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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Department Commander Anderson and
s,af and large number of the members Of
the Maine Department will leave for Bos-
ton Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

in the town, under the town ~ STEM. ana all
are supplied with comfortable school
houses. The village scboolhouse at Balls
Mills is a very fine building and the school
is well advanced and largely attended. Mr..
Phineas Swan is the village blacksmith and
has shop opposite the post office where all
kinds of work in his line are executed to
the satisfaction of his many customers.
About onefonrth of mile west of the
mill we come to the fine farm of Mr.. A. 5.
Griffin which lies next 10 the town lire.
Mr.. Griffin was also from the town of Char
.otte which has furnished many good citi-
zens TO this portion OF the county. He ha.
now nearly fifty acres cleared and has re
Gently built yer, handsome two-story
house and is making valuable property
Mr.. Griffin was soldier in the 7th Maine
Regiment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Comrade Jones, the pawn broker, the
SCARED veteran of four years and thirty.
eight battle, will go to Boston on MONDAY
next TO take part in the grand parade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

County Commissioner Carpenter was in
town yesterday. The commits sioners meet
August 18th to open bids for wood and
coal for the county buildings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07
Daily &ssatbet Aoaraxl
THURSDAY. Auausr I. 1000.

Caris Of thanlu md resolutions Of respect,
vii 30 charged u The rata Of tan cent? hus
All advertising announcements Of entst,ia
menss whoss object ID the raising Of money
vii Be charged u the rate Of fifteen cents
i'm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07
AROOSTOOK- -XXIII.
The Men Of Napoleon and
What they Have Done.
History Of the Town Business Enter
priSeS. Fine Farms. Low
Taxes A Good Place
for a Home.
BY Hon. Edward Wiggin.
BY Hon. Edward Wiggin.

Directly west of the town or Pre,que
Isle lies the eoodly town of Maplctou. for
merry known as Tosnship No T.. RANG
g. The Aruustook river barely touchrs
the northeast corner OF the town. the
corner post being upon an island in the
river. Somt Two and a half miles west of
this cornp- th' river in bending around a
Large island again touchc, the north line Of
the tovn. Maplcton has Washburn for a
neiahbor on the north Castle Hill on tbs.
west and Chapman plantation upon its
southern border
The first settlement made upon the town
was Hpon the lots in the northeast corner
bordering upon the Aroostuok river. Pre-
yious TO the tim. of the Aruostook war, PEG
pie from New Brunswick had 4sccn'lcd the
river and made settlement. npun it, banks
At sariou, points snl after the boundary
dispute was settled by the treaty of l-i2
these s,ttlrrs were given deeds of their lots
IN accordance. with the recommendations Of
the Commissioners sent here hv the States
of Maine and Massachusetts, and these lots
80 decided have since been known as treaty
lots Very few Of thcse lots were located
in vi hat il row the town of Maplcton. a.
that town has but u small extent of river
frontage We 6nd by the report of tue
Commissioners that Lot No was thus
granted To Joshua Christie and Lot No IL
io Edward Erskne, James Erskine and
Abigail, wife of Winslow Churchill -"
These two lots now included in the town
of Napoleon, had a river frontage in what
il now the town of Washburn. Lots No
IL and j. were granted to Peter Bull. to-
ecthcr with that part of Bulls Island.
which hcs in No. Il" now Mapleton. How
long these people had been settled on their
lots We have not been able exactly 10 deter
MINE. but rs the conditions of the grants
required that the lots should have been
Possessed and improved by them, or the
persons under whom they claim, for more
than six wears before the date of the treaty
aforesaid" the, must have been settled
thcre rs early ~ | SO and We think Peter
Bull camr there at much earlier date.
We find also That tile southeast quarter of
lot lu3 and the southwest quarter of
lot lol to be- set ufr by lines parallel to
the lot lines were granted under the treaty
10 Dennis Fairbanks. the pioneer settler of
thc town Of frcsque Isle. These two lots
are situated IN the south cast part of the
tow and thu quarter" designated front
upon the Prcsquc lslr stream. 4 tributary
of the Aroosfook Probably mt the time
these lots were granted to Fairbanks there
vas Ia actual settler upon them though
there must have been some improvement
upon them in order to acquirra deed This
tract il now We think oW ned by Mr. Veranes
Chandler Of Pressure fsle Thus We find
that Mspleton as pcll rs msnv other towns
in this part Of the county owed It's first set
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Cushnoc Hose Company No. L. at their
meeting last evening, voted TO accep, the
invitation TO attend the Fircmens' Muster
in Bangor. Sept. > anl 4. Ten of the com
pany will probably go and have already
planned to prov d. Themselves with new
uniforms and say they shall take along n
brass band.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

