A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine, Part 82

Author: Hatch, William Collins. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Farmington, Me., Press of Knowlton, McLeary & co.
Number of Pages: 938


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215


Moses M., sketch,


Lane, Frank, family of,


576


Niron, sketch,


Liquor agents,


True R., sketch,


705


Lovejov, Geo. F., family of,


795


Winthrop, family of, 707


715


Daniel, settles on Lowell Strip, 51 Selectman, 83 443


Henry, sketch,


723


Zebulon, sketch, Zebulon, Jr., sketch,


Solemnized by Cornelius Norton,


Marshall, John, sketch.


John P., family of,


095


857


GENERAL INDEX.


Samuel, sketch, And Slidell, 300


733


Equipments required, Ibid.


First training, 157


Cost of powder, 157


Matthews, George 11., family of,


532


Mclaughlin, Aholiab, family of.


727


Meader, Charles, sketch,


737


( 'avalry formed at Farm- ington. 160


Francis, sketch,


734


Francis, 2d, sketch,


735


George, sketch,


737


John W., sketch,


730


William, sketch,


734


Mechanics,


Meeting-House, town raises money for building, 219


First erected, Ibid.


Moody, Samuel, sketch, 745


Moore, James W., family of.


694


Constitution of,


220


Third erected,


717


Constitution of. Ibid.


NEAT STOCK in town. 270


Newman, Clifford, family of, 693


New Somersetshire,


20


Merrick, Hezekiah, teaches high school, 96


New Vineyard Gore, settlement of. Purchase of Massachusetts,


-17


Merrill, Thomas, sketch,


738


Truman .\., sketch, 739


First clearing,


48


William A., sketch.


740


Becomes a part of Indus- try. 200


Merry, Asa, sketch, Asa, Jr., sketch,


742


.Asa, 3d, sketch,


744


David, sketch,


741


David, 2d, sketch,


7-1-4


Gilbert R., conscript, Soldier,


335


Nile, James F., family of,


554


Jonathan, sketch,


742


Nickerson, Alphonso C., family of.


607


l'eter W., family of,


7-15


William B., sketch.


7-4 3


William ()., family of, 745


Philip, sketch,


748


Meteor falls, 138


751


Meteors, shower of, 275


Methodists, Ilistory of, 123


Industry circuit formed, 1 20


Classes and leaders, 127


.


First camp-meeting, 128


llouse of worship erected,


1 30


Sweeping revival, 131


Other revivals, 137 150


Union Churches erected at West's Mills and Centre of the town, 131 1.10


Quarterly meeting at home of, Sketch. 777


125


Parsonage erected, 133


Alonzo, sketch,


7So


Enlarged and repaired, 134


Ansel, sketch,


773


Pastor stationed at Indus-


try, otI


Church erected. 411


Mile-and-a-half Strip. 28


Settlement of. 50


Survey of, Ibid.


Militia, Company organized, Ibid.


156


Captain in militia. 163


778


Benj. W., sketch,


7So


Benj. W., Jr., sketch, Ibid.


C'has. G., sketch, 707


Clifford B., school teacher, 113


Member Protestant Metho- ‹list Church, 153


320


Morse, Atwood, soldier, Sketch,


357


Merchants, 193


Mercantile Association, Franklin


and Somerset, 200


-16


Divided, Ibid.


Petitions to be annexed to Strong, 215


New Vineyard, land and inhabi- tants of, annexed to In- (lustry,


2.57


Norcross, Josiah, sketch, Josiah. Jr., sketch,


74.8


Ransford, sketch. William W., sketch,


751


North Industry, settlement of, 53


North, Joseph, encamped on Ban- nock Hill, Runs North line of P'ly- mouth Patent, 25


16


Norton, Abner, buys land, 47


Amos 11., sketch, 760


Remodeled, 135


Benj. C., sketch,


Money raised to buy fire- arms, 100


Equipments of, Ibid.


Amusing anecdote, 161


Banner presented, Ibid.


