Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-14
wen recall Goldsmith. lines and excla,m:-

wen recall Goldsmith's lines and exciaim -
"Sweet Readfeld lovest village OF the plain
| Where health and plenty cheered the l.bsrng
| swain"
And here, sure enough, between East Read
field and the Corner, is the identical "church
which capped the neghboring HILL" Nesting
in between ranges of hills, situate at almost
every point of the compass, as it does, and
having little stream coursing its way hither
and thither, now enlargng and expanding
into beautiful pond, and then narrowing
down to width capable of being eaped, it
is indeed spot not easily to be forgotten.
write OF it as saw it in the month of June,
and even now in mldwinter it retains its old
charms with this difference, that it is now robed
in white instead of green.
| hill, the most conspicuous in westerly
direction from the Corner, is the well known
kents Hill, where is located the as well
known seat Of learning, the Maine Wesleyan
| Seminary 1t is pity that these beautiful
buildings are situated so far over and down the
| westerly slope of the hill that they cannot be
seen by any one approaching from the east
1t would indeed add much to the already
picturesque appearance of this valley if these
buildings capped the summit of this hill.
Readfeld Corner is thriving little place of
perhaps five hundred inhabitants. 1t has its
| stores, dozen or more a WOODEN factory,
| employing and giving good living to quite a
| number of hands, sash and blind shop, a
tannery, a handsome and convenient brick
| school house, a well built brick church, with
clock face upon it, and the indispensable
grst mill. The grist mill is owned and car
red on by Josiah n. Fogg Esq, who not
only finds time to attend to his mill, grinding
his neighbours grist and supplying the whole
country for miles around with corn, but super
intends large farm Of his own; showing
what man is capable of doing when he
means ''biz." The residence of Asa Gle,
Esq, at the Corner is fine looking building
and cost its owner upwards of 100000. The
Corner is the home Of Ex-Governor Arson 2.
Morrll.s
About two miles east of this is the depot.
The Maine Central Company have erected
the past season more graceful and snowy
structure than the one formerly used for a
station. In fact it is one of the prettiest little
stations have seen hereabouts, for even
the name of the station, Readfeld, is in gold
letters. Clustering around this depot are
number of pretty houses, three or four stores,
hotel, good farms, &c.
Taking the Corner with its stores, tannery,
mills, brick church, school house and hand
some private residences the hill with its
college buildings and church; the depot with
its pretty station, &C., and East Readfeld with
its oil cloth factories and all together, it
would make quite a respectable village.
SO far have spoken of Readfield only as
it appears to the eye; as to its make up, its
society, have said naught. SO far as l may
be judge, though, from what little I have
seen of itand what could CLEAN from others,
should certainly pronounce it good. 1t has
its churches which are well attended, Good
Templars Lodge and a Lodge Of Masons.
The people are thrifty, sociable and benevo-
lent, and what better than that can we ask of
any community?
| can recommend Rsadfield to those who
are in search of the beautiful in nature, for
here can be found the most beautiful scenery
in New England. l can recommend it as the
seat of one of our ablest institutions of learn
ing, and finally l can recommend it as a good
place to live in anyhow. VISITOR.