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James Beverly moved here too and in 1811 or 1812, William Leland wife and six children came from Kennebec and occupied George Anderson's lot as a permanent resident. There were several transient settlers.
In 1812. Richard Meagher of Baston, lost his property by fire and was granted five hundred acres of land from the Massachusetts Commonwealth. He came to Maine, visited Ironbound, was suited with the outlook and gained consent of all but Grandsir Chilcott to take up his claim.
A surveyor found the Island to contain about seven hundred and fifty acres. He set off the Chilcott claim and then run the lots to suit the settlers. About a year after Mr. Meagher had fixed up his business on the island, a Mr. Benjamin Palmer of Scituate, Mass., came and attached Meagher's interest, but the difficulty was settled and both left the Island forever.
The first school was in the summer of 1817, eight or ten weeks, taught by Nancy Cole of Prospect Harbor. The next was a winter's school of the same length taught by Almira Allen of Prospect Harbor.
In 1820 there were two months winter school, taught by Cyrus Brown of the same village and in 1822, two more months by Brown. These were in a private room but a schoolhouse was built in 1824. A two months school was taught by Michael Knight, There have been about twenty- five pupils in attendance at one term in this building. There has occasionally been preaching in the schoolhouse
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by Elder Job Chadwick of Lincoln, Me., a Baptist minister, who lived in Prospect Harbor for several years. During the summer the young folks in favorable weather went to Hull's Cove, Eden, to attend the two services on Sunday at the unfinished church.
John Leeson living in the Pond District, West Goulds- boro, preached occasionally in 1824-5-6.
During 1840-42 a hermaphrodite brig was built at west end of Chilcott beach, where now is the boat house of Mr. Dwight Blaney, the summer guest who holds western lots, owned by George Chilcott, Lewis Young and John Smith. Barnabas Young's brother Abner, sold his part to Alden Young of Eden in 1834. In 1862 Warren Young sold to Alden making the latter quite a land holder. His property is now owned by his daughters, Mrs. Galen H. Smith, West Gouldsboro, and Mrs. Eugene Sargent, South Gouldsboro. Capt. Galen H. Smith owns nearly all of the southern claim known as "barren rock." The only winter residents are Mr. Charles Jacobs, wife and son's family who live on the place of his father, Abraham Jacobs, owned by Mr. Blaney, and known as the Lewis Young lot.
JORDAN ISLAND.
A MAN by the name of Brewer from Kittery, Maine, bought this island and one of his laborers, named Jordan, settled there thus giving the name to the island. After passing through several hands as Gouldsboro owners, the Island was purchased by Mr. Horace Jordan of Brookline, Mass., who built a summer residence which has not been occupied for several years.
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WINTER HARBOR.
T HIS SEAPORT of Winter Harbor derived its name from the fact that it has never been closed by ice. The water is deep to its shore and the formation is such that many vessels have found safe anchorage.
Winter Harbor was a part of the town of Gouldsboro until 1895 when, by an act of the Legislature, it became a town. At Lower Harbor one of the first settlers was a man named Frazier. (colored) The Creek bears his name. Mr. Frazier owned the salt works there.
Another, John Frisbee, came from Portsmouth. He .owned a large fish stand and some vessels, a part of the fleet engaged in the West India trade. His son George was a sea captain. Charles Norris and Leonard Holmes of Cranberry Isles, bought this place about 1845. About the same time three brothers, Ephraim, John and Lot Rider, settled there. Some years later they moved away.
Charles Norris, with his sons, Frank and Edwin, Mrs. Clara Crane his daughter, and Mrs. Rhoda Crane Smith and their families have moved to Winter Harbor. The present residents are Mr. Obed Bickford and three sons with their families and Bradley Keith. The seven school children attend the village school at Winter Harbor.
