Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-22

was burned last fall Ga the same SIDE Mr.. /
4. NJ Frazier is located in the stare for
merry occupied by C. W. Tut le Mr..
Frazier IS Young man well known in
Monticello where he HIS lived for thirteen
years. He has bat lately eomTencel trad !
ing AMI has fresh stock in every depart
mens. He trades wholly ON e.sh basis
and is dong a good business We saw in
his stable very handsome two year old
colt Of Hamhlelonian pedigree He has /
been handled somewh and promises to be
good one. We also sax in the stable of /
Mr.. Oscar L. Bean
The Old Veteran Tom Lang.
Is years oil last spring and looking As sleek 1
and as proud as when ae frs. krew him |
twenty wears ago. Fsrther down the stree; l
I is the store of the lac Ezoeh Robi son who |
died in Msy last. Mrs. Robinson is now |
selling out the stsck OF groceries and dry |
I 2 aosls with the inteJ ton of ing cut of |
trade. Near BY Is the sSoem-king and l
repairing shop of Mr. George Hardy Tho |
has been in business here mite years and is |
an Industrious. prosperous workman.
I Half mile north of the ctr, am on tie |
road to Presque Isle. we come 10 ST thsms |
Corner. ne years ago The woods eN
tended from near the bank Of the strean |
! entirely 10 this point aud there wss no
| building in this portion of the vi'lsge. |
TIE land was owned BY Mr. Cutbush Wei |
| liug5on who succeeded to his fathers pro-
! perry aud who died at Monticello few |
wears ago. In 1851 Mr.. A. \. Stitbam of
| Spring field bough. TWO and a half scres of
I land near the corner and built a store in !
which he put = stock of confectionery, |
| fancy good, and millinery. Mrs Sithsm !
being an exaerienced miiliner. Soon ait II
Mr.. John Nichols built blacksmith shop
south of Sithams and in 1852 Mr.. Fred |
| Verp'ast. from Bargo built large store
near the corner. Mr.. Verplsst did large
/ business in general merchandise at th.s
store until about year sgo he sold his
stock and rented the store 10 Mr.. IL. l.
| Morrill, who is now in trade iere. There |
/ is now a continuous settlement from the |
bridge TO the corner ar this has become a
| busy portion of the village. Mr.. Stithsm
has fer some years past been engaged in
the business of Photography in different
| port ous of the county and i'll has rooms
az Caribou and Il studio a, Siitham's Cor
ner. He has row in his store large stock
of general merchandise AMI Mrs. S than
| does quite an e-.eDsive business in the
millinery line. They trade for cash and
are having large and increasing busiaess
/ In connection with the store is tene-
ment and stable reated BY Mr.. orge
Morrison, who since the burning of the
| hotel has opened the house for the enter
'ainmen. of travellers. Mr.. ii l. Morrill,
who row trades in the Verplast store is 3
| young man, born in the town and well and
| favorably known. The store is large IN !
we'll arranged, The UPPER story being fin
ished for 4 dwelling, In the rear is a laig
room for the storing of heavy groceries
| Mr.. Morrill, has fine stock and has it yer,
t,stefuly arranged. He tuys butter and
eeg', stockings and mittens and stl's his
goods for ready pay only. He is building
up good trade here and is SIRE 10 succeed
in business. Nearer the bridge is the con
fectionery store Of Mr.. David Moody. The
village is very much in nee of a good hotel
and some snterprising man can here find
encouragement if disposed to tsr into
this branch of business. The town of
| Monticello is
| Well supplied with Good Roads
upon all of which are good farms and
pleasant reside noes Something less than
tso miles sau'h of the village on the Ioul-
ton road is the farm of MIR. Wm j. Feelv.
