Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-26
IN EASTERN SOMERSET.
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Sr. AIHAxs. July 3srd, 1859.
| Editors Of Keass6es JesrsaI:
The longest way round 10 the nearesl
way home" MAS saying that paxsled my ex-
treme youth. created doubts in the develop.
ing mind. but has since been made apparent
in more ways than one. BY rail IL 10 forty
miles from Skowhesan 10 Pis,sdeld. and
while cut Across lots reduces the distance
one half, it increases the time and expense in
| like ratio.
At Pitsheld we deposit our valuahles With
| Brother Blackden Of LAncy House and
venture out on an investis sating tour, whereby
the immen'ity of this busy and thriving
town is made to assume its proper proper
tons to our inquirins mind, The stores in
size and stock would compare fsvorahly
with those of our Maine cities and the quality
is at the top from necessity-th people of
hustieid belle wing in the best and are will.
lug to paw for it,
fine woolen mill gives employ ment 10 q
saving class of operatives Saw mills fur
nish material for the building up Of THE
growing village, and ~ithall Pitssneid 10 .
poor place ~ elnigrAte from. The Maine
Central Institute, where ideas taught to shoot
In youth are kept shooting rs they advance
In years and become boss shootists as they
go out into the vide world, to pick of the
unsuspectiDR dollars by their unerriug mark.
manship. Pittsfeld 10 Justly proud of this
institution and its great success.
Forty cents invested with the conductor of
the Somerset railroad insures us . safe
hurting over TO Hartlsnd. with Engineer
Mathews At the helm. at speed worthy Of q
longer route.
Closely cut fields as q rule, with occasional
belaied acres Of fast dying grass. spread ont
grand and green on each side OF the track
rank growth of oat straw with inclination to
rust and fairly dlled tops-potatoes on the
ripening side of the season and gard n
sass" innumerable greet the eye and nostril
as We ran along or stop occasionally to
pick up or drop passenger at come cross
road or farm house-thus doing as you
would be done by for \ reasonable considera-
ton.
Hartland is n pretty little village sur
rounded by fine farms and apparent prosperi-
". rhe shaw factory of Archibald Linn,
Esq, runs with breaks the year round, Civ
ing employment to many that. like MIR. Linn,
hail from the land of the thistle, beside the
deft and nimble fingered natives Of this and
surrounding towns.
The conveyance chartered by US for the
trip to st. Albans deserves more than pass
ing notice. The passengers consisted of a
box containing two dozen Histories of the
Johnstswn food" a scre and yellow
tinted United States mail bag,
myself and another bundle. Az we
sat within its once upholstered walls
and bowed with reverence before its superior
longevity. visions Of past ages fioated through
our active brain, and imagination pictured
our worthy grandsires in ruiiied shirt front
and base ball trousers as they rode in this
self same vehicle and put on airs before
their less fortunate fellow citizens. Such 10
life.
Two miles and half through fine rocky
hay bearing farms to st. Albans. The
Sebasticook house concealed within the foil
age Of dozen beautiful naples. opens its
arms and larder 10 us with such generosity +,
that we are inclined to think our coming was
expected, and we appreciated all preparations
in due proportion.
Al. Mar'zs terrific all round Specially
Company, parsded the streets in search OF
patronage and an appetite with brass bandic
accompaniment, filed the house with tall hats
and short wt, and helped pass sixty minutes
of lifes feeble flickerings. Have just learned
from reliable authority that the hotel extra
were in honor of Martx's crowd and not US as
we had fondly hopei. We are not finding
any fault but We are going to Dexter
JAY Err Bee.