In 1820 Mr. Stephen Rand of Boothbay came to
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Winter Harbor. His wife was Nancy Adams of Rockport, Mass. Six families were then living at Winter Harbor. Mr. Rand built a house at the head of the sand beach where he lived until his death about thirty-five years ago. The place is now owned by Capt. F. R. Bunker. Gen. Cobb, then physician in Gouldsboro, when attending to the needs of the residents here, made his home at the house of Mr. Rand. Doctor Cobb rode from Gouldsboro Point on horseback carrying his powders and pills in saddle bags.
Mr. Joseph Bickford was then living on or near the Newman place, in a two-inch plank house at the east side of the village. His sons were Jacob, John and Benjamin. Jacob married Clarissa Carlow of Portland ; John married Abigail Keith of Mt. Desert, and Benjamin married Lydia Sargent sister of Mrs. Katie Jones of West; Gouldsboro. Most of the Bickford families now living here are descendants of Benjamin.
Another of the older settlers at Winter Harbor was Andrew Gerrish, father of Frederic Gerrish and grand- father of the members of the Gerrish families how living here. He lived in a house built of six-inch hewn timber, the partition being of timber. The other family in the house was that of Francis Coombs from Fox Island.
Mr. Gerrish was supposed to have been murdered. He and a man by name of Cole from Portsmouth, took a boat load of fish to Franklin. When the boat returned only Mr. Cole was in it.
The Gerrish house was near that of Capt. A. J. Gerrish and commanded a view of the Harbor. Mrs. Gerrish saw the boat coming without her husband and she went to the shore and inquired. Cole said he supposed that he was at home as he got out of the boat at the back shore. (The west side of Grindstone Point.)
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Searching parties looked for him but he was never seen. Cole was tried before Capt. Nathan Shaw at West Gouldsboro and afterward at Castine, but for lack of positive proof he was not convicted. It was said he afterwards killed a man at Portsmouth bridge and was hung.
Mr. Coombs had several children, one daughter married Nathaniel Stover, who lived in the Pond district. Mr. Stover bought Calf Island (in town of Sullivan) of Messrs. Nahum Jones and John Pherson Sr., and set up house- keeping there. So far as learned they were its only inhabitants except that for several summers, Professor Eliot (now President) and a class of Harvard students tented there.
A grandson, William Coombs, was drowned from the Claribel, commanded by Capt. S. L. Tracy.
Another of the old settlers was Abijah Sargent. He was twice married. The wives were sisters by the name of Condol, of Sullivan. He lived at the east side of the village where now live his sons and grandsons.
Dr. Jonathan Rolf lived at the west side of the village, which is now the Gerrish settlement. He and his wife were from Rhode Island. The occupation of the people at that time, and until within a few years, were the coasting trade and fishing. One old gentleman says that when there was a bounty on fishing, there were about thirty-five sail of vessels then owned here. Among the captains of the mackerel fleet were Capt. Solomon Pendleton, son of Dr. Pendleton, who was lost overboard on his return trip from Bay Cheleur in 1855; Capt. Nathaniel Grover, Leonard and Peleg Tracy and several others.
The captains who later sailed to foreign ports, either the West Indies or across the Atlantic, were : Capt. Nathan Hammond's sons, Montgomery, Thomas and Wilson ;
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Capt. A. J. Gerrish, and Capt. J. B. Foss who made several voyages to Africa.
Time has wrought great changes; a few are still engaged in fishing, but the Point Grindstone (so called from a ship being cast away which contained a cargo of grindstones) having been purchased by a company of summer tourists, has undergone the greatest transformation.
Among the purchasers was the late John G. Moore who truly proved a New Englander's love for his home is most sincere by the improvements he furthered not only at Grindstone but elsewhere. One of the best tributes to his memory is the beautiful drive to Schoodic mountain from which he could see his native town, Steuben. Mr. Moore not only opened and beautified the unused Schoodic Peninsula but also furnished employment to many in and out of town.
These changes have given bread to the laborer, an aid to our townsmen fully appreciated.
Perhaps it will be of interest to review the history of Schoodic, or Skut-Auke (in Passamaquoddy) meaning fire place or land that has been burned.
