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vii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. in Industry, May 7, 1843; m. William Farrand, son of William and Deborah (Norton) Farrand, of New Vineyard, April 30, 1871. Eight children.
16. JAMES NORTON, son of Samuel and Anna (Davis) Norton, married Mary Davis. After his marriage he settled at Thompson's Corner, on what is now known as the Thomas M. Oliver farm, in com- pany with his brother, William D. Norton. He afterward removed to Livermore, where he remained some two years and then lived in Stark about the same length of time. After that he went to live with his father-in-law, Cornelius Davis, at the head of Clear Water Pond. He was highly esteemed in the neighborhood where he lived. as well as by his townsmen generally. As a neighbor he was kind and obliging, a friend ever ready to assist the poor and needy and an able and faithful champion of their cause. Though no office-seeker he was five times elected a member of the board of selectmen, besides frequently filling other positions of profit and trust. In all these positions the duties incumbent upon him were discharged with the honor and fidelity which characterized his daily life. He made a profession of religion in the fall of 1866, under the preaching of Rev. Thomas J. True, and united with the Methodist Church. He closed a useful life, Dec. 12, 1873,
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deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends. His wife survived him some years, and died at her son-in-law's in Farmington, Nov. 17, 1886, aged nearly 72 years.
Children.
i. EMELINE. A., b. in Industry, July 19, 1838; d. July 1, 1844.
ii. OLIVER DAVIS, b. in Industry, Jan. 21, 1841. He served his country for three years during the War of the Rebellion ( see p. 358). Ile is a farmer and resides on the homestead farm in Industry. He m. Nov. 29, 1883, Martha L. Emery, dau. of Hosea W. and Huldah (). (Spinney) Emery, q. 7. Two children.
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iii. ARVILLA JOSEPHINE, b. in Industry, Nov. 19, 1843; d. April 26, 1861. JAMES AUGUSTUS, b. in Livermore, June 29, 1845; dead.
V. FIDELIA ANGELINE, b. in Stark, Oct. 9, 1846 ;* m. Nov. 19, 1868, Llew- ellyn Norton, son of Joseph and Miriam (Pike) Norton, of Farming-
ton. Her husband is a farmer and resides in Farmington. Children :
i. MARY ETTA, b. in Farmington, Nov. 4, 1869; m. Geo. Wood. ii. ANNA SANDS, b. in Farmington, Aug. 28, 1879.
vi. EDWIN AUGUSTUS, b. in Industry, Oct. 14, 1854; m. June 16, 1884, Thirza S. True, dau. of Caleb G. and Dianah (Snell) True, of Industry, g. v. Mr. Norton went to Middleboro', Mass., in the spring of 1874, and is still making that place his home. One child.
17. THOMAS FLINT NORTON, son of Samuel and Anna (Davis) Norton, married Eunice G. Edgecomb. Mr. Norton was a farmer by occupation and settled first in Livermore, where several of his children were born. In March, 1860, he exchanged his farm with William Frederic Johnson for the Capt. Ezekiel Hinkley farm in Industry, on which he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man who had no enemies, and a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the last of his life he was a great though uncomplaining sufferer. He died in Industry, Feb. 18, 1887, aged 73 years, 5 months and 4 days. She died, June 8, 1891, aged 63 years.
Children.
i. JAMES DAVIS, b. in Livermore, Jan. 21, 1848; m. Oct. 8, 1872, Elvira Hackett, dau. of Horatio and Sarah (Shaw) Hackett, of Taunton, Mass. She was b. in Middleboro', Mass., Jan. - , 1849, and d. July 22, 1876. He m. Feb. 14, ISSo, Ella F. Hackett, a sister of his first wife. Mr. Norton resides in Taunton, Mass., and is a carpenter and builder. Children :
i. ALLIE P., b. in Taunton, June 10, 1873.
ii. ARTHUR D., b. in Taunton, June 11, 1876.
iii. ELVIRA S., }b. in Taunton, March 6, 1882. Luella E. d.
iv. LUELLA E., ยง Nov. - , 1882.