Powder- house built, 102


Rifle company formed, 163


Millerism, prevalence of.


281


Mills and Manufacturing,


166


Second erected, Ibid.


746


Philip, sketch,


750


Massachusetts Bay Co, 27


GENERAL INDEX.


Member Industry Rifle Co., 115


Remarkable dream, 176 J


Member of Watch Club, 219


Committee to locate town- house, 200


Selectman.


444


County Commissioner and Representative, 447


Cornelius, buys section of Gore, 47


Deacon Baptist Church, 115 [1]


Visited by Jesse Lec, 1 2.4


Warren, sketch,


767


Sketch, 752


Cornelius, Jr., clears land on Gore, V


49


Surveys Lowell Strip, 50 215


Member Cong'l Church, 147


Delegate to County C'onfer- ence, 148


Selectman,


443


List of marriages solemn- ized by.


447


Sketch, 750


David M., sketch,


779


David Ní., 2d, soldier, 310


358


Representative to Legisla- ture, 447


Sketch, 7SI


David M., 3d, sketch. 788


Ebenezer, sketch, 757


Elihu, sketch, 773


Elijah, sketch,


770


Henry, sketch.


753


Isaac, family of,


779


Jabez, first settler on Lowell Strip, 50


Sketch, 774


Jabez, Jr., ensign. 82 156


Member committee to re-


monstrate against new county, 214


Selectman.


443


Sketch, 774


James, selectman, 4-44


Sketch, 763


James M., owns interest in grist-mill,


171


Enters trade, 201


Property imperiled by freshet, 399


Committee to solicit funds for Church, 112


Chairman of building com- mittee, 413 414 417


Selectman, 4.45


Sketch, 781


John O., sketch, 706


Lavella .V., sketch,


772


Llewellyn, family of. 76.4


Obed, Jr., sketch, 782


Oliver D., soldier. 308 358


Peter, sketch. 751


Peter, 2d, sketch, 772


Robert G., sketch, 759


Samuel, sketch, 752


Samuel, sketch, 755


Sewall P., sketch,


S. Hawes, sketch,


769


Sprowel, settles on Lowell Strip, 51


First collector, Sketch, 776


6.1


Tristram, sketch,


Tristram G., family of, 754


762


William D., sketch,


70


William G., family of, 700


Winthrop, sketch, 768


OAKES, Ebenezer, settles on Gore, 49


John, settles on Gore, 19


Oliver, Augustus F., family of, 736


Eli N., family of, 783


I Tiram, family of, 783


Orders on town forged, 393


PANIC, great railroad, 438


Parker, Carlton, teaches high


school, 96


Preaches for Baptists, 121


Simeon, family of, 702


Patterson, Caleb S., family of, 787


David, family of, 791


David H., sketch,


783


Franklin W., committee to


buy poor-farm, 412


Secretary Church building committee,


414


Selectman, Sketch,


445


John, sketch,


John T., sketch,


787


Samuel, family of,


787


Thomas, family of, Wesley T., family of,


Perihelion of planets, 40.S


Petition for Incorporation.


Philbrick, W'm., family of, 678


Phillips, James, family of, 787


Physicians, 434


Plantation, first meeting,


Named, Ibid.


27


North's survey, 25


Ballard's survey, Ibid.


Trouble with settlers, 29 83


General Court petitioned, 20)


Petition of Proprietors, 30


Industry Plantation sur-


veved, 33


Settlers sign power of att'y. 3-4


Appraising commission ap- pointed, 32


59


Plymouth Patent,


Company, Ibid.


859


GENERAL INDEX.


Exorbitant appraisal, 37


Form of submission,


Commissioners return. 39


Settlement of. 40


Lands appraised,


Pond, " The Little,' 20


Population. 71 213 450


Postage, early rates,


220 229


Stamps introduced, Ibid.


