiti' one*' occiipii'd liy Isjitic CiMilcr, :iiid, ;it !i Inter dalf liy Mr. I'oImiuI. mid was ocnipicd by Iszckicl 'I'lioiiipson, llic Mist l>!ii>ii!i^('-iii:isl('r. Il is still owned Jiy the railroiid coinpiiiiy jind Ir.iscd Ity llieiii !is a dweliiiifi'. Al the lime liie lirsl depot was preji.-iicil. .loiin S. Ciisiiiiiii' acted as slalioii a^ciil, and (Jeor^'e l''reiieli as s\\il(li- inaii. I'liis wa,-. Ilie force as oi!j;:iiii/,ed at Hniiiswick, which was llic /n'iuh/iiiirt( rs of the ro'd at that time. 'I'lie lirsl eniiine went over the railro.ad liridti'e .across the Aiidios- co^iiiii, lielow the lalls. on the thirleeiith ol" Dt'cc'iiilter, IH.'tO, and curs ran to .Viit>iist;i not ioiiij al'terwanis. The 'I'opsham dt>pol waserectnl ir. lS,-)0-.-)l. 'l"he lirsl lar^i'e depot in liniiiHwiek was liiiislu>d in -Inly, IS.")."', Il was one hundred and sixty I'eet iii U'ii<>;tii and about one hundred I'ccI in width, iiicliidiuiX the two wiii main iiody of the buiMiii!; beiiifi sixt • reel in width, with a height ol lit'ly-two feet to the riil^v- pole. Thre*' tracks ran throuiih it. The iiorlh wiii»'-r()om. , where the liiiid tvack is now, was used for the freij>;ht department. Tlio tVcifirht-oliicc 1 This matter, thauf/h rather beyoiul the tcope of this IliMori/, is introduccil lifir us « matter o/intcrv.^t to our citizeun, and because il has never before appeared in print. ' For most of I vhnm- eonnvctim '"■» statements ei ST.idKS, UMI.IlOMtS, XAVKIATION, KTV. :m\ III I li'IcLjrMpli-odlft' were in llic s()ii!!i('ii.storn foriicr. 'I'lic w.-iilinj^- ioiiMis, it'Crt'slimt'iil-rooiii, :i!!(l tickcl-onicc wcic hiiimII .'iikI irKoiivcn- iciil. In Into ilir iHcscnt IVcii^lit (lf|i()t wus Imilt, lunl llic piiHsiMiiicr (|(|ii>t wiis ('nliirfj;<'(l ami ini|ti(>vt'(|. Since tlii'ii llic rt'lVcHlnnciil-HulDon ami lilt" (iclvi'l-dllici' Imvc liccn still fiiillicr iMiindvcd. In Mil' Intlcr pari of IH|!), Mr. ('n.sliin Au^, ista, wluMi; Mr. ('nshin^j; w.-im ronlin- iiid as i^ener.'d ticket, a^enl and l'reie;ht ac(ioinitaiit. nntil 1H."»7, when \w w:is elected. Jreasin'er. In this ca|)a{nty he has been continued (lii'(Hi;^h the diU'en'nt organizations of Torlland and Kenncliec :ind Miiine Central IJ.-iilroad Compiinies to the present lime, — -a perioil of Iwcniy years. The len^lh of Ihe Kenncliec and I'oi'lland Kailro.'id was twenty-four miles in l«i;>, and that of the Maine Central in 1«71 w.-is three hundred and llfty-live miles.' I'he Li'.wisroN ,\M> TorsiiAM Kaii.hoao Comcanv was forine, work on which .*us com- mciice(l in ISfJO, :ind tlie first trains on which r:in reiint we am indebted to Mr. Cushint/, vhnnc foiincrtiiin with this rotut fvom its lirst inception up to the present time renders hi» statements entitled to the fullest credenre. 330 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND HARPSWELL. from two to eight cars in eacli, and there are two regular freight tijiins eac'li way daily, besides almost daily extra trains. In addition to tlicsc trains, tiiere are on the liatii branch six trains daily, each way, includ- ing freight trains, and on the Lewiston liranch tlicre are fonr triiiiis each way daily, including freight trains. NAVIGATION. In the very earliest times, before the era of stages or even of the introduction of horses to this region, before roads wi-ro even thoiigiit of, the travel A\as conducted exclnsively by means of boats and vessels. The pioneer settlers always located themselves at or near the head of some Tiavigable stream. It should be remembered that in those tinu',, the streams were all •.iiuhimmed and were all of them navigable for much larger craft than at presint. Large vessels might then conie to the foot of the falls of the IVjei>sc()t without difliculty, and it was even j)ossible to tow boats over the rapids.' The earliest proA-ision made for a boat of any size for use in this vicinity was in 1710. At a I'leeting of the proprietors, held Februaiv 21, of that year, it was voteu, 'That a proper boat be provided liy Messrs. Minot & Watts with sails, oars, etc."- The intention of this vote may have bceu to furnish a boat for travel upon the river. Itiit as the proprietors soon after purchased a sloop called the Pcjipsro(. for the purpose "^f establ smngeomnuniication with Boston,^ it is probiliic that the latter object was vrhat was intended by their vote. The next vessel to which reference is to be found was tli."' sloo|) Maqnoif., which was built b}- the proprietors and was used in carryiiig hnnber and provisions between Maquoit and Boston. There is some uncertainty as to whom belongs the credit of build- ing the first ves; el in this region, though it is probable that it was built on the New Meadovs River. According to one authority, it was built by J )hn Lemont, in \''4'},* but b}' another it is said to have been constructed by George Ilarwood (with others).-'' Prob- ably it was the same vessel, and more than one or two were interested in it. The first vessel consvrnctcd at Middle Bay or Maquoit was biiih previous to the Revolution by Rol)ert Dunning. The exact time is • Maine Historical Collection, 3, /). .'US. i Pojcpscot RicurJs. " McKvcn, MS. Lecture, *Lvmont, Ilmtoricnl Datee of Ruth, etc., p. 52. ^McKeen, in Brunswick Tdeyraph, " Gleanings," No. i. STAGES, RAILROADS, NAVIGATION, ETC. 331 it tiiiiiis to tlu'sc , iiK'Uid- \v tniiiis Ml of the 1 tlxnijiht il vessels. le \wm\ «'!' lose tiiiuv, ionble fur n coiiH' to ; \A'as even use ill tills I Febniiiry roviilod by ;ion of this > river, but jipsi'iit. for is prol''ibl*' lhi> sloop ill cnuTiiig lit of ImiUl- lh:\t it w;is [ilhoritv, it is stiiil to I) J' I'ldli- [. interested It was Imilt Let tiiiio i> not known. In 1753 there were three sloops owned at Maqiioit and New Meadows. • In I7(!7 tlie schooner Unit;/, of Topsliam, is mentioned in Bri^.'idier Tlionipson's i)apers. Tlie first vessel launciied above the Chops and the second above Uatii was built by dolni Patten, William I'atten, John Fulton, and Aiiboring towns came to see her. and were provided with a dinner. Captain William Tatten was master of the Mcrr;/ Mi'dlmj. lie loaded her with wood au(>s safely, and from thence proceeded to the island of Tobago, where Captain Tappan met with a Mr. Kerr, of fJrenada. ti> whom he sold '»is cargo of boards at the rate of forty dollars per thousand, and the >'iingles at four or live dollars per thousand, to be delivered at the inlam' of (Jrenada. They sailed from Tobago on tiic third uf .March, and th' same night, between Tobago and Grenadn, they were boanh*d .■tnd tai». m (>osscssion of l)y a French privateei' (Voin (iandiiloupe. All the crew ex;ooay, on ('a[)e Ann, ISIassachnsetts. on her way to Jirunswick. ami went to i)iece8. She had a full cargo of dry goods, valued at $10,000, none of which was insureil. A part was saved, however. in a damaged condition. T'he goods were for Alessi's. Stone it Morse. K. Earle & Co., (). Nichols, and William Snowdon. of lirunswii 1, .1. Dwinal, of I.,isbou, and the ilaine Cotton and Woollen Factnn, of Ilrunswick. March 27, isHO, during a severe nor'iheast snow-storm, several sloops in Ma(inoit Bay were stranded and a portion of the wharf there was carried away. What is known now as the New Wharf Ship- Yard was first used a^ such in IH.'JO. The new wharf itself was built in lH;i7, by Captain Anthony Chase, Captain William Stanwood, Israel vSinipson, .San. lel Duiniing, Captain IJoberf .Simitson, ('a|)tain .John (iiven, David Dun- lap, Doctor Isaac Lincoln, and Stone (i the schooner Boston took her place on this route. In 1842 the " new and splendid" schooner yl//cp. Captain Robert llmse, made regidar trips between Brunswick and lioston, touching ;it Portland. Wvv first trip was on ]\[ay fourth. She was built i'xpn'SHl\ l\i> this route and contained " superior accommodations for |)asse\|gers." ()n .lune fifteenth; of the same year, an opposition patkult \\\\^ 6l'-i^um\\jl* Accomminlati m., Captain Anthony Morse, was |mt upon the s,^\\\\ I'oute. *^"me uncertiiinty exists as to the first steamer which ever made its appearam-c on the .\ndroscoggin. 3lr. Dean Swifl, who has an excellent memory, and whose statements relative to many other events liiv^ been proved by recorded facts to be remarkably correct, says that the first steamer was a sn.all, flat-bottomed one that was built about lHl!t, in AViscasset, by a lawyer of the name of (Gordon ; that he came up the Androscoggin in this little steam.u", and then returned to ^\'iscasset with her. Mr. Swift says, furthermore, that a year or ^North's History of Auyusta, p. 417. 336 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL two later Gordon built unotlior small, Hat-ltottoiiiCHl .stcniiiboat at Brunswick, anil wciit with her to IlallowcU and tlience to IJatli, wlicie he sold her to .Jere Hunt, who took her to New Meadows, cut her in two, and niaile two gondolas of her. This statement is nndouliteilly substantially correct. Mr. SamiieL Dunning, iiowevcr, thiiiks (jonloii built his steamer on the Androscoggin as early as 181(5, and ho is positive that it was sold to the owners of Maciuoit Wharf, and not to Mr. Hunt. Lemont ' says that the first steamer which ever went up the /v'*'»- ncbec was the Tom 'Jhinnb. lie says fhe was brought down fioin Boston in tow of a packet in 1818, and steamed up the river ; tlmt she was an open boat, about twenty-five or thirty feet long, with side wheels and with her machinery all in sight. He says, further, lliat the secontl steamer was fitted up on (iovernor King's Wharf, in Bath, in 18:i2, and that she was a flat-bottomed boat, and was called the Kcniiebec. This statement conflicts with that of Mr. Swifl on!}' so far as relates to the Kennebec Kiver. \'ery likely the Tiun Tlnunb was the first steanu'r to ascend the Kennebec, and the fact of a steamer coming from Wiscasset to Brunswick and Topsham a jcar later may not iia\i {!Ut||(t Id llie knowledge of jMr. hemont. \\\ 1823 the steamer Patoit, Captain Porter, which had just been [lilt on the route between Boston and Bath,"- tonclied at I'dMicH's \\ hurf at Connr.encement time at llowdoin C'olk'ge. In 1824^ she ran between Boston and St. .lohn, Nova Scotia. In 182;")"* she was adver- tised to run between New Wharf, in Brunswick, and I'ortlaiid. ll is thought she made l)Ut a few trips to New Wharf l)efore her laniling- place was changed to Buinne's Wharf, at New Meadows, where a stage for Bath connected with her.'' The first and only steamboat that ever nnule regular trips to Middle Buy was the Flui^hi)uj, Captain Robert Chase, which plied regulaiiv between I'ortland and New Wharf from 18JG to 184'J. J. S. Cushing was the agent. No steamboat is known to have e\er run regularly from M^aquoit. The steamboat Rough and Ready used to go up and down tlie Androscoggin, about 1817, on excursions. On IShiy 12, 185.'), the steamboat Viftor, built by Master Sampson, and owned by John K. Ilebberd, F. T. LittlefieUl, and Mr. Wooilside, 1 Historical Dates of Bath, etc. , pp. 71. 72. « Ibid. ^History of Camden, p. 1.53. * Advertisement. ^Traditional. The first Oil August to take son ,::niph offic Thompson, •Uessrs. ^V Jippointed ; "iliell to pi a^ain by fJK »i'iv ready f o.vertions of iii'-'iit of an i first time to ' lie lino w ox'tonded fi-o iliL' America 1 iiioii Teleo-i The first c "as situated It was afterv of a single yc The only c 'liat of the ;iii office in I ^\'ostern Unio iiflice. 22 STAGES, RATLUOADS, NAVIGATION, ETC. 337 w.'is laiiiiclic I lit Topsham. Slio was well modollod .'iiid tlioroiijriily liiiilt. was ciji'hty foot lonjj and twonty-loiir foot beaiii. Ilcr onjiine wiis rated at forty horso-powor. .Tolin H. Ilohhcrd coiuiiiaiidod lior. Sill' was iiitt'iidcd for plcasuro oxciirsioiis and for a tow-hoat. She mil. It' lior lirst ploasmv \v\\) alioiit tlie first of .luiic. She was tlio lirst steamboat evor laiilt in Topsliatn, and the second built on tho Aiub'osc'oggin. In IH;")*') tlio ploasniv-boat EUjah Ki-Uofjrf, twonty-two feet in keel ;\iiil seven feet in bosun, l)nilt by .John (iiven, was advertised to taive pleasure parties from Pennell's or Cliase's Wiiarf. She was built expressly for this business, and is liiought to be the first of the kind hiiilt liere. There are numerous pleasure-yachts owned he'c ut the present dii}'. TELFXJRAPH. Tiie first movement for a telcjjtraph olliee in Brunswick was in 1S53. On August 0, of that year, a meeting was held at the Tontine Hotel to take some action relative to securing the establishment of a telo- j;riipli oflice in the town. Remarks were made; by (-eneral A. IJ. Thompson, Honorable ('. J. fiilman, and General J. C. Humj)hreys. Messrs. W. CI. Harrows, C. J. Noyes, and T. S. McLcllan were uppointed a couuuiltce to procure the necessary information upon fflilch to prot'ced, and the meeting adjourned to be called together Hgain by tho chairnuin, Colonel A. .1. Stone, whenever tiio committee were ready to report. There is no report of another meeting, but the ixertions of this connnittee undoiibteilly leil the way to liie establish- iiicnt of an ollico in town. Tlii' telegraph olliee was .)pened for the lirst time to the pul)lic in Hrunswick, in January, 1S,")1. I ho lino WHS owned by the Maine I'elegrapii Company, and its wires extended from Hosion to Calais. This line was afterwards leased to tlie American Telegraph Comi)any, and still later to the Western Union Telograpii Company. Tlie first operator in Brunswick was M. II. Proscott. The oflice was situated on the corner of Maine Street and the depot grounds. It was afterwards removed to the depot, where, with the exception of 11 single year, it has remained. The onl}' opposition line east of Portland, previous to 1877, was that of the International Telegraph Company, which established ;ui office in Brunswick in l.S()7. In 1872 the line was sold to the Western Union Company, and the instruments wore removed to their oflice. 22 338 insTOiiY OF bhunswick, topsuam, and iiarpswkll. Ill 1877 the Atlantic nnd I'ncillc 'lY'legraph C oinimuy opened an ofllce in IJiunswlck. i:x jMu:ssKs and hacks. V\M\\ tlie coinpU'tlon of tiie railroud In IH-I'J, Carpenter &, Co. est;ili- lislied an express routi* and opened an olliee in IJrnnswick on tiie tirst day ol" An. moved to a liiiildin<;' wliich stood on the lot opposite the foot of tiic mall, where Katou'8 harnesH-shop is now. A few years later the luildii.u and ofllce were removed to liieir present location adjoiiiin^ \\w Tontine Hotel. Mr. Stanwood has continued the a, :iiid fur a few years subsequently. Mr. Ephraini (irillln began during tlio same year, and lias served the public faithfully as a haekman from tliat tinu' to the present. Otlier persons have owned or driven puhlir carriages f >r a longer or shorter time. llUniAL P LACKS AS'D El' !T A PUS, 33ft CII A V'VVAX XI. miin.vi.-ri,A<'K.s ani> ki'ITApmh. " I \vouM» rather," reinivrks Edniiincl llmko, " sleep in ti" snvthern , nii'r of a little country churchyard than in the tomb of the Capnlets" ." mill (loui)tloss tlic same Bi'ittinu'iit is felt, if not oxpressod, by mam ivliosc (K'p.'irlt'il fVioiKls repose in ninil <>r.'ivev!inls. Tlie iiu'lliod ol"coii(liictiii;litly ditrrrent. I'revions to the iutro(bi( lion of the first hearse, in l«|.s in I'.rnns- wick. and still later in Topsham and llar[iswell, bodies were carried to the grave m stretchers and the eoHln covered with a i)all. In liniiiswiek, the pall was kept, at one time, by Mrs. l?(>njamin Stone. Isnally eiiiiit men accompanied the corpse, four ca! • iii<^ it nntil tired and then beiiijr relieved by tlio other four. The stretchers, or biers, wore made of poles, youni; trees with the bark on, and were discar.i jd al'lor beinfif once usey Governor Andross in 1(j89. This graveyard was used for tlic liurial of the dead until about the time of the incorporation of the ti.uii. In this 3'ard was the ston(! marking the burial-place of Ben- jamin Larraliee, agent of the Pejepscot proprietors, one of the coin- nianders of Fort George, and the ancestor of the Larrabees now liv- iiisi' in this vicinity. Here also were the gravestones of Robert and uidrew Dunning, who were killeil by the Indians at Mason's rock. IT .site of this 3-ard is now covered with buildings. AiKjther grave3'ard, probably' of still earlier date, though nothing wliatever is known in regard to it, was situated on what is now a portion of Woodlawn Street, on the estate of Miss Xarcissa Stone. w, %^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) I.I .25 [r 1^ 11 2.0 14 11.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872 4503 •^^ %^ \ :\ i\ \ '^. <>\ "^N s. > ? <- r,^ I ..V X w- rn^r i/s 'w O \ 340 IIIS'IORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IlARrSWELL. On tlic thirtv-first of ]\[av. !>!'>(), two skeletons were exhumed liy the workm:'ii engagetl in Jami's 2' ICSli W": & Mary 1702 Qiioon Ann 1714 Gfor-rc 1"" 1 727 GeorL'o 2'i 1 (; (•) 4 IIkim: i.vr.s l}ii!ii;i) iiik iJodv ok s \MT'i:r. moody, i<>q. one of his Majesty's .las'--' of y*" Peace for the County of York & Coiuniandcr of his Miijestys Fort Georjte at Hnniswlclv who D'ceas'd Sept. 22-1758. S:ureb TO rriK MKMOIiY Educated in Edinl)urt;li; Came to America, .liuie ]7,'t(>: Settled at Mrunswick. 1747; Died .Tune 2(i, 177ri, Mt. fin. "Behold a Sower went forth to sow." It"'" Burnt BURIAL-PLACES AND EPITAPHS. 341 The two following epitaphs are from stones in the old Baptist I?urv- iiiu-CJronnd, at Macjuoit. This graveyard was first used as such alM'Ut 17'JI. The tlrst epitaph reads tluis : — "lo lie much lov'd hi life iniicli iiiournM in death, A whlow'd husband of a niff bcrctt, With tears iiiscril)es this UKuiuiueiital stone, Whic-li holds lier aslies and e.\|)ects liis own." The second is evidently that of a man accustomccl to serious and deep thought. It luns thus : — "This laiiiruishinj; liead is at rest, Its thiniviiig and aehiiiy are o'er." The old burying-ground ut New Meadows was first used as sucii some time in tiie hitter part of the iast century. It contains the head- stones of many former residents of that part of the town, hut tliere are none tliat require particular nutice here. The hnrving-groiind at "Growstown" in Brunswick was first used nlioiit ISI.'J. The following inscriptions are found in it: — |a numorn of ELI) G KOU (i H LA MB who departed tliis life ])ec 14 - 1S;J(J Mi 48 Mr. Laiiib was converted to (lodat the aye of 1,") ami eiii^a.i^ed in the minis- try ut tlie iiffe of 23. He hii)oured faillifiiUy in his blasters service 2.5 years iiiul died in full assurance of a blesseil immortiility bi'yoiid the urave. Kemember how he spake unto 3'ou when he was yet with you. The following epitajili, wliicli appears to ns entitled to an insertion here, is to be found in this graveyanl : — " Dear luisliand wldle you sinJl your tears In nuinlierinjj o'er past happy years, But yet remember while you weep. With me you in the {jrave must sleep; But the last trumpet we shall hear, Before our iJod ^^e must ai)pear, Aud then with Jesus we shall reiyu And never part nor weep ajialii." Pine Grove Cemetery, in the village of Brunswick, i\ short dis- lauce east of the colleges, was laid out in the year 1825. The land 342 mSTORY OF BRUXSWWK, TOrSlIAM, AND lIAItPSWKLL. origiiinlly was a, part of tlio collogo groni'ids, hiit in l-S'il it w.is (locded, by vote of the truatops, to Uobort Eastman, Nahnin Hdiiuli- ton, AhniT Hourne, " and llicir associates, Iioirs, exocntors, admin- istrators, or assigns," so long as it shonld !>(> nswl for tiie intciiiicnt of till' dt'ad. and if not so nscd, to revert to tiie eollege. The anKumt of land tinis deeded was two acres, wiiieli was bonnded as follii\v>. " Beginning at the southwesterly side of the old County Hoad l(';ii|- ing to Bath, at a stake and stone at or near the angle which it makes with the Bath turnpike, and running by said turnpike wot 20°, nortii 12 rods, thence south 20°, west 2()§ rods, thence east 2ir. south 12 rods, and thence north 2U°, east 2()j rods to tiie lirst boundary." The trustees also reserved the exclusive right at nil times to hold as a place of interment for the dead " that part (if tin' premises extending from said turnpike road on the westerly line dl said lot, eighteen rods in length, and one and a half rods in lircadtli. " subject only to such general regulations as should be binding ii|iiin other owners of lots.' This ceiiK'tery is pleasantly situated, with handsome grounds mihI walks, wliicli are ke{)t in good order; it is enclosed with a neat jiml ornamental fence, and contains many handsome monnniciits nml memorial tablets. IMajor Lemuel Swift was the first person Imiicil here. Among the monnnients and headstones to be seen there luv those of Presidents ]McKeeii and Appl{>tou ; Professors Cleavcland. Upliain, and Suiyth; and (iovernor Dunlap. The tomb of President INIcKeen is in the extreme uorthwesti'iii angle of the cemetery, the head toward Bath .Street. In form, this tomb is an oblong rectangle, covering the grave, and about thive fcit in height. The pedestal is of Egyptian marble, and is siirmoimtcd liy a heavy slab of white marble, which bears the following inscription : — II. S. E. (jt'oi) Mour.M.K rt IT Vlltl ADMOniM IvKVKltKXni, DM josKi'iii ]\ioki:i-:n, S. T. 1). AC Coi.Mcoii lUtwuoixKxsis I'lt.Ksims runii. Natus t!st Oftob" (lie XV'? Anno Doni. MDCCLVII, in Hi'pul)lieil Neo-Hautoniciisi, iil)i prhiio in iitori.s liiiniuiiioril)iis liistitutus, hoiion.'s iUtiyit Acjult'inicos. 1 From oriyinal clued. BUniAL'PLACKS AXD EPITAPm. 343 Postca Vk.hiu DiviNi iniiiistcrlo iii)ii(l Bcxciicam, in Ucpiiblica Miissiichusc-tti'iisi, iiiinos .scpteiuk'ciin str('ini6 Jiixta, ac hciiii^iu"' iicrfiincliis est. Novi.sshii6 autcin. Nostratiiim oiiiniiiin I'avore, nc prrt'cipuiN doctoniin i)iormiKiiu', Collegium hie loci aiisiiicato rniHlatiiin, (|niii(]iie vix aniios, oA, qua par est, difruitate ct sapentiil, (Idclitcr, Cclicitcr rexit ; donee, inorix) II.vdn>i)ico impeditus, JuliidieXV? Ann. MDCrCA'II, in Domino alidonnivit. Injienio fuit sairaci. Judicio inipi'iniis aecrrinio, luMseonim tcnipocuni liravitate a'undus, inoribus auteui t'acilis, et benevolent ill oniiiino L'liristianus. Pietateni, doetrinani, arfes optinias, quoniani gnavitci* excolebat ipse, in aliis sempei* aniavit, ct quoail potuit, auxit. M. S. Monunientiim lioeee, luctus, eheu ! solauien leve, at testimonium tamen, Sl'.XATVS ACAOKMICVS, r. C Tu fho adjoining lot sontli is the nionuniont of Trcsident Appleton. Its form is tlic same as that of I'rositlciit McKoon. Tiic followinir is the inscription : — ' Here is bnvicd what ims mortal of the veverend and mont learned vmv, Joseph McKecn, S. T. />., the first president of Jiowdoin Vollci/e. He teas borri October 15, -1 U. 1"42, in the State of Keic Hampshire, ivhere, _tirst of all, instnieted in secular karniny, he attained academic honors. Afterwards he discharged, actively as well as kindly, the duty of a minister of the Gospel, at Jiererly, in the Commomceallh of Massa- i-husetts, for seventeen years. But lately, a colleye having been auspiciously founded •here in this toirn, not quite Jive years, icith the approbation of all our countrymen, and especially of the educated and jiious, he presided over it, as is meet, with diynity and msdoni, faithfully and fortunately, until, embarrassed by a dropsical disease, on the tlfleenth day of July, in the year 1807, he fell asleep in the Loi i. He was a Christian, of M'jaeious mind, of especially acute discernment, in dignity emidous ef former times, but courteous in mctnncr and uniformly kind. He always loved in others, as he him.ielf diligently cultivated, piety, education, the best occupations, and, so far as he could, he promoted them. Sacred to the memory, Tliis monument of grief , alas ! slight consolation, but yet a testimony, the Academic Council have caused to be placed. 344 HISTORY OF BIIVKSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWKLL. Iliiic tiinuilo matuliintiir rellcniliu i{ K y. J K S S E A I' I' L K T ( ) X, S. T. 1). Makiti Dksidkuati.ssimi. 1'atuis Optimi. Al.MKCJl'K XdSl'K.K A('ai>i;mi.k Si;cuNi>i riti'.siDis. Vir fliit inj^onii aciiiuiiii; insijiui^. iiu)ril)iis cuiiipositis, ac iispcclii Ix'iiiitiio, iiiajcstatcin tiuoiiiliiiii [h-m Si' IV rente ; simI moi'ti incxDriihili iiiiiil est saiictuin. lOniilitioiic nia^iia, iiitci' litoratoruiii priiifipes justissiino collocandus; at tlieoloitica' sciciitia' laiircaiii pi-a'cipiie miTitiis: hac eiiiiii, (pio liomiiu's aiulcaiit, coiLfiiovit I't tc'iitavit. Integra fide, (liseipliiiaiiuc saliilari, clnodei'iin aniios, res Acadeinieas adniinistravit. Ninnis taiidcni \ iuiliis lahoribusciiie coiiMiiiuitus, snljl'miii ejus aniiiio sii])ei'ius iiiteiito, ad quletem se contiilt. Ita \ixit, lit onnics luorihimdi, sic se 'ixisse, veliiit ; Ua iiiorliius est, 111 oimies, sic se iiioritiiros esse, oiitareiit: taiiieii voliiit iiiscrihi, se saliiteiii sperasse in .Tesii. Natus est N()\-ein'.* die 17".'" Anno Domini MDCCLXXII. OI)iit Noveni'fdie IL""" Anno Domini ^IDCCCXIX.' On tlie south ciiil of ilie tomb is iiisorilicd — Seiiatiis Acadeinia' liowdoineiif is, snimna revereiitia, hoc inoininientuni posiienint.' ' To thin titinh arc commiltnl the remains of lieicirnd Jexsc Ajiplrtnti, S. T. I). Tin 7nost rcifvittrd hiishund, the ttent J'ut/ier, and the vecvred second president of our colli iji. He was a man distini/iiished Inj actiteness of mind, composed manners, and beniijn asjicrl, occttsionalhi manifeslinii diijnitu : but nothin;/ is sacred to inexorable death. Of i/mii erudition, nwst Juscl;; placed ainon(jst the first of teachers, but especially deserrin;/ Ihc laurel in theoloijiral knoivledije : for this, where inen mai) presume, he exa)ninefl mid tested. He administered the ajlairs of the colleije loith incorruptible Jidelitij and wUli salutarij discipline for twelre years. At lenijth, icom out bij excessive vii/ils and hilini;"- his exalted mind fixed upon celestial things, he betook himself to rest. He so lived us nil who are at the point of death nuii/ wish themselres to have Heed : thus he died, c.s nil tliem.vlres about to die mii/ht desire. Yet he wished it to be inscribed that he Impnl f In llio lliii'd lot sontli of Prcsidont Applotou's is tlio monuniont of Piolcssor Siiiylli. It is a liouvy, rectniigiiijir pillar of graiiito, about tell IVct in licij^'lit. Tlio pcdi'stal licnrs llic (aiiiily name, while on the iiDilhorn si'le of the shaft is the following instiiptiou : — WILLIAM SMYTH Ixini Veh. 2(J 17!>7, iliod April 4th 18(i8. lU'low this is the name of his wife, with the date of her birth and (leMli an( I oil the eastern side is ;i record of the names and dates of l)irth an, and on the north iU'e the ligures iit:ilily ('iidcai'i'd hiiii to many wlm iiKHinu'il liis dt'partiirf which was suddrnlv, in a paroxism of tlic ciKilic on tin- L'(Mh (hiy (if Oct. A. 1). I7it". A^fd r>(» years. LIKIT JAMHS ITHINTOX ])cc 7"' 18;12 \iiv(\ !)() years. Dnc ())' ijic rc\(dnti(inMry ulliccrs and Stanncli snpportcTs of the ]{i'piil)llcan Const it nl ion. Several stones luar (Ik- following inscription : — IJciiold and sv as yon pass by, As yon arc now so onci' was I, As I am now so yon mnst he, rreparf IbriUatli and t'ollow mo. Tiic third I)iirvinu;-f land at tiie Tojisliam end of the iron railroad bridge). Here were Iniried tiie remains of Hrigailiertietieial Tiiompson and others of the family. When the railroad was laid out. the remains were removed to tlie ^illage graveyard, tiio.se of Brigadier Thompson being placed in tlie grave with his son, niimphrc}- Tiiomp- son. The village burying-ground in Topsham was laid out in bS2r». It is owned l>y the proprietors of tlie lots. The unoccupied land is owned by Mrs. Susan T. I'lirinton. Among the inscriptions of pai- tieular interest in this ground are the following: — i:i!i:(ri;i> by the liaptist Church ill Topsham |u ffiltmorg of KEV. CHAHJ.KS .lOllXSON their Pastor, wlio ilied Feb. 29, 1830 in the SOtli year of his age. BUmAl-VLACF.S AXD KVITArm 840 Hcliulil II Cliristliin's jinivc — Ho walked with Ooil 111 till' siinii' palli tlic (Ifiir IJi'dcciiicr trod ; lie JDM'd llic Cliiircli mid prayed for its inereasi! I,i\e(l iiiiK'li lieiov'd v"v died in perfect peace. Sattcb to Tiir, MKMouY or RKV. OLivKR 11. Qrrxnv wlio. leivliii; /.ealoiisiy proilaiiiied a full and free Salvation for all inankind tliintiiili Clirisl. for nearly two years, fell fienlly asleep in the arms of .Jesus, at his residence In Lisbon, .Taiiy. ..'.d is 12 Aiied •_'.! years. 'Trlory to (iod " he cried, Then' liowed liis head and died, llis sold was home on aiiixels wiiiys To Idisst'id rest, where serajihs siiiy:. 'HuM'c aro lour oTavoyards in Ilarpswell, oiio upon the Xeck, oiio on (Iroat Island, oik- ii])oii Orr's, and one upon Hailoy's Island, the oldest of which is tlio one adjoiniiiij; tlie old First Parish Meoting- ilouso. The oldest stone in this yard is iindeciplierablc. It was innlialily placed there aliont 17.'>'S. There are several interesting uravestones in this yard, which the space at oiir disposal prevents iis iVoin giving. We insert here, liowover, the inscriptions upon the iDiiih.stones of the first pastor of that church, .nul of his wife, and also of William IMcNess, of the second pastor of the church, and of Heacon .Vndri'w and Ueiijainin Dunning. The inscription ii[)oii Elisha 1-don's stone is as follows : — HKiti: i.Yi:s iSTi-.i!i!r.i) riir. iiody ok rni!: ]?KVD MH. ELISHA EATON, tlrst Pastor of the Chnicli in Harpswell who triinnphanlly Departed this Life on the 22(1 of April, A. 1). 17(U. In the G2d Year of his Ai^e. Est Couiiiiniie iiiori. Mors iHiUi I'arcit Hoiiori, Neciue ulli ylUati Eiiro. ^[I'.MKXTO Mom.' ' To die is commo7i, death spares no nohility nor any age. Therefore remember death. .{'>() IIISIOUY OF nnUNSWlCK, TOPSUAM, ANT) UAnPSWFJ.L. TliL' inscription on his wiftf's toinlistono »a : — To tbt JjtTtmnrjj of Mif K ATI I A KINK KATOX, 'I'nr. \ iiMiois Iti'.i.icr ok imk I{i;v. .Mr Mi.isM A lv\ro\, w no l)i:i*AitrK.i> ■rniH Lii-i; Antii, 11', 17(i7, .K. (il. Here, I'lissniircr, coiillnM rfdiic'd to Dust, Lii's wlml was oiici' rt'liirioiis. wisi! &.jiist, Fixt, ill (lui'p SIuihIkts Iuto tin- Dust is tflv'ii. Til Ilif lust 'I'i'iiiiipcl slialvcs llir l-'raiiu; of llcav'ii, Tlicii IVcsli to i:ir.' tlic Waiving Saint sh..!! riso, Ami ill iii'W 'I'riiiiiiplis iflittcr lip tliosltli's, l/ilvf licr lie virliioii '. .yoii IIInc Imt sliuli sliino, In IMiss aliovc, iiniiiorlal i^ (livliu'. Till' inscriptions upon tlic otiier stones arc as follows: — IIi:iti; Ln:s Jiritncn til. Hotly . ; M!' WILIJAM MACKNKS, wliM Dcl'artt'd tills Lift" May y iL'"" 1782 Aim lO.l yours Old. THE REV. SAMtTKL EATOX, 2'? MlMSII-.U OK llAltl'SWKLL, bora April :i 17;i7 grailimtctl at llarvaiil ColU-j^e 1763 OrtiaiiH'il Oct 24, 1704, & died Nov. 5, 1822. in the 80 year of his nice i< niui' of his Ministry. Blessed are the ilead who die in the Lord. S'licrei) to Ibe memotjj of DEAC. ANDREW DUNNING, who was chosen Deac. of the Church in this town, Jiino 17, 1707; which ollice he tilled till liis decease, March 27, 18U8. X,. 81. His life was useful his death peaceflil. Sleep sweetly in the grave of rest, Which Christ i)crfiinied and also blest Till lie sliall call thee to the skies, Shall bid thy sacred dust arise ! Survivors wallv Ciirist's path as straight And enter iu the heavenly gate. li UlilA I. -PL A CKS A yp Kl'I TA I'llS. MA Jo the mtmorn of BENJ'A 1)1 NNINO KSQ. who Willi tlio utmost coiiiposiiri' lni'iitlnd lii>i last Jan. 8, 1808 iEt 71. .\s a lliisliaiiil, I'art'Ut, Cliiistian, a.ul civil Mai^- iMtnitf he \va.s t'oii.splciious. The Town, whh^h for many years lie reprt'sc nttil, Tin' Hoard of (UiTscors of Ilowdoin ('olli';;i', anil in (Ine, civil society, are dcprhcd of a nseftd, wise and pi'aceAd member. Hut tho* hlM loss mis us with },'rlef and pain (»ur loss is his inestimable jjain For Thro' the ethereal l)iu(>, his sold immortal, Horue (HI auitelie v\ Iuks, ai the third Heaven Arriv'd the spirits of just men made perfect, Joined in lofty hallelujahs to the sacred Time, eternity thr(;iit?hont. Ill tliis coimoction it is proper to ineiitioii the liscovory, in ist;;. df :iii iiii(l()iil>tO(l IiRliaii 1)111 viiig-i>i»)iin(l in Ilarpswcl!. It is on tiic r.niii nf ileiiiy IJariics, on tlie easleri' side of Middle l?'iy, near tlie sliore. rourteoti skeletons iiave been dlsmlerreil. 'riiouj>li of course tliere arc 110 lioadstones, it is known to have been an rndiaii Imrviny-plaeo hv the appoartince of the skeletons, the ornaments tbiind on or near them, its vicinity to the " carrying-iilace," a tradition to tliat oti'ect, and lastl}' l)}' tlie testimony of a part} of seven renobscot Indians who once stopped tliere on tlieir way to I'ortland, and wlio pointed out th(! spot as an Indian bnrying-phice and stated that there W'as once an Indian viUage near l)y. 352 IllsTOUY OF UliUNSWICK, TOPSTIAM, AND TTAHrSWKLL. (11 A I'T Kl{ XII. ECCLESIASTICAL IIISTOUV OK HUUNSWICK. EAltLY ritOVISlONS FOK PUIJLTC WOUSIIIP. The Commoiiwcalth of jMnssacliiisctts, l>.v its incorporation of the town of Lebanon in 17;53, cstnblii^hed tlie prcctdcnt, which it lias fren- erally folhjwcd since, of roqtiirinrieto:-;; did not, however, wait for any loi:;il enactment of tiiis kind, luit very early set apart tlie recfnired amount of land both in Hrunswick " 1 in Topshani, and also assisted in tlu' erection of a meetino-honse jach town. In 171;'! they voted tiiiit tlie ineeting-honse .should be localt.'i iiiid- waj' betweei. the fort and aMaqnoit, and that the lots for the ministrv, the first minister, and the school be the centre lots. In 1717 the (u'lu-ral C'oi'.t voted to pay seven Iniiidred ;mil (ifty dollr.vs annnally for missions to the Indians, with board ;mil lodg'iiig for the missionaries. The latter were accordini>iy .sent to IJrunswiek as well as to other i»laces.- It was jiroliably in coiisc- (ineiice of the aliove-nientioned vote that on October .'1, 1717, scvcvmI of the "praying" Indians sent a in'tition to tlie General Court. "That y'' (ireat GTOvernor and C'oiiiicill would order a small Prayiu^- lionse to lu" biiilt near the ti'ort the Kiigli.sh and VS to meet in mi Sabbiith days. " Sabatis [Mark] Warenowue [Mark] "Four George at Biu'nswick . IIeneque [Mark]^ Oct.v-^ ;i 1717. John Gyl'ES, Interpreter." The missionary to Maine was Reverend Joseph Baxter, of 'MM- field, iSIa.ssachusetts, and "he was particnlarh urged to use liis best endeavors to liring over the Indians io the Christian Faith." ^ 1 Wtlliamnon, History of Maine, 2, /). 180. 8 J/u««. Archives 31, p. 1)4. 2 Vantey's History of Maine, p. 1-':!, *McKc<:n, MH. Lecture. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 353 ■a ;nia ml luiil Isout t" COlist'- SC'VI'VmI Court, iu I'll hirkj lur'is 1 r m.mi- iso liis The I'ollowiiig oxtriicts from Mr. IJiixtcr's diarv iirc of iiitcrost : — •• On Siiturdiiy, August 'Jltli. [1717] I -.vfiit up to Brunswick, ^ and llic next fliiy prcaclu'd in y"' lort. !ind 3 of y'' Indians came to meeting ill y'' aflcniooM. when sermon was endecl I re|tcaU'd the licads of it, and Cai)t : (lilcs intcriireted y'" to y'' Indians, it lliey seemed to be well pler.sed tlierewitlial. ••On .Mond.'iy I had some discourse with y*" Indians to sliew them v' necessity of sanctifying y'' salihath whicii was occasioned hy their SllO( A'wwx a irun on v" Salihath dav. On Siitiir(hiv. Au< H"', I discoursed with several Indians at lliiinswick a'oout Religion, and they seemed to be ver\' well pleased witli my discourse. '• tSeitleinber 3'' T' I preache(l at Urnn swicK, and several In"". " •• While I was at Urunswick I was informed by Capt" Ciiles y' the Aiiiiiei'oscoggin Inilians had sent a Petition t<; y'' Geneial Court to liave a I'raying-house built for them at Hrunswiek to meet with y" Kiiglish." [1718.] '• January 10"' I preached at Brunswick, and there came :) Indians to meeting, the most of y'^ Indians being gone from thence licCore I came thither. •'.January i^'i.'' I preached at Brunswick." " \\m\ 20"' I preached at Brunswick. •• April 2:5''. I discoursed with Three Indians, one of them was iiuiuisilive about tilings in Ueligion, anil 1 had a great deal of dis- course with him." " April y" 2()"' an Indian came to desire me to go to his sipiaw who was very sick & like to die, accordingly I went to her with C'ai)" (Jiles, and discoursed with her about y" state of her soul, &. directed her iiow to get [irepared for death, and she seemed to be very well pleased uitli what was said to her. •• April y' 27')' I preached at Brunswick." "- From the Journal above referred to it would appear that Mr. Baxter did iiof remove to Brunswick with his familv, but that he came here upon several occasions to preach, and that he was at (ieorgetown I" 1 I'iit. ^From Georijetown. ■■i Baxter' 8 Journal in MS. in lAbvanj of Maine Historical Society. 23 354 HISTORY OF Brunswick, topsiiam, axd iiarfswell. iliuiiif? tlio frroatcr portion of liis stay in Ar.'iinc. Tlio propriotDis. liowi'vcr, (Ici'ilcd him '• tiie second Island in IVjopscot Hivor, coining out of Morrymi'i'tiu"; bay," and ho took np lots innnbcrs 14 and l."i in Topshnni. which wore afterwards sold for non-fnllilmont of conditions. It will also lie seen a little farther on that there was a house on lot nuniiier () in IJrunswick called " Mr. IJaxter's house." In the absence of positive information, it is to be presumed that the pr()|)ii etors built a house for liini, in the hopes or expectation that he wmilil si'ltle there. FIRST ]'Ai:isir. The first action in reiitiions matters taken l)y the peoiile was wliiji' lirnnswick was a parisii or plantation, under the IVjei)scot proprietors. It a|ii)ears by the records that: — " .\tt a Leauiial Town meetin;j,' in Hrunswick Novni'"'' .'V 17is, li was \'oted That whereas the Proprietors of S'' Town«.liip in lluii paternal Care for our Spiritual (iood, have by there .loyut Lctltr Sought to y*^ Heverend M'' .lames Woodside to lie our Minister i*i; in ordt'r there to })ro|iosed Conditions for his Settlement on their part. Wee tile Inhabitiince of lirunswick will (Jive Fourty pounds pr anniiiii toward y'' su[)port of y'' S'' Mr. Woodside I't a Sum in proportion tlunv to from this time untill 3Iay next (if he Come to us) & Cod in |ii> OH \' ;llll- jirovidence Should Then part us. •• It was mIso at this mectinu' \'oted That M"" IJaxters house 0"' l.ott in llruiiswick He forthwith ui;ide habitable for y" s'' Woodside. That y" Charges there of y" Transporting him t^ his I: oly IVrnnswick & y" Capt (Jyles is here by impowered to se y'' liuis- ness otfeeted. '* JosKi'it Hkatii ToionC'^" ■ Fii'st I'arish was proliably cnm- hcc The first meeting-house of menced in 171'.>. It stood aliont a mile south of tlic colleges, wiicii' the old buryiug-groniid is. It was not, however, tinished for several \'ears. and it is probalile tiuit Mr. Woodside preached in (he fori. On May s. 171;). it w.-is voted, that: — "Whereas the Heverend M'' James Woodside for Some time past. as preached to us in order to his Settlement, some of us not lieiii;: veil S;ittisfied with his Convei'sation,' And tljiuking It most reason- alile v" M' Woodside as well as our Selves should have further time Used in the now obsolete sense of chnracttr. ••' . '•>' ' '•^««>^^ ^vith I.iu, ,,.s Ik.. ,,";'"■"'''''''' (- ••^'••"•« -Said) '-"-'/Von. hi,„ ,, ,,^,^ tl Jwn . ' r'"' "^'■'^•^' ^''<-'' ^attis ■'"'"■OS"." ^"«.> ^^'11 lio.ro ],„„ p,,,,,j, r„, ,,. ,p.'. He (IkI not n-ivn anOi..: ^ Jli'diii..- i„ ,.,.,r . "■'" ■'•'"*Hioi,, for " A„ „ , ter. therefore „ee will „„, ,,Z"^ T"'""- '""' "» '■'..■ mCm,. J- lonW^We to Collect So ,■■ v' V U w"''",": " '■••"" '^ <'»"""" » f- »;™"" I- Ti,„e to ,„.gi„ v ™„;;;;'l?'- > ■;■■"<■ »'■ fJ« |.om„l. ,„ . '" ""» vote ,.,ee„t ,•■ .e^enW. wool , , ^ * ''°"'"""' '" >' 1. te "e« .t lioston & el,e,vlK.re." " ""' "'"«'" »" l"» ow„ bnis- '«»" »»» Iiev,..re,.,l Ito,. K ^ f;;™ "f" "'« --no,;, „r „„ ;""'""— •"-ter"to,;,tt VI ,1'™"'" " '■""'"-■" "" pi ; "'«■ " "■'"«. re,c.re„ee wasni,! '""■'"' •■""' '"= "■•'' -lonLtlei tie ;,""'" I •^•■- lie .-iine „i, ,.:,;:.•';;;:::;:,"'■"■ '"■• '"" ■'■■"■■'■"'■ '""'-"■.■ »l»Ml,l, .reach „t,|,e « 1,' ' , ™"' ""«''• •■■"'•■" H.o ;-] "ocor,li,„ to „„,„ rate, ' ;:; "' ""i •""'■ C^'- Me,,! '*'"'■'■"' "•^""-^'^-'"•/^-././^^vz/fife, 350 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrsiIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. Iio pleases," A vote was also passed " Tluit .lames Hue sliould have the one half of the two liiiul seats to make a Tew of on the southeast end of the moeting-honse." [17 JO.] In the year 1740 the town appropriated £150 for :\rr Hutiierrord's salary, and also voted to raise .i'"iOO as a seltlement. '•if he lives and ilies minister of Bnniswiek," and to raise £()() llj.s. I(/, that year. [1711.] The town appropriated, in the year 1 74 1 , £1 r)0 for snjtpmt of the minister and £00 towards his settlement. The jiroprietors also this year voted to lay out a •' ministry lot" of ont' hnndre(l aeres, ncnr the meeting-house, on the south side of the road. To judge from the record, the settlers must have been accompanied at church very IVi- quenth' by their canine companions, as the town voted, '• That cich person that suffers his Dog to com to the meeten-hose one the Loiils Day shall I'orfet the sum of twelve [)ence." [1742.] IJeverend ^Ir. Hutherlbrd closed his labors here early in the year 174'J. having preached in town for about seven years. In Feliiuary of this 3'ear a connnittee was a[)pointetl by the town to obtain a minister to preach, on probation, with a view to settlenieni. This connnittee does not seem to have accomplisiied much, however, for in June following another committee was chosen *' to agree with the Ueverend INIr. Jonathan Pierpont, or some other minister, to pnjnli to us for two or three months." In September, the town voted '* that y" Rev'' Mr. Sam" Orseb.inic and y' Uev'' .Mr. James Morton be neither of them imployed in the publick woorUe of the Ministrey in this town for the fughter." Ami ,i new connnittee was ai)|K)inted to secure the services of some suitiilil.' *• orthodox " minister to preach on probation during the winter, and In be permanently settled if an agreement cc^dd lie had between him nii'l the town. The connnittee were authorized to advance £'^ a week to the minister wiio might lie emi)loved. This action was owing to tli,' fact that there was a contlict between the eastern and western i)orti(iiis of the town arising from dilferences in religious views, and the town :it this time having two ministers on its hands, in order to harmonize iiimI- ters, voted that neither of them sliould be employed. The people in the eastern part of the town were priucipalh' desciiid- ants of the lirst settlers of New Kuglanil. 'I hose who resided in tin west part of the town were tor the most i)art Scotch-Irish Presbyte- rians. The latter forme. I at this time the most numerous portion. The people of New JNIeadows wished to have the platform of the churches ut York, Herwick, Kittery. etc., and " a Mr. Lumbers [or ECCLESIASTICAL UlSTORY OF BRUXSWICK. 357 I,iiml>!U'(ls], a busybody, was (.lispatehed for ii eo}»y of Mr. Moody's phitform." » IJosidos tlio ministers already inciitioiied. Reverends lUowers, Crum- liic. ami iM('('lanatlian were eniployc^l for a lonirer or sliorter time. Tlu' latti'r not only jjreaclicd, but taner of this year the town made an agreement with the Reverend Mr. Hodges, of Falinoutli, to preach for five or six montlis on a salary of £.'{ per week. Ill May, Deacon Samuel Hinckley was authorized to secure a minis- ter to i)reach on probation, with a view to settlement, and the town paid him £(\ " for ten days going after a minister to supiily the town." S )ine (piestion, probably, arising about this time as to wlioin the con- trol of the meeting-house was vested in, the iiroprietors, at a meeting held in Boston. June 1. 1713, " Voted, Whereas the Proprietors out of an earnest desire to l)romot(> the preaching of the " «i)ell in the Town of IJrunswick did some years since signify to the S» .. ''s or Inhabitants of said Town, ' PejcpitrM Papers. * Ibid. 8 'I his lot had been previously laid out for this ptirpose. 358 HISTORY OF Brunswick, topsiiam, and iiarpswell That ill case the_v would at their Charge provide & raise tlie Frame of a meeting iiouse in said Town, tlie [jroprietors would at tlieir Ex|)eu('i' furnish Glass, Nails & other 3Iiitcriuls & fniisli tiie said meeting Iioum' whieli thev have accordingly done : it is tlierefore now agrceil &, Voted. Tliat the said meeting iiouse is to be ifc continue to tlie use of tlic Inhal»itants of said Town, for carrying on the puhlick worshij) of Cod therein, and tliat no particular Inhabitant or Inliabitants, I'ropricloi or Proprietors, jjretend to claim tiie same for their particidar use or properly contrary to tlie true Intent and design for wliicli said Iioum' was erectetl, or to the Kxclusion of any of the Inhabitants fioiii enjoying the Henefitt of said House. •' Provided Notwithstanding that the Pew on the Right Side of tiic Front Door be & remain for the use of the Proprietors tlieir Heirs it Assigns it wholly at our Disposal." [1714.] There was no minister settled in the year 1744. A judp- osition was made in February, however, to extend a call to Hevereiid James INIortou, but the town voted in the negative. Jii jMarcli a coiii- mittee was chosen to procure a minister to supply tlie town •• lor some time," on as reasonable terms as i)ossible. [174.").] Ill May, 1745, Deacon Samuel Hinckley w s selected ;is an agent to [irocure a minister, but he not meeting with success, in Octol er, Mr. Kbeiie/.er Stanwood was iippointed agent for that piii- pose, and was lu'oinised forty shillings for his services. [174G.] In Decemlier, 174G, the town voted to extend an invita- tion to Ueverend Robert Dun lap, of Sheepscot Bridge, New Castle. Massachusetts, to preach with a view to settlement, and the selectnuMi were instructed to eonuniinicate with him by letter, and IMessrs. Robert Given and Vincent Woodside were chosen a committee to 'j.o after him, and were to be allowed twelve shillings i)er day for tlieir services. The town also voted to pay Mr. Dunlaj) £4 per Sabbath. and a committee was clioseu to take up a contribution each Sabbat ii to heli» pay the minister's salary'. [1747.] In March of the following year the town voted to settle Mr. Robert Dunlap at a salary of £200 per year (old tenor), and with a settlement of £200 " when the war is over." The town also voted to hire a house for his use "during the present war,' and to pay tin- charge." As Mr. Dunlap was a Presbyterian, and naturally desired to 'h' ordained by a presbyteiy, and there being none nearer than Loiiduii- ^ Spanish orjifth Indian. ECCLESIASTICAL lllSTOUY OF BRUNSWICK. 351) (In V.' it was iinilually agreed between him and the town that the oidiiiatioii slioiild tai0, the town voted a present to ]\Ir. Dnnlap, of t'-JU ohl tenor, and in 3Iay there was raisetl by the town for his salary £2(; l.'J.s-. \d. lawfnl i .)ney, and £13 (!s. M. to be given as a present, and the same amount for his " settlement." At a meeting of the i)roprietors, held this year, July !1, it was voted by them to dispose of the vacant land at New Meadows, and to expend the mone}' tims obtained in finishing tiie meeling-iioiise. A note at the bottom of the records says that this assistance was not accepted by tiie town. [17.')1.] In 17;")! the town voted to add £18 6.'*. 8rf. lawfnl money, to Mr. Dunlap's salary, •' pnniding he will take his pay in such specie as tiie town can pay iiim in, at the market |)riee, ,>therwise Mr. Dnn- lap must adhere to his first agreement with the town." At its annual iiieoting the town also voted to raise for his salary £40 lawfnl money, " ill such specie as it can produce in lumber at the market price," and £8 in cash. [17iVi.] The next year the selectmen were directed to petition the General Court to have Topsham annexed to Brunswick in order to assist in maintaining the gospel, " unless the inhabitants of To|)sham will bind themselves to the satisfaction of our selectmen, to pay the Kevcrcnd Mr. Dnnlap eighty pounds, old teiiour, this year." The Province laws at this time allowed the taxing of adjacents, which had no minister, and whose people attended preaching in the town which taxed them.'' The town also this year voted £40, lawful money, for his salary, " to be paid in lumber, landed in Boston at the market price, where ' Pejepscot Papers. ^McKeen, MS. Lecture. 2 Greenlea/'s Ecclesiastical Sketches. 300 IIISTOIIY OF nnUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, and IlARrfiWELL our niinistor shall order, two thirds to bo dclivorcil tliorc hy the (ii^i duv of October next, and the other tliird by tlic first of May next." "What elleet the petition referred to al»ove iind, does not appear frmn the record, but in all prolial)ility it iiastened the efforts made in Toiis- ham to settle a minister. Tiie cause of tliis petition was undoubtedly due to tho fact that the people of Topsham, havinu; no preadiin^ in their own town, were accustomed to attend reli<:ious services in iiruiis- wiclv. without contriltutiiiji their due stiare towards the support of the same. [17') I.] This year tlie proprietors maile a deeil to Heverend Mr, Dunlap of the one hundred and fifty acres of land previously <>r;uil((i to the lirst settled minister.' [IT'*').] Al)out tills time a meetinu-house was built at tlie east eml of the town, for tlie acconiinodation of tiie residents of tliat localitv. liefore the erection of this bnildiiiij;, Mr. Dunlap used to [ireacli in tliiit part of the town in the barn of -lames Thompson,- which stood wlnic Bartlett Adams now (b'^TT) lives. During the war with tlie Indians he was escorted to tiie [ilace by his iicii^liliors, armed,'' [I7A().] In the year 17.')() tlie town, in addition to the usual appro- priation of i'K) for the minister's salary, voted to pa,}' the rent of liis house for that year. [t7oi).] In 175!) the town voted that the inlial>itants of the soiitli- east part of the township slioukl have preaching every secoml Sabbath. [1760.] In October, 17(50, a committee was chosen by the town to call a council of ministers "• to decide our unhappy differences with the Ivcverend Mr. Dunlap." The council consisted of Ueverci;.! Messrs. Sniitli, of Falmouth, Morrill, of IJiddeford, and of Kevercml Mr. Loriain. The council resulted in the speedy dismission of Mr. Dunlap. It will be noticed that although ISIr. Dunlap was a I'resby- terian, yet this was a Congregational council. The ditliciiltics on account of which the council was held arc said by (ireenleaf ' to iiavc been in regard to tlie payment of his salary. jMcKccu,^ however, implies that he was dismissed on account of " having become weak and imbecile in mind and body, owing to a paralytic shock." Tliiit Greeiileaf was correct in his statement is evident from the Ibllowiiiii' comnuinication from INIr. Dunlap to the town, which is given ver- batim : — > Tiviimwick Records in Pejepscot Collections. •i Mcliein, MS. Lecture. " Pejepscot Papers. * Ecclesiastical Sketches of Maine. ^ Bmnmcick Telegraph, July 80, I.*.".'!. ECVLKSIASTWAl. l[f STORY OF nii'f'XSWWK. 3(51 ••To Till". Town oi- Him\s« .Icnt; i»()T" 17f.O. •• St'ciiiii' It |)l('!is«'(l Divine providciict' lo oltstnu't my Boiiiji nt I,(iii(l(iii(kTi'('y iit tlic L.'ist Sit I inn' ol' tin- I'ri's':'' wliicli will jijipciir by iiiv .loiniiiil it otlicr t'vidcucc IC Callcil: I My ailvico of some woltliy iiicii ; oiler to \'. Coiisiddeintioii tlu'se proposals — '• \'J. tli;it no iiwiiis monney or Hiites Sluill Kver Come Into my |incket ; or priviite use In aiiey Slmpe : ;is ministerial taxes In tins town: tliat Do's not adhere to my min7 •■ L'ly that Sneli as lie: or may lie adherents To my min?' Have Lilirrly to pay there ministerial taxes »fc other Keolesiastical Duos •n thev ( !o to hear the word or have or may .loine In Coneetion \vi th the old C'hnich of ('hri>t In Hrnnswiek : it Sncli as jiretend Miicy Sernple of Conoienee In .loineini; with us: I Lord not over tlicir Coiieiences they may n-e their Christian Lilierty- their nionney SIimII !)(' at their (Avn Dis[)osal : I have always tho't this was the IScst way to pace: tho't I wond Kather (jnit my title to part of a town tax: or Hite tlien have a hand In Divisions: & uneasyness : I Mil no Longer able to Live under — •••J'! propos! whether Deacon Illnkley & Capt. David Dunning: as we have a IJev''. & Good Tresltr^. to go to. will eontimie their adhor- ciice, as I think wee agreed it signityd. and for which I am now pre- piiring it still am Desirous of Such (iovernment. it Do profess the ^vl■st=minst^ Confession of faith to he the Confession of my faith unless better light oti'er to my undi'rstandin *' ."{'V that whereas yon are or may lU' aqualnted : with my Coing to the wcs".' Twicie — '• rf to ask Counsel tending to the pnlilig'' Benefit & Tranquility & that our unhai)pey Divisions might Be lieald : 2'^ To waite on the Hev'' P UY which wind it weather Disapointed me In : my Journal wil' Dciiionstrate. I thorefcn* Intreate you would let me have my Arears: uC Last Sallary. I have no minnets of the exact time when I accei)ted 3" Call But am pretty Certain It was In march or aprill after which I looked on m}' Self y"" min"" tlio' not really ordained : and went to Boston : to |)i'e[)are my self after which no pay was Kec*? By me from aney l)i'0[ile for preaching the (iospel: as far as I can l^emember: But Ciiiiie to Bruns"^ In the night of the eighth Day of July, which I am Rcadey to Depone. " You may all See I ara not wanting aney Charges : onl}- my Just invars : which will Satisty & may possibly make us Easej'. Sure I think 1 aim at the Honest part. 3()2 iifsToiiY OF niiUNSWicK, TormiAM, and iiaiipswkll. " Altlio I spciil of mv own iiioiiiicv iiliuiit £.!() (loiiijf lo IJosIdii : iV liiri'iii^ it lioisc, :iiii| r'uliiiji; to Donvv wlun I wiis oriliiiiuHl : — " aiitl tlicse LiiHt Expenses : wliicli I iini siiii' is more & not less: of wliicli I s!iy iiotliiiiL!; at tliis time — 11 A ini'('tinl" . £00 l.'J.s. 4r/.. lawful money, and to givi' him i'lOO to enal)le him to settle, this amount to be paid in tiu'ec .•nnuial instalments, one third each year, and if he desired in settle on the "■ ministerial lot," it was voted to lay out i.'2()( > in a Ikmim' and imiirovements. The arrangements for preaching v, ere thai .Mr Miller should be excused from preaching at Xew ^leadows during tlu' first three months of the year, and as a comi)ensatiou to the i-esidents of that i)ortion of the town, he was to [)reach there every Sabbalii for two of the summer months and every alternate Sunday- for the rest ol' the year. [17(!2.] In Sei)teinber, 1702, a committee was chosen to reccivi' ]Mr. ]\Iiller's answer to the call given him by the church and town. His answer was as follows : — " By virtue of your vote passed in your meeting the 14th day of September. 17(V2, as you then voted me a salary and settlement rcl'cr- ence being had to said vote, I cheerfully accept of your unaniiiioMs and friendly offers and engage to settle with you as your minister diir- ' Pejepscot Papers, ECCLKSIASTICAL IlISTOm OF IIUUNSWWK. 'M^?, iiii: liUs imU'SH somctluiig mntcrial liu|)|)('iis, by \w\n\x, legally partccl ; iiii I I eiit?ii|i?i' to f'oiifbnn to your voto pHHsiid S«|)tomlier 1st. I7t!2, in ic^iinl to prcacliing nt New Meadows so loiijj as my lu-altli will admit of. or till tlicy are set off, or otiierwise voted, and wisliinn' that we iiiMV liy our pii'acliinti; and example edil'y and advance i^atli (jtlier's clcinal interest and live in love and peace as loiijf as life lasts, ".John .MiM.iit .ItNion." Tiie ordination UhAk place on the third of November, tiie exercises hciiiii' condncted It^' the lieverends Smith, Katon, Lorain, Klvans, Wcyliurn, and Obens. David Dunninu; provided an entertainment for the ministers and their attendants, by order of the town. [ITtjiS.] In ITGSsome diflicnlties iiei^an to arise in re;j,ard to tiie >iiiL;incial interest I'rom this tiiiie niitil tlie year 177l», wiien tiie town voted to make Mr. Miller such a compensation for that ^ear as mi<^lit be agreed njion, in consid- eration of Ihe scarcity and dearness of the necessaries of life, and .Messrs. Aaron Ilinicley, Thomas Skollield, and Captain William Stan- wood were chosen a committee to ilecide as to what snm was pro|)er. Siilisi'(|nently the towii voted not to add anything to .Mr. IMiller's siihiiy. but to leave it to the generosity of the people, and the nsnal salary of ,f(I(i los. If/, was accordingly voted. [IT.SO.] Jn 17HU the town voted to pay Mr. .Miller's regidar salary' ■•ill produce of the country, at tlie price such articles wore in 177o, 01' m much of the present currency as will purchase so much of said iii'tieles." [17.S(i.] In the year 17SC the town voted to allow the people in the cast end of the township to •• regulate tlio way of singing in Divine Service in the east end as they shall think proiier." In June of this year, owing to troubles now but imperfectly understood, lint prob- ably connected with matters of church government, the town voted to ilisniiss Mr. .Miller from his jiastoral ollice, and a committee was I'iiosoii to notify him of the action of the town. He must, however, have refused to accept his dismissal as [17«7] on the eiglith of May of the next year, agreeabl}- to his own desire, i\ vote of the meml»ers of the church was taken, as to whether he should or should not be dis- missed. The result of this vote was nine for dismission and tive .'w; I iihioiiY OF nins'swicK, tdi'siiam, asd iiaiii'sui-:i,i.. n<;aiiiHt it. Ah tliis diil not hoimii siiliHraclorv, tlic rimtirt'i/nlitiii wms tlu'i) cjillt'il ii|i(tti to vote on the Hulijoct Tlic result of tliis vkIc was twclvt' lor dismission nnd eijilili-cn iiy;iiinst it. 'I'lic town tlu'rfii|ioii, without tiikinu: direct iietion,' voted to raise no money lor his sM|i|iitit. [1 Tms.] In I7."^s the town ii'j;!iiu vot'd not to p'ly liirn any siiiiirv. and also votcMl to call a coinieil of the i!ei;:li1iorinju; churches to iicm' tlie jirievaiices of tho.sewho were dissntisiicd witli him. .\s tjicn' is no evidence tliat a council was ever actually assenihlt 1. and ii> .Mr. Miller died before the dos(^ of the year, it is proltalile that the eallin'r of the «'onneil was dcferreil on accoinit nf his ill-liealtli. [ITH'.K] The Jiext year a coninnltee was a|>|)ointed to pay tlip executor of .Mr. Miller's est.ate the amoinit of his salary due him .-it llic time of his dciitli. A committee was al.so chosen to secure aiiolluT minister on trial. [IT'.Mi.] A conunittee was chosen in April, IT'.tO, to invite lieviT- end Mr. Cornwell to i)reacli on pmlcition : but in Aiif^iist the town voted not to settle him, and a conunittee was chosen to secure .soinc otlier loinister. [171)1.] The following proposal was made to the town in Dccciii- ber : — " Six months T propose, at the desire of tlie Committee to supply the |)eople of lirnnswick as a Vreacher, allowing me to l)e alisent Inn months in the Winter, more or less as convenient, provided ii is ngreeal)lo to the town. ".Vnnv" )\ro()i!r.. " Dki T.MIl" L''l I7!U." '' [1702.] In .I;innary. 171t2, the proposal of Mr. Moore was acceptoil. and he wa.s engaged to |)reaeh for six months on probation. In .\ii- gust the town voted unanimously to give him a call to settle, at a salary of i'lOO and with a settlement of i'lOO, to l>e paid iiim in one yciir after his settlement It was also voted that the Haptists in this town who can prodiu'c ;i certilicate that tliey belong to a Baptist .society shall have a right Id draw the money tliat was last assessed as a ministerial tax. to lu' appropriated t(j pay their own preacher, and that the}- be no longer taxed in the ministerial tax. It was also voted that the minister should preach every other Sunday at the east end of the town. i H7i(V7t icas needless, in vieiv of the vote takm the preceding year. '^Fejepseot Papers. ECCLESIASTICAL IITSTOIiY OF HUVNsWIVK. 309 yiv. Moore (Iccliiic'il the cjill to settle periiiiuioiitly iiiwl in SepttMiilier (if till' followiiiii year [IT'.'.'!], llie town voted iinaninioii.sly to extend iicidl to the l{everend Khenezer Collin, and to jxive liini a snlaiv of fldO iiihI t'ifM) lor n Mettlenienl. lie was ordained .lune 'i.l, I7'.»l. ( IHUl.J Mr. Cutlin left in l«()|. 'Ihere is no aeeonnt in eitlier tlie town or einireli r«'cordM of any lornial ilinniiMsal. but there is prohaltly 11(1 doiilit tliat lie was eonii»elled to resiverend .Mr. .Miiriay foinied a clmich in this place, in connection with the prcshytery. Smnuel (lark is said to liavi' lieeii the lirst deacon.' It is narrated that on one occasion, while Mr. ^^nrl•ay, of Hoothh.'iy. w.ns here for tl;e purpose of oroanizinjx the church ;ind was eii^:ioe(| in l)iTachiiijr. Aaron lliiilvley. diNpleased with something that he iiad said, stepped o)it into the aisle, and addressing Mr. Murray, iniiuired of him if he knew in whose [iresence he was speaking; to which Mr. Murray replii-il that he was aware that he was in the i»reseiice of the .liid ii'e o f the Inferior Court. .Mr. Ilinklev then said. " I sav to von as the Lord s.iid to Flijali. 'What dost thou hero,' John .Murray?" Till" (lucstion. with tlie verse following in this connection, '• I have heeii very jealous for the J.ord God of hosts; for the cliildn n of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down tliino altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword" (I Kings xix, !•, 10). gave a text to Mr ^Murray upon which he continued to preach, making some very d tt flirt h severe and sarcastic remarks, and putting an i|ii('stioiis.'- Thcre is no doiilit hut that this church was originally estaltlished on Presliyterian [)riiiciples, and continued so during the ministry of Mr. Diiiilap. 1 Woodman'a notes. ^McKeen, MS. Lecture. 36() mSTOUY OF DRUNSWICK, lOPSIIAM, AND IIAIiPSWELL. TIh' mnli' iiuMiiliors of tliis cluirch in 1701 were' .Tolin Miiiott, Snm- iicl Clarke. Khi'iu'zcr Stanwood. William Simiisoii, David Diimiiiiur. .loliii Orr. .Saiiiiu 1 Wliitiu'V, Isaac Sii()\v, .lames 'riiompsoii. Amiciu IIikIvIov, Siiii;iiel Stanwood, James Elliott, William Hos.s, Williiini • Stanwood. Tliomas Adams, Tliontas Skollield, and John Smart. Alter tlie settlement of Mr. sillier, the ehiweli assumed a mixed eharacter for about seven years. Th;> number of ehureh members \v;is thei\ about seventy, among whom were seven deacons. ^ Mr. Miller was ordained Noveml»er .'i, 17()2. The council con- sisted of Messrs. Suiith. Loriug, Klviu, Wibird. Robbins, and Ealmi. At a church meeting held a few days subscfjueutly, it was votcil: " Wheri'Ms this church as to its govenuneut since it has bt'cn galheiiMl and luore esuecially while Mr Duulai) was their [)astor. has ni>{ Ih.ch duly ke|)t 111) '" ^''^' beauty and order of the (iospel, by reason of which they have greatly separated in the Ceremonials of (JoveriUMciit. it was tiierefore voted : That all those who are not in full conunuiiioii with the church and who never had any children bai)tized or wnv never baptized themselves, in order to receive the ordinances either for themselves or their children are required to be propouniled to the church at least the Sabbatli before Uaplism, in order to own the Cov- enant of liaptism." IJevereiul IMr. Miller was ordained as a Congregatioualist, but aftci' SOUK' years the church and parish returned to the Londonderry I'res- bytery. from which they had seceded.^ How much soever .a i)ortion of his congregation may have been eili- fied by his [)reachiug, some of them were not srillicieutly so to give closr attention to liim, and it was not at all uucouuuou for uuuibei's of people to lie aslee[). At such times, it is narrated, 3Ir. Miller was in the iiahit of stopping in the midst of his sermon, and saying, •• Wake up. he.'irejs !" After a while it was made the duty of old Mr. (ieorge Coombs to waive the sleepers by rapi)ing on their pew-doors with his stall'.* At the eouueil for the ordination of Mr. ^liller, Reverend Tliniiia> Smith was the moderator, and Mr. l.oring, scribe. At the ordination, prayer was nnide by the Heven ud ^Ir. L(U'ing. the charge by Mr. Smith, the right hand of fellowship by Mr, Eaton, and the sermon liy Mr. Miller himself. The following, in regard to church government, was found on un old paper, undated, and very nuich worn: — ^ Prirpscot Piipcis. - Orecnlcaf, Ecxlcsuistica! Sketches. 8 3/,.ffv.f,t^ ,1/5'. /.rrliirc *Jitiae.i Vurtia'^ Journal, in Library 0/ Maine Jlixtorical Hociely. ECCLKSIASriCAl, IlISTOh'Y OF lUWXSWICK. no; '• Tliose conconiing tlic Cliiircli of Christ in Urmiswick as to the order niul Coiisliliitioii of this (V.urch. It was at lirst sot up in llic i'lvsbvterian order to lie uovenieil liy a Session and sinei' we have Idt oil' tliat order and lioscrnnient we iiave jiot into Disoider and iiiive no ii()\ ernnient at all. therefore we the snliseiitiers lieii-of advise the meinlii'rs of ihe Clnireh to look to (iod for a hlessinji; and diree- lion herein, in setting uj) their old C'onstitnlion and choose ten or twelve elders and have them ordained to tlieir eharge and duty, herein to act for the glory of (Jod and the good of this ehiuvh. and in ail Keele:iiastical affairs be'-inging to tiiis einireh that may eonu' liefore tlieni to (U'cide theni iniiiarlially withont favor or atieetion. 'i'his is our deliberate jiidgenient and ndviee and that we cannot come into peace and good government withont taking these stops.. "JiJOAii Chase. ]?oni:i{T DuxviNO. WlI.MAM STANWOOI). Sami'i;l .Stanwood, Ju. Samukl Stan wood. .in. liKAVIS SlMI'SOV. STKIMIIN SK()I,F1KI,I>. William AVoodsidk. Damkl Woodsidk, Jh. An J MONV Woodsidk. David Duxnino, Jh. David Dunning. AnDUKW DrXNING. Sami'kl Stanwood. John Dunlap. William Stanwood, Jd. AV'iLLiAM Si>i:au. SaMI'KL DiNLAl'. ,FoiiN SwKrx. Ja.mks ('auy. Jamks Elliott. William Stanwood, .3d." [17(')'2.] At a mooting of tlio chureh, hold .Monila\', Xo\cmbor 1.'), it was — Viiteil. '"That all such as desire admittance into fnll Cominnnion with tlie Church, shall privately signifv their desire to the minister. mill [make a statement of their religious] views, after whli-h the min- ister sha'l propound tlioin to the Cluiroh at least a week before the Sacr.Mment, that if any of tiie Comnninicants hav(? anything to object. Iliey nniy have time so to do before the Sacrament, which objection is to 1)0 made to the Deacons, wlio shall before Sacrament day acquaint the minivtor of it, that the minister nmy liavo time to inform tiic per- son, lint if no objections iii)poar, the minister shall proceed to admit till' [lerson." .Mso. " 'I'hat the sacruinont of the F.ord's .Snjiper bo inhninisteri'd once in two months in the wint»'r, begimiing the lirst Siildiath of December, and once in six weeks in the snnnner months." [I7(;;5.] On .M.'iy Di, the chiirdi voted. ''That the contriluition be loiitiniKHl at both ends of tin; town in order to purchase utensils for this church. • iiG8 HISTORY OF liltUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND llAIiPSWKLL. "To [)iir(']i!is(' four IIjiu'oiis, ci^Iit (;iiik:inls, twelve ciip^, four dislics. two tiilileclollis, iiiiil two u;ii)Uiiis lor tlii' use of lliis churcli. " Tliiit Aaron lliuUk'V and Deacon Diinniui:; take char^'e of llu- contribution, and see (lie articles purchased as soon as may l>e. "That Deacon Clark and Deacon Samuel f*tai:wood take nii accoinit of the money collected at the west meetinjif-houso, and Dcm- con Snow and Deacon Whitney take account of tlie money collcclcil at the east ineeting-liouso, before delivered into the hands of Deacon Dunniny- and Mr. Ilinkley." It is didicult to undeistand the necessity for this vote to purcli.isc llag'ons, etc., because (if there is no mistake in the date inscrilicd upon them) two tlaj^ons, three plates, and four cups were preseiitiil to the clunch in \1M by Hcnjamin Larrabcc and -loini iMinot. 'I'lu'v are now in tiie possession of I'rofessor A. S. Packard. At this same meeting' of the church, it was " voted to sin,i>; 'I'ate .Miiii Urady's version with tlie liyunis annexed thereto, ccjuiposed by Ishmc Walts. 1). D." Mr. Aaron Ilinkley declined serving as deacon, and was excused. [17(!l.] Tills year an individual who desired bai)tism for his two children was obliged to make a pulilic confession of his criiiiiiial iiili- macy with Ann Conner, who suliseiiut'iitly committed suicide. ri7(i.">.] September 8, the church met and voted to have a coven, ml drawn up and signed by each member. The following is found on tiie t'over of one of tlio old recoivls : — "Octolier ITC).") The i)eoi>le in lirimswick began to quarrel with their minister, John Miller, headed by William Woodside Senior." [17l)().] On May !), a church meeting was held to consider this "quarrel"; and at an adjourned meeting, held May "i'J, the cliiiivii voted that Mr. Woodside siiould apologize to the pastor. lie relii-cl to do so, and the church then voted that •" Mr. Miller's Character stuml fair in the eye of the clnirch," [17(17.] May 1.'!. William Woodside was susi)ended until lie con- fessed his fault to the church ami pastor. [17()S.] July 2!l. At a meeting o\' the cliurch on this day objec- tion was otlcn-d to the baptism of a ciiild of Thomas Thom[)son. ••nii account of said Thomas standing up and reading the Psalm in tin' public worship of CJod." The child was, however, baptized. At ii meeting on September (>, William Woodside, Senior, openly asked llic forgiveness of the church anil the pastor, as to his past miscondiic'. and was received again into the church. A number of the members were also reconciled to each other at this meeting, an iincouimon siiiiit ECCLESIASTICAL J/lSTOIiY OF ItUUSSWlCK. a()l» of f(ii<>;i\oiicsa |)rinailing, and tlie humiiIhts iippciuiiiji' tu bo " of ouo licnit .'111(1 of one iniixl." At tliis iiicctinii' Mr. Miller openly deelnred himself to l»e the i)astor of a eiiiireii on the ('oiii'n led to consider the decline of rclifiioii ; and accordinjil^' a (liiy of fastini? and prayer was a[tpointed "to im|»lore pardon ol" (iod, niid his aid and helj)." The ilay was seriously observed. After piililie services the church mot, confessions wen; made, alienations iiiiil dilferencos conij)()sed, and tokens appeared of a revivinji' s|)iritual iiilliience among the Christian portion of the comnuinily. [1771.] The (juoslion whether the chnrcli should be Congroga- tioiial or Presbyterian in form came \\\) tiiis year. A meeting was held at the west meeting-house, whicii the members of the oast end did not attend. Subsequently a meeting was held i\{ the east end which was attended by both parties. The ntjxt day some of the n)embors at the oast end met at ('ai»tain Th(»mpson's, without notifying the other iiiciiibers. To reconcile the dillicullies a meeting was held on [177'iJ liine IC), and the l\)llowing agreement was drawn \\\) and signed '■ In the lirst place we i)roposc that this Cluirch and the I)i iscii)nn( thereof be governed agreeable to the Congregational Constitution and lilntform of the chinches in New England — excepting the achninis- inilioii of the ordinance of liaptisin and the Lord's supper to be lulmiiiistered agreeable to the custom of the I'resliytorian Churches, mill to have only one [)reparation day before each sacrament. " Consented to by me, " John iliLLKii. " David Dinmno , AaUON lIlNKII.V I Sami:i;l Ci.akk .1ami;s TnoMi'soN SaMI'I;!, STA.NW()OI>i Isaac ISnow 'I'MO.MAS SKOLI'IKI.d/ Church Ciiiiiiitlfi'. •' \'oted and acce[)ted in t hiireli. " N. li. It is to be understood by the Pastor and the Church tiint tho above WTiting was drawn up and executed in consequence of all ilitl'orences and uneasiness tiiat did subsist between the Pastor and (hiiicli, and the same were adjusted and settled in an amicable iimmicr." [1774.] At a meeting of the churcii, (Mi May lf>, at the west iiu'oting-house, the above vote having caused some uneasiiieas, and 84 370 IIISTOKY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSlIAM, AND IJAliPsWKLL. sonio of the niomlicrs at tlio oast ciul ol' tlio town not boinp; disiHiscd to comply witli :t, it was vot«Ml tliat tlic sacrament m'lLrlit Ix' a of sini>in,u" adoiiti'il at the east end of tlip town, and it was voted that the psalms ami liymns shouM be read by the deacons. /. p., line by line, nntil ail li:ii| had time to furnish themsi>lves with iiooks. Charles Thomas wiis chosen chorister at the i-ast end, and .John Diinninjj!; at the west end (if the town, with lilierly to ap|ioint their own assistants. At a nu'ctniji' held .Inly .'), tlu're was a pretty warm discussion in regard to the mode of singing. After a wiiile the discussion tinned upon the question whether the church was Congregational or I'resliy- terian. The meeting closed without settling the point. [17!»().J At a meeting held in March, there lieing no minister. Stanwood Dunning was chosen ])erinanent mod<'rator. Several pcr- sons being asked why they had absented themselves from eliurcli meetings, etc.. one rei)lied. *•• liecaiise there was no order in tlic chnrcdi"; another, that he could not sit down to the Lord's talde uilli a certain member; and others an-\vi-red that •• tiiey had joinc'il iIk Bapi Is." [17;t;').] December bs the (diuich voted a call to Hevereml .Mr. Collin, and that the twcnty-thiid of .lanuary be set for his onlinalinii. [17'.il.] .lanuary 22, the coiMicil for the ordination met. It ren- sisled of Daniel Little, Keniu-bunk ; Tanl Collin, Ibixton ; 'riioiii;i' Brown, 8troudwater ; .Mfred -lolmston, Free|)ort ; Sannud Kalmi. Ilarpswell; Jonathan Kills. Topsliam : and the nsnal lay delegates. The ordaining services were performoil the next day in the west nici'l- ing-honse. The minutes of only two church meetings are recorded dmiiiLi tlif whole of 3lr. Collin's pastorate. May 10 of tiiis year it was vntid that there should be four comnnniions u year. June 2G it was voUil ECCLESIASTICAL lUSTOUY OF lUtUKSWICK. 371 '•that ciuididatos for tlic linplisni of tlioii' first cliild slioiih] lu' jm'o- poiiudt'd as siicli one Ibrliiiulit, tliat if there should he any ohji'ctions iiKide. thev may he made hi season to the minister that he may act iicciirdin^ly." On .Tuly "21. I1SO8, the new meeting honse, whieh had been built by siiliseription, was given to and aeeepted by the parish, tlie north gal- lery being reserved for the use of the students of Howdoin College, that institution having eoiiti ibnted funds towards its erecti)n. After- ward, in the present building, tiie south gallery was substitutecl in lien of the north. On Fehrnary «, ISld, tiie parish extended an invitation to Reverend John l>artlett to settle over them. The eall was not, however, aeeepted. On the twenty-first of April, of this year, the [lari^h voted lo ix'tilion the Court of Connnon Pleas for a remission of the fine that had been iinposed upon them " for not being supplied with preaching." Siiii'e l>!()i> there had been 110 settled minister ovei' them and a i)or- tioii of the time no i)reaehiug. though during this time I'residents McKet'u and Appleton often oflieiated. On Apiil 2. INI 1 , the parish voted '• to appoint a suitable perpon to care for the meeting-house, sweep the same, ;ind y/uf/ tin' It'll." This is the first allusion to any bell in town and this hell was inidoubtedly the one on the college chapel. In Octohi'r. ISi'-l. however, the parish aiitliori/.eil a bell \o be put in tiie toweidf the meeting-house, and it was done shortly after. This, the first parish lieli, was bought by siihscrii)tion, and eost about live huudreil dollars.' The college paid fifty dollars towards its purchase, on condition that tlie parish woidd sive them the right to use botli it and the meeting-house, for literary I'XLMcises on Conunencement week and at other times for special pur- poses. ui)on ten days' notice being given. In I.SI7 the ([ueslion of heating tlie meeling-house came up. and on Ihe eighteenth of .lamiarv the parish voted to grant permission to have stoves i)ut in. This was probably not done, though, at this time, for in 1.S24 the matter again came up and was referred to a I'oinniittee, who reported it inexpedient to use stoves. In Xoveinher. ls;!,s, ilie parish authorized the assessors " to adopt the plan used in Ki'ViM-end Mr. EUingwood's church, in ISath." In 181!), John Schwartkin. of Holland, was allowed to |)artake of the co'niunnion without a lettc of reconnnenns rimntmtid to a tn'tte oiv/' i/iix sinn. 372 HISTORY OF niiUiXSWICK, TOPbllAM, AND HAliPSWKIJ,. In Kcverciul ISIr. Mi-nd's reply to a call of the oliiircli, in IH -j. i„. niJHic it a condition of his acceptance tiiat lie siionld iiave the rij>lit id dissolve the connection with the chnrcli whenever the conipensa(ii)ii \w received failed to anionnt to seven inindied dollars a year. His ordination services were held this year and were as foll(iu>: introdnctory prayer, by Reverend Mr. iMittimore, of Falnioiilli; sermon, by Heverend Doctor I'ayson, of Portland; consecraliii^ prayer, by Keverend 3Ir. (Jillet, of Ilallowell; cliarge, liy IJevercml Doctor I'ackard, of AViscasset; riyht hand of fellowship, by HeverciKl Mr. .Smith, of Portland; address to the pco|)le. by b'everend .Mr. KUingwood, of IJath ; closing prayer, liy Hovorend Mr. I'omeroy. of (iorliam. Mr. Mead was dismissed, at hi? own request, in July, l^■i!). On the fifth of tliat month he preached his farewell discourse, which was [)rinted b}' request, and a copy of which is pre.served in the lilii:ir\ ui' the Maine Historical Society. DiM'ing his ministry a creed and cov- enant were adopted by the chuich and a chnrcli lilirary startcMJ. to which the books of the Brunswick Female lliimano Society wcic added. About this time the attention of the parish was directed to tlu' (]iiestion of the ownership and lionndarics of the meetinijj-lioiise Idt. The fencing" of this lot and the legal contest connected therewith is meiiti(Mied in another connection. In November, l it in tlc' to.v.T in plai'^ of t!ir^ old ono. wliic'li liad hocii cracked in consiMiiu'iice of ringing; a (ire alarm on tiie spventoentli of I)oceinl)er of tho previous year. The cost of this new lu'li was about one hundred and lifty d« liars, ami the sum was raised liy snitscription. On Fehinarv 1"), l.Sir», the parisii voted to liavc a new ineeting- limise built, and to dispose of the old one. Work was at once coin- iin'iiced on it. and it was linished early tiie next year. Its cost was 81.".. 1(11. (is. It was dedicated on March IS, \M\\. The public exer- liscs were .as follows: A voluntary on the organ; an anthem by the I'lioir; reading of Scripture by Heverend Hay l*ai;iier. of llatii ; prayer, l)y Heverend Jonathan {'lenient, of Topsliain ; hymn, by Heverend .loliii () Fisk. of IJatii ; sermon, by the pastor, lieverend George K. Adams ; prayer, by Reverend John W. Chickering, of Portland ; hymn, liy IJevciviiil K. (1. Parsons, of Freeport ; benediction, bv lieverend .biiiu's Drummond, of Lewiston. Doctor Adams closed his ministry in August, 1870. When he went lo lininswick he was called from the Professorship of Sacred Rhetoric, in the Hangor Theological Seminary, and by exi)eriencc and culture seemed unusually well endowed for the work of the ministry, which, with uninterrupted unanimity, was continued forty-one years. •' With |i M'haps as few trials as have fallen to the lot of any of his contempo- rniifs, he was permitted to witness repeated special manifestations of tin' Divine favor, and a large increase of the church and of the society. Having come to it when it was comparatively weak, he closed his long siMvice when it had become one of the strong societies of the State. When at last, after an uuusu.nlly prolonged pastorate, at his own rorinest, inoAcd to it by an inviting call to Orange, New Jerso}', he asked to be released from tliis ministry, he received a united and owtly testimonial from his whole people of their affectionate and gi'Mteful esteem and affection." ' Xotwithstandiiig Doctor Adams's resignation was accepted b}' the p:uish, his formal connection therewith was never severed by any act of council, and he died the legal pastor of the society. » Church Manual. 374 lUSTOHY OF liliUASU'lCK, TOI'SIIAM, AM) UMirsWEI.L. In Doct'inbiT, 1870. Hcvereiid l'"./,i;i II. Iivinjiton (I'liivcrsilN nf Vermont, 1H')2) wiis invited to supply the pulpit, and on .lanuniy In. 1.S71. lie reeeived a (itiite unaiiinions call to settle. M(> !iceepte(| mihI has remaiueil to the presi-nt time, but no formal setllemeiit has yii oeciiired. To tliis history of the eliiirch and society we add a lirief notice nf their Salibatli school. TIk^ I'oUowini'' sketch of the origin and early iiisto'-y of the Siih- bath school is obtainecl from the chur' but reading of a religious character should be allowed. '[\> the in(|uirv whether small children, abecedarians, should be admitlnj. after delil)eration of some days, they decided in favor of it, on tln' ground that unless such children were taught to read, they cmiM never read the Scriptures. ^Ir. Perry then, IMay, 1<'S12, gatluTcil some eighteen of his own and neigIil)ors' children in the red scIkkiI- house. School Stre(!t, durinu' the hour before morning service. After the lumv was si)ent, most of his sciiool accompanied him to the chunli. The school was opened by Scripture reading and prayer ; lessons were reciti'd in the Hible and primer. Those that could rcatl, rcid in the I)ible at least once, and the pijrtion read he explained as he iiot could. Tiiat first seasc assistant or a visitor III on, closing in October, passed without and so his service of love continued until in Isk;, yiv. David Starret, a student in college (LSI!)), was securi'd ;i- an assistant, and more interest was taken in this humble woik. President Appleton exhibited de /uled interest in the movement. At us sii^u'es tion, several of the church and parish met in LSI 7 t (J cd:!- sider its claims, and the first formal oiganization of a Sabbath scIkmi as an element in the work of the church, was made. A superint I'liii cut was chosen, teachers were ai)i)ointed, wider interest awakciiii and the institution permanently estaldished." According to another account with which we have been favorLM KCCLEHIASTlVAn UlUTOltY OF BRUNSWICK. 375 "the first «fh(K)l of this kiml was o|)ciiO(1 ojirly in \><\C>, in flic clotli- rooni of" till' fsictorv, by Mr. Jacoh Aliltntf, Mr IJonrnc. ami Mr. Kdwanls. the crt'dit of sucstinii' it lit"loniiiii fonnfr ^cntlc- iiiiin. Deacon .loini I'erry and several other fienflenieii were invited 1(1 act as teachers. As the cold weather eanie on. the scliudl was iii()\»'d to the school-hiHisc near Miss Nareissa Stone's, and I)avi it w.-is iii(>ve(l to the red seliool-lionse." The writer of the above was con- iiciled witli tliis school from its forniation until liS'iCi. and sa\stliat if one was formed earlier it certainly died out. as there was none in town when this school was formed, in IMCi. The followinij,' is a list of tln' settled pastors of tiie i-hiirch, and of the deacons and meiiilters prior to the prest-iit century : — PAS'roRS. Ueverend l\oliert Duidap, 1 717-1 TCiO; IJevenMid John .Miller. 1 7(>2- 17N.S; IJcverend Khenezer CoHin, 17'.il-lS02; Hevereiid AVinthrop liMJley. isil-jsil; K'cverend Asa Mead. ls2-_'-ls-.>;» ; KN-vcivnd (ieorgc Eliashil) -Vdanis, l.S2:»-l.s7(t ; Ueverend K/ra Hyinutoii. IS7l. DKACONS. Saimiel Stanwood, David Dunning, Samuel Clark, Isaac Snow. MKNiiiKIiS. (This list of niemhers is supposed to be (piite imperfect, but it iiiclndes all the names which can be found in the records.) Lisr IN TiiK IlANi>wi!rnN(i oi' K'l-.vi.iii.M) ,luiiN ]Mii,r,Ki{. aviio was ouDAiNKi) NovK.MUK.ii ."), 17()2. — .fohii MiUcr. pastor; John Orr. ^lair Point; Samuel Stanwood, deacon; Kbenezer Stanwcxxl. died July IS. 1772; Thomas Adams, recommended to the cinirch in Scotland, July. 17(')."); Wiiiiain Koss i J'>avid Dniining, deacon; William Simp- sou; Samuel (lark, deacon: James Ilewey ; IJobert Given; John (iiven ; 'I'homas Skollield ; Jolin (Jatchell. Si'iiior ; Isaac Snow, dea- con; I'eter Coombs, died Jannary, 17()'S; IVter Coombs, Junior; Aaron llinkley ; James Tiiom[)soii. renounced the church; Alexander 'flii)ni|)son ; James Curtis, received May, 17(;."); Samuel Whitney, (loacon, dismissed to a church to be gathered at St. John's Hiver, Ciistwanl ; Reverend Robert Diinlap; Kiioch Danforth, received May. nil;!, from church ill Arundel; Uenjamin Stone ; (Jeorge llayden, or Ileadon, or Iladdean, received Septi'inbcr, 17(Io; Joseph Snow, ivceivcd Sei>lember, 170.") ; William Wilson, received December, 17G2 ; 370 IflSTffRY OF BIIUNSWIC'K, TdVSlIAM, AND IIARPSWKI.L. Sniniii'l Snow, son of Dcncon S., received Oe(o1>pr, 17^') ; T?ol)iii Mi). ler (colored iiinii) ; K'olicrt l)iimiiii of Deacon S. W.. dismissed to St. .lohn's IJivcr. ()ctol)ei, 17G.'); Sarah dray, receivecl September. 1 7(ir) ; Doi'otliy (Jray. received September. 1 7(!.") ; Thom|)son ; 'l'Iioiii|i- 8on ; Ilinidev; Ilam; Mlizalxtii ilayden, wife of (1., received Sc|). teniber. 17()2; Dorcis Danforth, wife of K., received ^fay, 17().'!; .S.-irnh (iray ; Mary Snow; Sar.ah Dnnnin*;, wife of IJoljcrt, reccivcil .Tilly. 1772; Mary Hunt; Marjijaret Miller, wife of Reverend -Foliii: Elizabeth Diiiiiiiii<>', wife of Andrew, received .Inly, 1V72; INIrs. Wil- liam Cotton, receivi'd July, 1772 ; Mrs. Daniel IJiowno, received July. 1772 ; Alice Pennell, wife of Thomas, died 1«39 ; Sarah Gary. Total number of inombers, seventy-two. The followini; names are found in a list of those admitted to tlie church (hiring IMr. iSIiller's ministry, which are not found in the preceding one. This list is apparently also in Mr. MiUei's handwritiiifjf. Daniel Hunt, Jani'-s Klliot. William Dunning, Ephraim limit. Samuel Dunlap, .Toseph Morse, Joseph Haley. Janett Hunt, wife nf Daniel, Kuth Elliot, wife of .lames: all received April 20, 178.'^. A List or Micmukhs who sicnku a Ciiuucii Documknt aviiicii i> WITHOUT DaTK, BCT is at I.KAST as LATK as 178,^, AS IT INCLUDES TlllM'i; Namks admitteu in 1783. — Jndah Chase ; Robert Duuning ; Williiun Stanwood; Samuel Stanwood, Junior; S;imuel Stanwood, .'5d ; Lewis Simpson; Stephen Skollield ; William Woodside ; Daniel Woodsido, Junior ; Anthony Woodside ; David Dunning ; David Dunning, Junior; Andrew Dunning ; Samuel Stanwood; John Dunlap; William Stan- wood, 2d ; William Spear ; Samuel Dunlap ; John Swett ; James Cary ; William Stanwood, iid. ' P^epscot Papers, 5, p.SU, el seq. a Ibid. KfJCLKSlASTICAL lllsTOItY OF ItUUSSWIVK. 377 III a list (if cliiircli iiu'inlirrs (liiriii not IoiiikI in ixwioiis li^ts: — \\'illi:iiii Owen ; riitiick Kiiiciiid, (Iciifon, .Inly, IHOO; Tohijin Still; .Iiiincs ( 'nil is. (Ic.'iciiii. rcniovt'il to Lislioii ; Mmiv < )wi'n ; Sjii'iili ( iivt'ii ; M.iitlia Ikoss; Airs. Knnicc! llnr(linrted of the I'AKISII FUND. 'i'lie oriiiin of the \\\\u\ w.-is this: 'i'jie iMeelln<'-lioiise. whicli was liiiih in IS(((;, w;is l)iiiit liy individuals with the iindeistandinii' tiiat tho pews should he sold at auction, and llmt .all that was ])aid over the amount needed to rciinliiirse th(( luiilders was to \\o to tiic jiarish as a iiiiiiisterial fniid. only the interest of which was to lie !i\ailal»le for lunish pniposes. 'i'liis fund could headiled to by donations and other- wise, lint the principal was not to he used. In IHK! the ot'i-r/itirn of tlic town Connnons — one hundred and ninety-seven acres — was set (ill' to tile jiaiish and was aftt'rwanls soM to .Mr. doini (Jiveii. 'riio IHdcceds of the sale were added to this fniid. This nnrphis of tho ( nimnoiis was the amount of l;ind over the on(> thousand acres, which bv the proprietor's deed of 17.s;i was to ijo to tlu; Kirst Parish. It was not the •• ministerial lot" of one hundred acres laid out by the lir(i|)rietors in 1711. What hecanie of the proceeds of th<' sale of the latter, we do not know. It may h.ave lieen expended in liiiil' the lirst two meetinii-honses. It formed no part of tho parish fund. This l\iiid is stud at one time to haw amounted to S'l.OOO or more. At lirst it was loaned to indi\ iduals, and soiik; of the hjans were lost liy the parties dyinu; insolvent. Afterwards tho trustees of tho fund lK)iii>;ht some thirty or more pews in tho meotinii'-iiouse, ;ind loaii(>d the lialance of tho funds to tho parish, liy liad manaueinent this fund has dwindled away, and nothinj^ now remains luit a small lot of land hack of the ciiurch. HAPTIST SOCIICTIKS. TliL lirst services in l>runswick b}' an^' preacher of the IJaptist ilcMoniination wen,' held in the ye.-ir IIM. About this time Elders ( ase. Potter, and Lord preached here in some private hon.ses, and llKiiigh it Is not known that they made any converts, the attention of 378 IIISTOHY OF UUUNSWIVK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUrsiyKU., flic people wns thus drnwii to tlieir purtieiiliir tlieoln^ic.-il views. On ( K'tiilier •_*!, ITM.'J, Wevereml Isnne Csise arrived in town. 'I'lie nest iiClernooM lie presiejieil ill tiie iioiise of ii Mr. Woodiinl. :iii(l on ilif iirteniooii of tiie foijowiiijj (liiv, lie preiiciieil !il llie house of .Mr, Samuel ( Jelehell.' In 17H',)'J(ir IT'.tO,'' Saninel WoodanI ;imiI others formed lliemscl\f, into a 15aptist Society and refused taxes to the First I'arisii. In M;i\, 1 71M». .Idseph ISforsc entcre'l)onehiie, Joseph Morse, Kichaid Oir, U illiam Staiiwood, Saimiel Diinlap. Daniel IJrowii, l'hili|) Owens.' Samuel lliiey, -losepli Hoss, John Mariner, Jr.. Josiah Simpson. Mii'hael (irows, Nathan Combs, (!eor<>o Winslow, Joseph S.-iinl Comlis. Williiiui DnnuiiiLi', .S.-imiiel Woodwanl, Peter Woodward. \\ il- li.'im ( iatcliell. Jr.. Il/ekiel SpMulilinii,. lO/.elviel Spaiildinjj;, Jr.. Jolm S. (ialehell, John Pidoiit, Samuel (Jutchell, John Matthews, David Mn- scot, William Woodside, Jr., (ieor^e Combs, and (Icorge Comlis. .Jr.. were incorporated by tli(> name of " 'I'liK Haitist IJr.i.ioiois Soi n iv IN lliii NswKK, IlAKi'swKi.r,, ASK IJatii." '' Prcvioiis to this time the •society had no lejial existeimc. In May, 171)5, the town voteil to pass by the fonrlli article in liic warrant concerning all(>wiiiu; the IJaptists tt) u.se the ineeting-hoiiscs u part of the till)' . The followi'.ip is a list of the names of those who joiii'ci tlio Uaptists in i7:''> : — ( )n MaiVard, Thomas Crawfnid. Thomas McK«'nny. Isaiah Crocker, IlJiunah Crookcr, Elijah AVilliaiiis. Thomas Williams, Jr. ' MiUctt. -tSrcftih'iiJ''.* Ki'flcniiixlifiil Skctrlirs ^ I'lji'jtiiCDt I'liptrn ■*>(/,(/ ^1 hiivc Iwcn til Jirnl iwrKnn rrcr Ixijitiwd by immo'sion in Urumwick. ^Moi'suc/ittuvtls Sjieviut Laws, 1, p. OiJ'J. KCCLKSIASTIV.M. IIISTOHY OF ItUCNsWICK. 87J» On Miiicli 10. Willi.Min Swaiitoii. .Ir., .Inliii I,.. well. Otis I/illl.-. I'Mliirk Miirniy. On Mmcli 12. .I|ili West, Jniiifs Wnkdit'ld. On M:iii'li II, .Inlni WliitniDrc. .liinu-s Mitclit'li. 1\li|)li!ili'l l.nwfll, \Villi:ini S. CrtMiU*'!', Siuniicl Luinl>iU. .lolin Sprii^in'. Sinicnn Ili'j'^ins. .I.'umiIi I.ow, .Immii'h ,o\v Zim|(»(' liinctiln, \\illi;ini M.-irsliiill. WilliMni Miiisln .li On Marcli 17, William .lackson, Ivlwanl Oliver, Cliristoidu'r Diii.'.v. On March IH. Sainncl Davis. .lames Davidsovi, Siunncl Todd, Siiiii'on 'rumor. CliaiU's Lincoln, .louatlian I?vc lie n annn \\\ (t\\ n, Jr., Kliiilialct lirown, David Coultson, I'utrick (iiaco, Naliiaiiicl Sprinjidt, .lohn Sinclair,' III I T'.is the town voted •' to allow 'lie Haptist .^^ociely their «'xtraor- (liiiarv expense in Ihe lawsuit Iti'l'-.eeii (hem and the other society in this town," which was to he in full ol" all roiiL;ht a suit aiiaiiist the iiiiial)itaii'.-. of lirnnswick, one of whom was nomas Thom| •son (Icpii'y sheriff, in a plea of (he ease that the inhahitants were indelited ',1 tiie said Woodward in the snm of flo ITn. (!(/. Tiie |ilaiiitit!' iMiled (o recover, iind eot*(s were awarded to the defendants for niius- twn dollars and ei<>hty-six cents. The plaintilf appealed to a hiiilier court, 'iliis was prohahly (he lawsuit referred to. though we can. lot be eertain about the matter, since the orij^inal i)apers cainiot be feimd. It is probable that there was an assessment of taxes m.-ide by tlie town, which was also the First Parish, upon pro|»erty of some kind, to sustain preachinji, and the suit was instituted by this society to obtain its share of (he amount colleeled. In IT'.*!), I'liilip Owen, William Dunninjf, Daniel l$rowii, .Iiidah ( hase, Sanuiel Dnnla|), .Ii siah Simpson, Anthony Woodside, Michael (Jrows, and .Joseph lioss withdrew from this society and foimeil one Mt iMaipioit. 1 Peji'pscut l'll. mid Bntli society was iit New ^Icadows. The date of its civt'lioii. accordiiie; to tlio inscri|)tioii iipoii tiio present huildiiit!;. was about ISOO. The rooonls of this cljiircli aro in existence, lint we liave not bi'en able to procure the h)an of tlicin and are tlierefore nnal)le to give any fnrllier account of 11. FIHST HAI'TrST OHURf;!! OF tUUJNSWICK. [1709.] A small nnnilier of persons liavlng been led to enibracp •' Relievers" liiptisni," tlion<>iit i' nii<>iit conduce to the jilory of (Soil and tlieir comfort to be embodied to-, Daniel Urown, .ludali Chase, Samuel Dnnlaj), .losiah Sinip- soH, Anthony Woodside. Michael (Irows. -Joseph l?oss. Sanniel Stan- \V(M)d. William Woodside, Aiulrew lUake, Aiiraham Toothaker, W il- liain Starhird, David Curtis, James Stanwood, Adam Woodside, David Dniining. William lioss, Frederic Frencii, Nathaniel ( hase, .lames Ch.Mse, Willitim Swett, Miimiiel Owen, Abiier Alelcher. \\ illiani I-ow. Charlc.-i Kyan, Fphiaim Hunt, William Lnnt, Andrew Dunning', William Hunt, Anthony Cliase, (iideon Toothaker, John (Jiven, David (liven, and Iriah Klliot were incorporated as the Jiai-tist S(KIi;iV IN UlUNSWICK. The foUowiiii;- is a list of the memliers of the church in 180;?: Deacon Samuel Dnnlap. Judali Chase, Philip Owen. John 3Ierrill, Ks(iuire, Win. Woodside. ilis. Sarah Woodside, Mrs. Hoss, wile of Will. Hoss, Abraham Tootha.kei and his wife, Uelsey Owen. .Molly Toothaker. Jane Curtiss, Molly Merrymau, ^\r. Iiiowiiiuij,' and .Mrs. Ihdwninii'. 'Jisha Snow. Jean Dunninti'. IJetsey Alexander. .Martha Hunt, .lane Martin. ^Irs. Snow, vvifc of Klislia Snow. Mrs. IW'own, wife of Daniel Ihown, Sarah vVlexander, Airs. Sparks, Hitty Hasej, Ahner Meleher. Xabby Atherton, Katharine Willson, Andrew IJlake, lle/iah lUake, re,ii'i''y Stanwood, Ann Chase, and Shimuel Owen. On September 8, 1804, Elder Titcoml), of I'ortland. at the re(iuest of the church and society, agreeil " to minister to them in holy things." lliis invitation was foi'inally extended by the society on August 2lt, ISil."). Mild was accepted by him on the lirstof the Ibllowing September. On June 2, 1821, Klder Titcomb was dismisse chureii, was ordained as an evangelist. In Xovenil)er, a connnitU'c was ajiiiointed to ascertain (he minds of the individual churcii nienilur- as to whether they were satislicd with the laliors of Klder 'I'itconiii. It appears from the records that the clmrch had lieen somewhat dividi'd. and on the sixth of A|tril. IS'io, it was voted that " this church views with alihorreuce aiid detestation tliei?' \i\\ i"Mt state mn m church, and feelinlp of the Diviiu- Spirit, freely and voluntarily forgive all tlint may have tres])assed against us." I'j) to this time the whole meuiluT- ship of the church was about one hundred and fifty.'' On till' tenth of A[iril the following luenibers requested to be dis- missed to form themselves into a clnu'ch. or to Join some other chunli. and the recpiest was granted: — Aarou Dunning, riiilip Owen, Catharine II. Putnam, ^lary lliiiii- phreys, Sarah Owen, Margaret Doi\ahuc. Elizabeth Gould, Naiuv Swift, Elizabeth Dunning, Mar}' lUake, .Mary Chase, Betsey Pet'' '.'iil. and Sarah Stanwood. At the same meeting the church refused to grant i)ermissio'i ! of its members to withdraw and join the church of the Second .Sov.i' . and a couunittee was chosen to prepare a statement of I'acts relativi to the conduct of tlii' othi'r chuich since its formation. On the twenty-sixth of ,Fune. lS2(i, a petition was addressecl to I'eter O. Alden, Escpiire, a justice of the peace, reiiuestiug hiai tn issue his warrant to one of the subscribers, directing him to call ii meeting of those persons who weri' desirous of being incor|)oratt'il into a religious society, to be calK'd the Fiusr liAiaisr Ki'.i.niioi > kSoClKlY Ol' lilUiNSWICK. 1 Thifv iriiK ii'-i i-hiinncii in the Maquoil mvvtiiKj-hi'Usc, and there teas thercjhr. no ivnn of hi ulhi'i it. '■^Millet. ECCLESTAsriCAL III' oRY OF BRUNSWICK. 383 111 iU'conhiiu't' with fliis petition, Ksiniirc Altlcn issued his w;iiT;int to K|ihr;iiiii IJrowii, (liri'ctiiijr liim to eall i\ meetiiiisliop, James Wilson, Isabelle ]\Ierryman, and Hnth Sjoil- flcld, of Harps well, were dismissed to form a chnrch in that town. On January 4, ]N2iS, a resolution wtis passed that Elder Titconib. F4)hraim l>rown, John O'lJrien, and others, "■ having asked dismissiun for the [lurpose of uniting with some other church, and having joined the Ku'.st Church at J>ath, and untlcr their [jatronage have establisiud a meeting in the village while there is already one church of this failli there, causes us grief, and we feel in duty bound to exj>rcss disfellow- ship wit)i such a procedure." During the suuuuer of this A'car, thirty-eight were adilod to the clun'ch. In consequence of the action of the First Baptist Church in Bath in sustaining the new movement in Brunswick village, a coinicil was hcM February 21), 1S2'.), to settle the tlillicultics between that chnrch ami the Fir.'^t Baptist Church in Brunswick, but the action of the council is not recoriled. On 3Iay ;il, however, the Bath chiu'ch sent a confes- sion of their wrong-doing in having set n[i a branch church in Bnms- wiek without consultation with the churches already existing there. This action of the Bath church evidently reconciled this churcli to tJu' formation of the new one in the village, for on October 11, Jonathan Snow and Thomas Ward were chosen delegates to assist in organiziuir the bran.h of the Bath chinch, known as the Federal Street Churcli. in Brunswick, into an inde[)endent church. The pulpit of the Ma(inoit or First Baptist Church had been sup- plieil during the past three years by Flders Sanmel Mariner, Adam Wilson. Sliimuel Owen, and Henry Kandall.' On ^May 22, 1)S;{U, it was agreed to try to raise mone}' by subscriji- tion for the support of the gospel. On the twentieth of August, 1831, it was voted that Elder Jolni ' Milieu. ECCLKSIASTWAL HISTORY OF hhunswick. 385 ll.iilcy, fdnnorly of Wisca^isct. take lli(> pastoml care (jf tho cluiivli. lie resigned liis [jastorati' in .Iinif, is,);}. Kklcr William .lohnsuii liccniiie pastor of the clnirch in 18.'3(), and continued in that capacity nntil IhU). In .Inly, 1S;](5, Elder Xoah Norton and wife were received In- letter from the Baptist (Inuvli in l)owdoin. In Is.lH the i)arish voted to raise hy tax one hundred and lifly dollars for the ensuing year's expenses. In April, 1840, it was voted to engage Elder Noah Norton, and to raise one liundred and lifty dollars b}' tax, and fifty dollars hy suh- serii)tion. It was V(jted this year that all pew-owners should give up their [)0W9, and that thereafter they should all lie free. On May i, IMII, it was voted to Ituild a new meeting-house, and that it should stand on the west side of the twelve-rod road, near the road leading to Ilarpswell ; and Captain William Stanwood, Jonathan Snow, dacob SkulUeld, and William Stanwood, 2d, were cliosen a Imilding committee. Although there is nothing further n[)on the sub- ject in the records, it is known that instead of building a new nieeling- iioiise, the one on Federal Street, belonging to the Universalists, was. aliont bS-lC). purcliased and moved to a lot near the junction of the old Ilarpswell and Mair Point roads, and it was thereafter known as tiie '■ Foiest Church." From ls4l to \x\i). Elder Norton was annually chosen preacher. Elder .Iose[)h Ilntchinson was chosen pastor in 1.S4S. and in ISoi was dismissed at iiis (jwn request. Meetings seem to liave l)een Iield in the years I.S')3, 18')8, and 186(!, but there is ikj record of any settled pastor, or of any impor- tiint transactions. On .May I'.>, lS(i7. rircnville ^\. Atkins was invited to become their [)!istor, and accepted the invitation. He was ordained June l."i, 18()7. lie preached a few days over a year, resigning his charge on May 31, ISCS. Since then there has been no settled pastor of this church. Tiie last entry in the records is dated April 2!). ISfiT, and is to the otl'ect that the parish met on that ilay and reorganized, and voted ''to raise all we can for the support of tiie gospel." Connected with the history of this church is the fi)llowing anecdote which is told of William Woodside. He became "converted" under llio preaching of EUler Potter, and at one ot the meetings related his •'experience," and, as was the custom in tliose days, he had uiucli to say derogatory of himself. He was in reality a very good man, but ill his remarks he called himself a bad man, one who was wholly evil, 26 ■'"" 38G HISTORY OF nUCXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAFtPSWKLL. whose ovory iict wms wicked, and whose imajfiiuitions were all vjiiii. When he sat down, a relative arose ami with licconiiny gravity smIij that he could vouch for the truth of all AVilliaiu had said ! SKOONI) BAPTIST CHUHCH AND SOCIETY. On Tuesday, INIay 5. ]H->'t, achurciiwas regularl}' constituted in tlii'^ place, agreealily to the IJaptist platform, by a council assenililcd lur the purpose, uiuler the title of the ■• Second Uaptist Church in Brniis- wick." The council consisted of delegates from eight churches, who were unanimously* agreed in giving the right hand of fellowship. The records of this church have not l)een found, and it is not positively known who were its nu'mhers. It is probable, however, that Aaron Dunning, l'hili|t Owen, Catharine II. I'ntiiam, Mary Iliuiiphreys, Sninli Owen, Margaret Donahue, Klizabeth Gould, Nancy Swift, Klizabcth Dniniing, Mary Bhike, INIary Chase, Betsey I'ettingill, Sarah Stanwood. lleman I'ettiugill, and Stanwood Diuniing were among the first niciii- bers All of these persons were previously memliers of the Kiist liaptist Church, and were dismissed from that church on the tenth ot April of that year in order ^' to form themselves into a church, or to join some other church." The Second Bai)tist Society was not fornnd for a year later. In \X'2i\ a meeting-house was erected on School Street. KMcr Shinmel Owen was pastor of this society from 1827 nntil it dissolved, in I'SKI.' The building was then sold to the Congregationalists, and has been used by them ever since as a vestry. FEDERAL STREET BAPTIST SOCIETY. In 1828, Elder Benjamin Titeomb, Ephraini Brown, John O'Brien, and a few other members of the First Baptist Society, asked nml received dismission from that chtnx-h and united with the First Baptist Church of Bath, luider whose patronage they estal)lished meetings in the village of Brunswick. Notwithstanding there was at the same time another Baptist society in tlie village (the Second Baptist), Mini notwithstanding the opposition made toward this new movement In the First Baptist Society, it was successful, and in 1829 it was orgnn- ized as a church. In April, work was begun upon a meeting-huiisc. and the building was completed on the twelfth of the follcwmg Scp- tend)er. It was situated on Fedeial Street, at the corner of what is now Franklin Street.^ This chnrcli. it is said, was under the pastoral Millet. " It in now the Catholic Church. KCCLESlASriCM IIISTOnY OF BRUNSWICK. 387 ciro of Kldor 'ritooinh (liiriiii>- tlio wliole period of its cxistonoo. It \v;is (Iroppinl fi'oui tin- jissociation of Uiiptif^t cliurt'lios in 18;3!l. No records of tlio cluiirii ii!nin<>' l)oen found, we are unable to give a more (•(iin|)loto and aceurato skctcli. MAINK STUKKT BAPTIST CHURCIT AND SOCIETY. In the early part of 1840 a very extensive revival took place in Tnpsliam and Urnnswick. In October, Iwenty-four persons from the cliiircli in Topsliam, who resided in Hrunswiek. were organized into a cliineh. The noclctif was formed in the same year, and a meeting- house, containing seventy-five pews, was erected on jNIaine Street, a few rods nortli of Lincoln Street.' Tiie Reverend Paul S. Adams, fnnn Sontli l»erwick, was the lirst pastor, ^rom January .'5, 1811. to l.s|."). He was succeeded by Kevcrend Dudley C Ilaynes, whose pnstorate lasted l)etween two and three years. Ivcverend John Hubbard, Jr., was chosen pastor January, 1810, at a salary of two hundred dollars per ainnnn. His pastorate ended Oc- tolier 4, 18r)l. Kevcrend J. W. C'olniru was pastor from March l."», bs')2, until June "2, 18;')M ; and in November of the latter year he was succeeded b}' the Reverend Charles Ayer, who remained until Septem- licr 1, 18r)(). Reverend E. Andrews, an evangelist, then supplieil the |Milpit for a few months, and was succee;an his pastorate February 20, 1M7(!. 'I'he forego! iifj; sketch of this parish is made from notes fiiriiislieil li\ the parish elerk. It is not so full as eonkl be wisiied, but is as com- ()lele as pos^ible from tiie noti's furuisheil. SOCIKTY OF FItlENDS. There has never been any orj^ani/ed soeiet_\ of Friends in Brniis- wick. but about 1772 several (Quakers moved into town and settkMJ not far from tlie line between Ibimswiek and Durham. Some ol' them iiail previously l)een livin;i>' in Ilarpswell.' Others Joined tlnin. and there are now a number of excellent peo[)le in the west end of llic town who bfionii' t" tliis denomination. Their meeting-house is in lln' town of Durham, and they helons in Ibiinswick. These meetings were usually hi'ld at the house of William Alexaudci.' About 1 7!)9 the Futsr l''iiKi:-Wii.i. l)Ai>risr So( ik.tv, or as it was soiiic- tinies called, the •• Cuuistian Cjilkcu in Bkunswiok am> Fui;i;i'(>i!t," was formed. The first church nieeting was held at James KUiot's dii October 2."), The members were Ohadiali Curtis, Adam Klliot. W il- liam Alexander, Anthony jNIorsc, Joseph Ward, John Coombs, Sumui- nah Morey, Hannah and ^largaret Coombs. In bs()7 the records state that there vas considerable contention in the ciuu'ch, lint the cause thereof is not given. On August 27. nl' this ^-ear, the church numbered forty members. In 1»(JU there was a " considerabh; want of union and many backsliders." In lfTOJ{Y OF lliniX^WJCK. 380 of w.Msliinsf of foot after tho innnncr of tho enrly disciplcH. mid n ftnv iiiciiilicrs witlidrow Imh-iuiso tlifi rifo was licit olisorvcd. Oil FclinitUT '22. 1S2;5. owini; to tlio small inimlicr of iucmiIkms iiiid the low stnto of intcivst oxistiiiniaiT. On Noveml)(>r 11. ]X2~, the I'liioii Mcetiiiu-Ilonse at "CJrowstown" was (liiished, aud the future meetings (if tills society were held in it. In INIJI. .Tiiiie 25, the chureh voted to use a bass-viol with their siimini;. A resolve to use no ardent spirits, except as a medicine. \v:is passed at this meeting. On February 22. \X',\\. it was voted to (leal with all eliurch memliers who had taken the pledtre of temperaiiee 1111(1 had violated it. Klder liaiiih resigned his pastorate on September 2'). 18;3.'». lie died in IJruuswick. December 14. l.s.iC). haviiiu: served as pastor nineteen years. August 12, l.s.")7. KMer Andrew Hollins was reeeived as i)astorof the church. The whole number of members, between \H2{] and is;!'.), was one hundred and ninety-three. On ^lay Id, I^IO, it w.as voted to inerease Elder Hollins's salary from three liiiiidre(l to three hiiiidreil and iifty dollars. February '0. isll. it was voted to recognize singing as a means of worship, and .o make regulations in regard to the same. On .Inly 22, 1S42, Amos Liiiit, Amos Liiiit. .Ir., Thomas Coombs, George Cobb, and I'hiueas Collins were dismissed, to organize the Freeport and llninswiek Cliureh. On June .'iO. Klder Fzra Crowell was ordained. •bine 8, 1H4-I, Elder E. (J. Eaton was elected as pastor, lie was ilismissed February 12, 1S47. During the latter year Elder E. F. Page ofliciatod. On February 12. 1-S4S, Elder Almon Liliby was settled. He was dismissed February 14. \Hi')2, and in IMay of that year Ehler IJollins was again settled. The whole uuinlier of mem- liers up to 1H.')1 was three hundred and sixty-eight, of which two liiindred ami twenty-five were females. February 12. IS."),'}, the ciiurcli reiiealed the old covenant and adojited the Xcir 'J\'st lownt «,s a rovpnanf. On Sejitember 20, IS.'iG, Elder D. Waterman was settled. In ISijO, Elder Clianey was settled over the cluirch, but his pastorate was a short one, as he resigned in the Octo- lier following. On Feliruary Kb IHGO, Elder Hutchinson was settled. TiiK FuKK liAi'TiST SiKiKTV OK IbuiN'swiCK Vrr.LAGK was Originally coiii|>osed of members of the church at Topsham who resided in liiuuswick, and who, on account of the distance, resolved to form a church of their own. 390 lIlSTOh'Y OF n/fUXSWlCK, TOI'SUMI, AM) UMiPsWKLL. Tlic (Ir.st Hcniioii w;i« dclivcrod in ^IcLi'IImii lljill, by Hcvcrcnd Doctor (JiiiliMiii. No step luul :it tlint tiiiu; hct'ii tiikcii to I'oriii ii soci- oty, llioujili tlio iniiltcr liiul hct'ii woincwliiit discussed. On tiic (>vciiiiii_' of October 2."), iMIi."), live iiicii met !it tiie lioiise ol" Me. K/.ekicj Thoinpsoii to I'onn a society. Cluircli olIlcerH were appointccl to seiM' six inoiitlis. niid on tlic next Siibliatii Ifcvcreiid A. II. lleatli. tlicn df IJiitcs Colit'^'c Tlu'olojiical Scliool. was invited to preai-li at tiieCMmil 'reniphu's' Hall. The Sunday school was or<;aiii/ed at the second meetinij: of the society, Novenil)er .">, |S(;,"». ^Ir. Heath ecuitinucd In preacli until the sprinji of 1H7(!. wlu'U he returned to his studies ;ii the 'liieoloyical School, and lieverend K. ('. IJ. Ilallani. a returiuil missionary, was en'e(l to preach in his stead. On tile afternoon of April li*. Incc, a conncil of ministers met iil McLellan Hall. — to whiirh plact' the society had movcil its mcetinus. — to formally oi'^^anizc the chuich. Forty persons, iMchidin^' live con- verts, com[)osi'd the society at this time. I'he coiwicil approveil tlir course that had been taken, aecejited the letters of reconnnendatinn that were presented, and extended the ri^ht hand of fellowship to lln- new society. ISIr. Hallam was then installed as pastor. On the tliird of June foUowinu'. the lirst comniiniion service w:is iield. Mr. Hallnm was requested by the .MissiouaiT Jioard to return to India, and in cun- seqnence of his acquiescence, he was obliged to i)reach his farewell sermon on Sunday eve, November 11. In LSI')?, Iteverend S. 1). Church was called to the pulpit, nml l>roached for two years. Durinii' his pastorate eleven persons were received into the church. IJeverend W. F. Smith commenced In lire.ich to this society on August 22, 18(]!). The church at that lime had sixty-live members und a growing congregation. r})on the coin- pletion of Lemont Hall, in INTO, tlu^ majority of the society desired lo occupy it, and it was accordingly engaged for the Salilialh service-^. This change of place met with earnest opposition, however, from :i lew members, who refused to enter the new hall and withdrew thi'ir support to the society. Consequently, upon the eighth of June, nine persons, including both deacons, were excluded from church memlui- ship. During 3Ir. Smith's pastorate forty-three persons were added to the church b}- baptism or b}' letter. On November JiO, 1872, the resignation of Reverend ]Mr. Smith wms accepted. He was succeeded by Keverend H. 1'. Lami)rey. who preached for one year, then by Doctor Heath, of Hallowell. The time of the latter was divided between two churches und the practice of medicine. ^:.i: ECCLESIASTICAL IllsTOliY OF liliUNSWICK. 3Ul III tlio cjii'Iy piirt of 187.">, Wcvcrcinl W. M. Kdwnnliii. tho prosonf jiiistor. \v:is scIIUmI. Tlie scM'icly liiid lor soiin' time dcsirtMl ji lioiisc of \v()islii|). jiikI in 1H7J a lot of land upon O'Hrion Stivct was piircliasi'd for the site of ono. In tlic jnitninn of l.'^T.') (lie linililinj; was coni- 1111 lu't'd. Tlio vt'strv on tlio lower tloor was linisluMl hcforc llic iniddln iiftlu' followinu; siiinnicr. and on tlic ninth of July. l'S7(I, tlif lirst scr- iiiim in lilt' new house was |»ieached liy Mr. Ivlwards. It was owing liiiiiely to the elforts of tlie pastor that the luiildin^ was erected, Tiiis chureh in its lirst yeais was unfortunate in losing many of its li'.Kliiig nieniltei's by deatii, anmng whom were Deacon Dresser, ^Ir. K/eiviel 'l'liomi)son, and Mrs. Smiley. *• Aunt Smiley," as she was called, had piayer-nieetings at her house for more than thirty years, iinil when this society was formed, their weekly prayiT-mcetings were hell tliere until after her death. ]\Ir. Thompson was elected a deacon al'ler .Mr. Dresser died, and served faithfully up to the time of his own ilccease. Deacon Dresser was one of the most active members in foniiing the society and was always ze.-dous in its support. A good degree of religious interest has always been kept up in this society, and the church shared largely in the revival work of tlie past winter. There arc now one Innidred and twenty-nine members. The Siiiulay school has been well supported, and there are now connected witii it nine teachers and one hundred and thirty scholars. i UiXIVKltSALlST AND UNITAKIAN SOCIETrES. I'he records of the Univkusai-ist Sooikty, previous to its uniting with the Unitarians in ls.''(i, h.aving l)een lost or destroyed, a per- tWtly accurate history of the society is impossible. It is believed, however, that the following sketch is snlistantially correct, and it is as complete as could be made from the material at our disposal. The lirst movement toward sustaining I'liiversalist lu'eaching here was made in the year 1H12. Tlie nature of that movement is best siiown by tiie following agreement. \p(>nNe oC procnrin}; ii convenient pl;iic for eonveiiin^ to<>rllier Cor puliliek iind soeinl Worship: and for t lie snpport of I'liMiek Teiu'lierH of I'iety. l{eli;j.ion and Christian Morsdity in our Society : ,J().\ATiiA\ Kast.max JAMK.S M Kit HILL .Iami;s Cahv Jami;s .I(»vks Honr.tiT Kastmav E. II. (ioss .Tamks Cakv J If. 1{ou Ei.i.iAir HAi.r. John Mahstov AnsKK I'iiatt liK.x.r. Stkitik.ns Joiiv (Jkav A 11 m; It A. Kklnkv STKl'irKN' I,i;xN(>.\- N'AriiV Haikjkii IIai;vi:y Stktsov Em\vai:i> Havmom* .Tamks Ma.wvki-l Edwaim) Wku II rillNKAS TaYI.OII IliA FCM-KIt JosKI'H KiMllAM. .John Iii- Edmim dv Solomon .>.vV ItKKI) WkuII liritT TOW'NSKXD Al-I.K\ Wl.NO. ol" They were incorporated in Octolier of that year as tlie Fii;-t Univkhsal Ciiia.-TiAN So( imv in 15i;i nswkk. Mr. Dean Swift is proltahly the only one of tlu; signer.s of tlu; foregoing paper who is now living. Soon after this agreement was made, arrangements were made with the l{evereiid Thomas IJiirnes. of Norway, to i)reach here once ii month. 'I'lie nu'etiiigs were held in ^\'ashington Hall. Mr. Barnes came here on Saturday, on horseback, and returned on Monday. After the cotton-mill was laiilt. in 1HJ2-1.'5, ho received a good p.nt of his pay in cotton yarn, which he carried home in his sjiddle-hags. He preached here for, proliably, a year and a half. ^Ir. IJarnes wms called the "Father of rniversalism in ]\Iaine." He came to Maine from Massachusetts in 1 7!)!) as an itinerant preacher, lie was ordaincil over the united societies of Norway, New Gloucester, Falmouth, .ind Gray, .Tanuary (I, !«()•_>. He died in Poland in l«li. Ueverend .Tacol) Wood, of Saco, succeeded Mr. IJarnes, preachiiiu' here occasionally, but for how long a time i.s uncertain. Probably ecclksiasthal uistoky of iturxswirK. 393 (itlicr iliiiciitnts viMilnl tlic |ilii('r (Vniii lime to lime. In IH-.'C,. Ucvt'rcinl .s\lv!imis (old)' prciiclicil licri' si'vcnil Snldiiitlis. On the twciity-scvtMilli of .Inniiiirv< \X'i~> Miijor Unit 'rdwnsciKl.'' ('.•i|il!iiii I{(i;;iM' Merrill.- Captniii Joscpii McLt'llim.- 'riiuiu:M Tnv- loi'.- Colonel AnMrew Dennison," .Iosliii;i Ijifkin,- Ihirvev StefsoM.^ J.'iiiieH Derlty,- A. ('. KMyinoml. .losepli I,iint, .lolni I>. Swilf, iiihl others whose ntiines we cnnnot iiseertiiin. lornieil ii soc'n-ty iindcr the niinie of 'Vwv. Tnivkusamst Socik.tv or UursswK K ano Tdl'SIIAM. AiiJinirenients woro nt onco inmle with Ivevereml Mr. ("oldi to |ii(ii(li once in three or four weeks. The meetings were heli! in U ;isli- iii^ton II.'ill. This enjrjiLtenient continued until I'Vltruary, 1^^•2•S (about one yejir). when if terininnteil. In April of that year Keverend Seth Stotson (Fnthor Stetson, us ho w.i'^ calletl in later years) eanie Kast on a missionary tonr. and picMched here, for the (irst time, on Tiinisday I'venini:'. April 17. Is2>*. On the followinriniswi(k. and preach in the three towns of llrnnswick, li.'itli, and liowdoinham. alternately, lie accepted \\\o invitation, and (in the twenty-second of .luno. !><•_'«. lie prcMchcd in I'lriinswick. and loiitiiined to preach tliei'c every thiid SaMcith until May 10. 1H29, when his enuajfeinent closed. .\ mectinji-honse for this parish was en eted in lH'i!>. It was situated on Federal Street. dircH-tly opposite the present hit;h- scliool huildini;. Keverend Mr. Stet.son was invited taAe up the lield and went on a mis- sioiijiry tour, and in ]May followin<>' removed with his family to Riicklield. ' //(' was nftcrimritx m^ttlcrl at MaUhn, Mifssachtiaetts, tchere ho dkd. Ilu was a jironi' ill' lit fliri/irnan in (hi; (.kiwiniiuttioti. ^ Jhceascil. 394 nrsToiiY of Brunswick, topsiia.v, and iiahpswell. From this liino niitil IS,"),") tlio Iliiivorsulists were without preacliinir, ;ui(l llu'ir iiK'otiiig-hou.sc was ot'ciipied by the UNITARIANS. On th'" eleventh of Deoenibor, 1829, a m('Otinki nsavk k.' and was composed of twcnty-tliree members, all of whom were avowed Unitarians. No records iiaving been kept, we are umililf to give a complete lisi of tiie members. Amonir them, Iiowcmt. were the Ibliowiiiu' : IJcnJamin AVeld, C'h.'irles "Weld. Ciovcnior Dnnlap, I'rofespor Ileniy W. Longfellow, Kbonezer Everett, .lolm Coburn, John S. Gushing, Humphrey Turinton, and Major AVilli;iiii Frost. A su1)scription ])aperwas soon after circulated to raise finids to sup- port preaching. This list niimberi'd lifty-live, and included some Universalists who sympathized with the Unitarians, and were williiii; to aid in sui)i)ort of Unitarian preaching. The Universalists gave the use of their meeting-house, and in .Tiuic. I's.'JO, the first Unitarian sermon was i)reached \i\ Brunswick. IJevcreinl Andrew Higelow was the preacher. From ,Iune, IH.SO, to dune, IS;?."). there was regular Unilaiinii preaching, but there was not any of this time a settled ministiT. Of those Avho supplied the jnilpit, ]Mr. AViswell remained llic longest.- lie preached here from 18;i2 to 1831, — a little m )iv than two years. The other ministers supplied for a longer or shorter time, vmvv- ing from two to ten or twelve Sunda3s each. The nieetings wero well attended, the bnihling being generally well fdled. but seldom or never crowded. I'rofessor Longfellow < onducted a ]>ible cbiss for several years, which was largely attended, and which is spoken of by members of the class as having been exceedingly interestinir and instructive. 1 Thin Sfi'ietij had, Jiowprrr nn Ici/nl fixistenre. "The minhters supph/iii;/ tlir puliiit u/tcr Mr. liigeloiv, were: IT. Edes, Alien I'nt- nam, Calih StetKon, Williuni Neivell, John II. Williams, Alunzo Hill, !'roo-ntion was coinposod of Topslmin poo])lo. and after a time the luootin^s nltiTuated hotwefii Uniiiswick and Toi)slian» to noc'omniodato them. Finally it was agreed between the I'niversal- ists and Unitarians that tiie former slionld maintain preaehing in Uiunswiek and tho latter in Topsiiain. (See sketch of Initarian sut-i- cty of 'I'opsham.) In l^.'J.") tiie UNIVERSALISTS Millie a third engaiiement with Keverend Seth Stetson to snpply llicir pnli)its. Aceordiniily he again removed to Brunswick witii his faniil3', and ever after resided here. Ilis engagennMit liegan on the twenty-eighth of .Inne. iJS.'l."), and ended on the twenty- oiifiith of February, LS^O. Early in Jmie, 1830, Reverend Stephen A. Sneathen eame here from >rassaehus'jtts, and preached occasionally during the months of .luiie, July, and August. Kcvercud (J. I\I. (^uinliy. tiieii scttlc(l at Varinonth. also preached here oecasionallv during the same period.* On the fcndi of August, in this \i",\\\ Mr. Sneathen entered into an I'liungement to preach every other Sal»l)ath. a part of the time in Topsham. This arrangement was continued during the renniinder of the year. On the twenty-fifth of .Tamiary, 18^7, IVIr. Sneathen was unlaiiied. and became the first settled minister of the society, lie was a young man. i)hysically a cripple, but said to I)e a speaker of more than ordinary' ability. Ilis pastorate ended in the sjiring of is:!s. ^Ir. Sneathen was succeeded 1)V Heverend Sidney Turner, whose piistoratc commenced in .lune or .luly. l.s;]s, and lasted until aiiout the first of Sei)tember, IHK). Father Stetson says of him in his diary, •■lie was a young Congregational minister who turned rniversalist. but after a year or two he turned back again, lie married a minister's widow in Hingham, where he was settled in l.S4!l " In October, l«l(i, "Father" Stetson began his fourth and last engagement, preaching every other Sunday until April, IS 12. He was succeeded by Heverend (Jiles Bailey.' who began a >np[ily of the pulpit in April, l.s|2. In .luiy he removed lure iVoiii Winthrop, the phice of his first pastorate, and wlieic lie ' jVor /)(/.v^))• ((/ tlio UiiirerKdlist C/iiirrJi in Roiiiltnii. Pi inisi/lruiiiii. uiid to vli'in tre un indebted /ur inaiiy of tlw facia contained in this skrtcfi. IV.H] ilSTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELh. was ordMiiicd. TTo proMoliod rosiitlarlv (liiriiiy Kovcrond ]Mr. (iardincr, of ^VattM•vill(■. Tlu' pastorate of INIr. IJailey continued until September, \^\^. when lie resiirucd to enter upon the duties of the missionary ajieney (if the Maine I'niversalist Convention. Tiie society Avas, duriuii' tlic past(nate of ^Ir. Bailey, in its most nourishing condition. Tlic otiieers of the society at that time were Colonel Andrew DcnniMn:, and Anliiony Raymond (or "Father" Hayinond. as lie was called), deacons; Isaac ('enter, clerk; Nathaniel IJadsrer, collector mid treasurer. Diirins this pastorate the IMason Street Churcii wms built. It was dedicated in December, 1"nation of Air. IJailey the church was without a piistor for st'Vi'ral nionlhs. Early in tlu' year 1S4!), lieverciid W. C. (icor^c was calh'd to the charixe. lie remained only a year, wiicu the society Avas au'ain Avithout a pastor. The I'niversalist Society of Krunswick and the I'liitarian Socii'ty of Tojisham were both at tiiis lime in a feeble condition, the i;'^iill chiefly of deaths and removals. It Avas therefore proposed to unite the tAvo societies in one organization, to be knOAvn as THB MASOX STRKET l!,Er.T(!I()lT.S SOCtETY. The necessary arrangements werema(U\ and went into elfect on the first Sunday in November, 1«.>0. l{ever(>nd Amos I). AN'lieeler. nf Topsham. Unitarian. Avas the pastor. There Avas a debt of one thousand dol'itirs u[)oii the house, six liiii;- dred dolhirs of wliich Avas jirocured by tlu' pastor from inoiiiiiiint I'nitarians in IJoston. ami the balance was p:iid by individii.nl suli- scrijitions in the society. Tlie engagement of IJcvereud Doctor Wheeler Avas for live ycMis oulv.'and the salary was to be raised in eipial proi)orlioiis by the membei's of the society from the two b)wns. Doctor Wlioelcr's ennayrement Avas renewed from time to time, so tliat his servico Avere not discontinued until October 1, IHCi;"). at Avhich time lu' delivered his farewidl discourse, having been appointed by tin' American Unitarian Association to act ..; a missionary capacity in the State of Maine. During Doctor Wheeler's pastorate the ladies of this society foriiicil an association, the oitject of which Avas : — " /Vz-.s/, the promotion of kiniU social, Christiiui iatercourse ninl ECCLESIASTICAL IIISTOltY OF BRUNSWICK. 35)7 i't'i ling ainoufj its incinbcrs and gonomlly tin-oughout tlio socit'ty witii which it is connooti'd ; niid st^coudl)/. to aid in tho acc'onii»lisiunfnt of iiuv religions or Itonevolcnt pniposc from its fnnds or otherwise as a iii!ij()rily ol'its nieinliers may determine." Doctor Wheeler was snceeeded Ity Ki'vereiid ^^ illiam KUery Cope- jiiiid, who was ordained on Thursday, Jnly '2(i, IHCA',. The services wcie as follows : — Introdnctory prayer, l»y Reverend Casnean Palfrey, 1). D., of lielfast ; reading of Scrii)tnre. liy Keverentl .lolia Nichols, of Saco ; anthem, by choir; sermon, by Heverend (ieorge I'litnam, I). 1)., of Hoxbnry, Massacluisetts ; hymn; ordaining prayer, by lv(>vi'rend A. I). Wiieeler, I). 1). ; charge, b^- Heverend Kdward K. Ilale, of Boston; right hand of fellowshi[), by b'everend Charles (' Sal- ter, of Wosi Cam!>ridge, Massachusetts; address to tiie peoi)le, by Reverend Charles C. Everett, of Bangor ; hymn ; benediction, by the piistor. Mr. Copeland, like his predecessor, was a Unitarian in his views. The society, however, owing to the various causes which usually com- liiiic to wcaki'U an}' religious association, liecame gradually feelile, and iis it became so, the Inivcrsalist element preponderated. My. C'ope- JMiul gave good satisfaction while pastor, though lie laid himself open to the objection that was made, that he cared more for the tem|)erance cause than he did lor the success of his church. He ri'sigut'd his charge in KSO'.), and in bSTO Iveverend William R. French, a I uiversal- ist. was chosen to fill his place, and continued as pastor of tlie society until IST."), when he resigned. During his pastorate ]Mr. Frencli labored faithfully and well for the interests of the society. Sinie his resignation no regular services have lieen held b\' either the Universal- ists or Unitarians. THE UNITAinAN SOCIETY Ol<^ IWtUXSWlCK. 'I'his society was legally organized on tli(> fifth day of August, 1S7^. 'file iucori»orators numbered lifty-thi'ee. Slci)hen J. Vomig, W. I?. I'nrinton, A. G. Poland, Kmeline Weld, and Harriet Tebbets were fleeted a standing conunittee ; Henry W. Wlu'cler, clerk; A. V. Mctcalf. ti'casurer ; Humphrey Purinton, collector; H. 1\ Thompson and Alon/.o Day, assessors. A c(j(le of by-laws was adojited and a committee chosen to present, at some future time, i)lans for a chapel suitable for the aeeommodation of the societ}', and to take measures to secure a suitable lot. 398 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPS HAM, AND HARPS WELL. Til iMiircli, 1875, a lot was purcliasod on Iho corner of Fwlcnil ami I'carl Streets for Sl,r)(l(), tlie amount linv;n<>' lieen snbserilteil liy nicin- liers of tlie society. Tlie society has not yet erecte. ('re, Uevcr- eud Benjamin Bryant was ai»})oiuted to the Batii circuit, including tln' uppei [)art of Bath, New Meadows, and Brunswick. He spent n few .Saltbatlis in this village and formed a "class" of live nieMilurs, mnnely. Mrs. Snowden, INIIss Jane Blake, Miss Eunice McLeliiiii. ]\liss Margaret Todd, and Miss Maria Walker. The last two are still living. The encouragement was so small that the place was abandoned, anil at the succeeding Conference the circuit was merged in the Hath station. Soon alter the above-mentioned class was formed, two TMetiiodist students entered Bowdoin College (in 182cS and 182'J). One of these, John Johnston (afterwards I'rofessor of Natural Scienco ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 399 in Wcslcyan riiivcrsity). inMiiifcstod a tirm attacliiiu'iit to Mctho- {li>in and conlially iiU'iititicd liimscH' witli llio lHiml)le societ}' at Hiiinswick. Tlio otlior, ('harU>s Adams, was a licensed preaclior, and preached in the neighborhood of IJrnnswick as occasion olFered (lining iiis college course. I'nder his direction tlie small das.-, increased in nnmbers, strengthened by occasional recruits from the college students. In the fall of 1S;53 the class consisted of about fourteen persons, of wlidin five were students in college. Ill the winter of ts;34 an arrangement was made with a iiiinil)er of picnchers in neiglilioriiig towns to sui)[)ly preaching one lialf the time on the Sabbath, tnitil the session of the Conference in the following July. The preaching was gratuitous, the society paying the travelling expenses of the minister. At tliis Conference (1831) an ai)j)lication was made for a preaclicr to be su[)ported in i)art by funds of the Missionary Society. But the condition of the funds w(juld not allow such an appro[)riation. The services of Ueverend -lames AN'arren, a ver}' acceptable local preacher, were obtained one half of the time. T1h> request for a preacher was iviu'wcd the next year, IM.'i."), and ]Mr. Warren was appointed to I5ow- (loinham and Brunswick circuit. In consetiuence of ill-health, Mr. Warren retired from the circuit in two or three months, and Asahel Moore, who had just graduated at Bowdoin College, and who had al- ways been Avarmly interested in the society, was engnged to take (•liariJ,e of it and visit it once in two or three weeks, being then enuajicd ill teaching school at (Jardiner. Early in the spring of 1830 he closed his school and devoted his whole time to the societ)' in Brunswick. At this time there were about forty members in the society, including sovcn colh'ge students. 'Iliese meetings were held on the Sabbath in the Congregational conrerence-room, or in the Iniversalist meeting-house, which was hired for this purpose. On tlu' sixteenth of April. 18;5(!, Kliplialct S. Bryant, Daniel Smith, Charles Kvans. Rufus IJich, Kbenezi-r Stcxkbridge, and Albert Mer- rill re(iuested INIoses E. Woodman, Es(|uire, a justice of the peace, to issue a warrant to one of the applicants, directing him to call a iiioeting of the api)licants for the purpose of organizing a religious society or parish, by the name of the Methodist Episcopal Society, in Briiiiswick. The warrrant Avas issued, and on the twenty-tifth 111' April the applicants referred to met at the Baptist iNIeeting- llouse on Federal Street, anil after appointyig Asahel Moore, 400 nibroHY of ihwn&wick, topsiiam, axd iiAunswKLL. SniHlfoid K. IJiilliud, Stcplicii ^l. Vail, and Saimu-l G. Lane U< \)v Uifir ass(KMat('s, oioaniztHl liy tlii' clioiro of Saiilunl K. liallard. c'linirmaii, and Stcplicu M. \'ail, clerk. A coiistitiiliDii was tlun ailopli'd. and a lioard ol" trustees was t'lccti'il, consisting of IIoikh'- ul)li' Allen F. ('ol)l(, (jf Durham, .lolni Willvinson, of llatli. KIm'm- e/.er .Moore, of (laidiner. .lolui ^loore, of (iaidiner. Kli|>iialet 15r\:iiit, of IJrnnswiclv, J'-i)liraini Sturilivant, of Cnmherland, and Sannul (i. Lane, of Hrnnswiek. In Se|i)enilier followin<>". the ineeting-housi" on the east side of Fedeial Street, euUed the '• lJai)tist Hraneh Meetinti-Ilouse," \nv\\- oiisiy occupied l»y the society of which Heverend i\Ir. Tilcouih 'vm> pastor, was liought liy the ti'ustees of the Metiiodist Kpiscopal Socidy for the sum of S1,1'0(), and tlie lot upon which the liuildin<>' stood wns [lui'chasi'd for tifty doUars additiomd. In payment the trustees iiavc notes payaiile at the expiration of one year. Soniethiii,i>' more tliMii one half the amount was paid during the year, and new notes were given for the balance. On the ti'Utli of .lamiarv. 1.S38, the house was paid for, and on tin seventeenth of A\n\\ following the society was entirely free from dehl. The ANJiole [)ecuniarv responsibility in the pui'i'hase of the meeliiiL;- house was assnuunl by Mr. Stindivant. iSome lu'lj) was received fiom abroad, l)ul in order to relieve Mr. Sturdivant from his heav^' burden the parsonage (which had l)een built mostly by the generosity nl' Thomas Ivnowlton) was deeiled to iiim, and the debt due to liim niosUy paid. At the annual Conference, held in Augu>t, is.">(), the lievcrcml jMark 'I'rafton was appointed to Ib'unswick. lie remained wilii the society about three months, and left in the apprehension that he could not re( eive a support. The society was thus thrown into great dis- eouragi-ment. In this emergency the pulpit was supi)liod by Isaiiili McMalion, a student in college. In 1«;57, Heverend ('. I', liragdon took charge of the society. His labors were (iiute successful, and u considerable number were added tu the church. From ISJJ.S to LS-IU, Reverend C. C Cone was the preaclu r in charge. His labors were quite successful, and tiie society was incrcasetl IVom seventy-live to one hundred and twenty-seven. He was succeeded by IJeverend A. P. Hillman. During the two yearn' appointment of this ()reaeher the society was redueeil to ninety-tiuve membcr.s. No cause for this diminution of membership is given in the society's records. In the year 1.SI2. Reverend Asaliel Moore was appointed to Bruus- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 401 wick. The sot'icty wns l;ilniriii<; uikUm" \i,\\K\i omhiirrassiui'iit from its tW'lik'iioss, Init was considcialiiy iinpiovftl im^\\. A ^^'\\ coiivcrsioiis occurred (hiriiii;' tiic year, luit tlie niinihcr of deaths iiml removals was more than sntficient to offset the ^wm. Ill is-i;"), Hevoreiid Daniel Fuller was ai)pohited to r>runswick. Diiriiijj;' the si'coiid year of his lalioi's his health liroke down ami he (lid not lony- siu'vive. Ilis last sermon was preached in .lamiaiy, hS'iT, his siihject being the Eternal Wurhl. lie was a good preacher :i iaithliil I aster. Ilis successor, Reverend John W. Trne, was ajipointed at the Con- fciciice li(>ld in Saco the same yeav. 'I'he chnrcii at this time was iiiucii eiifeeljled by removals and in conseiiiienci' of being depiive(| of their [laslor most of the year. 