V. FLORA THOMAS, b. in Taunton, Jan. 6, 1890.
ii. CHARLES THOMAS, b. in Livermore, Sept. 18, 1850; d. in Industry, April 9, 1863.
iii. ANNETTE SARAI. b. in Livermore, Feb. 2, 1856; m. Albert H. Huntoon, son of Louis and Mary (Richards) Huntoon, of Livermore, Me. He is a carpenter and resides in Lynn, Mass. Their children are :
* Butler's History of Farmington says " born in Industry, Oct. 9, 1S.17."
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i. LILIAN E., b. in Industry, Sept. 6, 1874.
ii. CLIFTON ALBERT, b. in Lynn, Mass., Aug. 6, 1889.
iv. ALMIRA LILIAN, b. in Livermore, Oct. 25, 1858; m. April 18, 1887, James S. Dyer, son of James and Betsey G. (Snell) Dyer, of New Sharon.
V. CHIARLES LEE, b. in Industry, Aug. 1, 1863; m. Oct. 30, 1886, Emily S. Dyer, dau. of James and Betsey G. (Snell) Dyer, of New Sharon. Their children are :
i. HAZELL FLINT (son), b. in Middleboro, Mass., Oct. 6, ISSS.
ii. BESSIE MAY, b. in Middleboro, Mass., Feb. 27, 1890.
18. WILLIAM HALE* married Julia Ann Norton. Mr. Hale was born in Norridgewock, Aug. 27, 1819, and on the breaking out of the Civil War, enlisted as a private in Co. K, 3d Maine Reg't, Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered into the U. S. Service June 4, 1861, and served with his regiment until the battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. On that day he lost his right arm and was severely wounded in the side. Months of intense physical suffering followed and when, at the end of two and one-half years, he was able to return to his family and friends, he was but a mere wreck of his former self. After the war he resided for a time in Industry, but for some years past has been an inmate of the National D). V. S. Home. Chelsea.
Children.
i. MARY E., b. in Mercer, July 30, 1849; m. Roscoe E. Harlow, and resides in Freeman.
ii. JAMES F., b. at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., July 28, 1852; d. Oct. IS, 1857.
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iii. JOHN W., b. at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Aug. 5, 1855; d. Oct. 22, 1857. MERCY I., b. in Livermore, April 27, 1858; m. Harry McCausland. Resides at Great Works, Penobscot Co., Me.
ANNIE S., b. in East Livermore, Dec. 23, 1859; m. Daniel McDonald. Resides at Augusta.
20. SUPPLY BELCHER NORTON, son of Cornelius and Margaret J. (Belcher) Norton, married Sarah H. Smith. He settled first on a lot of land joining his father's farm on the west, and there built the house subsequently occupied for many years by the late Luther Luce. About 1834 he purchased an interest in the store and goods of John W. Dunn, at Allen's Mills, and entered trade. Soon afterward he bought his partner's interest and became sole owner. Here he remained until 1841, when he disposed of his store and goods and in May, 1844, moved with his family to Martha's Vineyard and engaged in the whale fishery. Five years later he sailed for California, via Cape Horn, in the bark Sarah with his brother-in-law, Capt. John O. Morse. While in California he engaged in trade at Stockton and finally returned home in the ship Splendid. After this he kept a summer hotel and in con-
* This name is spelled Heald in the Adjutant General's Reports.
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nection with it conducted a small farm on the Vineyard. He also traded to a considerable extent with vessels touching at that port, and frequently assisted captains to float their vessels when stranded. He was likewise a notary public for many years, and in that capacity received a considerable patronage. He died June 29, 1871, aged 71 years, 8 months and 13 days.
Children.
i. MARY S., b. in Industry, Nov. 29, 1824 ;* m. May 4, 1847, Capt. Holmes D. Luce, of Tisbury, Mass. He d. at sea, and she afterward m. June 20, 1852, for her second husband, Capt. Edward Harding, a retired shipmaster. They have two children, James A. and Minnie E., both of whom are married and have children.
ii. MARGARET M., b. in Industry, Oct. 14, 1826; d. Feb. 7, 1831.
26. iii. SHUBAEL HAWES, b. in Industry, July 23, 1828; m. June 11, 1855, Susan M. Colt, of the family of Samuel Colt, the inventor of the revolver bearing his name.
iv. MARGARET A., b. in Industry, July 6, 1834; m. Capt. James Claghorn, June 11, 1855. They have one son, James Osborne, who is m. and resides in Chicago, Ill. He has two sons.
