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by H. S. Humphrey to G. C. Richardson, of Boston, who purchased the remaining half from A. G. Carpenter. The latter had come into possession of the homestead, and deeded it in 1863 to Ellen Gregory Richardson, who joined with her husband, Geo. C., in convey- ing the property in 1881 to J. Chauncey Bullock. His widow, Priscilla, sold in 1889 to E. O. Bennet, of Newfane, who sold in the same year to Thos. E. Martin, of Brattleboro. The latter in 1893 sold to Elliot J. Higley, of Marlboro, who in 1898 deeded that portion lying on the southerly side of the highway to his son, Wm. E. Higley, who erected the new set of farm buildings there. The oil mill was taken off by a freshet in 1869. A tract of 13 acres on the south side of the road had been owned by Eugene O'Donnell, who erected a dwell- ing house there, which was burned. His widow Catherine reconveyed the land to T. E. Martin in 1891. The oil mill on the Gregory farm was on Broad Brook and was erected by Thomas Lynde and Stephen Gregory about 1824. Linseed oil was made. The building also con- tained a shingle mill.
Bullock, J. A. & R. F .: William E. & Nellie J. Higley deeded to Arthur F. & Mary A. Allen in 1919. The Allens sold to Starr J. & Evelyn Clark in 1947. The Bullocks bought it from Starr J. Clark in 1955.
Bullock, Eleanor R .: A woodlot across Broad Brook east from the French place. Bought in 1961 from Elizabeth French Pratt & Henry Pratt.
Clark, Evelyn: William E. Higley bought of Elliot J. Higley in 1898, then in 1927 William E. & Bessie Higley deeded to Starr & Evelyn Higley Clark. In 1955 the property went to Evelyn Clark alone. After 1955 the large cow barn which stood on the hill across the door yard was made into two apartments which have been rented since then.
Clark, Kenneth and Dorothy: This was one of the first settled farms in Guilford, lying upon the southerly slope on the north side of Broad Brook directly opposite the road leading south into Weather- head Hollow.
The buildings are upon 100 acre lot No. 78, of which 90 acres was sold by Abisha Rice in 1771 to Jonathan and Arad Hunt.
At that time there was a house, barn and sawmill on the land. The sawmill was built by Nathaniel Millett not long before, and was on the southerly side of Broad Brook, a few rods above the site of the present bridge. One third interest in the sawmill was included in the conveyance of the farm. In 1789 the Hunts sold to Daniel Boyden a
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tract of about two acres, with "a place to set a fulling mill." The mill was soon afterward built, and was sold in 1798 by Daniel to James Boyden. The Millett sawmill was further down the stream, on the south side, and was destroyed by flood.
The Hunts sold the farm in 1794 to Luther and Calvin Weld, the latter sold to his brother, Luther in 1796, reserving that part sold to N. Millett. The latter sold to Elisha Gregory of Templeton, Mass., all he had of Weld, with a gristmill and dwelling house. Gregory sold to Sam- uel Baker, Jr., in 1799. Samuel sold in 1805 to Peter and Philemon Baker, with gristmill, carding machine and dam. The farm dwelling, owned by Luther Weld, was sold by him in 1813 to Arad Hunt.
A distillery had been erected upon what was later the Guilford Creamery site by Cutler, Baker & Robbins.
In 1818 James Boyden sold his fulling mill property to William Boyden of Dummerston.
The gristmill and carding maching property, with two or three acres of land was sold by Philemon Baker in 1819 to Benjamin Jacobs, who sold in the same year to Nathaniel Jacobs of Amherst. After Arad Hunt repurchased the farm in 1813, and sold about 1818 to Luther Weld who deeded to his sons, Daniel and Luther, Jr., in 1827, Luther conveyed his interest to Daniel, who sold in 1836 to Caleb and Warren Blanchard. This family owned the homestead until 1833 when it was sold to Thomas J. Montgomery of Shelburne Falls. After five years of occupancy Montgomery sold to Lyman J. Huntley of Brattle- boro. The heirs of Lyman J. Huntley sold in 1913 to Mrs. Emma E. Lyon. By decree it went to Elsie H. Beals, a daughter, in 1945. She with her husband, Arthur G., sold to Hugh & Emery Evans in 1945. In 1948 Kenneth & Dorothy Clark bought it.
