The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-08-09
SELECTED.
Summer Rambles In the Pine Tree
State.

j For the Reporter
Summer Rambles in the Pine Tree
State.
! About half way from Skowhegan to the
State capitol, we pass through the pretty
little city of Watervile. This thrifty old
town has recently cracked the village
shell and emerged as full tledged city.
The Maine Central has been the prime in
stigator in knocking out the old village
landmarks by making it the radiating
point of three of its branch lines and
erecting two iron and stone bridges
which span the kcnnebec at this point
The four old style college buildings di-
rectly opposite the railway station, tell us
that Waterville is an ancient seat of
learning. "Brainy men and giant theo-
logians have here wrestled with the writ
erS of classic lore of past ages. This in
stitution was chartered by the Legislature
of Massachusetts in 1873 (seven years be-
fore Maine became a state), as a literary
and theological institution, and went into
operation as such in 1878. The original
corporators were all Baptists of the
District of Maine. The name was changed
to Waterville college by act of Maine leg
slature in 1921, and again changed to
Colby University in 1871, in compliment
to Mr. Gardner Colby of Boston, who
made the generous donations amounting
to Sl7O 900 in order to establish a perma-
nent endowment fund The prescut
name of the institution was adopted and
ratified by act of Legislature in 1861.
| his was the institution where "Rarc Old
Ben with the bias eye, while yet stu
dent knocked out the theological pro-
fessors and upset their teachings with
apt quotations from the Bible which he
had committed to memory We pass on
TO Augusta, the head of navigation on
the Kenneacc, and note that the business
portion of this city Is on the east side of
A steep hill on the river bank, and that
tie people must climb this hill in reach
ing their domicles. The State House is
nnely situated on an eminence looking
down on the ancient city of llallowell
and the beautiful surrounding country
the ground gently sloping, allording fine
view Of the L. S. Arsenal with its beauti-
full and well kept grounds situated on
| the opposite banks of the kcnncbec.
| Higher up and on the same side, with its
beautiful lawn and handsome groves OF
stately trees, may be seen the massive
gray stone structure of the State Insane
| Asylum. Leaving the State capitol with
rs 'o" 'i'o"'e,u -, tiiii
to frame the laws of the commonwealth,
few minutes ride takes us to the old
city Of Iallowcll. Fifty years ago when
| the writer was a small boy, he imagined
that Boston wa, the biggest city in the
! United States and that llallowcll came
next. Then, Augusta was country VII
lage, while Ilallowcll was thriving com
'herclal Guy Gh'PP'nS "''' -
were extensively ."'l'eu va 'o,. ,,i it"I
numerous "holeS"ie my ''i'''V9 supl'''Or
the country store !" ,n' ~ p"i usoi VI
lhe states a lew Vi V'e ou'e' p '''''S
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wv ",,n' XIII, XIII AMI mnmmotb icc bousrs
u.b.ro thousands of IONS of hupc "chunks
~ oan1aolod water, ,re taken from the
Lannaioc cory winter and stored for
shimn,,nt ~ no Sontcrn md Middle
S,,,n, rbo sou. ond nloninU mills of
Gardinor anu south Gardner turu ont au
i,in, La az wnndcn ware from n tooth nick
sin tin,hnr sash door and blinds
'Io',,,aard and ,sbiprle weaving are ex-
,''',,i,.,i,, narr;.d on hnrn Evrn the
,a,,.'I,st 10 hoiod .nd Skinned tn market
pirhmnnd ten miles below. seems to be
ii'''aii '.ii,i, nf Gardiner Ice houses
90, ,,D'', ," ,''iIly nrndominotr
ma ,.ia,,. an tho Androscoruin In the
init, ~ prnnsuict arc hcantiful and
Wv, ','. .aIi,, or lnnun md annreciatrd nv ali
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,.,,,,,n,.r r,sort known as "Sca Point
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| H. II l. ,b, U,w,oin manor mills three
VA .,,,,. h.lf n,iIes down The river il a
h'I1.,o,. ,,,,orrv and mill said To be the
| all, am, In this county The rock i
,, "', and Skinned Ia Trenton. \. Y.
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