In 1764, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a resolve of its Great and General Court in the Grant to the early proprietors of the township of Gouldsboro, allotted and reserved the Harvard College lot of 484 acres.
The resolve of said court confirming the grant of said township in 1786 to Sarah Shaw, executrix of the last will and testament of Francis Shaw late of Boston, deceased, and John Rowe administrator of the estate of Robert Gould late of said Boston, deceased, was upon the provision "that the Grantee appropriate four whole shares or a sixty-fourth part within one mile of the center of said town, equal in
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quality with the land in general in said town, for the following purposes :
"One for the first Settled Minister, (His name first in the list of town preachers,) his heirs and assigns forever ;
"One for the use of the Minister ;
"One for the future disposition of the Government and one for the use of the school forever."
It appears that in the division of the township the lot in question was laid out and assigned, being the third to said college and confirmed by a resolve of said Court June 23, 1790.
August 5, 1835, the President and Fellows of Harvard College, of Cambridge, Mass., conveyed by quitclaim deed, with limited covenants, consideration $160.00, to Nathaniel Hobart of Boston, Mass., all the right, title and interest of said President and Fellows in the land in Gouldsboro, in the State of Maine, allotted and reserved to the college by a resolve of the General Court of Massachusetts of January 27, 1764, and confirmed to said college by the resolve of 23d of June, 1790.
Dec. 27, 1849, Lydia Hobart, widow of Nathaniel Hobart, conveyed the college lot to Edward Hammond of Gouldsboro. It changed owners several times until it became the property of the late John G. Moore.
On the eastern side of Schoodic Peninsula is a little creek locally known as "One Squeak," but the real Indian name is, "Waunnsquaque." We are unable to find its origin,
Tradition says an Indian brave, became jealous of his squaw, took her in his canoe and threw her overboard (she gave one screech) and he held her head under water until she drowned. Formerly the creek was termed " One Screech. "
The summer guests are not dormant in charity. A
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reading room has been established in Winter Harbor. At Grindstone an Episcopal church has been erected and in 1902, a Catholic church. There are about thirty cottages owned by residents from New York, Philadelphia, Provi- dence and St. Louis, and a modern hotel, the " Inn, " accommodating 200 or more guests, are occupied each season.
A club house about 160 feet long and a casino, also a bath house containing forty-two rooms for the guests and another of twelve rooms for the help, and a swimming pool, have been built for the comfort and pleasure of the summer guests.
The roads at Grindstone, built in 1889-90 are wide avenues underlaid with broken stone. The Jordan road is in the control of the company completing the Winter Harbor drive.
To return to the intellectual, spiritual and social life of the village: During the early years school was held at the houses of Mr. Stephen Rand and Stillman Guptill. In 1838 the first schoolhouse was built. In 1855 another which was burned in 1876. After this the present one was built. It contains three rooms. The one in which the Primary school is held is much too small. A new house is needed.
The first church (Baptist) was built in 1878. Previous to that time services were held in the schoolhouse, afterward in the hall. It has about eighty members. The stone church or Channing Chapel, (Unitarian) built in 1889, was the gift of D. B. Flint of Boston, as was the fine library which it contains.
The local lodge of the Masonic order was organized in 1887 with twenty charter members. It now has 104 members. The Eastern Star lodge was organized in 1895 and has a membership of ninety-four.
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A Good Templars' lodge was organized in 1866, called "Ironbound." For twenty-six years it convened weekly and was then suspended. In May 1902 it was reorganized, retaining its old name and number. It has a membership of sixty-five. There is also an order of Juvenile Templars.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized in 1898. It has a membership of about thirty. There is also a Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union, (usually called the Y) with a small membership.
The American Ship Masters and Pilots, No. 56, was established Apr. 21, 1902. It has twenty-five members. A Grange was organized Apr. 10, with thirty members.
The Winter Harbor light house at Mark Island was built in 1856. Mr. Frederic Gerrish was its first keeper. Mr. James Wright was keeper for some years and while he was there a new house was built. There are six scholars now at Mark Isle and a teacher is sent there every year.