'IMie pastor was considerably inter- nip'ieil ill his work by sickness ami otlier embarrassments, and the sdciety hardly held its own during these two years. Duiing the year IS p.) the society was withont a preacher. Ill the spring of |S,")() the society raised the snm of two hiimlred (iclhirs and re[)aired the m(>eting-honse. Heverend Kzekiel Robinson was the jjreacher in charge. Reverend Charles .Mnnger Avas pastor in 18.")l-'2, and Reverend JoHt'iih llawkes in IS,"),"}, Reverend J. C. Perry was appointed to Brunswick in 1851, and a considerable revival occurred during the year. Ill 18")."), Reverend Rarker .laques was the preacher. In l.s;)(;-,V.l, Reverend Charles W. Morse spent three vears and ten uioiitiis at Brunswick with varied success. From l.s-J,') till l.sr)4 Brunswick was a missionary station. There was no ap[)roi)riation subsequent to that time. Mr. Morse was retired I'loiii active duties, but, on account of the protracted sickness of his wife, he had charge for the fourth year at Brunswick. In 18()() and ISOI no material change occurred in the condition of the society. Reverend . John Coltb was pastor. ;- ' .;; _ , In 1.S02-3, Reverend Josiah II. Newhall was preacher in charge. Dining the second year there was considerable religious excitement in the village, caused by the labors of the revivalist. Reverend .Mr. Ilam- moiid, and a considerable revival occurred in the Methodist Society. Mr. Xewhall was a line scholar, a native of Lyini, and a graduate of Wesleyan University. He died suddenly of paralysis in 18G(j. 402 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWKLL. Jii 1>S(>4. Hcverciid W. W. lialdwiii, an cnorjietic yomi<>; man. \v;is ]»rcaclior in cliariic and liad considcralile succt'ss. Tlic iV)ll<)\vin<;' \i';ir Ir- wi-nt to Montana as a niissionarv. Ht'veicnd .lolm H. i.ai)liani was aitpointcd to Brunswick in iMd") .iikI IHCiT. I ndor liis labors tliore was considt'ral)l(! revival and acccssiun to tlio strcniitli of the society. In lS(j(i the old ineetin<>-lionse was sold and the jtresenl one erected. In ISflH furniture tor a parsohMuc was purcliased. anil a new connunni; <>ain in nieinlni- sliip. and he left his (■har<::e with n'ood prospects for the future. Mr. Allen was a ' preacher, and is one of the leading men in \\w denomination. He was succeeded by Reverend -James McMillan, who had charge of the parish for throe years, 18G'.» to 1«72. There was ,111 extensive revival tluring his second year, resulting in large addilidiis to the cliurch. Koverend II. ('. .Sheldon, a graduate of Vale Colli'ge and a ripe scholar, succeeded Mr. jMcMillan, remaining here two 3ears, IHl'l to 1874. lie is now a professor in (lie r>aluin service ever held in Hrunswick was held in the college chapel in 1842. The Reverend .1. Cook Richmond, on liis way from Ciardiner to Portland, was obliged to stop over night iit Brunswick. Wishing to improve the opportunity to present the ser- vices of the church to the people of the town and the students of the college, ho asked the consent of the Congregational minister to such n service, which he failed to receive. lie then appealed to the i)residciit of the college (Doctor Woods), who saiish()|» of Maine, on his ilrst visit:ition to tliis State, in Octolier, l.Sl;!. lie was acconipanii'd hy tlie ixeverenil Messrs. .lames Pratt of Torthind, mid Tlionias V. Kales of Hiiode Island, and after eveninii; pra^'cr •■ [ireaeheil to a respeetnble and attentive audience." INIr. Fales after- Wiinls iftnrned as a missionary, and on the fd'th of Novenilier, l^<-^.'$, licinji' Sunday, he l»ej;"an rejiular services in what was then known as the Pleasant Street Seminary, nearly opposite the jjreseut ^lethodist {'limeh, liul which has since been removed to Maine Street, and is now ii.sc'd for business purposes. Mr. Fales thus became the lirst rector of this parish. lie was edu- ciUcd for tlie ministry at tiic (ieneral riieohjgical Seminary in New Voik City ; was ordained deacon by Hishop (iriswold in Rhode Island, ,1 Illy 22, 1810, and priest b^- the same bishop in is 1 1 ; ;ind on the siiiiie day of the same month. .Inly 21, lu! received the dcyrcc of I>. A. Iiuiii I>rist(;l College, Pennsylvania, and 31. A. from the I'liiversity of New York. Mr. Kales continued to lioUl meetings in the school-house from November, 1^40, until the conipleticju of the church in -July, 184.'). There was at fust consideralile opposition to the establishment of this diiu'ch, but it soon passed away. Tiiis parish has from the tirst been a mission, sui)[)orted mainly by the "General Board" and by the •• Diocesan Board of Missions." I'p to 1848 no contribution had lioen made l)y the parish towards the support of the rector, and then it only amounted to a small sum. At the time 31 r. Kalcs's labors li('f Professor C!oodw'in, of the college, and of ^Fr. Sam- iR'l Harris, of 'J'opsham, were the only entire househcjlds which identi- liod themselves with the church. Five or six of the students were Clinrchmen. The attendance on the services, however, increased, and on the eighth of .lanuary, 1844, a parish was duly organized according to the laws of the State. There were seven original members, namely, I'rufessor I). R. (Joodwin, .loseph Badger, Samuel Ilariis, (Jeorge Earle, John O B. Dunning, Ebenezer M. Johnson, and Samuel Dunning. The first oHleers elected were, for wardens, D. R. Goodwin and 404 iiisnmY OF nituyswicK, tovsuam, axd iimu'swkll. .ToHcpli W. S;iri;ciil ; for vcstryiiUMi. AIhut 15. 'rimmpsdii. .J<)-«(|ih n!i(l<>ci', ( icdi'^T Kiirlc, S.'imiicl DimiiiiiL!;, .loliii ( >. I>. Dtiiiiiiiii;, KImu- I'ZiT M. .Ii>liiisiiii, :iii(l S.'iiiiiifl Hill lis. It was tlicM voted tluit tlu- | aiisli nssunic tlic iianii' of SI. I'mi's, and flial the U'cvcrciid T. V. Kales he invited to settle as rector u\' the c'liureli. The invitation was acreiit«'d on the tuell'tli (l;i\ ol' I'di- niarv, jsii. From the vt'ry oijj,aiii/atioii of the parish, the Ijidies' Society liii- lieeii most faithful and niost eHlcicnt in raising and snpplyinp: all llmt was iiecde(I. NothiiiiT except the inipro\-eiiieiits made l>y Mr. 'l'a\liii has hei'ii done without thc'ni. In fact, if it had not Iteen lor the mIT- sacriliciii^' lahoi's of the ladies of the parish, it ini^iht never have livcij for thirty years. In l.Sl.") they I'nriiished the church with the reml- ing-desk an" i\. The coniniiinion set used from the lirst till now was presenteil In Mrs. (Jriswold of the " Kastern Diocese," as it was caHed. 'i'he stoiir font was uiveii in IsCil l.y a niinilier of persons, chietly uradiiatcs t<[' llowdoin ('olleji,('. The orpin was venio\cil from the uallery to the oast transept in IsCiT, and was replaced liy a new one in Septeinlni. 1«7:5. There have lieen six rectors. Th(> IJevcreiid 'I'homas F. Fales. the first, remained here jnst six years. He has since been rcctui df Christ Church, WaKliain. oNfass. 'i'lie Kevereiid Andrew Croswell was hero throe years and livi months. He now resides in Camliridi>e, Mass. Tlie Ivovercnil Professor 1). H, Goodwin supplied services for six months, when there was a vacancy" for ten months with only occ;!- sioiial lay-readin Uovcn-iid Mr. Sill wms snccccdcd liy IJi'vcn-nii II. 1'. NIcIioIh, \\]ui \vii> onl.'iiiu'd to tlu' j)rii'stlio its f'oriiiMtioii, oiio liiinditMl and tliirty individ- ii;i'- have liffii liaplizcd, t'itiiily-tlirt't' coiifiniit'd, sixty-llirci' Imiifd. juid thirty iiianii'd. Thf present inunluT <»f coinniiinieaiitH is almiit t\v( hly-iiiiie ; of individuals, alioiil seventy-live. ItOMAN CATIIOLICH. The e<>tni in this town al»out l.sdo, or a siiort tinm incvioiisly. Services wen; at lirst perlonned l»y the priesl stationed ill Until, 'riic society, however, oiadiially increased in nninliei.s. and ill IsCCi i]urcii:ise(l tiieir ju'est u1 ehiircli ltiiildinf>' on Federal Strei't, ol" till' Methodist, Society, and father I'owers was soon after s«'nt to lliciii. ".'hi- society i> now, nniiieiically, hy far the lar^^'est in town. .\liuut live sixths of tlie congiej;:ition are French Canadians. They luiiiilier alioiil einiit hundred. The present [)riest, Father Noi.seiix, is ;i Freneli Canadian. STATTSTK'S OF CHUKCH-OOEIIS, ETC, IN ISIX III I'ST.), Mr. Ciiarles Hill, ai'cnt of the IJrnnswicU IVihle Society, (Hiivassed the town and eollectiHl statistics relative to the niiiiiluM- of (■liureh-g(H'rs, etc. The loliowiny is a sinnniary of his report, and sliows the ri'liiiioiis views of the citizens as well as such a canvass can, liiil it is not. |)rol)ably, absolutely correct. Niiiiilx'r .•illcudiiiii; cliiirch (nominally) n,e.">i! '• not iittriHluii;- cjiiirch 1,001 cliilUrcii attciidhiij Sal)l)iith scliools 7II-4 ciiiidi'i'ii not altcndiiii;' Sal)l)atli scliools .... 122 Caliiollcs (Freiicli, 477 ; Irish, i;!l ; colored, 51)) . . . ti(!7 I'n)l.>tiuils '>Md " Cmiirriualionalists (Orthodox) ,"!»8 " Ficc Maptisis r,7i Mctliodists ;U>1 •' IJiiptisis :;0(! I'lii'llds ........... 1,")!> '■ Inivcrsaiisls .......... 151 Advciitists 82 Initaiiiiiis .......... Il.UtrsWhl.L ciiAPTKR xrir. ECCLKSIASTICAL IKSTdUV OF TOI'.'^IIAM. Hi T little is known coiu'crniufj tlu- coiKlitioii of rcliiiioiis inntlcix in Tf»|)sliiini piior to the incorponitioii of the town. In the ycnr ITi'l the Reverend iHaac Tnylor w.mh eniplo.vcil I'V tlie |)r()|>rietois to [hck h llicic one liiilf llie lime. In IT.'U) there was a eiiaitlain at tlie Kort in IJriinswiek. sn|i[»orle(l Ity lli<' proprii'tors. who altendi-cl to tlie relijiidiis needs of (he several neijihliorinu,' eoninuinities, lint who, most likely. preached only in lirnnswiek. There is little donlit tli.at |irrvioii> U> the erection of tin- first nice tinnt iiicofini,' tlic town (locidcd very strimtrly in Hivor of the ricsltylcriiiii lorin of \v(»rslii|». .Mini votcil to cxti-nil ji cull to I{t'V(M'('ii(l St(>|ilifii ScalcH. Cioiii Fulton, Adnni Hnntcr. iiml 'riioniiiM AVilson wore clioson n connnittct' to iiinkc nn ii<;re(Mn('nt with him. [1707.] lit .Inly* Ucvcrcnd iVIr. 'riionipson was i'nj;;i" on I'ejeps- cott Kiver contaiiiin}; one hundred acres." The lot for the ininister \v!is •' N'nmber sixty four, coiitaiiiinii' One hundred acres, lyin^ on the I?('!ir of liotts belonational Cliiiich, Messrs. Alexander Patten and .lames Fulton, were amont? tlie iiiimber. This church was at no time very strona;, and ceased to exist about the year 17^1). No records of its meetinsxs can bo tbund. Cuinmittees were appointed in the years 1771 and 177"i to obtain the services of a minister, so that it is probable that there was preaeh- injr :i part of this time. [177.'].] Heverend S.-iinnel Wheeler probably ofliciated for a while this year, as the town voted, November "21), " to .send a man west- 1 Greenki^t" s EcclesiaMkal Sketches. 408 III.^TOUY OF lli:('.\S\yirh' TOPsIIAM, AM) IIAUPSWKI.L. rtMi'd lo hriii^' Mr. S;iiiiiifl Wlicclcr's clinnictcr. pi'ovidcd Mr. S;iii A\' icclcr nil |)iiv till' cIkii^cs ' iiiitl .loliii MiTiill, I'oiisciiliiiii,' l( IIU'I '4" Upon tlicsi' ti'i'iiis, wiis 'liily clioscu lor tlisit |tiirposi>. [1771. j .Mr. Merrill's ri'porl ;is to .Mr. U'lu'i'lcr's cliMrncti'r niiist li.MM' iiccii sntisliiflorv, iis lif this vwir rt'ccivi'd a cmII at .-i s:d;n \ nf iV)(l l: I'/., lawful Mioui'v. and with t'HH) a? ■^('ttlcnuMit. r town this yc.'U' rccrsi'd its t'oinu'r action, and d('. tlicrc is no recind of any settled minister iu the town, althoiii'li there is no (loul)t Init tliat there were relii!,ious services held for a few Smidavs in t>acli \'ear. since the town iu some at least, of these xcars clio-c n eonunittee to oiitain a miuistei', In 1 t I! liowe'/cr, the cominitlei' were ins|rui-tcd not to ao'ree with one for more than a service of two months without the consent of the town. [I 7s;!.] At a meetino' of the town held .May 27, I 7S:5. the eonunit- tee to olitain a minister were instructed to I'li'ploy the Keverend Mr. li'iuhart to preach eiiiiit Sahliaths after the Sabliath next ensninu. UK 1 t o use their own discretion as to the terni.s. At a latei meetin of t'nis year, held September 10, it was voted to employ ^Mr. Iriiiili III >ue Sal Miain wn en lie I'ctui'ns iVom tlie wi'stwan At this ineeli there was also a committoe ap})ointed to see wiiy the porch to tlir nuetiuii-honse, which the town voted in i77U to have built, was iml liuislu'd. The eiti/ens of the town can easily be oxensed for oettini; n little iu\|)atient, after having; waited thirteen yeans for the t'unslruclioii of this porch. At M meet iiiii,' held two months bder, ^Fr. Uniuhart uiis em|>loyed for one year at a salary of ,t'S(l, he to have the priviur" ol K Mvino- if he had a call to settle elsewliere. [17N1.J Al a meeting hekl in October, 1784, the town voted 1'' KVVLKHIASTWAL IIISTURY OF TOPSIIAM. 40<) liiic IxcNcriMid Mr. I r(|iili;irl for one ycjir more sil'lcr llic cNiiirntinii of lii> lirst vi'.'ir. To tliis ;irtii)ii oftlic town. Mi'ssrs. .loliii .Mi'irill, .loii- ntli.'in WliiliK'V, .\ctor r.-ittcii, r>'li>ti:ili llnlcv, AU-xiiiulcr (Jmv, jiinl Williiiiii i; (•l:irt'(l tlu'ir (lis;i|)|)ro\;il " lor m'\' ■r;il I'c.Msoiis, liiit iiiui'c i):irticuliirly l»ec!iii.sc wo liavc reason lo liflicvt' lliiil tlic sjiid rnju- liMil liiis two wives now liviiis"', jiml we. tliiiik that (lis(|iialilics liini to iuhiiiiiisti'r any ol' tlic ( losju'l ordinances." Tliis cliarn'i' was snstaincd liy llic facts.' and it is not |ii'olialiic tii:it I ri|nliait preached in Topsh.am al'ler the e\|)iralion ol' his second year, ifindeeil he was allowed to eoni|ilele his en^iau'enienl. In ren'anl to l'n|nhai't as a pfeaeher, it h;is heen said that •• his iin'ile of preaching was niai'ked I'or its hnnior and (|naintness, and he wiMild aronse his drowsy listeners on a sinnnicr .arternooi! hy some sliiiinti' anecth)te or exclamation. ()n one occasion he stopped snd- (lenly in his sermini antl then I'xcl.aimcd, • I 'm yonr shepin'd o'er ail o' ye. and Wnlly Wilson is me j.irant hnll-doi;'.' The deacon, eiliier not relishing this pnhlicity, or to sijiiiali/.e that he irax nol nslci'p, stin'dil}* culled ont yet louder still, ' 1 '\n iml yonr IniU-dog ! What did yon say (iiat for?'"- [TTStj.] In 17'S() the town \:oted to uive Mr. Kelloii settK' him on con- dition that he would take his dismission if two thirds of tlu; lej^al voters of the t(jwn should, at any future time, prefer not to remain under his ininislry and should so deelari> at a le^al town nieetiuii', and th;it, in ctise such a thini!; should occur, he should hi' allowed to continue six mouths thereafter and no lonoer. Mr. Ellis was present at tlu' nieet- iiiii and agreed to these conditions. <>u August .'U of this year there wi're two legal meetings of the town. The lirst was called hy warrant of .lohn Meiiill, a Justice of the peace, upon the application of more than ten voters, the principal ohjoot heing to set; if the town would consent that those not willing to settle under the ministry of Mr. Ellis shoidd he allowed to withdraw iVuiu his supi)ort and nnuntain a minister for tlu'inselveH. Tht^ second ^ Hee Annalu of iVurrcn, p. 172 e( if/. ' ])r. Jamca ilcKeen's Xotes. 410 mSTORT OF BHUXSWICK, TOFSIIAM, AXD IIAIiPSWELL. moctinjT was on the usual warrant issued by the selpctmon. and was for tlic pnrpose of takinii- gregational form of worship and discipline." On ()ctol)er 23 of the same year the church adojited a covenant. On Juno 27, 1790, the lirst sacrament since the organization wns administered. It was administered in the Presbyterian manner, the communicants sitting around the table. Eleven members were pres- ent, beside five from the church in Brunswick. [1791.] The only thing noticeable in any of the records this yenr is the fact that the tf)wn appointed a committee of three '' to keep tlie dogs out of the meeting-house." ECCLESr.lSTICAL IITSTOIiY OF TOPSIIAM. 411 [1793.] This year the following names of members appear uixm the ehureli records : — Captaiii John Tatlen (deacon), IMrs. Mary Fulton, Ca[ttain flames Mustard, Alexander Patten, James Fulton, John Small, Josei»h Haley, Wliitum, Mrs. Esther llah-y. IMrs. Hannah Henry, Mrs. Anna AVinehell, Mrs. Mary Ellis. ]\Irs. Nancy Stockman, M rs. AVilliam Handall, Doctor Philip Hoyt, Pevereiid .lonailian VA\\> ]\Irs. Marv Patten, Perrv Mrs. Jane IJandall, Mrs. Kachel Heed, Widow Jameson. "Widow Sarah C'olih [17;>l.] At a meeting of the town, held Mi\\ 20, 1704, it was Allied not to oppose the petition of John IMerrill. Esi|Mire, and others, praying tlie (ieneral Court for an Act of Incorporation as a IJaptist sdciety, proridpil the;, would witlidraw their suit at law, of Job ^Incomber vs. 'J'lie Town of Topsham, in which case tlie town agreed tliiit (lie execution against Abraham Cnnnnings* should not be put in force, and that all future taxes for the minister's salary, of members of the Baptist society, might be drawn 1)V them from the treasurer or the constable, they producing a certificate that they had paid an ecpial stun for the Baptist society, provided they obtained an Act of Jucor- }i()i'ati(U within one year. An attem])t was made this year to obtain a two-thirds vote to dismiss Pevereud Mr. Ellis, but faiii'd. After this date tin I"''irst Parish held meetings distinct from those of the tdwn, and the latter, thei 'oi-e, has only occasionally since then taken any action in regard to religious matters. [17!I">.J The incorporation of the Baptist Society which h.ad just occiu-red ha the unfortunate and rather singular eti'ect of depriving tlie First Par h of all its otiicers. It is certainly rather remark;il»le that all these licers should have atliliated with the Bai)tists. That such was the actual fact, however, is sIkjwu by a jx'tition to John Merrill, Es(|uire, justice of tlie peace, retinestiug him to call a meet- ing of the freeholders of the First Parish. This petition expressly sets forth the fact that the First Parish had no otlicei's and " were C()iise(inently incapable of conducting and managing its affairs." This petition was dated April •Jnth, and on April .'50th the first meet- ing of the parish, after the separation, was held at the meeting-house. Probabhj for iion-i>ai/mcnt of minister's tut. 412 ULSTOliY OF ItUVXaWICK, TOPSUAM, AM) IIAUPSWELL. A new lioMi'il of pMiisli ollicors was clioscii, nioiu\v niisi'd I'or support of tlic miiiistt'i'. jiiiil KicliMnl Kiiowlcs clocU-d sexton, •■ witli :ill(i\v- aiK'C (>r twelve sliilliiios." At a siilise(|iieiit meeting' this year a etmi- inittee was elioseii to wait upon ]\Ir. Kills and to (.'(MU'crt measures fur rt'udc'i'inu' the ministerial lot of some benelit to tlu' minister :iii(| parish. [IT'.'T.] InlT'.H". and 1 71)7 consitlerahle repairs Avere made to tiic meetin'ttle with .Mr. KUis and to i)ay him the arrearages due to him. They were also antliorized to grant him a discharge from the parish if lie desired, and to supjily the pnl|)it for a while. [ISOO.] At the annual meeting of the parish this year, the sum of three iunidred tloUars was raised for current expenses. This sum was bi'tween tliirty and forty dollars less than had usually bi'en raised for tile minister's salary alone. At the animal meeting of the town, Messrs. John IMerrill. William Wilson, daiiu's I'urinton, Doctor Porter, and Alexander I hompsou weri' chosen a conimittee to considi-r the practicaliility of uniting the two societies. The desire for such union probably arose in conseiiuence of the ditticulty exi)erienced, at lliiil time, in fiirnishing adequate su})port to two ministers. [iJSOl.j The committee for sui)[)lying tiie pulpit were instructed by the parish •• to write to the I'rofessor of Divinity at Harvard College rc(HU'sting him to recoinmeiid a candidati' to them of ability and good moral character," and were also instructed to employ no transient preacher until it was positivel}' ascertained that no suitable camlidate could be sent. The parish also voted '■ not to employ Mr. Thompsou any longer to supply the Desk." It would appear from this action that .Mr. KUis had received his discharge from the committee appointed in 171)'J to si'ttle with him. [1S02.] The Ueverend Mr. Western was employed as a preaclior until October, 1802. At a meeting of the parish in dune, r>enjaiiiiii Ilasey, Kscpiire, Doctor Porter, and Kzra Smith were chosi'U a com- mittee to petititm the legislature " for permission to sell the Parsonage ECCLESIASTICAL UISTOltY OF TOPSTIAM. 413 T.iit. or tiiko nionsuros to i'cikUm' tlio siuiu' prdtitnlik' to the Tnrlsh, iiorcoiililc lo the ori^iiuil intentions of the (inintors " [ISO,').] OnAjtril 'J.'? of this yoiir, tho pnrish passed a vote invit- ing:' Mr. Kliis to pii'MC'li for one vear at a salary of two liiinriviU'<^c (ifiuH'pintr soliool such part of said voar as he shall choose." [1S()."».] An clfort Avas this year made to unite witli tlie Second rarish in ohtainin^' a niinislerto preach alternately in tiie two pari>lu's. [1S(I(!.] At a towii-meetinii', held N'oveuilii'r .">, ISdC. it was voted '•that the town liavin;:' lu'ard and duly consideri'd tiie projiosnl of the llonoralile Benjaniin .1. Porter antl others, to build a iueetiii<>- liouse near the Court House, do unitedly approve of the same and do cMiiicstly reconnnend it to the uiemliers of lioth parishes of the town to lieconu> united as soon as may he into one corporate liody for the purpose of supi)ovtinj:f puhlic \vorslii[) in said town when [it shall he] (.TCI ted. " And it is furthei' voted that the town, Avith a view to promote an iiiiioii of the parislu's, foi' tiie support of pnl>lic worshi|>, a;irceal)ly to the i>roposal of said I'orter and others, will a|)poinl a conmiittec of seven i)ersons with full power to pursue any measures necessary and proper on the part of the town to promote the building of said house and to support puliiic woisliii) therein." In Deccmlier the parish voted to hohl tlieir business meetind to renew or exchange the securities or col- led, if ueoossary. the money that is now at interest, belonging to the Itarish, and also to receive the interest annually or take notes for the sMuie." It is evident IVom this that the parish had something of a hnid at this time, but from what source it.was derived is not so easy tl) iniderstand. The amoimt of mono}' raised eacli year was seldom iimre than I'uough to pay curri'ut expenses and often not sullicient for that purpose, and the ministerial lot was not sold, notwithstanding the vote in lS()-_>. until IHl'.l. At this same meeting llenjamin Orr, Esquire, was ai)pointe(l to eht.iiu from the counnittee chosen in 1709 a certificate^ of the dis- charge of Heverend ]Mr. Ellis, and to deposit the same with the J£ iWk 414 IIIsTOliY OF liUUXSWICK, TOlKsflAM, AXD lIAUrSWELL. parish clt'ilc. This doeuinont, wliich wjis the only le<>!il aumilinciit ol'tlie c'(»iitr!u-t iK'twt'cn tliu pii.stur and i»arisli, was chiti'd May 7, l^K), 0\vin>>; to tiie si-paratitni wliich had ofcinrcd in the [)arish, and to olhiir causes, the chnreh had t>rMdiially dwindled away, and after tlie dismissal of tiieir pastor it became nearly extinct. J)nrin<>' the ix'iinil of Mv. Kllis's ministry it was Congregational in name, but not what wonld now Ik- called strictly Orthodox, since it paid more attention tn the I'orm of chinch jiolity than it did to nnilbrmity of hidief. IJev- crend Ezra S. (Joodwin had been preaching this j'ear, and on ()etol)ei' 12. the i)arish I'xpressed to him their ai)pi'obatioi' ol' his past services and recpiested him to continne with them awhile longer. [1811.] An attempt was made this year, unsuccessfully, to have the minister over the First Parish sniti)ly the pulpit of the SccdihI J'arisli also. The thanks of the parish were again given to Mr. Goodwin for his sei'vices, and the regret expressed that the linancial situation did not admit of their I'lnploying him longer. [IMll.J Nothing further of special importance occurs in tlic parish records until the year 1814, when an attempt was again made to unite tlie two })arishes. The conunittee on the pait of the Fiist I'arish chosen to confer with the other parish were instructed that •• if an union of said I'tarishes could not be obtained on any other piiiici- ple, tiiat tile meetings for piililic worship be jujlden two thirds of the time at the Court House and the other thiril at the upper meeting- house." [181.").] In 181'), iMessrs. Benjamin Orr, Alexander IJogers, ami Jehiel Abell were api)ointed a conunittee to petition the legislature, in behalf of the i)arish, " for leave to sell the parsonage lot in Topsliam. under such restrictions and limitations as they .shall think proper." [181«.] The meeting-house, about this time, nuist have been get- ting sadly in need of rei)air, since, in April, 1818, the parish conunit- tee were instructed to repair it, '* b}' building doors, glazing the windows, and underpinning the house so as to secure it from falling." [18rj.] On May 10, 181 i). the committee appointed in 18i.") to sell the ministe -ial lauds, reported that *' they have soUl the whole of said lands at auc'tiou to the highest bidders on the 22d day of Ajiril 18111, as Ibllowf , to wit. To Sanuiel Hunter twelve acres and 'S() rods for the sum of one hundred and twent3--five dollars: To Arthur Hunter thiity-i'ight acres and seventy rods for the sum of two hun- dred and thirty dollars and (j2^ cen'ts ; To Thomas Patten twenty-fnur acres and ten rods for two hundred and sixteen dollars and lifty-six cents ; To Ceorge Rogers twentytive acres for two hundred dolUus. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF TOPSIIA.V. 415 All ami siii^iiilar of wliicli sums to bo i^nid. wilji iiitorost, in four years from tlif time of sale, one (inarter part of tlu' principal of eaeli sum to lie paid annually, and interest si'nii-ainuially on the whole amount of sales Amounting in the whole to the sum of S772.1.S "(.Signed) "Actor I'attkx, IIU-Ml'IIKKV rriMNTOX, Tiios. G. Sand FORD." [1S21.] In tlie year 1S21, a conunittee was ehosen to ascertain iiiid report, at an adjourned meeting, who were members of tlie First rarisli. The |>arisii this year, more()ver, agreeil to accept the new iin'cting-liouse on the terms (jffered by the projirietors of the same, wliii'h were as Hallows : "That the jiroprietors of the ineeting- hoiise present the same to the First I'arish, reserving the right to the |)n>prietors of selling all their right thereto and receiving the pro- ceeds ; and whether the same is sold or unsold, it shall not be liable in any manner whatever to be taxed I)}' the First Parish ; and it is iniderstcjoil by the foregoing X'oservation that the parish shall never assess any moneys that it may hereafter raise either wholl}- or in [lart upon the jiews or seats of any individual proprietors therein ; and the proprietors further present the parish with one of the front pews on the lower flocn*, numbered thirty-one, and the two pews in the gallery lii'hind the singing seats, and the overplus of moneys arising from the sale of [)ews in said house, after [)aying the bills of saiil house, shall lie annexed to the funds of the First Parish. " That' in future the meetings for publick worship be holden one third of the time at the old meeting-house, and two thiids of the time at the new meeting-house, for six months in the year, commencing the lirst Sabbath in Ma}' ; the remainder of the year iit the new meet- ing-house." At a subsequent meeting, u number of persons who had previousl}- joined tlu; .Second Parish were accepted as members of the First Parish. At the same meeting an agent was chosen to obtain a deed of the meeting-house from the i)ro[)rietors, and to give deeds of i)ews to the owners thereof. t)n August 20, 1821, the church was reorganized. The following persons constituted its membership at this time : — William Uainlall, .John Harmon, Deacon Samuel Winslow, ^Irs. .lane Randall, Mrs. Margaret Patten, Mrs. Mary FUis, Mrs. Hannah Patten, Mrs. INIartha Kogers, Mrs. IJetsey Perkins. Miss Hannah Patten, ^\'idow Mary Foy, Widow Mary Patten, and Widow Rachel Reed. ■ .. '- 41() iiisTonY OF I}nuxs^yTCK, TOPsnA.v, and iiAitrswF.LL. [lH->.'].] Tlii*4 yoiir nii !itt('iii|»t \v;is nindc to settle Ivcvcifiid Mr. DaiiloftiK nt lirst lor live ycjii's mikI tlicii lor oni' year. 'I'licrc \v;is a good deal of dilliculty in raisiii;>; tlic iict'cssaiT ainotiiit ol' nioiii'v Ky sidiscription. and it is evident tliat lie was not eiiiiaticd, as at a nurt- iny lielil on the twenty-second of Novenilier. the parish coniniiltcr were instrueted to employ a preacher, and to [lay liini out of ila nionev already raised. [1><2I.] Tlie parish this year invited Ueverend Jacoh ('. C\ ■ OSS til settle as tiieir pastor. '• niitil six months' notice on either side siiall lie iiiven lor a discontinnance of liis services." The salarv oll'ereil wiis live lUMK Ircd dolla I'S. To this invitation Mr. (Joss made an ;ii i--\\cr containinu' tlie foUuwiny proposals, wliicli were acceptt'd l>y lli )aris!i First. Provided that I niav liave liliertv ti ahsent four wee] eacii yeai', and dm'ing this time shall not lie under ohliyation to sii| tlic d MHV esK. SccDiid. Trovided either party may have liberty to d issolve tlli^ connection, liivinj^- to the otiier one year pn-vions to such dissohilidii. '■ 'llnnl. Siioulil the salary Avliich you olfer me be found on triiil isndicieiit to meet my expenses. 1 shall exi»ect it will lie iucreasiMl." u 'J' lomas (i. Sandford, Actor I'atten. Colonel Si nnn( 1 Vea/ie. Cliarl K. I'orler, Doctor .lames ^hdveen. and Major Xahum I'erkins were ehost-n on behalf of the parish, and Saunud W'inslow on behalf of liic church, to n\ake the arrangements for the ordination. On Di'cember 7 the ci^incil for ordination met at the house of Natiianiel (Jreen. There were present, Ueverend llex.ekiah Packard and David Owen. Wiscasset ; IJeverend Kliphalet fiillett and SaiiiiU'l ell; Keverend William Mittimore an\ unam Aiiinmore ani)('tor ( iillctt ; the (;linrr raclvtinl. ol' Wiscnssft ; tlif riylit liiind nf rdlow- slii|). Ii.v Ivcvcrciid .Mr. 'S\i"M\ ; address (o tin' I'liiircli mid society, liy Hcvereiid Ml'. I'nppMn ; jmd the coiicliidiiiy juayer, l>y l»everend .Mr. r,lliiiii\V(«)d. [IS-J.').] At M cliincli ino('tiniuiiiiltce was appc^iiited liy the jiarish to confer with liiiii and to make to him a full ilisclosure of the condition of the piiiish. and to iuforni iiiiii. if tliey found it <'\pedienl, tliat tiic piirish felt iinalile to siii)port him after the expiration of the year. .\t a siihse(|iK'nt nii!('tin4 the assessors were instnictod to devise measures Ibr paying the arretiraijos duo him. Notwithstanding his rosi, \h',\:\. Mr. (ioss connucnciil his l:iliois iMidcf very I'livoriililc iuisjiiccs. :inil so I'lir :is ciui Itc (Iclcrniincij from the ri'coids there wjis no (lissiitiHliictiori wiUi hiui, jhmI his <\\>- niissiil wiiH owing .solch to the feeble conilitioii of the piiii.-th at this time. [1H;](1.] At the iinnujil nicctinj!; of the parish in 18;;(;, n connnittct \v:is appointecl to examine the records of the parish, and ascertiiin who \\i ic mcnilici's of it :md report a list of the saiiir. 'i'his repint. on account of the iiiforniation it contains in regard to pjirisjics iu gen- eral, is herewith given in full: — '•The comuiillce a|)poiuted at a nu'cting of tiie First I'arisii in Topsham. held ou the twt'lfth instant, to aseertaiu who are the le^nl nu'Uiliers thereof. resjiectfuUy report that the\ have examined tin statutes and ri ported isos in point, and liavc uiianiini usiy conu' In the conolnsion that all iuhaliitants of twenty-one years of age ami upwards, within the hounds of said parish, and who liav( not with- drawn therelVom l>y leaving a written nijticc thcreol with the parish clerk, are members of said i)arisli, with the exee|)tioM of such persons onl}' as are li'gal members of some poll parish. That ;dl inhabitants (•oming to reside within the limits of the said First Parish and -vho aiv not nuMubers of a poll i)arish, with all such as reside therein ar.d with- drawn from the poll i)arish to which they were connected by leaving a writti'u note thereof with the . IVikiiis, 'i'ililu'ls, niitl Kllis. nre of opinion thai (Imv do. The othi'i nii'mlu'is i>r voiir coMiniittcc re of ji (litrcrt'nt opinion. Tlii' case h.is Keen suli- iiiitti'il to two oi Onr most nlilc connscllors, who dill'ii' in opinion on the siilijccl. Voni' coinniittce, tht'ivfon-, to avoid all uncertainty, ivi'oni- iiichd to persons so sitinilcd to witlidiaw from liu' |)oil parisli. in case they ai'f desirous of conm'etinj; theniseivi's with tiu' territorial, or IVmn tlie territorial if tiiey prefer eontinuinji' with the poll. They wiiiilil fuither reeonnnend. in ease the parish slioiild resort to taxes, lliiit such persons so situated, and arriving; at tlie ajie of iwenty-one, uld not lie taxeil or considered as memliers of said parish until slid lliey claim and exercise their rir I'KUKINS. jii r orth r of < 'nuimittic."' The ministerial fund of the First I'arish amounted at this time to M\en iunidred and thirtv-sixtv ( lollar s and sixtv-on«' cents. N. d til itv of III |i;ni^U nieetiuLiS were held later tiian this, and tUe ma|ority (>! Ihe pew- lioldeis liecame uieniliers of the I'nitai'ian S(jciety. I'he continuation i>\' the history of the First Parish Church or'11:ST HAPTIST CHfltClI AM> SOCIKTV, OH 8KC0ND AND TlftKI» I'AUISIIKS. Tlic lirst P)aptist preachin<>; in Topslmm was hy Klder Simon Locke. it is helii'ved. in 177U. On the lifth of .June of that \i :ir la haj)- tized Miss II. Purin^ton. who was the first cue in town to receive the inlinance by innucrsiou. Aftt'r 17H2, Peverend Mr. Potter preuchei I occasionally for several years, hut without making many converts. During the y<'ars ITi^JJ and 17.SI. Elders Ca.se and ]\Iacoml)er i)rcache(l occasionally.' Uevereud .lol) Maconil)er also preached here in 1785), 17'.MI, and 17;tl. These ministers were jiaid for their services hy the voluntary contril)u- 'ion of individuals, as appears fnnu a receipt given by .Macombor to Aelor I'atten, .loHcph ani»iiiliMl .IuImi Merrill, lisijiiirc Slc|ili('ii l)«Mity. Artnr I'littcii. lliiiili Wilson, Ifoltcrt ('Iciivck. .Ir.. .I.'im -s I'iiriii«;li>ii, .h.. Kliciif/cr I'iirriti, U illiaiii llniKd' •ii, .loliii StiirlioiinU .Ir.. .lulm llcvvfy. .Fojiii I >iiti, 17!'"). This society constituted the .Si'eoiid I'arish of liie town. At this ineetin;^ .lames I'nrin^ton was ciiosen moderator, and .lohii Merrill i)arisii clerk, it was voted to Imihl ii mcetitiii'-hoiisi' "forty feet loni>' and thiity feet wide, this season, and thai it Ite set Wet ween .lose|)h Haley's lionse and llenj.amin Malon's."' It 'was to be owned l»y l';h;1i pruprii'ltn' in i)roi)orliou to llii; unioinit suhsorilu'd. This niectin<;-honso, snltsecinenlly known as the '' old yellow ineel- in, .lames Sami)son, Obid Hninh.ani: 17'.>7. Andrew Whitehonse, .Toshn.-i Whittcn, .lost'ph M'liit- ten, ,lohn Whittcn, Stciihen I'eimell, William Wilson, .Ir. ; 17'.i'^. Nathaniel Melcher, IJenjaniin Katon, Charles tJowell, .loseph (Jravo. .loshna (iraves, Sanuiel Graves, Moses I'himmer, (iidcon Wslker; 17ul). Fi'ancis J)oniilass, Benjamin j\[etcalf; IHOO. .lames i'otter: IMO.i. .lohn l{osl«'r, 'riinotliv Kostt-r, (Jidcon l,;irnd>»'t!. Anion 'riHilHjisoll, ,)ollll IvOLftTS. .Ir.. .IilsllIlM Ildillt'S, Is.'Ulc .Inlllismi. Sillllllcl I'crUiiis, .losepli .M. I'l'rrv, kdhert .Snjicr, .Niitluiiiii'l (,)niiil. .Imiiu's riiiiiiipsoii, .loliii .laiiicson. Friiiicis Card, >laiiu>s ('%. (ioold. W illi.-iiu Frost, Naliiiiii lloiijilitoii, .Foscpli IlaU'v, .Ir., David l""l:ii:Lt, .lessc T, liali'V, and W'Wv H. (irccn. [iso.s.] On A|)ril 2S. IN(»s, tiic parish voUmI to raise four hniidrcd dollars for the support ol' llic ministry. l>nt tiic vote was reconsidered ill .Iiiiie. !ind two iiiindred and lifty dollars was llien voted. I'lom this lime iinli! alioiit IS.'t;!. tiie :iiii(>iiiit annually raised lor the supply of the piil|>il and all other expenses was, ordinarily, only one hundred dollars. [ISl.').] In Si'pteniher of this year three males and live females lieloiiLiinij: to this soclt'ty were or<>anized into a chiireh at (>:ik Hill, under the title of *' The I'redestinariaii r>a|)list Chnrcli of Toiishain." It is prolialile that Mr. Klil'ii riirin^iton was then ordained as an elder,' since the records of the church stall' that at this time Khh'r Kendall preached the introductory sermon, Klder Titcoinlt fiavo the rlijht hdiid (if fcllniri^ln'p, and Klder 'I'emple made the concludinir prayer. [1«1.S.] On .lime 4, l«ls, Mr. AVinslow Staples was ordained by council; Klder Stearns preached the sermon, Klder I'ersoiis olfered a prayer, Klder Temph' ;iave the rie. and Klder Frost made the coiu-luding prayer. The ciiiirch at this time mnnhered over fifty members.- At a meetinii' held April 18, of this year, the parish voted that a coiiniiittee which had been chosen to settle the accounts of the parish should be aiitliorize(l '• to move the meeting" to any part of the town if they judged it exi)edient. Accordingly, the meetings were held this year in two places, — in the " old yellow meeting-house " and in a school-house.''' [I'Sll).] In April, lMi;t, the frame of a new meeting-house was 1 Adam Wilson's /listni-lciil Discourse, p. 10. 3 Autobivyraphij of Elder KeiuUdl. 2 ililklt. 422 lllsTOIi'Y (IF llhTX.sn'ICK, TOVSIIAM, AM) 11 AtH'SWKI.I.. r:iisc(l. :iii(| in Noxcinlni- the Itiiildiiiti w;is (•(iiii|>l^t('(l. It \v;is siniiil. coiitniniiiii' oiilv lliirly pews.' Tins l)nil(lin, it was voted to aecept V\ were as follows : — ••1. It will not he oxpecteil hy me tliat tlie society l>ind itself to pay me any specified sum for my services as their minister, nor woiilii it iie pleasinii' to ine on my settlement that any ohliiiatorv tvraiit should lie made to me, Imt tlia! the whole snhject shoidd lie left witii the soci- ety to uive me annually much or little as they may consider duty i>i' proper. '• '1. Tliat a committee, to be composed of memUers of tlie clnnvli .•md society, lie aiimutlly raised, whose duty it shall lie to confer with me y in'iiut or suhscriplinii annually raise, and report as soon ;is may he the result ol" this coii- lerenee to me and the assessors of the society. '• ;{. 'I'hat wlienevi-r I sh.all think it rant my reiniest they shall jr :i niiijority in parish meetiu<>'. lesially called fei' that purpose, shall hy voti' declare that my ministerial lahours is no lontrer useful, and vote niv dismission, then inv ministerial coniiertieii ill sUall lie considered dissolvei I di I'p to this time the Second Parish coiitamed hotli Calvinist ami 1 Aiitubioi/raphy of Elder Kendall. 2 Ibid. ECCLKSIASnCAL IIJSTOL'Y OF TOPSlIAM. 423 I'rco-'Will I'.'iptisls. liiit a scpjinitioi. nowocciirrcd. imd in 1S-_>1 .I<>slni:i :iinl .loliii W'liiltcii were disMiisscd to tlic I'rcc-W ill liMptist Society. [1824.] At !i iiicctiiii.' iicl.l A|iril 17. IS-'I. the pMiisli voted "to disiiiiss Mlder lleiiry Kein'nll iVom lieiiiii' ;m\ Ioniser their settled iniii- i^ter. — niireejdile to his re(|iiesl." 'The (•hiiiili reeords eoiitiiiii a state- iiieiit to the ell'ect that the dismissioii of Klder Kendall irave rise to M>iiie dissatislaetioii. Notliinn' ol' ini|ioilanee oeeui's in the reeoids of the Seeoml I'aiish siil»se(|iient to this date, though the records do not close nnlii the year I.s.'l2. As the IJ.'iptists withilrew that year, and formed a new society, it wonld seem ;is thonii'h the . '.'oiid I'arisli nmst theicafter have lieeii eonipoHcd exclusively of Free-Will IJajifists or else tliat llieri' Wel'e two reliuions societies in oni' poll parish. ion of make lelay, 'iiue-l ed ler is no •ctii'ii U ami TifK I'.Ai'iisr cmnicir socikty. On. January t'.t, JS'JI. Henry Ivemlall. .laliez I'erUins. J.ames ( ooU, Richard Orr. Sanuiel Wilson, .(anics Wilson. I'llijali \\ hite. (i<'oi-oe lldwland. and Daniel Welch petitioned the Icuislalure for incorpora- tion as a icii^i'ions society. 'The petition was ;jrante(|. and on l''eli- niary "J, l^jl. the society met and iMccted llein-y Kendall, inoilerator. ;iiid .lames Cook, clerk, .laliez I'erkins was chosen collector, and Deacon I'.lijah \\ hite and .Mr. -himes Cook as parish couuiiittee. The memliei's of this society eonslilnlcd the third pa ■■.-.!) of the town. .Joseph Foster. .Ir.. Daniel \Velch. Leonard lUondell. .laliez Per- kins, D'.vid Sciilmer. .lames Cole. .lohn ( hven. Chailes White, .loshna Haskell, Aaron llinkley, Charles llnnter. I^dward Welch, Daviil Dunlap. \N illiam Ixamlail. -Jr., .Jonathan Uaker, .lames Wou-ccs, lienja- inin llasi'V, .lolin llnnter, 2d, llenjamiii Thompson, Francis Tucker, (ieorii'e Holers, William Work, and .John .Mustard joineil (he society aliout this time, thoimli a nunihi'r of llu'ia afterwards weni hack to the First I'arish. The members at their tlrst nieetin<>' voted to call them- selves by the name of " The IJaplist, Church Socict\." 'I'hey built this year a small nn'eting-liouse in the village, al a lmjsI of about six hundred dollars. [IS2.").J This year there was a powerful revival in the cluirch, though but littU' mention is mtide of it in the records. [l.S2(I.J At a meeling held on April ;'». the society voted that as less money than was nee(led had heretofore been raised, '"if the society shoiiM not be able to raise l>y voluntary subscription at least one hundreil dollars for Klder Kendall the present year, that they will 424 msiouY OF urun-^wick, topsiiam, aad iiaiu'swell. not r('(|iiii(' Ills ininisfcrial laliors lioyoiid a propdrtioii oC tlu' lime tlio .sum tlicy sliall raise and pay ovt'r 1o liini." [1S:M.] At a cImii'cIi nu'('tin<>', held Fclniiary •_':*. tlic snl)jc('t i(ir iiiililinii voted '• lli.'il .lahez TerUins. David Seriltner, Samuel Perkins, .losiali Sanford. and L. lliliiiard he a eonuniUee to solieit means to eairy tiic same into elf'eet." On Oetober 4, of this year, Sanuiel J'eikins and David Seiilmer were cliosen deaeons. At a meetin<>' of the soeiety. lield April 7. it was deci(h'd fo aeeept a l.)t of land for a meetinii-li'inse. tliat had lieen pnicliased of relatiaii and Nancy Haley. Jalte/ l\'rUins and David Seriliner wen- chosen a committee to raise snliscriptions tbr and to Imild a new meetin^- honse. [is:;,").] On April (>, IS,!"), this eonnnlKee re|)orted that they l^id contracted witii S. & \\. D. Aieichei' for the erection of a ineetinu'- house. That the whole expense woidd he $2.-J")(>. and tliat the l)iiiid- in<.r wonld prohahly he completed in ahout six weeks, At this meetiiiL' Juhez Perkins, Saniuel IVrkias. and James Cook were ;i|)pointed a connnitice to sell the pews, i :!<^ N.cre instrnctecl to reserxc one pew next the desk, on each side, and two Hoor pews near the stove, for //v-c pews. The soeiotv also anthori/ed their aiii'nt to th d neetniii' house if the consent ol' the pew-owners eouhl lie had. It was hoiiiilit hy Deacon .loshna Ilaskcll for the Free-Will liajitist Sot-jt'ty. At a meeting of tlu chnrcli. held March 21. Elder Charles .lohnson was lary of three hnnnretl dollars pci- annum. Tiif s;i invited to settle oi next meetinu' of the society was held May 27 in the new or presenl IJaptist nieetiiiji; hcu.se. At this meetin"'. Klder .iohn-on was orthiincd ami the new ehnrel; hnildinu' v,.is di'dicated. The viarwas remark- uie for a revival in this and the other societies. [1H;57.] On February 2;"). l.s;57, the church extended a call to 1 uv- erend Kdwin \X. Warren, and the ;. mount of salary to he oliered liiia was K'ft to till' discretion of the (.hureli ollicers. [1S3.S.] Duriiifi' the year l.s.'iS a controversy commeneed hetwecii the conuiiittee of manaj^'ement of the '■'• Easlcni Bnptist '' and .Mr. K. Brown. It coniinued several years and caused considerahle tronlilc in this church. [jSKI.] At a meelinji' of the church held October '1'k forty-four members wore dismissed from this chnrch, in order to be organized into .1 15a|)tist church in Briuiswick village. There wa.s a great revi- val this year. IMeetiugs were held for more than one hundred succes- sive evenings, and one hundred and tifty-two persons were added to the chnrch by baptism. ECCLESIASTICAL UISTOHY OF TOrSIIAM. 425 iiici'tiiiL:- [isil.] Oil .lu'y "i"), I'.lder Wtirron rcsijiiiod tlio iiMslor.'itc, ;iiitl licvciciid > . coriit' Kiiox \v;i.s invited, Novoinltcr 1. t<> succeed him on ;i siiiiiry of lour iiimdrcd doll;irs. On Docciiihcr 14, loilv-iiini' doU-- if.'ites. reiiresciitiM;^ eiiihtecn cliiu'ciios, met in coiiiicil lor the pni'iiose )(' his ordination. 'h(> •rvici's were iis I'oUows : — .'I livnin All iiiitiiem ; readlnj^ of Scriptures, by Klder 1'. S. A(hinis M prayer, Isy Klder F. jVIerriam ; a sermon, liy KJder Z. Uiadford ; an iiiillieiii ; an onlaiiiinjj; prayer, by Klder Z. Adlam ; tiw ciiarnc, by Killer Adam Wilson ; a hymn ; the riiiht hand of fellowship, by l''.lder i:. H. (;rav an a( Idress to the elmicii, bv Klder II. (i. (iott; ai ail tioii. liieiii ; a elosinu' [nayer, by Klder K. M. Warren; and ll le i)eu( ■die- by the pastor, [ISK;.] On May 2"), l.S-b'i, KhlerKnox resioned, and on Febniaiy 1, (if the following; year, I{everend James Oijpatrick was invited to settle as pastor, on a salary of four hnndreij dollars, lie accepted ilic call I'"ebniary .'), and was installed April 22, IHJG. The services were as follows : — Heading of Scripture, Ijy Klder J. lliilibard; prayer, by Klder N. Xorton ; sermon, by Klder N. AV. Williams ; i)rayer, by Klder II. llawes; charge, by Kldi-r W. C. Grant; right hand of fellowship, liy Elder M. Ilanscom ; address to church, etc. by Klder William l>ailey ; [iiiiyer, by Klder. J. l?icker; benediction, by the pastor. [IN.');).] Klder (;il[)atrick, having determined U> move with his sent in his lesig- I'iiiiiiiy to Kansas, — then beginning to be settled, iiatiiin .\pril 2. IS,"),'], and ii was accepted by the chnrcii to take place ill .bine following. On .Inly 17. Elder A. Kobbins was invited to set- tle as pastor, on tiie same salary as his predecessor. On the twenty- tii of the following September, however, 1 (Ull ecessor suUi iry was mcrease( oi me loiiowing r^epiemoei to four luindred and lifty dollars. [Is.V.l.] On .June 5, IM.VJ, Klder Kobbins resigned under circum- -tiiiices that led many to have doubts as to his fitness for his position. W lien his resignation was accepted, however, some commeiulatoiy icsohitioiis were passed by the church. These resolutions were dis- liloiising to some of the niemliers, and for u tinu! the matter seriously disturbed the cliurch. [bsOO.] IMarcU 2.'), ISGO, Keverend L. V. (hirney received a call I'lom the church to settle as their pastor, anil acceptt'd the invitutioa the following May. [1>!()2.] At a meeting held on Ai)ril 0, 1SG2, the church was liivsented by Deacon William Harron with a complete silver comnui- niini service. 426 iimTouY OF nnuxswicK, topsiiam, axd riAnrswELL. [1H()0.] At ft mt'olinjr of tlio cliiircli, held July 1, ISC)"), Ri'vchmkI L. 1'. (iiinu'V. Dciicons David Scrilnicr jiiid Williiiin IJnrioii. Willi.im Sk(jl(icld. (it'oruc A. Itojicis, and W. E. Ilalcj wiTt' cIkisch a ( mn- iiiittcc of Airaiijfciiu'nts for a scnii-CHMiUMiuial aiinivorsarv of llic Inv- niatioii ol' the cliiiicli. On Scptonibor 2 the ainiivorsarv was (•cli'lir.itiMl in an appropriati' manner, Heverend Adam AVilson, 1). 1).. di'li\ci'(il an historical discourse, which, in acconlance with a vote of the eliiirch. was [>rint<'d in ISCill. []«(i()-l«(;8.] March 1, 1S(!(], Elder fuirney resion,.,! liis cliar-c. and the chnrcii was for a time without any settled niinistei-. On I\li- riiarv 2, \M',7. however, IJeverend A. Bryant united willi the cliiuvii and supplied tlie puljjit until Eehruary 11, 1808. In l.sGl», Ivoverend Ira P. Leland, the present pastor, was in- stalled. TIIK FUKE-VVILL IJAPTIST CHUUCIT AND SOClKTV.i [IT'S.').] The lirst minister of this denomination who preaclie(l in Topshan'. was Ekler llenjamin IJandall, who preached once or twicr in John IMeri'lil's l»arn about the year 178;5. [181;").] The Second Parish, as already stated, was made ii|i (if hoth Calvinist and Free-Will IJaptists. Their first pastor was Kliler rurinii'ton. lie sympathized in his views with the Fiec-Will IJaptists. In 181,") lie liaptized six persons, who subsequently joii. 'd the Kni- Will Baptist Church. The next preacher ol" tliis denomination u;i. Elder Benjamin Thorn, who i)rea'^hed one season or more in the "old yellow meetinii-house." The precise time that he was enpiji'ed with this church is not stated, but it nnist have been between the fall of IBir, and the lall of l.slC. [1810-17.] In 1810, Elder George Lamb preached a few tiinc- nnd was succeedeil by Elder Farwell, who preached to the SOCll'tV 111 181 [1822.] 'I'here was occasional l)ut not regular preaching after tlii> {\\) to about 18-.'2. when Elder Briggs settled for about one year, lie preacluMl a poi'tion of the time ni the Topsham Court House, and tl.. reniaindei' of the time in a hall in Brunswick village. Why servicc- weri' not held in the yellow meeting-house is not known. It was net occnpied liy tlie Baptists, and the presumption is that the Court House was used because the meeting-house was so far out of the vilhisic. About this time the Free-Will Baptists began to leave tiie CalviiiiM 1 Fivm a iikelvU of (he same by the lute M . IWI ■<: :.i '>> in. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OE TOVSUAM. 427 P.Mptist Cliurcli. As tlic liitter liad «>iv(.'n iii) the Si'cuiiil l^irish ]Meet- iiii!-n()iis('. iiiul IkkI liceii iiieorporntod 'nto a new society, it is by no iiic.iiis iiiirensoimble to siii)i)08e that tiie former constituted tlien, and arc now, tlie Second I'arisli. [IH'i'j-f;.] In tlie Mntiinin of \'><'li). Elders Clement I'liinney, Alli'ii Files, and Aliizer l»riilanizcd by Kliln- bridges, who baptized the eiuht individuals of which it was (omposed. Additions continued to !)e nnnle to the churcli, and on Saturday, Fclirnaty 1. Is-ili, a meeting was held at John Haley's, near the yellow iiH'etiny another man's." This and similar remarks served to inspire them with new zeal, and they determined to make strenuous t'rturts to su[»[)ort ti church and society. 'I'hey at once voted to engage Killer Liimb to preach one half the time. As the society owned no niicting-housi', the yellow one being owned by members of both IJap- tisc societies, a committee was chosen to purchase one. This com- mittee was, however, saved from all trouble in the matter by Deacon Joshua Haskell, who purcliasecl the former Haptist nieetiug- bonse or vestry (the one afterwards used as a towndi(jnse) at an expense of about three hundred and fifty i|ii. [1S-I2.J lie was sueeecdcd in tiie aulnmn of tiial year by Kldcr Andri'w Uollins. who remained until the spriniif of l.s|-i. |_1MI,'{.] Klder Hollin?j was succeeded hy I-'JdcM' reter l'"olsom, wlm oontimied until Kehruary, |.s|;5. when he was obliged to leave eii aoeouut of illness. [1,S4;>,_1,S1(;.] Ill tlic summer of ISl:;, Kliler Daniel .liiel aji'aiii eiijj,ap'd to take tlu' pastoral eare of this ehiin'h. lb Ivsoii w;is reiieiiiu'd until some time in the early part of isid. During," IiIh lai«*t pastoiiitc in bSl;> and ISII. the " JMiller " I'xeitement prevailed in the ti>«ii. The members of the church, not wishiuii" *' bj stand against aii\lliiu); that looked like truth." permitted tliei," church to be used for the pio- muljiation of tiie new views. The result was a loss of soiiu' ten m more members, and some disatrectiou amongst those who remaiiu'il. The troiiltle was not. however, of loii^' duration. KUler I'eti'r Kolsom succeeded Klder .lackson. aivl i)ri'achiM !'• ' nno year, when he wa.s hinihclf succeeded by Klder Cliarles IJean, «li' remained about two vears. [ISl'.).] In September, l'^49, K. B. Fernald, a student fV' til.- Biblical School at Whitestowu, receivei a ca 11 uid eoumieiiei'( preachinsj; to this church. He was ordained at the meeting-house in Topsham in October following', lie renuiined pastt)r of Uiis chiinli about two years and a half.' 'J/r, W/iittcii's »kt'l!<■' I : IJeverciiil A. A. Smitli. (Voiii ls<"il to |S7(t; lu'vii. lor ahont six inontlis in 1m7 !-;">. nl'ler wliicli there wiis no settled minister nntil .hme. |S77. Iveveivinl A. (J. iliil, tile presi-nt pastor, was settled over the WllCIl •i.'lv, OI!TI10|)(»X CONCIilCCA'IIONAI, i IHIMII AMi S< )('! lOI'V . '{"he ('oJi' of the ehnifh prior to the dissolution of the I'irsI I'arisii. [IH.W;.] In May, is;;!',. Kevereiid .1. I', lla wes, who li:id been s( >t- tlcil over the First I'arish in l^'il, le^i^ned. nntl was sueeeedi-fl l>y Ivcverend Mr. lliyli, who supplied the jjulpit lor ci^iht weeks, hy Hev- (•ivnd Mr. ( leaveland for eleven weeks, and liy l'ri>l'essor Smyth, of Itowdoin Collei-c. for eiuht months. A new house of worship' w iTcctid lliis Mar ))y vt^luntary siihseriptioi IS IS. lom lis N. urd eommeiieeil [ls;!7. 1 In .Inly, l.s;}7, IJeveren.l 'J" jiicaeliinj; to ;!iis soeiety and was ordained in .\iie- i'»inl>, charge to pastor, hy Reverend .laeoli C. (jloss, WOolwieh; siiiifiug by choir; right hand t)f felk)wship, l)y Reverend (Jeorge K. AdiMii.s, Hninswiek ; address to eliiiich and people, hy Kevereiul 'lim- iitliy Davis, l.itehlield ; coiichiding prayer, hy I'rofessor Smyth, lltnv- ikiiii College; henedietion, \>y the pastor. [hsll.] .Vt a mei'tiiig held Seiitemher 21, LSll, the I'hnrch passed tlie following re.solutions : — ^ The present edifice. 430 iiisToifY or nnrxswicK, topsiiam, and iiAHPswfu.L. " UosoIvihI, ( i;it \v(! h.'ivo ciitiro confidcuci' in tlic jiliilily mid |ii(tv of our pilstor. iiiiil tlinl tlic wclfiirc of this! clmrcli .•mW llic intcrt'sts (jf ivliiiioii ill lliis pliicc (IciiiiukI tliat tlu' coiiiu'ctioii lie conlimicd. '• Kt'solvcil, tliiit ill till! opinion of tliis cliiiicli, Ivcvcrciid Mi'. Lord has faitliriiliv prcaclicd tiio gospel, and tlic cliiircli is wiiliiiff to sn>tiiiii lull). 'I'iic loivyoiiiii; rcsoliitions (nidentiv indicate tlic oxistci iri- (i| ml Dl'll sonic dissatisfaction in the society, tiioii<»h not in the cliiirch. At a Joint nicctiiii!; of the cliui-ch and society, held .Inly i*. JJSI'J. .Mr. Lord ill a vcrlial coiiiiiiiiiiicalion rei|iiested to Ii.mvc the coiinectioii severed lie! ween liinisclf and the society, on account chit'liy of the state of his health, hiit p.-irtly on account of some disiitfectinii whicli lie tlioiiuht existed. 'I'lie niceliiiii' voted tli.at ^fajor Nahiiiii Perkins mikI .^Littlicw I'altcn h(> a coininittt'e to settle up the alf'aiis of the society : '' tliat .John Harron, Alfred Perkins, and SanuicI Douglass lie a ( uin- niiltee to take ciiarjre of the iiieeting-house, I'iii^' the hell, settle witli the minister, etc. "That Deacon Spratjiic, Xahtim IVrkins, riiveii .fameson. Mini Alfred S. reikins he a committee to consult with IJcverciid .Mr. 1. coiK'ernin<>; his re«iuest." pHl'i.J On .Inly f), 1H42, this connnittee rep(.rtc(l that Mr. I sllll wislii'd to dissolve his connection with them, and the church ami society accordiiiuly ii. cal council. On .Inly \1 the coimiil met, and after long delilieratidii agreed liy a very small majority to sever the conneclion. At a cliiuch lucctiug, held September LS of this year, llie slaiuliiij;' coimiiitlee ol the church was instructed to uiake an agreement with Ueverend Daniel Scwall to su[)ply the pulpit fpr that year, eomiinu- cing July 1, 1.SI2, tiiul ending -July I, lH4l/. lie had already pri'acluil five Sahl.aths. [|8|;L] Hetween ()ctoticr 2, 1842, and August a, LS4;!. thi' slavery (jiustioii licgan to be discussed in the church, and caused some disatfectioii. One memlier was refu8ei1 alioiit M iiioiitli later. On -Inly 11 <>l" tliis year a li'ltcr was rcccivcil IVoiii tlic m-tliiii |ias- U;r. HcvciTiid |);ivi(l St'wall, iiruiii;^' the fliiiicli (o settle a |ieiiiia- iiciit iniiiiHtiT. Isaac Ij. Cook, Deacon Willis S|)nii| Saiiiiiel .Imiiu'som were clioseii a coiiiiiiiltee " to aseertaiii if a Milliei<'iit Mini could lie raised to secure a niinislcr." [lH4r)-r).] Ill August. 1«1"), the cliiireii exteiideil jiii iii\ itMlioii to Kcvereiid .lonatliaii ('lenient, of Cliester, New Hanipsliire. In i»reaeii to tliem as a candidate lor settleiiieiit, and on Se|tteiiilier .'). LslO, the I'liiireli voted. "To concur with the parish in extelldill^■ a call to tiie Rcvcreml .loiiatlian ('lenient to hecome pastor over the clnneh." He iic('e|ited. and was iiislidled Fehnmry 1, IHIT. [!«;")•>.] May iu, !sr»2, lievereiid Mr. ('lenient and his wife were (lisinissed IVoin tliis church, and recoinnu'iideil to tlie ( 'oiiLi're^iatioiial ( liiiich in Wooilstock, \'eriiiont, where he had receive!ii\ to lie nientioned. I'min the liiiie of the dismission of Mr. ('lenient until his successor h;is installed, the pulpit was supplied hy Professor Al|)lu'us .S. I'ack- ;ll(l. of llowdoili (olletre. Ill Deceinlier. iSTi-i, a call was extended to Hevei'eiid .lolin Wilde, 111' Fahiiontli, and a council was called for his installation. [|.S,j;l.] 'I'iiis council met .lamiaiy I, IM.'t.'t, and the following' services were held : — > Prayer, liy IJeveieiid P. K. Uarnard ; sermon, by iJevereiid William Wiureii ; insiidling- prayer, by Heveieiid .1. W. Turiiei' ; charge to pastor, hy Heverend J. W. Kllini>wooi| ; right hand of fellowslii[). Iiy Uevereiiil (!eorge E. Adams, 1). 1). ; address to people, liy l{ev- (Tfiid .1. (). Fisk ; concluding prayer, l»y lievereiid K. Whittlesi-y; henediclion. hy the jiastor. [IHo^.] On August 111, 1854, a letter was received from ^Ir. Wilde asking to have a coniu-il called to act ii|)on his reiiuest for a dissolution of the pastoral relation, the reason of his re(|uest be- ing the inadequacy of lii.s salary. In compliance witii this re(iue8t the church. August 21, voted to call a council. This council met ^lioitly afterwards, and dissolved the relation lietwcen the past(jr and fluirch. [lM.")(j.] After I\fr. "Wilde left, Reverend James M. Palmer supplied tile pulpit for one year. He was followed by Heverend J. C^. Peubody, 4.^2 msTORY OF BnTrxs]yiCK, Tor^n.Uf, and iiAnvswKi.L. of Ipswich. MiiHs., wild siipjtlied till OotoluT, LsAO, wlicii \w accfpicd 11 cull t(» settle lit Frvoliiirir. Ill DcrriiilM r. Is'iC, Hevereiul Diiiilol F. I'otter. of I'liioi l> \v;i- invited to |»it!ie|i r<»r a few SiililmtliH. He wiih llieii invited to settle, lint declined, af^reeiiiii, however, to preach to the soi iety diiiiii spire H,i>i erec'ed on tlie iiieetiii<.:-hoiise. and the whole liniidini>' was reiniMlelJcii. [1H(;'.)-1«7.").J On Fehrnaiy \. l«t;i>, the hiiildin;:; was redeilicatcil, Tlie services of the occasion were as follows : — Invoeation, liy lievorend Mr. nryant, of the l>apti.st Church ; read- injj; of Scriptures, hy Reverend Mr. I'otter; sermon, by I'rofessui' .Totl i.-ni S. Sewall. of liowdoin ('olle rec(>rd.s of this church the following facts have heeii ^leaned : — 'I'lie iiiiiiilur admitted to llic cliiireli ii|) to i L'l was '• " up to IS't was Whole iHini))i'r iidniitled on confession . •' l)y letter dismissed s\ispi'iided excoiiiliiilliicated wiio (lied iii> to Is7t 411 •J:' The numlier of infants liajjiized between Uctol»er, IS.'!."], and ,hilv. 1871, was thirty-four, — twenty-two l)oy9 and twelve girls. The number of meinliers in l^(74 was one hundred and twidve. of which the males numbered seventy-eight and the femak-s one hundicil and eigiity-live. Ueverond Xalium W. G rover has preaelied lor this society since the fall of liMb. Till': UNITARIAN SOCIKTY. Previous tf) the formation of the Orthodox Congri>gational Society. in 133G, the First Parish had ceased to hold meetings as such. A EC'CLKSIASTFAL HISTORY OF TOPSHAM 43B iiiiijonty of the owners of jjows in tlio sooond moi • n7 -" (MAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) !^ <:t .*^«,y ?>\,:0. [1853.] In 1853 the " proprietors of the Unitarian Meeting-Iloiisp in Topsham " obtained authority from the legislature to sell it. It wus accordingly sold, and in Deceml)er of that year taken down anl removetl to a ship-^-ard at Middle Bays, owned by Robert Pennell, Jr.. and others, where it was erected into a boarding-house. The ministerial fund of the First Parish came into the hands of the pew-holders of the Unitarian Society. It amounted in 1830 to seven hundred and thirtA-six dollars and sixt^'-one cents. This sum was in the hands of various individuals, who gave their notes for the several amounts in their possession. After the transference of the preaeliinLr to Brunswick, these notes wero unintentionally allowed to become out- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF TOPSIIAM. 435 lawcMl. ami llio fund lias lliiis bocomo lost beyond rorovcrv. somo of the [uirtii's owiuji" tlie money liuviny- died. Notlnng, tlierelbre, now remains in Topshfun to remind one of tiie (ill! First Parish Socict}' exccj)! the graveyard uttacheil to tlic old lirst mei'ting-honse, CHURCH AND SOCIETY OF THK SECOND ADVENTISTS. Abont tile year 1iti«)ii the preaching on the Island according to the Rates the}' pay, and to loose an equal proportion of the time that is deficient." Also to pay four shiliiugs for each Sabbath to the persons who convened INIr. Eaton to the Island. On May 19, 1 750, the town voted that Mr. Eaton should preach ■• in the meeting-house for the future, except foul weather prevents." The selectmen were nuthorized to hire persons to convey him to tin 1 Kellogg, MS. Lecture. ^Ibid. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF IIAIiPSWKLL. 437 I-^huul. In 17(10 the town vutod that thi; people on tlie Ishinil shonld ln' taxent little is known eoneerninij the affairs of this chnreh diirinii the ten or eleven veais' pastorate of Mr. Katon; no reoonls have been fonnd. and even oiir knowledge of its existence at that time, as an or uide o})en, y' all sorts of Per- sons good & bad ni.ay freely enter in at their pleasure ; y' the PLunuch of Kthioiiin was examin'd by Philip ; y' the Angle of the Chh. of Kiilu'siis is commended for trying such as said the}' were A[)ostles, and woif not ; and y' twi'lve Angles were set at y^ Gates of y" Temple. U'st such as were ceremoniall}' unclean should enter thereinto, (2 ChrcMi, 2;3, 19. Mat. 13, 2;j, &, 22, 12. Acts «, 37. Kev. 2, 2, & 21, 12.) Have ac(t rdingly conveined at a Chh. Meeting, at the ^Meeting IIousc duly notified l>y the Pastor, this 24 Oct". 1770, and made the followiiij; Resolves : — " The Kev. Samuel Eaton INIoderator. " 1. Voted., that it is the Intention of this Chh. according to tlif best of their knowledge, to adhere closely to y*^ sacred Scripture for their Guiile, and to the Rules therein contained for their mode of Dis- ECCLESIASTICAL IHSTORY OF IIAUrSWELL. 430 (■i|iliiio, and to come into no Resolves, for uliicli they liavc not a ilivinc Warrant. •••_>. Viiti'il^ y' it would l»o a groat evil in ns, if we should not ac'CDiil- to y" best of our Capacity, attend & su|)port y* Institutions of God in llio ^lidst of us, & that Chh. Diseiplino w"'' ho has coniniaiidod ill IMS Word, thtit there may Ite Xoliiint^ wanting; tiiorounto. '• ;i. Voted, y' it is the Opinion of this Chh. y' the receivin!! into t lili. Conununion, or w' is called owning the Covenant, tliosc persons who live [jrayorless in their Families, is a scandal to our holy IJeligion. Therefore, ••1. W.tcd. y' tins Chh. will not for y" future receive into Ciih. ( oiiiMiunion. or wliat is called owning the Covenant, those persons who live prayorless in their families. ••;"). Vofi'd, y' it is tlie ()i»inion of this Chh. y' maliciously to innke, or injuriously to spread abroad any false IJoport, or Hi'porfs to v" Injurv of the Innocent, is detostuhlc in the sight of (iod, & ought to be so to us. Therefore, '*(■). Voted, y' if aii}- chh. INIember «»r p'sons in Covenant, shall iiiiiliciously make, or injuriously spread attroad any false Keport. or l\op( ts. to the Injury of the Innocent, lie or she, upon Conviction b\- the Montii of two or three witnesses, shall I)e lyable to y'' censure of this Clinrch, as those who sin, are to be rebuked lieforo all. '• 7. I' t'd, y' if any Clih. ]Membor, absent him or herself from the Onlinance of the I ord's Supper, in its stated administr;ition. he or she. shall bo accounted in the eye of the; Ciih. as a disorderly Walker, it guilty of the Breach of his orlier Covenant 01)ligations. '■ 8. Voted, y' it is the Opinion of this chh. that tlie Custom of young People, of both sexes, getting together in tiie Night, in tiiose ('ouii)anies for 3Iirth «& Jollity, Fi(hlling and Dancing y' they call Fi'olicks. so spending the 'i'imo together till late in the ^>igllt, in their Jollity, to the negh'ct of faniil}' Prayer, and violating all Order, is a siu detestable in the sigiit of God, & ought to be so to us. There- fore, " 'J. Voted, y' if any chh. Memi)er, or iVIombers, or p'sons in Covenant, shall assemble at those places, where such things are, or allow of the same in their Houses sh" come under tlu; censure of this Chh. so far as to be debarr'd Chh. i)riviledges, til they give Scripture Satisfaction. " 10. Vottd, y' it is the Opinion of this Chh. y' Churches ought to preserve Communion one w"' another, because yy are all united unto Christ, not only as a mistical, but as a political Head : Therelbre 440 histohy of Brunswick, tophiiam, ami iiarpswki.l "11. rotpfl, y* this f'hh. will not hold Coniiininioii w"* tho Mciu- bor of aiiothor rcLTiilur Clili. wiio is uikT (lie ('ciisiirc or Siispciisioii of y' C'lili, til he or she ;>ives that Satislartion agivu'*'" to Script luv, ^.V; as practiced liy the Clih" in N. Enlak(', be a Comniitlei for the Neciv, and .loiin Snow & Natli' I'urington for tiie Island called te(l, y' it is the Oiply to, and the Committee to make it known to the Pastor, and the Pastor to call the Brethren together that they may judge of their Case, a:id accord* to their Liberality releive them. " 17. Voted, y* this Chh. will receive No Report unless proved by the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses. " IS. Voted, y' these Resolves be entered upon the Chh. Recortls, and publicly read upon the Lords Day. " A true Copy from the Minutes examined and attested, " Consented to "By Saml. Eaton, Moderator. ♦' Saml Eaton, Pastor:' ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF lIAIiPSWKLL. ill [1777.] At a iiu'ctiiij; licld May 2'J, 1777, .I(>se|)li Kwiiijj; was dioscn a (loac'on. [17SK] At a cliiircli iiicctiiii!; lu-ld at the inoetiiij^-houso, May ;U, I7'"^l, it was voted that tliosc; who (h'sircd cliiircli itrivih';j,cs slioiild lie cMimiiicd hi'lorc the cliiirch, and that tliost- liviii<^ holy lives iiiij^ht have tlicir cliildreii liai)tized though they themselves were not clmreii meni- licis. That the deacons shonhl he a eonnuittee lt> inspeet the walk ol' iliiiicli inonil>ers. and that the pastor had lilterty, "■ provided h" sees Ills way elear. to baptize hy Innni'ision il;ose who eons('iention->ly (li'sire it, i>rovide(l they - lield August ;51, 178G, the chureh unanimously voteil tip rescind the seventeenth vote, in rej^ard to receiving reports against lueni liers, that was [)assed Octolier "J I, 1770. [I7n7.] The i)revious unanimity in regaid to ndigious all'aiis in this town liegan to he disturlied ahout this time. At a nu'eting of tiic tiiwn, held in March. 17^7, i. was voted that those persons who did Mot intend to pay t'din this committee in writing. The committee were to rcpint at a sultse- 4Ueiit meeting, but no such report is in the records. [l'S();5.] At a chin-ch meeting, held on April 28, 1803. James Wilson was unanimously chosen a deacon. [j.sui;.] This year the town voted that Mr. Eaton need preach only in the west meeting-house, on account of the dilliculty of a per- son of his age going to and from the Island. [1^1.').] At the aiuuKil nu'cting of the town in 1813 it was ngreed that Mr. Eaton should preach only in the west part of the town that year, and that the inhahitants of Great Island shoidd be exempt from paying a tax for his sujjport, " excepting tlie Kwings." The reason for thus excepting one family was undouhtedly because they lived so near, — just across the Narrows, — and could oasily antl were accustomed to attend the meetings on the Neck ; and also because they were strong supporters of Mr. Euton and were well-to-do people. A special town meeting was held in September of this year, at wiiieh -Fohn Blake, Isaiah Snow, and Paul Raymond were chosen a CDinmittee "■ to go and converse with the Kev'd Samuel Eaton." Tlie nature of the conversation is not recorded, but it may have been in rt'ifard to the taxing for his support of residents upon Sebascodigan Island, as following the record of the meeting is this entry : — 442 iriSTOIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND JfARPSWELL. "IlAItl'SWKLL, Sept. 3'>.lSi;t. " I liiT('l)y ('crtily tliiit I from lliis l);ifc Cur Kv(>r l{cliii(|iiisli the Civil Cuiitract hctwt'cii great .Si'liuscutk-giu Island aii^ reliu(iuishi'd todreat Sehascodegiu Island, which was 8371. Od. leaving; a balance due to him from the westcirly part of said U>'\\\\ of 87l.'>..'ll. " MAIiLHItO' SYLVESTEn") Sylvkstku Stovku CConiHu7/ee" Telko Cuhtis 3 Following this report in the town records is this entry : — '' I do relinquish to tiie Town of IlarpswoU the whole of the above balauct' and acknowledge all accounts setlleil and balanced up tsiu;ii:it(><|, iiiiikiipj; in .-ill oik- 1Ii<)iis:iii<| oiu- liiiiulrcil :iii- of Ixcvcrcml Sjiniiicl K;ilon. jiihI is |iiiili;ilily :i |)l,Ml •• I now lie;;' leave to make a few yen' IJoinarks. The pple who were y" Ohjeets of my mission, are. in y'' main in a lirokeii State as t: in llicir notions, it are not carried about l»y evctry AViiid (»f Doctrine. Others who app'' to me to boil over w"' Knthiisiasm, otiu'rs who are tliotlcss of y' w""' oiijiht to be tlioir chief Concern, and others who were eiuiuiring w' \\ should do to be saved. 1 feel for y* pple ; \\ need (iiiiiles, yy need Instruction, yy need y"' right sort (jf j)reaclr'. May (!. Ill' his inlinite Mercy i)revent their |);'risliing for lack of vision. Ill my I'liblic Discourses, as well as private Conv'sation, I endeav- oured to distinguish between Truth it- Error, an imaginary it true religion, & y" Ojieral" of liotli — to reclaim y' Erroneous — To detect y" \U •Ip U () encourage <>.„.. Niim'', to comfort those who mourn in Zion, it to establish y"" true Xtiaii. Neither have I omi!te(l y'' Inculcation of morality, it y" necessity of encouraging liiiiiiaii Literature itc. " 8o far as I am ac(|nainted y" })ple are hospitable, have treated me w"" great respect & kindness, &. all Denominutions have industriously attended my preach* on the Sabb'' and Lectures. [ I I HISTORY OF DHUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AM) IIAliVSWEI.L. " I priiy (!. ti) wiitcr \' seed w'*", &c, & to litivc v"' iiiid' IiIh kt't|»in'_r iiiid ( I'Miliinrt', t(» l)lc.ss y'" w"' spirilii' iV ti'iu[|»n'iilj Kiivuiirs, it y' laili iiit'iiiii' of y" Sucii'ty iiiiiy Ixf rcwjinl"' w"' an liimd'' fold Iutc, «& lioit> jil'trr w"' Mil iiiiliidiiijLf (rowii of (dory. I coiu'liidc only w"' ii(ldiii|ili I'ialon. and Deacon .Fjinics \Vils(jn, a .it until tlie middle of November, from ilie ii.oiiey Iliat liait already been subserii)ed. Tlu' clinrcli this year, at a meetinjj; li"ld I)e(eml)cr .">(>. voted "to assent to the C'limlierland Chiiri'h ' 'onsliliition." [182(1.] At a parish mectiiijj; held April IT), it was votc(] that the committee for supi>lyin}f the puljtit lu' alscj a commidee *• to admit or reject the applic'ion of Strangers ami others wiio may wisli to hold meetings in tlie Meeting House." [l«2.s.] The |)arisli at a meeting held July M, IH2«, voted, tlioiiiili not with unanimity, to give Heverend Kl)enezcr llal[)ing an invitation to settle as tiicir pastor. They also voted that the money for his sn|i- port should lie raiseil liy subscription, and that .fames Orr. Sylvester Stover, and .loseph Katon lie a committee to wait upon Mr. llalping and see for what sum he would agree to settle with them. Thi' [)ari>li also choose a committee of three to confer with a like committee of the 15a|)tlst Society, " to see if the3' concitute [conciliate?] iNIatters." At a meeting held August 4, it was voted that •• Captain .lames Orr be a committee to go and see Mr. llali)iiig and stale to him the means that we have to settle him and know if he would aeeept." It was also voted that Mr. Halting should have what he eoiild obtain from the Cumberland Conference in addition to what the parisii gave. [1829.] On January 21 the church voted to have a co[)y of tlic covenant and articles of faith distributed to each famih- conneetod with the church. [18;5().] At a meeting of the parisli on April 12, 18;M), it was voted to sui)i)ly the pulpit for that year b}' subscription, and it is therefore most likely that Mr. Ilalpiug did not accept the call, though he ma}- have supplied the pulpit for a while. At a meeting held De- KCVLKSIASTIVAL HISTORY OF IlMtl'S'WKl.L. \^:^ ccinbor 'JO, |li(> pnrisli votcil to hire UcvcroiKl Moses Wclcli for one year a\ m Hiiliiry of four iiiimlrtMl dollnrH. [IM.'U.] Oil Oct ohiM' ;J the pnrisli and fliiircli iitiit('(l in cxtt'iidiMii nvitiilion to HovortMul William llai'low. who liad ixMMi in'i-aclmiL: Mil I 111 tlicm tiiroui_di tlif snnniK'r. to settle as Mieir pastor, provided tiiey conid olitain tiie sum ol" twrj iiiiiidred dollars, jind that he should (tlilain what sum he could from the Maine Missioiinry Society and the Cumltorlaiid County ('(mfereiice. At a niecfiiijj; In Id Deceiiilier 7. it was deeirend Mr. Kllinti'wood ; riulit hand of fellowship, by K'everond Mr. Adams; aildress to the people, by Ivevereud Mr. llawes. Kollowin.' the above ju the church re"ords appears the followiu"'' entry : — '• 'I'he Kevercnd Mr. Harlow took the I'berty (without asliin;j; the consent of his peo[)lc) to al>sent himself from them from the ninth of July to the thirteenth or fourteenth of August, \KV>, therefore it juay lie considered that the civil contract expired the day he went .iway." Tl Th his was siptcmber of the pre- vious year, the acting clerk, who had been excommunicated on account of his entry in the records and his subsequent conduct, was restored to the fellowship of the church. At this meeting also, Deacon Simeon 44 Ct llI~>ToliY OF liliUNHWICK, TOr!>JIAM, AyD JIAIil'SWELl.. Oil' iiiiil lU'iij.'iuiin Duuiiin*; woro cliosi'ii a coinniitk'e " to ro(|iK'st ^Ir. !I;iil(i\v to ask a dismissioii, if lie docliiicd to inviti; a coiiiicil." [is;5.s-|,s|().] ^Ir. Ilaiiow prohaljly resigned in tlic winter df \x:\H. jtcriiaps oarlicr. From Man;!), l.s;5!». 1o Marcii, 1«10. tlic pnl|iii was siipplic'tl in turn liy Uoverentls Clark. Cornisli, Gillctt, KoniU'iick, I'liriiiU'ton. .Merrill, I'arsons, and IVaslev. Tlir disniission ol" Mr. Harlow, or sonic otiior caiiso. sooms to liavc produced ;'onsidcrahlc disallcction in tlio cluircli. and dnrinii the year liS;!8 several mcnibers of the church were suspended or exconiintinieated. Ivevereml .Inliiain Sewali. of Freeport. tilled the pnli)il lor a wiiilc after Mr. Harlow left, and at a clinrch nieetinij:. held Fehrnary i",). I-SIO, it was voted, "That the thanks of this church be presente(l to the church in Free[)ort for the faithful and interesting laliors of their pastor with i:s df late." [liS4;}.J Aliout this time a new iiieetin<>'-honsc was hnilt and a new society t'ormed. Thoiijih the church and society of the First Pari>li prolialily continued to exist for some time after this event, yet im records were kcjil alter year LSI I. and the preachinji' was prohalily only occasional in tlu' v.. \ incctin^-house. The clinrch organizatinii innv havi' conrccte 1 itself with the new society. FIRST IJAPTIST CHURCH ANF- SOCIISTY. The lirst Baptist preaching' in Ilariiswi-ll was in the year 17*^;^. hy Hevcreiid Isaac Case and Mr. Potter. The*- former prcaclicil twenty- live siM'inons t(.' the pcojjlo on Creat Island in the coursi- of a few months. There was some opposition, and Mr. Case said that he wiis treated "rather coolly" hy Hoverond Samuel Eaton. On the iiiiu'- teentli of .laiiiiarv. 17-S."), a elmrcli was organized on this island ly Kevoreiid Messrs. Case and J. Macoinlter. It consisti'd <;!' thirty-one members, of whom only a porticni l)eh)ngcd in Ilarpswell. A short time after the organization of this church Mr. Potter was baptized and united with it. and on October o, 17^i."), he was ordaimil as an I'vangelist by IVIessrs. Case and jMacomber, jNIr. Case preaehiiii; the seriiKJii tor the occasion. IClder Potter soon received an invita- tion and took the [)astoral charge of this church. During his ministry aliont twenty Mere added to it. He resigned in 17isli(>p, Isaltella ^Nlerrynian, I'erry Alexander, Rosaima Alexander. Margaret Wyer, David Wilson, 2d, James Wilson. Jr. At a miH'ting held Xovember .'?, 1827, tlie following was sent to the baptist churches in Topsham and Brunswick, and to the •" Jlarptiuwll Church in Britnsxu't'k." " Beloved Brethren : we wish 3011 to send us your Elders and such hrcthren as you may think proper, to sit with us in Council for the pur- pose of organizing us int(j a Predestinarian Bapiist Church, to meet with us at the Lower Seliool House on the Neck, on Tuesday' the l.'ith itist. at to o'ch)ck a. m." in reply to this request the Topsham church sent Elder Henry Ken- ilall. ICbenezer Whittemore. and James Cook; tiie Brunswick church sent Elder Benjamin Titcoml), David (iiven, Jr., and Samuel (iiven; tlie Harpswell church in Uruuswick sent Elder Sunmcl ^LariniT, Ivobert ' Theforer/oiiir/ account is taken from a " History of the Baptists in Mmne," by liev- m-nd J. Milht, 1H45. 448 JiisrouY OF bpvxswick, topsiiam, and hakpswell. Jonliiii. iind Ik'iiry Jordiin. This council met Novcm1)cr l;?. niid nt'iiM clioicc ol'ollicorH. they exaininoil into the faitii and order of tiie camli- dafcs. and voted to oivc them tiie riglit lismd of fellowship. The services were as follows : — Prayer, by jNIr. Hall ; sermon, hy Keverend Henry Kendall; al'lci which the members arose and received the riuiit hand of fellowship :is a sister church ; prayer, by Elder Mariner. [1N2><.] At a meetin.u held January a. 1S-2H. William Kandall aiKl John L. Lambert were conlirmed as deacons. [Ix.'il .] The first elderto preach to them seems to iiave been Kldt r Kendall in l«;n. [l.s4n-l.S.')0.] Elder I'inUliam preached to them in ISIG. and at a church meeting held August l'>. 1«17, he was formally invited to settle as their pastor. Ho was dismissed at his own request on Oct (^ber t. iSaO. [l.sr).'?-r)4.] EMer L. Barrows began to preach to this cliiinli abdtit iMiiy. is.');!, and on November .") formally united with tiiem. In July. IN.VI, he was dismissed in order to unite with the IJaplist Chnich in Kennebunk, [IH.tG.] Elder J. Hutchinson of the Maquoit church in Ibunswick preached occasionalh- after the dismissal of Elder Uarrows, ami mi August 2"), l«;'j(!, having Iieen dismissed by the Macjuoit church, was reci'ived into the fellowship of this cluux'h. [b'sdO.] lu l.S.")l», Elder Nelson was preaching to them; and on August ."), 1.S6U. Elder ?>vans was sent as a delegate to a meeting ol' the IJaptist Association, so it is safe to infer that he was i)reacliiiig td this church. [!H(;2.] April ."), 1X02, Revei'cud II. Perkins was received as a member of this church. On December "i he received a certilicate to enable jiim to join the church at Mechanic Falls, where he was aheaily settle(l. [I.SCJ.] On February 4, ISGo, Elder N. P. Everett was admitted to fellowship. [IX(U).] On August 4, 18CG, Elder Sargent was chosen a delegate to the association. [lisGO.] On August, 1«G9, Elder K. fioud was settled as pastor: and on the following twenty-lifth of December, Elder Everett was dismissed. [1)S74.] On July 4, 1874, Reverend William R. INIillett and wilV were ri'ceived into the church by letter from the church i;i South vVuburn. He died in August, 1X7.K ECCLESIASTICAL IIISTOHY OF HAliPSWELL. 449 'I'lio last eiilrv in tlio cliinrli records is dated Deceiiilier .">, 1871. At tiiis iiieetiiig it was votetl to diseoiitiiiue the Sunday scliool. and to hold Saliliatli prayer- meetings iiuuiediately after the morning serviee iiistciid of till' evening. THE FIRST FUl-IE-WILL MAl'TIST CHUIKMI AND SOCIKTV. 'I'liis society was organizi'd on (Jreat Island, A[iril 17, 1S17, 'I'iie following ai'c the names of the original members: — Daniel Curtis, Ste|)heii I'urinton, Anthony Coombs, Arthur Hall, .Idlm Snow, S\v;in/.ey Wilson, .lane Dingley. Ivutii Snow. Mary I'lirin- ttiii. Mary l\ich. Desire Dingli'V. Ssdly Kemi). INIary Totnian, 3Iaiy Kayniond, I'olly I'urington, Fanny .Merritt,' ^lartlia Hall. Deborah iiirli, IMary l>inscott, Betsey liich, Alniira Purinton, ]Mary I'urinton, Ilainiah T or l.s;j(j. From that time until 18;31) the pulpit was supplied by transient preachers. In Ifs.i'.i. Keverend O. W. Snnth was settled over the church until 1.sIl\ and during this time sixt}' members were added to it. From bSl;! tu bsr)4, IJeverend Levi Ilersey was the pastor. From 1-S."i7 to 18()(t, Reverend David Liblty Hind was settled, and during his pastorate thirty-live new members were added to the church, hi IMW!, Heverend L. C. IJurr was settled lor three years. Since then Heverend Messrs. 1). Libby, A. Libby, Heath, anai)tist Fleeting- House on (Jreat Island. It was built by subscription in \Mo. This society is now feeble and the number of its members is small. Tiiey are also (|uite scattered throngh the town. Its present member- sliip is but thirty-two. TIIE SECOND, OR OUU'S ISLAKD ETJEE-WILL BAPTIST CIIUllCH AND SOCIETV. This society was organized, in 1858, by Heverend J. Fuller. Its original members were : — (ieorgo W. Card, Heuben Dyer, John IMack, Cununings Alexander, S:uaii Dyer, Mary Green, ]\Iartha Sinnett, Adaline Orr, Henrietta Simielt, Patience Orr, and .lane Alexander. This society uses the Orr's Island Union Meeting-IIouse, which was Tlie only one iwio living. 2d 450 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. l)iiilt about l'*^")"), altcrnatoly with the other sofiotios owning the build- ing. Tlie society is quite small, its present nieniberslii|) being but tliirty. No faets have been obtained as to the ministers who liavc Imij eliarge of it. FIRST UNTVERSALTST SOCIETY IN HA^PS^^•ELL. [1S38.] The first preaching of Universalist doctrines in Il;ir|i-.- well was in A|)ril, ]«.')«. Keverend Sctli Stetson visited llarpswcll ;it this time, and preached two sermons to abont tiiirt\' hearers in the Numt)er Two School-IIonse on the Neck. [1839.] Tlie next snnuner Reverend ^Ir. Stoddard preached tluiv on two Snnd.'iys. In l.S;{!) tlie I'niversalists raised about thirty d. ■• .'ith. Wo agree to strive to live in a moral and virtuous manner tliMt we may give no oeeti.sion tc^ the adversary to speak reproaelifully, ami that we may honor our (iod and Saviour b}- a well-ordered life and Christian conversation. '■ (itli. Any person of a solier, moral character may become a iiiciiiht'r of this society by subscribing his or her name to the forego- ing rules. " 7th. Any member may withdraw from this society Avhen they shall have i)aid tiii ir subscription and signified their desire so to do, to the clerk of this society." The following names were alllxi'd to this constitution : — Isaac Stover, Thon\as Alexander, Samuel Diiiming. David Curtis, JdNhiia Stover. Paul U. Thomas, .lames ^leryman, 2d. Alcot S. J'en- lU'll. Robert renuell, Sylvester Stover, "id, .Jacob Blake, Alecjl Stover, llariuou Pennell, Thomas I'enuell, and Robert Dunning. In l.Sl.j this society was received into tiu' Kennebec Association of Univer- sahsts. The entries in the records of this society are very brief, and contain little else than the lists of ollicers chosen annually. At a meeting held April 14, 1849, it was voted to support a preacher that year by subscription, and not by taxation. At a meeting held July 21 , ISOO, the treasurer in his report declared tilt! society to be free from debt. The society, notwitiistanding tliis tact, had only occasional [)reaching for nearly ten years. [1.S70.] On January 29, 1870, the society was reorganized by the dioice of Thomas Alexander as moderator ; David Penn«'ll, clerk ; Alcot S. Pennell, lienjamin F. Randall, and Joshua Stover, standing coiiuuittee ; B. F. Randall and A. S. Pennell, collectors; and A. S. IVniiell, treasurer. The last entry in the records is dated ^Nlay 8, Wih. Between 1870 and 1875, Reverend Williiun R. French, of Bitmswick, preached a portion of the time in summer, in addition to his services at Brunswick. There is at present no settled minister, but the society is still in existence. CENTIIF OONGUEGATIOXAL PARISH. [18i;5.] This societv o> j.^rish originated in 1840 l)y certain indi- viduals combining for the purpose of building a new meeting-house. It was formed, and the first meeting was held agreealily to the war- rant for the same, on September 27. Daniel Randall was chosen 4')2 HISTORY OF nilUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, A.\f) IIAliPSWKLL. iiioilt ralur, ;iii(l \\'llli;iiii ('. Kaloii. clerk. Tlic lollDwiiig coiistituf itui WUH Mdopti'il :it tliis inct'tiiiji" : — •' \V.' the iiii(U'i'si<>iu'(l luivinj'' or<>"aiiiz('(l oiiist'lvcs into ;i i);iri-li iimlci' tlic iiaiMc of \\\v Ccntro CoiiurcyMtioiiiil I'arisl), in llarpswcll. lor tiic promotion of ti'ood nioi'als. for rcliuions tcacliinu' ami iiistiiu'- lion. ami for sustaining ami [)ro|)a^atin^' the triitiis of the (iosiicl ;is held liy the ( )rtli'ationnl dcnoniination in this State, do adopt the followin;:,' constitution : — ■• Article 1st. This parish shall consist of those whose names Mr? aflixed lo the api)lication for a warrant for oruanization. tojicthci' with sucli other persons as they may from time to time elect, and wIkj sIkiH sign this constitution. ••Art. 'Jd. Tlie otlieers of tliis parish sliall lie a clerk, two nr more assessors, a Ireasiu'er. a collector, and a standing' conniiittcc nf three, who shall he (dected at the aninnil meetings. •• Art. .'5d. The annual meeting of this jjarisli shall he held in the month of April in eacii year, on some day to he specified hy the as.sessors. '• Art. 1th. In case the aiuiual met'ting shall not be held .'it the time spe( ilied, the otlieers of the i»rcceding year shall retain tlicir ollices luitil others are chosen and ((ualilled in their stead. •■ Art. ath. 'iMiis jjarish agree in the settlement of a minister, ami in the support of X\\v oivlinances of the (lospel. to proceed upon the estuhlisiieil principles of tiie Dithodox Congregatioiial deiiominalioii in this State and to act in concert with the church in IJarpswell of like (jrder and faith. '• Art. (>tli. A majority of two thirds of all the legal A'oters in this parish shall he necessary to aU<'r or amenil this constitution." The original subscribers to the above constitution were : — Silvester Stover, Joseph Eaton, James Stover, vSimeon Orr, .laroli Meryman, ]?enjamin Dunning, George S. Dunning, Arthur On. Thomas I'. Eaton, Lemuel II. Stover, Shubal Merryman. William ('. Eaton. Daniel Kandall. Henry IJarues. Jose[)h Stover, James Mery- man, .lames Dunning, Jeremiah Meryman, Angler II. Curtis, Alhcrt Stover, I'aul C. Handall, Dominions Jordan, William I^arnes. .I:niu> Curtis. Jose[)h Curtis, John Durgin, II. C. INIartin, IJalph Johnson. Jost'i)h A. Stover, Elisha S. Stover, and Isaac ]Merryman. It w!is also at this meeting voted to accept the nu!i'ting-house olt'crcil bv the proprietors, and to assume all the liabilities and duties of tlu' latter. The next da^- the new mccting-house was dedicated with the folluw- ing services : — ECCLESIASTICAL IILSTORY OF nAIlPS}yELL. ■ir)3 Ucadiiip; of Scripturos, l)y RoviTciul Elijah Koll()j:;j; gave up the inunediate charge of tlie parish, in order to di'vote more time to literary pursuits, but his |)astoral connection with the church has never been dissolxcd. [ISCC).] 7\t a meeting of the parisii, lu-ld April 2S of this yc.ar, three hundrt'd dollars was raised for repairing and painting the meet- ing-house. [1S70.] At a church meeting held on the twenty-eighth of August, it was voted that the thanks of the church " I)c herel).v given to Honorable A. 1). Lockwood, of Lewiston. for a highly valueil. bt'un- tit'iil conununion service, generously presented by him for our use. And our i)rayer is that the (ireat Head of the church will aceei)t the act as done to himself, and l)ountifidly reward tlu; giver." On Sep- tember 2-t a church meeting was held on Orr's Island, the lirst one mentioned in th(; records as Ix'ing held on that island. [1871.] At a meeting of the parish, held April •l'.\, 1S7I. it wa-! voted to allow the sewing circle '• to enlarge the stove-rooms by tak- ing in the pews in front of each." The latest entry in these records is dated the sixth of the following September, at which time Paul C. Randall was chosen .1 deacon. 454 nLsroiiY of hhunswick, toi\siiam, and nAnvs\VKi.L. Tlioro liMs lict'ii no sottlcd minister over tliis parisli siiioo ^Ir, K('llu<>ii- Icl't, hut liic pulpit is sMpplifd n \hhA piirt of tiif time, mik] nt'iiriy (.'vcrv snnnncr, hy Mr. Kellogg himself, who mtikcs llnrpswcjl the place of his siminu'r residence. THE METHODIST CHUIICH >NI) .SOCIETY. The introdnction of IVrethodism into ITarpswell diites linck only to 1H")|, althou;;!! as e.arly as \H\\ Fathers J^oml)ard and Jiennell, and perhaps others, liad preached in town. [18;Vi.] In May, ISot, Reverend Georfro C. Crawford, of Brniis- wiek, Avas. at the solicitation of a nnnihei' of people of West Harps- well. ai)pointed to that field of labor. At that time there was not ii mendier of the IVrethodist chnrch on IIari)swell Neck, with the excep- tion of Sidney Hailey and wife. Mr. Crawford commenced iiis lalidi-s altoiit the first of Jime, holdinsx the meetinon Webl)er'.s. On the third Sahhath of his ministry here, he read in i)ul>lic the " Doctrines, I)iscii)liue, and (ieneral Unles"!)!' the ^Methodist E[)iscopal Church. A small "•class" Avas then formed, consisting of Captain Norton Stover, Nathaniel I'inkluim and wife, and Siduey Bailey and wife. A few weeks later i\Ir. William (iilhnn and wife, then of Orr's Island, joined. After two or three meetiiius it was d(H'ided to build a church at once. A suitable lot was seemed in a central location. Ca[)tain Stover was chosen an agent to pur- chase hnnber and other material ; and W. W. Douglass, of Brunswick, was chosen to superintend the erection of tlu^ building. [IS,");").] The work was hastened, ami in less tlian one year iVoin the time of the first meeting in the school-house, a beautiful and graci'fnl chajjel was dedicated. On the da}' of dedication ])eo))li' tlocked to town from all directions, and Keverend AVilliam F. Fariiii^- don. then of Portland, !ir iViiin lilt and 'iiri'inir- roiii the f Christ SIltllM'- of pews lai-ficly [111. wIkj of till' second liiiu')i -T. ('. r»Mrv, II. llrijfgs, 'I'liomas Ililliuaii. N. (". Clif- t'onl. I). Diidli-y. N. Andrews (a wcond tiiiu"), and ISF. ('. Haldwin. liKlcr tlicsc pn-achcrs tlicrc were several revivals ami :i lar^c niinilit'r were added to the cliiirch. The soeiety is now in a lloiirisliinTeatly astonished that the judge should he able to read. The Jndu'e was not, however, the only man lierealiouts at that lime who could read, for there were then a numher of educated people in town. one of whom ('rhonias Skollield) was a graduate of Diihlin rniversily. Ample excusi! is to lie found for the neglect of the earlier settleis to provide means for education in tlie fact that thev wore few in nnniheis. constantly exposed to the incursions of a savage foe. and were oliliucd to till otiier fields than those of an intellectual kind, — to hreak up the rough soil of the wilderness, and raise the scanty crops al)sohitely required for their physical existence. It is simply anothi-r exainiile of the fad that, in the order of time, })livsical must precede mental activity. The first action looking to the estahlishnient of a school in Briiiis- ' Reverend Dr. Ballard's Notes. EnVCATIOXM nrsTORY OF BRuxsmrK. 4r)7 ftii'k wfis ill the yciir 1 71.'). at wliicli fiiiic tlic I'rjcpscot pioiiriclorM vntcd tli.'il the iiiinistcnnl, iiiiiiistcr'.s, iind school lots slioiilil lio tlic Ci'lltrt' lots (»r the town.' In 1717 provision was inails.'-^ Tliis sclidol was a part (tl'liie mission to the Indians. W ho was sent as teaelier has not iieeii ascertained. At the Noveinher session ol" tiie Court nf Cenenil Sessions tliis year, iiciijaniin Larrahee, Ks(iuiri!. a[)potired in heliail' of liie town of llriins- wM'k. to answer to tlie " presentment nf tiie town I'or imt iiavinu; and iiiaiiiliiiniiin' a school-master in sai. tiie proprietors votcil : — "That Kott inimiier six on tiie sontlioasterly side of tiie Koad ailjoyiiini; to tlie .Ministry T.ott Ik; and hereby is oraiiliMl to tiie Tnwii of Ih'iiiiswick for :i .school Lotl containin>r one iiiindred acres, to lie and Continue for said iise."^ .\t a town nieotinj; in 17^9, a proposition to employ a school-inaster was " Aoted for and past in the iietiative," bnt the town afterwards reconsidered its action, and at a meetinii' in Sejiteniber ciiose a com- niittee to seenrc the service of a school-master. PUBLK; SCItOOLS. The first school-teacher employed by the town wa«i James AfcCash- lon. who was employed in the year 1710. and was );aid .£10'' for his services. In 1711 it apjiears from a statement in the Vejepscot Papers that Reverend AFr McClanethan tan^iht a school here. Ill 1742 a committee was ai)pointed by the town to secure the ser- vices of a s(rhool-master, and they were authorized '' to appoint him the time and places for keepin;jr the Schoole in the Sev.arel jiartes of tiio Town as they siiall Think proper." Sainnel .Matlitt was selected as a teacher, and received £17 10s. as his pay, but tho length of time lie taught is not statetl.^ About tlie year 17iVJ. Mr. CJeorge TIarwood was employed to teach by the year.** lu order to give equal privileges of schooling to all, he ' I'ljrpscot Records. ^ Varncij, History of Maine, p. 12.'i. s Prjopxcot Riconls. * Town Records 1, pp. 23, 49, 50, 51. ^Ibid. ^Pvjepscot Pupcrs. fMI 4')H lll.sT(tliV OF mWNsWKJK, TOI'SJIAM, AM) llAItl'sWF.I.L l!iiiy:lit ill (lircc iliircrciit piirtH oftlu^ town, — iit llic iippfr i>iirl itf New Mi'ii;{ ii coiiiiiiitti't' was cliost-ii to .scciiri' u scliool-iiiiist*'!' iit ihc rat*' of i'22() old h'lior. In ITT)! miotlicr coiniiiitli'i' was laiM-d lor I lie Hanu' piirpoHc, and i'l.'J (>.•*. H till' sanio lunonnt was paid nn sulaiT, witii llu' iioard aiMi- tional. 'I'liis ytar .lolin IMalvc was cniploycd as u scliool-inastcr lor six months iVoin Novcnilu'r /». His ciijfaj^ft'nicnt w.'is prohaMy ikiI rciH'wt'd. as tln' town in May, 17i'i(i, antliorizcd the si'li'dincn •• to provide a seliool-niaster when they see the times to l>e eoiivenient." Ill 17.V.I. .Idliii Farriii was employed as a teacher, the town paying him at the rate of £26 l^.-*. A<1, per annum. Me was ri'-en<;a foot of tlio inall W!is liiiill.' Il Uiis iiftt'i'wiinls inovi'd to the Covc^ Who the other tcMch<'r>< iiitiy hiiv*' l»»'(>ii, Ik's'mIcs those jUn-mlv iiiimed, prioi- ttt IHOO, is iinkiiiiwii. .Mr. liichard Kl:dii>rty is iiiciitioiKMi ns liiiviiiLT tiiii^lit lien' sKiiic time in tlic Inst ceiiliirv. Imt lu-ithiT the date ofliis teaciiiiiy is known, nor wlicthcr his hcIiooI whs n pnlijic or privnte ono. in ixio till' town was dividiMl into nini> sciiool districts. Ahoiit tlii^ tinii' Mr. Dornian IV-rlvins tan'^lit in tlu' distrii-t sciiools of tin* tdwn. Ill' !|it a scliool one term in Hcnjaniin liHrralici-'s liousc. at New Meadows, near where Mrs. Tlionnis now lives. lie kept seiiofil Miinllier Icrni in tlie npi)er Now Meadows district, and anollier term at Maipioil. In lX'2i), if not liefor*', the luiinher of districts mnst lijive licen iiKieasiHl, us tliero wcru this year tweiity-tliree pui)lic or ilistricl scliools.'- In 1^20 the school committee were directed to report at the annual town meelirm; the names of two scliolars •• from cadi class, «)ne l»oy and one ^iil, that sliall liave made best improvement and sustained jioocl moral characters." On November 2'J, 1S2I, the *I 7. At this iiu'cfiii<4' a district scIkjoI couMiiittcc were chosen to siiiicriiitcinl tiic scliool, jiiul it was voted to have the sehool-iuistress '• lucuil round." In \h:V,) tlic district conmiittco were instructed to visit the scIk.oI overv Coin' weeks, and were to liave three dolhirseacli tor their services if tiiev attended to tlieir duty. On .lanuary 2i), 1848. tlio district decided to build a new selionl- house, to be located •' at the corner of the road on land owned liv James Otis and occupied by K. T. Parsons, on the north side of tlic road K'adiiiii' liy said Tarsons's liouse ; witli tiie understandinu; that it be ;ivon to the successful bidder. '* except the stove iiml funnel." .lames Otis agreed to l)ni!il it for two hun(b'i>d and lifty dollars, and the district voted to raise two hundred. The school- house was built this year. On April 11, ISoT, the district voted to admit jtupils from otiior districts, at the discretion of the a were Allen Colby, Ward Coburn, John Rogers, William II. Hall, and Uenjamin 11. jNleder. Jt was also at this meeting voted : " To j(jin District Number 1 and District Num- ber 20, to form a High School." The meeting adjourned to May G, at ^vliich time the district proceeded to act on sundry matters as though no vote to join the other district had been passed. The following votes were passed : 1. To accejit the re})ort of the committee, which was in favor of building a school-house on Bow Stivet, to be two stories high, 2. To choose a prudential connnittee of three. 3. To raise three hundred dollars by tax towanls building a school-house. 4. To pay the agent and clerk each five dollars, o, G. To compel the chil- dren of the district, who were between the ages of foiu* and (burteen years, to go to the sunnner school, and to forbid those between the ages of four and ten years to attend the winter school. 7. To re(]uire pii|)ils between the ages of ten and twenty-one years to go to the school kei)t by a male teacher. 'I'his was the last meeting ever held l)y Distrirf yamhcr 1. The legal voters of District Xwrnbcr 2 held a meeting at the red 402 iiisroRY OF p.iiUNswirK, topsiiam, and iiarphwki.l. school -ho' ISO, on School Street, previously referred to, on April 22. IHlcS. Tliis nieetin«>; w;v.s adjourned to Mjiy (5, at wiiicii time a Cdin- niittce, coiisistintr of (!. ('. Swallow, A. V. i{obI)ins, Wiiliinn ^Moiint- ford, TJKMnas Knowlton, and K. S. I'arsliley, were chosen to ohtaiii inCorniation in regard to the high-school system, and io report at a subsequent meeting. The next meeting of tliis district was held Jiiiu' 21. 'V\w committee reported in favor of tiio ado[)tiou of tlu^ iiiiih- school system, and it was voted "that tiie district concur with I)i>- tricts Numliers 1 and 20 in adopting the s^'stem and in the formatidii of a X'iliage District, agreeable to the petition of IJenjamiii Fnrbi^li and others and a vote of th>> town." G. C. Swallow, (ieorge F. Dunning, A. C. Hobliins, John F. Titcomb, and Joim S. Crshinir were ci'.osen a connuittee to confer witii Districts Numbers 1 and 2n. At a s[)ecial meeting of iJlsfn'd Xumher 20, held dun(! 24. is is. It was voted " to unite witli Scliool Districts Numbers 1 and 2 lor the formation of the Village District." The district also chose Fi'ol'essor II. II. l>'t> i>t' district for tiM' igiicd liv ■r I. I>y •_*. jinil nc VCM!'. ;i to tie Ls in tiie !is uiiiiiit tlu' (lis- nnioiiiit iu> tdwn C'ollt'ctl'll itrii'l U) ii's were tiikcii for tlio nr^fini/.ation of flic Villauo District. A nu'ctiiip; of the iiilialiitanis of tlic tiirec districts in the vilhige was called li_v the sdect- nuii. to he held on August IH, 1(S48. At this meeting' a coniinittee of seven wore appointed to draft a plan of organization. To this com- mittee were added the superintending school coniinitlee of (he town, making ii conunittec of ten. This con^mittee reported, at a meeting litld August J5(), as follows: In favor of the annual eleetion of a hoard of nine agents, three of whom might be from each of tiie former sections of the district, and this board were also authorized to act as an executive cominittt'c. and to prescribe a course of study and deter- mine the text-books to be used; to examine teachers; to visit the schools ; to conduct examinations ; to promote deserving scholars ; to admit pupils from without the district; and to establish by-laws. Tlie conunittec also reconnnended that there should l)e three grades of schools, — primarv, grammar, and high ; determined which should he taught l)y male and which by female tea<'hers ; li\ed the connnence- mi'ut and close of the several terms and vacations; prescribed tlie elassidctition and course of studies for each school, and tlu,' reciuire- ments at examii\ations and for admission to school. This rei)ort was acce[)ted at tiiis meeting and its reconnnendations approved and authorized to be put into execution, though they were afterwards (April 17 and May «, 1SH») somewliat modilied. The Board of Agent^ made a report, September 27, 1818, in which tiii'V reconnnended the purchase of a lot on Union Street, belwi'cn O'lhien and Lincoln Streets, for the erection of u gi'annnar antl high school building, the renting and furnishing of rooms for these schools until such a building should be erected, and the enlargement and I'pair of the primary school-houses. In their next report, this board state that all the schools li.-d been organized according to the plan agreed upon. During the winter of l84ui)ils in the vil- lage schools'was six hundred and seventeen. As the number of scholars very much exceeded what had been anti- 464 IHSTOltY OF BhUNSWICK, TOPSlIA.\f, AND HAIirf^WELL. cipated, the coiniuittee had been under the necessit}' of estabhshiiiu a fourth ))riinar3- school on Union Street. 'I'lie select granmiiir school ^■a.s a temporary exiiedient made use of at this time, on account of the luunlter of i»iipils really lilted to enter a iiii;ii school lieing loo small to justify the immediate establishment of such a school. Some fault having been found with tiie result of the examinations, the lioard in this report <'\plained their method of conducting thein, and dcleudcd their action in the matter. The total receipts for the village schools this year were $1 ,204. lit. Of this sum, .^1,1<37.09 was expeniled for rent and repair of sciiool- liouses, payment of teachers, and incidental expenses, leaving a balance uuexpeuded of sixty-seven dollars and fort}' cents. If from these exijcnditnres the unusual expense of rent, repairs, etc.. In- deducted, there remains a sum less l)y twenty dollars than that ex- pended for the three winter schools of the i)revious year, which deinoii- strated thi; advantage of the system in a linancial aspect. The agents urged strongly the necessity of i)roviding suitalile acconun;)(lations for the high and for the principal grammar sciiool. Tlu'v i-a}', "■ By next September, at least one imndred and f(jrty scholars will be entitled to a place in the grammar school, — a lunuher , which it is totally impossible to acconunodate in an}' room in the vil- lage of which the committee have knowledge." . In concluding this rei)ort the board congratulated the district '■ on the succenf^fid introduction of a new and better 83'stem of schools." In their report for the year ending April 2. 1849, the superintend- ing school committee also speak of tlu; very decided im|)rovemeiit in the schools, in consequence of the adoi)tion of the grading system and of a uniformity of school-books. The Board of Agents, in tlicii report for the year 1849-50, make the following statements : — In the sunnner there were two grammar and four primary schools kci)t ; in the fall and winter, two grammar, three primary, and one miscellaneous school. The number of teachers during the year was. in the summer, ten, — one male and nine females. The school year was thirty weeks, divided into three terras of ten weeks each. In the summer term there were live hundred and sixty-seven, and in the fall and winter terms live hundred ami sevent3'-three pupils. At the beginning of the year there were not enough children snlli- cientl}' advanced in their studies to enable the agents to constitute the high school with all its appropriate classes. Nt) high school was established, therefore, but the pupils were taught in the gramniaf EDUCATIONAL UISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 4(55 sl)in;j; n S('l\uul Ollllt !'{' lllg ll'O inlioiis, L>' Ihi'in. ,204. r.i. sclujol- iiviiiir ;i If I'll Mil etc.. Ill' that ox- 1 dciiiun- suitaltle • schoiil. lid forty I uiun'K'r I the vil- rict •• oil riiili'ud- (Miu'iit in teiii ami |(). make schools land one [car was. lool year lich. la [id ill tho •en sulll- lonsLitutt' liool was rrammar scliool. The time had then arrived, however, in their opinion, for ostaltlisliinu' tlic school. Tlicv afllrm. "• without fear of contradiction, tliat never has there been in tliis village schools, pnblic or private, of so high an order us the schools of this district the last year." The connnittce also stated that they had contracted witli teachers, niid conducted the schools on the assumption that the additiciual tax levied by the distru-t would i»e paid promptly. A part only ol' this tax had thus far been collected, and the most of this had lieeii paid to citiu'cl a note of the district, and that in consequence the teachers had not been paid for tiieir last term's service. They stated that most of the citizi'us had favored, f>r at least acquiesced in, the change in the school system, but all liad not. " On the part of some, there is an avowed hostility to this system, which will not be satisfied witii any- tliing short of its entire overthrow." The conunittee stated tliat this liostility was exhibited the previous summer in an ell'ort to procure from tlie legislature a re[)eal ol'tiicAct of Incorporation of the Village District. Failing in this, they refused to pay the tax levied by the district, on the pretext that the district liad not been legally constituted, and that the power granted to it in its Act of Incoi'i>oration was in violation of the Constitution. Tlie (•ommittee ailded that this objection came with liad grace from those who signed the petition for incori)oration. They considered the mat- ter practically settled by the action of the legislature, but were ready to meet tlie matter at once before the Siqjreme Court. In accordance with a vote of the district they had taken legal advice, whicii was that the collector should lie asked to {iroceed at once in the collection of these taxes and that he should be supported therein by the whole strength of the district. The i)etition to the legislature, tf) Avhich reference was mad* above, was signed by John Crawford and one hundred and four others, ami declared that the plan of uniting the schools into one district had proved a failure, and therefore a repeal of the Act was prayed for. This petition was (irst refei'red to the Committee on the Judiciary, and was siibseciueutly laid lietbre the Committee on Education. Seven- teen of the signers were petitioners for the Act of Incorporation of the A'illage District. As soon as it was known that the above petition was in circulation, .1 remonstrance against a repeal was at once started. It was signed by Kol)ert P. Dunlap, Adam Lemont, and two hundred and twenty- one othei's. 30 400 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPS WELL. Oiii- of the i)o.siti(>n.s taken by tlio oppoiu'uts to tlie Vilhige District ^v:is that District Niiiulu'i- 1 iii'vcr intt'iulcd to unite and Ibrni witii Disti'icts NunilxT 2 and 20 a Vllla'ie Di'ntn'rf, and that they did iii>t acqnicscc in tiu' matter. In refntatic^n oftliis argnnicnt, ^Messrs. Jsniic Lincoln. William II. Hall, and Alfred J. Stone deijosed, Jinie H, l.s.')(), '•that since the organization of the N'illage District in Briniswick. in tlie summer of 1)S48, District Number 1 has claimed to have no lei^iil existence, nor has the said District Xumlier 1, since tliat time, pir- l'ormc' resolution was i)assed : — '• Whereas cei'taiu individuals iu tiie district have declined the [lay- ment of their taxes u|)on tiu ground that the law under which tlu; tax is levied is unconstitutional. Therefore, Resolved that the Board of Agents l)e instructed by this meeting to procure such legal advice as they may deem expedient and take such measures as may in the speediest manner test tiie constitutionality of said law and secure tiio collection of tiie taxes." At the annual meeting in April, 1850, the following vote was passed : — " }'^()t('(l, that the town collector be requested at once to collect the taxes remaining unpaid, by distraint or otherwise, and that the dis- trict will iudciuuily him in the same." This vote of the district was formally certified to the collector, yet he ileclined doing anything towards the collection of the extra tax. The Board of Agents for the year 1S,')() found themselves vorv unpleasantly situated. The district was largely indeljtetl to teachers. The larger part of the extra tax was uncollected, and the collector refuseil to perform his duty. At a meeting of the l»oard, ]May 7. 1850. the following vote was passed, all being present: — " Whereas Ste[)hen Snow, the collector of the town of Briuiswiclv to wliom was commit.ted a certain tax, assessed ui)on tlu; iuluibilniits of the N'illage District in said town, by the proper authorities of said town, raising inone}" for the support of schools in said Village Dis- trict, has collected and i)aid over a part of said tax and neglects and refuses to collect and pay over the balance of said tax, the time nicii- tioiied iu his warrant of commitment having exjiired some time auo. therefore: Voted, that John C IIumplire3S be a committee to cmH upon the treasurer of the town of Brunswick and inform liiin of the neglect and refusal of Stephen Snow, the collector, to proceed iu the (ollcction of the taxes, and request the treasurer to issue his war- EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 4r9 niiit against tlio said Stopiiou Snow, coUcctor, agri't'aldy to the pro- visions of tlu! I{('\ iscd Statutes, Cliapter 14, Section 111, as the contingcncv lias occurred wiiicii makes it tiie duty of tiie tri'asurcr to issue liis warrant against tiie collector for ne»>ii!ct of duty." Mr. Iluuiplircys reporteoanl of Agents, petitioned tiie Supreme Court at tlie session to be lield ;it Paris. Maine, on tlie hist 'rues(hiy of tlie montli. for a writ of in;iii- (hmuis against tlie treasurer, Tlioy showed in their [)etitioii all tlic facts given in the preceding pages, U[)on the foregoing petition, the aflidavits in support thereof, by the IM'titioiiers, having been heard and considered by the court, it was. on the May term. 1 «.")(), "Ordered. Tiiat a rule be issued to tiie said John F. Titeoinlt, treasurer of the town of llrunswick, requiring liim to sliow cause, if any he have, wliy he has neglected and refused to issue his warrant of distress agaiii-d the said Stephen Snow, named in saiil petition, ami why a writ of mandamus siiould not be granted by tiie court, coiii- nianding liim to issue such warrant of distress according to law ; nt the term of this court to be holden at Norridjrewock, witiiiii and lor our county of Somerset, on tlie second Tuesday of June, 1H50, on the third day of tiie term, and that the petitioners give notice thereof to the said .lolin F. Titconil) by causing an attested copy of this petiti<»ii and of this order thoreon, to be served upon him fourteen days nt least before the said third i\i\y of the tenn of the court to be holdtii at Norridgewock aforesaid." At , the court held in Xorrldgewock, the iietitioners appeared liy their counsel, Fhineas Harnes, Estiuire, and tlie respoiKU'iits appeaicii by John S. Abbot, Kscpiire. The respondents asked for a coiitiiiii- ance, whieh was opposed by the petitioners. It was linally agicid between the parties that tlie ease should be continued to the term of the court to be held at Helfast on the fourth Tuesday of July, l.s.'iii, It was also agreed that a hearing then and there shoiilil be had. ami that the respondent should furnish the petitioners with an attested copy of his answer, fourteen days l)efore the sitting of said court. At the court held in Belfiist no witnesses were introduced by eitiioi' party. The iietitioners put into the case the documents already iiicii- tioned, Cieneral Samuel Fessenden, of Portland, appeared for the respondents, and Phineas Karnes, Esquire, for the petitioners. In his answer to the petition of the Board of Agents for a writ of mandamus, the treasurer gave the following reasons for refusing lo issue his warrant of distress against the collector : — EDUC.iTTOXAL HISTORY OF liRrJXSlVICh'. 471 III lU 1. 'I'liiit the Act of Iiic'orpoi'fitioii of tlic ^'illJl<^(' District wsis iinconstitiitidii.il, on tiocoiint of its allowiii*:; tlicin to raise money :iil) Iiecanse tiie old districts had ver lieen discontiiiiiod ; (c) because the m 'ethifj^s had not liccn Ic^ral ; ((0 because the vote of the town was illej^al ; (c) because llic Act of le) l)ecause the assessors had iiexcr had iiiiy odicial notice that the conditions of the town had been complied with, and the district legally formed ; (c) becaiist; the money assessed liy file assessors was never raised by a h'gal vote of the district ; the vote not only authorized tlie purchase of land and the erecting of a school-house (which would be legal), but also authorizi'd the enlarge- iiieiit and repair of the old school-houses, and the renting and furnish- ing of rooms for the use of schools, and the whole was cnibiaced in Olio vote, contrary to the law providing the wa}' in which •• incidental expanses" should be i)aid ; tiiat the money was neither horroircd ])QV p.rjwmled for purposes for which a school district is authorized b}' l:iw to borrow money ; (d) because the several certi Ilea tes and copies IH'ovided by law, to be given by the ollicers of the school district to the assessors, treasurer, and clerk, of the town, were not duly certi- fied, filed, and recorded, as required bylaw; that no certilicate of the vote of the districit. aufhorizing the borrowing of m district. ii. Tliiit tiiey hiid lU'ver known uiiy persons clainiinp; a sppnmlc orjiJiiiiz.'ilioii iiH District NiiiiJnn' X siihstMjiient to llie loriniilion oC \\w ViUiiiji' I)isfri('f. 8. Tiiiit tliey laid never known of tiny public scliool kei)t in Dififrlrt Xuiiihcr 1, exeept wliat wa.* under the antliority of Die JJonnl nf Agents of tiie Vilhigc Dlsfrirt. •I. Tliiit till' vote passed at the aiimial nieetiiifj; of Disfriii Xmiiln ,■ 1, April 21, IHIH, (lid cttiiti'iiijilntc the throwing up of the old orgaiii- xation and the forniation of n new distriet. (>. 'J'hat they never heard the ])lan of a high school spoken of nt that or any other meeting of the district, except in connection willi the forniation of a Aiilagi- District. 8. 'I'hat they would have known if there hail liceii any schools kept out of the pnltHc funds in that territory, other tiiaii those kept under the authority of the agents of tlio Vil tujc District, 9. That after the organization of the ViUiKji' District, tin' people in what was formerly District Number 1 sent their children to tin' schools of the Village District. The committee on accounts, in their report for 1850, under the " Treasurer's Account," give the amount received from the agents of the Villo'jc District, thus recognizing its existence. The school committee, in IH.'iO, recognized the district in tluir report and spoke of the manifest improvement of the schools therein. Judge Howard, in ordering the Lssue of a writ of mandamus, iiim(K' nn exhaustive review of all the (luestions raised upon either side iind fully sustained the IJoard of Agents in every material jjoiiit, tliougii lu' pointeii lit some errors made by them. Thus ended one of the iiio^t imparl! lit lawsuits to which the village of liruiiswick has ever I'l'cii a party, and both sides in the suit deserve credit for ])ersistiug in biinji:- ing to a legal settlement (luestions of such momentous importance to the welfare of the town and to the interest of education in general.' 1'his opinion Avas delivered by the judge, IMarch 1, 185 1, and wns received in Brunswick the same day. A meeting of the Village Dis- trict was called on the nineteenth of the mouth. At this meeting Profes.sor William Smyth made a report in behalf of the IJuilding Conmiittee. In this report a recapitulation was given of the nc('(lt< ul' 1 For thefxill account of this trial, see Smith v. Titcomb, 31 JAc. 272. EDVCATIOSAL UISTOliY OF liliUKSWIVK. 473 llic district ill rcj^anl to scliool-lioiiHi-s, nii'l of tho voton, H»* it'iiortcd th;it tlif nuil(liii«; C'oimiiitti'o ami Hoiinl of Agents liml si'lt'ctod the lot of MiHS Nnrcissa Stone, on tlie corner of Ft'dcrnl and (iri'i'ii Streets, and tiiat lie liad lieeii em|>o\vered hy a vote «)f each coniiiiilteo Hciiaiatcl.v to imrcliasc tile l(tt. 'lliis lie liad tiune at a price of SI,!)!)!), piivineiit to lie iiiade ill five ei|iial animal instaiinents, with interest at six per ••cut. Possession was oi»tained June 1, 1)S."»1. Tlie coiiiiiiittee Iiad tlieii tiiriie(| tlieir atti'iitioii to tiie erection of a liiiildinu' upon tliis lot, lint in the mean time it had liceii found that a |iiirtioii of the tax-payers had positively refused to pay the taxes still dill' from tlieiii. 'I'he niiilding Connnittee had no alternative Imt to htiiy proceedin^is, and await the decision of the .Supreme Court. After tii;it decision had liecii ^-ivcii they at once resinned their laliors and contiactcd at onct' for tiii' Inick and stone necessary for the erection of the liiiildin^', and they were lieinjf at that time de|)oslted upon the lot. The ri'iiort stated that the Hoard of Ajjents had been very iiiiich oniliarrassed by the want of siiitaide acconiniodations for the schools, 'fliey had been ohliii'cd to break up classes, separate the boys from tiif {iirls, and virtually to retiu'ii to the confusion and inelliciency of tiie old system. On Ainil r.>, 18.")1, William Smyth, chairman of the Board of Aji't'iits, made a refmrt of which the following' is a synopsis: — lie stated that the committee had been ••reatly einburrassed b}- want of acconiniodations and by the lawsuit. He remarked, those opposed '• re<>ariled themselves as maintaininji an imiiortant coiistitii- tiuiial priiu'iple and their own just rights." lint the (piestion had now Ih'cii settled, and .'ill ac»|iiiesceil in it. The committee recommended that the thanks of the district should be given to their counsel, I'hineas IJiiriies, Esquire, and especially to their colleague, A. C. Hobbiiis, Ksciuire, " for the untiring effort and distinguished ability with which tlii'ir case was prepared b}- him for argument, — services gratuitously rendered indeed, but ui)on which the success of the district in the late suit, so far, at least, as its legal existence is concerned, is mainly to lu' attributed." The report goes on to state that after the termination of the suit, the town collector had collected enough to pay otf all the debts of the district, except the fees of the counsel and the expenses Cuiiiieeted with the suit. 'i'lie report spoke favorably of the schools as a whole, but considered the priinar}' schools as of the chief importance. It recommended the pci'iiianent establishment of an apiirentices' school, and stated that the material did not at that time exist for the perfect organization of the If 474 iiivrn/iY of Brunswick, TorsiiAjf, and iiarpswki.l. High School. Sovcral sugf^ostions wore also inado as to Uic licst iiKido of r.'iisiiii;- (h(> lU'cossnry nioiicv for school [Mirposcs. Tlio snix'riiitcndiiig sciiool coiiiiMitlt'i', in tlu'ir ri'jjort lor Aj)!'!!. 1n."i1, .sa\ , " as their (Ic'liborato jiidjiinciit, tliat at no period has there licin so much to comniond in the managenienl and success of Ihe viilimo, scho<>!s or so little to censure. " In the ireiieral interests of education in the village, they tliiiik lli;u a manifest advance has lieen made during the year." 'J'liey W(>re nlso of the oi)inion tiiat the condition of the schools throughout tlie town woidd hear a favoralde comparison with that of any former year. Tlie new ])rick school-house erected for the use of the scliools of tlio Village District was dedicated on Tuesday, December 0, IS'tl. Tlu. services were opened by some remarks from Professor AVilliam Smyth. Tlicn followed a somewhat detailed account of the schools for sevcnil years previously, by Professor D. K. Goodwin, which was followed liy remarks by John S. C. Abliot. After a prayer by Keverend Doctor Adams, remarks were made by Messrs. Adams, Booily, an' fumls for the purchase of apparatus. Thev met with LCood success. Ill 1N(;2 the a|)prentici' school, wiiich had l)cen in operation in the winter season since 1851, was kept iu the engine-hall on IMeasant Street. In 18G7 the briek school-house on TJath Street was built. The aninunt of money for schools received from all sources was S('>.7.'oyes. and 47() HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. still Ifitc'i ly. was torn down and rebuilt, and is now occiii)ied as a dwelliii";. The Bri'nswick Academy. Plk.vsant Strkkt Seminauy. — This seminary bnildini; was oroctod in the fall of 1842 or winter of 1813, on the south side of Pleasant Street, a few rods from Maine Street. It was dedicated on the twenty- seventh of March, 1843. An address was delivered by Professor A. >S. Packard, and there was siiiuinii by a choir under the direction of Mr. Charles ,T. Xoyes. The It'iildino- was two stories, the upper story being leased for a chib-rooni. The lower floor was the P' 1ii)ol-rooiii. The first terra began on the twentieth of ]\[arch, 18! ■ nu i r the instruction of M. B. IJartlett (Bowdoin, class of 18 J2) ; ^jullett is said to have been an excellent teacher, and the school w i,<)0(l one. Mr. Bartlett conducted the school for about tln-ee yean-, aiul was succeeded In- ]\Ir. Alfred W. Pike, a graduate of Dartmouth College, who was already an experienced teacher. This building was after- wards, in 18-13, used by the Episcopalian society as a chapel. It was subsequently removed to Maine Street, and is now occni)ie(l as a store b}' Mr. J. 1*. Weemau, a few doors noith of the post-ollico. The Brunswick Seminakv was incorporated in 1845, with the ilosign " of establishing an institution, in which the youth of both sexes might receive a tliorourih and practicnl knowl(Mlge of those branches of education which pertain especially to the evcrn-ihni business of life ; and, also, all those higher branches of a finished EDUCATIONAL jIJSTORY OF BliVXSWICK. 477 education, which are taught in boartliiig-schools and the liiglior semi- naries." Ill ncconlance with this design, a coniuiodious building ' was ob- taiiipd, with iii)artnients so arranged that the ladies and gentlemen, while the}- occupied ditferent rooms, had all the advantagi's of being classed together, of meeting at recitations, lectures, and other general exercises of the school. The trustees of the school were Honorable Robert V. Dnnlap, president; .loiin S. Cushing, Esquire, secretarj' ; Parker Clcavelaiid, LL. D., treasurer ; Leonard Woods, Jr., D. I)., General Abner li. Thompson, Keverend George E. Adams, General .lolin C. Hum- phreys. The instructors in 1840-6 were G. Clinton Swallow, M. A., princi- pal; Miss Try])hena li. Iliiikley, preceptress; Miss Fiances 1^. Stuwe, teaclier of nuisic on the piano, etc. ; Miss Olivia .1. Kecord, teacher of drawing and painting; Albion K. Knight, M.A., teacher of vocal music; Miss Evelina Owen, assistant ; Miss IMaiy l>. Hill, Miss Ellen 8. 8haw, Mr. John W. Watson, Mr. John S. Fuller, monitors. During the first year there were one hundred and sixty-nine stu- dents, of whom eighty-one were voung gentlemen and eight v-ei}.;ht young hulies. OTriER I'RIVATi': SCHOOLS. In addition to the seminaries already mentioned there have been many other schools taught in town by private persons, some of which might, perhaps, from their size and the successful manner in which they have been conducted, be justly placed in the foregoing class. They have not been, for the r;?ason that they did not assume any bigiier name than that simply of a private school. All of these schools, concerning which we have been ablf to gain any exact information, will be mentioned under the name of their respective teachers. Miss Eunick Hiss came to Brunswick in 1802 as the friend and companion of Miss Lucy Al)bott, daughter of Honorable Jac(jli Abbott. After Miss Abbott's marriage in bSOo. Miss Buss taught a small school fur young children. After ]Mr. Abbott's death in 18:^0, the family pre- pared a small house for her in a corner of the garden-lot, about where ' This htiihliiif/ was on the vomer of Maine and >'ivsidin,y otliccr in many of the charitalili' associations of tlie ladies. Jn l>s;5;"> her iicahh liccninc iini)aii'od, and she rettinied to her former home in Wilton, New Uiiin])- shire. I\Ii(s. CAnoLiNK P. Pi:tnam, wife of ITenry Pntnain, Es(inire. nnd motlier of (ieorge P. Putnam, the New York publisher (recently de- ceased), taujiht school in Brunswick for about ei<>;hteen years. From l.s()7 1 until about 1«1« or bslD, she taught in what was then kiiowii as the old Dunlap house, now the residence of the family of tiie Into Doctor John 1). Lincoln. IMiss Narcissa Stone was her assistant diir- ing' a [lortion ol" that time. JNIits. Pi TNAM next taught for a year or two in the Forsaith house, next south of Dr. Lincoln's, ^ occupying the southeast room i'or licr school-room, ami from there slie moved into the old Stone Mansion, which was situated near the northerly corner of jNIaine and Mill Streets. but which stooil a little l)ack from both streets. She occupied one half of this house and Dean Swift the other half. In this house sill' tauglit until 182;"), when it was destroyed by fire. ^Irs. Putniiiii then moved to New York, where slie ever after resided. She is spoken of by those who knew her as an excellent woman and a gootl teacher. Joiix ^r. O'liiiiKN, a member of the first class of Bowdoin Coileue, kept a private school for two en- three years. The exact date is not known with certainty, but the school was probably kept between the years 1.s<)6 and ISIO. INIiss Ki.i/A CiiAi'MAX, a Boston lad3', sister to ]\Irs. Ciovernor Dunlap, kept a private school for young ladies from 1823 until 1(S2',1, in the conference room on Centre Street. She was a lady of line edu- cation and was a very successful teacher. ]\Iu. Smith taught a private school in Ilodgkins Hall, on the corner of ^Laine and IMeasant Streets, in 1824. This teacher is said to imve been Air. William Smyth, afterwards a professor in Bowdoin College. AnuAHAM PuKBLE kept a private school under Masonic Hall, in the winter of 182'), and announced another term to be kept in another place whicli woidd better acconnnotlate his patrons, lie kept school fur several terms, but exactl}' how long is not known. Lot Jones opened a school over the bank in September, 182>*, where he taught the various branches nsuall}' taught in academies, ;uul ' Reminiscences of Mrs. Lamb. 2 Reminiscences of Dean Swift. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 470 pivpiireil stuilciits for college. lie taught here for iiboiit one year and was a veiy successful teacher, lie afterwards became an Kpiscopa- liuii elergynian. Asa Doixjk, of the class of 1S27, Bowdoin College, and afterwards a niissiouary physician in Syria, taught a school for young genllcuien and ladies, in l'S2'.), and for two or tliree years after, in tlic conference room on Centre Street. His school was one of the best that was ever ivept in lirunswick. lie was a line scholar and instructor, and is iiigiily spoivcn of as a man by those who knew hiui. He died in Ik'iiout, Syria. DviMi's AoAMs taught a school in Washington Hall about the year Wo\). lie was succeeded by Samuel Adams, who tauglit in the same place for a few terms. Hawimi'.t Lkk kei)t a private school for misses in 1)S;30, in the Rod- ney Forsaith house, on Maine Street. 'I'lie MissKS R. and S. Owkn kept a female boarding and da}- school in liS.'iO, and for two or three years after, in the Owen house, wliirh was sitiuited on the corner of Maine and O'Brien Streets, on the lot now occupied l)y the residence of Mr. Benjamin Greene. Ki( MAiti) ^^■'l()l)^ll'l,L, of the class of 1.S27, of Binvdoin College, taiigiit a school for one or two terms about 1830, in the conference room on Centre Street. He succeeded JMr. Asa Dodge. yW. Thomas Bakkk (Bowiloin, class of 1S;}1) taught a school tor young gentlemen in Washington Hall, from l.S3;3 until 1^*38 or l from tiiesf tliat on ^Nlarcli IS, 17()(). tiie town voted to raise t'Oll loi' a " minister and seliool-niasler " for tlial year, and 'I iionias Wilson avms chosen a eoinniittee to agree witii liini ortlieni. At tlie annnal incct- inn in the Plan, he and lierel)y is granted to the 'J'own of Topshain. I'oi' a Loii for tlie ISeiielitt and advantage of a Publiek School, to continue loi said use forever — said Lott contains one hundred Acres. "^ On July 11, 1770, the town voted that the school-master should ln' hired for one 3ear from the date of his lirst connnencing school. At the annual meeting in 177:5, the selectmen Avere instructed to divide the town into several school districts and to proportion tiie t.ixo according to the nnnd)er of children in each district. The ainomii raised this year for schools Avas £20 l.'is. id. From 17)S(J to 17U2 the enn)loyment of a teacher was left with tlic selectmen. At the annual meeting of the town in 179"), the selectmen uciv instructed to take measures to secure the lot of land called the " .School lot," " which was said to belong to the town." The article in the warrant to provide for the em])loynient of a school-master was tlii- yeai' passed over. At a town meeting held ^fay (!, 1799, the selectmen were iusliiirlcil ' J'ljfpscot I'ccordis. EDUCATIONAL IIISTOIiY OF TOPmAM. 483 to divide the town into siuli sdiool districts as tiicy sliould tli'cui iulvisiiltlo. Tlirc'c liiiiulrt'd dollars was appropriated lor tiie support of sc'iiools tills year. Til" sch'cdiu'ii iu'<;;l('C'tiii<>" for somo reason to divide the town into school districts, Uevereiid .lonatlian Ellis, AlcxancU'r 'J'lionipson, Senior. James Wilson, Artiair Hunter, William Wilson, and Samuel Wincliell were elioscn a eommittee for this piu'pose in isoo. Tlie tdwn also voted to have six school districts and to huilda school-house ill eiieh district within thirteen months, and SI .'iOO was appropriated for tliat piu'iiose, uixm the condition that each ilistrict .should give the liiiid needed for its school-house. Ill 1801 the preceding action of the town was so far modi lied as to iiiiike seven instead of six districts. It was also voted this year that tlio i^ohool cf)niinittee should consist of one person in each tlistrict. Ill 1802, r>eiijamin Ilascy, John .Merrill, and ISenjiiinin J. I'orter wire chosen a conunittee to petition the legislature Ibr iiermissioii to sell the school lot and to place the proceeds of the sale as an accuniii- latiiig fund until it should net an income of three hundred dollars per jiiiiuim, or in an}- other way which the (ieueral Court might think proper. In 180;l three of the school districts, Numbers 4, 5, ai 1 G, were con-olidated into one. On ]March 0, 1801, the General Court authorized the sale of the school lot and the investment of the money accruing therelVom.' Nothing of importance in relation to educational malters appears in the town records subsequently to this time, until the year 182."). In tlu'ir report for that year, the school committee express doubts •• wiiether knitting and sewing ought to be permitted in town schools," iiiid express the hoi);' '^ t'lat parents iii future will bi- convinced of the iiiipi'opriet}' of imposing this service on the instructress." Ill 1828 the town voted that the selectmen should make a sale of the school lot, in accordance with a former vote passed for that purpose. Ill 18;50 the trustees of the school fund reported that the school lot Wiis sold on the twelfth day of Decembtr, 1820, to Captain Samuel I'cikins, for three hundred and fifty dollars. Ill 18;5;5 the school fund arising from the sale of the school lot ainounted to four hundred and twenty dollars and thirty-four cents. Ill 18;i7 the town voted that the surplus revenue money, tiiat was or was to b" deposited with the town by the State, shouUl be kept as a ' Massachusetts Acts, 1804. 484 msronr of nnuNfiwrcK, topsiiam, and tiAnrswKiL. fund, and that llm town treasurer slionld Itc pt'rniittcil to Iomii the money on intcicsl, umlcr (ho direction of tlie Mi'lcftnuMi. \vlii> siidulil seo tliat }j;oi)(l sccnrity wiis talvi'ii, and tiial Iho hifcrixt. «l)onl(l liu divi(h' 1 ainoniTst llio hcIiooI districts. Tlic next year, howevor, tli()niiated as follows: — Nnmi)er 1 was called the Jameson district. " Oak Tlill district. " INIiddlesex district. " JNIallett district. " Cathance district. " Jack district. " Bay Road district. " Alexander district. " Little ]{iver district. Numbers 2, 7, and 10 were united into one district, which was callcil the Village Distiict. Districts Number 1, 8, and 12 were up the river, Numbers 4, (!, and !) were down the river, and Nujubers .'i. .'i, and 11 were liack from the river. The total amount of school mciioy received this year, from all sources, was nine hundred and ninety dolhiis and thirty-two cents. The whole number of children in town, between the ages of four and twenty-one years, was six hundred and sixty. In 18r)2 the total amount of school money was six dollars and tliii- teen cents more than the previous year. The school fund tiiis vein was six hundred and sixty-four dollars and fifty cents. Nothing has been found to show the exact time when the gnulin;,' system was applied to the village schools, but on November is, is.'if, the following entry occurs in the records of the committee : '• ^Messrs. Adams and Cotton met in the selectmen's oMice and examined 31r. Gaslin for the Village High School. He was found well (lualilied." It would seem from this, since no previous releience to it has been found, that the High School mast have been established this year. u u a ;! I 5 i; 8 '.) 11 12 u u u :i.h. > loMii the lio slidiild «ll()illil 111' liowcvi'i'. v;is n'Cdii- littco Ut'lil tlic tollnw- Hevcrt'iiil , At tlu'ir iTiniiie lliL' C'oininiUct'. r. Clciiiciit it this liiiiu mvs : — EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF TOPSUAM. 485 IK \v!\s calK'il TC lip the ilicr^ ;'i. •'). (K)l iiii'iioy ^.(ylloll;l^ 1. hotw.'Oi; 1 sixty. S iind tliii'- tills voar the o-rniliiig y IS, is;. J. '• Mossrs. niiu'il Mr, (jiiiililitnl." it lias ijecn is year. \i On Jill)' 22, 181.S. llu! school cominitloo ngivotl upon llio followiiip; iis till' rc(|iiiri'incnts fur admission to tiic Iliyli Srlionl. naiiu'ly, t'at |ni;/il^i Miioiild liav(! placed in the hands of one sii|)ervisor, and whereas the ill health of the Kev. Dr. Wheeler (the only member of the former board of school committee) would prevent him frcjiii discharg- iii<>' the laliorious duties of a supervisor, aiul the election of another necessitates his retirement after a service of nearly thirty years. " Rf'solced, That we sensibly recognize his long and effectual .ser- vices as an al)le and earnest educator, to whom much is due for the foinier success of onr school system." Ill 18G2 the trustees of the school fund ivi)orted at the animal meet- ing tiiat this fund was invested in good notes to the amount of six hundred and sixty-four dollars and forty -eight cents, and that the interest, amounting to thirty-three dollars and eiglity-seven cents, had been paid, and had been divided among the several school districts. In 18G.'