Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-02
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BHt. siTLe N I'll ttH- kGr ENs SS~A Z
unec-s,ie9- Mr. Edward Desrirg bass
very good farm il the seu nero part CT the
s,ss. and below him - the Decker farm |
SION sfssr RAISING which we CT me To- IN
we.'on il A. general Ting the i'ni
through tie ,ows o. tie CslAis road i. quite
Sony sr d ssasy and not easy OF cai'iyssoa- |
In m.ay elsess hoxever, it pecdocss quite
veil win the lroper smau1t OF labor
Eastward CT he Calais rosd in the vicinity
Of the head u the lake. the best farming
lsaa Ia the forn 10 found and in this sec
tio1 ef he town sre come very good
fsrms At ,h- post office. road turning
east *ari from the Calais rosi runs into the
hes Of the lake. About mile from the
tafn ve come e. tie -e-tdenee of Mr.. VIII
liau1 Il McAlii.tr Mr.. McAliis,sr 10 the
sn Of M VIM E. Scsllister Of St.
S., phs ns who ftr.asriy ovGsd much OF
u e land In Orien-, sud a. whose desih he
came into pass as.,on of The lard.
Large F.rming Operations
L. 1876 M. VIM II atcailistsr bought
the Tomas Colyer farm and established
bis r siie3ee il Orient. The farm proper
| e7ntains l6) acres with 20 acres cleared.
Il cIs 6i,y tors VI bsy ard produces good
crop. OF .r4ta Whsn Mr.. McAiiistsr
CaDlr u tiE tkfH LIZ iOhDA O2@tr beAo"
| i3gs aad he hss since hui 8 very fine set
OF tui.d ngs 10 a very handsome location
ove;llokias ,he broad expsrse OF the beat
| titrI i..na lake. The farm is somewhat
| bruaen aid stony il the northern part. but
s., il arpros, hes the lake is more level and
FIVE fscrl ssanee. Mr.. McAllister row
devo,es !r,,e'f 10 the care Of bis farm
sad tinLes latds. He owns about 5000
/ -, nssa-s Nd sifNfl
| Weston. Anou; four millioh feet of logs
ara auuussly ut upon his lsrds. the larger
| par q Which il spruce. Mr.. Nc Allister
| represertA bis d'sui.i in the LeEisla-
tute hast vine. rad is pleasant man
! r. meet at home or abroad. A short
dstsace esst Of Mr.. Nc Allister's
is the neat church building erected
|ty the Baptist society twenty years
sg', ard rear ~ ia a neat and comfortable
| schoolhouss Beyond this schoolhouse 10
tue residence Of Mr.. Wesley Buor on
/ portion OF the old Lambsrt farm and .
saoIt distance from the road on the side
tns ard he lake is the farm Of Mrs. Smith.
| Mr.. JOSS ph II Smith came from Milltown,
In B in 1870, and bought this farm which
was the ol i William Deering farm, one OF
he a. farms cleared 10 the town. Mr..
Smith lived on the farm until his death elk
years ago and his widow now carries 1t on
IL is GOOD farm and runs to the lake
shore South Of Mrs. Smiths on the lake
Oh, re. 10 the old Edwin Deering farm now
occu pied by Emerson and Daniel Bartlett
Mr.. Leonard C Bartlett came from New
| Brunswic in 1860 AZ d settled on this farm
| He d ed in 1873 ard his sous now own the
,arm. They have l44 acres of good land
= it'll so scres cleared. The soil 10 mellow
ard gu te free from stones and easy OF cul-
tivauon. Conrir uing down the road towards
,re thor GUS hfare We pass Mr. James Blu
bar O part OF the old Trxsk farm and come
| to Mr. Calvin Bartlett who came from New
Brunswick in 1867 and bought this l0'
witch extends TO The shore of the lake.
Mr. Bartlett hss so acres Of good land sith
me- 20 acres cleared. A short distance
beyond is the re.ideucs and store of MIR.
Arrbrose Bubar Mr. George Bubsr bought
nj. lot Of f C. CAFES, Esq, of Cslsis
some twenty five years ago and built the
| / ouse and store. He lived here and traded
un IL three years aso, when he moved to
Darf,rh AMI gave over the business to bis
SOP, Mr.. Anb -ose Bubsr. Beyond Mr..
