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

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On beaustfa, inrerrsi 10 the loser par. Of
The village IL the F.. Isl 6-d Trsstisy Pa'i
whieh has nue. of the nsest tracts N the
county. The exhibition Of The North
Aroostook Agricaisurai Society vas seid
la this park last fall and vss . grea, sue
ees.. On the north side Of the foossock
rivsr. about opposite the trottips park I.
the beau.ifu. cemetery, the lad for which
-. gil. to the toun BY Mr.. T. Hack
eF, one or the principal merchants OF the
town The gift inciGdsd forty acres one
hal; Of which 10 sos forced All besatIfat
" Il 3 out ard set Nth trees. Il contains
siso !s-se n csiving vauit
Hon IsaAc Hacker Vas one OF tse Oldest
and most respected citizens OF Fort Far
Geld and vas long one Of its foremost oosi-
ness men He sac . man OF k,nfiy IN
stincss. Of strict int gritty in all the rels-
ions Of life. Mr. Hacker met . ssd death
il Q railroad acedsn. on the n b Rail
vay some ten years ago
For. FIJI deld is we'll supplied With re-
/ iigious privileges, there being az eaurch
bu lidlnss " hose 81 .vices are well attended
| rhe schools of the Town are in seod eond'
ton under the careful supervision OF Dr
A. ID SAWYER Besides some tsenfy
suburban schools there IL in the village
| tine school building erected Ia 1857 At
cost of about 5000 La this bailiinE are
the primary, intermediate. grsmmsr AID
| high scA o9is and it Is an institution Ut Shlco
sy village might well be proud The
a,fiousni of the Town ls sil1@n bv the fact
| that the stars AMI stripes h,as above 'h''
beautiful ,ehocl huihiiuZ. In The soutber
part of the tosn is the large bull ling bull
b. the Fort Fs rdeld grange. the love
sto-y of viii, b is occupied rs y school house
sud the upper part as the grange hall. In
h- story above the ball is a tne. lsrg-
lining hall in which We can testify that
| may GENEROUS and substantial dinners have
been served.
n, sketch Of FoJt F,irf Id lie complete
| which does not make hoIorable men ion OF
one OF Araostoos'- most honored and Re
-peeted citizens. Il m jesse Drew Mr.
| Dire came from Oxford county about the
year 1850 For 4 numner of year. he IS
partae- OF Hon. Washington Long it
mercantile AMI lumber business He heid
the Office of Deputy Collector of Cusio ms
AZ For Fairfield for t~etts years an hss
ais, b Ell D,puly Sheriff OF the coury
and member of the legislature from For,
| Fair Held Mr.. Drew has always been 3
prominent man 10 the councils of the Re-
| publican party, attending all of its copven
tons and giving its leaders the benefit Of
as large experience AID ripe judgme Mt.
''Uncle Jesse" is one I the best known
men in Aroosto0k and his genial presence
and sunny smile makes him welcome guest
in any camHany. He has been spending
the winter with his son, Col +. NJ. Drew
of Lewiston. ard his many friends in ARGOS
took will give him hearty welcome on his
return. His youngest son, II N Drew
Esq, of For, FsiI field, the present County
Attorney of Aroostook, is a lawyer of much
| talent aud ability.
In an agricultural point Of view Fort
F,if field is one of the finest towns in tn.
Aroo,t0ok Valley. The southern portion
If the town, formerly Township D., Range
2, is ore solid block of exceptionally good
| farming land with very Its waste territory
The surface of this tract 10 composed of
-~elis of land, but is not broken by abrupt
hills TO any exent. 1t is we'll watered and
is covered all over with large and well cul
uvated farms occupied for the most part by
Intelligent and progressive farmers. The
Fizherbert stream runs the entire length
of this township in nOriberly direction
parallel with and short dlsrsuce from the
boundary line between Maine and New
| Biun-wick. There are also numerous other
fine streams and brooks on the tract which
furnish ABUNDANT water power OF some
OF the fine farms on this fertile track We
shall speak more particularly in future
article. The northern portion of the town.
formerly Plymouth Grant, and aubsequsnt-
" Sarstield plantation, lies for the most
part on the north side of the Aroostook
river, although the river enters the town
.hip we'll up on its western ride, renee il
II wa IN s0uiheasleriy direction to III.
village making quite a large corner Of the
,ract on the sou h side Of the river. Three
parallel roads run from the river northerly
entirely across this township, which has
| the town OF Limestone on its northern
border. On all these roads are fine
farms, nearly every lot on tn township
being now taken up. Their are also good
roads along the river On each side, along
which are beautiful farms. The length of
this article forbids more extended des
criptlon Of these farms at this time. The
to Of Fort Fairfield was Incorporated
March llth 1856. Ia 1860 the population
was 90l ich was NOR than doubled
IN The next decade In 1881 the popula-
ton WAS 2S07 and the valuation of the
town WAS 1868 Al. The valuation as re-
turned by he Assessors in 1879 was Sc o.
9lS aud the town to-day has q population
we'll up toward, 1000. Fort Fairiel has .
spltn nd future before II, ana its public
spirited citizens are deserving of success.
Arbor Day in Farm ard Cour try.