} the town returned to the practice of selecting a scluxjl com- mittee instead of a supervisor. In December of this year the com- uiitlee made the following changes in schcxjl-books : 'I'licy voted to use tlie I'rogressive Series of Headers, in place of Town's Headers ; Weld and Qnackenbos, in the place of Bailey's grammar ; and Green- cafs new arithmetics, in place of his old ones. lu 18G9 the \\ ilson Series of Readers was adopted for five years. 4b(i JIL'^WUl' OF nUUXSWlVK, rui'SllAM, AM) llMtrnWKLL. St'HOOL-TICACHKUS. TIlC linillOM Oi' lIlO HdlOol-tcilt'lHTS pl'lol' to 1M()(» jUT llllk IIOWII . Ihi. onrlicst tenclicr in town of wlioni iiny rcfoni in fouml was KcvcicikI •Joiiiitlmn IOIMm. .Mi'. Mllis t:ui<;'lil school dnrin*; ii l:ii'U'c portion of Iii> rcHidcncc in 'ropsliani, lictwccn 17Xi» tin (■iistcni end of tlic town. ni>:ir the old iiist nici't- iiit \r;ir wcii' .Mtwsis. Dcxtor A. Hawkins, cImss of |.s|m, iuiil Clijulcs II. WliecliT, class of 1«I7, liduddiii Collfjic. 'i'lu'V w«'iv sii<'<*f«'(lc(l l)y .Messrs. AHii-rf II. Waro iiii'l dt'or^i' (). Uoliiiisoii, luitli (»r till' class of iH|;i, of tlic s:mu' col- V>'Xy\ Till' lattiT wiH siici'i'i'di'il l»y .Mr. Francis Adams, of the class ,,r IH.')<). Mr. .Idliii ( li'Mii'iit taii;ilit llic scli<»ol after Ailaiiis left. Till' school was ji,ivi'ii up ahoiit l)S.'»H, the lust teacher luiiiij; .Mr. .Iii^liiia Laiahtoii. of the class of |H."»7. ISowdoin. 'I'liL' tuition at this academy was. for inslriictioii in the lower depart- iiient, four dolhirs ; in the liijfher de|mrtnuMit, live dollars. There \v;is a (|ui(e od liluary connected with this institution, and a lit- iTiiiy society IIk^ name of which is not now reniemliered. Ill l«.")(). Mr. W.'irreii .lohnsoii. of the class of IfS.'d. IJowdoin Col- k'Ue. purchased the residence of Major William KroMt, deeeaseil ; I'lilarjicd it somewhat, and on May 'JO, IH.'iT, opened it for a lioanlin^- si liool. under the name of the Fiianki.in I-'.\.mii,v St iioui. W I lie under his mana;iement, as we' as since, the school proved to he a very cNcclleiit one. It was afti rwards keiit by his brother, Samuel .1. .Idhiison. then by II. A. Kamlall. then by H. O. Lindsey. and the liilter was succeeded bv a Mr. Uillinns. It is now under the maiiage- lacii t of Mr. I). \j. Smith, an ex|)i'rien(wl hikI successful teaclie III l.s(!.'i an earnest but iiiisiiceessfiil ellort was niaile to secure the lijcation of the State A;j;riciiltiiral C'ollei^e in Toi)sliam. ]\Ir. Daniel l". Coliiii. of Xew York, tbrmerly a resident of this town, sent a donation (if two hundred and fifty (h>llai's to aid in securin;;' its lociitioii there. All uocuunt of the efforts made by the citizens is }>iven in another chapter. I'lMVATIC SCItOObS. Some time in the last century Mr. Samuel Thompson offered to keep !i (>rivate school, if he could obtain twentv-five scholars, at a price lanjiiii^ from sixteen to twenty-five cents a week. Whether or not he succeeded in <>'ettin^ U[) this school is not known, but it is certain that lie taught a vill;ige school for a loiiif time, lie was snliject to fits of (leiaiigeinent, and at times the town authorities had to confine him in a " cage." This was a one-story and one-room structure at the Topshaiu end of the toll-bridge, somewhere on the site of the present paper- mill. He was ixttended to here bv Dcnein Winslow, the toll-. Where a scliool was ki'pl this year and hy whom is nowhere stated. In ^lay, 17(i(), the town voteil that each part of the Xeek, and also the Island, should draw their proportionate part of the sehool money that was collected and should hire mistresses.' At the annual meeting in 17G1, the town appropriated £20 for the support of a school and instructed the selectmen t(j provide one. In 17G2 the town voted to raise i'20, as usual, for a sciiool. At the May meeting in 1703, the town voted not to build a school- house near the meeting-house. The town also voted to pay James Booker £1 and 13.s. for going to Falmouth, •' the 1 lace being I're- seuted for want of a scliool." By reference to tlie records of the Court of General .Sessions for Cumberland County, October term, ]7(>2, it appears that though the town had been presented, it was excused from a line by reason of the selectmen testifying tliat they luul L'm[)loyed a man as teacher who had been taken sick aiul had conse- (liiciitly been unable to attend to his duty. In 1 70.) the town voted to pay William Sylvester, Esquire, £1 and lbs. " for the charges that he had paid on account of there being no school the last summer." At the annual meeting in iMareli, 1771, the town voted to liuild three school-houses. It is not known exactly where these buildings were located, but in all i)iobability one of them was on Great Sebas- codigan Island and the other two on tlie Neck. lu May, 17 have ever met with in the doings of any other town. It voted " that the school moiie}' raised on the first IVIonday of INIa}' last shall lu' ajipropriated towards pa3'ing the expenses the selectmen were at lor their attendance and expenses for the militia." Liter arma lajcs sileut I In September, 1H21, the town voted to choose a superintending; school committee of three, and Heverend Samuel Eaton, Alcot Stover, Jr., and Captain Stephen Snow were elected. Agents were also chosen tliis year for the different school districts. In 1.S22 a scliool committee of seven members was chosen. At a meeting of tlie town in September, 1828, it was voted that tlu' school committee should not be paid for their services. As then' is no evidence of au}' dissatisfaction with the conunittee, the above \<)to probalilv indicates the impression that existed in the town that the EDUCATIONAL lUSTOUY OF lIARrSMELL. 495 lidiior of lioldiii"! such a wi>iji;lity oHlco ()ii<>lit to bo considered a suf- ticiciit coiiiiR'nsatioii. Ill 18M4 ft new division of tiie lowii into school distiicts wns made. Ill i.s.")7 tiic town voted to disiiense with a sniierintendinu; sciiool coiniiiittee and to clioose a supervisor. Tlionias l'. Eaton was elected tn tills ollice. From this time nntil l.siij, inclusive, a supervisor of schools was chosen each \ear. In liMC),') the town aliandoncd the idea of electinji; a supervisor, and went hack to the old plan of choosing a school conuiiittce of three. SCHOOL-HOUSKS AND TlCACill-HIS. The town in 1771 voted to bnild three school-lionses, but it is not known whether they were erected that year nor where they stood. If they were all bnilt at that time, it is probable that two of them, at least, were built upon the Xeck. If the other was bnilt npon Scbas- codiuar. Island.it was probably destioyed by lire, as according to very tnistworthy traditional testimony the lir.st school-honse now known to have Iiccii l)iiilt upon that island was not erected nntil about 17M5. This school-honse was tirst located a few rods south of tin' bniying- groniid. but about IS-IT) it was reniovey the name of Patch is said to have taught the tirst public school on Great Island. He kept a school in the old school- house for seven or eight winters. Some of the later teachers in that district have been Wentworth Dresser, a ^Ir. Hill. T. Coten, and Mr. Kdgccomb, of 'i'opsham, who is the i)resent teacher there. 'i'he lirst teacher in the second school-house was .lohn Sullivan, also iui Irishman. He is said to have been a good teacher, but addicti'd to habits of intemperance and accustomed to close his school for a week or more in order to go npon drinking " sprees." Among his succes- sors in that school have been Samuel Williams. Nathaniel Purinton. W. Dresser, Doctor Seward (iarcclon. .leremiah Hacker, .S. Pnrinton, (i. C. Smith, and the present teacher, Alvah A. Plumraer. Ir 496 innTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIMtl'SWKI.L. There arc upon Great Island six school diHtricts, and the sdiuuls avcr.'ijjo (Voiii sixteen to t\V('iity-('i1li. Fmin twenty to forty dollars per month and hoard are the \vaht l)o exeit(>(l ;i<:;iiin8t the monsiiro. (iovernor Kiistis wiia appointed ehairntan ol' the coininittcc, and a bill \\i\h pro- piijcil, ('stiiiilisliinjf a colloifc wliicii wns lirst proposed to lie culled Wiiithi'op Colleife. hnt which was called in the Act of Incorporation I'xiwddin ('olleTeement between the two lioiiscs in rejiJ-rd to the name and location of tiie colle;je, the bill was nut formally enacted until Juno 21, IT'.'t, when it i)assed botii houses iiiiil received the signature of the governor, Samuel Adams. The towns of (Jorliain, Portland, Xoith Yarmouth, IJrunswick. New (iloiiccster, Kreeport, and Wiuthroi) were i>ertinacious in uriiing their respective claims as being the most fitting seat of the college, and ill some of them subscriptions were raised to s«'cure the location. Tiie town of ibnnswick was at length selected as a compromise lietween the contlicting interests of the claimants, the citizens of the tinvii having miid(> what was considered at the time a valuable coiisid- eiiilion for the preference. The foiindeis of this institution api)ear to have formed adequate (•oiR'ei)tions of what such a college should be. 'I'lieir evident desigu was, as expressed in their own wonls, to found a seminary which should •' |)roinotc virtue and piety, and u knowledge of the languages and uf the useful and liberal arts and sciences." The government of the college was, by its Act of Incorporation, vested in a Board of Trustees and a Board of Overseers, the former consisting of thirteen, and the latter of forty-five members. The tnistecs are the legislative body, and the oversecis possess a vetoing power. Five townships of land, each six miles s(juare, of the unai)- [iiopriated lands in the then District of Maine, were granted for the " nse, benefit, and purpose of supporting " the college. " Iniiiiediately iiiier the charter was granted, estalilisjilng an insti- tution which was to bear his family name, the Iloiiorable James Bowdoin, of Boston, afterwards minister plenipotentiary at the Span- ish court, generousl}' bestowed both money and lands, the estimated aliio of which was 6G,8()0. The first meeting of the Boards of the college was held at Portland, December, 17S)4. In consequence, how- ever, of a deficiency of available funds (for the best lands of tiie State iiaving been previousi}' selected by other grantees, there was great (lilliciilty in cirecting a sale of the college townships, or any p(ntion of tlicm, without a sacrifice) , eight 3ears passed before the college went 500 iiisTonY OF nitUNswiuK, Torsir.tM, and iimu'swkll. into ()|)tM-iiti(>ii. Indeed, notwitliHtuiidin*; the ori^iiiiil ^niiil of llic le;::is|iitiire, niid the iiationii^e of tli*> iiidivithial idrejidy niiiiinl. n<>t||. iiiK lint jii'eiit /e.il tind nn\v«'iiried iiersfveraiice on tlie part of the iMn>t iictive fViendn of tlie projeet earried it tlironjfh to its acconiprHhiiiciit. Ik'nideH two stated nieetinj^H oCtlie Hoai'dH eaoh year. Hpi-cial iiit'tliM.is were occasionaih' eaUed : hnt it wan no easy matter to Miistain ili(> interest of all the nieniliers in an institntion whieli as yet existed Imt in name, and it was always ditlienlt even to form a (|noriMn ioi' tlie transaction of business. Committees were rejjeatedly appointed liv the Hoards to soli(*it donations, 1)nt the public had not then learncil tn Hive, and wliiMi thousands were needed, the amount eontrilmteil wns small, and mostly in books. Mutual recrimiuMtions of inelliciciiiv and nejileet |»assed between the two I'x^arils, and some were ainidNl ready to despair of success " Although but few donations were made to the college at this tiinc. it is urg ; David Sewall, York ; Nathaniel \\ ClIs. Wells; Keverend Moses Ilemmenway. D. D., Wells; Keverend Sihis Moody, Arundel ; Keverend John Thompson, Berwick ; Keverend Nathaniel Webster, Biddcford ; Keverend Paul Cotfln, Buxton ; Uov- ^John McKeen, Reminiscencea of Brunsiekk in 1802. noWDOIN COLLKOK AND THE MKl>ICAL SCHOOL OF MAINE. 501 on 111 Uciijamiii ( liJMlwick, Scarlxini' ; Hrvcrt'iiil Sniiiiicl Kiit oil, lliiilc-wcll ; l{fV(>i'cii(l Sjiiinul l-'oxciolf . Ni-w ( Jlniici'stcr ; Wcvcrciid ( alrli .li'wctt ; Ucvt'ri'iid AU'rcil .lolinsoii, Firt'iiort . HcvnciKl Kli- jiih K«'ll<»jiu;, I'ortliiiitl ; RfviTriid Khoiiczor Williiiiiis, I'silmoiith ; Htvcn-iKl (liiirlcs 'I'nriuT. Siiiidfonl ; Diiiiicl Djivis, I'orll.Minl ; Siiiiiiifl Krcciiiiiii, rortliiiid ; .Inslniii Kiiliv.'iii, Scmlioru' ; U illi.-im (ioili.'iui, (loiliaiii ; Stcplit'ii Loiinl't'llow. ( iorliiiiii ; .lost'pli Noyt-n, I'nl- iiiDiitli ; Isaac; I'ursoiis, Now ( iloiufstcr ; Holu-rt Soutlijratc, S( arlfDro' ; John Wait, Portland; VvW^i Wadswortli, TlioiiiMHton ; William Widuciv. Xt'W ( Jloiiccstcr ; Iji'vcrnid Isztkii-l KiiitTsoii. (Ifoii^rciowii ; licvcrciid .loiiathaii Kllis, 'ropsliain ; .Itniatliaii nnwinaii, rowiiallioro' ; Kdiiiiiiid Hritt'aiit. >iillivan ; and tiic pn-sidt'iit and secretary of the colleiic 1 he site lor the c(dle<<:e was sidectod in \~\H\. It is situated on a plateau aiioiit three (jiiarters of a mile south of the Androseotfiiin Ihiiliii'. near the pine plains. .\ heaiitifnl of pines forms a p.art of tile c()lle;fc' <;roiiiids, and its i>roximity siijj;fj;e8ted the motto of unc of the literary societit's of the eoUegt;.' It was decided at tliLs time to preet ii ImiMinji as soon as praeticalilo, and ill IT'.'S one was constructi'd of hrick lirtv feet lon<>;, forty feet wiilc. and three stories Iiiij;li. Owinj:: to lack of means, however, it was not ready for us.' until tlio summer of l.Sl»2. In this latter year a wooden liouso was erected for the use of the president of the college. Alioiit this time a part eliapel. Ill 1804, Samuel Wilhird was appointed a tutor, and took up liis rcsideiiee within the eolk'jie. One or two resicU'iit tutors were eiiosi'ii aiiiiiially -after this iinlil ISiil. Soon after its ineorporation Mr. Rowdoin presented the eollege witli i!.X'l\) 4.S-., witli a "• request that the interest thereof may lie ai)|ilied to the esta'uisliment and siipjiort of a profes.sorsiiip of Matli- einaties, and of Natural and Kxperimeiital I'hilosophy, and that this interest be added to the principal until a pn^fessor shall l)e apijoiiited." To lill this professorship the ])oards, in May, IHO."), eleeted I'arker C'leaveland. A. M., Harvard, who was at that time a tutor at Cam- Itiidiie. He was indiieted into olliee in Oetoher. l)iirin<^' tiiis year the lirst ehapel was ereeted. It was eoiistriieted of wood, with rooms for tiie library and philosophieal apparatus in the second story. It was not desi^ined for a permanent buildiiiij:, but was. however, eiilariied and improved in 1817, and served the jnirposes for wliieh it was built until l.s4."). Ill 180.V the (irst literary society was instituted. This society, the Peucinian. was founded hy Charles Stewart Daveis, Alfred .lohnson, Nathan J.ord, Robert Means, Enos Merrill. Benjamin Kandall. .loseph Spiau'ue, and Henry Wood, members of the three highest classes of the eoUege. Kobert JNIeans was the first president. At lirst the .society consisted solely of ineiiibers of college, but in 1811 the nieiii- Ikts who had graduated held a meeting and, together with those lielouging to the college society, formed a general society, of wliich Charles Stewart Daveis was eleeted the first president. With varying periods of i)rosperity and reverses, the society has eontimied to the present daj'. Its membership in 18o8, the date of the last catalogue, was as folU)WS : — Whole number of members, 1,02.^; initiated members, 01.); hon- orary luemlters, 78 ; members of (Jeneral Society, 882 ; nu'iiiliers of College Society, 03. The first Commencement of the college was celebrated in .Septem- ber, 1806, when the lirst cla.ss was graduated 'i he Ibllowing-na.ned individuals composed this class : — Mv. Kicliard Col)b, who ilied in 18^7, aged 49 ; Mr. Isaac Foster Cotlin, who died in 1801, aged 74; John Davis, who died in 1841, aged G2 ; Mr. John Maurice O'Hrien, who died in 180;'), aged 71); Moses Quinby, S. II. 8., who died in 1857, aged 71 ; Mr. Cieorge 504 IIISTOh'Y OF BIIUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAItPSWELL. ThoiiKlike, who died in 1810, nged 21, and who also received his degree at Harvard, in 1807; Reverend lienjaniin Titcomb, who dii'd in 182!). aged 12. At the same time the following fourteen persons, graduates of otiicr eolU'gi's, received at their own solicitation honorary degrees : Klicii- ezer II. lieeliford, of Harvard; Oliver IJray, of Yale; Jason Cliaiii- berlain, of the Universit}' of Ihunswick; '1 homas J. Kckley. ol' Harvard; Jacob 11. Klliott, of Harvard; Al)raham Kustis, ol' Ihir- vard ; .Jacol) C. .lewett, of Harvard ; Tiiomas ^M. Jones, of llarvanl; Isaac Lincoln, of Harvard ; Samuel Orne, of Harvard and Y.ilc; Albion Iv. I'arris, of Dartmouth; Leverett Saltonstall, of Harvard and Vale; Ichabod Tucker, of Harvard; and Owen Warland, also (jf Harvard. This l»eing the first occasion of the kind in a portion of the Coni- mouwcalth tiicn lookeil upon as almost a MJldcrness, excited niiicli interest throughout Massaciiusetts. A large numl»er of pco])k' atti-mlfd from the District of Maine, and many from Uostou and vicinity, 'riieif was, ])crhai)s. a larger attendance than has l)ec:» usual since tliat limr. This Conuucuccment is memoral)le not only on account of its liciim the first one, but also on account of a storm of uncommon scviiity. which began the day before the one appointed for the exercises dl' graduation, and for three days raged without abatement. The exer- cises were i)ostponed one day, but were ol)liged to be helil the next. The successful working of the college at this time is siiown by the fact that in 1807 forty-four students had been admitted to it. tlic library contained between fourteen and fifteen hundred vohniies. mid a philosophical and chemical ajjparatus had l)een obtained which wms probaltly unsuri)assed at that time by an}' in New England, except b.v that in Harvard University. A new ))uil(ling, subsequently nniiUMl Maine Hall, was corimenced this year. It was of brick, one Iniiidivil feet long, forty wide, and four stories high, and was intended for dormitories. la consetpience of the illness of the presiileut at this time, his duties were distributed among the three remaining instructors. Tiu' tutor, Nathan Parker, A. M., Harvard, afterwards Keverend Doctor Parker, of Portsmouth, New Ham|)shire, '' a mo;,t ellicieut ami mMi' ollicer, botii of instruction and government," performed I'cgiilarly the chapel duties of tue president during the vacancy in that otlice. In .September, 1807, in conseqn(!nce of the death of President IVfcKeen, it became necessary to choose liis successor. Some [U'lplex- ity arose in consequence of the number of applicants for tlie position, LL. BOWDOIN COLLEGE AND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF MAINE. 505 leived his who died IS of otlicr ^9 : Klicii- oii Ciiuiii- k'kley. ul' i, of llai'- Iliirviinl ; lid Yak'; f Harvard id, also i)[ tlio ('(ini- itc;d iiuicli ,e attciiiKMl ty. 'riierc that tiiiic. its liciii;;' 11 severity, xereises ol' Tlie exer- lie next. 11 liy the to it. the iiies. and wliich was •xcept ly y iiaiiii'd hiiiidri'il iided lor ti c time, his ois. TIk' lid Doctor and al'k' viihuiy lliL' ee. President le i)er|)K'X- L> position. liiit tiiially the Boards made scdection of Reverend Jesse Appleton, A. M., Dartmoiitli, wlio was at the time settled in the ministry in Hamilton, New Ilampshire. His inanguration took place in Deeem- her ot" the same year. " Tresideiit Apjiletoii bronj^ht to the discharge of his duties a con- scientiousness which forliade him to relax any effort, and a deep sense of respoiisiliility hotli for the literary rejiutation and tlie moral and r^'ligious welfare of the institution. lie possessed also rational views of collegiate discipline, great discretion, unshrinking integrity, an iiuconimon spirit of comiiiaiid, true love of learning, cultivated taste, habits of close application, and a delicacy and refinement of character which could not be surpassed. He had gained in a degree unusual for one of his age the respect of the clergy, both of Massachusetts and New IIain[)shire, as may be inferreil from the fact that in l.S();3 he was one of tlie two most [irominent candidates for the Theological (hair of Harvard rniversity. The selection of such an individual for the presideiu_, of the college was deemed highly auspicious. IJul he was (called at the outset to encounter iieciiliar trials. Not to mention the relaxation of discipline likely to ensue on account of the iiro- tnicted illness of the former president, and the interval between his decease and the coining of a successor, it was a time wiien there was throughout the cominiiiiif}' a tendency to looseness of sentiment and character. At no [leriod in the history of our colleges has there been more recklessness on tiie part of youth. The habits of society, which tlic' made the nse of intoxicating liquors an essential even of common hospitality, exi'i-ted a mo.st deleterious iuHuence on all our colleges. . . . liy the ui.vvearied assiduity, however, of rresidcnl Appleton, liya uniform system of discipline, gri'at energy, and lirniiiess tempered wi'h parental solicitude for the wcdCare of his pupils, and tiie iiifliii'iice ot igli moral and religious principle, which pervaded in an uncommon deii) ' all his intercourse with the students, the difliculties to which we h.ive alluded were gradually ovt'rcome, and under his adminis- tration the colh'ge ac(]uired high reiiute for good morals as well as sound scliolarshi[)." Ill the month of June. ]8(W, a few stndents associated themselves together for literary purposes, under the name of the " Athenaean So- ciety of ISowdoin College." Ilenrv Wood was the first iiresideiit. This society for a few years surpassed its rival the I'eucinian, but soon languished, and in \H\\ was temporarily discontiniieil. It was revived again in ISi;}, but was again , liUitioii, x[)c'(lioiit u'lvtbre, ir. lit tlu' '.oil I'd of miu'iu'f- ■. Jonks, Uoanls. 11 Kit time 'nistoos. lloooin- goiitlo- it iu-(iui- kopt 111) lAthvvoiin ilkye, Cul- his eoniu'ction with his society in Bath. KtTorts were made to retain liim as a pcniiaiiont iiistnictor, but they wore unsuccessful. At tliis time the liuanees of the etjllege were in a hnv state, ahuost tlie only .source of income being the sale from time to time of some of its wild lauds, which were not tiien of much value. In 1814 an Act was i)assed l)3the (Jeneral Court, making an annual grant to the several colleges in the C'ommonwealth, for ten years. The liortiou allotted to this college was .?;),()00, one I'ourth of wiiich was to lie ai)i)roi)riated to the i)ayment of the tuition of indigent students. This year the "Benevolent Society of Bowdoiji CoUege" was insti- tuted. It was at first composed entirely of graduates and undeigi'ad- uates of the college, but it afterwards admitted those not connected witli the institution. It was incorporated and had, at one time, funds to tile amount of seven hundred dollars. From the printed constitu- tion of the society the follcjwing facts are obtained : — The object of the society was to assist " indigent young men of promising talents and of good moral character in procuring an educa- tion at this college." No person could receive })ecuniary assistance unless he had been a member of coUege, for at least one term. Any one of twent3'-one jears of age or over could become a member by paying one dollar on admission and one dollar annually, or a life member liy paying ten dollars. The society received donations of books, furniture, clothing, or money, and the doiun- could designate the manner in which the gift should be api)ropriate(l, " provided it be for an oliject consistent with the design of the society." One half of the money received into the treasury and not appropriated by the donors was reserved as a permanent fund, of which onl}' the annual income could be used. The death of President Appleton occurred in November, 181!). and in consequence thereof a si)ecial meeting of the Boards was called in December, to elect his successor. Their choice fell ujion Keverend William Allen, A. M., Harvard, of Hanover, New IIami)shire, who had been president of Dartmouth College. In September previous, Samuel P. Newman, A. ]M., Harvard, was elected to the professor- ship of Latin and (Jreek, which had been renderen at tlic time, together with their furniture and bedding. Tiie private projierty tims lost was estimated at the time at not far from Sl,")<^t). This severe blow to the prosi)erity of the college was averted liy tlie public liberality. Individual donations wore extensively nnide, and contributions were received in a large number of the churches in Maine ami Massachusetts, and thus the loss was fully repaired. In 1S24 two new professorships were created. IJoverend Thonias C. Upliam, A. M., Dartmouth, who was settled in the ministry in Hoeiies- ter, New Hampshire, was chosen Professor of ^Metaphysics and Ethics ; and Samuel 1'. Newman. Professor of Phetoric and Oratory. The}' were inaugurated in Februar}- of the following year. Professor New- man also conducted the recitations in civil polity and political oc(jnomy, and Hebrew was taught by Professor Upham. This year Alpheus S. Packard, A. M., a graduate of the college in the class of 1816, who had been a tutor since 1819, was chosen Pro- fessor of Languages and Classical Literature. Professor Packard was the son of Reverend Doctor llezekiah Packard, and was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on December •2.3, 17K8. Ilis (fonnection with the college for a ])eriod of fifty-eight years is evidence not only of the high esteem in which he has alwa3's been held hy the public, as well as by his colleagues and the ahunni, but is also a proof of the wisdom originally disiilayed in his selection. Piofessor Packard, in addition to the professorship to which he was orij^inally chosen, was appointed from 1842 to 184") to fill the vacancy in the Chair of Phetoric and Orator}', and in 1864 was made Professor of Natu- ral and Pevealed Religion. In addition to his college duties, he has, from time to time, supplied the pnli)it in the churches of the neighbor- ing towns. In 1860 he was honored with the title of S. T. D. from this college. lu 1828 he was elected a member of the Maine Ilistori- ill 111' 510 HISTORY OF BliVNSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND IIAItPSWELL. cnl Soc'ict}', In which ho lias for soiiio 3'oars held and still holds tlio ollic'c of socrotary. He has also for several years been one of its standinjf eonnnittee. Jn is-io, AVilliam Smyth, A. M., a graduate of tiiis college in the class of 1822, who had been a tutor for two years previonsl}', was ai)l)oiiited Associate Trofessor of Mathematics and Natural I'hilosojiliy. In IH2H he was made a professor in full. Tliis year, 1S2."), a bramli of the literary society of graduates, known as the Phi IJela Kappa, ul' ■which tliere is a branch in m^arly all of the older colleges of thi; country. Avas organized at this college. In 182(j the lirst graduation ' of a student belonging to the coloiTij race occurred. John 15. Kussworm, afterwards governor of Libeiia, was tlie name of this individual. In 1, having been invited to a sim- ilar professorship in Ilarvaril University. What is usually designated as " Commons Hall" was ))nilt this year. Tt was designed, and Ini' man}' years was used, as a dining-room for the students. It is mnv used as a laboratory of analytical chemistry. In March, 1831, an Act was passed b}' the legislature which j)rovidc.I that no person then holding the ofllcc of president in an}' college in the State should hold said ollice beyond tlie day of the next Com- mencement of tlie college, unless he shoidd be re-elected ; and that no person should be elected or re-elected to the oflice of president unless he should receive in each Board two thirds of all the votes given on the (luestion of his election ; and that any person elected to said oliicL' should ])e liable to be removed at the pli'asure of the Board or Boards which shonUl elect him. It was furtlu'rmore provident that the fees usually paid to the president for degrees should be paid into llic treasur}', for the use of the college, and be no longer a perquisite of ollice. " 'I'iiis unprecedented act of legislation excited the deep con- cern of all who felt an interest in the perinanenc}' ami stability of onr literary institutions. Though applicalile alike to both colleges of the State, its innnediate object and direct bearing no one has ever pre- tended to disguise." 1 7)1 1858 a colored yentleman named Jacob M. Moore was graduated from the Medical Hc/wol, liOWfWiy COLLEGE AND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF MAINE. ')11 At tlioir next inpotiiiit the tnistocs and ovorseors vot»'(l to acqiiiosco in this act of tiie Icgishitiire, ami at oir'c pfocctHU'd to clioosc a pri'si- iloiit, but failed in consequence of their inahilit}' to g >t a two-thirds niajority in I'otli lioards. A committee of the two Boanls was chosen to petition tlic l.'irislatnre for a repeal of tlie provision of the Act r('(|iiirini>; a two-tliirds niajority in each Hoard. I'resident Allen, how- ever, did not wait the result of this petition, but at once i)roceeded to lest the constitutionality of tiiis legislative enactment l)y a suit in the Circuit Court of the United States. The case was argued before Honorable Joseph Story, associate justice of the Supreme Court, and llonoraltle Asluu' Ware, tlistrict judge. The decision of the court liad not only an important bearing upon the welfare of this college, but was also one whicii involved the chartered rights of all such institu- tions, and is deserving, therefore, of more particidar nuMitioii in these pages. The following abstract of this decision is taken from u i)ublished sketch of the college by Professor Packard, from which we have already freely quoted : — ' "•1. A college established for the promotion of learning and i)iety is a private ami not a pul)lic corporation. In tlu; charter of IJowdoin College the visitatorial power is intrusted to the 15oards of Trustees mil Overseers ; as soon as the\- accepted the charter, they acquired a permanent right and title in their ollices, which could not be diverted oxeopt in the manner jxiinted out in the charter. The legislature was lioinid by tlu! Act ; they could not resume their grant, and they could not touch the vested rights, privileges, or franchises of the college, except so far as the power was reserved b}- the sixteenth section of the Act. Tiie language of that section is certainly' very broad, but it is not unlimited. It is there declared that the legislature ' may grant I'urlher powers to, or alter, limit, annul, or restrain any of the powers by this Act vested in the said corporation, as i^hall he jiuhji'd vecesnary to promote the best interest of the coUer/e.' "Whatever it may d>, then, must be done to promote the best interest of the college. It is true that it is constituted the sole judge of what is the best interest of the college ; but still it cannot do anything pointedlji desfrat'tice of tliaf interest. Its authority is confined to the enlarging, altering, annulling or restraining of the powers of the corporation. It cann(jt intermeddle with \ii^ prnpcrt;! ; it cannot extinguish its corporate existence ; it can- not resume all its pro[)erty, and annihilate all its powers and fran- ' For the full text of this decision see Allen v. McKeen, 1 Sunw:r's Report, 270. 512 insToiiY OF niaryswicK, topsiiam, and funrswEi.n. chisos. Tlio Icfrislatiu'c must Icavp its vitality aii'l pi-opcrty, niiil enaltlo it still to act as a colU'j;*'. It ('.'tiinot remove tlie trusti'cs or ovcrsocrs. tlioiiiili it may abridge, as well as enlarge, tlieir powers. "2. r..n\(loiii College lias iie\''r surremlered any of its rights, Whatever may have been the intentiouH of those coiicorned. at tlic outset, in regard to a surrender of the college to the State, there luis l)een a miscarriage of the [lartiea ; it never has been iJe jure under the control of tlie h'gishiture of INIuine. " 3. But admitting tliat the college, as was contemplated, did come iiiuler tiie control of tlie legislature of Maine, when il is staled in tlie Act modifying the college charter, that the inosideiit and tiii>- tees and overseers of Bowdoin College shall enjoy their jiowers iiiid privileges, siibjeet to Ix* altered, limited, re l rained, or extended hy the legislature, no nuthority is conferred upon the legislature to ndd new members to the Boards by its own nomination or l»v th;it of tlio governor an'' 'ouncil of the State. That would be an extension, not of the powci and privileges of the Boards, lait of the legishifivc action ovei them. If the legislature could add one new member ol' its own choice or appointment, it could add any number whatsoever. It could annihilate the powers and privileges of the charter Boards under the pretence of alteration or extension. 'l"lie legislature mijiiit authorize an enlargement of the Hoards, but the places thus created must be tilled Ity the Boarils themselves, " 4. The Act of the legislature, rt moving the ])residents of IJow- doin ami Waterville Colleges out of otiice at a certain time, is a direct exercise of a power vvhicli was expressly- and exclusively conferred en the College; Boards by ti.i- original charter, and whitli has never Ijceii taken from tliem. " ;"). President Allen was in office under a lawful contract made witii the Boards, by which contract he was to hold that oflice during giKui behavior. Tlie Act of the legislature diret !ly impairs the obligatiuMs of that Contract. It takes away from him ! is tenure of oflice, and removes him from it. Molding his otlice during good behavior, lie could not be removed from it except for gross misbehavior; and then onU" b}' the Boards, in the manner pointed out in the original charter. Immediately upon the decision of the court being an- nounced. President Allen resumed tlu; discharge of the duties ol liis office." In ISSf), Daniel R. Goodwin, then a tutor in college, succt ded Longfellow as Professor of IModeri capacity until IWoS, when he resigne presidency of Trinity College, Counecti anguages. lie served in tlii8 or the purpose of acce])tiiig tlu' cut. nOWnOIN COLLFGE AyD THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF V UXE. 513 President Allfii resiifiiing iu 1H3'.), Itcverend I.e^nianl Woods, of Haiiixur 'riieological Sfiuiiiary, son of lieverend J^'onnrd Wooils, a well-known divine, was elected as his sntci >isor. I'resiflent Woods was at til: lime well known for lii> seliolarly iiiltnii- and alt.dninents, an 1 Ills re[);it:ition lias steadily increased. In \.K'-V3 lie rceeived the hon- orary deffree of I). I), from Waterville College, and iu IMKI frotn Ilar- v;ird College. In IHOO he reeoivod that of U^. 1>. frnni liowdoin. He was not only an eminent scholar and a line teaclior, l>nt lie altracled stndents liy his eonrtcons demeanor and l»y his liinieMt dis- position. He resigned in iHtJO, alter a pcrioil of service extending over twenty-seven years, — a much longer service than that of any previous president. in 1HI"J a professorship of Political Kcononiy was fonnded, and AIl)lieiis S. Packard was chosen as the (Irst professor in lliat l)raiich. lie was sncceed'd in l,st.') b}' Henry 11. IJoody, then a tutor. Oil July Hi of this latter j'oar, the corner-stone of King Chapel was laiil with >AIasoiiic ceremonies. There were present the (!rand Lodge of .Maine, the Hostoii Kncanipineiit of Knight Templars, the Portland Eiicampmciit of Knight Templars, tiic Miniiit Vernon Chapter of IJoyal Arch Masons of Portland, the Montgomery Chapter of IJath, Ancient Landmark Lodge of Pintland, Solar Lclge of Bath. Freeport Lodge of Freeport, and United Lodge of Brunswick. At the northwest .ingle of the ground there was a raised plall'inn, upon which were the (illicers of the coUegi', the Grand Lodge, and the Kiiighl Templars. President NVoods read the psalm ''■ Lrvtatus mitn" and made an address. I'rayer was otfered by Reverend William T. Dwight. and John T. Paine, (irand ^Master of the Grand Lodge of ^Lnine, assisted liy Honorable liobert P. Diiulap, ex-Grand ]\L'ister, then laid the stone in due form. A silver plate provided by the eoUige, ami one provided bj- the Grand Lodge, were then deposited in the proper receptacle in the stone. Ill 18r)i3 the new chapel was completed. The entire cost was 84."i.itOO. On June 7 it was dedicated. The service^ of the occasion consisted of a selection from the Scriptures and a prayer by Reverend George E. Adams, a liyinn, an address bj' President Woods, a second liymu, a sermon by Pnjfessor Hitchcock, and a concluding prayer by Kevcrend Doctor Dwight. The services were attended by the under- Jiaduutes, man}- graduates, the college boards and faculty, and many t'l'ieuds of the college, who assembled in the library-, from whence they moved to the chapel in a procession conducted by Honorable Chailes ^ Gilman as marshal. 33 511 IllsTOh'Y Of DIlUysWICK, TOrsIUM, AM> IIMiPt^W'KI.L. Ill I^IH n prf)r('ss(ir«lii|) of Rhetoric nnd Klociition w;ih foiiiKlod. tliiit of I'oliticjil Kcoiiiuiiy ln'iii^ iiicr^icd in it, nii'l I'rolVssor Ili'iiry 11. IJoody wiiH jiinioiiitiMl ((j :liis otilcc. He wms siicc«'('ilt'(l in IM.'id hv E7. lie was snceeecled la I'rofessor Chainljcrlain for two years, when William A. Taikard, (•l;i~> of 1M')1, now professor at I'rinceton, gave the instruction for one vcmi', In ISOl, I'lofessor Chandierlain was again placed in the Chair of .Moil- orn Languagi's, that of Iviietoric and Oratory iteing tilled in iJStii* li_v lieverend 1-liphalct Whittlesey, a graduate of Yale. In August of this year, 1^(02, Professor Chamherlain resigned liis ollice to go into the ami}' for the period of the war then raging. The boards, however, granted him leave of absence instead of acceptiiii: his resignation, and IStepiien .1. Young, class of IN;")'.), was made I'ro- visional Instructor in Modern Langnages, to which, on Professor ( liiiiii- berlain's resigning in 18(55, he was elected as professor. I'rofessor Wliittlesey also wont into the army, and the duties of his chair were performed by members of the faculty. At tiie chjse of tlif war I'rofessor Whittlesey resigned, and (Ji-neral Chamberlain was re-elected to the Chair of Rhetoric and Oratory, Avhich, however, lie again resigned in 18GG, to accept the olllce of governor of Maine, lit was followed by John S. Sewall, class of IS.'iO, who iiehl the cluiir until 1875, when I'rofessor IIenr\- L. Chapman, Bowdoin, class of 180(3, was transferred to this from the Chair of Latin. In ISiVJ, Paul A. Chadl)ourne, a graduate of Williams, was chosen Professor of Chemistry and Natural History. He was succeeded in 1863 by Cyrus F. IJrackett, a graduate in 1 «:);), tutor in 1 8(5:5. 1 n 1 SG4, Professor IJrackett was appointed Adjunct I'rofessor of Natuial Sci- ence, and iu IbGj to a full professorship in the Josiah Little Chair of S'-ixMM^aiL, nownniy collkoe axd the mkdwal school of maixe. .'»1.') Nritiiral Soioncp, to wliicli, liowovor, in 18(5^, (Jcortro I-. (IixmImIc :i grail»i:il(' '•(' AinlitTst in iHCiO, \vii^« clcclfd. lit IHC.J, William I', 'riickor. class of IM.'il, (iitor sinci' |n."i7. was iiiHtriK!tor in inatlu'inaticH for one year, lie had. in llu- nifan time as Ijliraiian. pn-pan-il an clahoratf ami valnahlc catalnjiiic of llii' coUch;!! liltvaiy. In !Mt;"i, KdwanI N. Packard, tutor since \h{;,\. wms instrnc- t I. and in [si'A', Adjnnct I'lofcssor of Matlicmati<'s. 'I'lic dcatli of i'rofossor Smytli in 1m(;m, wliilc intcns«'ly cn<^ay Professor Alphcus S. I'ack- nrit- tle Professor of Natural Science. In the winter of the same ycir. Professor Rockwood resigned, and Charles II. Smith, a graduate of Yale, was Professor of INrathematics. Doctor White resigned in l'S7.5, and the instruction has since been given by ditferent ])ers(>iis, Professor A. S. Packard, Jr., class of 1801, giving an annual coinse of lect.ires on entomology; Mr. George L. Cliandler, class of 1^^118. giving insiruction in natural history in lS7;'i-(3; and JNIr. Leslie A. Lee, a graduate of St. Lawrence University (Canton, N. Y.), class uf 1872, in I. ^'70-7. In connection with the new plan, arrangements were also made tor other instruction in various branches, should such lie needed. Pro- fessor Paul A. Chadbourne was engaged to give tiie insiruction in mental [thilosophy. Exercise in the gymnasium was niadc^ rcguhir and obligatory, and military science and tactics were recjuired t(j a certain extent, of all not speciallj' excused. Professor Chadbounio was succeeded in 1873 bj* Reverend E. C. Cummings, and by Picsi- dent ]Mark Hopkins in 1874. This year, however, the Edwai'd Little Chair of Mental and Moral Philosoph}' was founded, and Picsidoiit Chamberlain was chosen as professor. In 1875, Major Sanger's detail expired, and Brevet Captain Louis V. Caziarc, First United States Artillery-, was appointed in his place as Professor of .Militar\- Science and Tactics. j\Ir. Charles M. jMoore has been instructor in Latin since Professor Chapman's resignation, except one year, when Professor A. II. Davis held the chair pro- visitmally. Professor Young, having accepted the office of treasurer, relin- quished the duties of his chair, and 'hey were ])erformed for one year by Instructor Moore, and since then by Charles E. Springer, class of 1874. In 1873 the old Commons II.iU was remodelled into a laboratory of analytical chemistry, and Mr, F. C. Robinson was chosen instructor BOWDOIN COLLEGE AND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF MAINE. 517 in that department of elicmistry. The same j'ear the lower (loor of ]\ri'i..orial Hall was fitted upas a oyinnasluin. Honorable rel(',()00 ; the productive funds ;uo 'i:-> I4,0s. The princi,.ai ones, if not all, are d(>signated as the AI|ilia Delta I'lii. Delta Kapp.a Epsilon, C'iii Psi, Psi Upailon, and Thcta Delta Ciii. The histor}' of these societies is, of course, known only to the initiated. THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF JSIAIXE. In \x-l^) an Act was passed by the legislature, establisliing a Medica' School, to be connected with liowdoin College, and also making an aniiual grant of §1,000, during the pleasure of the legisla- ture, for tue i>romotion of tiie ol»jects designed in its estal)lislnn('iit. Doctor Natiuiii Smith, a member of several societies, both in this country and in Kurope, foun('er of the Medical Scliool of Now llaur,is' ire, and an emim-nt pliysician and surgeon, was api)ointt'il Professor of the Theory and J'ractice of 3Iedicine. He also assuiiioil the duties of instructor in anat(Mny and surgery. He was assisted in the lrlt«'r branches b}- Doctor .lohn D. Wells, who had just taken his medical degree at Cam1)ridge. At the close of the lirst course of lec- tures, Doctor Wells was chosen to till the Chair of Anatomy, and immediately sailed for Europe, where he spent nearl3' two years, pre- paling hinis(df for the discharge of the duties of liis olllce. Altera short l)ut lirilliant career as a lecturer at this college, at tlie IJerksliiic Medical Institution, and at P)!iltimoro, he died, and was succeeded in \H?A by Doctor Ueuben D. INFussey. In 182.') the Chair of Obstetrics was founded, and Doctor James UVELL. on the upper i-y-rooins, f'xl 3try and pliys- ompliit(Hl, fonii pvo\>orty, vi'al icUvc fuml« '>!'*■ >, nlvondy iiH'n- 11 time to timo, alily I'or litfVMiy tt'das the AVliii lilon. ami Tlu'tii ,rse, known only ostalAishhi^- si lolloji'o, antl also lie of tho loiiislii- ts osti\l>lislnin'nl. l(.s, both in tliis S(l\ool of N*'«' 1, was appoint*''' He also assunic'l |e was assisted ii. ad just lakt'u his I'st eoiirsc of loc- r Anatomy, aiul Iv two yoais. pvi'- otViee. Al'tt'i-a tit the liorksliiio Iwas succcedod in Id Doctor James BOWDOIN COLLEGE AND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF MAINE. 519 Jlelvcen was appointed professor. Doctor IMelvecn pvoparod liini- self for tlie duties of his olliee by a preliminary stndy in the lying- in hospitals of Enrope, and served acceptably nntil bs.'V.l, when he resigned, and was succeeded by Ebenezcr Wells, I\[. 1).. as lecturer. In 1^40 tlie Chair of ^Materia Medica and Therapeutics was founded, and Doctor C'harles A. Lee was chosen as lecturer, and in 18o4 as professor. lie resigned in IH")'.), and was succeeded by Doetor Israel T. Dana as lecturer and afterwards as professor in full. Doctor Tliorndike resigned in 18G1, and was succeeded by Doctor William C. Hobinson. In LSI!) the Chair of ]\Iedical Jurisprudence was founded, and Hon- orable John S. Tenney wa.v chosen as lecturer. In 1)^57 the Chair of Anatomy was sei)arated from tiiat of Surgery ;ind joined to that of Thysiology, and Doctor David S. Conant was elected, at first as lecturer, and afterwards as professor. He was succeeded in 1'">G.'1 by Doetor Corydon L. Ford. Kdmiuid U. Peaslee, M. D., who luul been chosen as Lecturer on Anatomy and Snrgery in 1^40, and as a professor in these branches in ISI"), was in 1857 aiipointed Professor of Surgery. From lS:iO until his death in ISaS, Professor Parker Cleaveland gave an annual coiu'se of lectures on chemistry to the medical students. Under the intlnence and by the exertions of these gentlemen and tlieir successors, this ^Medical School has enjoyed a good degree of prosperity. At lir^t. and for many years, the lectures were given in the upi)er room of Massaehusetts Hall, but in IsCil Ihe A(huns Hall was built expressly for the accommodation of tliis school. The present accommodations are ample, and the school has a vahi- uhlo cabinet and an excellent library of choice works and ex})ensive plates. Clinical instruction is given several times a week, and students can have the privilege of occasional visits to the hospitals of Portland at but slight exi)onse. This school, during the fifty-seven years of its existence, has grad- uated one thousand one hundred and seventy-four pupils, of whom seventy have 1»een alumni of Bowdoin College. The last class mnn- Ijered ninety members, and the present iuiml)er of instructors is ten. The following is a list of tlie professors and lecturers not alre;:dy mentioned : — Of Chemistry, Professors Paul A. C hadbourne, Cyrus l'\ P)rackett, and Henry Carmielia(d ; of Theory and Practice, Henry !'. Cliilds, Daniel Oliver, Professor John De La Mater, Professor \\'illiam 520 IIISTOIIY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAHPSWELL. Sweetzcr, William Perry, .lames JIcKeen, Israel T. Dana, I'ro- fossov Alonzo R. Palmer, and Alfred Mitchell, vVdjuiiet Professor; of Aiiatoinv and Snrgery, .Tedediah Cobb, and Joseph Roby ; of Anatomy and l'liysiolo<>y, Professors Thomas T. Sabine and Tlionias Dwiglit; of Anatomy, I'rofessors Thomas Dwi<>ht and Stephen II. Weeks ; of I'hysiology, Professors Robert Amury and Unit G. Wilder; of Surger}-, Professors Timothy Childs, DaA'id S. Conant, and William W.Green; Lecturers, Alphens B. Crosby and Thomas T. Sabine; of Obstetrics, lienjamin F. Barker, Professor Amos Nourse. Theodore II. Jewett, Professors William C. Robinson, Kdwurd W. Jenks, and Alfred ]\ritcliell ; of IMateria Mcdica and Tliera])entics, Professors Dana. AVilliam C. Robinson, George L. Goodale, and Frederic II. Gerrish; of Medical Jurisprndence, C^rus F. Brackett, John Apple- ton, and I'rofessor Charles W. Goddard. This school has exerted a very marked intlnence on the interests ol' medical science, and also upon the general interests of education in the State, and has annually sent forth a corps of physicians (inaliticil not only to cope vigorousl}' with the unseen, though certain foe of the human race, but who have also shown themselves, hitherto, alivo to the nuiterial welfare and l)est interests of tiie State, and hav.^ thus far more than repaid the amount expended upon the schoo' by the State. PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC. 521 CHAPTER XIX. PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, BKIDGES, ETC. PUBLIC LANDS. In addition to the ministerial lot, lot for the first settled minister, and the seliool lot whieli were granted to Brunswick and T()[)sliam, there was another tract of land given to the town of Brunswick to be owned in common ()}• the inhaldtants, and siUKhy pieces of marsh land, which did not come into the lots as laid out bv the proprietors in the several towns, were allowed to be used in common by the set- tlers upon whose lands thej' bordered. BitUNswif'K Town Commons. — The Town Commons of Brunswick originated in a vote of the proprietors, Ma}- 8, 1710, "That one Tliousand Acres of Land with in the Township of Brunswick be Laid out; To L^ in (ieneral & perpetr il comonage to y" s'^ Town of Brunswick Forever. "^ Nothing further was done until Februarj' 3, 1742, when the pro- prietors passed a vote that " the one thousand Acres as laid down in the Plan of the Township of Brunswick which was granted b}' the rroi)rietors of Brunswick the eighth day of Ma}* 1711) ])e reserved for a General and perpetual Commonage to the Town of Brunswick for- ever." 2 No further action was taken until June 10, 1771, when, at a meet- ing of the proprietors, it was voted that their agent be authorized to execute a deed of the 1 ,000 aci'cs given for a Town Commons to any conunittee api)ointed 1)}' the town to receive it.*^ The next \'ear the town at its annual meeting voted to choose a committee "to layout that 1,000 acres of land that was granted to this town by the Proprietors for a t.^wn commonage." It will be » noticed that this conunittee was not chosen to receive a deed of the land. In 177.3 the town voted to accept tlie gift of the Commons and of ^ BrunsKick Records in Pejepscot Collection. ^Ibid. ^Pcjepscot Records. 1 522 mSTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HAnrSWELL. the roads, granted tlie town b}- the proprietors, witli tho proviso tli;it the town slioiild nut be obliged to clear any hkuIs wliieli wore iiul needed. In 177t the selectmen were instructed to hiy ont the 1,000 acres of Connnons and have it marked and a plan made in order that the town niigiit get a deed of it. At a town meeting, held ]May 12, 1778, it wa-i voted to have the Connnons laid out, but the clause in tlie warrant irlative to applying; to the pro[)rietors for a deed was laid on tlie talile till tlie next meet- ing. At a meeting, held on the tenth of .Tnne, of this year, it was voted •• to lay out the Commons agreeable to the minutes that were read, viz: — Said Commons to be bounded on the head of Middle Bay lots and to extend northerly between and adjovning ni)on the lots, that frcMits upon the twelve rod road and liie lots that fronts niinii Mericonege ]\Tarshes and upon tlie lots that fronts ni)on New ^lead- owKiver until lomi .icres be completed." Captain James Thomp- son protested against this vote. Captain William Stanwood, .Ir., Mr. Andrew Dunning', and Captain .John Simmons wi-re chosen a commit- tee to superintend tiie laying out of the Commons, and Stepiien (Jeteiiell was chosen as tlic surveyor. At a meeting, iicld DeciMnber 'i'l, it was voted to accept the survey of the Connnons as laid out by tlic above-named connnittee. It was also voted " not to accept of ,i deed of said Connnons from Doctor Xoyes by Esquire Ilinkley's survey": and Thomas Skolfield. Deacon Saiaael Stanwood, ami Andrew Dunning were chosen a committee to correspond with Doelir Belcher .Voyes, proi)rietors' clerk, concerning the Connnom, At the annual meeting in 1771) the selectmen were directed to pro- cure a deed of tlie Commons as soon as possible, and (lie commiltee that was chosen to lay out the Commons wei'e directed to completi. their work as soon as possible. The selectmen were also instnieleil to take the most elfectual wa^' to secure for the benelit oi the town tiu lumber growth on the Commons. In response to the notifieatioii of the selectmen, Belcher Noyes, the proprietors' agtnl, executed tho following deed : — "To ALL PKHSONS to WHOM inKSK Tresknts sijam, comk Bki-cheu XoYK:< OF Boston ix tiik county oi' Sui'folk cfc Commonweai/fh or riu: Massacuusetts Es Hold the said one thousand acres of Laud & no more as above described, unto them the said Nathaniel Larrabee, Andrew Duning, A: William Stanilwood, the present Sok'ctmcn of the Town of Brunswick & their Successors in said office forever to and for the use and im[)rovement of the Inhabitants of said Town of Hnuiswick forever and no otherwise. And the overplus (Quantity contained in said Bounds more than said one thousand acres to be 524 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARFSWELL. and remain for tho support of the gospel ministry in said town ns above mentioned forever : And it is tiie true intent and meanin<>' of tlu'sc presents: Tliat tlie said Inliahitants of said Town of Uiiinswick sliall liold tlio said one tliousand acres of Land al)ove montioMod free and dear of and from any elaim or Demand of tlic said Proprietors of said Town of Brunswiek tiieir respective Heirs and assigns forever in as full and ample a manner as the same is derived to tliem Ity any ways or means wliatsoever. And in Testimony tliat this Deed slwill 1)0 lielil good & valid I)}' them the said I'rcjprietors of said Town of Brunswiciv at all times hereafter, I the said Belcher Noyes by virtue of the said vote iinpowering me hereunto do sett mj' hand & seal to this luslniment as their Act and Deed tliis fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty one. "Belcheu Noyks ami II M»l " Si{,'ii('tl Sealed & Delivered in presence of us, J.vMi'.s Cn.vcK Tnojr.vs Pk.vnkll " Suffolk ss Nov 20 17s:{ "'I'heu the ai)ove named Belcher Noyes Esq. acknowledged this lustrument Kxeouted by hi|n to be his Act & Deed *' Before me, " Joseph Giieknli.af Juslice /'eacc." After receiving Ihis deed, the town appears to have taken no furtlicr measures in regard to the land urtil 1808. At the annual meetinji' of that year, however, a connnittee was appointed " to apply to the ( inmt- ors of the Town Commons, Ministry and School lots, and ^^arsll," for permission to sell and dispose of them, the interest arising from the fund thus obtained to be api)roi)riated for the use of the schools oi' in such other wa}' as the town might think proper. A Committee was also chosen to ascertain the limits of the Commons, in order to ascer- tain if there was an}- surplus land for the First Parish. No re[)ly of the proprietors to the request for permission to sell the lands referred to above has been found, but it is evident that no permission was given so far as the sale of the Town Commons was concerned. In 1811, Isaac Gates, Esquire, and Peter O. Alden, Esquire, were chosen agents of the town to petition the legislature for authority to divide, set off, and convey to the president and trustees of Bowdoin College the two hundred acres of the Commons, which by vote of the PUBLIC LANDS, liOADS, BRIDGES, ETC. 525 lowii, ]\Iay 2, 1791, iiftcrwiirds coidiniicd liy a vote of tlio proprietors, wiis reservation that any 8in[iliis that there might be should " go to the support of the gospel in said town of Hrunswicli Ibrever." The Commons remained without an\- mthorized survey' on the part of the town until isj 1, when the legislature of Massachusetts empow- ered Jacob Aljbot and ,Iohn Perry, .Jr., to set otf to Bowdoin College its two hundred acres. They performed their duty, and monuments wei'i' placed around the two huiulred acres. In IJSIG a committee of the I'Mrst Tarish applied to the town to join them in setting otf the over|)his of the Town Commons. This was done October 2fS of that year. The object of the jjarish was effected, and the}' sohl the over- plus to Mr. John (iiven. and their boundaries were still kejjt uj), llioiijih at that time the Commons were without ijermanent boundaries. The committee proceed to state that they had followed the courses of the previous committees, and had measured their distances, but found llieui leading far from th(> truth, no two reimtcd monuments or marks of trees agreeing with each other. They decided not to make a new survey on account of the expense and owing to the fact that the old First I'arish would have reaped the benefits at the town's expense. 526 iiisToitY OF nnvxswK h', topsiiam, and iiAnrswKiL. Tlioy rt'comiiicndiHl that iKforo having the ('oinmoiis snivevi <1. iln' lowii should pnu'iiro u (jiiitchiiiii deed from tlic First I'niish o(';iii\ furUitT ri^lit tlinu thev had ah'cady ivceived. Al>o, tliiit when a sm- vey \V!iH iiiMdc, pt'iiiiaiiciit iiioiminciitH should he phici'il at all tlic ('(n- nei'rf, and a plan of the survey he reported to the town. 'I liis repnii of the coinniittec was accepted hy the town. A coiiiniitt*'*' was chosen liy the town tills year to examine the ('- of i^iiuihir Commons imioiis hail lu'i-pU .vity, [the 1k' ■■ tit f its \v-"l lUu'ir imr- thousaiuls ,-. Di'ltve- (hitionHlind ("ontiimod from yonr to yeai',iiiid coutiiiiinl roinphiiiits would 1)0 uiiuU! until SOUK' di^positiou was lundo wliicli would uiort' fllrctiially siTiii'o to tlic town tile {'uJoyuu'Ut of it. I iitil this was d(tiif it would L'oiitlniH) to he a source of expens . iustcnd of iiiconic to tiic lowii. The coMUuittt'c say that in their preliuiiiiary exauiiuation for the lidiiiidaries of the C'cjiiinious, it was found dillieiilt t^ lliid many of its iiiDiKiiiu'iits ; many of tiuui iiad 'lecn removed, and the pinpoiled hoiuxhu'ies, as <;iven hy those liviuji' in tlie proximity of the Commons, failed to give the proper numl)ei hy nearly or more than one ' iiidred iicres. It was found neeessary to seareh for sih h surveys as Uad been foniicrly ma^'.e. After niueh trouhle and iuvcstigai 'Hi they had airepted the survey of Daniel Ciiveii. as settled aiui .cd to liy the First I'arish and town, in ISIO, and they tlierefoii presented tiie sur- vey of Charles J. Noyos, which they had unauimoiiNly agreed to adopt as part of their report , and tliey reconunended that the town --hould accept the (Jiveii survey as the correct survey of the C ominous. The commillee give an account of all the traiisaetious of the town in regard to the Commons, and in relation to tin di rd tliey irinaik, " A C(mveyauee in terms so ample would seem impossihle tc Lo von- s liicd, except as giving the town tin- fullest s(i)[ie and ant lori y in (letermiuiug the maiiiu r in wjiich the ' use and improvemenl.. " for the common henelit should be made." Tlhy state that the surplus for the '• siii)port of tlie gospel ministry " amounted to aliout Me iiiindred and ninety-seven acres. They submitted their report without any further ivconmu'iulalion than what has been given. The town accepted the report, and voted also that their agent lie empowered and directed to enter into references with the parties wliose lots abutted on tlie Com- mons, and in case any of these parties declined to refer the matter, the agent was iu.'^tiiicted to institute legal i)roceedings to maintain and protect the rights of the town. It was also voted that when the lines were authoritatively ascertained, the selectmen should cause i)ernKi- neiit stone monuments to be erected, to mark clearly the boundaries of the Commons. In accordance with this vote a lew momunents were erected, but the Commons remain now, as tiiey always have; been, unmarked by any clearly tletined bounds. Whether encroachments and depretU'tions upon them have been stayed is not known. If proper measures arc taken to prevent further encmachments upon it, the time is certain to come when the whole tract will be of great value and utility as a public park. ^ ^Persons iutrreMed in thiii matter of the Town Commons will Jlnd the Swveyor'a Report on pages 31) and 40 o/ Volume o of Town Records. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) / O -^/ ^^, ^ ^ -'%" ^d C?^ /!/. AO (/, 1.0 I.I 1.25 It 1^ 2.5 2.2 2.0 i£ 116 Photographic Sciences Corporation \ ^ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEi^STER, N.Y. 145P0 (716) 872-4503 •ff m *^- # .

    ad of Now Meadows Hiver. Third. — A road leading from llie Gurnet northerly, in about ;i straight line, till it intercepted the roadsiilo were appointed a conunittee to lay out the same. There is no reconl of tlie action taken by (his committee, but it is probable that (licv simply made passable the road previously laid out, as that was (he only r<.>a PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, BRIDGES. ETC. vn the old stenco, 's (now 1 wliicli in Wos- lltOllt 11 Icadinvs to :Mia- ;)a(l, ''111 from the ell Neck. \w\ tlu'ii' At Die BiMljil'"'" nuiswk'k, said town iirnioiitli. n\entlsit was the iwoutly. uTO was a lioscog'gi". Hero was Ivs Uiver ii (was only a ],ws Hivcr. free road- IiOAD4 IN 1784. 532 IIISTOIlY OF imUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AXD IIARPSWELL. one rod wido, to the lower end oftlic Point, and to niainliiin suflicioiit gates on any fences which crossed tlie road, ami the town voted to In; at the cliari^e of keepin<>' llie road in rcimir. In 17('i7 this road \v;is made two rods wide. In 1 TAD tlie road was laid ont which leads from Nathan Woodward's bv (iatchcli's Pond and Washinj^ton Woodward's estate to tlie New Meatlows IJiver road. Jn 170O tiie road fn^n IVIaqnoit Landing to Bnimanoek was laid out snhstantiaiiv as it now is, but at tiiat time there was a braneli road from a short distance below N. IJlake's over to the Twclve-Uod road mar the Mai[noit school-house. 'J'his l)rancii was subsequently dis- eontimiod, but at wliat time is not known. Tlie location of the n^ads described in the preceding pages can 1)C readily- nnderstood b^- rd'ci- ence to the ma}) of roads which is given on the preceding page. \\ hat is now known as the I'ennell road, from the old llnrpswcU road to I'l'iiiiellville, was laid out in 1770. In the year 177;'), on the petition of Jonathan IJaglev and of otiicrs wlio were interested in the lands on the river, the town voteil to accept the road to Durham, which had been constructed by the petitioners. This was the river road to Dnrham, which then ran close to the river on the intervales, and was ver^- crooked. Changes in the courses were subseciucntly made. The lower road to Freeport, starting a short distance above the oM west meeting-house, and passing by All)ion 1*. Woodside's and so on to Freeport, was laid out aliout tlie year 171)1. jVlrs. J. J). Laiiiti dis- tinctly remembers walking through it wlien it was lirst laid out. She was then a chikl, nine or ten y 'irs old. The road was cut throiigli a dense forest for nearly its whole 1< ngth. It was not made pa^salilc for carriages for a number of years later. JMr. Lewis Simi)son says the roa.33 Ticioiit I to 111! A(l was Iwiwd's 11! NfW Iniil out eh niiiil )il roiul illy tlii^- u! i'oihIs )y ivtVi- ni'pswi'U )i' otlifis tUiunors. Iho liver VHOS were tlu' <»lil I so 1)11 uilt (lis- 1. Slu' U'oUull !1 )S()ii t^:iys Hint llu' oolil»st' \\n 111 Cook's V\w town -shown in so tliiit it ICMHUMllly. litoiis liiii^' to ii slicM't (listaiU'O iiortlt of Ilnin's Hill, whcro it fMiti-icd tlii' old coiinly road which passed around the licad of New Mi'adows Hivor. Portions of this road are still in fxistonce and travollod. In 17i)4 tho road from Oalc Hill to Hiiiiijanofk was laid out. an 1 in ]7!H) tho road from Hiiiiiiaiioclv to (Irowstowii was laid out. In the year l-SdO th(! road from L. I). Alexander's U) !■!. ('. IJny- nioiid's was laid ont, and in 1H()2 what is called the Otis road was Inid out. The " Friends' road," from the Durham Itiver road to Free|)ort, was laid out in ISd.'). The turnpike to Bath, sometimes called (iovernor Kind's turnpike, was huilt ill ISO.V or LSOO. ]\Ir. Lewis Simpson distinctly recollects that at the first Commencement at IJowdoin College, in 1H()('>, two men who were eng'a<>ed in bnildiiii!; this road came up to sp;';id the alter- iioon. This tiirnp-ike was well made, and the rond-beil was Imrd and smooth. It went throun'ii the woods nearly all the way east of Cook's Corner. The road now travelled from lirnnswiek to Cook's Corner Mild straiiilit on to New Meado-vs Itiver is a part of the old turnpike The turnpike hridge was a few rods south of the railroad bridge. The gate and toll-house were at the west end of the bridge!. According to Lemoiit- a second turn|)ike was l»uilt in bSOt; fiom IJath to IJrunswick, crossing the New Meadows River at llioun's Ferry. It is not probable that there was, at that time, a second tiun- |»ike ill Bath, and there is no evidence that anollier turnpike was built ill Brunswick. The bridge at Brown's Ferry was built previous to tiint of (iovernor King, and only the abutments and piers I'emained in l.S()«-l». It is more probable that what Lemont calls the second turn- pike was a fihinipikc as it is well known that, to avoid paying toll, tnivellers from Brunswick left the turnpike at Cook's C(M'iier and crossed the river at Brown's Ferry. It was owing to this fact th.'it General King established a gate on the turnpike west of Cook's Cor- ner. That expedient proved of no avail, however, as travellers there- after drove across the jilains to Cook's Corner, and then down t(j Brown's Ferry, thus avoiding both toll-gates. In ISIO an alteration was made in the npi)er count}' roatl to Bath, Fo that it crossed the New Meadows River a short distance above Ham's Hill, over a liridge called Ilayden's Bridge, and in is.'H the road was straigiitened and laid out over Ham's Hill, as it is now. The Bull Koek Bridg*' road was laid out in IS.'UJ.^ Ill 18;»7 the New Wharf road was laid out. Ves of IMh, ' Lemont, Historical Dates of Bath, p. 41. 2/6W. 8 Ibid. !')34 HISTORY OF BliUNSWICK, TOrslUM, AM) IIAIU'SWELL. Ill I Ml.) a petition was frraiitcd l)y the Court of Genonil Sessions I'or l,iii('nlii Coiiiily, loi' a road IVoiii Hifjii Street in IJath, over the IJull lliiiluc tin'oii^ili Hrnnswieiv to Kreepurt. At what time <>iiiile-h()anis were first used is iK>t known, hut in 181 t the town instructed tiie selectmen to rcj^air and erect j^uide- boards wherever necessary, showing tliat some, at least, ha. — Maine Street, or theTwelvo-Kotl road, owini; to its location and the fact that nearly all the measurements antl esti- mates of distances are based upon it, is entitled to a more extended consideration than the other roads of the town. vMl the lots at tiiu layiiiti' out of the town \\ere connected with lot number one, wliicli comuuMiced at a i)oint twenty-seven rods south from the llaastion of said Fort (ieurgc on a Streight Line over to Maquoitand that the Surveyourl)e directed to enter it upon the Piatt acccn'dingly." This vote of the proprietors was not Uteralhj carried out. TIhtc is no evidence that the road was actually laid out in one straight line, and it is certain that it was never so travelled. All of the early phins locate the road as starting, on its western line, at the soutiiwcst Inis- tion of Fort George and running due south acro.ss the present depot puni.ic LAxns, roads, nninaKs, kic. r.r.') K'SSlOllS vt;i' tlu! lint ill ; <>;uiil('- nd boon 1. owing ml t'isti- xUmhUmI s at tlio 2, wliioli ;atf ui)<>ii H'ir stmt In onlci' minor:ito >(l l>y tlu; ill 1717. L !i lo;::il 711). At |?0(1 Avitlo Wiivs : aiiv of Id fniiu otc was otioii 111' ;• of tlio led liy l.y tlio Hill saiil c votcil. (iooiiio liroctod iii' Tlu'iv is >lit liiuN ily plans ,vost 1>!1S- nit cloiwt grounds, to a poiiil a short distance soutii of the rosivli-iioo of Professor A. S. rackard. and from tluMuse a sonthwost course to Maosite side of the street so that the narrowness of the road and its sideling natme rendered travelling dangerous. Jt is known that accidents had at various times occurred there. In IHOG the town voted to pay tifty-iiine dollars and fifty-three cents to Ze[)haniah Spurr, of Boston, for damages to his carriage, it having been driven otf the liank and injured, owing to the liad condition of the road. It is prob- utile that Mr. Stone and Mr. Lunt Innl leased a portion of the road, and that the town regretted its action and annulled the lease In 17ll."5 the town voted to accept this eight-rod road, as laid out with the amendments, and the surveyors of highways were directed to (•[ion the road agreeably to the i)lan, which was " eight rods wide from end to end except at the landing-place at Maquoit which istw«'lve rods wide." A cotnmittee was also chosen to lease or quitclaim the remain- 53G msTOHY OF drunswick, TOPsrrAM, and iiakpswkll. ins four rods of tlic old Twclvi'-Kod rojid. It is not Uiiowi liow miich of tlio road was lliiis li-ascil or (|iiilc'laiiiicd. 'I'lu- only deed wliicli we have seen was ouo to l^oinuul .Swift of" four rods of tiu' twelvi.' hmI road, lyiiifi in front of JMr. lU-nJaiuin Stone's land, and sitnattd bi'twt'cn tlif land of .John ("arr and Captain .John Dnnlap's laud, lii'iny; twenty scjuarc rods at scvcntct'n dollars jicr acre." ' Tliis was the front of wliat is now tlie Kodiiey iMjrHaitli estate, between Uj'. J^ncoln's and IJeiijainin (Ireen's. In 1794, Benjamin ( liase, one of the surveyors of lii Twelve-Uod road the full iriillh wherever i»e(>|p|t' had not purchased the four rods, and wlu-re tl'ey had, to open it einlit rods wide. It was also voted that all person; desirinjr to i)nrchaHe tlic four rods in width that had not been sold eouhl do so by applyiny I'm- the sanu^ within fourteen days. In l'S04 tiic! west liiu^ of Maine Street, as it now is, between Nolilc and I'leasanl Streets, was aceepled by Ihe town. In IHK), lo pnt on reeord the locality from whence the measure- ments of the road and town lots started, the following paper was entered on the town records: — " Whereas the Record of the West line of the twelve Kod Koad I'loin IJriniswiclv- Falls lo ^Alacjuoit Bay, as laid out by the Tropiietors of Brunswick, mention the Flag staff standing in the south West Bastion in Fort George as the point at which they began their survey; and whereas the bounds and Lines of many Lotts and parcels of Land arc .ascertained by admeasurement from that j)oint before nu-ntioned ; and Avhereas Fort (ieorge ami the Flag staff are (h-molished, and it may be of Great imi)ortance to render the precise point where the Flag stall' in said Fort George stood permaniMit, therefore, be it remombert'd that we John Abbot, .John I'erry ,Ir. and .Jacob Abbot, all of said Brunswick in the County of Cinuberland and Counnonweallh of .Mas- sachusetts, have this day applied to John Dunlap Esq of said Bruns- wick who was a soldier in saiil Fort George, when a 3'oung man, and lives nigh the plat of Ground where said Fort stood, and hath been frequently on the premises ; anel to r'utting Noyes, Avho lives niiili ll.c premises and assisteil in removing the piece of Timlter tlie said llajiji staff was framed into : — and the said John Dunl.ip Esq and Cuttinu' Noyes luave designated, accorduig to the bcsl of their judgemenl and they say they think the spot where the foot of said fiagg staff stood, ami to render it permanent, we the said .John Al)bot, John Ferry Jiuf 1 Original deed in the possession of John L. Swift, Esq. rrni.ic lands, hoads, uhidoks, etc. 537 niid Jiicob Abbot li!iv(; (hilli'd :i \n>\v in tlic Ictl^c or lUn-k jiiid drove n;i Iron I>olt of about one Inch and ono (.^nnrh-r Dimnt'tcr mid about Kijilitciii Iiii'lifs ill Icnutli, hair tlic ItMigth into s;iid Lcdtjc or Hock, till' othor half above tho surface in the Identical spot hlicwn to uh as llii' place under wliich said Flajfj^ Stalf stood. " John ri;r!iiv JuN" .IdiiN AniioT Jacob Aihiot " IJuuNswicK Nov' 2;vi 1810 " A 'Vvnv Copy "D.vn'i- Givi'.r.N, Tmrn Clerk. " Wii.r.i AM I)i:NiN(i 1 John Gi ki'.x >- Sclaclmen." JOSKI'U HAt'KKU ) 'I'liis bolt will be found "opposite to (he space between two of the faclorv buardiuii'-houses at tlie north end of Maim; Street and distant suutlicrly from the southwest corner of the easterly house twenty-eiyht iind one third feet, where a line from tiie sontlu'ast corner of the westerly house Avill intersect the tirst line in twenty-six feet, thence to the house on the corner of Maine and ]{ow Streets, sixty-six feet ; or by iiieasurinif easterly from and in line of the south face ()f Cabot ]Mill sevent3'-si\ and two tenths feet, and from one to two feet beneath the surface of the ground." ' In 1811), Abner Botnne, Robert D. Diuining, David Dnnlap. Robert Kastuian, and Sanuu'l Chase were chosen a committee to ascertain the liDundaries of the Twelve-Rod road and to recommend uieasures for the lirevention of fiullicr encroachments on the road, and w(>re instructed to report at the next annual mcotiug. No record is made of their report. In 1822 the selectmen were authorized to direct a survey of this road between Jacob Abbot's ^ and Robert 1). Dunnirig's, and to receive a (piitclaim deed, provided it could bo done without any I'xpense to the town except for the writing of the deed and the siu'vey. In 184') the Twelve-Rod I'oad, or that part of it called Maine Street, was again surveyed, this time by Elijah V. Pike', under the direction of the selectmen, and the survey was accepted b}' the town. Ill 18r)8 two rows of trees were set out on this street from the Con- irro riiiisant Street. Cows often had t'> 1k' pried ont of tin* nnid wluiv tlic Midi is. Mr. ('. J. Noyos informs ns that, in l>!|il. wlieii survey- ing the line of the lailroail hetween Maim? and I'liion Stroets, he s;ink into the iiiiid and w .tor over the lops of his rnblier (loots. Jt In Miiij that ill this swai'ip the old settlers used to take hejiver. On the Fourth of July. 1.S2(>. the eiti/eiis united i:i a general Ms>:iiilt iipDii this deformity of llu village, and asseinliliiig at an early hour, with shovels, hoes, oxen, ploughs, and carts, they worked diligently until noon. Then the company lisleiieil to a speech from Kohcrt ()ir. l'".s(iuirc, . '.'ter which tiiey i>arto(jk of a lunch and dispersed. A mc- oiid g.'ithcring of the kind was held on the next Fourth of .Tiily. mikI after half a day's hard work the C()in[)any marclietl to tiie niccliii^r. house, stacked their arms (shovels, hoes, picks, etc.) in military style liefore entering, ami lisleneil to an oration from ^Ir. I-'dward Kent, then a student in the law-otlice of Honorable IJenjamin (Jrr. Tlu' work llius liegun was completed by private enterprise. The pnijiit of enclosing the oi)en area and of planting trees was started at .". strawlierry party in 1ii, ill tlu-ir Miiiiiiiil report. iis«> tlif lollowin^ liiii- ^ni:i<><' ill regard to tlu> Miiil, to vliicji iciiorl siillicit'iit alli'iitioii Iuim iiol Ik'i'ii |iMiil. 'i'lit-y say: — " I'ln' .Mail oiinlit to 1)0 put iiiidir (Ik- can' of some person of Jiu!^- iiiciit and taste, and attention (riven to itn (•t)nditioii. If tlie •>;roiiiids wire ke|it elcin and siiiootli. the walks triiiiiiie(i, and seats erected in (lillerenl parts, what is now un^iglith' uiui of no particular interest to aiiv one, will he made an onianient and liecoiiie ;i point to which our people will yravitat*' for rest and recreation iliiriiijj; the ileal of suiiinier, uiul in which we shall all I'oel a just p'ide." stuI':i;t,s. Some of the streets in IJriiiiswiek were laid out as private ways at an early date, and allhouuh named Ity the town and repaired from time to lime hy (he road survfi^ors of the town, liave never yet been t'i)riii/'/» , ' streetH. As to the legal liuliility of the town in rciiiird to most of them, we presume liiere can now he little do;iht, l'\)r convenience the streets in Brunswick will he lreate-lIouse and I'ine drove Cemetery. Bank Sria.m' wiis laid out hy the lati' David Dunlap. Ksijuire, over his own land. It lias never been acce[)teil by the town, and in IHGI the town rcfuned to accept it as a highway. How SruKi-.r was laid out in IS 11), and accepted by the town under its present name in 1S21 . Slight changes in the cet. Its pivseiit name was given to it iu 180'J in hoiKjr of I'rofessor I'arker Cleaveland, who lived ou Federal Street oi)posite the end of this street. ■,__.,../ _.__.. i-, ^ ;^..-r -•■ r-.-^- ^. ,..:„,;: 540 IIJsrORY OF liliUNSWICIi, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. m Centre Street was laid out as a private road in 1810. lii ls-2l it was Tiained hy tlie town Centra Street, and in 18;5U it was accepted liy the town. CusiuNO Street was laid out and accepted l»y the town in l.s-i;. It was named in honor of Mr. .John S. Cnsliing. Ckdak Street was laid out and acceijted in 1845. Cor.LEGK Street was laid out in 1H31. DuxLAi' Street was originally laid out by Gonoral Richard T, Dunlap as a priv^.'^e way, and its name was given to it by the town as a mark of respect. Dunning Street v/as laid out in 1814. It was named for Mr, Robert D. Dunning. Elm Street was laid out in 1S43. Everett Street, named in hoiior of Ebenezer Everett, Esqiiiio, was laid out and accepted li\' tlie town in ixfi"). Eij.ioT SrREET was laid out in 1858. It was named in honor of Colonel Daniel Elliot. Frankmn Sti;eet was laid out and accepted in 1846. Federal S- ,t was laid out and accepted in IHO.T. The i)roi)i'i- etors of the hi..,l gave the land and made tlie ri)ad. Tlie strei't received its name in 1.S21. Referring to this street, a writer in bsi'O says, " I understand the original p''oprictors of the land maile it a condition in their grants that all houses on this street shouM be at least two stories high and on a line twent}' feet from the road. With this requisition there seems to have been a punctilious oompliaiuc About twenty houses are abvady erected with great exactness ami symmetry, and the remaining lots of land are correctly proportioiicil." Although no proof of any agreement of the kind referred to altovo has been found, it would seem not impiobable, jmlging from the actual appearance of the street, that some agreement was made between the earlier owners of tlie lots. Such entire uniformity could scarcch- result as a matter of chance. Green Street was laid out in 1828. It was named for Janios Green, a resident on tlie street. GiLMAN Aa'enue, named in honor of Honorable Charles J. Gilmaii, vt'as laitl out as a private way, but was named b\' the town as a mark of respect to the owner of the land. Harpswell STitEET is a portion of the old road to Ilarpswcll Island, which was laid out in the last century, but at precisely what date is not known. IIkmi Street was laid out in 1850. It was first called Grove Street, and the name was changed to High in 1872. PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC. 541 Isi.AN"i> Stkkkt. from V>o\\ Street to the river opposite Shad Ishiiul, was accepted by the town in I82^t. LiNcoi.x Stukkt, named in honor of Doctor Isaac Lincohi, has never been accepted by the town. .Maine Stki'.kt lias been already described nnder the head of the '• Twelve Rod Hoad." The name >\Iaine Street is applied to that portion of the roail between the liridge and Mair Brook, as (h'ridcd 1)V the town in bs-Jl. The name was given in honor of the then newly made State of Maine. It is often incorrectly spelled j\Iain. Mil. I. Stkkkt was laid out in 1717 by vote of the IVjepscot projiri- etors. It originally exteiuled onl}' to the upper falls, or a short dis- tance beyond. In 1y the I'ejepscot proprietors in 1717. In 1^21 it was named Cumberland Street. Its present name was given to it about 1«1(). ;\In>i)i-K Stukkt was laid out and accepted in 18oG. Noiii.K SriiKicr was laid out in IKV,\ as apart nf Union Street. In bSI'J it was called Noble Street, as a mark of respect to Mr. John Noble, wlio resided upon the street. UTJiiFKN' Stkkkt was laitl out anil accepted in 1811. It was named in lioiior of Captain .bjlm O'lJrien. Plkasaxt Stkkkt is a part of the county road to Kreoport, which was laid out in 1811. The name applies to that portion of the road liotweeii Maine Street and the gully, a short distance west of Powder- House Hill. I'oTTKu Strket was laid out and accepted in 184.1, as far as Ca|)- tain William Potter's, for whom it was named. In 18.")8 it was con- tinued to Union Street. I'kaki, Stkkkt, from Federal to Stetson Street, was laiil out and acropled in 18b'), and subsequently extended to a short distance east of the railroad. rA(;K Street, so named in honor of Doctor Jonathan Page, was laiil out as a private road. >S(nooL Stkkkt was laid out early in this century. It received its name in 1828. The name was given to it because of the school which was for nian^' years kept in the " old red school-house " on this street. 542 IIISTOUY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSJTAM, AND IIAnPSWELL. y. In 18')0, Seliool Street wus widened, by adding to the northern ^\i]o thirteen feet and nine inclies on Federal Street, and six feet on IMaiiie Street. Spiiixc Sti!KF,t was laid out and aocepti'd in 18")0, as far as Ww railroad. Stktson Strekt was laid ont and accepted in ]S,")0. TiioMTsoN Stuket wrs laid out and accepted in IS.'iO. Tt was named for CJeneral A. R. Thompson. Union Stkkkt, from O'Urien to I'leasant Streets, was laid out in 182S. In l'S.'5;5 it was laid out from ]Mill Street as far as what is now Noble Street, the latter street then being a portion of Union Stiiot. In iNll) tlie location of Union Street, between I'leasant and Ndlilo Streets, ^\as slinhtly altered. In 1S.5.S it was contimied south to I'nijo Street, and subseiinently to ^McKeen Street. W.vTKK Street is the easterly portion of the Fonv-Kod road, laid (ml in 1717, from the fort to the landing. In l.S'Js tlie name was applied to the whole street, from ]Maine Street to the landing. Subse(iut'iith' that portion of the street between IMaine and Federal Streets was named Jfcisou Street. ROADS IN TOPSIIAM. Although the number of roads which have been laid out in Topsjiani is not so large as that of Brunswick it has been found nearly as ililli- cult to locate many of the earl}' roads in the former place as it was in the latter. As an illustration of the indefinite manner in wliich iiiaiiv of tlie roads are recorded, the following is copied : " The Koad beuiii- ing at Issabella's Barn Kunning to William Alexander's house was laid out by the Selectmen in October 1774." It is, perhaps, needless to say tiiat we have found no allusions to Isabella's barn elsewlierc. The first road laid out in Topsham was umiuestionably one which was laid out by tlie Fejepscot proprietors, tVom the Narrows to the Cathance Kiver. There is no record in the I'ejepscot compaiiv's book.; of the laying out of this road, but the Topsham town recunis allude to it in 1 704 as having been previously granted by the propri- etors, and it is shown on the plan of the town, which was iiiiulc (or the proprietors in 1708, by John Merrill. This road started froiii the Androscoggin Hiver, a few rods below the present residence of Mr. James Mustard, crossed the "Foreside" road, following tlie line of the Mustard and Hunter lots to the Cathance Hiver. It was oriui- nall}' laid out four rods wide, but in 1764 the town voted to reduce it to two rods in witlth and to sell the remaining two rods. This road is PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, DJilDGES, ETC. 543 lern side 111 Maine If lis the id mil ill ilt is HOW )ii Street. 11(1 N'olilc li to I'illlO still in existonoc. Tlie portion iK'twoeii tlio " Foivsidc " road rvnd the ciiunty road to Howdoinliain is slill travelled, and is kimwii as •• I.ovor's Lane." Kroiii tlie county road to the ( atliaiiee and from the " Toro- sidc" roa; lots. The second road was the county road to Bowdoinhani. which was laid out liefore the incorporation of the town, about ITHl or 1702.' Kioni allusions to this roawii. Tliere were, doubtless a nuuilier of hay and wood roads in existence, but their location is not now known. At the first meeting of the town in its cori)orate capacity. Thomas Wilson. Adam Hunter, John Keed, dohii Fulton, ami .loliii Merrill were chosen a coniniittec to lay out the highways and roads through the town. The first road mentioned in the records is what is now known as the "Foreside" road, beginning at ^luddy Hiver and following along the liay, and up tiie river to the county road at the to[) of the hill near the residence of JNIr. Cynis Pnrington. The county road, as previ- onsly stated, ended a short distance east of the village burying-ground. At this point a town liigiiway began, which ran westerly, as Flm Street now runs, iij) by the Free-Will Baptist Meeting House, and so on '• to the first brook beyond John Whitten's house," which was a short dis- tance bej'ond the Merrill homesteail. In 17G7 the road was continued to Little River. \'arious slight changes in the courses of this road >vero subseiinently made. The next road which was laid out by the town in 17(1 1 was " from the county road near the meeting-house to the house of (lowen Ful- ton." This was what is now called the " lower road to Bowdoinhani," in distinction from that which passes over the Cathance River. At ' Records of f'durt of General Si'KKiunnfor Linruln Cmintij. * The ferry from " Ferry Point " to tlie landiny was of a later date. ■ 'Mm Wk ' Hi! 544 nisTouY of nnuxswiCK, topsham, axd iiaupswell. the saino time a road was laid out (Voiu tlie nioetiii^-house to tlu> " Foresido" road, whit'h was substantially tho same as that vvliich is now travelled IVoiu the liowdoiiihain road to r>ay IJridue. In 17'S1, Sainni'l Thompson, John Men ill, >>athan Thwiiig, .lames Ilniitor, and David IJeed wore appointed by tlio ("onrt of fJencnil Sessions, for Lineohi County, to lay out a road tVoni tin; county idad at Gideon Walker's, to tht; IJowdoin liine. It was doubtless soim afterwards laid out. In IT'.M) wliat is now ^lain Street was laid out from tiie Granny-IIdlc Mill-right to tlie eounty road at (Jideon Walker's Corner. This ronil was accepted in 171t2 as a public highway. In 171*1 a road was accepted leading from the P>owdoin lino over to the county road to Ijowdoinliam, wliich it entered '• not far from Mr. Josei)h Graves's house." In 17!)2 a road was laid out from IMain Street, at a i)oint about opposite Snnnner Street, running across the grounds of the estate dl' the late Charles Thomi)Hon, to tlie river. The road leading from the Little Uiver road at " Wiiitehoiisc's Corner" to the county road to IJowdoin, near the residence of J\lr. Benjamin Tliompson, was laid out in 171t2. In 17'jr> tlie road across the island to tiie toll-bridge was laid out, two rods wide. In 171)7 a road was laid out from what is now Elm Street, betweoii the Walker homestead and the Baptist Church, or very near tiiere, running down the hill across the grounils of the late Doctor .laiiics jMcKeen to the town landing. jNIr. James Wilson remembers tiiis road, and says it was fenced on either side for its whole length. .Air. Wilson's father owned the land, and as the town wouUl not vote to pay him for it, he closed it up. 'Ihe next year, 171)8, a road corresponding to what is now Thoiiiii- son Street was laid out from Main Street to the landing. The smiiu' year two county roads were laid out. One was from Littleboroujili. through (.ireen, Lewiston, Bowdoin, Little Hiver, and Topsliani, to the Anilroscoggin Bridge The other was from the same bridge to the south line of Litchfield. The course of both these roads thnnmh To[)sham was over the town roads i)reviously established. In 17UI' what is known as the ^leadow road was laid out. A\ hut is now known as Green Street, from the Congregational Church to the Granny-IIole Bridge, was accepted by the town in 17U1L A portion of this roail from the church to Thompson Street had been matte previously by iNIr. Jtimes Wilson, Senior, as a private road, for PUBLIC LANDS, ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC. 545 to \\w ivliu'li is ;, .l;\iiu's Goiu'ral iity r, tin- deprossion lit'twoiMi tlio cliiircli Mini tlio JJowman House. Ill 18(>."> tlic lowii \v:is iiulicttHl by the grand jury for liuviiiii- had roads. What is now known as Summer Street was hiid out in is-id, iiiul accepted by tiie town the following year. Pleasant Street, as far !\s Union Street, was laid out and aeee[)ted in 182.S. Ill 18.")1 the selectmen, by order of the town, assigned names to Uie streets and caused signs to be put \\\) at the corners. t)rr Street was laiii out in 1S.')(;. At a meeting held in Sei)temiK'r. l>f')!), a committee was chosen to luoet the "ouiity commissioners of the county of t'iiinl)erlaiid, in Hniiiswick, for the pur[)ose of ojjposing the laying ont of a road from Cashing Street in lirunswick, so as to cross the Androscoggin l\i\er over Goose Hock, so called, and to continue through Topsliani to the Lisbon road. Ill 18(12 tlie town voted to accept the road as laid out l>y tlie comity commissioners from near Rufus Rogers's mill to the Andros- coggin r:iili'oad bridge. On C)ct(jber U), 18(;3, a road or street was accepted leading from Main Street, on the Island, across the sand-iied to AVatcr Street, ojiposite the residence of Mr. Kben Colby. At a meeting, held September 12, isri4-, the town voted to build tlie liridge across the drain and to discontinue the rest of the street, which was laid out in October, bSO."), from Main Street (on the Island) to Water Street. nOADS IN HAKPSWKIX. It is not known precisely when the main roads on llaipswi'll Xeck and on the Island wi'ic laid out. 'I'lie earliest inention of tliciii that wo have found is in the records of the town for 1 7(!(), when it was voted " that the road through the Neck should stand as last laid out liy ^Ir. Jomillian Flint, surveyor." The courses of the road, as laid out. were very nearly the same as those of the present one, but the road did not then gt) the end of Potts's Point.' Ill 17G1 it was voteil that •• the road on the Island laid out liy the Proprietors should be a Town Koad." No descrii>ti(m of it is given at tins date, but in 178G Stephen Gatchell made a survey of '"the main road " and other roads on the Island. It appears that this sur- 88 1 See map, page 531. Hm. We ' 546 iiisroRY OF Brunswick, topsiiam, and iiaupswf.ll. vi'v was simiily to i)iit on record the courses of the roads as Ibriiicrlv laid out. Tlic road from the ferrj* around the head of Loiiir Readi was l.iiil out hi ITrd. In 1.S21 the road on On's Ishiiid was accepted as a town road. hihI a road in\ (Jreat Ishmd, from the Orr's Ish\nd liridge to tlie main run.l. was also aecepted. Various })rivate roads and public roads of minor importiinco have also l»een laid out. from time to time, as the convenienct' of the iiiliiili- itants reciuired. FERRIES AND lUilDOES. Before hridi^es were built, all the streams in this vicinity that were not sutlleiently shoal to be safely fordable were crossed by means of ferries. The earliest ferr}- of which there is anj' record was across tlie New Meadows Kiver at the point of land a short distance below the i)res- ent residence of ]Mr. JJartlett Adams. This was '' lirown's Kerry." I'rccisely when it was eslai)lished is not known. Tiie earliest mention of it in the Brunswick town records is in 176."), and it is proltable tlwit it was established a short time previously to that date, by Benjaniiii Brown, who lived on the Georgetown (now Bath) side of the rivir. Brown kept this ferry until 1702. At the aimual meeting of the town of Brunswick in 1702. the town expressed its desire " that John Peterson, P^squire, would keep a ffiiv across New Meadows Biver where Benjamin Brown has kept for some years past." Peterson complied with this re(juest. and maintained a ferry at this point until a bridge was built, which was somewhere about the year 170G, the precise date not l)eing known. A ferry across the Androscoggin, from Mr. .lames IMustard's in Tojjsham to a point a short distance below tlie present resinct' of Mr. Martin Storer in Brunswick, Avas established as early, pri)hably. ai* 170^*, at whicli time there was a road from the Cathance to tiie Androscoggin at IMustard's, and from the iXew ]\Ieadows Biver to a point nearly opposite Mustard's. It is known that there was fur many years a ferry at this point called " Mustard's Ferry," but tin' date of its establishment is not known. James IMustard, of 'ropsiiaiii. was licen.sed by the Court of General Sessions fin- Lincoln County. to keep this ferry in 1784, but there must have been one kept at this spot long before. The ferry landing is still plainly discernible. In 17H1, Ezra Kandall, of Topsham, was licensed to keep a ferrv PUnUC LANDS, liOAhS, UHIDGES, ETv. 547 riiii'ily as liiiil \(1. Mini in r();i'l. i'(> liiivc ' iiihali- liat were means of tlic Ni'\v the pVL's- i Ferry."' t mention .able thiit r.enjaiiiiii the river. the t(Avn [ep a ferry for SOUK' iitaineil a loinewiierf Istard's in [si(h'nee of ,il)ahly, at* iee to tlu' l^iver to ;i was I'oi' L" but the I'l'opsluiin. n Coiinly. .pt at this Iblc. lep a ferry from his lan(liiirid,iie. There was also a ferry, at an early period in the last eentnry. from the landinj; in l>runswie!< (o the Topsham shore. ( )ii Sei)teniber .'^, 17(!1 , .Sanniel Wilson was licensed to keep a ferry over the Andros- c'ojxijiii Ikiver, about one hundred rods below the falls, and fiavc bonds ill the Sinn of t'liO for tiio faithful diseharn'e of his trust. He was per- mitted to dein.'uid and receive of every pa.ssenson. It is stated in North's •• History of Auirusta" ' that in ITIK). Henry .Scwall and (leueral Dearborn, who had been appointed marshal of the District, in goiu^' to I'orlland on horseback, to attend the District Court, went l>y the way of •• Coliliosee " and Fort K'ichmond. and '•swam tlie river .at Aliaeadussett, and crossed Ciithmicc ami llnnis- vv'ck liivers \nforr>/-l)(i((ts." Where the ferry acnjss the Cathance was situated, Ave do not know, but it was probably at Bowdoinham villajic as a bridge had been constructetl lon*^ previously at the Catlmnce mill- riifht in Tojjsham, where the county road crossed that river. The ferry across the Androscogt>"in was doubtless that kept by Briijadier Tlionn)son. The first ferry in Harpswell of which we have any knowk'dtJe was established in 17G4. as shown by the Ibllowiug extract from the town records : — '• Voted, to have a ferry started near the Narrows, a good lerry boat li'iilt and a convenient road for man and horse cleared to the head of Long Heacii and over the liead of Long Reach so calh'tL Jit or before the fir.st day of (Jctober next, and a ferry man to tend .s'' feriy on Sabbath days till half after nine of the clock in the morning and .after meeting to ferry the people back again and to tend on Town Meetin daj's." Paul Raymond, IJeujamin Jaques, and Nathaniel I'urinto were chosen a committee to carry the vote into effect. In 1772 one was established from Indian Point on Sebascodigan Island to Trotter's Point in Georgetown, by order of the Court of (ieiieral Sessions. The fare was fixed at three " coppers " for a man, ' OpuscU.,p. 2i"2. 518 llISrOKY OF HUNS WICK, rOPSIIAM, AND IlAiiPSWKLL. six lur :i iiorsc, ci^lit I'or :iii ox, twelve I'or ii yoke of oxen, live tor ;i cdw. ;iii(l one t'jicli lur xwiiu' or sheep.' Ill i7'.»."). Dniiiel liliiysdcll. .Ir., \v:is licensed hy tin- ("oiirf of ( Jeiienil Sessions for Lincoln (onnty to keep n ferry over New Meadows Hiver from the; hnidinf); near his house in ( Jeoru'etown to the o|ipositc ImiuHii;:' in IlnrpswelL and ;^'ave lionds in the sum of one linndred ami forty dollars for the faithful discharj^o of his «hily. lie was al- lowed to c-liar()sit(' •d iiml vi»s nl- hovst'. ■!coin iim1\ . it ry-iiKiii. tiiiu' tin- twciilx- 1(1 rider. Tor cart. ;'nts ; for ee (Tnts. built ill 1, tit the irs. or at j)iiri)osf. 1 MS till' irpswfH. The Act iucorporatiiif; " 'IMic I'nipriotors of Androsco^siiii Hridir*' " wiis pjisscd iiiid approved Koliruarv "2(!, 17!H). 'I'ln- jncorporMtors wiMc William Kiiinj. Ilasey, Wni. Owen. an.."tl)l .("i. .Fiuie 22, ]«1 1, the toll-house and greater part of the bridge w<>re carried away by a freshet. They were at once rebuilt at an expen>e of .§;{,. ")l)0. In the spring of 1827 tiie liridge was :igain carrie(l away, and the directors voted to rebuild :iiiil to nnikci tiie abnlnu'nts of stone. Previously they had been made of wood. Tiie exiteiise. iu- cliiding a toll-house, was aliout $G,UUO. >Siuce 1827 tin; l)ridge has not been disturbed liv freshets. AxDROscocoiN Bui DOE in 1S2S. /)')0 UlSTOHY OF UI(UNii\\'ICK, TOl'SIIAM, AND llAItl'SWKI.L. Ill l.s|_' tlic l>ii(Igo wns (U'Htroycil by lire luul roliuilt tlio siiiiic yciir. I'or 8()iin' yi'iirs prcvioiiH to 1H-J2 tlio bridge was n t-ovrnMl (»ii(>. AltiT tliJit it \v!iM open. Tliis bridge w.'is icpniri'd iiml iimdi! free April 1(1, 1M71. 'I'lu! viihu! sot by tlio iippniisi'is was #2,."»7;». It is iiDW ( the falls." Previous to this time access to the Island was only hud by means of boats. The bridge connecting Great Island and Orr's Island was Imill mI some time between Ls;53 and hSI"), l)y Samuel Orr, Kalpli .lohnsoii, Jr.. David Wyer, Thomas S. .lack, IMichael Sinnett. .lohn Conlcy. AVilliani Orr, Charles Jllack, Hichart" Orr, ,lr., and William I). Orr. inhabitants of Orr's Jslaml. In 18r)2 they gave (he bridge (o tin- town, and the town voted to accept it and t;,« keep it in reiiair. The l»ri(Ig(! was wantonly destroyed in 18,">7, ami (he town soon al'trr relinilt it. Bull IJock Bridge was built in 1S;5,"). One half of it was paid Ibi and owned by the town of Brunswick. Ba\' Bridge was completed in .hil}', 1S3G. It was built by the (own of Badi at an expense of .S12,()0().''' Lemont'' states the cost to havf been 820, OUO. Jt was and is a ^^//-bridge. In 1849 the railroad bridge across the New ^leadows Hiver was ' Historical Dates of Bath, etc. , p. 39. - h'aininisccnrea of several ufjed citizens. 3 Mussachasetts Special Acts, * Lemont, Historical Dates of liiitli. 6 The Itef/ulntor, Jul;/ 2;(, lH,'«i. '^Historical Dates of Bath, etc., p. 30. PUnUV LANDS, ROADS, liltlDQES, ETC. 551 \ oar. nl" one. (!»• IVoc ll is Ill) " ill ml. \\v iU'ihl MIS , tiiiil vIh re ill hiiiit. iiiiil ill I ■"<•')<' till' niiliDail iiridj^i" across tlio Aiidro-scoi^iiiii. Iti'luw till- liills. was Idiilt. Ill 1M;V,» c'()iisi(I(>nilili> intorcst was oxc'it«'(l in ic^jard to a IVcf luiiljio lictwocii Hniiiswick and Topsiiam. I'lildic iiu'cliiit^s wvw occasioiialiy licid for si'viMai years to consider the suhject. In isCiO (lie town of Iiriiiiswick voted to niiife witii tlie AikIios- t(»elonging to Tliomas Wilson fell off the bridge and was killed by the fall, and the chaise to which the animal was attached was considerably injured. There was no railing to tin- bridge, and the town was therefore liable for damages. In 1804 the town voted IMr. Wilson three hnndred dollars, and thereby probalily saved a lawsnit. In IJriinswick there was a bridge across the ravine on Bow Street. It was lirst built by private jiarties, but in \KV.\ the selectmen were instructed to rebuild it. It was a trestle-work bridge, about ten feet liigh. There was a similar bridge at Stone's Brook, on Pleasant Street, west of T'owdcr-I louse Hill. In 182.') there was a small bridge on Federal Street, at the foot of the hill. 052 IIIHTOUY OF BnUSaWJCK, TQPHUAM, and IIAirsWKLL,. ' CIIA I'TKU XX . COMMKUriAl- lll:^ToUY »U" IIIM N>WI(K. Tn flic siic('0('(liii'l • clmiitcr. minr orootod. Tlio tirst one oroctod iicros-; tlio Aiidrosoojr'.'iii Uivcr wsm tlio iippi'r (lam. It was Imilt alioiit tlio voar 17."i;t, It was. witlionl doiil>t. cMrrit'd awav liv IVoshots in tlu- last conturv. and rolmilt at dill'iii'iit tinios. It is known to havo boon caniod awa\ in \!<\ I. and to liavo lu'cii rohiiilt soon aflor. In IH;11) it was carried awav and was rcluiilt the followiiiij,- voar, at u cost of .«•'.!. "U.dt!. '!•] 10 owiiors a t th timo wore Alfred J. Stono. Uiifiis Koyors, David |)iiiila|). (Jardnor (irooti, i«. 'I'. Diiiilap, Tlioiiias l'(>nnoll, William Curtis, Daniel StoMo's lioirs, and llii. In 1M-J8, .lulin Dnnninj;. of Hninswick, iiinehf ijears of ai/i\ tostiiioij that '* the Ion;; dam, so called, was built by some person or persons to ino unknown, when I was about cl'ilifi'di or inni'h'cn i/i'iirs of iirfc. It cxlendeil from tiio 'ropsham shore, near wlioro the tjroat mills, so called, were built, to the island now called the Siiad Island. A year or two after Mie loiij; dam was built, tlio same proprietors or persons that laiilt the lonii; dam, built the gulf h Wilson and Samuel ^Vilson. of Topsliam, with om; I)oii>;lass, were concerned ill the aforesaid dam and niills at the time, or soon .after, the same were erected, as I litive lielbre stated. I think that soon after this (lam and mills wore built. Uri^.adior 'riiompson, f>f Topsliam. became a proprietor of tiio same, with others. My father, David Dunning, and Jeremiah 3Ioulton were the owners of the Fort right, so callo(l, and conceiving that the i)ersons who built the l<»iig dam. so called, had coiniiiittod a trespass, by building the same, sued the trespassers. Mild roccjverod damages." ^Mr, Dunning also tostiliod that the main tliaiinel of the river, before the dams were erected, was l>otwoon Shad Island and the liriinswick shore. It is not altogoihor improbable that the long dam was built to divert the water into the drain which led to the liodge INIill in Topsliam. Indeed, as there were no other mills on the To|)shain side at that time, and as this dam of itself would be of no use to any mill on the Brunswick side, it is dilliciilt to conceive for what otlier pur[)oso it could li.avo been built. ■■ . The gulf dam, according to the statement given above, was first HIi 9i 554 HISTORY OF Brunswick, topsiiam, axd iiarpswell. Imilt about 17(50. 1" this were so it wan pmljultly carried away liv ;i rivslict, as llici'c was one built tlierc about 1772 by Joshua \yc jim] the I)unuini:;s. This (lain was l)uilt straiijiit across iVoiii Slind IsImik] to the niMiuhiiid, aud Ihc water was broujiht to tiu! mills below Ihroufili a tluiue. This dam was carried oil" by nearly every Ireslut. and, linaHy. about isl,'). ir was built in its i)r(:sent sliape by William K. V.'elil, Avho olttained one hall' the privilege as liis conipensalioii. A small portion of this dam has been carried away by a freshet, ami ;i l)ortion was relmilt in l'S7l, but the larger part of it is (lie oriuinal dam. The middle, or factory, dam was built about the year 1772. Ii was carrii'd away by a IVi'shet in 17^;"). It was rebuilt, and a porlioa of it was again carried away in August, \X'.V.\. In is;);'). Colonel Loaunni Baldwin, of IJoston, made 'v survey nf the water-power of tlie Androscoggin IJivt-r, at I»ruiiswiek. In his report, dated November 12, of 'hat year, he states it as a denionstra- ble fact that this river discharges more water than any other river in the State, being equal, at the lowest stage of tiie water, lo more than 4,O()0 cubic f'.'et in a second. According to this re|)ort the whole fall ()f water is Kl.H;! feet, divided at that time by three dams. At the upper dam there was a fall of 1 L.'iU feet; at the middle dam, of 1 l.iij feet; and at the; lower uam, of lo.4'J feet. From the u})per to the midtUe dam. on the Ik'unswick side, the distance was 1,2'S() feet. I*'rom the middle to the lower falls the distance is seven hmwhiMl feet. " The lay of laud about these falls," says the author of the " AVatci- Power of JSIainc," " is favorable to the growtii of a great manufactur- ing city. (>u the lirnnswick side, below the village, the ground lies in three extensive levels of such height and f(»rm as to admit of improvo- ment witliout grading. A natur.al ' run ' leads I'rom the retjuired site of the ui)per dam to those levels, and could be converted into a grand canal at a very small expense. The fall couid be increased to filty- live feet by raising the upjjcr dam, and the damage for Howage would be iuconsid"ral)le, the; land on both sides of the river to I.isbon Falls. eight miles above, beii}g mostly high." Tiiere is now no dam at this fall, and but a small portion of the water-power of this river is now made available here. There are a few other poweis in town at present nnimproved. One, about three miles above the falls, 's kr.own as the " <^uaker Mill Pond." It is capable of furnishing pov.er I'or a num- ber of saw.-'. The linnganock and New Meadows Kivers can also he made available for mainifacluring purposes. COitMEIiCIAL HISTORY OF BRVKSWICK. 555 CANALS. Ill 17'.»7 or 17i).s 1 jv corporution was formed for tlio purpose of coii- stnietintr a cauul t . unite tlie waters of IMerrvnieetiuf; \\:\\ with those of New ]\re;\(Iow.s Kiver. It was inten(U'(l for the trausporlnlioii of liiiiilier, and not as a passa»i"e for vessels, .lolm Peterson was one of the [)roprietors and was tiie h'iidin<>' spirit oftlie enterprise. The (■."iimI was huilt, hul probably it did not answer the purpose for wiiich it was intended, on account of there not l)eing a sullieit'ut ditVerenee of lovel l)etween the two ends, and tlie experiment was soon abandoned. Tnici's of this canal are still to be seen. Ill l>i07 a petition was sent to the General Court for autliority to establish a canal lor a similar purpose, from the AndroscoL!; same year Ity Benjamin Franklin Baldwin The following- is a s^-nopsis of the survey : — (iciieral course, soutli-aouthwest and irret^ularly soutli. Com- iiu'iiees about half a mile above the falls. It crossed M;iir Brook, Widow Ilnnl's swamp, bridgv at the county road a short di--taiice east (if Starbird's tannery, through ('ai)taiii SkoUield's hind, and liy the head of jNIaquoit Alarsh. The distance was about three miles and ciiflity rods. (Jreatest elevation of land . . . lO ft. ;") in. 7 ■' dciiression " ... ;)7 ft. S in. Averiige elevation " ... 2'.) ft. S in. 9 " depression " ... 21 ft. 1 in. '' elevation of whole ... .'» ft. 7 in. !l We have been unable to ascertain if any conipiui}' was formed. Init the canal was never built and proiiabl}- never Ix'gun. MILLS. Gkist-Mills. — Providing for the sustenance of the body is the first tiling to occupy attention in a newly settled region, and tliough. proba- liiy the very earliest settlers pounded tlii'ir maize, after the mode of tlio Indians, in mortars of stone or iron, yet without doubt the first mills erected were grist-mills. There is no evidence of the existence of any mill hereabouts until iif'terthe formation of the Pejepseot Company, and from the small niim- lii'i'of settlers antecedent to that time, it is almost certain that there ' Lemont's llislovical JJatcK nf Ilath, }qi. 8 atnl "(i. jj1lf 556 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, lOFSHAif, AND IIARPSWELL were none. The onrlicst refcronce to any project of thn kind is con- tained in die records of thnt company. At a nicetinii of (lie proprio- *^ors, held September 14, ITlo, one of their numiier, Mr. Watts, was desired (o take the advice of a niillwri i)roprietors, " of great advantage for the Inhabitniits to grind their (orn and tend to promote good Husbandry," they sit this meeting passed a vote that the stream and gully already mentiuiic'l. together witli about an acre of laiul, exclusive of rocks, and tlie cncIu- sive privilege of building mills upon it. should be granted to their psu't- ner, Mr. Henr}' (^ibbs and his heirs and assigns, with the jjroviso tiint he or they should " build a Grist ]\Iill thereon, within two years from the first day of ]\Iay, 174"2, if no Avar with the Indians and French": and in case of the occurrence of war within that time, two yoars was to be allowed after the termination of it, and with the further proviso that the mill should be kept in good rei)air as n grist-mill for live years. or in delault thereof the [)rivilege was to revert to the proprietors. This privilege was bouiided js follows : — " Beginning at the west bastion of Fort George, thence west two Rods across the two Rod Road theuce west and b^' noitli twenty-t'u.ir Rods to Androscoggin River, thenca down said River to a Stake standing by said River, thence South to the Northerly Corn.^r o!" Foit (ieorgc. thence by Fort George to the Westernmost Corner of the Uas- tion first-mentioned according to a I'lan of the same under the haiiii of James Scales, Surveyor, bearing date Nov. KJ, 1711." This \va^ the origin of what was subsecpiently known as the •' Fort Right." ' PcjcpKrot Hcrnnlx. Thin strram fforccd ncrnss what is noiv How Str'et, niicri? Ih t'abul (Jompdiiij's cotton house is, and entered tlie ricer. COMMEnCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 'J. 557 Oil .liinc II. 17.")1, Jniiios 'I lionipson mikI ,\nlhoii\ Coombs of Biiiiiswick cdiiM'vcd •• to Aaron llinkk'v, Natliiiiiicl l^ainibi'o, (W'litlc- iiicii of Unniswick, IIiiimi)1ii»>3- Pininton, Cordwaiiier, (ieorgetowii, and Isaac Snow and Coiiii'lius Thompson, of linmsw ick, vt'omen, six ciixlith paits of a C'ovo at Now Mi'ailows, bi'twi-en Uu; land of Aiitliony CoomliB and James Thompson, for the privik'ge of erecting a mill or nnlls."! .. ' . ■ •' ■ In 1753 a jurist-mill was erected at New Meadows, donbtless on this cove, and anolhcr at IMaquoit.- lii ITCi'.t there was a ^rist-mill on ]Mair Hrook,'' where (ietcheirs mill now stands. There has Iteen a mill at that place nearly all the time since, thoniih of late years it has been not a jjjrist, bnt a carding mill. Ill 1 7K4 John I'eterson had a mill at New JNIeadows. In 171*.') there was, aceordinu; to a plan of llrnnswick made at that time by John (iiven. a corn-mill on the upi)er dam on the IJnmswiek .'•ide. Kel'er- ciicc is also ma there were t wo (■(ini and Hour mills within the limits of ilie village, oui' of which was nil the " Nye" privilege near the bridge, and the other was probably- at the upper dam and managed by Charles B. JMitehell, In In;!",), ]Mr. Samuel S, AVing bought a part of the Xye grist-mill. This mill was a two-stoi'v bnikling with two runs of stones, one for wheat and one for coin. In 1.SI2 the mill, with all the adjoining property, iiic'liuling the Androscoggin Bridge, was burned. It was rebuilt the next year. :ind one run of stones added for grinding barley. In 1850 the mill was again destroyed by (ire. It was rebuilt the same year, ' York- Vininty Rccorth, I'oZ. 3i>,ii. 147. ■■^ liruiixvick Ri'mnbi hi Pejcpsimt Culktiion. Memorandum on cover, s 'J'oicn records. * James t'urtis's Journal, in the library of the Maine Historical Society. 558 JIISrOKY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrsiIAM, AND IIAUPHWKLL. Willi tliivo rmia f»f stones, and in 1H71 it was ajiain ImrniMl. siiir.c wluMi there lias been no y tiietn at liie linniswick end of the old toll-hri voted to employ [)ersoiis to look out a proper i)lace lor ereetini;' one or two saw-mills within the limits of their purchase, and " that tlic rnnninrietors who were going to I'ejepscot shonkl as soon as posible get the " twit mills put into good order and under good im[)rovement." >' From a memorandum made upon the cover of the Brunswick Records, in the Fejepscot Collection, it seems that in 17.').'} there wero 1 P^epscot Records, ^Ibid. 8 JbhI. COMMKRCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 559 no u' ■!y bnilt \ii tin- date of erccrtion may liavc been as late as I7(;i."' The authority lor iMelveen's statement we liave been unatth^ to liiid. but i)resunie it was a traditional a -connt. On November It, 17(>1, lieleiier Noyes, the proprietors' ay ea<'h saw. This Avonld amount to 12,o00,()00 feet in a year, which, at seven dollars per Ihonsand. would amount to $175,000. The greater part of this lumber was shiiyped by the way of Bath, and the rivers and bays on the south of tlu> town, The revenue to the government from the duties assessed on the hun ber in the two towns is said to have been not less than !B7'),000. A force of about three hundred men was emplo3'ed in and about the saw- mills.' There was also at this time a clapboard manufactory, tlie machinery for whii'h was inventetl by Mr. Robert Eastman, of Jb'unswick. The machinery, though simple, was so constructed that it wouhl cut two clapboards in a minute, regulate- itseif, and cut on(> hundred and twenty clapboards in an hour, from a block two feet in diameter. About (iOO,000 could be cut in a season.- 1 Putnam. ^Ibid. LL. ill coiiso- jii'oliiilily :'t()i'y y what is known i,s till' •' (ireat Fire." A doiilile saw-mill, which was erected by Jonathan Tajje near the niiiis of the (irejit Fire, protcihly this year, was carried awny Ity a freshet in LSl'T. Ill l.s;H, Mr. Samuel S. \>'in;jj, who had for a year and a half prc- viiiiisly mannfactiireil siiji;ir-lio\ shooks for a Boston linn, in a mill (iwiii'd l>y IJeiijainin Weld. i'".s(|uire. where the pulp-mill now stands. li(iPii;lit out their interest, mid cominiiiieed the business on his own fieeiiunt. lie continued in the luisiness lor twenty-tivo years, a part of the time li.-iviiiL;' thee liox-niachines in operation at tlir siiiiie time. One of these machines was on the lower falls, one on Shad Island, and tlie other on the upper falls. Thesi' three machines manulactiired annually upwards of ;>,U()0,(i()() feet of pine hoards. All b'^-'U) there were twenty saws in Urunswick Villa<^o, besides mills (if other kinds. The sjinie year Flii)halet 1'. I'ike & Co. built a lari^e >.!iw-:nill contaiuinij; four saws, and a clapboard-mill, on (ioat Island. The water was brouiiht from the ui)per dam by means of a lliiine, and a I indite conne*. •ted tl le island with the \\\ unswick s hon Ther e was adilitional space sntlicieiit for four to six more saws. This mill was ear toll-1 ried off in \KVd. A saw-mill Avas also erected in ls;5G near tl le iridii'e In isi.s, J. C. Ilumiihreys & Co. erected two steam-niilU on a loiiil extendiUL U) to the river about t wo nil Ics below the v illati't' file iiiaehiiiery of these mills was propelleil by two seventeen-inch cylinder eni>incs. which drove one gang-.saw, two upright single saw for s. two shingle, one ch^iboard, and one lath machine, one machine making heads lor molasses hogsheads, and two machines lor making shooks, besides edging, cutting off, and other saws. About 5()0,()(K) feet of lunilicr was manufactured at that time. This eom- pany had a shiit-yard adjoining their mills. One of these mills was hunied in IMlM. Ill l.s,")7 what wa.s known as the Bourne 31111. in the Cove, was iMiriu'd. It was built by Abner Bourne early in the present century. In !>!.")(> this mill belonged to li. T\ Dunlap, C. ,1. (lilinan, A. B. Tlioin|)son, and W.ard Cobiirn. In IS4'», Mr. Abizer .Ionian had in operation a machine for planing hoards. It is supposed to have been the first one in operation in lininswick. lu bSoO, Messrs. Samson and Eben Colb^-, of Topsham, bought the Suiiinel S. AViiig Property in Brunswick, at the end of the bridge, 3G NiPlll fi ■i hI mm' 5t)2 lIISTOIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. known ns tlio I'rnv Privilcjic, wlicrc tlioy ciirriofl on tlio mannfjictnro ol .sMslu'M, (lu(M'.s, blinds, sliin;^li'.s, {•laplionrds. iiml Intlics. nntil I.nTI, wlicn llio mill was destroyod 1)V iiro. Mr. Kiicii Colliy tlicn hnilt the mill on tlu) siuiio piivilcfic, now llio |)nli)-mill, mid with .). V. ('linmy confinntMl tiic business imiiUt tli(^ style of Colliy it ('liiincy lor a vi'Mr !Uid u liiilf, when they sold the mill to the Androsco;:;^ when the cd- partnership of Lemont (Adam), Forsaith (Hoduey), & Hall (Wil- liam II.) Avas made, and continued until about l.s.')8. Fn^ii alcMit l.s;;o to i8o0, Alfred J. Stone and William II. Morse carried on an extensive business. From 18;)7 to 18,')(), Joseph Lunt, 2d, was engaged in this business; Burt Towuseud, from about 1818 to about i^.L-^; rhineas Taylor, about 1820 ; and Ward Cobuin and Artemas Cobuiii. .Hoiiiewhat later, were engaged also in this business. There are now but two saw-mills in ojieration in Brunswick. Tlioy are in the Cove and are owned, one by C. 11. Colb^' and the other by Hiram Toothaker and Truewortliy Brown. ;• , _ 'J.. COMMEUCIAh HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 563 nnfnctiuc itil l.^Tl. built the <'. V\v.\ws "or :i year 'nil) Colll- lii lliis short liiin- MHrscd iiit'i ■y, iviul tlie itl'S to till' l«t.">. Ill hcH'i) r<)iiiiil 11 proiuTt) t' who have Uninswirk. il IliiU aiiil JO itnd siili- i\ !i uiill on Jato; A. r.. iu!rshili ami t l«-2.'>, ami ap, ^ViHiall less. Daviil voars. In two saw-^ ill to Koihu'V icn Forsaith Ik'U tlio ro- ll all (Wil- Kroin ah'int .rrkul on an Iwas t'ligiiiit'il ihoiit l^:'""'-. Inas Cobuni. kvic-k. Tlu'V the other hy BOOMS, I he 8trinp,iiic; tojjjcthor of logs across the river, in order to catch the !()( se logs that might escape Croiii rafts, or l)e lioated from the shores, wiis doiilitless done in the very earliest jieriod of the himlier hnsines'^, lint the erection of regular booms antl the incorporation of a c(>mi)any for the express purpose of collecting stray logs did not o<'Cur until towards the latter part of the last century. These boonit? were made of wooden i)icrs tilled with stone and connected by timbers fasteni'd with irons. Some of the " King's Masts" were put into a boom holow the bridge, by IJrigadier 'riiompson. 'I'liey were afterwards talifu out and jiiit into a boom abov<' the bridge, and were ^()me of them still in use as late as March 22, 18;>6, having stood this service for about seventy years. The first iioom known to have been erected on the river was the Androscoggin IJooin, which extended from Kerry Voint to Mason's Rock. 'I'he proprietors were Samuel Thompson, Ks(|uire. Kzekiel Tliompsou. Benjamin Thompson, Stephen I'urrington, Thomas Thomp- son. James Purrington. .lames Wilson. Humphrey 'I'hompson. and .lames TlKmipson. They were incorporated Felniiarv 14. 17«;».i Another company was formed March 1."), IfSOo, at which time the ticneral Court of Massachusetts enacted " that Thomas Thompson, William Stanwood. Elijah Hall, I'aul Ilall, IIiimi)hrey I'urinton, Cor- nelius Thom[)son, Trueworthy Kilgor(>, Francis Tucker, ami .Johnson Wilson, and tlieii '"ssociates, successors, and assigns be. and they are hereby constituteil a corporation for making, laying, and maintaining side-boonis in suitable and convenient places in Androscoggin Hivcr, I'rom Androscoggin liridge to the Narrows of said river, in IJriinswick niul fopsham, so long as they shall continue proprietors of the fund raised, or which may be hereafter raised for that purpose, and shtUl lio a body politic by the name of Thk Puophiktous of Sn>i:-lJoo:Nrs ix Andijoscoggin Ria'ku, and l\v that name ma^- sue," etc. The company was entitled to receive* compensation of the owners of logs and other lumber by them rafteil and, properly secured for the owner, the fees being regulated by the charter. On February 21). is 12, an additional Act authorized the proprietors of side-booms in the Androscoggin liiver to extend side-booms above tlio lower falls. In 1820 there were six booms above and five below the falls. 1 Massachusetts Special Laws, 1, p. 230. 5G4 IIISTOIIY OF HIiUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUrSWELL. On Fcliniary '27, ls-_'!), it was provided liy tlic Iciiislaliin' tiiat llii- sclcctiiu'ii (if ni'iiiis\vi<'iv and Topsliani siioiilil aiiiiiially apiioinl two stirvcvors of lo^s at tlic several .side-liooiiis in (lie liver at Topsliain and IJrnnswick, in order that tlu^ logH caught in the lioctins should lie fairly Hurveyed and dispntes bo prevc»uted between (ho propriot(MH and the owners of lo^s. In Oetolter. is,').'), throe of those booms, said to have ecjst alioiit ^|(). ()()(), were carried away by u freshet. Then! are now no traees of these booms to be seen below the falls. Aliove the falls ean be seen. at low water, the ruins of several stone piers to which the boom-sticks were formerlv attached. COTTON AND NVOOIJiKN FACTOItlES. Comiuij: under the ^'cueral term of mills are several which arc usually desiii'iated as factories. Of these some were for the nianii- fucture of cotton and some of woollen ^oods. In early timi-s tiic mauufactui'c of clolliin;i" was (luite laborious, as there were then no cardincial iiitt-rcourse.' The (irst factory was estaltlished by tho IJimnswk k Cotton irAM- KACToitv CoMPAW, which was incorporated March 4, j.so;). \'./,\-,[ Smith, William Kino-, and Doctor Porter wore among tho propri- etors. The i'omi)any was formed for the mamifacture of cotton yam. which was ship|)ed to other mills to bo made into cloth. The mill did not prove a success, and it is said that the stockholders lost all tiicir capital. Xoelotli was made in this mill.- The mill was a three-story. gaml)rel-roof(Ml. wooden building, and stood dose to the river, on the left-hand side of the lane whi(!li passes tho east end of the jireseiit mill.-' Tho machinery was put in by llobort Eastman and .lainos Jones. The second mill was that of the ]\rAiNE Cotton and Wooi.i.kx Fac- TOHY Co.Mi'ANV. wliicli wa4 incorporated ill October, IS 12. 'J'his coni- pau}- erected a wooden mill about where the blacksmith shop of the Cabot Com|)any now stands. They also bought tho building of liio Brunswick Company, which they used for a storehouse. Deacon .bilin Perr}' was the first agent. 1 James Curtis's Journal, in Ubrarij of Maine Historical Society. '^ h'i'ininiscences of Dean .Swift. 3 lieniiaisacuccs of Dean Swift and Miss Narcissa Stone. COM M KIWI M IIISTQKY OF llIiUXSWlVK. 666 III l'S2(t lliiTf were I.'JIH cotton spimllcH in full ((pcisition, niul two hiiiKlrt'il :iii(l lolly woolli'ii spiiMltos ; niin' woollni looms, iind cMnliiin Mini I'ulliiiu; iiiiu'liiiu's in i>roporti()ii. 10'.>,0()() y;inl.s ol" mtton clotli welt' liirncil ot!' in ji season, " nnd the Id'oiidclotlis. IVoin I'lill-liloodcil iiiriiiios, do not I'oUosv hdml piissthitH >ii/iii.s, those of .M;iiiclifstoi'." Alioiit oiu> liniidrcti operatives were (•iui)l insiouY o. 'simxswicK, topsiiam, axu iimu'swkll, WilliiMii Willis, H. T. Dtinltip, 11. (loddnnl, M. (Irceinvdod, ninl X. V. Dciiiii^, (liri'i'tors ; N. i''. l)»H'riii>^, IrL'ti-sinvr ; Tiioiiins L. Willis, ,(H)(». This lattn conipanv inlnisti'd the niiina;j,('nii'nl of it to Messrs, A. 1'. Kiniliall and ,lohii Dinuunj; Cobnni, of Hoston, who soon nftenvarils jiui- chased it.- This lirni. aftei' cairyinfr on the business for a few 3'enr9, i'ailod, and the mill went into other hands. On .luly ;{, 1817, the Waiuimho ISlANUFAcriiitiNa Comi-any was incorporntod. The stock of this company " consisted of niort<>n)i(s and other claims on the late linn of Klmi)all & Cobnrn, which fell iiitd tlu'ir hands for debts ajxainHt the said tirin, of which they cxpeclci] to reali/A' nothin they were Alnicr ]i. Thompson. .John ( oburn, Xalh.aniel Davis, .lames K. Willis. Thomas (Jray, llollis Thayer, and William Perkins. This company carried on business but a few years before it also failed, prol)alily on account of the encumbrances upon Its |)roperty and the heavy lialiili- ties it had to meet. The regulations of this company in regard to its operatives were quite strict. Amongst others was i\7 lOlllUM L. khoii thcv eh, 1H-I:i. •r, &. Cn.. 'liis bitter '. KiiiiliMll lU'drt iiiir- I'aik'd, Mini II'WY WMS iiiort^M'^i-^ ch IV'U into y expt'itfil jry, nnd ni Hit of iirior Who wciv wi'fc Aimer K. :Mills. s coiiiiiMiiy )roli!itily uii '!ivy liiiliili- •ojird to its ■(■riisiiii: t(i -.hip on tile uill or cIm!- ( ((Ml'ANY. Ill' ik'bt iiiul •nts, it wiis lioii^'lit up IriiK. ( Aiiur In l.S^iT tlie Ion :iiiil IkkI lo mill L:;ive at a tulul iiiniitlilv pay of jS.'Kddd, and it turned out 'i(».(Mi() yards ol* plain and (hill cotton pfT week. In ]xv>'t or \xi\t< an addition of sfvcnty lt'«t was made on the cast side and one of fifty foot on the west side, with two wind's on tlie ends. In IHC? Iho mill had 2(!. (MX) spindles. The (•(»iii|tany owned tliirty acres of land on the two sides of the river and seventy-live tenements, and made its own (fas, which it also supplied to tiie town. At the present fimo (1M77) the oflicers of this coin- p.'iiiy are jis follows: prosident, ('. AV. Krocland ; treasurer. Francis Ciiliot ; n;jcnt and clerk, nenjamin (Jreene; directors, ('. W. Kree- liiiid. n. W. (lloason. refer Miifler. William Amory, <^ A. Sh.-iw. H. 11. Silshee. John V. Anderson. The capital stock is i^C.OO.tHK) ; the niiiiilier of spindles. .'!."». 000 ; the nnnihcr of oju'ratives employed is live iiiiiidrefl .and fifty. 'I'lu- buildings of the company are :\ factory, ollicc. storehouse, store, and one hundred tenements. 'I'iie lliMNswicK U'ooi,i,i;\ Kactouv was estaiilished liy Whittcii tX: ^leiler in l-S-H. ft was situated u short distance 1)elow the upper •lain, iind tho water wjis i)rous;ht to it throiijjh a Hume. This mill was not only a fulling and cardinu' mill, hut cloth was manufactured in it. The hiisinoss was carried on l»y this linn until the mill was luiriied in JHIII. vSjnce then it h;is becMi carried on in various h)calities liy the late 'Sir. William Whitteii alone, whose business, liowever, was con- fined exclusively to wool cardinj?. A Waim" Yaun MANrFArroKv was carried on by 'Mr. .\llen Colby, from IS I I to the latter part of 18t(>, on the spot where Sri'lbucr's floiir-iiiill n(jw stands. A partially successful attempt has been made to utilize the wafer- power of the Androscofje sent throiiirh pipes to the places where needed. For this i)iirpos(! the C'oMruESSED-Aiu Company was formed, and in 1872 pipes were l.aid and the air-power was used in Dennisou's box factory, at Parent & Dufrend's blacksmith shop, at the depot, in the college laboratory, and at the printiiiu;-oHice of the JirnnsH-irk Tclor/raph. After a trial of one or two years the i)roject was abandoned, owinii principally to the action of the railroad company, which decided to use steam in preference to the air-power. This deprived the Compressed-Air Com- pany of its principal source of revenue, and it was obliged to suspend operations. N- 568 HISTORY OF imrxsn-icK, topsiiam, and uaui'smfll. DTI I Ki: MA N U KA< T(>l;i ICS. Ranohox M am'ia( touv. — l'"roni lNr)() lo ISIJO, ]\Ir. \\. (J. Denioiis r.'irricd on tlic iiiMiiurjK'tiirc of hiiinlhoxcH (iiiiti> extensively, einiiloy- inji eiiiiit or ten persons. The boxes were niinle in eiiilit, sizes nnd imi n|) in 'I'l 'I'in'ee of these ni'sts were put \\\i in one Imndit'. lev w • nests. i>re sold in Boston to whoU'snle (h'iil ers in nulnnerv lionil U'\- At thiit time tlie biindhox Avns an indispensalile artiide willi tli ladies, and tlie niainifaetiire of tlnMn was a proiitalile business. Al tile modern inipro'cmeiits in tninjvs came into \(>ij,iie, liiey were !('>-. used in travellinii", and are now almost nniviiown. 1)1;u'K-Vai!I>s. — At what time, and where, tlie earliest l)riek-yanl> were, has not been aseertaii led ei' There iiave proli.'ibly been one more in operation IVom an early period of tlie settlement of the town. The e.'iiiiest y.'ird wliii'h has come to our notice was one near (Jatdi- oll's Mills, owned by Unite ]\Iariiier and liarstow (iateliell. Tins yard was established altouf the year ISOO, and if tradition is eoneet, it fiii- iiislied tlie briek for the first eoile^^c bnildin' hail a Iniek-yard at tln' upper carryint>'-plaee. In 18;iO there was a bri(k-\ard at Mail' I'ninl. In 1S10, and previously, Forsaith & Willislon h:id a yard on .NOlilc Street, near Union Street. In 18;')."), and subseijiiently, Owen iV ]\K'>raiins carried on the business near tlie end of the lower railiomi briilut In 1S,")7, .1. W. Owen and .lolin A. Cleaveiand had a xaid n! Oak Hill, and Theodore S. MeUellan had one on the new llarpswcll road, about half a mile below the colleges. The latter yard was kept in oiieration until 1870, when Mr, Mehellan establislied his prescnl yard on Federal Street. The business apjiears to havt' lieen the mn-t exteiisivelv carried on in I8'i7, at which time there were tlin anl- ni o|u'ration. 'J"he three together turned out in that year ali 700.(KHI lirieks. Caui'i-.t-Makinc;. — In 182!), Mr. Hubert Pender, *•' formerly iVeiii one of tlie (Irst factories in Scotland, but recently from the Soiii(r>- worth Factory," conuueneed the manufacture of intiiain cari)etiii>r, on I^ow Street, '• from the most fashionable ))atterns imported." The advertisement from which the above is taken goes on to stnli' that " Ilia machinery is on the most ajiproved model, and figures of any kind can be woven to suit the fancy of his emplo^'ers. I'eisoii- wishing to have carpeting woven, In- sending to the factory tiie yiini well scoured and colored can have the same weight of carpeting' returned." KIM COMMKUCTAL llISTOliY OF liliVNSWWK. /)6n ■ly. finiilny- izfs .'111(1 iml )1H' llllUlllc. IH'l'V Y were lo-' liricl\-y;uil> l)i'Oii oiu' (ir of the liiwii. Mciir (^.'itcli- I. Tills viinl iriTct, it liii- tts ll;ill. k-yjinl ill llir I Miiir r«)iiit. iinl IMI Nnlilc llv, Owen iV wcr niilriiml \ !i y.'inl ;it ,■ lllU'liSWl'll (1 WMs Kt'|il Ills prrsi'iil 1 tlif iiiii^t three yiinls ve:ir alioiil imerly from Uie SdUUMs- nrpetiiig, on d." s on to slato 11(1 ligiiivs el' •s, IVrseiis )ry till' y;ini of oarpetiiiL' i:i(l I( is siiid liy those who reiiieiiilier this cjirpet fnetoiy thiit it proveil iiiisiiceessl'iil. ;iii(l tiiiit [iroiiiilily not more tliiiii one or two eaqiets were iiijide here, .•iiid tlm experiment wns kooii ahuiidoncd. Clock, \N ak ii, am> .1i,\vi:i.kv Ivsi aiu.isiimknts.— The liist, innnu- I'Mcliircr of clocks iind wiitches iind ijeiiler in Jewelry in this vicinity was !i Mr. IJisliee, who ciinied on this hiisinesH aliont 1 7'.>fS, svnd for (|uile a nimihcr of years later, lie was a very ciinnin^i)'l his shop stood wlieii' Andrew Camplieirs store now stands, on the corner of >Maine and Lincoln Streets. Alioul IS(t."), K'oliert Ivistman estalilishe(l hijnsell' in the clock-m.'ikiiiix liiisiness, with .l.-iuies (';iry, .lunior, as an apprentice. In If^fiCi, .Mr. Kastman took i\Ir. C^ary into the luisiiiess ;is partner, under the st\le asiiiian o .V:V II rv Mrs. ,1. 1). liamhhas in her possession a laijie standiii;x clock which was m'aih? hy this lirni in I.SOC, the ccjst of which was eijihty dolliirs. il li::s never li.'id ;iiiy repairs imide to it ex(!eptin<'" new cords for the Viiiuhls twice. :iiid it is now. as it ever has Keen, an excellciit tiiiie- Keeper. Ahout l.s()'.», Mr. Ivistman sold out to .Mr. Carv, who c.-irrieil on tli liiisiness in :ill its liranches for manv year." lie was an honest, con- suientions workman and trader, and was liif^lily cstcernod. In this connection it will not he improper to speak of one of tho most important ini|)rovements ever made in the maniifactiire of watches, and to n'ive .a lirief sketch of tlu; inventor. Aauon L. Dknmson, the inventor of iiiadi ine-m( idc vdtclica. was lidiii ill I'leejiort in 1«12. His father, Andrew Donnisoii, moved to Topsliam in ISlH, and to liriinswick in 1M2I. Aaron, when (piite yoliiiii, displayed a mechanical tnrn of mind and miicli in^'eiiiiity in tli(i use of his jack-knife. At an early a<:;e he would h-ave his yoiith- I'lil jilayniates ;ind steal away to the slio[» of .);ime.s Cary and ask per- mission to 1)0 allowed to help repair docks and watches. In iM.'io lie was received into INIr. Cary's shop as an apprentice. After he had served liis time he went to 15(jsloii, where he soon become con.spicuous aiiionj^ the (inished mechanicians of that metropolis. It was diiiinii' the years of his laborious life in lioston that Aaron Dcnnlsou evolved a })laii for making the works of watches Ity macliin- 570 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. cry. niid with such accuracy and uniformity that any given pnrtof oiio Avatcii slionld Itc identical with tlic same part of every other, or wh.it he called th(^ interchanueahle plan. vVs early as 1810, INIr. DcMiiison had so fully matured his plan, and was so confident of its iJracticM- bility, that ho predicted to a frienil " that within twenty years the nninufacture of watches would be reduced to as perfect a system as tlie. niancfacture of tire-arms at the Spriufrfield Armory." In 1H|;). Mr. Dennison, in conjunction with Messrs. Howard tfc Davis and Samuel Curtis of Boston, established the first watch factory, " Tiie Boston Watch Company," at East Koxburj', Massachusetts. In ls,')4 tiie works were moved to AValthani. The AValtham Watch Factory is too well known to need any description here, which would indeed he out of place. The foregoing account, however, of its founder, is due to tlic master workman of whlit Company made a contract witii them to furiiisii tlu' amount of jins needed. Tliey have continued to furnish it up to the present lime. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 571 At t!ie annual nieotlnjr in 18r)11, lionjaniin Greene, Benjamin Fnrlnsli, John I). Liiicohi, Charles J. (Jilnian, anil Sauiui'l i{. .lackson were chosen (lirector!^. lienji'inin CJreenc was chust'n i)resi(li'nt, and U. (J. DiMinison, secrctarv, (n-asurer, and siipcrintcndent. In the fall of is.v.f, pipes were laid from the factory u\) Maine Street as far as PUasant Street. In the snnnner of IhOS tiiev were extcndtMl to the eulk'ii'es, i)assin<:f tlie east side of the ]Mall. The citizens hcjian using oas .lanuarv 1. IHGO, and tlie first strect-hunn was liulilc(l iiliont LSO-t. LiMK (^rAi;i{Y. — liobert Jordan built the first linu'-kiln at Now Meadows about 1800. It is the same one now in use. Its capacity is about one hundred and seventy-tive casks. In 1820 there were l,')Oit hogsheads of lime manufactured tiiere. The last burnt was used in the construction of J.emont Hall in 1870 or 1871. Tliis kiln has sometimes been run the whole season, from April to December, by IMr. Isaiah Jordan, the present owner of the qnarry. jMaciiine-Siiops. — In 1827, and for some years previous, Robert Eastman and Jaquith had a machine-sho[) next to the bridge, where the i)ulp-mill is now situated. About the same time ^.'ahum Houghton established a shop where Scribner's tlour-mill now is. and continued the business there for some 3'ears, as late certainly as 183G. I'luington's machine-shop was established in 1872. Matcii-Fa( TORY. — In about the year 1849 the manufac^Uire of matches and match-boxes was begun in a mill on Shad Islaml, b^- li. E. I'arkhnrst, ,who continued the business until 1854, when the mill was destroyed by lire. The matches were sawed at this mill, and wore then sent to Boston, where they were dipped and prepared for market. MusTARi)-]MiLL.