Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-28

/ Puftst OF ~afef py lis nne stem OF whtrl
works, which is one Of the best in the State
The Frontier Water Co. Was organize
in the spring of 1859, part Of the .toc
being Owned in the iowa xEd the remAinde
by W. II. Whi,comb, Esq, of Norway, Me
| The fountain head is a group Of hvin
springs on the height of land near tn
boundary line. A large basin was scrApe
out down to q clean gravelly bolton
and dam built in the mos
substantial manner. The fountain
AZ feet above the level Of the villag
street and is about two miles distant from
the Collins House, the principal hotel o
the town. There is no pumping station o
stand pipe, the supply at the fountain
being ample and the force of grsvitatioI
giving sufficient power for all purpose
needed. A ten inch main runs from the dan
to the covered bridge, distance of two an,
a quarter miles. From the bridge to th,
| junction of the Presque Isle and Caribo,
/ road the main is six inches and six incl
main runs for con .iderable distance OF
each of these roads. 4 four inch main
runs along the street on Fort HILL rhes,
mains are all laid fully six feet under ground
Hydrants are placed a! convenient distanc
es ard an ample supply of hose 10 provided
for use in case of fire. The Viilsge Cor
poration pays an annual rental Of $3.50 for Ii
hydrsnis. and drinking fountains will be pu
in place in due time. Every business place
in town is now supplied by this system
as are also all the Dwellings within reach
of tue mains. The works were completed
in November, 1889, and shen 4 test va,
made stream from hydrant on Fort Hi
hut Ia, ,h.sf ~.
through fifty feet of hose entirely over the
old barrack building. The cost OF the
water works WAS $50. 900. In addition te
This system the Fort Fai,t Id Water Co.
organized in 1855. bring water from large
spring on D,r.ey Hill, through . "A inch
pipe aud sup ly some twenty fsmihes in
the loser villsge. Fort FART Id has q
large trade, as it not only draws from the
outlying tosn. but the peo de of the Pro.
vince even as far down as P.orenceville or
'he st John river come here fir. quently tc
purchase goods. II is the largest potato
market in the valley, having fwelve pptat1
II uses where potatoes are bought for ship
ment, ard il estimated ihst full, $3.50 O0G
nave b. zen paid out in the village Tor po,a
'oes since the harvest of 1889 A. An in
stance Of he advalt4ge of this market t.
Nr'"stGok tafm"rs We nav state that Mr.
Ambrnse Fuss vi h th- assistance OF his sor
tsn,+i I, IN, .;stio, a, ,F,rtF,i,s.I,in on.
eek ro,a.o.s .ronvh T., c,m. +, s,9io A
runh.r Of f4rner. n ,v,. received NOR, th.r
! - FOR th 81 la-tNea,-- crun Tner. ~.
Of, tA,i.rg s,.tch fac o,i.- In tl.t town
ur h.irz { ct'ri At the village AID tn,
t.itr,t.N,il- Grove
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f1h.. i. 1T. ANAL nart ot m. bn-iue,.
uf IN. t,..tr,n ,,u.. TN a, .v.,su.
,bout si,,e.n car. per d,v ne here scale
and a.nany a. ,hpt, fiy. b4v. be, s.aled
t., .,a dsv Henry a prv E,, n,
Fo.t Fsirh,lisnd G. p. whitney. r "a. o,
,'sribou farm tn. nraaen, fare. Of M. Of
tc,. holding c,mmi.sousa. a. D,pn,v Col
I, c,ors s,d Insprctor. Al the lo.er vii.
lag, are he lsryc gr,.t mill and an mil
now owned and opers,ed hy Mr.. w
A. Uaioes The or,,t mill i. v,rv
Ace one having fou, run of stone,
ue ala, ha. MASTER mill n, which
he viii III. ,prlny grind 225 ton.
- n,.ster Tho nl..,sr ,ock /. b.uIed
from the Tobione river. There i. no duty
on the rork but il must all be baul.d bv
Provincial teams, The ground master seli.
at the mill at 81 co nv the ,ioyie ton. II
the saw mill isa large rotary lath ssv
and planer MIR. Haines sax, about ono
million feet Of lony humber ve,rlv Tb.
Aroos.ook Shoddv Mil ca NcGiil Rro.
4 WiiIiam.. proprietor.. have their mil in
the MINER mart Of the village. Tbev nae
both water and steam poyer and have ar
uuriyb, engine of 30 horse power by which
the .hoddy mill ia run. the rect of tbei,
machinery beiog run nv water nove, Tho
rag. from which the shoddy i. made are
bought in tn. county. Thi, company also
operate. a wool cardiny mil. orist mill an
steam pianer. Near by i. the butter fac.
tory owned and operatad by Mr.. I. O.
Win.lox of ST AIban. at winch a large
quantity of butter was made last veal, On
tho north aide of the rive, a .hort di,,ance
above tho bridge in the fine .binule mill
owned nv Amasa Howe. E.a Of Pressure
I,le. Thi, mill bs, four Scribner's i'm.
nrored .hinple macbine. and emnlovs "a
men. The mower il fu,1isbed nv a l25 hor. .e
mower engine with a fy wheel Weighing 4 400
nound. II b.. .ix cylinder boiler % inche.
in diameter And 22 feet long The mil
yard and ain are LIGHTED bv elec,ri,itx
from a Nsthsr dynsn o with . seven horse.
norer steam engine The n,o4pc, ~ mi.
yearIv Ab,pt two milo. sbove the viii. 90
an the line of the " r. Railwsv /, the
I,,ge mill ~ Ui,.m steven. n Tb;,
mill hasa large rotary air Jyon Glad
.h ,,oie mschines cIanh,a,d m.cbine nl.n.
er. cI,pboard planer md latb machine
The mill ia run byal75 hoy.an,xe, on.
vi g sith four cylnder boiler. 81 fee, lops
and 4 feet in diameter. Thi. mill the
ard and the entire l.ng,b of tho boom ar
lighted by electricity from a densmo with
an hor,e-pover engine Thi. mill pro.
luce. about 500 600 feet Of long Iumber
.pruc- and piee. and 20. 900 oO0 c.ds,
.htpgl4.. Nr Steyan. bas large onerstio,
On th.. upper waters Of he areo.-ook O
he dsci,as and Beaver brook and h., en-
$40. 900 feet o. cedar aud 400 900 feet
prucr during the past xlot~r He al.
su,.i,e. Il other parti.. A,Maple q ov.
b. tue .hirgie nil. of J saw II. Smlt,
e,th oae mschine which .as. about /,
h ,u.snf shi gie. per DIV. The HYDE 4
| Foster mill or Frzheroert str-am, sou.
-,ur nj. from Ia yilisk- w.. ,arnei L..
s,oter aud i now b~ins b1ilt by Brrj
,.th.r :ule who i. si-o tn. pr ,pri tor ot II.
.o.rcb tac res 1hi. mil had rorary an,
| .iaDvr Tor 10 lu pb-r, ,isob arl. Al,
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