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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-20

sent many advantages as a location,
partly on account of the medicinal
properties of the spring, and more on
account of the hotel, which was in
further. the fact that it was remote
from a populous section, was consid-
cred in a moral light. a decided adj
vantage. Negotiations for the pur-
chase of the property We're made by
Major General Edward w. Hincks of
Massachusetts, subject to the approval
of the board, and the government was
able to secure it at it's own figure.
$4,000 An additional $500 was also
paid for the farm produce of the pre-
vious year, together with agricultural
implements. After the transaction,
joint jurisdiction of the purchase was
by the Maine Legislature ceded to the
United States.
During the summer of 1866 the nee
essary alterations were made and on
November 10th of that year, the Home
was opened for the reception of the
beneficiaries, with General Hincks as
deputy governor. General Butler, at
that time president of the board, was
an intimate friend of General Hincks.
and it was through him that the latter
VOC assigned to the command of the
Home.
Major General Edward w. Hincks
was a native of Orrington Maine, and
was worthy representative soldier of
the Pine Tree State, as his record
shows. His rank in the regular army was
breyet brigadier general, which rank
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ourselves are lost in admiration of the
scene our fancy to wander back in
speculation as to how this particular
spot looked a century ago. or even half
that period of time. and varied would
be the pictures possessed by u.s. could
We transfer them to the canvas.
1t is not our intention to minimize
the handiwork of Nature, for every
where about us are everlasting proofs
of the grand scale upon which her
work was done, and in comparison
With which that of man dwindles into
insignificance; but it is rather our de-
sire to show what has been done by
man in one of those spots which. it
would seem, had been left, either by
sheer wantOnness or lack of purpose.
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eral. March 2: major general. March IS.
1867. After his retirement he lived at
Cambridge Mass, where his death
occurred, February IA. 1894.
General Hincks at the time of COM
manding the National Home, was lieu
tenant colonel of the 10th United
States Infantry, of which regiment
Major General Nelson A. Miles was
colonel, and was granted leave of alb
sence and assigned TO the Home by
Major General Butler. General Hincks
was great sufferer from wounds re-
thought that he might be benefited by
the change of duty. General Hincks
held the position until March g. 1867
when at his own request he was re-
lieved, being succeeded by Colonel
Timothy Ingraham of Massachusetts.
The latter officer was succeeded by
General Charles Everett of Washing
ton, D. c.. and he shortly after by
Major Nathan Cutler of Augusta.
Major Cutler was succeeded by Colonel
E. A. Ludwick of New York, and he,
in 1869. by Brigadier General w. S. Til
ton of Boston, Mass. He was sue
ceeded, April Il, 1888, by General
Luther Stephenson of Massachusetts,,
who remained until December 16, 1897.
when he was succeeded by the present
governor, Colonel S. H. Allen.
Col. Samuel H. Allen was born in the
town of Gushing, Knox county. Octo-
Der II, 1926. He received a common
school education in the public schools
of his town and at select schools in
Rockland and Thomaston. During his
minority he assisted his father in
farming, numbering and burning lime.
In 1S47 he served as overseer at the
lime quarry at the Maine State prison
and the following year as disciplinarian
at the prison. In 1850 he went to New
Orleans, where he resolved to become
a sailor, and shipped as mate of a YES
voyages We're made to that port in the
same capacity. In 1854 he was gen.
eral superintendent of the Brunswick
Canal and Land Co., at Brunswick,
Ga. In 1856 he returned to Thomaston,
where he was elected to the lower
branch of the Legislature, and the fol-
lowing year he contracted with War
den Xix, of the State prison, for the
convict labor.
In May, 1861, he was appointed
deputy collector of customs for the
port of Thomaston. which office he re-
signed in September to enlist in the 1st
Maine Cavalry Volunteers, receiving
majors commission. He was promo
ted to the colonelcy of the regiment
March /, 1862. He served in the Army
of the Potomac, and in September, 1862,
he was. by General Burnside. mill
tary governor of Frederick city, Md,
where he remained until the following
year, when i'll health compelled him to
resign. In 1863 he went to California,
and from that time until November,
1888 when he was appointed to the office
of warden of the State prison at
Thomaston. he was engaged in various
branches of business, including the oil.
hotel business in New York, and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-20
Arrangement
Of Trains in Effect
November q, 1898