We understand that W. ii. Kurdish re-
eeived saaoo for The lots north of Gsslin's
livery stable, recently sold to nr. J. +.
Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Work on the Willow street sewer is be-
ing prosecuted vigorously and it is now
crossing Bangor street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

When Jewcit's train arrived yes e.
dsy new was received that the S Gamer
City Of Wharf.-The was a. Riverside on her
way down river. Just before 30 she hove
In sight In fifteen minutes the sidewalk
on the upper side of the bridge contained
quite a crowd watching to see her come
through the lock. They were disappoin'-
cd, however. for the steamer move ! slowly
down nearly to the lock, swung round till
she headed up river. AID there remained
for the night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Messrs, Il. C. Redmond and Il. +. Clark
want to sell their little steam yacht, FIG,
which has piled above the dam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07
,Socal 2GioiicrS.

while Old Sol with his beams OF our comfort
makes sport,
And life seems a torture eomplvtr,
lis the landlord who rciens AZ the summer rrSo,t
Who never finds faul; with tn, heat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07
SUMMER BoARDERs.

Parties wanting Summer Roarslers
should advertise in the swami Colunsn'
OF the DAILY JOURNAL. -Four lines
one week for so cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

he shot that was fired into the face of
Mis- Ida Pcrkin, of IIalowcll. hy the
Dean hoy. has been removed 1t lsv
against the bone just at one side of the
nose quite deeply imbedLed in pus II
was No. shot and was removed by
DR. Croker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

A little over a mile east of the village is
the farm of MIR. Charles Higgins. hale
old gentleman of -, who came TO the town
from Calais in 1870. Eleven years ago hi.
house took fire in the night and the flames
were well under way before the inmates
awoke to their danger. 1t was only BY the
greatest exertion that the old man and his
sous were able to save the lives of the wo-
men of the family, but they succeeded in
rescning all from the grasp of the flames
When the sun rose next morning il shone
upon q heap of smouldering ruins and when
it set that night its last rays fell upon
new house ready TO shelter the family
built entirely in one day. In the morning
after the fire the trees of which the frame
was made were growing in the woods. The
neigtbors turned out in large numbers. The
trees were fclled, the frame hewcd and
hauled to the building spot, the timbers
were framed and raised, the boards and
shingles hauled from the mill the house
enclosed and shingled windows put in
floors laid and rooms pattiti1ned of ready
for the family, all in one day. Who will
say that Aroostook is not a good county for
poor man to live in. or that Mapleton i.
not one of its good towns Mr.. Higgin.
three sons OIren j.. Charles o. and Shep-
ard I. Higgins. all live on go,d farms near
by and are making comfortable homes.
In the east part OF the town il splend ID
ridge of land known as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Some of the farmers in Greenbusb are
using oxen in the place of horses to do
their hsying with. A few days ago one
was seen in horse rake, and last week a
man had yoke of oxen hitched to now
ing machine and Was moving with them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

In connection with having in Maine GENES
the following rrport from Norridgewock of
half days work that viii be hard to beat
II was on the farm of G. II, Greenwood.
His son Ernest snd two other ncn went 60
work NJ eleven O'Clock one day getting in
hay, aud by shutdown they had hauled in
twenty onr two-h horse loads estimated 70 be
- tons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

