Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-19
UNCLE SOLON'S CHAT.
He Tells About Kcnrcbec People and
Readheid Fair.
The Oxford People Called the Settlers OF Inc
Kcnnebcc Pirates.

/ TOYS Of special iuterrs; to tEie section
II says:
There is Il legend III oxford county.
/ handed duNn from early times. that
the first settlers of kenncbcc We're
| pirates. In the carly history Of the
| State. after Mass chuSctts was set OF
| from Maine. oxford county raised most
! All the governors ana distinguished
men. Whca the wild lands of the
/ State became valuable lumber inter
| ostS grew up on the kenuebec, but the
! Oxfuld bears knew a good thing when
| they saw it. and cmigratcd across the
| Kenncbec to Bangor. on the PenubSC0t
| and built the largest SawmillS in the
! State built the city of Bangor and
carved fortunes from the big pin" trees
that grew in abundance on the banks |
| Of the PenobScot.
In political matters il was natural
that the statesmen of ONford- and
| penuhScot should ''iinc drives" They |
were Of the same llith and kin. The |
oxford bears who have got rich max |
ing slabs on the PcnobsCut were OK
ford bears all the same. In political
conventions oxford and PenobsCot |
would pool their issues and run the |,
state. The oxford beans. whether on |
the AndrnscosSin or the Penobscot,
had everything their way and seemed
10 enjoy religion. but soon kennebec |
found time not only To- make slabs. but
- riiSt governors.
Augusta. the capital of the State, is
III Nennebec county. and il was natu-
raI that statesmen should grow up
1ruu!id the capital. ana it was natural
that oxford and Penobscot should look
upon crop Of statesmen growing up
il i\tnnebec with an evil eye. Then II
,yas that 4: howl Went up from th.
,xf,,1 h,,r, ~, ,ba first sat,iars ~
Ni'' "'"'3 ''''''
\cnneoec were pirates. y" man lS %
blame for being born and il is mighty
,,,a,r tn ,+t,,l, -, man ~, account nf his
"
"'I w.
k"nnebcc WAS The first county in III"
N:t,l, ~ nrc9ui,,. An a.ri,llltur:lI 50
..1 ,,
tltiN ana hvld 'l ahiluai 'Ault Si'oN
ana fair. There is one. ana only one
agricultural society in the United
Sf,tes that L older than th,. I\.nnebec
l.,i..,, .rb,. o,a :. in papns,Iv.,,t,
F'.'''tH' i'ii' 'i' = 80 'l'''7> ''''''''
For more than 50 years thc I(cnn"hr.
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ah''diN AZ l'e'""'l". VIZ ~ II"
old 81 institutions "i learning IN IN"
St:tr kpnr'e Hin Seminary il. located
. n,r,i p.l.;.li ,,.. N, ,i.
~ .''"'iiiV'H' ''f"''''' - 'i'' 90 '.''
h">t hald ANA danny towns il tht
State. The ,nu is king in RradtieId |
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lN' E'1"-lt" t"'r snow ANA i"t
LASTS three lIlS. This ..Ir tha weIthr.
IL. .D. ,-. ,.uu. ,.o.f. v-.r. .,tI tr.
Ii' .''.'0 + i' ''''H ri ''' ''Nl '"' ""t~
bf ,nIttS,. th,rr i~ i good race trIrk.
..,.i Thorn. ,,..,. hat r.,.s t,.. i..t tf,,.
-
tte diuiu- t.l j. 'pJ large enough TO-
.,,-. tl. .,-l. t.- r,,.r.h -I.br
H'aatciH t'AI "'S ""'if'"A IT. accom-
muti4tilue t'n" pcu.I. come there tn
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ih'N :" D" ''Ni -n't'i.-
E.adiir,d has raised TWO @nyrrrlAiS Of
r. St.r ...t r.i. t-. .>r ,ri
IAN -h'"""r" ddl'\ cow ana ItSt H"t~'S-
and il centrally located It'll k,uu.ht.,.
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u-.i-fushi 'i.rd. hut the r,rple seemed tp
know how t. entertain themselves. t.
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