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Newcastle 1894-1906. Mr. Mathews left here to take a pas- torate in Maryland.
Rev. George Savage Brooks, who succeeded Mr. Mathews in 1921, was born at Staffordshire, England, October 4, 1880, and came to the United States May 4, 1912. Mr. Brooks graduated from the Bangor Theological Seminary, with the degree of B.D. in 1925, and from University of Maine with the degree of A.B. in 1925. He left here early in the spring of 1926, to take the pastorate at Rockville, Conn. Present membership, 67.
ELLSWORTH FALLS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A ladies' circle was organized at Ellsworth Falls in 1850 to raise funds for building a church; with the aid of the business men, the fund was completed and turned over to the present Ladies' Aid Society in 1896. From the time the ladies organ- ized until the church was built, services were held at the school- house, at Brown's Hall and at Haynes Hall. In 1872, the Union Evangelical Church, which was affiliated with the Congrega- tional churches of the State and County, was organized. The Rev. S. D. Towne was installed in 1885, as the first regular pastor and remained four years. He was followed by Rev. H. W. Conley, who remained until 1895. The corner-stone of the present church was laid with impressive ceremonies Nov. 7, 1896, and the church was dedicated May 25, 1897. Rev. E. L. Hunt was installed as pastor and remained until 1899. The other pastors were Rev. S. W. Atkinson, 1899-1900; Rev. G. H. Hefflon, 1900-1901; Rev. J. A. Schenerle, 1903; Rev. R. K. Jessup, 1905; Rev. J. D. Brigmore, 1910; Rev. O. J. Guptill, 1912-1916; Rev. H. W. Conley, 1916-1918; Rev. George S. Brooks, 1921-1924.
The present pastor, Rev. John S. Besant, was born at London, Eng., Aug. 4, 1889, and came to this country in 1911. Mr. Besant attended the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, and McMasters University, Toronto, Canada. He came here in 1924 and was ordained at Bangor, Feb. 10, 1925. The present membership is 86.
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ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
The history of the Catholic Church in Ellsworth dates back more than three-quarters of a century to the middle ages of the decade 1840-50, when a few of the faithful who had settled here purchased a small building on what is now High Street, between Elm and Dean, and had it remodeled into a little chapel in which services might be held.
Ellsworth was then a mission station, one of several in east- ern Maine, and Mass was said here only four times a year. The first priest who came here to hold services was probably the Rev. Thomas O'Sullivan, who succeeded Rev. Michael Lynch as pastor of the old St. Michael's Church in Bangor in 1839. The little building which had been used as a chapel in Ellsworth was, early in the fifties, changed into a school, and a new church was erected nearby, about the year 1852. This was destroyed by fire two years later.
In September, 1852, the Rev. John Bapst, S. J., who was engaged in missionary work along the circuit in eastern Maine, asked permission to form two missionary centers in this sec- tion with two fathers at each. In January, when this request was granted, Father Bapst and Father Vigilante made Ells- worth their central station and took charge of Cherryfield, Benedicta, Old Town, Frankfort, Bucksport, Belfast, Rock- land, Thomaston, Waterville and Skowhegan.
The Rev. Father Bapst was born in La Roche, Fribourg, Switzerland, Dec. 17, 1815. When only 12 years of age he was sent to the College of Fribourg, where he was a diligent and brilliant student. He entered the Jesuit novitiate September 30, 1835, and after taking his perpetual vows in 1837, studied and taught until his ordination to the priesthood, December 31, 1846.
In 1848, he came to the United States, and was sent as a missionary to eastern Maine. In 1853 and 1854 religious feel- ing ran high in Ellsworth, reaching such a pitch that Father Bapst's life was constantly in danger. In October of the lat- ter year, Fr. Bapst, who had, in 1853, succeeded the Rev. Thomas O'Sullivan as pastor of the church in Bangor, passed through Ellsworth on his way to attend a sick call at Cherry- field. He arrived Saturday evening and spent the night in the
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Kent residence on High Street, intending to say Mass the next day. That night he was tarred and feathered. It is not neces- sary to recount the sad story in detail, as it is all familiar to the citizens of Ellsworth, but one cannot pass it by without paying some tribute to the heroism and Christian fortitude of the noble priest. More than all else the fact stands forth that notwithstanding all his suffering and anguish Father Bapst would take no nourishment nor quench his agonizing thirst because he had resolved to say Mass that Sunday morning. Truly "of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Fr. Bapst died on All Souls' Day, Nov. 2, 1887, and was buried at Woodstock College.
