Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-05
CANAAN WIDE AWAKE.
Grange and Enterprising Residents
Promise Town Prosperity.

Skowhegan, Me- August 4.-(Spe-
ciaD-It looks now as if, through the
| Grange and some of the enterprising
| residents, Canaan would soon begin
to improve. An electric car line will
probably be built from Hinckley to
Canaan village, a distance of about
five miles, within comparatively
short time. Canaan has natural re-
sources in the way of water power,
productive soil and beautiful lakes to
grant here these privileges by the ex-
ercise of a little enterprise and CO.
operation.
The local Grange is the starter of
this movement and through its eff
forts a board of trade has been formed
and committee has been appointed
to look into the matter of building the
electric car line. The members of the
board of trade are: President, DR. l..
W. Shean: first vice president
George H. Foster: second vice presi-
dent, w. C. Fitzgerald: third vice.
president, r. B. Barrett; secretary and
treasurer. H. B. Harris.
In considering the matter they have
brought to mind the fact that there IS
an excellent supply of lumber in and
about Canaan which has heretofore
hecin considered Valueless because of
the long distance for transportation.
There are three sheets of water that
are excellent fishing and sporting
grounds. the principal one being Lake
George. All contain a large amount
of fish such as white perch. black
| trnr
George has a good supply OF salmon.
This is a good location for camps ana
cottages.
Surrounding the village of Canaan
and on the road from the village 10
Hinckley is some of the very best SOIL
for any product that can be grown III
Maine. The farms at present are
productive They yield large crops OF
hav: potatoes have done well for
these farmers and corn has brought
them a great deal Of profit. But
comnared to what the farmers are 40
ing now since the Hinckley bridge mas
arrived. their farms before were worm
to them hardly more than one-hair
their present value.
One of the advantages to any cor
poration or company who might puiu
a car line is that Canaan has exceheh'
water mower and it is here that the
neople of Canaan feel their strongno'u
and here they must do their greatest
work.
Canaan was settled about lHo'
Peter Haywood was the nrs' se''el .
and from him the locality peca,''e
known as Heywoodstown' 'ohi'
Jones surveyed it for the propr'e'ors
in 1879. Its plantation name was
Wessarunsett. from the stream enter
tho the Kennebec a few miles to the
west The name was chosen because
tho Mace seemed to them 1alr anu
fertile like the land of promise
wa. Incorporated in 1888. at "n.ci
time II embraced Skowhegan. III.
,attor was set off from it in 1873. =
nostof1ce was first established III tne
town in 1898. The plantation reSoIu'
commence in 1888. Benjamin ah. .,,.
herd was its first representative IN .n'
Ioa;siature. Among the valued clti'
80 Of a later period should De men
.;oned wentworth Tuttle, Lew JONI n,
con sullivan Holman. and otners ~ s
.o,,5n ,ost eighteen men OF hei W.,
God in the Union cause IN the wal
Of the Rebellion.
There seems to be no doubt ou. ina =,
At least. a number Of fo the s peop'S sr,,a,
c.nssnasaaps, aroused to aetnRs e
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