Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-10
FROM PISCATAQUT.
AonSon and Her ThriYins Industries.
What Jay Eff Bee Saw at the West
ern County Fair.


Special correspondence Kennebec Journal.
MossoS, Oct. 8, 1888.
Mr. Edffor:-If there is any pleasure il
making tour of the country hanging on Il
the tail end of a second-rate flood with first
class inclinations. then 1 have experienced
an exceeding great pleasure, for the afore
said flood has been all wrinkled up will
festive tendencies and has spOrtively waggec
that tail to some purpose, and the imprint OF
my number seven Congresses --multipiied By
two-can still be seen with the naked eye
anywhere from here to Moose Horn
Wednesday last, early in the forenoon,
stepped on board the rolling stock of the
narrow gauge railroad at Monson Junction
and during the ride of FIVE miles to Monson
village had ample time to reflect on the i'm.
mense good have done in the world ard an
empty stomach.
The result of my cogitation was that this
narrow gauge as curiosity, is a brilliant
success, but as medium of rapid transit has
made but small advance over the ancient We,
honorable 'shanks mare" Children arm
under favorable circumstances, and why this
toy railroad should not at some not distant
future assume grander proportions cannot
tell. think it will.
Stomachically | was not in condition to
discuss knotty points, but Sarah took in the
situation at glance and took measures to
fill the aching void. IL was we'll done and
honestly haven't been hungry more than
three or four times day since with wishing,
aye, longing for Sarah
The people of Monson devote their ener-
gies and spare moments to digging huge
holes in the ground at profit. American,
WEIGH and Swedish workmen, skilled in
quarrying, produce roofing slate of the finest
quality and in great quantities which finds a
ready market in all parts of the country.
They also produce stock in all shapes and
sizes from which are manufactured head
stones and other cemetery work, tables,
rnantles, and thousand and one things that
under the skillful hands of the marbleizer
take on beautiful shades and colors too nu-
merous to mention.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad runs within
six miles of Monson village and with its com
pletion the quarrying interest of this town
will be placed very favorably as far as trans
portation facilities are concerned.
Three quarries owned by the Monson Slate
Company are in operation. The Kineo
worked by contract by Jones and Bartlett
the Oakland by Hughes & Jones, while the
Forest is run by the Company, under the
efficient superintend&nce of August Larson
a fine Swedish gentleman, whose acquaint-
ance | was pleased to form.
The saw mills of Nelson Phillips and A.
Grey cut long lumber, clapboards and shin
giles in considerable quantities.
A. Grey c. S. Pulen and A. S. Garland
form what is known as the Arctic Butter
Bex Co. This butter box finds favor with
the farmers throughout the State and there
is quite demand for them. The western
part of Piscataquis county is not farming
district, although several good ones can be
seen and nice show of apples was displayed
at the Piscataquis Western County Fair
which | visited. This fair was held on the
third and fourth of the month and as with
other gatherings of this kind this season
they had one rainy day. The fourth brought
out medium sized crowd that seemed to
enjoy the show to its fullest extent.
One dime purchased ticket that allowed
me to go out or in at any and all times, and
as the Monsoon Brass Band, aged one year,
struck the top note at intervals of fifteen
minutes, | found the arrangement very
They played well and long.
The usual mammoth squash rested tran
gully beside the longest California pumpkin
ever raised in Shirley, while hanging in
graceful folds above them was the inevitable
patch work quilt, without which any fair
would be an utter failure, on it the legend,
- Made of eleven thousand, four hundred and
sixteen pieces, by woman born blind, and
ninety-nne years of age next August, the
mother of seventeen children all living,
whose united weights have been carefully
figured at one and one-half tons. She is now
preparing quilt that will contain thirteen
more pieces than this and confidently expects
to present it for public inspection one year
from date.
Immense potatoes, turnips and cabbage
ornament one side of the hall on the other
apples, while table in the centre groaned
under the weight of Kale, Karrots and Ken
sngton. Several oil paintings showed much
artistic talent, and silk lambrequn of crazy
patch work and impossible stitches was of
such wonderful workmanship as to make a
man dizzy to look, while the dreams of the
person resting in the same room would be sub
ject to change without notice. 1t raned yes
terday, it rains today and tomorrow | think
it will rain. JAY EFF BEE.