The Rev. Eugene Vetromile ministered to the people here after the close of Father Bapst's pastorate, and Mass was said in the residence of Mr. Charles Monaghan on State Street, the church on High Street having been burned in 1854. The Rev. Fathers Force and Vigilante preached and said Mass here also.
The first permanent pastor in Ellsworth was the Rev. Fr. Caraher, through whose zeal and efforts, principally, the pres- ent church on Chapel Street was built early in the decade 1860- 70. Father Caraher remained here several years until suc- ceeded by Rev. Fr. John Madden, who remained until the spring of 1865.
Rev. Fr. James Durnan was the next pastor. He stayed about a year and a half, and was succeeded by Rev. John Masso, who in turn remained only a short time. Rev. Eugene O'Keefe supplied a few weeks.
Rev. Fr. Wm. Herbert, the next pastor, came in 1869 and remained until about 1872. His successor, Rev. Fr. John Coffee, who had been stationed at the Cape of Good Hope, came to this city from Waterville and remained about eight years, at the end of which time he was succeeded by Rev. Fr. T. F. Butler, who came in the summer of 1880. Not long after Father Butler's arrival, a great mission was held, and the church increased in numbers and religious strength. He pre- sented the church with a beautiful organ, and was instrumental in having the church edifice renovated and remodeled in 1887. About this time, too, the bell was placed in the church tower.
Father Butler was assisted in his work by Rev. Fr. Nelligan,
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now pastor of St. John's parish, Bangor; Rev. Fr. Mortimer O'Connor ; Rev. Fr. Casavan; Rev. Fr. Selig, who was here one summer; Rev. Edward Quinn, who went to New York, where he died of pneumonia several years ago; Rev. Fr. Gilday of Massachusetts, who succeeded Fr. Quinn; Rev. Joseph J. Ahearn, and Rev. Fr. Mahar, who came here from Van Buren College at different times during two summers.
The Rev. Fr. Butler closed his pastorate here in the fall of 1894, and went to Lewiston to become pastor of St. Joseph's Church in that city, where he died a few years ago, loved and honored by all who knew him, as he was when pastor here.
The Rev. James D. O'Brien, who succeeded to this parish, came to Ellsworth in November, 1894. Fr. O'Brien was born in Ireland, received his education at Paris and at Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in Montreal. He was pastor here for 15 years, and was transferred to Bar Harbor in 1909, where he had previously built the magnificent Church of the Holy Redeemer. Clergymen who have assisted in the pastoral duties are Rev. Fr. Hickey of Portland, Fathers Carrolyn and Macaulay, Rev. Fr. Byrne, who was here one summer, Rev. Rosario Richard, Rev. Fr. Collins of Van Buren College and Rev. Fr. Renault.
Rev. Fr. Patrick Hayes of Quincy, Mass., an assistant of Fr. O'Brien's, prepared for holy orders in Montreal, was ordained to the priesthood, and came to Ellsworth from New Orleans, La., in 1899 and remained for over nine years.
Rev. Wm. Dollard was assistant during the summer of 1903 and 1905. He died in Brewer in 1907.
Rev. N. M. Bioletti, professor in St. Charles College, Ellicott City, Md., assisted during the summer of 1908.
The Rev. Fr. O'Brien was succeeded by Rev. Fr. Patrick F. Flannagan in 1909, and who remained here for ten years, having been transferred to Rumford in 1919. Fr. Flannagan is now pastor of the Church of the Holy Redeemer at Bar Harbor.
The present pastor, Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Gorman, was born at Berkeley, R. I. and was ordained to the priesthood at Grand Seminary, Montreal, which he attended. Fr. Gorman assumed the pastorate Nov. 29, 1919. In 1923, under Fr. Gorman's supervision the interior of the church was completely renovated.
