Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-21

Col. l.. H. Kendall and Lieut.. Col.
Choate Of the first regiment inspected c..
F. Tuesday evening. Col. Kendall sh
for Waterville yesterday morning. He
says that Company +. has foe matsfiL
aud will probably put 45 men into camp
next August. He thinks that owing to ths
burning Of Granite Hall. leaving MsonIas
40 the only amusement hall In the city, hs
inteffered somewhat with the drilling Of
the company. The colonel feels quih
assured that the companies in the Asa
regiment will bring . good qssh
Of men into camp. The indicatioas
now are that almost every company
will have 45 men in camp. he says BE-
hopes to see wooden guard houses srscisd
on the camp ground in which the prisonsfs
may bs con fined without any chance that
they will pull up the tent pins in The rsss
and make their escape. With such ssesrs
guard houses it will be possible 70 ind ~
prisoners next morning and assign then y
police duty about the camp instead Of nal
ing detail for that purpose.
Col. Henry C. Staples 10 one Of the basi.
est men in this city and to talk with him fsrs
few minutes one wonders Why u b ~
Augusta doesn't have real estate excufsoas,
say for instance one from Bsockton. Ths
colonel always sees the bright side and ~
practical side all in one ~ his land I'd
other business operations fully attest.
Az he was driving In the direction Il
Stspleton yesterday, he overlook Q Jous.
NAL reporter and kindly offered him hds.
TO 90 over this ground, down Gage sessss
extension through Btapleson proper, ~
s1d down into the alpine District" Capt.
tol square and south Of the Stsss Hesss,
even II they hadn't seen any other peat Of
he city, and there are hundreds Of Improve
ments on every hand, strangers wosld o.
most favorable impression Of our city.
al except the sewerage. Sisplstss,
there but such . short time go
here were practically no houses. 10
fairly alive with bulldog operations. 70 ~
nothing Of the many cosy dwellings slsssdy
constructed and occupied. The cciessl
has only one lot left in Stapleton to eel md
1t is presumed that be isn't in hurry y
dispose Of that. There afs now ssvsssl
houses In process Of erection and three loe
a'e only awaiting foundations which will 20
In - speedily - possible. But Oh % Ne
right 10 the Alpine District. II 10 really
too pretty to be called . gully, full y
1t 10 Of earth wrinkles that none bat IN ~
'erprisisg spirit would dare attsmps y
smooth over or ''iFon out" But this
just what Col. Staples proposes 70 do; ~
10, he will lay out streets here and put ~
land in condition for tasty and pictusssqss
building spots and slrsady new houses ~
going mp 70 bs In readiness ~
the streets when they are laid o..
II looks like 4 HePculeaR undertaking
81 first tight but according 70 ~
plans 10 . feasible one and one Likely
70 soon be accomplished. The pant No
tory to be which We have paissd, IL svi'
IDENTIFY > sure thing % the excavsass
are nearly made and the work % -
building Is to commence on June S.h.
Here sharp knoll 10 being lsvelled ~
the dirt used for filing 10 hollows. U
different knobs In the gully houss w
have already been tsked out and Il dossss
require great stretch Of imssinaiisa ?
sse . vastly changed appearance q -
locality in very few years.
Ths operations in and shout Csp'h
square and the land {, the south Of he ~
i.ol have been described before. Thss
cool many see IN exssllsnt fetass -
these places 10 evident from the snesse~
money which 10 being laid out hers. -
grounds about the residences Of ColsaH
Staples and Mr.. ID. W. Emery have ~
greatly Improved this sessoa and ssill -
will be done on them. n 10 sddissss
these localities We have seen drive esss
Be taken over the entire city the feet nisN
easily be demonstrated to visitor thas -
Eastern cities II any can sh,w nsss
healthy growth in this year Of 1891 ~
Augusta.