Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-01
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FALLS AND WAY STATIONS.
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The lewiston saturday Journal IL re-
.pousible for the following:
A railroad meeting Was held at West
rsra, saturday afternoon. A large
number of the residents IL l'cru were
present. Tie meeting Was addressed by
lion. Geo. q. Wing Of Auburn, and Hon.
George II. BIsb~r of Buckneld. The
Portland a Rumford Falls Railway 90.
wants the town of i'cu to allow the
railroad Ia pass along the old road around
Dlxneld Ferry by the river bank (Aboat
q half mile In length and the town To
build new road farther back from the
river. The meeting vas cslled To ace
what action the town would take In the
matter. II 4. understood that the town
4. willing "a allow the railroad corpora
,lon to pay for the construction of q new
road. to take the place ~ the old one.
Active work looking toward the speedy
ex,-n.ion of the Portland 4 liumford
FaIis railway from Canton Ia Humford
Falis, IL now In progr~ss. About . year
| ago obligations wcrr taken from the In
hsbltant. living along the line IL the cx-
tension for the right ~ way across each
| mans farm. 4 preliminary survey Was
then made by Hon. Parker ~porord 81
Buck.port, and q permanent location has
lust ,scn mad. by Mr.. spofford, assisted
by Engineer p,nforth 20 Gardiner. The
route .. now determined, being stskei
out the entire distance.
For the pas, few day. Hon. Geo. ID.
Di.bee of I,uckheld, one 81 the direction.
~ the new railroad corporation. has been
engaged In taking deeds from each own
IT to th. corporation, aud paying Tor the
same. The company now owns strp
~ land four rod. vide, extending the en-.
tire distance from Canton tn Hgmfofd
fslls.
IN. land owner. rcc.l,c quite an
amount IL money Tor the right 81 way
.cro.. their farms. only a few receiving
/ az small q snm a. so. while many whose
farm. arr broader receive 500 aud some
slrD. The location q. q whole, !. very
favorable a. the land owners, w many
ease. passing along the bank 81 The river
and leaying bat little II any vast. land
On the river silc II IN. location. IN The
famous ilcrlsdalc farm In Canton tbs
mad will pass on tn rear 81 the build
Ing. on the river hank. TN thl. farm
tho road runs q full mile. To-day a'
your correspondent passed up the river
rad through Canton anil Peru b. .aw
group. ~ farmers, their faces wrcathed
Ia antilles exhibiting Ia each other th'
crisp hank hill. or corporation drsN.
given by Mr.. Bl.bcc In paying for hnd
damages.
E,.ry one thus Gar seems Ia feel that
h~ la. received something for hi. land
ani ~, HI. farm left.
Canton nov has two stations w town.
one AZ the village AMI one ai .llhrr'sille
The town ~ rsm while there are n'
ll.rr, village. .e~m, "a have bc-n special
/ | IA designed by nature Tor railroad stat
Ions. Iii. Understood that thrcc stations
will b. located In TIL. town, one a, W"r
NELL. Mile, East Peru Foe, oficc, on'
| At Peru known as Green's Very, aud tn
third az located as "a accommodate IN
rltireu. of West Peru on on. .ldc 81 tn
Andro.coggln River and pixheld vi
lagr on the plxheld sblc. This ststlof
/. expected "a b- one ~ The Important
| one. ou the line. The towns ~ Well
and Carthage will d. accommodated al
this station. The last station, al lea.'
for IN. present, will H. AZ Rumfori fall'
An IA. very ccntr, of the cmbryonic city
While tho railroad I. chartered Ia tn
. lake. ani In all probability In the hes
fu,ur, will b. extended there, for tn
. next few years Il l. expected that Rum
ford FALLS will D. the terminus ~ tn
|, rad. With bridge acros. the river a
thl. place the three Villages Va i.umford
Ea.t Humford. lumford ,eutrc an.
. I.umfori Point, q. we'll a. Hanover vi
hgc Ia the tosh 81 Hanover will BE- fine
Z IL accomoiaie,i.
". hear u talked that the en-
! tcrpri.lng people 81 Ands'cr village
4 nov headquarters for that portion %
, I.angcly Lakes, have ALREADY looked ou
4 location ior new rad from Ando,cI
/. 10 Rumfoni fall. which will D. lcs. that
twelve mile. Ia length aud 4 very lc'c
: route.
railroad station At l.umfotd Fall
/. will al.o open up the famous swift Hive
, valley which reaches through Mcxico
|. I,oxtury and byron to John iioughion'
famou. ho.i.iry, being the last house OF
, the road.
I, Under the management 81 Goycrno
wa.hburn Who was president ~ the oil
; Backfcld railroad, blackboard rad VA
, cut through the wilderness. a. Csptsii
! BARKER. famous camps AZ Beinis .tfran
on the big l.angcley Lake.
The road WAS blockaicd by the bil
: Wind that destroyed 40 much timbrr .c,
. sral year. ago. II Il contemplated "a ~
? open this rad aud thus give the tourist
, another fne ruut. through the Maln'
wooi.. For hunting aud hshlng. North
/. ern Oxfonl Ia. no equals and no super
, Tor. In TIL. state. The woods In i.os
\ bury. Byron aud Ando,cr afford a. IN
4 a deer preserve as any place Ia New Tn
4 | gland, furnishing flne sport for Oh. ANA
tucr hunter, while the veteran Who want
4 something It'll. more stimulating cal
: tax. a hand With bruin In hI. natl,'
, home.
; FOR trout fishing. the rrgiou has AL
ways been noted. The brook. running
down through the forest, are we'll stock
, "a with brook trout. IN. famou. Wele
Pond I. only 10 mile. from Dlxheld VII
lagr, and many smaller ones, iloxbur,
Pond and Blrch Brook Pond, ar. nes
. by, and Que eau also take a hand AZ |
; real lakcr by going to IA. south arm, vi
hndoycr, on the biz lake at ieml'
| STRAIN.
The Journal correspondent can say
, that IA. company expects Ia put the rail-
|. rad under contract within the next
mouth. The work Of grading Will b.
commenced aud pushed vigorously
. through the fall month. Of september,
October aud November, and u not actual
ly completed a. far az Dlxheld ere Win
. ter set. In. certainly before another yea
roll. around, i,umtori Fails, with it, en-.
ormou. water power, will be connected
. with the elite. 81 Lewiston aud Port
land by well-equlpped railroad.