Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

were joined ana the Grand Lodge
Maine originated from this union
The business Of the town demanded 4
banking system early in its history AM
The first organization OF this kind wa
he old Wateryillc Bank founded II
March, 1914, with q capital Of $4,000
Nathaniel Gilman was the first prcsi
tent and Asa Redington, Jr., the frs
asher. This bank ala Il good bushes
intil along the later part Of 1881 whei
was merged into the present Ticoni,
Bank, the business Of the older IN
stitution being closed up. Anothe.
NatervIIe hank was organized aIonl
il 1851 and the others followed alons
ifter this.
The town had a postofIice even be
lore its Incorporation, the first one viii
Asa Redington as postmaster, beini
established in 1896. 1t will doubles.
5e noticed that the prominent citizen:
Of the ola days bore heavy public bur
lens. Most business was then on ;
limited scale anu active men ike thu
ounders Of tine town could have many
irons N the fire at one time and hav,
ZONE Of them suffer from lack Of at
| tention.
| The cemetery of The oiden days wa.
what is now Monument Park fac
| nat has become very familiar during
| the discussion over the location Of til,
,arnegie library building. When tht
| present Pine Grove huryinE ground was
| established many Of the bodies We're
| removed from the older location FIRST
ut the cost Of friends ANA later by tht
| own. But some remained for human
| bones were encountered only q few
| wears aeo when line foundations foI
| he mornings OF the cannon now or
the park were laid. The park has
| cry Interesting history but there is
not space To 20 into it lit present
TIE school history goes well back
| toward the beginning. the first record
| being but one year after the incorpoga-
| lion. Ia q town meeting held in 1893 tbs
town was divided into 10 districts and
ar agent appointed FOR each one. As
the city is now noted for its school sys-
tcm it, beginning nearly 100 years ago
is very interesting At this time.
The districts were named and num-
bercd Els follQEyy No. !. Ticonic: No. 2.
Roses; No 3, Ten Lot; No I, AlmJnd
| Soules: M. ;. Osbourn's: No. 9.
Crowell's, No. Z, Tozier's; No. s.
Lows; No. 9. Moor's; No ~. Asa
Soules. AT this time there were about
49, children IN the place Of the school
age-betWeen five ana II years. The
duties Of the agents were to assemble
| the district, collect the children anC
make full returns to the saIcctmen.
The following accotnt Of one Of the
schools apears It'll the Waterville Mail
" ihe date of Anril 81. 1852, and was
written b. George c. Clark: THE nrst
school I ever attended was in the old
brown schoclhoUse on the common
nca" Ola Esquire Smiths ana was
taught bv an old bachelor. Deacon
Damon The district had been divided
ana George Dlnna Boarimln. then in
college, taught in the new district ana
there being no eeEoolhousa in the new
part his school Was held in Lemuel
Dunbac's carpenter shop"
rhe history of Nateryilla's Industries
begins almost with the settlement Of
the town. but ha- splendid water power
was not developed 10 near It's capacity
until much later ana is III fact only
partially developed at present. The
Mcs-al9nskee, although small stream.
is a powerful one as it is the outlet for
2 chain Of some Ct the largest lakes iii
the State ana it's water supply IL ai-
most IncXhaustihie Chen ii is q steady.
hard working little water way that
pays little attention to the fluctuations
common % its bis brother, the Kenne-
Dec. Dangerous floods have been very
rare within it's banks and even in the
dTEest Of summer weather it manages
10 sing morrily at its work ANA keep
steadily at it all the time. The worst
food ana tine one that did most dana re
was away back in 1882, q memorable
iool time NH over the state.
* is natural that the many advan-
t2Ges Of the little stream should D."
recognized early ana that many Of the
| first industries should be located on its
| banks rather than On the kennebec
for it was much easier to control and
! harness Among the Very earliest mills
was one built by VT. NCKechnie along
abou, 17SQ. In this little min the logs
were converted into lumber and the
grists Of the farmers ground. Grist
| ana sawmills prelomiuate among the
early industries but il is surprising to
see The many things that were manu-
featured a the early days. many Of
which have now blen abandoned and
Well nigh forgotten.
Al one time the town was shipping
center Of no near Importance. Atoms
| about the time the town was inrnr-
porated, March. William and Daniel
Moore, sons Of Daniel Moore who camc
here from Boston. engaged in the bust
ness OF building rive: steamers and