Sept 6, 1881 Machias Union Date: 97-10-05 04:31:14 EDT From: ctyankee@bigfoot.com (Ken) I believe my last post had already been sent to the list so here is another one for your reading pleasure :) Ken Buried Side by Side The Biddeford (Me) Times says that the most affecting scene occurred in Cornish, not long since. The two daughters of Mr Henry Sawyer, living with him, the oldest 23, and the youngest 16 years, were taken suddenly ill on Sunday, May 22. A physician was called, who pronounced them ill with diphtheria. The disease being considered contagious, their father had to take care of them alone. On the night of the 24th, the oldest daughter feeling that death was near, offered up a fervent prayer to Heaven, and soon fell dying in the arms of her father. The youngest daughter, weeping for the loss of her sister, and groaning with the pains of her disease, had to assist in preparing for her sister's burial. Having prepared her best clothing, she looked calmly on while the father feeble of health and worn down with constant watching succeeded at last in preparing his daughter for the burial. Morning at length dawned, and the youngest daughter being impressed with the thought that she was about to follow her sister, gave a few parting words to her dear father, and in a few minutes fell strangling, also, in his arms. At the setting of the sun they were buried side by side, in the same grave. Job Smith's Family Job Smith came from Middleboro, Mass. to Steuben; married Diadem Booth; children-- Allen, Lucinda, Job, Justus, Reuben, Ebenezer, Barnabas, Stephen, Diadem, Annice, Mary, James, William. Lucinda married Benj Smith of Steuben. Ebenezer married Deborah Farnsworth, children-- Sylvina, Diadem, Pricilla, Russell, William, Harrison, Keziah, Richard, Eri, Harriet. Annice married Samuel Tucker; children-- Isaac, Persis, William, Samuel, Abraham, Mary, Job, Seward. Stephen married Cynthia Parritt, children-- Levi, Sophia, Lydia, Eunice, Mary Helen, Isaac, Joseph died young. James married Mary Jones at Steuben. William married Diroxa Leighton at Steuben. Justus married Polly Allen; children-- Robert, Docia, Livonia. Leonard, Albert. Job married Thiah Stevens; children-- Talbot, Martha, Diadem, Betsey, George, Rhoda, Lucinda. Barnabas married 1st Betsey Leighton at Steuben; 2d Cyrene Bailey. Reuben married Clarrisa Foster, children-- Mary, Clara. Allen married Peggy Parritt at Steuben, children-- Ezra, Lydia, Sally. Local and Miscellaneous Items Mrs Geo. W. Pickering, of Bangor, died Aug 24, aged 61 years. Mr Geo W Day of Pembroke, is about to remove his family to Brooklynn, N.Y. Mrs Martha Dummer, widow of late Hugh J Anderson, died at Portland, Aug 26, aged 74. The Fall term of Washington Academy will commence on Monday the fifth of September, and continue thirteen weeks, under the instruction of Henry K White, A.M.. with such assistance as may be required. Tuition four dollars. Columbia; War of 1812 July 10, 1812, the inhabitants of Columbia held a legal meeting, "To take into consideration the perilous situation of our country at the present time." Voted- That a committee be raised to prepare and send to the President of the U.S. a memorial expressing a disapprobation of present war with Great Britain and her Dependencies." Thomas Ruggles, David Wass, Wm. Wass, Ichabod Bucknam and Anselm Bassett were elected the Committee. The following is the Petition or address: To James Madison Esq., President of the U.S.; Sir-- The Inhabitants of the Town of Columbia met according to legal notice given for the purpose of taking into consideration the present posture of our national affairs and having maturely considered the same, humbly beg leave by their Committee appointed for the purpose to state that we conceive it an inalienable right of the people, at all times freely to examine and express their opinions on all the measures of the General Government; and we believe it to be a duty as well as a right, in times of great National calamity to enquire into the cause of the distress and seek relief in any way that shall be deemed just and praticable:- Therefore we state that it is the unanimous opinion of the inhabitants of this town, that the present war with Great Britian, Ireland and her Dependencies is unneccessary, unjust and ruinous; Because we can discover no justifiable cause for it and we believe that all disputable points might have been honorably and amicably settled; and because we are unprepared for such an event with the most powerful nation on the Globe, and because we must inevitably be loaded with unreasonable, unnecessary and burdensome taxws which will breed contention and discontent among all our citizens; spread jealousy and distrust among the several States and thereby weaken our Union which is our greatest safety; and because it has a tendency to lead it into an entagling alliance with France which will...[unreadable] We acknowledge the unjustifiable conduct of France and England towards us as a neutral nation and conceive it to be an unjust departure from our neutrality to wage war against Great Britain while more aggravating insults from France are passed apparently unnoticed. Therefore it is our sincere and ardent wish that a speedy and honorable peace be established with Great Britain and a friendly Commercial intercourse take place between the two Governments, which in our opinion is the only method to be pursued to prevent the destruction of these United States. The address which was understood to be in the hand writing of "Esquire Basset," a lawyer who was praticing in Columbia at the time and a man of some education and large general intelligence, was forwarded to President Madison. It seems that the above petition was not quite the unanimous expression of the town, though it might have been of the meeting that adopted it. At the election for Governor a few weeks later Caleb Strong had 44 votes and Elbridge Gerry 15, so on a real expression the anti war men numbered 44 and the war men 15; Strong was hostile to Madison's administration. Gerry was a warm supporter of Madison. Besides a property qualification prevented many from voting in Columbia, as it did in other towns at that time. -- Kenneth A. Dill ctyankee@bigfoot.com ctyankee@home.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7229 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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