New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25

,o., .ra the ducking stool. In the office
w ,be Eo,,nty Registry of Deeds are some qua ne
records Of transfers Of ulv r. is ceres that
o Consideration of fifty skins. the Indian aga
mores Soh'tr rsct Of land about twenty-five miles
square embracing what is known known h an heen made
TO IDENTIFY the herein menoned %iin the the
samoset who said welcome IN sd,vs of the colo
MES The considera lions mentioned are oit,tmes a.
teresng and ,gncan in 9 ssrs enSe Of Kenebeck
River" sold large tract Of lana for ~ VI Pnase
heads head OF of coth Two Gallons of Wine and
Bottle of Strong Waters etc. 10 HI" III manu-
or the Old customs which Wiscasset has pre-
served two deserve mention. one Is me rihsinS
Of the town bel at O'Clock IN the mOf,"s ri anu
ocock evening bell which sent the villagers 10 'nS h
custom Which still prevails among the rough element
OF the town. Of serenadng all newly HarIlen PsVp,e
with hsh-horns tin pans and similar musical insrr9 a
mcnts unless the bridegroom previous TO the Wee,
ding night. buys or the boys With cigars and
The streets Of wiscasset are broad and regular,
and are lned-not TOO coseyu Co' nr va he
found here and there, houses with stout iimbers'
high-studded rooms and e.aboraiely carved wood-
Cd heir,ooms. treasures brough, home years ago
by the sea captains who sailed me wo o ho,.
sand contains little of the foreign cement; lb the
STOCK STOCK as Ass whole like the inhabitants Of ali the
Maine coast towns. they are cosmopolitan YET
models for Miss NiklnSS OF MISS JtNf't SUI -
might readily be found here. and who.e chapters
Of Crawford. that inimitab!e story Of a, country
village might be adapted to this pace, Tne town
peop;e have always had rare reputation for open
hearted HOSPITALITY; as long ago as lsf5 CERTAIN
Lieutenant shuileworth paid glowing tribute To tne
Of Wiscasset." affirming that.
THE kindly welcome which the stranger sree's
Hath all the novelty OF truth sincere,
and abiding to the Wiscasset girls the loveliest
fairest and the gayest' he had met In various
wanderngs.
MODERN DAYS.
Wiscasset is not without literary fame. II was
here that Blanche Willis Howard gathered the
inspiration for lone Summer" the scenes of which
can easily he identified. Not wei known as
"One Summer" but equally local in its coloring,
is the story OF "Oakridge." by Joseph Emerson
Smith in which the interest centres around mys-
FERROUS probably mythical. cave on cushman Noun
tain The gifted young writer. Patience stap'eton'
who died last November. born here. and her
tender pathetic stories Of New England life. written
from her later home in Colorado give evidence Oh
her strong affection fT wis se Known and
precated by haf-hundred or more peope' VINO
come mere yTa Of respectabity
and peaceful content the unrlvaied opportunitues
for rowing and sailing And BACK 70 lne'r ino'nef
country come every summer mauy OF her sons ana
The embargoes ruined the shipping interests Of
Wscasset In 1919 disastrous FIRE burned large
number Of dwelling houses and public buildings ana
the rreat FIRE OF 6) destroyed ary all the business
portion the town. laying waste an extensive area
which 10 this day has been but partially rebuilt.
sill later came the unfortunate ioanng 81 large
amount Of the towns credit for the building OF the
Knox and Lincoln Railroad. which proved so heavy
a burden for its slender resources that In 1850 the
town was obliged rcpu1iate its debt; but num-
Der Of philosophical citizens formed syndicate,
bought up the bonds and put the town on its ieei
again. 4 few years ago the Maine Central Railroai
obtained a lease ~ the Knox and Lincoln. paying to
Wscasset a sum sufficient to - reduce the remain
ing municipal debt that Wscassct Is now In com
paratively easy circumstance
To-day Wscassc has most encouraging outlook.
II is to certain extent the centre Of prosperous
farming community. and the steam sawmiil ana Ice
pond privilege AZ Birch Point with few sinii!e r
mills give employment to A considerable number ~
men. But the building Of new railroad points T.
hoped that Wiscossci. with it, deep h'rbor AMI Ns
wide river channel. un0bstruc'ei by ice. fresh"tf
shoals or currents will eventually become the outci
for the produce OF the great AroOstoOk County.