Clark, Rodney & Anna: They built a home on a 31/2 acre lot bought from William Gaines in 1948.
Coulombe, Amos Est. & als .: A 2 acre parcel of land with buildings was purchased in 1953 by Amos & Louise, Thomas & Mary Coulombe. Amos having deceased since then.
Coulombe, Louise: A 2 acre lot bought of Bradley Gaylord and Edward Merkle in 1952.
Covey, Leland & Everill: Walter D. Thayer sold a lot to John L. & Anna F. Sparks on the west side of R. #3. They built a home there in 1941. John Sparks, widower, sold to Leland O. & Everill Covey in 1949.
Cudworth, Ernest and Ruth: Acquila Cleaveland owned the south half-50 acres-at the time of his death in 1777, and may have been
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there in 1772 when he was included in the census list with a wife and four children.
This place was settled during the revolutionary war period by James and Rufus Chase of Rehoboth, Mass. In 1781 the south half of this lot, No. 134, was sold to Jno. Goodenough by the administrator of the estate of Acquila Cleaveland who was killed in the Revolu- tionary War. Goodenough sold to Jedediah Wellman who sold to Jonas Smith about 1797. Smith lived there in 1802 when he leased the farm to Solomon Hubbard. The place was soon afterward sold to Manasseh Bixby, who deeded it in 1817 to his son Amasa. In 1819 the latter deeded it to Samuel Houghton. The latter was succeeded in ownership by his son Roswell, who lived there until 1838, when he sold the property to John H. Rudd of Hailforce, Conn .; who lived here during his life. His children, John H., Jr., Richard W., Sadie A., and Alice I. (Wilder) had since occupied the property. About 1830 a dam was built across the small brook flowing southerly through the farm, and a small shop or factory built, supplied with water power. It was operated by Benjamin Houghton, a son of Samuel, who manu- factured large brass headed nails for the ornamentation and protec- tion of trunks and portmanteaus so much in use at that period. John H. Rudd estate sold to Floyd A. & Elsie J. Cudworth in 1949. Then in 1958 they sold to their son, Ernest & Ruth Cudworth.
Cudworth, Floyd & Elsie: A lot of 4.6 acres reserved when they sold the Rudd property in 1958. They live in a trailer parked on the lot.
Dearborn, Allen and Ethel: This was a small place on the easterly side of the highway, opposite the Rudd place. It was a part of the Bridgeman farm, and was deeded in 1839 by Jesse Bridgeman to Turner Hazelton, who deeded in 1847 to A. Gilbert and S. Ansel Barber, sons of Ebenezer. The latter and his son Ansel remained here during life. After the death of Ansel in 1916 the place was sold to Charles W. Cleaveland of Brattleboro. By decree it went to Alice & Evelyn Cleaveland in 1923. They sold the next year to Merrill & Florence Hall. Sidney Jones bought of the Halls in 1931. He sold to John Mitchell in 1935. Caroline Mitchell and others deeded to the Dearborns in 1953.
DeMoris, Charlotte: This is a 2 acre lot bought from Gaylord and Merkle in 1952. She sold part of it, but has a home on the re- maining portion.
Evans, Charles H. & Nora J .: This is a lot reserved from the farm property when that was transferred to his sons, Hugh & Emery in 1947. They have built a home there.
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Evans, Emery and Margery: This farm was settled by Samuel Nichols, who was a justice of the peace under New York commission, and was an officer of the Court at Westminster, Vermont on June 9, 1772, at which time he was licensed as a tavern keeper by the Court.
This farm was in part upon Lot No. 62. It was owned by Ephraim Nichols before 1789. (Son of Samuel, prior owner.)
In 1847 Ephraim Nichols, Jr. sold the homestead of 173 acres to George W. Bond of Wardsboro, Vt. who remained there during his life, and reared a large family. His son, George N., succeeded him in ownership in 1874 and lived there until 1910 when he removed to Brattleboro. The farm was occupied by Waterman & Mann under a contract of sale, when the entire set of buildings was burned in 1911. The place was sold the following year to Emery F. Evans and his son Charles of Halifax, who erected the present buildings.
Charles H. Evans deeded in 1947 to Hugh & Emery Evans the barns and farm lands. He deeded to Emery C. & Margery C. Evans the house and lot in 1947.