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Clergymen who have assisted in the pastoral duties are Rev. Frs. Brown and Feeley in 1920, Father Chartrand and Father Doherty in 1921, Fr. Ouelette in 1922, Fr. Lavigue and Fr. Nelligan in 1923, Fr. Chartrand in 1924, Father Pigeon, Fr. St. Pierre of Montreal and Father George Gleason, Prof. of St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., in 1925, Fr. Daniel Feeney, Diocesan Director of Parochial Schools, Father Gleason and Father Dulac in 1926.
Rev. Fr. George Dulac, the present curate, was born in Skowhegan, Me., in October, 1891. He graduated from Gardi- ner High School in 1918; from St. Charles College, Baltimore, 1920; from Seminary of Philosophy, Montreal, 1922; Grand Seminary, Montreal, where he was ordained, in 1926. Fr. Dulac came here June 8, 1926. The permanent resident mem- bership is 294, summer membership over 600.
BAPTIST CHURCH
There was a Baptist meeting-house in Ellsworth as early as 1816, and religious meetings were held by the Baptists almost as early as the incorporation of the town. The present church was organized early in the decade 1850-1860, and the Baptist society was soon placed on a firm basis.
In October, 1865, the records of the church were burned when the residence of Rev. Robert Cole, who was the clerk at that time, was destroyed by fire.
The first pastor, after Mr. Cole, whose name is recorded on the church books is Rev. L. P. Gurney, who came to the pas- torate, May 27, 1866, and preached until Aug. 12, 1867, when ill health compelled him to decline an invitation to become settled pastor.
Rev. Nathaniel Butler, who succeeded Mr. Gurney, came to Ellsworth from Camden and preached his first sermon here, Dec. 16, 1866. He remained until January 20th, following, when he returned to Camden, having completed a very success- ful visit. He was succeeded by Mr. T. F. Hazelwood, a student at the Newton Theological Seminary, who was, in February, invited to become pastor. He accepted the call, March 14, 1867, and was ordained August 8th. He resigned in March, 1869, and was dismissed to the First Baptist Church in Bangor.
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Rev. W. O. Holman of Rockland, the next pastor, com- menced his ministry here in June, 1869. He was succeeded in 1873 by Rev. Wm. A. Reese, who was ordained pastor July 31st of that year. Mr. Reese closed his pastorate in April, 1877, to the great regret of his Ellsworth parishioners, and accepted a call to the Calvary Baptist Church in Salem, Mass.
On the twentieth of January, 1878, the society obtained the services of Mr. F. F. White, who preached here until Feb., 1879, when he left to resume his theological studies. He returned to Ellsworth July 16th, to become pastor here, and continued his ministry until May, 1883, when he accepted a call to Bath.
Rev. E. A. Herring of Haverhill, Mass., became pastor in March, 1884, and remained in this city until April 4, 1886, when he went to Brandon, Vt. He was succeeded by Rev. A. A. Cambridge, who came here from Hancock, and remained until Aug. 3, 1889, when he accepted a call to the church in Middle- bury, Vt.
Mr. Cambridge's successor, Rev. E. A. Mason, came here from Bluehill, Aug. 2, 1891. He completed his labors here June 1, 1896, and went to Dexter. During his pastorate-May 18, 1896-the society voted that the Ellsworth Baptist Church be incorporated under the laws of Maine.
Rev. C. S. McLearn of Dexter became pastor, July 1, 1896. He remained until June 1, 1900, when he resigned to go to Bar Harbor. The society was supplied by visiting preachers until Jan. 1, 1901, when Rev. David Kerr of Quincy, Mass., came to the church. Mr. Kerr's ministry continued for several years until May 1, 1904, when he went to Springfield, Ohio. A few months later-August-Rev. P. A. A. Killam succeeded him, and remained until April, 1916, when he went to Oakland. He is now at Allston, Mass.
During this pastorate extensive repairs were made on the interior of the church building. In Aug., 1916, Rev. H. B. John- son became pastor, remained until Nov., 1919, when he went to Cherryfield. During this pastorate the A. P. Harden house on Pine Street was purchased by the church for a parsonage.
Rev. J. B. Coy came to this church as pastor in Dec., 1919, and stayed until April, 1921. In Sept., 1921, Rev. Clarence
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Emery took up the work and remained until Nov. 1, 1925, when he was appointed Pastor Evangelist through Washington and Hancock Counties.