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SARAHI JANE, b. in Industry, Oct. 7, IS36; d. Oct. 8, 1836.
vi. JOHN OSBORNE, b. in Industry, May 13, 1838; d. Aug. 1, 1840.
vii. JOHN OSBORNE, b. in Industry, Nov. 15, 1840; went to sea with his brother, Shubael, who was then master of the bark "Cleora," of New Bedford, Mass., as a cabin-boy. He rose to the position of master of the bark "Clarabell," and ship "Nightengale," employed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. on the Siberian coast. Since then has been in Chicago, Ill., in business with his cousin, II. M. Wilmarth. He m. Mary Gray, of Vineyard Haven, Mass. They have one son living. Their eldest son d. in 1882.
V 21. CLIFFORD BELCHER NORTON, son of Cornelius, Jr., and Mar- garet J. (Belcher) Norton, married Rhoda Weeks. After gaining from the school in his own district a good common school education, he com- pleted his studies at the Farmington Academy, and engaged in teaching during the fall and winter for some years. He inherited the homestead farm from his father, and lived nearly the whole of his life in the very house in which he was born. During a long series of years he was an influential and leading citizen of the town. He was a captain in the militia, and for twenty-two years served as a member of the board of select- men. He was elected a representative to the State Legislature of 1849, and ran more than forty votes ahead of the party ticket in his own town. In 1859 he was elected county commissioner for six years, and it is believed filled the office to the perfect acceptance of his large constit- uency. Personally Mr. Norton was not a man of positive convictions, but he nevertheless bore an irreproachable character. He possessed a mild disposition, and enjoyed the friendship and confidence of a large
* This date was furnished the author by Capt. Shubael Hawes Norton, and is claimed by him to be correct. The Industry Town Records give the date of birth Dec. 29, IS24.
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circle of acquaintances. He disposed of his farm and moved to Allen's Mills a few years prior to his death, which occurred Oct. 15, 1869. His wife, Rhoda (Weeks) Norton, was born in Farmington, July 20, 1807, and died Sept. 26, 1869.
Children.
i. VELSORA A., b. in Industry, March 8, 1830; m. June 22, 1851, Winthrop N. Luce, q. v. She d. in Industry.
ii. HORATIO GATES, b. in Industry, Feb. 16, 1832; m. Feb. 3, 1861, Laura A., dau. of Luther and Thankful ( Collins) Luce, y. z. He d. Oct. 12, 1862, s. p.
iii. MARY WEEKS, b. in Industry, Feb. 7, 1834; m. March 28, 1852, Herbert B. Luce, son of David M. and Joanna (Cottle) Luce, q. v.
iv. LAURA A., b. in Industry, Nov. 14, 1835; m. Dec. 16, 1857,* David M. Luce, son of David M. and Joanna (Cottle) Luce, q. v. He d. in New Vineyard.
V. MARGARET JOHNSON BELCHER, b. in Industry, Oct. 28, 1839; m. Feb. 3, 1861, Luther Luce, son of Luther and Thankful (Collins) Luce, 2. v. She d. in Farmington, Nov. 4, 1882.
22. WARREN NORTON, son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Norton) Norton, married Sarah Almira Pottle, who died in Phillips, Me., April 9, 1836. He married for second wife Elmira Robbins. Mr. Norton was a farmer and clothier and has resided in Strong, Phillips, and Mt. Ver- non, in Maine, also in New Bedford, Mass. In 1846 he went to Wis- consin, where he remained a few years, and soon after the discovery of gold in California he went to that State. He was engaged in mining in California and Nevada until within two or three years of his death. His wife Elmira (born in Phillips, Aug. 15, 1810), died of consumption, in Milwaukee, Wis., July 6, 1851. He died in Augusta, Jan. 12, 1884.