There are 160 scholars in the town of Winter Harbor, 180 voters and 600 inhabitants. The Winter Harbor post- office was established June 18, 1851. with Thomas Stewart as postmaster.
BIRCH HARBOR.
T RADITION says the village of Birch Harbor derived its name from the beautiful birch growth that flourished there.
Among the early settlers recalled is Elisha Clark, a brother of Stephen, who settled at Prospect Harbor. They came from Sippican, Mass., which is now divided and their section is known as Marion, made famous by Pres. Cleveland's summer residence, " Gray Gables. "
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Thither also came Jonas Rice from Rochester, Joseph Bickford from Portsmouth and Oliver Pettee. The former residence of the latter is unknown, but Mr. Pettee served in the Revolutionary war.
Of Elisha Clark's family now living is his granddaughter, Mrs. Phoebe Temple, who lives in her father's (John Clark) home at Birch Harbor, with her two sons Lewis and Ralph. The other two sons Frank and Fred have homes near by ; of the two daughters Celia Noonan is at Prospect Harbor and Mrs. Frank Miller in Massachusetts. Elisha Clark's daughter Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Bickford, had a son Justice, who used to live in Birch Harbor, a veteran whaler. Fred Crane, the great-granason of Elisha Clark, after passing several years in California has returned to the old Pine Tree State and taken his abode with his family on the Gilbert Simpson farm in East Sullivan. Thankful, the wife of Henry Hamilton, has living at Prospect Harbor, Alfred, who now resides in the old Clarke house near the factory, Mrs. Coombs and Mrs. Johns, and the children of John Henry Hamilton. The other daughter, Dordana, wife of Robert Perry, had six children, Thankful Gay, Mary (unmarried), Celia Bickford, Samuel, Thomas, and Robert, who went away and was not heard from.
As near as can be recalled by the oldest residents the first schoolhouse was built about one hundred years ago on the northern side of the brook and western side of the road about sixty yards to the north of Mrs. Temple's.
It was burned about thirty years ago. The present building was built twenty-nine years ago. The pupils numbered fifty-five. The post office was established in 1880, March 26. The first postmistress was Flora W. Coombs.
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Oct. Ist, 1901, a Christian Endeavor was organized. The present number of members is eighteen.
April 2d, 1902, a church was completed.
The sea captains of the village are Nahum Fitzgerald, David Rice, Joseph Rice, Nahum Stevens, James Higgins, James Rice. Freeman Davis.
BUNKER'S HARBOR.
T HIS PLACE derived its name from a man who sought shelter from a severe storm at the harbor before residents were there. Among its early settlers were Messrs. Joseph and Joshua Bickford and Captains Hamilton and Arey.
The " Annie McKnabb " was ashore at One Squeak and Ebenezer Wood with his crew went thither in " Pod Auger" days to repair her and boarded at the Harbor with Capt. Thomas Arey.
In 1859 a schoolhouse was built by Alfred Tracy and Gowen Wilson Bunker and a new one is being built at the present time. Dr. Averill, Bar Harbor's well known surgeon, has a summer home here.
The location for preserving that delicate crustacean, the lobster, for market use, being excellent, two pounds were built a few years ago ; Capt. Ezra Over's has a capacity of 50,000, and Mr. Frank Huckins' a capacity of 20,000.
PROSPECT HARBOR.
A SA COLE, mentioned as buying land of Nathaniel Shaw, did not reside here but came because of business interests in the mill, his step-father building the
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first mill here. On Oct. 23d, 1800, he deeded the mill privilege, west side, to Sarah Garfield, wife of James Garfield, Harvard, Worcester Co., Mass.
Abijah Cole, a brother, came from Westmoreland, Vermont, about 1790, married here, bought 200 acres of land on the east side of the stream and settled there. He had two sons, Asa and Abijah. The former was the first postmaster and held the office until his death 1861.