In 1799 a tract of three fourths of an acre, lying on both sides of the highway, was sold by Ephraim Nichols to Daniel Greenleaf, a blacksmith.
In 1837 a house owned and occupied by Chester Pratt stood on this farm, near its north line, on the east side of the highway.
Chester sold in that year to Elvira Ann Pratt. This is now part of the Evans' Farm.
The old cemetery on the hill north from the Hollow Bridge was a part of this farm, and was deeded to sundry proprietors Jan. 2, 1827, the deed reciting that the land was appropriated by Saml. Nichols in his lifetime, and that said Ephraim, the grantor, proposed "some thirty years ago to deed the same if the grantees would fence the same." This cemetery is adjacent to the first settlements, and is sup- posed to be the oldest in Guilford. This tract contains two acres of land.
Evans, Hugh & Marguerite: This farm is on 100 acre lot No. 63, on the south side of Broad Brook on the east side of the Hollow road in Dist. No. 12. Silas (?) Cutler deeded in 1783 to Elihu Root, the south half, 50 acres. Elihu Root deeded to his sons, Elisha & Ariel in 1818. They conveyed to Benjamin Jacobs, and he to Samuel C. Stevens in 1823. Stevens sold in 1825 to Jeremiah Greenleaf, son of Daniel, Greenleaf deeded to Joseph King in 1858, King conveyed by his last will to Catherine King who deeded to her son, Frank R. King. He traded this place with C. F. Nason for a place in Springfield, Mass. C. F. Nason & wife deeded to Dexter Tower in 1892, and he sold in 1894 to Amos C. Prouty. Emery F. & Charles H. Evans bought it in 1920. Charles H. deeded to Hugh E. & Marguerite C. Evans in 1936
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the house and lot, the remaining land goes with the other farm lands owned by Hugh & Emery Evans.
French, Edith M. Estate: In 1797 Lieutenant Gilbert Denison pur- chased 92 acres of 100 acre lot No. 59 from Samuel Balch, and two and one half acres from Jonas Nichols. Other lands were bought until there were 160 acres in the farm. Denison deeded this property in 1814 to Thomas Lynde. In 1841 William Gregory deeded 87 acres 141 sq. rds. to Aaron Weatherhead, who with his wife, Lucinda, re- mained here during their lives. Their son, Edwin, also remained dur- ing his life. A short distance south from the dwelling house, on the easterly side of the road stood a house once occupied by Joseph Grout; this was sold in 1849 by George W. Bond to Charles M. Grout, who conveyed to Roxana, probably the widow of Joseph. Leonard B. Grout & others conveyed the property in 1881 to Edwin Weatherhead and the old house was soon afterward taken down and the cellar filled. His daughter Emerett E. deeded the homestead in 1901 to Lawrence E. French. Lawrence and wife both having died, the property stands in the name of the Edith M. French Estate (widow of Lawrence).
Henry, B. L. & Marguretha Estate: This is the so-called Sprague place. In 1789 Jno. & Arad Hunt sold to Daniel Boyden 13/4 acres & 34 rods with a place to set a fulling mill. This was on the north side of the brook. Daniel bought other lands. In 1818 James Boyden sold his fulling mill property to William Boyden of Dummerston. The grist mill and carding machine property, with two or three acres of land was sold by Philemon Baker in 1819 to Benjamin Jacobs, who sold in the same year to Nathaniel Jacobs of Amherst who sold to Isaac Jacobs, he to Peter Willard in 1820, and he in turn to Alexander N. Boyden in 1822. In 1850 this clothiers' shop was rented for a term of five years to Alvah Smith and Solomon H. Edwards. It was sold by the Boyden estate in 1858 to John F. Burnet, along with the sawmill. George W. Franklin bought the property in 1866 of H. H. Burnett, and sold to F. G. Taylor in 1867. Taylor sold to Samuel T. Yeaw in 1868, and Yeaw in 1874 to Denzil M. Streeter. He sold in 1877 to Francis Frederick Cook, who sold to Isaac W. Sprague in 1898. B. Lilla Cook bought from him in 1919. William Madsen owned the property in 1927. Edward & Etta Felter sold to Edward & Sylvia Gagnon. They sold to the Henrys in 1935.
