. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . milenorth, near Morris Browns, was John Thwing (Bristol, R. 1.).Northwest from thence at John Clarys, Benjamin Pulsifer soonlighted for a little before his later settlement at the east side. Alittle below was Timothy Thwing, son of John, planting appletrees for his own and the Broomshire orchards on the placewhich the family still keep. Amariah, son of Timothy, is withus to-day, the oldest man in our town, having his mind yet clear,and with his natural force not spent. Beyond the river, in Broomshire, was Israel Rice (Grafton),where Austin Rice n
. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . milenorth, near Morris Browns, was John Thwing (Bristol, R. 1.).Northwest from thence at John Clarys, Benjamin Pulsifer soonlighted for a little before his later settlement at the east side. Alittle below was Timothy Thwing, son of John, planting appletrees for his own and the Broomshire orchards on the placewhich the family still keep. Amariah, son of Timothy, is withus to-day, the oldest man in our town, having his mind yet clear,and with his natural force not spent. Beyond the river, in Broomshire, was Israel Rice (Grafton),where Austin Rice now lives, and northward in the order of 34 HISTORY OF COWVAY. the present houses: Timothy Rice (Grafton), TheophilusPage (Conn.), WilHam Warren (Grafton), John Batchelder, onthe town farm, and a half mile beyond, where a cellar nowremains, Nathaniel Goddard (Grafton). East of Israel Ricewere John Broderick and Michael Turpey (Ireland), andsoutheast for a time, John Sherman (Shrewsbury), father ofCaleb and John, where John B. Stearns now li\ The First Framed House in Town. Built about 1766. Burned in 1916. Israel Rice and William Warren were the first of these set-tlers. Mr. Warren with the father of Mr. Rice explored theneighborhood and bought lands in 1762, the year of Cyrus Ricescoming. Two years later William and Israel undertook tovisit their estates, but losing the former track up the Deer-field and striking the sharp banks of the South River at orbelow the point of Hoosac they could not cross and went backdisconcerted. The next year they effected a landing, cross-ing near the i)resent bridge, and prepared, Mr. Rice the frame, Ill I. I iRsr (?|•:.\T^K^?. 35 Mr. the loi;^. I i lioiisc. In \1<)() ilu\- brought theirfamiliis. ()iu luiii^ shtcts oxer his franu- lor his ht-drooiii, theother spread hark o\er his lo^s, \vhtriiii)on it raiiUd twcKc(lays. Jiiin|)iii^ o\tr Hrooinshirc hill to tlu- north end of WestStreet, we hiid Saiiuiel Newhall (Leicester) where J
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