— About the year 1830, J. C. Humphreys established what was known as the Maine Mustard-Mill, using for the purpose the upper part of his saw-mill in the Cove. For ten or twelve years ho (lid an extensive business in this branch of industry, and the nuis- tard from his mill enjoyed an almost national fame. ne mill was hurned in 1842, andCieneral Humphreys then abandoned the business. Oil-Mill. — In 1820 a mill was erected near the factory for express- ing linseed oil. It probably existed but for a short time, as some of tiie older citizens of the town hav(> no remembrance of it. Pail MANurACTORY. — In 182r». and for three or four 3'ears subse- quently, Xahnm Ilougiiton and William Chase manufactured water- pails at the I'ud of the toll-bridge, where Scribner's flour-mill now stands. J. C. Humphreys carried on the same business for a year or two from IHIM). , . 572 insTOiiY OF niwxswicK, topsiiam, and uaupswell. l'Ari:K-l)()X INr.vxuKACTOKiKS. — The ni.iiiufiictun' of jowoliy Ikixcs ori<>;iiinti'(l in tliis town ])y the Deiiiiisoii fjutiily. Tlio oriuiiintor of tlic enterprise w.-is Anron Ij. Deiniisoii. of lioston, inid formerly nf lirunswiek. In isl.") lie ki i)t a jewehy store on Wnsliin^ilon Sticci, Boston. At tlmt, time a few i):ii)er hoxes woe used lo pack nice Jew- eh'v in. Itnt no supply eoiiiil he iuul, and the few nsed were niaije to onh'T. Tlie idea of nuundaetnrinti' these l)oxes in eoiisich'rahle (immii- tities oeeurred to Mr. Dennison, and was soon pnt in i)raetiee. 'flu' onl}' metijod tlien known of niakini; sneh boxes was l)y seorin. He afterwards inventeij a machine that would do all the woik at one time. 'I'liis maehint' was [)atonted, and is the standard one in use lur all such work at the present time. The business connnenced in iMb'! hv Mr. Dennisonsendinji' some rude maciiinery and a small stock of itapcr. •with the necessary instructions, to his father, C'oh)iiel Andrew Denni- son. of IJrunswick. The business at first employed from tiu'ce to live persons, but tea years later as many as twenty-five persons. In l>i."].'i. Colonel Dennison sold out to his yoiMis::est sou, K. \\ . I)ennis(;n. then in the jewehy l)usiness in IJostou. and the manufacture was then niovcil to Newton, ;^^assachu^etts. In the year l.SC.'J a part of the work was returned to Brunswick and placed under the snperintejidence of Mrs. M. D. Swift, a sister of K. W. Dennison. Jn LSOT, Mr. Demiisoii deemed it expedient to make a finer grade of goods than was ever before made, :inil IW'iniswick was selected as tiu' best place in which to carry on the work. Ilis nephew, B. L. Dennison, was appointi'ij superintendent, and the business was eommenced and earrie(l on sepa- rate from any other.- JNIany improvements were made by the new superintendent, the most important of which was the invention (if a machine to make cushions for ring-boxes. This fine work depait- nient eini)loyed, at first, about ten hands, and in five years twenty-live hands. In 1872 the Dunlap Block was purchased and enlarged to a suflieienf. capacity to acconnnodate one hundred worknu'U, ami the Newton factory was moved to it. In l-STi"), B. L. Dennison connnenced the nnmnfacture of boxes. taking witli him, in the business, Mr. C. J. Perkins, of rortland. This firm of Dennison & Perkins gives em[)loyment to twenty-live ei thirty persons. Tiie amount })aid for labor alone, in this industry, in Brunswick, may be safely estimated as high as ^2J,UUU per year. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF IIRUXSWICK. 573 The aiiiiuul iiiiiul)i'r of Ixjxcs iiiaiiiiCiU'tiircd is siiid tu :i\'oraOU,00!) boxes jjcr year. ru'KK Sr.vixiXG Mamia( roiJY. — About tlic 3'oar ]S20, and for several years subsequently, ]Mr. William Snowdon carried on tlie luisi- noss of staining, or printing, wall i)apers, in ii bnilding wiiicli stood a short distance sontii of the college gronnds. I'loroii Manlkactokv. — In I.SoO, Silas Goddard commenced the iiiniiiil'acture of steel and iron plongiis, cnltivators, etc., at the (lod- (lanl homestead, at the extreme western part of Urnnswick. The iiiaiiiil'aetnre has been continued to the present time, and some cxcel- k'lit work lias been turned out. I'lLi' Maxufaotokv. — 'liie Androscoggin Pulp Company was in- wiporated in September, bsTO, for tlie nianufactnre of wood i)nlp, box iioards, and card middies. The stockholders then were: Siim- iR'l I>. Jackson, of IJrnnswiek ; S. A. IVrkins, V. A. Ilnssey, of 'fo|)sliam ; K. 1>. Dennison, and C. I). IJrowii, then of ^'aniiuiith. The capital stock was $('),()()(). The olllcers were S. Iv. Jackson, president, and K. R. Deiniison, secretary and treasurer. I'hey com- menced the mannlactnre of wood pulj) in the fall of 1S71, in 'I'ops- liMin. lint removed to tiie Ih'unswick side of the river in the fall of 1872. The ]>resent cai)ital of the company- is $()(), 000. >\'illiam A. Ixussell, of Lawrence, jNIassachnsetts, is [>resident, and !•'.. 15. Dennison, of Portland, is the secretary and treasurer. From forty to lifty workmen are employed in the manufacture of wood i)ulp and wood- jiiilii lioards. both of which are ship[)ed all over the c )untry. There !ire several mills in dilferent parts of the State, which art; oi)erat,ed under a license from this com[)any. Sm.t Wokks. — During the war of the Ivcvolution, and ilown to the close of the war of lenjamiu Shaw,' of Uoxbnr^y, Massachnsetts, ami .lohn liiikenian.- of C'astine, were engaged in the business at New Meadows during the l»"Volution. 8oAi' Faciouv. — In 1S20 there was a manufactory of soap in the Cove, carried on by Dean Swift, at which 12,000 pounds of hard soap WHS annually made, and shipped to the West Indies. In 1.S71, and for a few years [ireviously, Levi F. Andrews had a similar factor\' in East Brunswick, and L. II. Bryant now carries on tiie business a short distance from the village, on the road to Bath. 1 lliMorij of Gardiner, p. 137. ^IliMoryof Cmtine, eU:.,i>. 1!)'.>. i HI' Ji m 9WM 574 IIISTOUY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUrSWELL. Srsi'KNOKU Factouv. — In Septoiiil)or, 1867, Edwin IT. Tliompson and \\'illi.'iin II. Sltinwood comnuMiciMl tlio niannractiirc of suspenders with uii'taliic sprinj^s. Tiic l)iisint'.ss did not prove snllii'icntl}' rciuii- noiMtivc to lie long eontinuod. 'I'oci, ^Iamfactouiks. — I'or fivo or six years, abont 1«4I, Mr. K. Ilazcn carried on the bnsiness of niaimCaetnrinw liainniers, and pro- dneed some- excellent articles. In 1M"(1, J. 1». Storer niannfaclnnMl sliip-Joiners' and spar-makers' tools, ;ind in 1850 he added to it tlif niannlactnre of planes. OriiKK IxKUSTUiKS. — It is not at all prol)al)le that all the various iiranches oi' indnstr\' that have from tim*^ to time been carried on in this town have been s})ecilied, or tiiat all the parties have been named who have been en;iaged in those i)iirsnits which have been rn(Miti()ne(l. Knonp.li has been i>iven, however, to show that the town will compare favorably, in respect to its trade and mamifactures, with other towns of its size in this State. It will, moreover, be seen that, thonuh the Idea- tion of Howdoin College in Urunswiek has been, in varions ways, a great and nndonbted benelit to the town, jet the statement so often made, that tlie college snpports the town, is nntrne. In ante-revohitionary times the principal l)nsincss here, besides farming and fishing, was the shipping of wood to Boston. A great deal of it went from linngaiiock I>ay. At one time dnring that period. a vessel took over ninety cords. The price here was from .'J.s. \)il. to ■l.s. (■)(/. |)er cord, and it brought in Boston from two dollars to two dollars and lift}- cents per cord. At that time bark was worth here Dn.. and at Boston three dollars. Dnring old colonial times, especially between 17GG and 177G, wlicn the I'rovince of Maine was under the control of the crown otiicers of Massachusetts, all trees suitable for masts for the royal navy weie. In royal (h'cree, held to be the property of the crown, and commissioiieis were ai)pointed by the king to look after their preservation. This interfered serionsl}' with the profits of the settlers, as it was the cus- tom of the conunissioners to put the royal mark on all the good timhcr. leaving only the poorer stuff for those who in realitj*, perhaps, had the most (Mputable right to the best. As a natural consequence the set- tlers paid comparatively little attention to the royal decree, and cut the wood as they pleased. This brought about frequent collisions between them and the otiicers of the crown. Such was the state of affairs in the I'rovince of IMaine generally, and it is fairly presiuiia- ble that the citizens of this town and vicinity shared in these troubles, though no mention of such fact has been found. WELL. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 575 [. Tliompxin f HUspoiKlcis ciently roimi- 1841, Mr. K. iTH, aiitl pro- manufni'liinMl Lied to it tlir 1 the variiuis (.•Mrricd on in 3 been named '11 iiiontioiuHl. will coinpiiii' )tiu'r towns of )\\\x.\\ the loca- ways, a !4.'3, and was .succeeded by Miijor William Frost, of To})sham. 'llio ]>i!(:\swi( K Bank went into operation August 1'), l-'^.TO, and tlie liank biiildiny was erected that year. IJiehard T. Dunlap was the lirst presidi'ut, and Closes E. Woodman the eashii-r. The directors were Ivichard T. Dunlap, George F. Kicliardson, Alfred .1. Stone, ,hihn C. Humphrey's, and Gardiner (Jrceu. Mr. Woodman lield tlie oliice of c'lshier until 18,'5'J, when he resignod in coiiscijuence of ill lieiillh. He was succeedt.Hl by I'liineas Haines, who resigned in b'^11. Mild was succeeded by Augustus C. Hobl)iiis. The latter served from Nuveniber 1, 1«41, until Decemlu'r .'!1, liS.')0. and w;is tiieii succet'dcvl liy John Rogers, who remained until the closing up of the bank in l.s.'iT. 'I he cajiital stock of this bank was 87."»,0()O, tifty per cent iK'iiig i)aid at tlie outset. Tmk Second Union Bank received its cliarter in duly, 18.")0, and conimeiiced operations January 1, IfSai. .Josej)h McKeen, Es(i., was its president to Octol)er 11. 1M(!.'J, and was succeeded b3' Adam Leiuont, who served until the closing of the bank in ISO."). Augustus ('. Koi)l)ius was cashier from the opening of the bank to September y, l'S;')7. He was succeeded by Bartlctt Adams, who served until July 1, l"i(J.'), at which time the bank was changed to a national bnnk. The capital stock was, up to INIay 1 , 1858, 8100,000. After tlie latter (l:ite it was 8.")0,000. The Maine Bank was incorporated April 22, i8r)7, and went into operation on the eighteenth of dune. Its capital stock was 8.'»0,00(). Samuel 11. Jackson served as i)resident from June 18, 1857, to Decem- ber '.I, 18(')2, and again from Oct(jber U», ]8(;;i, to December 17. 18(;;^. Nathaniel T. Palmer was juvsideiit from December II, l.sG2, to October 19, 180;5. Augustus C. Kobbins was cashier from June 18, 1857, to November 1, 185'J ; and Ai Brooks, Jr. from November 1. l.s5'J, to December 17, 18G3, at which time the bank ceased to exist as a State bank. m 576 msioRY OF nriux'>u-ich', topsiiam, and iiAurs\vKLL. Tlu' Pk.iki'.scot Hank went into (»i»('r!iti(Hi October 2, |H.")7. witli ;i (•iipil;!! stock of >?7"). (•()(>, of wliidi oiu' Iiall' was paitl in. Tlic (tHiccrs of tills iiiiiik were .loscpii I'.adncr, president ; .Folin ito^ers, casliii-r ; Joseph lladijer. William Hairoii, AUVod SkoUield, T. S. McLellaii. and I[. ('. Martin, directors. In June, IHG"), this hank was dianjred into a national bank. 'I lie cai)ital stock was 8."i().(l(M». William Harron was tlie llrst presiih'iit df tiie national bank. lie was sncceeded in .lannary, i'SC.Ci. liy \\ illiain S. SkoUield, who served until 1><7;'). when II. C. Martin was eleilid to (hat otiico. tlohu Koii'ers, who was cashier of the lVje])sc()t Hank, continned as cashier of the rejepscot National Hank until Antiust, l.s7), when lie was found to be a defaulter to the liank, and was arrested and sent to the State prison lor the ei'ime. In Xovi'mber of the same year Mr. L. II. Stover was elected cashit-r. which ollii-e he still holds. The riKsT N.\Tio\Ar, Hank of Hi'uuswick (formerly the .Mainel was orji'auized Decemlier 17, \fait- S('.S, wluMi lie r that oHiw. Maivh -HI, n : — wkcr, oU'ctcd i\2 ; .loliu L. klay 7, li^ii' '. ;wil't, elected I, president; I/O Day. and ited to some AViN«Hthau Webb of I'ortland and C. C. llumi)hreys of Bruns- wick, by whose order the last assessment was made and the business of the compam' was then wound up. ;;?:m'*> ^' . ^v, - ; ' .■J v*', ■■ '•','' I..'-;' - '. TRADES. Some account will now be gi\en of the regular ocinipations of tiie citizens of Brunswick, and of those who were engaged in trade at an early perio 1 or who have been particularly prominent in their several avocations. It was intended to give as complete a list of all in each trade as coulil be obtained, but the size which tiiis work has already attained renders it imperative!}' necessar}' to omit the names of all now in business and to speak only of tiie earlier ones. . ,; 7 \ AucTiONKEKS. — The first of whom there is any account was John Lee, who was in this business in 1S21. After liim. in 1, an ii'ish nnd the ic top of the on the hiisi- attcr iioitioii staiulinti t)i\ the bnaiiioss continiicil tlic tion, the tii>t uisincss cniiv [)lns Juitt was rs wero J. II. 1H4") ; lit'iirv present time. ,t ISlixiuoit ill I that avoca- iV Alerrvman, \H-l'> ; Gvohh & Owen, 1845; William (Jrop.s, for many \i ars pi'cvions to 1872. In addition to the ahovo, there was, early in tiic present century, tlioujih the exact date is not known, a Idaclismilli shop on the corner of Federal and Water Streets, where the Nehemiah j.a.ral»ee honse now stands. Trueworthy Murray occupied it at one time, and lielbre him was William Hunt. BoAT-Uirir,i)KK.s. — The only person in Brunswick who is known to have made the hnildin;^ of boats a re<;niar occupation was Wynuui ]{r;)dl)urv. He was eu>ifaged in this husincss al)out Hit; year 1710. I'.ooiviiiNDKKs. — The i'arliest hookltinder in IJrunswick of whom there is an}- record was Itenjamin 1$. ila/eltine, who carried on the liiisiness in 182(). lie was also a manufacturer of pocket-books, mili- tary belts, and blank Itooks. lie was succeeded by Henry K. Ad.Mins, who carried on the l)usiiu!ss until 1828, when he was followed I)}' Kdward T(jwn, who worked at the trade for aJ)out one year, llen- janiin (J. Dennison had a l)ookbindery from about 18.'$3 until IB.'io, when he sold out to II. J. L. Stauwood. Iioor AM) Smok Makkks. — Anthony' and William- Vincent, one or l)oth, are said to have been engajfed in this business prior to 17(»tJ. Tile former is said to have be»'n engaj?ed in it about 17;5.'». No date is given in regard to the business of the latter, but he is said to Jiave pursued it at the fort. Tobias Ham, according to a family tradition, was a shoemaker, as well as tanner, and carried on the business, with liis farming and tanning, about the middle of the last century. Joseph Jack worked at the trade about 1802, and Jesse P. jMitohell souie years later than that. Ebenezer Nichols had a sli(jp about the year 1800. Tiie iunnl)er of shoemakers since that time is too great to admit of enunieration. IJuTOHERS. — There were, probably, persons engaged in this occupa- tion very earl}' in the settlement of the place, but the first person known to have made it an exclusive bu.siness was Sanuiel Heal, who carried on quite an extensive business a few years sul)se(juentto 1802. Somewhere about 1820, .Jonathan I'oUard carried on the l)usiness. El)enezer .Swett, who in his advertisements styled himself '• Knight of the Cleaver and Professor of Grease," was engaged in the business in 1810, and for many years subsecpiently. Cahim;t-^Iakeus. — The onl}' persons known to have been engaged in this business were Shimuel and William Owen, iu 1802 ; John Owen, ^McKeen, MS. Lecture. • li'il * Pejepucot Papei's. 6bO UlsTOliY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND lI.UiPSWF.LL. 1804; Ili-nry (\. \\. Swaiiton, 1H5>H; J. Nt-lsnii, 1m;{(|; oikI I'liilip Owfii, ,F. \'\ 'I'itcomh, uikI .1. V. 'I'nppiiii. (.'iiaii{-Maki;hs. — In IK'jri, Aiidrt'W Di-wcv cjiriicd on llic iniiiiii(;n - turo of clmirH in ji luiildin^j ii low rods Houtli <»f VMw Sircfl, iiliout wlu'ic till- Mrnnswick lloiiso now Hfnnds. In isi") ilic siinic Im-i- ni'SH wiiH ciiiiicd on l»y Sninui'I (Jwi-n iind hoii, on Maine Street, a few rotls nortli of Klni Street. CAiiuiA(ii:-MAKKits ANi» AV iiK.Ki,wni .foiNKUs. — Thorc must have lieen those amon<; the very early settlers wIkj iind'-rstoix' 'lis tr.-ide aiul worked at it as oc- casion re(|iiired. The earliest re e which has l)een found to aiiv one who wc»rked e\elusively nt i-.o ira(h' is to Uoliert I'earse, who worked on the (irst moetinij-houso in ll'M). Thomas Noal worked :il liis Irado about the same time, and liobert Smart in 17r)2. It would be impossiltle to enumerate all who have workeil at this trade sIirt then, l)nt there are two persons, who were particidarly prominent in the business in the early part of this century, to whom allusion should be made, Samuel Meleher, .'kl, was a superior workman, and built man}' of fhe better class of buildings durin<;' that period, amonj^ wliicli may be mentioned the second meeting-house of the First l'an>li. which was erected in 1^00 on the site of the present eililice ; MassM- chuselts Hall, the old college chapel, Winlhrop Hall and Apploton Hall, the houses of Professor Cleaveland, I'rofessor Upham, Professor Newman, and that now occuined by Professor Packard. His last work was the present college chapel, which he su])erintended in tlif eightieth year of his age, doing the nicer work himself, lb' also built. in Topsham. the Hai)tist and Congregationalist meeting-houses, the Doctor Porter house, now Mrs. Susan T. Purinton's, and the Veazie house, now the residence of Mr. Woodbury H. Purinton. Mr. Anthony C. Kaymond was engaged in tliis business between the years l^ilO and 1831), during which time he built a large number KLL. iiiiii riiiiip Ik' inninitiii - Irci't, iilKiiit sjiiiic liii-i- llrt'f't, a IVw (1 for a nnin- loiitli eairiiil stood oil the I! is Ix'lk'vcil lakf wajrons (I coiitiiiuin;.' 1 shop alone. siiccH'i'th'tl hy tlii.s tratU' mI I >s(' anion? tlic il III it as (ic- I'ound to aiiv IVarae, wiio ;ll WOl'Ivt'tl :it 2. It wouU s traWAiNK«H. — 'I'he oidy person on^a}j;ed in this ItnsinosH who.so, lame has hoen nn't with was .loseph Aforse. He (■.■uried on his iiusi- ness either jnst liefore or during the l{evolution. DAlilKllltl AN AnriHTS ANI> riloro«il{Al'III.U^ The first (h><:nerrean iulist is helieved to iiave l»een Charles K. IMake. in IH<|.'». He was succeeded by a Mr. I'pton, who carried on the l)nsiness for several years iilioni 1S."(2. Others in the daijnerreotype or phuloLiraphic Imsi- iiess were U.S. Cook, aliout iH.'il ;.!.() l)nr)iin, iN.'d ; (;. S. Smiley, l.s.'il; jMansdeld As Hall, IH.jG ; and ^Villiam I'ierce, from IM.").'} to 1875. , .■; . ■•,- ; I)k\ti»T8. — Th<^ first jirofessional dentist to nnike his appearance in town is thoimht to h.'ive been I). S. (i nnulin. in isfl. Of coinse the laere extract inuildin oHKi'.Hs. — Tn 1844, Kichard Adams carried on the busi- ness of making gravestones and doing other work in mi.rble. He was sncceedcd by his son Francis, now a well-known law\'er in R;illi. Edward Melclu r, now of Bath, and others have workeu at this trade since then. NAir,-^rAKi;i{. — About the year 179.5 a man named Pichardsou had a shop on the site of the store now Ojcenpied l»y Barton .b)rdan, a few doors south of Centre Street, where he made sliingle and clapboard nails from iron hoops taken from rum-barrels; and as rum-barrels were then very plenty, he had no ditliculty in obtaining Iioops sufficient lor his purpose. He continned the business for about a year, when he was obliged to abandon it in consequence of tlu; Imrsting of a cannon, which he fired at a nmster in 179C, by which he lost an arm. It is worthy of note *hat tlie gnn which exi)loded was one which had for- merly lieen used in Fort (Jeorge.' Paixtkk's. — Until after the Pc volution there were no painted Ik.isis in Brunswick, .and conse^t',\ and sub- seiinently. S.VDDLEKS AM) IIai!\kss-1Makki{s. — Tile first person known to have curried on this business in Brunswick was a ISfr. Brooks, who came liore from Vermont, anil wjio was en<;ailliar(l-room now is, wore i)rominent traders for many years snltsoqnent to isi'2. .Tosepli and John McKeen began about the same time, and were in trade for a long series of years. Josepli was on tlic corner of Maine and Cleaveland Streets, wliere is now the store of Charles Townsend ; and .lohii was on the corner of Elaine and Noble Streets, where is now the residence of Doctor Aslier Kllis. Nathaniel Badger was in trade in IHI.'i. and for many years subsc- qnently. At first his store was in a building which stood on the site of the present store of Mr. Barton Jordan ; later he occupied a builil- ing on the southern corner of Centre Street, where the store of .Mr. A. G. Poland now is, and at one time in a building on I'leasant Street, about where the Methodist Church is. He had a good trade. From 181G to 1820, and perhaps a little later, L. T. Jackson ninl Charles May, under the style of Jackson & Ma}*, kept a store in the building on Maine Street which is now the residence of Mr. B. fi. Denuison. Al)out 1S18, Ezra Drew kept a store on jNIaine .Street, in a building on the side of the cove, a few rods south of the Daniel Stone store. He remained in trade only a few years. In 1818, Kph- raim Brown and J. C. Humi)hrevs formed a copartnershiii, and k('|)t a store for a number of years on the southern corner of ^Mill iiml Maine Streets. In 1820 there were at least thirteen stores. Among those in trade lliat year, who have not already been named, were Waterhouse & West, who ■were in trade together and singly until al)out 1828. Jere O'Brien kojit store in 1820, and for a few years subsequently. Stone & Morse did a good business between 1820 and 1836. James H. Mills had a store in the old Stanwood Building on the north corner of Maine and Centre Streets, from 1820 to 1830. Roger Merrill was in trnde in 1S20 and for a few years subsequently' on the corner of Maine and ]\Iill Streets. Abner Bourne, in 1820 and subsequently, kept where is now tiie store of Barton Jordan. A. B. Thompson and A. B. Thompson & Co. in 1820, and for six or eight years, was on the east side of Maine Street on the side of the cove. Joseph Demeritt in 1820, and subsiMiiuMitly Demeritt & Stone, until about 1830. P^than Earle, on tiie north e(ji'- ner of Mill Street, in 1820 to 1836, did a large business. Noah Hinkley from 1820 to 1829, on the northern corner of Maine ami Masou Streets, where Day's Block now stands, had a large stock ami did a good business. Jacob Johnson, from 1820 to 1836, or a few years later, was on the northern corner of Centre Street. lu 182 1, John Coburn kept store in Hinkley's Block. In 1825, Jesse i'ELL. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 587 many yciirs ami wore in (>r of Maine TowiisiMid ; vlu'iH! is now years sultsc- il on tiic site )i('(l a build- store of Mr. on Vloasinit 2;ootl trade. Jackson and I store in the f Mr. B. CI. ine Street, in )f the Danid u 1,S18, Ki.il- jp, and kept ' of Mill and in trade tliat & West, who Vlirien kei)t Morse did a had a store le and Centre ill l.S2() and Mill Streets, low the store ion & Co. in Maine Street snbseiiuontly "lie north eor- iness. No.'ili f INIaine and [jo stock and :S6, or a few Li 1S2'), Jf'Sise Pierce, nnil Dunning & Parshley (Nathaniel Dunning and Kl)enezer Parshley) were in trade. At a later date these two last-named traders wen; alone or with other partners. They both traded for some years. In 182H, Caleli Cnshing and his son, Francis I). Cnshing. (ipened a variety store in a building on the corner of i\Iaine and I'lcasant Streets, where Leinont Block now stands. The building had been erected by Mr. Caleb C'ushing about four years previously. The linn of Ciishing & Co. continued the business until 18.35, when Francis died, and ]\lr. Calel) Cusliing thereafter conducted the t)usiness alone until his death in ix.SH, when the store passed into the hands of his youngest son, John S. Gushing, who occupied it until it was destroyed by tire in 1849. For nine years previous to taking his father's store, the l.'itter had l)een in trade at the lower i)art of the town. For many years pievious to the establishment of this store, Mr. Caleb Cushing had carried on the tailoring business in a building a few doors north of Fleasant Street, about where is now the store of G. B. Teniuy. Thus for more than fifty ^ears did he or his sons do business at or near the corner, and. until within a few years, the locality was known as Cushing's Corner. Among those in trade subsequent to 1830 should be mentioned George Earle, 1830 to about 1844 ; William S. Murray, 183G and sub- sequently ; Isaac Center, 1845 to 1859 ; Sanuiel Webb, 1840 to 1870. The foregoing list embraces only a small portion of those who were in general trade during the first half of this century. In addition to the foregoing, mention should be made of those who have been engaged ill .special branches of trade. The first Apothkcahy in Brunswick was George W. Ilolden. 1820 to 1832. After him was Henry M. I'rescott, 1832 to 1H40 ; .'ind others. Of all who have been in this business in Brunswick, Doctor William Baker was engaged in it the longest, from 183G to his death in 18G7, a period of thirty-one years. The first Bof)K8Toi{K in Brunswick was cstalilished by the late Joseph CJriflin in 1822, and he continued ii\ the business until his death ill 1H74 Among others in the business were Nathaniel Davis, from 1825 to 1866, and William Johnson, from 1845 to about 1800. The first person to deal exclusively in Boots and Siioks in Bruns- wick was a ISlr. Nichols, who kept a shoe store on Mill Street in 1823, and for a few years later. Of his successors Mr. Lorenzo Day was loiibtless engaged in the business longer than an}- other. The first person to deal exclttsivehf in Dry Goods was ]Mr. Daniel Klliot, who has been in the business from 1838 to the present time. 588 llISTOliY OF BRUNSWICK, TOVSIIAM, AND IIAIiPSWELL. The lute Alcxniidor F. Bonrdman was in the business from 1840 until his (loatli in l^TC. Prominent aniont; otliers in tlie bnsineas siiico 18 l(». and wiio are not now in trade, were Gonld Jewell & Co., Heiin Carville, and .lames G. Collins, '• ' The lirst Fitunituhf, Stoue was estalilished abont 184.5 by liohcrt L. I)(»d<>o, who snbseqnently sold ont to llarvev Stetson. 'I'iie lirst person who engaged in the ^Iim.inkhy bnsiness in Bniiis- wick is thonght tr) liave been a Mrs jMoody, wiio had a shop as ejiilv as 1820. and perimps earlier. In 1820, Mrs. L.T. Jackson advertised that she carried on the straw mannfacturing bnsiness in all its varic- ties. and that old l)oiniets conld be made over. After her was Miss Mary llnmplireys and a Mrs. AVhitmore. From ]fS21 to abont 1^27. Miss Eliza Nichols had a millinery establishment, and Miss M. Nicliuls in 18;].'5 or thereabouts. Abont the year 182."), Miss Dorothy Giddings and her sister, Mrs. ]{oardman, came to Brnnswiek, and opened a millinery store in a wooden iiiiilding which stood ne (jf the first cooking-stoves made in the country. He was tiie first person in Brunswick to keep a general assortment of hardware. PRICES. An account of the various trades and occupations of the settlers having been given, it will be appropriate here to mention the j)rices which have i)revailed, from time to time, of the necessaries of life and the wages paid for labor. The earliest mention of the price of live stock is in l()3.j. At this time the current [)rice for good oxen, in New England, was £2.") each, for the best. It is not probable that any were owmnl here at that time. Tho following inventory of the I'ejepscot i)ro[)rietors' stock at Brunswick, their list of goods for sale, and the cost of the provision made for their cattle in 171."), will serve to show not only the <'ost, but the character of the articles in to>vn at that date. Wlu're more than one article of the same kind is given, the reader can make his own calculation as to the price of each. The lime which stands at the head of the list was sold in hogsheads containing one hundred pounds, and the price was twenty-on(? shillings \) Spiuirs I'-'/d: .') Shovels 12/ 4 mauls ](•/ 1 fork &c 10/ 1 (TiiiKlsloiie (>/ l{()|)o 30 2 (.'oinptisscs 1 peck & 4 peck ClARdo for sale b}' proprietors at B Smiths tools, as })er bill Carpuiiters tools 1 Tierce limn 1 1)1)1 Molasses , 1 Tierce Siinar . 4 .Ia(;kets i<:, IJreeches 1 Wateheoat 1 l)b : of roll'd Tobacco 2, 1, 12 of Iron lit 40/ 10 cheeses . 2 bl)S of salt 1 (loz yarn hose C. mill'd caps 2 irro. short pipes IOC hard soap Provision for Cattle & Keeping this winter (17 8 Umidles screwed hay 4 load of salt hay 20 bushells oats . Keepiiii; lioijs in Town 1 lili'.' Indian Corn 1 hhd of Oats 2 bush. Corn & Has? . Getting Cattle ou board Water hli 1 14 To 700 bonrds To 600 feet Mer*)!" & 500 ft reAise bonrda £2 2 2 11 1 1(1 n 8' I! (1 £178 i; £9 i:\ c, 8 ('. i; 10 12 II 3 ic. : 10 C. 4 4 1 "> 1' 3 1,^ '.1 4 U 111 2 IS t; 1 1(1 c. 1 fi II 1 1 II 8 G s £(54 U) •-' l6):- 3 . £20 C, 11 4 n 2 3 4 10 3 8 :! 1 8 '•' 11 1) G 3 (1 £14 Id 4 is taken is the four quires of at tho tiiiie ol ■r at that liine. follows : — l)iiiiii<; IJovolutionary times it cost one man tlie labor of half u iiioiitli in hayin ; " Ciii-pcnfi'fs & Jdjpiers 4/ \}' day & found as usual. " Mi'u tui/lers 3/ pr daj- & found. " Oxen 2/8 pr day. • ( . ; '■'■ Good Marchantable IFAwf 7/G per B'. " Good Rye 5/ pr B'. , _, ... . -,«> : ' ; " OafesS/ pr B'. : - . '' Good Indian Corn or 3rml A/ -i \n-liK i > '■■ ' ^^ Good Siiee^^s wool 2/ ^r Ik\. • ' > " English Hay 3/ pr II''. '' Salt Hay 2/ pr 11''. A "G'ciod/m'./ipor^- well fatted 0'' pr pd. '. . '. ■: ■• '' Salt Pork 1^ yn- \)a. " Good Beef 3^ pr pound and 2iet/of aninforiour kind in proportion. ^^ Maw Hides 3"^ \yr Y>d. - ^- !:• •: j ,i ;• • " Calve Skijin C pr pound. ^^ Sole Leather 1/3 pr pound and upper h;ather in proportioii. i " Good Marchantable Salt lU/ i)r Bll. "A^trt made from sea water in the State 12/. v '. ! ' Pqjepscot Papers. 2 McKeen, MS. Lecture. 692 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND UARPSWKLL. M " Good Went India Rum (V^ l»y tlu- H" iiK'lii«lin/IO by the IJnrrcU exclusive of tlie IJarrell. 7/M liy the siiijile tfjill niid J/ b>' the (^iiurt &. so in proportion for ji siniiller (|iiantity. " New KiHjland Jiuni ;i/l() by the II'' or 1>11 exclusive of i;!/4 lor the H'' & 4/ for the lill, 4/G by the Call with u reiisouable iiUowiiikv for transporting it (Vom where it is Distil'' & smaller quiiutity in proportion. " West India toddi/ 1/ pr nnig. " New E. Do U'' pr mug. " Oaten 3'' pr quart. " Horse KeepiiKf 1/10 pr night. " Good Flax 1/ pr i»oun(l. . " /Spanish Potatoes 1/2 in the fall 1/8 in the Spring or Sinn'. " Other Potatoes 1/6 in the fall & 2/ in the Spring or Sunuuer. '' Gease 7/. " Beans (1/ pr I{". " Butter 10'' p"' single p'' & 'J'' by the lirkin. " Good Cheese manufactured in this State C pr pound. .,Good Brown dtigar'd'^ pr Hundred & 8'* pr the single p''. ^'■Molasses M/4 by the Hog'' inclusive of the II'' & ;$/« by the B" exclusive of the li" and 1/ by the gallon. " Good Yarn iStovkens (/ 1/4 pr pound. " Good yard wide Cotton & Linen 4/ pr y** and other \vidtli> in proportion . '• Good Mutton, Lamb & Veal 4** pr pd. " Good White I'ine Boards 30/ pr thousand. " Good Marchantahle White Pine Shingles 8/ pr thousand." Men were allowed for wx)rk on the highwa3s thirty dollars each jici day. The use of a plough was tive dollars per day. The price of :i pair of army shoes was set by that of seven pecks of corn, and tiu price of a blanket by that of four bushels of corn. In 1778 provisions were still dearer, and one man said that he \m\ to pay three siloer dollars for one bushel of corn.^ This excessive ^McKeen, Manuscript Lecture. COMMEliVIAL IlISTOHY OF BRUNSWICK. 5Jt3 thcr \vuUli> ill price was not, it will Ik- stH'ii. tliir to tlie th'preolntioii of the cMirroiicy. It was owin, ami was not lustinj?. Yi-t thoro was u \v\'\ •j;r»'at and rapitl (l('i)iveiation in the vahii' of tho (uinvncy bitwccn 1777 and 17N1, wliicii canscd nuicli linamial distivss. On Jaiiiiary 1. 1777, <>iu' liiindrcd dollars in silver was worth luil oiu' liiiiKlrcd and five dollars in (tuncncy. In 177*^ the worth of the same silver had increased to $.'528 in cnrriMicy ; in 1779, to 8712; in 1780, to ><2.!i.'i4 ; and' in Kehnniry, 1781, it was worth S7,r)0U. Tlie followinjf hill for re|mirs, made upon Wm east meetinu-hoiise ill 178.'). is inserted in this phioe to show the cost of lalior and the prices of carpenters* materials, etc., immedial«'ly after the close of tho Kevolutionary war. Mr. Peterson, who made, or superintended, the re|i.iirs, probably jireiiared the boards ami other lumber used at his mill at New Meadows River. The amount charoi) hoard most Clear 30/ tiiiilicr lor tlic porch v^ scuH'old (!/i Day work with team 0/ 2 111 shiii.iile nails at 1/ ;!0(t foot IJoards 11'/ . paid tor one & lialf Days work 10/ Grog for Carpenters 1/6 ;!')() t'l'ct l)oaril> lor stai^iinr ].">/ 40 tict |)iiie tinilicr . hallinjj timber & l)oards ;!/ '2 m sliin<;U( nails s/ 1 in Claboard nails 6/ 8} pound of shinirle nails 10/ 4^ in of shliiirles at 1'-'/ 8i pound Duljble tens 7/ 7 pound Shingle nails 8/ . 12 pound more of Shingle nails 3 & 4 m . 5 i;ll tish nyl at L>/s ;i Day work of my self & Weston at .'?/ . 14 l^ny work more my self 2 mugs Grog for Carpenters 1/6 14 niiigs more 1/2 20 17 5 2 11 1 17 12 1 11 r, 1 1 (1 II (1 10 2 17 1) !.-) 14 13 4 IS 6 2* 8 36 11 '•A true Coppy from my book Drawn off this 5 D.ay of April 1700, by iiic "John Piar.usov." From a day-book of Mr. Jotham Stone, kept in 180G and 1807, the following interesting facts are obtained : — A common laborer, in those days, received seventy-five cents for a • History of Concord, Mass., p. 123. 38 ft> 594 mSTOUY OF liRUXSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND IIAUPSWELL. (lay's work, — IVom snnrlHO to siiiiHct. Koinjilc help roceivod four sliilliiijiH n week. A HcfinistrcsH or (Ircs-i-iiiakcr it'ccivi'd twciity-livii I'fiitM a (lay; a tailorcss. two sliiiliii'oods were s; dresses for tlie masses. It was only tlie rich wlio sportcil silks, and tliose were heirlooms. The larjjest ([nantity of calico sold by Mr. Stone to one person, dur- ing the jear. was to .Mr. Samuel Meleher, twenty-three yards, at a cost often dollars and 11 fty cents. This made /;*///• f//v,s,sr,s', — lanje patfcfiifi, too 1 The oidy ready-made clothing for men was (h'c-pot blue woollen pnnts (they were called trousers then), just as tlu^ cloth came from, the loom, at one dollar and seventy-tive cents per pair. Anionji' the naf su<>!\r, lb llysou tea, 11) Soiiehong, lb n.hea, ll> Clieese, H) Tolpat-eo, lit White lead, ll» Linseed oil, gall. Spirits tur|)entino . Wrought nails, jx'r 100 Ip. and (!p. nails per lb. . l(i|). nails per lb. C'liWa eoUee. lb. India cotton, yd. Uritish cotton, yd. . . Kjiii's, (l(»z Class, per 100 i\. . . . (dass. S iiy 10, per light . Lamb .and nuitton, li>. Veal, lb eal Cliickens, lb. Geese, H). Tnrkey. lb. . Sahiion, U). . ^lolasses, gall. . Vinegar, gall. Cotton wool, lb. Cask raisins, lb. I'KIOK (JirUUKNP. 18()«-7. •io--.'.-) .•)(» . . . . *I-H. 17 . . . . 4.'»0 10-12 . . . . .20 . . . . 11. . . . . .2M-30 . . . . l.,")0 . . . . I. '>() 17-20 ir) 2') . . . . l..".0-1.7") . . . . l.oO . . 1.00 . . .17 . . .10 . . .40 . . .')() . . .r»,s . , .I.')-, 7 . . 1."».00 . . .10 . . .OC-OT . . .08-10 . . .0()-0S . . .07 . . .08 . . .08 . . .58 . . .;{;5 . . .3") . . .17 .20-2:. .20-25 1^2-4. .Ofl-OH .(17-08 .12 c-T.riO .ott-io .(".7 .33-40 .26 .10-12 .2.'. .OS-dl) .80 .7')-80 .25 .05 .05 .10 .or» .13 .10-20 4.:)0 .03 .or)-o7 .o(;-(>8 .08-12 .08 .10-12 .20-2."» .2.> .17-20 .07-08 .12 i 596 HISTORY OF BR, XSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND HARPSWELL. Aimici.es. l}(jx raisins, lb. Figs. lb. . C'ninbL'rrit's, qt. Corn. ImhIi. . Hay. 10(1 lbs. . Tabli'-salt, bush. Salcratus, lb. NiitiiU'gs, per oz. LtMuona, doz. Kic(!, lb net!, 10. . . Starch, lb. . I.anl. 11). . . Oats, bush.' . Dry c(Kl-lish. lb. Crackors, doz. Potatoes, bush. IJarii liovcls lloe . . . Axe . . . Ihr.auier Calico Black an IG " 10 " 70 " 4 '• " 70 " 80 " G " 10 •' 10 37 " 42 " 5 " 8 10 28 •' 33 " 4 $2.00 $7.00 to 8.00 COmrERCTAL mSTORT OF Bffr/iVSTF/CiT.*^'^'- 1m 185:?. .17 .10 ?1.00 .07 .OS .37 ,().') .17 .10 ..•)() .OS ,r.o 1.00 .10 .17-."iO .17 0-S.oO its Accordin<;j to tradition, the Indians used to como from tin- licad- watcrs of the Kennebec, and even from Canada, to tfatlier (lit' lilnc- horries upon our plains. Tiiis crop lias always been a source not on!}' of pleasure to tlie lioiisewives of tiiis vicinity, but of real profit to tlie (own. How much the sale of this l)errv has a there were ten stores in the town, at all of which ardent spirits were kept for sale. It is said that " even respectable women elaimed tlieir ■'iglit to take a social glass around tlie hogshead, tnnu'il up lor a table, in the retailer's store." It must be remembered thai this custom of public drinking prevailed at that time throughout the whole country. A few years later, the respecta])le traders, with but one exception, quit tlie business. Captain Daniel Stone was tlie lirst one wjio refused to sell litpior by the glass. The first store wlieie no licpior was sold was kept in about 1825 by Jesse Pierce, from Monmoutii. Tlie traders in Brunswick at this time were the moneved men. COMMEIiCIAL HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK. 599 was carru" \ llilc women Nearly all the moncv of the place was in their hands, and eonsequently iiKiny \'oini<>' men. wlio eame here l)etween 1«20 and l.s.".0 to enter upon business, failed in consequence of giving their debtors too much scope. ^ POPULATION. Since the amount of l)usiness transacted in any town bears some relation to the poi)ulation of the place, the number of citizens in Bruus- wiek at dilferout periods is here given, in order that Die reader may be n'lle to form a correct Judgment as to the comparative pros[)erity of the town at ditferent times. 'i'wo yc^ars before the incorporation of the town, there were l)etween tiiirty and forty persons in town.- Assuming the rate of increase to liiive been uniform between 17.');) and 17!)0,the population of the town ill IT-Kt may be set down at one hundred and sixty. The following is the census of the town for every year since 1740 that we have been able to obtain it, down to 1810. From the latter date to the present, the census is given for each ten years. in 17()r) there were 17.'i families, l;59 males under sixteen jears of age, 141) above sixteen, 114 females under, and 'J8 over sixteen, and four negroes. The total, ex:clusive of Indians, was oOfi. In 1771 there were two slaves; the number of wiiites is not given. In 1770 the poi)ulation was, white, 807. In 1778 there were males above sixteen, lt)8 ; Revolulionar}' sol- diers (who enlisted for three j-cars), 33.^ In 171)0 the population was 1,387; 1810, 2,082 ; 1820, 2,031 ; 1830, 3,547 ; 1840, 4,251) ; 1850, 4,970 ; 1800, 4,723 ; 1870, 1,727. VALUATION OF KKAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Under this heading is given the valuation of the town at such periods ;> ^ we have been al)le to ascertain it. In 1758 the valuation of the east end of the town was : Polls. 44 ; real estate, i'5 21 12.s. 8^/. ; personal property, £452 l.s. Total, £973 13s. M. The richest man in that portion of the town was Aaron Ilinkley, whose property was assessed at £91 4s. The valuation of the west end of the town was: Polls, 48; real estate, £820 3.s. Ad.\ personal property, £052 4.s, Total, £1,472 Is. id. 1 Griffln's Pirs! of Maine, p. 72, note. 2 Witliiiian->n, HiMory of Maine, 2, /). 101. note. * Tlie abiivv is from. Mussavhusctts Archives, IJook 1S5, /). li'.ll. 600 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. The richest man in that section of the town, and in tlie town, wiis Samuel Stanwood, whos-e property was assessed at i'l/il, Next tu him in wealth was John jNIinot, whose property was assessed at £1 1(1 lU.s. Captain .lames Thompson, Cornelius Thompson, Nathaniel Larrabee, and Isaac Snow, at the east end, and .lohn Smart, Joiiii Orr, the Widow Simpson, Samuel Clark, Thomas Skoltleld, the^Vidow Dunning, Captain William Woodside, Robert Sjx'ar, and David Duii- niiig. at the west end, were each possessed of i)roperty valued at over £7)0.1 'I'lie total valuation of the whole town at this time was ,£2,5G0 (In. G(/. The following is an inventory of the taxable proi)erty in 1762 : — - East End. West End. I'olls . . . Cows . . . Oxen . . . Horses . Sheep Swine . . Marsh hay ( ?) , Mills . . . 71 60 36 17 47 41 102 4 71 102 62 31 263 109 89 o The valuation of the town in 176"* was : Polls, 140 ; east end, £1 ,177 U.S.; west end, £2,292 bs. Total, £3,769 19.s. As certified to l)y the assessors, it was £3,732 2.s. ; but this difference is probably due to an error on their part in summing up their totals. Thomas Minot was the richest man in town at that time, his prop- erty being valued at £123 6.s.'' The number of houses that year was seventy-three. In 1771 the valuation of the town was : Polls, 172 ; real estate, £42:' 2.S. ; amount of monc}- at interest more than the parties paid interest for, £33 13.S. Ad. ; tlie A-alue of personal property- not given. The valuation of tlie town ir. 1776 was : East end, £7,990 7.s'. ; west end, £11,966 13.s. Benjamin Stone was the richest man in town at that time, his i)rop- crty being valued at £712; John Dunlap's at £700; William Stan- wood's at £60"); Vincent Woodside's and Aaron llinkley's, each ;it £r)4 ; of unimproved land, 1,270; tons of vessels, 400; horses, 48; oxen, 112 ; neat cattle, 237 ; cows, four j'ears old, 101 ; swine, 77. Of the improved land Thomas Skolfield, Senior, Thomas Pennell, and Daniel Cliven each owned twenty acres, ('ai)tain Thomas Skol- field owned more unimproved land and [lasture than any one else, his quantity being two hundred and seventeen acres. Of the horses, Doctor Goss, Thomas Pennell, Thomas Skolfiehl, an^.'5G, lirnnswiek Village contained the colleges, tlie cotton ami woollen factories, nearly fonr hundred dwellings, fort}- stores, tliico })rinting-olIi<'es, two banks, two hotels, one iron foundry, two niacliiiu'- shops, two tiour-niills, and twenty saw-mills. Seven stages arrived and departed daily, and often three or foiu' extra ones. Union Street contained about a dozen houses ; 0'liri(;n Street, tliree or four ; ami Pleasant Street was filled near'.}' to Powder-llouse Hill.' Pioneer and Kuy, 1830. COMMERCIAL lIISTOliY OF TOPS/IAM. 603 CHAPTER XXI COMMKKCIAL IIISTOUY OF TOPSIIAM. A\ account of llio dains built across the river between Brunswick and Topsliani has been given in tlie j)rece(ling eliapter, but to tliat accouut it may be added that tliere is good reason for believing that what is called the long, or lower dam extended originally from Shad Island to the small island just west of where it now ends, at the head of " the drain " on tlie Toi)sham side. The mills were built from the small island mentioned to the main island in Topsham, and tlie water came around the island, passing through the gate and under the mill. Ill 1807 a wooden sluice from the mill on the upper dam. across the island to the river, below the riranny-IIole Mill, was construc^ted b}- Mr James Hogers, of Phipsburg (lather of the late Uiifus Rogers), and Ezra Smith (father of St. John Smith, of Portland). At the Topsliani end of what is now the factoiy dam, the ledge was blasted to a depth of about ten feet, through which the sluice passed ; thence it went ahmg on the ledge just south of the Rogers house; thence across the little cove at the foot of Rogers's hill ; thence across Jesse Wilson's garden and the sand-bed, to the island, where it passed under the road about midway between the short bridge and where the black- smith's shop now stands, and thence to the river below. Ezra Smith, Cornelius Thompson, and others were incorporated on June 20 of this year, with all the necessaiy powers for constructing and using this sluice, under the name of " The Proprietors of the Topsham Sluiceway."' This sluice was destroyed by a freshet in 1814, but though it did not long serve for its intended jjuqiose, the building of it proved of great value as the means of inciting to the study of an- other science the author of the tirst American work on mineralogy. - In 1871 a substantial stone flshway was made at the factory dam. To construct it the ledge on the northwest end of the dam was cut through. The fishvvay is on the Topsham side of the dam, at the ' Masxacliuiietts Special Acts. 1H07. * Vide Maine Historical G'ollvction, Vnl. 7, WuwVs F.uloyy an. Cleavelo.nd. 604 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. lower side of the point. The licijjlit of tlie fall at tliis place is ci'.rh. teen tVot. A year or two Inter a woodoii fisliway was put in on tlii' lower (lam next to Shad Island. J'hese were not, liowover, the enrlioi fish ways, for as early as 17H9 the flsh-wardens were instruct eil hy tin town of Topsham to see that the dams were opened so tiwil li>li could pass.' SANV-.MILLS. From an entr^- made in the records of the Pejepscot proprietors, it wonM appear that the first mill in Topsham was erected as (>!niy ;h tiie year I71fi. On September 10 of tiiat year the proprietors desirti] Captain Peter Nowell to build a small house near tliclr mill at Cut- hiUicc /'W.s, to clear sutliciont ground for depositing logs and Imaril-;. to get logs cut, and to put the mill in the best condition. Ih\v;i> also jjirietors dcsircil /*('//• villi at Cat- lo'j;s .'iiul lioiinls. ilitioii. lir \V;i« aec's for Imililin;; 11 with two Sii\v> Came otlVivil tn the iiiiil itself I'm lescribed to lie." let the CntliiUKr ) run it iiiiil IuH|i he boards, plank, so a part of the tside of the pro- )lied."-^ It would 1 the contract or mill was sold to ). The priiprie- •' of the wcsti'iii t worth & Xovi's. s of land sliouW Ion the CatliaiKt |i that river, ami a joint title to llated Novi'iiiln'r Jd all of Uoyall's one fourth p)- ires."' Unriloiiihdiii. [hell (jenedhnij. Oh December I'S, 17.")7, Samuel 'NVinchell sold to Ailani Hunter one liiiinlrcd and twenty-live acres of land, one eijiiitli of a double .saw- niill. anrantee in a deed from Stephen (iatchell. of Topsliain, dated July 27, 1701), of one hundred and twenty-live acres (if upland in tiie mill-right on the Cathaiice. and one fourth of the iilipiMiiKist saw-mill. Oil June lo, 1761, Adam Hunter, Sanmel \\ inchell, James Hunter. Siiiaiiel Staples, Joseph Graves, Saunud Clravcs, John Kulton, and Jdliii Talten i)nrchased the Cathance niill-i'iji'ht, contaiiiiii*;- l.lOd acres, and the stream called tiie western branch of the (alliance, and a iloiilile saw-mill. Of this mill and stream Adam Hunter had one ciulitli : Samuel Winchell, one fourth; Janu's Hunter, one eighth; Saiiiiii'l Staples, one eighth; Joseph (iraves, one eighth; Samuel (iraves. one eighth ; John Fulton, one sixteenth ; and John Patten, nut' sixteenth'-^ On January 24, 1704, Sanmel "Winihell gave a deed to William Tlioriic and Robert Clark of one fourth of a suw-mill and stream, ••liciiig the iipju'rinost mills on C'athance," and also one fourth of a luill-riglit of thirty acres. Oil February I. '5, 17G.'J, "NVinchell sold to James and lioliert Fulton '• one sixteenth of y* double saw and stream on y" lower falls at tatliaiice."^ Of these two mills one was on the lower falls, where the mill is now. and the other upon the upper falls. The first mills in Topsham upon the Androscoggin IJiver were erected prior to 1772. Merrill's map (jf IJrnnswick, of the above date, iiichules the river and shows one mill at the Topsham end of botii the upper and middle dam, and one on the Oranny-Hole Stream. The latter was the first one erected. It was built .some time between 17'tl)'* ami ITii.')."' It was built bv' a Mr. Hodge, and the iirivilege is called tlie '• Hodge jNIill privilege" to this da}-. The stream is that Avhich flowed through the natural drain already mentioned This mill stood until it rotted down. It was rebuilt about 17iS!), but was burm-d in 17!lO and rebuilt the next year. In 1H()7 it was carried off by a fVesliet. A new one was built in the same place the next year, but was carried away in like manner in 1814. The next mill was built on the middle dam about 1770. It was called the " Patten Mill," and was owned by Captain Actor Patten, 1 Winchell Genealorfy. ' Winchell Gcncaloijy. ^Ibid., Haley' » Statement. ^ Lincoln Count]/ Register of Deeds, 1, p. 90. •♦ P(iiepscot Papers, Merrill's Statement, ()0G HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIfAM, AND IIARPSWELL. ri'liiliiili and Joliii Ifnloy. jiiul jit ono time, in part, Ity Nntluiiiiil (^iiiht. It lillfd ii|) tlic s[)!io»; lietwt'cn tlu' niaiiilaiiil wlicn* tlic sionc lisliway now is ami ll»' island or rook o|i|)osit»'. and the head ^nti was wluTL' the pn'sonl dam is. Tlic mill was carri«'d away in l^ill \<\ a frt'sliet, but was rebuilt about IHIH, and was in existence as late ii, 1H2II. The KogiTs Mill on tlu' upper dam was l)uilt about 1770 and luiil ir first only a wlnrevions|y carried away and rebuilt, but wns rebuilt innnediately. The new mill was destroyed by fire in l.S,")(). The mills near the toll-house were first built in the SMnuncr cf 1784, '-^ 1)_V Itrij'adicr 'i'liompson and others. They were iinishcil uiil, four saws under oiu' roof. They were carried away by a IVosliet tin same year, but were rebuilt the next year under two roof's, from wiiidi they aciiuirid tlie name of "The Doulile" or "CJreat" ISIills. wliicli name they always retained. le chan<>;es that have occurred in mill propc^rty have l)eeii tm- numerous to be art to Roger Merrill in 1.S0H. Besides the mills already mentioned there was, at a later date, dn the Granny-IIole Stream, about on the site of the i)reseiit lioiii- mill, one called the new Hodge Mill. Next south of where tlie tloiir- mill stands was one called the (iranny-IIole Mill, and next liolow that was the "• Embargo" Mill, so called from its being built while llu Embargo laws were in force. In 17!)1, Humphrey Turinton came to town, and engaged aluuM exclusively in the lumber business, which he piu'sued until a few yeiir^ before his death, in 1^40. In 1817, the Great ^lills were owned or occupied i'y 1- skell & ' Pejcpscot Papers, Haley'e Statement. 2 Pejepaeot Papers. " Ibal. * Iht t PS WELL. COMMKIiCIAh HISTORY OF TOPHilAM. 607 riinswick, ownc' Mowiiinii, S.'iiiiiicl, Kiiocli, .luboz, and N;iliiim I'l-rkiiis, iiini Jnlin iiml \\ illiMiu Hiinoii. Most of these ^('iitk>nn'ii contimUMl in tlic Itiisiiicss fi.r many years. 'riii> same j-ear I'lifjh Wilson iiml MjiJoi- Williiiui 1 ,,)st owiumI the Granny-IIole Mill, and James I{oe npper dmii. In the fall of this same year, David Scnl)ner enjiageil in the l)nHiiiess and idntimied in it. in Topsiiam, until 1h;',.s. James Haley and John Wentworth were also enj^agcd in the business in 1817. About I'S.'JT. Nath.'inicl (Ireen and others built and oceupied a small saw-mill on tiie (hanny-IIole Strciun, near his residenci'. About lx|."i, Charles K. White siiwed -liingles and diil ;i iarjj;e bnsi- iic--. in the mill previously oeeupied by William Whitten as a earilin, Fi-iinciH T. riiriiitoii Imilt tin; TopHlmui lloiir-mill. II was nlterwiml (iwiicil hy Woodliiiiv \\. I'miiitoii ninl Isiiiic 1'. TcJdntis. niid thru hy Wuodhiirv it. I'liriiitoii aloiu'. Mr. .Iiihoii Hiplcv . of Uriiiiswick, wiis the coiitriictt)!' lor tlic work, wliicli cost over SKi.himi. Tliis mill is tliirtx -ciglit by forty-llvc! I'oet, iiml is equul to tlircc Htuiics ill lii'i^ht, with an tittle niid btisciiiciil. In 1^74 this mill pnHHi'd into tlic liiinds of riuiiitoti, IW'jiiimoiit, & Co. Jts ciipiicity is siilllcicnt \\<\- tiic miiniilac'turi! of IVom .^UOO to (],()()() Icincls of lloiir and 1.">,(mhi IiiisIk'Is of I'oni per yenr. It is well e(iiiii)[)ed with the iieceHSMiv iiiaohliiery, of the hest quality, for both inercliant and eiistoin jivliidiiig. ^VOOLLEN■MIL^8. III 1H02, iitid probabl}' earlier, .losepii Haley had a fiillin;;-inill in the liasemeiit of tiie ( Iraiiiiy-IIole Mill. After a wliile he reiiKivnl to the I'atteii Mill, on the middle dam, and the (iranny-IIole Fiilliii;.'- Mill was then oeeiipied for some years liy .Itjliii and Isaac iJruwii. Mr. Haley eontiiined in tin.' business at the Tatteii Mill until \>^\f<. when he was sueeeeded by hl.s son Alu'ier, who carried it on iiiitil bsi'.i or 1M20. .Mr. William Whitten established, in 1N2H, a wool-eanliiiir mill on the (Jranny-Iloie Stream, near Its outlet, and veiy near tiic residence of the late Nathaniel (Jreene, Kscjulre. Here he contiiiiicl until bsil, when he removed his business to Ih'unswlck. TOIVSHAISI PAIMOII-MILL. 'J'his mill was erected in the latter part of 1^08,011 the pro|ievly and undi'r the siiperintendenct; of .Sanford A. I'erkins, for the Tejis- liam Taper {'omi)any. a corporation of which Samuel 11. .laekson wiis the inesideiit. This mill is from two hundred and twenty-live to two hundred :init tilty feet long, and sixty-five feet wide. The main luiiM- in<> is three stories high, with an extension two stories high. This company failed, and the property was purchased at auction In W. II. & A. W. Tarsons, September K;, 1H74, for the sum of $.so.U(iil. An Act was passed by the legislature of ]Maine, February 4, isTii. incorporating the Itowdoin I'aper Manufacturing Company, with ;i capital not to exceed 8 lad, 000. This company was organized on tlio nineteenth of the same month, and on the tenth of March the peiiiw- nent o/licers were chosen. These were Adna T. Dcnison, treasiiror. and F. C. Whitehouse, clerk. The mill contained at that time one Fourdrlnier machine, four roll engines, one patent Jordan engine, one rotary, and two tub bleaclicrs. and other inachiuerv necessary for a production of two and one half •S}yKJ.L. COMilKllCIAL JIISTOIIY OF TOI'UllAit. C09 •-mill. It V lis • 1'. Tl'IjIk'IN. (on Hlpley. ttf over 8lO,(M)ii. o tlirco Htorics lill pasHcd into is siilli('i«'iit ti)i' iir iiud l.'t.iMiii th« IH'CC'HHJdv stoiii iiviiitiiii''. , ftiHing-mill in hi ho rt'iiidvid •-Hole iMilliii';- IsiKic llrowii. lill until I'^ls. it oil until l"<".'.i a wool-ciiidiiiL' 1 VL'ry near llic n> ho continiiid n tlu! picpcrly , l\)V till' 'I'opv {. .hu'kson wiis Mity-livi' to two I'lic main ImiM- liiih. I at auction \>\ nn oI"e«(l. • |)riiai-y 1, l''^^^- njtany, with a oanizetl on the ell the lu'iiiiii- iun, tveasnivr. -hino, lour roll I tub blearlu'is. and one IkiH' Ipiis of pnpor lu'i- day. Tlicro has ln-cn added sinrc anotlior full wot of niaohlnery, ho that \\w mill now contuiuM two Foiu'drink-r machines (cighty-cijiht and scvonty-fonr respectively), nin<> roll enj^ines, two patent engines, — one .Jordan and one Kinjj;sland, — two lotaiy an water-power. The nails weic cut by a machiiu'. but the heads were made by hand. Two men wen; enii)loyed to do the work. Their names were Ives and Leach. They are thought to liave come Hum New Hampshire. This mancf:'; tory was run for a short time only. It was ver^- noisj- in its operation.' PrmiroKiv Mam'kactouv. — In 1845, James I). Simmons made mikI sold pitchforks in the liuildnig formerly- occupied lty^\'illiam AViiittcii's fuUing-macIiines. These pitchforks wore considered excellent :!t that time, though they would not comi)are well with those of the present day. I't )i . Kuv. — As carl}' as 1 790, Eli Cox had a pottery, and David \'\:\^^ worked at the business with him. It was situated at the foot of tlio hill on the south side of "Winter Street. The stone for grinding the clay was at the brook near the road. A biidge crossed the brook at that place. Tn 183.") or thereabouts, a INIr. liarker had a pottciv where Mallclt's slaughter-house was at a later date. SiiiNOLE Manui-actouy. — About 180'J a ^Ir. Kelsey invented a machine for cutting or shaving {not saioimj) sliingl(>s. His maeliiiio was in the building at the end of the Granny-IIole Stream, which was at a later [)eriod occupied b}' William Whittcn and Aaron Iliiik- ley. No description of this machine has been obiaineil, but it is remembered that ii block of wood put into it was (juickly cut into shingles. The nuichine was patented, and the mill bore the sign " Kelsey's I'atent Shingle Machine." It is said, however, that Kelsoy failed and the machine was run oidy a short time. There have lieon numerous shingle-machines in operation at a later date, but they hardly require particular notice in these pages. Taxnkiuks. — About the j-ear 1800, perhaps earlier, James Puriiiji- ton had a tan-yard and a grist-mill on the brook that crosses the road just below the lowx'r railroad bridge. In 1^20 it was carried on by his son James, and the sa^iie spot is now occupied us a tannery hy his grandson, Cyrus Purington. * Renuniscences of Mr. James Wilson, WELL. COMMERCIAL lUSTORY OF TOPSIIAM. 611 a imniber of fiimfiioturo of iiado matclies !iil fnctory on (ireen. Tiie )}• a nmchiiR'. iployod to do ire Ihouglit to vas run for ;i lions made aiul liam'NVhitti'n's exodleiit i!t those of the 1(1 David Fln^s the foot of the >!• <>'i'inding tlio >d ilie 1)i'ook at lad a pottery y invented a Ilis macliino Stream, wliicli \aron Iliiik- ined, lint it is liclvly cut into liore tlie sign T, that Kelsoy lere have hcen hite, lint tliey lames Puring- [•osses the road carried on l\v a tanniTV l)y d From about ls2."i til! 1^.10, or kiter, Nahuin Perkins kept a tanner}- Mild had a mill for i;rindinn' hark for tanners' use, at the gully on Win- ter Street. lie sold out 'o Daniel Di^nnett. It is [)ossihle that some one iM'cceded Mr. Perkins at tliat place. Tobacco M\xuFACTonY. — Previous to 1815, Samuel Veazie owned !i |i)l)aeeb mannfaetory on the north side of Winter Street, at the foot of the hill. How h)ng the business was carried on is not known. TRADES. In giving a^< account of the various trades tliat have from time to time been carried on in Topsham and Ilarpswell. the same arrange- ment is used as in the last chapter. So far as practicable, the list is j:i\iii in an alphabetical order, and first upon the list come Hakkus. — The only bakery- known to have been kept in this town \v;is by Card & Gould, about ISOO, on the corner of Main and Winter Streets, where Goud's store is now situated. Ib.ACKSMrriis. — With the exception of fanning, lumbering, and trad- ing, hlacksmithing was the earliest l)usiness carried on in the town. Mv. John Patten, who came here about 1750, was a farmer, but had the trade of a blacksmith, and had a shop on his farm, where he omjiloyed a porti'>n of his time, and performed the black.sniilh work of tlie vicinit}-. In 1802 there was a smith's .^iiop about where JSIr. Lar- nibee's house now stands ; also one kept by Francis Tucker, just south of what is now known as the C]Maki:i?s. — 15. T. Rieknell. about ]r's and sad'Her's shoj) in To])sham. ,1()1m:i!s. — In ]iV02, Samuel Towns had a joiner's shop in the yarl now owned by Captain William S. Skolfield. Noidi Tobej' also luul :i shop In town at this time. Since then the number of carpenters and juiners has been too large to admit of their enumeration here. SiK KMAKKUS. — In 1802, there was a shoemaker's shop a few IVet nortii of the residence of IMr Ephraim (irillin, ami another alioiit where the oflice of ]\Ir. W. B. Purinton is now. The names of tlio projirietors are not known. About 1S2(), Andrew Denni.'ion, who had made boots and shoes nu some y(>ars previously, was succeeded by Sanuiel Knight, who coii- tinui'd in the business until about 1838. At a later date Parker Nash carried on this business. Taii.ous. — The first tailor in Topsham to whom any reference has been found was Thomas Wilson, in 177;") and previously. In l.'^dL'ti tailor by the mune of Carr occui)ied a small house which stood just in front of where Deacon David Scribner now resides. Other tailuis 1 Pcjepscol Papers. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF TOPSIIAM. 613 a long tinio. )(>ii the niai- kiiown to have carried on business in this town wore John Cliainbers, IsjS; .Tolin Hrown, ISM); Warren Ilathorn, 1844; William 1 loath, IS I") ; Frank T. hiltlelielil, 1850, 'I'lx Shops axd Stovk IM.vnufactouies. — INIr. 11. M. Prescott IkkI a till shop here as early as 182S, in a store which stood about Avlicrc Mr. W. B. Purinton's odlce is now. In 18;]G, William IF. Winslow h;\.l a till shop and inaiiutactiirod air-tiniit stoves for his cuslomors. In 1814, II. P. Hubbard ifc Co. carried on the same liusiiicss for si^veral years. AVk.igiikus OK ILvY, KTC. — Nathaniel Walker is supposed to have owned the first hav-scales in town. 'I'lu-y were of iicculiar, llioush siiiii)le construction, as the accompanyinsi; engraving shows. The first patent scales (Fairbanks) were bought aliout 18;]9 liy Gardner Greene, and were placed on the lot where the engine-house now stands. Isaac P. Tebbetts purchased the next scales, which were on Winter Street. TRADERS. There have never been in Topshara any stores devoted to a special branch of trade, unless the two first mentioned should be deera>d such, but they have all been of the variety order, keeping a genei'al assortment of goods. At the ]May term in 17G1, AV'illiam Wilson and Philip lliggins, both of Topsham, were licensed by the Court of General Sessions for 614 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. Lincoln Connty to sell tea and cott'ee. In 17(54, William Keed, of Topsliam, was licensed by the same court to sell tea Brijindicr 'i']i()ni})S()n kept store near the site of the present depot, as early as IT'Jd. It is probable that there were no re<>'ular stores in Toi)sliani earlier than that ilate, but that the settlers relied on Bruns- wick for (heir supplies. In 17t»2, Josei)h Haley was licensed as a retailer. Benjamin .1. Porter and AVillinm King, under the name of I'orter »fc King, kijit near the southwest corner of Winter and ]\Iain Streets, from 17;il' until lH{)->, or a few years later. Between 17!)4 and 1 7;>9, Ezra Smith, father of St. John Smith, of Portland, was in business here as a store-keeper, but not meeting willi much success, moved away about IKOl. Isaac John.son was also lieen.sed as a retailer in 17tt2. About 1798, Kobert Labi.sh and John Blanchard wore engaged in trade here. Blanehard's store was on Green Street, about oi)])(>siti Thompson Street. According to tiie statements of some of the agi'il people now living, these two were the tirst stores in town. In IHOI, Ezekiel Winan, David ilohlen, Kzra Smith .famos ('ush- man, .lames Stone, John Morse, and Porter it King we/e all licenstil us retailers. In 1)^()2, James Stone, father of the Lite Colonel .vlfred J. Stone, of Brunswick, kept store in a low, one-story building, on the spot wliciv Mrs. Joshua liaskell now lives, on the corner of Main and Klni Streets. At that time there were woods back of it Henry \\ ilsoii kept a store where Charles I*^. White now does. J.-^iines Cusiiiiiiiii kei)t a store next south of White's, and Thomas Ci. & >«athaniel Sniul- ford kept one where Mountford's shop now is, Thonuis G. continiiiiiu in trade as late as lS2i». Pri(n' to 181.">, Nathaniel (^uint was in trade. His store was ili- stroyed by (ire about the date given above. In IHli), Bowman & Haskell commenced to trade in the small iitnix: now occupied by Mrs. IJerry, opposite the blacksmith's .shop on tlic Island, and continued for ten years or more. Between 1819 and 1829, and perhaps both earlier and later, Gfoiiri' F. Bichardson had a store in town. About ls20, Sanniel and Xahum Perkins opened a general it't;iil store. After a time Sauuiel sold out his interest to Nahum, who cnii- tinned it initil 1820, when /■' - -,f'\:z -xml stock Avere consuiiied by lin' He subsequently weui '.".^'o I'nMM.'S'* .'"rain Green & Hallett kcjit store! in 1S20 in a wooden )ii.'dii',g \\U\"-- *\\c bank is now. COmiEliCIAL HISTORY OF TOPSIIAM. 615 Veil J. Stoilr. el is store wiis (Ir liul later, Cifoi;.'' From 1S20 to 1)^ t, Joimtlian Baker koi)t store in a Imildinsi whioh ii>c(l to stand directly opposite the bunk. Tiie cellar of it still remains. From 1822 to 1825, ])erhaps longer, "NVilliam Frost ke))t store in a liiiililinj^ which stood abont lialf-way between where W. 1> rnrinton's ollice now is and Siunnier Street. In the spring of 1S2,"), John Tebbetts moved to Topsliani, from Lisbon, and engaged in general trade, and also in tlie 'mot and shoe business. At fust he was 'n partnership with Jeremiali (lough, under the title of Tebbetts it Clough, bnt the partnership was dissolved November 21. 1.S2S, and the bnsiness was afterwards continued by Mr. Teltbetts alone. I lis stock of goods is said to have been large iuid ('l\oice. and he carried on a ver}' extensive business for the place for many years t. ereafter. In addition to those already mentioned, the following individuals and firms were prominent in general trade at or about the dates given : — ■ In 1.S22, Gardner Greene, to 1829 or later; Nathaniel Greene, to 1.S40 ; Ilallett & IJrown, Charles Thompson, Samuel Veazie, to 1829 or later. 1824. Sanuiel and George Dennett, Frost, Swett & Co. is2.">. George and William Dennett. 1SL>(;. Calvin B. Kobbins & Co , William Dennett, the latter con- tinuing in trade for many years. !>!2.s. ,)airus Fuller, Jr., Samuel R. Jackson & Co., Aliel Merrill, Jr. 1820. Alfred White, ami either alone or with others to 18.')7. \x'M). Green and ISarron. is;'.;]. J. & B. Barron. ix;ir,. Obe.l Frost, to 1849 ; Sandford A. Perkins. 1S44. Frost & Whitney, Isaac P. Tebbetts ; Tebbetts, Ilowland. & Co. 1S4."). Clough & Thompson. \^'^(^. A. G. Poland, George S. Holt. 18.j;5. Lewis P. Work. 18.')5. Alexander Hidley. Some of the above-named <: rulers were doubtless in business sonic years before the dates given, and man}' of them, after retiring for a while from active trade, recommenced either in i)artnershii) with others or singly. At (he present time, however, the greater number are residents of other towns or are no longer amongst the living. in GIG HISTORY OF BEUNSWICIt, TOPSHAM, AND JiAIfPSWELL. IIHII PRICES. The proximity to each other of the villiigcs of Topsham ami linniswiclv alfonls of itself an assnranoe that the prices of standard articles of trade did not vary much in the two towns. The early settlers in Topsham, and perhaps in Hrunswick too, usod to trade somewhat at Richmond Fort. From an acconnt-l)ook of Judge Minot, of Brunswick, who was stationed at that fort in 17;]2 and sni sccinently, the following statements arc taken : — In 1732, V.illiani Keed, of Topsham, Avas charged with 30 lbs. pork @ Is. Scl. ; bread, 2s. ; nnn, a.s. ; " phlip," l.s. 2(1. From 173(; to 1739 the following articles were charged to Jacob Clark, of Topsliam : — 173(1, May 20, 74 yds. " Ozmb," 4s. ; rum to James, l.s. 8'/. ; riiiu. Is. 3^. July 30, 6 A'ds. swan skin, 7s. Gel. ; 1^- ^xls. linen, 8.s\ A [nil 1"), 4 lbs. sliot. Is. 3d. ; bread, 4s. ; thread, Af. August 15, tobacco. Is. 8fL ; 3 p.alls. molasses @ 7s. 1731), 4 j-ds. liiu?n, 7s. ; a pr. hoso, l^ti. M. ; 2 prs. yarn hose @ f.s. ; ] cap, Gs. Gd. ; indigo. Is. ; 1 pint of rum. Is. -id. ; o yds. swan skin @ lis. Gd. Thomas Thome, of Topsham, also had a very similar account about the same time. In 1777 the selectmen, in accordance with an Act of the legislntiiif of the Commonwealth. " To prevent Monopoly and Oppression." WwA the price of lal or and of all articles in general use. The prices named were so nearly like those adopted by the town of Brunswick that their insertion here would be substantially a rrpetitioii of that list, and they are therefore omitted. BANK. The only bank ever in operation in Topsham w:is Die Anokoscoggin Bank. It was chartered in 1834. Charlos Thompson was the ]m'>i- dent and John Coburn the cashier for the whole t«rm of its existence. Its charter expired in 1854 and was not renewed The cap.tal stock of this bank was 850,000. TOWN VALUATION. The earliest valuation of the town of Avhich any record is to be found was made in 1 752. It was at this time as follows : — Polls, 28 ; property, £180 7s. The wealthiest man in town then was Lieutenant Adam Hunter. th 30 llts. pork rjjcd to Jat'ob aocount almut COMMEUCIAL HISTORY OF TOrsiIAM. 617 whose real estate was estimated at £1 15s., and personal jiropertv at £l.s -Is.i The total valuation for t7')8 was, polls 47 ; proju'rty, fl.Orri 12,s. Adam Hunter, then a captain, was still the rit'hest man. his whole estate being estimated at £11.').^ A new State valuation was completed in 1761, and " I'opsham pre- cinct" was assessed but seventeen shillinffs.^ The foUowint; is the valuation of the town in the years named. "We liave been unable to (ind the valuation for an}' j'ear iKtwccn 1771 and isll. In 1771 the mimber of polls was one hundred and six ; ])er- soiial property, £21 lis-. Sr?. ; estates, £201 17.s. M. In isi 1 . the val- uation of the town was $428,931. fu 1S')0 it was 8")S1.232. In isfiO there were three hundred and forty-five polls, and the valuation was §810,62.'?. In 1870 the number of polls was three hundred and sixty-five, and tiie valuation was S87i),0,'il. The assossment of the town \\\\- county expenses was. in ITiil, IT. lO.s. ; in 1787, £iS Vis. M. ; in 1807 it was $440.81) ; and in 18|l|, 8245.r)8. POPULATION. Tiie first rejiular census of the town, known certainly to have been taken was in 176r>. At this time there were in Ti)psham tifty-four houses, lifty-two families, seventy -eight males under sixteen years of age, eighty-five males over that age, eighty-five remales under and soventy-eight over sixteen, and one negro, — a total po[)iilatioii of three liundred and twent3'-seven, exclusive of Indians. The population suliscquently to the above date has been as follows : — ■ 1776 6.^.7 181(1 1,271 1820 1,12'.) 1830 1,564 1840 1,8S;) 1.S..0 2,010 1860 1,605 1870 1,501 ' Pyepscot Papers. ^Ibich ^ North's History o/ Anijusta, p. 71. ;cord is to be ulam Hunter. G18 nisTouY OF nituxswiCK, topsiiam, axj> iiahpswkll. CIIAPTER XXII COMMFUCIAL HISTOIJy OF HAUI'SWEM.. Till. priiKipal occupation of tlie first settlers of Ilarpswell is said to have been iiiltiiiii; conl-wooil and slii|)piii<^ it to IJostou, Salem, and other ports, although fariiiin^ and fisliing were d()iil)tl('ss carried on to some extent. IJaiK'j's Island, which is now nearly liaiTcn of tivcs, was at that time densely covered with wood. After a wliile the set- tlers devoted themselves almost oxchisivel}' to farming and lishing. FISHKUIES. "We have been unable to obtain any statistics of this Imsiness at an early date. At tiie prcisent time there are caiighf. dried, and cineJ in Ilarpswell aitoiit 20,000 quintals of fish aininally, consistiiitr of cod, hake, haddock, pollock, and ciisk. Suialler fish, such as ninok- til'ol, porgies, and herring, are also caught in almndanee. In tin month of September the herring come in very ijlenty, and it is not uncommon to see, in Mackerel Cove and .hnpiis" Harbor, IVom seventy-live to one hundred and llf'ty sail of vessels. Large (inanlilics of the lisii are taken to Portland, wiiere they are packed and sliippod to various parts of the conntry as "Portland Herring." During tlic montlis of ]\Iarch, April, und Ma}-, most of the fishermen are engiitftii in the lobster fishery. The fishing smacks are s(j arranged that tlip lobsters are kept alive, and large numbers are shiijjjeil to Portlaiul. IJoston. and N(!W York. In former years the clam business was quite an important biaiicli of the lishcrii's, but it is not so now. About the year 1S(;,3 there were put u}), and sold at prices ranging from S-'^.OO to $1 J. 00 per barrel, not less than 'i.aOO barrels. The principal dealers in fish are S, Watson, A. T. Trufant, and John Power, of East Ilarpswell; Sniiil- len & Prince and J. M. Johnson, of Orr's Island ; K. C. Simpson & Co. and J. I». Pinkham, of West Ilarpswell. MILLS. Owing to the fact that Harpswell possesses no streams large enough to atf'ord sullicient water-power, but little attention has been given to manufactures in this town. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWELL. 619 )swi!ll is Siiid to on, Siilem. ami Ks carried on tu nirrcn of trees, a while llu! set- aiiil fislilii. BoAT-Buir-PKHs. — David Dh(y was the Hrst l>oat-l)uil(lor on Great Island. He was enfi:a<;ed in tliia business as late as 1847. Ili was sueeeede(l in the business by Willinin Doutrlity. Since tli u liic business has been carried on by ([iiite a large nunilior of pcisons. Boot and Shop. Makkus. — James Merryiuan, on the Neek. ucar the Baptist Chureh, and William Orr, on Orr's Island, were engn«: iattt'r (late Andn w I)iinniii<{ ami .Moxaiuler Wilson were iilso ill trade ; that i.s, thej* were licensed retailers, .and liad a stock of ijoods wliich lliey disposed of to the settlers whtii eallcd upon, but they pr()lial)ly did not contlnc llicmselves cxcliiMveiy to that Imsini'ss. Joseph Coney came from Uoston in I T'.to and oi)ened a store, which wiis oppositt! the lower end of Orr's Island, it was alterwards oecu- l)ied by Unioe & Everett. Silas II. Do. _'e, and Jaeoi Merrynian. .Iii-icph I'.aton ke|)t store near tiie Congre<;ationai Church imtil his (Kiilii, about IHIC). A Mr. riukliaui once; kept -' )re at the end of I'otts's I'oint, but the date is unknown. In 1>>i;, Washingtiii (Jar- colon, post-master, ha. The former was at ilie lower end. 'I'he date of their doing business is not known. C/v'n Ifihiiid. — In (he early part of this centi '. y Edward In<;raham kept a store on the southwest end f)f the island, wlure Prince & Siunllen's store is now. lie had a brother in business with him, who was probably Nathaniel. S. F. Merrill at one time had a store at Lowell's Cove. Great Island. — In the latter part of the la.st, or in the first of the present century, a Mr. Kyan had a store at Coiuly's Harbor. Ksquire vSnow kept a store for many years at his wharf on New .Meadows River. INSURANCE COMPANY. )n the tailoriii" On February It, 1855, Paul R. Curtis. Shubal Merryman, Lsaac A. Jolinsou, Thomas A. Kstes, Thomas LI. Eaton, Abram J. Allen, Siuii'on Curtis, L. II. Stover, Pennell Alexander, Thomas Alexander, and Abel Thomi)son Avere incorpovated .as the II.VKrswKi.L ]Mititai. Fuii; Insukanok Company. The first otlicers were Thomas Alexandia-, president; Thomas U. P2aton, secretary ; Abel Thompson, treasurer. Tlie first Board of Directors were Stei)hen Furintou, James Orr, David N i% A^, ^7:.^%^o. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (AAT-3) "^ 7 ^ «/- iz % (A ^ •*- 1.0 !fiM IIIM I.I u Big M Hill 2.0 m us •a III! 1.8 I'iJI IIIU 11.6 % <^> ?^>. :?5^ /A "w Photographic Sciences Corporation ^ e^ two pound of Chocolat 1 tl o three iioniid of Sliugar 0-0 one loail of hay 1174 Ave bunches Shingles 10 8 half a dozen pnter plates . . . . . . . . J:i ■! one pare of silver buttons :! 2 half a bushel of beaus i' 2 eleven yards of bed ticking 1 l.S 2 half a pound of peper 1^ WKLL. ■i Alexander. pro, has never •nibors. Tlie (111 ('. K:ltt)ll, (li rectors nro iton, Slmltiiel Samuel K. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF IIARPSWELL. (>23 iourt aoeonnt-* n : — U\s\ fill iiioncy 1 II II U 11 5 li s 1 1 4 7 t; 1 4 i; ij 2 8 {) '.1 :i (1 11 7 1 '.I 4 1 r, 8 4 1 (1 8 s ,-, 4 1 1 1 t U (» 1 4 2 4 1 8 40 ir, 2 1 17 4 10 8 Jl! 4 ;! 2 2 2 1 18 2 1 4 17oO line harril of tlowcr .... two pare of woiiuurs Slioes six |)oiin(l ..V: ii hair uf toljacco . one pair of bed blankets . four ounces if honispon Hired . ciirlit i)ouiul of SliDot (Quarter of a yard of Canil)riek Uroad Cloatli >>; trinien for a Jacket . Ten bizeako [biseuil?] one cap ...... one tliousand sbinjiles ouo wlieelbarer .... Lawful money 1 11 11 u 1) 4 t> 7 1 4 II *» 1 (1 2 8 2 \ 1 11) 1 10 2 4 10 8 tj 'J 4 TOWN VALUATION. Our account of tlio valuation of Ilarpswcll is vory ini'a<>;re, and down to IS JO wo liuve no record of anything e\Te|it (he number of polls. The foUowino' is all we have been enabled to obtain : — 177;3 17S0 1700 1800 1S;?0 1840 1850 18G0 1870 polls 203 175 214 2(52 247 289 328 367 404 u (1 u u estates 82r)0.33') 34.j..-)44 '' 4]0,oG6 42G.!J(j8 POPULATION. In 170") there were in Ilarpswell fifty-five houses, one hundred and cloven families, two hundrei1() 1,190 l.S2() l,2r,3 is;50 l,;5r)2 1810 1,418 iSaO l,r)35 ISOO 1,003 INTO 1,710 It will bo iiolicod from the census of the three towns, that while Brunswick and Topshain have lost in population since 1850, TT.-ups- woU has made a steady g'ain from the very first, and in no decadi' !i;'s she lost in population. FORTS, GAIlllISOXS, CIIl'llCUES, ETC., IX lilWXSWICK. 025 CIIAPTKH XXIII. FOItrS, GARRISONS, CHUKCHK3, AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN HRLNSWICK. FORTS. Four Andros.s. — Tlie iirst fort ever eroctcd upon tlio banks of the Androscoggin, \>y lOnglisliinen, was undoubtedly that Imilt by (iov- cnior Andro.ss in IGsy, which has since been called by his name. After King l'hili[)'s war, Andro^s, desirous of promoting the eastern settle- iii.'iits. came to IVJepscot in midwinter, with an army of l.(M)o men, and on the now vacant lot adjoining tlic present store of J. T. Adams i*; Co., a few i.xl-s south ot- r>ow Street, lie erecte^l a stone fort.' It was large and in form very zigzag. In IC.s;) it was under tlie coni- inaiid of Lieutenant Colonel ]\IcCregory and .Major Tiiomas Savage. It was demolislied .about 1 ()'.)!. - Fort Okorck. — From about U'l'.M to 171.') the fort jnexiously men- tioned lay dismantled and entirely unlit I'or purposes of protection to tlic settlers. Accordingly, on July "28, 1715, the following proposal was presented to tlie House of Hepresentatives by tlie subseiibiis : — •' Wee tlie snliseribors l'roi)rietors of the Lands in IJrunswicIc and fop^iiam, (SLe. boing desirous to make such a settlement as may be iilile to sustain a war with the Indians, Do acknowledge tlie F'avoiir of the (u'lieral Coui't in tiieir readiness to encourage and protect the intended sotllemcnts and particuhirly in the Hepair of the Fort there ; Vet i)t'rceiving tiie House inclinal>le to a Wooden Fort on account of llic elieai)ness of it : We being sensible that as this I'ort is set so, as to bi' a IJridle to the Indians; .So if a War should arise, it may be I'xiK'cted, the^' will leave no means nntryed to become Masters of it; towards which tlie Remoteness from Siieconr will give them great aijvantage ; and considering how much the Lives and Instates there will depend upon the strength aiul security of that Fort : We have Ill-en induced to make the following Proiiosall. •• Tliat whereas the Wooden F'ort at Winter Harbour cost, as we arc iiifoniied Four hundred Founds, when Provisions and Labour were ' I'yepscot Papers. 40 '■* Mussachugetts Iliatoricul Colkclion, 'M fi!r.i) ToiNDS, and let us now have the Fifteen men, whicli niv designed for that (iarrison, we will enter into Fni;iij;enients to rc/ntir and fiiilxli the aforesaid Stoxk Fokt : To he Fil'ty Foot Scjuare. iw proposed, witii I'"i)iir Bastions. Two of which of wood on the 'i'ni) ni tlie Aniiie, at onr own cliarge. althonuli it should amount to more tliMii that Slim. And wo shall set about it in a weeks time, if possililc, and li()[)e to finish it before winter, if not obstructed by the Indi;iiis. We desire to have Three hnndrcil I'oiinds of the said sum, as occasinii sliall re(]iiiro, to provide Materialls &.i'. and the remainder wlii'ii tli> work is tinished. '•'• Signed Thomas TIrTciriNSON. Adam Wintuhop. Oijvi ri XoYKs. ./() h(h(7[f' of tluwsclvcs ti- ]j(trliiir.- ]\[kmoi!axi)im. It is apsc()t Falls. " 'J'hat ('apt. Noyos be desired to despatch a Sloop from New) with .'loventy or Eighty hogsh'^' of good Stone Lime, the price iiciv Jil.s' p. lihd. 100 gallons. ^* Tliat a Sloop be sent from hence with Bricks, Shingles. C'hip- il>oards, Nails, I'rovisions. a horse Team, Six Wheelbarrows, Anus. Crows, rickaxes, ]Mauls, Shovels, Blankets, Kettles, Fails, Dislics. Horse Cart, Ox Cart, and a pair of Trucks." ^ ' Pejrnscot Records. 2 Ibid. ;WKLL. FORTS, GAlilUSOXS, ClIUnCIIES, ETC., IN liUVNSWICK. ()27 1 an ouo i\ii\v a Stone Fnit 1 the s" lM.it 'iro, in cmsc ii to allow Imvi UMl, Ullit'll iU'c lonts to ri'iiiiif lot S(iiiarc\ MS on tlu" 'riip "' it to move tliaii 10, if possililc. ,y tho Iiiiliiins. ini. as ocM asioii iiidiT wli'Mi \\v tho said Flirt )o 'I'in'oc ViHit (iroinid. iiiiil he built on "V ropriotors, iiml lio trcasnn. iLiUst 2. ITM. to (los\)atcli ii ol' I'ino riaiik ot Falls. iVoni Nowliiirv tho i)rico hi'iv Shinglos. CI;!]!- (arrows, Anus. I'ails, Dislu's, TIio oroction of this fort was ooniinonooil Ity Captain John Tlylos in tlu' iiiontli of August, 171 ">, on tlio lodoo of rooks at tho nortliorn onil ol' .Maine Streot, alwnt wlioro two of tiio factorv boarding-liousos now stand. It was ooniplotoil in I ho Deecnihor followin<^. KOKT (rF.OIKJF, HmiNSWlCK. Tlio walls of this fort woro vorv th!vk and tho stonos wore laid ii mortar, It was fniishod with two l)astions and two lialf bastions, with lliuiks on tho top sulliciont for oannon. 'I'liore was a lari;o two-stoiy (hvciliiijr-honso erected in tho fort, the roof appearing abovo the wall, 'flio tiag-staff was in the southwest oornor of tho southwest liastion. This fort efT'ootually resisted tho aggressions of tho Indians, and lU'otoolod all tho dwt'llings within roaoli of its cannon. In times of ahu'iii, however, the iniiabitants usually congrogatod inside its walls. To give an idea of tho size and importance of this fort lo tho infant settleiiiont, an illustration of it has boon given, drawn originally from nuMiiory by Daniel Stone (tho father of Naroissa and Daniel) ; and an account of the cost of tho work, taken from tho Pejopscot IJeeonls. is also inserted. "AX .VCCrT OH" TIIK COST Ot'' FOllT (il-: )ROK MASONS WOl.'K. Riiij Swain 88 dales at ."■>/ I niiilit l/i; i"j 1 i; TL'tcr (Icrod 4/ !.") is lliinniwcll & Xc-iro 7/(i L'7 H Diitcli 1/ . . Clark (/ 1.-. IS 14 HiMij Haley & man 7/(! Kciiiball t/(i CAUPKNTKKS WOKK !•; 1 IS Wheeler 4/ 10 (14 (128 JiiaroKY of bhinsmkk, iovsiiam, a:ki) iiAurtmEiL. NIOIITS WOKK Ol' TltADKSMKV US p llCC' TiiF, soirt,i>ii:us am i.AitoriiKits Nlirlits, Days & lJoiitii«i! Mr. \V lilts' Buy cooking tlu- I'ott at l/C . MATKItIAI,I,8 ShoU lime :.U(i husliU' at 14' 40 lih!f Stone liiiio Hoards 10821 fwt . I'iii.' I'iaiik 4 M . (Jak riiiiik . SliiiiL'k's 10 M at 10/ ('lai)lH)ar(ls 12 at 7/ Itrifks U M Nails Spikes &c . tilass (,'asiiiciits . Great Hinges & Rivets Small Ilin^res Siuiilis \\'(>rk Large Lock for (late PROVISION ACt^Tf IN TIIK SKVKHAM- HIM.S, Mr Watts Hill Mr Wiiitlirops Bill Mr Noyes- r.ill Mr Ihieks Bill Mr ]MiiK)ts Bill KI.OOP IIIRK & ni.OTINfi. Lowles Sloop Stephens Slooi> Board Stooi) Mr Watts Sloop . Lowd I'ilotlng More rilolinu v'^c . IJutler Boating Lime Do Piloting »MAI,I. KXPKNSES. Giv'n Gyles for dispateli Gctt : groat Boat from Mill pond Port^ & Cart* Reckonings & Small Chtirges .... iiy 4 (! 7 i; 04 II III l".t il r.o 1 Ti ii; 17 1 3 III 8 4 4 12 J 20 »> :i 1 9 c 1 10 177 4 ',1 2 S 17 »"i Ti 45 (1 1 i;! ") 12 ;! I! tit) s i 17 !,■< 1» 10 40 1 2 10 t) l( 10 82 t) 10 1 12 3 9 WELL. FORTS, GARRLSOXSI, CHURCIIFA ETC., TX nRVSSWICK. r.-io 68 4 4 <; 7 i; 04 11 10 iJ!) • 1 .■)() 4 4 L'3 If, 3 17 1 ; i5 r.i 10 8 4 4 VI 7 il 20 2 ;! 1 2 (I 1 ID 14 177 4 '.1 2 S 17 ."> 'i 45 (; 7 i:5 5 12 \\ li IM) s ;i 17 lt< it 10 4U 1 in 10 82 ;'. 10 1 All'iwcd Mr Wnlts his Troiil)!!' . Due to Mr .Iiio Miiiot to 5"' Nov . ('li;ir,i,'i' enlist iii;r men . 1 liiii'M' lost ..... .laini's Irisli's worlv I'm' iil'oiir Tcains Lo>s v>i Woiir ol'Tools . .10 IH \\ 4 ;?o o yj Total £088 4 1 1) Til tlic latter part of 17.']<), or early in 17;57, the (leiieral Court of Miissaeliii.setts decided to disiiiaiitli! this fort. This decision filled the settlers with dismay, and in consecjnence tlio lollowiiiL!; pel it ion was sent to the. h'jjfislatnre : — '•Toms KxtK.i.i,'" .loN.viii.w Hin.t iiku Ks(j» Cai't'' Of.ni'.hai.i, ani> (iov- i:kxoi;i{ in Chiki' in ani> (»\ii! riii; MAsiiKcrsK/rs iiav. •To Till". IloNOIiAlll.i; ("oliNCII. AM) IlOt Sl', or I{i;i*I{KSKNTATIVKS MkTT IN (ii;.Ni:i!Ai.i. Cuiur. "TIIF. HUMBLE PKTTTiON OF HltUNSWlCK &TOrsUM, WITH ALL TllH S('ATri;i;i) SKTIM.KIIS UNUEK the covert and I'IM^TEC- TlOX OF I'OKT GEOUGE. " II IMl'.l.V Sill Willi. "That we your Excell'*" &, Honours Iluinlilo IVtitioners. filleil with Inexpressilile feiirs & discourau'ements upon a vote (as we are In- loniied) pass'd both IIonoiii'al)l(> houses, of dismantliiiorge. lietr leave in the most iiumlile iiianer to lay our present ('omlitioii and circumstances before y' Kxcell'" & II(mours, which we claim not on!}' as a rijfht, Imt also glory's in, as our precious mercy ami i>riviled^-e, to liave access to your Exeell'" at tlie head of so many Honourable Patriots and fathers of our C'ontroy, whose jrreat care ^: prudence in scouring the rights and priviledges of the Subject in most Crilieall Jmietures, gives us hope that the revew of our case it Condition by the (lolden Kule of righteousness will yet move y' ExecU'" & Hon''* to prevent our fears by Continuing with us the vi.sible mark of protection altsoliitely necessary for the Inconragmeut & safty of these InJant Sottlenienta, with which vew we conceive this fort was erected and since continued, supported & defended ; and if y' Inducing reasons then were good, Just, and becimiing the Wisdom of our Senators, tlu'v continue yet in unrepealeil force & virtue and concludes now with iiioio strength for the Continuance of it ; as there are many more lives ■111(1 much more expensive labcMirs and Industiy under the covert & ^ Pejcpscot Recorili, 030 II/HIOHY of BHUSSWICK, TOPSIIAM, ami llAltVaWKLL. tli'lriisc ol" it iiloiic, its ii(lv;mta^i<>iix Sciliiatioii, liciiin' "<> It'''*^ H tcnur iV; restraint t<» Kiifiiivcs, tliaii an Int'oiirajiinciil ami Salt? Ui-tnal ti, your iM'tilioncM's, tlicn- itcin*:; no otlicr Ibrt or fJiirisHon from wliich anv aid, Succour, or RclicC ciin lie i'X|>cctc(l in case of necessity, tol- as for K'ichinond, we only oltserve wliat your Kxcell'" and Sevt lal nienilicrs of both lIonoural)le liouscs are well aciinaintt'd witii. it lies npon a direct line thronj;li a vast and almost im|)assil)le wil.in- ness at or alxiiit 20 miles liy a modest eompntation from ns, ami fiu- tlier hy watei', which passaj^e is attended with nnavoidalde ihini>iT m case of extremity as many last war can witness from I'xperience. So that there is more prolialdlity of onr l»einilli;iiii. than from thence, and fnrther we be}» leave t j observe to y' Kxcell' i^ lion™ that IJrunswicIv, time withont iniml. has been the place of Ihc annual IJMiidt'vouze of all the tribes, which always has been licentiuiiN, vile, and IJiotons, l»nt now in a great measnre broak l)y the prudiiii care and circumspection of the [iresent Comander, in his civil it mili- tary Capacity, the former useless were it not .loyii'd and Su[)ortc(i liy the latter: what can y' I'etitioncrs expect, upon the disnnnitlinj; the fort, but to be the ^lelancoly Spectators, or rather the helpless misor- able Sullerers tnulcr the returns of their wild (!xtravi,i;ances, to the jfreat danj'er of our lives «.t lil)erlyes. IJnt should' it be Sngji'esicil that our lives and libertyes are Secured liy the [)eace, anil So the ( oii- tinuance of the fort is an unuecesar\' Chars^e to the proviuct'. in answer to which we l)eg leave to Observe to yl" Kxcell"' »fc Hon" 'flmt this i)eace cost the province nmch blood lic treasiuv ; «Jc the re I ore the dearer bouj'ht, the j^reater care and caution is necessary to the presi'i- vation of it; which is always a posture of defence, & readiness to resent the violations of it, according to the genei'all maxims of [lolicv. practised by all States, Kingtlcuis, & Comonwealths in the time of best concerted peace, always Jealous of their rights and Securing their fronteers, without which the publick faith in many Instances, \\\\> given wa}- and yielded to the rapid Stream of Interest and amliilioii. " fnrther, all the advantages onr Infant Settlements in the casl- vvard have Jieceiv'd by the peace, are, under (iod, (Jwing to v' Excell'^' ifc Hon" great ^Visdom, Care, &, Vigilance, and neither to tho love nor faith of Indians, they being by the Victorious arms of tlic province forc'd into peace, & what tlow's not from Choyce but nccis- sity, can only be suposed binding lilloportnnity otfer. "That their love cant be dcpentled upon is obvious to us, conversant among them, who look upon us, as unjust usurpers «fc intruders upon their rights and priviledges, and spoilers of their idle way of living. wm.L. FORTS, GAh'h'ISOyS, CIlUliCIlKS, ETC., IX IIUVNSWICK. (lai less :i ti'iTiir b Uetri'iit to I I'nmi wliicli licccssit V, I'lir iiiul Several x'tl Willi, li .ssibly wihii'i- n us, aiitl fill- iMf (luiiiicr III xpcrii'iK't'. Sii istli' Villiain. > s' Kxcell" .V L! pliK'i' <>r I he LH'ii liceiiliijib. )y tlu' prmli'iit is civil iSc inili- 1 Siipoi'tfil liy isiiiniitliiiii till' lii'lplrss iiiisci- j;aiR'OS, to the be Siig«i'('st('il 111 So till- Coii- proviiici'. in iVc Hon:" 'riiiit tliL'i'elnn' the tl) tin- pilSlM- rcailiiit'ss tu ims of poliiy. 1 tlio tiuKi of [111(1 Seniniig iislaiKTS, luh uul anibilioii. in till! I'usl- Owiug to y' noithe'i- to the s anus of tlii' cc but ncccs- iis, conversant itrudovs upou ly of living. ••They claim not only the wild beasts of the forot. and foals of tlu> iiii. but also lislics of Sea & rivers, and so with an ill eye looks upon our Salmon liHliery. and no donlit woulil disturb oiir lisbers were it not under the Imediate protection of the foil, as Severall can wilnevs who have lishcd in undefended plaee.s ; besides they Cant iiiitions enonnh to Copy these heroick virtues in their ancesters ; their faith besides lieiiej; the ellect of force is under the Inllueiice of tliat pojii'-h p'.in- I'iple, of no faith to be kept with heroticks and the .Sacralicini'' snch \vA^ always Ihmmi .'iccoiiuled meritorions. what can be more aj:reeablo til tiiem. than purchase Heaven hereafter, by raising their fame it rep- utations as Heroes here. " If siicli princi|))es & practices promisses a longer lifed peace than upertiniity olfers. and whether the dismantling fort (leorgo gives not such an opertunity. by having So many lives at their discretion, wliose circumstances scarce alow two to be mutual aiding to one i^i; other, we beg leave to Subniitt to y' Kxccll''.'" & Hon'" Serious llioiights, wisdom i<: .ludgmeiit. If we have forfeited oiir Claim and right to protection, we beg to be piinnished according to the known cquitalile laws of the province, but wc pray \\ Kxcell'l" and Honouis may not give us nit to the rage of Kneinyes, Iho' under the mask and varnish of [)eacc. a punishment never yet Inllicte(l upon Ibittish .Sub- jects ; In which Circumstances what shall we do? tamely to Submittto Salvage rage is beneath the spirits of free born Siibjeets. to venture our lives in defence of our long toil it laliour. tho' we shall lie the first sulTerers, it is easy to see the consecinences will reach iimcli fuitlier, if we lly for Safety, we must leave our estates behind, which are the nurehase (if Industry in .Snlidning a wilderness, and then we become a l)urthonso!n;! Chai'gi; to Charita'ile and well disiiosed Christians. " Bnt we hope lietter things and such as are worthy Aour Kxcell'" at tlu> head of .So many wise Senators, to whose wisdom we subniitt our Condition and circumstances, Earnestly begging in the most hum- lile and dutiful maner. that your P'xeell'" according to the great trust 032 uisToiiY OF itrtrysiyjcK, toi'siiam, and iiMiVawKi.L. n'|)OB0iisi; this i.'r)tii ot'Aprii i;;;" " We I)y aiiiiiiit incut in lichalt of ourselves and 21 families in 'I'opsuni, snl)s. 17'W, Iciiscd it, toyi'llicr with nil tlic luiildiii^H ninl liiml cdii- iicctcd \villi il. to Mr. (icorj^i' Ilarwool. lit; ocfiipicl the incinisoh until NovciiiliiT I . I 7(11 .' At a in»'r tlic I'fjopscot propiicdus. held OctoluT X. 17(11. lU'lclicr Noyos wtis iiistnicliMl to execute ;i tleed of the old fort, witli the liiiildili!j;s iiiid l.iiid lieloiijrjiiff to it. mid tin piivile;io of the Htreiiin at the fulls, '-the one Iiiilf to .lereiiiiah .Moiiltoii, Ks(iiiire, the other linir to Captain David DiMininjr. they payinii' nnto the said Beleher Noyos the sinn of on*' hmnired thirty three pounds six shillinus and cifilit ponee, lawfid money, for which sum ho is to aec< unt with the I'roprielors.'"-^ This sum amounted to aliout t'l .(»()() old tenor.-' On Novell ')er 10, 1701, Heleher Noves {>av»> llarwood a written order to siiireiider the fort and lMiildiii<>s to either Moiiltoii oi niiiiiiiii;i".'' The riiiiis of this fort, with sonu' portions of the wall yt>t standiiifX. were plainly to lie seen as Into as IHO-J. and Mr. Dpan Swift distinctly renicmliors i»layini; upon these ruins when a boy. That yi'iitleman is nutliority for sayiii;irdon, or in the rear of the ^leLellan hwildinsr, where a white cotl:iij;o now is, David Diiniiini;' erecti'd a siron<4" timber <;'arris()n ov 'jlock- hoiisc. It was two stories hiji'li, forty I'ee.t lonre \v;is a tower on tlie loj), from which the teams could be watched on tlicir wa3' to and from the INIerriconeaii ^larshes. Tile above-montioned garrison was probably tlie largest one, but there arc known to have been many others in dillennt [)arts of tlic town, and then- were i)robably some of which no account has Itcfii preserved. The location of all liiat were known will be given. The Givekn (Jakki^ox. — On the elevation between New Wiiiuf and rennell's Wli- • " there was a garrison erected at an early date by David Giveen. TiiK IIiNKi.F.v Ga'{1!Ison. — Tlicrc was a garrisf;;-. in 1717 at New JNIeadows, which was built by Deacon Sannud IlinkkT and two of his sons-in-law, named Thompson, it stood on the elevation in tlie iciii of the barn now ovv.ied by Mr. Barthtt Adams, and the outline ofllit' garrison is still easily traced. Ham's (Jauhisox. — There was a garrison on Ihun's Hill, near tlie head of New Meadows River, on the ro;id to Bath. It was situated a few rods south of the road, on the toj) of the iiill, on a ledge of rocks just back of the barn of Mr. Peterson, the present owner of the lot. It was near tliis garrison that Setli Ilinklev was killed, in ]May, 1717. It was prol)ably built or occui)ied b}' Joseph Smith, a tanner. No remains of this garrison are to be seen at tue present day, thoiii;]! many of the large, square timbers of which it was composed remained on the site within the memory' of persons wow living. It was niiicli exposed to attacks from the Indians on their route from New ]Mead- ows to Pejepscot.' McFauland's Garrison. — About 1730, James ^IcFarland built a two-story block-house on what is now the corner of Maine and Mason Streets, where Day's Block now is. In this garrison Reverend Kobert Dunlap lived for some years after he came to town.- 1 McKccn, 3IS. Lecture. * r^epscot Papers "SWELL. st()n'hon^o at west of wlioro ;he Hchwui'tkiii a wliitc f()tt;ii;'(' I'i.soii or lilock- twcuty-two feet ir fci't oviT till' f t'lialilinii' llir 'd. TluTi' was itched on their iry the west end of the building'. The parsonage was a small, one-story house, situated just south of the graveyard, and faced the road. In front oJ" the meeting-house stood the stocks, and in the rear was the \vhi|i[iing-p()st. North of the graveyard was a pound, with a substantial fence, ijate, lock, and key. 'I'lie boards for this meeting-house are said to have been brought from Richmond Fort. The interior was never linished ; the walls were left bare, and as there was no ceiling, the roof-tirnbcrs wi're ox|iosed to view. The pews were large and s(]uare, witii seats on three sides. Over the i)uli)it was a sounding-board, which was sup- poited by two iron rods running oliliquely from the posts to tii(> front of the sounding-lK)ard. During the Revolution the east end of tiie house, next to the roof, was partitioned otf and used as a powder iiiMgazine. The building was never warmed by a stove or fireplace. Ill severe weallier many persons eariie t.tr.J^: The municipal doings of the town regarding this l)iiilding are of intere-st and are therefore inserted here. The first movement looking to the erection of the building was made in 1711), as will be seen from Vr n38 mSTORY OF nnrjNFSWICK, TOPSTTAM, AND HARPSWELL. the following extract' from the Records of the Tovushij') of Bruns- wick : — " Att II Leagiial Town meeting in Brunswick Jan'' : 171!) Voted. That the Tiiulier for a Mteting House Bo Prepared Raised »X. inidcr- pin'' as soon as inny bee, Tiiat wliereas To methodize oversee »)c liuish the work {'apt (Jyk's, Ekler Cociiron. Jolin Coc'liron. James Starrat it Joseph lleatli arc Chosen, Tliis is Tlieir autliorit}' for tlieir proeeed- ings in llie S'' work. And the Towns obligation to Discharge y° Dei>t Contracted liy S'' Coniniittee for y'' Conipleating y'' above S'' work ^'otell, Tliat whereas it \ni\y be an ease to Sum if they may Dis- charge |»art of their Dues toward y" work b^' their own Labour tlierein as aecMtioii may Serve, The master workman observing Each mans abillity it Laliour Shall state their wages in proportion there unto y' So no injustice l»c Done " JcsKi'ii IIkatii 7V>h-» C'*" It woulil appear that little or nothing was done at that time, how- ever, as in 1721 it was voted : — '• That the former I'rojections of raising a meeting house be rcvivi'd. That thirty pounds money be raised by rate to carry on y'' S'' work with a proviso that Each Inhabitant may be imploy'' in the work sd far as Ins ability it i)n;portiou of y" S'' Rate will ahnv Y'' value of Each mans Daily labour to be Stated by the master woi'knian it return'' toy" C'omriiittee for over Seeing S*" work. Such part of Ilic S'' r.-ite only to bo Collected in mono}- as .shall be solicient to pay the said master Workman his wages, and also the arrearages which C'lpt Gyles & Heath Stand obliged to pay on y" Towns Account. 'I'lic work formerly Done in i)reparing Timber For y' S'' House to be rc- duised out of the rate of thoac who Did it. And Capt Gyles, .Mr Wliarton. John Cochron, James Smith, & Joseph Heath to I>e a Coiii- mitteo to methodize y'' work.""-^ The meeting-house was erected chiefly at the expense of the Pejep- scot proprietors, the agreement being that the inhabitants should erect the frame of the building and that it shoukl be coini)leted In the pro|)rielors. Sashes, glass, doors, etc., W'cre probably procured in Boston. The following account shows a part of the cost of the buildinj; : — 1 Brunswick Records in Pqjepscot Collcctioyi, •^Ibid. WELL. Ip of Bruns- 171!) Votfil. scd & imiliT- 3rs('o (.^ tiiiisli los SttiiTnt & lioir pvocc'fd- largc y" Del'' S'' work he}' may Dis- iUbour therein (T Kaeli mans I're unto y' So I TOKH C'*" lat time, how- use be revived. m y* S'' work in the work so kv y vahie of r vvorkniaii i^ •li part ol" I lie iMit t(j pay tiu' jcs whieh (':il>t A'count. 'I'lie uiise to lie re- ipt Cyles, Mr lo be a Coni- of the Pojep- iiitants shonlil Ll)U'te(l by the Iv proc^ureil in 1« cost of the FORTS, GAliRLSONS, CIIURCUKS, ETC., IN IlliUNSWJCK. llbUl. TflK OKNTLKMKX PllOPUIKTOIiS OF BlUXSWICK To H. b.M!i!Ai»i;i; .Iiilv 28 Tlie areonnt of stuff &e, for tlic nuMtini: lioiisc To 1O70 ft Joyec I'laiik & Hoard (w (;(»/ p M l4;iS ft Cli-ar Hoards at mo/ .... To fi'tchiiiii stuff from y mill ;i men 2 days at u/ To Guudolow hire 2 (lay.- at 1/ To 4 days lialiiij; Hoards Joyce i.*i Shingles @ l'>/ To haling' posts for scaffolds .... To 20U0 ('lapl)oards (ft !)0/ .... To liriiitt'inj; them from Topsliain :! ukmi 1 day . To .') tliicU Hoards for tlu' Pulpilt To 1111(10 of shin; at 20/ T()2l80foct of Joyce To s:,7 feet of 2-in(h plank ....... To ."Oo Merchaulahlo Hoards To l.'>iJO foot of Clear Boards Scpir To liiilinji; boards .". days 2 nun 1 oxen QC 24/ .... To Boating Hoards, Joyce &.c from Norili Varni" 2 men 4 days at 0/ Jaii'y To hidf a thousand of l.oard Nails ...... To li thousand of ('lapl)oard Nails ...... To treating the workmen ... . . . . I'o (iundalow lure l.'i/ 1 man 2 days @ •)/ . . . . To ;i pair of rais'd Aches at 4/i'> ...... To 2(M) hoard Nails To ;!nO Clapboard nails To Speaks, brads, hangings for the Canopy .... To paitl ('apt Woodside for assisting in haling the .stulf To Hanisters for ye Pew.s & Pnlpitt .stairs .... To piuil M' I'earse for work done on the meeting house . lo paid said I'earse 12:1 G39 D" ;} 4 1 14 lit 8 (J 10 I.-. 10 4 ;{ 12 k; 1 2 r, (i ('> 5 r, 1 .-) 4 I.-) 17 r> £l'M 4 In 17')') the town voted to " repair the windows, long seats, and the underpinnino- of tiie ineetini; house." [ITd.'J.] In tiie year 17(!;} tiie town voted to ,set oil' and sell tiiir- teen pews on the lloor and si.vteen pews in the gallery of the west meetiiig-iiouse, '* The olde.st inhabitants that have no |)ews to have llie preferenee in buying said pews." Tlu- proceeds were to be used to defray the expense of repairing and tinishiiig the ineetingdioiise. [17'J7.] Some diflieidty appears to have arisen in 171)7 in regard to the jiirisdietion over and responsibility for the meeting-house, as in ()40 jiisioiiY OF nnim.^wiCK, topsham, asd iiaiipswkll. Miircli Ww town passed several rather contradictor^' votes in regard tn tiie matter. In tiie lirst place it was voted that the town had no ri'iht to repair tlie west ineetiiig-hoiise, and that it ought to he repaired liy the owners of pews.' 'I'hen it was decided h}' vote tiiat tlie irlmlii ton-ii should have all flic pririleyi's in the meoting-honse that h;id hecn heretol'ore enjoyed. 'Pliird. that if there was any vacant space tor pews, the proj/ricfnrs had a right to sell it, and to nse the [)roeeeds for repairing the nieeting-honse. Finally, it was voted that the owners ot pews wi'W not the snlc owners of the nieeting-honso. The meeting-house was that year cut in two in the middle, one half was moved a few feet, and an addition inserted, the width of two pews.- it is not prolialile that any repairs were made to tliis liuiidinjr after tiiis date, as in l.sdC the First Parisii erected a new hnildiug on the site of their pres»>nt edifice. The old building was inioccu[)ii'd for many years, cNoepling for occasional services. At one time, prohaldy about IS-JX, it was occu- pied for a short time by the I.aptists. It was destroyed liy lire in 18.") I. till' fire being the wori'; of an incendiary. The sii-"> a |)roposition was made that ne town should iniilij a meeting-liouse at the east end of the town, but it was defeated. A comuiittee was liowever chosen l»y the town to solicit subscriptions [\>r tills [)uri)ose, and the building was erected not long afterw.ards upon tile ground now (1S77) occui»ied by the barn of Mr. Fi»iiraini Wilcox. AUiiough the Iniilding was eri'cted i»3' subscrii)lion. yet inasnmcli ;is tho-;e W()rshipi)ing in it were members of thi' First Parish, and as the minister of the First Parish was instructed l»y vot(> of the town to preach at New ^Feadows a certain portion of the time, this meeting- house may properly l)e called tiie second meeting-house of the First Parisli. This building stood unoccupied for many years, ami was finally car- ried olf [)iecemeal, from time to tim(>, by those living in the vicinity, for fenci'; tut-ltuildina's, etc. The last renuiant was carried a\v;i\ about the year 1M.'54. The third meeting-house of the First Parish was begun in INOd. aiui was com[>leted the next year. Fl was built by individuals who soK ' Thr IlaiJtists liad wilhdrawn. '^ J/c,s. Lamb, Dean SwiJ't, and other aijed citizens. FOllTS, GAIIRISONS, CIlUIiCllES, ETC., IN nRVXSWJCK. 01 1 iilUn-WMids iinoii ■t iuiismui'li ;i< lirisli. ;ini) ;is lliu >\' llic town to , this nu'cliim'- was linaliy ("ir- iu the viiinity, ciin-iod a way III ill INOCi. and tlio pews, and llicn the l)uil(liii>2'.' li\ the Federal Street Baptist Societv. It cost about eight hundred ddl- lars. It was' sold to the jNlethodists in 1«;5G, and was occupied hy them until the erection of their present house in 18G(1. Subseiiiuully it was sold to the Catholics. The Maine Street Ba[)list Churcli was erected in 1840. In fsCTit was remodelled and greath' improved, at a cost of ^2,(100. TJic |iiil- pit and platform were remodelled and finished in black-walnut and FOUTs, GAnrusoxs, ciirnciiKs, ktc, ix itinxswK k. 013 re Street, was iiiji; on Scliiiol ■ty, iiiul wliicli liip, \v:is \i\\r- 18 still ll>*l''l 11'' I crcetetl liy I lie )(l nliout :i milt' it-ii;iiul side of w.ns sonu'wliiit -House, limine sold to SnmiK'l lise. ,v ^leadows. in present eililiw ki\own :is I ho Second r>a|i Is. In I'^^ll ii (). In I'^iiT it |)()(). Tl««' piil- lek-walniil ami (•li("^fnn(, to correspond witli the newly rirr!\njj;c(l pews, wliicli were nlso made of clicstinit :ind without doors. Tlie aisles were carpeted, tlie cciliiiii was IVescoed. and ;j;as lixtnres were put in. !'i{|-.i.-Wii.i. Haiti-t .Mi-.i;TtN(i-II()USEs. — 'I'lie first Kree-Will baptist JFct'tin'j;-iIousi> was erci-ted in l''*'l(). It was a sn\ail. one-slorv I'liild- Ull and stood (|nite near tiie Freeport 1 me Wliat became of this huildinn' is not known. The society worsiiippinjf in it afterwards, in 1S-J7, nnite(i willi the 1 'niversalists and Congregatioindists in hiiilding the I'liio,! Meeting- House ;'' (Irowstown. The Vniiage Church of tlie Kree-Will Ilnpfists. on O'ilri -n Street, was erected in i''^70, the society having previously worshipped in Li'uiont Hall. Tin: Union Mi;rriX(i-TIofSK Ar riuowsrows was erected in 1X27. This house was built jointly liy tlie Kree-Wili Haptisls. the Congrega- tii)iialists, nml Hk; I'liiversalists. Reverend Sylvanus Col»l), a Tniver- salist, preaehe 1 the first sermon in it. It is still used by the Free- Will Baptists, and although it was ImiIU for a I'liioii nu'eting-hoiise, they t had control of it for the greater part of the have from liiiic. thi Ill's rNivi:i!>Ai.isr MrniiNo-IIorsr.s — The fir^t cliurcii edidce erected liy ihi' riiiversalisfs was situated on Federal Street. opi)osite the present iiiiiii-Scliool liuil liii'i'. on tlie lot ihjw owned liv tiie I iiitariMi IS. It was hiiilt ill 1.S2S. ;i!id cost about seven Inindivd dollars, which in tliose (lays wiis (piite a sum of money. ]Mr. Anthony ('. IJaymond built the house, chieily at his own ex[)cnse. When completed he sold pews to lil'teeii persons, and sul)se(iuently a few more pews were disposed of. Init he w;;s always the principal owner. Tlu' house was deilicated November 21, 1S2'J. In ISI7 or lSb-. Swift. The dedicator}' sermon was pre;iclied by Hev- erciul E. G. liroo'vs, of IJath (now Reverend Doctor Brooks of the Church of the Messiah, riiiladelphia). The |)rayer of coiiseeiation was ottered by Reverend George Hates, of Turner, recently deceased. Other parts of the services were performed b}* Reverend Giles lUiiley, (U I lIL-iTOFlY OF liUrXSW'K'K, TOrsiIAM, AXD IIMIJ'SWKIL. tilt' [iMslor, liy Hcvcicnd Sftli StctHOii, iind by liovcM'ciid W . ('. floor^c. The town clock and licll on this liiiildin;j; were |iiircliasi'd chiclly liy siil>.scii|ition, l)y citi/ciiH of Hnniswick and Topshani. in 1^17, Ha. town of I5rnnswi('k appri^prijitin^', liowcvcr, the snni of two linndrcil dollars toward tlic pin-cliaMo of the clock. Colonel Andrew I )( unison wan the inoHt prominently connected with the niovemcnl, and the snli- Ject was started liy him. He transacted (he hnsincss. and the hills were made in his name a.s (it/t'nt far t/ic toini. A Im'H weiuhinj;- l.Tim l)onnds was pnr(hasc. weiiihinu,' l.T'J-l pounds, and costiiiij; SI7',l.."(7. The same hell is now in nsi". The clock was pnrehased of Howard A: i)a\is, I'.oston. It cost, inclnding dial, hands, etc., and expenses of freijilit and pntlini; ui), S.'U0.30. ]\Ii;rno])isT CniHcn. — 'Die IMethodist Chnrch on Tleasant Street i> the only one ever erected hy that denomination in Urnnswiek. It W!i> huilt in l.sofl. The society had previously worshiinied in the hnildin^ on Federal Street which they Itonght of the Uaptists. The new edilice on IMi'asant Street Avas begnn in the spring of IHOi; and was completed in Decemlier of the same year. It cost witli t!ic lot S'.LODii ; nearly the whole amtnmt was raised liy volnntary snliseriji- lion and by the sale of pews. There was, however, a debt of ahont 81. <'<"•, which was finally paid in the year 1.S72. On December .'», I.SOC, the chapel was dedicated with the followiiii: services : — Invocation, by IJeverend K. A. Helmershanseu : address, by Kevci- end .I.Colliy; iiymn (IHilth), by Keverend I.. 1). \\'ardwell : innyci. by Heverend D.B. Handall ; reading of Seriptnres, by Ivevcrend ('. ( . Cone; liynm (INiSth), l)y JJeverend Mark Trafton; sermon, liy iIk same, followed by an otl'ertory, psalm of consecration, })rescnt:itioii. (U'claiation, jirayer of consecration, anthein, doxology. and bencdit timi. In l.s;,') the chiu'ch was thoronglily repaired, sonic marked imprnvc- nients made, and the lot inclosed with a handsome and durable fenci'. The c(;st of these repairs and imiiroveinents was about six hundroil and (ilty iloUars, which was promptly paid. St. J'aui/s CiiL'ucii, Ki'iscoi'AL. — This chnrch was erected in ix\\ and 184."), from plans furnished I'V Richard Upjohn, architect, of Ntw York. The cost of the building and land was about S 1,000, most of which was contributed Iiy friends in Khode Island, New Yoi'k. iiml Philadelphia. It was consecrated according to the use and liturgy of !]VKLL. FORTS, OAflRlSfKVS, VltiliCIIKS, KTC, I.\ llHl\\sniri\ t;ir. V. ('. ('iciinic. I'd cliiclly li.v ill IS 17, till- two liiiiKlri'il ri'w Di'iiiiisoii , iiiul tilt' (^iili- anil till' liills riMjfirmjf 1,7011 IJostoii, but it hell was tlicii ^Ijissacliiiscii'.. 1110 Itcll is now s, Uostoli. It it and imltiiiL: ?asiiiit Strt'ft i> swiciv. It \\:i> in liic hnildiiij: siiring of !>"''''' t ('list witii thi' uttiry siilisdiii- tU'ht ol' aliout I 11k' folio wiiiu irss. liy IvfVfi- IrdwcU ; inayci. Ilii'vi'ivnd ('. ( ci'iiion, l>y tin- |i. pn'sint:itilio|) Heii- sliaw, of Ivliode Island. Various cliani;es have heeii niaile in the ehiireh. In is.'iS the present arched ceilin;:; was put in, under the opeiitiinheied roof, to improve the acoustic proiierties of the laiildiiiL;'. Changes wen; made ill the chancel fiii'iiitiiie. luit the most noticcalile iniprovenients were made Ity Heverend Mr. Taylor, in An^iist, l.s7;l, which have made tli:' e.hiir(!li so lii'antifnl. The iii 'iiiorial window to iiishop liiirjfos.s was placed in the chancel in ISHS, and that to Hevei'eiid Doclor Hal- laid in Novciiihcr, ls71 . OTHElt lUIM)IX(iS. A descripficdi of the dwellings occupied !>y Thomas I'lnchasc. Stev- ens, and others, anioiig the very early settlers, would he interestinjj;, hut there is no vi-cord or tradition eoncerniiiu; them. The following aoconnt of J Frmtticr Ifnme, copied from Sewall's '• Ancient Domiii- iiais of Maine," will probably give as good an iilca of those ancient liahitatioiis as can now bo obtained from anj' source : — "A siiii|)le structure of logs was reared from the biils of the an- cient trees, fallen by the pioneer axe on the sjiot where they were cut down for n clearing. The walls of a rectangular stnictniv thus built were covered with bark or thatch. The eiicloHod earth was cxcavati'il for a cellar, which was iiiiwalled. 'J'ho excavation was then planked over with riven logs of pine, and a trap-door in the centre of the tloor- iiig let yon into the iiowels (jf the primitive sti'iictnre, consisting of a single room below and a garret above, to which .a ladder led tlu' ascent. In one corner of the log-walled room, a large lirep'ace opened its cav- ernous dei)ths. The back and one side was built of stone, while a wooden post set the opijosite jamb, supporting a horizontal beam for a mantel-piece. Through the bark, thatch, or slab roof, or outside luid up the back wall of the building, was reared a Iiob-woik of cleft wood, whose interstices were lilled with mortar-claj', which, in place of 610 msToiiY OF niirx.swwK, topsiiam, axd iiAni'swKU.. Iiiick find moitnr, wns ciillod ' cat nnd cliiy.' On tlic lic-irlli. nsimllv a Hat jstonc. an ainpli' store of wood was ln'a|ifd, wljirli was I'rili'd ;ii tlio door, wliilc tlio oapacioiiH tlivplacc, glowing witli li;j;lit and licit IVoni tlic lila/.in^ licartli-pilc, not onlv illnniincd ilic wlmlc intriior, Imt atlordi'd a HUiig corner I'oi' llic indiscriniinate stcjwajjjc of a lievy ni litlU- ones." Allusion-, to otlicr liiiildin is p.ohaMe. the iuMise was erected previously lo ihc hiith of this cliiM. the lions;' is not less tiiaii one hiindi'i'd and thirUsix \i!iis old. The chimney to this house is .Mhont four feet .scjuare at the top. The bricks arc laid in chdj. The tlooring boards arc .sixti'cn lo cigli- •> 1)7.7./,. ifin'tli. iiHinlh ll \V11>» I't'lli'il III i;;;lif iiml hint Ic iiilcriiir. I>iit ■ dl' !i lii'vy III' stCIK'C. hut till' ill titlitr ('(III- iiH iii'c know II V |);irt ol" lliis t»r ill |)'irt. iVll.'lt is ivlKlWli iili' nl' liic riiMil iil'Icr jHis.siiii; . iiiitl liMs liccn ills 'riuiiuii^nn I 1711. ir. ii> II of tin's cliilii, Ills oil]. f^^'i ■-/' .,A,\\.\. '^^y} i!| i:l'l m» ;it llic tup. 'on lo oii;li- vonm, OARRisoxs, cnrncuKs, ktc, ix nitrxswicK. 047 ti (Ml Iik'Im's \vi(l«, ami jin' ticciiiiilt'il iiistciul of nniit'il. Tlu' wosl I'lioin, or iHiclor, is pniK'Ucil on tlic siilcs niid (mhIs up to tli*> wiinlowH, iinii is plustoiTd above. Th(> sides of tlic liiiildiii^j; on tlic inutii :ind cast art' hrickcd Iti'twccn tlic studs as lii^li as tin* rt'ilinjj of tin- lower story. This was done for wanntli. In tlie corner of tiie parlor is a liiilt'el witii slu'lves, rte., ciatioralely ;noiililt'\ hand. 'I'lic iVanie of tiie iiouse is of massive liinlter. 'I'lie door-liin«;eH are of wroujilit-iron, iiir^ie, clumsy, and of curious construction. The house faces the south. Tiie present road nortli of the house WMs not in existence when tiie lionsc was hiiilt. 'I'he oceiipMiifs had a private road from tlie lioiisc Icadiui^ southeasterly to tlie New Mead- ows Kiver road, whicli was only a sliort distance olf. Tlie next, oldest house in town is the IIinki.ky IIoi'sk, now owned Mini oc<'iipicd hy Cluipiu Weston. It is just nortli of the railroad, iirar llardiny's Station. It w:is occupied hy Doctor Diiiikcn as early MS 177'), and prohal)ly ahoiit 1770, as this latter was the d.-ite of his iii;irria;randfatlier of C'hapiii, houtiht this house in 17H3 or 17fy I)«'acon .lames Smith, at New Meadows, was huilt hy Samuel Mclcliei' prior to 17(!H, Tlu! house once owned :ind occupied hy Nathaniel T.:iriahee, and wliicli was huilt somewhere ahout the time of the Hevoluti(jn, is still in existence, and is owned hy (Jrows & liowker and used ;is u store- iiouse. It is at New Meadows. The dwelling-house now occupied by the family of the late Doctor John 1). Lincoln is the oldest in the villacfe. It was huilt in 1772 hy ('Mptnin John Diinlap, who liveil in it until the year IcSOl). I)uriii<^ its oc'ciipatiou hy Captain I)iiiila|) it was a public liouse, and at one time Talleyrand was a guest in it. Between IHOO and 1800 it was occupied l>y Captain IJichard Tappan. From 1806 to 1820, Henry I'utnam, i G48 HISTORY OF BRUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AXD IIARPSWELL. E.squire, lived in it. At the latter date it passed iiitu the hands of Doctor Isaac Lincoln (whose wife was a danghter of Captain Dunl'ip). and IVoHi him it descended to his son, its late owner. There was u store in tlie yard sonth of the honse, which was afterwards moveil across the street, and is now occnpied I)}' Mrs. Gr'llin as a niillim ly stcn'e. What is now the town PoouiiousK was l)nilt about 1775 by Thomas Thomi)S(>n, a cousin of the brigatlier, so tiiat it is now over one hiiii- dred y<'ars old.' The residence of ]Mrs. Joseph Melveon, on ^IcKeen Street, was built in 177(1, or soon after, by Samuel Stanv.ood, who occupied it until liSOl, when lie solil it to President INIcKeen. It was occupii'd by the latter from 1807 urdil his death, and has been occnpied by the family of the late Josepli ^IcKeen, Kscjnire, since that time. The building now occnpied as an ollice by the Eastern Express Com- pany was built in the latter part of the last centur}' and w." , once used as a tobacco manufactory by Collin & Thurston. !*. tlv n slodd near the corner of C'lb'icn Street, where is now the residence of .Mr. Benjamin Greene. It was afterwards removed by Daniel Stone and used as a store. The date of its erection and by whom it was built are not known. The building now standing on the northwest corner of Centre Street. occu[)ied in the lower part by John II. Brackett, tailor, and by Earkin Snow, grocer, and the upper story of wiiich is used as a tciu'- ment, was built with one story in 17i)7 by Colonel William Stanwood. In 180-4 he added another story to it and fitted it up as a law otliee lor his son, David Stanwood, Escjuire. The lower part w:is used for a store. This building stands within a few feet of the sjjot wlioro McFarland's blacksmith shop one.' stood. The latter was torn down in 17i)7 and Stanwood's shop (a'ected in its place. The house now occupied by Mr. K. T. 1). Melcher, on Maine Street, was built in 171)8 r)y Mr. Shinmel Owen, and afterwards was sold to ]Mrs. Greenleaf, and was subsequently sokl to the presiiit occupant. The next house north cf the above, which fornierlj' stood very mar to it, was built b}- Shinmel Owen, and was occupied by him until lio binlt the Melcher house. Colon?l Estabrook lived in this house in 1802. Mr. Owen at length sold it to a Mr. Kead, a i)rothei -in-law of his wife. It was afterwards sold to Captain Sanuiel Dunlap. His ' Dean ijw\ft. _ife__ FoiiTs, OAnnisoxs, cnuncriKS, etc., ik btwnswick. G49 used as a toiie- liain Stanwood. was used for a llio spot wIkmv Kvas torn down Ihor, on ^Vlaiiio allerwards was I to the prcst'iit Itood vorv near |y hill) until ho this house in jthi"i-iu-hi\v of widow marriod Koveioiid CJeorgo Lamb, whom she survived. Siie still owns and oceupios the property. The house of Cale' Cusliing, now owned and oeonpiod liy .Tames Alexander, on IVIaine Street, was luiilt in 17!)I>. A portion of the residence of INIr. William Tierce, on Lincoln Sticet, is quite old. Tt bcdonged to a house which was oriiriiinllv hauled from Fish-IIouse Hill by a tailor named IJobinson. In iso: Kolxnt Orr, Esquire, had an otlice in it. It was afterwards owihmI and occupied by Doctor Ciiarles CoUln, who sold it to Captain 'I'honi.'is Gi'owse, V d he, in isiO, sold it to 3Ir. Ebenezcr Nichols. Nichols kept it as a public house for a few years, and his widow aftCiWards occupied it. After she left it the biiildinaml>rel-roofcd house on Centre Street, near Federal, now oecnpiecl liy Mrs. IMerce, was orifjinally coiuiected with the residence of Doctor (Joss, at iMa(iuoit. It was Inured to the villa.S8, nor Fort (Jeorge. which was hnilt still later. Jt is therefore not iniprol)a- lilc that tho Indians had a fortilieation at or near tlie spot npon which tradition says there was one, and that it was there that Wiiarton rati- lii'd his treaty. Tlu re is no evidence that there was an Kik/IIn/i fort here at that time, and there is nothinii' to warrant snch a liclicf. 'I'he trMiIition in reji'ard to an Indian fort on the Toiishaui Island is not only mentioned by Williamson and other early writers, Imt is also con- tained in a statement made by John Merrill, Escpiirc, wiiich is pre- served in the collection of I'ejepseot Papers. His statement was as follows : — •• In answer to the Several Questions asked can only answer at present : '• 1 came to Topsham first in April A. 1). 17(10. The fort taken l>y Capt" ("hnrch, as I was informed l)y ]Mr. Sanniel Wilson, was sonu-- nliere near where the lU'idjji'e now is and lie said //c had seen some of the remains of said f(jrt and I saw an old cellar on the Island near wlLcre the bridge is, supposed to be an Intlian Cellar. Tliere wert; marks of a settlement where ]\Ierrill point so called, now is. — I don't know what built of — where was [)art of a siun or gnus and !i number of Indian knives of stone. — near a dozen I think, — nuule very curi- ously, one of which I gave to Bowdoin College." ' i'ce Fart 1, Cliaptcv 2. 052 IIISTOItY OF BItUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. Tlio statonu'iit Uiat tlic fort tnkiMi by Church was at rcjcp^cot is provt'd l)y Cliurch's own joiirnaU to be an I'lror. Williainsdn, iSIc'Krcii, and otlicrs have made tlie same mistake. Tiu'ie were formerly quite a number of garrisons in this louii. tlioii<:;h not so many as in Brunswick. Near the spot where .Mr. James Wilson's lioiisi- now stands, there was at one time a block-house which had a lower, in which the women used to sit and sj)iu wiiilc the men were at worlv in the fields. If Indians were seen approMch- ing, the women would lilow a concjj sliell to warn the men. s|i(,t, weighing three or four pounds each, have been ploughed u[) at dillrivnt tinu's in the siu'ronndiug Held. There were sevei'al garrisons on the " P^oreside." near Alei'iyiinii- ing Hay, the precise location and dwW of erection of wliich arc iidt positively known. One of these was erected in 17")() and was mulir the charge of Captain I.ithgow. A garrison-house was built by a ^Ir. Gore aliout where Mr. Colliii- I'uringlon now lives, near the railroad station. There was another garrison on the vacant lot east of the vilhiuv bnrying-ground, in front of the residence of Mrs. F. T. I'urintoii, and one on the hill above tlie Free-Will Uaptist Meeting-lIous(>. 'I'hc lute Mr. Hufus l{ogers dug up numerous Indian arrow heads and other im[)lements of war near his residence. (JuN-IIoi'sK. — The gun-house of the artillery company, which w.is ])uilt about 1808, perhai)s earlier, was, after the disi)andment of tiuit com|)any. sold to the proprietors of the Topsham Academy, and wib used for a wood-shed until the destruction of the Acadi'Uiy by liiv, in 18r)7, after which it was purchased l)y the late Reverend Docliii Wheeler, and was converted into the carriage-house connected with his residence, where it still remains. CHURCHES. In 17")9 the frame of the first meeting-house in Topsham «!i> erected by the settlers. The agreement between the proprietors and the settlers was that the latter should erect the frame of the buiMint.' and that the proprii'tors should comi)lete it.~ It was the wish of tlic proprietors to pay for the work of finishing the meeting house by tlii' sale of lots, and owing to the diniculty in obtaining pay for their lot-;. the work upon the meeting-house was delayed, and in October, ITill. it had not been boarded over. At that time Dr. No^-es wrote Mr. ^Dexter, Church's " rhilqt's War," pp. 50 to 56 2 Pejepscot Records. iPSWELL. FOIITS, GAIlIilSONS, ETC., IN TOPSIIAM AND IIAPPSWELL. 053 here ^Ir. Collin^ |)Miiy, wliich \v:is unlinenl of tlmt adfuiv, iiml Jcvcrciul Diictnl coniiocU'd ^vitll I opsliain was propiietors iiiul of the liiiiMiiiL' I no- li()iisc In- till' ly for tlieir lots. |i October, I TCI. Frccinaii. "■ I expect tlu' meetliig-iioii.se will 1>e covered hi'fore winter. .liiliii I'iilten sent tt) me for ir)]M .sliin exposed to the weather, the shingle nails rusted, and I can't persuade him to act in this .service as I cx[)ected from him. The men that undertook to shingle the roof have not yet com|)leted it."'- Precisely when thenieeting-hou.se was (inished is imt known, liiit it was i)r(jl)ably shingled and clapboarded and partially (inished inside during tlie summer of 17G4. This Imildiiig stood alioiit two and Olio half miles east of the village, on the road to IWnviloinham, when; the old burying-gnjiind is. Jt was similar in construction to the meet- inif-liouses of Bruiiswick and IIari)swell. After the ei\'ction of the sccoinl meeting-house of the First Parish this biiildiiig was allowed to go to ruin, and was carried olf piecemeal by dith-reiit persons for fcMiees and other purposes. The second meeting-house of the First Parish was luiilt in 1S21. It stood on what is now the Iligh-School lot. It was about on a line with the present residence of Deacon David Scribner and tlu- Frank- lin Fa;iiily School building. It was l)uilt mainly by individui'.'.s resid- iii'j; ill the village, and was presented by them, conditionally, to the First Parish. This meeting-house was, both externally and internally, vcrv dilferent from the old one. It was much larger, and li;id a tall stee|ile upon which was a handsome vane. The windows were large and long, so that they lighted both the Ixuly of the house and the galleries. The galleries extended the length of the building on both sides and across the north end. They were supi)orted by [lillars. The north gallery was for the choir, and here, subse(iuently, was placed a really fine organ, which was presented to the society by Major William Frost. It was the iirst organ used in Topsham. The ])ulpit was quite high, being almost on a level with the galleries. A llight of stairs on each side led to it, and beneath, just in front, betwiiu the stairs, stood the comniuniou-table and chairs. Behind the pulpit was a large window, hung with heavy drapery, which opened into the ves- try. ']"he vestry was a room over the entry, and was reached by the Vscot Records. ' Pqjcpscot Papers. ^IbiJ. n.Vt lusTouY OF nil- i:\snich', rorsiuM, axd hahpswkl!.. \n stnirwny on ciilicv side tliiit led to die jiJillcrics. Tlio pnlpii Wiis t,f iimliouMiiy, Jiinl wns coiisiiU'rcd a iiico pii'ci- oC \V()ilviii!iiisIi)|). 'I'licn wi'fc two l()ii_ultu(liii!il iiislcs jmd one broad, vraiisvcrst' ono in front nf tlic imlpit. 'riicro wcit sixl\- pews in tlie body of tln' Imildinji'. nin! aboiil forty-two in tlii' >>allc'rio.s. Those in the body of llic bnildinjr wi ' oblonji' box-pews, jind the doors were fastened witlilirass buttons. Tiieic was one p(>w in the iralK'ry, orcn})ie(l by Mrs. Fiehls, that was hiLilur tlian tile rest and had windows in front, over whieh curtains could lie diawn. The the flaring youth of that period, regardless of danger to life or liinh, were wont to ascend. Some of the coini)anions of his youth still live. who will ri'ineniber many an earnest conversation witii the wiitn while ho was seated ni)on the gilded Itall above the bell-deck. Their conversation, it is perhaps needless to say. was usually of a serious turn, the lofty situation not being conducive to levity. 'I'his meeting-house was, about IS;"),'), taken down, and rebuilt iit one (;f the liruuswick ship-yards for a l)oarding-house for the workincii. In liS7r> this building was taken down and from the material a doiiMi house was eri'cted on the lot on the west side of Union Street, at the corner of .McKeen Street, lirunswick. The present C'oxciHKOATioxAt. jMkktikg-IIousk was built in l^^ii' The meeting-house of the First Parish having passed into the Ii.'UkN of I'uitarians, the Orthodox C'ongregationalists. who comi)()seil ;i majority of the dmrrh of the First Parish, united in building a nc" mi'ctiug-house. The following is a copy of the sul)scription pnini which was signed by those who contributed to the erection of the no" buildiuir : — AVhereas the First Parish in Topsham, in the County of Linci Mil and State of .Maine, are destitute of a suitable and convenient lieu of worship, and the Congregational Church therewith connecti nil I FORTS, GAIiltlSOXS, ETC., IX TOVSIIAM AXD IIAUPSWJ-.LL. 05') otlici'^ !irt' coiilciiiplntiiiij,' [xuiliii .iiisj,- ii lot ol' ImikI iiiitl cicctiiiij,' aiid (•()iiii>li'tinliiii Inr tlio parliciiliir il.sc and hiiielit ol' llii- Orthodox Congrcjralioiial ('liiirch: and whon'as in piirsuaiK-e and in execution of an a<>ri'cnu iit lii^icto- t'oic made Iiy uh ami otiieis for this pnrposc, a coniniittvi- lias lieen raised and appointed, eouHisting of dolin IJarron, Nahnni I'erivins, .loliii Telibetts, Alfred White, Hugh I'atten, and (ilven Jameson, who liavc already purchased materials and madi- otiu'r purchases, contracts, iuul arrangements to carry into execution the puri)oses aforesaid : " Now know all ixM'sons that we wiioso names are heri'to sul)Hcril)ed do iiereliy severally, each for himself ami not for the others, covenant, cntrage. and agree to and with said committee and the survivors of tlH'iu and tln'ir legal representatives to take the share or shares herein by lis respeetively subscrilied for in said meeting house, and to pay lusaid conunittee or any one of them, or other agent liy them appointed, oiirjtistand respective proportions of the cost and e\'|)enses of pur- chasing a lot and building a house as aforesaiil ; and we licri'by iui- tliorize and empower said committee to go on with and eomplete the purchase of land and building a house al'oresaid in such way ami nian- iKT as the\- may think best, hereby ratifying and conliruiing whatever tluy may do in the premises. three share? two " four •' two " " AVitness our hands and seals at Topsham this nineteenth day of October, A. I). iJSaC. "John Bauhox, N. MI I'M Pkrkins, John Tkhhktts, Ali"I!i:u Whitk, IIlFGH PaTTKN, Alfukd S. Pkukins, Stockiuudok IIouland, Willis SPUAfU'K. Lkmukl Thomi'son, Matiikvv I'aitf.x, JOSKl'H i'ATTKN, josuia foy, Isaac L. Cook, John- II. Alkxand'.u, John B. Lahkaiiee, JosEi'H Bahuox, James McKeen, Given Jameson, David Alexandeu, James H. Sandfohd, one (( ii u two (t a u one two 6i)C) msTOllY OF nitUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAIiPSWKLL. " A true copy of the orifriii.'il. "Attest; " Isaac P. Tkiiiiktts." Tlic hell on this nicctinii-lioiisi' \v:is tlic jiil't of (li'iicr.-il N'cM/.ic It cost about seven hundred dolhirs. Subsequently it wus eiiickcd mikI recast. The first liArriST or "'Om) Yki.i.ow MinniNo-IIoisr. " was built in 170o. It was situated about two miles west oC the villajje in the lot ailjoiniuy .Joseph Haley. Captain Aetor i'.il- teii, 1st, .John Merrill, I'ldatiah Haley, and Jauu's I'urinjiton. It uns unused for many years, and was linally taivcii down, and rebuilt fur ;i boardinji-house at one of the shii)-yards in IJruuswick. The IJaptist V'estuv was built in is IK. It was situated opposite the village burying-ground. on the eorner of the grounds now oefupiid by the Franklin Family Sehool, and was built over the brook, which is still to be sci'u tliere. It was a long, low, one-story building witliimt a steeple. In ISIU it was purehased by the town for a town-lioux'. and was used as sueh for nuiu}- years. The present liArrisr Ciiukcii was erected in 18;5,"). The first uicct ing held in it was in May of that year. When first built and until 1870 tliere was a gallery over the porch; the pews were oblong with doors, and the pulpit was (piile high. In 1H70 the building \s\\< greatly improved both internally .and externally, and it was enlMigcil by an adilition of some live or six feet in front. The gallery iiml puli)it w(>ri? taken down and a new pulpit ereeteil, the jjcws were remodelled, and the building thoroughly repaired, at a eost of npw.'inls of 82,.")()lt. The bell on this eliureh was purehased in \KM\ by siih- scriiition, the larger portion of the ecjst being paid by Deneou David Heribuer. The Fkk.kAV'ii.i, UAi-risT ]Mki;tixo-IIoi;sk was erected in bs;)?. 'flu cost of tlu! building was about .S3, 000. It has been kept in gonil rei)air, but it remains to-daj' substantially as it was first built, haviiiL' never been remodelled. COURT HOUSE. The Court House was built in the .year ISOO. It was situated almnt midway between the residence of Deacon David Seribner i\\\<\ the Franklin Family Sehool Ituilding. The illustration shows the appciir- ance of the building previous to 1835, at which time it was reniodellcil. In 1848, Topsham being no longer a half-shire town, the buiUlinu \v:l^ rSWKLL. FORTS, OARRISOXS, ETC., IX TOl'SllAM AND llARrSWK/.L Or)? . Tkishktts," iTiil Vca/.ic. It nis cTackotl :iiii| si;" was liiiilt in kilhi^o ill tlic lilt loiiv lire, which was on December.'!. ls."»7. COIRT llOLl-K. TOWN-HOUSi:. In 1840 the town i)ureliased of Joshua Haskell the Baptist vestry !1ik1 lot for the sum of two hundred and twenty-live dollars, and i)aid three Iniudred and seventy-live for tiiiishiiigj the building inside and outside, and also paid forty doll-ars for a stone drain, to secure the town-house and road from washing. This was the first and only town- iiouse owned by the town, and its total cost was only six hundred and forty dollars. It was finally torn down in iS(>4, the town having made arraiigeiiients with the yaga;lit years, when the stairs haviuu; become somewhat rotten, it was thoiiiilit unsafe, and was conse()uently ftiven to a |)()or man, who used ;i portion of the lumber for a pen for animals anil the rest for llrowooil. OTHKR BUILDTNOS. The oldest house now standin B rend to 15<)^v- knowu, l)iit it |ine ocoupiod 1\v i-(ls, split out liy Id ou il lo-diiy. liviu"' iu uiodi'in T\w FosTi'.u II<»isK on the " Korcsidd " road, near tlu> Narrows, was huilt iu 177'i, or very soon alter, li_v Mr. .loscpli Fttstcr. 'I'iu' door tastouiu, ami was for some eight or ten years used as an inn. The huge ehininey now stauiin .lamc-un u;i^ the inast«'r workniiin. 'I'lie Cii.ujf.r.s TiioMi'soN IIor>i;. on fircen- Street, nc.'ir its Jniiclioii with .Main Stp/ct, was lindt hy Isaac .lohnson. not far from the ycjir iNdll. The I'oiMKi; IIoisi;. on I'!m Street, nearly opposite the p:raveyar(l. W.MS hnilt liy Doctor I'orler in 1M02. When lu; move(l to Canidi'ii in 1H2!( tlu,' honse passed into the hands of (Jovornor William King, wlm was his lirothcr-in-law. While (Jovernor King owncil it, iMrs. Kicid occnpied it for some years for u school. In If^lo, Francis T. I'minton pnrcli;iscd it. and it has over since been occnpied by his family. It is on one of the best locations in town, and was, doubtless, at the time it was built and for man}' j'cars thereafter, one of the lincst liome-ie.'ids in the villiige. Th',' vV.vf.ivKK IIoJ!KSTi:.\n. on tlie corner of IMain and Kim Streets. Will biilt, in iNOll, by Major Nathaniel Walker, who was married ami moveil into it the following yerr, and resided there ever af'cr until his death, in In.")!. The French roof was placed \\\nn\ it for a picture- gallery, in l^GT, by the present proprietor,' olonel Wildes 1*. \\'alker. Other im|)rovenients were also made upon the outside, and to tlic grounds, which render it now one of the handsomest residences in town and an ornament to the village. The interior has been pre- served substantially as it was originally built. '1 here are probably other houses in town as old as those mentioned, but nothing deliuite has been learned concerning lliem. imtTs, (iMtiiisoxs, h/ir., /.v rorsiiAM .i.