Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-21
ON HISTORIC GROUND
Stands the Cottage Of Hon. J. n. Manley at
Small Point.

The following description of the
grounds and the history of Small Point
in connection with the handsome cot
tages of Hon. Arthur SewalI of Batn.
and Hon. Joseph Manley Of Augusta. il
OF interest TO the many Augusta people
who have visited this pretty SPOT:
Among the handsomest cottages along
TINS section of the Maine coast arc Inoso
in hi ths is S,a,r OF the two great parties
and Joseph H. Manley of Augusta.
lnese TWO handsome homes are situated
AZ small Point and are within stone
throw OF one another although as VET
we have heard Of no stone throwing M
ing done by these two wen known lead
efs OF different political parties.
AS each one of these men sits on his
broad piazza he can view the summer
nome OF The other without any feeling
OF envy. lie can also, as he smokes has
after dinner cigar. view the same sce..e
beaches, the high cliffs ana the blue sky
are for Democrat and Republican alike.
InouSh perhaps lew people are aware
o. the 1act, II IS nevertheless true, that
theSe Two Ideal vacation homes stand
upon historic ground, ana near by them
were enacted some stirring scenes during
the early days of this country.
AT Small Point harbor. but q short dis =
tance away, there was i'll the year l7l6 4
colony called Augusta, composed mostly
q people from massachusetts. locatcd
there. These colonists, who numbered
about 100, built houses Of logs, also q
Tort and church. TO the present Gay tn.
mounds which composed the earth WORKS
Of the fort can be seen.
The principal occupation OF these set
tlcrs WAS fishing. probably In the taking
OF salmon. The men owned quite little
fleet of boats.
Al times the Indians were troublesome
but the ColonistS got along fairly well
with the red skins until the year i.4l
when m alarm was gwen that the say
ages with war paint on Were approaching
to attack the little settlement. The en-
tire population at once took refuge III
the little fort.
The alarm proved to be well fOunde /
for the Indians appeared and began tn
attack. For several days the little ga.
riSon held out, but at last one night the
Indians fastened punches of burning nay
to arrows and shot them on the roof OF
the fort setting il on fire. The brave de-
tenders Of the place did not surrender
even then, but under The cover OF dark
ness withdrew in safety 70 their little
vessels which We're lying ut anchor in the
harbur and sailed away to Massachua". -
When the saVages learned that tne:r
prey had escaped they were in much inG
ton will be after the cup dvfendcr CO.
lumbiu has defeated his yacht aham-
rock. and ut OAcc set fire 70 every uao.n
in the place.
turned ana took W their claims again.
All Of the land bounded ON the SOUTH
by the Atlantic ocean, on the west oN
New Meadows river. on the north by
Merrymecting bay and on the east ny IA
kcuncb"c. was once the property of the
Pejcpscot proprietors and included AL 81
the and On which now stand the tn"n-
III phIppSburg. Bath ana West lhth
II WAS close by whore Mr.. Scw;II co.,
tage now stands that the first franz
building over built in that part OF
Phppsbuy,; was erected. II WIS cU::-
s'ructed h. John Drake who married
daughter OF Thomas Atkins who resided
near the head waters Of what Is now
called Atkins bay.
That this house was destroyed by tnc
Indians in the year 1916 Is shown by
drod. which MIS-. Drake, in srliims tA"
rntfu.-ns upW are 50 states ami nisJ
aids that Till piece Of real estate win
d, hers WAS purchased b. her previous 10
her marriage with Drake from the three
Indian uruprictorS named blind Joan,
Great Agumigus' and Shrepsc1i
Juhn. bath Enterprise.