LEAVE Portland, l1.OO P. NJ; Augusta,
gor, 200 A. NJ; Arrive Lagrange, SIS A.
i NJ R RToTH & $50 A. M; kasahdin
NJ; Sherman. 1O.47 A. 1a.. Patten, lilo A.
NJ; Island Falls, lilo A: Nj; Smyrna
Mills, 11.45 a. NJ; Masardis. log p, NJ;
Bridgewater, 1.O3 p. NJ; Presque Isle, 1.5l
p NJ; Caribou, 2.25 P. NJ; Fort Fair
field, 215 P. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft, 9.l5
a. NJ. Guilford; $40 A. M: Monson. 1912
A. M; Greenville, Hoo A. NJ.
225 P. NJ: Watervile, 305 r. M; Ban
gor, 40 P. NJ; Arrive Brownville, 6.25 P;
P; NJ; Island Falls, $40 P. NJ; Patten,
S.41 P. NJ; Houlton, 9.35 P. NJ.
Dover and Foxcroft, Gas p. NJ; Gull
ford, 100 p: NJ; Monson Junction, lbs P.
NJ; Greenville, SIS P. NJ.
LEAVE Greenville. $40 A. NJ; Monson
Junction, go A. NJ: Guilford, 6.37 A. NJ;
Dover and Foxcroft. SIS A. Nj. Brown
ARRIVE Bangor, $40 A. NJ.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield, COS A. NJ; Car
ibou, 500 A. NJ; Pressure Isle, 6.2S A. NJ;
lIoulton, $50 A: NJ; Ashland, 100 A. NJ;
A: NJ; Islani Falls, 9;l5 A. NJ; Patten,
1893 A. NJ; Brownville, ll.SO A: NJ: Ar
NJ; Augusta. $40 P. M; Portland, 5.35 p.
LEAVE Caribou, 11.45 A. NJ; Presque
Isle, 1918 P. NJ; Fort Fairfield, 11.15 A.
NJ; Bridgewater, 1.O3 P. NJ; Houlton, 200
p. NJ; Island Falls, 2.5S p. NJ; Patten,
2.55 p. NJ; Sherman. 1926 P. NJ; Norcross,
4.26 p. NJ; BroWnville, 5.27 p. NJ; La
Molson, 3.45 p. NJ; Gulford, 4.4O,P. NJ;
Dover and Foxcroft, 4.59 p. NJ; Arrive
Bangor, L15 p. NJ; Materyille, 9.5S p. M;
Augunst5ss B MaiH55%pftland lSo A. NJ
Genl PasSshnd Ticket Agent.
F. w CRAM q ssS 'r,.1ers, Manager
Bangor Nov Is. 1893
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The large safe in the office fell into the
great heat, no damage was done to its
contents, beyond charring the covers
of some of the books. Major Cutler,
then in command ef-the Home,LWas
sick in Augusta, and Surgeon Breed
was in charge. The brick hospital was
partially destroyed. but was repaired
and converted into quarters which ac-
commodated part of the men, and the
balance were. sent to the other homes.
After the fire, work was commenced
in the spring rebuilding the Home on
a larger scale. Three large brick
the hospital building, an enclosed
court. The buildings were 100x50 feet
and thoroughly fireproof. The main
barracks in which are at present quar-
tered Companies d and K, stands on
the site and foundation of the old
hotel. The governors residence an
amusement hall. barn and workshop,
all of brick, We're also erected about
this time.
A steam fire engine was purchased
as protection against any recurrence
of like disaster of that in January,
but on the morning of March %, 1871,
fire caught in the basement of Amuse-
ment hall, and the building was totally
600. The building stood within 40 feet
of the main barracks. and as the engine
broke down, it was with great diff
Guilty that the barracks was saved.
This, with the burning of the Home in
1868, completes the fire record of the
place. A new and smaller building
was erected on the site of the hall, and
is used as the Home library.
Since that time the work of building
has gone steadily on keeping pace with
the demand for greater accommoda tons
for the ever increasing membership, until
today there are fully half a hundred
structures, many of them brick, and all
necessary to the successful maintenance
of the Home. And not only has this been
done, but large sums of money are an
nually spent in making the place attrac-
tive, with the result that it is really a
large park. and one of the most beautiful
spots in Maine. Everything possible is
done to surround the veterans with cheer.
full influences and to make the place a
home for them in every sense of the
word.
So far as is known there is no picture
in existence, showing the Home at the
time of it's institution. The accompany
ing cut was drawn from Autograph
made in 1872. and is good representa-
ton of the place in the earlier days of its
existence. The stables are not shown, as
they were then practically as they
are today, but comparison between
the picture and the Home today will
show how much it has grown in
size and improved in appearance during
the past q years. At the time the pict-
ure was taken the only buildings on the
east side of the main avenue at that time
were the spring house and a bowling al
ley.
Not only has the Home grown in point
of buildings, but in acreage as well and
now embraces 1900 acres of land, we'll
drained and to a great extent well culti-
waited. The buildings are all heated by
steam and lighted by electricity, the lat
ter being furnished by the Kennebec
Light and Heat Co. The water supply is
furnished by the Augusta Water Co.,
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utterly void of natural beauty or at
Effectiveness.
To the visitor at the National Home
at Togus, today, as he gaZes at the
stately structures of the place, along
the broad avenues. and across the
fertile acres of field and woodland, and
is charmed by the beauty of it all, it
hardly seems possible that; less than 80
years ago this same locality was one of
the most dreary and abandoned places
maginable. The land was low and
largely occupied by a swamp, along
in the spring time, and the stagnant
waters of which in summer gave birth
to an army of mosquitoes. Where the
swamp was not. there were powders.
But amid all this desolation there
was one redeeming feature-a fine
spring of water. and to this spring can
be indirectly traced the fact that the
Home is where it is today. 1t was
early known that the spring was rich
in mineral deposits and that the use
of the water was beneficial to many
suffering from disease.
Gradually its fame spread beyond the
limits of it's immediate vicinity, and al
last attracted the notice of New
York man by the name of Beals, who
conceived the idea of establishing
there a sanitarium and summer resort,
which should in time rival the famous
springs at Saratoga. He accordingly
purchased about 1000 acres of the land.
and proceeded to erect buildings and
improve the land to the extent that a
princely fortune would allow. He built
a large four-storied hotel, capable of
accommodating 800 or more guests,
farm house. bowling alley, and stables,
and reclaimed large tracts of the land,
LAYING out thereon walks shaded by
trees. also broad lawns, and trans
formed the place to the extent that it
became beautiful. 1t is estimated that
Mr. Reals expended at least $500 900 in
establishing the resort.
This was before the war. Togus
snring. as the place was called, was
located mostly in the town of Chelsea,
and enjoyed somewhat of local repu-
tation. but never became in point of
nrominence what its owner had
pictured to himself. On his death the
nroperty reverted to his wife, of whom
If was eventually purchased by the
government.
Long before the war closed it was
seen that some means must be pro-
vided by the government for taking
care of the thousands of soldiers who
had become disabled for life in their
country's cause, and March ). 1865.
Congress approved bill establishing
National Military and Naval Asylum
for relief of totally disabled officers
and men of the military forces of the
United States" On account of much
obiaction to the word asylum in the
title. an amendatory act was passed
LATER changing the name to the Ma
tional Home. The act provided for a
hoard of 100 managers, the board be-
ing made up almost wholly of the
most distinguished men, both military
and civilians, that the country has
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that the soldiers might be at once pro-
vided for, and as soon as possible three
branches were organized. the eastern
and New York. one at Dayton, Ohio
known as the central branch. for the
middle states, and a northwestern
branch at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for
the Western states.
Several places We're examined with a
view to the establishment of the east
ern branch, but TOgus, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it was isolated from
the centers of traffic and was some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-20
Railroads and Steamboats,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect Nov. II, ISD8.