The present pastor, Rev. L. G. Perry, was born at Glenwood, Me., Nov. 9, 1885, and was ordained July 31, 1919. Mr. Perry came here May 29, 1926, from Levant, Maine.
The membership is now 80-47 resident-33 non-resident members.
The West Ellsworth Baptist Church was organized many years ago. Among the early pastors were the Revs. Trask, Fogg and Gott. A meeting-house was erected, and the church once enjoyed a good-sized membership. There is no pastor at the present time, however, nor has there been one for several years.
METHODIST CHURCH
The Methodist Church in Ellsworth was organized in the middle years of the last century. The first pastor of the church whose name appears in the official Journal and Year Book of the East Maine Conference was Rev. Jos. P. French. He was born in Solon, March 8, 1825, and was pastor of the church here in 1853 and 1854. He enlisted in the 14th Maine Regi- ment, Sept. 30, 1861; was promoted Lieutenant and Captain; wounded at Battle of Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862; steamer taking him to New Orleans sank and he was drowned. He was buried at Carrollton, La., Aug. 8, 1862.
Succeeding pastors have been : Rev. Ammi C. Prince, b. Port- land, July 16, 1818, pastor here 1855-56, d. Warren, Dec. 7, 1894; Cyrus M. Freeman, b. Centre Orrington, Oct. 26, 1820, pastor at Ellsworth, 1857, d. Gorham, March 31, 1900; B. M. Mitchell, b. Troy, March 10, 1810, pastor in 1858-59 and sup- plied here in 1860, returned again in 1875 and remained until 1877, d. Calais, June 24, 1898; Nelson Whitney, b. Thorndike, Jan. 22, 1811, pastor 1861, d. Indianola, Iowa, July 1, 1887; Wm. J. Wilson, b. Union, April 29, 1818, pastor 1862-63, d. Warren, R. I., March 29, 1889; John L. Locke, b. Belfast, July 6, 1832, pastor in Ellsworth 1865-66, d. Belfast, Feb. 18, 1876; Enoch M. Fowler, b. Orrington, Nov. 13, 1817, pastor
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here 1867-1868, d. Searsmont, March 4, 1908; John A. Plum- mer, pastor 1867-70, also Surry; William Reed, b. Ottery, St. Mary, Devonshire, Eng., Aug. 11, 1823, pastor 1872-73, with Surry and Brooklin also, d. Brewer, July 21, 1903; Jas. H. Mooers, pastor 1878-80, now of Knoxville, Tenn .; Geo. W. Hudson, b. Va. 1848, pastor 1881-82, d. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 22, 1898; Abner S. Townsend, b. Calais, July 9, 1833, pastor 1883-Feb., 1885; Frank H. Osgood, pastor 1885, now of Brighton, Cal .; Virgil P. Wardwell, b. Penobscot, Oct. 29, 1839, pastor in 1886, with Trenton, pastor also 1887-88, d. Camden, Jan. 31, 1901; Jacob T. Crosby, pastor, 1889-91; G. B. Chad- wick, b. China, July 24, 1832, pastor 1892-93, d. Damariscotta, March 4, 1900; Isaac H. W. Wharff, pastor 1894-97, secretary of conference many years ; John P. Simonton, pastor 1898-1906, went to Stonington and S. Deer Isle; Vivian F. Hendee, came to Ellsworth from Ohio in 1907. Rev. William F. Emery, came to Maine from Wisconsin and became pastor of the church in Clinton in September, 1907. In May, 1908, Mr. Emery came to Ellsworth and remained until April, 1910, at which time he went to Pittsfield, Maine.
Mr. Emery was succeeded by Rev. O. G. Barnard, who came here in April, 1910, from Southwest Harbor, Maine, and left here a year later to accept a pastorate at Dover-Foxcroft.
The Rev. E. D. Kizer, who succeeded Mr. Barnard, came here in 1911 from California and remained until 1913, when he went to Chilo, South America. He was succeeded by Rev. T. S. Ross, who came here in April, 1913, from Rockport, Me., and left in 1917 to go to Lincoln, Maine.
Rev. Richard H. Moyle came here in 1917 from Sullivan and remained until 1920, going to Eastport.