\7< ii \ni's\vKii ('.I'.l tti(> Itittcr, ill i!Uiliii";-H('litH>l 11 Strt't't, Wilt l)rul»;ililv liiiill wnH (icciiintil Idiic, in 1H(>2. •r c'ultiviitinii. foniu'rlv occii- ■!ir ilx Jiiiii'iK'ii IVdiii tlu.' vi'tu to CilllKlcil ill iiiii Kiiiii'. wiiii •is T. I'miiitcii iltlh'ss. iit tilt' )!' tlio liiH'st Khii Stiwts. IS uiiirri'.'il Mini vcr al''»r tiiitil t Cor ii ipirtiiiv- ■siik'iiccs in )S0 inoiitioiK'u ^ p •t3 O g ()62 niHTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrSJIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. ■WB| HARPSWELL. Foi!T8 ANi> Garrisons. — The only fort over eonstrnctod in Ilnrps- wt'U was made during the war of 1812, on tlio land now owned liy AVoodhiM'v S. I'urinton, at the month of Now ^Icadows Hivcr. It wii< a simple eardiwork, tiio foundation of wliieh was made of logs. A mound of earth and a few dceayed logs mark its location Tliere was a garrison or block-house for defence against the Indians, on the north end of Bailey's Island. It was at the Narrows, between Garrison Cove cud the main bay, within twenty feet of the shore. Tlu' stone 1 )undations have bo( n seen by some of tlio older inhabitants ; init when the land was put uniler cultivation, all the stones were rolled over the bank, and there are now no traces of the garrison to be seen. About 17(il, Josei)h Orr built a large block-house on the farm now owned by Hradbury AVilson. It stood near the middle of Orr's Island. on the northwest side of the hill, northwest of the present house. This block-house was standing within the memory of Captain .Tames Sinnett. of Bailey's Island. There is now no trace of it to be discovered. On the Neck, on the point of laud no« owned by Paul Stover. there was a block-house; by whom erected, or at what date, is not known. It was taken down b}- Daniel Kandall and erected as a store- house, near his dwelling. In 1822 it wa.s again taken down, and re- built as a dwelling, which is still standing. It is quite probable that there were other block-houses or garrisons on the Neck, and also on Great Island, bu^ these are all of which we have ai.y account. CHURCHES. The old meeting-house of the First Parish in this town was proli- ably commenced about the 3'ea;' 17;')? or IToO. Elisha Eaton, son oC the Reverend Elisha Eaton, who was a carpenter living in Boston. wrote in his diary, August 7, 1757 : — " getting stulf for window frames and Sashes for Meeting house which is for North Yarmouth y" sec'd Parish." " Sept. 21. Caping window frames for meeting house." " 175!) ,Iune 13th. Puting sashes on board y° vessel for Meetinj; house at Ilarpswell." " Octo. Gth, sail'd for Ilarpswell — arrived there y* 8th where I tarried until Nov. 27th." Although tliere is no proof, yet it is quite likely that Mr. Eaton worked upon the meeting-house during his stay in Ilarpswell, and probably i)ut in the windows he had been so long at work u[)on. FORTS, GARh-ISOXS, ETC., IN TOP>>UAiI AXD IIARPSWELL. G63 From nn examination of tlie town records it appears that this lionse was a long time in being completeil. At a special meeting of tlie town, November 14. 1774, it was voted that the " Advance ground in tlio Galleries and seats in the same shall be for the use of the i'iirish, except the IVw in the Front of the Front Gallery i they (tlio members of the Parish) paying the cost of the Same." And it was also voted '•to j»nt in the glass wanting in the meeting-house, mend the i)ntty, Triine the Sashes and window Frames." At another meeting held the same year it was voted to lay a floor in the porch, build the stairs and doors in the porch, put up the breast- work in the galleries, and put in t'.ie seats there, and to mend the windows. Nothing further seems to have been done until .June, 17^1, when it was voted to shingle the ''four side" of the meeting-house, and to hang the doors. This completed the work on the church until January IG, 1792, when it was voted that there should be " four pews l)uilt in the body of tlie meeting-house on the Neck adjoining the pews now built, two on each side of the front alley," and that the mone}' arising from the sale of the same should be expended in repairing the meeting-house. Also, that the pew ground should be sold at auction. In November, 171>7, the town voted to sell ten feet two inches of the pew space in each side gallery, the purchaser to i)ay two ilollars down and the balance in ninety' d.ays, or forfeit the whole. At the sale, pew No. 5 was bid off to William Dunning, Jr., at twenty-one dollars ; No. 4 to Walter Merrymnn, Jr., at tweut^'-tive dollars ; No. 3 to Joshua Bishop, at twenty-six doli.ars and fifty cents ; and No. 2 to Aleck Stover at the same price. This nieeting-honse was occupied by the F'irst Parish until 1844. At a meeting of the parish held Ma}' 31, 1841, it was voted, "to take out the insides of the meeting-house, as far as necessary, take off the porch, turn the house round end to the road, and rebuihl the inside of the house," and that Joseph Katou be a committee to consult an architect and estimate the expense. It was also voted tliat the meeting house should not in future be used for town i)urposep, and that Eaton should inform the selectmen of this vote. At a meet- ing held July a, the parish committee were instructed, in case the selectmen thought the town had a claim on the meeting-house, to refer the matter to some legal authority, and the committee were empowered to sue, and to defend the rights of the parish. At a parish meeting, held March 2G, 1842, it was voted to petition the District Court for leave to sell the meeting-house at prixate sale, 6G4 IIISTOHY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUVSM'ELL. or otlicrwiso, Avitli or without tlio liiiid on wliicli it stood, as niigiit he thought iulvisablo. The iihove illustration will convcv a vcrv good idea of the appear- ance of the pulpit and the pews on either side, and of the gallery ami walls. The last entry in the parish records is dated Septeniher 27. 1SI2. It was called in the legal manner, and a legal return was made npnn the warrant, anil was signed l»y the person who notified tlie menihers and Itv the parish clerk. For some reason, howe- : \f was not deemed legal by some. The entry reads as follows : - • " At a certain meeting purporting to be a meeiing :' ne First Parish in Ilarpswell held on the 27, of Sept. 1842, and which was called by "Washington Garcelon, Jus. Peace, issuing his warrant to Thomas Alexander, voted as follows — Thomas Alexander, Modera- tor; after which the meeting was objected to by a member of said Parish, in behalf of the Parish, and they refused to act, as being ille- gal on account of its not having been notilied by said Alexander. " Voted, that a Committee of three be chosi'u to remonstrate at Cotnt against the Meeting House i)eing sold. Voted, Joshua Stover, liufus Dumiing and Simeon Stover 2d. l)e this committee. Voted, that this committee have power to call on papers and witnesses. PS WELL. il, as might of till' Mppcni- tlu' giillory ami mUi'V 27, IS 1-2. liis iimtlc upon (1 the nu'inlii'is 'A WHS nut u^ a no First and wl.icii wiis iiis warrant to ndor, Modern - nemher ol" said t, as being illc- \lexan(U'r. ronionstrale at Joshua Stover, nitiee. Voted. and witnesses. Foh'TS, GAltlilSOXS, FTC, IX TOPSUAM AXD HARPSWKLL. 6(15 ^'()t(■(l. that Jolin .Stover 1)0 an agent to eari'V the remonstrance to Court. Voted to pass over the 3d artiek' in the warrant [to see if tlu' jiarish would repair the meeting-house]. Voted, that all votes passt'd (III the 2()th of ^lareh last, eoneerning the sale of the Meeting House, he reseindeil. ^'olell, that the fleeting House he occupied as it has lit'eii. N'oted, not to assess any money for the supimrt of the Minis- try. N'oted that this meeting lie dissolved. "Attest. " Wii.MAM C. Eatox, P. Ckrk-y After this date the meeting-house remained, for the most i)ait, unused, until ix.')f). when it was taken pos.session of liy the town as a town-house and sidectinen's oiliee. This liuiiding. though probably one hundred and twenty years old, is still standing, and in use as a town-house, and is in a Aiir state of picseivation. The boards, an inch and a half thick, and the bii'ch liMik covering the eraeks beneath the clapboai-ds, are slill to lie seen in it. as w(dl as the eurious hinges and the original liMud-made n;iils. The old meeting-house of the First Farisli. on (Jreat Island, was Imilt .'ibout 1770. and was taken down in 1^1."^. It was similar, both externally and internally, to the old meeting-house on the Neck, and does not, therefore, require further deseription. The Ckxtkk Conguegatiovai. MKirriNd- House on Harjjswell Neck, directly opposite the old First Farish ]\Ieeting-irouse. was built in isi;!. It was built by individuals who entered into the following agree- nu'ut : — '• We the subscribers being desirous to have a meeting-lunise built in the vicinity of the old meeting-house on Harpswell Neck, to be ever owned, managed, and conducted by the Congregational .Societ}' ill Harpswell, with the privilege of its being occupied bv otl"-rs hold- ins evangelical sentiments, at the reiiuest of any i)ew-h(.iuor. when not ()ecui)ied by the said Congregational Society'. To contain al)out forty pews, with a belfry and steeple, and to be of such dimensions as the buiUling committee and some experienced joiner sliall deem lll'St. "And we hereby agree to take the number of pews set against our names, and to pay the assessments as .agreed upon at any regular nieetingof said subscribers, the first meeting to be called by the building fonuiiittee or any three of the subscriber-s, to choose such oflleers and GGG HISTORY OF BRUSSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AM) IIARPSWKLL. make such regulations as saiil incoting may think proper, and t(j (leterniine the manner of ctlling future meetings. And thi; luiild- ing eonunittoo to be Silvester Stover, t'lenuuit Martin, and .Iiinics .Stover. And all who can conveniently, to pay in to the ljuil(liii.r C'ouuuittee. ''• Silvester Stover . Jtjseph Stover . Domiuieus .Jordan (ieorge S. Dunning .James Stover Isaac Duiuiing . William Barnes . .Iosei)h I'-aton .Jacob Merry nuui AVilliam C. Eaton Hugh Farr l-:iis!ia Allen. Jr. Aliraham Allen .Tames Dunning Simeon Orr Kieharil Orr, .Ir. Stei)hen Sinnet, Jr. iMiehael Sinnet . Norton Stover, 2d Clement Martin . Cu'orgc \\. Skolfield Daniel Kandall . (ieorge SkoUield 3Iarv SkoUield . 10 pews. 1 - 1 •> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J. 2 1 o 1 1 1 1 At their first meeting the foregoing proprietors voted to purehiisf three sixteenths of an acre of land of Elisha Stover, for the meetiiii:- house lot. At another meeting of the same, lield .Tune ;?0, it \v;i> voted, in explanation of one clause of their agreement, " that when tin' meeting-house is not supplied by Congregational preaching, it slisill l)e opened on the Sal»bath under the direction of the conunittec ui agent having charge of it, and at the request of one or more pew- holders, for preaching by other authorized Jiiinisters in regular stand- ing, holding the sentiments commonly called Evangelical, such ns tlio atonement, regeneration, the special intiuences of the Holy Spirit. ItrSWKLL. FORTS, garhihoxs, etc., ly topsham Axn uauvswkll. 067 propiT, ami in And tlu' luiiM. irliii, and .lallu•^ to \\w r>uililiu.r 10 pews. I •• 1 •• I •• I •• I " '2 " I •• 1 '^ i I • > 1 1 1 1 >• " kotod to puicliasc 1, lor till' iiu'Otiiii.'- ,Iuno ;U), it wiis it, " that when tho l)roaching, it sluill the committoe or |)iu' or more pt'"'- IS in regular staml- lelical, such as tbe the llolv Spirit, and future r<'tribution. Hut for prcnehors of other sentiments than those referred to, and for all other pnhlie oecasions and uses wliatever. it fiuuiot be opened exeept in the usual way, viz., bv the committee or agent acting under the direction of the Congregational Society." It was also voted at this meeting that Josi-ph Katt)n. (U'orge 1{. Skol- tield, and Cieorge S. Duiniing be u committee to take measures in ro;ranl to forming a new parish, Avhenever it should In- Ihonghl expe- dient. At a meeting of the i)roi)rietors, held Sei)tend>i'r •_',"), (ieorge R. Skollicld. James Stover, and Daniel Kandall were cho.'cn a committee of arrangements for the dedication. It was also voted, •• 'I'iiat we, the proprietors of the new meeting-house recently/ hitilf on Ilarpswell Neck, do hereby convey and transfer to the Centre Congregational Tarish in Ilaipswell when formed, all our right, title, and interest in Mild to said meeting-house, authorizing said i)arisli to give deeds ol" conveyance to any persons who may purchase |)ews in .said house, and to do such other acts as ma}- be legally done liy parishes in ivspcet to meeting-houses." The Union' jMi-.i/riNCi-IIousE on Ilarpswell Xeck was liuilt in 1)^-11, anil was dedicated by the Universalists on the twenty-lirst of .Septem- ber of tho same year. It is situated near the academy in North Ilarpswell. Tlie MirriionisT Ciuriicn on Ilarpswell Neck was erected in 18,')4-r). Work upon the building was comnieneed in October. IS;")!, when there wore lait seven members in the society, which was then ninler the pastoral charge of Reverend George C. Crawford. Captains Norton Stover anil Nathaniel rinkham assumed the entire pecuniary re- sponsiliility. The building was dedicated May 17. l.s,').'), and on tliat day the pi'ws were .sold. The cost of the i)nildiiig was about 84.(100. The Ouk's Island Mkkting-IIouse, the first and only one ever Iniilt on that island, was erected in IN.")."), and is occupied one quar- ti'r of the time t ach by the Methodists, Free IJaptists, Calvinist Baptists, and Congregatioualists. The original owners were members of the three churches on nari)swell Neck. A Free IJa[)list Church was organized after the building was erected, and the above arrange- ment as to meetings was made. OTHER BUILDINGS. Probably the oldest house now standing on Ilarpswell Neck is the one occupied by Horatio Toothaker. It is situated a short distance ijCiS HISTORY or nnux.swiCK, topsiiam, axd iiahpswki.l. east of tlie ncadt'iiiy. It is a lar<>;o, square-roofed house, and was Imih 1)V DcMcoii Andrew Dunninsr in 17."»7. Il The A.nduew Dusninu Uolse. The house now owneil by Paul Pandall, wl\icli is set in from tli' road a short distance 1)olow the ]ia[)tist ineetin<:;-honsp. at Ilarpswil! Centre, is of about tiie same age as the preceding, buttlie precise ilati' of its erecti(Mi cannot be ascertained. Tlie Wmt fra iiipil liouse on Sebascodignii Island was erected in M;iy, 1704. Iiy ColcMiel Xatlianiel I'urinton. It was a large two-story Ikmisc This house was taken down in 18.")0 and another erected in its phur. but the barn, which was built the same year as the old house, is now standing, and has been in constant use for one hundred ami twclvi years. About 1707, Heverend S.amuel Veasey built a large two-story lioiiso on the lot a few rods nortliwcst of the burying-ground on this islniiil. which was afterwards sold to Cajjtain Isaac I?ich, and was occiiiiiitl by his descendants until within a few years. It has recently luni taken down. About 17()G a one-story house was built on this island, near CimuIv'j Harbor, by .Tames Eastman. It is still standing, and is now occiipit'l by Mrs. Adaline Elliott. The oldest house on Orr's Island and the ohlpst in the town is un- doubtedly that built by Joskimi Ouii. It is situated on a point of UAIiPSWKI.L. ouso, nixl wns Imili FORTS, GAliRISOXS, ETC., IX TOPSIIAM A\l> JIAIIPSWKLL. 009 laml aliout ono half inik' iiortliwost of the iiiiilillf of tli«' islii'id. ami wM^ prolialily t'TcctiMl iilxjiit IT.^C). Tlu' sills aiv Icii iiiflies aiitl the I lii'aiiis eight iiR-hcs in (liiiiiK'tci'. This housf is now owiii'd iiiid oec-ii- liicd iiy IJradhiiiT and Kliu'ldirc Wilson. Another old house on this island is that built 1)\' ]\ri('iiAr.L Sixxett. It wiis prolialily erected altoiit 1777 or 1787. It is not nnlikely that there are other very old houses still standing ill Ilurpswell. A lack of personal knowledge of the town, however, 1111(1 tlie great dillleulty there is in determining the age of a Imilding roiiccrning which there is no documentary evidence, prevents us from iik'iitioning others. (j70 nisroiiY of iihunswick, iopsiiam, and iiaupswkll. III! CHAPTER XXV. INTKUESTINCi KEMCS IN UUUNSAVICK, TOl'SHAM, AND HAIU'SWKM.. TX nilUNSWICK. Till", relics that Avill Ix' incntiuned in this t'li:ii)tor arc of articles tli;it originally hclongcd in tliis vicinity or tlmt were bronght here by the early settlers. Tlie christening basin of Robert .Tonhxn, son of Reverend Roliort Jordan who came to this conntrv in 1040, was in the .Ionian family in this town niitil l«.')l or 18")"), when it was sold to lIonDialiU' Setli Storer of Scurborongh, Tliis l)asin was made of (inely wronglit brass. and was probably pnrcliased abont the yoiw 1()4() or lOaO. A book entitled •• Hnrlcett's C'onnnentary on the New Tcstamnit. " which is said to have l)eon brought over to this country in- K! liMiy Reverend Uolicrt Jordan, is in the possession of Mrs. Narcissi Jordan, of Bath. Honorable Charles J. Ciilnian has, in a fair state of preservation. ;i liible once owned by Reverend Roltert Duidap. It was priiitcil in 1098. lie also has a silver nnig. of about a quart in size, whicli w;i> the property of Captain John Dunlap, and is now over a hundicil 3'ears old. It is of solid silver and very heav\'. It was used fen drinking Hip. The late Doctor John D. Lincoln had the first silver dollar cvit owned by his graudfatiier, Captain John Dunlap. who is said to li:ivi' been at his death the richest man in Maine. The doctor liad also a silver tlagon witli the arms of the Toppan family engraved upon it. which was the ])roperty of his grandmother Duiiia]), and is upwiuds of one hundred ye.ars old. lie had also a tire-fender whicii onw belonged to General Knox, and which is an elegant article. The (ioc- tor had also a collection of coins which is one of the finest collection> in the State. There is in jjossession of the AVoodside family a i)ortrait of K'ev- erend James Woodside, who preached in Brunswick in 17UI. h bears date " 1720, by Gibson." iiirs]VJ':LL. IIKUCS IX BIlUySWlCK, TOPSIIAM, A\D Il.XHrsWKI.L. 071 I) llAUrSWKI.I, 1-0 of mticU's tliiit )iight licre by the liovcHMid l{()1>crt ; .lonliin fjiniily in () llononibli' Sctli )\y wrought lir;>ss. 1(;.")0. Ni'w Te.staiiu'iit." oiintry iiv K'l" ''.v )!' JMrs. N:ircis-;i if prosorvntiiiii. :i lit was printed in n size, which was over a Innuhcd It Avas used tor Isilvi'V (h)nar ever i() is said to liave idoctor liail also a iiLiravcd upon it. |. and is upwards ■nder whicli once ii-titdc. The doc- tinest collections portrait of Kcv- Sck in ITl'J. It 'I'lio hat-ltox of William Woodsido and a lirnss wannin|j;-]taii onco owned by hiui are now in the possession of tiie Woodside faniilv. The lint-ltox is trinngiilnr in shape, each .side bcinj? (Mghleon inches lontr. and the depth of the box is six inches. The l)ox is covered vvitii a lignred paper, and is lined with newspapers l)eariiio' the date I7l)l. It was made to contain the triangular hat whicii Woodside nsod to wear. Tile church of the First Parish in Brunswick has in its jxissession nine pieces of siicramcntal plate, which were given to the church in I7"i7. Of these are two tlagons, ui)on one of which is inscribed, •'(Sijl of Jiriijioiiiii. Liirrabec Esquire, IT)!?"; and upon the other, Gift nf Ci])t. J.hn Miuot, Enq. 17;57, To the Church of Christ in Brinisirick." The other pieces are three plates and four cups. Two pewter plates, a jjart of the wedding (juttit of AVilliam and Marv Sylvester, who were married in 17.">0, and who moveil to liarps- weil soon al'ter, are now in the possession of Mrs. CJeorge K. Springer, of Hnmswick, who is their great-granddaughter. Mrs. Springer has also a wooden candlesti<'k, made b}' Mr. Sylvester with a jackkuife. It eousists of a wooden shaft about four feet high, an inch and a half in diauK^ter at the bottom and for half Its length, the upper half being about three fourths of an inch in diameter, and is cut ii • a screw. 1 'poll this staff a eross-ann screws up and down. At eacli end of the iioss-ann there is a socket for a candle, the screw allowing the can- illcs to be raised or lowered as desire*!. In i)ossession of the .Maine Historical Society is the gun wiiich was captured from an Indian in 172") by James C'ochran. Mr. Cliapin Weston has a basket made by his great-grandfather, Jacol) Weston, in 177o. It is what was called a Itoft/c h ishct, being made of the right shape and size to carry a large bottle. The dimen- sions are twelve inches deep, and six inches s([uare across the top, tapering slightly towards the bottom. It is made of Avhite-oak strips, and the handle is made without a splice. It is a nice jiit'ce of work- manship, ami must have l)een a convenient article in the days when a /"*'/ f was carried wherever one went. It might also have served in liie i)lace of the modern canteen. Mr Weston also has a three-dollar bill, Continental money, dated 1777, it being a part of what was paid Jacob Weston for his services as a private in the Revolution. Mr. Samuel Adams, of liowdoinham, has in liis i)oss(>ssion a blank hook which was used for arithmetical problems by .Samuel ^Vdams, wlio wii.s a private in Captain White's companx', of IJrunswit^k, in Washington's army, while encamped at Valley Forge. The cover is G72 IllHTOHY OF liltUXSWICK, TOrSIlAM, AXD IlAin'SWKLL. nindc of n piece of his tent clotli. utui the Htrinj;.s were torn from ;i piece of clotli of wiiicli his lireeciies were iiintle. Tlieodoie S. Mcl.eihm, of Uniiiswick, has an axe wliicli was niaili' liy 'I'lionias Stone alioiit tiie year I7!)."». T. M. Givi'cn, K.s(|uire, lias n very forinidahle elnl». wiiicii. ii is said, wi\H yearM ajro taken from a " yaj.'j'er"' (liMin«i- a conllict witli the stndents. If is of hard wood, sixteen inclicH in lenj^tli antr()nir uian, this chili would he a deadly weapon. IX TOI'SIIAM. iMr. David Work liaa several relics. Among them are two sinall. loaf-shapi'(l dishes which belonged to "Skipper" Malcom, ami iiic now one hnndrcd and ten years old. They were prolialily used to hold the sniillings of the candles. lie has also a tahle-plate of tlir " Skii)per's." lie has, too, a cup and saucer which lielonged to Mi^. AVilliani Randall, and are now more than one hundred and ten years oUl. He has also a |)ewter spoon and an iron fork which he dug out of the cellar of the house in which Doctor I'hilip (i. Iloyt oiiir resided. The supposetl age of these latter relies is ninet}' years. A candlestick purchased in Boston in 1770, by IJrigadier Sanniil Thoni|)son, is now the property of Mrs. Robert Tate. The base is of inaible surmounted by two bronze statuettes holding the brass siKkit for the candle. It was doubtless considered, at the time it was pur- chased, a handsome and valuable article. Mr. dames F. jNIustard has a gun of French maimfactnre, wlmii i> supposed to be over one hundred years old, and a i)air of saddU'lmu-- of about the same age. The late Mr. Kufus Kogers luul quite a number of Indian relics, such as tomahawks, arrow-heads, stone tools, etc., which are now in the possession of the ]\Iaine Historical Society. An Indian tomahawk was dug up in ISO."} in a lieltl near the house of William .Sprngne. Several cannon-balls — four-pounders — have been dug up in Mr. 1 Tlic name (qqilicdhij the roUeije stuiknis to the roivdics iclw lived (it the north ndvj the town. The icord its jirot.^b'j a corvujition of the Ovnnan Yiu/er, uwanbm u huitto: liPS )YELL, liKUCS IN niWNSWICK, TOI'SIIAM, ASD llMiVSWKLL. (ITS iVlM'O torn iVoill ;l wliieli WHS niiuli' •liib. wliicli. it is II coiiHict with till' j^tli iind iilitiiit Mil viiot. into wliicli ;i () (Irivt'ii into this bout hull" nil inch tlic opposite ciiil hiiiul.s uf ii strong \\\ :\ro two sniiill. MaU'oiii, iiiiil luv |)rol)!il)ly ii-^f'I t" t:il)U'-phlti' of the 1 lu'loiiiii'il to Mrs. hod illld tlMl Vl'MlS wliich he tln.ii' out Hp (i. Ilovt oiico niiu't}' yours. Hri<>iiiVK'r Saiiiufl ic. Thi' h:isi' is ol' Y^ the brass sooiot lime it w:is imr- liiifaetiiri'. wliii'li is air of siicUlleliugs |r of Imliaii vclios, which are now in |l(\ near the house Ml (hig up in Mr. icvdat thf north I'mU'f \er, incuuiiKj a htinUr. ll JiitiH'S Wilson's Ih'ld adjoiiiin*? liis house, where was oiico a bloek- lioiise. Various Indian relics liave also been diijf np there. There is in the possession of Mrs. Samuel l)onther's. It is over one hundred and liri\ years old. The picture on tlu' jjlate is a representation of a [iart\ iil a festival In the eal>in «)f a vessel. I'nder it are the words, '• Tlu' Captains {'al>ln." It is n'ully a line Miin<;. Thomas S. SkollieKl has a \i,\\\\ which formerly heloni^i'd to 'I'honiiis Spear. It was ln>ck" (N't'iiiM iiu'rcoiiariii). •' A slifll liiniislieil ((Illy niic jjrouveil Iu'miI, which wns Inkcii from till lliicUfst purl near the liiii<<;(> ami nihlieil liowii on saii(Nti)iie8 tu l!ic proper l(iij:;th and fliickiicss, and in order to preserve the size lu'ccs^aiily Icavinj^ the groove where the ligament was atla<'hed, that soenred llii' shells at the hin;res. Two of these Iteads w»'re slij;litly colored, and somewhat smaller, plainly sliowinjj;, however, they were tiikiii (Voni the ed^^e nearest the anterior portion of the sliell. liclween each of the heads were thin eircnhir plates of dark purple sliell, perforat(Ml. ami a|)pearin<; to have lu-en made of the thin part of the same shell. 'I'iiev weic called • Siiekanhoeks,' and were twice the viiliii' of the white. Both kiiuN were used as money, ami also for the (Iccoration of the necks of the wives and children of the Indians. On the same skeleton where these various ornaments weri' discovered, was M [lortioii of hair well I'lcsorvod, Koniewhnt lonj;, and gathered in a wrapper in the host st.ite of preservation ahont the neck, made of liiaided l)ai'k. like l)asket-work. which soon fell to pit'ci's when Inoii^ht into the air." One of the ri'maininjj; skelet(jns was (liat of a child .-I'ltMit einlit years 'h lie oilier tour were inose ol adiills. and were burieil at sliort ilistanees from each other, with no rojiularity. except in the similarity of the direction of their <>raves. They presented no ohjeets of interest hcyoiiil the fact of their discover}'. Two iron axes of ICuroiiean iiian- ufiicliire. o;roiind for use, were found on the same day hy means of the lilouyli. at a siiort distance from the skeleton, on the same swell. Tlicy have no head above the eye. •' Axes of similar shape, with Ion"' handles for Imsh and liranch work, are still in use among the Micmacs. These im[)leiiients. however, niiiy have been lost on the place by the first settler, whose name was MaeXess, and who occupied the shore with two dwellings alioiit two liiiiidred years ago, of which tlie places are indicated by the cellars, which weri' deep, at the distance of two or three rods IVom the deposit uf the relics." G7G IIJ^rOHY OF BliU.\:<\VlCK, T01'i,IIAM, AND IIAUPSKKLL. CII AFTER XXVI. Mll.lTAKV 1II.l Larrahcc ur, at llarpswcll. arpswL'll. Tlu'v iihliii<;? barraoUs. )in Fort Halifax, ""un, witli a lock. I one liall' iiidits. land, ovor a inilf mas, and duiiiii: d times aMnil and Humble Serv'. " Samuel Tiiomi'son.i " Uiiuxswicic, April yo 2!)th, 177.")." Some time in June following. Captain Philip C'. Randall, of Harps- well, on his vva}' to Salem in his vessel, was foreibly taken therefrom liv an armed vessel and carrieil to Boston. - About the same time Robert Fulton. John and William Patten. Thomas Harward, Joseph Perry, and David Fowler, from Topsham. went in a vessel to the mouth of the Andro.scoggin for hay, and were ttiken by the English and carried to F^nglaud. Rotiert Fulton and William Patten died there; the others returned. At the animal meeting this year the town of Brunswick passed the following resolution : — '■'■Voted, That if a number of men out of this town shall list as min- nto-nien, and shoidd tin y be engaged in the defence of our lives, shall receive from the town eight dollars each as a bounty. If any otiiers tlian such as list shall lie equally engaged shall receive an otinal bounty if they are legall}' called and should march, and Providence should order it that there should be an engagement, they arc entitled to the above bounty. " Each man that lists as minute-man to meet tiiree times a week, Mild to spend three hours each time to learn the manual exercise, and in consideration for such service shall be [laid by the town two shil- lings eight pence per week. '* Such as do not list as minnte-men shall meet once a fortnight and spend half a day in learning the manual exorcise, and shall be allowed one shilling and four pence for each time they meet." After the business of this meeting was concluded. Reverend Samuel Eaton, of Ilarpswell, who was present at the meeting, was invited to ' Military Records in Masmchusetts Archivei, '^Goold, Burning of Falmouth, p. 11. 080 HISTORY OF BItUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAUPSWELL. address tlio people, lie did so ;iiid made a stirring and eloqiunt appeal to tiieir patriotism. He so aroused tlie spirit and tem[)er of the people, that, carried away l\y excitement, several of them, under the lead of tlie cliairman of the'mee'ing, Urigadicr Th to his standard of patriotism. Some lines wore written by iNIr. Wilson's wife shortly after the intended attack ii|)oii liini. They were designed chiefly as a satire upon General Jlioinpson. The}' were as follows : — " TlicH! was a man in our town, I '11 tell you liis condition, He sold Ids oxen and liis corn. And l)onyiit liiin a Coinnussion. " A Comnilssion thus ho did ol)tain, But soon he got a coward's name, At I5nnlJor there his country's liime disj^race. " He eiiine one day to the tailor's gate, And there his nu'ii asseml)lc, "Who with liis needles and his slioars. He made them all to trend)le. " Some said they were all l)iav,' men, Some said that tliey could flight, sir, But all of them were made to run, And that by the tailor's wife, sir."i In May, 1775, occurred what is locally kuowu as " TnoMrsoN's Wak." For some weeks [)revionsly Colonel Samuel Thompson, Colonel I'urinton, Captain John Simmons, Aaron Ilinkley, Esquire, .bjhn Merrill, Esijuire, Thomas Thompson, and James Potter had been holding secret meetings at the house of Aaron Ilinkley, and had con- coeted a plan, first suggested b}' Colonel Thompson, of seizing the lhi*ish war-ship Canccau, commanded by Captain Henry ^Nlowatt. Samuel Thompson was chosen colonel, and John Alerrill and ' Diary of James McKeen, M. D. (582 msTORY OF niiuNswivK, topsuam, and iiarpswei.i,. Tlioinas Tliomi)soii woro cliosi-n captains. Captain John Sininidiis was appointed coniinodori'. To prevent a promatnro disclosnii' of their plans, all the roads loading to Portland were closely gnarded ;iiii| none allowed to pass nnless sworn to secrecy. Notwitlistandinir tlii->. some intimation of their desiu;n reac^hed ]\Iowatt's ears. The oriuiiiiil plan was to proenre a vessel of snllieient size to carry a company dl some sixty or seventy men ; to disgnise the vessel as a wood-coaster; to conceal the men in the hold ; sail for Portland in the niuht. l'h aloniijsido of the tancran. and board her immediately. The rendcz- vons was to be New ^loadows. The disclosure of the plan altoicd their arranu'ements somewhat, bnt diil not deter them from tlii'ir design. Tliey sailed from New IMeadows on the night of .May s|li. and landed on the morning of the Kth in a grove of thick troes. ;it : l)laee called Sandy Point. 'I'liere were ahont lifty armed men. efidi wearing in his hat a small hough of S])riice. Their standard w;in h sprnce pole with the green top left on. Sentinels were posted aidiiinl their camp, and several persons who chanced to pass that way wcro seized and detained. Pelatiah Haley was sent into town to ohtniii whatever information lu; might be able. Abont one o'clock in tlii' afternoon, Captain .John 3Ierrill, with two of the sentinels, whili' Avalking near the shore, saw Captain IMowatt with Kevereml Mr. Wiswall, of St. Panl's Chnrch, and his snrgeon, land at Clay (om, and walk np the hill. They C(nni)elled tiiem to snrrender, and inniu'il:- ati'l}' sent for (ieneral Thomi)son to receive ]\[owatt's sword. This L, did, bnt retnrned it innnediatel^'. A nnmber of i)rominent citizens d Falmontli visited the camp and nrged the release of the prisoiicrv The " Sprnce Company " were inflexible, but as night was approMcli ing they concluded to march their prisoners to Marston's tavern About nine o'clock the prisoners were released on a i)romise to iciiin the next morning. General Preble and Colonel Freeman pliiluin. themselves for them. The prisoners, however, did not keep gOd! their promise. The company left on Friday. There were other ciiin- panics joined them wdiile in Falmouth, and some misd(>eds were ((Hii- iiiitted by soldiers, but there is no positive (!videnco that it was In Thomjison's men. On their return they took back some boats beloiiL'- ing to jNIowatt. When about leaving it is said that they were vimM- crably alarmed at the aj)proach of a fishing-smack belonging in Nnrti Yarmouth, which they erroneously' supposed to be a vessel sent dii' by Mowatt to capture them.' 1 Gould. McKeen, from a swvivor. lAHVSW'KI'I: MlLITAItY HISTORY OF TJlh TllIiEK TOWSS. 683 iiiii .Toliii Simnioiw •i^ atiiro ilisclosiin' of :'l()s('ly finnnlod ;uiil utwitlistniuVmg tliN. pars. The original t- carry :i cdUipauy of . as a wood-coaslor; 1(1 ill \\w niglit. pi jitcly. Tlio ri'iidiv.- of tlio. plan altonil l,.r them IVoni Hhmi I! nljiht of May x\\\. e of thick Irocs. Mt n ty ariiu'd lucu. ciuli licir standard w:i> ;i ■^ were i)ostcd anmii'l o pass tliat way wen into town to obtiiiii it one o'clock in tin the sentinels, whil. with Keverend Mr. 11, land at Clay ( ovr. Iinvndei', and iuniuM:- [itt's sword. Tln-^l" prominent eitizei\si4 |ase of the prisoiuns. night was ai>pni;i(li- o Marston's tavmi, [11 a promise to ri'Uini 1 Freeman pli'd^'iii.' did not keep iToo'l lierc were other com- ' misdeeds were <'om- idoncc that it was by "Ic somel)oats liolon^-p| Ihat they were coiisia- Iv belonging in Noitli be a vessel sent out This attack of Thompson and his men has Iteen pretty harshly criti- cised, lint however })reinatnre it may have lieen, it was, in a measure, siicccssriil, ,'iiid liad he l)een properly seconded l)y the citizens of Fal- donbt the Canreiiu would have falK muiitli no (loni)i tiie L.ance(m would nave lallen into their haiuls. A year later and it would have proved a success. The soldiers under Thomi)son's command were mostly young adventurers, who afterwards enlisted under command of Captain .lames Curtis, were employed for some time at Condy's Harbor, were thou sent to Cambridge, and were afterwards sent to Caindeii. \. ,1. Tradition says that at this time theliritish made tlie threat that they would breakfast in I'ortland and dine at Har[)swell, and that tiie citi- zens of the latter place had their oxen all ycjked, and rcaily, if they sa\v the IJritish coming, to take their goods and go into the woods. la September of this year, Reverend John Miller relinquished £'M) of his salary for the ensuing year, on account of the " public dis- tresses." John Farren. the school-master, in like manner gaye up i'l,') (i.f. Hd, of his salary; and two of the selectmen, viz.. Thomas Skollield and Nathaniel Ijarrabee, agroed to serve without coinpensa- tioii. About this time Captains Dunning, of IJrunswick. and Hunger, of Toi)sliam, with nineteen men fnjin their indei)endent comiianies, carried stores from iNIerrymeeting Bay to Forts Western and Halifax, on the Kennebec, in gondolas, serving twenty-one dtiys.' In October or November, a number of Arnold's men from the oxpedition to Canada, who \vere brought back sick, were quartered by the selectmen in ditferent parts of tlu; town, some of them at the house of ;\Ir. Joseph INTorse, on the INracjuoit road. Some of the inhabitants, unwilling to attack Mr. Thomas Wilson, of Topsliam, a second time themselves, took advantage of the presence of these men in town to instigate some fifteen or twenty of them to go over to his house, and furnislu'd them with boats for this purpose. On tlie Topsliam shore they halted and loaded their guns. ]\Ir. Wil- son, who had been watching them, met them pleasantly, invited them to his house to rest, and asked them to breakfast. They spent an hour relating their sufferings while on the expedition, and after thanking Mr. Wilson for his courtesies, returned, assuring those who sent them that ]\Ir. Wilson was too worthy a man to be so grossly insulted. ]Mr. Wilson's patriotism was, however, suspected, and he was, either previon.sly or soon after the incident just related, attacked bj- a mob, ca{)tured, loaded with chains, and carried to New Meadows. I North, History of Augusta. fi84 HISTORY OF DRUKSWICK, lOPSHAM, AND UARrSWELL. The mob kopt liiin a prisoiior l)ut a sliort tiino, but insulted liim grosHly, and (illing his wigwitli tar. j)lacod it upon iiis head and scut liini home. He made no resistance and showed no resentment.' In the rrovincia! ('on!j;ross of tliis year, a letter was read from a Mr. 15arl)er, eoiitainiiij;' tlie statctment that one 31 r. Terr}' was in tlii< part of the eountr^- endeavoring to obtain masts, spars, and timber !'( the use of the enemy, and Colonel Tliompson was desired '' iiniiicili. ately to repair to Brunswick, Casco Hay, Woolwich, rJeorgetown. aiM other places, and to take the most edectual measures to ac(inaiiit tin p(!ople" witii the fact, "and to make use of all proper and clt'cctiial measures to prevent their aiding him in procining said articles." According to IMcKeen, Parr}' was seized, and sent a i)risoner i Sturbridge. About this same time the Connnittces of Safety and Cornispoinleiic' for the towns of Brunswick. Bowdoinham, and Topsham reported t the Cleneral Court of j\rassachusetts that, learning that nine vess, ' had arrived in the Keiniebec and its tributaries, and were colleetiii, lirewood, butter, and other articles, they had considered it their diitv to inquire into the legality of their proceedings. They found tlni' these vessels had clearanci's from that part onl}' of the port of Boston called Nantucket, and were acting without the consent of any eoin mittec whatever, which was in direct conflict with a l\esolve of Cuii- gress of June 'Jth of that year. The committee, therefore, findiiiivliy the confession of tiie one in charge of these vessels that tliey iiad iiu proper license, and that all the authority' they had was a permit from Samuel Cloodwin and Samuel P^merson, two of the Connnittoo of Safet}' for the town of I'ownalborough. to sail out of the river, not cdii. sidering this i)ermit legal, had ortlered the vessels to be stopped iiml hauled up. The House of Kepresentatives, on receipt of the ahuw report, passed a resolve that the committees had done rightly, ;iiii directed them to allow the vessels mentioned to return to Nautiicki with such necessaries as thej' could procure, pmv.ldod that each ninsti: of a vessel bound himself in a sum equal to the value of the vessel ;iiii cargo, to sail directly for Nantucket and there land the cargo for tlu use of the inhabitants of the island of Nantucket, and not to dispeN of it for an\' other purpose.-^ [177G.] The usual Conniiittee of Correspondence, Inspection, an; Safety was chosen by the three towns in 177G. A conunittee w:i- ^ McKcen, MS. Lecture. ^Rec. of Provincial Congress, 1775, FoJ. 31, i). l-J. 'Hec. of General Court, Vol. 33, p. 306. riAitrswEU. «, but insulted liim 11 liis head and sent ) reseutnxMit.' cr was read I'loin u Ir. Terry was in this pars, and timl)er for IS desired " imnu'di- •ii, Cieort-'etowii. niul *ures to acquaiul the proper and etreetual rinti said artielos."^ I sent a prisoner to ' and Correspondence ropsliani reported tn ing tliat nine vis-.K , and were eoUeftin;: )nsidered it tlieir duly rs. They found that of the port of Vxiston consent of any com- tl) a Resolve of Cm- therefore, findiiiL!; l'\ u'ls that they had \w !id was a permit tVoiii if the Conunitteo of of tlie river, not con- Is to be stopi)ed ami receipt of the nlxjve [iid done rightly, ami |. return to Nautiiokii idcd that each niasttr lalue of the vessel ami l\nd the cargx) for tin it, and not to dispost jence, Inspection, ami A committee wiis [s, 1775, Foi. 31, i>. MILITARY IllSTOUY OF THE TUUKE TOWNS. 085 MJso chosen in Brunswick to petition the rieneral Court for a l)arrel of iriiii|i(nv(ler, as tliey were " very poorly provided witli arms jiiid ain- inunitioii, and their coast was very nnich exposed," etc. Tlie com- missary general of the colony was ordered by the Ceneral Court to deliver the amount asked for to 3Ir. Sanniel Stanwood, lie to pay for it at the rate of five shillings a pound.' At a meeting of the militia and otlu-r iidnd)itants of llar|)swcll, "Including the Laram List of the flr.st Company in llarpswell, assem- l)lcd According to Order of Court Duly Notilied and Met on the llrst Dav of April, 177G." Lieutenant-Colonel Natiianiid I'urintou was chosen moderator, and Andrew Dunning, clerk. Mr. Neliemiali Cur- tis was then chosen captain, nenjauiin Dunning, lirst lieutenant, and Michael Curtis, second lieutenant of the militia. At a meeting of tlie town of Brunswick, held IMay .'il, it was vnani- monsli/ agreed to support Congress should that body make a Declara- tion (A' Inde[)endence. Tills year Robert Patten was chosen captain of the Topshain militia. ills commission was dated duly 1. just thri'e days before the Dcciara- lioii of indei)eiideiice, and was granted by the " King's Council oriiic {'(ih)ny of Massachusetts Bay." Sonic time tiiis year a picaroon, commanded by one Ilammoii, visited ;iii island in Ilar[)swell, which was inhabited by a single family only, and with a crew of seven men rilled them of their effects in the iiigiit, intending to rest there until day. Receiving inforinatiou of tliis attack. II Caiitaiii Xeliemiali Curtis rallied a party, and ln'forc inoriiiiig cai)tured the boat and crew, and carrviiig the latter to Portland, lodged tlu'iii in the county jail, llammon managed, through falsehood, to get at lilicrty, and immedial(dy went to the same island with a larger vessel and crew. Here Cui'tis ami his volunteers again met him, and in the ;^ skiiiiiish that followed, one of the miscreants was wounded and the Others Imrriedly withdrew.'-^ [1777.] Twenty-two men went to Boston frcmi Brunswick in 1777, I for service in the continental army. The town of Brunswick voted this year to make i)rovision for the families of those men who were in J the continental service. [177H.] In April of this year John Dunning, P^phraim Ciatfam. [Michael Growse, AVilliam Spear, Jr., and AVilliam 8kollieId. of Biuns- [Avick. went into the continental service, and were sent to reekskill. |Barpswoll also furnished five men, and Topsham four, at this time.^ ' 7iVc. ()/ General Court, Vvl. 35, p. 71. ^ WitiiainsoH, '2, 2). i'2,\). ^McKeen, MS. Lecture. 086 HISTORY OF lilWNSWWK, TOPStlAM, AS'D IlAIiPSWKLL. Not far from tliis llinc, probaltly, an American sloop of war canu' intu Iliirp.swcll for rcfriiits, Qiiiti* a miinlicr of young nu'u cnlislid. ainon. and Cai)tains Dun- lap and Tliompsou, J/ieutenunt Berry, anil ]\Ir. John Dunning wen l)aid for th(! care of ^'iem. This year the IVnoliscot or ''riagadnce" expedition was begun. On July ;}, 177'J, the following onler- was issued : — '•Major LAnaARKK, •' Sir: 1 have orders to rase a Regement out of my Brigade to go tn penobscot in order to Dislodge the Enemy there, I do therefon appoint you Second nnyor of Said Hegement and expect you Avill \uM ruess to march at the shortest notioe. "To M.v.rou N\Tiit.. liViiuvaKK.'* In addition to Larrabee's company. Captain Actor Patten's com- l)any from Topshani were in this expedition and engaged in the first light. Captain Xehemiah Curtis also he.aded a compaii}' of men from Brunswick and Ilarpswell, and went to Portland and were phiocd under the command of Colonel INIitchell. Some of the men nevci received any pa^y.^ Captain Ilinkley also had a company in tliis expedition. He was killed M'hile standing \\\w\\ a large rock choeiiiig on his men,"* and the command devolved upon James Potter, 2d. [1780.] The General Court in 1780 called for a supply of boff ^Pejepscot Papers ^McKeen, Ma. Lecture. 2 Frotn the orixfinal order. * History of CuKlinc, p. 41, note. AnrswJ i-L MII.ITAUY UlsTOIiY OF TIIK TIIUKK TOWAS. (187 ) of war canu' iiitu ng nuMi t'uli-ltil. 111(1 Aimer Uislidji. iiou afU'f tln" \viir. r, Captain Tincv. . Sho had among lin Caiiipln'U. I ''111 )hii r.lack, Williiiiii ItiuH'S Diiimiiig, iill iiu' time with .Tolin vicinity, wliose fate ken is nnknown — and Captains Dun- lolm Dunning wiiv icdition was begun, id: — mj- l^figado to iiinsv\icl\ to obtain tlie amount re((nired to be furnished by that town. As there was great dillieulty in olitaining the reijuisite iiuan- litv of beef in liiis vicinity, the seU'ctmeu were antiiorizecl by the town to give money in lieu of what they might be unalde to obtain, provi(h(l it was e(inally acceptable to the fleneral Court. This year, by u resolve passed Decemlter 2. the C.eneral Court nnule a reipiisition on tiie town of Hrnnswiek for its quota of men for the army. [ITiSl.] On tlie uintii of January, 17H1, the town of liruiiswiek elected a committee to divide the town into classcM or divisions in order to procure the men called for I»y a resolve of the Cnu ral Court of Deeeiubcr 2, 17H0. At a nu'cting of the town held three tlays later, tiiis vote was reconsidered, and a committee was ciioseii to proeiire tlie men calh-d for as l)t'st they could. The action of this meeting apjjcars, however, not to have been satisfactory, for at a siil>s((|iieiit meeting, held daimary 15. the metliod of classil'ying llie town was again adoi)ted, and it was voted *' to choose a eoiiiniiltee of one man out of each class to join in tlie wliole as a conunittee to pro- eiire a man for the deticieiit class or classes ; that is to say. tiiti-e that luive not procured by the liHli inst. said deficient classes, to ajiply to said eummittee liy said IDth day, and the cost of procuring the whole iiiiiiilier of men to l)e averaged on tlie whole town, as also all defi- cieiioies or penalties accniiug thereon ; that if any class being dclicient shall neglect to apply to said t'ommittee by said lUth day, such class shall l>ear the penalty of the law." The town was divided into ten {■hisses, and one meinlier of the committee was chosen from each class. The committee were directed to meet immediately and adopt such ineasnrcs as they should think best. The selectmen were also diiccted •• to consider such as have done .service for the town this present w:ir iiiul report at the next ]\[arch meeting." [l7iS2.] Aliout the year 1782, though prol>ai)ly sonu'wliat earlier,' but still towards the clo.se of the war. a daring and succesful exploit was performed by the patriotic inhabitants of Great Sebascodigan Island. For some years previously, several small schooners, acting as '• tenders" to the Knglish war vessels, had infested tiie waters of CascoUay, landing at defenceless places and robbing the fanners and preying upon the (ishermen. The inhabitants at last, incensed by these maraudings, resolved to retaliate. Knowing that the crew of oiie of these vessels often came to Condy's to trade and to have a ' McKeen dates the occurrence in 177G. MS. Lecture; also Pyepscot Papers. I OHS HISTORY OF RliUNSWICK, TOJ'SIIAM, AM> IIAIiVsWKl.h. (.•arousal nl a ^torc kept by a Mrs. KaHtiuaii (a iioU-cl Tt>ry), tlicv lU't'ifU'd to cnptiiro tlio vcsmcI and crew. Acconliiiyjly, not many weeks elapsed before one , to take charge of the small boat, and again put to sea with eighteen men. .\t sunrise they sightecl the Picnromi. in the offing near Segiiin Island, cluising a coaster laden with lime in the hold and cordwood on (U'ck which was Itound from Thomaston to I'ortland. The J'inirdini captui.'d and transferred her guns, two "three-pounder" swivels. with her other cU'ects, to this coaster, and mounted the ginis on the outer tier of wood and threw the middle tier overboard, thus leaviii;: a <£ood breastwork. During the time of these preparations the Amprica was fast coming; u[), and when about three miles distant the Knglish began to fire iit her with their swivels. Colonel Purinton ordered his men to keep uiit of sight and not to fire a gun without orders. When within pistol- shot he ordered them to rise and fire by sections as quickly as possilile. He instructed the sailing-master to strike the coaster on the quarter and at once make fast the two vessels. These orders were faithfully carrie(l out. and about three o'clock llic privateers boarded the encnn-'s vessel and found oidy two men on deck, one of whom was dead and the other shot through the knee. The others, seven in number, had gone below and were calling for quarter. itrswKii. MIUTAHY mSTOllY OF THE TIIIIKH TOWyS. (589 1,(1 Tory), tliry ! (lay, Intf in Iln' I. (•(iii\iiiiinili'v fur all wlio wore liouso of Coli'iul /(• for nil ntt!i tlio oars. WIkmi for tlip schooiit r 1 over. Tlu'v M\ lice, to take charizc n nKMi. ning near Si',L,niiii |l and cordwood on lid. Tlu' I'lcnrcdri loundcr" swivi'ls. 1 the SJ!;nnH on tlic nard, thus Icavinj: \(i was fast comiiifi |i l)o>ter Ibnr dollars as a bounty. This eall lor troops wusi occasioned by Indian hostilities in the West. TOPSIIAM MILITIA COMPANIES. Tho first Toi)sham militia company was formed, probably, prior to IT.'j."]. The earliest date given in the records of the company is November, Hi),'}, Init the traditionar}- account is that it was organiziil earlier than this. The roster of its ofhcers in 179') was as follows : — Captain, Alexander I\ogers ; lirst lieutenant, Steele Foster; en- sign, David Patten; sergeants, William Graves, James Fulton. Thomas Hunter, Daniel Graves ; corporals, John Jameson, Kielianl Knowles. John IJipley, Robert ^lalcolm ; lifer, David Keed ; drnni- mer, Joseph Fo.ster, 2d. The train band consisted of about fifty members. The first trainiiiL; that is mentioned in tlie records was had November 10, 17'J.'». in 180.") the compau}' numbered fifty-eight, rtink and file. In l'SO!iil. although no records of an earlier date than ISIS have been found. A nuisti'r-roU of the company has been preserved bearing date Septenilu'r 2'.». isi I. At that tiu.e it belonged to the First Rrigade and Flevenlli Division of the Militia of Alassachusetts, and was called into servici' anil stationed at Bath. The company was commanded at the time In C'ai)tain Nathaniel Walker, numbered thirty-lour, all told, and wns in service from September 10 to 2t). with the exception of three unlit for duty, four not notified, and ten on detached dut}* in forts, etc. According to traditionary accoi'.nts, D miel Ilolden was the first l'H[)- AliPSWELL. MILITARY HISTORY OF THE THREE TOWNS. G91 ,ip, with what tlu' ; tune he nuircliis pny each man thai nil I'or trooi)s was , prohaltly, prior t«> of tlie company is lat it was organi/.i'il iSteclo Foster; en- 's, James Fulton. 1 Jameson, Kielianl David IJeed ; dniin- s. The tirst training' mber IG, ITUf*. hi tile. rning this company. !n, and the company |h year, tliongli they iy\ Ined in May, I'^'H' ave been found. A ring date Septenihev jrigade and Fleventh Is called into servioo Imdcd at the time hy Ir, all told, and wa^ option of three unlit duty in forts, etc. 1 was the first cap- tain. Stcplien IJradford the lieutenant, and Jolm Uolland the tirst ensign. 'I'iie l)y-laws of tiie comi)any were adopted May. ISIS. 'I'liese by-laws recpiired an ainmal meeting of tlic company on the fust Tuesdny of May. Tiie 'iniform was a blue coat, white ker- sfvinere vest and pantaloons, black sword-belt, hair-grJters, neclc- clolli faced. l)ound, and welted with red, Honaparte hat, black cockade, and red i»lume. I'lie orderly sergeant was required to have one gun fired and t ( euh>rs hoisted at sunrise on all days of public piirade. and to nu\rs ! the nnisic at least one hour previous to the roll-call, and to march with it llirough the several streets of the village to tlie gun-house. On the decea.se of any nieinl)er the company were required to attend tiie funeral undi-r arms. To these by-laws some penal laws were annexed. liy a brigade order, not dated, but j)robably of date l^llt. the uni- form of non-commissioned oflicers and privates was to be •• n .short blue coat, trlnnncd with red worsted cord, gilt buttons, short buttons, small round hats or caps with a front piece ornamented witli a gilt eagle, black i)lumes. tijiped with red. red waist-belts." 'i'lie hostlers were to wear "gray coats trimmed with red worsted cord, and white vests"; the rest of their uniform to be the same as that of tlie privates. In 1S2;! the company voted that the alteration in tiieir uniform •' sliciild consist of red morocco belts or leather [)aiiited I'l'd. to go over the shoulders and round the waist, a new round felt hat with small rim. large new frontispiece, and round cockade." Ill lS2t, Joseph Swett was appointed adjutant, and David Scribner, liuth of Topsliaui, quartermaster of the battalion. Ill IS.'il the com|)any voted, "Ihat the ollleors should be ex- cused from furnishing any ardent s[)irit, on any occasion, for the company, and that the ollicers should pay four dollars to the bcnetit of said company, annually, for being thus excused." Tlu- last entry in the records was made Ma}- 2, 184G, and the disbundnient of the eompany occurred May 11), 1S.")1. The arms of the coin[)an3' were two brass four-f'ounders. I'litil the gun-house was built they were kept in Mr. James Wilson's barn. .M'ter the disbaudment of the company they were sent to tiie Portland arsenal, and the gun-house was sold. In ls3(] till! selectmen, in accordance with a law passed a short time previously, defined the limits of the two comi)anies of i:ifautry. The dividing line was Main Street and its continuance over ( athance Hiver to Bowdoin. All west of this line was to be the limits of the G92 iiisTOiiY OF nnv^'swlCK, rorsiiAM, and iiAnrswEiL. company coininandod b}- Lieutenant Alvali .Tamosnn, and all oast to he the liuilts <)(■ tlu' c'oui[)any commanded by Captain llolnian Staples. miUNSAVICK MILITIA COMPANIES. TnK BuLN^WKK LiciiT Infantuv was organized in ]May, iMil. Its oftleeis were Thomas S. Estabrook, captain ; (alel) Cnshing, fiist lieutenant ; ami Hohert D. Dunning, second lieutenant. The records of the company hav<' not been found, and consequently but little is known of their doings. In 182"), Saturday, June "i."), I.aFayctte niadi' his visit to rorthiud, and this company, under the conunand of Vt\\t- tain John A. Dunning, attended to assist in escort duty, and wvw received by the I'orthuid KiHe Company. They celebrated tlu'ir thirty-eiglith .auniversary on tiie seventeentii of Jinie, 1S12. Shortly after tliis time tiiis conii)any became disorganized, but on July 21. 18.')4, it was reorganized under the title of '• D Company Liglit In- fantry," and tiie following otFicers were cliosen at tiiat time: John A. (Meavi'land, captain ; Andrew T. Campbell, first lieutenant ; Charles Pettingill, second lieutenant; John II. Humphreys, third, and John 1*. Owen, fourth lieutenant. This company turned out June 27, 18;").'). lor target [)ractice, and William R. Field, Jr.. got the prize for being the best marksman. The prize was a silver cup. The company had its first annual parade and inspection on the thirtieth of 3Iay preceding. On Sei)teuibi'r of the next year, 18")(), the coin|)any attended nmstcr in Bath, and aliout August 7, 18r)7, it disbanded. TuK Brunswick and Toi'SIIam Kifi.k Company Mas organized in 1821. No records have been preserved of this company, and nothing is known of its doings. A. B. Thomi)son was the first captain. In 180G auv Captain Joseph Dusten, and had its headciuarters at ^la- quoit. The village compau\- was under command of Captain Richanl T. Dunlap. '1 he New JNIeadows company was connnanded by Captnin Peter .Ionian, who died in May, 187G. the last surviving memi)er of the comi)any. Early in 1807, Sanuiel Page and others petitioned tlio proper authorities for the organization of an Ahtillkky CoMrANv, In compliance with the wish expressed in this petition, a brigade order was issued, directing the proper ste[)s to be taken for the accomplish- ment of this oi)jiHt, and Mr. Lemuel Swift was directed " to laise a com- pany of arti'I:'rv out of the foot companies of the town of Brunswielv. by voluntary enlistinent." The company was at once organized, and Peter O. Alden was chosen as its first captain. He is said to have pro- urswELL. MILITARY msTORY OF THE THREE TOWNS. (593 aiul all oast to l.c )liuan Staples. d in Mny, \XM. ik'b Cusliiiig, first \ut. 'riif ivconls iMitly Imt little is , LaFayi'ttc luaiU- :'oiuman(l of C'aj)- •t .liity, iiml were • celi'ltratiHl their le, 181-2. Shortly , but on July 21. onipany Light In- thnt tinio : .lohu lifutonant ; Charles third, and John 1'. t June 27, 185.'). tor prize for being the company had its of :May procodiiig. ly attended nuistei was organized in Uany, and nothing jlirst eaptain. ■s and an artilli'vy jnipanies was com- oadciuarters at IMa- 1,1" Captain Riehanl iniandedby Captniu Irviving member of Ihers petitioned the [ni.i-r.uv Company. .)n. a brigade order for the aecinnplish- Icd "to raiseacom- l)\vn of Brunswiek. Inee organized, ami lis said to have pro- cured the first bass drum over brought to town. 'I'his company had two six-pounder brass gnus in its gnu-hou.se on Centre Street. In .addition to the above comi>anies there was a cavalry company, of which a few members l)elonged in IJrunswick and 'rojisham. and otliers in Lisbon and Durham. Captain Jack, of Litc-ldield. was the com- manding oflicer, and a Mr. Baker of Topsham was the lietitenaut. IIAIU'SWELL MILITIA COMPANIKS. There were, about 1812, two infantry companies in llarpswell, which were organized about 1770. The llari)swell Neck company was commanded, in 1812, by Cai)taiu David Johnson, and I'eleg Cur- tis was the lieutenant. The llarpswell Island company was com- manded by Captain Stephen Snow, and Paul Snow was \W lieutenant. In 18;i2. Isaiah .S. Trufant was chosen eai)tain of the island comi)any. in place of John I\I. ruriutou, and Humphrey Snow ensign, in place of Kli Ilodgdon.i In 183.J the selectmen delined the limits of the companies of militia as follows: The limits of Ca[)tain Hudson INIerryman's company were all that part of Great Island northwest of a line drawn from Long Reach to Strawberry Creek, together with Orr's. Bailey's. Haskell's, Flag, Whaleboat, and Birch Islands, and the Ncclc. 'I'he limits of Captain John ]\I. I'urinton's company were all that part of (Ireat Island southeast of a line drawn from Long Reach to Strawberry Creek. In is;'.(;. Simccju Stover, 2d, commanded the first-mentioned, and Isaiah Trufant the last-named compan}'. THE V. ^ R OF 1812, AXl) ANTECEDENT rilEl'Ai: All" >X.S. As early as 1801 a feeling of hostility against (Jreaf Biitain was engendered in this vicinitj* by the impressment of sailors, and was isplayed by the formation of military companies and other military 1 parations. vU of the I>ruuswiik companies went to Bath during the war of 1812, and served for a short period. There were one or two British vessels there, and the sokliers from them used occasionally to land and commit depredations, until rieneral King oaller out, and to sink every boat neglecting to report after the usual warning. Some of the fisiiermen thought these orders were too strict. and said tliey would not report to the guard if he simk their l)oat.s. One of tliese men, named Dingley, being bound out on a short fisliiiiu crin'sf, attempted to pass the guard when ordered to report, but was (ired at, and his boat hit. It began to 1111, and lie barely made out to reach the sliore with it. This put a stop to the boats running that fort. The guard's name was Seth Wilson. On one occasion during the war, James Sinnett, of Bailey's Tslaml, then a young man twenty-three years of age, witli two brothers younger than himself, went out lishing. Whik^ engaged in this pur- suit they saw a hirge vessel ap|)roaching whicii they thought to lie American. When slie came within iiailing distance, the}' asked liei name, and were told she was the Esn<'x, an American man-of-war. Young Sinnett and liis brotliers tlien came alongside, and, b}- invita- tion, went aboard. When the}' reached the deck tliey were asked to go into the cabin and .see the cai)tain. They did so, and were infornioil by him tli;it tliey were aboard the English man-of-war Tke liattler, ami that tliey were liis prisoners! He however assiu'cd them that he shoidd do them no harm, and should hold them captive only for a tew weeks. He said his object in making tlu-m prisoners was to obtain the use of their fishing crr.ft to reconnoitre the coa.st without suspicion. Accordingly he put twenty of his men alioard Sinnett's boat with instructions to cruise about the bays and rivers in the vicinity, and to report to him any discoveries which they made. At the end of a week thev returiH'd, and Sinnett and his brothers were discharged. Durinii their captivity they were kindly treated and well fed. At the time the I'ritish men-of-war were in the Kennebec River, and the division of militia were ordered out by General King, Ca|)taiii Johnson, of the Harpswell company, notitied his men to prepare quickly to march to Bath. After consultation, however, with some of the residents of Bailey's Island, Captain Johnson decided to leave on that island, as a guard, all the able-bodied men of his command who resided there. This was done on account of this island being particularly exposed to the danger of attacks from the enemy's cruls- inr SWELL. , of 'ropsbani, :m uliii fort in passinjr loit alter tlie usual n-s were too striit. suuk tlu'ir bonis. : on a sliort fisliiiii: to report, but was liarely made out to aoats running tliat of Bailey's Island, witb two brothers iio-ngod in tbis pur- tliey lbou'"' ured tbem that ln' itive only for a tow )ner.s was to obtain ,t witbout suspicion. Sinnett's boat with Iho vicinity, ami to It tlie end of a weolc •barged. Durinu td. cnneboc River, aii'l |oral King, Captain men to iirepnR' liowever. witli scnu' .on decided to leavr n of bis comnuuul f tbis i.sliind \wm tbe enemy's eniis- MIUTAItY HISTORY Of THE TIIUV.E TOWNS. 695 m ors. which were hovering about the coast all the time. Accijrdingly, wiiile Captain Johnson and the rest of his coni[)any went to Ibith, the r>ail('v's Island men. under command of Captain James Sinnett, kept (Hiard night and day on their own ground. IJofore Captain Johnson's return, Captain Sinnett noticed u small coaster standing in by .Small Point, clos(>l3' pursneil by a schooner. The coaster came in between Pond and Uam Islands, and the scliooMcr, not daring to fijllow, manned a barge to continue tiie pur- suit. They both came into Water Cove, and the crew of tlie barge were about to board the coaster, when Captain Siimett scut a man — John Ilain, of Bowdoin, who was stopping tcunporaril}' on the island — to hail the barge. Ham did hail, and asked the commander what he wanted. The rc[)ly was, "Tiie coasting sloop." " You can't have her," answered Ham, " ami Ave will give you a reasonable time to leave, or we will sink 3'our barge." Ui)on this the command(>r of the barge quietly drew olf. JNTr. Jonathan Johnson was very anxious to fire upon tlic intruders, but was prevented from doing so by his olliccrs.' Xotliing finlher has been obtained in regard to the i)articii)aliou of tliesc towns in this war, except the list of soldiers engaged in it, wliicli will be found in the Appendix. After the close of this war the military spirit was still ke]>t alive, and tlie companies did not any of them disband for several years. The dilferent towns also took care to see that a stock of annnunition was kept on hand, and the town of Brunswick in 1810 authorized tbe soloctinen to build a new powder-house, at an expense of one hundred ami lifty dollars. In bS-2o, Cai)tain John C. Humphreys was chosen lieutenant-colonel of the Second Regiment, First Brigade, Fourth Division of State Militia, and Joseph Demeritt was ap[)ointed quartermaster. In 1829, INIajor Andrew Dennison was elected colonel, and Captain John A. Dunning major, of this same regiment. They were all bnmswick men. TMie ^Ikcha\ic Voluntkkrs, of Brunswick, was organized in 18r5(». Who the first officers were is unknown. In LSI."), John A. Cleaveland was elected captain, George S. Elliot, lieutenant, and William K. Molclier, ensign. Musters for review and parade were of almost annual occurrence in these towns in former times. The earliest one known to have taken place was in Brunswick in 1809. It was a brigade review. Similar Narrated by Captain Sinnett himself, who is stUl livinc/ iipo7i the island. GOO HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSllAM, AND IIARPSM'ELL. inspections were liekl in Bnwiswit'k almost I'vorv yvnr up to isj.i, wluMi it was held at Bath. In 1820 tlie Brunswick Liglit Infantry Compan}- and tiie llille Company were notified to appear for duty, July 4, probably for escort duty, and a dinner was given them at tin; Tontiin! Hotel. Septemlter 21, 1h;?(;, the Second IJeginient of First Brigade and Fourth Division was insi)e('ted in Brunswick, and mi September 14, 1842, the annual inspection and review of all the mili- tary in this vicinity took place there. The line was formed on IMaiiiu Street in the morning, and about half past ten the line of march was tiiken up for the paray the students for mrny j'cars, a burlesque " May training" hav- ing occurred as late as 18oG. BRUNSWICK IN THE WAU OF TIIE REBELLION. When the Third Maine Regiment passed through Brunswick in ISOl, ou its way to the seat of Avar, a salute was fired and a collation pro- vided. That town was zealous in its support of the national govoni- ment, and not only voted this year Si, ")()() to pay the expenses of lO'^niiting, clothing, and fitting out volunteers from the town, but also voted to pay each volunteer " a sum sullicient, with what is paid bv government, to equal twenty dollars per nKjnth during the time they * Owing to the sixc this vuliime has already attained, it is found necessary to omil the account of this trial. AHPSWELL. MILITAliY HISTORY Of THE TIlliEE TOWNS. 697 year up to IS'i.'i, ick Light. liiJiinlrv I apiiL'iir tor duty. oivcMi thoin at tlie llcgiinont of First imuswitk, aud nn iow of all the uiili- s formod on IMaini' > liiK' of iiiaivh was a the village on" tlif time that the light companies of Tops- their neat unifoinis on the twenty-third ivision and attaelied ■ence of the kind in 822, some dillicuUy certain companies. red all persons tem- ilitary duty, to turn students of Bowtloiii to ri'fnse to ohey u in fantastic and gro- anner in 18;)7, and 10 custom was kept Mav training" hav- snELLIOX. Brunswick in l*^t)l. And a coUatiim pro- he national govern- )ay the expenses of n the town, hut also ith what is i)aid 1>y luring the time thev uul mcemmj to omit ('« may he in the public service," and appropriated 8."), 000 for the support of tlie lamilies of those who enlisted. At the annual meeting in 18G2, the town of Brunswick voted to furnisii assistance to the families of such of the inhabitants as were in the service of their country*, either in the army or navy, and to those wlio should thereafter engage in such service, to such amount as pro- vided for by an Act of the legislature, so long as they should continue ill tlie service. Tiie treasurer was authorized to borrow Si!. 000 for the purpose. The town also voted to guarantee the payment to each and ever}' volunteer, who enlisted under the last call for troops, or who siionld enlist by the fourtii d.-iy of August, in either of th(> regiments ol'tiie State which were then in the field or in either of the new regi- ments to be formed, and who should be actually mustered into the service of the United States as one of the quota of tlie town under the recent call for troops, one hundred dollars over anil alxne the boun- ties offered by tlie State and tlie United States, to be paid at the time of being nnistered in. This time was afterwards extended. The town also voted to hire $.),200 for the above purpose, and a rallying com- mittee of thirty -three was chosen to induce enlistments. Though the large majority of the citizens of Hrunswick were intensely loyal, there were some lukewarm ones and a few '' Southern sympathizers," who ai)i)aroiitly desired to see the Southern Confederacy lirmly estab- lished. One of these individuals was said to have given encourage- uieut to the Confederates by his letters, and the case Avas made known through the public press. To show the sentinu'ut of the town, the following resohitions were passed at this meeting: — " WlH'reas, W. S. Lindsc}', a member of the British Parliament, is reported to have stated in his place in that boily that he had lately received a letter from a ' citizen of strong Union feeling in liruuswick, in the State of Maine, expressing his hope for liritish intervention in the contest now going on,' "Therefore, Resolved, That the citizens of this town will spare no pains to discover and ascertain whether this declaration thus made b}' a member of Parliament is a fabrication, or whether we really have among us such a black hearted l^ypocrite, traitor, and knave, as could thus seek to add the calamity of a foreign war to our {iresent distresses. "AV.so/yed, That wc need something more than such a naked declaration to convince us that there is in our midst such a com- ^ pound of the villain and the fool ; but if it should prove that thei'e is, lie it further " Resolved, That we will purge the fair fame of our town by con- 61)8 HISTORY OF nUUNSWTCK, TOrSUAM, AXD IIARrSWKLL. sij^ninjj; liiin to the deserved puiiiishmciit of all traitors, whenever lio shall be discovered. " Rpsolred niiaiihunusJ;/, That the eili/etis of this town ablior the idcd of foreiufM intorfiTi'Mce in the affairs of llic KcpiiMic. Tliat we will ahvnys resist, to the utmost of our power, the intervention of any monarch or potentate whatever aj^ainst our government, and that we hold in utter detestation the fiend or fool who would seek to bring such a thing about. " ll('K()lr('il, That Brunswick is no home for traitors, and that if any lurk here pretending to be men ' of strong I'nion feelings,' wliilc secretly sympathizing with the relu-ls in arms against our governniciit, they had better remove before they are discovered. " Voted, That a copy of tiie above resolves be signed by the ukhI- erator and clerk of tiiis meeting and li(> sent, one to the llonoi:ibk' Freeman II. ISIorse, and one to the llonoraltle Charles F. Train at London, and that a copy be sent for publishment in the Portlund Press, Boston Jininial, and the Bniiistrick TcU'fjruph" At a special meeting, held August 2.'?, the town voted to guarantco to each volunteer wlio shotdd eidist in any of the nine months' rciri- ments, between tliat date and the time fixed for a draft, the sum of twenty dollars, to be paid Avhen such i)erson has been ac^cepted by the governor as a part of the quota of the town. It was also voteil to hire nine hundred and twenty dollars for the above-named ])nrp<)-;o. and a committee was chosen to solicit suliscriptions for a vohmtcer fund, to make up the sum of fifty dollars to each volunteer. At another meeting, held August 30, the town voted an additional sum of eiglity dollars for nine months' volunteers, making a tot;il of one hundred dollars. It was also voted to hire S.'sG-SO for this purpose. [ll^n.'i.] At the ]\Iarch meeting in 18(;;>, the towns voted to I'liniish aid to the families of persons in the service of the national govcrii- ment, either in the arinj" or navy, to the extent allowed by the law of the State, and to such an amount as the State had agreed or might liereafter agree to refund to the town. The treasurer Avas directed to hire for this pur[)Ose, as a temporary loan, $G,00(). At a si)eeial meeting, held August 17, the selectmen were diroctod to pay each drafted man who was, in person or by substitute, mustcrod into the United States service, a bounty of three hundred dollars. PfiV'ment was to be made as soon as practicable after such dral'teil man or substitute had been mustered into service. It was also voted to hire $20,000 for this purpose. At a s[)ecial meeting, held November 21, the town voted to pay two hundred and fifty dollars each to volunteers credited as part of MILITARY IIISTOliY OF THE TltllKE TOWXS. 699 (lie (jiiotaof the town, undor tlic call of tho President, ilatod Oftohor 17, is(i.">. It was also voted to hire 81 I. <•()() for this itiirposc. On Dcccnihcr l,aii additional bounty of fifty tlollars was votrd, which liroii^iit the whole up to throe hundred dollars. Voted to hire 82,800 for the ndditional bountj'. [I>'(;i.] At the annual mo('tinv the Act of February 20, IHCA, and that bonds there- for sliouhl be issued in such sums as the selectmen and town treasurer (Icenied most for the interest of the town. The bonils to I)e payable after three, and not exceeding twent}' years, at tli(; pleasure of the town, with coui)ons attached, bearing yearly interest not exceeding six per cent. [)ayable seniiaunnally. The selectmen and treasurer were authorized to issue such bonds to t!ie amount of S-">."»,0()0. The town also, at this n)eeling, votecl aid to tlie families of soldiers as heretofore, and to boiTow 87.!()2. the selectmen were author- ized to raise money for the support of the families of volunteers. At a meeting hcil .Inly 2() the town voted to give a boimty of oiw hundrinl dollars over and above the bounties paid by the State ami the United States, for each volunteer who had eidisted "under tin last call for troops," or who might enlist up to the time of draftiiii! (dating from July 2G, 18G2), in either of the regiments of the Stati that was already in the Held, or that should be formed, ])rovidcd In was finally accei)ted and mustered into the service of the I iiiteil States as one of the quota of the town, under the recent call fur troops. The selectmen were also authorized to hire Si, 800 for the purpose, or so much of that sum as might be neces ary. There being some question as lo whether this action of the town would be legalized by the legislature, forty-six citizens pledg' il t! 'ra- selves, to the amount of fifty dollars each, to indenniify the select nun if the doings of the town were not legalized. fAin'SWKLL. 11 of Ih'ccnilK'r TJ, I'jirli ciirolli'd iiimi crinjr (ho servici' u\' liniiilrctl dollars tor Ivo liiimln'd dollars liars was rdso Vdtcil two years and lind s to oach volunteer led to raise S2.'>.<"I0 lUg, this yoar, it was us liorolotbre, ami le town recordf i> > town held nt tlii> H'v provision lor tlir il rosidence in town. Stal'', passed at the nil 2."), liSOl, during nii|iht stand in need ;o l>orrow the nioiie} lerelbr. It was alsd lorcd their services to were away on diit} . etmen were authui- ol" volnnteers. ve a lionnty of one iI l>y the State and nlisted *• nnder the i\e time ol" dral'tinii Imenls of the State )rnied, ])rovideil lie ice of the Uniteil the recent call for ire $1,800 for the iry. lactioM of the town ;ens i)led■ inifv the select uieii Mll.TTAUY inslORY OF TlIK TUUKK TOnxS. 701 At ft meetin}; of (ho town held Aujjiist 20 it was vo(»>(l Ic pay a bounty of one hundred dolhua to eacii volnnt* er who wonM enlist in the service of (lie I'nited States, under a call from the I'residi'ut for H()l),(Mio men for nine nion 'is. and it wn also votetl to raise 62,000 for tile purpose, or so niueii tiu'reof ns nn;;ht be neeessnry. Sixtv-llve eitizeiifi pledj^ed themselveM to indenniify the seleelnieii In the smn of fifty dollars each, should the action of thf (own not be legalized by the lejiislature. At a meeting hehl Ueeeniber fi the town voted to reimburse all those citizens who hail subscribed money for volunteers. Tlic (own also nt this meeting voted (o raise (hree hundred dollars for (he n<'«'dy fami- lies of soldiers [l,sf.;i.] At the animal meeting in 18G;} the town voted to raise ■;even hundred dollars to be paid as bounties for soldiers. At a meelin<>; held ,Iidy 18 it was voted to pay drafted men, or those who provided substitutes, three hundred dollars each. At a meetin;.j of the town, August 27, (he selectnien were author- ized to pay drafteil men, or those who provided sul»stitu(es, three hun- ihod dollars each, and to |)rocure a loan for the purpose, not exceed- ing §0,000, for a term of years, and bearing interest aimuall}-. At a meeting held November 7, i( was V(^(ed (o pay each vohmteer one hundred dollars, whether new rei ruit or veteran. The treasurir was authorized to raise by loan sudicient money to pay (his boun(y for a number not exceeding twen(y-0!ie volunteers. At a meeting on December 2, it was voted to pay two hinidrei'i/(>i| ami ct('(| to pay voliinteiM'H, oiilistin^ to fill the <|iii>i:i iA' the lowii iiikKt Huid call, the huiik! huiiih as hoiiittit's, tor the ^wuw iK'iioiis as arc lic'l'drc statcil. and to \n\\ a lioiiiity of" tliicc IiiiihIkmI dollars to nicii who iiii^lil lie drafted iiiulor sai."i. ) At a special meetinu', held .lanuary 21, |sr,,"i. lo see if tlic town would \o(i! to accept the surplus men already «'nlistcd and t;iki' measures to pay them, it wnw voted to accept tliejn, and that the money raised Au!iiiic of tlm-e Imiidicil 1. to lu' piiid iitti'i' ml jimstci'i'il iiiti) lu' Sl'lfcllUi'll well' iidiT said call, mikI r the siiiiu! porimls roro ttcct'ptt'd mihI It was voted tn IHri.'). to 8(M' if till' cidiNtcd and tiikr om, and tiiat tlic |tay tiic iiK'U so t'.n o take Niifli actiiii: u case of aiiollii'i' 'IcH'tiiH'ii 1k> aiitliKi- L'li for the liovi ru- le selectmen wero at not more tiiiiii le lialiilities of tlic issue bonds to tlif 1 in live years, uiio and one fourth in rest, payable seiiii- ita>fe liy tiie seh't't- f the town for its liwn voted that the authorized by the llKF.LION. [swell having refei- •hi .July 21, bsr,2. tduee men to eiili>t lOOO, and pay endi 1 dollars when mus- tcn-d into the service. A eonuuittee of four, namely, yMberl 'I'. Tru- fiiiit. Lemuel II. Stover, Alexaiahr Kwing, and Alcot S. Merryman, was ehoMon lo procure the (piota of m(>u required from lliirpswell, I to pay the same their bounty. The select uuMi were also author- IIIK izcd to furnish aid to families of volunteers at their discretion. There ajipears to have been a doubt as to the legality of the above iictioM of the town ; and In ore full before. The bounty was also to be extended to those eidisting in old ri'giments, if rockoiied as a part of Ilarpswell's ipiota. It was also voteil to extend aid to tile families of those who enlisted, if in the opinion of the seh'Ct- laen any aid was neede(|. Tin; selectmen were also chosen a commit- tee to solicit men to enlist and to pay tlie l>i)unlies. \l a special meeting, hehl on September 12, it was voted to place till' bounty at two hundred dollars per man, instead of out' hundred, luid tilt! town treasunjr was authorizeil to hire money for the purpose of jjayiug these bounties. [l>i(i;'..J Several town-meetings were held in \H{u\. At one, held on June 2t>, the town voted to raise three hundred dollars for each ihiifted man in llarpswell under the C'on.seription Act, and to place tlie money in the hands of thi,' selectmen to be used in l>aying the bounty lo those who were mustered into the I'nited States service, or ill furnisliing substitutes, (jr in paying lines f(;r those who were liable to lie iimstered under said Aet. Tlie selectmen were authorized to hire tlie money for this purpose. At a subsetjuent meeting, held .lul}' 2;"), the al)ove action of the town was reconsidered, and the article in the warrant under which the vote was passed was laid on the lalile. A vote was then passed similar to the foregoing, except that instead of paying cash, the selectmen were authorized to give " town orders" for the amomits, the orders to be on interest at six percent, and to run for ten years, or at the discretion of the town foi' a less period. At a meeting held October Oj David ^Vebber and Sylvester IStover were elected a committee to hire money to take up the town orders. On November 7, Lemuel 11. Stover was delegated to go to 704 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND ITAJiPSWELL. Augusta and confer with tho adjiitatit-genoral and jTovcrnor, cnnfcrn- ing an enlistment of non-residents, and also in regard to having tlie enrohnent reduced. On November 24 it was voted to raise 8.s,"2.'i(i. to induce men to enlist to fill the town's quota of volunteers, under the call of the President, dated October 17, 18(53. The selectmen were instructed to hire the money, and to pay each man two hunched and seventy-five doUars, or less, and if they could not (ill the entire; quota to oittain as many as the}' could. [1S(;4.] On jMarch 7. l0(),000 volunteers. The meeting was adjourned to August «. at which tui5c 't was voted to instruct the selectmen to issue to eaeli enrolled man under the above call a town order of three hundri'd dollars when mustered into the service, the order to be on interest, and to be in addition to the State and United States bounties, 'i'lie selectmen were also to appoint an agent to procure recruits, an, and it was then voted to raise $1"),000 by issue of town notes to that amoinit, payable in five years (or at the option of tho town in a less time) 5 the money to be disbursed by the agent as follows; Three hundred dollars to each man who should eidist or furnish a substitute for one year, four hundred dollars for two years, and live hundred dollars for three j-ears, under the call of the President, nf July 18. [180.").] On January 17, 180."), the town voted that each enrolled man who enlisted u[)on the quota of Ilarpswell, under the last call of the President, or any future call, should receive from the town the sum of three hundred dollars for one v'ear, four hundred dollars for two 3'ears, and five hundred dollars for thn-e years, either in scri|) or money, at tiie option of the selec men ; and each enrolled person who might have, or should furnish, two hundred dollars for the prociuv- ment of a substitute to represent him, in the army or navy, upon tho quota of Ilarpswell, under the last call, or any future call, should I{ps^rELL. voriior, conccrn- •(1 to luivinp; the to viiiso SiS/i.'iO, •oliinteors, lUKlcr The sck'i'tinon Kin two liunilr('(1 lot fill tlu' ontin; vas I'liUoil to soo of the I'rosidont. ?Y would vole to (lisiu'iised with. ' , lu'ld August 1, ousta, and confor 3t method of lill- idont. of .Inly If^, i to An;4ust «. at to issue to o:u'h of three hnndn'd ;o be on intciTst. es bounties. 'I'lif [e recruits, and it )llars to pay the orders for tlirco iiii held A>iust. l.S(;i. At the annual INIarch meeting, it was voted •• llial tlie stdectmen and treasurer of th (own of llarpswell lie authori/eil and instructed to riMid tlie war debt of the town of nar|)s\v(dl. wliicli has already ;i('ciiie ol" th« proniliient fili/.L-iis oi" linmswick, Topsliiini, and IlarpswcU, who ure not now living. It is probable thai tlu; names of'sonu! who wcio di-sorving of special iiotica! have been on.itted, and tliat some of the sketches are briefer tliun might l)e deemed desirable. If such lie the ease, it is because; we have not found or been furnishetl with tlie requisite information for such sketches. There has l)een no intentional injustice done or par- tiality shown. In writing these sketches we have depended upon the cominunications received from the friemls of the parties, and from inibrmation obtained from such printed sources as were accessible to us. Much assistance has been l'urnishe(l by the tiles of the 7i/'/«.s»'u7i" 'rd(> (ieiieral Court for three years. In 1.S(I2 he moved to Ilallowell, Maine. In 1owdoin Col- lege, and a senator for the county of Cumberland in the legislature of 710 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARrSWKLI.. Maine. In tlio several ofHecs wliicli he siintained lie was capalilf, faitiifiil, and useful; and in the several jilaces in which he lived lu; was intluenrial in promoting peace, prood order, and prosperity'. Ilis mind was active, his perception quick, his memory prompt, his judgment sound, his disposition mild. He was facetious, atl'able, and benevolent, and had a fund of anecdote. Early impresstnl witli a seiis( of right and wrong, he was upriglit in his dealing- faithful in Ijusincss. a firm friend and supporter of religion and religious institutions, and active in the cause of education. One son and seven grandsons have had a collegiate education. He died in Brunswick at the age of seven- ty-four years. ' AHIJOTT, REVERKNl) JOHN S. C. John Stevens Cabot Abbott was a son of Honorable Jacob Abbot, and was born at Brunswick, Maine, September 18, 1805. He wu^ i;:raduated a: liowdoin College in 1820, and at the Andover Theologi- cal Seminary in 1829, and was subsequently settled at Worcester, Kox- bury, aud Nantucket, in Massachusetts, and afterward at New Haven. Connecticut. " The Mother at Home " was written in 18;J3, and was his first work of any note ; and to the several European languages into which it was translated are added tlie (irfek, Turkish, and Tainiil languag(!S of Asia. He has written several works of a moral ami highly instructive order, and several biographies, but his greatest renown, at home and in France at least, is due to the history of Napo leon and other works relating to the same subject, all of which an remarkable for a vigorous defence of that emperor. So en'tdivc. indeed, were his efforts in his behalf, that Napoleon, never too IVif with recognition of such service, acknowledged the handsome trihuli not alone with formal courtesy, but by bestowing upon the author his warmest friendship, and many substantial proofs thereof. iMr. Abbott tt histor}- of the late civil war and his other American lii- lories coniprisc about twenty-five volumes. He died at his residence, iu Fairhaven. Connecticut, in June, 1877. ADAMS, HEVEttEND GEORGE E., D. 1). The subject of this sketch was the oldest son of Deacon Kliasliiti Adams, and was born in Worthington, Maasachusctts. October 27. 1801. Two jears later, his father removed to Bangor, Maine, with his family-. The son fitted for Yale College, and graduated in i.s21 He graduated also from Andover Theological Seminary in 182G, ami I From Abbott's Oenealogical Register, 1847, A. and E. Abbott. rtrswKrj.. lie was ('Ilpalll^^ Inch he lived lie rospority. nory prompt, his ioiis, atra))U', and 8so(l with a sctiHc thl'iil in business, institutions, ami I grandsons have the age of sevon- ile Jacob Abbot, , 1805. He \vii> ndovcr Thcologi- Worcester, Rox- d at Now Ilavpii, in 1H;53, and wah !in languages into ikish, and Taniiil of tt moral and but his greatest history of Napo i\\\ of which arc 80 effi'i'tive. n, never too fiii' andaonic tributi n the author lu- af. Mr. AbboU h i.-fories comprise ee, in Kairhavi'U. T. Deacon Eliashili tts, October 27. ^or, Maine, with iduated in 1821. ary in 182G, and E. Abbott. ^iSfe-'"-. ■:Jti^r;;™'.^^' r9T^ liWonAriiirAi.. 711 was nppoiiitod the very next j-ear TrofcsRor of Sacrod Litcrafnro in Bangor Tlioologicnl StMninar^-. lie retainc*! this position until lH2It, when he was (jailed to the pastoral charfje of tlie First I'arish Church in Hnniswick. This charge i>e resigned in .Tnne, 1M70, and assnined that relation to the Trinity Congregational Church in Orange, New Jersey. Althongh his health was failing, he continued to minister to that growing clunx^h, even after he had swooiie*! nway in his pidpit widi the exertion, until ho was forced to yield to tlie elfccts of disease and suffering, and tendered his resignation in 1H7'». The church where iiis late labors had been so signally blessed clung to him with singu- lar alfectioii. 15ut he desired to conic Itack to IJrunswick to spend his last days "This brief appearance amouu ins old people and in his old pul[)it seemed like the visit of an angel." Heturning to Orange in the autunni, his health failed rapidly, and he passed awa}- December 2;"), 187;"). Ilis funeral was held in his old church at lirunswick, where a large concourse of citizens tcstitied their respect and alfection. A public meeting was also held, at which resolutions were passed expressive of a deep appreciation of his character and services. The doctor married early in life I\Iiss Ann Tolsom, of I'oitsmouth, New llauipshirt!. Having no children, they adopted Frances Caro- line Adams, daughter of Aslier Adams, of lioston, and now the wife of General Chamberlain. They afterwards adopted Anna Delamater Davis, who uuirried and died in this town, leaving one daughter, (leorgie \. Atkinson. Mrs. Adams was a woman of r •narkable character, and will long he remembered in this place. She died in IS'jO. Some years afterward Dr. Adams married Miss Helen ^F. Hoot, of (Chicago. Their oldest child, George, died at an early age. The (laughters, Sarah R. and Mary !>., are with their mother in Orange, New Jerse}'. For forty years Doctor Adams filled the pulpit, which may well be considered a ditllcult and trying one, with great acceptance, and managed a parish composed of strong and diverse elements, with consummate judgment and tact. The church grew under his hands by steady, regular increase. "Doctor Adams was not only a good pastor, he was also a good citizen, alive to the interests of the people among whom he lived, and his eminentl}' benevolent nature prompted him to the discharge of numerous trusts which did not legitimately belong to his calling. Doctor Adams, with great geniality of temper, possessed a reserved atli ■iii'i'cii i''cl)iii!irv 1 I, l>i 1; vt'iirs, ;uiil

  • Ml iiuiiiii!'' lu'i' kiiKli'i'iI. Ill His wife siii'vixril iiiiii ;i I'c V..rlv. Mr. AMt'ii w;is hwjXi' ;nul bulky, liiil not woll iiroixtrlionrd. He was. as may lie inrcrrcil IVoiii llic faults of this tcinpci'aiiu'iit, un|ii)|m lai' ill tlic cuiMiiiuuif \' in which his life was spnil ; hut liy some ri'aclinii ill 182(!, perhaps IVoiii sympathy, he was eU'ctetl to the House >.l i»'r|i- n.'sentativus. and re-elect i-d the throe Ibllowing years, throwing eai i tiiuc ill favor, until his election in 1^2!) was nearly unaninioii.s.' 712 insTONY OF nnuNswicK, topsiiam, and iiaupswkh., fiiiitl of humor, which rendered liiin a ciinnnliig companion in soci.il lif(N and which gjuc to many of his fugitive adilresses and \Mitings a point anil elegance that few conld impart to such clforts. There was uhoiit the man so much that was genial and loving, so much of con- Hidi'iiitioii for tlic rights and opinions of others, that even those wlm most diU'erel with him coiild not fail to recognize his sincerity of piir- poH(; ami ill's tiiiii intent to do what he honestly regarded for the bosl. ' Ai.DDN, im:i'i;i; o., ks(.)imI!I':, Was the soil of .Joseph and Haiiiiah [Hall] Aldeii, and i\ dcsrondaiil of .lolin Aldfii. who came over in tin Mniilhnnr, in IC.-JO. He wa^ horn in .Middleiioro', .Massachiiselts. August "Jo, 1772; was graduated at I'.iown Iniversity, in 171)2; studied law with dndgc radelfoid. in 'ramitDii, aiifl came l^ lininswick near the close of 17'.h; or earl\ in 17117. He was admitted to the CumlK-rlarid bar at the March term in 171I7. \\i' iiiarrie for a time was very good. He was well read as ;i lawyer, and had fair talents and information, but he was no advocah'. He was very irritable in his temper, and his manner when he niidci- took to argue liis cases was abrupt and disagii'caliU'. AN'henevcr a shrewd adviTsar}' wi-hed to gain .•in advantage over him. a cerl.iiii way wa-s to nillie his temper, wlu'ii I'cler would be sure to spoil hi, own cause. .\s competitors galliereil aioiind him, in lininswick .'iml the lu'ighboring towns, his b.^incss declined, and he was left almost brietlcss. 'J'o ni.ake good the delicii'iicies arising from these causes, he engaged in commercial oiieratiuns, which for a time were siiccos- I'lii. but wliich were sndileiii\ and sadly bhistcil by the restrictions on iiiercantih' tiaiisa'-li(Mis which took place prior to the war of isl-j. The latter portion of his life was embittered by disa|ipoinI meiit am! poverty, which [)roduced liy|)ochon(lria, aiid left him a wreck. His 1 Willis's 'I he iMWy tin Courts, awl the Lawyers of Maine. rsHKf L. anion in social ami writings a •Is. 'I'llil'f \Vil> I) iniicli of con I'VCIl llioso wliii iiici'iil.v of pnr- .1 for tlii> 1u'>l. ' 1(1 a (U'sccMidii; : I (;•_'(», ll(> wa^ ; was ! these callers. wen- 811CCCSS- r(-tiiction< on war ol' I'^i-- ininliiu'ht anil I wreck. Hi- ll liim a li'w )oi'tione(l. Hi uiient. mi|Hiiiu some reacliiiM House i.i Uep- >win'j; oat ! tinir IS.' nioGii.triiiaAL. 13 AIJ.KX. I!i;V. WIl I.VM, I». I>. Wilh nil .Mien, U. I)., an Aniorican rlcrfiyman ami author, son of 'rhdinas Allen, horn in IMltslield, Ma.ssai'lui.selts, January iJ, IT.sl, (iicd ill Noillrunpton, .July l<», 18(iH. He graduated at Ilarvanl ( ollef^c in 1H():>, and stiidieil ilieolonfy with tlie liev. Doelor I'iei'ce, of IJiookline. After heiiiu; lieensed in l^iM hy the I'ork^liire Assoeiation. he |iicached for some months in various purs of Wt'sterii New York. I liiiii his return lu^ was apiioiiit^d a regent of Harvard ("liege, and was also assistant liluarian < f the collejije. Diiriiiu' 'Ills period he pie[)ared the fn'st dition ol" his ••Amerieaii r>iiim:i|iiiie.il and Historical Dictionary " (I^SOK). eoic lininj; notices of aliniil s.'veii iiiiii h'ed .\mcricaiis. This \\ as the lii.-,i liook of ;;enoral hiii'^iaphy issiieil in the United States. In l'*^ity ceased in isio, when he wax ordained pa>lor of tin Co.ij^reou- lional C'iiurcli in I'ittslicld, as his fallier's successor. I lie h'oislatiire of New Hami)slure in 1810 aUe!'e(l ihe charter of Darliiiontli College, and ereati'd in its stead a iiiiveisily. of wliicli Doctni .Mien was niadi- president in 1^17. I'pon an appeal to the Nii|)reiue Court at Washington, the viiihts of the college against the Stale were maintained in Dsl'J. lii 1n_'0, Doctor .Mien was appoinled jiro.-'il.iit of liowdoin ( 'ollege, Maine, and n-taiiied tiiat po>.ilion till l'-*;!;!, when he rosignetl it. and retired to Northniiiptnii. .Massachii- selts, engaging in various literary laliors. Among tiiese i> a collection of iiioro than H),()t)0 words not found in dictionaries ol" the lOnglish language; nearly l,r»00 lieing contributed to Worcester's Dictionary (l«li;).more than LOOO to Webster's (JS.Vl), and about (;,()()() to tile new edition of Webstei'. His otlu'r chief writings are, "Junius I niiiaski'd," to jnove that l.,oi'd Sackville was the real .Iiiiiius ; •• Ac- counts of Shipwrecks " ; "Psalms and Hyinn^," with many original liyiiniH (bs;;,")) ; " Memoirs of Doctor Eleazar Wheeloek and of Doc- tor Joliii Codiiian" (liS,'):j) ; " Wnnnisoo ; or. Tin- \'ah' of Hoosalun- iiiik," a poem with leariUHl notes (1H."»(5) ; "Christian Sonnets '" (bSCU) ; J^ MM IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) dj.i 4 ^ / Cc<5> 4 1.0 I.I |5C " '= Ir 1^ 112.0 M 2.2 11.25 1.4 1.8 1.6 *^ v^w o 7 PhotogTdphic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBbTER.N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-45C'3 ^^SJ ^'^ fCl \ v^ \\ .-^^ ^ V^ a feSHl 714 nmroRY of Brunswick, topsiiam, and harpswell. " rooms of Nazareth and the Cross" (ISOG) ; and "Sacred Songs" (187G).i APPLETON, JESSE, D. D. Reverend Jesse Appleton was l)oni at New Ipswich, New Iluinp- shirc, X()veml)er 17, 1772. He married, in 1800, INIiss Elizalictli Means. lie died in Bninswiciv, November 12, 1S19. Reverend ]\Ir. Appleton gradnated at Dartmouth College in 17',f2, and subsequently entered llie ministry. He was elected president of Rowdoin College in Sei)tombcr, 1807, and was inaugurated in Doceiii- bcr following. He took an active part in the instructions of the col- lege, and was noted for his punctuality in the discharge of duty. " Asido from the con\mon routine of his college duties, as a gratuitous service, he composed, with great care, a course of more than fitly lectures on the most important sultjccLs in theolog}-. 'J'hey were delivered once a week, in the chapel, to the whole college, and were always listened tc with deep attention by the" students. A part of them have been pub- lished in a volume with a few of his sermons, and in connection with his baccalaureate addresses, which are before the public in a separate volume, place him in tiie highest rank of the theological and ethical writ- ers of our country. During his life, sermons, which he preached on sev- eral interesting and important occasions, were published. In truth, Pres- ^ American Cydopmilia, Vol. \,p. 330. HA nr SWELL. tnd "Sacred Sonn;s" pswich, New Iljiini)- 800, Miss Elizabeth 810. „th College in ITIC', s elected president (if laugurated in Deceiii- istructions of the col- largcofdiity. "Asi'lo s a oraluitous servici', BlOaRAPHICAL. 715 ''.:,l.' ;1?1 I." ■ .1 1' fe'' than filly lectures mi were delivered once ;i vere always listened to \ them have been pul«- md in connection with lie public in a scparato logical and etliical writ- lich he preached on sev- Vlished. In truth, rres- idciit Appleton lived not in vain. lie was a most diligent student and a laborious man. His varied attaiiunents in |)hilology and criticism, of wliich, i)articularly in reference to our own language, he was very fond ; in mental and moral philosophy, to which his habits of mind were pe- culiarly adapted ; and in theology, which was his favorite study, all combined with a fine taste, admirably qualified him to preside over a lit- erary institution. When we add to these qualifications his uncommon dignity and courtesy of demeanor, and those traits of character wliich have already been mentioned, we cannot but regard him as one of the most able and most valuable among the presidents of our colleges." i B.\DGEr<, CAPTAIN NATHANIEL. ' Nathaniel Badger was a son of Joseph Uadger, and was born in (iilmantown, New Hampshire, in March, 1789. He moved, with his father, to Franklin Countv, and afterward came to Brunswick. He married Jane, daughter of Philip Owen, of Brunswick. In early life he followed tiie sea, but afterwards for nian\- years was a trader in Brnnswick. " For twent3'-three 3'ears Captain Badger was annually elected town clerk (1837-1859 inclusive), the duties of which odlce he discharged with gri-at fidelity, his record being ever clearly and int(>lligently made. He was also a conveyancer, and was rciinarkabh! for the accu- racy with which ho performed his work, for the nrbai-ity and courtesy which marked his conduct when transacting this class of business ; he was no less remarkable for the stern integrity of his character, for his riiiid adhesion to all the required forms of business. For some time he was postmaster of Brunswick, and he filled this post to the full acceptance of his fellow-citizens. Genial in iiis temper, appreciative of the humor which warms but never stings, he was a most cheerful companion, his rich, merry laugh over a good story or witty saying being in the highest degree sympathetic and encouraging. A man of rare good sense, his judgment upon public matters was greath' to be relied upon." He died September 13, 1866. BADGER, CAPTAIN JOSEPH. Joseph Badger, a brother to Nathaniel, was born in 1791. He was married to Eunice Noyes. In early manhood he was a sea-captain, afterwards had a large interest in navigation, and at the time of his 330. ' History 0/ Bowdoin College, Quarterly Keghter, 18;J6. Packard. Pi 7ir> HISTORY OF nnuNSwicK, topsiiam, Axn iiAnrswKLL. dcatli was prosident of \\w I'ojop.soot IJaiik. " A inothodionl ninii. he (•oiiductod his bii.siiioss witli grcal cxaftiies.s, was kiinl, oliaiitalile in liis foeliniifs, gave froely, and in iiiany iiirftaiiccs witl; iimisiial liber- nlit^', and ever manifosted the liveliest interest in tiic conil'Drts ninl ploasnrcs of the young, doing lii« best to contribute to them." Ili died in nrunswiek, iMarch 27, !>>(;;?. IJAKKU, WILLIAM. Mr. Williani P.aker was born in 1811. He was an apothecary' for many years in Brunswick. He was a uum of a genial temper, of stern integrity of character, and of wliolc-lii'arted generosity. lie was a kind and generous husband and father and a good citi- zen, lie was a Freemason, and acted as secretary of the Bruuswidc Lodge for about twelve years. For man>- years he was a member of the First I'arish Church, ami in his relations of life observed u consistent Christian character. He died December 22, 1867. MALLARD, MEVEIIEND EDWAIU), I). D. Ihe subject of this sketch was born at llopkinton, iS'ew llaui|>Nliin'. November 11, 1801. He died at Brunswick, November 14, 1870. He graduated at tiie (Jeneral Theological Seminary, New York, in 182'J, and was onhiiiieil a deacon of tiui F.piscopal C^hnrch on July ;") of that year, lie was t)rdaiue(l as priest iSeptember l(i, \X''A). From 182U to 1832 he wasii missionary and rector in St. Luke's Church, North Charlestown. aiid in St. Peter's Church, Drewsville, New Hampshire. He was nctoior St. Stephen's Church, Pittstield, Massachusetts, from 1848 to \^'->l F'rom 18r)2 to 1(S,"),S he was princi[)al of the Ki)iscopal Academy of Connecticut. He was received into the Diocese of Maine, .Iiiiic 'li, 18o8, and was made missionary and rector of St. Paul's ( liiirtb. Brunswick, in ]8r)S. He was secretary of the Maine Diocese iVoiii LSC.O to 18(;i), of vvlii(;h he was, at the time of his death, the Senior Presliyter and President of the Standing Conunittee. He was rt'iHi- seutative of this Diocu'se to the General Convention of Episcopjiliun- to the General Board of Missions, and to the GencralTheologicalSiin- inary. Doctor Ballard received the degree of Master of Arts ;it Dart mouth in 18;;o, at Trinity in 181,"), and at Bowdoin CoUege in \>^->^- He received the degree of S. T. D. at Trinity in IsC"). Doclnr lia lard was nnich interested in educational matters, and espeeiallv in wlmt is called the common-school system of the State. He was ai)|»oiiiioii /; IIAIU'SUtXL. niOGRAnnvAL. 717 A mctlunlical man. he ,vas kind, c'liantMliK- in H!S with uniisual liltcr- *t in llio comforts mikI tribute to thom." \l' was an apothecavy for of a «>fnial temper, of ed in College in 1'<|^ in LSG,'). Doctor linl- s. and especially iiMvlw'^ te. He was appoiuuJ m ^ State Superintendent of Common Schools, and filhnl that office from ISd.") to \X(\X. He was also interested in historical m.-dters, as is seen from his contributions to the publications of tl.e Elaine Historical Soci- ety, of which he was a member, and of which he served ns secretary from IJ^fil until liis decease. Keverend Doctor Ball.ard was a self-educated man, his early advan- tages of education being sligjit. He was a tall, stout, and muscular man. Imt yet not very robust. He was esteemed as a faithful and lov- ing pastor, and was especially fond of children. " Humility, cquanim- itv. gentleness, and fiilelity were ])erhaps llie most conspicuous virtues in his cliaracter. lint lirmness in iiis convictions and unwavering loy- alty to the church, under whose onlers he served, were no less remark- aMc in his teachings and public action. His wisdom and moderation maile him an excellent counsellor, his kindness, unselfishness, and ami- aliility the most desiral)le of friends, and I know not in what Ciiristian attainment he was not a worth}' exemplar. " His manliness Avas apparent, while there was a touch of womanlj' tenilerness in his character. Whatever resi)onsibility was laid upon liim was faitltfnlly discharged. He was a large-hearted man, a gener- ous man, far beyond his means a friend of the poor." BARRON, HONORABLE JOHN. ]\lr. Barron was born in Dracut, IMassachusctts, in 1792. He went with his father to Danville, IMainc, aljout 179(), where he lived until lie removed to Topsham, about 181.'5. He did not, however, establish himself there permanently until 1820. In 1817 he married Martha Crockett, of Danville. He died in 18G0. During his forty years' res- idence in Topsham he Avas known as an active and influential citizen, and often filled ollices of trust. He was a member of the State Sen- ate in 18o0. The following is from an obituary notice by Reverend Doctor Adanis : — " For a long course of years Mr. Barron was extensively and suc- cessfully engaged in the lumbering business, and Avas one of the most industrious and enterprising of the many energetic and laborious men who in this occupation have contributed so much to the groAvth and prosperity of our State. " Being vigorously honest and of an excellent judgment, he pos- sessed the confidence of all who kncAv him, there being no man whose opinion in relation to the lumbering business was more sought after than his. And though unobtrusive and retiring, and not inclined to ■H 718 UISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TUrSlIAM, AND lIAIil'SWELL. volunteer unasked adviee, he was ever ready to give good counsel where Jio tliought it would l)c well reooived. lie was a man of (jiiick feelings and generous impulses, and many are tlie deeds of his kind- ness, done quietly and unpretendingly, l)y which, we trust, he laid up treasures in heaven ; a kind husband, an indulgent father, often speak- ing to frier.ds, when absent from home, of his family, p.m\ declaring it to be his chief object and desire to see his children started happily in life. His last illness, caused by an internal cancer, as supposed, was very distressing, continuing more than two jears. In politics Mr. Barron was a Whig. In his religious views he was a Trinitarian Con. gregationalist, uniting with the church of that deuominatiou in Tups- ham, about 1840." BARRON, WILLIAM. William Barron was born April, 17'J7, and moved to Topsham alxjut 181G. " For many years, in coni|)any with his brother John, he carrid on lumbering, and the firm, through its business energy and enter- prise, secured a handsome fortune to each of the brothers. William Harron, at the tin)(i of his death, was i)resident of the I'ejepscot National Bank, in Brunswick, a position that he filled with markiui al)ility and acccDtauce. He ever sustained tiic character of an upright man, a good citizen, and a benevolent. Christian gentleman. He was one of the deacons in the Baptist Church, in Topsham." Ho died in Topsham, January 18, 1800. UOARDMAN, ALEXANDER V. Alexander F. Boardman was born at Aux Cayes, Hayti, in 1S19. He was educated principally at Hildreth Academy, at Derr^-, Now Hampshire, but finished his studies at North Yarmouth. He entered Bowdoin College in the fall of 1834, but was compelled to leave in \m Sophomore year, on account of weak e^es. He afterwards engaged in the dry -goods business in Brunswick, and continued in trade until the time of his death. He was among the first persons in Brunswick wlio dealt in dry-goods only, and he carried on a large business. He was a kind father, husband, friend, and neighbor, known and esteemed by all. He died November 29, 1876. CLEAVELAND, PROFESSOR PARKER. The following sketch of this distinguished man is abridged from the eulogy of Reverend Leonard Woods, D. D., it being impossible for words of ours to add anything of interest or value thereto. I) IIARI'SWELL. DIOGRAl'inCAL. 7iy to give <;(Xk1 (ioniwol i was a man of (iiiiuk lie deeds of his kiinl- ,, we trust, he hiiil up lit father, often spcak- inily, I'.id (Ux-lariiiif it ivii started happih in cer, as sujjposed, was ars. In politics Mr, vas a Triiiitaiiaii Con. lenominaliou in Tops- Those who desire to read the full 'iceount of the life and ehuineter of this really reniarkal)le man will lind it in the euhjgy referred to. wliieli is i)nl)lishe(l in the Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Vol. VI, pp. 381 to 4;^2. Parker Cleaveland, M. D., of li^-field, IMassaehnsetta, the second son of Reverend John Cleaveland, was the lather of the subject of this sketch. Doctor Cleaveland niarrieil. in 177;!, Kli/alu'lh .iacknian. Their onl}- child, Pakkkii, was born in liyfield, January IT), 17K0. Me was married in Boston. September 9, ISOC), by Ueverend John Elliot, S. T. 1),, to INIartha IJush, who was born in l>oylston. IMassachu- sctts. on Anj^nst li), 17.S7. They had five sons and three daughters. Professor C'leaveland died August lo, IHSH. ved to Topsham about rother John, he carried ^ss energy and eutcr- le brothers. William ent of the Pejepscot he tillet' with inaikLMl haracter of an n|)right 1 gentleman. lie was jpsham." lie died in yes, Ilayti, in 1S19. my, at Deny, New month, lie entered elled to leave in his fterwards engaged in (■(1 in trade until the )ns in Brunswick who e business. He was wn and esteemed by j^^jg' -AA;<^v. >1> 11 KEU. is abridged from the )eing impossible for i thereto. Professor Parker Cleaveland inherited tiie powerful intellect and the active and cheerful temi)erament of his father, and also somewliat of the physical and psychological indrmities of his mother, es[)ecially the electrical excitability of the latter, whom he is said to have resembled in the general cast of his features. During his childhood he gave many indications of that clearne.s« and vigor of mind for which he was afterwards distinguished. On one occasion, when only four years old, having answered a question which had been put to him with a wisdom above his years, and being asked who told him that, he replied, / lold mytii'If. He was remark- able, even at that age, for a certain constitutional timidity and for 720 iustohy of nnvNswjcK, TorsuAM, and iiAiirswKiL. {jrcut reserve in (he expression of liis feelinj;s. Tlionjjrli he wns known lo liiive strong afl'eelions. lie lu-ver Kho\v(>(l tlnMii in the oidi- n.'irv w.'iy. On aoeonnt of his stndions tastes and peenliar teniiMr- anient, his fatlier deeiiliMl to give him an ('(hication. and thercCuic sent him to prepare for eolh'ge to tiie famous Diinimer Aeaih'iiiy, whieli was situated in liis native parish, on tlie Newbury side, alidiit two and one half miles from liis home. The i)reeeptor of the luiil'iiiy at this time was TJeverend Isaae Smith. He entered llarv;ird ('ol!('>i(' in 17!*."), before lie was sixteen years old. and became at once a gen- eral favorite, 'j'hoiigh he was led by his high spirits and soeial niitiiic to mingle treely in scenes of pleasure, there is ample evidincc t!i;it he was never seduced into any neglect of his college duties, into ••iiiy eonflict with tlie college authorities, or any ab.'indonment of the nioiiil and religious principles in which he had been educated. If iluring tlic da}' and evening he indulged himself in the society of his boon eoin- panions. he would retire at night (o his chamber, darken his window. and while supposed to be asleep, would pusli his studies far inio die morning. The natural sciences had .so little place at this time in the college course that he did not then lay the foundation of his future success in this department. lie was, however, a proficient in Greek. lie was graduated in due course in 1711!), enjoying the reputiitimi aniouii his fellow-students of iieiii"; the best Jieneral scholar and tln' man of nioi^t talent and promise, though not bearing off the liiiiiicst honors of his class. In his Junior j'ear he had taught school in vacation, in Boxfoid. and in his Senior year in AVilmiiigton. After he left college, he taught for a few months in Haverhill. From thence, in March, 1800, he went to York in this State, where lie taught the central town .school for three years. As a school-mastoi'. he exhibited the same skill in teaching, the same strictness of disci- pline, the same power to attach his pupils to himself and to awaken their enthusiasm. Mhich he displayed afterwards in the higher spheres to which he was called. Notwithstanding his eminent success ns :i teacher, he did not at this time think of taking teaching as a vocnlioii. On his leaving college, it was his purpose to study law ; and accord- ingly, when he went to Haverhill to teach, he at the same time entered his name in the law oflice of Icliabod Tucker, Ksquire. AVhen he moved to York, he engaged himself as assistant to Daniel Sew.ill, Esquire, who was at that time Clerk of the Courts and Kegistor of Probate, and also village postmaster ; and during his vacations and at the intervals of his school hours, gave his aid in those sevenil ( JlAHrSWKl.L. s. Tlionsxli Ik' "ii** imI them in tlic onli- !\ii(l iiccnlinr Iciiiiicr- •iltioll. Mll'l tlicnfnic i Dviniiiu'V AciHli'iiiy. Ncwluiry side, nlmiit C'optoror tlx' !\c:.:!<'lliy (MT(1 IImi'vmviI Collcirc iccinnc at once :i ufii- irits iiiiil >oc\\\\ imtiiiv Mllllllc (>vi nt to Daniel Sewall. :)urt9 and Register of lUii' his vacations anti aid in those several DIOGltAPinCAL, 721 odiees. As Mr. Sewall's assistant, lie sometimes attended the courts, MMii was also occasi(,inally engageil in jusliee Imsincss. Although tiuis engaged wiiile at York, his intention of devoting himself to tlic profession of law wiis shaken l)y his own distaste for the hiisine.ss, tiidugh not of the study itself, and still more by tlie earnest desire of his |i:irents tiiat he siiould study divinity. For several years his mind wiis iigilated about the matter, l)ul lie finally determined in favor of the niiniatry, and placing himself under tlie direction of his uncle, K'lNcrend .lohn Cleaveland, of Nortii Wrenlham, he pursued his studies at his home in Hylield. While he was thus engaged, he n'ceived. near the close of October, bSOli, information through President Willard that " he was chosen tiiloi- of Harvard College, to succeed Mr. Kmersou. in the department of 3Iatlieiuatics and Natural riiilosophy." lie [)romi)tly accepted the a|i|)ointiiient, and commenced, November •_*.'!. witii the instruction of the Si'iiior class in ICnIield. About ISOl ln' made a public |)rofession of religion in the church in which he had been baptized. In IMO.'t he determined to discontinue liis tutorship and to enter upon a professional life. Although his religious views had not changed, he found tlie question of his future profession again unsettled, owing to his conscientious scru|)les about entering upon one t(^ which lie I'elt that he had no certain and unmis- takable call. He therefore again determined to cuter the profession of law. and ha"s '■• (lazetti^er," and of Darwin's " Temple of Nature." The " Miseelhiny " did not continue its existence long after his conneeUon with it ceased. .May l.j, l-SQ.'), by the unanimous vote of both boards, he was chosen Professor of Mathematics and Natural IMiilosophy. in Bowdoin Col- lege. He at first declined it on the ground '■ that it would involve the sacrhice of the profession which he had chosen, and the time wliich he had spent in preparing fen- it." He was, however, prevailed upon to accept the appointment, though he took out certiticates of qualilication as far as he had luoceeded in the law, and kept them for future use; shuuld occasion require. He was inducted into office October 23, 1805, being scarcely twenty- five years of age. He entered at once upon the duties of his profe.s- 46 722 HISTORY OF inWNfiWirK, TOPSFIAM, and IIAIiVSWKLL. Horsliip. wliicli ho coiiliniiod to dischnrf^o without intcnnis.sioii to the (lay of his dcnth, n period of liftv-thive ynirs. Diiiiiijf the c.-irly [(criod of his profcssorshii) lie paid some nttciitiiin to the niiciciil clnssics, rcMd the st!Uid;ii'd ntiliiors in I-'.ti^lisli :iiid Fi't'iicli litt'ndinv, iiiid t-vcii iii(hilu;«'il iiis poetic riieulty. I Ic is reported, dii p[ood iuitlionly, to luive written, soon nftor coniinave his first course of h'ctiiros on elieniistry and inin.'raiojiy. For this voluntary service he was iirttr- wards paid liy (lie l$oards two hnndreil dollars, and this sum was cdii- tinut'd to him thereafter. l'"rom that time he l>oro, in addition, the title of Lecturer in Cliemistiy and Alinoralo<;y imtil 1S2H, when it was changeit to I'rolessor in these liranohos. During this early period li(> wrote several papers recordinii' certain meteorological, geological, and astronomical observations made l»y him, which were puldished in the third and fouitli volumes of the Memoirs of the vVmerican Academy. The (inding l)y the workmen in the Topsham sluiceway excavation. it) 1H(I7, of suhstancos entirely new to them, attracted his atteiitidii and led him to the stmly of mineralogy, which he pursued so a ■siijii- ously that in 1nt rierce. His reputation as !i lecturer on chemistry extended far beyond the college walls. He was often urged to deliver his course of chenncal lectures in scvend iit not scldnni did it break throujili the outward erust, and dilluse over his featnrcN a l»eni;entlenesH. It was nuinifested in his domestic r«'lati(»ns, especMully in the <>;entle e»>urlesy witli which he always lioic himself toward the worthy partiu'r of his life. It w.'is miinifcstcil to his classes, in his friendly interest for them, in his earnest desire fur their improvement, and in his frank and familiar intercourse with tluiii out of the lecture-room. Til iis residence in iJrunswick that durin;i a thunder-storm it was his wont to lie on a feather-bed, taking care that the bedstead should be removed to a gc^nl distance from the wall ; ami that a rising cloud, which gave signs of being charged with electricity, had, in some cases, kept him from his recitation-room, in others, drivou him home from college or from church in the midst of the services, ami llAUrnWKLL. oliHorvcr, I'roft'Hsor I |iiov<»('!ilii)ii or niiy • iiml violt'iit. r>iil of luH i-lmn\cl«'r nml ■ 11 term of his own, I vi'iu of UiiKllv Mini t wiiM dIU'U icidii'Mil llU-r, Itllt not H«'Mn|i| e over lim IVuluns h his voice ami to liin ;(cil ill lli^ (lollK'slic hic'li \w iilwii.VH \mv It was iiiaiiilVstt'tl to lis ourncst tU'sirc for iiitoreoursc witli tlnni tcrost in tlic fittMiinil ii<>:i«ieiiioiits, took iiii lie good. In If^l 1 lit' shiiiii, aiitl liariiswcll licli was puhlislii'il li) ihe lire in wiiich tlic t were consumcil. he [•, and was elioseii its iiitli of his I'aiiK'. ;in(l ell lu- was calK'd iVoiii lu'iit, and held il. t" rdly necessary to siiy V, he was always liisi 111 always stood, wlii'ii lire. lassed over in siU'iKv. lifty years in niiMnl •ivdiMc, are yet siili- were inmates of liis iiswidv that ilnriii-i :i |-bcd, taking eaio tliat iCe from the wall ; ;iml larged with electricity, ooin, in others, drivi-u 8t of the services, ami nioaiiiPUicAL. 72r> tliiit It wft<» not until his house wan well protected hy two lighfninjr- ri) Is that he was i\\>U\ on such occasions, to nndntain any tolerahU* triiiii|iiillity. Hut it was not in regard to lightning only that he was a tiinid man. It was this extremity of caution which pr<'venteiir through the upper counties, to avoid the loiiir and dangerous hriilges on the lower route. This inlirmity was undoiiliteilly iiihcritcd friiMi his mother, .'iiid had its scat in his physical rather than in his innral nature. lie could lie brave eiioiiiiii when he thought ids diitv ri'.|inrc(l liin to be Another marked chaiacti'ristic of Professor t'lcavclanil. which de- serves a passing notice, was his aversion t(. change, his attachment to a settled routine, his tenacity of the ways to whidi he hail become \viiiite(l, ii; short, iiis intense conservatism «>f c-haracter. Kach diiU- of tlie day, from his rising up in the morning to Ids lying down at night, had its allotted time ami j>Iace. ihit no proper estimate can be formed of Professor Cleavel.and's character witiioul taking into view its moral am; religious elements. There are few men in wlioni the sense of di"i\ has been liigher or more active, or whose lives have been more strictly governed by it. It was his great i-ndeavor in every ctuidition of life, and esi)ecially in his oflicial relations, to be found faithful. His habitual and cheerful seli'-denial, his constant )^acl■i(ice of personal ea.se and comfort, his careful husbandry of time in which even the fragments \\i-r\> gathered up, his stern disallowance of all light reading and nnne(H!ssary recn;- ation, his midnight toils, his careful preparation for his recitations and lectures, ids punctual and never-failing attendance upon them, and the earnestness whicli he carried into them, were all inspired and eiiiiobled by his sense of otlicial duty. This, jterhaps, more tliau any other principle, was the 'leepest spring and the crowning excellence of his character. COnURX, .TOIIN. The subject of this sketch was one of a family of eleven children. His parents, Captain I'eter and Mrs. Kli/.al»eth Coburn, rosiiled in the town of Dracut, Massachusetts, where .John was born, June 1, 1785. He was married in 1815 to Rachel, daughter of John Dunning. rr ■•■j 726 IllSTOKY OF BRUNSWICK, lOPSHAM, AND lUlfPSWELL. of Rrnnswick. She died March SO, 1816, aged twenty-eight j'cars. leaving an infant, John Dunning Cobnrn. Mr. Coburn ninnied for his second wife liebeeca Dunning, a si ter of Haeliel, March 11, 1)^2;!. Siie died in Topsham, tJaniiaiv ."}, l?s.")(), aged nearly seventy years. He died in Topsliain, December 1, IHGi}. The tirst fifteen years of Mr. Cobnrn's life were passed with his parents, assisting his fatlier in the labors of the farm, lint having u , 1H14, n»'llv ;i in Augusta, April was in I^^IT t'lmtcil ick, and scrvod I'or )()ssossing the conli- ; tlio strictest honor all. lie died quitf ,V. (5, came to Topsluuii )olitician, but always i and inquiring niiud, he acted as doimty was orderly sergeuiit was the strengUi of I every man upon tluit lie was afterwards ;i in procuring the town he was greatly iiitcr- i>, tVe(iueutly visiting It remained in order, rs of i)ublic oonc'ru |ry. lie was always 111 character, of strict i; died in Brunswick, led the word, was sot- ligh Street, lie next Brunswick in ITTd. He lived in the eld Uton,near llardinits as his cilice, in one terror of all the cliil- le older persons, lie lid (]uite an extensive L in Brunswick. H^' 111 for attendance on some of the poor of that town. He was a representative to the Cen- enil Court in 17S1. Ho died in ITJirl, in the prime of life, and was buried in the old burying-gronnd in West Bath. DU^LAP, REVEREND ROHKKT. 'IMie Reverend Robert Dunlap was a zealous divine of the Presbyte- rinn mder. He was born in the North of Ireland, in the jiroviiice of Ulster, county of Aiitriin. and parish of Baiilla. witliir nine miles of Scotland, in the month of August, 171."). His father's name was.Iohn Dunlap and his mother's .Jane Dunlap. They had but two children. — a son and daughter. Robert was the son ; the daughter, whose Chris- tian name is not known, was married to William Livingston, of Ireland. As he had a peculiar relish for scientific pursuits, having passed tliroii'j,li th(> elementary i)art of education, he entered as a stmlent of the I'nivcrsity of Kdinburgh, Scotland, at an early age. During his connection with this institution he sustained an excellent reputation. and made rapid progress in the natural sciences. Having com])letcd his collegiate course, he commenced the study of divinity. At the age of nineteen he was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, and was immediately .'ifterwnrd licensed to prea(di the ffospel, having been oceujiied for a consideralile time in the study of theology. In the spring of the year IT;')!'), with a number of liis coun- trymen, he embarked for Ami>rica, and arrived in this country on the nineteenth day of June following. During the voyage they were overtaken by a violent storm, and were shipwrecked on the Isle of Sable, an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, ninety miles southeast of Cape Breton. There were on board about two hundred souls, ninety-six of whom, in the very liloom of life, perished in the waters. From some flax and candles that were washed on shore from the wreck the survivors were enabled to re|)air the long boat, in which they Avenl to the Isle of Canso, twenty-seven leagues distant, and ■ibout forty leagues east by north of Halifax. By the dire(;tiou of (iovenior Shelby the}' were taken in a small llshing-vessel, then at that |ilace, and carried to Cape Ann in New England. Reverend ]\Ir. Dunlap went immediately to Boston, where he became .icqnainted with the Revereutl Mr. Moorehead and the Reverend Mr. Mc(;regor, two eminent divines of that day, and joined the I'resbytery of which they were members. He soon left Boston, and was for a time at Dracut, Massachusetts ; from there he, removed to Noblcbor- ough, Maine. After this he resided for a time at Boothbay, then at Sheepscot Bridge in Newcastle, from which place he removed to Bruns- ■ 730 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AKD IIARPSWELL. wick. After some time si)eiit on probation, the town agreed, in Decen lior, 174(5, to settle him as their ijiinister, offering him an annual sal;i of two iiundred pounds, old tenor, and to hire him a liouse durinji, 11 war. It was agreed between Mr. Dtmiap and the people that lie shoiil lu! ordained in IJu.ston. and Deacon Samuel llinklev and Mr. KIumic Stanw(jod were appointed as commissioners to repair to Boston behalf of the town, and receive Mr. Dunlap as their minister. Acccjk ingiy. during the summer of 1747, Mr. Dunlap was ordained in lidsli in the meeting-house of IJeverend Andrew JieMercier. a small biir ciuu-eh on School Street, l)y a I'resbvtery comi)osed of Keverend Mr LeMercier, of JJoston, Reverend Mr. Morton, of C'oleraine, Reverim Mr. Davidson, of Londonderry, Reverend Mr. Wilson, and Reverom Mr. MeLothlin. He was the first regularly settled minister in town, thougli there had been other i)reachers there before him. IK dwelt at first in the garrison-house of ]McFarland, where Day's Hluek now is, and afterwards on tlie lot granted to the first settled minister, near the old meeting-house. Mr. Dunlap continued the minister of Brunswick about tiiirtecn years. Some ditliculti(;s iiaving arisen between him and tlie [joupli' rosi)ecting the paNinent of his salary, a council was i)ro})osed to advise in the case. Reverend Messrs. Smith, of Falmouth, Morrill, of IJidde- ford. and Lorrain were invited, Tlie ri^sull of this council is not now iviiown, but it leil to his dismis- sion, wiiich took place in October. 1700. Reverend Mr. Dunla|) was never again settled in the ministry. He is said to have been vehoiiKiil and persuasive in his style of preaching, and to have taken somewhat as a model the celebrated George Whitelield, whom he became acqiinintoil with soon after his arrival in this country. He resided in Brunswick until his death, which took place Juuc 2G, 177(1. DUNLAP, CAPTAIN JOH>^. Captain John Dunlap was a son of the Reverend Robert Dunlap. and was born dune 1!), 1738. His parents were poor, and when ([iiiti' young he resolved that if energy and perseverance would accomplisli it he would become rich. With this object in view he enlisted ms a soldier in Fort George, but the remuneration was too small to satisfy his ambition, and he acc( rdingly abandoned that calling and ndoptcd that of a hunter. In this he was quite successful. He made long journeys into the wilderness, and brouglit back huge packs of furs, which yielded him a handsome remuneration for his labor, and gave him a fair start in the world. During one of these excursions lie :n iiA]{Psn'ELL. BIOGHAPIUCAL. 731 town agreed, in Decom- lo- him an anmiiil snhiiv him a lioiise (lnnn;4 tlio (' pi'ople that he shuuM ikloy and Mr. Kl)oiK'zer () repair to llostoii on their minister. Accord. was onhiiiied in Donton •Mercier. a small brick posed of Hevercnd Mr. of ('(^leraine. Ilevercml . AVilson, and Uevenuil settled ministi-r in there before him. IK nd, where Day's Block u" tirst settled niinistfr, •unswiek abont thirteen !en him and the people [ was proposed to aihisc louth, Morrill, of Uidik- but it led to his dismis- vcrend Mr. Dunhip «;>< to have been vehcim'iit ave taken somewhat n> m he beeame aeciiiMiiitcii e resided in Jiruuswiik yerend liobert Diiiihii'. [•e poor, and when (luiti' •anoe would accomplish \\ view he enlisted as ;i ras too small to s:itisf\ |iat calling and ailopt(M lessful. He made Ioiil' •k huge packs of furs. for his labor, ami ^'avi' lof these excnrsions \v became acquainted with the famous Indian chief Sabattia, who piloted Arnold •T'd his army to Canada. Sabatlis in his latter days made t'ic(iuciit visits to lirunswiek for the purpose of seeing Captain Dunhip. hater in life Captain Dunlap was a trader, and still later he was largely interested in the lumber business and in navigation, accumulating wcaltii, and fuUilling the ambition of his youth. In liSO.') he had liocoino the riclu'st man in the then District of Maine. His personal jirupcrtv was estimated at S-ractice of his profession for many years, but his preference was for ])oli1ica] life. Tie was an old-school Democint. He served in both branches of our le<>islature, was a member of tlie exco- ntive council, and in \H',]l was eh'Cted governor of Maine. He sorvod four terms in tlie latter cai)acily. He served also for two terms — 1843 to 1817 — as a representative to Congress. He was warmlv interested in tlie welfare of his Aimd ^fatcr. and tilled for many years the ollice of president of the Uoanl of Overseers of Uowdoiu ('olk'8. At the litne of his (ioatli. Octohcr 20, IH.VJ, lu> was tiio oldest Kurviviiiij; iiu'iiiber of tlip Amt'i'icaii liililo Society. liisliiiiial was accompanied witli iiiore ceremony and was more fully iitU'iitled than that of any other wiiicli has ever occurred in town, lie WHS liiiried wilh .Masonic ceremonies, and liierc were present two com- inaiiilii'ics of Kni;ilits Templars.' with Chandler's Band, Montgomery Uov.il Arcii Cliapler, representatives of tiie (iraml Lodye and ten sub- ordinate Lodges,- with delegations from two others.^ nUNNIN'O, ANDllEW. Andrew Dnnning came from Ashburton, I'onnty of Devonshire, Kng- land. He married Susan IJond. In 1717 he arrived at rieorgelown, Maine, mid came to Brunswick the same year and settled at Macpioit on tlie lot formerly occupied by IMastcr vSamuel Dunning any Patrick McManus. He was a I'resiiyterian in ids ridigious i)elii'l', and was mucii respected for his integrity and upriglituess of cliaracter. His children wore all born before he emigrated to this country. He is said to have been a blacksmith. He was buried in tlie old graveyard, ai\d his gravestones are the oldest in the yard. ^See epitaphs.) They were wrought and engraved by his sou dames. A tew years before his death, his house was burned, and his wife, in endeavoring to save some money she had Inid aside, fell through the tloor into the cellar and was burneclc;nn wlim he arrived. Not wisliin uAnrswKLi. BIOGRAPHICAL. T-'U*) .-isions, etc., and hii> A whiirf WHS 1i> 111 )()n his iirrivnl. The isbiit justbc^un wh.n cint'iits of tlH' wliiiii lie wooiIh iind cut Mini rf, which was tlu- jiM loik in 171)1 and 17'.i2, •al Court in ITSI, 17^2. I ISOC, and lieutenant • IJuwdoin ('olle^';e. tin eiital in securinji. 11<' lairs of the town iniu u mining, who came over John Farren,' and alffi- she was over ei^flitv lu! village of lirunswuk post-oaicc now stands. ►Idiers about 17-11). and •oscoggin in l)ur?^nit "f ,t,>rprising, and respect- II A. Third Tarisli in I'.vain- 17:]1, and was seltW'l is known, or in rcuard Ingth of his settleni.nt Isatisfaclion. Ho eaim' lion, the first minister of ler the First Parish of Ih of North Yarniunth. lioncy.^ Ot' Mr. Eaton's nbilitios as a. prenchor. or of his cliarncterislicH as n man. scarcely anything is known. Th:it he zealously followed his clid'^fii career is not to l)e doultted, but from tlie s[K'fimen of his ISIusc* wliicli was found in a book of reconls of baptisms performed by him, and which is the only literary sjjpcinien of his that we have seen, his theology would appear to have been of a very gloomy cast, uidess the sentiment conveyed was that of an anatomist or artist, rather tiian of a theologian. "NVe insert this iioeticni production as a lilting conclusion to I s .sketcii. FINIS LAVATIONIS. KKV. K. KATON. NAM Moui'K rouitK.riTcn. All I lovely A|)i)eiiranee of Dfuth, No Sifjlit upon Kartli is so lair; Not. all tlic * i)!irty i»Mtrio(ic ;it lifiirt. lie \v!is a I'\'(li>r:ilist in his political hi'lift', and liitteily o|)- post'il tlu' (■niliar'io and the war of li" iimu'swki.i.. stature, fe('l)lc voice, nml very rotiriiijjj nmiiiu-r, in liis pliico. Mr. Scolt (Iccrmcd, Hfiviiijf, " Mr. Katon, tlicri' is innri' di^Miitv in your wig tlian in my wiiolc body." '"Talic tlic wi;^ tlit'ii." replied .Mr, Katun, catoliing it oil" iiis own liead and i)la(ing it upon Fatlier .Scolt's.' ELLIS, RKYKHKNl) JONATHAN. Tlio siihjci't of this slvctt'li was l)orn in Franklin, ('onnorticut. A|iril 11, 17C2. His fati.i'r w.ms Itcvcrond .loliii Kills, a of lliir- vard, class of 17."»0, and !i chaplain in the Revolutionary army. Jonathan fitted for college at New London, and graduated at Yalo in 17HG. In his Senu^r year he received a prize for excellence in writing. lie came to Topshani on probation in .Iidy, IT'^'^; was ordained over the church and society of the First I'arish, Septenilicr IG, 1789, and was the first settled minister in Topsham. lie rem.'iiticil over this society ten years, being obliged a portion of the time to teach airhool in addition to his parochial duties, in consequence of th(! inadc(iuacy of his salary. lie was informally dismissed in S(|i. teinber, 17!)!>. lie remained in town, however, tcacliing school nml occasionally preaching, imtil August, 1^*11, when he left his home and went to New York State, and afterwards to Delaware to teach. During his residence in Topsham, Mr. Kills took a warm inliMvst in educational matters and in town matters generally. lie littcl quite a mnnber of young men for college, among them .lohn JMcKnn l^ithgow Hunter, Dean Swift, John Patten, of IJowdoiuham, .loseiil Sprague, Benjamin P.andall, and others, lie was a member of tln' original Board of Overseers of Bowdoin College, the first sccrelaiy of this board, and a member of the examining committee until resigned these ollices in 1^11. Very little is known of him as a preacher, but he must have been. on the whole, pleasing to the majority* of his people, or ho could hanlly have maintained his position for the length of time ho did, over ;i society made up of somewhat discordant elemonts. In his theologicjil views he was an Ortho;lox ConjjroLtationalist. Some of his Icadii parishioners were Presbyterians, and it was doubtless chiefiy dui' to this fact that his connection with the parish as its pastor was sev- ered. His reputation as a writer and a scholar was excellent. He was a superior Latin scholar. He was also considerably' interested in liis torical researches, and wrote an historical sketch of Topsham « liit i 1 Pyepscot Papers and Kdlogg's MS. Lecture on Ilarpswell. iiAiiPS\vf:iJ' UloaRM'lUCAL. nil in his plii'-i"- ^''■• „re ilijiKitv '" >"'"' then," n'l»^''''^ ^*''- „, Connecticut, Ajivil ,1 }rv;i(lurtte t)r lliu- itit)i»aiT »nny. ,1 jrra(lii!