Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-08
NORTH PENOBSCOT.
A WRITE-UP OF ONE OF HAN
COCKS THRIVING TOWNS.
"REMINISCENCES OF FORMER DAYS
NEWS OF THE PREsENT--TFs CROP
OF SMART MEN AND WOMEN.
from the kennebec journal !

her success in trade here, and succeeded
/ Austin WardweIl a. postmaster. How
{ many changes have since TRANSFERRED. The
generation OF that day, for the most part
has long since been gathered to its
fathers Mrs. Osgood has retired from
trade, but still manages the postal BUSH
ness here, and has probably served more
successive years in the Office OF post
mistress than any other person in the
county and perhaps in the State.
The district school here at one time was
very large one for an ungrsded country
school, embracing seventy five pupils or
more. 1t was a notoriously hard one,
and ready, and a large mischievous ele-
ment. Every winter witnessed a lively
contest for supremacy between pupils and
schoolmaster that would furnish stock for
neig borhood gossip for weeks. But
notwithstanding its bad features, its
scholarship ranked high, and it had the
reputation OF furnishing more teachers
than any other school for miles around.
It sent out many smart men, business
men and ministers, no have made their
mark i'll the world. One family boosted
OF having raised ten teachers and four
ministers, one OF whom became a very
popular presiding elder OF the East Maine
conference.
There are some pretty fields and as good
farming land here as can he found any
where IN the county. 1t is we'll situated
IN she centre Of the western part OF Han
cock county and Is reasonabty convenient
to all the markets in this vicinity. The
tAtmer can take his produce to Ellsworth
and Ca-tjne and return for an early sup
per, or To uehId or Bucksport and get
back before his good VIE gets lmpat Ieut
for dinner. He can go TO Penub,Cui or
GRAND village AFTER supper, and return
1T erHson for hI- evening prayers pro-
vi4ed ha j. piously Inclined. On II
etouay misty day, If he loves the pi>cs-
toriaI sport, ana there :. ho especial d,-
uaad FOR h's services al the home prem
l-e~. he can take his fishing equipment
and he 10 me streams 6nI ponds within
a half r1lir 10 thre. miles distant. aud
fcturn with a good string of shiny trout
Or q delicious salmon With which 10 nuke
glad the home paIate-.
fne place i beautifully situated on m
Elevated ridge, commanding "A view OF
Witc stretch OF territory, affording
s4mpse OF the elevated PORTIONS OF this
aud other counties. That stil, suitry
heat " hlch seems to settle sometime, in
in the dense, hazy atmos
phere around loHl+nd-, never gets in
much time here. Ii Is attacked by the
strong breezes from all quarters, which
keep the air in almost constant circula-
tion and the system toned up to CORE
spending degree. The main road from
B!uehi!l to Bucksport, through North
Penopscot, is a beautiful drive, much trav-
eled for business and pleasure.
About three miles from here IL located
the United States fishing station, which
is annually stocking the streams, ponds
and rivers with millions OF fry, increas-
ing he wealth OF our waters and the hap
piness OF our sportsmen. Cottages are
btlhk tFttttu tutEt LOT SUMMER
" no seem delighted with this paradise OF
nature. A beautiful pond, some nine
miles long, stretches away TO the east,
with even course gently curving to the
right or left, until its sparkling face 10
hidden amid the forest population that
crowd upon its banks. With smooth,
pebbly beach, It's smooth surface and
depth, it offers a tempting
invitation for boating and fishing. 1t is
known As Teddy pond, deriving its inspir-
ing name, it is said, from a simple incl
dent which occurred in ''ye oIden time"
were travelling to their work across the
pond, one brisk morning. They became
a little thirsty, or chilled with the frosty
air. They carried with them. rs WAS Gus
tQmary III those days, some New England
rum. Having no vessel IN which to mix
their toddy, they cut hole in the ice,
poured in their rum, SliNed their tuddy,
and drank 1t. 50 this pond Will be for
ever associated in name with a custom
fifty years ago considered harmless, and
INDUCED in BY saint and sinner alike.
To the west lies a triangular sheet OF
water, less pretentious in size, but with
long, ambitious name, Alamoosook, " hieh
carries Us back to the primitive days
when he dusky inhabitants OF the forest
launched heir canoes upon these beauti-
ful inland waters and padded their light
shells amid the reflected images of over
shadowing pines. This lake is much fire.
QGented in summer by pleasure seekers.
Professor Buck, Of Chicago university,
has erected a beautiful cottage on its
eastern shore, and on its western shore
Capt. Emerson, OF Bucksport, has nice
cottage, where he often entertains not
only the elite Of Bucksport, but eminent
politicians, judges and lawyers, and occa
sionally a minister OF the liberal sort with