Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-23
OUR GARDEN COUNTY
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.Foykss Of The MXstxvsmksag, or rhs e9iEs
wnsre the east and west branches Of thai
river unite ard form the main MattxSann'
ksss river which novs In . southvesssriy
direction and smpSies into The Pencescos Of
Mattawamkesg poias- The establishment
Of the military post nj Houiton 10 1928 and
the cor segment transportation Of isrge qaar
sitiss Of supplies for the garrison q Has
cock barracks attracted sestlers to the line
Of the route over which these stores vefe
carried Tue Forks, or ~ il was spoken Of
by Major Clark. the efileer in command si
Houiton, the
.sCre.eh Of the Malta wamksaG."
~as 80 important point upon the roass frcul
the beginning Of these operations ard the
handling Of large quantities Of supplies 81
simss brought quite . number Of msn 70
tas poiat- 1t is pretty we'll settled that the
era permanent settler in what 10 now the
toxn Of HaynesviIle was Mr.. William VIII
SOC who came from Somerset county il
s2s and settled . shors distance east OF ths
FORKS. His father, Mr.. Jonathan Wilson,
came soon After and together they took ,
the lS2d nor included in the farms of Mr
VIM. r. Wilson, Mr., II. G. Tuck and Mr.,
Charles Irish. They cleared & farm ssd
built the house in which Mr.. VIM. f. Viii
son nov lives. Jonathan Wilson died many
years ago, and bis SOC, William Wilson,
continued to live upon the farm until biz
death ia 1882.
Immediately upon settling at the Forks
the Wilson's opeaed a house Of entertain
meut, or stopping place for these whose
business called them 70 this wiIdetns s.,
region. Ii was probably 3 very PRINTS We
style Of hotel, bu. was withou, doubt the
first public house opened 1t the Forks No
road had st that time been built in all this
region and the work Of forwarding supplies
to the garrison was one Of much difficulty
Work was at oncs commenced With the
view Of eating = road through to Houlton
and was 81 frst carried on by the soldiers
This faaily resulted in the construction Of
the Military road which was completed in
the winter Of 1882. The
Opening Of this Road
Induced other settlers to establish them
selves along its line and to engage in farm
ing and in supplying the wants Of those
whom this new enterprise attracted thither
Mr.. Albion Haynes was one Of the eariiss.
settlers who came to the Forks and for him
the town was afterwards named. Mr.
Haynes settled short distance below the
Forks, near where The Pollard store now
stands and here he kept hotel f6f num-
Der Of yesrs. Mr.. Asa Smith Afterwards
kept the hotel, but subsequently moved TO
Msttawamkesg. In 1882 Messrs Hall an 1
Leighton built hotel on the hill about two
miles below the Forks. They afterwards
built q hotel near where the Military
road crosses the MsttsvAmkeag river,
on the lot where Mr.. VIM. 81. Cham
bsrs nov lives. Abou. the yesr 1910.
Mr.. Daniel Cummings came from Cape
Elizabeth and took the hotel on the hill be-
low the Forks which he kept for many
years. In 1853 Mr.. r. B. Campbell came
from Boston snd took the Cumming hotel
Aud Mr.. Cummings built a house near by,
where he lived until his death some ten OF
twelve years ago. Mr.. Campbell also
carried on 8 large farm in connection with
the hotel. He was man of much energy
Ard force Of character and was wi,hsi sc
intense Union man during the war. So
strong were his sentiments in this respect
that he has been known to order guesti
from his house during the time of the Wal
for uttering disloyai sentiments and even
to threaten them with forcible ejeotmen'
IL they did not depart at once Mr.. Csmr
bell continue 4 to keep the hotel until hi,
death some twenty years sgo. Mr.. Jeremiah
Blaisdeil was in Mr.. CampbelPs employ
for many years and was vel! known to 81
patrons Of the house. After Mr.. CamI
BELLS death his son, Frank Campbell, cor
tinued in the house for 3 number Of years
when It was sold to Mr.. z. F. Hillman wht
died some five years ago. Mr.. L. L. Wier
now has the house.
Importance of the Military Road.
In the olden time, before the era Of th'
railrosd, the old military road was the priu
cip,l route for communication with Areos
took equity and nearly all the supplies fol
this upper country were hauled over Thu
road Large numbering operations wer;
carried on in its vicinity and great quantitie'
Of supplies for the camps were hauled from
Bangor. The road was also the mail route
from Houlton TO Bangor and passenger
coaches, alE ays we'll loaded, ran upon tht
line. This large smouut OF travel 9 We bus
mess to many hotels slopg the line and FOL
many years no better houses Of enterisin
ment could be found ID the State than We n
kept along the old Military road.
Mr.. Reuben Ofdwsy Of Bangor was an
early proprietor OF the mail route from
HouIton to Msttawsmkesg and 10 1910 Mr.
Eben Woodbury. came to Houiton snd tool
charge Of the line. In lS47 the frm oi
Woodbury. and Bailey was formed and thi'
firm owned the route until 1868, doiog {
large business. especially during the year.
Of the war In 1868 the route was sold TO Mr.
Asa Smith of Mstswamkesg, who in 1876
sod to the Eastern Express Co, This com
psny put on fine line OF cos ches, escf
drs~n by four fleet horses, FRI quent change,
being made and the running time being ter
mil, an hour. Upon the extension Of ths
railroad to Houlton in 1879 the mails were
transferred to the N. B. X X. Co. Freigh
snd passengers also sought the same ROUTE
and the slcry departed from the old Mill
tsry road. Most Of the hotels slopg tbs
road have row been abandoned and a WY
mail is now carried With one horse from
Hsyussril,e to Kingmsn every other day
The road is now but comparatively little
used ard q generation hss grcwd up Il
which the busy scenes and immense ,rsfiiC
on this old highway are now but matters Of
history ard tradition.
The Old Hotel.
Mr.. /. D. Wyatt took the hotel ct the
Forks many years sgo and kept if for some
time ard afterwards built new hotel or
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