>t*'- ,psluuu. lU" roinninnl „,ti,)n of llie liix*' '" i,.s, in consiMiiuMUv ut ally (lismiHBOcl in i^'T" | r, teachins sdiool aiul ,1„„ lu' U'ft ^'i« »>"""'^ i, Delaware to toacli. took a warm inten-st .cnorally. He fitt^nl 4 them .lohn ^IoK^hmk "l',„Nv.h)inii!iin^ .losi'lili was u nieml)er of tlie .,ve, the first aecrotavy ,ng committee until \w i,t, he must have Ih-.u. ,ple, or he cauhl luinlly ,f time he tVul, oviT ;i ,t3 In his thooloilii-'!>l Some of In^ ^^'^^'''"^ onhtlcss chiefly am- to as its pastor was sev- is excellent. He ^^■=^^ '^ Irably intcrestea in hn- letch of Tol)sham^^lll^•l> wM-i |iii!i1nl ill till' CitiU'ctiuiiH of till' Massachusetts Ilistoiieal So;i- ctv. Ill l"el>ni:iry, IH(KI, hi! lielivered an elot^y mi \\ ashiii^'tini at the olil Kirst rarlsh Cliiircli in Tupsilain. 'I'he inaniiseriiit of that I'ln^fy is now in tiie possession of his son. Doctor Asiier I'llis, of liniiMwii'k, .-inil it shows that its author had a poetical talent of more tlmii ortlinarv uicriL lie was a nu'inlier of tlie Massachusetts (Jen- oinl Court in ISIm;, ami that year he ilelivercii an oration \\\\ tlie Koiirtii of .luly, at the Court Mouse in Topshain, •* liefore the Federal Hi'pulilicaiis of IJninssvick anil 'rop>liani." The amlience passed a vote of tlianks. and tlu' oration was ullerwards pulilished at the olllce (if tlie Portland (UizvtU:. The foUowiii'j extract from his diarv is inserted as an evidence hoth >r the ability tl 11! man as a w riter and of his ('hristi.'in char- it re 0)1 Ilarpswell iicter : — "December 31, IMOO. This day we close the year l.sOd and the i'i|rtlieeiitli century, (ireataud important scenes have lu-eii disclosed oil tlie theatre of huiiian action in the past century, niori' especially ill tlie latter part of it. T'lu; new empire formed by the I'liioii and Iiidepeiideiice of the American Colonies in this western world excited tlio attention of the European nations, which had scarcely subsided when the scene began to dksclosc in France which has greatly injured all ami destroyed some of the nations of Kuro[>e and astonished imin- kiiul. When; or when this scene of revolution aiul devastation will end God only knows. To the wise ami good this reflection that lie governs the world, restraining the wrath of man and causing it to IM'uise him, atfords support and consolation. May I be ever under his fear, constantly devoted to his service, and be enabled to say with lull consent of mind, Thy will, O (iod, be done. Amen." EMEKSOX, UOUTOU KHENEZER. Doctor Kbenezcr Kmerson came to Maine from IJeading, Massa ehiisc'tts. The date and place of his birth are both unknown. He moved to Toiisham, and occupied the house now occupied by Swan- zey Wilson. He married Sally Stiuson, a sister of Captain .lolin Stiiison, of Woolwich, and afterward married IJeckey, daughter of Heverend John iNFiUcr, of Brunswick. His intention of marriage to her was recorded December 2U, 171*2. His second wife survivcvl him and married again. Doctor F^merson was a tall, raw-boned man. He was liberal!}- cilu- catcd, but was an odd character. He kept a span of nmles with which he drove about to visit his patients. He died prior to 17l»8. 740 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSTIAM, AXD IIARPSWELL. ESTABROOK, COLONEL THOMAS S. Colonel Thomas S. KstaV)rook was born in Lunonburg, ^Mnssacliu- setts, Aiiiriist "24, 1777. lie served his time as a bak(>r at \e\v I[)p\vich, New Hampshire, where he married Judith Nichols, lb; removed to Ilopkiiiton, New Ilampsliire, whore he lived two years. In I.SOI he came to Bnmswiek, where he ever after lived, with the exception of one year, 1817. when he lived at Norfolk, Viri^inia At first he kept a bakery, Imt afterwards engaged in trade, lie was ono of the first mail-carriers between Brunswick and Augnsta, and laii tiie first passenger coach between these towns. Tie was a Free- mason. He started tlie tiri^t light infantry company -nd was its commander. In 1812 he ".as a major of militia. He was also a prominent fireman. For thirty 3'ears he was college marshal. IIo was an honorable, upright, and genial man, fond of joke and story, ai>d an excellent citizen. EVERETT, EBENEZER, ESQUIRE. Mr. Everett was the son of the Reverend Moses Everett, of Dor- chester, ^Massachusetts, and 'as born in that place in 1788. He w;i-< of the sixtii generation from Richard Everett, the first Americ;in ancestor, who was one of the founders of Dedham in 1030. His father, and the Reverend Oliver P^verett, father of thor.e distinguishoil men, Alexander H. and Edward Everett, were brothers, and sons of Ebenezer Everett. His mother was Hannah Clap (iardner, the tliinl wife of his father. Entering Harvard College in 1802, he became the companion nml room-mate of his cousin, Alexander II. Everett, and pursued liis studies with diligence and success, graduating witli lionor in isiK',. After iiis admission to tlie l)ar he established himself in Beverly, wIuti' he remained until 1817, and where he formed an acquaintance with the excellent lady, Miss Prince, who in 1811) became his wife. In IN 17 he removed to Brunswick, where the remainder of his life was spent. He had several children, three of wliom surviveil their childiiood, iMoses Everett, a young man of much promise, who died in 1840 ; Sarah Eileii Everett, a most estimable young lad}', Avho died in *847 ; and Chiuics Carroll Everett, now a professor in Harvard University. Of Mr. Fver- ett's abilities as a lawyer, the late Honorable ^Villiam Willis said : '• As an advocate, ]Mr. Everett inade no pretension, but as n wise counsel- lor and an upnglit and conscientious lawyer he had few superiuis. lie was often employed as a master in chancer\' and a referee, and jv HARPS WELL. S. iciihursT, Mnssac'hu- s a l)ak('r at Now lith Xicliols. He w livt'd two years, ftcr livod. \\\th tlio rfolk, Virginia At nule. lie was oiio I AiifTiista, ami lan TIo was a Froc- npniiy 'lul was its I. lie was also a llogo marshal. llr of joke and ston , »os Everett, of Por- e in 17f^8. He was the first American iham in lOSfl. l!i> r thor.e distingiiislu'il rolhors, and sons of p (iardnor, the thinl tlio companion ami tt, and pursued his with iionor in ISiiCi. ;clf in Beverly, whciv m acquaintance witii ne his wife. In IJ^I" )f his life was spent. leir childhood, Mosc-; in 1«40 ; Sarah KIKmi I' '847 ; and Cluiili- orsity. Of Mr. Kv.i- am Willis saitl : '• As lit as a wise couii-cl- ! had few superior-*. md a referee, and '} • y'L'f ",5-.j-:-'y- <:i: ^^.-^ v^ i'i i i ; 1. ■ 1 DIUQItAPUICAL. 741 Ills strict iiitogrit}' and ability he seoiiroil the coiifKU'iU'e of the coiuiiui- iiity aiul ueqiiiivd a hirge and j)ro(it:il»le prat'tiee. In my acqiiaintanco uitii hiui of half a century, in nitjst of which time we practised at the same har, I never knew iiim guilty of an nnworthy or dishonorable action ; his conduct was without fear and without reproach ; it was not strained or put on for the occasion, hut was inbred and natural. His countenance exiiibited both firumess and benevolence, and his life did not betray this revelation." Air. Everett's services were not confined to his profession, but were reiiuircd in other departments. On the establisinnent of the Union Hank, in BrunsM'ick, in lis2."), he was ai)pointcd its first cashier, witii David Duulap, president. Tlie duties of this ollice he dischaig\'d with great fidelit}' and promptness for fourteen 3'ears, at the same time con- tinuhig the practice of his profession. In 1.S28 he was elected one of the trustees of Bowdoiu College, and held the oliice tlurt3--six years, until com[)elled by the inlh'mities of age to resign. In 1.S38 he was ai)poiiited a commissioner, with Chief Justice Alellen and Judge .San)uel E. Smith, to review and codify the public statutes of the State. Tiiis inifiortant work constituted the first published vol- ume of the lievised Statutes, a valual)le acquisition to the profession and the people. In I.S40 he was chosen to represent Brunswick in the legislature, but politics and i)ublic life had no charms for him ; he preferred the (juiet pursuits of private life to the noisy and unsatisfactory contests of the political arena. In politics he was an unwavering disciple of •:he Feil- eral school and of its successors, and was uniformly lo^al to the true Kepubliean principles on which our government was founded. During the civil war he gave substantial aid toward sustaining the cause of freedom and ecjual rights. In his religious views lie was a Unitarian, conservative without dogmatism, liberal without radicalism. l\v was a public-spirited citizen, taking a lively interest in whatc r, alt'ected the welfare of the town. lie died at his home in Brunswick, February C, 180'J. FIELDS, MRS. ELIZABETH. Mrs. Fields was the widow of Koljcrt Fields, Ksquiro, l)arristcr, in Kngland, a law^'cr of ability, wiio came to America and lived for many years in Boston, where he died in 1812. In 18JU, Mrs. Fields came to To[)sham, and opened a school for young ladies in the house now owned and occupied by ]Mrs. Susan T. I'urinton. Of her early life, before coming to this country, nothing is known. Although a woman 742 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOrSTIAM, AND IIAIiPSWElL. of marked ability and rofinemont, and (itlcd to adorn any station in life, lier reputation in this vicinity- was mainly due to her pre-eminent ((ualities as an instructress. Altlionirh she was apparently lax in dis- cipline, yet she allowed no shirking of duty or abuse of privileges. She always managed to know what was going on around her, and it was a common saying of her pupils. " ]Mrs. Fields can hear ns.think." She possessed a wonderful power of drawing out whatever latent power her pupils jiossessed. She was also very mindful of their i)hysical needs. She followed the Knglish customs in many respects, especially in re(|uiring her household to tarry at their meals. Tiiough herself adhering to the social etiquette of the English, she did not require it of her pupils, acknowledging its absurdity here. Althoiigli French was made a specialty in the school, she insisted upon the necessity of a thorough preliminary knowledge of English, and even went so far as to insist ui)on a knowledge of American history before commencing that of England. She was extremel}" intolerant of shams. Siic was a good story-teller, and was wont to take pleasure in rehearsing tales of the exiled French nobility, many of whom she personally know. Though not opposed to what she deemed real imiirovement, she was by nature conservative, and had a profound veneration f(jr the great minds and thinkers of the past. She not only told anecdotes of exiled noblemen, but would occasionally tell tales of her own youth, espe- cially of her presentation at Court, and give her recollections of Mrs. Sichlons and of the plots of foreign plays. She was stately in fign'o. and possessed a pleasant but dignified demeanor that was a comfort to her friends, but a terror to the evil disposed. She was very charitable in her disposition, and always had tAvo or three pupils at a time to whom she gave board, tuition, or both. FROST, :MAJ0K WILLI a >r. AVilliam Frost was bora December 11, 1781. He was a trader in Topsham for many years, and was also engaged in the lumbering and shipping business. He was the second president of the First Union Bank of Brunswick. lie was chosen major of the militia, and was also a representative to the legislature in 1823, 1824, 1828, and 1830. He was esteenie wont to Ext'tor. New Ilnnipsliirc, and in iJS.'M niunied iMnrv H. Lano of Kxetcr. lie moved to Iirunswiek in )8;iG and continued in trade in Brunswick until January, iNdtl. II is healtli was broken down early in life, but a strong constitution oii!il)led him to battle with disease thr(nii.")l ami in ISdl. selectman in 1S.'>1. and also town treasurer, and in the discharge of his pul)lic duties secured the full approbation of his fellow-citizens. " Mr. Furbish was a man who exhibited marked characteristics, a per- son of strong individuality, great frankness of expression, but toler- ant of the faith and opinions of others. lie was reserved, uncommu- nicative at times, but still, beneath all this reserve, there flowed a vein of humor which rendered him a most desirable companion in social life, and which was the charm of home. lie was keen in his criticisms, but no ill nature marked them. A man with a clear judgment, enlarged and liberal views of men and things, reading much, he proved an excel- lent citizen, ready to promote any good object, with labor or purse ; and his fellow-citizens marked their appreciation of the merits of the man by repeatedly electing him to fill ollices of honor and trust in this his home for many years. Of incorruptil)le integrity, dishonesty and low dealing he held in scorn, and all his transactions were marked by honesty, and a desire to do justice as between man and man. A mem- ber of the Congregational Church for many years, ho maintained a Christian character, to the sincerity of wliich others have borne testi- mony." lie died in Brunswick, February 27, 1873. GETCIIELL, CAPTATX JOHN. Captain John Getchell came to Brunswick from Spurwink, about the time of the incorporation of the town, and settled on ( Jurnet Toint. He was said to be " a large, portly, venerable looking old gentleman, cspeciall}' when he made his appearance on the Sabbath, dressed in his white wig and triangular hat." Captain Getchell was a member of the beard of selectmen in 17;5'.) and in 1741). He was also the first captain of the militia, and served in that capacity for many years, llis first wife's name was Elizabeth. It is not known with certainty whether he was married a second time. .^ -. ... .... 744 HISTORY OF DliUmWICK, TOPSHAM, AXD IIARPSWELL. GIDDINGS, DOROTflY. I\Iiss Dorothy CJiddings was born in l^lxoter. Now Hampshire, .Taiiii ary, \~x'k Slic caiiif to IJriiiiswick in 1812, and was wcleoincd to thr hospitality of Caittaiii Uicliard Toppan, a relative liy marriage. Shi; was soon persuaded to undertake a private school lor children, kept ;i part of the time in n liack ehanilier of Cajytain Toppan's house, and then in a room in ti.e house of Hobert 1). Dinininu', Ksfpiire. Iler intluence as a teaciier was greatly valued. She Jdined Keverend 3Ir. Kow land's church in Exeter, and her life for more than sixty years tes- tified to the Kincerity of the consecration she then made. She remained in IJrunswick about three years, and for a time slic was a respected and bel(jved inmate of the family of President Apple- ton. In IMI;") she left l>runswick, spendinsj,' two or three years with a sister in Newbnryport, where she was highly esteemed as a teacher. In IMIN, j\Iiss CJiddings. with a heart ready for any good work, was induced to undertake a mission in the neighltorhood of Foxcroft and lirowntield. Her object was to open a school for children and youtli to fit them to become teachers, to open a Sabbath school, and to insti- tute other means of moral and religious instruction as she could. She lived and kept lier school for some time in a log-dwelling, witli- out a door to the rude abode, and she was charged with extravagance for liaving a cheap carpet on the Uoor. On the Sabbath she had her Sabbath school, which the parents of the children often attended, and if no minister or brother to conduct the service was iH'csent, she would, after the school exercises, read a tract or sermon, adding such words of instruction as she could. Besides her school work. ]\Iiss (Jiddings was a nurse for the sick, where she exerted her skill in the knowledge of disease. At one time she became so much oppressed with the poverty of the people, that she formed a scheme to travel on horsel)ack from her wilderness home to Exeter and Newburyport, to beg assistance from friends. She finally made that journey of about two hundred and fifty miles on horseback, with saddle-bags. She returned to her people laden with gifts, disposed in the saddle-Itags and on or about the horse. In 1S24, Aliss Gitldings left her mission to minister to a dying sister in Newburyport, and then came to Brunswick, her abode for forty-six 3'ears. She opened a store, a well-known resort, in a building which stood where the house occupied by Doctor Mitchell and Captain J. 1). Pennell now stantiau hrother or sister some aid in tlii'ir blaster's work, the inquirer a word in season. Siie was a woman of no common mould. Ihiergy, decis- ion, determiuation, a deep fountain of benevcjlence, strong individual- ity of character, were unniist::kably revealing themselves in her daily life under the power of a thorough, overmastering faith. GOSS, TKIOTOH KHENKZKH H. Doctor Cioss came to lirunswick soon after the Kevolution. He married a sister-in-i \w of Sir Benjamin 'JMiomjJSon, Count Knmford. lie lived at Maqnoit until IHOl, when he moved up to the village, and suon after moved to I'aris, ]\[aine, where he died. lie is said to have had an extensive practice, but was a ver}- eccentric man. lie some- times indulged too frequently in alcoh early settlers of Topshain, WMs iindoiilitedly a relative and is prestinied to he a hrolher of TlioMias (iyles, who died at reina(|uid. Aeeordinj; to his own aceonnt. whicii lias hecn preserved, he left the Downs, Knjjland, Septeniiier Ti, ir.CiH, prohnhly with his family, und nrrivcfl at Boston Novenilier !•. On Novenilter .'50 they went to IMaintree. Massaehnsetts, where tliey '• iiireil a honse nntil s|)rin mill's from Ids lot, wlicrc tlicv st!iyt'(| .-diDiit a Vfiir. TIh' land liciu;^ l)i)or, aiiie\v .Jersey. October 11, KlSj. he eontiiiiies, " Wv removed from Slateii Islmul to IJenj. llnH's house in Tiseatauav, where we stayed all the winter, until our own house was read}-. April (5, l(!Sj, we removed into onr own house at the IJonnd Brook, upon Ra-iton liiver, in IMseataway, in the Kast Province of New .Jersey." The reasons for supposiiif:; him to he a hrother of Thomas are: — 1. They boih cam.' from England, — .lanu's from Kent, and it is not certainly known what part Thomas came I'rom, but probalily lV(iiii the same county. 2. .lames left IJoston for Arerrymeeting, ^Fay 10, UIGO. Tlioin;is Watkins's deed to Thohiax (iyles was dated only two il.ays Ijul'oru, viz., ]\ray 8. .']. They lived near each other while in Maine. A. They both went to Long Island, N. Y., in 1G7G. r>. 'They lioth had interest with (lovernor Andros. G. Thomas (iyles named his lirst son for himself, his third sou I'ui his brother .loll n (probably), and his second son was named J(uh<^h, 7. Tradition. The negative testimony is that Thomas and .John inivc left notliiii;' in regard to him, and that there are no atlidavits C'f the settlers a.-i in the case of 'Thomas. GyLIi:H, CAPTAIN .JOHN.i The subject of this sketch, a son of Thomas who w:is killrl :\\ Pemaquid, was taken prisoner I)}- tlu Indians at the time of his father's death, Augu-tt 2, IGs'), ami was carried to th2 St. .luliii's Iliver. He was with th'3 Indians six years, and was then sold to a French gentleman in New Brunswick. He remained with the lattir ^ Fv'im Gyh'ii Mivwrial. nMii'^wi.u.. itinaitM'incAL. ■11) until .Tmio l.'K ir.O«, wlicii lie wtis jfivcii his fivcdom iiml siiiliMl fcir llo-toii. when' lit' Mirivcd on tlic niiiffcciitli of .Iiinc. lit- wmh in cap- tivity v\\i\\i voars ton inoiitlin .-iml cU-vfii iliiyn. Alter rcncliiiiij; Uii-loM lie WHS onipioyofl tlio frn-iitcr i»!irt of the time. I>y privntc pnitifs iind l)v tlio poveriunont . ns mm inlciprctfi' willi tlu' incjinns, froi;. .luno "JH, U\W, to April. ITOf'.. 'I'liis lalttr yciir li«' ivccivrd m coiiimission ns ciiptnin. linvinir iircvioiisly scivfd ms liciifciuiiit. In 17n7 lie went to Port Koy.'il nmlcr Coloiifl Ssilstonstiiil. in 17, which he was not altoucther satislied with. lie was dismissed from Fort (ioorer 12. 17'.'.'>. and the next day was commissioned for the jiarrison at St. (leorj^c's Kivcr. Noveinher L'H. 17i's. he was (•(Pinmissioned a Justice of the peace. In 17.">7 he retired from the iiiilitary service .'iiid removed to U'oxbiirv, where he died. ••He was a man of stern, unliendiiiij: virtue, a true patriot, an. From Qyles Memorkd. tsra 11 750 lus'ioitY OF niiuyswwK, ropsiiMf, and nAnrswEU,. lie iiitiMidcd returning to rionsant Point, Topslmin. but was provcntcui bv till' Indian war tiien going on. In tiic summer of \Cu~ ho retiinndl there, l)nt (inding ti\e plaee deserted, he went to I'dnaipiid. •• lie wass a man of wealtli. . . . lie wan also a gentleman ol' gnii personal worth, of high religious character, a strict, unbending rini- tan, a careful observer of the Sabbath, faithful and fearless in tliedis. cliarge of all his duties. As a magistrate ' and ruler, who nuist lie ai terror to evil-doers, as well as a rewarder of those wIkj do well, he met ' with much dillieulty in enforcing the laws among a people who iiai long been accustomed to live witliout restraint." rrVI>ES, THOMAS.^ Thomas Tiyles, the son of the subject of the preceding sketch, was. without (loul)t, i)orn in Topsham, as Lydia Felt, aged sixty-one. de- posed Jul^' 22, 1718, that she lived in his father's family and was tluic wheu Thomas was born. He was, so far as can now be determiiicd, the first white child Ikm'u in To})siiain. lie escajied from the Iuiliaii> at the time of his father's tleath at Pennuiuid, and went to IJusltm, where he probably lived the remainder of his days. At any rate lu' Mas a ferry-man there in 1727, and kei)t a retail store in 17;S(). On August 15, 1727, Thomas (Jyles, ferr3'-man, John (iyles. ^eiit.. Mary Brewer, widow, and .lonas Webber, lawyer (or sawyer), ami Alargaret his wife, all of IJostou (•'Thomas and John are sons, and Marv and INIargaret the daughters of Thomas Gvles, late of reuui|niil. deceased"), in consideration of sixty acres wliere their father's liuiisc stood in Topsham, and live hundred and fifteen acres on CatliaiKO Point. relin(iuisiied to tiie IVjepscot [>roprietors their father's right in the neck of laml on JNIudd}- Kiver Point, and all other lands of their father in Topsham. HALEY, PELATIAII. Pelatiah Haley was born in Kittery, Elaine, October 8, 1740. lie married Klizalicth Lewis, who was born April i), 1743, and died Feb ruary l!', 1S."50. He was called Captain in consetiuence of having, for a time, connnauded a company of militia. His sister Susannah mar- ried Joliu Merrill, Ivsciuire, of Topsham. Captain Haley moved to Toi)sham in iNIay. 17G9, coming by water. Captain Haley was in the Indian cam[)aign of 17.")9 or 17G0 ; in the French war, at Lake Chaniplain and Montreal, under Captain .h'hn ' At Pemaqidd. '' From QijkR Mvinorial. Vn HAUPtiW'ELL. BtOGRArmCAL. 761 Wciitwortli. of Kittciy. The next year after the capture of Quebec (ITr.O). he n;is eiiun^ied in l)!ittle at the takinp: of the Isle of Aiix.' lie was one of the Conwnittee of Safi'ty (hiiing the Kevohilionary war, ior three years. lie was also one of the i)arty at the eaiHr.re of Cap- tain Mowatt, at Falmouth, in May, 177."). lie was an orderly corpo- ral in Captain Actor I'atten's company in the IJuffadnce lOxpi-dition in 177'.', and was in the attack at (he landin, 1771, and was named from an uncle who took his ih'gree from Camisridge in that year. His mother was a daughter (jf William Owen, of Boston. Mr. Ilase}-, Uke his father and uncle, was a graduate of Harvard, class of 1790. Mr. Hasey received his preliminary educa- tion at Dunnner Academy, under the tuition of the celebrated ^Master Moody, and entered college in I 7'SO. Soon after leaving college, he entered the ofllee of Judge Thacher. in Biddeford, as a student, and was admitted to practice in April, 171)1. In June of the same year he established himself at Topsham, 1 So Woodman says in his ^f^SS. We ran fnd no snrh island. The Isle of A ix, France, was ike seai of a naval battle in 1747, but this date is too early. 752 nisroRY of Brunswick, rorsiLUf, and uarpswell. wlioro ho contimie ■ .\ the statutes Ihoi'- oiighl}' confused his habitual notions of prjicli; . . A' placed liis accus- tomed authorities, and cast him afloat, in his old ; ;.i- on what seenii'd a new profession. He lived in tlie past and believe cm! him more than the was strongly const-rvu- ;\)- bo a reason why he ears he boarded in Uk- same oflice, to which lie Uh, in the same manner eculiarities, he was ever let jnst, his dei)ortnieiit L> sound and much val- )ractice in the count if> ed as an advocate, his for any display. ]M:niy of '.lis profession; the ners and course of pnu- l conservative feeliiiiZ^- he absence of foren^ie no of special pleading .\ the statutes lln'r- '. d" ^-ilaced his aceiis- id ; ;_.■ on what seeiiied ieved in it. and strove, |lie dotreneracy of iiioil- h, was the oldest siir- ed practice the whole iiirvived except Judge \ry in Lincoln Comity, limate of Mr. llastv's character and standing: " He was well versed in the principles of the roiimioii law. His readin;!; was extensive, both legal and miscellane- ous. His memory was tenacious, his habits studious. In his person, though very '^■mall in stature, he was of the most perfect formation, and always most neatly attired. He had much good sense, ami was a strict afliierent to the old Federal party, from whose leading opinions, so long as the party had a distinctive existence, he never waveretl. and had little charity for those who did. He was not much emiiloyed as an advocate ; he generally argued not over one case a year, and that was (lone verj' well. His address to the jury was brief, free from all rep- etition or copious illustration. He left the world in the same appar- ent (juietude in which he had lived, leaving a name much honored and a character highly respected." In iiis religious views he was a Tuita- rian. Deacon Haskell HASKELL, DEACON' JOSHUA, moved to Topsham, August 2, \M^. He had beei previously engaged in tjie hnnliering business on the Androsco: U'LTin d still continued at that ^\ ho lirst \)era of Maine, iipation. town, he resided in the honse recently occupied by Sandford A.Perkins. In about six nionths afterwards he moved on to "• the Island." aud took u\) his abode in the Nathaniel Oreen house, recently occupied by Captain Henrv' W. Green. At the time of his entering this residence, Mr. Henry Bowman, from Litchlield, moved in and occupied one half of the house. Early in IHl'J, jVfossrs. Haskell and Bowman formed a partnership in business and connnenced manufacturing lumbiT. buy- ing logs at the head of the Andnjscoggin, whicii they drove down, in the spring of the year, into booms. They rafted and sawed boards, shingles, clapboards, and laths for many years with good success. They finally dissolved partnership, and ."Mr. Bowman moved ' ) Ciardinor, where he died. Deacon Haskell was also engaged in traile. The small rosi(hMico now occuiiied by Mrs. Berry, opposite the blacksmith shop of Samiu>l damoson, was for some years a store, bearing the sign of IJowman & Haskell. In 182G he built the house now occu[)ied by Ebenezer Colby, and moved into it in November of the same year. He afterwards removed to the house on the corner of Main and Elm Streets, where his fam- ily still resides. Ho was made deacon of the Eree-Will Baptist Church at its first •Tganization. lie was a captain of the Artillery Companv' for some years, and 48 754 msTonY OF nnuyswicK, topstiam, axd harps well. was aftorwards choscMi major, lie served in the war of l.sl2, having' t'iilisti'(l at the age of eighteen. .losliiia Haskell was a lUan of enlarged views and a lilieral disiiosi- tion. lie was kind-hearted, nnsellish, an father was one day holding him in his lap, and accidentally droppcil m live coal from liis pii>e into the boy's eye, totally destroying the sight. . He was a man of good judgment, and was often engaged in the ser- vice of the town, either on committees or as a selectman. He served in tlie latter capacity five several years, 1745, IToO, 17;)5, ITf)!), ITCiit. In 177.") he was one of the judges of the Court of Sessions for Lincoln County. When Topsham was incorporated, in 17G-1. Judge Hiiikjcy was directed to issue his wairant for calling the lirst town meeting. In his religious views he was a Congregationalist, and was vciy severe in his opposition to Presbj'terianism. He lived where I'-phraiiii Larrabee resided in IS,") I. IirXKLEY, DEAUOX SAMUEL. Sanniel Ilinkley was born in Harwich, February 7, 1711. He moved to this State, and iu 1729-30 is named as oie of several persons asso- ciated together for the purpose of forming the First Church of Bidde- ford. On August 29, 17;].'), he purchased of James Kent, for one liuii- dred and fifteen pounds, thirty-live acres of land in Biddeibrd. Ho was chosen a deacon of the church there. He soon after, however, moved to Brunswick, and settled at New Meadows. His wife's niuiie has not been ascertained. He was selectman in 1739, 17-10, 1711. 1742, and 1743, and a re|>resentative in 1747. HU.MPIIREVS, GEN'ERAL JOHN C. John Campbell Humphreys, the son of Lawrence and Franees (Campbell) Humphreys, was born iu Georgetown (now Fhipsburg), February 22, 179^. 1) HARPS WELL \v;ir of 1M12, liiiviiii: .•111(1 a lihonil (li.sii(i- nujo of Conr- [cfii .loliii (■. filtered the store of .lotliam Stone, of Hrnnswiek. Active. intellijj,(Mit, upright, and enerjretic, lie soon won tlie e<,u(idenee and esteem of his employer, and liel'ure he iiad attained his majority, Mr. Stone sold his stock to him and Ki)hraim IJrown, and they, as Ihown it Hiimplireys, eontimied the same business for several vears. lie aftiTwards formed a partnership w' !) A. l*. 'I'liompson, and for many years the firm of Thompson & Ih iu})hreys were larjjely enfiaijed in liiiiiliering in the woods, and in mantifaeturing at their mill m the Cove ill Uninswiek. This eonneetion eontimied until \>f all he had, and was Id't with barely a blnnket, or some such slight clothing. In his captivKv lie was associated witli a Dutchman who lived among the Jntliaus mik! was acquainted with their language. The pappooses, or young Indians. were in the iiabit of applying pointed splinters of pitch-wood, prick ing him and tormenting him. and then laughing to see him dodjic their mock assaults. The Dutchman, having lieen Hogged l)v one nf the s(juaws. resolved to attem[)t his escajje, and communicating lii- purpose to Hunter, they contrived to quit them. Hunter carrviug his hat full of corn, which they had contrived to secrete for this puriMisc. and the Dutchman carrying a hatchet. "With these .slender means ot' sustenance and defence, after Hunter had been among them alioiit three weeks, they made their escape. Their only food for eigiit davs was the dry corn, al)out two quarts in quantity, which they took with them. At one time in tluiir wanderings they lost their way, and heard the barking of the Indians' dogs. The Dutchman was for snr- rendering himself again to the Indians; but Hunter, contriving li\ some excuse to get possession of the hatchet, threatened to split his brains if he attempted to give himself up ; and at length they snc- ceeded in reaching the settlements at Hari)crs(ield, New York, where Hunter M'as supplied with clothes, etc., and again joined the army. At the time of their escape it was in the month of October, anil Hunter said there was occasionally to be found some snow in the low lands. Hunter served three years and then returned home." After his return Adam went to school at liath. While here, aftor ranch persuasion, he went on l>oard a privateer. Some prizes wt'ie taken and carried into Salem or lioston, but at length he was cap- tured and carried into Halifax. His father and uncle went to Halifax to obtain his exchange, but before his arrival Adam, with about iivo hundred other American prisoners, had been put on board a vessel D IIARPSWKLL. DIOQRAPUICAL. 757 n, !iii(l son of .laiius. tilt! army in tlic 1{(V- mw\, .lolni I{i'('(l. Ill' is said to liavo liccii laid waste tlic coitntiv I! f.^ilowin f>CTeto for this purpose, hese slender means dl' „'n among them alxiiit \\\ food for eight d:ivs , which they took witli y lost tlu'ir way, ami utchman was for sur- n liter, contrivin|i' i.} reatened to split liis 1 at length they siic- Id, New York, wliciv uain joined the arniv. )Utli of October, nml some snow in the low irned home." th. While here, aflor Some prizes wciv t length he was cap- uncle went to Haiirnx dam, with about tiw ut on board a vessel called tli(> O-ntirnllis, to be conveyed to lioston. The vessel was lost, niid Ailani was never heard of afterwards. This was in the aiitunm of 1781.' IIUNTEIl, JAMKS. The snbj{>ct of this sketch, a son of Captain Adam Ibmter. was one of the selectmen ofTopsliam in 17()7, 1708, 177.'5, and 177i). He was chosen to this ollice again in 1780, but declined service. He was on the committee raised in February, 1781, to see to the procuring of seven men lor the Continental urm^'. He is styled Major in the town records. His son John, called " liald-headed John," stated, about 18;};{, that his father had been a major in the Hevolutionary war. and that he was made a coloiu'l about the close of the war, and that his commission was signed by Hancock. Bald-headed John also said that his father was under Colonel North (whom he called Judge North) of Augusta. He said that he had heard his father and the old soldiers speak of Judge North as colomd, in ridicule ; that they used to have a good deal of fiin aljont Colonel Nortli, and that the latter was nicknamed 'Slo liunker." When his son Adam (see preceding sketch) was carried to Halifax, JdVK's Ifiniti>i\ with his brother Robert, i)rocni'ed two prisoners and went to Halifax to obtain an exchange. He wa- tjiore detained and imprisoned about a fortnight, it being charged a:,.iinst him that he was a spy. He was liberated, however, and sent home in a schooner, one Captain Powell, master, who landed him at the mouth of the Kennebec Hiver. He reached home about Christmas, 178]. The father of J(tiin'tt Hit liter' swill' was Thomas Williams, wlio came from England, February 18. 1717, " when gooseberries were in l>low," and reached Boston, April 17, 1717, " when the snow was very tleep." Ih' was employed in teaching Latin in Boston, and subsi'ipiciitly removed to the part of (ieorgetown tiiat is now Bath. It is said that he was a physician, and that he often expressed his regrets at having ever left F^ngiand. Colonel Hunter died about 1809, at the age of seventy-four, leaving a family whose posterity' are still numerous in town. KKXDALL, ELDKR HENRY. Elder Henry Kendall was l)orn in Sandford, July .3, 1771. He had ten brothers and sisters. When he was ten years old he went to Wells and lived with Captain 8. Hatch. AVhcn he was about thirteen ^Froin Woodman's MS. Notes. I 758 msToiiY OF nIlU^•s^vIC•K, 7'o/w/.i.v. akd iiAurswFi.L. ycnrs old liis (atlicr tU'scrtcd llic l';iiiiily. siihI IIciiit wciif fo ('cnl Ihulidr !iiiil W!is ii|i|)rt'iitici'(l to Mr. Marstoii to Ic-iiii tlic tMiiiic r'> .u Mliociiiiikcr's trade. lie rcccivcMl only lliit'i- inoiillis' scliooliiifj:. Ill Octol.cr, iMdl, lie hi-jiaii to pivacli. In l.S()2 lie visitf(l \\ V'rnioti, riilt'i'iiio, liclt'iist, ll:il[o\v('ll, Litclilicld, liowdoiiiliaiii, Ai gusta, 15o\vdoiii, Sidney, Hlooiiiticld, and MtTciT, itrcacliiiif:; in ciii I place, and returned to Litclilield. where ho .settled . In 1M2 lieu, repre.sentativc to tiie iefiislatnic from that town. Mareh 1«, \x\x. In moved to 'ropshani and Ixiimlit a tarin. lie was settled over lli^ IJaptist (.'linreh in 'ropsliani lor aiiont ten years, and ever after niin it his home, tlioiijih he preaehed as u misHJonary over almost tiie iiitii State. Of his style; of |)reat liiiig hut little is known, exeept thai I was noled for the [jower and compass of his voice. It was once s.'iiil by Doctor I'orfer, in reference to Mr. Kendall and one of the otli(!i ministers, that he could " stay at home and hear Elder Kendall, or jin to the Orthodox ('hiirch and hear them iioth." Tlie Ilaptist vcstn was then opposite the present cemetery, and Doctor I'orler livcil in tiie rurinton lionse near. KINO, H0N0IJAI5LK WII>I.IA.M. ^Villiani Kin^;, the first governor of the State of Maine, was boni in Scarlioro', Felirnary !*, 17(18, and died in IJatli, .Tniie 17, lH'ii. "When nineteen years old a division of his father's property wiis made, and his share was a yoke of two-year-old steers. "NVitli tiiose steers lu' started east in the spring of the year to seek his fortune. It was eold, but having neither shoes nor stockings, ho went liarefoott'd. lie stopi)ed at many houses on the way, otleriiig to work for iiis board. lie linally reached Topsham and Ibiiiul emi)loyment in ii saw-mill. Ih; was industrious and frugal, and in a year and a iiiilf had laid I>y enough io purchase one half a saw, and it was not Idiig before he owned a wliolo saw, and tiually a whole mill. Afti'r a while he formed a copartnershi[) with his brother-in-law, Doctor I5eiij!niiiii •Tones Porter, under the name of I'orter et King, and opened a store. IVIr. King devoting his attention chieHy to his lumber interests. ;uiil Doctor Poi'ter assuming control of the store This copartnersiiip existed for some years after ]Mr. King's removal to Bath, whicli took place in 1«()0. ^Ir. King was one of the incorporators of the toll-bridge, and also one of the incorporators of the first cotton-mill in Brunswick. After his removal to Bath he opened a store there, lie was also extensively engaged in ship-buiUling for many years. He was at one time ;t •1) IIAUPSWELL. monuApmcAL. Taf) lIciiiT went ti) CciiIk Icarii tlic tjiiiiicr's lunl iths' scliool'mj,'. 1 1 «()•_' lie visitcil YiX. 1(1, ItowduiiiliMiii, All- ■tT, preaoliiiiji' ill i.tili th'd. Ill 1«12 \\v \vii> . IMiiicli IH, \^\>^. li>' ! was si'ttlod oviT till •8, and over aftcf iikmIc • over almost tlu' ciitiiv known, c'Xi'cpt tliiit Ik' )ico. It was out'c Miid and one of tlio other ir KUler Kendall, or un ." The llaptist vcstn Doctor Torlfr lived in AM. 8 of Maine, was borii in June 17, l«r)-i. father's property wii-; d steers. AVitli tln'sf ir to seek his fortiiiic iiiiiilier of the Massachusetts lejjjislatnre. In jsi] lie \v;m nirijnr- jri'iieral of inilitia. In 1812 he was president of the U;ith Hank. ^\'llile in the Massachusetts le etiorts in behalf of religious freedom, and of securiiivernor of .Maine, and aft.t'r liolding olllce a little more than a year, became one of the I'nited States commissioners for the adjustment of Spanish claims, lie also held other ollices of importance under the fort in Umiiswiek about 1727. In December of that year he petitioned the (leneral Court of IMassachu- setls " for a recompense for services in gointi from Boston to Bruns- wick, the jourm^y havin;4 consumed one month." lie liveil in the fort for some years, and his children were born there, lie afterwards livi'd at New Meadows, where tlu' house of Andrew Thomas now stands. lie was the ag'cnt of the I'ejepscot i)roprietors, and before the incorporation of the town he had the i)rincipal manao'emcnt of the concerns of the townsiiip. In 173.") he su|)eriiitenile(l the )iiiildin('. to lSu2; selectman from 17H3 to 1800, and was otherwise prominent in town atfairs. lA'cw American Cychpmlia, 10,;). KJT. For fnrther purlt'-tilars sec ahu I'dpham ikmurial volume, Maine Historical O'lkction, i>p. ^ixi to 1!U, I 7C0 niSTOHY or BRUXaWJCK, TOPSJIAM, Ayn UAIIPSWKI.L LAKHAIJKK, CAITAIN NKHKMIAH. Nclu'iiiiiili IjutiiIm'o wiiH lioni in ItriiiiHwick about IHOO, niid livnl for ninny ycniH on l'\'il»'nil Stnu't. l\v Ito^^an lifV* as a Haiior and socni ol>tain('(l his title of captiiin. " Posscssiiiir a naluiaily stron;^ constitu- tion, an ju'tivc niiml, an iron will, indoniitalili' tMU'rjry, and a pcrscM r- nncc nothinij could daunt, ho won IiIh way to n handsonio conipetcnco. Ah a linsliand and father he was most Indulgent ; as a friend, tnic !i> Hfocl. and with a heart open as a eliild t() all propi-r elaiii\H n|»on his time or means for the relief of tlie siek or sull'erinjji." lie died Mayti, liSi;;!, r.KMONT, APAM. Air. Lemont was born in 1797, and movod from IJath to IJrunswiik about 1835. lie was largely engaged in the lumber business and in trade as a member of the (irm of Lemont. Forsaith A; Hall, lie \vii> afterwards presiilent of the Urunswiek Maine Insuranee Compiuiy and of the Union National IJank. He was a director of the latter ;it the time of his death. lie wr selectman in bsl2, 1H13, and IMl. and representative in 1)^14 ai '5. He was also largely engML^cil in ship-bnildiiig. An active, energetic, and well-educated busiu(•^^ man, he managed his alfairs with great shrewdness and aceumuiali'il !i handsome property. He was a most agreeable man in social intoi- course, well posted in public alfairs, an esteemed and valuable citizen. lie died i*'ebruary 21, l'S74. LINCOLN, ISAAC, M. D. Doctor Isaac Lincoln was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 1780. He fitted for college under the tuition of lieverend Josiah Crocker Shaw, of Cohasset, and of Keverend Kilburn Whitman, of Pembroke. He graduated at Harvard in ISOO. and for two years afterward tiuiiiht a grammar school. He stiulied medicine with Doctor Thomas Thaxter. In IHOl lie settled as a physician in Topsham. In 1M20 he manieil Maria S., daughter of Captain John Dunlap, and moved to Brunswick. Ju 1831 he received the degree of M. D. from Howdoin College, it being bestowed as a compliment. He was a member of the Medical F.iculty of the Maine Medical School from IS'iO to 18(57. He was a memlter of the Board of Overseers of Bowdoin College, and it is said that he never missed a meeting of that Board for over sixty yi'nrs. He was at one time chosen a member of the governor's council, but declined the honor. yn iiAh'pswKi.L MIAFT about IHOO, 1111(1 |i\,,l ifo as a Hal lor and si Mm (iirally stroiiii const it ii- ■iii'i'^v. Jiiwl !i lu'iscMr- liMiidsdiiU' ('(»iiijH;t('iirav (!, IHO.!. oin liath to lirunswick inihor Itusineas and in ..'litli it llidl. lie wiis Jusuninct' Coniiuiiiy irector of the latti'i' at 1842, 1843, and 1^11, s also larjri'ly eugngi'd well-odiicatod Imsiiios it'ss and uccuniiiiaK'd a man in social inter- d anil valuable citizi.'ii, ^- .*: lassncluisotts, in 1780. ,eren'l Josiali Croclver 'liitnian, of Pembroke. yeur.s afterward taiiiilit jctor Thomas 'riiaxtcr. . In 1«2(> he niarrif!it!iin('(| liis title <»!' f(i|)!;iii» *' t'ossf^^inji' n n.-iiMrnliv strong consl;;; tio?i. {Ill a<;tivt' miiul. :m invn wjli, indoniitalilo t'nergy, and a pfTKe\( anco nuiliiuu {•miU\ 'Iwitil. he wun his wnv to a liandsome cojnuf^tMir. As a Ijtisl.aml stui f'litlitr iu' was most induigont ; ag a filend, true sleol, HU'i with a bt^art open ha n child to all proper claims upon bi.-i ti. ov nii::;i»s tor the rulii'rof tiic sick or rendering. " \\v died May (>, 1m r.KMONT. ADAM. Mi. T.,MTioi)t was T'orn in 17i)7. .'ind inovpd from Bath to Brun.'iv :. :il- Kit iHo'i. Ho u as la rarely fugatri'il in the luuiber business aiifi tvauf as a nu-uibor of tlic firm ot" Len\oat, For.sailli vt Hall. lie v af"thip-bnildiiiii. An active, energetic, and woli-edncated bn.sH'' man, he managed his atTair.s with tyivixl shrewdness and acciuntilji;- handsome property. He was a most agreeable man in &c>eial i. cour.^o. well [los'ted In public atl'airs, an esteemed and valuable cit;/ Fie dii'd February 24, b'-i74. LTNCOLN, ISAAf, M. D. Do.'tor Isaac IJncoln was l)oru in CohasK-set, Massachusetts^, in . He lilted for college under llic tuition of Roveread Johiah In Shaw. »i (:oho.SHct, and of Beverend Kilburn Whitman, oi' I'eu.i He ijrfxluated at Hurvaid in l.SbO, and for two years afterwaid f^. a y,'raniuiar «e!iu(^l. He .^tndiec' medicine with Doctor Thnnms '!'!■■ In bsoi he .settled as a piusieiau in I'opsiiani. In bS2t» lie !'.: Maria S,, daughter of <'aptain .b)hn Dunlap, and moved to Urn.i In l?s,U he received tiic dcgj, c of M. I), from Bowdoin C-'b' •. beintr i)C.stowed an a compliment. Ho was a nn;mber of the M Faculty of the Maine I^Ietlical Sc1k»o1 from liS20 to 18f>7. H<- meniber of the Board of Overseers o'" Bowdoitt (,'olleflro. and it Mint he ueM'v misrjed a mi»(tin;r of that Board for over si.xt; . He \va> at one time chosen a monii'cr of the governors eoui*- •' dcclineil the lionor. , ifA T?pe;\VFT T [AH. hout l?snfi. M\i\ liv.. as a Siiilor and *i'>"i. rally htroug foii^tiii, fi'fj;}', and a pcrKcvt indriomc coinpetoiii' ; as a fiieiul, Inn' ■ r cUiiius upon hi.- lu. He (lu'dMavP. IM ni Bath to Bninsv \^■ nbi-r business am' lith & Hall. Ho V Insnianco Coini';. ii'ctor of tbo Uitti-i 1842, 1843, nil.) l^- I also largely cn.u.-' fell-tulncatt'd b' •ss ami accunmhiir ( man in social i. iui'l vviluable rili/ LissMoluiseltt*, ill . v )'l .luhiah if lAw. of l*t'n-i •,ii.i al'terwaKi ti. •torThmnas'l'l' In 1820 he hi Iniovod to Un;.< Bowdoiu C-'M' :. >er of thP >\ I8t)7. H'^ i)llosro. an(i it •■ |br ov'T bixt uor'rt couii'' ■■ ^i / -^' y 1 y ' BIOGHAPniUAL un •!• Lincoln was a very puhliospirittHl man, and the i-estjlt of hi.^ •' is still to l)e Koen in lii im»«>vick. Tiie proii)i»cnl trjtila of his KiT tvero his intlividiniHty mni his f.K>«iiivt'j»fss. Thongli '.irru in vions, he never objockni k> h**tw'ini; and dist-usisnii.' liu* vicMv« of h|.o diirt'i-ed with him. A* « ruaa h€ whk gt'iujrous-hoart^d, •viiial, ami fond of childftJu. Ho vim h inetm)t:r of Uie Fir.st 'hnic'ii, nvul was a sjfn H«» >■ Doctor Lincoln, n)ore gonern lif. iiiie of his father, the hU'. l)t.' in th»: housft iu which he lived rij i in 1'ali<;nti*. who comprised evorv was DO respocter of porson.s, •• He ranked hijxh in thet'Uhtl?^** for vears lins often been calh- (•uses. His intereounse witli Tii!-, tesy and a gentlenianl}' rejjrnr > 11: ... won Huccess as a praetitit>n«'r; &mi Urat*u« •/■ ill the discussion of t!u; politiirai hjjHi *• five memory and the kM«Ant!.»,t »t-,a,s»^ oi Ur,M>f/r. Ut- wa* K^fr » m"sf interesting eonipanioii in the «wial circle, ;<;• m..^ it H niM s»H'e« i>f wit, and by the narration of an«i'!t*t^ei» «»f n ' Mij/ lion. The sani<' chanicteristics that hfe mfnn'. ^aiv<< him to his family in tiie privacy of biSBt?. H» ws*- —i^'^i m the developnieut and ornuui- ntatiou of il»e ",■'■ •«» His «^ >^es»«ijtjkt a, r«3t»ju- V- 1 I' I l^H-,,, ...'•■ BIOGRAPhICA L, 7(11 Doctor Lincoln was a very pnblic-spirltod man, and the result of liU iiitliionce is still to he soon in Brunswick. The prominent traits of his clinriieter were his iudividunlity and his lujsiliveness. Though lirni in his oi)inion8, he never objected to hearing and discussing the views of those who dillered with him. As a n)an he was generous-hearted, kind, genial, and fond of children. lie was a menilier of tiie First I'arish Church, and was a sinc-cre C'iu'istian. In business matters he was upright, impulsive but honest, bold and indei)endent. As a phy- sician he was very popular and had an extensive practice. It is said he particularlv excelled in the diflicult art of diagnosis. Certain it is that few diflicult cases of disease occurred in the practice of his pro- fessional neighbors without his opinion and advice being invoked. lie died March 6, 1808. LINCOLN, JOHN D., M. D. '• Doctor Lincoln, more generally spoken of as Doctor .Tohn in the lifetime of his father, tiie late Doctor Isaac Lincoln, was born and l)red iu the house in which he lived and died. He entered lUjwdoin College in 1(S8!), graduated in 1843, and graduated from the Maine ^ledical Sciiool in 1846. and at once went into jiractice with his father. "The doctor won a large measure of success in the practice of his profession, working early and late, driving Air and near, to meet the constant calls for his professional services. Even after his health had become seriously impaired, he was found making his daily calls ui)on patients, who comprised ever}' class in the community, for the doctor was no respecter of persons. '• lie raid(l liy those of liis r;i(lu'i-, an; tlio people liujivlv iiidcliteil lor tlie i)r(>sent excellent coiulitioii of tlie M:ill. Ifo wjis rcmnrkablc for tlio coiistM-vativc, in'nco-prescrvinf? cleniciit of liis eluir- acler ainl for his preat fondness for children. Doctor IJneoln was a meuilier of the Superintending School Coinniittec of Hriinswiek. a niciii- bor of tho l?oard of Overseers of the College, and a nienilier of the Fncnlty of the Maine INIedical School. At a meeting of the ."Medical Faculty, resohitions expressive of respect and HViiipathy were passe(l." 'I'o this Iriluite to his memory it slionld be added that he was deeply inteiested in the prc])araliun of this volnine, and rendered much vain- able assistance, which was continued even after he iiad taken his lied in his last sickness, lie once said to the writer that he desii'cd to live long enough to write his reminiscences of fifty years' practice in liiiiiis- wick. lie died June .'?, 1877. LUNT, AMOS. Amos Lunt came to Brunswick soon after the Revolution, and Imilt a grist-mill. At first he lived iu the fort, but soon built a Iwo-storv house on the corner of Mill and Jiow Streets, where he resided at tlio time of his death. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. enlisting soon after the battle of 15uiiker Hill. lie served in the army eight years, and a part of the time was a sergeant. He was at Valley Forge in the meiiima- ble winter of 1 777. He was also present at Cherry N'alley, at the siii'- render of Burgoyne, and also at that of Cornwallis, and was with Gen- eral Sullivan when he went into the Indian country. I\Ir. Lunt at lli>l received no [tensio!!, but a few years before his death, the law regMiil- ing pensions having been changed, he received one hundred and fifty dollars a year. Mr. Lunt was fond of company, especially that of the voniig, and took delight in rehearsing the stirring scenes of the Revolution, in which he had taken part, lie was a good citizen, and always took a strong interest in public all'airs. In politics he was a "Whig, and never voted any other ticket. AVhen too feeble to walk to the pcjlls, he insisted upon being carried there as long as he was able to leave his room. McKEEN, JtEV. JOSEPH. D. D. The suliject of this sketch was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1774, and innnediately oi)ened a school in his native town, London- derry, which he kept for several years. Fond of mathematics ami philosophy, he, in the sunmier of 17|iliy ill IImivmiiI I' iii\ cisitv. lit' tlu-ii com- iiK'iHH'd liis tli('i^li>ii'if;il studii^s (iikIit Ucvcrciul Mr. W'illi.'ims. of W'iiid- liMiii, Nt;\v Ilnmpsliirc, the instructor ol" his voutli. I'.dort' coinpli'liiiu' liis iii'('[)ariitioii lor tlic ministry, lie was, I'oi' a wiiiU'. an assistant instructor in tlu; acailcniy iit Andovcr. WiiiU' a candidate lor scttlc- lui'Ml in tiic ministry, lie preached with nnich acce|)tance to tlie society ill l)oston, coliecti'd hy Hevereiid Mr. Mooiliead, and wliicli al'teiwards (Mijoyi'd tlio hihors of tin- distin n.inp.sWEr.L traotod illuoss of noniiy two yojirs, provod fatal. Just after Coin- nieiK'i'iiioiit, ill till' autiiiiiii (jf l-soi;. hv took a short exfiirsion to liiv- orly, tlie hcimio of his foniicr laliors, in the. hope of ri'moviiij; the c'oiiiphiiiit wliich wns fast wastiiij; iiis strenj^th ; but wiiilcho was tht>i'o it rL'tiinic'd with afrjiravatcMJ .Hviiipti>iiis. At first supposed to lie a dis- ease of tlie liver, it :it last assiiiiiiMl the form of dro})sy. The most atfectlonate solicitude of fri»'iuls and the most eiilii^htened professioiiiil skill could not arrest its progress. Having waited ealuily and |)atieiitly his appointed time, he died suddenly, as he was sitting in his chair, at the age of forty-nine years. The event caused deep grief throughout the conuiiunity. In regard to the qualifications of President McKecn for the able aiiil succes.sful discharge of the duties pertaining to his exalted and respou- silile station, there was but one sentiment. His sound, discriminatiii;: judgment, his cool decision, his e(]U!ible siiirit, his manners. concili:it- ing and at tiie same time dignilied, iiis kind feelings, his moral exc ! lence, his repiitatio:. as a minister of the gospel, and the full possession of public confidence, combined witii his love of science, fitted him in a higii degree for the ofHce he was calli'd to fill. ' The genealogy of the McKeeiis may \>v found in the History of Lon- donderry, New Hampshire, pages 2fSl-28y. McKEKN, JOSEPH, ESQUIRE. Joseph ^Ifdveen, a sou of Iteverend Joseph McKeen, the first presi- dent of Bowdoin College, was born in IJeverly, Massachusetts, 17"<7. He was a well-known business man in Hruiiswick. and was widely known throughout the State. He was a cashier of the first I'niuM Hank from IS.')!) until it closed its affairs, and was a president of lln' second I'nion IJank for many years. For tliirt\'-six years he was treasurer of the college, and his admin- istration of the ofllce showed marked abilit}- and thorough rectitude. He was also a director and trustee of the Kennebec and Porthiiiil liailroad ('oini)any. and for several 3'ears was its treasurer. He was a thorough business man, and exact and methodical in his accounts. He was well read in common topics and in some special departments of literature, including IJiblical geography and history. As a compliment to his attainments he had bestowed upon him by Howdoin ColKge. in 1H43, the //o/ir^rro-;/ title of A. M. He w:i> a man of strong affections, indulgent in his faiuil}', and kind and beuev- ^From a SliCtcIi of liowdoin Colleye, b'j JReverend A. S. Packard, IJ. D- II Mi PS WELL BIOORAPIIIVAL. 7(;5 ,. Just after Com- rt excursion to l'n\- [ic of rcniovin^X the it wliili' lit' WHS ilicrc iii|)l)ost'rl to 1)0 a dis- ilropsy. Tlio iii(»t jflitencd pvofosNioiiiil ciiliiily ami [laticiitly ittiii<; in his i-liair. ;il ?ep grief tlirou^liuut Coon for the aide i\u>\ s exalK'tl and rospun- ound, discriminating' s manners, concilijit- ss. his moral exc ' :id the full iiosscssioii .'ience, fitted him in a 1 the History of I.oii- Keon, the first i)re>i- .issachusetts, 17'"^T, ick. and was widely of tlio first I'niuu s a prcsidtMit of tlie oge, and his admin- thorough rectitiuli'. K'ltoc and TortlMnil treasurer, lie was leal in his accounts, special departments lory. itowed upon liiui bv A. >[. He w;is a and kind and beiiev- ?. Pavkard, U.D. olcnt to all. lie was n member of the ciiurch of tlio First Parisli, a tcMilier in its Salibath school, and oftentimes conductetl religious gi'ivices on emergencies. •• He was a marked man, witli a dear, unclouded intellect, of decided opinions, with an energy that no didiculties appalled, a determiimtion tliat went straigiit to its work, and of uncjuestioned sincerity of pur- |)(.)S(> in whatever lal>or engaged. •• lie possesseil a lieart n-ady to respond to the calls of licncvolcnce and friendship, manifested In acts of great liberality and thonglittul- ness. The demands of duty did not overl)ear the claims of n common manhood. " MrKEEX, .JOHN', ESQUIhE. .lolm McKeen, a brother of the subject of the preceding sketch, was born in lieverly, ^Massachusetts, Decemlicr 21, 17M!>; came to Bnmswick when alioiit thirteen years old. and lived here for (it'ty- nine Vi'ars. lie Tilted for college witii Reverend .1. KIlis of 'rojisham, and graduated from Bowdoin in 1^11. He was for many years a secretary of the Board of Overseers of the collegi'. He w:is engagid in general trade for many years, any a liberal judgment and a tiuly catholic spirit. Though devoting himself with unliring energy, and a perseverance that no olistacles could arrest, to a study of whatever related to the past, he did nut bury himself in the dead past, but liveil in the present, holding, however, as his truest guides and safest counsellors, tiic memory and deeds of men who have long since mouldered to dust. At the same time thai he proved him-elf the good citizen in the l)roader sphere of life. I.e was no less the chari- table and kind-hearted gentleman in all that concerned social inter- course. Of a hearty, genial nature, his ftice, always benignant, occa- sionally beamed with a smile of peculiar benevolei.ee. and his address was always kindl}' and courteous. '• lie was one of the founders of the Maine Historical Society, and no man has done m<>re to promote the interest and elticieney of the institution. For historical investigations he possessed an apt- ness, a quickness, a penetration, and an entireness of appreciation i w 7f!l) lllSTOtiY OF mtVXSWWK, TOPSUAM, AND UMiPSWEl.L. (|iiiti! rctiiitrlviiltli'. Then' wns wo lirilliiiiics of intellect ; pcrlinpfl. upon onliiiMrv ucciiHiuiis, his mind niovt-d slowly ; luit when invi'sti^atiuL; New Kn;est sect, a supporter of tlio Constitutional I'nion tieUet of the last campMi'fu. a supporter nf measures of peace and conciliation until th',' sword was drawn ; then a linn sup|)orter of the goverumeiit in a vi;^orous prosecution of tlie war, lait always allor constitutional forms uud in strict accordance with law. •' A Scotch Presbyterian in matters of faith, he adhered with won- derful tenacity to the thjctrines of his church, Hut as exemplitied in his lif(! lliey were divested of all their rigor and sharpness. Ills s[)irit was too catholic, his heart too true, his love of his fellow-men too earnest, and his charity too hroiid to hind him, or to lead him to art less nobly and earnestly than a C'liristiau g.-utlemau shjuld act." IT' died December 2, 1801. McIvEKX, JAMES, M. D. Doctor James ^Iclveeu, a third son of President ^NIcKeen. was gniil- uated al Bowdoin College in 1817. lie entered upon the study of medicine under Doctor .Matthias Spaiildiug, of Amherst, New Hamp- shire ; finished his course under Doctor John Ware, of Boston ; grad- uated at the llarvaid INIeilieal ScIkwI in 1820, and at once conuneuced the iJi'.actice of his profession in 'rojjsham. In 182;") he was elected I'rofessor of Obstetrics in the Medical School of Maine, and served in that olliee until ]8;}l). During the two last years of his olllce he aNo lectured on the Theory and Practice of Medicine. He kept up a wmiiii interest in this school and in the college diu'ing his whole life, and \v:i- for many years one of the overseers. " During his college days," s;iys an intimate friend of his youth, '' the civilized world was watcliiiiu' with deepest interest the movements of Napoleon Honaparte, and no member of college, I am sure, knew so much of those stirring events r.ifiPs\\'i-:r.T,. nio(;ii.\rnff.tr. ri;: Ipc't; piTlinprt. iipnii rtlii'ii invi'Hti^ntiiij; () iiiactii)ii. mill no • hfoiiiUy t'xti'iitlcil, 10 outside olHClVfl' wt'iit stniijilit to its lire rospoct lor llif polUMltH. Is iiiul iloiii^s of till' :mil!»ril authority in onlH ilinl lllf tlcriN t, ii supporter of ilii' gn, a Hin)p()i'tt'r o( WU3 drawn ; tlicn ;i proHecution of tin' n strict at'cordancf I acllicroil with w(mi- as exemplified in iii^ [ari)tics:^. lli^* >*l''>'i' his R'llow-inon t'xi to load him to lU't 11 should act." McKooii. wasgrnd- [i upon the study el' nhiM-st, New Ilanip- ,.. (jf Boston ; grad- nt once comnu'iiccd S2't he was cloctt'd llaiiio, and served in of his olUce he al>i) IK; kept up a warm whole life, and W!i- college days," says Iworld was watchinji Bonaparte, and no kose stirring events ni< yi)unj>' MeKi'cii. wlio followed the mnrcli «>f the coiiteiiding armies willi tile hest maps he could comiiiaiid ; us tluMi, ho ovor after, distiii- iini--lied for his exteiiKive and iiiiiinte geol!iriil niglit. I'lesideiit Appletoii ik'Hcried from his window a light on tile steps of the old collegia ehapid. A\tpreheniling some mischief at work at that late hour, he left his house and repaired witii cautions steps to the spot, and, luinotieed liy the supposed culprit, placed his hand on the V ouni>: man s sluuiHler. It was M cKeen, all aloi le, w ith a-lestial glolie and a light, ohserviiig the coimtellatioiis in the heavon», •All, MjcKeen,' t'xclaimed the astonisheil president. • I am filad to liiid yon so well occupie*!.' This interot in the st-icnce continued tiuough lili', a I'oinfoit and anmscnieiit in many a long uigiit drive, lie was fi-arless. Some thougiil liim reckless when he crossed Merrv- Micctiiig l>ay in early spring, just hefore the in'eaking up of the ice, >iltiiig up on the hack of the sleigh, watching for holes in the ice and llnw directing his luu'se on his perilous way. " l)octi>r M(dvceii was of the strongest, dei'pest atlections. How lie luved his colk'ge classinates ! We recall, wit li delightful remeiiilirance, ills gathering the Kurvi\#iig niemhers of ]ii.s class to his house, fiom l':U' and near, a few years ago. on the tiftieth aniiiversaiy day of tlieir i:iadiiation, and there speiuling two days, hrightcst in thi'ir calendar, together, and his inviting friends to sympathize in their gladness. W ith a most direct, downright, at times almost rough exli'rior of iiiau- mr, few men were so easily moved to tears. " Doctor McKceii was not a mere [trofessional man. Xo one could lie conversant with him and not he impressed with the proof of his tenacious memory of men and events. In modern |K)litical history, whether of our own or other lands, few surpassetl him in general state- ineiit or minute detail, lie never made puhlie profession of his relig- ious faith. An habitual attendant on jmlilic worship wlieii his pro- fessional calls and his heaUh would iiermit, uniformly c(Mitrihuling his iiillucnce and support to the claims of the sanctuary, he was rcsi-rved respecting his own personal religious experiences, lie never, however, swerved from the faith of his fathers. He made the revealed woril his eoiniiaiiion, and of late years seemed to be girding himself for the com- ing (jf his Lord, often aii[)reheuding the day of His coming to be near at liaml. and during his last days and his hours of eonseiousiiess sup- plicating in repeated petitions with agony of spirit for mercy through, an I sok'ly for, the merits of a crucilied Redeemer." Ouct'jr McKecu, thoug'i gentle and kind in the siclv-room, possessed 708 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAif, AND IIARPSWELL. a wondorful i)hysical enorgy, niul lifi'l n rough bearing externally. 1 was of a very neiTous teiui)eranient, which showed itself in his mode of driving his horses. He has always been called a reckless driver, and so he \vas, as far as danger to pedestrians was concerned, riglith judging lliat they would give him a wide berth. So far, however, as pertained to the management of his steeds, he liad no superior. He was a man of uncommon strength, and a lover of fair play. His bravery as well as his strength is shown in the following aneedntc, which he himself told the writer : Once, soon after settling in Top ham, he was suininon«>d one dark night to Bath. He went b\- way o Brunswick. "When near New IVIeadows. his horse was suddenly- seizt( by the bridle and stopped. At the same moment a mnn stepped up tn his carriage, presented a pistol, and demanded his mone}-. The doc- tor quietly readied out, took the nuui by tiie coat-collar, lifted liim iiiti> the carriage, disarmed him, and then, whipi)ing his horse, broke away from the man who was holding the bridle, and carried the man he iiad taken to Bath. While lie was a professor in college, Doctor McKeen made the tour of Europe, studying in the hospitals. AVIiile he Avas at Dublin, it is related of hiin that, being one day on tlie f)utskirts of the city, lie observed a verj- large man lighting with a small one. Without stop- ping to learn the luiture or merits of their quarrel, he at once " pitclioil into" the large man, and was busily engaged in the contest wIkmi lio was arrested by an ollicer, ami taken to Dublin. He escaped coulliu- nient b3' the assistance of the American consul. As a i)liysician, Doctor McKeen possessed keen powers of discrimi- nation and good Judgment, and was always fertile in expedients. Tlie Avriter recollects, on one occasion, while a student in his ollice, going with him to visit quite a number of patients i»i the outskirts of Bow- doin, Bowdoinham, and Kichmond. The doctor lell home in haste, and forgot to take his medicine-bag with him. The p.atienls were all of them far from any druggist, so that to leave a prescription woiikl hardh" have been satisfactory in an}- of the cases. The doctor whs not, however, in the least disconcerted when he made the discovery that he had no medicines with him, but proceeded to give the neces- sary advice in regard to diet, etc., 'ind then instructed tiiem how to obtain and prepare the medicines most appropriate to each case. The suggestions thus obtained have never l)een forgotten, and have often proved of service to the writer. Surgery was, however, the branch in which Doctor ]\rcKeen partic- ularly excelled, and had he livci in a more thickly- settled conununity, ) TFARPSWELL. BIOGRAPHICAL. 769 irinp externally, lie 0(1 itself" in his mode led a reckless driver, as concerned, rightly So far, however, as ad no superior, iver of fair play. His e followinii; aneeddte. fter settliiiii; in Tops- He went l)y way [)- 1, he at once " |)itclieil the contest when lio He escaped confuie- 'u powers of discriiiii- le in expedients. The pit in his otlice, going' ;hc outskirts of Bow- ir loft home in haste. iTlie patients wore iill a prescription would tes. The doctped as a couiinon sailor in Captain Jolm Dunlap's employ, and sailed with a Captain (irowso. As a seaman he made two voyages with Cap- tain William Curtis. He then was prom )te 1 to the o:li;'e of mate, aiiil in 1H22 was .again promoted to the ollice of master, and took charge of the schooner Exrliamic, From lliat time forward he succes- siv(dy commanded ilitlerent vessels, in tlie employ of various parties, in 182(5 becoming interested as part owner with Messrs Washington & Jackson, of Philadelpliia. Captain IMclMaiuis made his last voyage in LSI 7, in the ship Mmt- 'c/v'// from Mobile to Liverpool and back to New York. In \x'>\ he was apijointed as agent for Maine for the New York Hoanl of Cnder- wiiters, — a position of marked responsibility, demanding skill, judg- 49 A - I 770 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. iiu'iit, iiidcpendonce, and honesty for a faithful discharge of duty ; tlii< ofliec ho held for ten j-cars, and we may say, we belieA'e without a fear of contradiction, that the duty was rendered to tiie entire satis- faction of the company, and to the great credit of the deceased. During his long and busy life, — for tiie cajilain was never idle when work was to be done, — he amassed a handsome property, which, Iidw- ever. the reverses of later years somewhat diminished. A gentlennui who knew him well in IJverpool in his younger days, declares that ho was one of, if not tiie finest looking ship-master tluit ever sailed out of that jjori ; he bore a close resemblance to K. K, < ollins of New York, and the mistakes of identity were cause ul' merriment to both men. A remarkable thing for a sailor, Captain Mc^Ianus never used tobacco in any form. In his long service on the sea, and in his ten years' work fori he Hoard of I'nderwriters. Captain iMcAIanus had become more width known than any otiier ship-master in New England, possibly tljauany in the L'nited States. The deceased possessed a good knowU'dgo of the common affairs of every-dav life, of the current [)olitics of 'hv day. and was tliorougiilv ii[i in his calling as a ship-master and as a su})erintendent of the conhlnic- tion of ships. Clear-headed, lie was methodical in his bnsines.s, proiiipt to meet his engagements, and honest in his dealings with others; pru- dence and forethought marking his management of his business atl'aiis. Cai»tain ]\Ic.AIanus jjossessed a fund of animal spirits, proving him- self a most companionable man. lie was free in his manners, stroiit: in his attachments, and strong in his dislikes ; generous and hospital)!o in an eminent degree, his house and tal)le were ever open to friemls. and tiiat hospitality was Itcstowed witii an ease and cordiality llial rendered it doubly- acceptable to the re('ii)ient. lie died in Brunswick, September 8, 187."). ^ MARTIN, CAPTAIN CLEMKNT. Clement Martin was born in 1 71)0. lie was one of Brunswick's iiiosl successful ship-nmsters. Starling upon life with none of the atlvanta;^!'^ of modern days, he won his way to connnand and competent forluiio through the exercise of an untiring energy, a cool judgment, and grout l)usiiiess shrewdness and sagacity. Tossessing a clear intelleil. In' oiiserved closely, storing uj) numy curious and interesting facts of iiifi' and things. Incidents of his early life. Un was a man of strong ' From the Brunsirick Teleiirotih. B IIARPSWELL. list'liargo of duty ; this we believe without ;i d to tiie entire siitis- ;t' the deceased, n was never idle when Ijroporty, which, how- lished. 1 in his younger day^, >lving shii)-niaster tliiit resemblance to E. K. liMitity were cause (;!' for a sailor, C'a[)t;iiii •n years' work foi' tlit- 1 become more widely ind, possibly than any the common atfairs ol ind was thorouglily iiji ndeiit of the constnic- M liisbusiiu'ss, prompt iugs with otiiers ; pni- uf liis business atliiiis. spirits, proving hiiii- 1 liis manners, strong: uM'ons and hospit;il»If ever open to friemls, and cordiality tlial ;t. e of lirunswiek's iiidsI one of the advaiitnuv^ ui competent fortiiin- judgment, and giv;il a clear intellecl. lu' cresting facts of iiifn 1^ a man of stioim DIOGRAPinCAL. 771 impulses but of warm feelings, making close friends of those wlio knew liim best. lie died June 2, 1809. MERRILL, JOHN, KSQl'llJE. Mr. .rolin Merrill was a surveyor. Having been emi)loyed by Sir William l'cp[)erell to sm'vey some of his land, Pepi)crell was so well [ilcascd with him that he advised him to move to the District of Maine, mid it was doubtless through his reconmiendation that Merrill was employed b}- (Governor liowdoin, of JMassachusctts, to survey his extensive tract of land. In 1760, Mr. Merrill packed up his clothes and tools, and with his jiack over his shoulder left Arundel, and started on foot for tiic Andro-^- (Dggin IJiver. At North ''» annouth he met a man wIkj had just arrived fium Brunswick. lie asked the man if there wonki be any troulile in liiiding the wa\*. " Oh, no," was the reply, •• the way is pretty well spotted out." lie then asked him the distance, and the answer was, •'They call it eighteen miles, but I will r;wear for it you will think it twentv-eight miles lu'fore vou get there." After arriving at Topsham he began to look around for a farm, and finally made a selection of the old Aferrill liomestead. where he built a log-house in the rear of the site of the [tresent housi\ He was after- wards rallie.l by an acfpiaintanco upon what was deemoJ his lack of judgment in building so far otf from the settlement. While in the employ of (ioveruor IJowtloin he was accustomed t'arii i'all. after his season's work was over, to travel on foot, pack on back ail ' statf in iuind, to B;)ston, to render an accuinil of his doings to his employer and receive his [)ay. Mr. Merrill \ as for many years the principal surveyor in Lincoln 'tiiiiity. lie was very careful and accurate, and showed a good degree ' -ikill for those times. He was a public-spirited and patriotic man. I. was one of the selectmen of Topsham in 17G1. at tlie (irst organi- /ai '1 of the town after it was incijrporatcd. and he iield that ollicc tori ghteen years, at vai'ious periods prior to isoo. He was one of the t'ommittee of Corrcsiiomlence and Safety in 177(!. and was one ol" the priucijial actors in tlie tilfairs of the town during all the pci'iod aliove named. At the June term of the Court of (ieneral Sessions of till' I'eace, held at I'ownalboro' in 1777, he took his place on the bench as one of the justices, and he also olHciated as sudi in 17."^- and 17S;!. Ill \~7'2 he was licensed by the court as a retailer, and also in 177-'^. Ill' was licensed as an innholder in 1771. At the town meeting Hcccm- I'l'r 2, 1770, he was chosen as an olUcer to take recognizance of debls^ 72 rilsrORY OF lilWXSWICK, TOPSIJAM, AND HARPSWKLL I r !l i! Mr. IMorrill was a man of jiulgmeiit and moral wortli. He was ardent lover of liooks, ami coUcetod a large library at a time wiicn liooks were lioth costh' and dilllcnlt to obtain. It is said that lie bonuli the (irst (Vel()}»:eilia owned in tlie District of^rainc. He was an indiil gent (atiier, and it is related tliat on one occasion, when his daugiilci Snsanunii was only seventeen years of age, he yielded to her solicita- tions and allowed her to make a visit to Boston. She acconiplishei the jonrney. riding the whole way on horseback, nnder the escort of the dillerent mail-carriers on the ronte. The sight of a beantifnl am graeefnl. as well as daring yonng damsel, gallopitig along with her rec cloak fhittcring behind her, created a sensation in all the settlements and towns throngh which she passed, and one ardent swain was so smitten l)y her attractions at that time that he did not rest until ho made her acquaintance. lie at once proposed, was accepted, and the next spring the}' were married. MERRILL, COLONEL ABEL. Colonel Abel Merrill, son of John IMerrill, was em[)hatically a public man in this comnmnity. Says one who knew him well : — •• Endowed with good judgment antl a thorough knowledge of huuKiii nature, superadded to a good education (self-acquired) and a noble mien, he stood foremost among his townsmen. During the war of \XV1, and until its close in IHl-J, he counnanded a regiment and did good service in the division of (ieneral King, who regarded him as one of his most eliicient !-nd accomplished ollicers. At the close of the war he resigned, and was called into civil service, representing his town in the House and his county in the Senate, besides holding (jlhor otiices until he declineil them altogether. .Married to an estimabk' lady, and having a family of eleven sons and three daughters, all grown up, lie. with ample honor and fortune, withdrew from public life to enjoy, with the wifi' of his youth, a rijjc old age in the society of llii'ir renuuning children, near the church of which they had been active memliers for over forty years. "As a Christian, a member of the Masonic fraternity, a politii i;iii, a husband and father, he had few ccjiuds, while hospitality has evor been an • heirloom ' at the ."Merrill homestead. He coidd say of his children, that some of tiiem had visited every (quarter of the enilh. and that neither absence nor distance ever severed the ties which bduiiil them together." * D Il.inrSWKLL niOGRAnilCAL. 773 il wortli. lie \vas !in l)rai'y at a time wlicii is said tliat he lioiiulit iiie. He was an iiidiil- m, wlien liis daiiglitcr •ieldod to her solieila- 1. She a('c()nii)li>hi'(i ;, under the escort of fht of a beautiftil and inuf aloii"; with her red in all the settlements ardent swain was so did not rest until he ivas accepted, and Ihu ^ eni[)]iaticall\" a pulilic im well : — h knowledge of huuiaii k-quired) and a nohk' ])uring the war of a regiment and iliil regarded him as one \t the close ol' the ice, representing liis jesides holding other ied to an estinuilili' daughters, all grown fruni i)ublic lH'e to n the society of their u'V iiad l)i'en active ID rri ,v iternity, a politiiiiiii. hospitality has ever lie conid say of his luarter of the enilh. the ties which bouii'l MERRILL, CAPTAIN LEONARD P. ('aptain ISIcrrill was graduated at TJowdoin College in 1.SI'2. He studied taw, and practised awhile in Brunswick. He Hnally went to sea, shipiiing '* before the mast."' He rapidly rose, however, in his new occupation, until lie came into the command of a vessel. At tlie time of his death, which occurred in Now Orleans, Xovembcr 1. I; to the matter, aro preserved in the Pejepscot Collection. Concerning Mr. IMiller's ahiii- ties as a preacher, and the influence which he exerted, but little can now Ik; said. Judginu,' from his own writings, he was a strict believer in all the doctrines taught in the Westminster Catechism, and endeav- ored conscientiously to act up to iiis religious views. At the same time it is l)elieve<12. In 1818 he became a tutor at liowdoin College, and the next year was chosen Professor of Ancient Languages. In 1824 he was trans- ferred to the profess()rshi|) of Uiietoric and Oratory. He resigned his ollicc in September, IKVJ, on account of ill health, and removed to Barre, Massachusetts, where he look charge of the Xornud School. For about three years Professor Newman discharged the duties of the president of the college, during the illness of Appleton, the then ineiunbcnt. As a professor, he added greatly to the reputation of the college, especially by tlie publication of his '' Practical System of Rhet- oric," which, in tliis country and Ensrlanil. passed through sixty-seven editions, and of his " Kleinents of Political Kconomy." " The chapter on Taste, in his work ou Rhetoric, is the result of much reflection, as well as extensive reading, and, though nece.ssarily brief, is one of the most satisfactory treatises on this subject in the language. ]Mr. Newman devoted, during the last years of his otllce, ninch attention to the suliject of elocution. He studied the principles develoiied by Sheridan, Rush, and other writers, witii much care, and eoinlucted this ditiicult and heretofore neglected branch with skill atid snecess. ■' As a critic, he was discriminating, of pure taste, well versed in the luws of F^nglish composition, and apt in the ap[)lication of them. In .'ill liis relations to the college lie was of a rcid}' apprehension, a perspicacious, able teacher, a wise counsellor, and a valuable friend. •■ Mr. Newman was never satisfied with superficial or indeliiiite views. He was not of that number wlio gather up scraps of knowledge. 776 HISTORY OF BltVNSWICK, TOrSIJAM, AND IIAIiPSWELL. Ilonc'o lio was not discurMi'vo in iTiidinj;. IIo sonirlit for principli <. He invc'stigatt'd paticr.tly and tlioronjiiily, and was not contrntcil niilcss he liad somo imijortant snl)j('('t on hand for sudi investij^atioii. lie was endowed l)y natnre in an ininsnal de, ISC'). ■:OUU, ISEN.IAMIN, KSQIIHK. Honorable Benjamin Orr, the son of ,I<>hii Orr, of Bedfonl. New IFamitshire, was liorn in Bedford, Decemher 1. 1772. He was for iiiaiiy years a resident of Topsham. and live tlu' lu>.st (IcM for \\\a dituro I:il>ora. ho proicodfd l. I lillowcll. !ric| plii'Til liiiiisolf iiiHlcr tlu' tuition of tliu liili' ,Iii,l;i( Wilde. Ill tiio atitiiiiiii dP ISOl he was admiltod to liio bar in Liiicoli (nmity, iiinl iinin 'diat»'ly o;ionci| an olll 'o in TopshaMi. whcMV^ Mr llas.y was th(Mj tli • s.ilitnrv |iraftitii):iin-. In 1801 lio was ailniitt"! to practice in th > Su[)rcn»? Court, and from tin; [losition he at oiici to;>Iv at thfi h;ir, liis i)ractic;> l)ocani • very oxt 'isive in iiis own and tlic a Ijoiniiiif c(»;in*y of ( iinih^'rland. ors. ho i>n)ii'0(U' re in liis own mil tlu' isiou he. cncouiitfircil S'ew Iliiinpsliiro, in a :e(l States. 'I'lio case ly liio eiigaiiiiiu'ul of complete and triuiii- Mason for tlio mnniuT uineiit, ami is .saitl i i mrsiuHl his large aii.i •aiicous employments, presenti'il the Lint-oln e ilid not mnch oiiijjaii' ide an able speecli in it was the iluly aiul in ' p )st,, military, aiul 'I'Ik' resolnlioii was. \ -live. At the noxi iisetts t'laim, and lie trade. His rouiaiis lid (Milirc pcrtiiii'iuv 1 iisefnl meinlicr, In to the diilifs of iiis •cry subject to wliii'h I'M. The practicf of (1 to his powers, iii'^ its higliest forms : it mi ml and his severe asi)irations and lot'tv .^aiiin'ss in any shapi*. f()icii)le. lb' sei/.ea m with a power 'hiU elforts to sn- aiii rated light iii"!i i''* trniij. fcadu cs. The iiianiicr in which he \i«wi'd this style o ,'iian- it iijiiiig a cause may be iuferrod from his reply loan anxious client, who. sitting by him as lie was closing a spleiidiiiiilray, 1777. heinj^ tlion twenly-oiie years of a,Lro. 1 wenl witii i! army to Fort Tieonderoga, and was tluro when (ieiieral iiiiigoyne enii lip tile laUi'. Diir army, three thousand in niiniber, retreated from ll post to lliibbardstoii. a distanec of twentj'-foiir miles, Avlieii (Jenci Krazer came up in pursuit. I was in the engatjeiuent for a (iiitirtcr < an hour at close (jtiarters ; and when oiir army was obliged then i retreat, with a loss of two liniidred and fifty men, Coloiud Fraiici of I5everly, was shot, close behind me, after a gallant defence. I w also present at the lialtle of Stillwater, when (ieneral Fra/.er attaekci Colonel Morgan, 'i'he latter was reinforced by our soldiers, and tin light then became general, from two o'clock til! dark. The siirreii(Kr of Ibirgoync took place three days after this, on the 17tli of Octohcr. I also girirded the army's stores at Monmontli, New Jersey, in 177f<; and when the British Colonel Monkton was killed, his body was left ill my care. " I was also a witness of the memorable execution of ^lajor Aiidiv on the '2d of Octol)er, 17^0. Our army, under (Jeneral Patterson. «;is then stationed at West Point. Having obtained leave of absence. I fell in with the guard who were appointed to attend ^Fajor Audiv on that occasion, and thus had an excellent opportunity for witnessiiij; the scene. The events of the day are still as fresh in my ineinory as those of yesterday. I saw him remove his stock, and prepare himself for his final scene, with as much oomposuro as tliongh attending to hi- usual employments." TAffE, DOCTOR JONATHAN. Doctor Page was born in Conwa}-, New IIami)shire, in October, 177'. He came to IJninswick in the year 179"), ;iiid commenced the practice of medicine in ISOO. His practice soon became extensive, and con- tinued increasingly so until the sickness which terminated in his deatli. Among the distiiigiiished men in his profession, he held a highly res|)eetnble rank. He was well skilled in the principles and practiff of his art. and was considered an eminently judicious and successf!:' practitioner. t llAUrS^VKU.. liioariAPiiWAL. 781 of.liuit' 11, lHl:5.to I MoiiiitMcnt Ar^sdcia- .Ichriitioii of llu" auni- how liiHSOVvit'O!^- "'' 111.(1 tho invitation '"' ..r-irrO. 1 Wcnlwitll lllc ;i.uonilUuf<;o.viic<'niiu' hir, rotrentoa IVom this r uiih's, wluMi (It'iu'Viil ;(.nu'iit lor a <\\u\YWr ..f ly was olilijicd tlu'ii to nu-n, Colonol Francis. o;allant doiVMifc I vvms loueral Frazor atta.kcl ,v our soldiers, ami tlif II (larli. The snrriMKUr ,n till" ITtli of Octolicr. ,, New Jersey, in 177^: villed, his body was litl ocnliou of ^liij'^i' •^'"^"' (loneral Patterson, w" icd leave of aliscncc. 1 :ilt(Mid Major AmUv .m „.i1unily for witni'ssiuu fn'sli in my memory a- i,ok. and prepare hiniMlf tlionjvh attending to lii^ l\N. i.shire. in October, 177; ^onnnenecd the practice iiue extensive, and coii. Iterminatod in his detith. Ision, he held a hiilhl) principles and practice ludicious and successlii! hurl .r Pnjro W!iH favoral)ly anlic life. Ill was for s( vera! yearn a memher of the .Senate of .Massncliiisetls. bplbre the separation of Maine fn^ni tiiut State. When provision was 111. lie for (lie separation of Main*', and when, in eonnoetion with the ii>siiiiiption of ri}j;hts of self-government, she was recjnirod to form a ( nii-ititntiou for herself, he was eliosen a nieml»er «>f the convention "owiioni that important duty was assigni'd. To such an as.>semlily, rtliosc business it was to estnl)lisli the fnnihimental law which shonld (li'fiiio and .secure tlie rijihts of succeeding generations, it was no small lionor to i)L'long. lie was siil)se(iuently a meinljor of the .Senate of .Maine. Inteliip-nt and active, ami ever taking a deep interest in wiiat- cvcr came niider iiis examination, lie could not lu; for any length (if time a nuMuber of any public body wilhout leaving the impress iif liis cliaracter. He was one of the origin:d memliers of tlu' .Maine Medical .Society, and for many years a member (jf tiie Faculty of till' Maine Medical .School eomiected with Howdoin College. Ii(! WHS also for more tlian twenty years u member of tiie liourd of Over- seers of the colloiie. In hi iblie and jfot \\ relali Jii Ins private as well as Ins piihi higlily esteemed and iiehni'd, frank, .sociable, and open-hearted in his intercourse with iiis family and friends, ready to s;iy and to do what he thought was right. lie died at lirunswick on Friday, November \x, \x\2, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. PATTKN, JOHN. •lolm Patten came to America, in company with his father, in 17'J7 ; lauded ill Hoston, and thence came to .Saco. Elaine, where his father settled. lie removed to To[)sham alioiit 17.")0, and settled on a tract of land, about two hundred acres, which was then a wiUlerucss, Imt is now a fine farm, pleasantly situated in sight of Merrymeeting Hay. I le liiul the character of an honest and industrious man, who was upright in all the walks and relations of life. He was a farmer, and had also the trade of blacksmith, and had a shop on tlie farm, where he employed a portion of Iiis time, and pcrforineil the lilacksmith work of the vicin- ity. He was also engaged in tiie lumber business to a ceilain extent, mid was a proprietor in the C'athance i\Iill right, and of one sixteenth of the saw-mill and stream. He was .somewhat eiig;iged, also, in ship. building and navigation, and he, with John Knlloii, Adam Hunter, and William Patten, built the first vessel ever launched 782 mSTOHY OF niiUXSWICK, TOPSriAM, AXD iiahpswell. jiliovL" the ''Chops." jiiid tlic sfit'oml built upon tlii' Kcimc'licv, mIiom Hatli.i By inclustr}- and attention to business, lie aceinnulated conrtideniMi propertA', and was one of tlie most intluential and nsefnl ni('nil)ers o| society in his day. especially in town and parish matters, lie was Mian ol" good appearance, tall and well proportioned, of coniiiiaiid] in- perity, he succeeded in maintaining himself through life in good rir- cumstances as to property, and died possessed of a considerable esiato. 'I'lie advantages for an education were of coi;rse verv limited at that period. A few weeks' schooling was all that was enjoyed b^- the sal ject of this sketch, when young- yet by his own ai)i)lication, with what aid he received from members of the family, he acquired a ilecciit See Chapter X, p. ,');!!. 1 'D IIA UPS WELL. tln' Kcnnc'lH'c, nltov" lUDiilnteil coii^'Kler.'iltlo 1(1 usel'iil iiK'iiiliors of 1 iiiatttr.s, lie wiis a irtioticd. of (.•oiiiiiiaiKl- aeiits. kiiiil niid iillVc- irc-lo of his nciiuniiit- ig always oiijoyt'd tin' aiul at the tinii' of C'hiireh in Topsliani. a coiiJ^taiit attemlaiil ' yoiiic mill's from the If), atroil scviMitv-st'Vt'ii !T. hject of the |)roc('(liii<; wliiU' a l)o_^. Wlu'u sc'ttk'il on a l')L of haul residence at thai time iry line his farm ai'tor- >• man, possessed of a [hment of whateviT he was farmiiiii. I'n'^iilcs lifetime, a lunnlifv of |ii navigation. In his •ess. he also met with [which were lost in the as sole owner ; of the loss of his dwi'lliiig- |is cheeks to his [>iv>- l>ngh life in good cir- |a considerable olate, very liniitetn, Mr. Packard hegan the study of lav., linishing his legal course with the Ilunorablc IkMijamin Orr. of Brunswick. Admitte Lrrge accL-;.sions to his church. Here, again, he diowed himself tlie gc citizen. Wlien he di»!d, tLore was a great company to lament lii They came from all social and religious divisions of the inhabitant; Th.^ burial was on Monday, Febrnar}- 21, 1864, in Brunswick, in I graveyard on the hill. At the church. Reverend Doctor Adams viewed, in his own felicitous, frank, and feeling way. the life of I former parishioner and constant good friend. That address is autlu ity for even inoxe eulogism than the writer of this memorial has list Mr. Tackard was a pioneer in the antislaverj' uprising. He was i ashamed to be calleil an abolitionist, (lood men doulited, tciip rizcrs clamored ; but moved by his conscienctf he would not hold I pea;!e. At a time wlien to be an abolitionist made a preacher a mark man. he counted professional success (so far as place and prolit ; concerned) a small thing. He had in him the stuff of which iiiarl,\ are made. In his preaching, the haliits of the lawyer were manilV' He generally used a few notes, and talked as if to a jury. Thiin eo; mon-sense, lUiile phrases, familiar illustrations, simple arguiiifu were the staple of his discourses, but all was delivered as by autliciil Of commanding presence, there was in his voice and whcjle caniii J/, AND IIARPSWELL. ' do : he accordingly dofor- ■ology. tard for a few months did Press and the Brunswitk nee was in tlie house on late William Baker ; and it le of a good citizen of tlu; s on the north side of the ■r, wliere he remaineil one ieminary, Cincinnati, ()\m. ihio, but the climate i)ro\c(l reed to resign and return to >rk was at Lancaster, iMus- ool committee of tlu; town, lost of the conunon-scliool id morality he was in the IH;')? were passed in Cnni- tts, where his record was. genial Christian and ge:,- engagenient in ISoT, with brd. Maine. I'licre weie le showed himself the gocni . company to lament him. isions of the inhal)itaut8. 1864, in Brunswick, in the rerend Doctor Adams re- eling way. the life of his That address is author- f this mcjnorial has used. ry uprising. He was not od men donlited, t('iM;M). ice he would not hold \m uade a preacher a iiKirkeil r as place and prolit \m ae stuff of which m;ntyrs le lawyer were nianifcst. if to a jury. Phiin tom- ions, simple argunu'nis. lelivered as l)y autiioiitv. •oice and whole caiii;ii,^e . 'V, IS! <_/ /<3'-< (••■luie to Topsham in l.S()7. He at lirst drove a stage from P(jrt- laiul to Augusta, then engaged in monthly lal)or on the land and at the mills, till he accumulated sufficient means to engage in trade and lum- licring. Daring the prostration of business occasioned hy the war of 1S12. he returned to the farm and, at considerable expense, repaired the buildings and i)ut it in order; but upon the revival of business he lotunied to his cherished pursuits in Topsham, Being of a retiring disposition, he rather avoided than son iht public position. He com- maudod the battalion in this vicinity in the latter part of 1820, and was for some time member of a general court-martial, convened on the Penobscot. He was a member of the State legislature in 182.'i, and for tliree subsequent terms. Wiiile there, his store, stock of goods, and account books were all destroj'ed by fire, causing a large loss of jiroperty, and leaving him considerably in debt. So strict was his ^ense of obligation to his creditors that he turned over to them all his inoporly, even to the family Bible. Such was the regard of the mem- bers of the legislature for him that they presented him with fifteen linndvcd dollars. Ho at one time, with other parties, contracted fo luiild a vessel. When the vessel was partly completed, she to(jk fire on the stocks and «as destroyed. The contract with the master builder, who was a poor man. was not made in writing, and the parties were not legally held to tiim. Major Perkins, however, and one other gentleman concerned, i considered themselves nioralh/ responsible, and footed the bills. 'Ilisfnther, Jahez Perlinn, at (he age o/ ninetijsix, ait, sharpened, and carried out of [tteicoodi on hit back, a hundred fence-stakes in one day. 50 78() IUSTOHY OF aiiUXSWlLK, rOPSIIAM, A XI) IIAItPsWEI.L. f ■ i t Mnjor Perkins was a very iiidiistrious man. I-'roni sixteen to sev- enty-nine lie (lid a man's worI<, and liliorly acts of charity. His home wiis tl»e centre (jf a large lilii r ality and unstinted benevolence. In 18-10 lie made a i)nl>lie profession of religion, uniting with \\w Congregational Society of Toi)sham. of which lie continued an iictivc and u.seful member until his death, which occurred in October, bsi;."). PKFIRY, DEACON JOII.N. Mr. I'erry Avas liorn at l^ehoboth, comity ()f Bristol, Massaehiisciiv l)eceni))er ;>, 1772. Jn 17'.>«lic moved to Brnuswick, where he rcinaiucil until 1833, when he removed to Orono. lie was married in 1.S(I2 t" Jane, daughter of Colonel William Stanwood, of Brunswick, and lui I .•,eveu chi.dren. He was the agent of tlie cotton-mill establishcil in Biunswick in 1M12, and was engaged in general tnule for many ycais. He was a justicf of the jieace, and was a selectman in 1807 and l'Sii>. He was also, i"; is claimed, the founder of the lirst ISabbath sclmol in Brunswick. " As a hu.-.band and father he was most devoted, atlectionatc. ii,. kind. Possessing a warm heart and a mind well stored by cxtciisivi reading and close and judicious ob.servatiou, he was ever an agrera'iii^ and instructive companion, and his society iilways welcome. \ citizen he was active and enterprising, and his example and iuiiiiLin always on the right side. As a neighbor, always kind and n'liiiiii;; and as cheerful to do good ollices as to receive them. In the >ii|ii«i' and promotion of the moral and benevolent institutions of tin d;i\. ii was consistent, lirm, and liberal. Of the cau.se of missions, in [(iiilir ular, he was an ardent and devoted friend. He made a pulilie pioln- sion of religion in 1811. and united with the Congieg- tioiial Cliini ! n Brunswick. In 18l'(I he was elected to the olliee of deacini. autl hiM it ui'til his removal to Orono in 1833. He was chosen to lili the sium oljice at Orono." ' He died March 18. 181(1. FERRY, WILLIAM S. The subject of this sketch was a son of Deacon John Fein Brunswick. He attended tiie public schools until he was sixleeii u, i- 1 Christian Mirror. b IIARPSWELL. From sixtpou to >itv :. lie \v:is a jr<'iH'iiiu» vain. His it\ it\« was lilk'il ii[) uil'ii centre of a larp' HImi- jrioii. niiiliiig with \\\^- 10 coiitiniietl »" a''tivr •cil in Octoltor. iM'i.V iristol, Masrtacliiiscttv ,-ick, where he rt'iiiaiiii'l i-as married in b'^iii t' )f Brnnswiek, and li;ii ton-mill eskililishnl in I trade for many ytar^- man in 18(t7 and isnv first Sabljatli scIiodI m voted, allectiunnlf. ;iii •cU stored l>y cxli'ii^iv. ■ was ever an a;j,ivi':\'''' Iways weUome. A- example and inllufU" ays kind and r^\v^wl■ tliem. In the Miiij' f itntions ul' til' day. .' of niis.sion?*. in liin''' made a pnlilie inulf ioiv.\viok and Ixmiilit tiio inop- iiiy of IVofossor Hoody. on Maino Stroot. Ilo was a niciiilu'r of tiio ilniiril of Ovcrsooi's of IJowiloiii ('olioji'o, ainl a tliroctor of tho I'liion National IJank, of lininswiok. Ho iliod in l>riiiirt\viok, April 8, 1.S73, ;iii('(l a littlo nioro than (ifty-six yoars. .Mr. I'ony, thou. He engaged but very little in practice after coming to 'ro[)slKini. lie afterwards built the house now owned and occupied by ^Ira. Susan r. riiriiiton. He took a prominent part in politics; was a councillor ;iiiil siMiator from Lincoln Count \\ liefore the separation ; was one of the cominissiouors to divide the State proijort}' of JNlaine and ]\Iassa- cliim'tts in 1H2(). 11l' accumulated considerable property, but sustained severe losses iiit'oase(iuencc of the embargo, and also by the freshet on tho Andros- ciwiu River, in IS 14. Ho had the honorary degree of A. M. con- "iTfd upijii him l)y IJowdoin College iii isO'J, and was a follow and treasurer of the college from 180(5 to IHl,'). He removed to Camden ill 1829, where he spent the remainder of his life. He is said to iiave 788 msTonY OF ni{u.\'>\vicK, rorsii.Df, axd iiaiu'swkli. 11 i Ipcfii a man of rare cuiiversntional powers and of grout sii!ivil\ of numnurs. i'L'Kl JIASi:, THOMAS. (riKriilH OK PKKCHKH. ) Thomas I'lirclinsf. tin- lirst settler in UrnnHwick. was probahlv Ihhh in Kn<;iaii(I, not far from the 3'enr 1676. His widow, in hci' pi-tiiion to the I'rohatc ("onrt ' in l(t7H. statcn tliat lie was one inniiht'il :iiii| one years old at iiis dcatli. ConeH-niinj; \m nncestry nothing wlintcvcr is known, and Imt vi n little as to liis connections. There is no known relationshi|) lietwcin him and Uevcrend Hanmel Piirchas, author oil" the " I'ilgrimagi s ." Tiiere is, however reason to suppose that there was a rela1ioiislii|i of some kind between Thomas i'lin'liase and Kevereml HoWert .Inr- ilan. In a letter from .lohn Winter, wliox; daughter .Ionian siiIim'- qiU'iitl}- married, dated Richmond Island, the second of August, ItMl, occurs the following }>aragraph : — " I lea re is on Mr. Robert Jorden a minister w*^'' hath bin w"' vs this 3 nioneths w"'' is a very honest religious man liy anything as yoU I can tind in him, 1 have not yett agreed w"' him for stayiii;:f licim but did refer yt tyll 1 did lieare som word from you we weare Ioiil' w'hont a niynister & weere but in a bad way &, so we shall be still ill we have not the word of (iod taught vnto us somtymes the jilanlatimi at p,'me(|uid woulil willingly have him or the[yj desire he might W their on lialfe of the yeare & the other half to be heare w"" vs 1 kiiuw not how we shall accord nppon yt as yett he hath bin heare in thf country this 2 yeares & iiath ahvaies liveil w"' Mr. Purchase w'*" is.'i kinsman unto hini."^ What this kinshi| was does not appear, but it was evidently a li]in w"' vv ,11 by anything as ydt hiiii for stayin;:.' lit'itn oui you we wcuif loll'.' so wc shall 1"' still ill .iiitynies the iilantntion yj desire lie miulit l^' u. heare w'" vs 1 kii"« hatli bin heare in thf Mr. Piirchase w^" is;i tl waM evidently a Mootl ,,uneels llu" .lordanst'l of the Pcjepscot tnid. lirst wife was the Jhn) ll his •' cousin.' ami i" Iliad heen sonu' scMinhil ill Uoston. .lamiary '• .IV any children l>y tni« ■th Williams. 'I'lKMlaU in the possession ■■:' .^ ""'' irhomas Wiggin, «J ^""'" '' I i>i (Ills marrin^f t-annot he ascertained with certainly ; l)utit was prol*- iiMy very simrily after tlie death of liis lii>.t wife, as in KITs jiis sou. in liis potition witii his mother to the I'robate Court, calls hinisiif •• a vonnj^ man." If his |(!irent.s were married one year al^er tlie death of the fu'wt wife, lie could only have "•i.|i, at the time this petition was [iiv-cnted, Iwenty-one years of ajie. Hv this second iiiarria.t to Saco, about the year 1()2(>. There is Utile doubt but that he came to IVjcpscot in U)28. There is conclusive evidence that he was at Tejep- seot prior to the ilate of the grant of land that was in-.de to hitn and Way. l'roi)ably the four or five years of his early stay in that region caused him to become well acquainted with the value of the tract which he afterwards acquired. In the proceedings of the Tlymouth Council in England, tliefollow- \\vi minute is entered : — '• l(j June, l(i.'^2. 8 Cat. I. The said Councill graiint ecrtainc, called the River Bishopscott, unto George Way and Thomas Purchase." The action of this Council in relation to the assignment of the terri- toiT ill (juestion was also dated June 1(5, in.'52. and is as Hdlows : — 'A Grauiit part to (Jeorgc AN'ay and Thomas Purchase of certaine Lands in New England, called the Kiver Bisliopscotte. and all that Hiiuiids and Tjiuiitts of tlu' Elaine Laii* ^'^- / rf>: r !?/* Photographic Sdences Corporation « \ ri>^ 73 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 i ^^; 7U0 lIISTonY OF liRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSM'EIL. from the hom^c ^ there to the Ocean sea with all other I'rulitts and ( um- modities whatsoever, paving to the King one fifth part of gold and sil- vor oare, and another fifth |)art to the President and ('onncill. also paying twelve pense to the said President and ('onncill for every lain- dred Acres of Gronnd in use. to the rent-gatherer for the time lioinir. as by the same Grannt ma^- appeare." '^ The location of Thomas Purchase's residence at Pejepscot is still a matter of doubt, notwithstanding that there are in the Peiei)scot Papers over one hundred depositions in regard to it. The prol)abilities are greatly in favor of the suj)position that he changed his abude several times. Both tl:e late John McKeen, Esquire, and Reverend Doctor Bnllartl were of the opinion that his earliest residence was at " Fisli-llouse Hill" in the present village of Bnniswick. tToshua Fill!)ro()k, who moved to Bath in 173H, has, however, left on record a statement to the effect that Purchase lived near the head of Stevens, or Now Mead- ows Piver.3 "Williamson ^ and Sawall ^ make similar statements. No attempt has l)een made to decide the (juestion liy making a count of the Various depositions preser\ed in the Pejepscot Papers, for tlie reason that a mere numerical preponderance of testimony would have no weight urdess those who composed the majorit}' of deponents could be sliowi] to Inve more trustworthv sources of information than the others. INIoreover, these depositions were probably not given to deteniiiue the exact abode of Purchase, l)ut to put beyond cavil the fact that lie had actually occupied the territor}-. They do. however, settle hi'voiul ;i reasonable doul)t the fact that he did, at ditlerent periods of his slay at Pejepscot, reside in two se})arate places. It is not, perhaps, possible, at the present day, to deteriiiiiie witli certaint}' whether his earliest residence was at Fish-House Hill ur at New Meadows. AVe incline, however, to the opinion that IMcKcoii and Ballard were right in supposing it to he at the former locality, for the reason that very early after his coming to the place, he eiigagfd in the salmon fishery, which was of course carried on at the falls, and he undoubtedly had his residence near. The evidence that he at some time resided at the Ten-Mile or Lisbon Falls is entirel}' traditional, Imt is not altogether improbable. Considerable confusion and uncertainty have existed in regard totlit 1 The italics are ours. 'i Sainsbury , Colonial Papers, 1, A'o. '>'2, j). ". ^Jaincn C'tiitis's Journal in Hintorical Library. * Hist, of Maine, 1, p. 33, note, and p. (ilX.'. ^ Pophatn Memorial Vohnm,p. ii2. UAUPSWELL. BIOGKAPIIICAI.. 701 Y I'rofitts ami ( nm- jartof golfl iiu'l sil- ami C'ouiii'ill. also lucill for cvfi'v hun- [\n- tlu; tinio buiiig. t Pcjt'P^'^ot is still !l the IVjepscot Papers 'lie prolialiilities are '([ his aViotle soveral 21-011(1 Doctor Bdllard ivas at " Fisli-llousf jshiia Fillbruok, who L'cord a statiMiioiit to .evens, or NewMead- snients. Xo att(Miii)t a count of tlu' various lor the reason that a rould have no weight nents could he shown itiou than the others. j;iven to (letcruiiue the il the fact that he had vever, settle beyond :i nt periods of his stay ay, to determine with Fish-llouse Hill or at opinion that -Melueii the former locality, tor le place, he eii;iaoed in (,n at the falls, ami he ilence that lu' «t some entirely tradhioiial, hut existed in reoard to the ial Papers, \, .Vo.r.2,p"- HI Memorial Vohnii'A'- '■^-' date of Purchase's death, and some have even supposed that there were more than two of that name at Pejepscot. W. Neale and several others depose that he died about 16.">4. Sav- age, refcrrinii toother authorities, gives the date as 1G7H. The will on record in Probate Court gives it at 1(577. A Thomas Purchase is mentioned in Savage's "Genealogical Dictionary" as having saileil on a voyage in IGHl, ;iiid never after being heard from. , R. Collicutt de- posed that he went to England about 1677. The record of the will is evidently more authoritative than all else. It is only necessary to show that it is the will of Thomas Purchase of Pejepscot, and not that of his son or of some other Thomas. The fol- lowing is a synopsis of the statements in the will, which is preserved at Lvnn, and a copy of which is in tiie Prol)ate Otiioe at Salem. Thomas Purchase, Senior, died in Lynn, May 1 1, 1(5 ('(1-7, aged one hundred and one years. J^eft a wife, Elizabeth, and live children. His son Thomas was appointed executor of his will. The overseers of the will were Mr. Henry Josselin, Cozen, INIr. Oliver Purchase, of the fnm of llamersmith & Co., and Mr. Edward vVllcn, of Boston. The widow, who was admin- istratrix, made oath to the foregoing in 1(578. In November of that years he married John Blaney. The date of her death is not known. In an account of Samuel Pike against the estate he charged for board of Mr. Purchase for seven months, of two children for a year and a half, of one ciiild for one year, and of one child for fifteen months. Tills >rill was without doubt that of Thomas Purchase, of Pejepscot. There is, however, in the same probate otiice, to be found the folhjw- ing document : — AN iNvr.XToitv OK rni; ooons anm> kstatk ok rno^iAs iTiicuASK, dkci'.asko, TAKKX TUK TWKNTV-SKVENrU OK .IINK, H'lXJ, AS KOl.I.uWS. Imp. to one fetlier hod ami all the furniture liL'loutrinjj; to it . To 3 pillow Cases, 12 napkins, 3 table Cioths, (! towels, . To 1 wasswl (wash bowl?) 10/ one c b eluth '>/ 1 pr. shelves 3/ is In plate apprised at I'o 1 pr. andirons, tireshovel and toiig:* To 1 Iron i)ot, brass Skillet & Iron hake at ... . To 3 pewter platters, .3 basins, S porenjj;es & 2 8ases Toeurthen ware at To 1 pine table, 1 jug nd stov<> & (1 charge at . To 2 chests, 1 trunk, and 2 boxes at To 1 gun, 1 sword and belt at To one warnunj: pan. small one, at To 1 mare and marc colt, 3 sheep and a lamb at To ujoney and goods of Mr. Wharton 44 £7 1S,X. •;,/ 1 8.S. 0,/ 18.V. 0(/ <; 10 0. 1.-! 0. II i>. (1 l;5 (1. :i 0. 1.-) 0. 1 0. 2 0. 1 u. ;» Q. l.S 8 0. 71)2 IIISTOUY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AXl) IIARPSWKLL. illiA To 1000 acres of vacant laiul at i>ast\vnrd. [Tlu! valui' of which is not nHSigned.] Debts (hie out of the Estate is £2 13s. ( Del)ls due to the estate 2 50 i Elizabeth Purchase, Administratrix, presented this | Inventory of y K>i of her luisbaud, 'J'honias I'lirchase, deceased, I1i:nhy Skkxky, .)i with her oath | to itt & if anymore come John Bi.axky. to her kno\vled<,'e | "to giv^- accountt of y« same at Salem Court holden I ,lui 30th 1085. Attest John Ai'ri.inuN, Ilm'o of Court On the outside of the schedule was written, in pareutliesis, " Purchis Thomas to Elizabeth Williams, Thomas b. Jan. 2',>, lOTU." Tills inventorii was, in all prol)al)ility, that of the estate of Tiioiiin Purcliase, Jr., who, it is to be presumed, went to En'° ofCDlUt misb. Jan. 20, lfi7!>. in (liHercnt pursuits at diffVrent times. lie is meutionod ns a luiuter. ami trader with tlie Indians, as being engaged in tlie salmon fisliery, !Uid as a planter. The causes tliat led to his emigration can never be known; but there is every reason for supposing that he came to Tejep- scot in pursuit of furs and peltry, which he actjuired partly by his own exertions in the chase and partly by tralUc with the natives, ile \v!is also engaged for the whole period of his residence in obtaining sahnon and sturgeon, and packing them for exportation to London,' and probably collected a number of settlers near him. lie also cultivated the soil, and at the time of the attack upon his house hy the Indians, in KJTt). he was possessed of stock, and proba- l)ly had wliat in those days would be considered a respectable farm. His first house was destroyed by rire,^and '• l)y this disaster he lost in tlio flames the onl}- copv' of the patent by which he held his ])rop- erty. The original had been left with Mr. Francis Ashley, in Eng- land." ^ It was very likelj' soon after this fii-e that he changed his place of abode. At all events, he soon after erected '• a small cottage for a ])reseut shelter," and it was while here that he was visited by Mr. Edward Rishworth.^ This structure was afterwards superseded by •• a fair stone house," in which he is supposed to have lived during the leinainder of his residence at IVjepscot. Thomas I'urchase nmst have been a man well known in the colony, lie not only held at different times oflices of trust and responsibility, liiit also made, it would seem, a frequent appearance in court. The first account of him after his immigration to this country is (jf his appearance at Saco in 1630. On June 25 of that year he was [)reseut with Isaac AUerlou, Cap- tain Thomas Wiggen, and others, and saw Uichard Vines take legal possession of the land granted hiui and John Oldham, on the south- west side of Saco River.'* In 1()31 he was at Fejepscot, where he was visited in July by Sir C'iuistopher (iardiner, wlio remained with him about a year.'' In 1036 he was present as one of the conunissiouers, on ]March 25, at tiie house of Captain R. Boynthon, in Saco. 1 1 is associates were Captain Boynthon, Captain AV. Gorges, Captain Cammock, Messrs. H. Jocelyn. E. Godfrey and T. Lewis.*' ^ Doiif/lass, IliMorij. '^ Maine Ilift. Co/?. , 3, jj. 330. ^rcji'jim'ut Papers. * Fnhimi, Ilistnry of Saco, etc., p. 30. ''^Vint Ill-op, 1,/). ("8. Massachvsdts Ilistcrii ol Colkctiou, I liird Serku, 8,;). 3£0. ^Fokom, Opus cit.,p. 49. i:lt 7i»l IIISTOUY OF liliUNtiWlCK, TOPSIIAH, AND UAHVSW'ELL. ■^ Tliis wiis tlu' first orfraiiized court within the limits of tlio prcscii Stnlc of .Mniiic' Oil Aiiii'iist '12, kuV.I, lu' iiiMilc It'ifiil convcyniKv to .loliii \\'iiitlirn|i <, to answer to divers complaints not specified, and partieulaih that crediole inlV)rmation had been y a record of the (ieneral Court of that year, and styled Of J'cji'jiticot." What this suit was for we have not ascertained. At one time, date uiikiKiwn. Ills children were recjuircil by tlie council to lie bronght for- ward for biiplism, and on neglect of the same he was to bo snuimoiied lielbro the ticneral Court. In K'l.Vl he was chosen assistant to I'rince, the commissioner at the liist court ever held upon the Kennebec. There is no eviilence, how- ever, that he ever hehl an assistant's court. Ill li'i.'tT he was called to answer before the county court of Vf)rk- slure. to an action brought against him by the Widow Klizalietli Way fur the purpose of determining whether Tejepscot was under the jiiris- ilictioii of that court. After the restoration of Charles II to the thropc of England in lli'io. probably in the year 1(502, I'urchase was coininissioned as a iiiagisliate under Gorges, or, at least, 3Ir. J. Arclidale. agent of Gorges, olfcred liiin such a commission. - 4.5. U'i«wm«o)i, i,p. -•*'• ' Muine Ilititorical Colli ctioii 1, /-;» 'A'.), MO. a Williamson, 1. p. Ai)X ii|l!| Will 111 ,7{H; mSToIiY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND UARPSWELL In Septombor, 1675, his liouso was attacked by the Indians, an ;u- I'onnt of whicli was given in Part I. The fori'ing enuuicratinn of the varions events in the life of Piii- eliase (Mnbrace a nearly eoiitinuous connection from tiie time of lii> migration to iiis death. It embraces a period of forty-si>ven years. Dnring this long time the onl3' intervals of any lengtli, in wliicli wi have no acconnts of him, are between 1645 and 1(!")4, and l^OO ami 107.">. It is possible that these gaps may even yet be shortened. Whether Purchase was a man of much property can only Ije siii'- mised. It would seem that his opjjortnnities of acquiring wealth were unnsnally good. He possessed a good field for tritHc with tin Indians, and had the monopoly of the best salmon and stMr;Acnii fisiicrv in New England. Notwithstanding this, the frcfjuent siiit> brought against him show not only *" the litigious temper of the times,"' bnt also that ho was deeply in debt, and that his creditors were uneasy. Of his real character nothing is known more than may be gathereil from what has already l)een state-tii, in wiiicli we 1(1 ICVl, iiiid IPf.O and 3'et l)e shortened, perty can only he siir- s of acquirinu' wealth ield for tn.'flic with the salmon and stnr^coii lis, the fre(inent suit.s B temper of the times." creditors were uneasy, than may be gathered •as a man of consider- wholly conciliate the lis house was selected o that he was deemed ■emarking that lie h;id base his well." This some alcoholic ingro- could not h;ive been have let him off with some of its inniat-'s in >onsiderable ability, or illiain.son says of him o could aocomniodalo [is, it appears to us. is ition did he owo alle- r now, but was it so bered that it was iidt ! Pl.yniouth Colony on led adversely, posing governments is oscelj'n, and Edward ,^ii!it^ d^^i 1 --"^ ' niOiJHAPIIWAh. 797 Rislnvoitii (lid so likcwiso, tlioiij-li tin- jiiitlior n'fcrnd to docs not spcnk of tliem in any snrli doiilitfnl tcrniH.' (onsidcrin),' tiu' inii|nii't times in wiiicli lie livi'd :ind tlic littlo tliat is known ii^jiinst liini. it is fair to i)n'»nnK' thiit iio was a man whose elinmcter was fnlly equal to llmt of tlio great niajority of liis associates and Meighl)ors. PUKINTON, HUMPHKKY. " Humphrey Purinton," says tlie writer of mu oliituaiy notice. " was one of our most useful and snl)stantial citizens. As a man of husiness \\\^ conduct was always marked liy the most scrnituloiis ii|)ri«.ditncss ainl integrity. ^Vitll liimself a vurltal in'omise was as liimling as a written obligation, and to others his word was as good as his liond. Occupied ehietly witii liis own affairs, and seeking his greatest happi- ness where he was accustomed to liud it, — at home, — he mingled luit little in general society, and co-iceriu'd himself l)iit little with political and other exciting topics of the day. " Yet he was Ity no means indifferent to the welfare of others. Ilis loss will be very sensibly felt in the comnmnity, and severely fi'lt in tiie imme(liate circle of his family connections, friends, ami acquaiiit- aiice. Correct in all his lialiits, unassuming in his deportment, ticnev- olentand kind in his feelings, sincere and conscientious in the discharge of ills duties, a constant attendant upon public worship, and a liberal supporter of religious institutions, his memory is one which they will all delight to cherisli ; and his example in all these respects is one which may well be presented for general imitation." He died in Tops- hain, December 31. 1841. aged sixty-seven years. rurJXTON, FItAXCIS T. The subject of this sketch was a native of To[)sham. and a son of lliunphrey Purinton. Though interested in various business piu'suits. he had a particular fondness for agriculture, and did all lie could to pnimote it. He was chosen president of the Sag.adahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society in l-S;");"), and the following notice of him appeared in the report of that society next succeeding the date of his tleath, which occurred May 21, 1857: — "At the time he was chosen president of the society he was nearly forty-two years old, in the vigor and [irime of his life. He had been well educated for the time, had in his youth attended the academy at Farmington, and afterwards the seminar}- at Gorham. He early com- WUliumson, 1, pp. 680, 682, 691. 708 insTOHY OF nitrxsmcK, iopsuam, and iiAnrswKi.i iiKMict'il 1111 !i('livc hii.siiiosH lif«', liowcviT. ;m(l :i('((iiii\'(l the Imi'^t pin't (»f his nliiL'utioii ill tlic (liscliaryc oCitH diifics. Ilo wns first a trinlcr; llii'ii witli liis lirotliff. WoorlitiiiT It. I'liriiitoii, Kj*(jiiir('. BiiccccdtMl hi^ Ciillicr ill tlic imiiln'P. sliiii-liiiiidiiiix, iiiid irciioral (•oiiiriicrciiil l)iisii)i'Hs. lie liiiilt till' Toiisliiiiii ll(jiir-uiill. !it tlic (iiiu! oiu' of tiu' l>i'st in New KiinliiiKl. Ill M43 ho pnrcliiist'il of (iovi-riior Kiii|; tiic liiii' icsiiliiicc iind cstiito <>r till' Intc hoctor I'ortor, wliicli hci'iniH' liis liumc tho rfiii!iiiid»'r of liis days. In LSa;) ju. ws's |>icsid«'iit of liic Lcwislon ninl 'ropsliiMii Kailftiad Coinpany, wliii-li h'd to tin- luiildiii;^ ol'liic Andios- c'oj,'}iiii Wiiad. " /vftcr lit! wa.s chosen pronidiMit of lli«' Sn^adalioc Aiiiiciiltiiral .'iiid llortiriiltural Society, lie took a deep and lastiiiji' interest in ajirieiil- tiire, — in tlie eiiltivalion and iiiiproveineiit of his own farm, a^; well jis of all others within the limits of the s;)eiety. lie was a friend to tlic farnu r evei'\ -.here, and to improved farming?. At the time of liis death he was a member of tho Board of Trustees of the Maine St,ite Agrieiilliiral Soeiety. His name. iiiMnenee, and assistanee were Moii- lioc A^rit'iiltiinil \\\v\ g intcri'st in aiirifiil- own fiUMi. •^^• wt'H ;is e was u friend to the At lli« t"nn'" "'' 1''"* ^ of tlie Maim- State ssiistance were sought witlihold til '111 iVuiiiH my I'fiil scrvicf. lie lif(>, wluMi 111' wiisoiily and ii laid citizi'ii. .'iiul in iul in his iiittTcoiusf attai'hiuciits to his and kind fntlii'i'. a iiiton,ofrif'oro ('iiy:;int>(l in thr \\ fst India liiisint'SM. It is saio thai when twi-nty-oiie searsof nj^e, lie wciic with the tlret team tliat ever entered the town of I'.elhel, hanliii^ jo^is to tiio river tc see if tiny wonld reach HnniHwick relmijirv •-'•1. IT.s'.l, he man :ed Mary. daiiLihler of .John MiTrill. Ks(|iiire, ofTopsliiini. In l^tK'i lu' [)rofesMed religion, and assisted in foriniiiLr the lirst Frcc- W ill Ihiptist ('hnrt'h in nari)s\v»'ll. He wa'i eliosi-n dea<'on and ehiireh ch'ik. and held hoth olllces nnti! IMpi. ||,. uas i\ reprcscnttitive in hSld, I8ia, 1H14, IrtlC, \X'li), \>^-l\. lie was ii inan very oeneral'y ONteenied in tiie conmninily in which he lived, llis wife died Mav 2.*», 18;Ji;. Ilf died Noveinljor lU, l.sl;}, HEM*, .lollN. John Reed was horn in Irelaml in 1717. and was married to Hachel. (lai.irliter of William Tiiorne, in .March, ITflD. Ih; cnnie to this coun- try . th his father, ai'.d settled in Topshain. lie went into the Kevo- lutioiiary war as an i'nsi|j,n, in a com[)any eoi.imaiideil \<\ Caiituin Hlaisdcll, of I'ortland. lie wmt t<» Ticondeiooa. wlu'i'i' lianiinoiid. the lit'iitenant, died, and was Muccce(|ed by him. Me aflerwanls ivceive ' a captain's commission, and served with reputation till (ililifed to retire in consc(inence of a wound received in an action a little [irecediiig the capture of (ieiier.-il Ihirjioyiie's uriiiy (in 1777). lie so far recovered his health and activity that he w;is clecti'd to and sustained the oflice of lieutenant-colon(d till his death, lie was lieutenant-colonel of the First Kcj^iment, First Ihig.'ide, Fouith Divi- sion of the INIassachusetts militia which nmstered in liath in r7«.s. He died October 20, 1797, and was hnried with military honms. The liatli artillery with their guns, two companies of infantiy, and a troop nf horse attended the fnneral. KOBBTNS, AUGUSTUS C, ESQUTHK. Mr. Roldilns was born in Union, Maine, in IS 1,3, and was a proini- luMit hnsiness man of lininswick. He was appointed cashier of the Hvuiswick Bank on Novemher 1, isll, and sorveil in that capacity ill the ditfereiit hanks in the town for ein'hteen years, with an interval Ilf only thirty-four dav's between his rv signation in the Inion and his taking charge of the Maine Hank. During all this time he never lost 800 nisTORY OF nnuxswrcK, TOPt>UAM, and IIAUVS^'KLL. ;i diiy liy sickness, iiiitl was iibsciit 011I3' ciglity tln^s in tin; \vl: time. ;\Ir. lxi)lii)iiis \v!is a prompt. I'nillinil, systomatic, and «'n('i'|j;tti( l)!ink odiccr, and was woil iiiicd in tlic i-oinnuinity. lie was a man o lino cdncation (a jiradnatt; of liowduin in Im;').')), and possessed ri'mar] welfare. ( ommon-sense was his [jredominatinj^ mental eliar.aeteristic. Mr. Hoiiliins was deeply interested in ail town all'airs. an w;is :i son of Alexander, and the father of t'l." late tieorge A. Rogers. Ih W.1S educated in the common schools of the town, but made good iiv of snch ad\:ii:tages as he huil. lie was a man of (jiiick pen-eption and iiKjiiiring mind, am', steadily advanced with the times in wiiicli lie lived, lie took a warm interest in tlie |)nblic matters of tiie town inid State. lie served on the IJoanl of Selectmen of Toiisliam for fuiir- teen yi-ars, between Is.'iC niid IS.")?, fn |.sr,» he was chosen to repio- .scnt his town in the legislature, and in IS.'iT he was elected to the Stale Senate. In politics lie was a Democrat, but he was oftentinu's eliilcd to ollice by the votes of those who atliliated with the opposite party. In his religions views he was a Haptist. " Altlioiigh a man of rigid [irinciples and soundness of indgmeiit, his kind and genial 'iianners won for him tlie rcs[)ect of all who knew him. In early life lu' was twi.-e ni.'irrie UAKPSWELh. V diiys ill tilt' wliulc uifxtic, Jinil ('ncrileaiis. and tlieiieo to Kurope. Receiving so niiieh liene- fit from thes(> voyages, he was leiiipte(l to heeoiiie a sailor, and aeeord- iiiilv maile one vovatj;e '• hcfon- '.he mast. His father diseoiirajieil his iiudination tuwanls a sea-faring life, anil indueeil liim to reniam at lioiiie and turn his attention to agriciilinral pursuits. As :i |)raetieal fanner, iMilighteiied. and looUing into th(! most essen- tial matters of the hiisiness of farming, he did niiieh to i)roiiiote its interests, lioth at home and aluoad. lie was long ideiitilied with the interests of the town, serving for many years as a meml" r of the Uoard of Selectmen. I'erhaps no more lilting trihiile can I'e paid to Ills memory tli:in tli.al loiiiid in the recent •" Historical Review " of the Sagadahoc County Agrieullnral Society. — he having heeii one of its cai'liesl friends, serving in almost every caiiacity in which he could reii- iliT valualile assistance ■• Me represented the socii'ty as a memtier of the Roard of Agriciil- Iiuf for a |)eriod of seven years, and was one of the most useful iiieiii- licrs of that Roanl. l'"or three years he was president of the S.agada- hoc Society, afleiwards he was recording secretary. To the (dose of ills life on earth lie was one o/ Ihe most valuat)lc memliers of thesoei- flv. The society as well as the communily needs more such men, — men who work from sincere regard for the interests of others. I'ossessed (){' ;\ high moral, as well as a much religious character, Mr. Rogers was a true friend, a sincere and honest man. He served faithfully the com- inunity in which he lived : its interests were his interests, its welfare I vcr had his watchful care. Well may the society long i'old his name ill reiiieinliraiice and honor." lie died .Iiiiie ;!(». !s7l. ROSS, WIMJAM. William Ross lived, prior to ITl'.K at Sheepseot. He afterwards moved to Rrniiswiek, where he l>;:ilt a house, luillet-proof. near the old meeting-house. I'rior to his coming to ilrunswiek, he, with his two sons, .loliii and Robert, was taken cajitive li\ the Imlians ai.d canied to Canada. He and Robert were soon libeiate so unfortunate as to fall back over a log and hurt himself. The bcni'. unable to get over, reached under the log and l)it hiui in the knee. Mr. Anthony Woodside, who had lired and wounded the l)ear, linallv came up and killed it. RUTIIKRFORD, REVEREND ROBERT, Was a native of Ireland, and a I'resbyterian. He came over with Colonel Dunbar, the celebrated surveyor of tiie king's woods in ITiiH. and preached at I'eniaciuid for four or live years. When Dunb.-r went to Portsmouth in 1734, his house and farm were left in the care of Mr, Kutherford. In 17;};') he was employed by the First Parish of Bums- wick, and continued to preach there till 1742. After this he wiis engaged for a short time at Georgetown, and probal)ly leturned to I'emaquid. From thence, on the marriage of l)unl»ar's widow witli Captain Henderson of St. Georges, he removed to that place. It dots not apjiear that he had a distinct pastoral charge, oi' that an}' cliiirch was gathered there during liis life. He was a man of respccta1)lc lit- erary attainments, and bon; the character of a pious Orthodox minis- ter. He died in l7r)G, at the age of sixty-eight years, and was btiriod at the fort at Saint George's. His wife survived him twenty-three years, and was buried in the same place. They left a tVunilv of seven daughters, whose posterity are numerous in the vicinity.' SKOLFIELT), THOMAS. Thonuis Skolficld was a son of Thomas Skolfield, of England, wiio was an ollicer in King William's army in lODO, when King .lames wns driven from Ireland, The sen, Thomas, received a liberal education at Dublin University, and shortly after graduating emigrated to Amer- ica with the Orr family earl}' in the last century. Thomas remained in Boston with the Orr family and taught a Latin school until the Orrs removed to the District of Maine. al)oiit the 3'ear 1742, when he and Susan came with them. Thomas nuirried Miwy Orr, and settled in Brunswick near where Peter Woodard now lives (187G). He and the Orrs bought abont i Aniiuh of Warren and Greenku/'s Fccksiastical Sketches. N'D II ABP SWELL. Mr. Ross was a hinu' ving iiianiuT. On uiic )il west of ]\lair lirook. hiin. lie at once v(<\\\- If witli his axe, but \v;is iirt himself. The benr. I l)it liiui in the kiicc. juntled the bear, linallv lOBERT, . He came over with i king's woods in \'ii',K 8. 'NVlien Dnnbfr went i left in the care of Mr, First Parish of Biiins- 2. After this he was I probalily returned to f Dunbar's widow with to tiiat place. It doos rge, or that any cluirch man of respectable lit- i pious Orthodox iiiiiiis- t years, and was buried vived him twenly-tliroo y left a faniih" of seven e vicinity. 1 •llield, of Englnnil. nhn when King .lames wa> ^ed a liberal education ing emigrated to Aiinr- mil}- and taught a Latin t of Maine, about the Brunswick near where the Orrs bought iiliont mstical Sketches. ii. !l. iil IS: Ip ^/^^c/;^^ y ^t. 1 J moanivmcAZ. 803 rp' linndrcd an(f »1• town, ire w. luring the lii-v . 'l, and again w ^7^^' nd 1 , .ind a great p ^-fmm 17-i4 t 177;'), iiii'l -ji^,: • wife diod Auyust •;. 1790. ' May In ■id S*v • vfooter" Geoi^o Sk ;':i «>. • house standin ■ tleorii li. Skolticid, He vMjgau to build vess^U h >' jii» lit't'Timo built ueariy if not ^}-.; I. -.itmality of material s- ■ no of tlie woaltliie.sv ,. I through bis own ••Vf»>" was kind in bis fn' ■ watnre. ■ vfis the dcUgln " »•« Wiivor in bettor h| V man of stron;. \'.} be nnjtist. M •solute in the di done with a »< DO ulaimto i*i ■■. ^flory of his U>n "fith siii fla-^ses and luiw nii\i •) (jncstion his ff^ruiiui-wi" li;; ..ni." died March 13, »-^6*t. MT ' tJi* diitr. ITiat i>f m1! iUlitatiou. '^ ro li'vori .!.'•' !lw njt !ntfK.' -wor Smyth was i.4«»fstrti'^¥^- ^?:'-. . .■ -^ ^7^- ! ttis parents rtino-Knl W« \* • time of hi» eutetia^ ^W^. At the age of <^ SI U'l i ** '■ ■*€;*; <^W i'P'^/'ntii'^, BIOOIi.iPIIICAL. 803 throe liumlrod nnd fifty fioros of land, on which Tliomas SkoKlclil settled. They paid lor the land £x't oM tenor. :Mr. Skollield was a very prominent man in town atiairs. He was eiiosen, Mav '22, 1777, SIS an ollieer empowered to receive recognizances. In 1770 he was on the committee to atlix the price of commodities sold ill the town. He was on many coniiiiittees to draw np resolutions, etc., during the Kevohitionary war. lie was town cli'riv from 17.V2 to 1701, and again in 17G.'{ and 17(!.'). He was on the Board of S(>lect- iiieii, and a great part of the time was chairnuin, for tweiity-tiiree years, — from 1711 to 171!), 17.')2 to 17.')4, 17.'»6 to 17G2, 170.'* to 17t',7. 1772 to 177;"), and agai. in 17.S2. His wife died August 1, 1771, .aged fifty-seven years. He dieil January G, 171)0. SKOLFIELD, GEOHnE. "Master" CJeorge Skolfield was born July, 1780, in Harpswell, in an old house standing upon tlie site of the one now occupied hy Mr. George K. .SlcoUield, his eklest son. He began to build vessels when about twent^'-one years old, and during liis lifetimo built nearly if not quite sixty vessels, all first-class, of the hest quality of material and workmanship. At the time of his death he was one of the wealthiest men in IJrunswick, and his wealth was all earned tlirough his own exertions and by his own business ability. He Avas kind in his family and to his friends, and of a very hospi table nature. " It was tlie delight of ^faster Cieorge to have (he house full, and lie was never in better spirits than when his friends fairly overran his rooms. A man of strong inii)ulse3, of prejudices, if j-ou will, he never meant to be unjust. He was decided, firm in his convictions, and sternly resolute in the discharge of what he deemed his duty. That duty was done with a singleness of purpose worthy of all imitation. Wa make no claim to perfection for the deceased ; but we record as the I'lowning glory of his long and active life, diversified by an iiiteicoiirse with all classes and manner of men, his passing awaj', with never a man to (luestion his scrupulous honesty in all his dealings with liis fel- low men." He died March 13, 1800. SMi'Tir, WILLIAM, D. D. I'rofessor Smyth was born in I'ittston,. February 2, 1797, and in his childhood his parents removed to Wiscasset, which was his home until about the time of his entering college. At the age of eighteen he wm iii'ht school for a few years, at tlu' same time littiiij;' himself for IJowdoiii ('olleL>.-e, the .Iimiur dnss of "vhieh he entered in 1820. Such an example of stiideiitdife as was then i-xhihited is rare and worthy of record, lie occnpicd, with a townsman and classmate, Boynton, a room in the laiililiiig, afterwards l)iirned down, whii-h stood on the site of Mr. Henry ('. 3Iartin's residi'iice, opposili> tlu; cfiHeov halls. As the resnlt of his former hard study, while in colleijc he was com- ])(ll(d to wear a green shade and to study bj* another's eyes. His idom-m.'itc read his k'ss(Mis to him, he occasionally raisin0, received warm commendation from Doctor IJowditch, ami was adopted as a text-book at Harvard and other iiisti- tuti(>ns. It passed through several editions, and then gave place to two separate Avorks, the elementary and the larger algebra. TIumi followed an enlarged edition of the trigonometry and its application* to surveying and navigation, and treatises on analytic gecaietry, and on the calculus, the last being so clearly and satisfactorily developed, and with so much originality, as to receive emphatic approval in high > JlAliPSWELL. niOaiiAPIlICAL. 805 ,s lotl Willi !i yo'iiit: iiid hinisfll'to (U'lHiul ,»..t im-ri'liiuit, l»ut liis teafli school, iiu'l all ivht scliool lor u few in CoUci^v, llu' .liiuior ;aii\i)l*' of stiuU'iil-lilV ^.(■uicl. He ocoupiiMl. ooin in tin- Imil'linj.', ,iU' of -Mr. lifiin ( . n colloii'o lu' \v;is n'lii- • anotlu-r's oycs. llU lUy raisinj^ liin blimliT uliv ov a iliiiiiram or a his iiKlt'iH'inlt'iit. self. )ilii>r hrolluT. and ^u^- coUo'>-o sliuU'iit ol'tcll hat brother ; lived day itly (lid not know niu' Iroui ; and thus, study- end for sui)i)oi't, with nu'. lu> soon took tlif , HA UPS HELL. A debate in the Rninswick Lyceum made of liiiii an niiti-Hlaveiv man, or ratlier turnod liis (lioiifilits to Hint sulijt'ct. .'iinl inspired a sentiment and opinionH wiiieii lie maintained his life tiu'oui'o charge of insincerity or false-hcartedness was ever laid upon him. The facts of Pi'ofessor Sm3'th's life reveal most clearly a singularly self-sacrificing spirit. "What reward or reuuuieration, what personal advantage could he have expected from his labors for school, or for the cinirch or for the Memorial Hall? What self-interest could liavo prompted him to furnish working plans for school-house or clnurli spire, — or to rise from his bed and go down to the school-house in a drenching storm to see that the rain did not undermine the wall or Hood the cellar, — or at midnight, in a driving southeaster, to go over to the church, then in building, to make more fast an ill-secured transept 7) HARPSWELL. UIOGRAPIIICAL. 807 f him ill! i\nti-Hlivv(>iv ilijt'ct. 1111(1 iii«pin'»l 11 his life tliroii 11 his desires. 'J'liciv ) charge of insincerity •st clearly a singularly r.'ition, what personal lors for schooL or for elf-interest could liavo hool-house or cliiiivh he school-liousc in a rniine the wall or tlooil ster, to go over to the n ill-secured transcfit window, — or to serve aa a tender to the nmsou who was putting ui> a ehiinney in the tower? IFis nature was profoundly sympathetic, and he was blessed with a genial, buoyant spirit, lie never betrayed a moody or sullen temper. I here was in him a 'eiii of line liumor. lie enjoyed it in others, and MO one could turn a witticism or convey a compliment with more deli- cacy or grace. It remains to hear testimony to Trofessor Smyth as a Christian man. In this character he left the recofl „f nearlv liftv years in his daily life, in the free intercourse of friends, in the social meetings of the church, in college halls, in his relations to public phil- inthro its of his ti d in the pulpit of th actuary. ivariy in lite lie tooK lus stand as a l liristian young man, and became connected with the ('oiigregationalChurcli indorham. He seize(l with the stnnig grasp of his intellect and heart on what are termed the doctrines of grace. In 1.S2.") he received license from the Ciiinberlaiid Association, and for several years preached with acceptance in Bruns- wick and neiglilioring towns. His discourses wtM'c markcil liy weighty thought, clear exhibition of truth. sim|>licity ami vigor of style, and earnest and cloqiu'iit cnfori'cment of the motives of the gosp"l and the issues of life anil death. He died April I, 18()H. The foregr/ing sketch of this truly remarkable man is condensed from l*rofes.-or Packard's discourse commemorative of I'rofessor Smyth. STANWOOD, DAVID. David Stanwood, son of Ebenezer, was In the expedition to Louis- Imrg. While the army was there, some twenty or thirty men were desirous of taking boats and crossing to the opposite slion>. where they expected to plunder some of the French s(!tth'rs. They landed with- out molestation, went to one house not far distant, entered it, and brought the plunder to their boats. Not sullk'iently satisfied with what they had obtained, they returned, without their guns, and while strip- ping the hoiis'? still further they were surrounded and taken prisoners by the Indians, who hail been on the watch for them. Tiiey were at once stripped, and severely tortured with spears. Mr. Stanwood attempted to escape, but a well-directed spear hit him on the slKJiilder, and so disabled him that ho surrendered, and was again submitted to torture. He lied again and was pursued, tired at. and a ball hit him in the arm and broke it. He succeeded, however, in his escape, hid liimsolf until search was over, and wh,;n all was (pilot, went to the shore opposite tho army, and h )isted a haud'vcrcliief as a signal. It was seen, and, though fearful of a decoy, some of the men were at m\ 808 nismiiY OF nnuNswwK, topsuam, am> umu'swki.i. Icnjitli fillowcd to fjo ovor for him, niid lie wns itscim r. "NViliiiiiii Staiiwood was the son of Daviil Stanwood. of linniHwiek. and was Immii in 17"»2. In liis early days he learned llie trade of a hiackaniitli. He entered the Hevolntionarv arni\ and was in the bat- tles of .Monmouth and White IMains. After the war ln' was made :i colonel of till" militia. Afti-r leaving;' the army he wt-nt to work at liis trade, and afterwards en>i;a«ied in tiie Inmherinjj; laisiness and in ship- bnildin^ in connection with Captain John Dnnlap. He aecunuilated wealtii. and owned three larer of the Hoard of t)verseers of IJowdoin ('olleu;e. He had three wives; the lirst was Mary Orr, the second Hannaii 'riiomi)son, and tlu' tiiird I{nth Thouipson. lie had eleven children. He ilied June, 1821). STETSON, REVEREND SETII. " Father" Stet.'