Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-20

cspies IT, Ssauer Brosn came frsm keu
Bsunasick IA 1850 aid bsnshk the lot be-
yopd the Sssee farm. npen which Mr.
Epps Dow had male small clearing Mr..
Brosn lived hess un'ii his Death sone
twen.y YEAS ago ani IL son Vim. Brown
kiIl h,es upon the farm.
Mr. Nevcomb Stevens e.me from Lifch-
Eeld. Kenr ehee Co, ia ISL. ard Bought
the John Rollins lot upon uhsSh there wss
. snail cisafifg He elearsd up over 20
aerex. ard in 1874 sold tic farm 20 bis 500.
Orfia a. Stevess, uho ro< lives upon t.
Mr.. Stevens thsn, bought Of g. \. !ereft
the lot opposite tie Hayssrd estate where
be has euils comfortable buildings ar1
made good farm. He has very promis.
ing orchard 10 which be is much intsrested
ard which will soon hesia {, sfafd tim al
sburaance of frait- Hi. sen. Ar- Samuel
Stevens, lives with him and bar the active
MAJ agsnent of the farm Mr. Thomas
West came from Bangor about 1861 ard
settled on the vss. siie OF tie LAKE, being
the Only settler upon that side. lie cleared
up fsrm upon hieh be lived uu'il bis
death few sesrs SGD. His cons sun own
the farm anil keep suFpiy of boats for The
accommodation of parties visiting the lake
Mr. James Hsyxa d vas for many years
the principal eusiness man residing al foii-
age Lake and aided very much in the de-
velopment of the iowa. Mt. liyxard
came from New Brunswick and Tor more
than thirty years carried on large Inn
her operations for the firms or Jese't
Msreh and T. ID. Jewet: s Co.
10 ISIS. Mr.. Hayward bought Of the
Jevet.s tn:ee lets Of lard near tie
lake and made here large farm upon which
he built very large and handsome stand
of buildings. He was successful lumber
operator and became wealthy in the bust
ress, carrying on at the same time eAsen-
sIve farming operations. Three years ago
he 5. Il his property a, Po,tfg, Lake to M.
Henry Hayward and removed 10 Presque
Isle, purchasing large farm abou, half II
mile from the village or the Ashland road,
where he has built up one OF the
Finest Estates In Aroostook County.
The next year after Mr. Henry Haywsrd
bought the estate at PoTt,ge Lake the bnile-
ings were entirely consumed by fire III
GLIDING the large barn which Mr.. Jsrvis
Hayward had recently erected at great
expense. Ms. Hayward Immediately pro-
ceedsd 70 rebuild and has now Get OF
tQuht IA lot c0ttiAIi ~ ho~N
destroyed by the fire. Mr.. Woodford Brown
is another lumber operator who lived Tor
many years AZ Poitige Lake, cnmi1g about
the time Mr.. Hayward came and pa chs sing
a farm on the east side of the road about q
mile beyond Mr.. Haywards. Mr.. Brown
also moved to Presque Lie few wears ago
and bough. Il farm short distance west OF
| the village on the Ashland road, lie is sui
| engaged in the lumber business. The soil
in the cultivated portions of Portage Lake.
though some~hat stony and less easy OF
cultivation than many towns, IS fertile and
productive a7d Profitable croTs are raised
Mr.. Orrin l.. Stevens has coed firm
next beyond the Hayward estate. There
are 20 acres cleared on this farm and under
good cultivation. Mr. Stevens has been
pc master for six years. Opposite Dir.
| Stevens Is the farm of VIM. Segee. forner-
| ly the Henry Hayward farm. NJ. Stgee's
farm comprises lCo acres with - aers
cleared. This farm is som what oay but
the soil is deep and fertile and produce
well. The farm cuts about fifty tons OF
hay ard produces this year six hundred
bushels of gr,ii. Beyond Mr.. Stevens i.
the farm of Mr.. DAHL Ross who came
from Mirimi hi and settled here somethit z
over thirty years ago. lie has 100 acres
of good land though somewhat stony, with
G5 acres cleared The farm cuts 10 tons
of hay and Mr. Ross keeps large hock OF
sheep. four cows, fifteen head of other
cattle aud seven horses. Mr.. William
Brown has a good farm OF 100 acres witt
10 acres cleared a1d cuts upwards of TWEEN
| ty tons of hay. He has a small orchard OF
thrifty trees for which the soil here appears
to be well adapted As We go farther north
| through the tosn the land app.ars more
| free from stones AMI easier of cultivation
Ga the farm of Mr. Joseph Goolbood i,
some very fire lard with few stones and q
deep, rich soil Mr.. Goodblood has l0t
acres with % acres cleared
| Farther on is the farm of Mr.. Jerry Nc
| Gowan, who bought the farm fifteen years
ago There was then but few sore,
cleared and only log house Mr.. Meow
| an has now IS acres Gle ired and cuts thirty
tons Of hay AMI raises large crops OF grain
| lie has built good set of farm building:
and has fine productive farm, quite fires
from stones Mr.. MCGOWAN i, an exper
enced lumberman, having been engaged il
that business for many years. Still farther
on is the farm If Mr.. Edsari Fox whC
first came to Aroos.ook from Dover as
soldier in the Piscstsquis Guards il III
Aroostook War. He first settled in Athlan(
anl some thirty years ago came to PortaQ,
Lake. He has good farm with fifty acre.
cleared and goot. comfortable buildings
Mr.. Fox is now 10 years old bu. is sill
hale and hearty and able t, do good dav I
work in the fed. MIR. Charles Clark has
| clearing beyond Mr.. Fox ard haI built
4 h,r Nd ,tnr
| Der of other settlers in the north par, of thu
town. Near Mr.. liaywar1'e Mr.. Millart
Brown has blacksmith AID wheelwfigh
shop in which business he his been engage
for ten years. Mr.. Brown maaufsctare
farm wagons and does all kinds of oa-risg
repairing and general blacksm thing. H.
is now building handsome two sorry h1u''
opposite lis shop. Travellers sre well csre'
for at Mr. henry IIsyward's where there il
smp'e accommodation ard gGo1 entertain
meit for man ard beast. There ATE txt
good schools 10 tie town til comsDrtshl
school bui drgs. The ladies' have Non
Partisan W G. T U. of which MIS- VIM
Sc e, is presi e i, sni the
Young PEOPLE Have Reading Club
in which ties a'e nuch interested Pcrtag
Lske il enc of The finest sheets Of water II
Aroost OK. It is about five sn half mile
long from north 10 south with an arm projsc
Jog TO the northwest like the thumb { BIZ
mitten. The scensry arougd the lake i
beautiful snd picturesque and i is one o
the pleasantest summgr res 1T, in Noitheri
Maine. Many pleasure parties visit tb'
lake ard camp upon its wooded shore, ans
feast upon The abundance of fire trou
taken from its waters. Were this lskt
easily ace ssibIe by railroad it wou'd soor
be come one CT the most noted resorts il
the state, end many cottages would be bull
along its shores. A read is now talked Of
from Portage lake to Caribou only twenty
four miles. with no. mere than ten mile
through unimfro,c 81 land. This road woult
cross Beaver brook, some three mil IS from
Portage Like, where there is a god mil
pr,iifge which coud be probably i'm
proved ~ i would very much benefit thu
settlers in this vicinity. The great lumbei
indus ry of northern Maine affords goo,
market for the farmers in these outlying
set;Ismpnts ard there arc cnmnaratiypI-