The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-31
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The village Of East Madison i one Of -
he pleasantest of it, Size in the State a,
rhe loo ition at the outlet Of Hayden Lax d
glth a fall OF ten feet gives an nnfailing
water power for the running Of a large
amount Of machinery for the ,ize oi thu :.
stream. the LAKE with the dam at The outlet /
forming fine reservoir II tide over tho 4
drought of summer and winter.
There are two water privileges and Two ,
villages about one mile apart known a. I
East Madison and the Lower Nils. At
the former the new Wooden Nil J. loeat-
ed where formerly there was only saw
mill and other woodworking machinery
and lumber-driser~ calk mandatory
At the latter there are gri-t. saw and shin
glr mill. also sash aud blind factory. and
hor,e-rake aud road-maehine factory.
The village at Last Madison IN former
wear. was place Of considerable Import F
aucc as trading point but it. proximity s
to a larger place had the effect such loca-
tons always have. and the best part 81 F
the trade left il for Skowhcgan.
About - years ago cX-Goycrnnr Arson F
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the business two years sold 10 Reuben
kiddcr. 1t i stated by those wh"Nc
memory covers that period that Mr.. Nor
rill was n lively business man in thoNe
DAYS aud had a little something 10 do IN
politics. In fact he was the leader oil fhr
Dell'"eIa, III ''ii', ',.3.. -, ,'f
tihe' ai" III '''o ,I','7,.,,,
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/ l.. IL a., democratic forces with the abtl- /
itv and yipor that characterized his poll
tlca course in later years when he became
fine standard bearer in opposition To the
party Of his youth
5. ID. Arnold of this town Uncle sam +
was at that time one of the leading and 7
active wings of the county, entering into f
the campaign as he has Of later years in /.
political bouts, and il may be taken for
/ GRANTED that two men like Morrill, ana Ar
mold arraycd on opposite sides in town T
! ike Madison in l-iO would MAKE things f
/ Jingle
! The mills, consisting of saw, shln5lc, T
griSt carding and cabinet shop, were burn T
ed in lSi3 fiat to the ground and two F
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The "Wc>scrunset Wooden Company
was organized rs corporation Oct. 2ist'
l.1j, and commencing Immediately To pre- |
pare for the erection OF the factory build
ing. HE clearing on Oh inc ouli"I'ies on
Vi' 7i''t w (,
dfmcult,, ,,'o. f,,urd in octtinp lnmber for
tha frame and thn covering II had to be
dra,,., froun tho ,voads tho syva,uus were
fnil If ,ynter ot MS time of wear and il |
was necessary TO wait until Jack Frost"
cnnld not in some work ON them before