Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-07-13
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la the saw mill 10 rotary, plansf ara
oas shipaIe n, sckine. The III ngies and q
portioo OF ,hs lanx pmosr are hauled 70
Houlttn and shipped By rail The hrm
alsa have = large stere in which thay keep
4 fuiI stock Of xrocs ries and general mef-
ehandIse. sisp blacksmith shop and q
large bearainS house. They have built .
ARR number Of cottages which are occupied
b. those o. their men who have families
s,d ,hus hsndse IN. little village has been
t,n,lr up arourd the works. TIE ufhaa
building cortx.ns q roeny counting rot FL
and q convenient private cfkce which .
CONNECTED hy telephone wire With the rail-
road station Ard rusiness houses d Houltcn
,ome seven miles distant. Mr.. Willis l.
SHAY il The resident m moef OF the tfm
and lrxs charge Of the business MI. Shaw
has n fss residence short distance fftn
the tannery which be has built and adorned
.t much expense ard with excellent taste.
The house 10 handsome square tso story
buildipg with mansArd roof and bay
vindovs and 10 dnished in nost attractive
manner without and within. The rosms 10
both ssoiies are supplied With hot and cold
water ard with every attAinabie conven-
ieuce. In the second story Of the neat car
risse house is a-larse billiard room nestlr
flashed and furnished for the use Of the
owner and his guests. The grounds about
the house are ample and we'll kept. hroai
lawn extending on one side and in front,
while On the other side the ground is hard
somely terrAeed and ths green sward .
kept smoothly cut, adding much to the
a.tfactiy sness Of this fine c,un!ry sesldence.
The house is underpinned With granite from
qarries in Linneus and flight Of steps Of
hammered granite leads up to the front
door. Mr. Shaw il the chairman OF the
board Of seiectmen and is 4 gentleman = hcm
il is . pleasure to meet. Mr.. Mahlon d
Estes. formerly o! Presque Isle, is tie
efficient bookkeeper of this lsIgs establish
ment and enjoys the full conhdsnce of HE
employer. Mr. Estes is also treasurer If
the town and supervisor of schools.
Beautiful Lakes ofNew Limerick.
The roxd from Houlton to the tannsry runs
nesr New Limerick lake or Nickerson lake
as il is nov called This 10 q beautiful
li..le sheet Of water soms two miles or
more in LEI g and perhaps fourth of a
mile wide. Ga the north side Of the lake
the grourd slopes gradually from the
read 10 the lake side, W hile on the south side
| it rises in an abrupt wooded bluff to con
siderable height, adding much to the beauty
of the Ian Escape. This little lake fur-
| nishes a pleasant summer resort for the
citizens Of Houlton and many fine cottages
have been erected on its shores. Mr.. Mel
son Herrin hss pretty little steamer upoo
the lSke for the use of pleasure parties,
and also full supply Of small rpw boats
Mr.. Walter Mansur has recently placed
upon the lake handsome little propeller
| L e. l.. Il
erick is exceptionally well watered and
there are pretty little lakes and swift How
ing streams in nearly every portion OF tie
town. Drew's lake, handsome sheet oil
water come four miles long, and two mlles
vide, lies partly in the southwest portion
Of New Limerick and partly in the town OF
Linneus. Ftom this lake flows q branch
| Of the MedBxnekesg river, which afte r
running southwark short distance into
Linneus turns again northvsrd and re-enteis
New Limerick about midway Of the south
line flowing up By the tannery and then
turning to the east and flowing on to Houl-
ton and beyond. In the northwest corner
of the town is Cochrane's lake, the outlet
/ OF which rams into Bradbury Lake thoit
distance farihtr to the east, and from the
latter lake q considerable s''eam flows or
south easterly direction uniting with thu
Meduxueksg branch a short distance from
the tsnnery. At the foot OF Cochranes
lake end Eesr the county road is the Tit
comb ste am mill The mill was built by
Levi Berry Of Smyrna, about 1850. His
son, Peleg Berry, afterwards owned it and
sold it to Mr.. ii Z. Coeh ane who sold it
to Mr.. Frabk Titcomb OF Houlton. The
mill has now a iatary, clapboaId machine,
lath ma chine a'd planer, and is run BY
steam. A largs amount of sawed lumber
is now piled'up III the mill ard which is to
be hauled to Houston for shipment. A
short distance below is the TicomU shingle
mill. containing two shingle machines run
by water power. A short distance above
the junction of this stream with the Me-
duxn ekeag branch, q starch factory is now
being erected by the Msnsurs Of Houlton.
Agriculture Of the Town.
In an agricultural point Of view New
Limerick is still capable Of much improve
meut. The soil IN many portions OF the
town appears to be Of exec lent quality but
suffi cient attention has not yet been psid 10
good cultivation. On the road running
from Houlton BY the tannerv, and thence
on to the county road near Stephen Hut
ter's, there are number of good farms
Near the tsnDery, Mr.. Charles c. Ingrs-
ham has a very foe farm, with q handsome
two stoIy residence and good out buildings.
Mr. John Mullen also has a good farm or
this road aud is raising good crops. The
old Bradbury farm shows signs Of neglect,
and much Of it has been allowed to grow
up to bushes. Mr.. Christopher c. Brad
bury, who lives on what il called the Oil
yer Dow farm, will have q good farm aft.
ef he has given it the Necessary Stention
and cultivation. Mr., Edward Hannigsp
Just uI osite, has also very good farm.
Riding esst on the county road, we fird
conside rable low, soft wood land, but g.
we approach the Houlton line, Al improve
ment is observed. Mr.. Alex Rhodes who
lives a short mile ess. Of Mr. Hunters ha 8
au excellent farm, with good buildings, and
along the road there is here aud there a
farm, that shows the marks of good cult.
vation.. Mr.. John Hogan, whose farm il
on the south side Of the county road, and
next to the Houlton line, has the best farm
upon this road, and one Of the best in the
town. Mr.. Hogan moved here from Houl
ton SO years ago, when there was bat a
small clearing on the lot. He now has 100
acres of land cleared and his fields are pro-
ductive ard well cultivated. He eutt
about 65 tons Of hay, keeps large stock of
dairy cows, and raises coed crops. He hs.
ten acres planted to potatoes this year, all
looking well He has fine stand Of farm
buildings. and sill his surroundings betokeD
thrift and prosperity. What he has accom-
plished shows what others might do with
equal energy and application.
Near the tsnnery Mr.. E. l F. Gray has
q hotel, at which good entertainment can
be found for man and beast.