The Portland daily press., 1892-08-23

the past decade.
One of the enthusiastic business men
of the county estimated that in the past
ten wears eleven million dollars have been
invested in the Kennebec river from
Waterville up. Certainly there has been
great prosperity at Fairfield, Skowhegan,
Madison, Solon and all along the river.
The railroad has pushed from Norridge-
wock on towards the lumber regions
Electric lights now illuminate all the
larger villages and the people
and hopeful as today.
This forenoons parade, under the di-
rection of Gen. Dyer as marshal, and
Messrs. I. w. Berry, B. Vaughan and g.
E. Goodwin as aids, formed as follows:
Platoon OF Police.
Gen. Isaac Dyer, Chief Marshal.
Chandler's Full Band,
Skowhegan Light Infantry, Capt. York.
Board of Trade in Carriages.
Carriages containing guests and Fire Depart
ment, j. S. Nutting. chief; j. FL.
Steward, Assistant.
Hook and Ladder Company G. r.
Steamer skowhegan, Steamer Hose Company,
L. 2. Murphy, Forman; !, ,
Union Hose Company No. 3, j. ID. Towns
end Foreman.
The industrial exhibit which included
teams from the following concerns came
next: Cairns & Goodrich, three teams,
E. K. Delano, Fred Dunlap, II. D. Pat
terson, two, DR.. S. T. Conant, two; G.
W. Buzzell, L. Anderson & Co., Forrest
& Pooler, G.. W. Hawes, A. G. Blunt,
Richards Paper Co., G. W. Day, G.. A.
Ross, Weston & Brainard, two; Wilder
Varney, R. L. Mitchell, Skowhegan Pulp
Co., Leland Tanning Co., G.. Fl. Burrill,
two; Stewart Bros. two, Adams 6 Cas-
well. E. o. Heald, Yeaton Bros, A.
H. Lang, Keene Bros, J. N. & |.
J. Smith. Bacon Manufacturing Co.,
c. M. Bailey's Sons 6 Co., j. Fl. Dane,
G.. C. Fairgrieves, Baker & Marble, VIM.
Doran, j. o. Smith 6 Co., Bixby & Buce,
George Gould, George Weymouth, Wood
bury & Gage, E. F. Fairbrother two;
Smith Whittier, R. 81. Merrill & Son,
J. D. Rawles & Co., M. J. Allen, E. S.
Prescott, Dinsmore 6 Blckford, Robin
son Bros, W. B. Clifford, two; E. E.
Sturtevant, Skowhegan Broom Company,
Portland Packing Company, and M. I.
Pooler. with string of fine horses from
Fairview Farm.
Among the features of the parade
which attracted great deal of attention
were the lasting and sewing of shoes, the
large display of stuffed animals, bust
of Gov. Coburn crowned with evergreen,
the canoe and clothing exhibit of George
Hawes, the manufacturer OF harnesses,
the baking of Whittier, the chair making
of Fairbrother, Arnold's pretty maidens,
and the printing of J. 0. Smith & Co.
This afternoon the orations dealt with
this pleasing subject of industrial ad-
vance. Senator Hale spoke OF Names
progress, while local speakers dealt
more particularly with Somerset county,
while at the same time movement was
organized to bring still further progress.
E. N. Merrill, Esq, delivered the oration
on railroads, S. w. Gould on the water
power and Hon. S. j. Walton on county
history. At the same time three grand
committees were formed as follows:
Railroads.&c.. Bixby, G., W Stafford, F.. N.
OF SkoWhegan; B. P. j.. Weston, X. G. Gray
and J. F. Hardy of Madison;, S. A, Nye and
George A. Phillips of Fairfield; W. M. Clark of
Carratunk; Marx Savage of Bingham; Edward
Ware of Athens -. G. Shaw Of Hartland; Will
liam Dobson of Pittsheld; Henry Murphy of
Keens Of hynn o and James
Of Providence.
A. G. Blunt, W. II. Wilder and r. 3. Shepherd
! wSae9 Mess0n Of of NeM Yopp
who owns in the Madison plant; FL: Fl; Totman
Of Fairfield A. N. Duren of Fairfield; Ben s.
Collins ana y. w Jameson OIL OIIu AuSOH, p
I. Abbott and Col. f. E. Heoth of Waterville; S.
A. Bangs and j. Manchester Haynes OF Angus,
ia; D. T. Mills and Turner Buswell Of Solon;
S. Day of Boston; Omar Clark OF Carratunk; /;
Henry Richards. j. s. Bradstreet, Chas. Law
renee and Hartley Jewett of Gardiner.
OnSomerset County HiStOry-W1lllam C.Smart
R. S. Patterson Miss E. Smith, s. w. Gould, g..
O. Smith, Gertrude Webster; Mrs. X. b. Shep-
herd of Skowhngan; Rebecca Clark (Sophie
May and Miss Rebecca G. Lindsay OF Norrldge-
wock; Mrs. Addie s. B. Weston OF Madison;
or pI1o nd T1r
Ion.
The object of these committees is per-
sistent work for Somerset county. The
railroad committee want better train
service, especially that the p. m. train out
of Portland shall run through to Skow-
hegan all winter. The water power
committee are to look to an extensive
improvement of the natural storage basin
of the Moosehead Lake region, perhaps
through legislative aid, and the historical
committee are to write the county's
history.
A hose contest between Hose No. and
Union Hose No. was feature of the
evening. Two hundred feet of hose was
laid by each company. Union Hose won,
getting water in 363 seconds. This even
ing efter the Fireworks, Chambers Band
of Portland, which has distinguished it.
self in the days proceedings, is playing
at the citizens reception. The Governor
and his staff, who were invited, did not
come.