Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-21
HAVING FINE TIME. :
Excursion Of Maine Press As
ISOLATION to RangeIy.
Members ofParly Hospitality Enter
tanned by Newspaper Men.
Bank Examiner Undertake Extends couriesjes
to visitors-Ali Well.

weather, and every moment of il has
been thoroughly enjoyable. l have al
| aady alluded to the cordial reception
given our party at Pennington, where
the citizens had provided a band con-
cert ard a drive about the town for
do not wonder that they are proud of
| theic home, for it is one of the most
| beautiful villages to be found in New
| England. There is on every hand not
only an atmosphere of substantial
thrift, hut also the evidences ola strong
| local p' ide. showing itself in neat lawns
and we'll kept homes.
TIL" raceI ton Friday evening at the
beautiful home OF j. NJ. S. Hunter was
IL thoroughly enjoyable event, and one
of the occasions that will long be cher
ished az among the rieasantest ofmany
that have tnntrih@tcd to the pleasure
OF the associations annual excursions.
Mr.. Hunter and his accomplished wife
| make an ideal host and hostess, and
have the happy faculty of making all
who come beneath their hoSpitable
| roof, feel Icif"ct!y at home.
The trir the next day was continued
ever the sandy Valley and Phillips and
liangeley roads, to Rangeley and every
moment of it was kcenly enjoyed by
the members of the party
short distance out of Pennington
We stopped to refresh ourselves ut
knowiton's soda spring whose hmpid
waters are said to be a panacea for all
the ills that come from a disordered
stomach.
At Strong, where we stopped for a
short time, our party was met by +. N.
Beals, the genial and efficient supern-
tendent of the Sandy River Railroad
Under his direction notable improve
ments have been made in this road
and its business has been largely In
creased. When it was built it covered
only IS miles. ana its entire rolling
stock consisted of three box ears. and
two passenger coaches. Now. with its
connections it constitutes a narrow
guage system with IS miles of road in
successful operation, and sends daily
into Pennington over 200 ears 1t has
recently made Il great fill. just beyond
Strong. that required the moving of
more cubic yards of earth than were
moved in the entire grading of the
original read
This road winds its way along the
banks of the beautiful Sandy river. |
whose rich bottom lands. furnish some
of the most productive farms in the
State 1t is a river that rises RAPIDLY. |
and its low banks make its spring
foods peculiarly liable to damage. The |
great flood of 1869 is still wildly re- |
membered by the older people. who live |
oil. l.
minders of its ravages are still in evil |
dence.
Such a freshet is sure to play strange
FRANKS. 1t is said that not long before |
this one occurred a misery old man |
living its banks died. and was
carried to his last resting place in the
Phillips cemetery. some three miles
away. When his will was read it was
found that he had left his son the sum
Of 81. But his body was not permitted
to rest quietly in its grave The great
Hood wrought serious damage in the
Phillips cemetery Among the desc
Grated graves was his. His badly hoated
down the river. and finally came to
rest against a tree on the old farm
The news of its discovery there was
Immediately carried to his son. who
remarked. with evident feeling, Great
Scott. the old mans come back after
that dollar
ON the arrival of the party at Phil
lips they We're met by q number of
teams provided by the citizens of that
place, and given drive about the
village and surrounding country 1t is
a charming place. and it's many beau
ties We're thoroughly enjoyed by ALL
The hospitable citizens of Phillips
also provided a sumptuous dinner at
the Phillips house. 1t was an occasion
where appetite" waited ION digestion"
and repast that would have done
credit to any house in Maine.
Here the party was joined by Hon.
F. l.. Timberlake, our able State bank
examiner, to whom the party is greatly
indebted for a number of thoughtful
and generous courtesies Mr. Timber
lake has a charming home in the VIII
lage of Phillips and one of the sun
NEST and best arranged suite of offices
to be found in the state.
In Phillips. too, lives that live and
newsy little weekly the Phillips Phono-
graph, which is ably conducted by J.
w. Brackett. member of the asSocia-
ton, and where the members of the
party Went to pay their respects, and
enjoy a pleasant call
Mr. Timberlake. who is the general
passenger and ticket agent of the
Phillips road, spared no effort to make
the trip to Rangeley a thoroughly en-
joyable one to the members of the
party. At Redington a stop of an hour
was made. and. through his kindness.
all who desired to try the trout that
swarmed in the mill pond. We're pro-
vided with rods. lines, and supply of
all essential angle worms.
Although the party was pretty well
tired out when it reached Rangeley, its
members attended in the evening a
reception given them in the Town hall
by citizens of the place. From here