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Stand at his window and watch the pruning of his trees by another 

 hand, when his own strength had failed. There are no starthng 

 facts in his life that I can give you. He loved his family and his 

 home, and strove to make all his friends happy ; a thorough gentle- 

 man of the old school. 



Joseph M. Richardson of Greene, died at his home in that 

 town, May 18, 1883, aged 73 years, "^lacking a few days. He was 

 an extensive and eminently successful orchardist, and a highly re- 

 spected citizen, 



Hon. Isaiah Stetson was born in Hampden, February 6, 1812. 

 He removed to Bangor in 1833, where he engaged in general mercan- 

 tile business in company with Cyrus Emery, under the firm name of 

 Emery and Stetson. In 1835 hi§ ])rother George was admitted and 

 business conducted under the name of Stetson & Co. till the ill 

 health of Mr. Emery caused him to withdraw in 1850, leaving the 

 remaining partners under the same firm name until the death of 

 Isaiah, which occurred June 30, 1880. He was mayor of Bangor 

 for the four years 1861-G2-63-64, and was a member of this Society 

 from its organization. 



William C, Crosby was born in Dover, N. H., December 2, 

 1806, and died at Bangor, February 21, 1880. His early education 

 was obtained in Dover, N, H., and at the Gardiner Lyceum, but 

 was supplemented by extensive and judicious reading. In the 

 spring of 1822, he went with his father to Atkinson, Piscataquis 

 county, Maine, and settled on a farm in the then wilderness. He 

 remained there with his father until the latter part of May, 1828, 

 when he removed to Bangor and opened a store. In 1830, he 

 entered into a co-partnership with Higgins Hill, of Bangor, under 

 the firm name of W. C. Crosby & Company. This partnership was 

 dissolved in October, 1833, but Mr. Crosby remained in trade for 

 about two years longer. In 1835 he removed with his family to 

 Atkinson, where he remained till the spring of 1845, 



During the first portion of this period he was connected with his 

 father in the management of the extensive farms and other business 

 of the latter, but later, he had a farm and business of his own, dis- 

 tinct from that of his father. During the latter portion of the time 

 of his residence in Atkinson he studied law, and was admitted to 

 the bar in Piscataquis county in 1845. In 1845 he retui-ned to 

 Bangor and entered into a co-i)artnership with Daniel T. Jewctt m 

 the practice of law, under the firm name of Jewett & Crosby. This 

 firm was dissolved in the autumn of 1850. 



