The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-08
4 DsY OR TWO IN MAINE.

4 DAY OR TWO IN MAINE.
The following is extracted from the memoran.
ium-book of gentl enan who has lately passed
through several of the Eastern counties
:. Kenne5eck Commercial pursuits are
blended with agricultural, and are the prin
cipal ones in this county, with due pro-
portion of mechanic arts and manufactur-
ing establishments The towns OF VIA
throp, Waseryile and Pennington exhibit
as rich soil, and as finely cultivated farms
as are to be found in old Massachusetts, -
There is, however, one common fault OBJ
| servable- sufficient attention has not been
paid to rearing good breed OF domestic
animals but as an agricultural society has
recently been organized, improvements in
this respect may be anticipated, before ma
ny years.
OF the town OF Gardner | cannot but
speak with enthusiasm. Within dozen
or fifteen years an almost bowling wilder
ness has been transformed, (as by the pow
| er of enchan,meai) into thickly popala-
ted village of no mean appearances. The
township is miles square, on the west
bank of the Kennebeck, with a population,
perhaps, rising 5000 souls--ihe site OF the
village is high broken land; bu, has many
handsome buildings, and few which may
be called elegant, particularly that of Rob
ert Fl. Gardiner, Esq. from whose ances.
tors this township has descended 10 him,
whose wealth is now considered immense,
and whose philanthropy runs parallel with
his wealth. There is also an Episcopal
church and bank What renders this
town distinguished is its admirable water
privileges, neyer-failing stream, called
the Cobbessee-C onte, which has its rise
several miles to the westward, runs through
III, and empties into the Kennebeck. For
more than d mile there is continual sue
cession Of talls--there are already erected
the following factories, which are in, and
constitute part OF, the village, viz.
A Flour Mill, bull, of stone, with very
excellent apparatus, where are manuEactur.
cd from l5to 20 bbIs. Of Flour per day, in
every respect equal to Philadelphia -four,
except perhaps in point of color.
A Paper Mill, with Q yats, in which are
employed upwards of 90 workmen--yast
quantities Of paper is here made, the quail
~ ofwhich is in high repute by stationers
and printers.
An Air. Furnace, which turns out cas-
tings of all dimentions from waggon-b boxes
TO mill-wheels.
A Scrap Forge, in which iron IS wrough.
| from the crude materials, and forged 10
any shape required
| A very extensive Cotton Factory.
A Nail Factory, where arc made every
description of cut nails.
A Plaster-Mill, for the purpose of grin
dug gypsum, which is benefciaIly used IN
this part OF the country, as manure.
An Oakum- Mill.
A Mill ofa new construction, for saving
Clspboards.
Bark Mill, connected with very ex-
tcnsiye lannery, (owned by Mr.. John
Bach of Newburyport
A Brick Machine, which prepares the
mortar and moulds the bricks.
A Fulling- Mill.
And four Saw-Mills, each having two
saws.
There are about 90 sail of vessels owned
here, most of which are employed in trans
porting their lumber 70 market, and Others
are now building.
The people are industrious, temperate
and happy, and what is remarkable, in such
a population, there is but single individ-
ual who is town pauper.
NeU6uryfaors Herald
A gentleman in England, viewing the
rocks and scenery from precipice of &C
feet high, and venuring too near the brisk,
fell TO the bottom, into the water. He was
extricated in short time by means OF
ropes. when il was found he had met with