In Effect Nov. II, 1885.
Passenger trains leave Augusta as fol.
'o"'' THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING wEST-6SO A NJ. for Lewiston,
Pennington, Phillips, Rockland, Port
land, Boston, Bridgton, Montreal and
Quebec 1000 A. NJ. for Brunswick, Lewis
Ion. Portland and Boston. Pennington,
phillips, Carrabasset, Rangeley, Rock
portland: S.43 p. NJ. (express) for Bruins
wick, Bath, Lewiston, Portland, Boston;
connecting at Portland for Bridgton,
North Conway and Bartlett; 10 S. P. NJ.
might Pullman) every night for Lewis
ron. Bath, Portland and Boston; 1.55 A.
NJ. Portland and Boston.
GOING EAST-1.35 A. NJ. might ex-
press) for Skowhegan. Bangor, Bar Har-
nor St. Stephen, St. John, Halifax and
Aroostook county; 9.12 A. NJ. for Water
VILE, Belfast, Skowhegan and Bangor,
Vanceboro, st. stephen, Houlton, Wood
stock, St. John and Halifax; 1888 p. NJ.
local to Waterville and Lewiston. via
press for Waterville, Bangor. Bar Har-
Dor, Old Town, Patten and Houiton via
Il. & A. r. r.; $40 p. NJ for Waterville,
Oakland, North Arson, Bingham, Show
hogan. Belfast Foxcroft Greenville,
Bangor, Old Town and Mattawamkeag;
rs F. NJ. for Watervlle.
SUNDAYS-Going West, LIS A: NJ. for
Portland. Boston; 10-25 A. NJ. 10.55 p: NJ.
ton. Going East, 1.35 a. NJ, 9.l5 A. NJ.
and 2.25 p. NJ. for Waterville and Bangor.
The Night Pullman Train leaving at 80
A. NJ going east does not connect for
Skowhegan on Monday mornings, or for
Belfast, Foxcroft or beyond Bangor, Sun
,CCONJ,ynnA ALTON pAINC
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OW prone are
we mortals of
the nineteenth
century, upon
visiting some
locality made
beautiful by the
hand of man,
beautiful to a
degree of which
Nature never
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points South and West may be had of E
ii. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only Office in Augusta selling via al
routes and checking baggage free of eX-
pense.
F. E. BOOTHBY. G. p. oS I. A.
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1865, and resigned on June 30th, the
same year. In permanent service he
was made End lieutenant Of the End
cavalry. April %, 1861, and resigned
June 4, 1861. Was appointed lieutenant
colonel of the 10th Infantry, July IS,
1866. and transferred to the 25th In
fantry. March Is, 1869. He retired from
the service with the rank of colonel,
December Is. 1870. His brevet rank:
Colonel. March ,. 1867; brigadier gem
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BANGOR & AROOSTOOK RAILROAD

