Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-05
Arriya! OF the Railroad.
lpresal,e Isle star Herald. J

Quite large crowd gathered on the line
of the new railroad Thursday afternoon
If last week, TO witness the laying of the
rails into the village. 1t was enc of the
rawest and coldest days Cf the season, and
in the gathering dusk Of the short winter
afternoon scarcely any other sight coulu
have had an interest sufficient 60 attract
men. women and children out of warm
a I'd coy houses tn stand about in shirer.
Ing groups in the open air. Bat, with
all It's winter discomfort. there WAS Il fas-
cination for the crowd in this work Of the
practical local completion of Il great enter
prisc. fraught with 80 much benefit to the
community. 1t was practical and com
mon oace down 10 the very dead level.
There was a procession Of mules tugging
cart fuls offrozen dirt one way along side
the road bed, and another procession trot
ting hack, urged along by the youngsters
driving them by the free use of kicks and
shouts and whip lashings which seem to
be the natural accompaniment OF mule
driving;thcre were loads of ties being un-
loaded and distributed in q big rush, and
lastly there was the new tled2ed engine,
pulling behind fiat car loaded with rails,
which were thrown off in piles with great
noise and many fire sparks, to be picked
up on hand car and taken to the gang
Of rail layers, who pulled them of am.
spiked them into place on the slcepers with
marvellous speed Amid all the bustle
the spectators lodged about, occasionally
barely escaping being run over by II miil'
team or hit by one of the ties that were be
ing thrown about, but for the most part
watching the proceedings in groups at Il
safe distance. The rail layers tried hard
to get the rails into the yard that night,
but winter afternoon has short span
and faculty of putting itself out in DARK
ness all at once and the work had To &C
over till Friday morning, when it was
finished before the villagers were actually
stirring
Soon after dinner Il prolonged whistle
down the new line was heard, and pres
entity pas 3cngcr car and engine emerged
from the cut and came steamin2 down the
grade into town in all the style and CIR
cumstance bettting the Importance OF ms
occasion, except that the locomotive IN
stead of proudly pulling the first passen;
ger ear. into the village had the rather
imdigniilel job Of pushing it in The car
had for passengers President Burlcigh.
d.
Genl Manager Cram, and party h
other gentlemen from Boston and New
York. The party alighted ana while
MessrS. Eurlcigh and Cram,s frienas
crowded around and gave them an in;T
promptu reception of greeting and con.
graduation, Director 4. H. Phair took the
strangers i'm Il carriage and gave them q
turn around town.
Both President Burleigh and Manager
Cram evidently felt good over an event
which marked another important miie
Stone of progress in the great cnt rrlTise
born largely of their genius and piuck
and appreciated the congratulations OF
their friends and the crowd. The party
stopped but short time rc-eHbirklig
and steaming back to Houlton that nieht,
young man went to an Augusta
boarding house few days ago to procure
board and lodging saying that he expected
TO remain until January. After a two
days stay he slipped into the house the
third morning and procured his two grips
He quietly went down stairs, took short
cut across the yard for the street, but ~
doihg SO was seen by one of the ladies oI
the household She told the hired girl to
hastily go down town and inform MIR. y
that Mr.. So and So would probably leave
On the 10. 10 train with board bill unpaid
Mr. saw police officer, who went WIN
the girl to the depot and saw Mr. SoNano
So who said that he was going tn Bruhs1
wick, and would be back the next day
When asked why he left his key on the
table, he replied that he thought possinis
the folks Of the house would think IL
strange that he should take it away, IL he
mad done SO. The officer thought he toio
a Straight story, so let him go. The young
man continued to Portland, and when he
reached there sent back Il postal 10 Mr,
n saying that he had been insulfed aio
TO forward bill and he would remit. I'M
medlaiely the bill was sent. and a ie.ts'
written by Mr.. X. who addressed the ie1
Ter carefully as diret ted. In i've days tne
letter was returned, unclaimed, whicl
SEEMS conclusive that So and 30 w'sii'eu
lew uays TO Oct fart her AWAY.