Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-03
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lsbor il being sxpended in hssutifying ard
adsr1irS the groands. A handsome new
fence has been Blu Is around the cemetery
and every Ior has recently bean carefully
graded ~ sad msny other improve meats
made. Iris tender care for the fessiag
Tlaces Of the iesd speaks volumes for tie
pubic split ami symastsaese feeling OF lie 4
citizens OF the -. n and il an example
which msny tosns reafer the outside " rid
would do veil {, initiate
Par her up the street Is the village sch DO
housr. np5a which sIeasive repairs have
been ma e Suriag the preset ssason- Ills
schoolhoase j. OF eomncaieas : &c and
suas autials built sni is suIrJun led By I
spacious AMI peasant grounds There are I
resiai, noes on both sides of The street fer
much Of The dis.sncs - the mills AID The I
stree. is vsfy pleasant oae- Before COM
Jog TO the mills we reach the starch fact ny, /
built in 1879 BY Befj Gs,hereole of Nes Z
Hsmoshite, bat pe- TIE propsr'y ct Tie
F,rt Kent Starch Co. tt is factor, has txo |
dry houses AID Will this year niaautsc n-e
about 90, eco tu-h heels of potst es 10 starch |
A short disiApce beyond The IA tars /
branch road to the lsil isads down uni r
the lee Ht kff Z p.L ~ thh ~ TIT thtST.
I he sa~ mili i. comparatively ne strac;- |
u-e ard Is thorough. ard substantially |
built. This mil Is well located for ths |
manufacture of lsrge qusndiss OF lumber,
having fine dam md very large pord in
which a sufficient qusntisy OF logs eau be
held to stock the mill plentiful supply |
of lumber can be o6tsined farther up
the river and can be easily driven ID the |
mi .,,..r mill srA cardiac mill Z
are also we'll aad conveniently COZ :
strlcted and capable of doing 9
large amount of work in a frs.-clsss man. |
ner.
A Fine New Bridge.
spans the river above the mills and on the |
cas-, eide Of Fish river q good road runs
nofthwatd sling the bank ard connects |
vi h the main road which crosses the iissr
~ ar It's month. Ga the high ground near
the mill is the residence OF the late Levi
Sears. This is a large two-story mansion |
with broad hall running throu IN the md |
de and capscious rooms on either side. |
The ell, sheds, stable and ou,buildings are
al. upon IN extensive plan and cover a
large area. Hands lme trees shade the
front of the house which looks toward tie
south, while to the west wooded IN rises
to great heigh. ard bregks off the ~inry
winds. |. il beautiful L cition and the
view from the grounds in front is exceed
ingly fine. We have very pleasant reco
lectoas of this residence as it was our
home for number of years shen its
gel i4l host and hostess we're alive ard in
h alth asd a happy family SURROUNDED the
ample board, Now both host aod hostess
have passed away, but a humber OF their
children stili remain and occupy the old
home stead and msinla,n the opeuhandei
hospitality of the former days. The forse
is row occupied by MIR. Asa NJ. Piukham,
a son-in-l.w of Mr., Sears, and number
of children of Mr. apd Mrs Sears are
still members of the family. At the foot
Of the hill where the road branches
OF to the mills is the large store
now occupied by Mr. Silas Niles as a
FUR iture factory AMI salesroom. Here
shy possible job in the line of furniture
rerairug can be neatly done, az Mr.. Niles
is & mo ingenious wori man and his ser
vices are in constant demlnd- Mr. Csssius
Sears, graduate of the State College, is a
member of the firm of khan AMI Sears
who now own the mill property. Mr.. Arthur
Sears. the youngest son, has fine farm
near by, upon which be is building bard
tOune HOeet anu inAh'bs olHer iiPiofc-
ments.
A Handsome Church and Faithful
Pastor.
A short distance above the month of Fish
river, and Just below the residence of Mr..
8 W. Mallett, a substantial bridge is built
across Fish river and over this bridge runs
the road leading into the town from Van
Buren, and other poiGts on the st. John.
Al l. 81 afr patY,
of the Catholic church and opposite is the
handsome residence of the parish priest.
Rev Father F. X. BuTque. The church is
of lofty and capacious dimensions, with long
broad aises leading up to the handsome
altar and with deep galleries along the sides
and end. There is no mason work inside,
The entire structure being csile1 away in o
the Roof with rarrow boards, tongued and
groved together and handsomely vanished.
The house opposite, occupied by Father
Burque, is handsome two. story building
thoroughly finished throughout and supplied
with all a'tainsble convenencss. Rev.
Fra els Nsvier Burque was for
merry Professor of Philosophy, Ma'he
mates and Natural History in the college
of St. H. aeinth, Moatresl He is highly
educated, scholarly gentleman. If fine
much devoted to the study of Natural His
tory and Kindly shaved us his fine collection
Of specimens TO which he is constantly
ing addit ons. Father Burgue is an
enthusiast lie chess player and had two games
in progress by correspondence wi h Major
Mchaelis of Augusta, when that gentle
man died He is now engaged in a num-
her of games By CORE sponderce with
an,i-a,t Ea. Ruraua
come to Fort Kent in 1852 and has since
butt the rse new church and be residence
opposite. lie is much telovfd by bis
pc, pie and is greatly respected by the
Amsri esn citizens or Fort Kent. +. G.
Srois. NJ D.. the village physician, is a
young man VINO is taking high rank in his
profession to Which he is much devoted.
He has been at Fort Keot two years during
" hieh time he has wen the confidence and
est. em of the entire community. The town
of Foit Kent includes the mot of the two
tb.nships Of IS, Range q su1 IS, Range I.
and has the St. John river for is entire
nol,hs "a bonn larry. There is much
Good Farming Land
in the town and this is beiog cleared and
trough under cultivation and there are
rov maby good farms upon the town.
With the exception of the village almost the
enIi:e population of the town are of French
extraction and of the Roman Catholic faith.
rhe large lumber operations upon the ST.
John aud its contidept streams create
demand for labor 10 such an extent that
less s'tei ton is on this account paid to
agriculture, the PEOPLE depending more for
a livelihood on the wa3.s earned in the
lumber woods and on the drives. The
people are prospering aud are quiet, peace
able, law-abiding items. The French
people are coming more and more each
year 10 realize the fact that they are Amer
lean cit.zsrs and are beginning to under
stand and appreciate the institutions of
the country. The village of Fort
X mt, for natural location and the pictur-
esque beauty of the surrounding landscape
is gem upon the bank of the beautiful 81.
John. As one approaches it from the
country below and arrives at the hill top
from which the road Gescends into the
village the view is one of surprising besuiy
add no pI. asauter or more healthfnl SPOT
can be found in Maine for summer resi-
dence The ellizens of the village are
whole souled, open-hesrted, public-spirited
! people, of much social culture and fully
/ Interested in the improvement and develop
ment of t1e town. As an instance, the
sum of $500 vas ,aisei the past summer
( BY wee xiv entertainments for the purpose
| of building Sidewalks in the village, and
other improvements are talked of tor n 1t
| year Mneh interest IN educstion IL now
i being taken by the Preach cuizans and &
| MAJ kei Improvement is noticed in this
respect.