The Republican journal., 1885-03-19

place of wooden.
A chapter on canal boats and another
on the extent and geographical distribu-
ton OF ship timber in this country com
plete the report. From the latter it ap-
pears that the supply has seriously di-
minished, especially of oak, near enough
yellow fir OF Washington Territory and
Oregon makes an excellent substitute for
it.
nal.
NOTES BY VIM. III. SMITH.
August 10Th, 1876, Camden, formerly Medn-
cook. Squire McGathing treated me with true
and simple politeness and hospitality. This is
a place beautiful! for situation and promising
for trade. The harbor, mill for boards and
corn on a fresh stream, and the adjacent gently
rising lands, made a good appearance and are
quite convenient. The back country east and
west can have no market but this. One ship
and schooner have this year been launched
here, and six or seven heavy vessels are on the
stocks. The roads here are beaten and worn.
The place looks more like home, and seat of
trade than Duck-trap, Northport or Belfast.
Eight years have done this. The Squire has
sold one quarter of an acre of land for one
hundred dollars. About fifteen neat houses,
some large, with other buildings, make the APP
pearance of a compact town. The harbor is
full of pleasant islands 1--WE endorse what the
al tn
mind but few points excel those from Rock
land to Northport, and we can well imagine
how the admiration of Mr. Coffiu was excited
by the beautiful scenery of Penobscot Bay ? 81
10Th, Camden, Thomaston and Warren. Rode
this day about twenty miles to Warren, and
put up with Rev. Jonathan Huse. This road
was quite good, compared with what | passed
through in most of the places of my mission. |
passed through Clam Cove in Camden; then
through Thomaston, where the famous George
town lime is burnt, now called Thomaston
lime. Here is 4 pretty meeting house nip
rooted. Mill river has bridge over it, aud
some houses and IA trader or two near it, As is
also the meeting house. Here we saw several
| wagons which was rare sight, as saw few
and Warren look like Old places. The latter is
seventy years old and has had Mr.. Ruther-
ford for its minister. Ole audes to Rev.
Robert Rutherford who had been dead many
years as he graduated at Glasgow University
in 1907 and came to America in 1929 with the
Scotch-lrish emigration. His daughter married
Il Mr.. Drummond and they We're the ancestors
of iah I
in our State. s. Dined at General Knox. His
house is admirably situated, looking south al
most directly down Georges river which makes
Il kind of a bay and salt water here. The river
itself empties below his house. and | did not
cross it until arrived almost to Rev. Huscs,
about six miles from the Generals. Before
this, between the Generals and Georges river,
| crossed another. called Oyster river. The
General has IA gard fenced ovally. Indeed,
circles and semi-circIes in his fences seem to be
all the mode here. His house draws air be-
yond all ventiators which | have before seen.
| was almost frozen for three hours before we
took dinner and plenty of wine. The General
being absent, gone east in Portland packet
with Mr.. Bingham, | dined with Mrs. Knox
and her daughters, and Mrs. Bingham and her
sister and daughter. We had merry dinner
the little Misses taking French in gay mood.
Mrs. Bingham was sensible, had been in Flor
ence, could talk of European politics, and give
the history of the late King of France and hi>
| family. The Generals house with double
pazzas around the whole of it exceeded all
| have seen I'VE saw this mansion in 1910, and
| it excited our youthful wonder more than the
centennial building did in 1876. s. In Warren
and ThomaSton you see lme-kilns, cooper
shops and casks and wagons which things a.
you come from the eastward seem new.
10th. Warren, Union. This morning rode
TO Union and collected the people soon. or SO as
| TO have lecture at four O'Clock P. NJ. and then
| returned to Bro. Huse's of Warren. From
| Warren to Union is seven miles. Going IL
| Union, on my right | passed pond which i,
indeed i'll Union. settled on both sides, about
three miles long and half mile wide. running
| the road. 1t is called Seven Tree pond
| from seven trees formerly standing on al
| island in it, This road through hard
wood land and pretty well settled. At Uniol
through Barrettstown (lope) was only TEL
miles from Davistown (Mcntville). But my
ride from Davistown through Belfast, etc.
| was nearly fifty->iX miles. Sunnebeck pond i
| in Burrettstown, and is much in size like Sevel
| Tree pond, into which it emptes as Sever
| Tree pond empties into Georges river. Put vi
| in Union with Josiah Robin, near the mettin,
| house. He took yesterday morning twenty
| four dozen pigeons in net at once; and thi
morning seventeen dozen. This is pleasan
place and rich soil. Thirty-two dozen pigeon
| were taken ut SunncbeCk at one spring of th
not. Craw ford pond lies three quarters of
! mile east of Seven Tree pond and is about a
| large and empties into it. 1t is forty fee
| higher than Seven Tree pond, and as it emptie
| into it, it now runs over fails which have mill
both grist and saw. Land here is very good an(
AT two dollars the acre, and market Is read
for ten times the produce now raised; a goot
| place for NVung men to make themselves
/ We dined on pork and pigeons with eNcellen
potatoes and boiled corn and squash. Preache'
at four O'Clock to about sixty or seventy hear
ers, rs large number as | had on Il civil da
of the week. from Mark 10: 81. The peopl
We're affected and thankful, particularly M
host Josiah Robbins. who was reVerently an
solemnly affected with the truth and deep.
grateful-duty done gives comfort. though
in the morning it would be hardly worth tn
| time and pains to aim at lecture in Mon
| But | rejoice that | had visited that place,
town of serious lovers Of good ministers an
| sound doctrines. This account is of interest t
the writer. My grand parents John and Juditl
| (BroWn) Clark We're no doubt am, ng Mr.Cotfn'
| hearers, they Were straight Congregationalist
| and active members of the church where Mr.
Coffin preached. They sleep in the burial plac
at the common and We're worthy peoples Thi
day ends my mission of two months, whic
| has been pleasant time to me as | eve
spent. | hope it has been and will be of rea
Christian benefit to some Of my immora
brethren probatoners for eternity. Rode back
after lecture to Warren and again put up wit
| Rev. HuSe, at the house of Capt. AleXande
| Pease, whose wife was Coffin of Martha
Vineyard, knsman and an amicable soul
From this point he rode through Waldoboro
Bristol, Damariscotta. Edgecom5. Wiseasse
and to the Kennebec river where he proceeds
to his home in Buxton. This was probabl
the only time the Rev. gentleman was in Be
fast.
His journal throws much light upon the hi:
| tory of the various localities he visited and