Text-books,


02


Other houses, 93 94 95


School-house burned. 94


Wade's Graduating System, 99


First class graduates, 100


Statistical, 100


Districts allowed to elect


Pounds, 205


Protestant Methodists,


153


agents, School officers, Ibid.


First supervisor. 112


6So


Prescott, Chas. . \., family of.


608


Price, current, ISOS-1892,


Seasons, unproductive, Very early.


437


Selectmen,


443


Prince, Charles S., family of, 193


Senators.


447


Jacob R., sketch, 738


Settlement, condition 1800,


56


Prize declamations.


Sewall, Eugene, family of. 045


Property in town, 1850, 205


Sewing-machines, 268


Shad-Eyes, 120


Shaw, Albert, member cavalry, 162


Owner of grist-mill, 170


171


Quill pens, 270


Quota, effort to reduce,


320


RACKLIFF, Elbridge H., soldier, 370


Family of,


795


Ezekiel, family of,


,94


Henry B., sketch.


793


Representative,


4-47


John O., sketch,


796


John P., family of.


794


Samuel, family of,


795


William, family of.


794


William J., soldier. Sketch.


370


On committee, 214


Petitioner on road, 289


443


Red sunsets, 100


Sketch,


SoI


Meeting- House,


Owns part of saw-mill. 170


Sketch,


So5


James S., family of,


So7


Milton G., sketch.


806


Enoch, sketch,


797


Francis, sketch,


798


Samuel, Jr., merchant,


196


John, sketch,


797


Samuel, sketch,


777


True, sketch,


799


William, sketch,


797


Reminiscences,


261


Representatives to the State Legis- lature,


447


Revival of religion,


116


Shoemaking, 207


Roach, William, sketch,


500


Robertson, Shuber R., family of, 550


Roads. 65 214 274 289 385


SAWTELLE, Alonzo, family of, 815


Seavey, John .A., family of, Ibid. School, incompetency of carly teachers. ob


First school-house built, 91


Post-offices established.


227


220


North Industry, 233


Route, effort to change, 275


Potato crop, failure of,


11+


Rot badly. 439


Pratt, Eleazer, sketch, 682


George, sketch, 687


Schoppe, Louis, family of, 436


Price, Elizabeth, builder of Shorey Chapel, 3 152 422 et seq.


Province of Maine, 20


QUESTIONS, Examination, 451


saw-mill, 178


Introduces


mowing-ma-


chine. 268


Builds new county road,


Value of real estate, 295


Selectman,


444


Sketch.


So4


Chas. W., family of,


Sos


Daniel, member Congrega- tional Church, 147


Rebuilt saw-mill, 168


796


Rainbow C'ascade,


17


Rake-factory,


IS5


Reed, Daniel F., family of.


535


Religious Meetings,


114


Societies, 85


Remick, Daniel, family of,


Soo


Samuel, family of,


So I


Selectman,


443


Inventory of.


So3


Sketch. Samuel, 3d, sketch, So7


Sheep, 266 276 295


Shingle-machine introduced, 176


Shoemakers, 191


Shovel-handle manufacturing. 183


So3


Selectman,


Daniel, Jr., Captain in militia. 161


860


GENERAL INDEX.


Shorey, Harrison \., sketch. SIO


John M. Nash, 357


John F., sketch, SIO


David M. Norton, 358


Oliver D. Norton. 358


silver change, scarcity of,


305


James Pinkham, 360


small-pox scare,


271


Samuel Pinkham,


360


Outbreak in Industry.


32!


Wellington Pinkham, 360


Smith, Alvin, family of,


Wilder Pratt,


301


James, family of,


740


Charles S. Prince. 361


Joseph, and sons settle in New Vineyard. Sketch,


54


William L. Quint,


305


Smith, Eugene ('., family of.


Snell, James, sketch,


505


John O. Rackliff,


Josiah B., family of, William G., family of.


552


Samuel Rackliff.


360


779


William J. Rackliff,


370


Snow-fall, 4.37


Reuel II. Rogers.