Tobias Allen, Sr., came from Kittery to Gouldsboro Point, lumbering and fishing, and thence to Prospect Harbor, locating near the light house site. His son Tobias, settled on the western side of the Harbor. Tobias Sr. and son were sailing to Lubec in a small sloop, on one occasion, and when near Jonesport were attacked by two canoes filled with hostile Indians.
Having no ammunition, hot water was their weapon of defence. One Indian swam under the boat to scuttle her with. his hunting knife but the old captain adroitly caught him under the jaw with a boat hook and the tables were turned. However the red man managed to free himself and the boat was permitted to sail on.
Another early settler was Josiah Moore, and also his two brothers Joseph and Peltiah, three of the thirteen children of Joel and Rebecca Weeks Moore, who were among the pioneers at Gouldsboro Point in 1786, coming there from Kittery, Me. From this family the Moores in Gouldsboro and Steuben are descendants. Josiah Moore's home is more familiar as " Squire Benjamin's " place . This village is the home of sea captains, the majority of whom sailed and are sailing the high seas. The native captains, mostly deep sea mariners, are :
ALLEN, Tobias, Nathaniel, Horatio, David, Rufus,
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Horatio Jr., George W., Rufus H., Nathaniel 2d, Estwick, George W. Jr., Fred H., John M.
BROWN. Enoch, Amos, Samuel.
COLE, Edwin, Daniel, Samuel B., David G.
CLARK, Stephen, Obed, Stephen D.
EVERETT, Timothy, Henry.
HANDY, William, Eli, Joseph, Corydon, Herbert, Eugene, Marcus, H., William Jr.
MOORE, John, David, David M., Wilson, George, Joshua, Allen, Allen Jr,, Samuel O., Welsh.
MILLER, Frank.
NOONAN, Daniel, Daniel 2d, Daniel 3rd, Timothy, James, Henry, Frank, John.
SARGENT, Walter, Jason.
SEAVEY, Fred.
Other residents but not native captains are :
Daniel Deasy, W. F. Peters, Dennis Mahoney, George Colwell, John M. Stinson, Charles Johns, John Coombs, William Seavey and Ezra Ober.
Tobias Allen was a naval officer in 1812, was taken by the British and held prisoner for some time at Castine.
Allen Moore 2nd, was captain of one of the first Atlantic side wheel steamers.
Walter Sargent was a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, and with many others was lost on the coast of Japan by the sinking of the ship.
In Capt. Daniel Sullivan's company of volunteers against Bagaduce, (Castine) July 28, 1779, is registered, "Stephen Clark, Priv't., wages, 21£ per mo., Amt. of wages 42£. Mileage, 7£." Also James Noonan and Josiah Moore.
On a chart of 1728 found on board the bark Caroline, Prospect Harbor was called " Watering Cove, " and Birch
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Harbor, Lobster Cove. The lighthouse was built in 1847, rebuilt in 1867 and again built in 1891. The first keeper was P. Stevens ; second, John Royal ; third, Horatio Allen and the present is A. M. Wasgatt.
The first school house was built in 1793 probably. The last in 1889. The church was dedicated in 1876 or 1877. A chapel is being erected in 1903. The lobster factory was built in 1865, removed East, rebuilt and burned the following year. It was again built several years after and burned the second time. In 1881 it was again erected this time as a sardine factory.
The post office was established March 8, 1828, Asa Cole postmaster.
In 1845 Simeon Tracy, ten years of age, carried the mail from the Gouldsboro post office, (H. M. Sowle, then postmaster) to Prospect Harbor. The mail came weekly and the U. S. mail bag, holding about one peck in bulk was transported to Mr. Cole for 50 cents per trip.
The sum total from 1881 to 1898 for fish labor and stock at the sardine factory averaged $50,000 yearly and since that date $75,000 annually. Of this sum $20,000 has been paid for labor,
The number of scholars in the district is sixty-eight.
Schoodic lodge No. 129 K. P. was organized Sept. 18, 1900. The number of members is 104.
Halcyon Assembly No. 46. P. S., was organized Jan. 29, 1901, and the present membership is sixty-eight.