-.tn, as he was called, lived until he was sovouloon years of age in his native town of Kingston, Massaeluisetts. He tlieii spent one snnuner in JJristol, Maine, one in lioston, and two in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He spent his winters during this time at home, lie gives the loUowing account of his life in a letter to tin- GoHpi'l Ihiiiiii'r in IHill : — '• .Seventy years ago [IT'Jt] I lirst came to Bristol with my master shii)-joiner. When free 1 came again. I wounded my ankle-Joint, which laid me up many months, and gave mo time to read and pray. Reverend .Mr. Kiddle invited me to study for the ministry. I kept school in AIna, New Castle, and IJristol, and studied with Hevereiul Jonathan Ward, of New Milford. 1 was ajjproljated to preach in the town of Winthrop, at lieverend IMr. IJolden's, liy the Lincoln Associ- ation of Congregational ministers. '' 1 i)reached two ^ears in Norridgewock and other towns. In l^iOl m ^ F^epaeol Papirs. ) HAliVSWKI.L. mOGHArillVM.. «09 s rcsciKil. Anotlifi I lime lie cniiio to a Miin was nllerwanU AM. wood, of Bniiiswiik. anifil the tradf of .1 ami was in Hie bat- war iu' was iiuuU' :i e wi'iit to work at liis l)iisiiH>ss aiitl in sliiji- \\). He Hfcunnilatc'l )tin'r real estate, Iml ;; liiisiness. lit' biiill if tiie late A. C. Rol.- niiuiit man in Unnis- and a ri'prcsi'ntalivc e IJoard (S Overseers lirst was Mary Orr. {ntii Tliouipson. lie itil lie was Boveiitpon iacliusetts. He tiieii Boston, and two in ters during lliis tiiuc life in a letter to tlif istol with my inastor idcd my aiikU'-Joiiit. le to read and pray. If ministry. I ke])! idled witli Kcvereiid ated to preach in tlic tiie Lineoln Assoei- ther towns. In If^nl 1 had a call, and was ordained in Soiitii I'iymontli. Massncliiisetts. tea miles from my native place. There I preaelu-d ilopkiiisiaiiism sixteen U'ars. Then for four years I was a Worsterian. Then I lucame a I'liiversalist, and pri'aeiied in Cliarlestown ami Sahin tiiiif y«. ••!•«. and in IJoston a tew months. Then in Brnnswiik, Hatli. and Howdoinham two ycarB, and ever sinee all round tiie State, and '■ .\ otiier States. The last year I have not tried to pnaeli. " I j^row deaf, and forj^etful of names. My health is ^ood. My wife is eifihty-foiir years old. We have had twelve children. The three youngest only ar«' livinn in this world." Mr. iStetson was born in 177(5, and died in 1S(!7. lie was at his death, therefore, ninety-one* years of age, lacking five days. He was at that time the oldest I'niversalist minister in Maine. I'rom a diary tliat hi' left, it iippears that he came to Brunswick in a paeket to .Ma(pioit (Captain Simpson's) in iSi'iS. He hroujrlit wjil, lijni his wife and live childreii and household goods, paving for passage and freight, sixteen dollars to Ma([Uoit, and four (U>llara from the latter place to his house. i\Ir. Stetson was well known throughout this entire commimity, and was much beloved by his parishioners, and esteemed by all for the purity of his life and character. STONE, COLONEL ALl-'llEI) J. The subject of this sketch was a son of James Stone, and was a native of Topsham. He settled in llrunswiek. and lived and died in tiie dwelling 011 Mill Street which stands nearly on Hie site of the olil Stone mansion wiiich was erected by Benjamin Stone, the ancestor of the family in Brunswick. It is worthy of mention that tiie piopert}' on and near the corner of Maine and Mill Streets, known as Stone's Corner, has been retained in the family for four generations. Colonel Stone was largely engaged in the lumbering business, owning a mill on the up[)er dam, and for many years i'.id an extensive business. He was a colonel in the militia, and held various public olTiees, among them that of postmaster. He was a representative to the legislature iu 183(5. He was an intluential and public-spirited citizen. SYLVESTER, MAIILBOUOUCH. ^larlborougli Sylvester, of Harpswt'U, was a son of William Sylves- ter, and was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, in 17.')3. He was a man prominent in the allairs of the town, and held town ollices lor many vears. He was town clerk from 17'J4 to 17'J'.t, inclusive, and in bsia, ''™' f'TrTrTf' ' ■ '-* i?^-^v V"** i^^'*'*'.^' ■' r''^ 810 HISTORY OF nnUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND II A UPS WELL. seloctmaii from 1707 to ISOS, inclusive, and in 1^15, and representu tivo in ISO'J. THOMPSON, OENKUAL AliNER B. Mr. Tlionipson was liorn in iVIiddloboro', ISrassachnsetts, vSoptomln' 22, 1797, whence in his yonth he moved to Boston, and from tli; city, in 1817, to Brunswick, wiiere ho spent the rest of his life, en p;ai;vd for a long series of years in tlie active pursuits f)f mercanti life, I'vinifestinji an energy and a directness of application tiiat con stituted Iiim a marked man among his follow-men. Gener/d Thomp son from his youth manifested a fondness for military life. As early a-; 1821 he received an oliicer's commission and held various positions ii tlio militia, from lieutenant to that of major-general. In February. 1817, lie was appouited lieutenant-colonel of the Kinth Uegiment. United States Infantry. From 1834 until 1811, Picneral Thompson held the ofllcc of adjutiuit and quart<>rmaster-general of the State, and was in command of the troojjs called into service on the eastern frontier. For three years lie was State agent for the prosecution of the military' claim of Elaine against the Fedcal government lor expenses incurred in protecting her northeastern frontier, and in prosecution of the business he passed a considerable portion of his time in AVasIiington. He was in 1831 and 1832 State treasurer, and in 18.')() a senator in the legisla- ture. As a [)olitician, a Democrat of the old school, he was llrm in tiie n^aintenance of t'\e i)rin<'ij)les of the party in which he believed, swerving neither to the right nor the left, as party fancies might dic- tate, but al\va_ys courteous and considerate to the views of an oppo- nent. 11 is wonderful clearness of intellect, ais ready power of expla- nation, his thorough knowledge of business deiails, gave him commaml over the minds of others which few men untrained to the professional arena [)os.sess. He had a wealth of determination, or })ower of will, which led him straiglit on in the path which he had marked out for himself. As a citizen, he held lai-ge and liberal views of public affairs, and his aid was always sought and granted in the carrying out of projects to promote the growth and prosperity of the town. lie was a Freemason of high rank. He died August 4, 1871, and was buried with Masonic honors. THOMPSOX, CIIARLF?. Mr. Thompson was a native of Topsham. When nine years of jige he removed with his parents to the neighboring town of Lisbon. 1 VD HARPSWKLL. I 18 IT), ami representa- SR n. ssachiisotts. Soptomber Boston, and from that lio rost of his life, cmi- pursiiits of mercantile ' application tiiat coii- iicn. General Thomp- litnrv life. As early as '1(1 various positions in ^^eneral. In February. tlie Ninth Regiment, (I the olllce of ailjutaiit \s in connnand of the r. For three years lie ilitar}' claim of IMaiiic incin'rcd in i)rotectiiiu 1 of tiie Inisiness he ishington. lie was in senatxpla- s, gave him cominniKJ mI to the i)rofessioiiMl ion, or i)ower of will, had marked out f(ir icws of i)iiblic affairs. tlie carrying out of the town. August 4, 1871, ami When nine years of ing town of Lisbon. f (Wav l^c.j|u^t/..ac.'> V,/it<.^Ck^ */iv.*^t i./i4«.% BIOGIiAPIIICAL. 811 At the nge of twenty-one he rotiirned to Topsliani iiml engaged him- self as a clerk in a store. Economical and indnstrions, lie scan acqnired a snflicient snm of money to enable him to mnkc ;in invest- ment in nnvigalion, und, succeeding in liis venture, lie continued ever after to invest his funds in the same line of busiincss, and giMierallv with a corresponding degree of success. When the Androscoggin Hank was organized, in 1831, Mv. Tliompsou, Iteing one of the i)rinci- pal stockholders, was elected president, and was continued in that position until the charter, liy its own limitation, expired. i\Ir. 'riiompson was an ardent patriot, and served in tlie war of 1812. From 1H12 to 1820 he filled the oflice of adjutant of the Third Itegi- mcnt, First Brigade, Eleventh Division of State ^Militia. He was con- sidered so worthy of trust that, in 1814. the Circuit C'oiu't of Couunon IMeas, by an order issued at the August term, placed the entire control of the ('(MU't House in his hands, with authority to grant its use for other purposes whenever he might deem it a(lvisa1)le. In js.'il li(> was elected as a rei)resentative to the legislature, and could have held the position longer had he so desired. Mr. Thompson was a man of strict integrity. He was a kind man in his f^imily. and a lover of hospitality. He was also a good luMgh- bor and a wise counsellor. He was faithful to his engagements; and masters of vessels, and others in his employ, if proving tiunuselves worthy, were long retaineil. Though he never made any religious pro- fessions, he was a decided friend to tiie cause of religion and a lil)eral supporter of its institutions. He was warmly interested in educa- tional matters, and was one of the chief supporters of the Topsham Academy. He also sent two of his sons to IJowdoin College. He had a clear and (HMuprchensive intellect, was well informed in all ordinary matters, possessed sagacity and per.,everance, was shrewd and calculating, had a large business experience, and was thoroughly posted in commercial matters. He Mas, at tlie time of his death, undoubtedly the wealthiest man in Topsham. He died Oetolier 4, \HM]. " He was a man of cpiick perce|)tions an;adier Thompson died in 1707, and Avas buried in an old buryinoiit the luit-colouel ol" militia. 177G, he was chosfii nvoaltli of jVIassacliu- >imly troops. He was ialt'ly Tor the district. it:itive to the General , (.ieiieral Thompson led. lie was chosen •ral Court for twelve ITliO to ,179 i, uud in nator to the General led in an olil liiirvin«'ewl)iiry, Massachusetts, and afterward at New iiuryport; served an api>r»'nlicesliip in tlic art of printing, establisliin himself in the [)rinling business at I'ortland. On tiie lirst day of Jam ary, 178.'), he ''struck otf" with his own hands the lirst sheet ev printed in Maine. About 1 7i»« he left printing, and with no other preparation than thiii which the grace of (Jod gives, began to preach to tlie small Baitti.-; society then recently gathered in I'ortland, the first meetings of whici were at Mr. Titcomb's house. Jn 1804 he removed to Brunswick, am became pastor of the Bai)tist ("hurch which had been gathered here li\ Elders Case and Williams. 'J'iie meetings of this society for severa years were held at Macpioit, in the meeting-house which was built by the societ3- in the latter part of the last century. In 182'J the meeting-house on Federal Street, which is now occupied by the Catholics, was built ; and in this Elder Titcondi linished his pub- lic labors, retiring from the [tulpit at the age of eighty-three, after a forty years' ministry in lirunswick. In 1820, Elder Titcomb was elected a delegate to the convention that formed the Constitwti(jn of ]\Iaine; and at the request of General King, opened the convention with pra3-er. Not fond of political pre- ferment, he afterward declined ollice, which was several times olfered him. lie was one of the original trustees of Waterville College, now Colby University, and took great interest in that institution, lie was a man of decision, "strong in faith," a ready speaker, preaching with- out noteso lie retained his mental faculties in a good degree to the last, dying at !.is residence on Federal .Street, September 30, 1848. ^ UriIAM, THOMAS C, D. D. Professor Upham was born in Deerfield, N. H., January 20, 1799. lie graduated at Dartmouth College in 1818. He then went through ^From Griffin's Press of Maine, p. 34. lIAHrsWKI.L. iniirknbU' man, or !\o llic wiiilitUiUCi! of a > rospoiisililc stilt ions i patriotism ought to MIN. jjamiu iiii.l Anne Tit- llc was fducaled at ml ai'ttirwanl at N*'u- printiii-j;, estalilishiiii: utlu'iirstilay olMann- Is the th-st sheet evtr r preparation tlian tliat 1 to the small liai.tist first meetinjijs of which oved to lirnuswick, and been gatlu-red here hy this society for several ^ise which was built by which is now occupied itcomlttinishedhispuh- f eighty-three, after a ;ate to the convention the request of General . fond of political pre- \i several times olfered raterville College, now It institution. He was [eaker, preaching witli- a goo'l degree to tin- [eptember 30, 1848.1 |h., January 20, 179i). lie then went through 34. niOGHAPIIWAL. 817 tliree years of tiieological study at Audover, in whicli lie ixaiiicd siicli distinction by his indcfatigalilc stiidv, I lis scliolarslnp and attain- iiH'Uts, that, after eom|)l('ting tiii' coiirsc, lie was st-lectcd Ity I'rofi sor Stuart to assist liim in tiic (Ircck an^l I Ichn-w instruction of the hcmiuarv. lie sul)se(iiieiitly bc<'amc pastor over tlic <'hiirfh of iiis Rochester home, where he lal)orcd a year with characteristic zeal and enernv, and to the great contentment of his people, iinlil 1sl>|, \\\\v\\ he was osen to the professorship of Moral Philosophy and .Meta[iliysic8 in r.owdoin ('oilef^'e. In lS.')i. I'rofi'ssor I'pham spent a year in Kiiroiiean and I'lastern travel, visiting England and Scotland, France, Switzerland, ( cli • ermaiiv a IK 1 Italy, Egypt and tlie Holy Land, his companion of travel lieintr Ueverend JNIr. Thompson, tlien of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York. One residt of his tour was a volume, in which we iiavc the impressions made ou an oliserving, contemplative, higiily cnltiireil, and poetic mind of the peo[ile and scenes he visited. 'I'his voliune, of wiiich a third edition has been [jrintecl, ranks iiioh among tiie most llioiightful and instructive works of that class. He was a vohmiinons writer. A coUection of his works would make at least twenty vol- uines. Among the better known of his writings are his treatises on mental philosophy and on the will. He also published a voliimo of minor poems, under the title, "American Cottage Life," which went tiirough six cilitious. The variety and extent of the literary labois of Doctor I'pham allbrd proof of the varied character of his erudition. He was indeed a (Icvourer of books. He explored all the libraries of the college and visited those of other institutions. He read all works in his own department and biograi)hies and liooks of travel, from which to draw manifokl illustrations. "• He was deeply re.ad iii European history. Probably iliC State could not have produced a man more conversant with the politics of Europe. Occasionally during the llrst two or tluee years of his |)rofessorsliip. ho occupied the pulpit of the IJruns- wiek church to the great gratitication of his hearers. He sni)plied the pulpit in Ilarpswell for a season or two, and his activ*^ interes, imd personal etl'ort in encouraging that pooi)le and the people of Topsham in maintaining the ordinances of (Jod's house are held in !;rateful remembrance. In person he solicited contriliutions among tliL' peo[)le of Hari»swell toward their n^w church, and with success surprising to themselves. " All questions of public moment, whether regarding religion or 62 Ki m 818 IIISTOIIY OF BliUNSWJCK, TOI'SIIAM, AM) IlAllPSWKI.L morals and mnnnors, found him a vircssed and down-trodden foinid in him a sympntiiizinir. active friciid. lie was an early and lilieral patron of colonization, constitutinjj; himself a life memher of the society liy a contrihiitioii of $1,000, I lis name stands on the tlrst roll of signers to tlic tiinpor- auce pledii'c in Urunswick, drawn up immedi.-itcly after the visit ut' tliu eminent Doi-tor Kd wards, lie watched with ea^er eye every move- ment for the ends of civil and religious liberty in Kiwope or on tlii> continent. He labored earnestly in tlio cause of peace, and yet wlnn the cloud of civil war hung over our land, his heart was stinn •within him for the salvation and intei(liiij;' Noth- ill hiiii. si'i'iiiii<; for ln'iii peaee, ami vet wln'iil lis heart was stinvilj lis lileediiiir eoiintrv. >t' season, in eollfgc Icause of liis Master.! Iniised good or^tlirciU-j lilliness. , anything ho said orl apitearanee of lH'in','| tntioii. His niinmet II excused in one wlwi mt and learned (li>j 1 or men of letters \ •ondescension. readily pvejiulices, or tlieij ii*rs to all men it' April 22, IT-^T.mi of age, with.Mil f'pj ml. and ostahjislied himself in n small hnsinesH. IIo nftorwiirds en- uajred in the hnnhor biisiiicfH on tlu' Androsooggin, and in Mliip-laiild- ing. He hiiiit a dozi'u or more vessels, equipped them, freighti' captain of a Topsham com|)any in the militia. IIo was afterwards promoted rapidly, until he lilled tli«' oliiee of general. He is said to have been, though a strict discipliiiarian, an etHcient and beloved commander. " Identided with all the social, religious, and political interests of Topsham, CJeneral Veazie became one of its leading citizens. His liKerdity towards the chiu'ch where he worship|ied, the trees which he planted, .and the good taste and imi)rovements displayed, will not be forgotten in coming generations. *• III 1><2() the inducements of a larger field for operations, on the Penobscot, called his att.'ntion there, when he made vahi.able pur- chases in Oldtown, which became so im]K)rtant that lie closed his hiisiness at Topsiiam, and moved to liangor, in 18.'J2. "The loss of such a citizen to Top.sham was soon apparent in his operations at Oldtijwn and liangor. • His comprehensive mind made him master of the situation, .and while he continued to build ships and give emi)h)yment. to his old mechanical friends who followed him, his manifold lumbering inter- |est8, at Oldtown and Stillwater, proved the wisdom of his invest- ments. Superadded to these he became noted as a banker, founding the Hank of Bangor, which was merged into the Veazie Hank, iioth institutions ever having the eonlidence of the pul)lic, bused upon his I capital and management. "The lJang(u-, Oldtown, and ^filford Railroad becoming unprofitable Itoits proprietors, was sold to him, when, as if by magic, it recuper- [ated. and l)ccame one of the leading arteries of Bangor. In lK')i), i:iving lost his wife, he moved to the then village of North Bangor, [where he afterwards married. The citizens of that village petitioned Ithe legislature to be incorporated as a town inuler the name of Veazie, hhii'li was granlcd, and here, some three miles from Bangor, he ever latter resided. '•frenerai Veazie was a JeJfersDnian Damoorat, a mm of groat |«eeiitive abilitv' and financial capacity, liad an iron will, accompa- |iiic(l by a resolute energy and intlexible integrity. He was a good llmsbaiKl, devoted parent, and an excellent neighbor. His word, like 'i!!i 820 IIISTOUY OF imUSSWICK, lOPSIlAM, ASh IIMU'SWKI.L the Itills fliat liorc liis iiniiu', wuh \w\v\' ' lu-Iow par,' iiinl he wim iihviivs tlif yoiiiiji iiiiiirs I'liciiil. Wifltliii;; ii hiiji*' iiilliiciici'. tmii iiltli()iiS()8, wh' n, in the fnll possc>Ni<,ii of his faculties, snrroundi' 1 l)y his family, he lie(|UeMthed to tlieni a i^ood name, and proltal)ly the larj^csl fortur.*- in tlii' Stalt!." WALKi:U, MA.IOU NATHANIKL. Nathaniel WalUer was born in Arimdel, now Kcnnplmnk, Scpicin. Iter 2.'», ITMl.and while a lioy cam<( with his father to 'ropshaia. in whicli town he passed the jircater part of his lile. He was a wann-heai-ted patriot, and served in the war of 1H12, lie was captain of tiie 'I'opsham artillery company in l>i| I. wlicn it was called out and ordertMJ to IJatli for the defence of that town, niul ■WHS snl)sc(in«'ntiy promoted to tlu; ollice of major. He filled variolic pnlilic positions. He was town clerk for a series of years and |his|- niaster for some lenji'th of time. M.ajor Walker was also a jiisticf of the peace and an eflici nt nu'mher of the Citizens' Kire ('on)pany. in which he alwa\ ke|)t up an interest. His chief occupation was tli;i! of sui'veyor of lumitcr, and he was also interested in the lumluM' inisi iiess. He was an ener!. WHEELKIl, liKVKUICND AMOS DJ.AN, D. D. The subject of this sketch was born in Woodstock, Vermont, Decoui- '»er l.'i, 1H(»;5, and was the son of Amos Wheeler, .Ir., and Lyrlia [Kiiii- dallj Wheeler. His father «lyiug when he was three years old, li wa- adopted by James IJdall, Ksqnire, of Hartland, Vermont, with wIkmii lu- lived luitil seventeen years of ago, receiving instruction in tiic cdiii- inon scho()ls and at Thetfttrd Academy. In IH-JO he went to Leices- ter, Massachusetts, where his relatives resided, and attended Leiccstc Academy for a while, subsequently teaching school until he entcivi | Williams College, from which he graduated in 1H27. He tlien taiii;li' the academy at Marlboro' for two years, at the oxjiiration of wliiiln time he was elected principal of the Latin (Iranmiar School in SmIoiii He remained in that position for three years, studying theology, moan- time, witii the IJevereud Charles Uphara, D. D., who was then pastiri 11 Alt rs WELL \- jmr,' antl lu' wii* ipro iiitliiciit't'. mill (lllfc. nor t'Vi T licld ilor to tin- <;!:i>vcriw Iv !li:ilil. ill in tlio war "f \s\i. [iiiy in l^^M. ^^1"'"' " ce of thai town, luiil )!•. III! lilli'il various ■s of yours ami \»>s\. WHS nisi) a jii-.ti(r of ■ns' l-'iiv Company, in \ oi'cupation was tluil ill tlic linnlxT liiisi- III' li:iil ii stroll'; hi'i'ii sick lip to "!'■ v\- honu'stoad, wliero 17, 1«'»1- AN, n. 1). ofk, Vorni()nt.l)i'''>'i»- .Ir., and !A«Ua [Uiiii- im' yi'iv.s olil.li \^!i' VtTinont. with \vhadville \w received a call to settle over that par- ish, but declined on account of the distance from his relatives an.l friends. In l.s.'M he was invited to and Avas settled over the ("nitarian Society in Standish, Maine. He continued in that place until l.s;ll>, when ho received a call to settle in Topsham, where he ever alter liveil. For fourteen years he preachetl in the Unitarian :\Ieeting-lI(«ise in Topsham. At the end of that time tlie Unitarian Society of Topsham and the Universalist Society of Urunswick were united under the name of "The .Mason Street Religious Society," of BruuswicU. and .Mr. Wheeler was invited to become pastor of the new orjjanization. He preached to this society until 18(;."), when he resigned and was soon after appointed missionary for the American I'uitarian Association to the State of Elaine, and at about tiie same time he was elected secre- tary of the JNIaine Conference of Unitarian churches. He died June 28, 1876. The following obituary notices by life-long friends undoubtedly give a correct estimate of his character and al)ilifies. " Soon after Doctor AVhccU'r made Topsham his home he became known to the college. Three of his sons were graduated from it. He was for years uniformly on its committee of examination. 1 doubt whether the late I'rofessor Smyth tluMight he could have an examina- tion in ti. ' higher mathematics without him. Hut he was at home in niiy dei)artiuent of the course. The doors of the college were always wide open to him, and she bestowed on him her highest honors.' '' Interested in education, he was for years on the superintending school committee of his town, and I thiulc there was not a ehiM in the tdwii who was not glad to see him enter the school-room on his ollicial visits He was interested in young men ; fitted several lor the col- k'ge, received undergraduates as pui)ils, and they respected and hned him as a father. " He was for many years on the standing committee of the ]\Iaiue Historical Society, and much esteemed and respected for counsel and liiconragement." ''Doctor Wheeler was a man of unquestioned ability, of cultivated ami literary tast'.'S, an easy, graceful writer, ready in extempore 1 The degree of D. D. was bcstotved upon him in 1860. 822 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. address, of siiijrular purity of life and conversation, possessing a heart as tender and trUv, . that of a child. Scorning all equivocations, piu'. suing the right with unllinching purpose, leading the life of th(! hiiin- ble and devoted Christian, he won the love of the people of his own denomination, and the esteem of all others who knew and appreciated his worth." " Doctor Wheeler was a ir.an of strong convictions, of dccidi'd opin- ions, of a gentle, genial spirit, generous impulses and symptithie.s for every good object, of high-toned character. lie was not a inan to kindle unkind emotions in any breast. I do not believe he left an lies- tile or unfriendly feeling in any one, and "we cannot lielp exclainiinnr with the I'salmist, ' Help, Lord, for the faithful fail from among tlie children of men ! *" Says a writer in the Christian R gistpr, " lie was a man of larger natui'al endowment and more varied attainments than was geni'ialiy known. Few of his contemporaries excelled l'..;i i. 'Mthcniatical scholarsliip. He kept well up with the college curriculum in all its departments. For many years he Avas a regular contribute)'' of able articles to a journal of mathematical science. He had a poetic taste and faculty beyond the average of cultivated njen. Few sin[)nssi'(l him in critical and thorough knowledge of the Bible, and in ready abil- ity to maintain his position by exact verbal quotations therefrom. Of clear mental vision and acute argumentative powers, he was strong as he was also fair and good-natured in general debate. "• Calm habitually, even to sedateness, self-governed and judicious, the man of all around you to whom you would intrust any nialtor requiring sober and unbiassed delilx^ration, he could yet make merry with the gayest within the bounds of right and reason, was as temler in his feelings as a child, and his religious emotions wer > i>.ilv excited." His children will be pardoned if, from a filial regard to hie uu; \ they have allowed a disproi)ortionate space to this sketch. WILSOX, CAPTAIN THOMAS. Thomas Wilson came from Ireland when he was about (iftecn years of age, arrived in Boston, afterwards came to Topsham, and wlieiitln' Indian war commenced returned to Boston again. On the retinn of I)eace he moved back toTopsham, and remained during the last French and Indian war. and until his decease. He was buried in the grave- yard near the olil meeting-house. He was the only one of bis faiuih who came to this country. lie was a Scotch-Irish I'resbytciian. lAIiPSWELL. BIOGRAPIIWAL. 823 He was a nott'd Imntor, and wan .,o of the oarly explorers of what is now the t(nvn of Karminj-ton. His liouse, a l.lo(-k-hons»'. stood a lit- tle west of where Mr. James Wilson's house now stands. His Hiiixl son, Thomas, was in the Knjrlish navy in the l{ev..lnti..n. and died in conseqnenee of wounds received in aetion. lie may have l,i'en im- pressetl into the British service, hut the i)elief has always pivvailed in the famil}' that he entered it vohmtarilv. WOODSIDE, UEVKRKXr) JAMES. Reverend James Woodside was a clerjTynian of the Church of Vaw- land. According to a statenn-nt in tiie I'l-jepscot Papers, he. with liis son William, arrived in tliis country prior to the year 1711. He remained at Fahnonth with his faniily. and his son eanic! to this town and took charge of the block-house at Macpioit in 1711. If the fore- going statement is correct, he must have returned to In'land af New England, where he built a (Jarrisou House, wliioli was the means of saA ing the lives of nuiny of his people in the Intc Insurrection of the Indians in July last That his generosity is taken notice of by both Doctors ]Mathers & that the Indians cutt otf all liis Cattle, whereby he & his fannly are great sniferers. " Copia vera. " Samuel Shutk. "London, Juno 25. 1723." In 171!) the pro[)rietor8 united with the inhabitants, and in a joint letter invited him to preach six months on probation. The proprietors also provided that the house of Mr Baxter should be made habitable for Mr. Woodside. This house was on lot number six, on the south- east corner of Maine and (Jreen Streets. During his period of probation Mr. Woodside did not give perfect satisfaction, althougli he had some strong friends. At the expiration of the six months, how- ever, the town voted "■ to continue him the same length of time ag:iin. provided those who were dissatislied with his conversation can, hv creating him as becomes Christians, receive snch satisfaction from liiin as that they will hear hiui preach." The majoiity of the settlers were o[)posed to him. however, and he onl\' preached three months longer, UMiPSWEhL. BIOGRAI'IIICAL. 825 cd from imir(leriii-s. the scrvico doiic 111- Maj'tys sulijocts. Ills sons, who still ['1 will 1)0 pleased to rant him the post of rhonr of Boston, N. ii(!'(l to vei-y low cir- ir'cl where they were Iside went over from imher of people, thiit runswic'k in the East- arrisoii llonse. wiru'li lis people in the latt- lis length of time a<,'ain. conversation can, hy satisfaction from liiiu ty of the settlers were three months lonjrei'. not beinsr. it is said, puritanical eno„o:li. Ho returned to Knscot Papers. UARPSWKLh. FAMILY IIISrOIiJEi). 827 CHAPTER II. FAMILY inSTOlUKS. KX PLAN ATOUY NOTK. In tlio ff)llo\vint!; pnjics will bo found a brief iicconnt of tlio oi'i<>;iii and settlcnuMit Ihtc of sour' of the oliU-r families of tliesi' towns. Nothing further than this lias been attempted. To bring tlie gene- alogy of so many lamilii-s down to the present generation w ilatt's Croni Mai-cli. IT.V.i, to Marcii, I7(!l. Jacuii Ankioksiin. son of llif al)()VC.Iacol>, wash, in l''rfi'jioi-t. lie \v\'\ tlicrc to join W'asliiniiton's ai'iny at Canihridjfe the nt'xt niornliifj after I lie news (ji liic liatllc of I.cxinuton I'caclicd .Miiiiic. After tlie close of tlie w.w of llif Hevolntion, he renioxcd to Hrniiswick, and cleareil a farm lyiiiir l)et\veen tiic Woodside and lioss farms, on tlio nmln road from Brnnswlelx to Krec|Miit. His son, Martin Anderson, was iiorn on the farm al)ovi! mentioned in '.7s'.i. Siil)se(iiie!Mly to Isli' lie removed to Kreeport, and from there to Hath, lie died at the honse of his son, Reverend M. H. Anderson, I>. 1>., Koehestcr, N. Y., Dee., 7, lf<7.>. MAnniDGK ou BAHIUnOK. .Iami;s nAiiitiiKii;. or Haiuuduk, ahtisl)aiidman residinir at North Varinoiitii. was born ahont I(i!i7. at I'lfenlme, Devonshire. ICn^land, and was a son of James and I'riideiiee l'.al)l)idj^;e, whose other ehildreii \vere a dan., Tampson. whom. John Hriimlleld. and sons Peter, Courtney, and William. (From "J)c|)- osltlon of James IJarbidfje, of North Yarmouth. Maine, 17.'iii.) (N. E. H. & (i. Kef?. Vol. l;?. ) The Harl)s^vell town records contain the record of the death of a Jaiiics Habl)ldfi;e, .Viisrnst II. 17(11, asfed 78. He was therefore born li!S(>, It is not Improbable that he is the James alluded to as havinu: been born in ICi'.)7, and that a mistake has been made in one or the other statement. A CoiiitTNKY IJAHiMixiic xw. 1st, Sarah, dan. of James IJibber, al)t. 17.>l. They had eh. S'lrali, b. No. Yarmouth, 1750; Williinn. h. Ilarpswell, 17,'iS: Sli'phen. 1). 17(J0; Cniirtiici/, b. 1701; liitli/, b. I7(>;5; SiistDuin. h. 17(>(i. He m. 2d, Abigail, dau of Wm. Hooker; eh., ir(7//a«i, b. 17(li). BAILEY. Di:A(:it\ Trvroriiv |}Atr,i;v, of Hanover, ^lass., was a descend.'inl in the :i(l generation of Joiiv. of Scituate. He m. 1st, Sarah l?iu'k, May 27, 17;H, who d. Get. ',), 171(1 He m. 2d. Hamiah t^nrtis, June !l, 1742, and with lii- wife was recommended to the church in North ^'armonth He settled on Btilley's Island, then ;i part of North Yarmouth. Cli. — 0//iy/. b. May, 173."i. d. May 2(>, 17!5(i: 'riinnllnj, b. June. 17:i7. d. yotiny:; Small, h. Marcli i;!, 17.'i!); ch. by second wife were : — I)cliijht,h. June 12, 1745; OUre, bap Jliiv 15,1748: 7V;/io^A.v. bai). Oct. i;i, 1757. IJAUSTOW.a " BAttsrow, — Nabiirn Hall, York, Ermine on a ferre sable, three crescents, or, crest, a horse's head, couped or." This family came from the West l{idin;c of Yorkshire, Eiifiland. I'oiir brothers of this name came early to this country and settled at Cambridfji', Wtttertown, and Dedham. Their names were Georjje, Michael, John, and • These islands arc the Middle Brother, UpperBrother, and Sow and Pigs. ^See History of Hanover, pp. 208 to 227. I llAIimWKLL. FAMILY HISTORIES. 829 ir Flyiiiif roint, by .Icrr l'ctli'ii;;ill, 111 variou.s rc('|if)rt. II<- U'fl lliiTc riiiiiy; ul'tcr tlic news di lose of tlic Will- 1)1' llic t'ann lyiiiL' lictwccii llic inmswick to Frct'iKii'i. )V(; incnlioncd in '. 7Mi. )in tlicrc to liiitli. Ill' •sou, 1). U., KoclK'stcr, iiir ill North Yarmoutli, imd, iiuil \V!is a soil of vcrc a (lau., Taiiipson, William. (From "Dcp- (., KIWI.) (N. K. 11. vt(;. (f ilif death of a James •o liorii li")Sr>. It is iKit l)('('ii l)orii ill 1(107, ami ■lllCllt. imcs 15il)hfr, abt. IT.'d. (. 1). IlarpNWcll, 17:>^; iinaiiixi. I). 17<1(!. tm, 1). 17(l'.>. U'scciiilaiit in the M lick. May 27, 17;U, \\\w 1742, and with lii> loiith He settled on - Oliri'. 1). May, 173."i. Smuh. I). Mareli i;'>. 174.j; OUrc, bap May satile. tliree crcseeiits. . 17.S."> ; Aijiu'K, b. 17.S8. HERIIY. Josi'.i'ir ni;i!i!Y was b. at New Meadows, Ihainswiek. Sept. 2('.. 1740. His parents had prc\ iously resided at '• IJerry"s .Mills" in Hath, then calh'd Gc'orjjetown. Nothinji has bi-en obtiiintMl as rej^ards Ids ancestors. He m. 1st, Feb. 17fi7, Jane, the second dan. of ('apt. .\dani Hniiter, of 'ropshain ; :*(1, Jennett, a dan. of Deacon .lames Henry, the enDpcr of 'roi)slunn. Cli. were liy llrst wife, -- vt<^n/i, b. Jan. 2.">. 17il'.i, iiiimari'ied. \\'as lost ut sea, datennknowii; Josijili, b. jilioiit 1772. iiiiinarried, d. in l.siu. I5y 2d wife: — Jviniij , ill. Crispiis Craves, date of birtli and deaili imkiiown; John, b. , m. a Simpson, d. in Deinerara, March is, Iso;',; llainidh, d. in infancy; Ituhcrt, b. .\pril 2S, 17y(i, sinj^le; was drowned at Catliance, May 17, l!?."i.">; /Infii.*, 1). May 2."), 178W, — nothin.ijf else known; .lusiih, b. M;ircli 22, 17112; sinj^le, drowned near Scgiiiii, Sept. 27, lsi7, as he was comiiiii from I'ortland in a small boat ; Ifuri-cij, b. Sept. lit, 171>.s. — nolhinir else known. .Iii-eph IJerry, eitlicr ))rior to or after his nmrriaiie, settled in 'ropsham. During the last Indian war he is said to have been captured by the IiMlians ;iml carried to Canada It appears from an entry in the olllce of tlie Ki >iry (if Deeds that Dec. 2.s, 17(iS, he n'ceived of James Hunter one hundred ucres of tlio N. \V. parts fif lots Nos ;5it and 31 In Topsham. He was one of the I'oiumittee of Correspoudence and Safety in \1^'). I51SI5EK.1 The common ancestor of all of this family in New Kiigland was Thoma.s Ik'sbidge, as the naino wa.s formerly called and spelled. He came from Knu'land in the spring of 1(!:'.4. He is known to have h:id lliree children, viz. : KVifih'i ; Alice, who m. John IJourne; M'lrn, whom. William lirowu of Sudbury . Oi.ivicii Hisiti'.i;, of till! sixtli generation from 'riiomas, was 1). in Duxluiry, .\hiss., June l(t, 17(!2 He was a ship-carpenter. He ni. 1st. Hnldali Simmons, of Duxbury, and, prior to 1700, he niovetl to Urunswiek and setth'd at New Meadows. Uis ch. was, by 1st wf. : — Iluldah, h. Oct 4, 1701, m. Edward Mclnlire. He ni. for 2d wife. Persis Simmons, a .sister of his l.st wf., Sej)t. 22, 1702. Ch. were : — Itttfus, b. Jan. 12, 1702 ; Studlcy, b. July 10, 1705 ; llannith, b. April 18, 1707, single; Willi'im, I). July 4, 1700, m. Hannah Prior: Aurou, b. Oct. Hi, 1802, ni. Nancy Coiiley; Sctk, b. Sept. 27, 1804, in. Maria Larrabee ; iSaruh, 1). Aug. 3, 1800, 111. James Tebbetts. t'lr.vuLics Bisiti'.i;, Jr., of the sixth generation from Thomas, was b. in 17.">7, and ui. Desire Diugley, of Marsh tleld. lie wa.s a jeweller and watch repairer, ' For full genealogy see Bisbee Family Records. 880 HISTORY OF lilUJNSWICK, TOPSTIAM, AM) IIAKPSWKLL, nnd norkt'd some tirnc at lils Inxic In Bniiiswick. Ho Niilisi'(|iii'nlly moved Willi Ills ramily lo liiiliaiia, wliciv Ik; d. .Iiiiic II, 1m;I3. M ] ii' HOOKER, This lamily is of Kiijjiisli oriyiiii, tlio iiaiiu: liciii^i (|iiili' coiimioii in En;;l!iml. John lioouKU came tVoni Kn^flanil alioiit, 1707 and sclllcd :il York. It h pniliaMc tliat lit- was acconipanicd hy a lirollicr who settled I'liftlier east. Ih ni. Hester, dan. of 'I'lioinas Adams of York, Ity whom he had eijiht cli., in York, between the years 17i;f and I72M. .1a.mi;s liookKit, the sixth cli. f>f .lohn of \ Ork, was h. Dee. IM, 172;!. Hi in., in York, Merey Yoini},', dan. of Heiiaiah Yuiuifr, Nov. 11, 1717, and seltiii on Harpswell Neck, near the old nieeliiifi-lioiise, soon alter his niarrlaiie. lit was a dea<'()n of the Conurejiational Chnreh and was a selectman in 17(12. IK ran a IVeijihtini;; vessel from Ilarpswell to Hoton and the iiiterniediat(! pdits carryinji larjiely wood and hriiif^iny east /general nierehandis<'. lie was iIk proj^enitor of llie Hookers now residiiiji in Hriinswiek and vicinity. Cii were: — Jmnin, 1). Dec. 2."), 1748 U. S. ; Jutliiim, U. .Inly ;t, 1750 O. S. ; Itiill iiud Jomiih, h. May 27, 17."i3, N. S. ; Miriam, I). .Iniu- li.!, 17.').">; iJnnii'l, b. ^()v 14, 17r)(i; Mcni/, b. .May •!, I7.").S; Daniil, li. Feb. 2.">, 17l!0; haiah, b. Jan. ."> 17(12; Wilii'du, b. Oct. ',», 17tW; h'aler, I). Nov. 21, 17(15. CHASE. The first of tills name to whom reference has been fonnd was ,lt i>.\ii Chase who settled in Uruiiswick alioiit 1752. lie was tlie ancestor of the nriniswicl family of that name. His wife's name was JIarirarel. He d. in Isoi. (1 were : — Aini<\ b. .Mch. :{, 17.'i|{; Jkvici, b. Mcii. 2:1, I7.">.">; Munj, I). -Viif^. 5, \''<\ Ikuuc, b. Alii!;. 27, I '.">!>; W'iiliam Vincmt, b. Nov. 2, 17(!1; Authoinj, b. Oct. J I7(!li; Jiiddli, b. Nov. 1(!, 17(15; Murtjan-t, b. Nov. 7, 17(17; Xallidiiicl, h. .laii 17, 1770; Jean, b. .\pr. 18, 1772. CLARK. Sa.mi'ki, C'i.auk and his wife Martha were both born in Ireland, but may li;i\ been m. in IJoston. He settled at Middle Bay, iJrnnswick, abont 17.'1'J. 11 was a (h^acoii in the First Parish C'hnrcli in Brunswick. Ch. were: — .fohii, b. Dee. 11, 17;J0; JMarn, b. Nov. 1, 17;!2; llalicrt, b. Api IH, 17;t5; Samuel, b. May 22, 1737; Nathan,\). ,h\\y 2, 17;il); J/itr(jnrift,h. An. 1, 1741; Jamin, h. May li), 1745; David, h. Mch. 2',i, 1748; Nutkan, b. Feb. 1751; John, b. Oct. 27, 1754. COOMBS. The name of the father of the lirst of the family who came to this vicinii has not been ascertidned ; bnt he was a Frcnelnnan, who settled Hrst in I'lyi oiith County, and snl)se(piently lived in Newbnryport. He is known to luu had children, — I'ctcr, AiiUinmj, and Jnhn. Petku CooMits caiue to Brnnswiek about 1730, and settled first on llowar Point, a sliort distance below the Bartlett Adams place. He afterw.'irds nitiv^ to the Freeman CJross riac(> (near Harding's Station), wlu're he remained ' his death. Ch. : — Gamje, Peter, Samuel, and Caleb. n ifA UPS WELL. He subseiiiu'utly niovud lite comiiioii In KiiKliiiul. I x'lllctl at VDi'k. It is sullliMl riirllifrfiisl. lie lom \w lii»*l '''f-'''^ ''''•' '"' ,-us I). Di'f- l**- 1'-'- •>' Nov. 11, 1"''- '>'"' f*''"!'''! II al'tcr liis luan-liiijf. H'' ; a selectman in ITC.J. 11' nl the intcrniciUuK! p'-rls, iicvcluunlise. Uf was llic s\vicl< anil vii-inity. Cli. July :i, I'o'* * *• ^- ■' ''""' 2:5", IV.">''; Oitiiifl, 1>. N'lv. >:>, I'OO; Miiali, 1). Jiin. .".. rG5. 11 fonmlwas .Iti.AH C'iiask, nncfstor of the Unmswiik ,.,.1. lie il. in 1H04. Hi. ::,:>: Mi, b. Aiifi- ">, I'"'"; ITCl; AiilhoHij, 1). (><•>••-'• ITC.-; yuthaniil, 1). .Ian. ,rninlrt'liina,1)ntinayhiw| nmswick, ul)onl 17;!'J. lU' ,v. U 17:?2; nol>frt,h.M^n\ •>, 1 ::■>'•>; 3/'nv/an'«, b. Aiii;. I, ITKS; Xiilluiii, h. Felt. 0. FAMILY m.sroiiiF.s. 831 who canto to this vicinity ,. who settled llfst inl'lviii- lort. lie is known to liuv. lulsettleiUifst onllowiU'l lace, llearterwards niovi lion), where he reiniiined t> \tb. Conceriilnii .\ni'iiony Coomiis iiothini; \h known, except tfmt lie settled on till' .lanie.s l.arnil>ee I'laee. ,IoiiN Coo.Miis st'ttled on (treat Isliuid, Ilurp.swcll, and wii.s the yrandfiither of KlLshu, Anthony, John, ami Isaac. CUKTIS.' .\i!M.s: Ari.'. a ehev. sa. hetw. three luills' hejids, cahosscd, jin. (KKsr: A unicorn pass or l)etw. lour trees ppr. The Curtis Tanilly are descended from an anelinit Kn^llsh family settled in liic comities of Kent and Sussex. William Curtis, the ancestor of nearly all (if that naine in New Kn^iland, eame over in the Limi In 1(;;12. l»vvti> Ciinis, of the third Keiieration from William, ni. Hethia Spra^ne, of DiixliuiT. Dec. It, \')V1. Moved to Ilarpswell about 1711. lie was the anees- l(ir of all the name in this vicinity. Cli. were (h. in Hanover, Miiss.) ; — Xi-hi'.- mm//, b. 17;!;j; EztkM, b. 1735; Paul, b. 1787; Michael, b. K.lt); Da rid, b. 1741: J{itth, b. 174;;. CUSIIING. 'I'lie ancestor of all of this name in this vicinity was .M.vTriii.w, who, with ills wife Na/.arelh, his sons Daniel, Jeremiah, Matthew, and.Iolin, hisihinjiliter Dcliorah, and his wife's sister, Francis Kicrofl, widow, sailed from (Jrave- sL'iid. April L'd. l(;;iS, in the ship DU'nji nt, and arrived in Hoslou, Xwa. ID. Cai.kh Cisiiixo (.sec IJioy.), s. of Timothy, was b. in t'ohasscl, .Mass., April :', 1777; eame to IJrnnswiek in Sept., 171t7. He m. in lisoi, Mary Dunning, ilaii. of John Dunniufj;. She d. Nov. i:t, 1808. lie m. afxain, Dec. 5, 1814, Dolly Owen, dan. of riiilip Owen. She d. in Au.irnsta, April 21), 18(;,-), aged 78 yrs. lied. April 14, 18;i8. C'h. were : — A'///*/.'* KiiHj, b. July 2:!, 1802; LdhIs Tihstiiii, b. June 24, 1804; Frauria JJiDniin;/, b. Jan. 20, lso7; John Siliwartkin, 1). Sept 12, 1808. It is said to be a curious fact that throuij;h the whole ircnealoific line of the Cii.siiin;^ tamily a strict adherence to Scripture Christian names has been observed, and that the first middle name occurriiif/f since 1G38 was that of the oldest son of Caleb. DOUGLAS. " In the year of our Lord 770, in the reimi of Solvatliious, kiiiu of Scotts, one Donald Haiie of the U'estern Isles, haviuir invaded the Scotch territories iiiul routed the royal army, a man of rank and lljiure came seasonably with his friends and followers to tlie kinj^'s assistance; he renewed the battle, and olitained a complete victory over the in\ader. The kin-;, beini; d<'sirous to see tlie man wlio hail done him so si>iual a piece of service, lie was pointed out to him, by his color or coniplcxion in these words of the old Gallic or Pfltic ian},'ua{j:e, — Siioi.roDi' Gi.as, iuKiiirlish " Helioldthat black or swarthy colored man," from whicli lie was named Sholto the Douglas. The king royally rewarded his great services, and gave him a grant of several lands and large possessions in the County of Lanark, which were called Douglas; and from lieuce came the surname of tlie family." (From " Scottish Peerage.") I he first of tlie name in New England is said to liave been John Dougla.s, who was b. in Scotland about 1095. At the age of 12 he was kidnapped by the ' See History of Hanover, Mass. 832 IIISTOUY OF ItUVNSWWK, TOPSllAM, A. YD llAliPSWKl.L. crow i)('!i man-of-war, tuiil l)ruii;,'lit to HosIdii. lie ui. and .scttli'd in Middle l»oroii«li, Muss. Clilldri-n wcri-: — KliJ'ih, John, and Hiitriji-. Ki.i.iAii Donw.AS, s. of the aliovc-iiiinH'd .lulm, was l». in Middlcliornimii in ITL'O. Ilf niiirrifd (1st) April l'7, JVIl', IMicIh- 'I'aylor, siic died ahoul 17411. Ho in. (2d) Kli/.aboth, dan. of Kdward and ratlt-nce Kstes, of llarpswcll. Soon alti'r llic dfalli of Ids ilrsi \\\\\\ in IT.'iO, I'.lljali, with (wo sons, moved to .Maine, and hon^lit, with HcnJ. Winslow (tnc lialf of New Danniriscove Island, In Casco Hay, tiicn a part of Nortli Yarmoulli, l)ul now Itflonuinu' to till' town of llarpswcll. Tin' deed hears date ,Ian. I'.O, IT.Mi I. lie salisc- (|Uently lutiiiiiil a farm of Mary Hals, on MerrieoncaK. and built a loy-lioiix' neai' what is known as llais lii k. The fiirni Is now owned hy Henry .Merrv- man. He en;;a<>:ed in shippinir wood from Itirch Island to lioston. lie is snid li) h'lvc Iteen the lirsl of the nann: to join the society of Friends, liavin;' nnltcd with them at Kalmonth, June 2!), i7r)4. Ill 177") lie remoM'd to Koyalshoronifli. now Durhani. He il. in 1S14, aard !»4. t'li. I)y (irst wife wer<' : — Daiiiil, h. 1717; and Cnnu-lhiK, h. Middji-. horouffli, Mass., Sept. 12. 17H>. Cli. l)y second wife were : — JuMipli, I). In IlMr|i>- well, April H, 17.');5, — an eminent ndnisterof the I'^rlends, — d. in Durham, Dec, 22, 1H21; ./nh,h. Oct. '.», 17.'.l; hntcl, 1). July 17, 17.".(!; ,SW/v^//, I) ,Iune i;;, 1759, ni. I$cn.). l)ouy;ldy, of UnniHwick; 7'(f/«VH(V!, b. Mch 21, 17(!1; Miirii.U. .Tidy 10, 17(ii!, m l)a\id Bookei', of llarpswcll : Elijah, h. .Jum- 2;>, 17(;H; Jnlm, h. .Nov. 8, 1774. DUNLAP. Kkv. IJoiir.itT Dii\r.Ai> (sec Bioij.), tlic am>,...>r of all the Itrunswick Dim- laps, was 1). ill Ireland, in tlie county of Antrim, .Vuj;. 171.'), came to Americii. 17iiG, and to Brunswick, 1747. lie in. Jane Allison, wlio was 1). 1711, and d in Brunswick, .Mch ;u, I71>7. His mother's nniidcn name was Nelson. Tliu family is of Scotch-Irisli descent. C'h. were: — /ulm, 1). in Dracut. .luiic IH, 17;>7; Ktimihilli, h. in Nohleljoro', In 1742, m Deacon .\iidrew Dunninir; Siimiii}, \). in Boothhay, in 1745, d. in Brunswick, July 2.s, ls;!(!: llnlnHyh. in Newcastle, in 1747, was sliipwreckeil and lost on llami)ton IJeach, Dec. 25, 177(1; .f'lHc. I), in Brimswick, in 1741); IIikjIi, h in 1751. K(»iii;i!r DrM.Ai', the ancestor of the Topsham Dunlaps, came from Indiuni ahotit 17.">0, when Ins son ./ion, was nine years of a,:ie. Otlicr ch. were: — .lnti<\ m Daniel Kuton, Brunswick; Margaret, m. James I'otter, the eldest. DUNNING. AxDiiKW DuNNiNd, the ancestor of all the Dunninj^s in this viciinty. iind, it is Ixdieved, of all tlie family in the St.de of Maine, came from AslilmrtDii, county of Devonshire, En;;l!ind, in 1717. He landed at (Jeorgetown, Maine, where he remained a short time, and came to Brunswick the same year ami settled at Ma(|uoit on the lot recently occupied by master iSamucl Diimiiiii: and now owned by I'atrick .MeManus. He brought with him his wife, wIiom' uiaideu name was Susan Bond, and five sons, who were all b. before he end- grated to this country. Ch were: — BV?//'*?/*, settled in York, Me; David. 1705, settled in Brunswick Village; Andraw, b, abt. 1702 and Hubert, \s\w were killed by Indians while crossing Andro.scoggiu Uiver; James, b. IdlH. lived iu the homestead at Maijuoit. ') UAUrsWKI.J.. iiiul si'lllftl 111 Miroii«ti ill ir, nIic (lii'tl alxinl ITI'.i. cv I'.sto, <>r Uarpxwtll. Willi two SOIIH, IlKlVCll ir of Ni'W Daiuml^ccivf I, lull iiiiw iK'loiijrlu^' to :io, 17.V1 1. H«' suliM- ii, 1111(1 liiiilt !i lt>;;-li<>ii'.( ,• owiu'tl l).v lltiiiy Mtrn- 1(1 lo IJostoii. 11<' ii^ ^iiiil icty of KrlcmN, Imviii;' ,11,. Ill- «Wii\. who hecaine a celebrated lawyer and was made FiOiiD AsiiiiruTo.v. Others say that there is no evidence Ihat Aiulrew lel'l a son In Kntrland. There Is sli lainlly, and it Is not at all iiiilll<(dy Ihat he was a i;raiids(Mi of a brolher of AMUir.w. lie iefl a lary;(^ islaie, siip|)osed lo be valued at i'i>,0iM»,0OO, wiiieli. il is Miid, si ill awalls an I'lr male. EATON. Tliis family is of Knirllsli oriirln, but the connection with llie lirst settlers of the name, in lliis coiinlry. has not been liiieed. ll|-,vi'.itK\i» Ki.isiiA IvxroN" ( Hio;; ) was b. in I70i'. lb' m. Mrs. Catharine lielelier] Cloiiiih, moved to Ilarpsweli, and was settled as pastor of the church III tliat place in I7.">l. lie d. in Ilarpsweli, April 22. 17iU. Ch were: — Klislin, h. Sept. 12, 17:12. d. in Uostoii : Sul we ,'ire uiialde l(» trace its eonuerliini ttiili the lirst settler of Hie name in Iliis country. C.vi.r.ii I'Li.i.is, of t.'ambridjie, Mass., was the fallier of Joiiii, who was b. in ( aiiibri(lij;e in 1727. liF.v. Joiix Hi.i.is. son of Caleb, was graduated at Ilarv. Coll. in 1750. He was ordiiined at Norwich (Franklin), Conn., Sejii. ,">, I7.")r). lie was a chap- laiu in the Hevolntlonary army all throu^rh the war. He was in.stalled at Iliiii)l)otli, Mass., Mcli. ;{(i, 178.">. He was dismissed in I7',ir,. and relumed to N'Mwii'di, where he d. Oct. 1!), 180.5. Hi;v. Jonathan Ei.ms, son of l{cv. John, was li. in Franklin, Coiiii., April II. lT(i2, settled in Topsham in 17Ht. He m. in 17',l(i Mary, dan. of Hoberl I'liltoii. of Topsham. She d. in I'pper Stillwater, Maine. .Mcli. II. l^«'-'>. a^ed ^'1 years less one week. 'I'he diite and place of his death are both unknown. III. were: — Sdmm-l Dmnc , b. Any. 17, 17VI1, sailtnl from IJalh in 1810, £3 ■iiij 834 IHSTrUY OF nnUNSWICK, TOrSlIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. oiitorcd Hritish navj' and was never licartl from; 'Mnnj, b. April !), 17!>:!, in. CliarU's Wliite in 18;i!). d. Oct. 20, 1850; Btthinh. I). Feb. 24, 17'.t5. in. in 1»21 to Clias. White, d. Dec. 20, 18;Ji!; Ji,hii,h. Fel). 10, 17!)7, sailed IVoiii Hostoii, Oet. 2, 1815. and was never lieard IVoni ; Dmiil. b. Feb, I), 17'.iii, m. in 182(5 to Snsan 1). IllUon, d. Sept. 8, 1841 ; U'illhnn, b. April 14, 1801, m. in 1825 to Miranila Potter; AkIx'i; b. June 4, 180:i, ni. in 18110 to Clarissa Slu|i. herd, livi's in IJrnnswiek; Ahiu'ni, b. Oet. ISO, 1805, ni. in 1820, to James I'niy, d. in 1855; Ii(>nitn,ihl, b. Sept. 21, 1807, lost at sea, Sept. 2, 1830; Unhirt Fulton, b. Oct. Hi, 1801), ni. in 183;> to Mary Cliild, d. July 24, 1854. FARR. Tlie earliest member of this family to whom we have found any relV rcim was Thomas Fauie, who was in llar])swell Ix'fore the Kevolution. \\ licilicr his ancestors resided there before him or not, wc have no knowledire. llini. a dan. of Joiui Bray anii had eh. : — Mirhaol, b. 1700; .Mm, b. 1762; Thniiui^. h. 1704; Elizahrtlu b. 1700; hanr, b. 1770; Jcnnij, b. 1772; Xoah, b. 1771, Ifi'iirii, b. 1770; Lordiici/, h. 1780; .Vnry, h. 1784. i 1 FARRTN^ OH FERRIK. 'I'lie father of the tirst settler of this name in Hrunswick was born in In land. He came to this country from Dublin, and settled in Ip.swich, Mass. John Fauuin, son of the a))ove, and ancestor of all of the name in tiii.-. vicinity, was b. in Ipswich. Jle m. Ilannali Newman, of J.ynn, Mass. Soon after his marriajre he went to Mystic, where he tau.ijht school for about six years. About 1755 he moved to Brunswick, where he tanj;i;ht school for many years. Ch. were:— Winiam, b. Au.tc. 24, 1758; Ti>i'hir(T, b. Oct. 0. 1700; Wbuhnf, b. Felj. 27, 1703; Ebeno::('t; !), Xov. 23, 1704; Ihtviil. h. Fel). 8, 1707. FULTON. Gowcn Fulton, with his wife and one cliild, came into this comitry witli Actor Patten and family, about the year 1730. He lived inColeraine, the mar- ket town of Deri-y County. Treland. and was a journeyman weaver of limn. His wife, whose maiden name was Margaret I'aswell, was boi'n in (ilasuow, Scotland, whore she lived until she was twelve years of aac, then went over to Irclan>l and lived with .\ctor Patten till she married. They lirst landed in Hoston, and after liviii^ in several placi^s they moved tn Topsham al)out the year 1750, and settled in theeastcrn part of the town, lie was the ancestor of all of the name, in tliis vicinity, at least. He lived to lic'Jil years of aj;e, and died about 17111. His wifetlieil fourteen or llfteen year< previous. Both weri' buried on tiieir farm. He had ch. : — Julin, b. in Ireland, m. Hannah Ma.Kwell. of Searboro". livid and (1. in Topsh.'im; Junn-s. b. in Scarl)oro', June 2, 1732, m. in 1704 Mary Fer- guson, of Easton, Mass. (she 1). Mch. 9, 1738). He (',. Feb. 4. 1820. IhMViis the llrst representative from Topsliam (o the , 174.">; Juliii Aliii/idl, 1). ill and 1)( 17IS; Mnri), b. March L'.'!. 17.">0; IIiiSiisit)ni(i, b. June 21, Ir Siithdiiicl. b. May H. 1750. He is said to have been the uucestor of all of the name now resid- iii:;- ill this viciiiily. .M()SKs (iiriciiKi.L was a settler on TTarpsnell Neck in 17.">1. AVhat relation he was, if any, to Capt. John Gelchell is not known, and no record of his children lias been found. GIVEEX OR GIVEN. l)AVii> (JivKKX, the ancestor of all of the name in this vicinity, with hi.s wife and three sons came from Colerainc, county of Londonderry, Ireland. Ill' oamc to Brunswick about 171!t. He llrst settled at Mair Point. In 1730 lie ni>plied to the Pejepscot jiroprietors for land on the Maipioit road for Ids sou David aii' his sons-in-law Samuel Clapp and James Campbell. In his pulition to the proprietors, he si;j;ned his naiiu! Giveen, and some of his descendants still spell it so, while other.s spell the word with but one e. Ill 1735 he purchased three hundred acres of land at Middle Hay, for forty- ('i;;lit dollars, and soon after moved there.' He was helil in considerable esteem, and was a deacon of the old Presbyterian Church. The name of his wile is not known, nor tlu- date of his or her death. Ch. were : — Doriil, who moved to Sheepscot; Jnhii and Ji'ohert, twins; Martha, m. Samuel Clarke; Jlni, b. in Falmouth July 1, 17r>L'; W'illinin, h. in 'ro|)sliani, .\iil;. |, \~('u>\ Crispus, h. Oct. 20, I7(i7. Jt)irx (JitAVKs, ii brother of Johnson, m. in I7('i'.i, S.irali J'oynton, nl :':il- moutli. 'I'hey were imblislied .\|>ril 10. and llie certitlcate of niarriajic ua- rccorded .Aug. 2'.t. t.'hililreii were: — Ihmiil. b. June !. He d. Aug. 2;!, 1702. Children were: — Elieiic:!); \ Aug. 21, 177."). d. .Vug. 11, 18;!2; Jural,- Tliiimns ; Jahf-.z, su|i])osed tohav2 JosiMMi IIai.ky, prol);ibly a bi'olher of I'ehitiah. was b. in KitteiT in l":i'^. He ni. Mary, sister of Samuel (ioodwin, of Wells. He lived on the lifly-iuiv lot which was conxcyed to John Merrill liy the p;'o]irietors, Aug. 5, \1M It was near the first or " (dd yellow " |{;i|ilisl Mceling-IIouse, which was built in great p;nt by him. lie \>as one of liie signers of a remonstrance by tin' " fathers " of the town protesting against nne(|ual tiixes for the support m' the ministi'r and for other town charges, which bears date May 4, 17(18. llf d. in I'dpsham, .May, lso>. Ch. were: — Snufdninh ; Juacpli, moved (n \.f\\\ ton; Jliirn, m a (ioodwin. ol' Wells; ./dslniii, moved to Lisbon; .lulin. I'. 1777; Sutiiiiil, niwvi'il tu.Lewistou ; AJoiiis, a j(jiner, moved to Halli. I JIAnrSWKLL. Ihinilics !\rc in'olialily ell traci'd. in Faliiioiitli, Sarali. ii ■ •2'.\, l."*. .luly 8. 1740 lie 111. 1-li'-- t, 18;10. Tlu-y cauic to v.). Ch. wore :— /''''- Klizahcth, m. Amlnw . Nov. :iO, 1800; -/".''I'. Oct. 2:5, l«n2. s 1). iu Klttery in l■•''''• ■ iivL'd on the (ifty-;uiv ictors, An.;,'. 5, 17i''-< '' )nsc, which was l>Milt in a nMiionslraiici' liy tin' xcs for tlu" supiMii't 111 .late May 4, 17('>s. !!'■ liiftt'lili, moved to l.i'\\i- lo l/ishon; Jiihii, '>■ i" lovetl to Ualh. FAMILY inyroRiKs. 837 JdSKni Halkv was I). lie 111. IXtilci' 'I'owiis, of K('llllcl)lllii<. '1" Joseph is a dilfereiit person from the |>reci(linn- one. lie \v;is a elotliier, and \va> often called ♦' Fuller" Haley, on account of his occiii)ation and to dis- till :iii>li lilni from his nai He is recorded as a .icrantce. for 1114, of :i two-acre lot on tlu' road from .loliii Dmilap's, on .Viiy'. Is, 1700.' lie d. Sejit. :",!, is;i2. C'ii. were Ji'lni, h Mav 4. i; 111. a Milliki'ii. of Searl )OI\) . .I.an. 22, 1770, ni. Mav 10. 170i!, to Ohed llurnliiiii 1). Sei>t. 8, i;so, never married; SuKuniinli, li. Oct. .s, I7s;!, ni. David l-'(»ster; S'lrah, b. .Inly 22, 1784, ni. Actor Wilson; Jusriih. I>. Dec. (>, 17s.j. iii. a Towns, of Ken- ncliiink; A'.it/icr h. May (!, 1787, in. 'I'imotliy Foster; Jiihirru, h. Dec. 1, 1788, (i. siiii irle; ./ii iiifx, I). Oct. 2ii 10, 111. Lois Diirell, of Woodstock; Ahiiinil, h. Aii^'. 2, 170;!, d. sini>le; Ahncr. .Mch. ;io, 170J; liittii, 1». Nov. 4, V, d. »iii; HALL. .T()H\ ll.vi.i, was h. in Fii.iflaiid in 1G17. Came to .Vnierica about Iti;^^ His ostority of the tlfth ;j:ener.iti()ini; to his tan-i)its one morn- ing' before sunrise he discovered, liy his dou's peculiar -irowi. that Indians wiTi' in ambush amonu' the cellars mar the |)its. He therefore walked back- wiuds to the house with his ij;uii pointed toward the cedars. The Indians dared not tire, for it would have been certain dealli to tlieiii had they missed hiia, as '• Old Lonii' (inn," as they called him. was a dead siiot they well knew. Ill' m. Abigail Smith, whose father lived on Lines' Island, in the Kennebec. ^Lincoln County Heyistry Deeds, Vol. :!'.», p. 'X 888 lllSTOltY OF UUUNSWIL'K, TOPlilL\M, AND IIAHI'SWKLL. Cli. wwii-. — llriijiiini)!, I). .June 1', 1711', settk'd in Hath; ,/iilin, I). Sfpt. 1, 1741 settled in Bnth; Joseph, h. Dt.'c. 30, 174G, settled on the homestead; Judilh. !> April 18, 174ii. m. a Mr. Arno; Tnhi'is ami TliornaK, twins, 1). Jnly 2. 17."l, settled in Lisbon; Xathanid, b. Fil). 17, 17r)(!, settled on the honicstciul: another sou, lieubin, whose birth is not rucoriled, settled either in Lislxjii or Wales. HARMON. Col. Johnson IIauxion eame from York or its immediate vleinity and set tied in Ilarpswell in 1727. Kelerenee has already been made to his militan serviees and exploits, and t)nt little else is known eoncerniiiR him. llu m. Mary, d.an. of .leremlah JMoiilton, of York. Cli. were: — Zcbiilon, b. Nov. l', 17(12; Miini, b. Meh. 28, 1704, ni. Lient. Wicliard .laques; Miriam, b. .Inly 7, 1707; Jiilniso)!. h. ,Tnly 2, 1710; ./(i.si'ji/i, b. Meh. 1, 1712; Hannah, b. Feb. r,i, 1715; Martha, b. April Hi, 1720. lie was the aneestor of many, if not of all. the Harmons of tiiis vicinity. IIEN'HY. Jamks Hk.nhy eanie from I'rovidenee, H. I., al)ont 1701 or 1702, to llarp- well, where he intended to reside; bnt having been disappointed in the pur chase of a tract of land he had contemplated Iniyinu, he soon removcil t^ Topsliam, to the lot, probably, thai he l)ouj;ht of Adam and James lliMitci For some years before condnjj; to Topsham he had been a farmer; before tliiu he had been a mariner, bnt he cxpcrii'iiced so many disasters and eiieountfrcii so many tlanjrers, that he id)aiRloned the sea. He was called '-the coopci'. but was not, it is said, a cooper by trade, I)ut he acquired the appellation from the I'act tliat his early sea-farinii- life had made him somewhat iMiiiiliar witli that l)usii.ess. He was one of the selectmen of Topsham in 170i; ini.i in 170!). He m. a McNess. She was the sister of Col. Samuel Wincluir- wife, and came to this ct)nutry when ei<::hteen years of ajre. It was two yein^ subse(iueiit to tlie time of her parents' arrival. It is l)eliev< J that there \vn> no other family of Henrys in this section of the State.' Ch.were -.—Jamcit.wh' was probably m. Feb. I'l, 177i'i. to Meri'y IJcveridiie ; JArr;/, m. Jan. 17, 1771, t.i Robert Gower; Aim, b. in 1748, m. James Wilson; Uitt>i, m. July 28, 177i;, tn Stephen Titcomb; Jennett, b. Sept. 25, 1751, m. Joseph Berry; Sarah, in. a Sewall. of Hath. HINCKLEY OH IIINKLEY. This name, varioasly spelt Hixciiici.ik, Hvnckklky, Hixr.ix, Hymu.i.i.v, HiNCKKLEY, Hym:ivki,k, Hixklky, was an ancient one before the Con(|iiist. At the iiraiul survey. l)e,!,nin by direction of William tlie Conqiiei-or 1080, ami compk'ted losO. Hinckley was retiinu'd a |)art of the possessions of C<)imi> Albericiis (Aubrey ile Vere), Lord Hi,u:h Chamlterlain. Soon after it becaim the property of lluiro de (irentsmainell. and was called the Honour or Haidiiy of Hinckley. In i:\0o, Simon de llyid'"i- H'' m ■, — ZihitJon, h. Nov. 2, los; Miriain, b. ,Iuly 7, 2; Jldunah, b. Fel). l'.", of many, if not of iill. 17GI or 1702, to llarps- U.sappointed In the pur- (X, he soon removed to am and James HunUr. ■n a farmer; before that sasters and encountered as called "the cooper," icquired the appellaliDii him somewhat familiar fopsham in 17(lf> ami ol. Samuel Wlnehells re. It was two years )t'lievia that there was C'h.were •.—Jamcs.who n-ii. m. Jan. 17, 1771. to /y. m. July 28, 1771!, to )h IJerry; >Sar<>h, ui. a :. IIlMiKL, TlYNKI-.l.KY, i. before the ('on«|iU'st. 10 Comiueror lOsO, aii.l possessions of Coiiuis Soon after it beeaiin' tlie Honour or 15iii|>erty,.iiud tlu; rest of his live stock, which was consiilerable, lu! divided cliii'lly aiiiDiiu' his sons. He left to each of his dau'jfhters, ami to each of their cli. the iiounual sum of one shilliu!;, by which it is presunu'il the dauirhters were all married ami well provided for. lie beiiucutheil soii\e of his live stoiU to his irr.indchildri'n, sons of 'I'homas and Sanuu'l, ami to Mary aiul hiillisheba, datiirhters of 'I'lionias, and to lleury Cobb's sons, Sauniel and Jonathan. In Freeman's History of ("ape Cod. Samuel Hiukley is described as lia\ iiiir bi'cn a very prijiuiiu'ut man in public all'airs. One of his sons (Thomas) was ,i;overnor of I'lymouth Colony from 1(181 to IfiDJ (except during Amlross' rule), and was otherwise very pronduent in the atl'iirs of the colony. Samiki, lIiNCKi.iov (see Bio,ir.). of the third frencratlon from Samuel, was I). Sept. 21, 1()8+; m. Mary, dau. of Kdtnond Freeman of Eastliam. He movetl to Brunswiek about 17;i'.i, haviuir by the way made a few years' stay at Hidde- f'ord, where the York County records say he bought thirty-three acres of laud Atiu-. 2U, 1735, of James Kent, for ill,-). Hehad ch. : — .SV^/(, b. in Harwich, Dee. 2,'), 1707; SInihai'l. h. Harwich. March 2r>, 170!): Sdunnl and Mara. b. Harwich, Feb. 7. 1711; Einumnhh. Harwich, Nov. 20, 1712: Jlcliunci', b. Har- wich. Nov. 21. 17U; Aaron, b. iu Truro, Sept. 13, 1715 (see BIojj:.1 ; Mfhitnhle, b. in Truro, Dec. 25, 1718; Expcriini-f.h. in Truro, Jan. Ifi. 1720. Of these sous Shiil)ael, when about 75 years old, moved to the cjistern ptirt of the State and married his llfth wife iu M.ichias, by whom he had 4 cli.. whose ileseendaiUs are to Ik- found in that part of the State. The other sous of Sauuiel settletl iu Brunswick. IIOLBROOK. Jn\.vnivv lIoLnttooK is said to have been the ancestor of all of the name iu this viciidty. Settled Iu Ilarpswell, at wluit time is not known. He ni. Hebecca. dau. of Hev. Samuel Veazie, of Hari)swell. Ch. were: — Jsnicl, b. 1773; D('hr,rah,h. 1775, d. young; Dcbordli, b. 1778; Abizcr, h. 177'J, d. iu infancy; Ablzvr, b. 1780; Jonatlunuh. 1783; licbecca, b. 1785; Deborah, b. i:S8; Hannah, b, 171)0; Polhj. b. 171>2: I'n'srina, b. 17H5. IIUMrilBIiYS. La\vui-;xci: Hi'Mriii!i';Ys, the ancestor of tlie Humphreys fandiy of Bruns- wick, was born iu the Cove of Cork (now QiUM-nstowu), Ireland, in 1757. Of his early life but little is known, except that he received a gootl mercantile uliiciitiou, and after the death of his father went to one of tlu; West Indies, probably J:im! icii, where his lirst euii)loyiueut was as secretary to the widow of a wealthy planter. H ' remained at Januuca several years, returning to h'elaud once during that time, uutil the close oi' our Hevolulionary war, when he was sent by an 840 msTOUY Of BUVNSWWK, ■WPSIIAM, A\U lIAUP.'iWELL. iiiiclc, siipcrcarito of a vossd ladfii with molasses IVoin Jainal<'a Cor (Jcoiir,.. town, Me. 'I'liis vi'sscl. Just at tlu' close of lier xoyiiire. was wrecked on l';u- kor's Island (now Georjietown), ami with iier cariio was a total loss, llnnipiireys landed penniless anioiiijf strani^ers, lint soon fonnd friends, •nm decided to remain in (jeoPLjetown. In IT.ss lie ni. Kli/.ahetli. dan. of .lulni (,'ampliell, (me of tlie principal men of the town, whose falher. AleMuidcr ('ampUell, emiirrated from Scotland to (ieof;;'etown in 17:."J with iiis ymni^' hride, Frances Drnnimond After residing; fsuvcral years in Ueorj^etown, llnuiphreys removed wiili hj^ family to Topsham, wliere he d. 18:}i>. His w idow renio\ ed to Iirnnsuick. wliere sin; d. in ls."i!). aired \))> years. Their eh. were: — .lAo//. h. I7!MI, m. IJev. l)a\ id .hnnes. d Newlmrir, N. V,, 1844; Snllij, li. Sept. l."i, 17112, ni. Uenjamin Mason, d. 1st;!: Xdurn, h. ,)iiiic 22, \:'jr,, m. Thomas X. TInicker; ./i'll, U. Feb. 22, 171is (sc,. Hioj;.); hmiicl. h. l,s(J(i. m. I.ydia Clark, d. 1821; EU::a, h. 180(i. ni. Tlinmas IT. Thacker, d is-js; Willidni. h. isos. d. INK); .l/'(/v/(f/v7, p. 1810, m. Diniid Ham, li\ in,4 at (jroat Falls in 1877. HUNT. Several [X'rsons of this nanu' settled in this conntry. at varions places iuid tinu's. in the sc\ cnteentii centnry. The Unniswick llnnts are descended fmiii JOdw Mil) Ilr\r, who was of Ameslmry in lli77. lie had a son Jolni, who ;i1n,i had a son John. The latter was li. in 17ix. .loiix 11i:ni', tlie tirst of tiie name in IJriinswick, cauu' from Newhuryimi! or Ameshnry in 17">L', and settled at tlie west end. He was prol)al)ly m' ilu^ third ii'eiu'i'ation from Kdward. .\o ree<)rd of Ins cli. has been fonnd. Tlir earliest rei'ords of the fanuly, in this town, which we have seen, an' tin' followintr ; — KiMinAFM HfNr iiad eh. l)y wife .Martha :^ — Mm-tlm. h. Nov. 20, 177'.l: Juhu. 1). Mch. 27, 1780; ./,-ri'iiiiiih. h. .Jan. 11, 1782; Jmiicn. h. Sept. 10. 178:!: Joitui. 1). An.if. 8, 178."); l.ijiUii, 1). Oct. II. 17.S7; WiUianu h. .Inly 111, 17811; Snnili.U. Nov, IC, 171H; Kjiln-'iiui, 1). Nov. 17, 171).!; irAM Ht'XTKH, the ancestor of all tlie Hunters in this vicinity, setthd in Topsham in 1718, at wliich time he purchased of the P?jepscot iiropriciuis two lots of land of one hundred acres each, !it £."> eacli. He was ;dso one of the proprietors of the Cathance Mill riuht, owiunji' one hundred and twciity- flve acres of land and one eiirhtli of the double saw-mill. He snl)se(iiiiiitly made other purchases of land. He was evidently a man of wealth for Hium' days. His liouse was deemed the best in town, and to it stranuers uciv directed for acconnnod.ation. He was a c;iptain in tlie last Imlian war, ;inil;i selectman in 17(1(;. His wife was of Irish descent, and came to this coiiiitiy U 11 Mi PS WELL. FAMILY IIISTOIiTFS. 841 11 .Taiiiiilrn for Cit'ort;!- • . was w rt'cki'd on l';ir- IS ii total loss, iooii foimd tVii'iuls. ;iiiil :ii/.ahctli. (laii. ol' .lolm lose lalluT, Alexamlcr 11 17:i'.) witli lii'< yiiiiii;.' ircys rtMiiovcd with liw •ciuovod to I'.rmiswick. lies, tl N(nvl)ur,ir, N. Y., 1. isl:l: ynunj. 1>. .luiU' I,. Fcl). 22, IT'.is (s.T 'i::(i, I), l''^'"'- '"• 'l'li"iii:'-i ,,arrol)ai)ly of tlu' 1. has been found. 'I'lu' \VL' have seen, an' tlic 1,. Nov. 20, ITT'.': ■'"!"!■ I). Sept. 10. IT8;»: Ji'invl. .Inly !'.», IT.S'.t; S'tViili.h. ). Nov. 12. IT'.l."): A'/,."'- arisse, b. Nov. US, 1^":;; 1). Oct. 25, 1TT4; M'lr'j. \l, b. Sept. 18, lT8a. this vicinity, settlc^l in Ic I'-ji'pscot propricidi- 111. He was also oin'ot lie limidre.'); Sii>«nniiili,h. Vi'h. II, IT.'iT, ni. Ilenjaiiiin I/einoiit, of I$atii; Munjy h. Dec. i;. 17.".s. in. .Faines \a\- mniil : Jmir. b. Feb. 28, 1740, m. .losepli Herry : Willi'im. b. Dec. 2, 1741; .hliii. b. ,Iiily 1.".. I74.'i; llohirt, 1). Juno l.'i. 174.'>; Muninrrl, b. .Iniie 28, 1747, jin. {{obert I'atl.Mi, d. July, ls;U ; Anlnn: b. April ."., 17l'.i. JAQUES OH JAQUISII. Lii;i"r. RiCH.Mti) J.vfjfi'.s in. iMary, dan. of Col. Johnson Ilarnion, and canio I with Col. Harmon, or so(»ii after. (Vom York (ai)oiit 1727^ and settled in ilarjiswell. He was eonspicuoiis i- the Indian wars. .Xmons other exiiloits killed Halle at Xorridifowock. His descendants, Ihoiiirh not numerons, I >till reside in this vicinity. Ch. were: — Miriiiin, b. June 21, 1725; Susaiiiui, b. June 15, 172(!; Ui'iijuiuin, b. Oct. 17, 1731. JORDAN. l!i-,v. IJoHKUT Jdudax Was b. in the West of Knirhuid in lOin. Tt is not ini- ;irohable tliat Ik; i^raduated at Oxford, as '-a IJobcrt Jordan mat ri<'iil;ited at iixioid, 15, rune, 1(132, nijed 1!), as son of Edward Jordan of Wtn-cesler. county if Worcester." ' In Kilo he came to America and settled at Spiirw ink. Ho Inas a kinsman of 'riiomas Purchase, and resided willi the latter for sonn; liiiiie, either previous to or .sul)se([uent to his rosideiice at Si)urwiiik. In li;42 Ik' 111. Sarah, dau. of John Winter. He sul)se(iiiently removed to Newcastle aiul after wa Ills U) rortsnioiitli. N. H., where hi- d. iu l(»78. He was an lOpis- |iii|ml , ;iud Iheiiec to ll;ii'|is\\cll, ^vllel•e he died about 171)5. He was the ancestor of all the Jordans mnv liviii;t in IJriiuswick. Ch. were: — FiehU, b. at Capo Elizabeth; Pctrr |iiiil ./"//*), b. in IJriinswick. LAUHAIJEE. This is said to bo a rrench family of Hiijiuenot extraction. liKNj.vMiN Laukaukk, of F'alniouth (Portland), a son of Isaac, a military nan, recovered the jjroperty of liis fatlier, who with his family had been |(i)i('C(l to fly from the war. He m. Deborah, dau. of John Iiif^ersoll, and luul isoii, IJpitJriiiun, h. 1700. liKx.FAiMiN* LAiiitAiM',!'., tlio aiiccstor of tlio IJniuswick family of that name, ■ said by tradition to have been b. in Falmouth. He came to Hruuswiclc llioiit 1727, and wa ommander of Fort (rooriic for some years. He was also put for the Pejepscot proprietors. He may have been the Benjamin referred ahove as bein;; born in 1700. He d. May 'J, 1748. His wile's uame was (Ui'v. She survived him and ni. Joliu Oulton. Ch. wore : — 3/(Ov/, b. April ['■hsepk L. Chester, of London, in a letter to J, W. Thornton, Esq., of Boston, April, ■iX. illj 842 UltiTOHY Of llliUNSWICK, TOPHllAM, AM) llAHPSWELL. 7, 1728; .Viithtnui-I, h. In Fort (li'orjie, Dec. 2;?, 1720; l^nhflht, h. N,,v. •.< 17;5I; Al>i. His will, recorded at Ipswieli, Is dalctj 1(502. The naiiio Lunt is of Seandinavian orij^in. In Denmark it is wd known and is spelled Luudt. It seems likely that it is derivetl from somen the early Dauisii invaders or ineursionists into KiiLtlaiul.' A.MOS LuxT (Hio;; ), a grandson of Henry, was b. in Falmouth, Fel). 2ii^ 1752. lie m. Mrs. Ilannah Qiiimby, a dan. of Josiah Noyes. lie came tu Brunswick with ("iittiny and Thomas N'oyes. lived with them in tiu' ton awliile, and then built a two-story house on the comer of Mill and liow Streets. He d. Mcli. 1, 1S;!7. Ch. were: — Friilcn'r/,- and Ilurrii, who went in North Carolina ami d. there; Jusiph, who in. Martha, a niece of Dr. I'aU''. lli' lived awhile in Brunswick and then moved to Fryeburg, where; lie tl. witliuiit issue. McMANUS. Ja.mks McM.vNtJS came to this country from Ireland alxjut the middle of the last century, and settled at Maquoit. He had live sons : — Daiii:, 17:!."i; Kliziihpth, li. .liiii, ). July 1-*, 174:!; .I'imiK s known, arc (IcsccikIiiI Llers ol" Nt'wt)ury, INsi^x , at Ipswich, Is dated in In Denmark it is well Is ilLTivt'd I'roni soiui' uf mil.' 1). in Kalniontli, Foli. U'.i, ;iali Noyi'S. He caiiu' tu il Willi tlicni in till' I'lMi forncr of Mill and l!m\ /,■ and lltrnj, who went tn ,ii nioccof Dr. I'a^v. 11. urg, wlu-rc hi- d. withuui land aboni the middle of ve sons : — Dmiiil, -A'/ms, t, l"(U, in a honso on tlid of the old west nu'i'tini;- )nnniiiir and then for llvo )iit 17(10, and served as a I was at the snrrender ol'l ik eoniitry,and rfccivcilnj r life. MARTIN. The first of this name of whom we iiave found any reeonl was John MAuriN or MAiir.viN. as the name was formerly s|ielled. He was amonji tho rtU'ly settlers of Hrunswick. lli> wife's name was Marjiarel. Ch. wei'e: — Juliii. 1). Nov. ;!, 17a8: h:ii::i(>,(tli, h. Meh. ">, 17-I0; llchi-coi, h. .Ian. 17, I7»;!; Eiihraiiu, b. July ^3, 174(J; Jennet, b. Any. 1750; A'to/tut/, b. Dec. 25, 175o. MKLCHElt. Tiie uaino is from the I[el)rew, and indieates ii lonj^ line of ancestors. 'I'Ik! meaning of the word is said to be "the king," "the kin.gly one," or "the rnv al one." The true spellln.i^ of the woi-d is " Melcliior. Tl le name is a th (•(iiiiinon one m .Switzerland ami in (lermany. It is not aIiowii \vlio was the tirst of the iiiinie to settle in this emintry. Joseph Meleher and ins brother Siiiiuiel Meleher settled in this town about tlie year 17r>7, aiul were the unees- lors of all of the name in this vicinity. .TosK.Pii Mict.ciiKK settled at Hiinganock, on the farm now oeen|)ied by Jeilcdial' Mariner. He was a lionsewriiilit by trade. He m. in 17.')7, Mary L'ol)!), of "(iorham town." He d. Ai)r. 21, 1(S21, In tlie 8(;th year of his age; >Ik' d. May is, 1825, in the87tii year of her age. C"h. were.- — Xanli, XkI/kiu- iel, Abner, Jasiah, iSinnitd, and nine others. T'liose named lived in IJriins- wick. Samuel Miuxiiku, brother of Joseph, settled at New Meadows, on tlic farm I now occupied by ])ea. James Smith, and he built, in 17(')7, the house which Dea. Smith now occupies. lie m. Isabella, dan. of Judge Aaron lliiikley. I lied. Mch. a, 1834, in the "JOlh year of his age; slie d. Aug. 17. 1832, in the both year of her age. Ch. \vere ; — lh'!i8, il. Nov. 2'.), 1804; .V((ry, b. Aug. 5, 1771; ^l(/roii .Vbel, b. l'>80. One of these may have been the father of the .lolin and Abel named below as settling in Arnndel, but there is no [lositive evidence of the fact. .Toiix Mi;i{i!ir-i,, with his lirothcr Aliel, settled in Arundel, now Keniiebunk- port, about 1725, and erccti'd a log-house there. It is not known from whence they came. He; was b. about 1700. He m. :Mary Hut chins of Kittery. Ch. wrc ; — Dnnii'l, Joiin, HaniKih, Olu-tl, and Ifniiiphviii, who d. young. John Mkukii.l, son of John of Arundel, was boru in Arundel, Jan. 29, 1734, 111. Susannah Haley of Kittery, moved to Toiisham in 1758. He d. March 24, b28. Ch. were: — Sitsanniili, h. in Topsham, Nov. 25, 1708, in. Andrew Hiilker of Arnndel; Mary, b. April 9, 1770, m. Stephen Purinton of Harps- 844 msrouY OF iinuxswwK, topsiiam, axd iiahpswell. Well; Juhii, h. Oct. 4, 177L': ./<»«,, h. 1). .Tun 22. 1771, d. 17'JM; AM, h. .ImI\ ;ii, 177tl, (I. Kch. U, IS,-)7. (Sic Uioj,'.) iMKl:i:VMAX. (SiM'llcd also Mcrviiiaii iiiul .M« rriuiaii.) ' \\'.\i.ii u Mkuvman, the anci'stor of all ol'llial n.iiiic in IliU \iciiiii\, \\a>ai Ii'isliiiian. lie was klilnappcd in l>iil)liii and l)i-i)iiu:lit to It()<^i(in, wlicrc lie w.is Hold lor his passaifc to a man nanu'd Slnionton, who lived at Cape I'lli/aiiciii After .ser\ iiiji his time with Mr. Simoiilon In; eame to Ilarpswell, dale nn known, lie llrsi settled (aceordin.a; to the late ('apt. .lames Merryinau, ,, Ilarpswell) on IJirch Island; then he moved to the mainland Jusi .iIkiv, " Lookont I'oint," near the shore, and al'terward"* moved t(» a point nean rilh road. Aecordiny; to ('apt. Jann-s Sinnett, who Is a di'scendant, he setllcij n llrst in the old honse on the Neck, north of the (,'onjj;rcy:ational Churdi. mm oeeni)ie(l by his grandson, Ilndson Merryman. Hem. Helly I'otter ol rii|i.- ham. Ch. were: — I'lioiiias, m. Sarah I'.ailey; Ilix/li, m. Deliifht 1!mI1i \ Walter, ni. Hct.scy Wehher; Jaiurx, m. Hannah lUakc: Mirlmd, ni. Mar, Bishop; uud sevenil danghters, one of whom married .Josei)h Ewlny. •Ml. NOT. The llrst Ameriean ancestor of this family was (ii.oi.'ci'. Mi.voi-, uho wi amonir the llrst I'llifrliu emijirants to .Mass., and one of the (Irst seiilii-s n; Dorchester. He was the son of Tliomas Minot, Ivs(|., of Sall'ron-\\ allien, Essex, Knjiland, and w;is 1). in l.")'.)4. SrniMlKN Mixor. of Hoston. was yrandson of Geor;?e, of Dorchester. IN was a merchant and one of tlie proprietors of the rejepscol tract. John Minot (Hioi;'.), son of Stephen, w;is h. in hoston, in KllU. He \v;i- in. in Capt. John Slanj,'hter\s chamber, Boston, .Inly 22, 17.U, to liaiiii;i: Bradslreet. of Keadimr, Mass. He canu- to Hrnnswiek in 1780. M<' d. ,laii. KJ, 17<;t. Cli. were: — Mirnj, b. .Iidy 11. 17ii2, at Mair I'oint, lJi\Mi>wiik. m. Kev. .Tohn Wiswell of I'ortLand ; llnmidli, b. .M;ireh H, 17;!.'!-t. at Hichnieiiil. m. Samnel Moody, moved to Boston and then to 15:ilh; Mchituhlr, b. .M.ini 1, 1735, at JUchmond; Jului, b. Dec. -i, 17;!7; Thoiuas, b. April 10, 1740. i MOUSE. Josr.rii l\r<)i!SK was b. in Enirland, emigrated to New En:j;land !d)t. Ii'.:!" and settled at Ipswich prior to U',41. Anthony Moitsi.; was b. at Miirlboro'. AViltshire, ICngland, May H, ^''M Emigrateil iind scllled at Ncwlmry. lilll."', and d. Jdsd. One of thor u:i doubtless the ancestor of the Brunswick Morses, but the line has not Ijcin traced. ANruoNY Moiisi;, of Portland. w';is b. 1720; had six sons, besides (l;uii.'li- ters. Two of his sons, Jusr/ih and AhUkixij, settled in Brunswick almut ili' time of the Uevolutiou, and were the ancestors of all the Morses of thi.- iuiiin- diiite vicinity. .losi'.i'ii Moijsic was 1). in Portland in 174u. Settled In Brunswick iiiiii ■where the old Baptist Mettiug-llou.se stood on the twelve-rod road at .Ma llAlil'SWKi.L 17'.)S; Aliil, h. July ;',ii. FAMILY IllsTDinKS. 845 ill this viflnliv. was an ) Itil'^Wlll, Wllt'l'i' lir was ,(m1 !it Ciipf Kli/.alicili o ll!ir|)."*\V('ll, ilalc iicii t. .liimt's MiTi'viiiaii. (iT 1! iiiuinlaiul ,iii>l alxivi' I'd to II point ucaririlic •.scciuhiiit, lif scltlikl ai i'c;;iUiuiml t'luin li. iimv . Hclly PottiT of I'dps. 7/, 111. Dcliiflit I'.ailiy: iko; Mifhnil, in. Man .Jost'pli Kwing. KOllOK MiNOT, wliii wa> (• of till' tirsf si'liltrs (.r s(i., of Sutfron-NValdiii, ■ff, of Doirlu'stir. ili' scot triict. ton, in liilU. !!'• \v;b | L'2, 17;U, to Hannah I k in ITiitt. Ml' d. .Ian. air I'oiiit, liiunswick, I », 17.'5;5-4, lit Hii'liiiKiiKl, ih; Mrhitdhh', 1). M.inii | jj. Ai)iil 10, 174U. s'l'W Kiiu'liinil ;il)t. V'''-<. \•AVJ^^\\\i\, May '.>. 1 '■'"'■■■ sil. Oiu; of tllc-' »:i~ tiie line has not Ijitii| ; sons, bosiilcs (lauL'li- Urnnswick about tin- ; Morses of this imim-j led in lirnnswick miivj Ivolve-rod road at .M;i- ,|iioil. II(> aricrw.'irds moved to lliiiiirmiock to the farin where Mrs. Hiiiory Morse now li>cs. lie was a I'onlwuiin i- mid also a sjioeiiKiker. lie ni. llaii- aii liiiiil. dan. of Kphraiiii limit. He d. I'eli. !o. I.s|7. Ch. were .r.iii. 2;t, 1774; lI'iiiiHih. U Nov. 12. I 77.'> ; Hfiln'iiiiii li. .Nov. ID. li •lull n A)nii Nov. H, 177!»; Mm-ili'i. h. Si-jit, I'.i, 17H1; ./nsi/ih. I). .Ian. 11. I7sl: Aii/h,,,,;/, .Mch r.Hi; M' "•'/, 0. .\pr. 171t." ;io, 1788; SuHitinidli and S'inih, I). .Inly lie ■:ki : lliiijiiiiihi, I). May .VNriio.vv .Moiisi; eaiiie to Kriiiiswiek with his lirother .loseph. lie wiis in lilt' army ilurinK the whole j)L'riod of the Kevoliii ion. lie in. Susanna Klllot. lied. al)t. ISU. Ch. wen Mitnjiint, li. Nov. lliillllilli, I). Nov. L'l, i:s(i; Jiimct, I). June 21, 17s:!; A'luui, 1). July 11, 1785; Su.-cfnnali, 1). .\pr. 10, i;iM»; Anthinn/, I). Fel>. 11, I7!>;J. MOUNTFORT. The llrst of this iiaino of whom we liiid record was Kkmcnu Moi'N 1 loicr, who was settled in IJriinswiek. iind had eh ,.(/(, h. Dee. 17. 171>2; .»Ao'// and /•;.>7<'.-, 1). Jan. 11, 171i(i: i::W; 'liir. lit, I). .Iiily 20, LSOl ; M'iri..v.s NoYKS, brother of the above, ^vas b. in f 'hoiilderton. I'.iiic. in li;iil. He 111. .Mary, a dan. of Cap! lohii Ciittin:;. lied. .Nov. li, 17o|, le.ivin.i; :i larue I'aiiiily. Crrrixci .Novi;s, a jjrandson of Xit-holas, was b. in Falmouth, Feb 27, 171."). IlL'came to Uriinsw ick soon al'ler tlieclose nf the l{evolntion. with his brother Tlioiiias. and .\nios liiiiit. They boiiiiht a portion of the •• Fort IJiiiht," and llivfd in tlie fort until Ciitlinii built !i house where the store of J. T. .Vdams iSc ICi,. now stands, lie iii. .\iin(; Martin of Hrnnswick. He d Feb. l."i, |si;{. Irii. wen- : — Jii^iji/i. It. Mch. l'.», 17'.>2. in. Mary Lowell, and li\ed in 'rnriier; \lhmi'l and M'lri/, b. Dec. ;iO. 17ti:i: Harriet m. William N. Hall, of Hrnnswick, ^lii'v 111. Nathaniel Davis, of Wobiirn. ;iiid settled in Hrnnswick; ./ Hoston, in company witii the Skullields, liii the early part of the last century. 'I'liere were three brothers, .loseph llk'iiieiit, and ,lolm, witli their sister .Mary. They remained in Hoston a few Ivcai-s, when, in 1742, they came to Ilarpswell and Uninswiek. Joseph and ICIenieiit Eettled on the upper eiiil of Harpswell Neck, and snl)se(|iirntly (jiboiit ll'ts pnrtdiased l/ittle Sebascodiiian Island, wliich has since been known as I'rr's l-iaiid, for which, it is said, they jmid two shillini^s per acre. John Mttlcd on Mair J'oint, •TdSKi'ii (>i!i! 111. Mrs. William AVyer. Ch. wi-ro :— Mm", b. 1701. iii. Col. |lViii. st.inwood; L('tlirf',b. 170:!, ill. John Heetl, <}f Toiisham. She d. at the L'f of 'J3. 84(5 iiisTonv OF nurxswicK, topsuam, /i.wi uahps^vf.i.l. Ci.K.MKVT (HiK, M(»n of ChMiicnf. 1> Jmu' 27, 17r)2, d. net. !>, 1H1;5. His uif,. I'lilifiici'. (I. !)<•(• M. IMIL', imcd (;i. Cli. were;— Itirlninl, .lolnu l.>'lli<-<', Mif\ John Oitit III. SiiMiti Skollicld. Had no cliiltlnii. ONVKN. Tlic iiiimr of the lli'-t Aiiifricaii anccslor of tills taiiiily lias nol liccii ascrri tallied. Tlu' nruiiswick Owimi.s arc probably (li'seciulid tVoni Joliu iimi laicrclia, ot" Kalinoiitli, wlio, according; to A\'illls, had a son \Viliiaiii im Urnnswick. (JiDKOX OWKN, tho llrst of the name in nnuiswlck of whom flicre IsanyKtliiri rccoi'd, was b. April. 1742. His wile's name was Jane. He d. .liilv S, I":', Cli. were : — .)/"n/"*v7. b. Oct. (!, ITUt; T/iiiiitiis, li. Sept. 1, IViHI; Ilmih While, \ h. Sept. 2.'». 17(W: Mii-th',,■;, I, U. \ov. ;!1, 1774. Wii.i.iAM Owr.N-. whose wife's name was Mary, had eh. : — .finmc'i, b. A|iiil !i. 177(1: Liir;i,U .IiMie .'i, 1770 ; «ff (•/(»'/, 1). May 0, 1 781 ; U'fV^irn/j, b. Jan. :!. IM, I'liiLir Owr.N was b. Feb. IS. 17.">, 1st!) Ch. were;, ./n/ni, b. Mcli. I'J, 17H4; I'hilip, b. Dec. JJ, 17H,".; //o/v,//,.. b. Feb. 11, 1787; Jutir, b. Sept. 2!», 1789, m. Niith'l Hadger; Jercmiali. U. Mr Hi, I7il2; JoiiiiiKi, 1). May i;l, 17111, in. Joseph firidbi; Ifinnuih, b. Sipl. 17!»(). PAlTiiX. Four brothers. Acr.in, \V!I.i.iam, IJoiikkt. and Matthkw Paiti'.n, eaiup tf^ this comilry early in the last century from ('olcraine. a market town of Dcrrv County, Ireland. Accordini!: to one account they all came over at the same time (al)out 1727). .\nothcr account places the date of I{ol)ert's arrival at 17;t7. AcroiJ was an elder of the I'l-i'sbytcrian Church in Inland. Ho hinded i Boston, fro'H whence he went to Falmouth (Portland), and soon nfterwan settled in : •. o. From Saco ho moved to F'lylni; Point, in Frooport. and afterwards moved to what is now the town of Snrry. ^vllcre lie d. previous to the Hovolntlon. William .settled in Hoston, and Mattiikw hi Saco. Kohkiit settled in Arundel (Konnebnnk). .loiiN PATri'.N. son of Actor, was b. In Ireland in 1717. He eaine to tiiis couutry with Ids father in 1727. He m Mary, a dan. of Uobert Means, of Saco. She d. about 17".t8. He d. April 7, 17'J.">. fh. were : — A^;/->'r^ b. May 14, 174;{, in Saco; Snrah, who m. Robert Fulton; ,/<()ii', who m. William linn- dall in 1783, and who d. in Nov. 18;52; Jfanj, who m. Samuel Jameson; //""• nnh, who m. Thomas llarward; Marrinrct, who m. James Maxwell; Jiihii,d. in Topsliam, siiifilc; n7//('n;(, d. in Kiii^land, a prisoner, sinj^le; Thoiu'in,' Feb. 10, 1701, m. Kathcrine Fulton; Jospph, b. in 17(!4; Matthew, d. at theaje of 1."; DnrciiK, wlio m. James Hunter (son of Col. James Hunter) ; Ai'tur, wiin m Ann, dau. of John lliiutor; David, who in. Hannah Heed, and who d. in Bowdoinliam. AcroK Paitk.n, son of Robert Patten who settled in .Vrundel (Kenneliiiuk) in 1737, Avas a cousin of John. He was b. in Ireland, Jan. 22, 1737. Hi-' lu. in 1700, Jane, a dan. of Iln^h McLellan, of Gorham. She was b. Dec. ?,i. 1748, and d. Aiiir. 28, 1835. He was only si.\ weeks old when his pari'iit" emigrated to this couutry. He was an only son. He moved to Topsliani in ) II Anns WELL FAMILY IlISTnillKft. 847 Oct. it, lHi:». lli> wli'i', illy has not been iimmt- •ciiilcil tVom .loliii unO li;l(l II so" Wlin:lll> ill ' wlioiii there is any ollur uie. Me (I. .Iiilv >H, l":'. pi. 1, ITi'.t); //",'//' Wliitf. .\\\ii. ;i, 1772; Dni-ii). Ii. ■h. •.~Jntnic>l,h. .\\>v\\'\ Wllliitin, 1). .laii- :'• 17M. I He (1. May •>, h. Dec. ;», ITS.'.; I><,ruih,j. idiicr; Ji-rctiiinh, h. Mili. Ihi ; II'IiiukIi, h. Sept. 2, rrilKW rviTKN, eiUllP tn n murket town of Deny 1 ciune over lit the simo K(>l)erl'Miirriviil at W;li. Ireland, lie lamled in |(1), and soon afterwunN Point, in Freepnrt, and where ho d. previoiM'i TTiiKW in Saeo. Koiir.iiT j 171". He came to tliisl lui. of UolKTt Means, of] „.(.,•(. : — li,il>i-rt. h. Mii; \),\ who m. William l!aii| Isanuiel Jameson; //""I lunes Maxwell; J<>liii.t\. |)ner, sinj;le; 77i<>/»".s '•■ I; Matthew, d. at the ai."' lies llnnter); Art<'i\ «li" lih Keed, and wliod. i"! In Arnndel (Kennel miik; \ Jan. 22, 1V37. Hi^^ »'■ She was b. Dec- -', old when his parcntsl moved to Topsliain inj Dec. I7II0, when 2.T yeni's of aife. lie had vNiied the town the pre\ inns .IniK . Ill' d. July 2ii, \X\I\. Cli. were: — Kllxnlnllt, wiio ill. Ilenjaiiiin I'alter- Miii, of Saeo; Itiiliirt ; Aiinr, \>. in 'ropshani. In 1771; Murij, whn in 1st, rii(niia« IJiickiiiliister, of Saeo, in. 2il, Dr .shannon, of Saeo, an/>rrf'>^ who in Itoherl Mcl.ellan, of liorham; llni/h, wiio tn. Lucy Oreen (.slater of Nathaniel and (iardner (Jrecn) ; j.'iichi'l, who d. .single; W'illiiiiii, who was a sea-eaplaiii; Muriinnl, who in. Nt, .losepli Swett, and 2d, .Nfiili Mclclier. PKNNKTX. Thomas Pi-.nm'.i.i. and two of his brothers came to .\inerica from the Isle of .Iri'sey, In the KiiLflish Channel, alioiil the year I7tn. They are snp|iosed to have descended from a IInj;iienot family, who lied from !'riiiic(> on account of 1 riiiilioiis persecution. It is said that Ihese three brothers were orphans who had some properly in Kiiicland, and were sent here by their uncle, who had liiarjfe of the property, under pretence of j;ivin,sr tliem an education, and that ihcy landed at Scilnate, Mass,, withonl any money. .Mler stoppiiij; there hwhile they moved to York, and from there toCapisic (near Portland), where I Thomas ami one of his brothers boiif^hl. each, a farm, 'riioinas is said to have lost his on account of an incumbrance upon it when he purchased it, Tlichrother who bomjhl a I'ariii lliere also reiiiained, and his descendaiils are xatterod over dray, Westlirook, I'ortland, and nel^^hborinj; towns. The |()tlier brother went to Kini^ston, ("anada, where his descendants are to be fiiuiid. Thomas m. Haehel Hi^iis. He moved from Caiiisle to (iorliam, and I afterwards, In 17(10, to New Meadows, Hrnnswick, He d, Nov, 12, IM12, jf'li.were: — M(/tthrir, h,\n Capisic, 174S, d. in Portland, 1817; Thinnas. Jtirul}, \jit(ivin Jffne ; Isitl)ella Hunt ; Martha Stnnvood ; Will iam Stanwood ; Hnnnnh \L If. ; Jessa Appleton, I'ETET^ROX. The name ot tlie lirst American ancestor of this tamily has not been ascer- Itaincd. The earliest known was Jdski-ii Pktkuson', of Diixbnry, Mass., |«iioso son .ToNATiiAN d. in l~r>(',. JouN PiCTint.sox, yranilson of Jonathan al)ove named, and the ancestor of all |ofthe name in this vicinity, came to IJrnnswiek abont 1783, and settled at New Miadows. His wife's name was Sarah. They liveil in the house now occu- iied l)y Bartlett Adams. He kept a store in the buiUlinjn opposite, and also 848 IlISTOUY OF niniNSWIVK, TOPSHAM, and TfAnrSWELL. ill !i hnililinu; wf.w the river, lie Imill vessels, liiul a iiiiil. and was one n\' \y most ent'Tpflsiiiii citi/.i'us ol' tlie tiiiic All ol liis children hut tlic last tlm were 1). in I)u\''U1t. <'Ii. wvw : — ./olni, 1). .Inly ;«(). 17i'i7: l.iri, b. NOn. 7. irt;i); Jiimrs. Ii.irn D.'i' :!0. 1771; Ni, h. Meli. liO, 1771: Cli'irhs. U. An;;. 21), 1771!; Ilrir./t, It. Sept. lit, 177S; Sariilu b. .Ian. L'O. 17SI; Ihiuiil. h. Oct. 28, 17S;i; Ahit/dil. 1). in Brunswick, Sept. 17, 17,s Totter liimil|Hn tliis vicinity has nol hccn nscorlaiiied. lie had three sons, Williiiiii, Jntncs, and Alcj-diider, who all mi. tied in Topshani, nhont 1 7 In. Wii.i.ivM I'oriKi; in. Callierine Mustard (tradition says). Slip al'teiwaril ni. Edward (''inniiiirhani, of Howdoin. lie was killed hy the Indians in i;i: Ch. were ; —fyrO;i''.'(, called the second; Alcfoinh'r, who in. a lady by the iiiiiiic of Snipe, of (ieoruotown ; Jnlni ; Dnrid. who in. Hiitli, dan. of ('aleb Ciirtiv, oi llarpswell; JSinuucl, who was drowned; .fnscplt, who lived at Moo' Island, Hastport ; McltlHn; who in. Isabel lleddrean, Sept. 17s7; \\'llli'ii,i. .'.\Mi;s I'orii-.!! settled on Lot Xo. 41, in Topshani. (.'h. weri' : — H'////./,,,. who lived in Litchlield; Jalni, who also lived in I/itchlh'Id ; Saiiiiifl, h. in I74i;, 111. April 21, 1778, Kli/abelh Dniilap, and d. about IMOO; Iliinii, who li\((l in (Jardiner; ./o.sv/)/*, who live.'ov. 2(!. 17S2, .T.uiies l)iiiil,i|i Jam., ivho III. .\|)ril. 17S7, Nathaniel Marston, of (iardiiier. Ai,KXAM>KU I'orri;!! b. in 1711, d. April U, 1800. Ch. were: — Alcmn't r who III. in 1782. .Miiyiiil, dan. of Ezra Kaiulall; Mm-j/, who 111. April is, 1:::. llatherby Foster of (ieori^etown ; .Anc, b. in Ti)i)sh!iiii, Dec. 11, 171:!, 111. Johii, son of Williain IJogers. rUHIN'TON. llninphrey I'lirinton came from C'ljio Cod. about the time of the last liiilim war. to the New Meadows IJiver, seltlinyon theiJalh side, near tin' pi'cMiii railroad brid.ne. His ch. were all born before he came hero. They were Nitdiiiiiirl, 1). ]7ill (or 17;i(>) ; Ahinl. who in. liriy;. S;im'l Thompson: ,/nshii'i Avho lived in IJalh; IIir:ikii(h ; Jmnrx. 1). in Truro, Mass., .Vpril 'i, 17!:': H-iiiijilircii. He was the ancestor of all the name in this vicinity wi\o sjx'll the iiaiiic, abo\ e. RANDALL. M'li.i.iAM liANDVi,!. emi.trrated from Bristol, Eiift'laiid, and settled in Scitii.Ui- Mass., about KKJO. Ho was the father of Josi/tli, who was the fatlnii Jl'iijiiiiiiii. EzR.v IxA.ND.vi.r,, so;: of IJeiiJamin iibove named, s(>ttled in Toiisliaiii, Iml af!erw;irds iiio\i'd to nowdoiiiham. He is called a shipwri.iiiit in a deed i. him ilated Oct. 15, 17(!1. from .lacob Iviloii, of a lot nuipbered 18, in the tdwi ;il;iii.' May 7, 17(!2, h-.' also bou.uht lots 13. II, 15, and IC, jf Michael M:il ' Lincoln Ii<';iistni Deeds, Lib. 1, p. 144. ) lIAnrSWKLL. FAMILY JirsroitiES. 849 II cf (icorjiotown, iiiid Mnv 11. 17<1 ilil lots 1:$ ami 11 to his brother Null .lllllc t. 1(!. Ill' sold In Ins brother Williaiii til'lv acres ol' He aul to iiavc been addiclcd to driiikiiiir lii|Uors, and to have soon s(|iiai\- (Urcd his j)i'oi)crty. He ni. Maruarct 111 in Bowdoinhain, lied s,S. Cli. WOIT laitiiih. b. Nov. 4, 177l'; .Inln Fell. L't. li'C'.l; SdhhiJ, «h(^ ni. ,1iilin .Mustard, -Ian. 22, 1778; Joscp/t, who m. Mai'tha Heed, about 1778; lliiitlirrhii, b. Au'fi. 2(;, 17()(i; J-Jzni, U. Aiij;. 2S, 17tU; Munjant, b. Auj;. G, \',''<2, n\. Alexander (son of Alexander) I'otter, ol' IJowdoiii; Isnar. h. June 1, 17Tti; h'li:j(il,it/i, b Nov. 2.s, 177!». I'Ain, Handai.l, son of I'eiijauiiii and brother of Ezra, b. in Seitiiate in lie 111. IMollv McKarland. Ch. were I'd 1(1, 17;i''>; settled in Ilarpswe and i>robably others. W'li.i.iAM i{ANi>Ai.i., also brother of H/.ra. was b. in Seituate, Mass., Jan. 1, 17l;l. lie 111. .Jane Patten, to whom his iiitt'utiou of niarriaj^e was published, .luly 2:'.. 178;i. He settled in Topshaiu. later than his oilier brothers there, lie boiijiht lifty acres of H/.ra, ami toiietlier with D.iiiiel, einhty-tivc acres of land of his brother I'aul, and tll'iy arres of William 'riiorii.', .Fr. (See deeds referred to.) He was one of tiic^ selectmen in 1770, and one of the ('oniinit- t(H' of Correspondence and Safety In 177H and in 17S.5. He d. in ToiJshani, June, 1820. Ch. Wi'W : ~./, who was father of Klbridjji'e ; Hi njiiiniii, h. Nov. 14, 17H9, ^'ladiialed at Howd. Cr. ; Diiri'd, h. Mch. 7, 17. 1703. tl\is vicinity, was 1). in Miis children havcl)C(n Ij/c, who. d. inFrecimrt; ■jfotown; ir(7/(Vn;i, ^vllo l«)-t'^ who ui. Kev. Jolui [•j^etown, June 20, ITlil. Ini. lie probaljly niovcil licre at that time. 'I'lif' [fe. lie was cue of llif li 1797 and "08. Ch. "f log in Jan. 1830; IIV- •aim Larraix'c ; AI(Aih Ipril 1, 17S1, m. Galium I William, Sen., wash, inl lly wlieu is not knowiiJ jler, and settled ou tliej ^ers, aud which is nowj occupied l)y t lie family of tlie late George A. Kogers. lie wa.s the father of George and grandfatlier of George A. ROSS. Tiie earliest reference to this family which has been found is contained in Vol. I, Me. Hist. Coll., p. 'Mi, where allusion is made to a James Uoss, as follows : — •'Jamks Koss was born in Fjdmouth, lfii)2, son of James. He was taken iiris- oncr with his father's family in 1(;7(>, and again in Ki'.tU. He was a shoemaker by trade, and occupied his father's farm, or part of It, at Rack Cove. His mother was Aw, the eldest dauirhU'r of George Lewis. On his return from hi d eaptivit} ided at Sah His fath [F; ith], econd aDont lGo7. He was living in Salem in 1724." In 172U a Ja.mi:.s k<).ss pur- chased of the rejci)scot jn'oprietors a lot of land in Topsham (])robal)ly lot No. 18), and built a house upon it, ai.dresidiMl there for some time. Alter his (loath, which was previous to 1701, his heirs sold their rights to the land. (See Line. Co. Weg. Deeds, Vol. I, p. 170.) It is not impi'obable that this James may have been a son of James of Falmouth, but the connection has not i)een traced. The tlrst of the family iu Rrunswick of whicli we have found any record was Wii.mam Ross, who was b. July 1.'), 1717. He was prol)ably sou of William, of Slieepsc-L. His wife's name was .lennett. She was b. Nov. 12, 17.")2. Ch. were: — mUiam, b. Nov. l.">, 1773; Jvnin-tt, b. .\ug. 3, 1775; Martha, b. Mch. 27. 1777; Eli.-ab<'th, b. Mch. 22, 1777: Anna, b. Oct. U, 1781; Hubert, b. Oct. 7, 1783; James, b. Mch. 27, 1785; i'am/i, b. Apr. 21, 17t)0. SIMPSON. William Simtsox, the ancestor of all of the name in this vicinity, came from the southern part of Ireland (probably from the county of Clare) about 1735, and bought the farm at Maipioit where Robert Chase lived in l.S5'.). He retui'i ed to Ireland and brought back his wife and two daughtei's, but left oue son thei Roth of his daughters married and went to Sheepscot. One, J'liip, m. a Hopkins, and lived, it Is said, to be 102 years old. His wife's name was Agnes. Oh. b. iu America were: — WiUiani, b. Nov. 17, 1738; Riibort, I) Oct. 80, 17-iO; Lcu-is, Josiah, aud two other sons. All but Lewis and Josiah settled at Sheepscot. Josiali settled on the homestead. He m. 1st, Elizabe dau. of Robert Spear, Jr. ; 2d, a dan. of James Potter. He d. Dec. 25, 181; Lewis m. Martha Skollield. SINNKTT. Michael Sinnett, the ancestor of all l)y that name in this vicinity, was horn in an inland town of lieland. .Vfter serving his time as an apprentice. lie, in company with one or two fellow-workmen, went to Dublin iu search of employment. They hail been in Dublin but a few days when, as they were liiltering about the wharves, looking at the shipping, which to them was a uovcl sight, they were accosted by a well-dressed man (»f pleasiint appearance, who, after seme conversation, invited them to go donn the harbor iu a ves- sel which was about to sail, assuring them that they could return with the liilot. They, without suspicion, accepted the invitation. As soon as the 852 HISTORY OF JHWNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, and IIAnrSWF.LL. fity was liiirly left bcliind, Mr. Simiott and his roiiipanions wen; taken hcicn'e the caiitain, who informed tliiMii llial tliey must ;:«) to Ameriea willi liiiii. mul that resistance would he of no avail. They were thunderstruek, but resohid to make the best of their unlucky situation. \\'hen the vessel reached Hoston, i)ul)lic notice was ifiven that Siiniott ami hi.s companions, liavinji; embarked of thcirowu free will, and liavin^uo money to |)ay their ])assa;je. would be sold to pay their passasic fees. Josepl. <>n\ wlio with his brother Clement had i)nrchased Orr's Island, paid the passaijc money for Sinnett, and took liim home witli him and set himat workupon his farm. What became of Siimett's couip.'inions we do not know. AVhen Sinnett had served for a leui;th of tiiMC sulllcient to reiml)urse (Mr for the passajie-nKjney paid by the latter, lie was a free man. Soon after irniii- in.ir his freedom, ho married a woman whose relatives lived in lliuiiham. Mas>. Her full name we have l)cen unable to learn, but her Christian name was Mary. Shortly after his marriaiie, Simiett went with his wife to wliat is now JJoothbay, where he l)Uilt a small house and besian to clear u|) a piece of land. ]?y and by acoastcr came alon;;;, bound for Boston. Mrs. Sinnett thoujiht it a good opportunity for licr to visit her rehitives, and Mr. Sinnett assurin;,' \wx that he could y;ct alon. skolfii:li). The (Irst of the name of whom there is any knowled.i;c was Thomas Skul Held, of Kn.uland, who was an ollicer iu Kini; William's army in l(!i)0, wlaii Kin:; James was driven from Ireland. lie was jjranted a tract of land for lii- services, and settled in Ireland. lie had four ch. :— Thomux, Ucorijc, EU::ah;e. and Susan came to .Vmcrica early in tlie liM century, (ieorge settled in I'hiladelplua. Thomas and Susan settled in Ibiiii- wick. The latter m. John Orr. TiKiMAS Skoi.i'iici.d (see IJiojr.) was b. in Ireland in l"(t7. He settled in Brunswick on tlie farm now owned by I'etcr Woodard. Hem. Mary Orr. 11' d. Jan. 6, 17!IB. She tl. Aiifj;- 1- 1771, nixcii .57. Ch. were: — licbccca, h. .biiv 8, 1737; Hichavd, b. Sept. G, 1738; Cleiiunt, b. Juno 1, 17-40; ^Innc, b. May 1>, AUr SWELL. FAMILY mSTORIFS. 853 IS wore takt'U hclore K'l-icu with liim. ami struck, lint rcsohdl en that Slniiott ;i\ul iiml haviiijiuoiii'imy ;(. fet's. Josepl. < Mr. ,u\, paUl the passajje him at work upon his , know. ■lit to rciiulxii'si; t>rr ,;,„. So()iial'tcr;;;rni- I'diu lliiiKliaiii. M^'^^- Christian name \v;is is wife to what is new ear up a piece of land. ■s. Siunett tlioufiht it a ... Sinnett assurinji li ,vavl)aekto Maine. H- :Mr. Orr then sold tn o pay, and did pay, in |ood repair, a monnnnut 'Ai. wore:— *S>i'/"".'' Lro was 'fhoinas i^'^"'- (nvi.rmy iu IC.'.X), wImu i |l a tract of land for Ui» | ]>„H(.s Oroni'-, Eh-zvhrih. lu'rii'a early in the Im- Sii.san settled in liiiiu- lin 1T»7. He settled i«| 11cm. Mary orr. H' ,j,r,. . — iiV/'wa, I), .hilyj 1740; .l»(«c,b. May N i:t2. m. Kobert Spear, Jr.: '/'Iiiiiinis. h. June S, 1741, in Brunswick, m. Ann Anderson; Mar;/, I). Feb. 10, 174S, m. Captain Itobert Given : Steplien, b. July t<. 17.'>1 ; Mdrfli'i, I). Mcli. 10, 17.");?, in. T-ewis Simiisoii; Jolni, 1). June 1.'5, 17.''<5; Josfph, b. Mcb. 1, 1757; Willunu, b. Aug 27, 17t;o. SMALL. The ancestor of this family, in IIar|)swell at least, is belii-ved to have been T.WLuit Smafj,. wlio w;»s b. in Truro, Mass., and moved to Ilarpswell, between 17.">0 and 17."),"». lie m. Tliankfiil, dan. of Thomas Ridley. Cli. were. — Ih'htirnh. 1). 174:*.: TlKnikfiil, b. 1745; Tinjhif, b. 174(>; Jusi'/ili, b. 1748; Iiiii-id, b. 1750, — all b. in Truro. The following were b. in Harjiswell : — • 'I'Ikiiixis, b. 1755; Samuel, b. 1757; Kjiliraini, b. 1751); Lydid, b. 17G1 ; J/rnV.", b. 17113. SMITH. JosKi'ii SMirit was one of the early settlers of Uruuswick. He settled at New Meadows in 17;!'.>. His wife's name was Susannah. Cli. were: — Thomas, 1). Feb L'2, 1754: Sttnnicl. b. (^et. It"-. 175(i; MnJlij, b. Meh. 22. 1758. Thoniiis w;is killed by the Indians when fourteen years old, /. ".., in 17G8. Ho was goiufl after the cows, and when near the tan-pits the Hidians intercepted liini. His father saw the Indians am!- shot one of them. They then shot Thomas, and his father killeil anothi'r of them. RXOW. Xiciioi.As. AxTiioxY, and William .Sxow are reported to have come over early. The two former brought families. A\'illi;im was an apprentice and set- tled in DiLxbury. Anthony settled first at I'lymouth. and then, in 1(;42, in Marslilield. Nicholas, wlio eaine over in the Ann in 1(12:1. settled in Fastham. From one of these probably sprang the Snows of this vicinity, but the con- nect iug links are missing. The aiuH'stor of the Snow family of this vicinity was Isaac Snow, who set- tled in IIar|iswell early in the last century. His wife's name wsis AIRer. Ch. wi-i'.: —Ji'li II, 1). July 25, 1731; Lsmtc, b. May IH, 17:1(5; Elishu, b. March 2(5, 17:il); Jonc/ih, b. Oct. 2, 1740; Ainhrosi'. 1). .Mch. 20, 1742; Elimhrth, h. Nov. 3, 171;;; iSaiiiucl, b. Feb. 2S, 1745; Mcrnj, b. Dec. 8, 1751; Hnuitdli, b. Oct. 30, 175(1. S.'imuel, John, and Isaac are said to have once owned till the land on the east side of Great Island, Ilarpswell, north of where Mark Small now lives. SPEAR. Ivoni'itT Si'r.An, one of the early settlers in Urunswick, was b. abt. 1(582. He m;iy have been son or grandson of George, of Hraintree, wlu) was made a, trccniiui in 1(114. He lived a little west of where the old meeting-house stood. His house was a garrison, protecteil by a timber fortillcation. Mr. S|i('!ir is supposed to have m. a Finney. IlisuU'e d. in 17SI, nged s,-, y(.;(rs. He (1. in 17(i;l. (Ml were: — Hubert; William; a d:iu. who m. John Given; auotlu'r dau. who m. William Koss. 854 irisroRY of drunswick, topsiiam, and iiaupswell. M • SIMIAOUR. This family is doiil)tl('ss (U'srcndcil Croiii KitANtis SntACui;, \\\w iinivcil In tills roiiiitry In l(!2;i, and sell led in Diixluiry ahont 1C;J2. f'.\rr. JosKi'ii SiMiviii'i; came to tins vicinity IVoni Dnxiniry in 1787. Sit- tlcd tlr>t in Udwdoinliani : iiupmiI Id 'r()|)sliain in 17'.il or 171>2. lit- was li. in 175"! ni. Knth lliinl. of Dnxhnry. Ch. were: — Jumi's, b. in Wevniontli. Oct. 5,1783: <)(ikm'n,,\->. \\\ l)u.\l>nry, Oct. 4, 17.s(;; .hiscjih, b, in MowiloinliMin, Anif. lO. 17.SS: Klixuhiih, b. in Howdoinliani, An;;. 1, 17!)(); lliitli, li. in 'I'ups- hani, June L"J, 1792; Munj. b. An.i,'. 1.'7, 17'.I4 ; SamueJ, b. Apr. 1, 171)0; Willis; Ddviil ; Fnniccn. STAN WOOD. EiiiAT.ZF.K Staxwood, Of Stan'OWooo, as he hiniscir spelled tlie name, wns the ancestor of all of that name in this vicinity, It' not of all of the name in the conntry- He came from Ireland, and settled in HrnnswicK in 171',). lie wns n lientenant in the Indian wars, and was a selcetnnui for two years, lie wns b. about KIK,"), and d. Jidy 21, 1772. Ch. were: — Dm-id, ni. Mary Kced, of Topshani; Williani, b. 172G, m. Kli/.abeth Keed. of T()|)shani ; lied. 17!i;. SnniKt'l, m. 1st, Jane [LithgowJ, widow of John McFarland, 2d, ^lary Wood- side : he d. IT'JO ; Siimn. STAPLES. This family is understood to be of Eniiflish origin. f)ne or more of tlic name came early to this conntry. Tin; connection between the (Irst of llic name to settle in Topsiiam iind those who llrst came to America has not been traced. SAMfi-.r. Stapm-.s was b. April 19, 173.S. He settled in Top.sham as early as 170^ and probably earlier. He ni., 1st, Sibbel , who was b. Oct. IW, 17;!7, and d. in 1778. He m., 2d, Lydia Wells, of Falmouth. Their biunis were published July, 1770. Ch. by Sibbel were: — Durrax, b. Dec. 9, I'H?,, 111. 1st, James, son of Stephen StajjU's, and, 2d, a lloudlette; Stephen, h. Nov. C. 175(), in. a Coombs, lived and died in Lisbon; Mnnj, b. Jan. 31, 17G0, ni. a Ilobbs; EUxfthotb.h. July IG, 1702: Sihbd, b. Mch. 23, 1704, m. a Walker; Charitij, b. .\pril 20, 1778. Ch. by Lydia were: fcrciniali, b. June 9, 17.^0; Winslow. 1). Mch. .".0, 17S2; Lijdin, b. Mch. 28, 1784, m. James Wain; KU'K}ii,t\ h. June 4, 1780, m. Dec. 1802, Xathaniel Quint: /,)((■;/, b. Dec. 8, 1789, d. single. Stepiikx Staples was b. Mch. 27, 1739, settled in Topshani about n.'is. He in. 1st, Jude , who was b. Xov. 15, 1738, d. Oct. 0, 1703. lie in. 2d, Siisii mall Ilobbs, of Falmouth, about 1704. Intentions were recordcil Aug. 11, 1.704, she survived him and m. Johnson Graves. Ch. by Jude were; — Lunj, .). >«ov. 8, 1700 (probably the one published to Ilatevil Laten, Fal- mouth, Jan. 13. 178lj; Jnsijili. I). .Ui.g. 12, 1702. Ch. by Susannah were: — Ephraim, b. May 28, 170,"i, lived in (iray; Atuiv, b. .\i)ril 15, 1707, m. Alexan- der Ilowland, abt. 1787; Jiidi', b. Alay 9, 1709. in. (Jeorge I'otler, of Uow- doiii; John. b. July 27, 1771 ; Joslah, b. May. 2, 1774 ; JJtniii-l. b. April 19, 1777; James, h. June 2, 1779: .Varji, h. July 1788, lived in Bowdoinliain. 1782, d. single; liuhcrt, b. May il, ; ill! IIAUrSWELL. FAMILY HISTORIES. 855 ntAOi'K, who iiriiMil :\-2. iixiitiry ill 1787. Sct- ii- 17'.)L'. Ill' was h. in 1>. ill AVcyiiioulli. «»ri. b. ill IJowiloiniiuiii, 90; Until, 1>. ill 'l'"!'- Apr. 1, 17%; )l(7//.>; spelled tlie uiuue, was of all of the iiaiiK' in nins\vi(K i" I"'''- "'' ill for tv.t) years, lit' Dariil, 111. Mary Reed, Topshaiii; he (1. IT'.t;. [•land, -*(1, :Mary Wood- One or more of the tweeii tlie llrst ol' tl>f' America has not Ihmh 11 Topsliam as early as wlio was 1). Oct. ;U, mouth. Their banns n-as, h. Dec. '.», 17.S,'l, lette; Stephen, b. Nov. b. Jan. ;{1, 17G0, in. ii ?, 170+, m. a Walker: \niah, 1). .Time '•', 17Mi; ames Wain; Eh'diinr, b. Dec. 8, 178!>, d. jropshani aliont IT.'iS. loet. G, 17(;:?. Ih' '"• it ions were reconUd CU. by .hide w» re I) llatevil Lateii, Fal- Siisaimah were : — 15, 17(17, m. Alexnn- H-iiv Totter, of V>o\\- li,l. I). Ai)ril 10, 1777; ; ]l,ih8, m. Joseph Holt IiiU'raliam. of I'ortland: U'illiitia, b. 17(11, d. at sea. unmarried; Ihnijamin, b. 17(1:'.. 111. Kli/.abeth McLellan. of Portland, d. at sea; Jumpx, b. 17(14, m. Han- nah Walker, of Topsham, d. in 1.S02; Hebcrrn, h. 170(1, ni. .Joseph McLellan, III' Portland, moved to Hrunswick in 1810, and d. in 182."); Ji'lni, b. 1708, d. at linmswick, 1787; Tlu'inhirc, b. 177(1, never m., d. at IJariiij;, Me., in 18130; Ditiiicl, b. 1772, ni. Nancy llinkley, of 15riinswiek, d. 1825; Mathias, b. 1774, (1. ill Hrunswick, 170;!; Jfininih, b. 177(5, m. .Joseph E. FoxcrofY. of New Gloucester, d. in 1810; Jothani, b. 1778, m. 1st, Brid.uet Walker, of Concord, X. H., 2d, Nancy Whitwcll, of Boston. He d. at Brunswick in 1824. STOVKR. (STArFOUD?) .John Stovk.u, the ancestor of all of that name in Ilarpswell, wash, in 1700, in the town of York. It Is held as a family tradition, handed down for many sriMieratlons, that when he was nine years old his parents and all his brothers inul sisters were killed by the Indians; that he escapi'd by hidiiii; under a jiile of brush; that when he was discovered by the wliites he had been so terribly I'riu'litened that he was not sure of his name, but thoutjlit that it was Sttifford ; and that he was adopteil by a family naiiuHl Stover. (It has been ascertained that two brotliers named Staftbrd emigrated from Eiiijland. one of whom set- tled in Providence, R. I., and the other in York. Me.) He m. a ilau. of Captain Jolmsoii Harmon. He moved to Ilarpswell, probably not later than 17:30, and settled on a spot about half-way between the present highway and Norton .*h ; Alcutt ; Jnhnson ; Aliii/m'l, whom, a Varnnm, and moved to Bowdoiu; M'lri/, m. a Wheeler, who lived where Robert Stover now does. SWKTT. AiiMS. — (iules, two chevrons between as many mullets in chief and a rose in base argent, seeded or. CuKST. — A mullet or, pierced azure between two .irillyflowcrs. proper. According to Burke, the Swinr. or Swiar family was formerly of Trayne in Edward VI's time, and subsequently of Oxton, in the county of Devonshire, which furnished many colonists to New Euglaiul. Jou\ Swi:tt, admitted to the freedom of the .Mass. Colony, ISth May, 1042, was one of the grantees of Newbnry as early as Dec. 7, 1042. .loiix Swirn . probably a descendant of .loliii of Newbnry. came to I'lruns- wick in 1788. Ch. were: — William; Jnhn; and James. 85n iiisioiiY OF nnuNSWicK, TorsuAM, and iiarpswell. * s SWIFT. Wii.i.iAM Swiir was an oarly settler on ("ape Cod. He il. in Saiuhvii h in ir.li'. Ilis (leseendants are very niiiiu roiis. Ma. nil! F.i;mi'i:i. Swiit. iirolialily a (h'seendant of William of Sandwidi, cauie from New Hedford. auil settled in IJnmswick in ITIM). Me was a liiiiici' by triulc, and a major in the militia. He d. June 3(i. 1S2(), and was ijie iiNt jierson hurled in I'ine (irove Cemetery (the villaLre hnryinu-urroimd). Ch. were: — />vi/(, I). Feb. l(i, 1701, d. Nov. 1877; Muni .fmic, b. Sept. 11), 18111; Jvhn LnJ'kin,h. Jan. 1, 1813: Siran Dinrcii, b. Meh. 3, 1815. SYLVKSTKU on SILVESTKU. Alibis. — Ar. an o;ik tree, erailiealed. vert. CiM'.sT. — .V lion's liead, erased, vert. This name appears to be of French oriirin; and in the French lan;iiiiiyf, S'llrcsfri' siirnitles a Ircc, whence the coatof arm.s represents an . Stijihrn SilvKlre was anionic tlie iicntry of Norfolk. (Inhrirl Sylvester, 1). 1)., was I'rebeiul of AVeeford, Litchlleld. in \'>0i\. The family is highly res|)ectable in the did country, and is niiineronsly represented in the United States. (See Hist, di' Hanover, Mass.) The Hrst of the name in New Fnuhind was IJicii m;i), wlio was of Weyniiiiiih, 10.^3, and of Scituate, 1(;42. Wii.r.iAM Sii,vi:.sTF,ii, of the third i^eneration from Hiehard. was born in Hanover, Mass., F'eb. '!'>, 1708; in. Mary liarslow Jlay 12, 173(5. She b. in Hanover, May 20, 1717. In his diary is the followiiifr entry : — " Miiy 2."), 17(!2, then we left Hanover and came to Hinijliam that dny shipi)ed our ji;ood.s on I)oard the Grnijhoniid, Courtney IJabbidye, ConimamUi'. and we sailed that ni^'lit about 10 o'clock. The 2(! djiy we went on board. ;i(J we came to anchor and landed our cattle. 31 we landed our floods and tddk possession of our house in Iiarpswell the last day of May." This liouse was on the lot now (1877) owned by Wev. Elijah Kello.:j:,ii:. Ch. were: — U'lllidtii, h. 17;'.7; Chnrlis. b. 1731>; Mercy, b. 1741; Klijuli.h. 1741: iKiiiir. b. 1740; Hitininh, h. 1748; Ik'hiir<(h, b. 1751; Marlhuro, b. K.'i;!. d. 182!); Jliildiili, b. 175.".; linrMnv, b. 1757; Stcpho), 1). 175!). Tlie four ch. \\\-\ named came to Harjisweli with their i)areiit.s. Some of the other cli. dinl yonn.Lr, and others, it is probable, settled somewhere in Ma.ss. .\iiother linmcli of this family is found in Durham. TAUH. This family i.s probably descended from liiciiAiii) Taiib, of whom tradition states that he was born in the West of KiiLrland about lOfiO. and settled in Marblehe.'ul soon after ICSO, where he m. He luid a son named Wi/limn. uim ni. in 1708. and Iiad several ch He ;dso had a nephew named William. Sonio of this familv are known to have moved to Maine. m IIAUPSWELL. FAMILY mSTORIES. 8r)7 He (I. ill Sair.lwicli in ,vlio was of Wcymoiiili, A Wii.i.iAM Tahu settled on Merriconen;: Neck prior to I7r>n, nnd was proh- iil)l\ llic auci'stor of those now living; in itiis \i('inily. lie was prolialijy a sdii ol' William naineil aliove. hiil llie eoimeelioii lias not been traced. The ciiiliest record of the family in the Harpswell town reeords is tlie followintf : — Cvi'T. Wii.i.iAM 'rAiiiMii. a (Ian. of.losiah Clark of Harpswell. Cli. were: — lliiiiitrd, I), its;!; Williiini, h. 17S">; Vatlnrtnc, 1). l7iS7; Jidsi ij, h. 17'J0; Muri/, h. iriW; Chirl,; 1 . I7!)ri. THO.MrSON. Aceordin;ir to t lie family trmlltion three brothers of this name, Hknjamiv, Thomas, and Jamt.s, came to this country from Ireland. IJenJamln and .Iiiiiics settled in York. Tlionias, in I7is, .settled in IJiddeford. .Iamivs Tiiomi'son, son of the James above nieiitioned, was b. in Kittcry, Fcl). '22. I7('7. lie caiiie to Mriinswick I'roin Hiddcfnrd about tlie year I731>, ;iml settled at New Meadows, lie in. 1st, Heliance lliiikley, ,\pr. Ki, I7.".2. Slicd. May L'.i. 17.1I. He m. 2d, Mrs. Lydia [IJrownJ Harris of Ipswich, Dec. Ki, 1751. She d. Fcl). 10, 17r,t. He in. :!d, Mary lliiririns, Mcli. 22, 17(14. .She ij. May 2;!, 17!tO. He d. in 'ropsham, Sept. 22, ]7',M. ( h. by (Irst wife: — Kliz'ihrtli, b. Mch. i;!. 17;};(, ill. Daniel Weed; Snvincl (Bioiu'.), b. Mch. 22. 17;!."), was briiradier-Ljeneral in the Hex oliitioii : Juitu'x, \\. Feb. 7, 17.'i7, d. in inl'aiicy; Jirlidiiir, b. .Iiiiie 27, \'?>X. in. .lames l'",dijecomb ; Ailn'mi. b. .Mch. 2\>, 1740: L'lirhil, b. June H. 1741, m. James Curtis; l{i(//i, h. May 27, 174:!. in. Daniel Curtis: A(ir<))i, b. May 2!>, 174.'», sailed for Ireland at aire of 22. and iii'vcr heard fr.,m; Isaiah, b. .Vpril 17, 1747; .lanii'fi, h. .May 22, 17u<). Cli. by vf'coiid wife were: — Bcnjnmin, b. Oct. 26, 17.'>;i; Joniina, b. Oct. 18, 1755, in. I .Inliii Ham, son of Tobias Il.ain : E::cli('h b. Sept. Ifi. 1757. in. rriscilla I'uriii- 1 ton. of Harpswell; Sarah, b. Sept. 10. 17(i(l. m. Theophiliis Hiiikley; li'iilh mul Hnrlii'l, b. Dec. 2!», 1703: Kiicliel d. in infancy; linth m. Robert, son of her liillicr's brother. Cornelius Tlioin|)son. By I'cfereiiet! to the list of early settlers in tlie Appendix, it will be seen that lilicrc were several others of the Thompson family who settled at Xew Mead- iiws ill the same year. They were prob!d)ly either brothers or cousins. .lames and Cornelius were brothers. .»i,i;xAXi)i:u TiroMi'SON was b. at .\riiiidel \uii. 27, 1757; in. Lydia Wildes, .il'Anmdel, .\pril S, 1784. Moved to Topsliam in 1785. lied. Feb. 2.'!. 1820, he (1. .\pril 8, 18('.4. Cli. were : — Jain\\). Nov. 7, 1785, m. MaJ. Xatlianiel [Ualker; Eunice., b. March 17, 1788, in. (leii. John Wilson; Li/dia, h. .April 1700, ni. Ellas Pierce: llainiah. b. June 1, 17!t2, in. Calvin Fairbanks: \Uii. b. Aiiji. 11, 17'.)4, 111. Mary Mustard; Al/ihins //.,!). Jan. 24, 17117, m. at Santa IJarbara, Francisca Carrillo: Mari/. b. \pv. It, 1799, siiif^lc; Wihlrs T., h, .March 20, 1801, ni. Wealthy Hobiiison; I)i.,-<>i IF., b. May 2, 1803, in. Sarah |E. I'lirintoii; Francis A., b. Jniie 27, 1.S07, in. at Hath. There are other branches of the family in Topsliam and Rrunswlck of which Ino account has liecii furnished us. TOOTIIAKFU. Tradition .says the Toothakers were orijiinally Whilakirs, and tliiit, npoii iniiiig to this country, they chanji-ed their name in order to avoid beiiij; im- 858 HISTORY OF nnUXSWICK, TOPSllAAf, AND IIAItPSWELL. ' i oil ore (II '1: prcsstHl into tlif British .survici', tlicy liii\ iiig lied from Kiij;laiul, itrohiilily account of ruli«loiiM porHecntlon. riic fMrlicst of I Ik- name in lliis vicinity of whom there is any record w n»i;.\K/.KU, Si/ni, ami .\.\uui;w, wiio settled in llarpswell about 17;!7 or i: No record of their children has been found. The following, from ihe il.ii well town records, are Ihe earliest records of this family which we In seen ; — OiDKOV TooriUKiie, m. Ahlfjall . <'h. were: — Andrew, h. April 177(1: Ahi,i„ll, h. Xov. :'2, 1770; WiUiam Rndirl,-, h. Fell. I!», 17.s2. AnuAM Toorii vKi'.n, m. Mary . V\\. were: — Alcxdinhr, b. Seiii. 7, 17 Alinini. I). Miircli KJ, 1774; Klhuheth, h. .Inly U, 1777; Itehecca, h. June:!, 178.">; /■<"iir, U. Aug. 2'J. 17H."> (the forcLToin;; 1). in llarpswell); liihtrra, h. in IJruuswiek, May 2-<, 178'J ; Jonii/, 1). .lune I'J, 171)2. VEAZIE. This fannly is prulidhh/ descended from \Vrr,T,r.\M \ i.vziK, who was of 15iain- tree in 1C1;5. There was, however, a GkoiUiK V'ka/ii; in Dover In l(i.">',). Ii,\. SAMiTKr, Vk.azik came to Ihirpswell from Nantasket, near Boston, In 17tM. lie purchaseil a lot of land on (Jreat Ishiiid, luljolnlnfjc the old meelinj^-lioiiM', cleared it, an<1 ' Milt a house upon It. He m. 1st, Diliorah Sampson: ami M. Sandi .Jones. c had ch. by 1st wife: — ./ohn, whu -(tiled in Pnilland ainl was father of (Jen. Sfimuel Veazle of ropsham; iS'a;;i»i /. settled 111 llarpswell; Jtrbcrra, m. Jouiithan Ilolbrook; Dcboruh, m. Robert .lordau. By 2d wife, In had two ch., both of whom died youuK- WALKKH. The (Irst Anfjlo-Ameriean ancestor of Iliis fjunily has nut been, and proltalilyj cannot be, determined witli certainty. There is, however, little doul)t ilunl the f:imily is of En^^lish orij^in. John ^\ ai.kku was admitted a freenwui ofj Mas.s., Apr. 4, 16;J4, and Au(»usti.\k Walkkk in lfi41 ; both settled in ("harks-| town. Capt. RiciiAHii Wai.keu was one of the first settlers of Lynn in lOlioJ admitted as a freeman in IC.'U. Jons U'Ai.Ki'.it, the ancestor of the Wiilkers of Topshan\, was b. in Ne\\iii:.'-| ton, N. H., in 1(502. June 1, 1717. he boujrht what was known in 1845 as tlie| '■ \\':Uker Field" in Kittery, when^ he allerw;ir. Gii>i;<)\ Wat.kku, son of .lolin, of Nevington, u.-i^^ born in Kittery, Oct. l:',j 1710. lie was apprenticed to a tanner in l{owley. Mass. He m. 1st, llaiin;ih I'almer of Rowley, Feb. 3, 1741 ; and 2d. Mrs. Hannah Lossell. In 1711 1 father bouiiht him a liomestead in Arundel (Kcnnobunkport), where moved with liis first wife in 174,5. GiDKON Wai-kick, son of Gideon, of Arundel, was b. in Arundel, July 1751. lie m. Mary, dan. of Tiiomas I'erkins, of that town, Nov. 2, 17; She wash. Jan. 10, 1758, andd. Mch. 1, 1845. He moved to Topsham, Dec. 1780, and d. there May 5, 1828. Ch. were : — lltnnnh, b. Jan. 2, 178u, ni. ' James Stone, 1797, and 2d, Johnson Wilson; NalhdnM (Bio;i.), b. Sejil. . 1781, and d. Aug. 17, 18.">1 ; Lurij. b. June 29, 178(5, d. Dec. 10, 1802 ; Susaniia. I' {AIirSWF.LL. :nglaiul, iiroIml>ly on a is nny record wore 11 about 17.(7 or 1740. U\- iiiily whii-li we liavi- \i„lr'>r, h. .\\>n\ 10, . I'.t, I't^'i. Diilir, b. Soiil. 7, 1771; ; llfibecca, U. .luiu' ;'., swell) ; Bflicira, h. in zir., who was of Urain- II l)()V«'r In IC.V.). iiiv. ir Boston, In 17t'H. He U,- old mi'dUiK-liDMsf, j •rail Sampson ; and 2il, 1 fttk'd in Purl laud ami 7. sft,tledlnllari>s\Yi'll;| ordau. By ^d wilV, li, notliccn, and prolialily rcvcr, little doulit lliati iulniitted a freeman of] „>th settled in ('harl(> Fi MIL Y mSTOIlIKS. 859 lyrh. 20, 17!)2, d. Jim. 27, 1852, I infancy. hers of Lvnu in U",;lll;l ni. Samuil Vea/.le; two cli., who died in WVAWWAX. N'o account of tl fandly has been fomni 'iCan cnrUer d.tp tlian 17.nx, when IV All I' \\'i;niii;i; -■ iilc(l on Miriiioncaj; Neck. No record of his cli. lias been iiiiid, but ./(isiali. piiriil. anil Dnnii'l were profidhl;/ hl.s sons. Jo.siAii \V|-,nnr,it had eli. ; — h'lixalirth, b. n.lO; ,S'irs bei'ii found. 8<1() iiisroiiY or niivyswicK, ror.siiAAf, axd hauvhwull m 'i\ $■ WHITXEY. Ft. Is pri)hat)l(' tlmt most, If imt nil. of tli<' fiimlllfs of ililt iimimc, Ni'W i;iiv;liiii(l lit li'iist. Ml' (Icsci'iidaiils of .Iuiin anil Ili.iNou W'iiiim v. ,,| Watcrtowii, who cainc uvi r fiom liiswich, Kiitflaiiil, in llic Kliznhvth uii'l A,,,, in l(;:tr.. Sa.mi I'.i. \\iii i.Ni:v sciiU'il at New Mi'adiiW"^ In \7''<'K Mix house >tonil opposite the Coiiifliiis 'I'lioinpsoii house, wlilcli Is still slandini; ii shoil iji.. laiicf wi'si IVoni lliirillnic's Station. lie was a draron of the old ('oiii.'ri^';i. lional Cliuri'li. His wiU-'s nanir was L.vdia. I'll, witc: — Stumiil, ]\. Scpt 1.1, it:!;.': Jonnthan, b, l)»'(^ SI. I7;il; /.;/ilia, h. Vvh. :.'(), 17;!,'); ,S'»(.s7, 1742. .loiiN WiiiiNKY, prohalily lirotlicr of Sainiicl, also sriili'd at N'fw .Miini In 17!V.>. ills \vili'"s name was Lcllis. They iiad llnijiiiniii, \). May L''.', i;:';, and perhaps other I'h. WIIITTKN. The name of the Aniilo-Amei-jean ancestor of this faniiiyhas not heena-n tallied. .loiiN Wnnii'.N, the (Irsi of the name to settle in thi.s vicinity, was li, i Arundel in I7.'il, and in. Hannah Walker of that place. He came toTopsinn about 17(i4. and settled in the western part of the town, above .lohii MiriiHv lied, in 1,S02. C'h. were: — Muki-h, who d. at West I'oint diirin;.' the Hevnln ticni; .lohtt, I). Dec. 11, 1758; Ilniiinih, h. April 20, 17(11; Itiilh, I). jM:iriii 17(;;<; Mi'llij. I). .Ian. 18, 17—; Joslnui, h. Oct. 28, 17(58; Sninin-I, b. M.li, 1771; Jiixc/'h, \). ,)u]y 28, 1774; Sarah, h. An;;. 2('., 177(!; h'Icanor, ]>. Tel).:'; 177!». WILSON. Ainoni; the early settlers of Topsliani were Hrciii, SA:\n-r,i., IJoukim. \Vi l.I.^^r, and Thomas Wii,st>N; and an Ai-e.\am>i,I! Wilson settled Jit Ilarpswi Hntih. Samuel, Hoberl. AN'iliiain, and Alexiimier were iiroli.ibly brollur 'riioniiis, acconliii;;: to family Iriidilioii, was of no relation to the others ol'il name. A .Iamks Wilson is called ' the father of Hniih, and so was jirobsibly laili of Ji'ihirt, SniiiKiI, Willie I), Ahxainlrr, and ./((*(r, who in. William .Alexiimi of 'ropsham. aftt'rwards of llai|)swell. Iliiiil \Vii.soN, son of .liiine.s, was li. about ]72!t. About 170:? he bdii: 11)0 aeri's of land at (Jathaiict-. ]le had his lei;' broken ainonir the loi^s on il eastern branch of the Catliance. An amputation wiis inade by a pliysii from ('ase() (Portland), but he did not loiii; survive the o|)eration. lie Elizabeth Hewey, who survi'.ed him and m. Tiinothy Weymouth. Ch. wi — Ilutjh; Jamc.i, whod. s. in 178(!: Willinm, who in. Sarah Chase; Bets<'ij,\ in. Jessie Davis, of J^isbon : Marthd, who in. Kbene/.er Fiirrin. Samill Wil:-.on in. 1st, .Mary IJeed ; and 2d, Kli/abetii | Snow] Hollin He was licensed as an iunholder at Topshani. by the t'ourl of Sessions foil coin County, in Oct. 17()2, and for each successive year down to Sept. 1" ' Lin. lien. Deeds, Lib. 1, p. 2t;2. I) iiAnrswKLL. FAMILY msTnUIHS. 861 nillcs of tlii^ imiiii'. ui Kl.lSOU WlllTM V. ufl ill I In' l-:il.:'i''(lli '""' -l"«l ITS!). Ills lioiisf >tiinil| till sliiiKliiii: II sliorl I (III or tlif ol'l CouunuM.] ^y,.,.,. ; — Sauiitil, b. Sr|ii.| I). '-Ml, 17:i.">; Siixiiininli. , sctlli'd nt Now Mfiid ^nijainiii, 1). May 'J'J. U f:\inilylias not hfciiiiM, in this vicinitv, wii- li. IICI>. ill' ciUlli' toTnl'^liilll own, al)ovi' .lolm M>riill t I'oinl Uiiriiifi tlic i;«\": 17(11 ; Jlitth, )). Maivii , 1708; Sniiiwl, h. Mrli, 1770; Elranor, h. V<'h. Sami-ki-, lloiu-.ui. Wi II.viON Si I tied lit lliiri' Wt'Tl' pro l.iililv hruthir ■liiUon to the others of ill am 1 so was probiibly I'litli dio ni. William \U'\iw\ 1). About 170:$ ho 1"|». \U'\\ anion.!I the lojrs on ' w;is made by a phvM. live the operation. lU' lliy Weymouth. Ch. wci .Sarah Chase; !?('«.'*<';/, wl ■/.(■r Farriii. /abeth [Suow] lIoH'i' ions fur I it. 1 Court of Sess vt'ar down to Sei l2G2. i\hrii his lasi lici iisi' was urranted. llr i-inioved to Lisbon prior to ITIxt, nnil jvid-indd. on tlie farni on lied in IM.'i.i liy Cliarles Thompson. Ch. by tlrst InilV were: - Uitniinh, b. Oct. L'7, ITOi'; ,/i'.it Wil.Ho.N III. Caliiarine. dan. of liolicrl Swan/.ey. .St'ttlcd on hliTrlcom-ajj Noek (llarpswelij. She d. 1704. af,'ed 117. Ch. were: — Jtnnis, |b. 1717, d. 1838; ,lA'f/v/, 1). 171it; h:ii::ah<'lli, b. ll'>l; Ddiid, h. 17.*)1; AW/m /•, I). |l")6: Jenint, b. 1757; Ahvitmlir, b. 17ui); Sirnn~ii/, b. 1701; Cddnriiic, b. Thomas Wir.s<>\, of dllfereiit pan-ntaye from the forej;olnjr. eanu' to this nmiilry from Ireland when ji lioy. Me in. Ann t'oehran of Londonderry, \. 11. Settleil In Topsliaiii in 17"iL'. Ch. were: — William, h. In Hoston in 1711, HI, .Mary ratten of .\riindel in 17(!lt; .laim s, b. 1744; TlnnmrK. who went to ;i;iiid was iK'ver heard from, said to have been a Tory; Lilliri , m. a .Martin, .if Ibiiuswlek ; .l/«»v/«n'^, Aviioni. 1st, .lolin Fliinter, and 2(1, Alexander l{o)j;erN; ]Urij. who 111. June 18, 1770, .luliii Suiulfonl; EH::ith, who, 111 1772, m. Willi;iiii I'ortcrliild. Mr. Jaine.s Wilson, now residing in Topsham, and who was born lu 1789, Is itniiiilson of 'I'homas, Sr. WIXCIIKLL. This name is, witliont doubt, of early Saxon ori;iin. It signifies " nn an- f," and was probably dorlved from some Saxon town situated on the anfjle I'll river. Tiie name has been spelled in various ways, at dilferent periods ml ill dltferent eoinitries. 'J'lie earliest mention of the name as a proper ilicllatiou which has been found is Feb. 13, 1293, when lioBERT WixcHKi..sF.Y as elected Archbishop of Canterbury. lioiu'.iiT Wi.N'cni.i.i. was i)robably b. in the Soiitli of Kiijjrlaud, but perhaps in rales. He was at Dorchester, Ma.ss., as early as 10;!4, and removed to imlsor. Conn., about 103.'>. Sami :i:r. WixciiKi.r., of the fourth generation from Robert, of Windsor, was at Windsor, .Mch. 15, 1711; m. Sarah MeNess of llarpswell, about 17;!8; d. ijisliam, Feb. 4, 1783. lie settled in llarpswell as early as 1738. His iiilicr Kbeiiezer accompanied him, but subse(|ueiitly returned and settled at irringtoii. Conn. In 1740, Samuel removed to 'I'op.sham and settled near the illiiiiiee Mills, of which he became one I'ourth owner. He was also owner I'll large tract of laud in tlic vicinity of the mills. He was a prominent man llic town, and must liave been a man of considerable wealth. It is said ic kept the tirst public house, — not a tavern, — but his house was deemed ic (list in town, and for it strangers used to inquire." Ch. were : — John, b. Ihirpswcll, May 2, 174(i; Mmilm, b. in Topsham, May 14, 1742, was piib- lit'o\\ WiUiam. ])rior to 1710. lie prcai'licd for a uliilc the church in Brunswick, but prior to 172G he returned to England, liavi his son in nrunswick. Wii.i.iAM WooDsiDi;, son of l{ev. James AVoodside, ni. Ann Viiicciii. Brunswick, lie d. 17r>4. Ch. were: — James, h. July 18, 1727; l'n/■ Fob. 25, 1-5'J; Jum'pli. Ill wo have any accunni J to Harps well in i,i;j^ married James nars.io\v. Ch. were ; — Li-i/in; i,. Iprll 18, 1783; ,/aiiirs s\ , h. ,'Vug. 5, 1790; Miirii, b. .April 17, 171)7. APPENDICES. A.J?P»E IS" DICES. A i.viicr. junounl of ii)toro8ting matter was collected for appendices, nmoiig which were ancient deeds depositions, and other documents; a list of vessels huilt in the three towns ; a very fidl and complete list of the Uora of this vicinity, etc. ; which, innch to our regret, wo are obliged to omit. APPENDIX I. A LIST OF rCAltLY SETTLERS OR I,AND-0\YNEnS TX nRUXSWTCK.' Name. Yeah. Locality. At!:iiiis, .Toliii . . . •' Niitiiiiii . . " Tliciiiiis . . Allen. Uciioni . . Aiiilci-soii, Miirtiii . Aiiilrcws, Stci»luii Aiiliciis, riiilip . . Austin, Benuni . . linker. . • . liarrows, Jolin . . lii'nnell, AndfO'V . lU'iTv. 'IMioinas . . Bi^verai^e, — — . . Biiverly, Abraliani " .James . . I Bisbee, Oliver . . I Biiok(>r. .John . . . imp. .losiali . . . llniikcM-. IJenjaniiii linrrill. WiU'iani . j Bury, Josepli . . , Casida, (Hiarles . . ('l)iisi', Jndali . . . I'hcsnian, Samuel . riiismore, Jacob . (lark, Robert, . . ri or . 17;57 . 17;i7 . 17 -.2 . 1752 . 17S!» . 1752 . ]7.".2 . 17:37 . 17(50 . 17:5S '. 17;i'.> . 17.-.2 1717 . 1717 to 17'.tU . 17:57 . 1742 . 174U . i7:i',» . 1701) . i7;*.i> . 17.V2 . 17:!'.> . 17:W . 1752 ^■ew ^leadows. do. West End. East End. liunuanock. Kast Knd. do. New Meadows. Lot 55. " :il >.<: :!2. Ileatl of Merrieoneajj;. New .Meadows. Lot 25. .New Meadows, do. Head of Mcrrieoneag. New -Meadows, do. New ^Meadows. West End. New Meadows. West End. ' Compiled from Pejepnaot Recouls, old deeds, and other sources. The date rjiven is l/'tc earliest known. C5 **ii 11 866 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWEIL. Nami;. Chirk. Siimiu'l . Cloimli,' Saiinii'l t^ocliraii, .loliii . Coonil)s, Autliouy " Caleb . " (icoriie " John . " IVtlT . '< Saimicl Cornish, Ciproii . " Hiiiioii . Cotton, Tlioinas Cowcll, Thomas Curtis, . . Dodse, I'hincas . Doiiirlity, David. Drisco, Josfpli . " ;\I(is('s . DriinmioiKl. l'atri( Dunlap, \W\. \U^h^t Dtuiniii^S Andrew- David. " .lames. " .Robert " William " John . Eaton, Daniel . . " Jaeob . . " Sanniel . Elliot, James . . Farrin, John . . I'imiey, Koliert , Flemin.'' Thomas Fuller, ■■' Joshua . Gardner, Isaac . " liiehard Gatfhell, John . " John, Jr " iSanniel " AVilliam Gi'afl'am, Jacot) . Gray, Joseph . . "' Thomas . Gross. . . . Gyles. John . . Glvecn, David . " John . . " H(il)ert . Goddard. Wobert Gowen, Lemuel . YKA.R. b( Ije 171 171 .1 . 17:?!) .^ 1722 vt 1722 . 17:!'.t 1752-7 . 17;!!) 1752-7 . 17:!0 17r.2-7 . 17.'!fl . ]7;{i» 1752-7 17-1722 . 17(!0 . 17:iO . 1752 . K.'iU . 173",» . 17;trt . 1747 . 1717 . I7;u> . 17;!!t . 1722 . i7;v,» . 1757 . 1752 . 1737 & 1722 . 1752 . 1755 . 17:!'.» . 1717 . 1717 . 1715 ■& 1722 . 17;iii . 17:i'.t . i7:ii» , 1757 . 17;!5 . 1752 . 17:!',l . 17(10 & 1722 . 17l!i ^ Fo-j'tited hiK title. Locality. Middle IJay. New Aleadows. do. do. do. do. do. do. Fast End. New ^leadows. East End. New Meadows, do. Maquoit Hoad. do. West End. Lots 2fi .«t 27. AV. St End. New Meadows. Villasi-e. West End. Lot 15. , Lot 47. " ;!. New Meadows, do. do. East End. Lots 5 it 8. INIiddle Hay. do. do. Near Freeport Line. .'.xifi /r/eited. iND IIAJiPSWEJ.L. Locality. Middle JJav. Xfu- Meadows, do. do. do. do. do. do. Oast End. rcw I\rcadons. )a,st Kiid. ew Meadows, do. atiuoit, l{oad. do. 'est End. 3ts 2G & 27. ■ St End. Mv Meadows. Ila.ii-e. est End. i lo. 1 4.^ ;i. \v Meadows, do. do. " ' * • ~ — '""'"ilton.J'ntHJk; ; ^'^ . [ '. [l^ll'l"; , Iflandsard, William ^-17. .* .* " « .^ ilanliim^, J7J- • ^ ..',. Mlaruood, Henjai'ni',,.* .' 1" ' ''"• I How. Israel 17;i'» " ' * ' 'J''- 'liiiK, John K.'i'j ■ ■ • • do. -MkiMs, David • • • . W est End. J.'wikins, I'liiJi,, 1752 XT [Jones, Lenmel \7■^\i' ' ' ' ^«-'^^ -^fi-adows. Ifimian, James ' * ii'Joiit I77;i .' ' ' ' u- ''"• Larrabee, Renjamin . , * * ' ' ^"• I ^'iithaniel ■ about 1727. . . p^^, ,, [f.einont, ij^,o ' ' • ^"rt George. r»-.-~ . : : .n;^; • • -^'"^tEn,!. li'uiuher, Sam'I 172" ' ' ' ^^'''"' ^^^t-adows. |)'.iIconi, .John . . •'"-... .East End. ,,, . William* .' ." 1728. . , v,ii,. l-Wartin, .l„i,„ . ; ; j^u; . ,' * ' " — ,„ Tliomas 171!> , ' ' '7^,, P'^on,! Samuel 174!( ' ' ' " *^'*': End. |fd,re.i,or. Thomas l"'" • . ■(',,"• I'^Maniis. .Tames ir2.s ' ;^ ''■I'-Ik'I-, .fosepl, ahoutI7(;4' ' ' ' ^,.^"' ^"^^'-idows. „,,," Namuel .' " J7W ' ' ' ^^^'^\ I'^mL P'jK Ifenry. 17f;7 . 'v ","• ^"lot, George 1717 * * ' f ''"' ^^^'''idows. „," Thomas . ]7;!0 ' ' ^^""•, I'oint. PHohell, Israel. 17.-.7 " ' * * ^"• Mv. Hel,eeea .* J'^'^- ' ' '^,. P"'^*^^, Anthonv I'.'J . * ■ ^"' -^'t'ldows. •^'^■^eph". .' ; 'ibout 177.>.' '. [ 'ir,.,', ,, ^'""-J-esident J 77.1 . ■ ''^^ ''''"'• • • • do. i Lot forfeited. i ii 808 lUSTORY OF nifUXSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AM) JfAItPSWEI.L. Namk. Yeah. Locality. Nt'vcrs, riiincus . Norton, lidwiiuul . Norton, Calf I) . . Noyos, Cultin^ . . C»rr, John .... Tarkcr, Hcnjaniin . I'cnncll, Tliouias . I'etcrson, .lolin . . Prt'blc, ("olHiis . . King, Ilatclu'ldor . Hoss, William, ,lr. . Siivnge' (tlic widow ^^t. son) " Nirliolas . . Snvwanl, .lonallian . SK".l!k'lil, Cicii' nt & U 'I'liiiuias . Smart, Jolm ^t 'I'liomas Winitli, .lamcs .... Sniltli, .loscpli . . . Snow, Klisliii .... " Isaar . . • . Isaa<'. .Fr. . . Siii'ar. liolicrt . . . " Williiini . , . Sttunvootl, Klx'iu'zer •' William . Starbird, .loliu . . . Stevenson, ' ,Iamcs . " ■ Jolm . . " » Hobert . Stinson, Janu's . . . " .lohu'^ . . . " Kobert^ . . Stone, Benjamin . . Stratton, fSamuel . . Swett, John .... Swift, Lonuiel . . . Thompson. Alexander Bei'.JMmiii " Cornelius " James " .Josepli . " I'eter . . " Samuel . Thornton.' James . . Tiblx'ts, Sanuiel . . . Tibbetts, Timothy . Tregoweth. Thomas Tres(.'ott, . . . Tyler, Alexaiuler . . . . . 1752 . . . 1717 . . . 1717 ibout 17H0 . . . 1742 1 7.'!!) 17adow.s. East End. Near Durham line. West End. Lots 12 «.t i:5. •' ;io & ii;. Lot \H. West End. Lots .-(1 vvL ;i2, Ki >< Lot 55. New Meadows. Lots n;, 17, 20, 21 v< •• 14. 15. 18 .vt 2;l. West End. L(»t 10. " :m. " L. " 4:;. " 42. •• ti. Villane. Lot 2. Village. New Mradows. do do d<.. do. Lot C<. .New Meadow.s. Lot 4(;. New Mi-adows. Lot y. ' Forfeited. Title forfeited. 3 Ik rcsi(j7icd it. APPEXDIX I. 869 JIAlirSWELL. Locality. it Kiul. 1. I. Ht End. ■it Kml. do. \v Mciulow.s. !st End. nr Diirliiiiii liiio. f.sl End. its 12 >& i:». SO & Hi. )1 i:l. est End. ,ts :ll .<^ .'12, Hi & IT. I'W Mciiduws. i,t,.s IC, 17, 20, 21 i< :'J. I" 14. 1."). 18 & 2a. est Entl. )t lit. .'.II. 1 4;'.. VI. 1. .). (>. lliliiV. 12. ilage. w Miiulow.s. do. do. do. do. \v Meadows. |\v Mi'udows. •J. Kame. Ykah. LOCALITV. VliiccHt, Willlain • • • • 17.1 West End. Washburn. Tlioims 17.'t!> .... Xcw Meadows. Wiitcrlioiisc. S .17.".7 .... \Vntl> .Tolin Wciisicv,' (ioorf^e 1717 17S1 Weston, .lacoli White. MilLTll i; Siniiiel \'t Wliitnev, .lolm Kli'.t Eot 1. do. New Meadows. ■ait .... Middli' l!av. .New MeailoWH. Samuel I7;!lt Wooilart, Peter i; do. East End. WDOiluian. 1* 17;{it WiKidside, Hev. Jauies 1717 ... . .MiUinoit. " William 1717 .... do. " \'ineint 1717 .... do. Uo )ihvard, .Samuel 17;U . . . . IJuniranoc. A LLST OF EARLY SETTLERS OR L.\ND-0\^ N EUS IN TOl'SlIAM. Aii'lisoii. .I.ames liefore 17111 .... Lot fi7. AllcM. Samuel 17r.2 .... Alexander, J 17;W . . . . " Robert before 17(iH . . . . " William 17:11 . . . . Catliance. Kill (or Rarr), Thomas 17.'U . . . . Lots 2S, 29 & 80. liiixter. Reverend .Joseph 1717. . . . ■ 14. 1.". & 1(5. Heniiett, Thomas 17:U ....'• 41&48. licveridire, .Tames 17r>8 , , . . " 7. lii'verldije, Samuel 17.'>2 . . . . " :!. Ik'verl.v. .lames 1717 ... , " 40. l!ra(lley,.Iohn 17;il . . . . I'nuphoU, Alexander 1741 .... Lot .'17. ('!HT,> UiUilel 1717. . . . Lots IL' vt 1.1. ' iipp, Hle|)hen 17tW . . . . X. AV. part of town. •k. Sinjud I7;57 .... Lots i:l, 14, l.->& Hi. ui'V tl'AbUl^) I7;ii .... '' 4.'). nam, iUch^W i7;!i . . . . " 32, 33, &C9. Kuiforlh, Euoeh — i)'imi- >n. .loseph 17i kley, Simuel 17.'U l'>ii!;lass. James 17.">2 •triiikwater. (Jeoryro 17.'!1 Driiikwater.'" Warren 1731 Diiiiumond, .Vlexander 1738 liiiiil!i|>, .lolm about 173H I'lmlap, Rob.'rt 1731 Lot (12. " 7'>. " 32. . " .Vi & 53. . " .52. . " 4. . (^athanoc. . r,()t (in. . '• (II. aton* (Lieutenant) 1717. . . . Lot 2. D.iuiel 1752 .laeob 1737 Lots 18, 2.S & 24. ^Forfeited. ^Ibid. '^ Occupied leas than three years. * forfeited, ^Ibid. csiyncd it. 870 niSTORY OF BliUXSWICK, TOrSIIAM, AND iiahpswe/.l. Name Year. Locality. KMor, T?ol)('ir . . KIlis, Kcv. Jnniitli Evans, Alcxiiiuler " .loliii' . . " JoSL'pll . Fulton, (ioWL'U . " J.'inifs . " Jolin . . Giitrhcll, StoitliLMi Gates' (Captain) (rowt'f, Hobert . Graves, .IdIui . . " .Johnson " .Toscpii . " Samuel . Gvlcs (l)f)ctor) . " John . . . Haley, .Tosei)li . " I'elatiali . Hamilton, .lolm , Harper, James' . " Josepli' " ]\Ioses . " William' lleatli.' .loseph . Ilenry. .lanies . . Ilolman. .loliii . Hunter, Adam . " Andrew " Isaac . . " .lames' . " John' . Ingram, Henry . Jack, Andrew . . " Josei)h . . Jackson, Francis ojmson. Jolm . oiinson jioltert . iones,' Phineas . Jones, Stephen . Jonxson, Thomas Kennedy, Andrew Kinij, Edward . . Knowles, Kicliard La Herry, David Lamoss, (the I^arrabee (('apt. B liemont, Hobert . Lith.ifood (or Lithg dow) ow), Hobert alioii al)ou aboil ai)( ut 17!U 17H1) 1 7.12 1717 l",'2 17(lt 17.".1 1 ::,-j 17 (!tJ 114 1770 1770 171(1 1717 1 :r,n i7':i 17;m 1717 1717 1717 1717 1717 I7(;:i 1717 i7;u 1717 1717 1717 17:51 i7;58 17r>8 I7:ti I7ai ]7;ii 17:!1 1711 1731 i7;u 1731 1755 17.11 1 75,S I7:u I7;ti 1717 Lot 75. East End. Lot I'H. Cathance. Lot 74. Cathanco. Lot 1). " 50, Lot 1. do. Near Jrerrill's. Lot (!7. " ;i4. " .32. " 25. " :n. " 17. East part nftown. N. \V. part of town. Lots mi, in, 34 >.<• 35. " 34 v^c 35. " 37. " lift & 3(1. " 38. Lot 50. " 5!i. " 54 & 50. " 51. " 13. " 2 & 37. " 58. " 74. Lots 10 &43. " 02. " 8 & 9. Lots 39 & 55. Lot 11. " 44. " 20. ' For/cited. IIAIIPSWKLL. APPENDIX I. 871 Locality. Name. Yeah. Locality. I Kml. hiiiice. 74. liaiR'O. 0. 50. I 1. ). iir Mcirill's. I 8 .... " 05. " Stephen 1758 .... above Catlmuce Mills. Stinson. William 1717 to 1722 . , . . Lot 30. Stoddiford, Kjihraim 1731 .... " 38. Stuart, Charles 1717. . . . " 5 & 0. Tailer (William?) 1717 Tarp, John 1735 Lots 3 & 4. On Merrymeeting Bay. 872 msTOHY OF n/iuxswicK, topsham, and iiaupswkii. Name. Year. KOCALITV. Thoiniis, Ttonliuiiin 1755 " .Iniiics \'ttT\ Lot,s2«, 2», 41' to I.VtiL'j;:;, Thoiiis, Williiiiu irr.s .... Lotfi. Wlllium, .Ir 1752 Tlioinpsdii. liinjiiiniii alxxit l7:tN " Smmiiu'I 177;t Thorn, 'riiomus 1717 " William 17;ll Vlnoont ,' Jolm 1717 10. 