One would easily infer from the above
that with such records to break the
Fnnchmcn would prefer New Hampshire
io Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The lates, thing in cards is the q. A. Il.
card, designed for the veterans. They are
and designs so familiar and dear to every
Grand Army man. and with the name neat
~ printed thereon, will m,ke handsome
card for use at the Grand Army Encamp-
ment at Boston, where old acquaintaDces
will be renewed and old memories revived.
Every G.. A. X. man should leave his order
at once at the journal office in order TO get
them in season. The list also includes ap.
propriste designs for sons Of Veterans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

1t 10 interesting to note that the use of
oxen in the Maine hsy-fields isn't quite
gone out of fashion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

II IL said that Dr. Mary Walker has
$1,000 from the Government because
siie dressed IN mems clothes and served
the MON cause during the war When
ever the pension IA granted il should be
with the distinct understanding that she
shall never, never DO sueh thing again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The State Convention Of the Young Peo-
pies Society Of Christian Endeavor tbst is
to be in session here tao days. September
2i'h and 25ih will doubtless be largely at
tended both By our own citizens and by
people from other places. The phenomc-
nal Growth of ta,e order since it, beginning
some nine years ago, would warrant that
opinion. Its membership now numbers
abou: 40 900 in the United States and
there il hardly State or Territory where
the organization does not exist. The
meetings will he held in the Congregation
al c1urch, Arrangements for the enter
;sil ment Of guest. are already being made.
II. ecoDoni .sl Brussels sp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

In l>e5, Mr.. Thomas Mum took up the
lot next east of Mr.. Paekarl's. snd
has nov forty acres cleared and Is
making a fine farm Another roanl
cutters the town from Pressure Isle anal runs
entirely across the town, parallel 20 and a
mile aaa half distant from the south line
of the town In the fall Of l.5s. Mr.
George L. Emerson came from the town of
Stow, in oxford county. anil took bot in
the southwest part of the town. Il half mile
south of the line of the road above named
He nssie a chopping that fall sns. in the
spriag of 1-.I9 brought his family To his
new honsc where he bad built log house.
Mr.. Emerson's experience was ike that of
many another Aroestook pioneer. When
he arrived with his family and settled in his
forest home Ire had just fifty cents in his
pocket. He cleared up two acres and pat
il into crop. and then leaving his little
family went to work in Presgae Isle, aud
also upon the mill which was that wear
baitt near his home. to earn means to pro
Wide food until his crop grew. The road in
this part of the town was pot tlsen opened
and all supplies had TO be brought 81, the
obi STATE road and sersss '.po rige-'
through the woods. The distance from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

opened grocery ant provision store aud
is having good trade Mr.. ingraham is
young man who was brought up upon a
farm in the town and is well known and
much respected by all his townsmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

was the attention of the citizens of Maine
called To this fertile region, or were its
grand agricultural resources known To our
people Then the old State road from
Presque Isle To Ashland was cut through
and in i>i2, Shepard Packard came from
the town Of Foxcruft and settled on the line
of that road spnc four miles west from
what is now Pressure Isle. Mr. Packard
remsined upon this lot and cleared up a fine
farm where he lived to see the Wilderness
about him cleared away AMI fine fields made
all along the road to Pressure Isle He died
at his home at ripe old age some five or
six years ago. His son George w Packard
manager of the farm until his death which
occurred last spring Ansel Paoka an
other son, lived upon the farm opposite his
fathers until some eight years ago, when
he moved to Fort Fairfield. and he too has
recently died. Thus no member of the
family who made the first settlement upon
this part of the town l. HOW living Mem
bers of the Ball family came up upon this
raaI soou sitter Mr. Packard made his clear
ing and Charles W. and Peter Bull are
still living upen lots a short distsnce esst of
the Pack ard farm
MANY of the lots upon this part of the
town were covered with their original forest
growth until after the war, since which time
| every lot has been taken and there i 5. CON
tinuous settlement across the town upon
this road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The receipts of the treasury during
last month were 81 80. iGG 4 against
sii ,ssG. 200 ~ the corresponding month
If lSs3, while The expenditures last July
were s.is, l35,li7 compared with sIl.-
D's, j9' 30 during july Of lat year. The
available cash balance in the treasury
August lat was si91 ,2lt,i iH.77. During
the year there has been q decrease of
s23 80, lGl In national bank circulation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The apple crop is far enough advanced to
tempt the halls into wrong doing To- Judge
from the reports coming in of orchard
thieves. orchsrd owners deplore the fact
that chelers mosbus never seems to work as
a retributsbn ON such young rascals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The physlciaus have given their opin-
ion on the gum-ehrWing question. They
tell the girls that gum chewing strength
eos the massster muscles ot the cheeks
but reduces their plumpness. The ha-
bituai gum chcwer viii have lean, bony
cheeks, with prominent muscles, not
adding 10 beauty. A girl can take her
choice and have rosy, plump checks or
chew gun aud 20 u on her muscle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The purchase Of tbe Dublin Water Power
AMI Mil III. at HaebEIs hs Bangor capital
irts means eyidentl3 that tbsre Nill be an
important aaflrion 10 the enterprises of
Nsehiss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

