Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-15

AsiankEs stream an3 ennaiaes Al CD aud
down saw. xas sa,as3 Ia.lsis xrsi Mr.
GARY Innsdis.siy rebuilt, yesfsag iiio the
nEH n.sii. 10 a!tisi7a % the saw. what the
settlers called '-ccEee-zill.r Or Z snail
z.ifi fer zricaiBg gain. This mil he con
timed 20 rzn aaiil about 1886 vts1 he sod
TO Mr.. sgsBi ling Robinson In f5Se, Mr..
Ropinson took down tbs mill ard the Firm
If Eabinsoa aei Bsaa built the g-is,usil
aox standing. Ia which are th,es run Of
stones In lsszs. the SAME firm bailE BeN
say n1iii. with an up and asvn saw, lath
saw and plsner. Mr.. Gary baiis
The First Frame ueas~
n: the Mills il 1913. Tai, hoaie i still
standing in good -epair. and 10 occupied "
Mr.. 4. A. Jackslan 81 pasIie house. The
post Office az Sherman Mills Is also located
in this bulldog TIE neIl hoass a, the
Nils was bai}t By spAaiilng Robinson ia
l-gf. The growth OF the village was slo~
during the years Of the war, bat wita the
revival Of business q, il close aes impe-
tas was given TO this new sstiIemsnt. In
1857. Mr. Leoaa.d II. 6ahiseiI opened The
tifst store Al Sherman Mills in store for
pserly occupied By Spanking Robinson oa
AsfI ALUMINIUM sR6A+ AAS BiktAttBg
hsen moved u tie Mills. About the same
time
The Parsonage was Esift
snd the hoHses of john ". Caldwell,
Mrs. Perry. Mr.. Gary AMI several
others IN ,s6s. the Town IIonse was
built on the east side Of the stream sni in
1850 the handsome Congregational church
building was er c;ed Th;s church vas
organized in 1863 aad Rev. ". T. Sleeper,
nov of Worcsster. Mass, was is fist pas
Tor. IN $50, Loige of Free and Ae
copied Mssons was organized at Sherman
Miil'. ball having been fnisbeai for their
asa in the seeoad story Of the zristmll 10
1872, the stare nov occupied by l.. T.
Jsekmsn, was built. The second story of
tais bulldog il now used as Il residence BY
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Frye. In 1876. the death of
Mr.. spaalding Robinson occurred. Mr..
Robinson bal long been enc of the princi-
pal citizens of the town and had occupied
many public positions. lie at one tine
represented hi, district in the Legislature
II Maine and was for many wears local
agent for State lands. HIS son, Mr.. A. T.
Robinson succeeded to his business and
until quite recently was engaged in trade at
the Mills He was soldier in tn. a.h
Maine Regiment and for ten months and a
o,he, of the ola .st,la,. of H., ,,.r
uho,, wa ra.,ia1,a3 "a r,s,,io, :, H.
,.-oncr ri,cn - NJ Lit n - -
rs,,.. iron, f,oya, In IstI al .a,,I,,J -,
a onar,.r of , nil, f-,r, N. UII. a.,
The road tn c,tIen Ri1s, I, 49,
u..sr. Ner,iiI pjn., .aJ r;hhav of
Colebrook. n H. hnil, .ts,cb
fsct,rv a. IN. MN. II, Ceo,go
NJ Frye sf.erwarIs ,n,cbassl T;hha,,, =;
49,, al h.. al A. I,;nIr 81, ~. A..
Ns,,iII ami row ann ,hr s,n,nrg ,tan.
the sarnn lime NJ, r. II Tn,,le f,o,, 40
huilt ,annerv nea- tho Nil. TVS ,,n
u.rv wss oucrai.d nn.il 1.ss vhen !, uss
fn,iraved hv f-c al Ia. ma, haa, -.h,,;I,
Tvo Ieara ,yo
u, ~
,,.,,
vs. ee'1i NJ cue 'h'''s anu III" haiohs are
NV nh's"'hs .n' sscohl story OF the
pu,'""s io' mn: H"iiieth ny over ha.t
mn Neto" cue mag o, lna moinhkas
.. 2"raii ~ ''ie sa" uii'i OF hr, reati Dung
"'ii was of'e'htiiy ohi't IA ~. III
"hie' year mf' Aitfed tashllan hoN
NpaoAt1 anu H"luE'e III 4 AMI mr. ot"ai
Ssssss "a" "At, "i'ii s.i up ana down
x" aht 'u'hi"9 III ~ 'IHes' TWO mnis
~"re "oiit sneDs s'He ana nave since bee1
Iu'''eS'.' ~ "I' i""hs VINO nia'e eSteh-
nc pa" o'' '','''E o''" ui"'i"s' uh"sr
o"D 'ooi An,' pr''us IN ro,.rS' Snthsic
H'',i'lhe 'hi i't"' III tchihe' Metsrs. iatch
All" "'''>'i a''o "li'' steam shlhsie MN
"''' '''e i'''' ~ l"e 70" on Il bran II OF
logan pt'oh' ms M vas operated but
d re" year4 "iei' sss4t destroN ed by hre