Henry, Gordon E .: Edward Felter reserved this property from the former Cook property. They sold to Gilbert C. & Madeline Hall in 1937, who sold to Francis R. & Helen Looman in 1944. Herman & Dora Kaiser bought in 1946. They sold to Gordon Henry in 1960.
Higley, Arthur H. & Maude B .: This land is on the west side of the
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Hollow Road and was bought from Louis W. Spears in 1950 by Harold & Elaine Higley. She sold it with the house lot to Arthur in 1950.
Higley, Bessie: This was part of the Elliot Higley Farm. In 1927 Starr & Evelyn Clark deeded to William & Bessie Higley a lot on which they built a house.
Higley, Clifford & Marguerite: The Alvah Smith homestead is on 100 acre lot No. 64, on the east side of the Hollow road about three fourths mile south of the bridge.
This property was sold by Alvah Smith in 1843 to S. H. Edwards, who reconveyed to Smith in 1852. In the deed to Edwards, reservation was made of 14 acres and dam, etc. This is the site of the beginning of the S. A. Smith Co., children's carriage business, Sanford A., son of Alvah beginning business here about 1865. The shop was burned and rebuilt upon a larger scale, the factory still remaining, but the busi- ness outgrew the accommodations and was removed to Algiers about 1873 when the old gristmill site below the bridge was purchased from Levi Boyden.
Alvah Smith remained upon the homestead until infirm with age. His son, Sanford A. retained the property during his life.
The dwelling was long occupied by Willis J. Weatherhead and family.
Sanford sold to Frederick & Hattie Davis in 1921. They sold the next year to Arthur E. & Grace Wyman. Clifford & Marguerite Higley bought in 1956.
Howe, Ralph J. & Amy: A lot bought from Evelyn Clark in 1956. The next year they bought the adjoining lot on the west side of them. They have built a home on the first lot.
Jennison, Arthur W. & Helen B .: This is part of the property Luman P. Copeland sold to Arthur Jennison in 1921. He sold some land to Harry & Mae Howe in 1922 & '42. They built a house upon the land near the fork of the road. In 1944 they sold back to Arthur & Helen Jennison who make their home there now.
Kessler, Frederick & Florence: On lots No. 60 and 61, on the road leading from the Gregory Schoolhouse northerly into Brattleboro. This place was sold by Samuel Allen to James Bacon in 1776. His daughter, Hannah Bacon, sold the homestead in 1785 to Humphrey Palmer, who owned it in 1805. In 1840 the farm was sold by George G. Stoddard to Ephraim Tyler of Wilmington, Vt. who lived here during his life. He was succeeded by his son, William H., who remained here until the infirmities of age caused him to sell in the fall of 1919 to
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Copeland. He sold to Arthur & Helen Jennison in 1921. Then in 1942 the Kesslers bought it.
LaChance, Arthur E. & Dorothea: This is a lot bought from Bradley Gaylord & Edward Merkle in 1954. They have a house started on it.
LaValley, Harold D. & Vivian G .: This is a lot bought from Gay- lord and Merkle in 1956. These are all part of the so-called Howard place. They have a house built on it.
Laird, Pauline: This is the southerly part of the lot which Char- lotte DeMoris bought from Gaylord & Merkle. She sold to Robert & Ruth Demers in 1954. They deeded it back to her in 1956. Then she sold to Pauline Laird in 1959. A house was built on the lot.
Merkle Foundation, Inc .: This is located on lot. No. 133, on the North line of Guilford, on the road leading from the Gregory district to the Creamery bridge, in Brattleboro. The homestead of 60 acres was deeded to William Bullock in 1781. His heirs deeded in 1808 to Calvin Harris, of Brattleboro, the widow of William, Miriam Orr, con- veying her interest to Harris in 1819. In that year Harris deeded the farm of 107 acres to Jeremiah Weatherhead.