The school census of the present wear
shows that there are 1916 scholars in
Washington Ceanty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Forty ons years ago c. Longfellow, a
Druggist ut Maehiss. inserted an advertise
msnt of his Business in the first issue OF the
foesl paper IL has appeared in every issue
siecc. ami Longfellow has been prosperous.
Please take note-Longfellow has been
prosperous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

This Grasge is composed Of members frIm
Mapls tan srd the adj sining towns of Castle
Hill and Chairman ard has been in many
ways grand benefit to the farmers and til II
families The second story Of the build-
ing is used IS Grange hall With = dining
hall above Tne lower story hls recently
been sold TO Mr.. N. E Insraham who his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-07

Casce Bay was in the power Of the gro
ccrs and butchers Wednesday, those of
Portland establishing headquarters fer their
spnvt. "a Long Island, white those from
Lewiston found Peaks Island more tn ti,s.r
taste for day of outing.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

enness and crime filling our penitentiaries and
poor-houses, and capital and labor organized
against each other with fearful results looming up
darkly ahead of them; these are all bred of the
self-interest of to-day and give us pagan rather
than Christian state of society.
ooh, if the Church would put on its beautiful
garments, and baptize itself into the spirit of the
Christ it processes to follow, how speedily the
problems of the hour would be solved? If, while
not ignoring the heather of the Orient it would
organize mission at its doors for the conversion
to Christianity Of capitalist and laborer, saloon
keeper and drunkard, the rich as well as the poor,
the fashionable and respectable as well as the out
cast and the abandoned, how soon society would
take on divine charm. If it would only learn what
Christianity is-a battle, and not a creed-a life,
and not professionalism for man equally with
love for God, and pronounced by Jesus inter
changeably the same-then might we begin to grid
our loins, and prepare for forward march to the
millennium
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

In the Kingdom of Right there is no sex. We
believe there is such thing as mans work and
woman's work. We believe that womans work is
primarily in the home the priestess of the temple
Of humanity. But whatever be man or woman's
place of toll, the reward must be equal, and that
woman who faithfully does her just share of hon.
ored work must be assured OF honest competence.
Then there will be no marriages that are simply
matter of money; no "loye' that simply means
dollars in lust; no question Of unmarried shame,
or shameful marriage. Marriage to-day is some
times called failure; we do not believe it is, but
if 3d. it is because it is not born of Informed love-
Love knows neither money nor station, nor
thought of gain. 1t must be between free equals.
When no one is compelled, from desire for money
or responsibility, to marry, then and then only can
all marriage mean true love. Socialism holds the
key to this, to happy marriage to holy homes.
Let us see to it that the key be turned all round in
the key-hoe, which is the baot-box, and the door
Of the State be opened wide for woman and for
man to enter in to, freedom.-Rev. w. D. P. Bliss,
in DAWN"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