Children.
i. WARREN, b. in Strong, Feb. 5, 1830; resides in Milwaukee, Wis.
ii. JULIA EASTMAN, b. in Strong, Sept. 8, 1832; m. June 12, 1854, Augustus WV. Coolidge. Resides in Livermore, Me. Two children.
iii. MYRA, b. in Phillips, Aug. 28, 1834; m. June 17, 1858, Cyrenus W. Has- kins. Resides in New Bedford, Mass.
iv. MARTHA E., b. in Mt. Vernon, July 21, 1838; m. June 20, 1860, Samuel Anderson, of Bath. She d. in Bath, March 16, 1889. Two sons.
V. MARY A., b. in New Bedford, Mass., July 20, 1846; unmd.
23. CHARLES G. NORTON, son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Norton) Norton, married Lucy Mayhew. He acquired a good education in the English branches and engaged in teaching and farming. He lived for many years in Industry at the head of Clear Water Pond, on the farm recently occupied by Wm. D. Norton and sons. His wife, Lucy ( Mayhew) Norton, died Jan. 19, 1832, and he married, Feb. 19, 1833, Sylvina
* The above date is from the record in the family Bible. Another record gives it Dec. 11, IST .
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Hayes, daughter of Jacob and Ruth ( Hobbs) Hayes. While a resident of Industry he frequently filled the office of superintending school com- mittee and was elected town clerk in 1839 and 1840. From Industry he removed to Norridgewock, where he remained for some years. After that he resided for many years in the town of Farmington. He died June 2, 1884, and in 1887 his widow went to reside with her daughter and only surviving child in California.
Children.
i. LUCY MAYHEW, b. in Industry, Jan. 24, 1834. She was educated at Mt. IIolyoke Seminary, taught school for some years and m. Emerson J. Crane, of San Lorenzo, Cal., Jan. 1, 1864, where she now resides, s. p.
ii. REBECKA, b. in Industry, May 12, 1836; d. Jan. 28, 1860.
iii. WINTHROP, b. in Industry, Nov. 19, 1838; d. in War of Rebellion, Sept. 20, IS63.
iv. EDWARD PAYSON, b. in Industry, May 3, 1841; m. Mary E. Cobb, of Rockland, Me., Sept. 20, 1866. For some years a merchant in New Orleans, subsequently in business with his father-in-law, Francis Cobb, of Rockland, where he d. June 14, 1885. Children :
i. MARTHA HAYES, b. Nov. 8, 1867; d. April 23, 1869.
ii. FRANK, b. Dec. 20, 1870.
iii. MARY, b. Aug. 31, 1877.
24. WINTHROP NORTON, son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Norton) Norton, married Mary Davis, who was born in Strong, Oct. 8, 1812, and died April 7, 1880. His father died when he was but nine years old, and his mother married soon after. Capt. Isaac Wilson. In the fall of 1823 his step-father moved to the town of Strong. Here Mr. Norton spent his whole life, figuring prominently in town affairs and as an enter- prising business man. He was for a long period of years a clothier and wool-carder, and for a time a manufacturer of cotton-batting and wad- ding. He likewise engaged in the manufacture of potato-starch in com- pany with the Porter Brothers, of Strong. For many years he was a member of the board of superintending school committee in Strong, and also treasurer of the North Franklin Agricultural Society. Appreciating his sterling business qualifications and strict integrity, his townsmen repeatedly elected him as their treasurer, which office he held at the time of his death. He was also elected county treasurer in 1868. In principle and practice Mr. Norton was a zealous temperance man, and one of the original members of the Republican party, organized in Strong in 1854. He died in Strong, Jan. 1, 1873, aged nearly 68 years. Rev. Jonas Burnham, who preached his funeral sermon, spoke from the fol- lowing eminently appropriate words: "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." The following item, relative to his death, and showing the esteem in which Mr. Norton was held by his townsmen, is copied from the Farmington Chronicle.
Very Vinily yours S. Hawes Norton
Engraved by GEO. E. JOHNSON, Boston. From a photograph made in 1886 by Warren, of Cottage City, Mass.
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" Hon. Washington L. Daggett writes from Strong, under the date of March 3 :
" At the annual town meeting held to-day in this town, the following tes- timonial to one of our most lamented citizens was presented by Col. B. F. Eastman, and unanimously adopted and ordered to be spread upon the records of the town : . Whereas, since our last annual town meeting, Winthrop Nor- ton, Esq., our late town treasurer, has gone the way of all the earth, therefore Resolved: That in the death of Winthrop Norton, Esq., the town has lost one of its most valued citizens, as well as one of the best of town officers,- he having held several town offices, besides having served as treasurer during twelve consecutive years, in all of which he discharged his duties efficiently and with strict fidelity. His loss we deeply deplore.' This is a merited compliment to one worthy the affectionate regard of our people."