Mr. Moyle was succeeded by Rev. J. A. Weed, who came in 1921 from Eastport and left in 1922, going to Limestone, Me., and who was succeeded by Rev. Zebedee Andrews, who came from Franklin in April, 1922, and went to Lincoln in 1925.
The present pastor, Rev. Alfred T. Bradstreet, was born at Rowley, Mass., June 26, 1883, and came to Ellsworth from Swan's Island in 1925.
There has been but one session of the East Maine Conference held in Ellsworth, that of May, 1885, under Bishop Bowman.
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The church membership at the present time numbers about 50.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
The Unitarian Society in Ellsworth was first established in the early part of the decade 1830-1840. Rev. Wm. D. Wiswall was ordained pastor of the church July 5, 1837. His successor was the Rev. Devans. Church services were first held in
UNITARIAN CHURCH
Before it was raised to build vestry underneath. House at left (now Clement House, Oak Street) is on site of B. B. Whitcomb's House.
the old court house, but the interest among the members declined in later years, and the society went out of existence.
No other Unitarian movement was active here until 1865, when the present society was legally established. The present church was erected in 1866 and 1867, and dedicated August 28th of the latter year.
The Rev. Wm. H. Savary, first pastor of the church, began his ministry here in 1865, and was largely instrumental in its establishment. He was a graduate of Yale and came to this pastorate from Groveland, Mass. After remaining here for a
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period of seven years he went to Canton, Mass. He died in Groveland in 1906.
The Rev. W. H. Lyon, a graduate of Brown, who succeeded Mr. Savary as pastor, came from Fall River, Mass., and remained in Ellsworth five years.
The third pastor of the church was Rev. Chas. P. Lombard, who came here from Boston, Mass., in 1878. He remained two years and later went to Athol, Mass. His successor, Rev. L. B. MacDonald, a graduate of Harvard, came to this church from Boston in 1881, and remained until 1884.
The Rev. Robert W. Savage succeeded Mr. MacDonald during the same year. He remained until September, 1887. He went later to Winchester, Mass.
The next pastor was Rev. Frank Healey, who came from Barre, Vt., May 5, 1889, and remained until 1890. He was succeeded by Rev. Chas. T. Canfield, who came here from Cam- bridge, Mass., March 29, 1891, and returned April 24th of the following year.
His successor, Rev. Lorenzo D. Cochrane, a graduate of the University of Michigan, came here from that state in November, 1892. He remained until the early part of 1896.
In October of the same year, Rev. Walter Hunt of Bangor came to assume the pastorate. He is a graduate of Bowdoin. Mr. Hunt remained until October, 1898, when he removed to East Orange, N. J.
The Rev. Arthur H. Coar, the next pastor, came the follow- ing month and remained until the fall of 1902, when he resigned to accept a call to Farmington.
Mr. Coar's successor, Rev. Silas W. Sutton, became pastor in December, 1902. He came to Ellsworth from Athol, Mass., and continued his ministry until December, 1907, at which time the church was closed, to be reopened in 1913 with the Rev. Sidney I. Booth as pastor. Mr. Booth left here in 1914, to go to England. He was succeeded by Rev. John W. Tickle, who came here in 1914 from Surry, Maine, and who remained until 1919.
The next pastor was the Rev. George T. Jones who was here from 1919 until 1925. Mr. Jones is a graduate from
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Meadville and Yale colleges and took a special course at Harvard.
The present pastor, Rev. Charles J. Girelius, was born in Baldwin County, Georgia, Jan. 24, 1873. Mr. Girelius grad- uated from Pennington Seminary in 1895, Wesleyan University in 1899, School of Theology, Boston University, 1902, and came to Ellsworth in Jan., 1926, from Baltimore, Md., where he was engaged in children's social work. Mr. Girelius was formerly in the Presbyterian ministry and was ordained in 1905.
The Unitarian Society purchased the residence of the late A. M. Hopkins, in Pine Street, in 1915 for a parsonage.
The present membership is 48.
