Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-23

were waiting tor the tram. Some al
them W"l" +. l.. DinSmore. H. Of NJ.
'Oi. principal of the High school; II.
w. Htackctt j. L. Lewis. Moses Dow.
Henry Thorli". Horace Stackpolc and
w. :. Townsend. Esq. all wei! known
stock n:"n OF III" nciGhn"rhona
l~"T OYER an hour III" people went
through -" cars. taking advantage
-! every opportunity ia ask quc:Si ions.
It # No; only farmers tAlt this train
Is inter- sting. tut teachers ana pupils
alS" They con-" to the train with pen
CT dAd paper to take notes. anxious
To sec the H"W school of agriculture
ana observe is methods.
There was Il change in the usual
routine of speakers at Newport Two
new men We're put on the talking staff
I" help out Profs. GoWcn ana Hurd
VIII" have entertained crowds ali the
way from PASSPORT to Dexter. Hon.
|. a. Roberts Of Norway, a trustee of
the |. of Nj. gave Il good talk on the
exhibits. Prof. w. Nj. Munson. one of
the new speakers, outlined some of the
necessities for fruit growing After
the talks the cars were thrown open
for another hour.
The train lett Newport at II o'rlos k
\ stop WAS made ut PittSficld. when
the party took dinner al the Lauccv
house. No stop scheduled as il had
been the idea to get dinner in Brooks
but arrangements could not be made
At 123O the train left Pittsficld and
started down the Belfast branch The
ilrst stop was made at Brooks, where
inc train arrived at 100 The whole town
was out to see the train and give it
IL welcome.
Brooks is Il Town of 100 inhabitants
In years gone by it was a good lum-
BERN" district but the people arc now
mostly farmers. Property is booming,
IN this section, especially farms. and
more than one farmer is getting we'll
TODD. People are coming down from
Aroostnok and settling. Among these
are II. p. Hewes Frank Rines. and
Lester Wilcox, all of whom came from
the nciSnborhood OF Prcsquc Isle and
bought farms III Brooks and are doing
well. They are introducing potato
growing in the vicinity. Some of the
! farmers at the station who are rails
ing good crops of potatoes are 9. f.,
Lane. who had 50 acres of POTATOES last
year ami will plant 80 this year and T.,
A. Carpenter who has II acres plant
ed. Other Well-knoWn men at the train
We're II. J. Dow, T.. G. Iiolbru"k, DR..
| Y. K. Cook. +. o. Fogg. Nathan White
! Marshall Wentworth and Joseph CHM.
Prof. Gowcll. with his corps of assis-
tants. had busy time. The speakers
were P"of Eurd and Prof. Gowcll, L.
| w. Leland ana Prof. w. NJ. Munson.
| Prof. GoWcll gave a talk on dairying.
Pcol |" at every stop arc greatly in
! t"rcsted in the big transparenccs
which show just how Il forest looks.
! but no one realizes that they We're 50
natural until Friday. While the train
! was waiting 1T Brooks Il big moose fly
cam, .ioIting along out of the woods
and SAW these pictures Of his nature
forests. lie made right for it and lit
on II big spruce and there h" stayed
until someone picked him off.
The Special left Brooks at 3.25 and
started for Belfast where the last stop
OF the day was made.
TIL" Special arrived ut Belfast at
/ about { o'clock. Threatening skies
! kept many away. but Their" MAS fully
300 at til" station when the train arriv-
! Cd. Prof Muneon gay" an address on
! "Orchlrdry." and Prof. GnWcll sl"k"
on ID tirving." among those at III"
train were Mayor John r. Dunton.
Prof T. +. Paul. professor Of Mc,han-
iCal Engineering of the Agriculture
College of New Mexico ana u. l.. Hall.
one of the prominent farmers Of til"
vicinity. Jason IIili Of l.inrolnVillr,
So years 81 age. drov" Il miles 4" meet
the train. Professor Hard introduced
the speakers at III" train.
In tn" evening about 300 attended th'
lectures given III Grange han. In tho
abscnc" nf Dr. Fellows til" slides Wcr,
cxplain"l 10y Prof. Hurd.