The Republican journal., 1903-07-16
ouR rHR1FTY. NE1eHBoR, MORRILL,.
Busy Mills, Fertile Farms, Good Schools
Healthful Surroundings.

uaalthful Surroundings.
Within the memory of middle-aged peo.
ple rack load of barrels or lime casks com
ing into Relfast was said to be sign OF
rain: but a change has come about and if d
day passes without the appearance OF sew
eral such loads it is sign that the roads
are in bad condition or that there is hitcf
somewhere. In passing along our watel
front YOU will see piles of barrels, casks
slaves and heading, ready for shipment
and if the men who are handling these ar
ticles are asked where they are manufac
tured the answer almost invariably will be
s.In Morrill," Taking this as cue rep
resentatiye of The Journal recently drove
out to that village, which is very pleasant
ly situated on high land six miles north
west of Belfast. The houses, barns, stores
and all the buildings in and near the village.
present thrifty and neat appearance, the
farming lands show signs of intelligent cul
tivation, and the cattle of good care and
feeding. A new two-story schoolhouse
and pretty little church speak we'll for the
community.
There are four mills in Morrill,, all doing
more or less in cooperage as well as in
other kinds of lumber. All depend on
steam foT power. Elisha Merriam manu-
factures hong and short lumber, shingles,
matched boards, slaves, heading, barrels
and casks, bridge timber and plank in fact,
almost anything made from the Maine for
ests except clapboards and laths.
John F. VickerS makes about $4,000 bar
rels per year, for lime, apples and fish, be-
bides quantities of slaves and heading. tie
also makes shingles. He cuts and hauls
his own lumber, employing a crew of 13
men. He uses a 25-horse-power engine and
4O-horse boiler.
A. NJ Daggett makes lime casks, apple
and fish barrels, long lumber, hard wood
flooring, pine sheathing, shingles, slaves
and heading, and gets out ship timber to
order. His crew varies from men in the
slack season to 10 when the teams are busy,
with several more when he has a ship tim
Der order. He has a 40-horse-power engine
and 7O-horse boiler.
j. X. Dickey & Son have a well equipped
mill with 25-horse-power engine and 40
power UUliCl, H0bSNt lol SCAtl ebl i''iii-
Der work The mill was damaged by the
freshet last spring and has not yet resumed
work.
Charles F. Merriam has a granite Shed in
which he cuts cemetery work, using stock
from Oak Hill, Lincolnville, Ilallowell,
Quincy, Westerly, or elsewhere, to order
He lately made a sarcophagus for the late
DR.. }. W. Pearson of Westerly granite
standing feet 9 inches high, with die 81,
by 81 feet, and rooted at the top. The front,
back and roof are polished. Mr.. Merriam
has in stock handsome double tablet of
Barre, VT, stock, and several small jobs in
markers, tablets, etc.
There are two general stores in the vii
lage both keeping groceries, meats, dry
goods, hardware and miscellaneous mer-
chandise. Chas. E. Browns store is in the
grange building, and Nickery ,S Hatch OPP
posite the church. A. b. Hatch of the last
named store is postmaster.
Lewis Winchenbach repairs the wood
work of carriages, and y. l.. Simmons does
the iron work and general blacksmithing
business Robie Mears is the house car
penter and does general wood work.
DR.. T. n. Pearson, whose office is in the
village, has a thriving practice
The union churchfn Morrill, village is one
of which any community may well feel
proud. 1t has seating capacity OF about
250, is well lighted and ventilated and has a
handsome steel ceiling. The pulpit and its
furniture are of modern style, and the music
is accompanied by pipe organ not larger
than the ordinary parlor cabinet organ.
Money has recently been raised for paint
ing and carpeting the church and the work
on both is now in progress.
In their respect for the dead and in caring
for their cemetery the people of Morrill,
have set an example well worth noting.
The cemetery has neat iron fence in front,
the lots and avenues are we'll laid out, and
every lot is we'll cared for There is an
ample public receiving tomb, and many of
the monuments are works of art.
The village has graded school. pros
porous grange and thoroughly alive Chris
tian Endeavor Society. With its pleasant
location. supply of water that calls forth
praise from all who drink of it, the general
ly well-to-do and prosperous condition OF
the people, coupled with true New England
courtesy and hospitality, Morrill, village is
a pleasant place either for an occasional
visit or regular habitation.