The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-09

spring term, and the two assistants this
year, Calvin E. Kimball and Miss A. Gladys
Collins, have done excellent work.
UNITY.
Several of our leading business men have
said that there is no town in the State OF its
size that is booming as Unity is today.
Look in any direction and you will see
buildings going up, which means growth
and prosperity to the town. More stores
and more creameries mean more business :;
and, as Il fact, II. p Hood & Sons creamery
here has done over 100 per cent more bust
ness this year than last year up to this time
Where they were shipping half carloads of
cream last year weekly they are sending
three carloads direct to Boston every week
This concern has always been very pros
porous one ami a greater part of the rapid
growth and success of the company in this
State is due to their efficient general mana
ger, R. f. Jaynes.. The Turner Center
Dairying Association, which lost their
property here by fire last winter, are re-
building on the site of their former ice
house and receiving station. They are put
ting up fine structure, which will be
when completed fully equipped creamery,
with nice residence above. They built
an ice house several feet back of this lot
sometime ago. This company, which is in
vesting $4,000 in plant here, does large
business, which is steadily increasing under
the supervision of W. L. Bradford. Unity
is the banner town, or the hub which turns
the wheels to all surrounding creameries
After years of prosperity the town has
taken fresh start and there is promise of
greater and more profitable business than
ever before, besides being one of the great
est business and dairying centers in this
section. All the principal lines OF trade
are represented in the town by pros
porous concerns. There are two saw
mills, several dry good stores, two black
smith shops, drug store, barber shop,
tin shop, dealers in groceries, meat and
grain, etc. One hardly realizes how much
business is transacted until an attempt is
made to enumerate them. In short, the
town today is busy one. 1t has a full
equipment of doctors, lawyers, dentists,
and two churches, with several societies
engaged in active work. The school sys-
tenn, which has been very good in the past,
is being rapidly arranged along the most
improved lines. There is fine school build
ing in town, which was erected several
years ago. This building is not only the
home of the High school, but of the several
grades, one to nine inclusive. Every effort
is being put forth for the town to maintain
standard High school, which feature is
slowly developing. The present summer is
a remarkable busy one on and about Lake
Winnecook. Judging from general appear
ances the lake and its varied attractions
have never been more thoroughly appreciat-
ed than at the present time. This is true as
far as local people go, and it can also DE truth
fully said concerning those from out of town,
many of whom are visiting here daily.
Camp Winnecook is one of the busiest places
about the lake. This point is the property
of Herbert L. Rand, principal of school in
Maiden, Mass, and son of Edward Rand
one of the largest and most prosperous
farmers In town. About five years ago Mr..
Rand came here and bought land on the
east side of the lake and built cottage, Or
gani zing at the same time summer camp
for BOYS. This location was chosen for
various reasons: first, for summer home
for his family; second, its healthfulness,
pure spring water, its facilities for boating
and fishing, etc. and that part of the prop
erty which was cleared affords excellent
opportunity for all out door sports. The
camp is within two miles of the railroad
station and is made with evergreen boughs.
There is a dining room, cook house an
work shop, and tents are used for the sleep
ing. The first season the work OF the camp
was begun with ten boys, then fifteen, and