Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-14
CANONCHET.
How Gov. Sprague Spent $1,000, 900
Which Should Have Gone
Into New Cotton Mills on the Kennebec Dam
in Augusta.
The Curioas Mansson OverlookinG the
Sea At Newport.


sao'es, turrets' angles, serandas, nnials'
blue, brown and gilt Canonchet was the
name of a chief of the Narrapansett tribe of
I,a;.,. r, .a....a L. n
on~se oPf~sue ior 'ne FAMOUS VIVA that over
looks the sea opposite Newport. Until the
fancy title became widely known. the owner
d;d no,L, h.h;. ..,.
''''e
had oeeh christeneo. Inc mouse Is scarcely
visible from the summer settlement along
the hard. white beach at Narraeanse,t pier.
IT, ,;... -. -. 80.
VIC "e"'e ''''-
age OF the eims ABOUT II are all that can be
seen. The house stands upon the crest of
the fret elevation b.cL of tho u.rshe. wha,.
The oround .~ai,s 80 r.n,Ia 49, IS e.
f.ro,;ng l.,d dann,.S III, iskas 49,.
s.rdv ,o.d La. 49, m - !, to-, 81. x;,iaa:
r, cros.e, . h,;doe ~h;cb ~her ,he .nc,;on.
cor and his nartv .nnro.cbed the bon.a nm
Tuesdav er.;ov William Snra and hi.
son willie tried N tear mn The road COOS
h. hadoa 80 o,,a-,,roo,s aos;.no, -
10 horrS.r, of ,ha g.. 80 "a fe,,,,
an easv grade ND the hill ;mnrovino a. 4,
naars the bonse and d;s,nnears from v;ew
bevo,d tho ,ort. co.b.r. An air of dec.v ia
about the Mace but mncb remains to ind;.
cat. il. fnrn,a, n,aan;6oanca +, ,ac.us
some Of tho snIend;d nIer,a,;or m.ns;ons
of the lower N;ssiss;npi thar went IN min
af,er the war Ono ran,5 aimos, fanny IN
the warm summe,,o n;ob, on whcb !, w.s
visited not long aoo tia, rho lawn was .wsn,
nv the hreezes of the Culf Of Wax;co ri.
no. ,ho, ,,os ..r;nLI;n, ;,s I;at,, ,h,or,nh
,bs aresnarv h,nmah, me rsl;sf ,he hnIhons
1870 ~--~- wv
-, $500; .ha 49,, I;,,h. ,;ho
or.a, ora na.r;n,, on, a, Tho h,;ns;no I,ah,.
of Tho v;I,soa and ,,,a .,e.dv oIaro 81 Re-
Ta;, I;oh,hnrso ~. Canon,.t'a, T.r.na IN d..
h.,, vi '>
Who E.., Ch.so h.o.a NJ c,,.o
sha -. 49, ia hons, H. .,.r, -
ono roar and ,har conca;voa ,ha r,.n 81
maxim !, into v;I,o uar husband sim,
lated that the old building sbonId no kent az
30 ;,s $50 "a lii Co. h;s,or;o .ssoo;a,iors
h,,, go ~. &c narr,;ss;nn q, ,o ahoaS
- - - - SI.n Ill. - -
IA ,t.o o.nI - p~ H. ,rnr,;o, sha h,;,,
.no,har Sh, nm, On ,,;aSIa. and sx,ans;ons
r. nor. ,o,.ars vsre f,,nnd necassary 70
;rnrova tho ou,l;ne Work thar did MOI
nIease bar ~ "a torn down and reyfea,ed some
rhara aIsa tn. roof became a cnr;os;,v Of
-. ,ti;n ,,,.,hamo,;';an.. ;a,ai
~ unconventional conn,rv V.r;ous on
tr.r.o. go msds hn, No GRAND entrance
was AMONG them an tia, visitor does net
49, ~ rb;e, y ,h. Trnnt door The ;nter;nr
No. r.arranoad Halls were made 70 ,.ross
~. - - H. n.I,ar;.s in nine
c., 800 80 nrov;d.d far and ,f,er tho
- ~. - az aroh;,.c, w.s b;r.d to
-. e.. 80 "s aaoh 49, Thss. ni.ns
'.a.o go. p"a nd Lmna IN oonsr,no's ,Iaces
w. ;n,;,os 90 ,ho i.hyr;n,b WHEN tho
'a-nan,ors and nIasterers moved off the
,ro,,ods .oiony Of I,al,,n fresro na;n,ers
S - p,s,or or,;s, a, a I,roe s,larv
a., ,..a =, ,,,,,o,;,,ond Tho DESIGN.
- -, IS .ho ono a. ,h.
WL;,a IIousa NOS mode az great exnepse
rhara ,r.s ono roon, tor Chief .ustic. Chase
80. aI.ho,..s,,, dan,ra,sd Tho library On
Nv a.oS a.. oos, s1o 400 A I;br.rv on
.ns .,.:oa e. 20. nons,r,c,ea for Mr.
S,,r.n,,o,s o,sn rso Tho frescoers wore mt
~" Isl aarvars Money was
aslue ioi .ne soou TI. r,;s..ass :f ,h.
sf.s;on ao,,,o hocL from Enrone full of
:," os ..,,, rr;no She hrnnobt bacL
'ueas y, "oou 81 ,',.,,ai tha, onco 6iIsd
IT, -, IN .ho ru;ller;as occun;ed nv Marie
' ,i:"a,,a =, pI.oL naL ,..rvsd ,;c,urcs form.
~. -, Sn,.l,or csrysJ Enroneap
gu .s 80 49, fro,, Furonean castles
n". 80 nj t.Iand lila
'o' 'ns s.n ,do s,.;rcasa vas projected II leads
ero,n thin the mort. roeb,Te 10 the top of
~ go 10 snd;no be;no a. odd as its he
a;nn;na T, cost $40 600 but il does no,
.a;,rd tho mos, convenient means of reach
gu. ,,,a 800 s,or;os runnino unbroken
i;ps "f oarr;na extend. from the ton TO the
$3.50, Tho newell ia a marvel of carving
IA ,,.i;sb;n,. Two nolisbcrs were kent AT
- two Years 70 give the staircase the
IT.. - s,;,, ro,s;ns No,hino in New
III .a",,,ilos !, in haantv II ia doubtful
:, ,., ,a ,ns,ched in This country
Tne'n., ~ ~ smoo,h "a glass The stairs
.;na unward with such unbroken grandeur
,ha, ,ha natural expectation that they lead to
sn,ne gr,nd salon gives way to disappoint-
go, a., ,hs;r .bTnpt termination in the
IN Tho handing at the second floor
~, Ill hoIa snrronnded with a carved
'. VI I.s,s,rada Th.ra ia a window Mt each
, Han nd in the eiaborateIv engraved
.,".n -. ,i,ora arc exon;site little circular
p 10; rsnresant;no Indian scenes. Rbenish
P"na.an,. fce.n views and other designs
IT, s,airr.se-;s uniform in beautv and rich
~ '',,;, !, anas
MS $50. III ,,,a,,,,s;ds of no,;sbed oak hold mn
,,o LIE 81 nan,el in the dining-room with
.ne sn. ,.,nm,n srn,s There il a sophisti
$40 s.sas a.n r in their faces resembling
."..u wssh;nc,op belle while Bacchus.
'u .... u ,;s ."a,h ns ,r.na leaves over his