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Houlton and Bangor on trains leaving
HouIton at SO a. NJ. and Bangor at 4.4O
u
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

NOUS destruction of Cervera's feet
at Santiago. The minutest details
are carefully represented, the rug
ged shore, the narrow channel to
the harbor. the two fleets in action
and the Admirante Oquendo sink
ing. The entire picture is made
out of the various articles found in
a dry goods store. 1t is wonder
full accomplishment The vessels
are kept i'll motion by mechanical
device, adding much to the vivid
ness of the reproduction The ex-
actness of color arrangement is also
extremely noticeable 1t is a ST.
perb display which should take the
patriotic public by storm.
PROF. RICH.
Everybody i'll Akron knows or
knows of the genial Prof. Rich.
He is the man who has reduced
horse-shoeing to science and is
to-day unsurpassed i'll his original
art. His exhibit at the Fair is a
mass of glittering shoes tastily ar
ranged and showing the true growth
of this business. The Professor,
himself. is continually at home,
always eager to answer any ques-
ton which may advance his cause.
The Rubber Pad Horse Shoe is one
of his latest adoptions and aside
from his own particular display the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

into an oriental den. Books, with
the ink scarcely dry from the press,
by the most popular authors, tastily
adorn the shelves of the second di-
vision. Chinaware, of a thousand
and one patterns and shapes, glist-
ems and reflects, as only such crea-
tions can. upon the festooned walls
of the next department. Then come
the shoes, low for summer, high for
winter, ordinary for everyday.
Nobby in shape and of lasting
workmanship. A shoe store in it
self. The fur department occupies
the last and corner position 1t
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

ties of this display. China, which
would grace the tables of the finest,
is 50 profusely thrown around that
people wonder as to its SAFETY 1t
is one mass of harmonious color
with the rich gold and royal purple
predoninating. A number of mir
rors neatly arranged add to the
general perfection of things.
I:RECK ENI;IDGE BROS.
Suitines are always articles OF
vast interest to the public. Gen
orally their beauty is lost i'll the
unwieldly roll. Breckenridge
Brothers have overcome this imper-
lection by cleverly arranging their
goods upon the sides of their booth,
giving the eye full play. So the
passers by notice more easily the
new and novel patterns, the fine
ness of the English texture and
the great variety of goods. A line
of made-up goods and fancy vests
attracts much attention. The
vests in several cases are of an
Elk pattern. thus giving particu-
lar tone and interest. Brecken-
ridge Bros. are the only tailors
having all exhibition at the Fair.
Foremost in enterprise as we'll as in
business, seems to be their motto.
j. KOCH ~ co.
]. Koch 81 Co, the pioneer cloth
iers of this city, have IN very
novel manner reminded their friends
that hfty-one years of ever-increas-
ing success have followed them.
The background of their exhibit
consists of exact representations of
the original Koch & Mayer store in
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

IS4S and the present building now
occupied. The miniatures are trans
parencies, being beautifully illum-
mated in the evening. \ full line
of made garments for gentlemen
and children is the magnus display.
1t IS certainly one of the wonders
of the present day that such gar
ments can be sold at such prices.
They are very neatly arranged, and
every here and there enlivened By
an assortment OF nobby neckwear.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20
E,5EkICH y son.

