Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . CyW^A. Later Annals of the Town. 59 Take warning, then, 0 my dear friends,Let me advise you all;Pray shun all vice, and do not dieLike Ebenezer Ball! The second case of capital punishment was that ofSeth Elliott, of the town of Knox, in Waldo county, whowas hung here on Feb. 3, 1825, for the murder of hischild. The gallows was erected near the place whereBall was executed. The earliest settlers of the town were, as was the casein most New England towns situated on the seaboard,mainly farmers and fishermen, and
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . CyW^A. Later Annals of the Town. 59 Take warning, then, 0 my dear friends,Let me advise you all;Pray shun all vice, and do not dieLike Ebenezer Ball! The second case of capital punishment was that ofSeth Elliott, of the town of Knox, in Waldo county, whowas hung here on Feb. 3, 1825, for the murder of hischild. The gallows was erected near the place whereBall was executed. The earliest settlers of the town were, as was the casein most New England towns situated on the seaboard,mainly farmers and fishermen, and very poor. Thoughthey came too late to have any trouble with the Indians,such as still older towns in the State had to endure, theydid not escape the trials and tribulations that all newsettlers of a place have to encounter. As the town beganto increase in population a different class of men beganto appear, but however much the prestige of the place isdue to the latter, the work of the pioneers should not beoverlooked. The reputation of a town does not alwaysdepend upon its size or com
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