! Deputy Sheriff of Arc stook county. The
! house is pretty whit cottage with l+rge
wood Dine climbing 10 the roof on the front
| end, afiording a very pleasant shade in
hot summers day, There is large or
oh4r1 Of stately old apple trees ear the
house and smooth fields stretch away in the
rear. Mr.. Feelg is we'll krown in Aroos-
took County, AMI il the wiuter season is
engaged in the business of scaling legs in
the lumber woods. Nearer the village $
the fire farm of Mr. George Gentle who
has Il handsome stand o: farm build
ings snl raises sbuudSnt crops each
year. About half mile soutt nt
| the village, on beautiful emineuCe
is the farm CT Mr.. George w. Lowell
/ This farm contains l25 acres, of which | Is
acres are cleared sud under good cultva-
| ioa and every foo, of i, is good plow land
The farm cuts about fifty tons of Ray
Mr. Lowell keeps a small herd of cows AID
/ buys dressing at the village, paying fifty |
cents for two-ho-se load. He has fine |
orchard of 300 grated trees, nearly thirty
years old. This orchard has always been
very thrifty and pro iuc'ive until last year
| it was much injured by csterp liars from
whose ravsges it has not vet fully re covered |
| The hui dngs consist of large sni yer, |
! ha"d oIc twc-story house with ell and |
she's, and two large baras beside she, p
barn and ample barn Shells. Mr.. Lowell |
row wishes to sell this farm anl syn
nailed upon the gate post say- it can =,
bought for : COO. Mr.. Lowell has !
eighteen acres in p ttioes this year, Il Il |
| hey are among the most thrifty u be seen |
in the county.
| Tn, re are many other very hanson |
farms ia the town On the lIoultou ros'
notably that of Mr.. L. b. Jewell in til
north part Of the town. This is a large
and very i4nisom -ly located farm, VITA |
immense ii Ids of grass, grai and potatoes
The buildings are atty PAINTED and the
whole appearance Of the pace is thst Of a |
prosperous farmstead. In trout Of til
house. on the opposite sle of the road is n
beautiful little lax covering some twelve |
aor ;, viii h adds much to the appearance
cf'this attractive place. Half mile from
the south line of the town road runs
from the IIoulton rogd west on the lot lines
across the town THIS road cuts tbrons 1t !
the pcculi,r horseback fnrmsti II which |
runs through the southern part of Aroes-
took County On this road is the firm ami |
il )me of MIR, c. l. Wa1li4 The farm /
contains 100 acres and has upward of so
acres of clear i l,nd. II cu's large
amount of hay but Mr. Wadli,i' unable to
eagagc TX ensivoly in farming operations |
Regond MIR. Wadlia's the Land Is c0nsidcra- |
bly, broken and the farm. are newer bu' the |
so appc-rs COED aud produces we'll Ne,r |
Mr., LowelIs a road turns to the east from /
the Houlton road running towards tie
boundary and striking the Mcdux ekcag |
str am alf nile west of the province /
line. There are
Some Very Handsome Farms
and fertile fields NJ on this road and tie |
neat ard subs antial buildings Indicate that |
it il one of the prosperous sections of TIE
town. Mr. Isaac Arch bald, an old rrsidc,t |
of the town, lives upon this road ard has p
good farm and buildings. About mile ard |
h If from tie n. b. lices the farm of /
Mr. Bcnj. Higgins upon which ves,w some
vcr5 fine fields of grain and potatoes All
Tlpr 2 this road are Indications of thrift. in
ustry ard prosperity. From Stiiham'-
& rner alother road russ east to the boumi-
AIRY line. This al runs through part e
ularly fine farming ction and here are
en- some of the best farms anil fara
buildings in the town. Mr. Fred Shsp
and Mr. a. Y. Foster have very hsnl.omr
AMI productive farms unon this road. Oae
mile esst of he trner is the farm of Mr.
lsasc Fletcher which cor'tins 200 acres .f
spleu il Ism one half CT which is IN field
s1d pasture Mr.. Fieseher cuts go tons Of
hay a1d has large and well arranged barr
in which TO sore it. lie has 40 orchard Of
Us bearing - es ard Large field. Of grain
ami po't)es ell prom ring a bountitul crop.
Ga the versn Ia OF hi. hands lme resi-
dence We saw most beautiful fuchs
ia " nine feet high ard extending TIA
4. tth 4sfa 4, Il.