From the minutes of the Franklin County Conference (Congrega tional) the subjoined eulogistic remarks are copied :
" Dea. Winthrop Norton, for thirty-nine years a faithful servant of Christ, liberal in his benefaction, a pillar in the church, and a tower of strength in the community, has been called higher."
Children.
i. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. in Strong, April 5. 1845: d. Sept. 18, 1847.
ii. MARTHA JANE, b. in Strong, March 4, 1849: m. James T. Skillings.
iii. CHARLES EDWIN, b. in Strong, Sept. 7, 1852. Left home when a young man. Present residence, if living, is unknown to his friends.
25. TRISTRAM NORTON, son of Samuel and Susannah W. (Davis) Norton, married Amanda A. Durrell. He is a farmer and resides in Kingfield.
Children.
27. i. LAVELLA AUGUSTUS, } b. in Kingfield, Feb. 16, 1860. Lavella A. m. Aug.
11. STELLA FRANCES, - 19, 1883, Imogene F. Parker, dau. of Joseph N. and Josephine (Boyinton) Parker, of New Portland. Stella F., m. Sept. 6, 1881, Samuel Vose, son of - and Ruth ( Hanson) Vose, of New Portland. Mr. Vose is a shoedealer and resides at Madison. They have two children : Agnes, b. 1884, and Grace, b. IS87.
iii. WILLIAM F., b. in Kingfield, Feb. 21, 1871.
26. CAPT. SHUBAEL HAWES NORTON was born in Industry, Maine, July 23, 1828, in a house near where his grandfather, Cornelius Norton, made his first clearing on the New Vineyard Gore. He was the oldest son of Supply B. and Sarah H. (Smith) Norton, and was the first child born in the forementioned house. He first attended school in the dis- trict school-house on the Gore and afterwards in the brick school-house at Allen's Mills. He made a public profession of religion in April, 1843, and in the month of October following went to New Bedford,
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Mass., where he attended school until the month of April, 1844, when he sailed as steerage boy on the ship York, of Edgartown, Mass., George Coffin, master. "On the morning I sailed on my first voyage," writes Captain Norton, " my sister Mary took me to her room, where we knelt together and sought God's protection and blessing," and no one who follows the story of his eventful life and notes his almost miraculous escapes can for a moment doubt that the kind Father heard and answered those prayers. Three times during this voyage he fell from aloft, three times the boat in which he pulled the after oar was crushed by whales, and yet he escaped unharmed. The York sailed around Cape Horn and cruised for two seasons off the northwest coast, and the sub- ject of this sketch had an opportunity of visiting many ports, including the Sandwich, Society and other islands. He arrived at home in Feb- ruary, 1847, having just completed the first half of his nineteenth year. He received a two-hundredth lay, and his wages amounted to $208. In May, 1847, he sailed from Vineyard Haven, Mass., on the schooner Harvest, of Searsport, Maine, engaged in freighting, and visited all the principal ports from Bangor to New Orleans and the West Indies. This vessel seemed doomed to misfortune and twice, while Captain Norton was with her, she was on fire, and twice came near foundering at sea. He left the vessel at New Orleans, in March, 1848, the offer of a first officer's berth being no temptation to remain. After leaving the Har- vest, he shipped on the bark Isabella, Captain Griffin, of Richmond, Me., for New York. The captain was a fine christian gentleman, but his crew was a set of pirates. The vessel narrowly escaped shipwreck off the Jersey coast in a terrific gale. He shipped second officer of the new brig, Governor Carver, of Fairhaven, Mass., in June, 1848, and received fifteen dollars per month for his services. He left after the first voyage and sailed August 3, 1848, on the whaleship Mary, of Ed- gartown, Mass., Captain Frederick Crocker, as steerer of the mate's boat. The Mary doubled the Cape of Good Hope and cruised off New Holland in the China and Sooloo seas, and also in the Pacific Ocean. As usual, Captain Norton was very successful, and his boat's crew on one occasion took six whales at one lowering of their boat. At the Isle of Celebes, assisted by the captain and a shipmate, he captured an enor- mous boa-constrictor. "Of the events of this voyage alone," writes Captain Norton, "an interesting volume might be written." He arrived home in November, 1851, and attended school during the following winter. He sailed first officer of the bark Cleora, in April. 1852, bound on a whaling voyage with his uncle, Captain James L. Smith. After a successful cruise of nearly three years, the Cleora set sail for home.
