Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-18

| season OF po!sto shipments at which time q
| livslg traffic Is carried On. More than 500
| carloads of potatoes have been shipped
| from this station since las, harvest, which
| together with those sold to the starch fac
| tories have brought TO the farmers Of Carl.
bou and vicinity The large sum Of quarter
Of million dollars as the proceeds Of this
one crop. Many single mills are located
| here and at other places centeYiDg here and
| the shipments Of shingles from this station
are larger than those from any other town
in the Aroostook valley. The fine
system OF Water Works,
| by which the village is afforded plentiful
| supply of pure water and an ample protection
| from FIRE wss fully described in our Car bou
articles Of last year. as was also the electric
| light plant. The Caribou Water Co. will
| ibis summer establish a new and costly
electric plant at their dam, not only for
| furnishing light, but also for affording
ample power for manufacturing purposes
| 10 all parts Of the villsge. An alternating
! current dynamo Of a capacity Of 1000 lights
| Of sixteen candle power and also an electric
generator will constitute the outfit. Mr.
j. 3. Newhall, the general manager of the
company, recently appeared before the
selectmen Of the town and requested per-
mission to erect poles along the village
| streets which was promptly and cordially
| granted The company will invest $751;
900 and the enterprise will add much to
the business facilities of the village. Car
ibou is enthusiastic for the construction Of
| the
| Bangor and Aroostook Railroad,
as was evinced by the large vote in favor
| ~ r,IaJniu ba fnp cs00 non ptl
of stock in the road. Like every other
portion of the county its citizens are con
fident that the opening of this road will
bring large increase Of business and pop
ulaton and will add greatly to the develop
ment OF Aroostook. The village has
shown its enterprise and its appreciation Of
the Importance OF proper educational
facilities by the erection during the past
year of a large and costly school building
of which the citizens Of Caribou may well
be proud. The buil1ingis situated on High
street on a handsome lot Of four acres
extending from High street through to
Wster street and on the east side Of the lot
new street called School street is now
being opened. The location is a very
eighty aud pleasant ons and the building
with its ample grounds will, when com.
!
main building is e. feet long on High street,
with width on School street Of So feet
1t has also rear wing y IL feet by 80 l-2
feet. The building is two stories 18th
basement and is surmounted by 8 handsome
tower. In the basement are the wster
closets and the furnaces for the Smesd
heating and ven,ilating system with which
the building is supplied. This system
requires sn immense brick chimney which
extends full size through the entire hight
Of the building aud though taking up much
space is expected to repay in the wsy Of
| perfect system Of hesting and ventilation
for all parts Of the building. In the lower
story are handsome, we'll lighted rooms for
the Primary ard Intermediate departments
with seats for 56 pupils in each room. In
the upper story is the large room for the
| accommodation Of the High School, with a
seating capacity for $50 pupils, seats for
| 1872 being row provided. Ample and con-
| venient recitation rooms and cloak rooms
are provided for each department, and water
| with toilet convsniences is brought to all
| the corridors. All the rooms are hand
| somely finished in hard woods and furnished
with every needed convenience. The cost
OF the building is Sl3 900. As we looked
| through these beautiful rooms we could not
| help wondering If this fine school building
| would send out a sturdier aud better
equipped class Of men and women THAI
went forth from the
sold Red SchooIhouse"
of years ago. Certainly the influence of
these surroundings must have . refining
and elevsting effect upon the characters Of
| the boys and girls who will gather here,
| though the pathway to learning will lead
| over the same rugged road and will require
| the same persistent struggle as in the years
gone by. Caribou is well provided with
| school privileges. Besides the graded
schools in TIE village, there are twenty.
one suburban schools, nearly all of
which are we'll supplied with good
hons4s. The High School under the tut
tioa Of Rev. W. s. Knowlton, is now in
session in i's old quarters With Is pupils,
| the number having decreased considerably
| stree work upon the farms commenced.
The commencement exercises will take
plsce rext week, when q class Of ten vii!
ne Graduated, two Of whom will enter
Colby. The new building will be occupied
| next term. The schools are under the
| supervision Of DIR. d. G. Luce who is well
| qualified for the trust and will give careful
suention 10 hle WORK.
Banks and Banking.
During the psst year Caribou hiss been
provided with adequate banking facilities,
| the Aroostook Trust & Banking Co. having
| been established there last Nov. with a
| cspi'al stock Of $4,000. Mr.. Geo.
r,ickey, Bangor boy, is president Of the
| company, aud bis known integrity. excel
| lent financial ability ard careful sttentlon
TO the business Of the bank are guaranty
Of its success. Cashier Margesson ia also
| Bangor boy and the bank 10 fortunate In
hssir secured the services Of 50 able and
gentlemsrly an officer. The grist mill q,
the village has during the past yesr teen
pur hased by Fl. A, Edwards & Bros. from
Bethel. They have put 10 3 new roller
feed mill and Eureka smut machine and
msda other improvement upon the mill
They have ground during the lsst year
SO .0o0 bushels Of custom grain, including
70o0 bushels Of wheat. 10 addition to this
they have imported about 1900 bushels Of
Western corn which they have ground for
the local market
| S. W. Collins Son still own and orer-
ate the saw mill ard have during the east
winter cut about ore million feet Of logs
which they will saw fer the local market
They also have q gristmill and single mill
which runs during portion Of the year
The industries Of this thriving village were
fully enumerated and descrip d last year
and need not ke,e be repeated.
| Law and Lawyers.
No court house has yet been provided a
Caribou and the terms Of the Sutrsms
Court are held 10 Ciark's Hall, which i,
fitted up Tor the purposa. We locked in
upon the court and watched the procesd-
ings with interes:. Judge Robinson pre-
sides with ease ard dignity. is Away.
courteous 10 the gentlemen OF the bar and
Of the jury and is quick to decide all dis
puted points. The tixrdaess with which
the kiEd-l,esrted judge sentences convict
to three or six months must give thu
prisoner the impfe ssion that be i. being
sent to some seaside resort for summer
vacation. N. N. Clark, ESQ the gentle
manly clerk Of courts, seems &, know his
business thoroughly and 10 be prompt in is