The love for the beautiful IN art
was never more fully illustrated
than at the booth of Herrick &
Son. Some one has said that china
of any kind, no matter how ar
ranged, is beautiful. Then thrice
beautiful must it be when it shows
the hand of the artist and maker.
From the finest factories of England,
delicate and brittle are the beau
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20
MERCHANTS
And Manufacturers Display Their
Wares Very Attractive|y.
Exhibits Are the Admiration of All the
Visitors.
An Unsurpassed Array of All That Is Useful
and Ornamental
The Democrat Gives Brief Descriptions of All
the Various Exhibits.

ity. The auto-organ-plano is the
curio of the collection. Its power
is marvellous. Mandolins, violins,
banjos, and guitars are tastily hung
upon the walls.
j. RUTHERFORD.
The display of Dangler Ranges
and Star Dehectors made by J.
Rutherford is one of the features
of the grounds The advent Of
natural gas to Akron has made the
Dangler Range prime favorite
and necessity i'll the masses of
the homes. 1t is therefore an in
teresting exhibit for the ladies.
More interesting, however, is the
Star Defectot. 1t is all apparatus
controlled exclusively by Mr.. Ruth
erford to be used on hot air regis
tiers and radiators. 1t moistens the
atmosphere and protects walls, cell
ings and decorations from SCOT and
dust. 1t is one of the truly saving
inventions of the day a large de-
ficctor. of but recent invention, for
Office buildings and halls. is also
OF exhibition. Deflectors radiat-
ing the heat from the corner OF Il
room are worthy Of particular no.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

on the left while combination of
White Oats, Farinose and Hominy
do likewise on the right. The eN-
hibit of feed attracts much partic-
ular attention. Among the brands
shown are the Buckeye Wheat Feed,
the Quaker Ost Feed and the
American Feed Boxes OF cereals
can be very lastly arranged in
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

descent gas fuel is one of the fea-
lures of this display. Princess back
walls attract the attention of many
tourists. The display Of natural
gas aids materially in Mr.. Flower S
display of gas stoves for the Use of
natural gas. The flaming pole of
gas illumines its agents--tlre stoves.
Utility and beauty have been
blended here. making tho display
delightful to the aesthetic aS we'll
~ to the practical mind.
ELMER {. WILDES.
Mr.. Wildes' display of shoes uc-
cupying corner booth is artistic
ally arranged i'll cases of oak with
background of pink silk neatly
festooncd.
1t is a display of mems shoes and
entirely OF the - Walk Over make
exclusively handled by Mr.. Wildes
i'll this city. There are all styles
and shapes from the ordinary to the
most nobby. The fact that the dis
play is of only one make and at the
same time so extensive is generally
remarked upon. The most fastid-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

porous home is its supply OF china.
Hence. everyone takes a natural
interest in any exhibit which covers
this field. The Akron China Co.
has placed before the people a dis
play of dinner and tea sets never
before excelled in the city. 1t is
their own particular make. and
bearing their name is the pride of
the manufacturers. The various
pieces are very uniformly dis
tributed over the allotted space.
giving vast opportunity for neat
grouping and festooning. The
absolute harmony of the goods is
the most striking feature. 1t is
simplicity of unit display which i'll
its particular characteristic beauty
cannot fail but catch the eve. The
booth is decorated in Elks colors
and located as it is near the main
entrance, has become very popular.
j. L. FLOWER.
J. I. Flower has on display the
finest line of mantels ever seen in
this city Handsomely carved
precious woods are blended with
tiling as only the decorators mind
can arrange them. The floor of
the booth is covered with various
designs OF tiling arranged i'll one
beautiful mosaic Gas logs add to
the general perfection of beauty
by the mantels. Incan-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-20

A complete detailed description
of the many exhibits by merchants
and manufacturers at the Elks
Fair follows:
NJ. O'NEIL Il co.
Occupying the largest pavilion
upon the grounds and most cen
trally located is the mammoth dis
plav of NJ. O'Neil & Co. The
reputation of this firm is far-spread-
ing, especially because OF its re
markable stock and efficient corps
of decorators. The exhibit is di-
vided into five departments, giving
it the appearance of a miniature
Macy's. Carpets and rugs from
far-off Smyrna of the most exquisite
weave turn the corner Of the booth