The Republican journal., 1898-06-09
Winterport Seen from Under an I'm.
brella.

conditions Tor visiting a place with a view
to learning about its advantages, business
interests, prospects, etc, but that was the
state of the weather last Thursday, when
a representative of The journal visited
Winterport village. The object of the
visit was to attend meeting of the Waldo
County Veterans Union, and incidentally
to get material for giving the readers of
The journal some facts outside the regu-
lar line of our very efficient Winterport
correspondent-in other words, a "write
up of the village and it's industries
Winterport is very favorably situated as
to means of communication and travel
The Boston & Bangor steamers make regu-
lar landings there; at this season of the
year going up-river every morning except
Monday and Friday, and down river every
afternoon except Sunday and Wednesday.
Later they will 60 both ways daily The
Winterport Ferry Co. runs safe and ample
boats to take passengers across the river
to Bucksport Centre to connect with the
Bucksport branch of the Maine Contra
railroad, which also connects with the
steamer NJ. x NJ. at Bucksport for Camden
and other DOWN. river points. The Bar
Harbor steamers also make regular land
lngs at Winterport. But the end is not
yet, The electric railroad from Bangor is
in running order to within seven miles of
the village. Like all progressive towns
Wintelpolt has. as a matter of course.
ample telegraph, telephone and mail facil-
tiles. She has a local telephone service
in the village as well as the regular con-
nections Will tile neighboring towns and
the long distance connection with places
more remote
The town of Wintelport, although
among the newer members of Waldo
county family, 50 far as separate corpor-
ate existence IS concerned, has been set
lied probably as long as any on the river.
What is nov kuoFn as Winterport is call
ed Frankfort On Chase's maps issued il.
1875. and the present Frankfort village
was then cilled Treatyille. Winterpolt
was made d separate town in 1860. The
town contains some OF the best farming
land in the State, and its dairy products
stand high il the Boston markets, while
hgh grade farm products of all kinds are
among it, shipments Two large Boston
firms buy and ship hay from here Scott
A Bridge and the Boston q Bangor HAY
Co., the former some years shipping as
hiel as 1000 tons. The village is very
pleasantly situated on the west bank of
the Penobscot river, and while it does not
enjoy the distinction of its neighbor.
Bucksport. in being eighteen miles from
everywhere, is easy of access from all
directions.
But to return to The Journal 5 umbrella
observations. The Waldo County Veter-
ans Union, at its meeting in Belfast Nav
9TH, voted to hold its next meeting with
Warren Post, Winterport, June "a. and to
attend this meeting The Journal man
boarded the steamer City of Bangor at
Belfast Owing to rough weather outside
the boat was two hours late and arrived in
Winterport at II a. n. Tie scribe at
once went to the Grand Army hall. where.
although not a member OF the soldier fra
ternity, he met Hearty welcome from the
Niptelpcrt veterans, who were assem- led
in goodly numbers. After a short time.
in which stories of the Rebellion were told
and the Spanish war discussed, youth
came from the dining hall below and an
nounced dinner, As the party from the
upper room entered the dining hail the
master Of ceremonies arose and said,
"CJmrades and ladies: Allow he to in-
troduce to you a representative OF Tie
Republican journal of Belfast, the only
visitor we have with US, and who will con-
sequently represent twenty-five towns ut
tie dinner table, Although the scribe
always takes a good vigorous appetite
along with him the contract Of eating for
the veterans If twenty five towns looked
ike big JOB. Suffice it to say he did
what he could in that line The dinner
was Of the best quality and would have
been ample had the organization been fully
represented.
After the dinner had been cleared away
a short impromptu program was present
ed consisting of music, Rotations and
remarks by members of the Post, Relief
Corps and others. AS no members of the
Association from outside the village were
present, no business was done.
Having some time to look around be-
fore the steamer left the scribe made
hasty survey Of the village, and if any
person or business enterprise is omitted
from this sketch let the omission be
charged to the weather and lack of time.
and not to intent And, speaking of the
weather in connection with the soldiers
gathering, some one remarked that the
clerk of the weather must be a Spaniard.
as he gave the soldiers rain for three of
their set days, Memorial Sunday, Memo
lial Day and the Waldo Veterans meet
ing
The Winterport public library is among
the worthy and notable institutions Of the
town. 1t is managed by an association or.