4«, to, 52. 5!1. 17. I«. 2:5. 21, ii •*•) '» It, (;;!. Lot II. Willluiii 17:tl 1(1, 11, 73. U'nikcr, (iUlfoii 17f<'.) . . . . \'lllii Wall. I'adirk 17:t5 On Mci TViiicctini' l!;i\. Ward. Williiiiii 17;il .... l-ol 10. Waslilninu', 'I'lioinas 17;tl , Watson. William I7;!l . Walts. Saniiifl ir;!l . Wliiti'. SiMiinc! 1717 . Whitlcn, .Inlin 17UI . Wilson. AlfxamliT — . (i.'oriTc'^ 1717 . " CO. " 4(1. " (il. " 2 A. " Cili. " 5(;. " 10 or II. " llnuli 17(i;i . . . .('alliance. " liolKTt 175H . . . . " Sanmcl 17ti:i .... " 'riionias 1752. . . . Lots 54, 55, 70, 71. Williau I75H. ..." 51!. Winclirll, Samncl • .1740. ..." 7A. VV^)oill)iirii, (ii'orjri" 1717. ..." 21. Wnodsido (C;;i)tain) 17:11. ..." .HIi & 34. AVork, .Tanu's al)oiit 17;W .... "27. AVornu'yuiii, .John — .... "51. York, Saiiincl 1717 . Youn.i;, .lolin 1717 . T,ol: 2(5. A LIST OF KAKLY SKTTLEIIS Oi: LAND-OWN liltS IN IIAltl'HWi:M, Adams, Nathan juior to 1755 , . . . Merricoiuag Neck. Alien, Elisha 1740. , . . Lot 4G. IVibhidijc, .lamos ahouf 1750 Uailej", Deacon 'i'imothy .... iihout 1742 .... IJailey's Island. Barnes, Nathaniel I7.'i5 .... .Merriconeai; Neck. Barstow, .Tames jjrior to 1777 . . . . Sehaseodiyan Island. " Samuel 1738 .... Merri<'onea{i Neck. Booker, .Tames 1748. . . . I l.-irpsu'tdl Centre. Boone, Snnuiel 1720 .... Merriconeaa' Neck. Brewer. .Tames 1738 .... do Byles,' Uev. Mathew 17G0 .... Orr's Island. Tady, AVilliam 1733. . . . Selmscodipan Island. Carman, Francis 1738. . . . Alerriconeag Neck. " Thomas 1738 .... do. Carter. .Tohn prior to 1755. . . . Sehascodigan Island. ^ Occupied less than three years. ^For/cited. » Probahlj/ 7iot a resident. JlMil'sWFl.l. AI'l'KSUIX I. 873 I.OCAI.ITV. I 28, 2!», 42 to 45, ll'.', f,:'.. 10. 48, 40, r.2, r,;t. 17. IS. 'j.'t, 24, r.:(. :•.'. 22, 2:j, (1:». 1 1. Kt, 11. 7;t. iiir<'- Mfirvmcitiiig Uii.v. 10. CD. iC. 111. 2 A. (Hi. uc. 11) or 11. liinicc. s r>4, 5'), 70, 71. .■.(•,. 7.V. 21. •x\ & ;^4. 27. 51. 12(5. h.S IN IIAUPSWi:!,!. ricoiicnij Nt'ck. lie. bv's Island. McoiioMLC Ncfk. Iscodiuun Island, lironcaii Neck. Iswcll (V'ntrc. litonoajr Neck. do I Island. l:codi;j:an Island. Iconcaj^ Neck. do. icodi^jnn Island. VMij not a resident. Name. Yrar. LOCAI.ITV. Nicholas 1720 Mciiiconcnti Neck. Coiiil' Williain 17:'>:f . . . Schascodi^ran Island. CoiMii r. 'ildcon 17111 .... Merri<'on»'au Nei'k. I'ook, Klislia i>iiortol74H Cook. Middl.'cott 174N roiinili ,h prior to 1740 Orr's Island. do. Great Island. i"roni\>cll,' ,l:iniarisco\ c Island, 17.'>7 .... Mei'rieonea;^ Neck. l»vcr, do. Kiilon, l!ev. Klislia iir, 'riioinas 17.-. I before 177'> Favrweatlier, .lolui 174.'l i•'il/.^'e^lld,'' ..... before 1748 liiilrliell. Moses 17111 i;ili-on,^ Williain 1740 Uiiiiics. Sanuiel 17.'!s Ihiis. Ificliard 17:iH Morriconeajr Neck. Orr's Island. Orr's Island. Merrieonea;;' Neck. On Williani lot. ^lerriconeair Ni'ck. 17:W li.'Ui, isaM' '• Isaac, ,Tr 17;iH . '• .lolin 17;t.S . •• Nathaniel 17.'W . llarnion, Colonel Johnson 1727. .Joseph 1741 . llasry, ^^'illianl prior to 1 7.'>.') . ilinkiey, A 1747 . " Sanniel 1747 . I[(»ll»ror)k, Jonathan prior to 1770 . ilo. do. do. do. do. do. Sebuscodij^an Island, do. do. .I;ii|ues, IJichard 1727 Kcnney, Elisha 17;!8 Alerriconeag Neck, do. I.p;i\itt. Daniel prior to 17.->."> l.iwis, Job 174;{ Lindsay, .lolm 1740 Liiiscott, Joseph prior tonr..-) . . Sebascodisan Island. . Orr's Island. . Merriconeai; Neck. . Sebascodiyan Island. Merriconeaj^ Neck, do. ^tcOreiror, Tlionias 17158 . . McNess, Williani 17;!.S . . M.idbiiry, 'riieoi)liiius . . . . prior to 1747 . . . . Majiray. Williani 1740. . . . On Norton Stover place. Matliews John 1740. . . . .Mcrriconeaj.; Neck. SMclone, Kdward 17;!.S .... do. ^MiTriinan, Walter prior to 177(i . . . . do. Monlton, Job 1728 .... Sebascodii^an Island. 1 Vol. ted in 1742. 2 Traditional. ' Vied alone in a cinnp in the field. I'ejepscot Papers. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) A t llli 1.0 I.I 2.5 |4 11111'* 3 1^ iy5 114 1.8 1.6 •»• <^^/ ■w ^ rf? 4k. <*r J^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. •4't80 (716) 873-4S0J W. .%^' iV qv *i^ 1^ "V .. «\.^^ ^q\ ^0 .iiWi!. <■• w- 874 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAif, AND IIARPSWELL. Name. Yeah. I.OCALITT. Negro, A l-r)2 Orr,' C'loiiicnt I7J2 , " Clement, Jr.' 1742 " Joliir' 1742 " Joseph* 1742 riiikiiiiiii, n.'ia ruriuton, Duvid l)et. 1720& 17."..") , " Natlianiel 1700 , . . . Lot ;{(). . . . Merriconcag 'Neck. . . . do. . . . do. . . . do. Lots 37. .^8, 40. Scba.scodigiiu Island, do. Qiiinuliain, Edward 1740 Uankin. .Tames prior to 1747 liayinoiid. Paul " " 1770 Kieh, Isaac 171)7 Kidley, James about 17">7 Koss, John prior to 1747 " John, Jr 1740 . Merricoueag Neck. . Scljascodiixan Island. . do. do. do. do. . Mcrrlconeag Neck. Senrl. Jolni 17.18 Sinnetl. Michael before 177."j Small, 'i'avlor, " 17."..") , Smith. James 17;i." Suow, Klisha 17(!() " Isaac ))efore 1747 . " John " 1771 , Starliird. Kichard " 17.")") . Stover, John 1727 , Sylvester, ^Villianl 1702 . . Merriconcag Neck. . Orr's Island. . Sehascodiiian Island. . IMerrieoneaii Neck. . Several small islands. . Sebascodiicau Lslaiid. . Loufi Island. Merriconcag Neck. do. do. Tailer. Willian. 1748 .. . , Orr's Island. Tarr. William prior to 17.");5 .... Merrlconeag Neck. Tliomas, William W 17:i8 .... do. Thompson. Josejili 1747 .... Sebascodigan Island. Tibbetts, Timothy before 17."..") .... " " Toothaker, Andrew 17;'.7 . . . . Merriconcag Neck, " ElxMiezer 1740 ... . do. " Scth 1740 ........ 4o^ : Veazie, Rev. Samuel 17n( . Sebascodigau Island. Warren. 17.")2 . . . . Lot 47. •\Vafts. 17".2 . ..." 48. . Webber, Wait 17H8. . . . IMerriconoag Neck. Weeks prior to 1747 . . . . Sebascodigau Island. Whelan 17.")2 , . . . Lot X\. Willson, Alexander 1747 .... " :!2. AVinchell, .Sjuunel 1740 .... Merriconcag Neck. Wyer, Mrs. William 17(;2 .... Orr's Island. Young, Abijah prior to 17.")5 . Merrlconeag Neck. 1 Removed to Orr's Txkind abovt 1748. * Removed to Brunswick about 1742. ^Ihid. * Removed to Orr's Island abont 1748. I ! ■ 5 HARPS WELL. Locality. APPENDIX 11. 875 rriconeag Neck, do. . do. do. ;s .S7, .3S, 40. »asco(ll>jiiu Isliiml. do, rricoiieair Neck. la.scoiliiriin Island. do. do. do. do. rriconeag Neck. rriconeag Neck. •'s Island, ascodiitan Tsl;uid. rriconeag Neck, eral small islands, laseodigaii Island, lir Island. rri(M)neag Neck. do. do. 's Island, •rieoneag Neck. do. ascodigan Island. u u prico?ieag Neck, do. , do. iftscodigau Island. 47. 48. •rieoneag Neek. ascodigan Island. ;};?. ;V2. ■rieoneag Neck. •s Island. •rieoneag Neck. 'bid '•'s Island about 1748. APPENDIX TI. A LIST OF THE SOLDIERS FROM lUUrNSAVrrK A THE SEVERAL INDIAN WARS.' ' 1733 anil 1734. -ToHN Giles's Comp.vxy. '^^*"'- TiMB OF Service^ lieverlin, .Innies \ -.v) ~! ~~ ~ " illiani" .... i7->'ui 'i- <. f'nvell, Thomas, .runner ' :•"•' I~;-. ' ""!"'-^' -^ "*'•'■ w ni';5-4 - ;<7. « " -;'!?■■"■■; ;;;l;;;:|rs " 1 ;; J «.t.;.s„rri,^.;.;:::IS:izi;5 :: i :: ; iiioina.s .... 1701 1- fianliner Isaae, Lieut. • : ! ! !;;J Z /, I! " " "lies, .John, Cjint,. . ,-.,., , ~ ' .n.n;.. .,:,,,,„/*,,■; ;;;j-;:^z;» : I : ■ u J'', 7.''' 17-;i-4-fi4 « I u • i-i.i..o JSrt- ; ;i;^-^? " 1 " : •^''•Hnde, .James V-T;;""^ ~ "'' " ^' " • J''<'luer>lSd ?-Si""';! " ^ " • MMicom;.Ioh„ . -.i'M~' " * " • Mitchell, n..„p. . :::::;;;::;:ir:;? :: i •■ • ■^t.unvood, Ebcnezer ....172;! _i « 1 u •' I Stevenson, .lames , 1 72:5-4 - .•i7 '< _ * ' James, Jr.» . . . i72;i-4 - (;<) u 1 « * * ,\l.' .'•■"•' ; • • . . l7-';i-4-.;!. u i . • • ^\illKMn, Jr.-^ . . .l72;{-4-(it) " 1 u ' * ri'eifoweUi. Thomas > , (written Krlgoath), r^'^'o't 1723 —22 " 1 " uetai/ed/or duty under Col. Weslbrook's order. . ND TOPSMAM IN Ufmark". . Son of.Tohn. . (Ireland.) . (Boston.) . (Ireland.) ; ; ,; . (Ireland.) An- drew's son. . (S.ilisl)urj-.) I'roni. tofieut. iu 1724. . (Salisl)urj'.) . (Salisbury.) . ^Irel.'iud.) i i . I'roni. to clerk. (Ireland.) Cajit.'s servant. (Ireland.) it (Salisbury.) (Ireland. )The name is Stin- I soiiinoneroll. I Tlie last was J son of James. (Amesbury.) I' li I 870 IIISTOIIY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. 1787. William Woodsidk's Comivvnv. Name. Lenotu of Sriivicr. Bciuiet, Andrew 3;» weeks, 4 dnys I'ctcr 52 '' :i " Brown, Jului 48 " 4 " (Iliid c.iru of a rrovince gun.) Burnett, John 52 " :« " Denny, Owen 52 " W " Dnnninu. .lumes W " f> " Eaton, Samuel. Lieut 2!t '• 8 " Eaton, SauHiel (Sentinel) 22 " 2 " Fitzjjer ilil, .Maurice 27 " Era/ier. 'I'lionias 52 " i? " (irinies, Tlioinas 52 " 3 " llaynes, Daniel 32 " 5 " ( Had c.iro of a Province gun.) Lindsey, John .52 " 3 " Litlmow. Robert 52 '• 3 " Mct'oshlin, James l!i " 5 " McFarlaii. Samuel 23 " 2 " Noble, Arthur, Lieut 22 '• 2 '• Simpson, James 31 Spear, Hobert ■ ... 18 Stevenson, William 52 AVells. Luke 5'i Woodshle, William, Capt. C ane, Thonuis 10 " Larraljee, Beiiiamin, Capt 10 " " AVilliam 10 " Lithgo, Bol)ert, jrunner 10 " MeOreffor, Thouuis 10 " Pompey (Capt. 's negro servant) . . . . 10 " Bobinson, Nalium 10 '• Serf-eant, David, Corp 10 AV«shburn, Thomas .10 " Wells, Luko 10 " 17.. 11 — . .31.^. 3(? 70 " ,5 (1 , 40.S'. 85 " 1 (( , 53.S. M. 07 " 5 u . 40s. pt'l'lll. -:. i ) IIARPSWELL. APPENDIX II. 877 Name. Year. I-ENUTII OF SEHVICH. Pay. 80». r.o.s. n8 to 45,s. pn- r.o.s. 30.-*. nos. £4 ToTAi, Pay, £12 17s. -Id. £10 r>n. £12 17.S. S.7. Pay. . . :u.'*. 3c? . , 40.>(. . . r.;!.s. 4(if. . . 40s> per 111. 1748 1 748 1 7:!.-.-7 Hriiii^s, .Tosi.-ili ... Uoyd. .liiiiics 17,}^ Ciissidiiy, Cliiirles . . . . \ i7;!r,-7 Coiify, riiilii j-.)sj Kiitoii, Jacob ' |7'i-,_)o Ealon.' Saniiicl ." irlir.-ja Fra/.KT. Tliomus i7;{-, 7 ll.iyiio, SaiiiiU'i ." 174^) llaynard. (icor^c- , . . ' " i7.(,s llcrriiiii:, John . . .' .' ' ^-{^ Hinckley, Aaron, Licnt. '. '. ]74s Hohnis, X.atlianicl . . .lack, .loscph Jclson, Hcnjainin . '. . . Joi'dan, Joseph ...,." .iDscph (Indian Scout) .' '. \mw, Thomas LaiTiihce, Hen.j., raj.t' '. '. Bonj., (hMinnner " Xafiianh'l . . . " ^Villiani .... Litligow, l{ol)ert .... Mc(iregor, Thomas . . Martain, Jolm .... Mollltt, S.anniel . . . ' " I'Mttcn, William . . . \ \ I'otter, Alexander . . . '. i'i>nipey(ne,i,n-o servant) .' liobinson, Xahuni .... lintliss, liohert ..!'.'. Seri,n'ant. David, Corp.' .' Smith, John Siiiitli. Khen .....'.* Sloddard, Tiioinas . '. ! ! Washbiirne. Tliomas ,' ' Wcdsie. Joshua . Wells, Luke \ \ Willson, Kobert . . ' ' ' William ...".■ Wooden, James Pav. 1 1 weeks, - 2(; •■ _ . 1748 . 1748 . 1742 , 1748 . 17;!!)-40- , 1735-42 - , I73.-.-48 - 1748 173(1-48 - J73r.-;!7 - 173,-,-37 — 1 7;!.-, 1742 - 1 748 — 1 73r> — 1 73.-. — 1735-48 — i7;i.">-3r — 1740-2 — 1 73.-.-48 — 1 7.3.-. _ 173!»-42 — 1748 _ 1735-37 — 1737 — 1735-42 — 1748 — 1748 _ 1748 — - 47 • 11 - 157 - 231) - 85 - 27 - 37 - 31! - 37 - 37 - 37 - 21 - 11 - (!2 -241 - 32!) 11 - 184 7.-. ■ 85 ■ 3.3 25 37 24 7 2!»0 85 10 'j!)7 10 73 37 85 18 21)3 37 11 37 3 1 I 4 Andrews, Isaac . , . . Hlack, Knos Burns, William, Cnpt. .' •'Iiase, Judah ('iou'j:h, Isaac; Dimniny, David, Lieiit! WobcMt. Corp. (ienneys, William . . , lliinlcr, Adam, clerk . •lackman. .Folin . . . I'innbar, I'arker . . '. l.umbard, Samuel . . . 1740, Wii.i.iAM Biiixs's Company. 1<> weeks, 5 day.* • 1(! " 5 '". ' l(i " ,-; *i K; " 5 u . . . . 1(! " 5 " Ifi " 5 " Id " r. " ](! " 5 nt.) Thomiison, Alex.-inder. 'V Cornelius. ** James. " Samuel. Tibbetts, Samuel. M'hitney, Jonathan. Woodard, I'eler. ' From tradiiionarj/ sources. * From Rolls in Massuchusells arvliioes. II.iRPSWELL. ^E. I'AV. ys . . ai». M. po r 1110 ' . . -Mx. M. ' . . )\U. '.Ul. ' . . nis. M. ' . . ;u.s. :w/. ' . . -Mk. :\il. ' . . Mn. W(l. ' . . 'Ms. M. ' . . 4().s. U)d. ' . . 81.-<. M. ' . . 81.S. M. . . -Ms. M. • . . His. 'id. ys 2I». 24,s. £4 £1 10«. 24.'*. per 111. wood, Siimnel. William, eiit (Eusigii), Will. Kiclcl, riciuoiit. Hifhard. rt, John. ' Tlioiiiiis. ;h, Jo.scph. iv, Elislia. Isaac. Isaac, Jr. ir, Kolicrt. (hvood, Klin'r (Lieut, iiipsoii, Alcvandcr. " Cornelius. James. " Samuel, ctts, Samuel. rnoy, Jonathan, iliird, I'eter. chttsetts archives. ArPKKDIX 11. Capt.vin D.vvii) Duxxi.\. July 17. i k 17. Mav 17. ( i 17. n 17. .Iiilv ;!(). k* 0-, Mny 17. JlllV 17. .Iiiiif 1. July 17. ii, 17. (t 17. (i 17. June J. Names. Hank. Austin. Bi'iioiii . . IJrowii. Daniel . , Coonilis, liciiianiiii Fit'liis . " lU'/ckiah Nathan Curlis, James , . . Duncan, Joint . . . Dunning, James . . " Jolni . . Ham, Tobias . . . Ilinl. Kldeout, IJenjamin ... '> 3 :! ;! .'5 ;! ;i ;i 2 •) ;( I! 2 MI'AXY. 11) 11 14 It 1 All not otherwise specijied are from muster-rolls, etc. D HARP SWELL. lNOED ALniAnKTI. NY. TiMK OF Muntlis. Sehvich. 8 2 ;! ;{ •A 3 » 'A ;? a r.) 14 APPENDIX HI. 881 Captain- Wim.iam Liin.iuwVs Companv. I>ATE OP ENI.l8T.MENr. Name, R.\NK. MaiTh ].■? ■• 11 .i l-'i'l) J. -J. .M.ireh ].".. iM.T ITll i;?. Ki'l). u*. .Miircli L'l. .Marcli 1.-.. t( ]■.. t ( 1"). Feb. v.). JfaiTli 18. A U.St in, ncnoni .... nrivnto Coonil.s, I-i,.|(ls ... ., Diiiiiiini,', .Tames . . John . . ; ■ .< 'Jivon, .John yi. 177(!. Krh. .M;ircli ,Imii. 1777. 20. Sliniinoii, .lolm .... i)rlvato .... 11. 'riiumpson,' Alcxaiulcr . " .... 1!». Wiilkrr, l'i.((T privnto .... 1. Wliitf, Gforgo .... InI liciil Captain QEomiK White's Company. Allen, Daniel private .... " Williaiii .... " .... Bestcr, Foster .... " .... He\criilice. Hol)ert, . . onsiijii .... .Inii<"i, .lolm (lor. Hriiii.'<.)privato .... Keiiiieilv, .lames .... " .... I'oor. iJu'lianl " .... I'otter. .Vlexaiuler ... " .... Sliaiiiioii. .Folm .... " .... Wiiite. Oeortre .... eaptaiii .... Wliilteii, .lolm .... private .... Captain John Skii.unos's Ct).MPANv. Gray, Triali private .... Owen, I'hiliit " .... FiusT Kkgimkxt, Lincoln County." 7 15 M li r. IH H 70 70 70 110 87 r>2 10.3 , 87 98 110 46 141 141 Date of ENLIHrMKNT. NaMK. CaWain. Age. 1778. Head, .Tames Mustard Mustard. .lames ... " Patten. Actor .... I'atteu Potter, Iluiili .... " " .losepli .... iVfustard " Hol)ert .... Patten 21 . 17 ;!2 20 Btatuue. Complexion . i; feet — inc lies . li«lit *. .-. " ( n . liirhl . -) " 7 u dark . .■) " 8 it . llLilt C()MPANIi:S, KTC, I'MiNOWN. D \TK OF EnMSI'MENT. Na.me. Hank. ■t K 11 8 >> 1.-. f. 2(i Itl 2;i 12 • \ S 14 '.» 4 1 2 y 4 1775. 177!t. 1771). 1774. i77f;. 177(1. 177!). 1770. 177(1. 177(!. Ik-rrj', 'I'liomas lieut. (.iraves,-' .Jolmsou private. Haley,'' Pelatiah " Hunter,-' Adam " " .James major, prom, to col. .Tameson, (iiveii lieut. Patten, William \V -captain. Porter,-' IJenjauiin (not then a citizen). " .lames 2d lieut. Purinirton, .lames " \{wi\, David " prom, to captain. " .lolm capt. " " licut.-col. AVliiteliouse,^ Thomas iMisitrn. Wilson, 'IMii mas captain. " William lieut. ' Knlisied in Captain Hitchcock's cojnpany, Colonel Brewer's regiment. Aftcncardu nvived to Topsham. ' Knlistcd/or " nine months from the time of their arrival in Fish Kills." ' From traditional sources. 884 HISTORY OF liRVmWWK, TOI'SHAM, AND llAIiVSWKLL. III. IIMU'HWKLL MEN. CApr*iN Jami>' CuiiTi8'8 Company. I>*TK or KM.I>'TMKNT. Name. Rank. TiMR or Sr.RVIri,. Montha. l>iiyK. 17 .Filly 20. Allans, Tlioiuiis . private 1 1 17. Aiuln.'ws, .rnlin . tt May 17. HaiNiow, .laiiirs . K it 20. 17. Hil)lMM' .Tallies . . it •filly niakr. .lollll . . . cor|)oral .Tiiiic 10. ('iiimiiliiirs, Julm IM'ivate •July 17. CiiiMis, Jacob . . seri'-eant May 17. " Nalliaiilel private 4 I 17. Doylf, KlijM'- . . 4i July IH, IH. 17. Kwlm.', Joliii . . IIiiiil, Wiiliaiii . . serjicant it JoliMson, David . private May 17. " Jauii's . i ( t • 17. " John . i( .July 17. Miller, Asa . . . (UVr t( 1. ruriiiton, lliimplircv . jM'lvate • May 20. Roddick, William , , i( ., 15. 20. Kojjcr.s, Mark . . 1st Uout. July Tarr, Joscpli . . private (• 20. " William . . • (( (( 1. Thompson, I'oriio lius (( (( 18. " Joel . • a i( May 17. Toolhaker, K|>liraim . i( June 10. Williams, Samuel • • (t ;{ — 3 :» 2 1! 2:1 4 •A 2 3 '> 3 3 3 3 1 ■"■ II 2 2.-. .3 2 2 2r, 2 25 1 11 3 2 4 Captain Natiianikl Lahuabek's Company. -luly / to. y. 9. ;). 1. 1. 10. 'J. Blrthrliiht, Tetcr . . Dolph, Kills Hall, Nathaniel . . , Larrabee, Nathaniel , Snow, Isaac . . . . Tootliaker, Abraham Williams, Samuel . , private captain 1st lieut. private 6 7 C 7 (') 7 1; Ifi « 1(5 « G 7 Captain William Litiigow's Company. Time of Mabchinu. 1776. August G. March 11. private Andrews, Jolm . . IJarstow, Isaac . . Tloughty, Benjamin . . " Iluut, William corporal 5 5 8 5 23 2.3 14 lil'SWF.I.L riMK or BERVirF. 2 2.-. :( o 2 2.-) 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 = 11 2 2.'> 3 2 2 25 *} ;;.") 1 11 3 2 3 — 2 4 f) 7 7 r> 7 (i 10 <; 1(5 r> « 7 |v. 5 23 5 23 8 14 5 — APPKxnix in. Captain Okouok Wihtk'h f'«»MrANY. 885 Datf IIF Knmitmemt. Name. Kanr. riME OF BcBViei. 1777. Adams, Adnm C. . " SaiKUi'l . . Allon. I'llatiah . . ('iii'IIm, Hciijamlii . Ilciiry, ZclMiInn . . 'r . . . 5 feet 5 inches . . litfht. Hooker, Isaiah It! . . . " " . . dark. Clardncr, Seth 28 ... 5 " " . . lijjht. Haskell, Ward 24 ... 5 " 10 " . . " Joliusoii Joualhan 23 . . . C " — . . " Companies, etc., Unknown. Date or Enlistment. Name. Uank. 1770. Alexander, Thomas captain. 1777. Curtis, Ncliemiah " — Uouyhty,* James — Farriu,' private. 1770-1780. llodiikiiis, Eli ensign. 177."). Leavitt,* Caleb private, killed at Bunker Hill. — " Nathaniel' " — Merritt,' Henry — 1770. Merryman, Huston liont. 1770-80. I'urinlou, John M captain. — " Stephen* — — Small,' Epraini private. — " Sanuiel' " 1770. Stover, Simeon Q ensifin. 1770-1780. Trufant, Samuel lieut. ^Enlisted for "the termofnine months, from the time of their arrivalin FiihKMs." ^Fro7n traditional sources alone. II 886 HISTORY OF BRUXSWICK, TOrsiUM, AND IIARFSWELL. Name. PniVATEEKSMEX FROM THE TllREE TOWXS. Locality. Bishop, Abnor Harpswell , niack. J.ilm Ciiin|)licll. Jolui (Capt.) — Diinninir, .ranu's — Hall. Natliani.-! — ll()i>kiii^. I'.lisha — Hunt. William — Reed. .Toiin — " William — SkoUlehl. .lohn — Snow. Elisha Harpswell " Isaac " John Stauwood, David — " David, Jr — " Ehen — " Samuel — " WiHiam — Sylvester. ^Marlboro Harpswell Toothakcr, Abraham " << Is."»^ " Totman, .Tos' " Wier, Thoma — ^ Of Nevjburyport, Captain Tracy. Vessel. In Sea Flower,^ Sea Flovi'i: St7ir(hj Th'/iijar. Sea Floirer. Sea Fhmer. Shirdii Be [/{jar. ) IIARPSWELL. 3WNS. Vessel. APPEXDIX IV. 887 In Sea Flower^ Sea Fhver. Shinhj Tiri/f/a,'. Sea Fluicer. Sea Fhmer. Sturdij Be (I (jar APPEXDTX IV. A LIST OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1812-14. I. FROM BRUNSWICK. Brunswick Ahtili.krv,. ix Service at Bath. 1814. Name. — . Rank. Aldpii, Petor O. . , . " Eastiiiiiii. Robert . .* .' fapfaiii. Marsli, Moses M ' ' l**t lieutenant. Pcnnell, Thomas .* ^^' Stetson, Harvey • . . Jid " AVelcli, Edward . '. ', t'lerk and sergeant. Dunliani, Jolmson . sergeant. Stetson, Charles ..." " Hedge, George . . . . \ " Carey, James , . . . ." drummer. Cummings. Samiiei S. .' " "'"tross " = private Daiiforth, Isaae flft'i'- Dillingham, Aunni . matross. Duiilap, .Tosepli driver. Given, William, Jr matross. Gray, Triah Hall, Robert Hunt, Jeremiah . . hostler. Hunt, .John .....'. niatross. Kiuiball, D.'an . .' " Kincaid, Patrick. ,Tr.* " Larrabee. William liostlcr. Littledeld, Moses . '. driver. Lunt, John "latross. Merrill, James ...*.' " .Morse, Ephraim . " ^^orse, Lemuel . . " Murray, Trueworthy ." .' Xelson, .Tames ... " Osgood. ElipJialet . .' " Owen, .John, 2d . " Owe" Pliilip, .fr. " I'attee, William . . * I'icrpont. Edward • " I'owers, Paul ....', " _^^^ '*•••••... (t ^From Treasury Department, Washinyton. ' 888 HISTORY OF nnuNSWicK, topsiiam, and iiahpswell. Name. Rank. Pray, Ediniiiul iiisitross. IJowe, Aiiins " Simpson, 'J'iioiiiiis " Stiint'onl. W.iiTc 1 wiiitor to lieiitenaiit. Staiiwood, 'I'lioiiias niiitross. Tootliiikcr, Andrew dri\<'i'. Tool linker, Cliinies niidro.ss. Tootliaker. William liostler. Todd, Jojni caiytaiii's waiter. Welcli. Heed inatross. Wilmot. Orlando " Win;;, Allen " Captaix Richaki) T. Dkn-i.ap's Company,' Lirutenant Coi.oNKr- Cuarlks Thomas's Hkijimext, in Bath. 1814. Dnnlap, Hicliard T captain. MeAIanns, Hicliard 1st. liout. Sherwood, David, 2d 2d. " Titconil), William orderly sergeant. Merriinan, Nathaniel serneant. Badger, Nathatuel " Badger, Joseph " Pi'imtes. Adams, Charles. Cray, John. Blake, Samuel. Given, 'J'homas. Bowker, AVashington. Given, Thomas, Jr. Bradley, Foster. Growso. Thomas. Brown. Isaao. Hall, Hammond. Cami)bell, .lonn. Hall, Johnson. Carey. Alanson. Hall. William. Caswell, Wilbur. Hei'rick, Benjamin J. Chase, Knoch. Hinklev. Noah. Clarke, Alfred. Hunt. John. Clarke, John. James, William. Clarke, John. 2d. Keith, Isaac, Coond)s, Abiier. ]\iniball, Joseph. Coond)s, Josepli. Kincaid, J)avid. Coombs, William S. Lambert, James. Cowinir, Daniel. Lemont, Adam. Cox, James. liitchlleld, Waid. Cox. Isaae. Littlelleld, James. Curtis. Joshua. Lovejoy, Odiorne. Curtis, William. Lowell, John. Dailey, Silas. Lowell. Simon. Eaton, Abner. Lunt, Joseph. Eaton, Charles. Lnnt, .Tosiah. Eaton, Daniel, Jr. RIcLellan, Alexander. Eaton, John. McManus, Charles, Jr. Elliott. James, 2d. McMamis, .Lames, 2d. Eord. Daniel. IMcManns, .Tolin, Jr. Gratliim, David. McMaims, Richard, 2d. Grant, John. Mayhew, Zaccheus. Grant, Unite. Melcher, Abner. From Treasury Department, Washington. AUrsWELL. APPENDIX IV. 88P VNK. ss. r to lieiitcuiiut. ss. ISS. T. ill's waiter. >ss. r COI.ONKr, ClIARLKS lin. ieut. i-ly scrgeaut. Hvnt. ns. as, Jr. luas. (1. (iiiin J. an. ■ph. id. U'S. 111. aid. IIH'S. iinie. 'xaiidcr. i!\rli's, .Tr. Jiuos. 2d. Ihii. .Tr. •liard, 2d. Ichous. Mel Iior, Sainuol, .^d. ]S[crryiiiaii, ■i'lioiiias. 2d. McriTiiiaii, Tiiiiotliy. Merrill. Henry. Merritt, .Ti's.so. iSIiiiDt, Geortfe. Mooii>. «;'.!niiel. Morse, IJeiijainin. Morse, Leiimel. Morse, Paul. .fr. Noyes, .Tames. O'lJrieii, .Tereiiiiah. Osifood, Tlieodore. Otis, James. C)\veii, Jeremiah. Owen, Samuel, rattee, AVilliam S. Pinkliam, Stephen. Ixansom. David. T{ol)erts()n. .Tohn R. ]{odiek. William, lloss, Janu's, ;id. IJoss, Jolm. Ross, Rohort, 2d. 15UUNSWICK Lifiiir In'i ANTitv,' IN OoLOXKL TiiOMAS's RuGnricxT, Bath. 1814. June »0 to S3cl and September 10th to !20th. Ross, "William, 2d. IJyan, Charles. Sampson, Alexander. Simpson, William. Skolfield. John, 2(1. Skolli.'ld, Joseph. Sloan, Robert. Snow, .\l)ie/,er. Stanwood. I'liili)!. Slarbird, William, Jr. Swift, Dean. Taylor, Pliineas. Thomas, Kiihraim. Thompson. Pelatia'i. Titeomb, Uenjamin, Jr, Toothaker, Abraham. Toothaker, Alexander. Toothaker, Isaac. Towns, .\aron. Townsond, .\aron. Townseiid, Henry. Turner, James. Woodward, Martin. Kame. Rank. Dunninir. Robert I) eaptain. Owen, John lieutenant. Coburn. John ensifivis, Miab. iXavis, Uriah. Dounell, AbieL Doimell, .Tolin. Dou,irhty, .Tacob G. Doufrhty, S(c|)hen. Doufrhty, William. J-stes, John. Farrin, David. Farrin, Winthrop, Jr. Gatchell, A.aron. Oatchell, Benjamin. Ilfirdin^r, Nehemiah. Jordan,' Robert, Privates. Ilolbrook, .Tohn. Holmes. William (waiter). II.v IIAIirSWELL. APPENDIX IV. fEL MunniLL's REonficM. Rank. ciiiitain. Ik'iitoniint. oiisimi. ser^^oaut. flfor. Arthur, Jr. Hcnjaniiii, David. Lithjrow. ■iinmiel. riioinas, 3d. iVilliain, Jr. I'ollainore. idam. aiues F. (waiter). latthew. I'SSO. William, Jr. Jacol). Villiam. , James, Jr. John, Jr. ancis. )seph. 1. -Tessc. olin. )ner. ither. i, Croifihtou (waiter). Robert, ivid. iTiMR or htRVICE. Name. |i;i day.'). Wcntworth. John riiiinmer, Nathaniel liniays. I'liiiiimor, Mo.'se.s Haley, Abner . .' [ Wilson, John, 4th Hinkley, James Jiollirook, Jesse Stone, Alfred . Cook, Lincoln . Kimball, Abraiiani .' Alexander, David JJaker, .fonalhan . Ri'own, Hobert . Cro.sby, I<;beiiezer .' Crosby, Sharon . Dennett, William . Green, Gjirdner . Grey, Solomon . . Ilaley, James . . Ifaynes, Reuben . ." llardinj,', Kiohard C. Hinkley, J.;zekiel . . llodsdon, Silas Hannilbrd, William. Jack, John . . Plnmmer, Lemuel' D." Rollins, Aaron . . Thomas, Consider . Thomas, Geor^ire . Towns, Samuel . . Tnttle, Josiah Ware, William . ." Weymouth, Moses I (lays. |:;' (lays, : (lays. '(lavs. hclavs. I? (lays. Rank. sergeant It corporal musieian hostler waiter private private Cavalhy. Frost,' William. Fro.-w Othkk Towns. Haskell,' Joshua. 803 Rfmarrs. aitsont on duty in fort. for cajitain. " 1st lieutenant. " 2tl " excused from duty, absent C did not ) " I serve. 5 detached from Infantry as instructor, absent in fort. absent in fort, did not serve, absent in fort. sick ; discharged, did not serve. absent in fort. lame ; did not serve aljsent in fort. absent in fort. r Bath. Remarks. m. HARPS WELL MEN, Captain Johnson's Company. =• J814^^ne 30 to 33 and Septe.uber 19 to 81. Kame. From original roll. Johnson, David Curtis, Peleij- Curtis, David '. '. ' Traditional. Ubid. Rank. • . captain. . . lieut. . . ensign. 'I-'rom Trmmiry Department, Washinyton. ' "^iMi^Si^ffr^ '"^ * 894 HISTORY OF nnuxswiCK, topsham, and harpswell. Kame. IlANK. Mirryiiiaii. .lamts, 4th serjft'iint. l\Mii(liill, Hcnjiiiiiln " .Sylvester, Isnuc " W'ier, .Inmes S " Curl is, l'',l)eiie/.er oorpural. Merrvniiiii, 'riioiims " IJeed", .lollll. Jr " (HT, SillU'Oll " iMiimiiiir, •'allies (Iniiiuner. MeiTViuaii, .lacoh IllVr. Esthiuluii, Fryeliolt " .lime Sei)t. .Iiiiie .Sepl. .Ill lie Se|)t. .lime .Sept. .Iiiiie Sept. .Iiiiie Sept. Sept. Sept. .lime Sept .June Sept. Sept. .Illlle Sept. .lime .lime Se|)t .Seiit. Se[)t. .luiie .Ftiiie Sept. .Iimo .Sept. .Fuiie .hiiic Sept. .June Kept. .Iimo Sept. Sept. Sept. .June Sept. .Tniio Sept. W to 2.'. |Ot(iL".». L'll to L'.">. lOto^'.t. 20 to L'.'i. 10 to 211. 20 t()2."> I0t()2tt. 20 to2.'>. 10 to 2'.». 20 to 2,"). l(lto2!t. Kill) 2'.). 10 to2!». 20 to •>:>. 10to2'.l. 20 to 2.'.. 10 to 211. 10 to 2;». 20 to 2."!. 10 to 211. 20 to 2."). 20 to 2."). 10 to 211. I0t()21» 10to21>. 20 to 2."). 20 to 2."). l(lt()2',>. 20 to 2."). 10 to 211. 20 to 2."). 20 10 2.'). !0to21t. 20 to 2.".. 10to2;». 20 to2.">. 10to21t. 10 to 21) 10 to 21). 20 to '>:>. 10 to 21). 20 to 2."). 10 to 29. Alexander, IIiiy:li. Alexander, Jsaac. Alexander, .Joseph. Allen, Ephralm, .Tr. IJarstow, Ikohert. JJarstow, William. Hihher, Court iiey. Hlake, ,Jr)liii (waiter). IMaslaiid, U'lii. (.wr.) Booker, Daniel, .Jr. Clark, David. Clark, Paul (waller). Curtis, James. Curtis, John. Ciirti.s, Paul. Curtis, .Simeon. Douglass, (Jeor^fe. Douglass, William. Ewing, James, Jr. Jawing, John. Karri n, Winthrop. Gartliuer, Robert. Horsey, .Tolin. ITodgkiiis, I5enjamin. Iiiicails, .loim N. Joixlan, Wllliani. Ivemp, Silas. Matthews, Samuel. Privates. .Tune June Se|it. Sept Se|»t. flu lie Se|)t. Sept. June Sept. June Sept. June Sept. Sei)t. .lime Sept June June Sept June Seiit June Sept. JUIU! Sept. June Sept. June Sept. Se|.t. June Sept. Sept. June Sept. June Sept June Sept. June Sept. Juno Sept. 20 to 2.'i. 20 to 2".. 10 to 21). 10 to 2!). 10 to 2!). 20 to 2.5. 10 to 29. 10to2i). 20 to 25. 10to2'J. 20 to 25. 10 to 2». 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29 20 to 25. 10 to 29. 20 to 25. 10 to 29. Merry man , Benj fu 1 1 i i Alerryinan, .Tames, iv Merrynian, .John. Merrymaii, Mieh'l, .Ir. Merrymnn, Samuel. Merryman, Waitsliil. Merryman, William. Orr, T)avid. Orr, William. Perry, David. Pinkham, Richard. Heed, William. Sinnet, Ilugli. Skollleld, Samuel. Stevens, AVilliam II. Stover, Daniel. Stover, David. Stover, John. Stover, Joseph. Stover, Joshua. Stover, Paul. Stover. 'rheo|)hiliis. Sylvester, John. Sylvester, Marlboro'. Sylvester, William Thom.is, Jesse. Toothaker, David. ND IIARPSWELL. Rank. APPKNDlx IV, sersfcimt. c'onioriil. . (Irmniner. Mcrrymnti, Benjamin, Merrymnn, James, ;!(l. Jferi-yman, John. JMeiTjiiiaii, Miciri, ,Ir. Merrymnn, Saminl. Merryman, Wait>till, Merryman, William. Orr, David. Orr, William. Perry, David. Pinkliani. nichanl. Keed, William. Sinnet, Hutch. SkolUeld, Samuel. Stevens, William H. Stover, Daniel. Stover, David. Stover, John. Stover, Joseph. Stover, Joshua. Stover, Paul. Stover, Thoo|)hihis. Sylvester, John. Sylvester, Marlboro'. Sylvester, William Thomas, Jesse. Toothaker, David. 'iiiH' I'O to 1'."), JJiini' I'o Ut'^'t. jsi'pt. 10l.)i;;». liiiiic 'M fo 2.") Ixpt.lUto-,." Wheeler, John. Totman, Levi. Wel)l)er, Charles. 895 •Tune 20 to 2.".. '•^''Pt. )0t()21». June 20 to )>:, Sept. 10 to 2!). Wheolor, Simeon. Wilson. John. Captaix S.vows Comp.any.' SeptcmberlO toSSO, 1811. Nameh. Snow, Ste|,I„,u Snow, Paul. Merriit, William '. I^I^'n-itt, Stei)!,,.,, , IIoll)rook, .h.iiathan ( oomli.s, Klisiia , ■I'liomas, Williams Toothaker, .'-::;;r.Uv I Toothaker, Corneliu I'-iistman, Kini^shurv Hopkins, Simeon " sawyer, J)aniel . Green, Josiah . captain. lieutenant. eu.siy:ii. si.'r;,'ea!it. eorporal. musiclau. Alexander, Joim, Auhius, (Jcor:,^., ' •^iil'ins, Humphrey J Like Samuel (waiter). I'Oomhs, .Jesse. I)iu,:rley, Speueer. Dresser, Kheuezer. J"istiiiaii, James ilolhi-ook, Isriu'l llojikins, Klislia' 'vemp, Timotliv JA'avitt, Georifo. J'Oi'ey, J;irues! ('lint Isaiah (waiter). •Arerrift, Isajie. -Merritt, Samuel. J'rivatcfi. Otis. Samuel. Jr. I'l'ior, l.eouanl P. Piirriu-tou, Joshua. jiir.nion,' Nathaniel. «ifli, Heniamiu. liicli, David. Itii'Ii, Isaac. Kiiliey, Mark, Jr. ^"liill, Israel. Snow, Isaiah, Jr. Snow, Jess(>. Snow, Jesse, Jr. Snow, Sanmel. Tooth.iker, John. Wil.M.u, -Alexaiider. U ilson, Seth. I^yer, Geor:,'e. 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  • > a ca Kg c «5< a 3 a a S C a 1/1 N - ■ -= >^ y 'i tt s - >.iS i a c f;^ ? f :H "5 M— t c rt ■ - rt^ c a W.4 ^- ^" ^^ «M ta- • a 3 ei^ a = ., Ill . "a a .^ .■ ~ fcT .. a a.:: c a - 2 S3 S2 y. i i>04 HISTORY OF liliUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AXI) HALTS WELL. il 1 •2 I "2 *> B e .2 Pi; a o < 3 2;u{ rs 2 > -3 3 < = 35 :-^ rg :x S bo g I I = bf 3 vfj O ■!-> c a 'J 1— • 1- i Cl r-< - i-> ?^ Wl fef ^ a -< -t^ 4-> ttcT ^a "s. c-te d 73 l-s-rs iJ t^"d2 ~ Q Cii, H 5|o 2 ==5 5 CI _■ i ■;; :c . Z — --' -^>-S*'SS 2* §S - S^'''^~ "S-^ ■£ -^ "^ • at ; to huh 'J. C " pi^t? CiCuQ [-1— ^•■-C' t: c i~ t*^ "^ ^ i^ ?*-* hM h-' r^ »^ t-^ ^•=■5 = 2 -f -r 1.* Ti 5 ¥ 5 S CI •+! o o o 65 >?; CJ CJ CI $ X X 5ici?i Mile*; r? '^ !5 •^ cc ^ "^ QC i-H -^ ^1 M Ti tr -^ ~ -r -o _ oc^xxx XX xiS CJ CI cc CO 1 CI ?i CI f i CI r« ;:- pi.^;x,3^ < < iiiiiia Q c M- KfetsicG d'q" wa s t) s 1-J — O C l-C -t^ -^ X *^ CI CI CI i:t 'f *-« X 1 3 fe -2 2 3 52 S «.■; »" clci cici ?§ 5 a.^ U 1-. C 5 C 3 S9 Ed S5 = ~ o w ,.-=s 3) O 5^. c Si s „ 2 5.2 ^ I « s = *" Sin ./='5 f^-^S C C 3 « a O .Sis fe !s is fe^ >?; '^ coo 3) m ■3 ••=£■=3 CU ^- .^ ■""! •^ ^rt5« -SS "•? F^^-' a 3 C u j;; ;2;?5 ■^5. ^^ II Ah' PS WELL. APPENDIX V. H05 .-• x ^ : J rti; ^•=1 = b O *;"3 ;s » ©H a ;;> ' V''' 5 siJ ■J • A -X 5 rt ? -r .y= rt ?» :-!2 = H-r. ?-•> ~'/J ^ ^^ 3 ^ J, _. 2.- •r' * . - --y .;i ^ -■? ' - .7 ~ -r; '? ^ ^ :r .ti *^ £i.!« 1 __ ._, „„ _ -J 2 J ■^ 5 C .X' 3 - 1) a - a CJ -/. 'A - X — tf. — — - 3 ti ,. - , :.iii!0 »- 1 1. li -_ _ « a - « ? it it? U -A . " t^ O U fc- - _ ttv r it— tf.~- r: ~ ^ -r. - - ^ _ . ,^ "J 5 - ■' 'A 2 1-' - - »- i' .r '- V. ». V ?J :I ~ n ?J ?J rt rt !5 !2 rs ~ r: r2 r; ?•' ;J ?J "J r; *:; ri rr !2 — il .'M ?j 5c X S : cic5Ex5x5E^5c 5c 56 35 3C X X 5c X OCX xxxxxx> m'x'^'l*'— " '^' — -r ~. j; ■-; i~ :c X (M •*• -. —>' r^' in \~ c: ~ -v 1 1- ^ ri -^ (M ci M ri 5) r- ^ 1-1 ? I ti Ti CI mi ;i ri ri r-< — r- .1 5l ?J -J^-^^i-' tb tic S ib*i -• ti t-' - ds u W) ciM-isi^s - ti -ti - -J i«" -S " w .>. ca , j3 j:^. .'^-=.e^ J5 C -A — A Tl ' -, ^- , ^ " C '^ w 'A ri I.": »* *- d w '>3 •. C. C IC w "CI w ^ o 't Tl I" O ?? r- t-H _■ 1-1 — J .J i~ L- -1 ri f^ " -^ — ■ — i": -ri- -f — i-iiirii^ if; X) x-^^ — Tin zr. ^ %B B 2 n „ §t^ i s ^a^ c« c^:j <^i; CO *t» H-3 -^ .^^ ■ -* t > ■ -* ^^ " rr " , _, U _' - -'Ji = » S a 5 5 a. i a. S a- p. fa (srtKaw^w;; wm wm t/jajMOiM ccM ccMtcaccTj 906 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARl SWELL. ■sn s . Ht % X X i 3 -• i_ ?i «.• ~. -3 "^ X X O — -^ •" t: < -' - — c . !2 o" 11 -3 -5 3 c = 3 I T T ^ ^ = — ..= • «i « 15-1 2 l^-r iiS:^1 c s >.^1^ l|3;2 ?H.j1 < X ="2=^2 -Sh X ^, 1- ;'s-'^^ 3 3 O O 4) 3, goo ■ "i3r3 ■1- « I- '/: o 2 -iZ - w t-, • ^ X :j CJ IJ ■/. - v. x C**-^ '^**^*^ r— ' ^"^ Si:*? C-" 5f/2 " ;2 X ^ " ~^Z >.l = c-"^ "V* '^ - •— I 'r •' "" rtTX t^ >5>=-2 '=~'^.~-• ■? ** *^ *i ^ u r o c; -t- 'x tc O »* 5i 5i ?i 5i Ji — 5i n — r-n s>i « ii 3 5 Q-acT CI WW«3" "iSS cT •Eb *j *-» *j If; K^ tfi 0\ C-1 I-t 1 - 6* S^a ^- _- ^ _- _- _- _- _- _- r^ _- _ ■;; * sl5ass';?'lssSh'?ii'?i:3?? 6 IS •< CI fi ~i ci -? -i H ?? 1. > * - Is i£ a Kg W S.2'' ^3 .^=- 2 tt r3 •5 A,03, _-_ fe_- ^,-5' ^ rt _- tj 5 = 2i«i=2 ^ ri £ 5 5 3-2 c,ii2i3 §2 S;= = 5;3 5;=^ m^'Ji taMcccoccajcccKTJcccccotaMmi/icca} HH — Hc-Hr-H H 'AIilS\VELL. APPENDIX V. 007 !5 w S 2 ifil o -a y "irs'rt rf rt g ^ 2 J 5 ■K 5 2 fi ?i ?• 2 "i Ti CI J — ." _^ u-j NH -^ sy> 1 ^i -^ '^ :" ?^ c _ ._ _ . ■^^ U ^ ^ :t ■ — ^3 ■? <1 i ='- M ,M.1:;> .. 1. = t - -^ M ■^ § ti 5 = 'A A HHHHr-i H @K2 >1 •3 ?5 IT) ^.-'X.a 5:';a^:^ --''.= • ^' . c = X 'J = •■ v. u s 5 is ^~J = 3 i -f _. o t: i 5. 4, " « .- ^ i; O ■iS --s -S. ir rl «;»< '« • 5 rt i'O 11 >,= 3 -■3 =; >j 11 (4-1 D = n £ f M = ^ ."3 o ; « s ■*-• 3 •5 — ;= i 5b ^"■■^ S rt > ;-= :; 32^- - 3^-0 ■- Z, " ■~~^ 'i ^ ~ ^ 'f. £f.= X3 3.3 iir^ = 2-3 2 ^i^-S 2:^"' 52 Si:- o . c "~ 3 £?-r~-3 I o -^ 1. ^ Ct 3 be X ^ ii cf ut M aj i*t 4.^ /. ^«"|>| o o;«.3 6|€::2;5ss5.:;gc-^ -ItE:'^. --ilS's ^3 T -- XI -- a m ti 't'^ " -r ,r •- V ^ r: X x ^ '/; o w -- — r' v. . s "A "V r ''■ ^^ ■il c; o ■/■ :5 i-t 3 s o u ^ :^ /■-■'- rz: V = = rr s ''- i* c t^ - s v - J - s ■ "2 n ~ r2 r2 ?-' ."-' r** X 5 S -jE 5c 5E X X — ^ « cj S X X 35 n ;: Tt — r; r: '. J !5 i5 ?.' :t r: *J ?J /J rt ?J 7i. ?J x3E5Exooxxxxxx«xixxxx oc X X X Sept. 22 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Oct. 19 Dec. 21 Jan. 1 3 June 24 June 24, Dec. 9 Aug. 14 May 21 May 2 Oct. ^-^ June 24 Aug. 21 Sept. 22 Feb. Iti Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Sept. Ki Seiit. 2:5 Oct. 19 Jan. 5 Aug. It! Oct. 21 Aug 29 Sej.t. 29 55 sziisj' i_r cTa'a'iT p^T <-''tii'x5Cir&;a-!iV&^" 'AS ■-T fecT::'': A i'5 -a is ^h ) w <_! j:: ♦J ■ . - '.3JS •3 -3 4^ 4-* o o ^ S 2cj if. O K t., ;;•< — c " ♦J ^ rt . rt .iS" ;; p- 2 A ^ i-:4 lis ^-^ c i>08 IIlSTU/iY OF nHUNSWICK, TOPSUAM, AND UAIU'SWELL. IS u a; 8 ^1 c = Vi S it •^ a s S a 5j -3 >x n e: 2i *2 "3 « S 2 l-''"i 43 s c rt ^^ U rt rt Tl ri ■M a rt ~ .■:- O I- C = O rt =r tJ rt — -» <1 — rrt > >^ >..2 c*^ S i; S ■ *^ 9 « c ® CO go P UPS WELL. APPEXniX V. 901» rr.- 9, ■" !2 C 7 Z £f =: 9 1 . i?I S _- if -7 t • ^ =i- li^' 2-= o -^-- =4.i cv.- *- ,-• r " <; . *- • ^• 5- r-r >.'^'?U» •■-J J » ■- ^^ '^ ^ s V * ■/- -* -/. "^ ' > ■/. ~ z*<. - = > ■^ •xy"^ > ^. ^ r^, — r-" ^ 7 T=^ 72 56 1— < -^ -* .-« »— ^ — s '~, -^ r- 01 ^ -t tt OOC l< < '<<'< <&- i. ^ - 5 •-■ 3. 5 & i( U 9; j; » £ = = z: ►if — '/". -^ '■* ^ E ''■ "^ * ' :t 1 T ?J ■ S *^ S i \ '-. '^ « «— rrrrtrt : ^ 2f 5c 9-1^1 = ^5 = 2 2 22 5«1=1 ££ iii^ " 22^2 222 2222 2 222222 ^x'zz f" Iff— rrx Orft^" O vfrn" cT CCit'tr ■^' — ' t— '— '-J5 "* iC C -^ -w o » i V Z. •y « tb-K r* 5 = " " - 'X:^-^ ^ y.a ^ r^,<'ji 1^;^ ^oc^s t.<<3 U5 &H > > > i* J-» > « r: s s rt rt il ^a - ; X "^ O "-^ ^ ►— ^ •— 1 ^--^ »- \ O • . -t "t ~ f. -J. 'C J5 S S ': ~~i "^ D ^ r; I— >~C ►--* K-! 1- — — i-i i-J -J ;s c-Ci. i1^i>. -? Jr2:^"^CS^ ':.M S s ■? i-- 5-5 i i' E*" C ^ ^ ? — -W T. ^ '^H ;coc^s--so « -a Q O a X -3 1^- ;y C 2 c 2 S <-£^— =.;s i ■; _ jjS 1 « -r a ^^:7 c ■ s 3 s 5 Z 5 'C C3 5 - -r — ' " ■ "■=•'• 9 5 ^t-i^ii 2:,^F?-S S S - 5 C3 o t; o b^ ft, fc^ Sl. ;i, i, i, C wCO I 910 HISTORY OF RRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAH, AiVI) HARPS HELL. vi 2. 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S >- ^ C L. i5 *^ Oh C.M»H PhO;:^ SSh ?:":^ y^' _-■=-; O-jj cs 2 — ■ ^ g n -.-H ^''. <;'= --^SS >i >* >,J3 irid o; V c: cs s o ;c5 s-s >r 5R .W^-3 "t3 l^s _-:^. ^^ ;;-;- ^^'^.^. f-'l-i': .---3 ■^ w ^ ^ EX ,^.^ — fc* »-, — * W i- ^ i) i* -• "^ ■^ ^ ^ ■*::. ■*z'^ ?^ . hiH 1-r- H- «- — ■ "M -^ 1-- t-H T* -T- --I -p u-( 1 HH H-1 p— I PI '-^ f-1 — (— ( hU ■*- »J^ H-( -U hiiH ;« -^ x X O a Z Z M — '^ r: = a) r^; S "5 5 — ^ ij -1 1 1 ■» 1 fc-< 1-^ i-J ^H ^-* IHl'SWELI.. ■ .trPKynix v. ini •-=22 J 2 2 2 2 V 7. '1. tccfd ^ V V ^ V v! ^ •/. X ■/. .122 ;i ;f ii '.i :i 22222 p-^a 5W; .^>; Cm r^ a « 3 M "l-l n -X-s 41 a a En ^M s.si at ssi a -— s . "Cw "* '•"5 ?* ^ r-i *l »■* ►h- j\ Ji :j s bb _ ate, . Ser ate. II ■ > = > X > - - ■* IC c M |i:hu^ <.i^ KJ . - « : r. a. c o , ■/. -/J a S"^ HSi-JrJf^i- % I >. ^ i f^5 ^? -'? fiii ==.a ^s M^ 7:^i^^ ii '1 :i3 2-5 —J --j*~ ►^ ||2^| '-^-i%<<- >,'A «2 St — s 7-3 .J i 3^ 5 a V 3 ■2 i^ '^ ti ^ 4) r V 1 ■" -t " H .V I'L-aiS .T •/. X L L e 1 =•>£ . 35 i 5 * s fill ^■/5<-2 - 1» ► s 5 a s r a i ^ ?? a, ?, C ^ H M h4 ii ;:^ ? ? ? t. -- - -^ "• '■ •'• s 5 5 b -f! a; a: ?.' n 7J .-J ri' 35 3f ?j ?j ?j n sa ?.> rj 35 -X ^ J * X ? fi SB •a ;i rt ri S-35 5f * rr r; ?J ?J ?J Tl'lTl •7. 7 -7; 35 9; 35 Z 35 ^ * 35 36 J- -r -. 1— ' rt tl *l -< " SV^S-" > > ^ ^ Sr i^ •^ > ^ --4 hH >> 5 t5 1^1 >» >>>, 1^>' <->. >. >t >» >i -^ -^ >!*.; > > > > /^ M-A > rS rt 1^^;^ /./'./; 73 oix ., - - _- _- _- _•■ n «;■ ai ^ -S-yfaf _ ,_-_'_•- X -y- vi-A'Xi . *j ♦^ vw '-J ^L-s Tl ■M ^ U:^?;5U)aUJ !^1 li^iU^ i^s?.?;?;-^^::^ ;--:jS 3 V a a i 1 i 3 i a li +» > > 5 ?- i^ f= C5 rt,. g, •c fc i« »H Ui (-. *c tH u Ph . Ph •-H Ph U ^ d' Ph ft. tea. « K CO 1^ It * ■*" ''■ a'^-.= a '-^ i 5 5 ? I hl^ a^ tpU w^H b-l 2 .2 . 2 • _- g «; .== ^ - = ^ a - ;2 c.- i r c - 5 ?• ji i' — .a ^ S S 'A'A'A'A'A'A'A o 1-5 It 912 HISTOHY OF hhusswivk, topsuam, axd haupswell. 1) I u o I ° s 1 = a 'A =-2l w^ 1 I-* tl^ *s "^ ■^ ^ -; 1 -7 i a ? :^' = 3 ?i 1 2 1'^ « .i 3 rN 7 7 tt a .. ^< ? - « « < -i ' ' i^ --• - « i-i •«'? P? si? =y~'r' C V. « 'O o '/ r *= ■/. ■/. e ^. ii C; S ,r <. <, p', « ^ '^ .^ 12 ^3! Z '^ ^ 1 -rt .-•2?:-. 3! C C ,-r: :^-€^. a 5 «- i ~ ..5 1/ -2 1- = c cr 2 2 V^2 •7 -7- T = f -: — ~ i - ■-■ (^ MN 1-^ -^ p-» A — ^« Bi^ P-, * S .'= rr .••' « .-J .•-■ .t; .1 :j! a -7 -7 3e ? 7 3! I -7 -7 3J7 3? II Tl CI g IT rr s .-r ?.' ?J ?J ?.' ?J :r I 2 2222222225' B = = ^ 9 y w -.J c, C a'cajaM^f^f s- -f C". -r "^ »* f-J K-i 1-1 >-i II ?l Tl"J|J I 2 ^- «:■ •A i==^f ;?^^!^" ''*2 . : s (K - r. ^ v: C — ^ ^ C C P4 ot;— '-^t^® ® = = -?! S s *— r t - *- - '^ *^ ^ "^ '^ HPSWKLL APPENDIX V. 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Pti?^^?^ ^rf -^ *> ^-^ 4^ *rf «^ tJ I:j I5l: il>'5 jj s 2 i i i > - e9 «s^ > >- •a £ s £ £ Q M 2 -5 .=^ aaa: . w J M 3 Is 2^ ll^l o a 5 3 = ^-231'^ w c y CR "ti 3 S 3 3 s3 3 c c 1 2 "a! Is! u -0-0 ps:; cuyu oy;;y;jOu c M £ crc;;: KB 914 HISTORY OF BIWNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIAIiPSWELL. § s M a a 6X1 IS V ■♦* 3 o 'O 3 '« o a?, O 'A .2 3 13 I :x^=3 i>l = •3_ 5 r-l fl O i I. >. >j >l 2^3-33 i 3 O O 3 - '3'^ ^ ra o. .<< "to "J si ■COTS 4) n a ■A .'/J f« 3 = 3 C ^1 ,*; <, «^ p. o w n3 o -o 3 § C g a f ?^ ,- i-J b ■". =; ^ r- « 3 -3 L: 3 3 » 2, — 4, J7 5 ! i'*1 s.S 2 3 3.S cK5 g.5 3 2 St f-^ ; M M CI M ?1 ?1 12 -H CI CI ^1.2 15 If} P'ciijci^jj 3kS gX2353f« SSsfSvfa! '5i : i ?i ?i ?i Cl i3t JJr* 33335J C. 3". =-. « CI C-. 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IIAUPSWELL. m cK? ct; .5 « a II = _2 C 'A : sS S 3 5 O . ^i^ m it J 4) < 'V-n 2 D tl ;sq fiSl5 HE- » *. n g SJ !3 ?J S rt S of S X X -J r-t rH 1-. r- wi *— > ■* r-l 1-1 S5i=- ceo .N <. &H Hi II Ko WoiiT > > > rt rt fS -c J- j= ^-j: a: 7f cc >C ".I C L- 1~ >-^ (^ >-, "1-1 IMJ-|r-l3h->3 I. •« ?J. ?_l ?.! '3 " l-l 1-1 i-l rl *• CI M !•) APPENDIX y. \nb P WW ,« ' V5 i ~^ yj So 1 p ^ o ■w V V A 4) ,s 4J a on o •o i! b< U c CJ J2^ e fl f_^ _^ rt 3 o H r4 O 3 5 - Ji b.=- ^Hj g-^ £i, 3 S i ' = s 03 ;^ z^ K zi ^ H - a CI 01 a o its 3 § J 3 IT ►." .^ <^16 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND IIARPSWELL. APPENDIX VI. NATIONAL AND STATE OFFICERS. Kkphrskntatives to Congress. Knhcrt P. Dmiliip Brunswick, 1S4;^ to l-^IT, CImrli's ,1. Giliuau . . " ]sr.7 to Is.".!). Beiijainiu Orr Topsliam, 1817 to isiy. Governors ov Maine. Hohcrt P. Diinliip Brunswick, 18:U to is;!s. .loslnin L. CliiunlK'rlain " 1807 to lf<71. Mi:miii;us of Governor's Council. R P. Dunlap Brunswick, is;?.1. David Dunlap " ]s41. Marsliall Cram ." " 1855. Secretary or State. Franklin M. Drew Brrnswick, 1808 to 1S71. State Treasurer. Abner B. Thompson Brunswick, 18.31, 18;i2. State Commissioner. Benjamin J. Porter "^ ■■i; nam, 1820, 1821. Adjutant-Genera,.. Abner B. Thompson li . iswick, 1839, 1840. State Senators. .Tacob .Vbbot Brunswick, 1813-14-11. John Ilarron Topsham, 1850, Joseph Barron " 18.59. ISfiO. llenrv Carvill Brunswick, 1870. Marsiiall Cram " 1871. Kobert P. Duuhip " 1824, 1825, 182(1, 1827, 1828, 1830, 1^:11, 1832. Daniel Elliott Brunswick, 1803. Nathaniel (ireen Topsham, 1820, ls21, 1822, 1823, 1824, ISl'ii. John (', Hiimphrevs Brunswick, 1839. Samuel \\ Jackson " 1847. William H. Morse " 1848. Jonathan Paj,'e " 1829. Benjamin J. Porter Topsham, 1812, 1813. mrswELL. APPENDIX VI. 917 Tobias Pnrinton Brunswick, IS.'lfi. Kiijiili IV \'\kv '• 1,S41. (it'oi'Uf l{()i;<'rs Topshiun, 18;17. Cleiiu'iit Skollic 1(1 Il!ir|)swfll, lf<")'.>, 1800. Saimii'l 'I'hoiiipsou Toi)sli;nn. I7!>7. I.ovi \j. 'I'otiiliUl ll!ir|is\vell. 1S40. Abuor 13. Thompson Brunswick, lS.'>»i. REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATURE. From Buitnswick. IS. mswick, 1S4:H to 1817. " 1S.')7 to ls,")0. [)sliam, 1817 to 181',». iinswick, 18;U to ls:'.s. " 1807 to 1^1 1. I.. nnswick, 18;?S. I' 18-11. I' 18.")5. rnswick, 1868 to 1871 un swick, 1831, 18;VJ. nam, 1820, 1821. L iswlck, 1839, 1840. Lnswick, 1813-U-l.--. Insluun, 18.'.0. I «< 1859, 18(iO. liinswlck, 1870. 1871. .. 1824, 182r,, 1820 [827, 1828, 1830, 18;)1 1832. Iinswick, 1803. fpshani, 1820, ls21 rs"2, 1823, 1824, 182i luiswlck, 1839. 1847. 1848. 1829. Ipsham, 1812, 1813. Peter O. Allien, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828. llcnrv II. Hoodv, 1857. Jiinies Cox, 184!), 1850. Marsliiill ("ram, 1803, 1864, 1867, isos, 1,S70. .lames Curtis, Jr., 1809. Ilenrv Carvill, 1872. William Curtis. 1829. William Curtis, 1847, 1848. Dr. Samuel Dunken, 1781. David Dunlap. IMIO, 1S12. 1813, 1S15, 18 k;, 1820, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1837. John Dunlap. 1799, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804. 1S05. IJohert P. Duulap, 1821. 1822. Davicl Dunniuir, 1742, 1743. Kobert 1). Dunniui;. 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811. 1812, 1814, 1810. Eliene/.cr iMi'rett, 1839. Bi'uiamin Furbish, 1854, 1801. ChaVles J. (iiluian. 18,"i3. Capt l{(>l)ert (Jiven, 1800, 1807. Joseph C. (iiven, 18.56, 1858. Dr. K. II. (loss, 1800. Samuel Ilinklev, 1747. (ieo. W. llohleu, 1830. C. C. Humphreys, 1871, 1872. Samuel It. Jackson, 1805, !8(i0. Francis C. Jordan, 1875, 1870. Coan Jordan, 1809. Adam Lemont, 1844, 1845. llariwt'U Little. ls74. Joseph hunt, 2d, 1840, 1852. Josei)li McKeeu, isl'.t Capt. Josi'iih McLellan, 1821 (to tin vacancy). James V. Matthews, 1840. Benjamin II. .Meeder, 1841, 1842, "1843. Rojier Merrill, 1823, 1824. Henry Merritt, 1841. Cai)t. John Minot, 1796, John M. O'lirien, 18;i4. Philip Owen, 1812, 1813. William Owen, 1785. Captain Jolin Peterson, 17VtO, 1791, 1792. Elijah P. Pike, 1838. lleiirv I'utnam, lsi:(. Thoinas Skollield. IS.W. 1800. Capt. William Stanwood, Jr., 1793, 1798 Col. William Stanwood, 1794, 1795. Samuel Stanwood, 1770. Alfred J. Stone, 183,). Capt. Daniel Stone, 1820. .John L. SwifY., 1802. Brisjadier Samuel Thompson, 1770. Samuel S. Winu;, 1855. FitOM TOPSIIAM. Joseph Barron, 1850. (leoriie Harron, 1872. lU'UJamin M. Hrown, 1866. Jonathan Ellis, 1S05. Major William Frost, 1823, 1824, 1828, 1M30. Janu's Fulton, 1775. Nathaniel Green, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1840. Iknijamin Hasey, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1814, isk;. Aaron Uincklev, 1841, Horace 15. Hubbard, 1848. William Kinu;. 1795, 1799. II. 1'. Mallett, 1854. .\l)el Merrill, 1820, Actor Patten, 3d, 1810, 1811. Actor Patten, 1812, lsi;i, 1815. Kut\is Patten, ISOO, 1804. IMajor Nahum Perkins, 1825, 1820, ' 1827, 1829. Sandt'ord A. Perkins, 1858. Dr. Benjamin J. Porter, 1800, 1801, 1803, 1804. Daniel F. Potter, 1808, 1870. Humphrey Purlnton. 1821, 1822, (ieorue IJo-iers, 181 !». jDsiah Sandt'onl, l.s;!5, David Scribner, 18:!l>, 1h33, lS;t4. William S. Skollield. 1802, 1S74. Willis Sprajiue, is.",2 Charles Thompson, 1831, 918 mSTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL. John II. Tlioinpson, 18!?7. Sainiicl 'riioiiipsoii.l7rt4to 1788, 1790 to 171(4, and 1797, 1798. Hohcrt P. Wliltuoy, 18,'l. Henry Wilson, 1808. Fhom IIakpswki.i,. ,ToIin 151ako, 1841. .Tosoj)!) Conov, 1799. John Curtis," 18l'l, 1825, 1820, 1884, 1885. ReninnilnDiinniiiff. 1785, 1791, 1798, 1797, isdO, ISOl, 1803, X800, James II, Dunnlnjr, 185G. Sanuiel Dunnln7 iO. I, 1832. 1833, 1839. tul, 181!l. >lfli-'l(l. 1840, 1847, 1840 '■2. 1834. Snow, 1783, 1787, Kw, r, 1703. »vooil, 1770. tovor, 1802, 18(18, 1809 over, 1873, 1876. or, 1828, 1820. a.vlvostor, 1809. nuj, I81u. appp:>7dix VII. TOWN OrFICERS. Selectmex of Bhunswick. 1739, r'ai)tain Bon.jamin Larrabec, SainiR'l Iliiikloy. Joliu Gotohcl. Jaiiics Duuina:. David Dulling. 1740. Benjamin Larrabee. Saniiiel Hinckley. David Givcen. 1741. Sanniel llinkley. David Dulling.* Roliert Spoar. 17458. Capt. Benjainiii Larrabee Samuel Hiukiey. Wyniond Bradbury, 1743. Elected at annual meeting. HcU offlc* till Aug. 30. Isaac SiK w. Samuel llinkley. Wyniond Bradbury. Elected Aug. 30. Held ofllce till Jan. 17. '44 Capt .Tolin Minot. Eben Standwood, James Dunning, 1»4*. Elected Jan. 17. m-ld ofllce till March meet- ing. Tlios. Skolfield Ebenezer Standwood, '^ James Dunning. Elected at annual meeting In March. James Dniining, Samuel Clark. Ebeuezer Standwood. ir4.'5, Thomas SkoKidd. Ebeuezer Staiulwood. Aaron Hinkley, 1746. David Given. Isaac Snow. Tliomas Skolfleld. 1747. David Given. Isaac Snow. Thomas SkoKield. 1748. James Tliompson. Tliomas Skollield. John Smart. 1749. John Getehel. David Dunning. Thomas Skollield. 1750. Jolin Mi not. Aaron Hinklej-. Kobert Finney. 1751. Jolin Minot. Isaac SiiOM-. Robert Finney, 1753. James Tliompson. Samuel Standwood, Thomas Skollield, 1763, William Woodside. James Thompson. Thomas Skollield. ' 920 HISTORY OF BliUNSWlCK, T0PSIJA3I, AND HARPSWELL. 1754. Jaines Tlioiiipsoii. Siumu'l StMiiclwood. Thomas SkoKli'kl. 175B. Anroii Ilinklcy. William Spcor. Kobcrt Glveen. 1750. Isaac Snow. SnmiH'i StaiiilwooiL Thomas Slvolliekl. 1757. James Thompson. William Stainhvood. Thomas ISkolllekl. 1768. Isaar Snow. William Stantlwood. Thomas Skolllekl. 1759. Aaron Hinkloy. William Slandwoocl. Thomas ISkollk'kl. 1700. Aaron Ilinkley. Sannicl Moodv. Thomas Skolllold. 1761. Samuel Standwood. Phineas Ncvcrs. Thomas SkoUlcld. 1703. Thomas SkoKlekl. Samuel Standwood. Nathaniel J^arrabee. 1703. Samuel Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. Vincent Woodside. 1704. Sanniel Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. Vincent Woodside. 1705. Sanmel Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. Thomas Skolfleld. 1700. Thomas Skolllcld. Samuel Standwood. Stephen (jetehell. 1707. Tliomas Skolllcld. Saninel Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. 1708, Samuel Thompson. ■William Woo(i>ide. Andrew Dnnninj,'. 1709. Sanniel Thf)mpson. AVilliam Woodside. Andrew Dunning. 1770. Samuel Thompson. Andi'ew Dunniiiir. William Woodside. 1771. Samuel TIiomi>son. William Woodside. Kobert Spear. 1773. Thomas Skoltleld. Sanmel standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. 1773. Thomas Skoltleld. Samuel Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee, 177*. Samuel Standwood. ■William Standwood. Nathaniel Larrabee. 1775. Thomas Skoltleld. Thomas .Monlton. Nathaniel Larrabee. 1770. Samuel Standwood. Benjamin Stoue. James Curtis. 1777. Benjamin Stone. Samuel Standwood. James Curtis. APPENDIX VII. 1778. Williiim Sfaiiwood. John Diiiilap. Nathaniel Larraljoo. 1779. Nntliaiiiol LaiTal)oe. William .Slaiiwood. AiHlrow l^umiiiii,'. 1780. Nathaiiio] Larrahee. William Htamvood. Andrew Duuuiuir, 1781. Nathaniel Larrahee. William Stanwood. Andre u' ])iinning. 1788. Thomas SkoKleld. Samuel Stanwood. James Curtis. 1783. Nathaniel Larraljee. . William Stann-ood,',Jr Epliraim Hunt. 1784. Nathaniel Larrabee. William Stanwood, Jr. Ephraiin Hunt. 178.5. Nathaniel Lai-rahee. William Stanwood, Jr Ephraini Hunt. 1780. Nathaniel Larrahee. Ephraim Hunt. Andrew Diumiug. 1787. Nathaniel Larrahee. Andrew Dunning. Ephraim Hunt. 1788. Nathaniel Larrahee. Andrew ])unning. William Stanwood, Jr. 1789. Nathaniel Larrahee. Andrew Dunning. William Stauwood, Jr. 981 1700. Nathaniel Lai'rahee. Andrew J)unning. William Stauwood, Jr. 1791. Nathaniel Larrahee. John Dunning. Daniel Uiven. 179)}. Nathaniel Larrahee. John Dunning. Daniel Given. 1793. Nathaniel Larrahee. Daniel Oiven. C'apt. Wm. Stauwood, Jr. 1794. Nathaniel Larrahee. Col. William Stauwood. Dauiel Givcu. 1795. Nathaniel Larrahee. f'ol. Wm. Stanwood. Dauiel Given. 1796. Nathaniel Larrahee. Col. Stauwood. Dauiel Given. 1797, Nathaniel Larrahee. Col. Wm. Stanwood. Dauiel Given. 1798. Nathaniel Larrahee. Col. Wm. Stauwood. Capt. Wm. Stanwood. 1799. Nathaniel Larrahee. Capt. Wm. Stauwood. Amos Luut. 1800. Nathaniel Larrahee. William Dunning. Amos Luut. 1801. W'illiani Diinnjug. Dr. Charles Collin Nathaniel Larrahee. 922 HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. 1803. Xatliaiiiol Larriilicc. Col. M'ni. Slaiiwooil. Daniel (Jlvoii. 1803. Kpliraim Hunt. Strphcii I.arrabec. Charles Collin. 1804. William T)iinninir. ('a|)l liobcrt Tlionipson. Thomas Moyes. 1805. William Dunning. Tlionias Noycs. Capt. Kobert Thompson. 1800. Capt IJohert Thompson. William Dunniny. Thoums Noyes. 1807, William Dunning. •Tohn IViry, .Ir. Stephen Larrabce, Jr. 1K08. William Dunning. .Tohii I'erry, .Tr. Stephen Larnilx^e, Jr. 18(«>. Kobcrt D. Dunning. Steplien Larrabeo, Jr. Jaeob Anilerson. 18 lO. Steplion Larrabee. Joseph Haeker. William Dunning. 1811. John (riven. Joseph Hacker. William Diuuiiug. 1813. Joseph Hacker. James Dunning. Stephen Larrabee. 1813. James Dunning. Stephen Larrabee. Joseph Hacker. 1814. Hon. Jacob .\bl)ot Hobert I) Dunning, Esq. Ste|)hen Larrabee. 181S. .Tose|)h IT.'icker. Robert II. Dunning. David Given. 1810. David Given. .Tosej)li Hacker, Hobert D. Dunning. 181T. Joso])h Hacker. Edward Kaymond. Caleb Cushing. 1818. Caleb Cushing. Josei)h Hacker. Edward Raymond. 1819. Caleb Cushing. Edward Raymond. .Tacob I'ennell. 1830. Caleb Cushing. Edward l{ayniond. Jacob rennell. 1831. Caleb Cnshinir. Edward Kayniond. Jacob rennell. 183«. Caleb Cushing. Edward Raymond. Jacob rennell. 18!33. Caleb Cushing. Edward Raymond. .Tacob Pennell. 1834. Abner Bourne. Thomas Given, 2d. David Farriu. 1883. Abner Eon me. ' ' ' Thomas Given, Jr. David Farriu. D HARPSWELL. 1814. irol) Abl)ot I) Dunning, Esq. n Larrahee. 1815. IT.'K'kcr. i». Dunning, jiveii, 1810. ~!i^■on. I (acker. J). Dunnhic:. 181T. Tlacker. I Kayniond. 'UMlilni;. 1818. usliing. ' Hafkcr. Hammond. 1819. usliiniT. IJayniond. cnnell. 18»0. uMiinir. Hayuiond. ennell. 1831. u.«]iinii:. Ka ymond. iMinc'll. i8aa. isliinfr. ■ Raymond. L'niioH. 1883, ishiuii:. Hayniond. !U11C1I. 1834. ournc. Given, 2d. UTiu. ' " . 1829. ournc. • ' ' Given, Jr. irriu. APPENDIX VI I. 1890. Abner Bourne. Tlioinn.s (Jiven, 2d. David i'arriu. isar. •Tolin A. Dunuins,'. ;Jiinic.s F. Jfatthews. i aonias Given. I8«8. •Tolin A. Diinnin!;. James F. Mattlicws. i lionias Given. isao. Jolin A Dunninff. James F. Mafliews. Tiioijias Given. 1830. Jolni A. Duniiiiifr. James F. Matlievvs. Gliomas Given. 1831. Noali Ilinkley. James F. Matliews. Isaiali Hacker. 183a. Jolin A. Dunning. James F. Mattliews. Isaiali Hacker. 1833. Jolin A. Dunning. James F. Matthews. Isaiah Hacker. 1834. Elijah P. Pike. Isaiah Hacker. Thomas Given. 1835. Nathaniel Dunning. James F. Matthews. Henry IMerritt. 1836. Nathaniel Dunning. James F. Matthews. Tliomas Given, 2d. 1837. James. F. Matthews. Thomas Given, 2d. John C. Humphreys. 923 I8;i8. James F. M.at thews. Kofx'rt I'ennell. PetcT Jordan. 1830. James F. Matthews. Hohert I'ennell, James Cox. 1840, James F. ^ratthews. James Cox. Josepli Lunt, 2(1. 1841. .Tames P. JIatthews. James Cox. J(jsej)h Lunt, 2d. 1843. Adam Lemont. Joseph Lunt, lM. Hiehard Greenleaf. 1843. Adam L( ont. Joseph Liinf, 2d. Ifichard Greenleaf. 1844. Adam Lemont. Richard Greenleaf. Joseph Lain)), 2d. 1845. Richard Greenleaf. .Tosepli Lunt, 2d. *»aniuel S. Wing! 1840. Kichard Greenleaf, Joseph Lunt, 2d. Samuel S. Winsr 1847. Richard Greenleaf. Samuel S. Wiu5. Joseph Linit, lM. (i(M)ri;c ('. Crawford. Uardiner G. Fr()st. laso. .TosciJh Lunt. 2d. Tlioinas S. Diiiiiiini;;. Joseph C. Given. 1867. Joso]>h Liiiit, 2d. John L. Swirt. Gardiner G. Frost. 1858. Joseph Lunt, 2d. Jolui li. SwitY. John S. Gross. 1859. Hicliard Grt'cnleat". William S. (iiven. Katiianiel IJailyer. I860. John L. Swift. Leon.'ird Townseud. Augustus F. Cox. 1861. John L Swift. Leonard Townsend. Augustus F. Cox. Leonard Townsend. Augustus F. Cox. Friuieis Owen. 18».'l. Leonard Townsend. .Vuguslus F. Cox. Francis Owen. 1864. Leonard T<»wnsend. Augustus F. Cox. F'ran<-is Owen. 1865. Joseph Lunt, 2d. .lolm L. Swin. Leonard Townsend. 1866. Joseph Lunt. Augustus F. Cox. Jolin Ji. Swill. 1867. Joseph Lunt. Augustus F. Cox. Chas. C. ninn|)hreys. 1808. C. C. Humphreys. J. C. (liven, llonry Carvill. 180t). C. C. Humphreys. J. C. (iiven. Henry Carvill. 1870. Henry Carvill. Josi'ph JiUnt, 2d. Lyman E. Smith. 1871. Henry (^arvill. Lvnnui E. Smith. Ciias. N. Bates. 1878. Henry Carvill. Lyman E. Smith. John Crawford. 1873. Lyman E. Smith. Thomas U. Eaton. Larkiu D. Snow. IIAHrsU'ELL. 'rowiiscnd. I F. ('ox. )woii. I8(i:i. 'rowiiscnd. I F. (.'ox. >weu. 1804. Tnwn.st'lKl. 1 I'. Cox. )\V('I1. 1H(I5. lint, 2(1. ''•<>"' 1741 to 1751. J. n l-orsaith, jsi;,-, to 18(i7, Da.ii.-l tJivon, IHIO, isn, i,si2, isi.r If^la, HlC. 1«17, 1.S18, 181'J, 1820 Samuel Ilinkl.'v, 17;t9 lU'iijamin Lumibee, 1740, 1743. Town Ci.khk.s oi- IIhu-vhwick. Larralu'o, from I7fi(5 to 1 to I,s3r,. Nathaniel 1802. John .\rcKfcn. from is Joiiii Ferry, 1S(M». iNathaiiielVoor. IHJi Thomas .skolil,.|,|, ,Vom 17fi2tol7(;i and 17(;;{. |7(;|, |7,;r, ' '"" Jotham Stone, from 1804 to IHOS i«(.4, and irom l8G8 to 1877. SklECT.MEN ok TOP8IIAM. 1764. Jolin Fulton, •Tolin Keed. Joliu Merrill. 1765. No record. 1760. Adam Hiintcr. James Hendry. John Fnltou. 1707. .Tames irimtpr. John Merrill. Johu Wiuchell. 1708, John Pulton. .Tames Hunter. John Merrill. 1700. William Thor.:*?. James Henry, Sen. Actor Fatten. 1770. Joseph Graves. James Mustard. Johu ilerrill. 1771. John Merrill. William Keed, Jr. James Fulton. 177». John Fulton. John Merrill. James Potter, ,Tr. 177.3. .fohn Merrill. James Hunter. Samuel Graves. irr4. Thomas Wilson. James Beveraijfe. John Winchell. 1775. Thomas AVilson. James Heverage. John Fulton. 1770. John Fulton. William Randall. Actor I'atteu. 1777. John Merrill. James Potter. James Fulton. 926 iijsTonY OF nituNswivK, topsham, and itahpswull. \i ITJH. Joliii Mrrrill. .lilltlt'H I'otttT, •laiUL's Fiiltuu. 1770. .folin Armilt. Jiiincs Hunter. William Wilson. I7H0. John Morrill. James Fulton. William Wilson. 1781. John Merrill. Arlliiir lliiiiter. Jonatliau Herry. 178S. Arllmr Ifnnter. Jolill Heed, •lames Wilson. 1700, William Wilson. Jnliii lio;;ers. K^c'kiel ihoinpson. 1701. William Wilson, .lolin l{o<;ers. I'./eklel Thompson. 1703. William Wilson. K/eklei 'I'liompsoii. •lolm iio^ers. 1703. Jiilm Knlton. William Wilson. John .Merrill. 1704. Jolin Merrill. John Kiilton. William Wilson. >? 1783. .Artlmr Hunter. James Wilson. Joliu Suudtbrd. 1784. John Fulton. James Wilson. Arthur Hunter. 1785. ! Jolin Fulton. James Wils(jn. Arthur Hunter. 1780. John Fulton. James Wilson. Artluir Hunter. 1787. John Fulton. James Wilson. Arthur Hunter. 1788. John Fulton. James Wilson. Arthur Hunter. 1780. Jolin Fulton. Jouston Graves. Ezekiel Thompson. i7»n. John .Merrill, .lolm I''ulton. William Wilson, 1700. John Merrill. John Fulton. William Wilson. 1707. John Morrill. John Fulton. William Wilson. 1708. John Morrill. James Wilson. Ale.\ander Kogers. 1790. William Wilson. Ale.xander Thompson, liobert Patten. 1800. John Merrill. Arthur Hunter. John Fultou. 1801. John Fulton. Arihur Hunter. John iSilerrill. , A I'VE N lux VI I, 1)27 IHOil. Artliiir Hiiiitcr. .Inllll Merrill. Ali'xaiuler Honors, 1H03. ■I«>lin Afcrrlll. •lohii Kriihtii. Ale.MiiKlt'r Tlioinpson. IH04. Alcxiindcr riioiiipson, Sen l''.zrii Siiillh. •JdIiii J{(i;,'cr.s. 1800. .loliii Arcrrill. •Inllll KuirtTs. • iVliitiah lialry, Jr. 18(M). roliitlah IIilcv. Jr. ^ Af'tor ratlcii,".Jr. Crispii.s UravfN. 1807. Actor ratten, Jr. I'fliillali lliilt-y, Jr. Crispu.s (iraves. 1808. Actor I'littcn. Jr. I'flatlali llalcv, Jr. Crispii.s tJravcs. Actor Pat ten, ;kl. Crisixis (iraves. Pelatlah Haley, Jr. 1810. Actor I'attcn, .'Jd. IVIatiali Ilal.-y, Jr. William (Jraves. 1811. William Oraves. Tolatiali Ilalcv, Jr. James Fultoir, Jr. 1818. William Oraves. Pelatiah llal(>y. Jr. James Fulton, Jr. 181.1. JVlatiali TTalev, Jr. Williaiii (travl's. James Fiiltou, Jr. 1R14. I'cliitlali Haley, Jr. Aleximder 'I'liompson. ^\'illiam (iravcN. 1MI«. l*<'latlali Haley, .fr. Alexander 'riiompson. >> llliam (iriivos. IMKI. I'dnliali Haley. Jr. Alexander I li'om|)son. William (Jravas. 1817. Pdatlah Haley. Jr. William (ir.'ives, Jolui foyers, Jr. IHIK. iVlallali Haley, Jr. William (iraves. John Hogers, Jr. 1810. Pelatiali Haley, Jr. William (iraves. George F. Patten. 1830. Hcnjamin J. Porter. David Foster. Arthur Hunter, Jr. 1831. Pelatiah Haley, •Tohn Ho,ur<'rs,'jr. William Graves. 1883. Pelatiah Haley. William (iraves. John Kogers. 1S83. Pelatiah Haley. William (^traves. Capt. John Rogers. 1884. Pelatiah Haley. William Graves. Capt. John Kogers. i8a5. Pelatiah Haley. William Graves. John llogers, Jr. 928 HISTORY OF Brunswick, topsham, and harpswell. M \ IS-Jrt. reliitiiili Haley. dipt. Joliii Hoijor.s, Jr. Isaac Tlioiiipsoii. 1837. Natliaiiiol Green. Capt. Joliii Holers, Jr. Joliii II. Tlioinpson. 1838. Natliaiiiol (ireen. John U. Thompson. John Rogers, Jr. 1839. Nathfniel Green. John II. Th(>ni|)son. Josiuli Sandlbrd. 1880. Nathaniel Green. Josiah Sandford. Isaac Thompson. 1831. John H. Thompson. Josiah Sandford. Samuel I'erkins. John TI. Thompson. Josiaii Sandford. Sauinel Tcrkins. 1833. John H. Thompson. Josiah Sandford. Samuel I'erkius. 1834. John 11. Thompson. Josiah Sandford. Samuel rerkins. 1835. John H. Thompson. Josiaii Sandford. Samuel Perkins. 1836. John 11. Tliompsoa. Georjfe Roarers. Joshua Haskell. 1837. John II. Thompson. Georire Roffcrs. "• Joshua Haskell. 183«l. George Rojjers. Joshu.'i Haskell. David Serii)ner. 18.30. Natlianlel Green. David Seril)ner. Benjamin Thompson. 1840. Nathaniel CJreen. David Scrihner. Benjamin Thompson. 1841. David Scril)ner. Benjamin Thompson. Alvah Jameson. 1843. Nathaniel Green. Josiah Sandford. Francis T, Pnrinton. 1843. Nathaniel ffreen. Josiah Sandford. F. T. Purinton. 1844. Nathaniel Green. Francis T. Purinton. Matthew Patten. 1845. Alvah .Tameson. Georife Hojrers. Benjamin Thompson. 1846. Alvah Jameson. Georire Roji^crs. Uriah Jack. 184T. Alvah Jameson. Geortre Rogers. Uriah Jack. 1848. George Rogers. Uriah Jack. John H. Thompson. 1840. Georire Rogers. Uriah Jack. Charles E. AVhite. ) HARPS WELL. 183S. Ro Tlioinpson. meson. 1848. 1 Green. 1 11(1 ford. \ Tiirinton. 1843. I Green, ndford. iiitoii. 1844. Green. . Piirinton. Fatten. 1845. leson. ),irers. Thompson. 1846. leson. )gcrs. c. 184T. eson. L'crs. 1848. j2:ers. lomp.son. 1849. ?ers. Hvhito. APPENDIX VIT. 18S0.] Geoi-ire 1,'oirers ''■•lief) Killi-oro. •'olni II. Alexiiml,!-. 1851. Gl'orn-e I{o. Mallett. Georjic A. Roarers Charles W. I'nrinton. 1 K(i:t. H. P. Mali.Mt. Given Jameson. i>avid Work. 1804. H. P. Mallett. Given Jameson. l>avid Work. 1805. If- P. Mallett. Given Jameson. David Work. is«o. n. p. Mallett. Given Janiesv n. David Work. i8«r. Francis Adams. Given Jameson. Geor-,'e A. l{oo„,.s. 1808. Francis Adams. <^t'ora:e a. l.'o^jers •'o-^eph H. Puriiiifton. 1809. Francis Adams, (ieorsje A. Hoyers. Joseph li. Pur -.s^to,,^ is?o. George A. Poijers William K. (inives 'loseph H. Pnrington. i8n. Georfre A. lio, JJolx'rt ilunter. from 177() to 1 Heiijamiu .la'iiies, from l.SOJ to Gould .lewell. |s(l. F. T. Litllelleid, ISill. Abel Merrill. IS!!). Joiiii Morse. ISo;!, ISOI, 1805, Benjamin Joues I'orter, 1794, 17'J«. 71);l. 1870. 1800. 1795, Abiier AV. Piirini^toii, 185('>, ISCl', 18(!;!. .Tolin Ho-fers, 17'.>7, 1798. (}eoru;e Hoirers, from 1S1;5 to 1818. Tiioinas E Saiidford. 1S12 E/.ra Smiili. I7'.i:t, isoii. isoi, isoj. .loliii il. 'riiom|)S()ii, from l.su'l) Id ls:!.->, and is,-,-.', Is.-,:$, is.".!, l.s.V,). AVilliam 'riioriic 17(!4, i7(!(;. X.-itlianiel \Valker,from 1S2() to Isi's. t'liarlcs E. Whit',', from IsH'.to ist'.i, and ls.-,7. ls.-,s, 1871, i.s7(;, 1S77. Robert V. Widtney, l,s,-,0, 1K,-.1, isiio. Ilenrv Wilson, from 1807 to 1811. E. m! Work. 18,-).-.. Charles W. Wilson, 1872, 187;',, 187".. Sklkctmen or IIaupsweix. David Cnrtis. Isaac Hall. Andrew Dunning. 1759. David Curtis." Antlrew Dunning. I'aul Uaymond. iTeo. Edward Ivisters. .Tonatlinu I'lint. Andrew DiMiiung. Paul Kaymoiid. Isaac Snow. 1T61. .Tonnthau Flint, r.nd Kaymoiid. Waller Merriman. 1764. Jonathan Flint. AValter Merriman. James Booker. 1703. Capt. William .Sylvester. Lieut Josliua IJerstow. i'aul Uaymond. 1704. Andrew Dunniiiir. XeluMuiali (Jiirtis. I'aul Kaymond. 1 705. Paul K'lymond. Xeliendaii Curtis. John KoUuck. 1700. Nehemiah Curtis. John Hoduck Nathaniel I'urinton. 1707. Nathaniel rurinton. ^- Xi'liemiali Curtis. Joliu lloduck. lA UPS WELL. 1H70. [allctt. . riirinton. W. l)j;ii'l)oru. i«rr, . rnriiitou. Lallett VV. Dearborn. ringtoii, l.s.")(i, l,sii2. 7!»7, 170S. . from isi;! to 181S. idtonU IS 12 i):i, i.siii), i.soi, isoj, ipsoii, from l.SL'l) to 2, is:.;!, is,-,i, Ls.v,). 1', I'CA, 17()li. ;cf,(Voiii lS2(lto I.S2S. t'.', I'roiii ls|;ito lsi:», S, 1.S71. IS7(;, 1S77. iii-y, 1«.")<», IS.-iI, IHili). from 1.S07 to 1811. son, 1872, 187;5, lS7:i. ir«3. ,1111 SyhcstiT. lUa IJer.stow. oiul. 1704. iiin'm<^. 'iirtis. owl, 1 ran. )n(l. 'urti.s. 170«. 'iirtls. •k 'urintou. 1707. 'iiriiitou. 'urtis. •k. APPENDIX VI r. 931 i?o«. William Sylvester, Ksq. Edwai'd ('imii|o||.|,„_ Nfitliauiel I'liiinion. 1 7fi<>. William Sylvester, Ksij. Kdward (.'iiiuii-iliam. A'atUiuiiel I'liriiiioii. 17 TO. Paul HaymoiKl. Capt. John Stovor. Ezekiel Uui-tis. 1771. AVilliam Sylvester. K/.ekiel (Jiirtis. I'aiil Uaymoiid. 1773. William Sylvester. H/.ekiel C'linis. Isaac Snow. 177.7 William Sylvester. Isaae Snow. E/.ekiel C:urtis. 1774. William Sylvester. •Fohn Snow. Ezekiel Uurti.s. 177.'>. Lieut. .John Uoiliiek. Anthony Coombs, ,)r. William Sylvester. 1770. William Sylvester, Esq I>ient. Jnliii l.'odnek. Ensiyn Antliony Coombs, Jr. 1777. William Sylvester, Esq. •loiin Hodiiek. Anthony Coombs, Jr. 1778. William Sylvester. Es(| Nallianiel I'm-inton, Ksq. dipt. Xehemiali Cnrtis. 1779. William Sylvester, Esq ■lohn b'odiiek. i^inieon Hopkins. ; i , 17S0. •rohn Rodnek. Nathaniel I'lirinton, Es(|. Ezekiel Curtis. 1781. John IJodiick. l-ieiit. HenJ. Dunin,-^. Dea. Isaac Snow. 17N3. ('apt. Isaac Snow. .f'>hn Kodnck. Eleiit. JienJ, Diinin.if. 1783. William Sylvester. John Hodiick. Nathaniel rnrinton. 1784. John IJodiick. NatliMniel I'minton. E/.ekiel Curtis. 1 7«.-.. John Ikodnck. Kathaiuel I'nrintoii. Ezekiel Curtis. 17S(i. Nathaniel I'nrinton. •biliii iiodnck. Ezekiel Curtis. 1787. Nathaniel Ptirintou. Jolin Hodnck. Ezekiel Curtis. 1788. -Tohu IJodnck. Ezekiel Curtis. Anthony Coombs. 1780. •Toliii I{odnck. Anthony Coombs. Ezekiel CurtLs. 1790. Isaac Snow. Daniel iJandall. Ezekiel Curtis. 1701. Johnson Stovor. Jahn IJodick. Stephen I'nrintoij. 932 IIISTORY OF niiUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND IIARPSWELL. 1702. Jijlmson Stover. John I'odick. Isaac Snow. 1793. .Tolin l?o(lick. Ezckicl Curtis. Sti'irtieii riiriiiton. 1794. Joseph Carr. Johnson Stover. Capt. Neheniiah Curtis. 1705. Jolin Rodick. Ezckiel Curtis. Lieut. Autliony Coombs. 170tt. Jolin liodiek. I'.zekiel Curtis. l/icut. Autliony Coouihs. 1707. Samuel Snow. Jcjhn Iiotlick. Marlborough Sylvester. 1798. Sauuiel Snow. John l{o(ii(!k. Marlborough Sylvester. 1799. John Rodlck. Marll)orough Sylvester. Charles Ryan. 1800. Paul IJaudall. Marlljorough Sylvester. Anthonj' Coombs. 1801. Anthony Coombs. Marlborough Sylvester. Capt. Nehemiah Curtis. iso«. Anthony Coombs. Marl))orough Sj'lvester. John Hodick. ISO.'J. Cajit. Samuel Snow. IMarlborough Sylvester. Paul Curtis. 18^4. Marlborough Sylvester. John Snow, Jr. Johnson Stover. 1805. John Snow, ,(r. Marll)orougli Sylvester. Capt. Johnson Stover. 1800. Marlborougli Sylvester. Caj)t. Johnson Stover. Capt. John Snow. 1807. Harrison Cleaves. Marlborough Sylvester. Paul Raymond. 1S08. Marlborough Sylvester. Aleot Stover, Jr. Paul Raymond. 1800. John Curtis. Aleot Stover, Jr. Paul Raymond. 18 JO. John Curtis. Aleot Stover. Jr. Paul Raymond. 1811. John Curtis. Paid Raymond. Aleot Stover, Jr. 1812. John Curtis. Aleot Stover, Jr. Paul liaymond. 1813. John Curtis. Stephen Snow. Alcot Stover, Jr. 1814. John Curtis. Aleot Stover, Jr. Paul Uayniond. 1815. Marlborough Sylvester. Alcot Stover, Jr. < Anthony Coombs. > IIARPSWELL. 1804. iiffh Sjivester. \v, Jr. Stover. 180.5. w." ,Fr. iif^h Sylvester. iison Stover. 1806. iiiCh Sylvester, iison Stover. 11 Snow. 1807. Cleaves. iijfli Sylvester. iioiul. 1S08. ii.sjli Sylvester, ver, .Ir. iiioiid. 1S09. tis. ver, Jr. iioud. 1810. tis. ver, Jr. luond. 1811. Ms. iiond. ver, Jr. 1813. tis. ver, Jr. uond. 1813. tis. ^110\V. ver, Jr. 1814. tis. ver, Jr. ' mend. 1815. Ugh Sylvester. ver, .Tr. Coombs. APPENDIX VII. 933 181A. A loot Stover, Jr. Joliii Curtis. I'aiil Uayiiiond. 1817. John Curtis. Alcot Stover, Jr. Paul Kayniond. 1818. Benjamin Kaiidall. John IVniiell. Paul Jiayinond. 1819. John Curtis. Benjamin Handall. Paul liaymoiid. 1830. George Skollieid. Heiijamin Kaiidall. Stephen Merritl. 1821. Paul Raymond. John Ciirtis. Capt. Pelcg Curtis. 1833. John Curtis. Paul Haymoiid. Benjamin Uaiulall. 1833. Is.aac Sylvester. Benjamin Kaiidall. Paul Kaymond. 1834, Isaac Sylvester. SamuerTooMiaker. Capt. Pcleg Curtis. 1835. Pcleg Curtis. Isaac Sylvester. Samuel Toothaker. 18»6. Samuel Toothakcn Paul Uaiidall. Pek'g Curtis. 1837. Sylvester Stover. Paul I^aiidall. Samuel Toothaker. 183«. Boiijamin Uandall. Samuel Tootliaker. James Mcryman, ;id. 183i). .Tames Meryman. .id. Benjamin Kandall. Samuel Tootliaker. 1830. James Eastman. James Meryman. ;id. Benjamin liandall. 1>*31. Peli'g Curtis. James Meryman, ;Jd. Simeon Orr. 1833. Paul Randall. John Stover. Simeon On: 1833. Paul Randall. Benjamin Uandall. Samuel Toothaker. 1834. Pelcg Curtis. .Tames .Meryman, 3d. Samuel Tootliaker. 1833. Isaac Stover. Paul Kandall. Stephen Snow. 183G. Isaac Stover. Paul Randall. Samuel Toothaker. 1837. Isaac Stover. I'aul Randall. James Kastman. 1838. Benjamin Randall. Thomas .Me.xander. James Eastman. 1839. Thom.as Alexander. AVilliam Randall. Simeon Orr. 984 IIISTOllY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM, AND IIARPSWELT. 1K40. ■WasIiliiLttoii (i;ircolon. 'rii(iiiia> Alcxaiidcr. Simeon (liT. 1841. B(>njaniiii liiuulall. .lames Mcrvman, .'Ul. Simoon UiT. iHi'i. raui llaiulall. Isaac Stover. Samuel Toothalier. i«4:«. Paul Haiidali. Isaae Slov<'r. Samuel rootlialier. 1K44. Paul Haiulail. Harry C. Martin. Simoon Hopkins. 1845. Isaiah Snow, rani Handali. W'asliington Garcclou. 1840. Aleot Stover. l{ol)ert I'enneli. Koljcrt Stover. 1847. Isaiali Snow. Aleot SI over. Eoijort I'enneil. 1848. Isaiali Snow. Kohert IVnnell. .Tames Stover. 1840. James Stover. Isaiah Snow. IJobert rennell. 1(>I50. IJobcrt IViinell. .Tames Stover. Isaiah Snow. 1851. James Stover. Isaiah Snow. Kohert I'ouiiell. 185%. Kohert Peimell. .. l>ai;ih Snow. Jamo.s Stover. i8.-.:{. Thomas T. Katou. Simeon Hopkins. , David \Vel)l)er. 1M54. Tho.s. U. Eaton. David \Vel)her. Simeon Hopkins. 1K55. Thos. V. ICaton. David Wel)))er. Isaiali Snow. 1850. Thos. V. T-;aton. Ak'ot S. Merryman. Alexander lowing. 185T. Henry Barnes. lA'mnel H. Stover. Alexander Jlwinj;. 1858. Henry Thames. Lemnel 11. St()\er. Alexander Ewinij. 1851>. Thos. I^ Eaton. AVm. Handall. Joseph Orr. 18«0. Thos. V. Eaton. "\Vm. Handall. Joseph Orr. 1««1. William Randall. Paid A. Dnr.iran. Isaiah Snow. 1803. Isaiah Snow. Hntson Merriman. David VVol)her. 1803. Ceo. R. Skollleld. Lemnel H. Stover. Joseph D. Wyer. APPENDIX VII. 935 lNfl4. Loniiiol ir. Stovor. Win. r. Kiiloii. Saimiel H. Tootliaker, 18«5. Win. C. Kafoii. L. II. Slovcr. Saiiitiel S. Toothakcr. 1 80(1. Tlios. Pciip II. K. ('. Sinipsdii. Stephen Puriiiion. 1S07. L. ir. st()v-, t'roiii V.M to 1782. Andrew Dnnniiii;-, from l.SM to 1820. Ben.jamin Diiiiniii^-, 171)I, 171)2. William J)nuninj?, Jr , Ironi 1800 to isil. Jo.sei)li Eaton, from 1821 to 1825 riiomas r. Eaton, from Ls,"),'! to if Kobert reuncll, from 1846 to 1852. 1871. David remiell. ].. II. Stover S. S. Tootliaker. 187a. James .\lexaiidcr. E K. Ibxlirkiiis. S. S. Tootliaker. 187.'J. Thomas E. SkollleUl. Moses Haile.v. S. S. Tootliaker. l'-74. Thomas E. Skollleld. IMoses Haile.v Samuel S. Tootliaker. 1875. Thomas E. SkoKield. Moses Haile.v. Cliarlcs E. 'i'riifaiit. 1870. Thomas E. Skollleld. Eli.jah K. Ilodijfkins. Charles E. Triifaiit. 1877. Thomas E. Skollidd. Eli.jaii K. Hod-kins. Charles E. Triifaiit. OF H.mi'SWELL. Paul naiidall. from ]S2('. to 1832 (siippl.v James .Mer.vman, (y.r ), and from 18;!(; to ls43. Elisha S Stover, ls(;3, 1804, LSO,', 1M72, 1873, 1874, 1875, I87(;' 1877. Lemuel H Stover, 1858, LSC.l, 18G7, 18(;8, 181!!), 1870, 1871. S.vlvester Stover, 18(12, 18f;(!, iMarlboroiiirh S.vlvester, from 1794 to 17',)1», and in ls|;i. William Syh ester, from 1784 to 1 7'JO. ■a- ■ f m GENERAL IISFDEX. A.' Ahapadnsspt Poiijt, ;(, 07 og pg Al)a>rii.iuHs..t Hiv.T, ;t', ai^ 7c.', h-2. Alif'iiMki, Tho, I, ,'). Aliorifri,,,,] Iiiliaiiitaiits, l-f,. Acadoiiiical Institutions, 47.'>-7 486-7 4'.)()— 7. ' ' Arridniits at Mills, etc., .-Jls Ar( iiloiits in- StM'.'-p, IVj},, Arcidoiits, CnriDiVs.'ao's. Accidpiits, Fatal, 22!», ,"(10-19. Accidents from Lijrlit'nintr .■(17 Acco„nt-Hook of Klisha'Katon, llocu- nioiit from tl„>, 44.'i_4 Accoiint-Hooks. Soo Dav-Hooks. Account of thn Sottlcmonts ma.lo ou »\ liartou's I>aiids, \<.)-->\ Account of a lJ,a,.;.o „rd.u-od off from Uailpy s Fsland, CO.'j, Acts of Aunoxatioii, lo!), 15f)-8. Act of Incorporation, ,•)(',, ,1S, 84 85- "f Hrunswick, 1 00-7, 150 Act of Incorporation of Harpswfdl.IOl-a Act 01 Incorporation of Topsliam 182-3 Actions at La«, 10, Adams IFall, Bowdoin ColWe, .518. Address to Senators, 141 Adventures of iMollv Phimiev, 07-8 Advocate of Freedom, Tlie ".-iOS Agreement of tlie Coutine./tal Congress, Agriculture, 21,5. AgricuUural .and Mechanical Association, Ali-me-lah-cog-netur-cook, 4. Alder, !)!). Ale wife, 94. Ain.i,sa(|uanteg, 4, Amascorigan, 4. Ani.nzonian Spar, 97. Amifigonpontook, 4, Ammunition, Town Stocks of 119 121 ^ 124,.IG7, 17,3, 184, 189,695. ' ' Ampliibians, 92-3. Ampliihito, 98. Amusements, 200-7, 222-5 Analytical Laborato'rv,"Bowdoin College, 518, ° ' An.asagunticook, Tho, 1, 4. Anconganunticook, 4. Androscoggin Bank, The, 010. Androscog;;in Bridge, The, 80, 548. Androscoggin Falls, The, 14, 107,554. An(lro.scoggin FireConipanv, 27.5-0. Androscoggin Fire-Kngine' \o. 2, 2.31, 275. Andro.scoggin Free Press, The, .307. Androscoggin lndi;ins, 2, 49, 50, 52, AndroscogMii, Hiver, The, 1,' 4, 0, 879 13 .30, 52, 58, 75-8. 82, 83, 94, 90, 107.' 110, 1.32, 1,33, 187. Anecdotes, 88-9, 212-13, 219 '>2\ 2''3 241, 299, 320, 30,5-0, 372, 38"5-o'. "' ' Annexation, 115. 117, 132, 18,3-4, 187-8. Antislavery Societv, 233. Apatite, 97. Apothecaries, 587. Ajijileton Hall, Howdoin College, 518. Aj.jiropriations for the War of the l^ehel- lion ; in I5riinswick, 090, 700; in Harp.swell, 702-5; in Topsham, 700-2. Arl)or-\'itf»', 99. Areas, 25, 28, 30, 43, 75, 1 04. Arnold's Men quartered iu Brunswick 083. ' Arockamecook, 4. Aroostook, 91. Arundel, 11, 34. Ash, 99. Ash Cove, 87. A.ssistant to tho Government, 18. As,sociations, 23.3, 238, 250, 372. ^itkins Bay, 7. i.t, 14. Attack upon the Indians. Harmon '.s, 5;, Attack upon Mr. Wilson by Gen. Thompson rt a/s., 080. Attack upon a Picaroon at Harpswell, 685. Auctioneers, 577. Augusta, 75. Aurora, 101. Autographs, Fac-Similes of, 032, 748. B. Bagadnce Expedition, Order to raise a Begiment for the, etc., 686. - , Bagadusset, 3. Bailey's Island, 75, 84-7 Bakers, 577-8, 611, 619. " ^ Bald Rock, 83. 938 GENHIiAL IXDKX. ^^^ UallM, 'J.Ml. I{:in(|li(i\ .M;iiiiir;i(l(vry, .ICiM. Kand, Kiiiiisw ick Hnui*, 24G. Itaiikn, 57.")-". Maiik Sticrt, .Vlil. Haplisiiis, ;iCi,>*, .'ITO-I, 4(1."., 4a4, 42C, 4;i2, 4r.'-:i, 44t;. Uaiitisi SiMiciicN, .'ITT-riSN. JJaptiHt (Miiiri'li, Urimswick, .'tSO; II;ii|p»i- \\i'll,.'lH4; lM'c|i.ial Stnrr.;i.x4; 'I'dps- li.'iiii, rri'ili'siiiiariaii, 421; C'liiirrli Siicicty, 'ro|i^li.'iiii, 4L'.'(-ti. IJaplisl ( 'liiiri'li aiitl .Sinict\, ltriiii.v\vii'k, Maiiif Strcct,.')H7-H; Sccdiiil, W.i. lJa])li>t t'lmrcli ami Sticicty, llariiswcll, First, 44r,-7 ; Sccoiid, 4"47-'.t. Baptist I'rcarliiiij;' in Hniiisw ick, Tiic lirst, .■t77-8; in 'I'misliani, 410; in llai|>sw(.il, 44(>. Baptist l\fli;;i(iiis Society in Mrnnswick, ll!ir|is«cli, and Malii", •■i78. Bilptisl l!(ii;;ions S(]cicl:y i.l' Hriinswick, .'t.M2, 'AM ; (if 'rojisliani. 42(i-;!. Bajitist Society, at M:i(|noit, .'t7!t ; in Minnow ick! I-iist, :\>i\. :W\ ; Second, ;)><;), .•i8(>; I''ederal Si reel, .•is(;-7 ; in 'ro|isli:ini 411, 41 '.1-2.'!. Baptist Societies, Uift'eiences hctween, .•)s;i. Baptist Sr)e!etie», Separation from, 423. Barliers, ^uH. Banie's Lslaml, H7. JJaronielrical Statistics, 101. Bass-\'toi in Clinrcii, .'iK'.). JJath.C.iJ, 7."), 7(i, H4, 144. i?atli, Maine Knipiirer, 310, Bath Street. .ViH. JJaxtir's Island, 42, SI. ]{ay Hrid,;:c, HI, .•!22. Be.ir I{av, "). JJear I'lace, .'>. Hears, Ht<-<.», 220. Bears, Aiiecdnte abont, 89. Beaver, 88. Beech, !>!>. Beeeii Islaiul, 78, 85. JJeef lor the Army, 120, l8">-fi, (;8(;-7. Bell, The First Cliureli, 14."), 371; other Bells, ;i7.'l. Berwick, 57. Hervl, '.»7. Bil.ieof IJev. Holiert Diinl.ap, G70, ]{iKiit, The, 11. Bill for Uejiair.s upon East Moetin}:- ll.inse, .".78-'.), (HI, CI '.1-20. lUank Itook ol Samuel .\danis, ('>7I- 2 lllock llonr.es, .J7, C'.l, ll.i;!-:., ti5l-2, (.'.i; Klnelish, <.I4. Hoat linilders, 57'.>, ('.20. Boodv Street, ."..•I'.t. Hook hinders, 57'.). liookstores, 587. Itoonis, 5(i.'l. Hooni, AudroKco;.'';,'in, 503; carried .(C hy Freshet. .5()4. Hoot and Shoe DealerK, 587. Hoot and Shoe .Makers, 57'.l, (".12, t'.2(i. liolt to mark the l!e^innin)r of l.utri and lioads in lirnns« ick,5.'l7. lioniazeen Islan.l, 5(1, 87, 8'.l. Hoston, 1<,», 31, .•12, 3'.t, 44, 47, 48, 11 '.t, 121. 125, 128, 134, 187. liottle-it.isket, (.71. BoinidaricH, 23-4, 75, l(itl-7, 110, I2i;, 144, 155, 18(1, 184. Bonnties, 12(1, KiO, I7(.i, C9G-7, o08-7oo, 700-2, 7(t2-5. Bow Street, 51, 539. Btiwdoin, 2G. 7.")-G, 144, 202. Howdoiniiam, 25, .•!5, 44, 7.")-fi, 82, |S4, 188. Bowdoin Collepp, Act in Itegard to, 5Hi- 12. Athenaan Society of. 505-6. Benexolent Society of, 507. Huildings of, 5ol, 504, 5o.'<-U, .')l.i, Caluvian Societv of, 507. Cohered (Ira.itia'tesof, 510. J)eci>iiiu of Court in |{e!.;ard to. 511-12. Doiialiins to, 500, 5O0. Effect of Act of Separation on, 507-8,510-12. Fire in, 500, First ConiniencenK'nt at, 503-4. (iradnates id', 517. inanjiiirations at, 502, 5()5. Incorporation of, 400. Land (i rants to. 400, 500. liihr.iricB of, 517. .Museum of, 07. ( Iverseers .d', 400, .500-1, 508. I'etitions for, 408 I'encinian Society of, 501 , >io(r,5()."!, I'ictLire (ialhrv of, 517. ['residents of,' 501-2, 504-5, 5(l7, 513. Professors of, 502-3, 50G-7, 5(i'.'- 10, 513-15. Secret Societies of, 518. Site of, ,501. 8nit of Fresuh-nt of, 511-12. Trustees of. 400, 5(10, 508. Bowdoin, Death of (joveruor, 506. Boyle's Foiut, 8G. if, on-4. CM, f.i'.i-'in. _ iifl A«laiiii». 'i"l- - i'.t, c.;i;i-:i, or)l-'-', *'J. ciii, :Mi; riirricil ..IC icis, r)H7. iirs, :)7'.l, (>12, r.2(i. i^;imiiiiK III' lAit« iiml i-wuk,.").'!". .tl, H7, S<,). , :i'.t, 44, 47, 48, lilt, i;!4, IH7. 75, 100-7, U9, I-'l., IH4. , \7(i, C9G-7, OUf-TiKi, 144, aO-i. li;), 44, 75-fi, 82, IM, \it ill licpanl to, .Mo- (jcicty (tr)-(). Siicii'tv of, r>(i7. cicty of, r)07. Idliatcs of, "ilO. Court in lU'^anl Ui, ), 500, 50',l. let of Sepiiratioii on, 1-1 a. ■ iiiiiMcnt at, 50.'i-4. .")17. lis al, 50-J, 505. |u of, 4'.l'.l. 1... 4y'.l, 500. 517. I'.l7. 499, 500-1, 508. 498 ^^•i^•tyof,501,JlO/^5().•^. •V of, 517. If," 501-2, 504-5, :m1. |f, 502-;j, 506-7, Sd'.i- tics of, 518. tidcnt of, 511-12. 99, .'ino, 508. liiovcruor, 50ti. GESKHAL IXDKX. 1};m) llraillcv's roiiil, 76. l!i-aiiiiii'_''.-> l.i'il;;!', 87. Itlfaiii, 9t. Iliiik ('la\, Dc'l.o.Hit of, 9f). Iliicix Yai'd.t, 80, 5(18, (i()9, (120. I lii-id'.'fs, 201, 548-51. ! lliid'Zi'^ l.iir(i(. 2'1|, 2(1(1, 2(19, 5.50. iliiil^;!' ( 'niii|>aii\ , riic .\iMli'oscoL.",^iii,549. Jlriil^(! arrosH ilic ( iraniM -ll"ii' Siii-ani, 550. ■ I aci'o»s till' \('\v .Meadows, ■>.")it. 'riini|piki', mioss llic New Mead- ovvf, 550. IJaili'oad, acros.s ilii> Ncu .Mcad- o\v.><, 550-1. i aci'os,'* (iiavcl Island (lidly, 551. aiross (iiillv ill Wiiitci- Sirrt't, 551. aiToss ISaviiic in Mow Sii'cct, 551. Aiiilrosc()i.'yiii, 5 48-50. Aiidrosi'oj:j;iii !{ailroad, 551. at Stone's llrook, 551 . Hay, 550. Iielween (ireiit and < )n''.s Islands, 55(1. Hull Wock, 550. The I'irsl, 548. 'I'lie Fn'O, 550-1. The (inriiet, 548. near N'illaye llni'vintj-firoiuiil in To]ishaiii, 551. on Federal Street, 551. over I lie < 'athaliee, 548. Shad 1 I Hid, 5.50. P.rinistoiie Hill. 77. Hrook ill Mniiiswick \'illaii'e, .\n old, .'12. Hrook It iiir, 94. JJruiiswii k .Vcadeniv, 475-(>. anil I'oi.shaiii Wilh^ Co., 092-3. a Towiisliip, 104. liank. The. 575. Cotton .Maiiiil'actnrin'r Co., 504. I)i\ideil into reeriiiting Di.striets, 087. Faclorv roinpaiiv, 505-0. I'alls, i, 5, 14,25.' 77, 81, 88. liilialiitaiits of, .'l.t. in War of the Uehellion, C96-700. .)..iinial. .•!07-8. J.ichl Infantry, 092. iMilitia ( oiniuinies, C9!2-.3. named, lol. rejireseiited in J'rovincial Con- y:ress, 122. S;\\in;;s Institntioii, I'lie, 570. Selectinen of, .').'(. See .\|i])Oii(lix. Teleirraph, .•109-10. under the Coninioiiwealtli, 104-43. under the Stale of .M.iine, 143. ^'illa<:e Corporation, j74. llrnnswii'ker. The, .'i09. Hllildiiii;- .Sites overllowed, 90. Hlill-II('ad,94. Ihdl IJock, 84, 550. lJmi;ranmi;.'anoi'k {or nnnpanoek), 4, 5, .'(7, 83, 1011-7, 15.5. lliirularii's in Top:(liani, 280. Ilnrial alive, 080. Ilnrial l-'.xpensesof I'.lislia I'.aton, 437. Unrial dehned liv a Storm, 02-.3. liniiial I'laees, .•|.i9-.'l51. Indian. ;I51. nnrial-I'laie in Ilrnnswiek, oliWt, 339. in Topsliam, oldest, .•147. others. See (ira\ e\ ards. Unrials. 209. Iliirketi's Commentary on Xew I'estii- inent, 070. nnrniiij.', Deaths liy, 317. Unrnt I'laee, The, 5. Huryiii^-(ironiid in IIar|iswrll fenced, "lOO. Untehers, 579, 011-12. IJy-I.aw.s of Towns, 140, 200, :i02. Cahinet-Makors, 579-80, 012. Ciihot .Mannfai'tiirini: Companv, 500, Caleite, 98. Cahes, 220. Civlls to settle ill tlie ^lini.stry in llrnns- uick, 354-5, ;t58, 302-5,". •170-2, 374, ;181, 385, 387, .•(89. 390, 3!I0 ; in Topsliam, 407-9, 410, 420-',), 4;tl-3; in Ilariiswell, 4.!(l-7, 444-8, 4.53. Canada, (12-4, 08, 70. Canada I,viix,90. Canals, 13':i-.!, 188, 555. Canal |p<'twreii Merrymeeting B.iy and X. Meadows, 555. Caiiiil from the Ainlrosenpgiii to Matiuoit, 55.5. Caiifoan, -Attempt to seize the, 081-3, Candlestick, A Wooden, 071. ( 'anihas, Tin .1. ( anion Point, 4, 5;i. Cannon of To)isliani Artillery, 691. Cajie Cod, ■H\a. Cape Kli/.alieth. 52. Cajie Small Point, 7. Captain .Sdaiiis Place, The, 82. Captive -. 05, 07-8, 70, 079, 094. Caravan-, 22;!-5. Carihon, 9o. Carpenters and Joiners, 580-1, 012, 020. Cari)ets. 210. Car])et Making, 508-9. Carriai^e-.Makers, 580, 012. Canyin^'-Places, 0, 11, 45, 188. Cars! etc., Inirnt, 202, 204. Carts, 210. Caseo, 17, 52. Ca.sco Par, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, 45, 75, 77, 8;). 95, 101, 104. rataloj.nie of Ilowdoin Colleue, 300. Catliance Mill. 3.5. Cathanee Point, 35, 81, 18;)-4, 187. f»10 nuNEUAL jsukx. ( 'iiilmiico rmul, (i, Tfi. Ciitliiiih'c iiiMT, :>, c. L'l. 'i:>, a«, .nn-c, 4.'l-4. (1(1. 7(1-7. Sl-a. <.)7-N, J(H. ("litliolic Scifii'lv, 'I'lic Kdiuiiii, 40."i, ( 'iivalrv ( 'iilti|i!iii_v, OUM. | < Vdar.O'.l. Ci'iliir I,ci|;.'CS, H(i. ! Cciliir Slicct, 54(». ! (Vlflinitiuiis, L':i7-L'.Tt. CeU'liniliuii of flic IliiKlc.sdf ( 'niH'nril iitnl [.I'xiiifrton, 2.')."1. Forinaiiciii of linptixt Clinrcli, ! TiipMliam, A'la. j Fourth of .hilv, I'-JH-no. I [iinii<.'iii'iilii>ii of •litc'kwiii. liiitl. Inyiii;; of llic Alliiiitic ("nlilf, i.'ti. MVinoriiil l>iiy, L'.'t.'t. i 'I'ciiipfraiiic ^ociciip'i, 220-.1O, I M'nsliiiif'toir.s Hirtliclay. L'.'li. Crnfiiis of IJrmi.sxvick, Tilt!! ; of llar[is- , well, (i2.'t-4 ; of Topsliaiii, (117. ! Confer I'oiiif, H2. | roiilri' Si reef, ri4(l. j Cliair-.Makcrs. .')H(>. ('liaises, I'lr). Cliarilalile Assoeintioiid, 2.19-42. Cliaiidiere Uiver, (12. Clierrv, !i'.>. Cliiekiidee. ;i2. Clilnrile, W. Clioleni, .Ut. Clioler.-i liifniif mil, .114. Clml., 94. Clirisiiaii Cliiireli in Mriinsaiek an<( Free port, .•tHS-',l. C'liristeiiiiijr iJasin. (170. Clmreli Ciioirs, 2(4. Ciiiireli, Confession in, .'1(18. Chnrch Covenant,, .'IGS, .-172, .'ISO, .IM, 4 in, 4;n-,'!4. Clnireli ('(Mincils, .'i.^o-do. :\M, ,i7r>, .'572, .•)8(1, .•1(10,41(1, 418, 42"), 42'.>, 4.-tr, 4.'tr.. Clinreii Creed, .'!72. Clmreli, Ditlieiilties in the, .1(18-70, ,184. Cliun'li (Joverninent, I'ajier eoncerninf?, .1('.7: Form of .1(17, .KlU, 407. Chnreh r-il>rar.v. .172. Chnreli .Meinhers of First Parish rSriins- wick, .1(1(1, .17.")-7 : of na|itist l{e- li;.rions Sneiely in Bill h, Ilarj)S- ^vell, anrf nrniiswick, .178-0. of First Haptist.of 15rimsivick,.180. of Seeoini " " .18(). of Maine Sfreer Hapti.st,of Rrnns- wick, .187. of Iia]itist Helijjioti.i Sociotv, Top.s- liani, 420-1. iif Ii.-iplist Church Society, Tops- ham, 42.1. of F'irst Ma]itist Chnreli and Soci- ety, Ilarpswell, .Mf). of Second l$n[)tisf Church and Society, llarp;iwtll, 447. Chnrcli Meinhers of Catholic Sfx'ictv, nriinsuick. 4o.'). of Cony retentional Society, 'I'op^. sham, 41 1, 41.'). of First l''re('-\\'ill lia|)lisf Socien , Itrmisw ick, .188. of l''ree I(a[itisl .Societ v,l(rliiis\\ ii L, .1!I0 of Methodist .Sociefy, UriiiiHwick. 400. of Methodist .Societv, lltirpsucll, 4.V». of fnitarian ,Sociefv,'rojishain.4.1 1, of First Free-Will lta|ilisf Society, llarjiswcll, 44'.i. of Second Free- Will Maptist Socic fv, llarps«e||, 44'.t. rhiireh. ^^)tes of the, .1f)7-8, ;170, .182. Cisterns, 274. City Chniter, l.').1, 2.1fi. Clams, !t.1. Claplioard Mannfactory, 500. Clarke's Island, 87. Chiy I.aii.l Falls, 4. Cloavelantl'K C;iliiiiet, liowdoin Collet:e. riravelnnil'n Mctrorolofjical l{cc»)r(l, ii!)- 101. Clenveland Street, MO. Climatic, etc., !tli-l(i.1. Clock, Watch, ,-inil .lewelry Fotahlislt Mien Is. .■)f.'.t-70. Const iiifr, 2I.">. ('olili's(^>iiarry,97-8. CnMiasecoiitee Poinl, .Ifi. Corluan's Adventure, M. Cod. !M. Coin.s. Collection of, f,7n. College liunit, 2.')S, 2(10. Cidleyc Street. 540. Colonel 'riionips»iii orilfrcd toBrntisnick, etc.. f>84. Colninhile, 97-8. Conitncrcfal History of Mrnnsivick, .').")2, (10:2; of IlarpHwcIl, 618-24; of 'J"o()s- liani. (10.1-17. (^'oniinis.sionrrs, 1.1. 17, .'j2, 50, 112, II'!. 118. Cortiniissioners' Conrt, 28.1. Commission of Adam Ilnnter, (ut-(\. Commission of Kohert Patten, (^8"). Coininittee fif Corresfiondence, .Safelv, etc., 12.1-7, 129, 1(18-71, 17.1, 184-7. 070, 084, 089. Committee on Land Claim.s 22, .10. Commons Hall, 102, .'VIO. ComriKins, r)eed of Town, .')22-4. Cunr!non.«!, Reports of Committee ors 'J'own, ."52.5-7. Commons, .Snrvev of Town, .')2.t Commons, 'I'he 'f own, .10, 11. ")0, I, Il.i. 120-7, 1.11-2, 1.14, 1.18,1 149,.1-421 521-7. fif rjithnlii' SoriVi V . • '*'■' iIiiiimI (>(iri<'l\, Ti'ii''- 1 1 :.. -Will MiiptiMf S(iri.i\, , :\HH. Mt Siicii'ty.Hr'iiii.Hwii k, Sncitt* , UrmiHU ii k. t ScicK'tv, IInrpi-vMil, Sncii'tv/I'iijwIiMin I'l I. -Will ISdplist S.mIih . , \V.>. iM'-Will Unpli.it Sniii K'll, -tt'.l. Iif>, .•!f.7-s, :i:o, W2. i:\ft. •t(iry, ')(1(>. let, liciwdniii ('i)\\oij.i\ jrologifal Rcc»ir(l, !i!i- 5.19. m. il .Itwclrv l'>talili>;'i •i>, 51!. r.rn. 2('iO. irilrredtoBrniiswuk, of T?rmisivrck, ri'iL', oil, t')|S--.>4; of '^ll(J^ 17, M, .%, 112, II. f, irt. 28M, III llruitor, CiT)-r,. ■r( I'iittfn, rtS5. iu»', Safolv, I (18-71, I7:t, 184-7. T'laims, 22, 30. Town, .')22-4. of C'orriiiu'ttco on f Town, .'52.'5 II, ;tO, Il'iO, I, TI.''p. ;i4, i;i8,l 149,.'}-»21. flF.Sr.HM. IM>EX. \n\ ronnnnnii'iitiiin lo Town from \U-\. Mr. l)iiiil.i|i, .'ir>l-2. (^'oniniuiiinii S<'r\ in> pri'MMitril to |ta|i. tisi ( 'liiiri'li .So(i('l>, To|i>«li!iiii. t'-'.'i. < 'oiii|ilaiMl of Suiii'l ltii, uitli liiliini aiiii .)ui|'.,'iin'iil, 278-'.!. ( 'iiiiiplMini of Town ii(;ain>tt Is4iiii' Snow, 27'.I-H<. j Conipluiiit for lin-akin^r i>\*'\\ <)\\\\. 2^2. ( 'il-.\ir I'owor, 507. ConciTls, 224. ( 'oni'ord, 127. '< Ciiidy's ilai-lior, 47, 87, ri87-0. I ConilyV i'oiiil, ll, }<\\. t'niilVrriin'-Uooni of First Parish, llruns- wick, f,42. ( 'iiM^ri'L'aiionaJ ('Ininli, Toji^liaiM, 410- I'.t ; llarpswcll, 4.li;. I • 'oii'jross, l'ro(c('(liiii,'s of, 122, 12'1. I Conslal.lrs, 18. < 'onstitiilion of Muino, I4.'t ; Vole on I hi', 170, IS.'i, 2O0. ('onstitiilion of ili<^ I'. S., Acccplano' of, 1.12. 171. ("i)nsiiniption, l'iilnii>iiar\ , .'114. Controversy Im'I ween I'rji'pscot ami Ki'ii- ni'lit'c ("onipaniiM, 2.!-ti. Convictions for Manslan^htcr, clc, 28.'!, 28.^, 28(1, 287. Cookinjr, Kornu'r .Moilii of, 221. ( 'ook's ( 'cu'iicr, 84. Coot, The, il2. Cc>]>|ior I'yritrs, 1)8. Corilwaiiii'rs, .'iSl. Cotton. I'rici' of, 21.). Couniil of I'ly month, 7, 10, 12, 24. <'onnti'rf(it Moiicv, 127, 171-2. Connlics, Division" of, etc., Il'.t, I:i2, 14.)- 4, Uii, l.''>4, 171-(i, 187, 1811, 200-1, 20:t, (^mnty Court cslalilishcil, 282. ( 'oni'si^ of nivcrs, 7('). Courts, 18'.), I'.t'.), 200- Coiirts anil 'I'riiils, 277-87. Court at Topshani, Thi' tirst, 28.1. Court llou.-ic, 1 ',)(), I!)'.), 228, <')."it;-7 ; at Tojisliani liuilt, 28.'J ; .sokl,28(>; Imrnt. 2(i!t. Conrt, A Military, 28.'». Court, .Municipal, IJrnnswick, 28r). Court of Common I'k'as for Lincoln County, 28.'t. Court Kfcords. 278-9. Court, laniarlscoM' Island, R.'S. Dani.s, .•>.">:i-4. f.O.'l. Dam, The Ipi^'r, .'i.'i.'l ; The I.oni:, ^.'''t ; The (inlf, .•).-.:t-4; The .Middle, 5.-)4 ; The l''actory. .^.">4. Danciii'j Sehoids. 222. Daie^erniis I'liices to liallie. ;)17. Dainille, 2f), 144. Dav-Hook of .lames Booker, I'X tract from " the, (i22-.'!. Day-IiiHik of .loiham Stone, l''..\iracts from the. ."19.1-4. Di'iicons. a List of, .■t7.''>. Ih'diiation of Meeting- llou.ses, .'t72-.'l, ;t9f., 4:12, 4.').'l-4. f.42-."). Deeds, .'14, ;!7, ;t9, 42, 4-t-.'J, 48, 7t), 81, l2('.-7, l.'tl, ."j22-4. Dee]i ( 'nt, 77. Deer, 90. D»'h'^,'ales, 121, I2.'t. I.'i2, 1.'I4, 14.'1, 171. 17.'t, 187, 189, 19G, 199. Dentists. "i81 Depositions. 4(i, 147, .'),5;i, fiSl. Depot Imrnf, 2C.2, 2(i.'l, 2(>.'>. Derrick .Manufactory, t)09. Devil's l!ock, 78. Diary. Extract from Mr. Master's, :\W.\. Dimensions of Loi^-IIouses, 44. Diseases. .'11 I,, '11 4- U). Dismissals and l>esi;;initions from the Ministrv, .•l(;o, .-itU-."), .'!72, .'J8I, .•i84-j, .'(89, 412, 417, 42.'1, 4.'il, Distances, 7.")-r). Division of the 'I'own. 14f). DoL', as a Mail Carrier, A, r>9. Do^s in -Mielin;.', 2l:!-14, 220. Dollar of Ca|)t. Dnnlap, The liist .Silver, ('.70. Dollars. Fir.st Mention of. 120. Dolphins, Capture of, i».'i-4. Dorchester, l'',ii;;land, 8. Dorchester. .Mass., 20, .'19, 48. Donlile ilatin;;of lieeord-, 115. Dove, The, 91. Dover, 19. Drain. The, ('.03. Dresden. 18. Dress, 205, 218. Drinks, S]iiritnons, 221-2, Drowninj;', Deaths hy, .'11(1-17. Drv-Coods Dealers, 587-8. Dn'cks. 92. Duckiufr-Stoids, 281. 942 GEXKIUL INDEX. Dlirk \V;il(T IMilcc. Tlic, 5. l)iiiilu|) SirtTi, .V4(». 1)1 I) 'ii''- sii-i'ci, :)4(». iiiii;uii, lic, ki, ::>, I'll, III. J).iiliuiii luiad, S2. Dysentery, Kpidi'iiiic, 'til. Eii<:lc Kiii'toiy, 'riif, .'(21. KuKlf Ishiiiil," SC, Kairi,., 'I'll,. (iiild.Mi, W. V..\'^V\ TIk- Wliilc-liciiiird 'y>. Eiirlv ("oiiditioiis and ('innmslMiicc'^, a()5-<;. Kr.rlv I'roacliiiiy: in nrniiswii'k, .'t.'')-J-4 ; in llarpswtdl, I'iCi; in 'rc>|isliani,4<»ri. Earlv l'i'ii\ i.sion fur I'nUlic \\'(n'.sliii), .'trji- 4. lCarllii|naki's, Kl't. Easterly Lini'ot' .Mass;-.clmsi'tts, 10, ICasI Uiiiiiswicd^ ('lini-cli. .'tS4. Kaslrrii i5a|ilisl, 'I'lic, .'(OS. Kasicni Hay, 1 1. Easitiii ( '(lunly, 51. Eaton Uniiik, S2. Eaiiin ( 'laini, 1(1. Ecili siastical History of Uruiisw ick..'!.')!'- 41)."); of llai-|is\vc'll, 4:!i;-t.">."i ; of Toils- liani. 4(m;-4'I."). Edncational ilL^^lory ol' Mi'nns\viid<. 4.')(i- 81 ; ol' llai|isxull, 4'.l.l-7 ; av of, .1(19. Eaiina, 88-94. Eeoeral Street, ■!9, 145, 540. Feldspar, 95, 97. Fehhpar .Mill, (109. F'eriies, 188, /(ii/c, .54ii-S ; HrownV, 54(1; rel(>rson's, 54(') ; Mns(av(l',s, 54(1; I! indall's, 54(1-7 ; Sammd Wilson's, 547; Krii;. Thompson's, 547. Eerry over lyonj;- {{eaeh, 54'^ ; from In- dian Point to ( ieoi-eetown, 547-8 •seeonil over New .Meadows, 548 ; tein ])orary, het ween Topsliam and Hriins wiek, 548 Eerry Point, 80-1, 188, 209. Eestivals, Masonic, 240. Fevers, Scarlet, TvplK iil, and Yellow, .'114. Fil'di Indi.oi War, 57-(l,5. Finch, I'he Pine, 91. Fines of Court, 278. 280,aS2-.1, SR.'i. Finis I.axationis, 7.'(5. Fir, I'lie. 99. Eire-Arin.s, Sale of, 170. (IKNEHAL IM)KX. 1)43 , .'l")n ; (in Mrs. MmIoh. Ilovt. .'W; ; nil i;i\. Ml, ;I-I8-',); (III Kl.i,,. 141 ; oil Will. McNis.. I'l Mciiiily, .'Ud; (III 1,1. lildli, .'tin ; (III I{(.\ ly, .'t-lil; on Vol K'cimI, ri>r. Will. Sniytli, ;!4.") ; '. U|i|iiilii, .'i4.'). 07. Miildii, 2:i8. (I. ic, i»2;i-,">. ■Ii's. r.i. inn's, .")!-,'). cs, ;!;!8. iiMsuiik ('(ithm, .')(U ; ami Wddllcn, ,')(i4-."); lllliswick, .")('i.")-(i ; \\;\. CiiImiI, "iCit'i-T : l?riiiis- II, .")()7 ; Warp '^'.iiii, ")71. i()8, ['. 78. (», 8.^. Ill .hivoniU; Kcv, '1 lie. Cii). , 14.'), .')40. r>4i!-8 ; Hi'DWii's, .54(1; 4ri ; MiislanlM, .'i^C, ; -7 ; Saniiicl Wilson's, >iii|is(iii's, r)47. Iii'aili, "147 ; I'nini in ' < ii'ciroctdwn, 7)47-8 'u Mcailows, .')48 ; tciii- II 'l".i|isliaiii aii7-()5. \. 1. 280, 282-;l, 28.'). rt,"). ,170. l'in> ('Dinpanics in Mrnnswiik, 271-4; in 'l'i)|isliaiii, 27.")-('). I'irc-Kiii,rin..s, It."), UC, l.-)2, 2.(1 , 271-i;. I''in'|)lac('.s, 21'.». I'in-.s, 7)1, .VI, u;t, 242, 2.")7-7ri. i''ir(>s iinij Fire ('i)iii|iaiiics, 2.')7-7(i. Fires, i\i(| lor SiilTcrcis I'nuii, 2.")8-l». Fire.-*, Ji \\u\ wailtcij in set, 2.")'.l. FiP's in M'iMiiiswick, 2.-)7-(i7 ; in Ijarp.s- wcll, 27()-(; ; in 'rojisli.iiii, 2t;7-70. l-'ii'c-Works, 2;io-l. First-liorn Chll,! on Si'liasi'oiii;;aii, 18. I'"ii'sl Imlian War, 41)-,')1. I'irst I''ii('-i;ii;:iijc in Uiiin.swiik, 271 ; in 'ropsli,-iiii, 274. First, .N'alioiial liaiik, Tlic, .'■)7(). Fish Act, l;i2. Fi.sli(!ncs, 8, l;(-14, 1!), 22, .•!(), .^^ 4(;-7 _ «2, !)4, II.",, 187-S, 2ll,.->;^2, (118. ' !• islicr's (Jiiarrv, 'J7-8. Fislics, '.14. Fish-llawk.s, '.)2. Fisli-iiinisc nill,.')4, 82. Fisliiii}.;-liock IslamI, 71), 211. I''isli-W;iys. !)t, (i(i;;-.t. Fla^'(.ii(,i'r,,ppaii l'aiiiilv,'rJM! Silver,(i70. Ma- IslamI, 8."). Flaii-'s iirick-Vani, 80. Flip, 221, Flora, '.I'.l. ' loral I'roi'cssloii, 2.'tl. . loiiiiilcr, (14. Flour- .Mill, I'liriiiton's, Cos ; Scrilmcr's :^:\^. ' Flyiiiy- Point, 02, 00-7, l''o;:s, 101. l'"ooil, 221. Footprints in tin; IJock, 79. i''oiit-Slov(,', A, 07:t. l'"orc(i I'liiiip, 272, 274, i''or('sii|c, 'I'li(., 70, !)8. l''orcst Cliin'cli, 'I'lic, .'JSr). Forester, The, .•)()'). Forts ami (larri.soiis in l?riiiis\\ iil<, 02;")- .'{5; in 'ropsham, 07,1-2 ; in Harps- well, 002. Fort Amiro.ss, .'■,1-2, .'54, 027,; at Ca.-ieo Mmlerniiiieil, 7,2; at I'ejepscot, l.'i. ort (;eori.(._ .-(a, ;i7,, ;t8-<),' .'',4, 7,0-7,02 0.'), 00, 08, 70, 107, 1 .Ml, 1 17,200, 20!),' f>27)-;t;t ; {{iiins of, M:i ; (',,st of, 027- !) ; (li.iinantleil, OS, 027i, 02!t ; leaseil, fi>*, 0;t:t ; I'etilion a;;uiii»t (li.siiiiint- liiij;- of, 02i)-:t2. Fort Riuht, 'i'he, .'i.'iO, :>',<). Fort, an Imliaii, 7)2, O.")! ; a* llari.swe]], 0!)4. Fort l{iehnioml, .')7-8. Fort Saint (Jeorge, 7. Foiimlries, 7)70, Fourlh Indian War, .5;i-6. Foxes, !)0. Fnuikliii Family School, 2;i9, 487,07)9-61. I'liuiklin Street, .')40. Fiecporl, 111, 07, 7,-,, 77, 8.'!, I;i4, 144. l''l'eeporl I.'omiI, !)0. Free-Will Baptist Societies in liriinswi, k, • 188-1)1; ill llar|,s\\el|, 44!)-.')0; in 'ropshani, 420-!l. I''i'eiicli ami Indian War, 07,-70. l'"iesliet Kock, 7!l, l''i'eshel, The (Jreat, .'PJO-l. I'resliets, 187-8, .•||!)-22. Freyers Island (or Friar's), 81. I''iiemls in llarpswell, 4.t0. I'"riejids, Sociiitv of, ;i88. l''ro;:s, !):i. Frost, loi. Frost-Fish, !t4. Fulton's I'oiiit, 18, ,'i4, 81. I'liiierals, 208-!). Funerals, .Method of comluctiug, .'i.'ig. I'"liriiitiire Store, .'',88. Furs, Trade in, .').")2. G. (ialenite, !)7. •iales, 102. (iardiner, !)0. (Jariiets, !»7. (iarri.soii at Mai|noit, O.'j.t ; The Diin- iiiiiy:, Ii''i4 ; The (iiveen, 0;i4 ; The (illMi(-t I'oint, (;,•{.'); The llinklev, ti'!4; Ham's, O.'U ; .McFarl.iml's, , 8.5, 87. Ciranite. 95. (ji'ani of thi! Province of Lacoiiia, 26. (irant to Piirchiise. !ind Way, 9. (iranny-Il.de jiridgc, Mill," and Stream. 79-80. 944 }ENERAL INDEX. ifl GravovanI nt. (li'owstowii, .'Ul ; Ilarps- w'cll, .'I4'.» : Mai|ii<)it, ••!41 ; New Mead- ows, ."Ml, ."Ut) ; ill 'r(i|)sliaiii \'illaear, t)74. Guu-I louses, (>;!5, f)52. tiun-Ilouse striiek Uy Lijrlitninjr. 102. (^iuii|)o\vi|er, .\|i[iro|iriatioii for, 134, G85. Gniisniitlis, 581, 620. Gurnet, 'I'lie. 87. (iurnet Hriilae, The, 56, 87. Gyles's Point, 81. H. Haekmatack, 99. Ilaeks, .•i38. Haddock, 94. Hail, 101-2. Hake, 94. Halifax, 68. Hallowell, 134, 189. Halls, I'uldic, 204, 292-8, 301. Ham's Hill, 16, 84. Hanover, 85. Hardiny^'s Station, 63. Hares, 90. Harness-Makers, 583, 612, 620. Harpswell Academy, 49l)-97 ; a District, 162; a I'reciiict, 160; and Hrniis- wick Churcli, 378, 384,446-7 ; Haii- Tier, 310; Church, 378, 384, 446-7; liist District Meetin<;' of, 162; lirst Glfieers of, 162: lirst Town Meeting: of,169; Hartior, 84, 87 ; incorporated, 155; in War of Uelieljidn. 702-5; Island 5, 98, 245; Island .Meeliii^- I.'/iise, 89 ; Militia Com|)anies, 69.'t ; Name of, 162 ; Neck, 5, 17, 18, 41,44, 75, 84, 85, 87, 98 ; Hepres.'iitation of, 174, 176; under Commonwealth of Massa;li Wind, 322. liodykinss Hall, 294, 297. Iloe-I.anil, 4. Iloefi Island, 18. HOOS, 00 1. Home, A l'"rontier, 645-6. Horse lUocks, 219-20. Horse-chestnut, 99. Horse Island, 87. Hospitalities, 315-16. Hoslilities. See Settlers, Attacks ui>on. Hotels, 290-;!02 See also Taverns. Houses, Old, 219-20, 645-50, 658-60. 667-9. House, The .\lexander, 649 ; Cle. velaml. 6.50; Cotlin, 659; l)oU):lass (Wm. 659; Duiila]), 647-8; Duneiir. ()49 ; Dunninj.;- (Andrew), 66,-8; Kastinan (.lames), 668 ; Fstanrook, 648-9; Forsaith, 650; Foster 6.59; Frost (.Major), 659-60 ; (iilman, 649; (Joss, 650; Jackson, ti i ■ Hinkley, 647; Howland (Sto> hridfic), 660; Jovce, 650; .McKee 048; ,McI.(dlan, 6.50; Meldit r, 64.>- 9; Merrill, 659 ; ;f, 650; Palmer. (i49-50 ; ratten (Itachel), 660; J'ierce. 649; I'orler, 660; I'li riiiton (Collins), 660; I'uriiilun (Na- thaniel) , 668 ; Kandall (Paul), 668; Hoficrs, 659; Sinnett ( Michael), 669 ; Thonijison (Charli's), 660; Thomp- son (Kohert), 64t'>-7 ; Vea/ie, 66S ; Walker, 660; Wevinoiitli, 649; Wil.Mii; (.lames), "659; Wil.-ioii (Swanzey), 659. Houses, Imrnt in l{riinswick, 257-67; in Har|iswell,271 ; in Topsham, 267-70. House of Corri'ction, 28,3, Hnni|ilirev's Hall, 297; Ship-Yard, 81; Steai'ii-Mill, 81. GENERAL INDEX, 945 liiim, IT, 45. '■•2. I, 85-0. rs, 581-2. f)12. Ill AV(i()(l.-ii(l<', 071. rst, 142. .584, OUl. vick, 28. Diimiittoojof. 175, .'U."). ..tc, 142, 151, 154, liluc, 92. 5. 94, 297 , 045-6. -20. ). 10. -;cttlcrs. Attacks uihui. oe also 'ruvcrn-i. D-20, 045-.5O, 058-0(1. ilor. 649; Clc-;.v<>laiiil. (; Doiifilass (Will.' 047-8 : DiiiiriiiL (.VikIi-i'w), 0(i;-8; cij), 008: Kstaiii-iidk, li, 05(1 ; Fosti-r. 059 ; '059-00 ; Ciilmnii, ■,.")0 : Jackson. 01'': ; Ilowlaiid (Stii. lovcc, 050 ; McKc( 05(1; Mclcliir. 04s 059 ; Ol'l Hi''l. ''■>**■ 008-9 ; I'atic, 05(1 ; ■)(); I'att'.'ii (Kadicl). 04',t; rnrtcr. OOd ; I'n ) 000 ; I'uriiitiiii (Na Waiuiall (I'aiil). 008; MliiM'tt (Micliacl),00'.l; liarlcs), 000 ; Tlioini.- 640-7 ; Vca/ic, 008 ; ; Wc) uioutli. 049 ; iiies), 0.59; Wilson ■)9. $niiis\vick, 257-07 ; in ill 'i"(i|ishiim, 207-7(1. Im, 28;). 297 ; Ship-Yard, 81 Ilunnewell's Covo, 155. Hunters, 209. Hunter's Island, 81. Ilvdraulian Fire Company, 272. Hydrauliau Fire-Engino, 272. I. Icfi a Sculptor, 96. Illuminations, 232. lucorporation of First Baptist Church and Society, Topsham, 411, 419- 23. Incorporation of Towns. See Act of. Indenture between Purchase and Gov. Winthrop, 9. Indian Attacks, 207, 208 ; Deeds, 12-16; Huutinj?, 52 ; Language, 3 ; Marks, 15 ; Names, 3-5, 84 ; Point, 547 ; Point Landing, 6 ; Kaco of Lt. Woodside with, 206-7 ; Relics, 673, 674-5;. Trails, 205; Village, I, 6; Wars, 2, 37, 43, 49-70, 207. Indians, The. 1-6, 19, 24, 30, 43, 47, 49- 70, 81, 114, 206-7,209. Inhabitants, Fir.st Meeting of, 104; Pub- lic Meetings of, 104-5, 108-12. Inns, 190, 229, 230, 290-302. Also see Taverns. Insane Persons, 201. Insanity, 316. lusect.s, 92. Installations to the Ministry, 372, 426, 431. Instructions to Representatives, 116, 126. Insurance Company, The Brunswick Mutual Marine, 577; Harpswell Mutual Fire, 621-2. Inventoi of taxable Property in 1762, 600-7. Ipswich, 43. Irish, 205. Irish, " Wild," 205. Irony Islands, 87. Iron Pyrites, 97. Island, The, 80. Islands, 42, 44, 46-8, 75, 78, 80-1, 84-7, 121, 132, 145, 183-4, 186-7. Island Street, 541. Jaques's Harbor, 87 ; Island, 86. Jay Point, 53. Jay, The Blue, 91 ; The Canada, 91. Jenny's Island, 86. Joiners, 612. Journal of Capt. datchell's March up the Kennebec, 58-60. Juniper, 99. Juri.sdiction of Territory, 23, 26 Juvenile Key, The, 308. Juvenile Watchman, The, 309. 60 Kennebec Company, 7, 17, 24, 25, 36, 44; Fire-Engino, 273-4 ; Indians, 52; Journal, 309 ; River, 1, 10, 13-14, 18, 24-5, 27, 50-1, 76, 82, 155. Kingfisher, 92. King Philip's War, 18, 49-51. King William's War, 51-2. King Chapel, 77, 513, 518. Kingston, 44. Kittery, 11, 18, 57, 84. Kiver, 94. L. Laconia, Province of, 26. Lake of New Somersett, 76. Lamps and Candles, 221. Land Claims, 17,45,48; Owners, 865; Sales, 11-12, 19, 21, 23-4, 35, 37, 42, 44, 47. Landing in Brunswick, The, 80. Larches, 99. Lawsuits, 45, 201, 379. Lawyers in the tiiroe Towns, 287-9. Lay Exhorters, 370. Leases, 38, 42, 45, 46. Lectures, 225-7, 245. Lecture on — An Interior World, 225; A General Description of Inverte- brates, 227 ; American History, 226; Astronomy, 226 ; Common-Sense, 227 ; Education, 226 ; Electricity, 226 ; Explosions of Steam-Boilers, 226 ; Grahamism, 225 ; Hygiene, 226 ; Iceland, etc., 227 ; Macduavclli, 226; Methods of reckoning Time, 227; Nationality, 226 ; Natural His- tory, 227 ; Natural History and Fine Arts, 227 ; Origin, etc., of the In- dians, 226 ; Physiology, 226 ; Popu- lar Education, 226 ; Primary Schools, 226 ; Rags and Paper, 227 ; Read- ing, 226 ; Steam-Enginery, 226 ; Storms and Meteorology, 226 ; The Acadians, 227 ; Past, Present, and Future of Maine, 227 ; Relation of Natural History and Religion, 227 ; The Saracens, 226 ; True Enterprise, 226 , Vegetable Life, 226 ; Walking, 227. Lectures, Antislavery, 233; Temperance, 250. Leda Truncata, 96. Leeds, 26. Lemont H.all, 298. Length of Rivers, 76. Lepidolite, 97. Letters from Aaron Hinkley, 119-20; Isaac Hinklev, 60-61 ; John Minot, 119; Mo.ses"Gctclicll, 4.5-6; Mrs. WiLson to Tiiorn, 280 ; Proprietors, 33, 35-6; of Brig. Thompson in 1775, 678-9 ; of Instruction to Larrabee, 946 GENERAL INDEX. i; 31 ; to ronimittro of Corrpspoiifl- eiice, Ronton, i;!l ; to Town of Brnnswick froxn Jlr. Dunlap, .■!()l-2. Lpwistoii, 4, -T), yi>, 75, 144. Lewistoii Bn'il(;e, Tlio, 9'). Lilirarips, 244. I.ilirary of Dr. Woods btinit, 26G. Liiiio (jnarn , 571. " JJiiiiig-out " tlic Hvmn.s, 213. Lincoln FireC'lul), Top.sliam, 275. I-inioln Street, 242, 541. Linfi', 94. Liquor Liconsps, 149, 174-,'>, 177, 202, 254; TraHic, Statf'nicnt of. 250,597-8. Liqnors. 221-2 ; Amount sokl and Price of, in 1812, 250, 597-8. Lislion. 25, 26, 75, 78, 144. Li.st of early Settlers aud Laiid-OwncrB, 8(35. Litchfield. 70, 144. Litorarv Manner, The, 310. Little Birch Island, 8(W. Little Ironv Island, 87. Little Hiver, 8, 186. Little Sehascodigan. See Orr's Island. Lizards, 93. Loan to Kennebec E. R. Co., 152 ; Protest apainst the, 152. Lobsters, 9.3, 175-0. Localitie.s, 78-88. Locomotive, The first, 320. Lon7. New Meadows Hivor and Settlement, 6, 8, 10, 18, 31-2, 38, tiO, .58, t)3, CC, 75- 7, 84, 90, 97-8, 10", 119, 132, 205. New Plymouth C'-10; in Ilarpswell, 310; in Topslmm, 310. New Stvle of reckoning Time, 108. New Wharf, 83, 87. Niagara Kngine (.."onipany, 273. Niagara Fire-Kngine No. 3, 272-4. Nohio Street, .541. Norridgewock, 55, 57, 86 ; Indians, 64. Northeast ]5onndary Question, 148. Nortiieni Iris, 307. North Yannoutii, 10,47,60,85,107, 109, 118, 155, 158, 160, 162-4; Island, 8,56. Notable Features of the Country, 76-8. Nucleus Club, 242-4 ; Officers tif the, 243-4. Oak, 99. Oak Hill, Brunswick, 77, 83 ; Topshain, 82. O'Brien Street, .541. Obsc'(|uies of Lincoln, Observance of, 2.32-3 ; of Washington, 227-8. Observatorv, 77, 657-8. Olid Fellows' Hall, 242, 297. Oil-Mill, 571. Old Feldspar Quarry, 97-8. Old Stvle, 108. Old Sunday, 81. Orations, etc., 228-^1, 240, 245. Orchards, 98. Ordinations in Brunswick, 358-9, 363, 366, 370, 372, 381-2, 389-90, ,397 ; in Topslmm, 410, 416-7, 421, 425, 429; in Ilarpswell, 436-7, 44.5-6. Organ in Hrunswick, The first, 372; Speech iigainst, 372-3. Organization of tiio Baptist Church, etc., in Ilarpswell, 447-8; of Methodist, in Brunswick, 399-400; of Free- Will Baptist, in Topsham, 427. Origin of the I'ejepscot Company, 21-3, 27. Oriole, The Baltimore, 91. Orr Street, 545. Orr's Island, 47-8, 75, 84-7, 93. Orthodox Church, etc., Tojjsliam, 43!l- 32; Cliii, CiTJ. ;iH7, 401-2, 42.'t-t, 108; yncictics, l.'U. iiiiiiitiiiiiiil NiiiiK'K. Aicimnts liv Siiinuil Civil ( '(iiitriict, 442. ist l{pi)riil (if tlio All KC Sciuiol District. I to Aiiiioxatioii, 'JifJ ; ('(•tidii.HIO; ill IJcgiird (ail Yiird, 174. fc to Coiiiiininicdtiim ()5-7 ; of l{ev. Saiii- -4. 10 first, 111, 1C)4; 1, 174, 176, 188-yo, 'V. Dr. Adams, .T7.'i ; atoii, 442; of .Mr. Dr. Whoolrr, .'IOC. 128, i.'io, i;!2, i;i.'>-r., 7, 178-!), l'.»l-4, I'.m;- 2,51, 2,')4, 281), 420, ;'.»7-8. irt (Viiiprcss, fiS.'i; in Itateiiieiit of W. S. , 097-8. utioii, l.'W. , (176-89. ;n4. 12. lU'lI, 146, l.'jl, 128, 164, 205, .528- k, 528-;!8 ; TwpIvp- 18 ; Four-i;o(l, .528; own Laiidiiif;', .528 ; tiws to Twclvn-Hod mi Sto]diPiis's Carrv- loiuli.s's I'oiut, .5.'U) ; )rtliorly, ,5.'!0; from )ii!:]•>; tlie Frepport, !.t : Xpw Wliarf, .533 ; |iike, 533; Turnpike, 1, 545-6 ; from the Great Island, 546 ; GENERAL INDEX. 951 on Drr's I.sland, 546; on the Lsland , the Main, 545; on tlm Neck, 545; siirvcyod, 545-(). Koad.i ill 'ropsliaiii. 542-5* County, 544 ; J'"i)n'.sidc, ,')4;) ; from IJowiioin to HoMiJoiiiliaiii, 544 ; from I'",1im Street to Wiver, 544; from Isaliolla's Mani, 542; from Little Uiver to Howdoiii Hoad, 544; from Main Street to the Laniliii<;, 544 ; from Narrows to Cathanee, 542-.'! ; from Uufus ]{o};(!rs to Aiidros i{. 1{. Uridjie, 545; Lower to Howdoinlr.iiii, 543-4 ; Main Street, 544 ; .Meadow, 544-5 ; over Goo.se Hoek, opposed, 545 ; to How- doiii, 544 ; to liiiwdoiuham, 543. Hohertson's Hall, 297. l{(diiii. The, 91. Uoeaniuco, 5.'i. Hock Cod, 94. Hocky Hill, 77, 82, 97. RoLTue's Island, 80. Uoxbury, 20, 44. S. Sahattis's Visit to Hrunswick, 68. Saliliath-Hreakers, 213. Sahhath Selio(d, llistorv of the first, 374-5. Sahhatii School of the Free- Will Baptist Soeiety, in Brunswick, 390-1. Sachems, 2, 10. Saco Indepondent, The, .307 ; Indians, 52 ; Hiver, 1. Sacrament, Administration o.' the, 370- 1, 410, 417. Sacramental Plate of First Parish, Bruns- wick, 671. Saddle-lla^'s, 215. Saihllers and liarncs.s-Makcrs, 583, 612, 620. Sagadahoc Aprricultural Society, 204 ; Hall. 204, 301. Sagadahoc River, 1, 7, 10, 13, 18, 51. Sagamores, 2, 3, 10-12, 15, 52. St. Francis Indians, The, 6. St. George, The Hiver, 1, 7, 57-8. St. Paul's Parisii, 402-5 ; a Mission, 403; Baptisms in, 405; Burials in, 405; Contirmations in, 405 ; ('ommunioii Set, 40t; Ladies' Society of, 404; Marriages in, 405 ; Organ of, 404 ; Rectors of,403-4 ; Wardens of ,403-4. Salamanilers, 93. Salaries reliiH|nislied in Revolution, 683. Sale of Li(|Uor prohildted, 203. Salem, 123. Salislmry, 16, 21, 55,68. Salmon, 94, 552 ; and Sturgeon Fishing, 8, 13-14, 38, 82, 211, 552 ; Island, 79. Salt Works, 573,619. Saiidiiipers, 91. Sand Plains, 96. SaiKly Gully, 82. Sanitary Condition, .'111..T14. Sapsui'ker, The, 91. Sash and Blind Factory, 607. Satire upon (ieneral Tliompson, 681. .Sawacook, 5. Scales and Weights, 164. Scarlioroiigh, 2, 18. Scenery, 76-8, 82, 86. Schoid.s. 1 IC, 134, 145, 204; Provision for early, 457. Scliool.s in Hriinswick, Puldic, 457-60, 461 ; first Teacher in, 457. Schools ill Brunswick, I'rivate, 477-81 ; Mi.s.s Bii,s,s's, 477-8 ; .Mrs. Putnam's, 478; O'Brien's, 478; Mi.s.s Clia])- nian's, 478; Smith's, 478 ; Prehle's, 478; Jones's, 478-9; Dodge's, 479 ; Adams's, 479 ; Mi.ss Leti's, 479 ; Mi,s.ses Owen's, 479 ; WoorlhuU's, 479; Baker's, 479; Mi.ss Fol.soin's, 479; .Miss l)iiniiiiig's, 479; Miss Hiiicklev'.s, 479-80; Pike's, 480; Keiiiiric'k's, 480. Schools in Harpswell, 493-7 ; Private, 497. Sdirwds in Topshain, 482-92; Private, 487-92 ; Tlioin])son's, 487 ; March's, 488 ; Miss lOastman's, 488 ; Mrs. Fiel.ls's, 488-91 ; .Mi.ss Wheeler's, 491-2; Mi.ss Wil.soii'.s, 492; Nut- ting's, 492 ; Woodside's,492 ; Frank- lin Family, 487 ; Topshain Female, 488. School Districts in Brunswick, 458-9 ; Votes of, 460-2. School Districts in Harpswell, 494-5 ; in Topsham, 483, 484. School District in Brunswick, The Vil- lage, 460-75 ; Act of Legislature in Regard to, 462, 467 ; Board of Agents of, 46.')-4,4(>7 ; Depositions concern- ing, 41)6; Doings of, 463, 467-75; first Meeting of, 46.3 ; Formation of, 4(;o-7 ; Petition for, 461-2, 465 Schools in, 46.3-4, 47.'!-5. School Books adojited in To])sliam, 485, Sciiool for Indians, 457; Higli, Topshain, 484. School Fund of Topsham, 483-5. School-Houses, 165, 486; in Brunswick, 459-00; Imrnt, 261, 266, 269, 271; in Harpswell, 493, 495-6; iu Tops- ham, 486. School Lots, 27, 189, 457, 459, 482, 483; Sale of, in Topsliain, 483. School-Masters, 112, 115, 119, 125, 458, 400, 477-81, 482, 480, 495, 497. School, Negroes in, 459. Schools, S])ecial, in Brun.swick, 480-1 ; in Top sliaiii, 492. Scliool, Special, for Dancing, 481 ; Em- broidery, 481 ; Instruction in Fancy 952 GKNKHAL INDhX. Pniiitinp, 481 ; Freuoli, 481 ; Munif, 481 ; Nuvij;iitioii,48I ; Singiii};, 481, 4!»2 ; Writiiifr, 481, 4'J2. Scliool, Sii|i(Tvis()rs or ('(iinmittro of, in To|)sliain, 484 ; in Iliu ('"well, 494-5. Schoidrt, Vot('» ()[ JJruiiswick in Itcgnrd to, 4.'i7-'.), 401 ; \'(it('M (if l'ro]iriL'tor8 in Kf'f^iinl to, 457. School Street, 541-2. Scrav'K Isliind, 8". Scu]|)iii, 1)4. Heals, '.»;). Sea Point, 8;i. Scat of (iovernnient, 144. SoliawodiKan, 5, 6, 11-4, 17-9, .30-1, 46, 48, 75,84-5, 155. KiO, KU. Second Advcntist, 'I'lie, .'110. Second A(lvputi.st Cliiircli, etc., Toj)8- liani, 4.M5. Second Indian War, 51-2. Second Union Uank, Tlie, 575. Seloctuien, Hnniswick, 104-5, 108-1 I, 118, KiO; llari)s\vell, ir.2; Topsliani, IS.'l. S nary, Tiie Hnin.swick, 47i')-7 ; The i'loa'sant Street, 476. Separation from the Town, 119, 14.'i; of Maine from .Massaclinsitts, i;i2-3, 142-;i, 171-3, 18C-9, 191, 199. Sernion.s, 212. Settlements, Abandoned, ."17, 52; under tlic Proprietors, ;i7-48. Settlement of Uev. Mr. Clement, 4.11 ; Coffin, 3(55, .•170; Klisha Katon, 43G ; Samuel Katon, 437 ; Kllis, 409 ; doss, 41G; Harlow, 445; Kelloi;-, 4.53; Kendall, 422; Lamh, 449, Lord, 429; Mead, 37 J ; .Aliller, 3(;2-3 ; Moore, 3<")4; I'inkham, 448 ; Potter, 446; Kice, 43:. ; Hutherford. 355; A. 1). Wheehi, 433; Samuel Wheeler, 408; Wilde, +il; Wood.-tide, .354. Settlers, Attacks upon the, 49-56, 58, 60- 3, 66-8. Sottler.s, Karlv, 3, 7-26, 27, 37-9, 41, 43, 47-8, 69, "205, 865. Sextons, I2l . Shad Iisland. 78-9; Mill, 79. Shapleiirh's Island, 20. Sheep stealing, 283. Bheldiake, The, 92; Point, 21. Shells, 96. Shelter Island, 84 Shinfi;le Manufactory, 610, Ship hurnt, 268. Shipwrecks, 332-4. Sidewalks authorized, 152. Sinjriup; in Church, 363, 370. Sixtii Inilian War, 65-70. Skeletons, 674. Skunks, 90. Slaves and Slavery. 20.5-6. Sleeping in Meeting', 212-3. Sleeve-Butt(..:'S of Capt. John Rogers, 673. Sluiceway, Tlie Topsham, 603. Snuill Islanil, 86. Snmll Point, 13, 14, 19, 20, 22, 28. Sniall-1'ox, 3U 16. Smrdts, 94. Smith's .lournal, Extracts from, 60. Smithsonian Institution, IJeport of, 99- 101. Sni. iking Fish Point, 18. Snakes, 92. iSni]ies, 91. Snow, 100, 102 ; Island, 8. Snow's Pond, 59. Soaj) Factory, 573. Societies, llowdoin Temple of Honor and Temperance, 256; Hrunswick and Ti'p.slmni Athenn!um, 242, 245; Hrunswick Hrass IJand, 246 ; Hruns- wick Division Sons of Tenijiernnce, 255; Hrunswick Humane Society, 241; Brunswick Liuntcaii, 245-6; Hrunswick Lyceum, 244 5 ; Hnin.s- wick, Toi)sliani, anil llarpswell, for the Snp|)ri'ssioii of Intemperance, 2.50-1 ; Mriiiiswick Total Alistinence and Charitalde, 252; Urunswiek Watch Association, 247 9 ; Cadets of Temperance, 255-6; Castalian, of Hrunswick, 245; Ilavdeii, 246; .Toshua .\ve Lodge, (iooil Tenijilars, 256; Ladies' S(ddiers' Aid, 242 ; Lili erty Association of Hrunswick, 247 ; .Martha Washington, 254 ; .Mozart, •J46 ; Nucleus Club, 242-5 ; Patrons of Ilusliandry, 239 ; Peace, 246; Peje]).scot Division Juvenile Tein- ])eraiice Watchmen, 255; I'ejepscot Lodge, Odd Fellows, 242; I'ytlio- nian, 24 t ; Heforin Club. 256; Saga- dahock Agricultural ami Horticul- tural, 238-9; Sawacook Division Sons of Temperance, Topsham, 255 ; The Tem])erance, 255; Temiier- unce, of Hrunswick, 251-2; Tem- perance, of Howdoiu C(dlege, 252; Tein]»'i'ance, of Uarjiswell, 256; Temperance Watchmen, 255; To])s- ham Antislavery, 24()-7 ; Toj)sliani Tem])eran<'e, 252 ; Town Ilistorx and Natural History, 246; True Washinut onian Temperance, of TopBliiiui, 254-5 ; United Lodge Free Masons, 2.39, 241 ; Washington Fire Cluh, 244-5 ; Wasliingtou Temper- ance, 252 ; Washington Total Alisti- nence, Hrunswick. also of Tojisliain, 252-3 ; Young Men's Temperance, 252; Yonng Men'- Wn-liingtoniau, 254. Soil, 98-9. Sokokis, The, 1. Soldiers, 30-50, 51-2, 54, 57, 60, 62. 66, 114, 117, 124-7, 1.30, 144, 167-70, 172, 174, ]>-*'>, 200, 677-8,682-3, C35. sham, COS. , 10, 20, 22, 28. tracts from, 60. ilioii, IJcport of, 99- . 18. md, 8. IVinploof Honor and ')G ; J{ruiiHwick ami ?iia!iim, 242, '2ii> : 4S Bniid, 240 ; nnms Sous of 'rciujifraiicc, ■k Ihimano Society, k Liumcan, 24r)-(> ; ■cimi, 244 .'i; Bniiis- , anil llarpswoU, for II of liitcTiijicraiicc, ick Total AhstiiiiMicc ■>, 2r)2; IJruiiMwick vtion, 247 '.» ; Cailctn 0, 255-6 ; Castalian, 245; Havdcii, 246 ; idfji., (iiMxl Tcmjilars, )l(lirrs' Aid, 242 ; l^ili II of Hninswick, 24" ; ii^:toii, 254; Mo/.art, 'luh, 242-5 ; Patrons 2:}9 ; Peace, 246 ; oil .Tuvcnilo Toin- , 255 ; l'cjo])Scot Hows, 242; Pytho- in dull. 256 ; Sa^a- Itnral and llorticul- Sawacook Division nco, To])slKiin, 255 ; lice, 255 ; 'J'cin])or- wick, 251-2; Tom (loin C, 673; Kathan.ol P>irint(m's, 673. Sword-Fish, 91. T. Tailors, ."iSS, 612-13,620 Tanager, Tlic s.ailet, 91. Tanners, ,^8.3-4. CHi-ll, 620. Tarbox (Quarry, 97-8. 'I'ariff, 147. Tavern, Kncouragemeiit to keep a, 290. 'i'avernsand Public Halls, .34, 290-.'102. Taverns burnt, 26(i. 268, 271. 'J'averns in Urunswick. 2110-7 ; in Harps- well, 301-2; in Toiisham, 298-301. Taverns, .\nu'rican House, 294; Kailey's, ,301 ; Maker's, .300 ; Hlanchard's, 299; Bowdoin Hotel, 296; Brunswick 1 louse, 294-7; ("base's, 292 ; ( 'Icaves's, 296; Coombs's, 2U0 ; Curtis's, 291; Dennetts', 300; Dinsmon 's, 300; Duiilaji's, 291 ; Kim House, .301 ; Fa.stinan's, 301; (J-atchell's, 296; (ircen's,300; Half-AVav House, 296; Havnes's, 300; Hebberd's, 300; Ho" gkins's, 294, 323 ; Hunter's, 298- 9; Hunter's (Widow), 299 ; in Ftirt, 291 ; Jack's, .300 ; Jewell's, 302 ; Lin- coln Hou.'ic, 294, .'iOO ; Maine Hotel, 294 ; Mansion House, 302 ; Merrill's, 299 ; Moorhead's, 292-3 ; Aliistard's, 300 ; Nichols's, 292-3 ; Mrs. Nichols's, 292 ; Ohl AVbeelcr's, 296; I'eiep.scot House, 294 ; Pumpkin, :iit3 ; Puring- ton's, 299 ; Heed's, 298 ; Hichardson^ 300; Rogers's, 299; Ho ^'s, 291; Sager's, 3(Kt; Sandford .-, 300; Spear's, 290; Starbird's, .301 ; Stinch- field's, 294, 296,323 ; Stoddard's, 293; Stone's, 291 ; .Storcr's, 296 ; Temper- ance House, 300 ; Thompson's, 290 ; Thompson's ( Brigadier |, 299; Til- ton'i., 299; 'J'ontine Hotel, 294-6; Tucker'.s, 300 ; Union House, 301-2 ; Vea/.ie's, 300 ; Walker's, 300 ; "Walk- er's (F.lijah), 302 ; Wasliington Hall, 292; Wa.shingioiiian House, 301; Wiitney'.s, 299; Wilson's, 298; Wincheirs,298; Wvm.an's, 299. Taxation, 36, 115-17, 121, 129, 132, 184- 8, 190, 203. Teal, The, 92. Telegraph Companies, 337-8. Telegraph Company, American, .337 ; Atlantic and Pacific, 338 ; Interna- tional, 337 ; Maine, 337 ; Western Union, 337, Telegrajih Line, 329, 337-8. Telegraiib < )ttices, 329, .337-8. Tt'legrapb Operator, The tirst, 337. Temperance, A. 'r('nniiin):iis Ciivc, lO, 80. 'rcrritciriul Liiiii' ■>, liti. 'riiciiti-.', J24. 'I'liinl liMliiiM War, .la-.l. Tlioiiipsoii'H llrook, S4; iMlnnd, 80; Stroot, :>\-2. Tlirci' Years' War, r).'i-0. 'I'liruslios, !>1-'J. 'riiiiiMliM-Sti.rnis, inu'-.1. Tin Sliojts, r>H8-!», Gl.'l. 'J'itaiiiti', Its. 'I'itln of Aiulrow Leo's Sornion, 410. 'riHiiDiise, The Uliick-Cnp, 92. Toads, ll.'t, Toliac<'o Mainifactorv, 584, Gil. Toll-Hriilpc, ;»;{. 'I'oin-Coil, "14. Toiitiiio Mall, 207. Toiiiiiio Ilotol Company, 294-5. Tool Mainifactory, .574. Topsliaiii Aiailoniy, 480-7, C.')7 ; Imrnt, 2(>'.i. Topsliam Artillery Company, 090-2. 'J'opsliain, Kirst .Mcctiii}: of Town. 18.3; Kirst, Otliccrs of, IH.'I ; in War of IJi'hollion, 700-2; Iniialiitants of, 3.3-0; Militia Conii)anics, 090-2; nanioil, 180; Plan of, 185; soUIpiI, l.'tO; unilor Maine, 200-4 ; under Massaclmsetts, 180-200. Topsliani ami IJnniswiek Twenty-fivo Cents Savings IJaifk, The, 570-7, Tories, 070, 089. Torture of Mo.sea Katon, 55. Tourmaline, 97. Town Clock purcliasod, l.)l. Town Fund, 114. Town Houses, 150, 1.54, 177, 204, 0.30, 057,005; Imrnt, 1.5.3, 203. Town Line, 147. Town Meetings held in Taverns, 290, 299; Warrant for, in 1775, 077; illegal, 200. Town Offieers, Election of tlie first, 104. Townships laid out, 22, 27, 29,34. Trades and Traders, in Ihnnswiek, 577- 89; in llarpswell, 019-21 ; in Tops- liain, 011-15. Traditions, 05, 09-70, 78-81, 84-5, 92, 259, 083. Trail-i, T'ulian, 0. Train Rand of Topsham, 090. Transfer of l.slauds to Topsham, 145, 183. Tri.al for Barn burning, 284 ; Breach of rroniise, 285 ; Murder, etc., 283, 28.5-7. Trial of — Boone v. Woodsidc, 278-9 ; Capt. William Woodside, 278; Clark V. Dole, 28.3-4 ; Jenny Eaton V. Rogers, 282 ; First Parish BrunM. wick c. McKeen, 284 ; (iilns »'. (iod- diird, 278 ; McNcss r. Smith. 279 ; Orr i\ Woodside, 280; Smith r. McNess. 279; Smith r. Vincent, 2(9; State r. Crips, 280; State . Dudley, 2H0-7 ; State r. Millei 287, State e. Thorn and Wils<' , 28.5-0 ; Vea/.in e. .lewell, 284 ., ; Village .Siliool District r. 'I'itcmnl,, 470-2 ; Pres. Allen v. State, M 1-12. Triconnick, 50. 'J'roulde lietweeu tlio I'roprletors and Town, 113. Tungstite, 98. Turnip Island, 80. Twelve-Hod Itoad, 83. Twentv-Mile Kails, 2.5. Twins,' The, 84. Tything-Men, 21.3-14. U. T'''niforms of Tojisham Artillery, 091. I'nioM National Hank, The, 570. T'tuon of Heligious Societies, 390-7. Union Street, .32, 542, 545. Unitarian — Hilile Class, 394 ; Church, Tojisliam, 433-4 ; Preaching in Brunswick, 394-5 ; l'rea(diing in Topsham, 43.3 ; Second (Congrega- tional) Society of Briniswick, .394-5 ; Society of Brunswick, .397-8 ; So- ciety of Topsham, 4.32; Fund of To]isliam, 4.34-5 ; Society removed to ilrunswick, 4.34. Universal Christian Society in Bruns- wick, 392-3. Universalist and Unitarian Societies, .391-8. Universalist Preaehing, The first Efforts for, 391-2; in llar])swell, civrk, 450 ; in Topsham. 4.34. Universalist Society — of Brunswick and Topsham, 39.3-4, 395-0; in Harps- well, 450-1 ; Constitution of, 4.50-1 ; reorganized. 451. Upper Carry ing-1'lace, The, C, 11. I' j)permost Falls, The, 13. Urquliart as a Preacher, 409, Vaccination, 175, 190, 200, 31.5-10. Validity of Claims to Land, 23-4. Valuation of Heal Estate, etc., 599-002, 010-17, 023. Veiitrilo(|iiism, Exhibition of, 224. Vessels, 104, 330-7; seized on the Ken- nebec, 084 ; List of, 3.30-7; .\ccoiii modation, 335; Alice, 335; Amhi tion, .3.3.3-4 ; America, .3.33,088 ; Bos- ton, 335 ; Caroline, 335 ; Defiance 331 ; Elij.ah Kellogg, 337 ; F:iiz. abeth, 33.3; Eliza, 333; Friendship OF.yKR.M INDEX. 05:) First Pnri^^h 'nniii- I, ■ix\ : (iil<'s '■■ ''"'i New* I'. Siiiitli, L'7'.i ; ido, '-'HO; Siiiilli '. Sniitli r. Viiifi'iii. CrilH, ant; ; Stuic . ; Sfiltc c. Millv Thorn mill \\"\\^' I I-. .Icwoll, 2H4 Distrii't r. 'I'itcunii., llleii I'. Htuto, Ml-U'. tlio IVopriotoM mill 83. , 25. 14. U. mm Artillpry, fiOl. mk, 'I'lif, 57V). I Soriftios, .T.t(i-7. i4'J, .')4.5. Chi.xs, .'194 ; Clninli, .1-4 ; I'roacliiiiir in 04-5 ; I'rcacliiii}; in ; Second (('onjrrfj.':i- of IJnmHwick, .■t'.U-.'i : Irniiswirk, .■l!t7-8 ; So- liiiin, 4.'i2; Fuiiil of ) ; Society removcil M. Society in IJruiis- Unitiirian Societies, iiifr, Tlie first Efforts llar|)swell, early, am, 4:t4. • of Hrunswick ninl -4, .'{'.».")-(); in llari)s- in.slitution of, 450- 1 ; )l. 10, Tlio, r., 11. In', l.'i. In;r, 409. V. 90, 200, .115-16. to Land, 2.'5-4. Estate, etc., 599-602, ihition of, 224. seized on the Ken- t of, 330-7 ; Aeconi Alice, .3.35; Amhi nerica, 333,f)88 ; Bos- line, 335 ; Defiance Kollofrff, 337; Eli/,, iza, 333; Friendslii|) .135; n flunliont, ,3.13; Ilnnnilml, 332; Hope, XVi, \VM ; liidnstry, .131; Iris, .132 ; .folm Adams, 332; Maine, ;1.13; .Mai|noit, 3.'10, .135 ; Mer- ry ineeliny:, .1.11; Kriando, .135 ; I'ejep- scot,.1.10; Sliaviliy .Mill, HHS ; Sjieeil- well, .131 ; Statira, .1.1.1 ; Susan, .1.13 ; I'nion, .1.15; I'nity, .131. \'isit from 'I'alley nind. 2'.M A'isit of Soldiers to .Mr. Wilson, 683. Visit of Moll to Mr. Wilnon, 683-4. Vocal .Mnsic, 224. Vote of Towns for — Aroostook \{. R., 154; I'listmaster. 204 ; Shire Town, 20.1 ; in Hepiril to First Parish of Ilar|iswell, 4.17; Lii|iinr Law, 154; Settlenie|it of Malons Accounts, 442; to siipiiort Hie Constitution, 1.13. Votes, CongroRHiiinnl, 133; for Presideu- «ial Electors, 1.12, I8H-9; for Statu Oflicors, 129, 14.1, 170, 174; in Ke- pard to Eorination of llaptist Soci- ety, 411 ; in Hepard to setllinj; .Mr. Ellis, 409-10; on Aniendinent to t'onstitntinn, 151-2, 202-3. Votes of Hninswick in Ueirard toKefnrn of Coiistiirators, etc., t)89. Votes of llariiswell, lf,3, 106-79; of 'I'Dpsham, 18.1-99, 202-4. Votiufr, Di.sonlerly, 190. Voyages of Discovery, 7. W. W.igons, 210. Waldo Company, The, 7, • Wales, 144. AValrus Tusk, 96, Wainptim, 1 1. Wiirminfjj-l'an, John MorriU'H, 673. WarninfTs from Town, 120. War — of the Uehellion. 696-705; of 1812, and Preparations for, 190, 09.1- 5; of Kevolution, 070-89; Thomp- son's, 081-3. Wars, Indian, 49-70. Warnmlu) Manufacturing Company, 566. Washington Fire Cluh, 271-2. Washinf^ton H.1II, 292-7. Washingtonian IIou.se, 230. Wetch, The, in Prunswick, 247-9; Pecords of, 249 ; Py-Laws of, 247-9 ; orfranized in Uarpswell, 107. Watches, Invention of Machine-made, 509-70. Water Street, .542, .545. Water Power, Survey of tlio, 554. Wawenocks, The, 1. AWasles, 90. Weddintrs, Acconnfsof Sinpulnr, 216-18. Weichers i.f Hay, etc., 5H4, 013. Weights and .Measures, The lirst, 118. Wells, The. 44. Wells. Town of, 114. Wescustego, 155. "NVest Path, 7.5-0, 204. Western Hav, 1 1. Whales, 93." Whalehoat Islands. 75, 85, 87. Wharton's Deed, 12-10. Wharves, 3.14. AVheelwrights, .580. Whiiiliv, 19. Whi|)pin).r-Post, 115, 280-1. Whiskiag, 19. While Mull Island, 102. White .Mniintains, 77. White's Hall, 301. White's Ishind, 18, 80-7. Widgeon Cove, 1 1. Wigwam Point, ti, ;12. AVild-Cats, 88, 90. Wild Fowl, 92. WilKiut, 87. Willow, 99. Will's Island, 84-5. Wind, The, 100. Winnegance, 18, 20. Winnisimmet F'erry, 21. Winter Street. 551. Winter llarlmr, 52. Winthro]) Hall. Powdoin College, 577. Winthrop Ponds, 58-9. Witches, 220. Wolves, 85. 114-15, 1,10, 186, 220; Anec- dotes alxmt, 88-9. Woodchncks, 90. Woodcocks, 91. Wooden Pegs instead of X;iils, 2 HI. Woods linrned, 257-8,201-3, 200-7, 209. Wood Tl-rnsh. 91. Wood Trade, 574. Wool Praiding, 219. Work-H)t)ot, Hon. Jacob, 709-10. AI>l)ott, Kov. John S. C, 710. Aoiim^, Rev. (Jeorffe E., 710-12. Allien, Peter ().. 712. Allen, Rev. William, 713-14. Ander.son, .lacol), 827-8. Appleton, Rev. Jes30, D. D., 714-15. B. BabbidffO — Betty, Courtney, James, Sarah, Stephen, Susannah, and Wil- liam, 828. Badger, Cajit. Joseph, 715-16. Bad. Berry — Adain, Hannah, Harvey, .Tenny, John, .losiah, .Jose))li, Robert, and Rufus, 829. Bisbeo — .\aron, Alice, Elisha, Hannah, Hnldah, Mary, Oliver, Rufns, Sarah, Seth, Studloy, Thomas, and Wil- liam, 829. Bisbee, Charles, 829-30. Boardman, Alexander F., 7' 8. Booker — Daniel, Ester, I aiah, James, John, Joseph, Jotham, Mercy, Mir- iam, Ruth, and William, 830. C. Chase — Anne, Anthony, Isaac, James, Jean, .Tmiali, Marjiaret, Mary, Na- thaniel, and William Vincent, 830. Clark — David, James, John, Margaret, Mary, Nathan, Robert, and Samuel, 8.30. Cleaveland, Prof. Parker, 718-25. Coburn, John, 725-7. Coombs — Caleb, George, Peter, and Samuel, 830. Coombs — Antliony and .John, 831. Curtis, Capt. Xchemiah, 727. Curtis — David, E/.okiel. Michael, Paul, Ruth, and William, 831. Oushing, Caleb, 727-8, 831. ('ushing — Daniel, Deborah, Francis Dunning, .Jeremiah, .rolm, .John Schwartkin, Louis Tileston, Mat- thew, and Rut'us King, 831. D. Dennison, Col. A.ndrow, 728. Douglas, .John, 831-2. Douglass — Cornelius, Daniel, Elijah, (ieorge, Israel, .Tob, .John, Joseph, Mary, Patience, Sarah, 832. Duncan, Dr. Samuel, 728-9. Dunlap, David, 731. Dunla]), (Jen. Richard T., 731-2. Dunlap — Jane, John, Margaret, and Robert, 832. Dunlap — Elizabeth, Hugh, Jane, Jehu, Samuel, and Robert, 832. Dunlap, Capt. .Fohn, 730-1. Dnnla]), Hon, Robert P., 732-3. Dunlap, Rev. Robert, 729-30, 832. Dunning, Andrew, 7.33, 832-3. Dunning — Andrew, David, James, Rob- ert, and William, 832. Dunning, Deacon Andrew, 733-4. Dunning, Benjamin, 734, 833. Dunning, David, 734. E. Eaton, Rev. Elisha, 734-5, 833. Eaton, Rev. Samuel, 735-8, 833. ES 5TORIES. , Robert, and Samuol, Parker, 718-25. -7. George, Peter, ami y iiiid John, 831. iniiili, 727. •/.ekiol. Michael, Paul, Uiaiii, S-Jl. :7-8, 8.'U. I, Dfliorah, Franci:^ |romiali, .Tohn, Joliii rouis Tilcstou, Mat- US King, 831. D. ilrew, 728. _2. clius, Daniel, Elijah, I, Job, John, Joseph, e, Sarah, 832. el, 728-9. 1. aril T., 7.11-2. loim, Margaret, ami :h, Ilugli, Jane, John, loUert, 8.'J2. 11,730-1. !rt P., 732-3. rt. 729-.10, 832. 733, 832-3. IV, David, James, Iloh- im, 832. \ndrew, 733-4. II, 734, 833. 34. , 734-5, 833. )1, 735-8, 833. NAMES IN BIOGRAPFIIES AND FAMILY HISTORIES. 957 Ellis — Ca'ob, Elislia, EHzaiieth, John, ilanuah, Mary, Samuel, and Thad- dcu.<*, 833. Ellis — Alniira, Asher, Benjamin, Bethiah, Daniel, John, Mary, IJohert Eulton, Samuel I)eane, and William, 833-4. Ellis, Kev. Jonathan, 738-9, 933. Emerson, Dr. Ebenezer, 739. Estabrook, Col. Thomas S.,.740. Everett, Ebeue»or, 740-1. F. Farr — Elizabeth, Henry, Isaac, Jenny, John, Loraney, Mary, Michael, Noah, Thomas, and Thomas, Jr., 834. Farrin (or Ferrin) — David, Ebenezer, John, Billiard, William, and Wiu- throp, 834. Fields, Mrs. Elizabeth, 741-2. Frost, Major William, 742. Fulton — Govven, James, John, and Robert, 834. Furbish, Benjamin, 742-3. G. Gatchell (or Getcholl) — Abi^^ail, Dorcas, Hugh, John, Juilc, Mary, Mo.scs, Nathaniel, Roltert, Samuel, Susan- nah, and William, 835. Gatcliell, C"apt. John, 743, 835. Giddings, Mrs. Dorothy, 744-5. Givecn (or Given) — i)avid, David, Jr., Jan''. John, Martlia, and Robert, 835. Goss, Dr. Ei)enezer II., 745. Gower — Edward, George, James, John, l{obcrt, Samuel, and William, 835. Graffam — Joiiii, Joseph, Mary, and Re- l)ecca, 83f>. Grnves — Joiin, 835-G. Graves — Crispus, Daniel, Elizabeth, John, and William, 836. Graves, iTohnson, 745, 830. Graves — Ann, Daniel, Ebenezer, Eliza- betji, Ivstiier, Jabez, Jacob, John, Johnston, Josepii, Levi, Molly, Sa- rah, Susan, anil T'Jiomas, 836. Green, iion. Nathaniel, 745-6. Greenlcaf, l{ichard, 746. Griffin, Joseph, 746-7. Gyles, James, 747-8. Gyles, Capt. John, 748-9. Gyles, Thomas, 749-50. Gyles, Thomas, Jr., 750. H. Haley, Pelatiah, 750-1, 836. Haley — Elizabetli, John, Mary, Pelatiah, and Susannaii, 836. Kaloy — Abigail, Abner, Esther, James, John, Jes.oo, Joseph, Joshua, Mary, Moses, Hebecia, Hutii, Samuel, Sa- rah, and Susannah, 836-7. Hall, Hatevil and John, 837. Hall, Paul, 751,837. Ham — Benjamin, John, Joseph, Judith, Natlianiel, Reuben, Thomas, Tobias, and Tobias, Jr., 837-8. Harmon — Hannah, Johnson, Johnson, Jr., Joseph, Martha, Maiy, Miriam, and Zebukm, 838. Hasey, Benjamin, 751-3. Haskell, Deacon Joshua, 753^. Henry — Ann, Betty, James, James, Jr., Jenuett, Mary, and Sarah, 838. Hinklev, Aaron, 754, 838-9. Hinkley, Samuel, 754, 838-9. Hinkley — Eilmuml, Experience, Mary, Mehitable, Reliance, Samuel, Seth, and Shubael, 838-9. Holbrook — Abizer, Deborah, Hannah, Israel, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jr., Polly, Priscilla, and Kebccca, 839. Humphreys — Daniel, Kliza, Lawrence, Margaret, Marv, Nancy, Sallv, and William, 839-40. Humplireys, Jolin C, 754-5, 839-40. Hunt — Charles, Clarisse, Daniel, David, Kbpperor, Ephraim, Hannah, .Tames, J'liiiet, Jeremiah, John, Lvdia, ?;iartha, Mary, Sarah, and William, 840. Hunter, Adam, 756-7, 840-1. Hunter, .lames, 757, 840-1. Hunter — Artiuir, Elizabeth, James, Jano, Jidin, Margaret, Mary, Robert, Susannah, and William, 840-1. J. Jivques — Benjamin, Miriam, Richard, and Susannah, 841. Jordan — Dmninicus, Jedediah, Jeremiah, John, Robert, Robert, Jr., and Samuel, 841. Jordan — Fields, John, John, Jr., and Peter, 841. K. Kendall, Rev. Henry, 757-8. Xing, Hon. William, 758-9. Larr.abee, Benjamin, 759, 841-2. Larrabee — Abigail, Henjamin, Elizabeth, Hannah, Isabella, James, Mary, Nathaniel, and Stephen, 841-2. Larrabee, Capt. Nehemiah, 760. Leinont, Ada.u, 760. Lincoln, Dr. Isa.ic, 760. Lincoln. Dr. .Tohn D., 761-2. Lunt, Amos, 762, 842. Lunt — Frederick, Harry, Henry, and Joseph, 842. 958 NAMES IN BIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY HISTORIES. M. jrcKeen, Dr. James, 70G-9. jMc'Ivocii, John, 7()3-6. McKeen, l{ev. Joseph, 7G2-4. McKeeii, Joscpli, 704-3. McMjinus — Dauiol, James, James, Jr., John, llifhard, auJ Robert, 8-12. McManus, Richard, 7G9-70, 842. Mariner — John, Samuel, and Sarah, 842. Martin, Capt. Clement, 770-1. Martin — Elizabeth, Ephraim, Jennet, Joiin, John, Jr., Rebecca, and Sam- uel, 843. Molchfc^ — Aaron, Abner, Elizabeth, John, Jo.'.iah, Jo.seph, Loi.s, Mary, Nathaniel, Noi'h, Racliel, Rebecca, Reliance, and Samuel, 843. Merrill, Jolin, 771-2, 843. Merrill, Col. Aliel, 7/2. 843-4. Mei'rill, Leonard P., 773. Merrill, Cii]>t. Moses Emery, 773. Merrill — Xhf], Daniel, Hannah, Hum- phrey, .,■ '!:', Joseph, Mary, Obed, and Susannah, 843-4. Merryinan — lluy^h, James, Michael, '"homas, and Walter, 844. Miller, Rev. John, 77.3-4. Miuot, Hon. John, 774-.'), 844. V.'v ' — (ieorge, Hannah, John, Mehit- al)le, Mercy, Stephen, and Thomas, 844. Morse — Ad.im, Anne, Anthony, Ben- jamin, Eijlii-aim, Hannah, James, Joseph, .John, Margaret, Alartiia, Mary, Sarah, and Susannah, 844-.^). Mountford-- Edmund, Ester, Hann.ih, Margaret, Mary, William, and Vin- cent, 84.'). N. Newman, Prof. Samuel P., 775-0. Xoyes — (^^utting, Harriot, James, Jane, Joseph, Mary, and Nicholas, 845. O'Hrion, .John ^1., 770-7. Orr, Benjiniin, 777-9. Orr — Clement, John, Joseph, Lotticc, Marv, and Ricliard, 845-0. Owen, I'iiilip. 779-80, 840. Owen — David, Dorothy, Gideon, Han- nah, Hugh White, Jane, Jauney, Jo- anna, Jeremiah, John, Lucy, Mar- garet, Martha, Philip, Rachel, riiomas, and William, 840. P. Packard, Rov. Charles, 783-5. Page, Dr. Jonatlian, 780-1. I'atten, John, 781-2, 840. Patten, Capt. Robert, 782-3, 840. Patten — Abigail, Actor, David, Dorcas, Elizabeth, Hannah, Hugh, Jane. John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary. Mattliew, Rachel, Robert, Rebecca, Sarah, Thomas, and William, 840. Pennell — Jacob, John, Matthew, Ste- l)hen, and Tliomas, 847. Perkins, Major Nalium, 783-0. Perry, Jolmj 780, 847. Perry — Hannah L. W., Isabella Hunt, jes.so Appleton, John A., ^Lartha G., Octavia Jane, and Nathaniel, 847. Perry, William S., 780-7, 847. Peter.son — Al "gail, Cliarles, Daniel, Hewett, James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Levi, Lucy, Nancy, Sarah, and W'lliani, 847-8. Porter, Dr. Benjamin Jones, 787-8. Potter — Alexander, Andrew, Christian, David, Elizabeth, Hewey, James, Jane, John, Joseph, Matthew, Mary, Samuel, and William, 848. Purciiase, Thomas, 788-97. Purinton, Huinplirey, 797, 843. Pnrinton, Francis T., 797-8. i^irinton, Natlianiel, 798, 848. Purinton, Steplien, 799. Purinton — Abial, Hezekiah, Humphrey, Nathaniel, 848. James, Joshua, aud R. Randall — Benjamin, Joseph, and Wil- liam, 848. Randall — Elizabeth, Ezra, Heatherby, Isaac, Isaiah, John, Joseph, Mar- garet, aud Nabby, 848-9. Randall — Ronjainin, Daniel, Jaue, Paul, and William, 849. Rayraoiul — Edwsvrd aud Paul, 849. Reed — Anna, Charity, David, Deina, Hannah, Jane, Jo'in, Margaret, ^Martha, Mary, Susan, and William, 849-30. Reed, John, 799, 840. Rich — Davirl, Isaac, Obp Mali, Richard, Rcul)eii, and Zabeth, 830. Ridley — Daniid, James, Matk, aud Rachel, 850. Robbins, Augustu.s C, 799-800, Roger-s, Hon. George, 800, 850. Rogers, George A., 800-1. Rogers — Alexaiuler, Ann, Dinah, Hugh, Jenney, John, Margaret, Rob- ert, Thomas,' and William, 850. Ross, William, 801-2, 831. Ross — Anna, Elizabeth, James, Jennctt, Martha, Rol)ert, Sarah, and Wil- liam, 831. Rutherford, Rev. Robert, 802. Simpson — .Tane, Josiah, Lewis, Robert, aud William, 851. TSTOIUES. aniiali, Hugh, Jann. h, Maro;aret, Mary. ;liol, IJohert, Rel)epca, IS, and William, 84(5. John, Matthew, Ste- )inas, 847. hum, 785-6. ?47. ^. W., Isahella Hunt, II, John A., .Martha G., and Nathaniel, 847. 78()-7, 847. 1, Charles, ])anicl, les, John, Jonathan, Lucv, Nancy, Sarah, 847-8. niii Jones, 787-8. 3r, Andrew, Christian, )eth, Mewey, James, seph, Matthew, Mary, kVilliam, 848. , 788-97. nv, 797, 843. r., 797-8. •1, 798, 848. 799. Hczekiah, Humphrey, , and Nathaniel, 848. R. in, Joseph, and Wil- ;h, K/.ra, Hcatherhy, Joiiu, Joseph, Mar- by, 848-9. , I)auicl,Jaue,Paul, 49. and Paul, 849. ity, David, Deina, John, Marfjaret, Susan, and William, le, Obi' 'lah, llichar.i, :hvX\\, 850. ame,s, Matk, and C, 799-800. -e, 800, 850. 800-1. er, Ann, Dinah, Foim, Margaret, Ilob- l William, 850. 2, 851. )otli, James, Jennett, t, Sarah, and Wil- )bert, 802. iiah, Lewis, Robert, 1. NAMES IN BIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY HISTORIES. 950 Sinnett — James, Michael, and Stephen, 851-2. Skolfiold, Ceorge, 803. Skolflpld, Thomas, 802-1, 852. Skolfii^ld — Anne, Clement, Elizabeth, George, John, Joseph, Martha, Mary, Hebecca, Kiehard, Susan, Thomas, and William, 852-3. Small — David, Deborah, Kiihraim, Jo- soph, Lydia, Mark, Samuel, T.aylor, Thankful, and Tlumias, 85;i. Smith — Joseph, Molly, Samuel, and Thomas, 8,0.1. Smyth, Prof. William, 80.3-7. Snow — Ambrose, Antiiony. Elisha, Eliz- abeth, Hannah, Isaac, John, Joseph, Mercy, Nicholas, Samuel, and Wil- liam, "8.5.'?. Snear, Robert and AVilliam, 8.5.1. Spragne — David, Elizabeth, Frances, Jame.s, Joseph, ^lary, Oakman, Robert, Ruth, Samuel, William, and Willis, S5.1-4. Stanwood, David, 807-8. Stanwood, William, 808. Stanwood — Charity, David. Dorcas, Ebenozer, l^leanor, Elizabeth, Jere- miah, Lydia, Lucy, Mary, Samuel, Sil)bel, Stephen, Susan, William, and Winslow, 854. Staples — Anne, Daniel, Ephraim, James John, Josej)!!, Jo.-iah, Jnde. Lucy, Mary, Rol)ert, and Stephen, 854. Stet.son,"Rev. Scth, 808-9. Stone, Alfred J., 809. Stone — Renjamin, Daniel, Gregory, Hannah, James, John, .lotliaiii, Lydia, Matthias, Rebecca, Simon, Theodore, and William, 855. Stover (or Stafford) — Aliigail, Alcotl, John, Johnson, Joseph, AL.ry, and Wanton, 855. Swett — .lanu's, .ro'-i., and William, 855. Swift — Dean, ,',ane, John Lufkin, Lem- uel, Mary, and Susan Dincen, 850. Sylvester, Marlborougli, 809-10. Sylvester — Haistow, Charles, Deborah, Elijah, Gabriel, Ilannaii, lluldah, Isaac, Marlborough, Mercy, Rich- ard, and Stephen, 856. t. Tarr— Betsey, Catherine, Clark, ^Lary, Richard, ami William, 85G-7. Tliom])son, Abner B., 810. Tiionii)Son, Charles, 810-11. Thompson, Rrig. Samuel, 811-16, 857. Thompson — Aaron, Adrian, -Alexander, Alphens, Henjamin. DIxey, Eliza- lietli, Eunice, Ezekiid, Francis A., Hannah, Isaiah, .Tames, J.me, .lemi- ma, John, Lydia, Mary, Rachel, Re- liance, Ruth, Sarah, and Wildes T., 857. Titcoml), Rev. Benjamin, 816. Toothaker — Abigail, .Abram, Andrew, Alexander, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Gideon, L«aac, .lennev, Rebecca, Seth, and William Rod'ick, 858. U. Upham.Prof. Thomas C, 816-18. V. Veazie — Deborah, George, John, Re- becca, Samuel, and William, 858. Veazie, Samuel, 818-20, 858. W. W.alker — Augustine, Gideon, Hannah, John, Lucv, Richard, and Susan- nah, 858-9' Walker, Nathaniel, 820, 858-9. Webber — Aliigail, Hetsey, Charles, Daniel, David, Deborah, I'.leanor, Elizabeth, Hannah, James, Jane, Jeremiah, .Toseph, Josiah, Lucy, Martha, Mercy, Patience, Phineas, Richard, Robert, Sarah, Susannah, Waitt, and Waitstill, 859. Weston — Fdmund and Jacob, 859. Wheeler, Rev. Dr. Amos I)., 820-2. White — David, Doretha, Elijah, (;<•.. r.;e, Hugh, Jane, Jean, .Tohe, Joseph, Judah, Mary, Martbv, Polly, Sally, and William, ZM. Whitney -- iienjamin, John, Jonathan, l,;Dtis, Lydia, Samuel, and Susan- nah, 800. Whitten — Eleanor, Hannah, John, .lo- seph, Joshua, Molly, Moses, Ruth, Samuel, and Sarah, 8ii0. Wilson, Thomas, 822-;t, 800-1. AVil.son — Alexander, Betsey, Catherine, David, Elizabeth, Ester, Maiinaii, Hugh, Isabella, ilanies,.rennet, .Inlin , Lettice, Margaret, Matthew, .Mary, Robert, Samuel, Susannah, Swan- zey, Thomas, and William, 800-1. Winchell — Ann, ICbenezer, Hannah, James, John, ^lartha, .Mary, Rob- ert, Salome, Samuel, and Silence, 801-2. Woodside, Rev. James, 82.1-5, 862. Woodside, William, 82.-0,802. Woodside — Anna, Anthony, .Tames, .lean, Marv, Sarah, \'incent, ami William, 802. Woodward — Ebenezer, Joseph, Peggy, Peler, and Samuel, 802. Wyer — Agnes, 1 >avid, .lanii's S., JanelC, Jose|)h, Lett ice, Lucretia, Margaret, Mary, Robert, and William, 862.