Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-27


| the Srsse Of Maia~. AZ srnri~e be had
| his aaz ssz1 raised and his aag which
vas sveasy are feet in lenzsh waving
in the breeze covering nearly the vhoie
front OF bis house. At eight o'clock fae
crosd commenced 70 arrive in carriages
Of every conceivable make and kind. and
| On horseback zpd on foot His band VAS
posted IN front Of ire house PLAYING Hail
| Columbia and the Star Spangied Banner,
| Joined BY a chorus Of voices singing:
! Long nsay i, wave,
fg.r lie lad * lie FIRE ssd me aee Of the br1ve
A. the people dreve into town seeing the
4 AZ .ad hearing the music a. the Borden
house drove ss once 10 that house .hsre
| Landlord Borden vas in waiting 10 receive
them smiling mast geniaIiy upon The maxi
trde as they came Holsters sere in rezti-
ness 10 AZ once take care of their team .Smaxi
Is euug men we're aroaad IN the cro.a with
| hand. full of dtaner tickets only 50 csnss.
chap enough for Fourth Of Juiy dinner.
thing the croEd ihas no one voah be zd-
ni,tsd 20 the dinner except BY tickets and
a. there would be a great crowd, they had
better take a ticket Eov and then they
would be sure of 4 dinner. Dinner tickets
sod ike hot cakes and long before noon
| tflt li~AeAs ttsr All iAAEG La1BAOr1 DSs-
| den vas oysr head AM. ears in business that
day and wiki his liquor business made a
| hrss class days ~orx.
| At precisely IL VI the Chinese gong rang
| out Is unearthly scream the irss one ever
beard ia the yaiiry of the kennebee Tor
dinner. and the band and chorus struck up
sHame -w@et home.
There IL 10 place like lone"
Aai then came '.0il lang Syne" which
brought down the house.
Aod in few moments the tables were
file1i. Tables hal been set for 800 upon
every vacant spot nshie and OUTSIDE of the
Borden house which had been filed and EN- p
tied twice before the dinner at the Craig ho-
tel va, rfai y. At / r. NJ, the fashionable
hour for dinner the highly respectable Col
Craig With some two dozen gentlemen Of
the highest respectabifity in Kennsbec
sat down TO an excellent diene- at the an
Gent and honorable mansion on the road
that led TO LiVermore, Chesterviie, Will
ton and the Upper Coos, With
grea, dignity and in quiet, they par
took OF the yiands upon the table. bat the
tJasts, tn speeches, the horns. the Stars
and Stripes, h drums and lie an the
brass horns were lacking. These were ali
over and around the corner az the Borden
house When the festiyiis OF the day
were over AT the Borden house the crowd
went home at an early hour and quiet
reig ed ia Readhelh. Mr.. Borden remained
IN kesdheld a number OF years, perfect
-peeinan of a genial, pleasant, arcomoIat-
ing. honest and desirable landlord. He
then removed to Wilton, took house hi b
was bui.t for a private residence, remodeled
ard enlarged il, making il comm 'diAus
and pleasant c0autry hotel Remaining
there for some years. On l. airing himself to
all hi. customers and friends as he had
done at Readfiehi, lac removed to Weld in
franklin county where he lived some years.
Hi, next move was to Phillips where he
built a large hotel which went by the name
Of ihi Borden house ami had the reputaii IN
of lring one of the best country hotels in
the State. He then removed | think I .
Brilgton, in Cumberland county where lost
all knowledge Of him and for many years
heard nor knew nothing Of him. did not
know whether he was dead or living.
At length some two or three years ago,
read notice of his death in Topsham.
Quite lengthy obituary was appended to
the notice 10 which his many excellent
traits we're properly noticed. His genial and
hapY temperament us honesty ana up
righ'h'sS' DIS ttcl III rehnefihs an hsppF
VINO "Ppfoacnei nun ms generous nospi.ai-
~ ana II parting goon DYES were al worthy
of being remembered. His method of tell
ih2 what ne khe" or what ne thoh3hi
'htrned an III pelng ms trl1hn,
H. "ou'' oceh,ioha!iy tel DIS TRENDS OF
the alsahtases OF aeep'hg a country hotei'
ne SAD "a man may pniii nice mouse
hHish IL co'upitteiy anu iurHish IL Win every
neces 'ary aFt'cie OF turtiture place h'e hrst-
ci''S horses 10 ms Stable win all needed
'Arr ages ahi pArhessts 10 III anu nave
9lp'o IN osnk caSh' Let nm nave all TINS
complete ana run country mol. ten years
ani II ne - lucky AMI mas no hres o. great
lo-S's AMI Al the ehi OF ten years ne can 90
"nt "f business %" nlhS An Old. deiapitated
hpu'r, fult OF Old furniture hSe Old ring
spawned horses win OH carriages ana mar
ness enough 70 MAKE any man poor, S9Vo
IN hahS and two worn out wives or one IN
Heaven and the other wishing she could go
there at once no matter now soon.