OUR attention has been called several times to
what would seem, to say the least of it, great
thougbtessness on the part of some, to the COM
fort and convenience of others. Who has not en-
tered public conveyance and found those already
seated occupying more space than necessary?
Who has not seen the stare of Indifference with
which these thoughtess, if not thoroughly selfish,
people allowed some one to rise and tender TO the
passenger, if she be woman, his seat while those
OF her own sex sat coolly occupying space enough
for two? Such scenes, we are sorry to saw. are
common enough in this as we'll as in larger cities
and it is with the hope of doing what we can to
remedy the fault, that we call attention to if. If
is unjust that the tired artisan, weary mechanic or
business man should relinquish the seat for which
he has paid and to which he is Justly entitled
simply because some person Or persons are too
thoughtess or impolite to move and give up the
space for which they have not paid and which thew
do not need
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06
Editorial.

Mrs HENRY NJ. STANLEY is said to elicit more
curiosity in New York than her husband She is
described as 'pain, :" "pretty," "fne looking"
handsome" according to the individual taste of
the observer. All agree, however, that she is
taller than her famous husband, wears no bangs
and displays aesthetic taste in dress.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

IHE DAWN is a monthly magazine of Christian
socialism published in Boston, by the Society of
Christian Socialists. 1t is ably edited by Rev. W.
ID. p Bliss. Christian socialism is nothing more
than practical Christianity. The Golden Rule is
the watchword The October number was
Woman'S number, and illustrates fully the position
woman is taking and maintaining in the thinking
world leading article is by Mary A. Livermore.
In it she says
''Ihe increased intellectual development of our
age has led to an amazing accumulation of wealth
ana material power, but the growth of the moral
nature does not seem to have kept pace with it.
Inc conditions of society to-day are anti
Christian, and are the outcome of rampant selfish
ness Evils OF every sort multiply about us, and
appal us by their masterful attitude. Corruption
IN Che government and dishonesty in business
greed anG mammohlSn. n high places, and pauper
Ism ana vice in the lower strata Of society drunk
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

On and after January Sd, the Woman's Penny
Paper will be published under the new name of
Woman's Herald, name consistent with the eager
desire and chief aim of that Journal which is,
to herald the "New Womanhood" of The future
woman emancipated and raised to her true and
rightful position as mother of the race
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

Miss PHOEBE CoUzNs of St. Louis, Mo-, was
elected Secretary of the Worlds Fair Board of
Lady Commissioners. The selection of Miss
Couzins to fill an important position on the board
is compliment to the women of the Southwest,
and also recognition of the woman suffrage ele-
ment by the board Miss Couzns being an ardent
suffragist, and thoroughly enthused and wide
awake representative of the most advanced wing
of the woman's movement
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS, in letter to friend in
New York, thus writes: 81 am not surprised that
you believe that our daughter Varina (''Winnle")
is our only surviving child, as almost in every no.
uce OF her it is stated that she is the 'ony daugh-
ter Of the late Jefferson Davis But it is a cause
OF constantly recurring thankfulness to me that if
we were to be deprived of all our sons by death,
two daughters survive. Margaret, the elder, is
the wife of J. A. Hayes, Mississippan by birth,
now banker in Colorado Springs. She was most
tenderly beloved by her father, and it was one of
the sorrows of his later years that Mr.. Hayes
health required her residence to be so far removed
from ours"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-12-06

THE New York State Woman Suffrage Assoca
ton will hold its annual convention in the First
Unlversalist Church, Rochester, New York, Tues
day and Wednesday, December 10th and 18th,
1890. A reception will be rendered to Miss Susan
b, Anthony on Monday evening, December 10, to
which those attending the convention are invited.
Headquarters will be the Whitcomb House, where
all delegates and visitors will report to the Com
mttee of Arrangements for entertainment Miss
Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Anna II. Shaw, Miss
Mary Eastman, Mrs. Jean Brooks Greenleaf and
other distinguished speakers will address the con-
vention.