for damages done to lots 124 and 125 they gave him the reserve on the north of said lots. For damage done to lot 126 they gave him the reserve on the south side of said lot.

The part of the reserve awarded to Colonel Emerson for damages above referred to was intended to be a continuation of the Colby road; but on account of the deep valley in that locality. it was deemed imprudent to build a road there.

On October 29, 1764, the selectmen laid out a road beginning at the southwest corner of lot 89, then following the reserve as far as the path goes by Mathew Ramsey's house, then from said reserve across said Ramsey lot, then following the reserve about twenty rods upon the west of the hundred acre lot, No. 114, then running a southerly course through Asahel Quimby's land two rods wide to the east end of Lieutenant Benjamin Batchelder's house, then running westerly through said Batchelder's land until it strikes the reserve about twenty rods north of said Batchelder's southwest corner bounds, then following the reserve about forty rods through Samuel Buswell's land, a straight course to the east side of said Buswell's house, then through Walter Robie's land a straight course to the west end of said Robie's house.

The road thus laid out by the selectmen was the first highway which extended from the east end of the Baker road in rather a zigzag course to the house where Mr. Truell now resides. A few years later the road was straightened considerably, and has been known as a part of the South road.

When the original proprietors of Chester made the eight divisions of territory into lots, they laid out reserves of land for roads. In the third division of lots, which is wholly in Candia, the most of the reserves are laid in regular order and cross each other at right angles. The law provides that all roads in a town must be laid out in due form by the selectmen, in order that the town shall be responsible for their proper construction and maintainance.

The first roads in Candia were laid out by the selectmen in Chester, while the former town was still a parish. The first road so laid out was that which extends from the south

west corner of Raymond to the Wason neighborhood, and from thence across the east side of Patten's Hill to the residence of William Patten, now George Patten's, and from thence over Wadleigh's or Clark's Hill to Benjamin Smith's residence, and then to Candia Meeting House. This was the first road which was laid out by selectmen in Candia.

In 1758, the road from Deerfield to Candia Corner and Chester was laid out.

In 1760, the road from the Island to what is now Candia Village was laid out.

THE LOTS.

The original proprietors laid out a parsonage lot and a lot for the support of public schools. The first lot was situated on the southeast corner of High Street and the South road.

The school lot was situated on the southwest corner of High Street and the South road, and soon after the town was incorporated a committee was appointed to take care of the lots.

That part of the town called the 2nd part of the 2nd division was laid out in one hundred acre lots a considerable time before the 3d division was laid out. The lots in the latter division contained only eighty acres each. The numbering of the lots in the 3d division began at the northeast corner of the town and proceeded in regular order to the northwest corner. Then the numbering was continued by going back to the Raymond line on the next tier of lots and proceeding westward in the numbering as before.

At the town meeting held on the 12th of March, 1764, the following officers were elected:

John Clay, Moderator; Dr. Samuel Mooers, Clerk; Enoch Rowell, Constable; Dr. Samuel Mooers, Jonathan Hills, Moses Baker, Selectmen; John Carr, Tythingman; Jonathan Bean, Thomas Critchett, Moses Smart, Thomas Patten, Nathaniel Emerson, Asahel Quimby, Benjamin Cass, Surveyors of Highways; Jeremiah Bean, Lieutenant Benjamin Batchelder, Fence Viewers; Isaiah Rowe, Joseph Hill, Joseph Smith, Haywards; Sherburne Rowe, Deer Inspector; Captain John Sargent, Surveyor of Lumber; Ichabod Robie, Theophilus Sargent, William Turner, Commit.

tee to examine Selectmen's accounts; Pound Keeper.

Zebedee Berry,

At a town meeting held April 18, 1765, it was voted to raise 300 pounds Old Tenor for preaching, and Benjamin Batchelder and Theophilus Sargent were appointed committee to examine the selectmen's accounts.

CHAPTER VII.

PRIVATIONS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS.

A FEW of the first settlers of the territory of Candia came from Chester or from some of the older towns, where they had cleared up a lot of land and furnished themselves with homes and some property. Such as these were prepared to make a new settlement under comparatively comfortable circumstances. There were others, however, who had but little capital, except their hands and a good endowment of strength and courage, to enable them to meet the difficulties they were called upon to encounter.

It should be borne in mind when the territory was first settled it was mostly covered with a thick growth of forest trees, many of which were of great size, and that there were but few if any paths. The hardy pioneers must have brought with them a sufficient supply of provisions to last them for a few weeks at least.

The first thing to be done was to build a cabin of logs with a chimney of rough stone. They then proceeded to make a clearing. The big trees, upon two or three acres, were cut down and burned and a part of the land was prepared for a crop of rye: Plowing was out of the question on account of the stumps, and so they were obliged to dig up the soil and work the seed with clumsy hoes. A small patch of land was then planted with potatoes, corn and a few beans. There were no carts and everything was carried to the fields in rough hods. There was a plenty of game in the woods consisting of deer, wild turkeys, partridges and squirrels, and they managed to make themselves comfortable on the score of food. In due time a cow, a pig and a few hens were brought to the rude settlements. Whatever they had in the way of furniture was brought upon horseback from Chester, or some of the older settlements. There were no grist mills in town for several years after the settlement, and the corn and rye had to be carried on horseback

a dozen or twenty miles to be ground, and in case there was no horse, the head of the family carried half a bushel or more of corn upon his back to the mill.

Their food was of the plainest quality. The greater part of the time it consisted of salt pork fried and boiled, baked beans, bean porridge, hasty pudding, bread and milk. They had no table cloths and but few plates and knives. They had no tea and for coffee they used rye or roasted barley pounded in a mortar. In the spring they sometimes had veal, and in the autumn and winter they had fresh beef and pork, and at Thanksgiving they regaled themselves with chicken pie and in rare cases with roast turkey.

Besides doing all the house work and taking care of the children, the women and girls often worked in the fields with the men. They could drive oxen, plant potatoes and corn, reap and bind, spread hay and assist in getting it into the barn. They also spun and wove all the cloth worn in the family.

The settlers continued to cut down the forest, and to bring a few acres under cultivation year by year, until they had goodly farms suitably cleared into fields and pastures. But all these improvements required the hardest and most persistent labor. To construct the walls and fences was a herculean task. As these farms became more productive and increased in value, their condition in regard to food, shelter and clothing was greatly improved. The log cabin or shanty was exchanged for a substantial house, generally of one story for the first succeeding years, and good barns and other out buildings.