374


Snow and rain-storm,


4,9


Lyman M. Shorey,


374


Somerset County established.


Soldiers banquet,


319


John C. Spinney,


379


Graves of, first decorated.


439


Benjamin F. Tibbetts,


38


From Industry.


327


( linton B. Webster,


380


Francis O. Bean.


327


David (. Whitney,


381


Nelson O. Bean,


328


Aaron E. Williams,


383


George W. Boyden,


329


George F. Williams.


383


Chas. E. Burce.


331


(). I .. Young,


James (. Burce,


331


Smith, Elijah B., family of,


813


John C. Burce,


331


Joseph W., 2d, sketch. SI4


William S. Burce,


333


Peter B., family of.


SIG


George H. Butler,


333


Spinney, Andrew J., 2d, family of.


815


John P'. Butler,


333


Spirituous Liquor, first license to sell, 215


Spool-Factory, Smith & Coughlin's. erected, 185


Burned,


186 438


Spring, backward,


436


John F. Daggett,


336


Stamp . Act,


318


Iliram l'. Durrell,


337


William II. Edwards.


338


John D. Elder, 338


Starch-Factory, erected,


I SO


( arlton P. I.mery,


342


George (. Emery,


343


Zebulon M. Emery,


343


C'alvin B. Fish,


345


Eben Fish,


345


Benjamin Follett, 349


William Q. Folsom.


349


William 11. Frost, 350


John F. Gerry, 350


Bradford Gilmore. 350


Store opened in Industry,


John M. Howes,


35!


Adriance R. Johnson,


352


William G. Lewis,


352


Fifield A. Luce.


353


214


John T. Luce,


354


19


Henry S. Maines,


355


Sun, eclipse of.


438


Gilbert R. Merry,


355


Surplus Revenue, 281


Ilias Miller,


356


Survey, coast and geodetic, 437


Henry G. Mitchell,


350


Of Township.


00


Atwood Morse,


357


State and County tax assessed, Valuation and tax,


450


Statistical knowledge, 270


45!


Steamboat in Clear Water Pond, 432


Steam Box-Mill, Oliver Bros., The Industry Lumber Co.'s.


Sterry, Llewellyn, family of,


Stevens, James, sketch, Moses, family of, Oliver, sketch, 817


Almore Haskell,


351


Swift, Augustus 11., sketch, Ebenezer, sketch, Job, sketch,


SIS


Sunday-school organized,


817


Addison F. Collins.


334


Daniel S. Collins,


335


James W. Collins,


336


Daniel A. C'onant.


336


Addison H. Chase,


334


Andrew J. Spinney,


377


Tallest from Maine.


439


Benjamin Tibbetts,


Albanus D. Quint, 301


STI


Edwin A. R. Rackliff, 305


Elbridge HI. Rackliff, 300


Pelatiah, sketch, SON


Sunderland Falls,


600 Staples, David 11., family of. James T., family of. 575


GENERAL INDEX. 861


TANNERY, Dea. Emery's, ISI


Tavern, first opened,


275


Tariff, high, 270


Telephone introduced, 349


Temperance, prevalence of rum- drinking, 40


C'ommittee to suppress un- lawful sale of liquors, 204


First Temperance Society.


2.47


Esq. West's Temperance Society, 248


Guiding Star Division S. of T. organized,


252


Putnam Division, 249


Trask, Eben G., S31


John, sketch, 683


Iron-Clad Reform Club,


259


Jonathan, sketch, 827


Resolutions of Ministerial Association, 247


Phineas, sketch, S26


Union Peace Temperance Society,


252


Robert I)., sketch,


830


Vote to amend liquor law,


389


True, Asa W., sketch, 506


On prohibitory law,


294


C'has. II. B., family of. S33


Watch Club,


2.49


Moses, sketch, 832


Twombley, Walter F., family of, 554


Text-books,


103


Thing, Jesse, sketch. $20 Dudley, sketch, 819


Thomas, Cyrus A., and sons,


416


Thomas's tavern,


34


Thompson's Corner,


41


Thompson, Asa H., sketch,


824


Chas. W., family of,


S25


Plantation clerk,


60


Directed to call first town meeting, 0.4


36 38 39 81 83 84


Moderator of, Ibid.


