The Republican journal., 1899-08-31
Washington County Notes.


on the other, and directly in
rear of where the old toll house used to
stand. The filing in of the cove is now
in progress. In 1856 company was
formed aud expended so, 900 in building
a dyke across Middle river. This dyke
drained large area, which was.converted
into a fair ground and grass lands. The
fairs of the Central Washington County
Agricultural Society were held here, and
the track, level as a floor, is said to have
been one of the best in the State. The
owners of the dyke refused to be assessed
for repairs. and finally a little break be-
came a large one and the fair grounds
We're flooded and can no longer be used.
The Washington county railroad had laid
out its route over the dyke and was put
to large expense to secure the proper
Foundation for their road bed. The rail-
road company will, it is said, build an
iron bridge at this point, SO that If the
dyke is not properly repaired, the amount
heretofore expended on it will be lost.
Going east from acre the railroad is quite
near the Machias river down to what used
t0 be known as the " RIM bridge,
through the drlw of which vessels bound
to Mdchias have to pass. 1t then strikes
across to the East Machias river and
passes through the village of that name.
lleIe is the Washington Academy, found
ed in 1872 and which is now taking on
new lease Of life, 81 appropriation having
Deen made by the last Legislature for
Il substantial addition to the building.
Washington Academy celebrated its cen
tenuial ia ls94 The. sermons We're by
Nev William De Witt Hyde, D. D., OF
B0wdoin College, and Rev Micah James
TIA bot D d.. of Providence, R. l.; the
Historical address by Hon. George F. Tai
~ 4 l'O1tland, native of East Machias
atu4ess by Rev. Samuel Harris of Yale
University, a graduate Of the Academy;
aud rLe poet OF the occasion was another
graduate and native of the town, Arlo
}ltes Of EcStun. who has won his spurs
journalism and literature and is now a
professor at Jle Institute of Technology,
Boston Tie poet closed with a loving
reference t. tile old school house, placed
% l.e 81 beacon On the hill, and to the men
y~ho 1ed gone from it to win distinction
ala o5Lef states. Few like Institutions eau
point to a. many distinguished graduates.
Afte, leaving Machias we see little of
she Titlages whose names appear on the
stations Deunysville is pretty little
place, and has recently been brought into
prominence by the fact, duly embelished
aud set forth in the metropolitan journals,
tn3t tol nearly a century the post office
was retained in the kilby family. The |
Nilb} was appointed by President |
George Washington during his second
term of Office ''What a theme for i'm
imagination, said the New York Sun.
a ki]by. father, son OF grandson, uncle
or nephew holds tie Dennysville post
Office under every President of the United
states from George Washington down to
Grover Cleveland"
OF Calais the visitor has few recollec-
%lous to offer, in view of the fact his last
visit there was at least fifty years ago;
but no difficulty was experienced in find
ing and recognizing the house where he
was the guest Of his uncle. DR.. Charles
Porter OF more personal interest was
call at the house in which the writer rst
saw he light. 1t has been modernized.
Doth IS to exterior and interior, and with
its hard wood floors, ornamental porch
and doImei windows, has quite the air Of
modem dwelling. The lady of the house,
is Mrs burlington (nee Demin.) and her
sailed for many years as a Shin.
master fo1 T. f. Hazeltine Of Belfast. In
The old days Of which we write the late
Judge Hubbard Of Winterport was resi-
dent If Calais, and 5 G. Thurlow. for
many years postmaster at Belfast. now
living with daughter in Belmont, was in
Che tailoring business there.
calais has Teen tie home of MANY dis
< = "if'4lSu ltople' James ;, III e. better
&nown as shepperd Pike, was o1e of the
abiest journalists this country has ever
produced. He was an editorial writer
and correspondent of the New York Tri-
pune III the days of Horace Greeley. and
represented this country as Minister at the
Ii agne, His brother, Fred A. Pike. rep
resented this district in Congress for eight
Gf'a1S. Mrs. Pike was the author of "Ida
Nj ay, anti-slayery novel, published
soon after Mrs. Stoves "Uncle Toms
Cabin" 1t had a large sale, but her later
books, caste" and agnes We're not
as successful. Calais was also the birth
place Of Harriet Prescott Spofford of New
hou1yport, who began her literary work in
early years, scoring her first success in the
story In Cellar which appeared in
ave atlantic Monthly during the third
year OF its publication. Another native
OF Calais WHO Won distinction as journal
list was Miss Louise c. Knight, for many
Yeas ca the staff Ct the Boston Herald
She is low Mrs. j. Harvey Young. wife of
the Boston artist of that name.
Calais half century ago is recalled as