In winter some years ago, ice cutting by Campbell & Co. of Cherryfield, was quite an industry.
Ship building had its location here also. The "Argus," built by Capt. Wilson Godfrey, is well remembered.
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INDIAN HARBOR.
T HIS PICTURESQUE seaport was settled in 1812 by Joseph Young and wife. nee Sally Tracy of Gouldsboro. Later six families by the name of Young increased the settlement.
Their life was that of the hardy men of the sea, returning from the fishing ground with the catch to a simple log hut where was a meal of fish. potatoes (the one grown vegetable) and a bannock baked before glowing coals in the big fire place, the sweetest bread ever eaten.
The soda of our town at this time was home prepared by cleaning the brick oven carefully and burning the corn cobs. the ashes collected and kept safely for the housewife's use. But the greatest delicacy in cookery had not yet reached our far away settlers ; the pumpkin pie with its crust of wheat flour made from wheat sifted through a piece of muslin in a teacup, the coarser used for bread.
Three miles by a foot path these people walked to the nearest village, Prospect Harbor, for Indian meal. The greater transport, their boats, were used for a goodly quantity.
In 1862 the incoming of Messrs. A. C. Lufkin, Jerry Tracy, Nathaniel Crowley, Levi Decker and E. D. Robinson, also toilers of the sea, with new ideas, changed
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the original mode of living. The average catch of lobsters was from seven hundred to one thousand ; these sold from forty to fifty cents per hundred, the price later increasing to sixty cents.
Economy prevailed. The long legged boots of the men, in the Fall were made over by the shoemaker for the children, who through the greater part of the year were clad in nature's sandals. When going to Prospect Harbor to shop or elsewhere visiting, these shoes made out of old boots were carried with the stockings in the hand until near the destination.
The first school was taught in a private house about seventy-five years ago. The first schoolhouse 14 x 16 was built in 1863. This had the old time fireplace and long benches. In 1888 this was vacated for a new one, 20 x 30.
The pupils having increased by birth and immigration to the number of sixty, a larger house has been needed for several. years.
In 1902 an article in the town warrant presented the need of a new house. It was greeted with indifference and even derision, although one voter made an earnest appeal in its behalf.
The school committee knew nothing of this building's condition, but during the year they ascertained the need was just. The parents realized their forty-four votes were of consequence, and the annual March meeting saw the sum of fifteen hundred dollars voted for a graded schoolhouse. This is but one result of the awakening to educational needs.
Indifference, regarding school is prevalent. Many retain the false assertion, " A little schooling is enough. " Parents, an education, if but that of the common school, is the best legacy you can bequeath your children ; more than
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this the public school is the safeguard of the American Republic.
To return to the business life. The first lobster trap was used, it is stated, about 1862, by a man named Hilton. The scarcity of lobsters has increased the price to fourteen cents at least and often twenty cents a piece. Jefferson Young's large boat of 1887 has now a dozen companions of an average value of two hundred and fifty dollars. A coasting schooner swells the list.
In 1863, one yoke of oxen was owned, and the path, widened to a road, was used for transporting the supplies from Prospect Harbor. In 1870 a horse was purchased by Jerry Tracy and now a number of others are owned here.
In 1895 a Christian Endeavor Society was organized and met at the schoolhouse with a membership of thirteen.
In 1896 a post office was established, with V. W. Talbut as postmaster and the original name changed to Corea. In 1889 a Sewing Circle began its labors for a church and in 1890 the building was erected. This year 1903 will see the interior finished. John Stinson placed dry goods and groceries in his house for sale in 1896. Then came a store under the management of Lewis Young. In 1898 S. E. Doyle built a store and fish stand. The store he transferred to Lewis Young in 1902. Mr. Young also has the stage route about the town.
The large fishing business demanded the telephone over which the first message was sent in 1900. The six houses of 1863 are supplanted by thirty seven cottages furnished with the comforts and even luxuries of life.