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Touching at St. Helena, Captain Norton was engaged to take the ship Finland, of Baltimore, Md., to London, its commander having just died at St. Helena. When only a few days out the Finland sprung a leak, and after a perilous and toilsome voyage, Captain Norton succeeded in reaching a Brazilian port, with an exhausted crew and the ship in a sink- ing condition. He married, June 11, 1855, Susan M. Colt, daughter of Captain Henry Colt, and a cousin of Col. Samuel Colt, of revolver fame. He sailed as master of the bark Cleora. June 18, 1855, and com- menced taking oil when a few days out. So good luck attended him that in a cruise of less than three years he cleared nearly seven thousand dollars. < Oct. 15, 1858, Captain Norton sailed as master of the ship Splendid, of Edgartown, Mass., on a four years' sperm-whaling cruise. He was accompanied by his wife, she being the first woman who had sailed from that port on such a voyage. In the Gulf Stream the Splen- did encountered a hurricane in which she was dismasted and came near foundering, but was almost miraculously saved, and after out-riding the gale put into port at Norfolk, Va., for repairs. When the ship again resumed her voyage bad luck attended her for a twelvemonth. Whales were frequently struck, but none were captured and the crew narrowly escaped shipwreck in the Aloo Straits. Here. when the ship was swept in among the rocks by a strong tide, in a calm, the piratical natives of the Isle of Pautar, thought they had a prize and in their delight swung their torches and made the air hideous with their howlings. Fortunately a breeze sprang up and blew from off the land, and the ship was saved from its impending doom. Notwithstanding all these unfavorable circum- stances, the voyage eventually proved a very profitable one. The wife of Captain Norton died quite suddenly in December, 1864. He subse- quently married for his second wife, Ellen M. Vincent, daughter of Hon. Samuel G. Vincent, July 26, 1865. His last voyage was in the bark Alaska, a fine-looking, fast-sailing new ship, built by Hon. Jonathan Bourne, of New Bedford. for him. All her appointments were first- class, costing, ship and outfits, $75,000. A large amount of trade was taken on this voyage, owned equally by the captain and owners to be exchanged for recruits ; gold in bars, spices, turtle shell, whalebone, Birds of Paradise. elephants' tusks, pearls, choice shells, gums, sandal- wood and ebony. His wife and son, Herbert.Lincoln, sailed with him on this voyage, leaving New Bedford Aug. 21, 1867. He left the Alaska, having been severely injured while taking a whale along- side the ship when short handed, four boats and crews having been lost from the ship, which, however, reached Celebes Island in safety, and came home from Java on ship Fleetwing. The writer regrets that
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he is able to here give only a brief outline of a few of the interesting events of Captain Norton's busy life, for to tell of his numerous adven- tures, how he fell from the icy mast-head, off Cape Horn, crushing a boat in his descent and narrowly escaping instant death ; of his fortunate escape from a watery grave, when, with his boat and crew, he was blown on a coral reef in a gale ; of his contest with a mutinous crew wherein the mate was seriously injured and both came near losing their lives ; of his sawing off the ropes at mast-head, in a hurricane, relieving the ves- sel of a mass of wreckage and thus saving the ship. would be sufficient to fill a whole volume. Captain Norton has been for several years employed in the Revenue Marine as boarding officer of the Port of Vineyard Haven, where nearly 8,000 vessels anchor annually. Both the captain and his wife are influential and valued members of the Metho- dist Church, as was also his first wife. He now resides in Cottage City, Mass., of which place he is a useful and highly honored citizen.
Children.
1. HERBERT L., b. 1866; he started in the grocery, grain, lime, wood and coal business at the age of eighteen years. Ile is a very capable. reliable christian young man.
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