The Republican journal., 1885-11-12
Notes by the Way.

Notes by the Way.
EN- ROUTE FOR CENTRAL MAINE. DRIVE TO
RANGELY. GOOD SEASON AT THE LAKES.
RUN AS TROUT BAIT. PENNINGTON AND
THE CHRONICLE. PERSONALITIES.
Correspondence of the journal.
BROOKS, Nov. 1885. Having little business
in central Maine we harness exit and start
upon what we hope will prove pleasant trip.
Passing through Freedom we look for our
friend DR.. A. j. Billings, but find him absent
on business. As we pass the post office we
catch a glimpse of the black eyes of the post
mistress who has so acceptablv transacted the
business of that office for the past few years,
and wonder how long 1t will be before she
will be ranked as an offensive partisan. At
Albion we find good accommodations but have
no time to form acquaintance. At Benton we
meet our old friend Augustus Fogg, who has
pleasant home In that place. After various
incidents not of interest to the general public
we reach Phillips and find comfortable quarters
at the Willows. The next day In company
with personal friend we drive on to Rangely
and we really enjoyed the drive very much
The scenery is of wild and romantic character,
and as the time was occupied with pleasant
and instructive conversation we We're not
particularly weary when at the end OF our
journey we alighted in time for late dinner at
the Oquossoc. We find that business has been
good at the Lakes the past season, the number
OF tourists having increased rather than dimn-
ished. These wild resorts among the lakes and
mountains of Maine continue to attract people
who wish to escape from the pressure of bust
ness and the worry and wear of artificial city
life TO the quiet of sylvan scenes where they
hunt and fish, ride and sail, or rest and grow
young again. We noticed company of young
boods who had just come in from an excursion
to the interior, and some nice strings of fish
were shown as trophies of their skill. We
noticed, however, with regret, that some
Of the party had evidently been imbibing
something stronger than lake water and we
wondered If every party considered it neces-
sary to take jug of liquor along in order to
catch the fish. AT night we had the pleasure of
toughest storms we ever experienced. The
wind seems to have a way of its own peculiar
to the place as it rushes in from the lake and
sweeps through the valley from the mountains.
In the morning all is clear again and we drive
out to Madrid, where we meet our old friend,
Isaiah Chick, who seems to be the presiding
genius of the little village. He has met recent
ly with severe loss by the fire which destroy
Ell his store, dwelling house, and mills, and as
matter Of fact turned him out of doors. He
has gone to work again, however, with deter
mination to make the best of the situation, re-
membering that what can not De cured must be
endured, and good set of buildings is now in
process of erection to take the place of those
destroyed. The business ability of Mr.. Chick
is recognized by the people of his county in his
election to the position of county commissioner.
AT Phillips we take passage on the narrow
guage railroad to Pennington, a distance Of
some twenty miles. This road seems to be do
ing good business. A good deal of freight Is
hauled over it and during the summer there is
ID large passenger travel to the lakes. At Strong
we get glimpse of the new Megantic R. r.
which runs from there through Freeman and
Salem to kngteld. The people along the line
seem much pleased with the new route. One
of the first men we met in Pennington was
Campmeeting John Allen, who Is bright and
clipper for man of his years. In the even
ing he presided at temperance meeting held
by Messrs. Munson and Dow in the place, and
opened 1t with appropriate rectations of scrip
ture and prayer. We took occasion while In
town to call at the Chronicle office where we
found Mrs. Reyes busily engaged in attending
to the editorial duties in which she so material
ly assists the captain. We find them in nice,
comfortable, and coy quarters. The office Is
model of neatness, convenience, and taste,
the result of woman's influence as Is usual in
such cases.
We pass through various towns with various
incidents and haul up at Brown & Hilton's,
North Arson, through the big storm. Here in
the large office with the big, blazing, open fire
which they always keep In cold weather, we
find comfort and ease and quietly listen to the
varied conversation in regard to the merits of
Merino sheep, nice cattle, fast horses, and in
teresting incidents relative to camp life and the
forest, with plenty of back-woods lingo and
Canadian dialect thrown In a spice to the
whole. Here, as in other parts of the State, we
find the doctors busy with vaccine, and nearly
every one has lame arm.
At Hartland we pass the noted Shaw farm,
but have no time to call and examine the stock
for which the place is noted.
AT Palmyra we call on John Small, formerly
of Brooks, who has nice farm and In COM
pany with his son, A. P. Small, makes good
living in wel-to-do easy farmers style.
Across the way is the place of Eleazer Little
field, one of the best farmers of Palmyra. His
daughter Anna, graduate of the NJ. C. In
stitute at Pittsfeld, has taken full course of
study at the "Boston School of Oratory" and
has now begun her work as teacher OF elocu-
ton and as public reader. Her perseverance
and application in fitting herself for teacher
certainly merit the success we hope she NAV
secure. We regret to learn of the death of her
sister, Mrs. Elma Small, who was formerly
well known in the town of Brooks.
After long route over quite portion of
central and northern Maine we arrive at home
with tired horse, a muddy carriage, and
every evidence of a hard drive. 1t is one full
Of pleasant memories, however, for old ac-
quaintances have been renewed, new ones
formed, and the business in which we have
been engaged has prOspered. BRUSQUE.
This story is told of Representative McKin-
ley's campaign speech at Cleveland, Ohio:
"What has this Democratic administration
done, feow-citizens" he asked; "this much
Wanted Democratic administration; what has
it done?" After every fourth word there was
a solemn pause, but when the whole sentence
was ended little old man In the gallery piped
out in thin voice:
SITS sister wrote book"
New York has had a chrysanthemum show,
and the Herald honors 1t with an editorial con-
Guiding as follows:
Our own belief is that the chrysanthemum Is
81 colossal .Jananese imDOst1re a smo1tc Of.