In 1859 the place was deeded by Geo. F. Kelley and wife to Chas. C. Howard, who sold to Obed Halladay in 1868. He sold in 1893 to his son, Henry O. who sold to Wm. H. Hastings in 1897. In 1898 Hastings sold to H. H. Howe, of Brattleboro, who sold in the same year to Mel- vin Dalrymple. In 1903 the latter sold to Dunklee & Randoll, who sold in 1905 to Herbert J. Clark. The latter leased the farm to Lewis A. Howard, who with his brother, Dana I. Howard, bought the property which they improved and occupied until 1931. Lewis quit-claimed to Dana Howard and the place had several owners until 1933 when it was quit-claimed back to Lillie F. Howard. Some of the owners were Raymond Cowan, John Walusiak, George & Isabelle Arms, Chas. B. Weston and Louis & Eva Boisvert of Keene, N. H. The place was then bought by Cushman who owned the lower place.
The place long known as the Dana I. Howard place was on lot No. 134, north of the Rudd farm, bordering on the Brattleboro line. There appears to have been several small farms, with dwellings, upon this 100 acre lot. Ithamer Haley owned a part on the town line, bought of James Blake in 1776, and he sold to Joseph Elliot in 1796. Elliot sold in 1797 to Wm. King. Jedediah Wellman bought 50 acres in 1781 of Jno. Goodenough. Wellman sold parts to Ely Smith in 1797 and to Lemuel Dickinson in the same year, Smith leased his farm in 1802 to Guy Bridgeman, of Vernon, Bridgeman lived here until 1827 when he sold his entire farm of 123 acres to Jabez Smith. The latter sold in
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1834 to Arad Fessenden who sold in 1838 to Russell Richmond, who sold in 1840 to Phoebe and Wm. Haley. The Haley family owned the property until 1855, when Mary Haley sold the farm of 143 acres to Cyrus Carpenter. He sold in 1856 to Artemas Eddy; his son Chas. H. and wife, Lydia sold in 1879 to Oscar Leonard, who with his sister Chloe lived there until 1894 when he sold to Alfred R. and Hubert A. Stebbins. They deeded to Lilla F. Howard in 1913. The same day she sold to Clarence W. Buck, who held the place until 1925, when he sold to Adelard Martel. In two years he sold to Joseph Sandors, who sold in 1930 to Zephyr Renaud. In 1935 Byron L. Rogers bought it. That year it was sold two times-to John P. Johnson, then to Guy Whipple, who in 1938 sold to Charles B. Cushman, who at this time also bought from Lilla Howard the north farm. Then he sold later that year the two places to Marguerite E. Bartram. In 1950 she sold to Alfred Chick- ering and he sold to Edward Merkle and Bradley Gaylord that year, too. 1958 saw the ownership change to The Merkle Foundation, Inc.
Mitchell, John D. & als .: This is the northern part of the Ansel Barber place. It was decreed to Alice & Evelyn Cleaveland in 1923. They sold to Merrill E. Hall & wife in 1924. Sidney Jones bought it in 1931. He sold to Mitchells in 1935.
Morgan, Edwin & Lillian: This was a lot bought from Grace Wyman by Harold & Elaine Higley in 1946. They built a house. It was sold in 1957 by Elaine, widow, to Arthur & Maude Higley. This property is on the east side of Weatherhead Hollow road. In 1960, they sold to Edwin and Lillian Morgan.
Ogden, A. Leon & Alicia B. and Chas. D. & Katherine S. Beals: This was a lot quit-claimed to them by Emma E. Lyons in 1939. They built a home there. In 1945 Chas. D. & Katherine S. Beals deeded to the Ogdens their half in the property.
Pike, Robert & Marjorie: This is a lot which Gaylord and Merkle sold to Ann & Gordon Holroyd in 1958. The Pikes bought it in 1959. This was the lot next to one which they had bought in 1956.
Roberts, Raymond: In 1946 William & Bessie Higley sold a lot and barn to Lee Corbett. He sold it in 1955 to Raymond Roberts.
Searles, William & Viola: This is a lot which they bought from Walter and Clara Castle, being part of the Boyden farm, in 1940. They have built a home there.
Smead Lumber Co .: A woodlot which adjoins the property in District No. 2.
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Smith, Ignatius & Mary: This is a house lot bought from Evelyn Clark in 1959. They have built a home there.
Squires, Lyndon & Gertrude: This is the north half of the lot which came from the Spears farm. Arthur H. & Maude Higley sold it to the Squires in 1957. They have a home built there now.
