Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-23
SKOWHEGAN
Celebrates a Long Sea-
son of Prosperity.
Town and People All
in Holiday Attire.
Stores, Factories, Mills and
Offices Closed,
And Citizens Give Themselves
Up to Pleasures of the Day.
Grand Procession Through Principal
Streets of the Town.
Speeches by Senator Eugene Hale
and Other Prominent Citizens.
A fi,tino Occasion. Properly Observed by
lively, Austlins sko~hesan.
Crea, Praise Due the Prime Mover and 'nst''
aa,or. W. G. S. keene. and Others.
A fi,tiuo Occasion. Properly Observed b
lively, Hustlins sko~hesan.
c,s., Praise Que the Prime Mover and lnst'-
GATOR. W. G. S. keene. and others.

SknwnEGtx, August I'D, tSpeela!} -
SNOW hogan celebrated today.
ry.rv s,t,.rwheel was shut down and
ever, body was out.
Thi. dav forms page in the history OF
the tow n and a corner of that page viii be
turned down as marking the greatest event
to date.
This il 4 modest town. 1t never makes
any great splashes on the sea OF fame ht''
II v,ts along in steadv progressive way
,h.t trll. Toeay's event was 10 celebrate
thp industrial yrowih of the town ami as
the nrogramme was unrolled and the differ
ept events occurred. there was displayed
E,iny and substantial illustrations OF wh1t
the town has done for itself ara
it, remarkable progress in the business
world. Skowhcgan was formerly part Oh
Canaan and Canaan was origihaiiy calico
Wessrrunset Wesscrmset was nrst seuleu ,
in l770. was incorporated As the town OF
Canaan in l1.S. February 9TH, 1873 the
town of Niburn was set off from tanaan
and Incorporated March -, lS36' me
name was changed to Skowhegan AN iniiah
name. which historians tell US sIgniiles -.
ulace to watch The town OF bioomhei1
on the south side of the river was annexed
February 18th lsGl. The town nestl' '
comfortably in the valley OF the kennebt'
river. is one af the healthiest towns To u"
found anyw hcre. is beautifully lad ou'
with hrnad clean streets ami many very
costly and elegant residences. The towns
about equally divided 10y the river
on both sides OF when am
,,,. i.,,,l in ,be centre of the river are
,....l ,,,.. s.,,.r,l,nills the whjrl of whose
,,,h,..ts ,;y4. .mnloympnt to hundreds
,,-Li,,,r,,sn tn whnse energy and enter
,'aiso 'n,,T,,al with the investment of the
I.,i,,i;,, ,i,;. town owe. il present high
,l'n,i,,,.- in ,h, mercantile and manufactur-
,1,'1,.Il
- .,bo, ron,,lict Arnold attempted
T.; ,.i,, 80 q',n,J, il was mast -thi. tow
w.. W. ,',.t,ad his batteuux Where the
''',5 .l... ,rn was , whirlinu. seethiag
.1.r.,t ,,L,r. the riy,r pouycd its waters
~ -',.r. Ioun throueh the narrow
- a. ,bc .,yaat eddy. Tradition
+L,, tru,li.. b,,ts were polra
,h ,rtb channel because the
.,,,t rnr,h anil th,re wcr,,
= l., skowbag,n's ea-Iy riays
LII .,.l ,,r;<t-u;ll ,vr-e huilt. and 10
a., ,s.;1,,,',;ii ,he ne,ple came for miles
,ronnd by spotted line" through tine
woods with their grist on their nack''
The two mlis we're the fouhhatioh OF ti'f
Industries to-day there Is saw-tn'i' stunning
on the spot where the first sawihiii was
hnilt, Then came the easdih2 h'ii'' 'hei, an
axe shop and machine shop anu to"ho.'
Thv dams were huilt 10 intnish Po~ef'
From time to time as new industries spfais
up the water power was improved "o'ii
now it is one OF the hest IN the state anu
can he further improved. Inc ye"'s
came and went hke the waves
OF the sea rs the wears nave iaoi, VI
DONG. AMI ne" industries "efe a'"t" 10
the town. Inc saw-mi'i was enlarge" am
capacity from time 10 time ihefeaseu "n'',
now It rs htteh with the iaies' ihiproNF'a
machinery AMI manufactures Z''"o" leet Oh
long ami snort 'hihpef an'iH. - ~ DANE >
Sous 4 TO- shops are 'oCa'e'i heIe'en'pio,-
ing ~ men an" pFo''uoes t"i'''eos VI 'r''s
OF hoor' carriage anu o,a'i '"'pe'7 ",'i'f
Door 'ash ana "iiui '"e'oiits' ",oe.il'e
shops. II hateHtt factory 't."e iao'ois
aided largely IN tae grown oi '"e 10" H.
II would require good aeai Oh space 10 4,
eunmerate all the 1,Hereh' iarge a'fo s'i'a'i
industries. so l WIN 'rea' ohis WIN '''e
larger or more important mahuiac'orles.
Our Manufactures.
Tho first of the most important factories
IN b,, h,iit here was that of the Coburu
woolo, Mills. In 1875 Lewis Anderson
,.ap,.. here from Troy. \. y. and started
M, nro;ect of huiliinr a WOODEN mill. 4
,.i;c,,e of wealthy men ablv supported
h., th,t honored and public- spirited citizen.
.ex-f;nvernor Abner Cohurn. formed stock