Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-16
FROM HBHEARr OF ARoosrooK.
They Haul Bark-A Busy Wide
Awake Place

AWAKE RACE
The road from Houlton to Briigexaser
was never better in winter than i. vas las;
Saturday. The day vas bright and beautiful
and the air soft and spring.Ike- Ar noon
Jeff HoGiton for Moaticelio. twelve miles
nofth and after passing txeuty-six teams
and meeting az many more. reached the
Latter place at two o'clock There IS so
much travel that there 10 double track most
of the way.
At LitrIeton, Hill brothers have a shiage
mill which il running full bias. and the i'm
mense piles OF lumber look As IL they mean,
10 keep at il for some time.
J. X. Weed. Jr-, sou Of Representative
Weed who il now AZ Augusta, has extensive
business Interests in Litlleton. II is also one
Of the best farming towns in the county.
Hiram Drake has sold already two thousand
dollars worth of produce this year and has
much left. In the barn saw SIX yoke of
oxen, six horses and ten cows. They have
all kinds Of machinery and live easy
Other large farmer. are d. Manson,
George Osborn, John X. Weed, Cornelius
Crosby and John Hannigan.
Sharp and ketehum are the leading men
of Monticello Mr.. II. c. Sharp was in the
legislature Of 1885, and has the interest of
Aroostook closely at heart. He manages
the numbering part Of the business and mas
camps in Lit Teton, Monticello, c.
Township, and Amity. He will cut enough
cellar this winter 10 keep four steam mills
running all summer. besides large quantities
of spruce and hemlock. These gentlemen
are great benefit 10 Monticello as they give
employ ment to many men and teams and do
business on the square. The people of this
thriving town want railroad and asked me
many questions about the Direct Line"
Leaving Monticello. which was booming
With business. next stopped at Bridgevater
Centre where Senator q. W. Collins has
two mills and starch factory. During mis-
stay at Augusta his business is in charge of
Mr.. George Landers 10 the woods and Mau-
rice Burt in the store. Mr.. Landers has
worked for G.. W. over twenty years and
SAYS he will stay with him until he can go
South on the Northern Maine railroad.
The '.direc. line is the chief talk among
the people of Brdgewater. "NiIl we get
The railroad?" What about the direct lne?"
What means the Amendment that
Mr. Collins got for the railroad eharter:"
were among the questions asked me. 1t
will be happy day for Brdgewater when
the iron horse comes steaming into town
The talk is that Hon. A. A. Burieigh is the
man TO succeed Major Strickland, of Houl
ton, as collector of the port of AroOstooz-
Mr.. Charles Z Church owns and runs large
tannery at Bridgewater and is Just now get
ting his annual supply of hemlock bark.
Thinking that the Journal readers would like
10 know something of the way the bark IS
saa1 >, NJ pobar, Irviog os N.rs nm
',ha h.. onn,.ao, ~ ial;ver 1000 cords from
rn.ti &C. 80 H. Chrrcb,s ,an,.rv
fssIf NJ u o;r;n,, o-Ja,s 10 hi. mon
.rt uas invi,ed he him IN % n the camp
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ny aPPnt'"t I.'i :, . be- ~
why eo".'' '1' 80, - N -, r.
'"is 'ia' y'ur cams ~ ~" 49, So. :,
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HIur's iot 'He eAa"ii""''"i VA ""iA mt" "'
over the STATE
j. H. Sha" team lloo 10 horses' s"'ai'
est load Il feet. largest ioan 20 II average
Tor "a consecutive loars beginning January
9TH, Il ~ loo rect duncan irving tF',''
less IMAM / loo 10 horses' average VI - ioauS
from Jan lst' ~ II. per Ioai' ih'se teams
had the best average out aii na' mnu'e' i,o",
Il to 2Z or 70 feet anu " iiiiau1 ""'o" """
with 100 10. team Drawn 20 rev at o"e
load and "a al many others
look RUE anu ineasureu so'is Va Wv
loads MOST OF theun were '"s"ty te'' ,""S
and from TOUR to hVe anu one ha'i ieet n'su
and looked more iAe DARK FILES .''" no'i'
Dinner at tne camp WAS u Fcn'1' n'Ns,'
beans, stewea peel not o,scui', "'"oe ~"
ana twisted uoushhu's' ou ieeu "e"'
'ald to the ooss AS we slppeu YEA ou' vi our
bright TN cups. II pays ne ans"v'eu >
"lhe boys 10 'helr pest ior me anu yea, '',e
COOK TO orher "ha' ne "shts " aeeP 'ie." IL
good spirits. ANY tpi"R eAcep' SP' 10
am sorry to tell you mat MI irving was
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