The captains are Emery Young and A. C. Lufkin. The total valuation of the place is $14,917 or about one nineteenth of the town valuation, $289,513 ; polls 44.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Bryant E. Moore of
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Gouldsboro, our "first selectman," the valuation book of Gouldsboro, 1796, has been loaned for extracts. It is of unruled writing paper 3 1-2 x 8 inches, and contains twenty- two pages. There were seventy-five tax payers, seven of whom paid but polls. The highest value of houses was from $100 to $150. save one valued at $300. (The three most highly valued in 1903 are rated at $2,000, $2,500 and $2,800.)
General David Cobb's private estate had a valuation of $270 ; agents for Bingham & Co., cultivated land, $2,100 ; 14,000 acres wild land, $1,166; total $3,266.
The valuation of the estate of Nathan Jones Esq., was as follows ;
1 House,
$300
2 Barns, 200
2 Stores,
100
1 Grist Mill,
200
1 Saw Mill at home,
800
1-2 Saw Mill at Musk Harbor,
300
2-3 Saw Mill, New Mill, 200
1 Weaving House,
50
38 Acres mowing land,
380
30 Acres pasturing,
100
6000 Acres wild land,
500
16 Oxen.
400
10 Cows,
180
10 two year olds,
120
10 Yearlings,
80
2 Horses,
100
4 Swine,
20
1 Schooner, 95 tons,
2,000
2 Polls,
New Schooner.
1500
Total, $7,530
Other valuations were : Thomas Bacon, $222; Thomas Hill, $1,147 ; Abijah Cole, $286; Mark Bunker, $40;
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Joseph Newman, $76 ; George Whitaker, I yoke of oxen, $50; Going Wilson, 1-8 of new mill, $37 ; Job Gibbs, 1 cow, $18; 1 Poll ; Joel Moore, $313; Daniel Wright, $315; Phineas Whitten, $508; Joseph Tillinghast, 1 store, $50 ; Stock in trade $666 ; 1 Poll.
Andrew Kidston, 1 store, $25; 1-2 Chicken Mill, $100 ; Stock in trade, $333 ; Total, $458. 1 Poll.
Thomas Gubtail, $467; Aaron Rolfe, 2 yoke oxen, $100; 1 Poll ; Benjamin Ash 2nd, 1 Cow, $18; I Poll ; Peter Godfrey; $323.
Clement Fernald, 1 House. $150; 1 Barn, $100; 1 .Shop, $30; 3 Acres plow land, $30 ; 12 Acres mowing, $36 ; 1 Yoke oxen, $50; 1 Yoke 3 year old, $40; 1 yoke 2 year old, $24 ; 5 Cows, $90; 2 Heifers 2 year old, $24 ; 1 Yearling, $8; 1 Colt 2 year old, $30; 2 Swine, $12; Total, $624. 1 Poll.
At this time there were 131 cows, 105 oxen and steers, 103 swine, 8 horses and colts. Total valuation of town 1796, $24,879 ; 1903, highest land value, Porcupine Island, $5,000 ; highest property value, one tax, $4,023.
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GOULDSBORO VOLUNTEERS-CIVIL WAR.
The Gouldsboro Volunteers who served in the Civil War were ;
Co. I. 2nd Regiment Infantry : Harris Whitten, Goulds- boro ; Eli H. Young, West Gouldsboro.
Co. G. 6th Regiment : David L. Weare, West Goulds- boro, died Oct. 31, 1861.
Co. G. 8th Regiment : William P. Whitten, Gouldsboro ; Willard R. Young, Gouldsboro, killed in action ; * Augustus A. Hoyt, Gouldsboro, Captain ; Emerson G. Guptill, Goulds- boro, Sergeant ; Richard F. Taft, West Gouldsboro, Ser- geant, died in South Carolina ; * George F. Taft, West Gouldsboro, Corporal.
