Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17

placed at Washington, b. q. The present
force at the North Jay quarry alone 10
900 men beside the carvers and general
help, and this force will be enlarged to
GOO men In few weeks.
Camden is about to experience land
boom Of most generous proportions.
The boom has been under consideration
for long time and the prime mover
is Hon. w. w. Justice, of Philadelphia,
q wealthy retired merchant. With Mr..
Justice are associated several other
wealthy Philadelphia gentlemen, but
who desire their names withheld from
the public for the present. The Local
ton OF the boom 10 on Bowers Hill,
the most slightly place in town. Here
about sixty acres Of land has been pur-
chased of e. e. Upham and the work
Of Transforming the hill with its rocky
fields, shrubbery and pasture will soon
begin. The land will be divided up In
to lots OF goodly size, sufficient for
modern cottage, lawns, drives, etc.
A road three-quarters Of a mile long
will be constructed from and around
the hill from Mr.. Upham's to the main
road. near Robert Duffy's house. From
this road will be cut nicely graded and
CONSTRUCTED avenues. On the top OF the
hill there Is natural depression of
about Two acres. From this will be-
removed all debris and an artificial
lake constructed. Water for this lake
will be from springs pumped by wind
mills. 1t is the intention of the promo
tiers to place a beautiful fountain in the
center of this sheet of water and fish
will swim beneath the surface. The
cottages to be erected will be no cheap
affairs but will cost from $1,000 to 81. 500
with every modern convenience.
The Boston Transcript recalls the
fact that it is just 1914 years ago that
the Indians made q raid upon Wells,
Me-, which attack was the beginning of
Queen Annes War. Parkman's ac-
count is as follows: Thirty-nine in all,
chiefly women and children, We're
killed or carried Off and then the In
dams disappeared as quickly and
silently as they had come. leaving
many of the houses in flames. This
RAID on Wells was only part Of COM
bined attack on all the settlements
from that place to Casco. Those east
ward of Wells had been abandoned in
the last war, except The forts and forth
HSN HouS$Ss oAt the fE-
assured. no doubt, by the treaty OF
Casco, had begun to return. On this
same day. the 10th of August, they
were startled from their security. a
band OF Indians mixed with French
men fell upon the settlements about
the stone fort near the Falls of the
Saco. killed II persons. captured "a and
vainly attacked the fort itself. Others
surprised the settlers at place called
Spurwink, and killed or captured %.
Others again. destroyed the huts Of the
fishermen at Cape Porpoise, and az
tackled the fortified house at Winter
Harbor. Nine families at Purpooduck
Point, near the present city Of Port
land, had no refuge and the men, be-
ing, no doubt, fishermen. were all alb
sent when the Indians burst into the
hamlet. butchered Is women and
children, and carried off eight These
attacks were due less to the Abenakis
than to the French who set them on.
The whole number of persons killed
and carried off during the August at
tacks did not much exceed 100. One OF
the objects of the attacks no doubt,
was to check the progress of the Eng
fish settlements; but according 10
CharlevoiX. the essential point was TO
commit the Abenakis in such manner
that they could not draw back. This
object was constantly kept in view