Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-10-07
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NORTH YARMOUTH, (MAINE,) SEPT. 90 ls45.
This is not only Of the oldest towns in Mane but
OF The Oldest in the country and perhaps hardly any other
in the country has preserved representation of
the old Pilgrim stock Of New England than old North Var
mouth Hardly any other town has been Interchangeable
and sterny conservative both its political and religious
character and hardly any other town has population still
deeply mbned with the Puritan character Of their forehes
But the progress modern Improvements beginning make
nroads upon IT'S quiet domain and will doubtless work change
upon the character OF It's people The snorng locomotive,
with train Of cars, now breaks upon the quietness of its
village three times day, and brings Portland within twenty
Eve minutes of its doors. This il the 6rst considerable town
from Portland the Atlantic and st. Lawrence Railroad
The distance North Yarmouth village is ten niles The
further than this place present. but are expect
ed to reach Lewiston Falls before the winter in little
over thirty miles from Portland.
North Yarmouth has large and pleasant village of more
than mile in extent around the Falls and along the banks Of
Royals river has good water power, which occupied
by cotton factory and various other machinery and ship
building is carried here considerable Five or
six vessels on the stocks in sight below the Fas
The ancient Indian name Of this place, and also Of the ve
was Wescusogo The river afterwards took the of
Royals river from of the early settlers who resided
than two hundred years ago. about the year
lS4O The Of the town supposed have been de-
rived from Yarmouth the mouth Of the river Yare
the eastern shore Of England Perhaps Of the early
tiers from that English locality.
North Yarmouth the eighth incorporated in the
District (now Sate) Of Maine those previously incorporated
being Kttey, York, Wells Cape Porpoie, saco scarbo-
rough and Falmouth. The settlement North Yarmouth
three times broken up by the Indians many the inha-
bans being massacred and others fleeing the settlements
further westward In 1851, COMMITTEES having been APP
pointed to supenend the laying Of the town, the follow
ing ORDER characteristic Of the inhabitants, passed. viz
THAT ten be laid out, in square lot, for meeting
house, buriapace, minister's houseot marketpace, and
school around this lot street four rods wide, and this
street HOUSEHOLDS of half each, and in
nien place field equal TO six to each house,
lot and, also, to procure " pious orthodox minister
After the third breaking up of the settlement the place
unnhabted by white people for nearly quarter Of century,
and amos, reapsed into wilderness In 1918 of the
old settlers returned and in and the place
continued have gradual growth up this day. In 1880
the first church organized in the Yesterday
tended that church. and heard from its ninth pastor.
Three of the nine supplied the pulpit for the long period of
eight years, and Of the three the present
clergyman the aggregate period of the three may yet be much
increased
There very fourhing academy in the village which
has two neat brick edce for a classical and for
English department. and the institution doing its full share
of effective labor in the land that grows schoomaste
The first meeting house Of North Yarmouth raised in
1929. was down eight years ago. having been
standing abouta hundred and years II very heavy
oak rame sound nut and might stood another CEN
fury well it did the last And il to me
OF wondment well regret that the yeneraon
of the inhabitants did prevail cold practical utility
far preserve from destruction that venerable memorial Of
their early Pilgrim fathers.
LEWISTON FALLS, MAINE, SKPr. 81, 1913.
This place destined become the important
manufacturing localities in the country is about thirty
miles from Portland, and the principal falls of the Andres
coggn river. There is already large village each side
Of the the being in the town Of Lewiston, and the
other in the of Danve The villages connected by
bridge the r-sr and for business purposes really
sttute but place and have interest They will
probably distant day be incorporated into one city, and
they generally designated in Le--i-sa
Falls The Pesen, number of inhabitants the Falls is
little short of two thousand but the place is commencing
rapid growth, and vii! in few years become quite city,
and place of large business The cars Montreal rail-
road expected 10 reach this place from Portland within
months which will bring within hours Of Attain
tic market This river dry is said 10 have larger
volume OF water than >other river the State, and the
power at these Falls is about double that Lowell.
Considering the volume Of and the advantages and ia
ces for using it, probably is surpassed by any water
power New England, and perhaps other part of the
| country.
There two factories in operation here, for Woolen
goods and the other for Cotton The wooen factory belongs
TO private company, with capital Of sixty thousand dollars
They manufacture about hundred and fifty thousand pounds
Of wool year, principally into kerseymeres and sanets.
This factory has been in operation years. and has gene
rally done fair business in point Of profits but suffering
under the operation Of the tariff of 1885, that for two
three months past has been compelled partially to
pend operations One Of the propreto remarked me,
however, that Gen. TAYLOR should be elected President,
they could feel confidence in the wisdom and eadness
Of the Government, the company would
their business even under the present tariff.
The Cotton factory has been recently established by
pany with heavy capital and owned principally Boston.
This company called the Lewiston Watepower Company.
Their present capital half million Of dollars They have
purchased all the power the falls except what be-
longs to the wooen company They have also purchased
the land side of the river for about mile below the
falls and extending perhaps half mile back from the river.
This land Of the company fine level which they will
conduct the from the falls by Of canals in such
way that they operate double Of factories FOR
mile in extent along the river The factory which they have
already erected Is very extensive and filed with beautiful
machinery in every story all moving ike clock work They
present four thousand spndes and Eve hundred
pieces Of cloth week As the railroad is about to con-
meet this place with Portland the company will probably rap