New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-14
Naine-The Kennebec and Its Villages-Water-
Vile College-Crops, &c. &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


PORTLAND. Ne. July s, l-i5
II may be OF some interest TO your farmer readers
to hear from their brothers in the beautiful valley OF
the Kennebec and to know tina; they have fair
prospect of a bouniita harvest the drouh which has
affected other parts of New-England has not been
seriously .li by them. The grass, except IN the oid
fields looks well and the recent rain insures iul.
average crop OF that article on which the farmer
mainly depend to raise funds Gram looks Wen ana
corn j. better than on previous years al the SAINT
time when they have had an abundant crop. The
various roots look well and the irut Whlch has
now become quite an article OF export from the Ken
ncbec nroni -as a fair Weld 4 recent trip OF three
weeks among the KenneDecers has gwen me an oppsru
nifty 10 observe and admire their me farms and note the
improvements among their towns and villages BATH
mas been growing heahy and constantly for the a-f ten
vears She was almost the only town that was not IN
ured BY speculation in land and tor the simple reason
tina, they let it alone. Her fine ships are seen IN every
port Substantial brick stores have, III many instances
taken the place Of the old wooden enes and neal dWeA
ings are yearly increasing in number.
GARDINER being Al the head OF ship navigation has
the advantage Of her sister towns above Hao"e! and
Augusta II said hundred new buildings going up
tins year. There is good water power here when Is
largely improved By mechanics OF various Sorts hea'
stone church in gothic style attracts The stranger eye
and the practical man is pleased with the busy mum oi
HMIowEII is at the head Of navigation for large
steamboats, large steam factory has just been finished
here and will be put in operation IN lew "eeAs anu
ground has already been broken Tor anoheI 10 DC
| by the same motive power.
AUGUSTA the seat Of Government jealous OF her nelgh
Dor below, has projected large factory e-aD- ~
be- driven by water from the famous henneDec taken
70 il through a canal Of some ~ or % rOds IN length
Maine Is becoming Tariff state, and when lew more
factories are bull, and her leading men become Interested
IN the subject the state Will right Augusta has just
appropriaed ten thousand dollars for the improvement
OF the river to that place and have contracted
10 give her good channel sufficiently deep al 10" water
10 float the largest class Of schooners for less sum tha
that appropriated. If the Augusta dam stand nrm ana
these improvements are made permanent the town VIII
grow rapidly for the next few years as they nave cspa
do IL with
WArERyrILR IL miles above Augusta, is delightful
village and has improved in the last ten years greatly IN
the beauty of iis dwellings and in new streets Inc IL
comic Falls afford power enough for very extensive iac
tory establishments but hitherto u mas Deen usea loI
saw and grist mills only Waervle j. the centre OF a
wide and fertile surrounding country Nnlch can iui u
IN, nroduce into ca.h only through hay by driving ne
catie 10 Brighton The power here and AZ other
places in this vicinity immense, and every thng indi'
Gates the proprety and necessity Of manufactures 10
make the country prosperous and develop IL resources
Watervile College located here. There l. no Col
lege in the United states where an education can DC GOT
for little money as Al tins Ana besides mas yea,
ture in ifs regulations which Hdapts u 10 me wants OF
every Young man in the community VINO desires the hd-
yaniages Of instruction from learned professors out doe
not wish 20 study ery thing set down In regular 'oi
lege course To individuals OF suitable age acquisitions
10 pursue martial Of study not less than one year
selecting such studies as they may desire In al ohef
respects they treated as other students are ana "
they leave take TESTIMONIALS oil thtr hlhhhlenss ~
speakpg of the cheapness Of education Al Waterve Col
ege il must be understood that Its real value ls d
mnished proportion to the dmnution OF its cost an
idea advanced by those VINO would nave an ar-,ocfh!
of learning by making II too expensive except lot the
wealthy few. AZ this College the faculty. OF instruction.
in respect ability and effectiveness will compare favor
ably with that OF any similar institution IN the country
ff.cff ms and
any other and much better than IN some, even IN New
England The cheapness OF education arises from the
fact that the College is situated IN the midst Of men
farming district where every thing that comes rom the
soil very abundant and cheap Students CLUB ogethef
and board for from - per week. living As Wen
at that price persons generally do who are not Graham
but are careful OF their health These clubs use Tea
and coffee and day II not Oiiener, meal Inc IA
elites for travelling 70 this College which with poor stu
dents s quite object sre good a. II IS on Ilser
Fare Boston during the season of navigation is = %
During the long vacation in winter the students teach al
Sl2 10 SIC per month and board
One OF the most easy and delightful trips that stran-
gers can take up the Kennebec by steam 10 Nsierve
and then far up ones inclination may lead mem
even to Quebec One can find very comfortable Hotels
AZ the principal places the river and cool, bTachg
breezes beyond the influence oithe chilling east winds
Fourth OF July in Portland passed on rather quietly
the attention OF the people Of the city and vicinity being
divided between Washington Fair and a Liberty
Convention The usual amount Of belringng cracker
firing and sarsding OF truckmen done, and an aver
age quantity OF gingerbread ana chnuy was '"''i
day closed at H. midnight with burning up confeeton-
ers shop Court-s. loss less than SlOOO mostly IN
sured
The great subject of excitement in Portland and yicin'
ity is the Portland and e. Lawrence Railroad Up TO
this morning 1925 600 of stock has been taken and - on
share paid The shrewdest business men seem comb
dent that the road will pay well and have proved their
confidence by taking in ten or twelve instances
stock to the amount of $4,000. The millionaire oil the
CITY has not vet subscribed but seeing the effect the new
road will have the from this city 10 Boston has
taken $4,000 in that and will without doubt do the night
thing for the other Il il confidently believed that the
Subscriptions in this State will fall but tte short 81
million II only 80 or 40 miles of the road be- built those
who have investigated the matter say that II VIII pay
well Yours, truly. J. = or MAINE