June 7, 1881 Machias Union Date: 97-08-14 13:49:22 EDT From: ctyankee@bigfoot.com (Ken) (c) 1997 by Kenneth A. Dill please send corrections to: e-mail ctyankee@bigfoot.com or snail mail: Kenneth A. Dill 581 Crown St #27 Meriden, CT. 06450 Bodwell Granite Company At Jonesboro have 27 men in and about the quarry at work. They employ ten oxen, besides four oxen and two horses hired of Mr. S.T. Andrews, Mr. A. himself being teamster. Ephraim Whitney is General Superintendent, of Granite Company and the Jonesboro Lumber Company. Stephen W. Reed has immediate charge of Quarry business, with Wm. Abbot Assistant. John Calvin Hatch has been ox-teamster in the quarry eight years; Hatch has charge of one four ox team and Oscar Barton of the other four ox team. Edwin Varney has charge of the shop and does the blacksmithing. Varney is called a genius at the forge and hammer. FROM MILBRIDGE Joel, son of late Nathan Hinckley, is building in the old yard, a centre-board schooner of about 80 tons, 65 feet keel, 22 1 2 feet beam, 6 feet debth of hold, to be ready to launch in September, is understood to be for sale when finished. Mr. H. is master carpenter. Ready to launch at Milbridge May 28, a center-board schooner of about 52 tons, 57 feet keel; 22 feet beam, 5 feet 10 inches hold, designed for coasting. Capt. Fred Godfrey master; part or all for sale. Leverett Strout was master carpenter; he is a house builder, having lately built some very fine houses for parties here. E. Dyer, Esq. has on the stocks in his yard a centre-board schooner of about 60 tons; 60 feet keel, 22 feet beam, 4 1-2 feet hold, to be ready to launch in June; intended for the oyster trade on the Chesepeake Bay, transplanting oysters in the season and running to New York in winter. A.H. Martin who has repaired and made sails in M. for twelve years past, called a faithful mechanic, is building a house which he expects to finish and occupy next fall. N.C. Wallace lost a good work and draft horse a few days since; non-action of the stomach. Mr. Wallace has a store, trades in clothing, groceries, hardware, lumber and farm produce. C.A. Burgess, blacksmith, used over a ton in weight of horse shoes last year. He does a large amount of shoeing, repair work, mending, etc. W.M., son of late J.Henry Sawyer of Addison, is book-keeper and clerk in R. Fickett & Son's store. A.N. Farnsworth, son of Daniel Farnsworth, of Jonesboro, continues the Livery business at same stand where he has been many years. THE CROWLEY FAMILY Jeremiah Crowley married Betsey Jordan about 1775, at Cape Elizabeth, Me. Jeremiah came to Addison and settled on Crowley's Island in 1770, in Indian River Bay. Their children were John, James, Annie, Betsey, Catharine, Sardocia, Jeremiah, Flourence and Thomas J. John died at sea when young. James married Abigail Coffin; Annie married Nathaniel Steele; Betsey married Peter Magee; Catharine married Thomas Tibbetts; Sardocia married Josiah Drisko; Jeremiah married Mahitable Davis; Flourence married Mercy Look; Thomas married Barbara McDaniel. Thomas and his wife both living (June 2, 1881) have been married 60 years, they have lived 51 years on the farm in South Addison where they now live. Thomas is the only son of Jeremiah senior's children living; he will be 87 years old Sept. 17, 1881. His health is very good, sight clear, hearing distinct as in most persons 20 years younger. He claims to be the smartest man in Addison of his years. He assists in farm work this season and chores about generally. CONFLAGRATION Skowhegan, May 28. The Turner House and stable with contents, also Hazelton's fancy good store, Chandler Tuttle's dwelling and stable, double tenement and stable owned by Stephen Coburn and occupied by E. Ferguson and Henry McFarland, Chas. Fairbrother's livery stable, Frank Moore's paint shop, and Jos. Coyouette's blacksmith shop were destroyed by fire this afternoon. The fire took in the Turner House stables; cause unknown. Some twenty horses were burned in the Turner House stable, including many transient teams, and the Athens stage and horses. LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Sanford Crocker, who has been head teamster for the past four years for Gardners & Harmon, and they say the best man who ever drew the reins over their horses, left for Minneapolis last week. The death of the Rev. Geo. W. Whitney, late pastor of the Universalist church in Augusta, occured May 26 at the residence of his father in Waltham, Mass., the cause being consumption. Henry W. Freeman died instantly at Mr. Frank H. Beale's house in Augusta, evening of June 1; heart trouble probably. Mr. F was married in January last to Miss Nellie, daughter of James Crane, Machias. He was a brother of Charles Freeman, Clerk of Steamer Lewiston. Henry had been Assistant Clerk on boats of P.B. & M line at different times. Patrick Donnelly, who had lived many years, on the road, East Machias to Cooper, near Cathance Lake, died suddenly May 31. He went to his barn in the morning. A person went out soon after, he was vomiting and was only enabled to say "My time has come; I am dying." He died about three PM same day, aged about 75 years. Mr. D about six weeks ago was thrown out or fell out of his wagon. He was quite badly hurt, but was supposed to be about well of the injuries. Mr. Charles E. Vose, Junior partner of the firm of C.W. Vose & Son, died at about 5 PM Wednesday last, after a long illness of consumption, aged 34 years MARRIED In Machias, May 18, by Rev. D. Greene, D.W. Rollins Jr. of Bar Harbor and Miss Vena A. Seavy of Whitneyville. In Eastport, April 28, by S.R. Byram Esq., John Whalen, of Eastport and Miss Samatha L. Dudley, of Pembroke. In East Dedham, March 5, Elmer E. Maddocks of Ellsworth, and Miss Mary J. Haynes of ED DIED In Machias, June 1, Charles E. Vose, aged 34 years 2 months 10 days. In Milltown, of paralysis, May 24, George H. Brown, aged 58 years. Decased was a man of intelligence and genial nature, and will be missed by a large circle of friends. In Jonesport, April 24, Betsey, widow of late Thomas W. Doyle, aged 81 yrs 7 months In Waite, May 22, Catherine Munson, aged 72 yrs. In Plantation No. 21, May 22, James Gower, aged 86 yrs. In Ellsworth, May 18, Wm. I. Dorr, aged about 59 yrs. In Franklin, May 23, Geo. H. Gordon, aged 48 yrs. In Lamoine, May 25, Elizabeth N., wife of Jas. King, aged 68 yrs. In Trenton, May 13, Sarah H. Jordan, aged 71 yrs. In Baldwin, Mass., May 24, Mary F. Sabine, wife of John R. Aymar, daughter of the late Wm. A. Sabine formerly of Eastport. In Portland, May 28, Wm. A. Sabine, aged 72 years. In Pembroke, March 23, Francis M. Antone, aged 64 yrs. In Franklin, May 30, Mrs. Nancy L. Whitaker, aged 78 yrs. In Pierce County, Wash. Ter., May 10, Mrs. Jane Ingallis, formerly of Sullivan, Me. aged 83 years. Copied from a tombstone; "Within this grave do lie, back to back, my wife and I; and when the last trump the air shall fill, if she gets up, I'll just lie still." -- Kenneth A. Dill ctyankee@bigfoot.com ctyankee@home.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7229 (c) 1997 by Kenneth A. Dill please send corrections to: e-mail ctyankee@bigfoot.com or snail mail: Kenneth A. Dill 581 Crown St #27 Meriden, CT. 06450 NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.


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