Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-05
Of Maine Are Enjoying Them
selves in ArooStook.
Itinerary Includes All the Principal
Places in the County.
Party Being Royalty Entertained and
Having Delightful Trip.

annual tour, Tuesday, the objective
point being Caribou, taking in Fort
Fairfield on the return. 1t had been
the intention of the association to have
made their pilgrimage last fall, but
the death of President Mckinley oc-
curing about the time set for the ex-
cursion, it was postponed to some flu
ture date, early in June being finally
selected. The previous excursion of the
association have been TO Kineo. Ban
Harbor, Poland Springs, Merrymeetine
Park, and CuShing'S Island, Casco bay
Through the courtesy of the various
railroads of the State very liberal rates
were made the hotel men, ana it was
anticipated that a large number would
avail themselves of the opportunity OF
visiting the ArooStoOk country, but
several unforeseen factors have com
bined to prevent many from attending
The summer travel has begun to AZ
rive earlier than usual, and the dates
set for the POLITICAL conventions have
also conflcted with the time of the ex-
cursiOn in many instances.
However. when the party left Ban
sor, at 3.15 2. NJ. in a brand new car
of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
No. 81, furnished the association by the
thoughtful courtesy of that road, the
party comfortably filled the car.
At Old Town the Bangor & Aroos-
took commences and spreads through
the counties of Penobscot and Aroos-
took in one direction and through
Piscataquis in another.
Handsomely printed itineraries of tho
trip We're furnished the party by the
g. e \. Road, giving in Il descriptive
way the various town passed through
and points of interest touched by the
road.
Here, as had been the condition of
the weather nearly all the time since
the party coming by the way of the
Maine Central left Augusta, the train
was passing through n veil of tears
shower succeeding shower, cooling tbs
atmosphere, but interfering somewhat
with sightseeing.
After leaving Old Town the first stoJ
was made at Brownville, where are
located extensive slate quarries. A run
Of il miles brought the party to
Schoodic, where snapshot glimpses OF
the famous fishing lake of that name
were caught. Then West Schools and
then Norcross, which is claimed by
many to be the game center of the
State.
In October, November and December
!G01, there were shipped from this sta
ton over the T.. & A. Road. 81 deer
and 10 moose. From all other stations
on this road during the same period
including Norcross, there We're shipped
1882 deer and 259 moose. The view OF
South and North Twin lakes was some
what obscurcd by the prevailing show
or, but the party could distinguish the
millions Of logs which were being
sluiced from the lake through the
stream on their way to the mills of the
Great Northern Paper Company at
Millinocket.
The members arrived at Millinocket
station at So p. NJ, and were at once
conveyed to the Great Northern hotel.
which has been truly styled The
Palace in the Woods" where the not
too effusive, but ever courteous J.
Prescott Randall, SO well known to the
local readers and travelling public as
the once popular proprietor of the Cony
house at Augusta. stood ready to well
come the party. The hotel is in every
way a model house in accommodations
for its guests, in management and in
the little accessories which conduce to
he enjoyment of those who patronize
it.
The following hotel men registered
here:
c. f. Herrick, Hotel Herrick. Brown
vile; G. w. WEIGH, Phoenix. Bath; a.
f. Spearing, Milo house, Milo; III. NJ
Gates, Exchange, Dexter; F. w. Co
burn, Porcupine and Everard, Bar Har-
Dor; NJ r. Knowlton, Windsor, Belfast:
w. S. administer, Manor house, Frank
tort; 3. H. Mudgett, Center house,
Unity; f. Nj. Bowman, City, Augusta:
F. A. Whittier, Dover house, Dover;
Will II. Mcdonald, Stoddard house,
Pennington: o. A. Kneeland. Hallowell
house, Hallowell: Chris Toole. St
James. Bangor; f. NJ. Blanding. Ban
gor, secretary of the association, and
editor of Industrial Journal.
These with the ladies in the party
and Admiral Don 0. Robbins, who ac-
companies Mr.. NJ r. Knowlton Of Bel
fast, enjoying the evening in dancing.
The admiral who is Al years of age and
"A inches tall. is Mr.. knowlton's right
hand man and gentleman whose ac-
quaintance anyone is honored in max
ing.
The intinerary of the entire trip fol-
lows:
Leave Bangor at 2.15 p. NJ. June 3. by
Maine Central Railroad to Old Town, T.
miles, arriving at 3.45 p. NJ. Old Town
is noted for the tribe of Indians that dwell
on an island within the corporate limits
known as the PenobScot tribe
At Old Town the Bangor & Aroostook
commences, and spreads through the
counties OF Penobscot and Aroostook In
one direction and through Piscataauis IN
another. After leaving Old Town. the
first stop will be rcfde at Brownville. at
which point are extensive slate uuarries.
and the new road through Aroostook
commences, and WIS opened for through
business to Houlton January ], 1894
run of II miles brings the party to
Schoodic on the shores of the beautifti,
lake by that name, and which is noted
for it's fine fishing and hunting West
Schools comes next. eight miles away
and then Norcross. which is the great
game center of the State In October.
November and December. 1901. there w-ere
shipped from this station. over the BAN
(ConfinIlad m napa Sl