Vaughan, J. Warren, owns grist- mill, 170


Viles, Fisher, family of, 837


John II., family of, $37


Joseph, sketch, 834


Joseph B., son of killed, 171


Melvin, Lieut. in militia, 307


Vice-President Ag'l Society, Selectman, 445


Highway surveyor, 67


Leonard, operates grist-mill, 170


836


Guide for Jesse Lee,


Rufus, sketch,


$35


Builds mill,


Vose, Samuel, family of,


709


Benevolence of,


208


Voter, Augustus E., family of. 691


Justin S., sketch, 698


Voters, a list of. 405


Aids in building first meet- ing-house,


219


WAGON, first thoroughbraced, 267


Town treasurer,


446


Walker, Curtis A., family of, 698


Representative and Senator, Sketch, 821


447


War IS12, 156


Water power of Industry, 166


Robert, sketch,


824


Watson, Lorenzo, family of,


837


Thunder-storm, heavy,


390


Weeks, Vilander, sketch, 600


Wells, John, family of, 498


John, sketch, 736 Robert, family of, 499


Tolman, Moses, sketch, 825


Moses, Jr., sketch, 827


Tompson, Frederick A., architect of Shorey Chapel, 424


Tornado, a terrible. 419


Town, settlement of, 40


Incorporated,


61


Meetings held in Centre school-house, 68


Officers' compensation, 205 456


House, effort to build, 218 290


Votes to buy poor farm, 409


Officers, 443 445 446


Finishes hall, 25 1


Orlando W., sketch, 830


Robert, sketch, 829


Temperature Table,


458


UNDERWOOD, Joseph, pastor of Cong'l Church, 145 148


Lucy, member of Temperance Society, 218


Union Agricultural Society, 400


Usher, John, takes deed Province of Maine, 27


VAUGHAN, Chas., agent for the Plymouth Co.,


Treasurer, Ibid,


440


Town clerk, 445


Sketch, S21


John, settles in Industry,


43


Wife proposes name for plantation, 59


On committee to locate road, 66


Captain militia, 82 156 157 103


Family of,


124


172


On committee of remon- strance, 213


Tilton, Edwin, family of, 55.3


James, settles in town, 42 57


IOS


862


GENERAL INDEX.


West, Peter, settles on Patent, 51


Merchant, 200


Director Mining Associa- tion,


388


Selectman,


64 443


Treasurer,


68 83 440


Home burned, 405


Sketch, 838


Selectman, 444


Sketch,


S.12


Peter, Jr., member M. E. Church, 127


Peter W., sketch,


840


Joins Cong'l Church, 149


Wilson, Albert H., family of,


538


Erects saw-mill, 175


John A., family of, 519


845


Postmaster,


231


Sketch,


$39


$44


West's Mills, 52


Winter of heavy storms,


380


Weston, Enoch, family of, 045


Withee's Corner,


43


Wheat yield in 1837, 170


Withee. Zachariah, sketch, Zoe, sketch,


84


Whipple, Ernest, family of,


791


Williams, Moses, sketch,


5,30


Wright, Ezra, family of,


571


Wyman, Frank, family of,


097


tract to build Shorey Chapel,


122


Willis, Abraham 11., sketch,


S40


Levi, Jr., teaches school,


()1


Benj. N., sketch,


842


Ordained an evangelist by Baptist Church,


118


John, school supervisor,


Woodcock, Henry T., family of,


588


James S., family of,


664


Williamson, Noyes 11., takes con-


Young, Levi, licensed to exhort by Baptist Church, 116


8.46


Merchant, 104


Winslow, Carpenter, family of. George, family of, James, sketch,


846


Builds mills, 167


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