Sykes, Richard & Mary: This is a lot which is on the Brattleboro- Guilford line which Lulah A. Barber sold to Hoyt H. Barber in 1921. Hoyt sold to J. Earle Mann in 1926. His estate deeded it to Laura & Evelyn Mann. They quit-claimed it to John R. Mann in 1932. There is a camp on the Guilford property. Richard and Mary Sykes of Brattleboro bought in 1961.
Thayer, Harlon & Sharon: A lot which was part of the Rudd property which the Cudworths sold them in 1959. They have a house built there.
Thayer, Walter D. Est .: A lot which he reserved from the farm that he sold in 1948. He built a home upon it.
Tier, Bertha P., This was on 100 acre lot No. 78 which was owned by Jno. & Arad Hunt in 1771. In 1789 they sold a small tract to Daniel Boyden, who sold to James Boyden in 1798. He bought other property adjoining, then sold in 1808 to William Boyden, then of Dummerston.
In 1822 Alexander N. Boyden purchased of Peter Willard a 7 acre tract on the northerly side of the brook, where Philemon Baker lived when he owned Baker's Mills, which had been sold by him to Benjamin Jacobs, by him to Nathaniel Jacobs, and by him to Isaac Jacobs who sold to Peter Willard.
Alexander Boyden remained on this farm during his life, and was succeeded in ownership by Samuel B. Boyden, who died here in 1918, having a short time previously sold the property to Walter H. Castle. The highway formerly passed up the grade to the dwelling house and beyond, but was relocated near the bank of the brook.
In 1822 Simon Stevens deeded to Alexander N. Boyden 31/2 acres adjoining Brandy Bridge, with "Lovell Bullock's grist mill," on 100 acre lot No. 82. It appears that this was converted into a sawmill, pos- sibly by Thaddeus Bixby, who deeded it in 1850 to Alexander N. Boyden, and described it as being known as the Bixby sawmill. There is no longer any mill there. It goes with the farm now.
In 1946 Walter H. & Clara M. Castle deeded the farm to their daughter, Bertha P. Tier.
Tuthill, Clifton: A lot bought from Gaylord & Merkle in 1953. He has a home there.
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Walsh, James J. & als .: This was part of the Jennison property which they sold to Floyd & Elsie Cudworth in 1943. Philip E. & Mar- garet J. Hunter bought in 1948 and they sold to Ernest & Ruth Cud- worth in 1955. The Walshs bought it in 1958, and they use it for a summer home.
Lunge, Earl & Lizzie: A lot which was part of the Rudd property. The Cudworths sold to them in 1960. They have a trailer there for a home.
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Bowers, Charles A .: This lot was part of the Fairbank Estate; Guy B. and Mary Faith sold to Bowers in 1949.
Bruno, Cusato: A woodlot which adjoins one in District No. 4.
Bullard, Harold & Mildred T .: A lot bought from Julia Genetelli in 1946. Bernard Fish sold to Honora Scannell in 1948, who quit- claimed to Barbara Fish that year. They sold to George & Adelaide Duryee in 1950. The Bullards bought in 1957. The house was built in the late 40's.
Call, Glenn P. & Mable C .: Hundred acre lot No. 19 was sold by Salah Barnard to Samuel Connable in 1777, and by him to Philip Maxwell in 1779. On this farm was located one of the great quarries of slate for which Guilford was long noted. This quarry was sold by Maxwell in 1814 to Thomas Bruce of Boston. The greater part of Lot No. 6, adjoining No. 19 on the east, was included in the sale from the Connables to Philip Maxwell. On lot 6 was a sawmill, used until about 1900.
Leonard, the son, and John, the grandson of Philip Maxwell, oc- cupied the farm until 1880, when John and his family removed to Kansas, the homestead having been in the family for 101 years.
Tyler L. Johnson bought the property of the Maxwell family, and used it in connection with other extensive holdings of real estate until 1892, when he sold it to Mrs. Catherine McMahon, who afterward married Wm. F. Starkey; they occupied the place until 1896, selling to Marshall S. Hudson, whose family lived here for twelve years, selling after his death to Wm. H. Eddy, of Brattleboro, in 1908. Two years later Mr. Eddy sold to Wolferd W. Blaisdell and his son Charles M. of Bellville, N. J.
Thompson's Vermont states that a volcanic explosion took place upon this farm in the early days of the town, and since the ownership
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