MILLS
Without doubt the first mill at Ellsworth was built on a dam which crossed the river below Boat Cove to Turner's Point, in 1765, by Benjamin Milliken. This mill was probably in part a tide mill as many of the mills of those times were. One account says that the dam went away in a freshet; it is certain it was abandoned. In 1768 Benjamin Milliken and his brother Thomas built a dam at the Head of Tide at the "Lower Falls." They built their mills on the east end of the dam and sold the west end and privilege to William and John Murch, and Benja- min and Samuel Joy. In the course of time the whole of the Milliken interest went to Nathan Jones of Gouldsborough, for debt. Jones deeded to John Fabrique of "No. 7 east side of Union River," June 25, 1799. Fabrique mortgaged to Jones the same day for $1,000. Jones assigned the mortgage to William Bingham and others, June 25, 1800. I do not find any discharge of this mortgage, nor any foreclosure. Bingham and others sold to John Peters and Sabin Pond Sept. 9, 1802. Peters and Pond conveyed to Joseph Knapp and others, for the benefit of creditors, Feb. 7, 1817. Knapp reconveyed to Peters and Pond, Nov. 13, 1817, and they to John Black, July 13, 1818. The mills burned in 1834, and Col. Black rebuilt them in 1835. In 1850 the mills were carried on by sons of Col. Black under the firm name of Black and Bros. In 1859 they became the property of A. T. Milliken of Portland, who sold to Mason and Cushman.
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A clothing mill, operated by Henry Bowers, was in opera- tion at the same dam for several years.
On the westerly end, William Murch, of Biddeford, sold his interest to his brother John, April 14, 1771, and Oct. 16, 1771 .*
The Joy and Murch families run the mill for many years. About 1815 it came into the hands of Andrew Peters and Sam- uel Dutton, thence to George N. Black and from him to H. M. and B. Hall.
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The second dam on the river was about forty rods north of where the road which leaves State Street running by the Charles Cottle house comes out to the Shore Road (Fourth Street). The dam was called the Hopkins dam. The first mill on the west side of this dam was built by James Grant in 1848, and later became the property of his sons, Joseph T. and George H. Grant. This mill burned in 1877, and was rebuilt in 1878, later passing into the hands of the Ellsworth Lumber Com- pany, and burned again in 1902, struck by lightning. It was rebuilt in the fall of 1902 by Mr. Howard Moore for the Ells- worth Lumber Company. On the east side of this dam Nathan- iel Dunn built a mill in 1845, and it was sold to George W.
*Lincoln Records, Vol. 18, pages 74 and 75.
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Brown, from him to Seth Tisdale, thence to Marven Brown of Portland, who sold to J. H. and E. K. Hopkins.
The third dam on the river was about twelve or fifteen rods south of the George Austin or Parker Grindal house. The mill on the east end was built by Joseph Woodman in 1845, who sold to Nathaniel Miller and sons, and they conveyed to H. M. and B. Hall. The mill on the west end was built and operated by Isaac Y. Murch and Charles Doyle. Doyle later became the sole possessor, and he sold to H. M. and B. Hall.
The fourth dam, known as the "burnt dam," was back of the pumping station. Seth Tisdale built a mill on this dam in 1846, which was destroyed by fire in 1856. About 1860 a large stave mill was erected here. But this, like the Tisdale mill, was destroyed by fire not long after it had been completed. No other mills were built there.
The fifth dam was about five hundred feet north of the pumping station. A mill was erected and operated as a stave mill, on the east side, by A. P. Goodale in 1860. In 1866 it was purchased by Hamilton Joy and John True, later passing into the hands of Roscoe Holmes, who came here from Belfast.
The sixth dam is where the Charles Treworgy Corporation (west side) and Whitcomb, Haynes and Whitney now operate; this is known as the "five-saw dam." Seth Tisdale built a mill on the east side of the dam in 1842. It sold consecutively to George Buckmore, Henry B. Jordan, B. F. Austin, Robert Gerry, Harts- horn and Ellis, and Whitcomb, Haynes and Company. Abutting this mill was a shingle mill operated by Frank Kelliher, which burned in 1868. The other mill burned twice while operated by B. F. Austin and once while owned by Robert Gerry. The date of building and early ownership of the mill on the west side is quite indefinite. The mill was probably built by Mr. Tisdale in 1838. It finally came into the possession of Harts- horn and Ellis who conveyed to Charles J. Treworgy.
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