Co. C. 11th Regiment : Melville Cole, Prospect Harbor ; James W. Cole, Prospect Harbor ; * Allen M. Cole, Prospect Harbor, wounded, arm amputated ; * Adolphus L. Cole, Prospect Harbor, discharged at Yorktown ; John A. Hammond, West Gouldsboro, wounded, leg amputated ; Alfred Tracy, West Gouldsboro ; * Edward Noyes, West Gouldsboro, arm amputated ; * Reuben C. Bunker, West Gouldsboro ; Edward S. Bunker, West Gouldsboro ; Charles E. Urann, West Gouldsboro, killed in action ; * Alexander M. Young, Corea ; * David N. Young, Corea,
* Deceased.
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Co. G. 11th Regiment : * John F. Moore, Prospect Harbor, killed in action ; * Daniel Hurd, West Gouldsboro, killed in action ; * David Weare, West Gouldsboro ; Asa B. Young, West Gouldsboro ; Weldena F. Peters, Prospect.
Co. A. 13th Regiment : * Preston L. Guptill, Gouldsboro ; *Abijah C. Moore, Gouldsboro, killed in action ; * Daniel C. Moore, Gouldsboro, died in service ; Brewer Spurling, Gouldsboro ; Phineas Tracy, Gouldsboro, died in service.
Co. A., 13th Regiment ; Leonard P. Guptill, Goulds- boro, corporal, died in service ; Wesley A. Howe, Gouldsboro. Co. I., 13th, Regiment : Joel S. Pray, Bunker's Harbor. 14th Regiment : * Timothy Dunton, Winter Harbor.
15th Me. Battalion : Horace Weston, Winter Harbor.
Co. E .. 26th Regiment : * Mahlon C. Witham. West Gouldsboro, discharged, Jan. 2; * Nathan Shaw, Jr .. West Gouldsboro, promoted 2nd lieutenant ; * George W. Wood, West Gouldsboro, Sergeant ; Elisha C. Ash, West Goulds- boro, died of disease, March 9 ; Amos E. Guptill, Goulds- boro, musician, wounded, Apr. 14, '62 ; Charles E. Bunker, Gouldsboro ; James H. Handy, Gouldsboro, died of disease Jan. 19, '63 ; * Freeland R. Rosebrook, West Gouldsboro ; Henry C. Rosebrook, Gouldsboro, died of disease April 2d, '63 ; Epps H. Sargent, Gouldsboro ; Sherman T. Spurling, Gouldsboro; Christopher Tracy, Gouldsboro, died of disease March 18, '63; James B. Wright, Gouldsboro ; *Everett H. Young, Gouldsboro, promoted Sergeant ; *Bethuel S. Young, Winter Harbor ; * Bedford Young, Winter Harbor ; Alfred Young, Gouldsboro : Roscoe G. Young. Gouldsboro.
31st Regiment : J. J. Roberts, Winter Harbor.
Navy : S. O. Moore, Prospect Harbor ; * Reuben Hammond, South Gouldsboro ; * G. E. Brown ; Prospect
*Deceased.
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Harbor ; B. Bickford, Winter Harbor ; * G. Jones, Birch Harbor ; * Z. Joy, Winter Harbor ; * Montgomery Ham- mond, Winter Harbor.
Volunteers whose regiment was not learned : * C. E. Cole, Prospect Harbor ; Byron Moore, Prospect Harbor, died in service ; Alfred Hamilton, Prospect Harbor ; Ezra Over, Prospect Harbor ; William Over, Prospect Harbor ; Jonas Crane, Birch Harbor ; James Stevens, Winter Harbor; George Matthews, Winter Harbor ; * Edward Sargent, South Gouldsboro ; Martin Myrick, South Goulds- boro ; * Roderick Rolfe, West Gouldsboro ; * Judson Young, West Gouldsboro ; * Eli H. Bunker, West Gouldsboro ; Handy Bunker, West Gouldsboro ; * Samuel Spurling, Gouldsboro ; * Eben M. Sowle, Gouldsboro ; * Hermon Parrott, Gouldsboro ; Leonard Wakefield, Alfred Moore, Gouldsboro ; * Charles Moore, Gouldsboro ; * Alexander Chipman, Corea.
*Deceased.
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