Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-06
At coBBOSSEE,
oome true Stories Handed
Down from a Late Resident,
Curious Man Named Floyd and His
Curious Ooings and Sayings.
Howard Owen Sends In Nj. p...
Letter . ON the Lake.
Lake cobbosseecon,ec.

rGANpt.
was once the abode of tho 1870.
Where are now fair fields and a sn,;,
ing landscape. arose the wirw,n, -,
the Indian: the silvery water. 90 ~
B ,Ne parted as his birch bark canoe
Alueu over It's surface. The bear. tho
~iiu ioX. the wolf. and other wild ami
mais foamed almost undisturbed in the
solitudes of the dense wilderness.
E Mr. Nathaniel Cheever Weston
WAne1 for the we'll known printer
w9eE heurished at HallowelD of this
tovknsand one of the most respected
farmers, has wealth of incidents of
the older times in Manchester. and
which have come down to him through
the Eentrations. Those who have
passee<down to the lake through the
Pease &arm. must have noticed the
markss1f an ancient cellar. This Mr..
Weston sa$s. was once covered by a
house oceuiied by curious specimen
of humahify;named Floyd. This Floyd
like some persons whom I have met.
occasion4aly. and perhaps by the mer-
est accident told the truth. But he
always felt ashamed of il afterwards.
One day late in the fall Floyd crossed
the lake. in d boat for the purpose Of
getting S6mc dry wood. 1t came I'D
cold and ne was obliged to skate home.
In doing so he found any quantity of
frogs heads sticking up through the
ice. The cold caught them so sudden
IT, they were unable to dodge back into
the water and so froze into the ice, On
another occasion. at the beginning of
winter. he crossed the lake with
hand sled to get some hay. On his re-
turn. the westerly wind was so strong
that it took his sled to the eastern
shore and imbedded it two feet in the
frozen ground. Ii is fact that at one
time when Floyd found himself out of
provisions. he started off to procure
some. when he encountered a moose.
which he promptly shot. giving him an
ample store of meats. Uncle" Daniel
Day. another quaint character asked
Floyd. during canvass for governor.
who he was going to vote for. He said:
''he didn't know. as he hadn't seen Mr..
Hewins." Floyd has his followers to
this day
The sun came out from behind
dark cloud Saturday noon. and we all
knew it meant that the king of the
Grove had come. Mr.. ID. {. Robinson.
He had spent a month attending to his
business interests in Indianapolis. Ind.
He SAYS there is to be a great crop of
wheat at the West. ensuring an abund
ance of milling wheat. His mills there
are now turning out 1000 barrels Of
flour per day The corn crop 1T the
West, Mr. Robinson says, has suffered
severely. While he WAS at Indianapolis
TO- ha hny
ter day after day indicating 1902. loo.
and 101 in the shade. With the heat
at 92 when you retired at 1919. II
makes one appreciate the kindly
breezcs at the lake.
on returning from his vacation.
Samuel Robinson was able To spend
day here with his mother. He is lit
ting for the work of physician. a
profession which he is fondly attached.
at the Harvard Medical School. having
Just entered the hospital for practice
sam is "a years old. will receive ms
diploma next year, and MS TRENDS VINO
have known him from a boy here al
| the lake, anticipate for nm uSeIui
and successful career. He deserves IL
all.
Among the visitors to the busy Of
| flee of Gov. Burleigh was the hon. W.
| S Shallenbeger second assistant post
master general. He has charge OF an
| the star routes throughout the coun-
try. He is extremely enthusiastic over
| the success of the route established %!
Gov. Burleigh between Augusta an"
Winthrop. But that is just IKE many
other routes that have Deen estapiish-
cd Shalenbeger is stopping teihPo
arily ut BroDklin Me. He was deiiSht-
| ed with the lake. He had before Won
dered why Gov. Burlelgh could ieaNe
hi, pleasant home in Augusta LOT .iie
| summer but when he looked upon ',ie
| lake and its beautiful SURROUNDINGS u7
| thought the Governor was leEei-heau-
ed. Next time he comes nc VIII sup
longer.
At whispering Pines, capt Mel
vile Smiths cottage. Avery b' Le"'i
ard and wife OF Boston. came SAUL
| day. for a two weeks vacation NJ
| Leonard is head cngraver ana deSis"e'
at Rigelow e. Kanards estapiisHi''e',,'
on Washington street. herpctt
| Doane. Mr. Smiths son-ln-ia"' WI" 10
still in Baltimore. is expected hcie
soon. Mrs. Doane has been mere INC
entire season.
l.. G. Cornish and wife Oh Ausus 80"
are coming out on the 10Th |" Sperm "
week or ten days at the cottage ol M :
Lewis Mrs. George +. North came W"
day. to spend a week. MI H. f. W.
OF New York is at this cotlaee'
his wife has been entertained Tor so,,'e
time Mr.. Lewis is expected from %,
| Louis the 18TH and will remain ui'''
the first of September. Mrs. villa ~
Of St Louis is also expected. we '''''
the sweet face and gentle manners o'
Mrs. A. c. Longfellow. VINO mas So"e
her rest since the cottagers Sa'"eie
here last season. She was Eehe'
favOIite with all who came withlh '"e
circle of her benign influence.
Mrs. Fred Bradstreet, Laura b' q"
street. Roy Dennis and Mr.. Wni'n'a,
Of Gardiner. Mrs. w. Il. Nlckies "
Kansas city formerly Miss Quimoy -
Augusta) have been at Frank PIERCE
Miss Crawford of New York. who has
been visitor here for some time' W"
return home this week.
| Of Worcester MASS