The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10
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was ndu VI Highland lake, with the
White Mountains in the distance, and
through the business portion of the
town, which is mainly upon Stevens
brook, the outlet of Highland lake, and
which supplies water power for the
manufacturing plants. This stream is
about mile and half in length, has a
fall of 156 feet and furnishes power for
three large wooden mills and ten to a
dozen other industries, including the
plant of the Bridgton News, one of
Names best and best known weeklies.
Not far from the News Office is a tan.
merry, which some of the party visited,
but the writer got no farther than the
door, where he met an intelligent young
man who said that the tannery had
found tanning sheep skins improbable
and was now tanning hog skins. obtain
ing the skins mainly from Chicago, the
product going to shoe factories Bridg-
ton is to have a national bank, in ad-
dition to its long established savings
bank, and brick building for its occu-
pancy is now in course of erection. A
public library, four churches, an excel
lent water supply and an electric light
plant are among the essentials in this
picturesque and progressive town of
about 5000 people. 1t is divided into
the villages of North Bridgton, South
Bridgton, Bridgton Center, or the Viii
lage, and the Lower Village, and all
have Industries of some kind, churches
and schoolhouses. The scenic attrac-
tons of the town and vicinity have
been the theme of poet and painter and
| the pen of the writer can hardly do
them justice. The view from the roof
garden of The Bridgton is alone worth
! the journey, commanding as it does
lakes and streams, hills, mountains and
valleys, foliage that at the time of our
visit was assuming the rich tints of
autumn, handsome residences and busy
| factories. Some of our party were a
| little at sea as to the points of the COM
pass, but the White Mountains were
| finally located, and nearer was Mount
Pleasant with the hotel on its summit.
This hotel is reached by good noun
tain road and is favorite resort of
sightseers and pleasure parties. 1t is a
ten mile drive from Bridgton.
Many of the party wished to visit the
early home and burial place of ARENAS
| Ward Charles F. Browne) and after
dinner, accompanied by Major and Mrs.
Shorey all got aboard a mountain wagon
drawn by four horses for the sixteen
mile ride. Some of the ladies feared it
might rain, but the clerk of The Bridg-
ton assured them that the afternoon
would be pleasant, and some of US would
not have been deferred had we known
it would rain pitchforks. The plan
was to 60 to Waterford by one fridge"
and return by the other: but which was
which, and the location of the various
| ponds and mountains en- route we are
unable to say. We can say, however,
| that the scenery everywhere was charm
ing. We recall the Bridgton Highlands,
of which Harry Brown, the noted land
scape painter, who spent several sum-
mers there was heard to remark: The
view from the Highlands in Bridgton
embraces within its scope every COM
ponent part of a perfect landscape"
We also recall skirting Long Pond and
Bear Pond and Bear Mountain, and a
view of South Waterford, nestled in q
valley, so encompassed by lofty hills
| that darkness sets in early.
North Bridgton IAN shaded, lake
bordered village, long a favorite resort
for literary and professional people," is
the seat of that nearly century old in
stitution, Bridgton Academy the alma
mater of a long line of notable persons.
Among its most distinguished alumni
i may be mentioned: Gov. John A. An
drew, Seba Smith, Jr., (''Major Jack
Downing Major-Gen. Rufus Ingalls,,
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, Rev. DR..
| Thomas L. Stone, Rev. DR.. Samuel
Fessenden, Rev. Dr. " illiam Warren,
Rev. DR.. George M. Dodge, Rev. Dr.
Cyrus Stone, Judge Henry Carter,
Judge Josiah Pierce, Judge Enoch
| Woodbury., Judge Nathan Cleaves,
Judge and General William Writ Vir-
gin, Judge A. H. Walker, Judge Enoch
Knight, Gen. Lafayette Grover, Gov.
Henry B. Cleaves, Gen. Culver Grover,
Gen. Charles Hamlin, Gen. Cyrus Ham
lin, Hon. Edward F. Brown, Ii. D.,
Prof. Edward S. Morse, Prof. Isaac
| Bassett Choate, Hon. Melville E. In
gals, the western railroad king, Miss
Mary S. Deering, the author, and many
others of note.
The academy buildings are of wood
and very unpretentous structures and
North Bridgton appears to be place
of one street
Somewhere en- route we passed the
home of J. X. Martin, for many years
proprietor of the Falmouth Hotel, Port
land, now living in retirement on fine
estate.
Many of the apple trees seen from
the road were laden with fruit, but all