The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-27
Letter from Buckfi cid.
BUcKFIELD, Jan. 23d, 1860.

BUcKFIELD, Jan. 23d, 1862
To the Editor Of the Press:
This is one of the best farming towns in OK
ford County, and bids fair to be a place of ex-
tensive trade and manufactures when railroad
facilities shall become a fixed fact There is an
excellent water power in the village, supplied
by range of ponds in Woodstock and Sum
ner, which, with proper care and good dams,
could be made to carry q large amount of ma
chinery. 1t has about forty feet fall within q
little more than half mile
BUCKFIELD FLOUR MILL.
The Buekfeld -four mill has been in opera
ton about fifteen years, and if the cars had
continued running regularly, would have been
extended much beyond its present business
1t is now owned and occupied by Mr.. G.. A,
Harlow, who grinds about 5000 barrels of flour
and 5000 bushels of corn year, which find
ready sale.
SHOVEL HANDLE MANUFACToRY.
Further down the stream is the shovel handle
mandatory OF Messrs. Andrews, Waldron s.
Co., who keep their machinery running con-
stantly, Notwithstanding the tight times. They
are active, energetic men, and have a full
knowledge OF their business They are get
ting out about 1000 dozen of different kinds Of
handles year, requiring about 100 cords of the
toughest kind of wood.
There are also on the same stream shingle
mill, carding mill and saw MILL run by the
Messrs. Farrars.
RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS.
In regard to railroad accommodations, for
the last ten or fifteen years, the people of this
village have hardly known whether they were
'a foot or horseback" One week the cars
were running and the next prospect that the
rails would be taken up. There is now a hope
full appearance of things. The tra,k is being
laid to Canton, a distance of about twenty-five
miles from Mechanic Falls, which, when com
pleted, will secure the travel from Dixfeld and
the country north. and there is no reason why
it may not be paying road if judiciously man
aged. The trains are now running from Me-
chanlc Falls to Hart lord, about twenty miles.
BIT OF ROW.
In the east part of Buckfeld is a lodge of
Good Templars, who are accustomed to meet
regularly on Thursday evening at the school
house, the consent of the majority of the dis
trict having been obtained. o Thursday eve
ming last, several persons who were opposed to
their occupying the school house, called an
open temperance meeting at the same place at
an earlier hour than the Good remplars were
accustomed to meet, for the purpose of pre-
venting their occupying the house. At seven
o'clock, the Good Templars having assembled
in large numbers, moved an adjournment of
the open meeting, and proceeded to organize
as lodge, and requested persons who were
not members to retire, when all lett but three
quietly. These three refused to leave unless
compelled to, and moral suasion being una
vailing, an attempt was made to put them out
by force, when general melee began, ending
in black eyes, sc. Five kerosene lamps were
broken, gallon OF oil ignited and the house
was in great danger of being burned down.
Several law suits will probably grow out of it,
and the question settled whether or not the
majority of a district have Alright to let school
house for the use of a secret society. c.