Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-28
Sidney Locals.
Our Sidney correspondent writes:


In writing the second chapter on Improvements
j must commence with the old house under the
hill who built or first occupied it, the Oldest in
habitant has no recollection. 1t is being repair.
by Sullivan Ellis, Esq, war veteran wounded q,
Petersburg, pensoner and bachelor; from ap.
pearances one might suppose he intended soon to
make forward movement. 1t is situated on the
estate of Capt. James Sherman, who has late y
purchased the farm occupied for the past dozen
years by G.. oswtele added to his large farm il
makes him quite plantation, with some half doZ-
en- dwelling houses. The cottage on the hill in
olden times was owned by William Lovejoy, and
run as country tavern. The Capt has made al
most all kinds of Improvements on it lately-put
in a new heating apparatus, taken down the fur
mace chimney, and rebuilt it, with cement pipe en-
closed as protection against creosote, relaid the
cellar wall under the stable, raised the building
one foot, put on modern finish, singled the roof,
leclapboarded the walls and painted put in new
floors, stalls and windows Then comes that styl ish
and expensive henery, whose walls are glass-not
blue-but would make poor man look somewhat
so if he was expecting the return of his money
from the profits of his Leghorns, being dealer
in groceries, a. well as farmer. He has built a
new chimney IN the store and shingled the roof OF
the storehouse.
The house OF William A. Tanner has had a ne W
furnace, chimney taken down and rebuilt, with
cement pipe; new chimney in shed for cook room
On the Dow farm. purchased by Mathew Is.
Stevens, the house has been newly shingled, clap.
boarded and painted; barn struggled and new sills
shop-roof Struggled and shed built to connect pal
and well house; well dug aud stoned.
Lewis Cora has built cottage. shed and stable
large and small ferry boats and scow for boating
pressed hay from Sidney to Riverside. Friend
Cutler has singled he roof of his house. Gorham
Hastings put in a cistern and built chimney in ell
William Brown has singled the roof of two barns
and wood shed, on the farm formerly occupied
by George Reynolds, and now owned and occu.
pied by Aphonso Clark, has had a chimney taken
down and rebuilt, with cement pipe for furnace
painted inside and out ; new finish and shingles OIL
barn.
On the farm of Thomas Clark, there has been
built stable, 22s30, and roof Of house shngied
Next comes the school house, OF which moth Ing
can be sad unless it be of things long goI e by
y. Benson dug ,quaie hole in q solid bank oil
clay, stoned it up with split granite, moved on 10
it the Jerome Clark house, called, put in a new
chimney, repaired and painted, making it as good
The house owned by the late Rodolphus Smiley
has had a second story added to it, aud newly flo
ished and painted, besides extensive repairs on
his barns and Out buildings. Edwin Reynolds
has adj cd TO the length of his long barn, besides
Smuggling others and painting his house. William
Jackson has built chimney in ell, changed his
small glass for fortnight windows painted house
and struggled roof of barn.
On the Daniel Smiley farm, the old house has
been moved back tor an ell. and large mansion,
two stories, portico and bay windows, four light
windows. Hard times, indeed!
| am now about three miles from the south line
on River road and tn at territory there are over
sixty individuals who are over sixty years old
more than fifty who are sixty five, four who are
eighty -four, and four who ninety.
Hay in this vicinity will be less than an average
crop, aud he who has a horse or COW TO buy for,
and get old hay for fifteen dollars per ton had
better do so. ask nothing for my advice.
have until lately believed the Colorado potato
beetle was humbug, but j. III. Taught convinced
me to the contrary, by exhibiting a vertabe bug
in a box, which answers the description we read
of, in working among the potatoes several days.
have made no discoveries of the kind, thanks to
the bugs or something else; if they make their
appearance propose starving them out as do
the curIant worm, plant only enough to keep the
seed. | have the currant seed to SOW if | outive
them; it is my opinion we had better let Paris
Green alone; says advertisement, ait will knock
them end over end; so it may you. 1t looks very
much like putting salt on to birds tail to catch
him.