Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-23


for the same more than $1,000. Who SAYS i,
doesn't paw 10 take good care of apple trees?-
Is w. Hartman started for Brighton Monday.
with two ear loads Of cows. They are fine
lot and Ben will make dime
Facts About the Soldiers Monument.
To the Editor OF the Kenne5ee Journal:
II will be hailed as a good omen by all
veteran workers for the Soldiers Monument
that gentlemen of the committee who were
charged with the duty of erecting the struc-
ture, have at length admitted that there is an
Augusta Soldiers Monument Association.
The communications in the Journal of Mon
day, in spite of its false light, inaccuracies.
and evident spirit of defiance, is cause for
congratulatiOn. II affords an appropriate
opportunity to plainly state the real facts in
the case, and so set the Association right in
the eyes of the community. More than eigh-
teen months ago, in the spring or early sum-
mer of 1880, the Monument Association felt
the satisfaction of having raised and secured
about nine thousand five hundred dollars.
Part of this amount was in its own treas
ury: part was pledged bv the city, and part
by individual citizens. While the NOV ement
was at high tide, so tn speak, and almost
everybody felt interested, a committee
was c""Se" ny III. ISL. ,a'io' " 'e.ee, ue
sien' anu coii,i"o ioi '"e "'.c""n''ai GU"
s'rucaio" y; .'e na ;'au, ~; a'" 9s
few weeks, at meeting of the committee.
conclusion was finally reached by which a de-
sign was to be furnished by Mr.. Power of
New York city, who was to furnish the bronze
portion of the monument, and the Hallowell
Granite Company the granite portion. This
arrangement was generally acquiesced in,
anu 'ha'te1s Ia" sn'oo'y'
was give" OUT anu u"ue, s,oou 'n"' VIC ~oiN
"ouiu oe o"'p,.'eu "' Vi. u' " "
pi'ce ny "'e '''"" ing puo
TIC i"'eies' o .'oo
e"uie' anu W 90 81"
heitner ihon"''e"' n'' any s.s"s Vi o"e. ~
was soon given OUT that Tue A>s"cia''on coui"
expect the c".'P'e''o" vi t'e "orN t"e Io'-
lowing 4,n u July p"' s"'i's 'u.s '"%e
anu sun "o VI
ing uohe, :"
tue Daiis 'oui"", 'e,".." P"','N "''e"
10 Tue s"uJe.'' anu -. ~ ."e p"oo
the ass"cia'io" ''on up '"s ,. "'" ., .oe
investiga'ion '',e ''c' was "lIt,oseu ma no
written contract OF ''e"'o'a"'",' n", ,, oee,,
made with any party. i""eeu, Tue ,ia''o~I :,
Granite company through Mr' ueoree
Bodwe',' IT'S agent n"l"rne'' ,"e A'e e ,p
'i''' ne nav " IL, ,ha a.s;.,nar NJ
working plans wnich t"e uess"er, WI,
Power. was 10 t",nis"' re oec,'re" '"a' =
ne c'uid nave nau '"ese plans ""e" """'. ,,
the granite portion OF tne monument "ouiu
have been nnished a. ,he ua.e mrs, na'" ",l
Oct. 1851, Twas '"''"e' 'neu .''a. " :,
ROVER h", "u' ""'u ~. gu" M. 80 60
MS part ", wv 80 ri ,s;.,;a CT,
was very uisc""."S"s "e -
that IL was or'"e "l 1890
OF den,ca'inG '"e ''o"un'
SCENE" nore'ess mee.,"s ~ $500, t"e ,ha
Ton was ''e'o' """ 'ot. P.,1 ':n.: -, ~.
coih"i',ee'o iePo'. ~. IS 49,. ''.ra.;,,,
one week ~t'''e. co".' ~. Ia w.. .;,h;n ,ba
OF tne monument !, !. ""s ~. ~ -, b., Wv
week. no sunseqnen. contract Touiu oe re-
ognizeh oy 'he Ass1c'a,i''. M ""'
Its designeu enee'' o,ous". W.
from New nrk. Anu'ier "'ee'i"s vas sp
pointed LOT 'he spe'H,' pu'P' "
Mr.. ROVER VII" '"e i.
hasten the WORN anu C "' C,'
the missing P''"' % 80 80 r. ~,
But MT. ro"et' ""s nv -, a;I ". -,
co'n'"i''ee III: o.ho, h;,,.r
tenu 'ne nes d. f,;.,as ~ the entar.
u's"PPo,' - - .nd I.,a a.,
PRISE VINO haa Iaoo -. - a.
nesuy anu ~ ,,io,;on oe
DAY, to""'" '.'e @''' ""ff'
tue monument .,;.r h.a
Previous 10 ,"est s.e" "as SIM s,n,",s and
oeen wnlspe.su .ss"o;s,;on in smother d;rec.
irrta.'9n W ''e "a Tie, tho .nh.comm;ttee
tioh' ~ ,s~.rded favorablv the
on inscriptions 60, ,ha monu.
idea "i o'''."s J".5 .oId;a-s
ment All "" N ...u.o ~ Cav az nos.;.
thus divesting 'he s'ue, S. ~ a..
BILE, OF It's memo. '.i ., s.;s,, ~, =, !,
was so rePug"a"' I" u"e
meeting spec'a'iy ca,'.u ~. :" ha ;r.cr;he
=, s,;,.h,e nanels the name and regiment of
every deceased Ausu~ .ona,ad ~h;ch had
ance with iist care'ui'. piePa ~. IL,
been apP,o', ,he ~ committee I, also leaked
was sen. 10 ene ,ha as.oc;a,;on that the
out to the ears VI Tue H>suei" 80