Bubsi's is what was formerly known IS the
Gates farm. now owned and occupied BY
Mr.. c. L P.c&ard
| a Summer Resort.
| 7, 1876 MIR. john u Stanton snd Mr.. &.
l. Packard, both o. II uit1r, ought this
firm and Mr. Ssott,,u NOV. to the farm
q: d lived on it Elk yesrs. when he returned
I, Hsulton and ar. Mr. Packard moved
| 10 The fam In 1882 Ell d has lived upon it
ever ice. The farm contains 240 acres
Of excellent land. iyirg sloDg the thorough
| re ard exte ofiDg on the east to the shore
Of North lake. mr. Packard cuts ninety
ions OF hay ard keeps a stock of twenty
| fvs head Of cattle, fory five sheep and
three horses. This IS 8 very fine farm and
would be grand place to establish sum
mer hotel as the location is n very pleasant
one IN sumner and there is a fiue opportu-
nity for sporting on ard soou. the lakes.
| Mr.. Packard has d har d ,ome fesideno -four
| large b,rns snl numerous outbuildings.
Near The houss the road crosses the thor
ougbiste upon bridge in which is draw
to sll,~ the passage of tie steamer which
plies upon the lake for the pur pose of tow
ilv scows loaded with bark to the tanneries
| below. Large quaint les Of bark are cut in
| he woods in his vicinity and bsuled 10 the
| lar q. or the lake shore where it is loaded
upon tcovs ard towed by The steamer to
| the Shs~ lGE! ef,-s
| Near Mr. NeA.Hstel's a road turns north
wa srd iu7s tarough The
Mareii settlement
whore there are SOM very good farms
| This road continues northwsrd for some
| fistarCe ard then turns to the westward and
.trikes the Calais road upon the horseback
| Turning orIhwsrd from Mr.. McAllistef's
We first come to the farm Of Mr.. Jsmes
Est brook. formerly the Jam s Bubar farm.
| Nj. james Buhsr came from Nssh-
walk, N. B, in 1895 and bought
this farm, formsrls toe Robert Col
yer farm of Mi. VIM. II MICA lister.
Mr., Buhar lived upon the farm until his
death in 1873 Mr.. Estsbrook came from
| Amity in 1884 and bought ihe farm. He
has soma 80 acres of good lard nearly sli
of which! is cleared Beyond Mr.. Esta-
brooks is the old Msxell homestead,
one [ f the Oldest farms in the town. Mr.
Thomas Haxeil, wh3m we omitted to
mt ntion 50 o. e Of the early settlers, came
from Gray shout 1881 or 1882 and settled
on This lot, where lie cleared farm and
lived upon IL until bis death in 1874. His
SOD, Mr. s. p Maxell now has the farm,
| He has about 100 acres of excellent land
with go acres els cared and good set OF
buildings. He also has 9 thIifiy orchard
| in bssriug. Next comes the farm OF Mr..
| Daniel Msxsll Who has 127 sores with so
acres cleared. His fields are broad and
smoo,h, and he has 4 iae two-story house
ard % cd barns. There is also . thrifty or
chsrd on this farm. On the opposits side
of The road is the farm Of Mrs Henry
Maxsli a very good farm OF 1875 acres
with so acres cleared, good buildings and
orchard. Beyond is the farm OF
M. A. K MsxeIl Who has so acres
Of good land with go acres cleared
and good set OF buildings. He al
80 has 3 good orchard. The last farm
| on the road is that of Mr.. Henry Coisou
Who anne from Mirimioh to Weston 10 1881
and worked in that town until 1916, when
he came to Orient and bought this lot which
was then Q Wild lot. Mr.. Colson has made
an excellent farm and bulls good set of
bulldogs. He hiss 100 scres OF good land
ne.ry sll cleared aud raises good crops.
! The lard in ibis ssction of the town
Is very good farming land ard Is
easy of cultivation and produces well.
| IN the southwest corner Of the town on
What 10 called the No. Nine road are few
set lers and some gate good farms.
| The to.n Of Or.rnt vas formerly town
chip NJ ., r. l, ard was incorporated IS 8
town in 1856 Mrcl Of the town 10 still
covered win fo-est and many OF the farm
trs are more or i % engaged in forming
Though there are com good farming sac
tua., yet the town as whole would not
rApk as fist c.sss ioxn fer agricultural
pur poses