Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
WINTERS WORK
On The Washington County Railroad Being
Pushed.

Prior to commencing to build the Wash
! inSton county railroad in November, II
| was argued by some Of the knowing ones
| % that the work could not be continued
| through the winter weather. The falacy
of such predictions has been clearly dem
| onStrated during the past TWO weeks
| writes Il DennySVillc correspondent of the
! Portland Press.
Chief Engineer RueI, and his efficient
| corps of assistants. located in the VIII
| lagc. have been at work some thlrty-five
! days on Il survey between Dcnnys river.
and GardncrS lake. fifteen miles. IN the
county road to East Machias. They have
| experienced considerable rough weather,
rain ana snow storms
During the time they nave lost only two
days work on account OF unpleasant
weather. They have covered twenty-five
miles of ground in their survey
The party Messrs. Reed Goodwin
Miles and Stevens. have their hcadquar-
tiers at the Riverside house in this village
They are ready for starting out at so in
the morning, and prosecute their work
throughout the day. stopping only for
lunch in the woods.
Last week ground was broken about
one mile from the village on Edmunds
side Of the river. j. A Wheaton and
Sons. contractors. have "a large force Of
men and teams employed. The deep snow
with the mercury at l. degrees below
zero. has not impcded their progress in
turning up the frozen earth making the
rough places smooth. and thc crooked
places straight.
There are several hundred men at work
telling the trees clearing the ground and
burning brush The pleasing feature in
this great public enterprise is that scores
OF the hardy sons Of toll. residents of
this and neighboring villages along the
line Of the road. have steady employ
ment this cold winter. The prospect of
| little or no employment" in The early
fan. was suddenly changed when the pro-
j@cturS of the road called for men To as
sist in its construction.
Contractors on the Passport Branch are
purchasing large Quantities OF lumber or
/ dealers in this village 20 bund small
houses and novels at "a point in the town
Of Perry. kEowD as Egypt There are
but few idle men in this community. All
can have work who desire and their
wages are assured.
Tramps do not put in IN appearance as
, frequently rs when there was only talk Of
| building The railroad Il they come seek
ing FOR work they are accommodated.
our county iaii has been crowded an the
ttll but transportation IN that direction
! mas fallen oft wonderfully since the pick
aNr and dump cart made their appear
auCr
There remains no longer doubt i'm the
minds of sensible men that IN" road Will
ID" completed during the present year
onc Of the most enthusiastic horse
men in Maine is Garfield Totman. q L.
year-old boy Of Fairfield, He tends
out on his poaies Of which he has four
tine We1ch ones, and talks horse with
all the old horscmcn as though h. were
an old stasor. He has broken each
one Of these midget stecds to harness
while as Il bareback rider it Is adj
nitted by both old ana young, that h
is uu"Xcclird. II" las IN process If
breaking to harness at present his par
If yearlns ponies. ana n reports bust
nN-S as ruShin&.