Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-07-09
MOUNTAIN VIEW STOCK FARM,
SOUTH PARIS.

Il ONAct dllc, VIC.
| MOUNTAIN VIEW STOCK FARM,
| SOUTH PARIS.
The writer recently accepted an invi
tation To tarry for a few days at the
most sumptuous summer home of Mr.. j
Frank Rowland, in the town of Paris
and after enjoying the hospitality OF
that most gracious of hosts he is com
PEELED to admit that Mr.. Rowland has al
his summer retreat one of the most de-
lightful and enjoyable dwelling places
known in our state. Going to South
Paris over the Grand Trunk road, Mr.
HOwland's road team, pair of spanking
brown Maine bred mares, met us at tn
depot, and ride of three miles brought
us To the Mountain View Farm. The
ride to the farm is well calculated to get
one in the right frame of mind to enjoy
what awaits them on arriving. 1t is an
old-fashioned country residence of the
better class, that has now been remodel
ed, and presents most inviting appear
ance. IL has been recently repainted a
rich, deep red color, and broad, rest
full piazza spans the entire front. The
situation is a most commanding one, rs
long lines of mountains can be seen ON
every hand.
Close at hand on the east are the gi-
gantic lodges, which the aborigines dig
nifed by the euphonious title of Monen-
ticus, and his pale-face successor has
| given the name-identical in meaning,
but unmusical-of Streaked Mountain.
Nearer still in the southeast, are the
pleasant, cultivated slopes of the long
ridge called SingepOle. Southwark
winding lines mark the course of the
Little Androscoggin River, while, tinged
with the enchanting blue of distance,
| beyond the intervaleS rise other hills,
beautiful, though smaller. Dim in the
west, fifty eight miles away, the 'White
| Hills of New Hampshire those granite
monarchs of New England, rear their
heads crowned with snow during ten
months of the twelve, and sending their
long shadows athwart the evening sky at
an hour before dusk would come by the
ordinary curvature of the earth. In any
direction the landscape is diversified,
rocks. fields and forest.
The farm is irregular in outline, and
on the map has somewhat the shape of 4
clumsy hammer. At one corner the
waters of Stony Brook form portion of
the boundary, rushing underneath the
trees in a series of delightful cascades,
and deep shady pools whence may be en-
ticed the delicious redspot trout of our
mountain streams.
The whole parcel of real estate COM
prises two hundred and twenty acres,
woodland and pasture being the greater
portion. Around the buildings VIII ch
stand near the upper corner of the place
are some fine rolling fields aifording in
dry season hay crop amounting to
forty tons. The fields are seeded to
good English grass.
Driving up from the depot you first
come TO a comfortable-looking farm
house, where Mr. HOwland'S farm super
intendent, Emery w. Mason, lives. A
poultry house and small barn adjoin
this house. These, and in fact all the
buildings and fences on the farm are
painted in the same deep rich red.
1t is only little farther up the hill
side to the house where the owner loves
to come. 1t stands well back from the
road and overlooks the travel past he
place.
The driveway ends in large barn.
At the right of the driveway but not
obstructing the view from the house, are
the carriage and harness houses. On the
other side of the driveway, between
barn and house, stretches long, anclen
story and half l.. A section of this l.
has been raised to two stories, making
large l. to the house.
The house itself, though a century
old, is one of those broad-front, square,
two-story structures which the wealthier
inhabitants were proud to have con-
structed in thorough manner with
frame hewn from the giant logs of the
virgin forest. The shingles that once
covered its walls have been replaced with
clapboards and piazza added, but
otherwise except rs to color the exterior
remains unchanged. Entering the hall,
on the left is seen a cozy sitting room,
with couch, fireplace and books. Across
the hallway is the parlor used also rs a
music room. Another fireplace and
more rare pictures. Two windows and
eleven doors occupy much of the wall
space in the great dining room, which
extends its length across the whole
width of the house. This room has
giant fireplace that will take in huge
LOGS of cordwOod and leave room for
more. Kitchen and pantry are in the L.
and have a thoroughly modern equip
ment. Upstairs are six large chambers,
wide,hall which may be used for sewing
room and a large bathroom. The cham
bers all have sunny outlooks, and are
furnished for comfort, several having
fireplaces As in the rooms below,
pictures abound and some are expensive
works of art. The bathroom has por-
celain tub and open plumbing, and is
fine example of this modern aid to clean
illness and health.
At the stables we find some good
blooded stock, but nothing to what may
be expected, Mr.. Rowland informs us,
in the near future. The fact has already
been mentioned in these columns that
the promising young sire, American Law,
bv Heir-at-Law, out of the dam Florence
Chimes. is now at the head of the stud
nj Mountain View. This fact carries
with it world of good prospects, not
only for Mountain View Farm, but for
the breeding interests of OxfordiCounty,
for not only is this young stallion royalty
bred but he is as great individually as his
breeding would indicate. He isa very
rich bay, of magnificent formation, and
the purest of trotting gaits. He has
never been hitched to sulky since COM
ing to the farm, and may not be this sea-
son, as already he is in good demand III
the breeding ranks, but we rode eight or
ten miles after him and We're more than
pleased with the grand way in which he
acquitted himself. He has handsome
oren gait. with strong, resolute way of
| nninr and will null two heavy men To q