The Republican journal., 1901-01-24
NOTES BY THE WAY.
A Visit to the Sunrise County Former Waldo |
County People.

sparkling In Lne DlISHo "A>~
there is exhileration in the sharp winter
atmosphere as we hurry to the depot to.
catch Jerrys' train for the main line
At Burnham we call at the clothing
factory, where we met r. A. Conant,
who for some years past has lived in
Pittsfield. but who was at one time
resident of Monroe and later Of Brooks,
in Waldo county, where he taught some
highly successful singing schools. At
fifty we find Conant corpulent man, in
place of the slim gentlemen OF twenty
five wears ago. We also met and recog-
nized our old friend Charlie" now
Charles Vickery, Esq. OF Plttsheld, and
proprietor of one of the best dry and
fancy goods stores in Somerset county.
He is not so very much changed from
what he was when we studied together
in Unity under the instruction OF Prof.
Bachelor, later Principal OF the Maine
Central Institute.
The short winter day has ended and
it is evening and darkness when we ar
rive at Bangor, where we change for the
Bar Harbor road. At Washington juno
ton we change for the Washington
county railroad, and in charge OF con-
ductor Jewell bowl along towards the
Queens Dominions. At Cherryfield
we find Sidney McTaggart, formerly
assistant at the Belfast depot, and a
native of Brooks. He is married to
Cherryfeld girl, has pleasant and profit
able lob. and is, as the boys say, we'll fix
ed. Sidney began in the right way. He
first learned the business, and then the
position sought him. Later at Whit
neville we met James McTaggart, j.,
| who has charge of section here. HIS
ability as railroad man is unquestlon-
ed and his success depends entirely up
on himself. At his home we find four
typical young McTaggarts, and he and
his wife are comfortably settled for the
time being. Our trip for the day ends
at Machias, where we have business for
the morrow and where we met old time
| TRENDS ana acquallUdlCeS.
Later. on the mixed freight, we rec
ognize in the conductor Carlton Alb
bolt, formerly of Knox, but who was
nearly as we'll known in Brooks, which
was his post office Mr.. Abbott has a
good position on the road. 1t pays him
we'll and he has the confidence of the
| Il ,,iao aha with him
about people we both knew when we
were bows at home. His family are at
Washington junction. At Machias we
visited the court house, that was intend
ed for, and really is, an ornament to
Washington county. Perhaps orna-
ment is not the proper word, as it is
plain brick building, but it is large,
nice, well furnished, and cost lots OF
money. 1t is something to be proud OF.
Here we find the Supreme Court IN SEES
sion and listen to a suit conducted by
Hon. W. r. Pettingall, the eloquent
member of the House of Representa-
tives at Augusta from this place. He
was assisted by the brilliant Democratic
war-horse, John F. Lynch. Antipodes
in politics, in the practice of their pro-
fession they pulled together like a
pair of twin steers.
At the hotels in different towns we
have evidence in the registers that our
friend, A. B. Stantial of Brooks has
recently passed along this way, and the
county will probably be richer in sever
al thousand ton of fertilizers the COM
ing season by reason of his visit.
Our last visit to this sunrise county
was before the advent of the railroad,
when we travelled with our own team.
The usual changes incident to such an
event have taken place. Some villages
are left out in the cold and the nucleus
for new ones made in others. At
Jonesboro, for instance, the station is
in the woods. The only building near
the depot is hastily and cheaply con-
structed cabin, which for the time be-
ing shelters the young bride of the
station agent. The village itself is
some distance away. At Columbia the
new post office is shingled building
about sx1O. Still, in few years these
may both be fiourishing villages. Bust
ness will be attracted to the railroad.
| At Columbia station we met Waldo
county boy, Mr.. Reynolds, who was
born in Burnham.
This railroad is a great convenience to
the people of Washington county and
to all who may have business here. 1t
has supplanted one Of the longest, cold
est and most disagreeable stage routes
in the State, and it is now possible to
come in here from outside and transact
business in the dead of winter with
ease, comfort and dispatch.
We were specially reminded of this
on meeting John F. Clark, the Bangor
clothing dealer, on the train the other
day and learning that he had come from
Bangor to Machias that morning, had
done business of several hundred
dollars in the place and then would
reach home at not late hour in the