The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

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and Mrs. Moses named the town Har
tnony, beesuse iher. va 80 much good feel
ing among the first settlers. The place
whore ibey settled was forty miles from
nsighbors on the eas, and sixteen miles
on tho wen
Ny grandfather says he eau remember
~h'n his father went sixteen miles TO a
grist mill, With a bushel Of corn on his
back and returned the Name day. In those
days when they vert skating, they wen,
barefoot and took board under their
arm and when their feet would get cold
they would jump up and down on the
board until they got them warm. The
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riil and his wife. She came in from NAL.
BORN mills on snow shoes sixteen miles.
with baby in her arms. The early set-
tiers were of English escent and were a
very industrious, economical aud hard
people.
Harmony was incorporated June 18th,
1904 under the name 1t now bears. Up
to that time it bore the name OF vaughan's
town, in honor Of the former proprietor
| When the people went 70 church the
men would walk barefoot beside the
horse, their boots under their arm and
when they got most there they would pu,
them on to their feet; while the women
and children rode on the horses back
The first traders name was Robert Evans
He commenced trade in the year 1910. and
sold few shingles some groceries and q
little new rum. The next traders name
was Amos Bartlett. He came here in the
year 1928 and sold dry goods, groceries
| etc.
The surface is somewhat billy, especial.
ly in the northwestern part. Moose pond
about ten miles square, occupies most OF
the southern line. The other ponds ar
Little and Mill. both on the main stream
of the Sebasticook. in the eastern part OF
the town. The water-powers are at Main
stream Village, on Higgins Stream and al
Harmony village at the center of the
town. The streams, woods and for
ests once abounded in all kinds o.
game, wolf, deer, bear, moose and fox
wild geese, ducks, etc. Salmon and man,
other kinds of fish not now found in an,
of the waters of Harmony were abundan
in the waters of Higgins stream. At tn,
present time there is an abundance o
pickerel, black bass, white and yellow
perch in the waters Of Mainetream and il
Moose Pond. Harmony is quite lumber
growing town. At Mainstream on tn
Mainstream river, there is but one mil
and that Is owned by Hill Bros, wher
they manufacture chamber sets, cake
boards, rolling pins and mop-handles.
the center of the town, at Harmony Vii
lage, there are number of manufactures
viz: First on the stream is a saw mil
and grist mill, owned by Pennell & Lone
fellow; next planning mill, owned by
II. Bartlett, and last wooden and Saline
mill, owned by Bartlett & Son. There
but one hotel in town and that Is occupie
by A. P. Bailey. There are two storel
one owned by Pennell & Marble, and til
other by Reed & Co. There are two do,
tsrs in town.. o. Turner, I'M. D., an
VIM. Mclaughlin M. d. The latter ais
keeps an apothecary shop. There ar
two blacksmith shops. One is occupie
by d. Ii. Davis and the other by Sill
White. The churches in town are Metl
odist, Free Baptist and Union. Ha
mony has ten achoo, districts, and q
scholars, and the school property is Va
ued at $4,000.
nafnoiIy iias soil ifhat is inoicratei
productive and there are many we'll stool
ed farms; general agriculture and the raj
ing of horses, neat stock, sheep, swim
and poultry, is the chief occupation. III
first town fair was in 1885, there hay
been five fairs, three OH j. 8. Libby
ground, and two on @. E. Cooley's grount
There has been quite a display of cattl,
calves, colts, sheep and swine exhibite
at these fairs, besides the fancy wor
which the ladies have exhibited at ii
hall. Politically Harmony has Away
been republican town since the part
was first organized. As loyal town
the late war none was more 80 than sh,
having always sent her full quota cheer
fully. The liberality of the bounties pal
to her soldiers, believe ranks second I
none, taking into account her populatio
and wealth, and many of Aer brave sol
fell at the front doing what they could I
save the nation.