Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-14


Moose River. Ms- Ort. Il - ne
caishrstiun Of shis uisufnxim Will
b. cciehrztnd On Thursday. Oct. Il.
under the nuHpicss af thu Daughters
uf the American Revolution, TIM ex-
afclses balug heid NJ the farm Of ".
]. Mur-hA- the i10uae taerN having
bean the firsf frame building to he
eyccted In the piace- The business
firms OF ADuss Rirnr. DeaniEtuwn
ana JnckynHn hzve bren invifoa 10
TAKE pAr- m thu parade. Governor
Carl Z. Milliken and )staf win he
Present. cumins by arsumnhiis
There viii he an EXHIBIT. entries 20
be made 70 Mrs. Dan Hanrux. n in
rrupused 30 have speaking, music and
for happy ending. az OLD fnsiiuned
dance AZ JackmHn town hall in the
eveninr.
The hisrury Of Monse River begins
with the settlement OF the Hidden
psupie 10 build q hume in the wilder
ness. IN IfH middle of March. 1E2n,
Capt Samuel Holden went tram
Efvtpn Mass. TO old NsrriagewoCk
with ms young wife and infan. son.
OTIS. There was road from Nor
riaEewock 70 CaraTunk. but north nf
ttIEt place only h.gzad trails through
the forest. Mrs. Holden carried her
bssg or her hack from what is now
THE Forks to tire place on Mpasp
River where ar Holden naE decided
/ ID make his huIne. The TRIP Was
made On srlpwshses- Mr. Holden
erected a loE caflin and when the
season WIS advanced planted a gar-
den aruunr the sturnps ~ trees ils
| tIuc nrt dpwn- They shared unusual
hE--iships their horne being three
! times destroyed by fire But they
pe~-ere-cd and n I2.e NJ. EUit,er
built the first f-Rme house in North
rT-- ME:ne
The pastuffics N Nbuse River has
fIRen held by 4 EuIGen or In the
Euifisn home since fgas, whcn Cnp.
Samuel Enltisn WIZ appointed past
master. Els son. Otis. succeesind 70
the offir.e which he heio many
years. and his daugnter Miss Min
ME Holden now has the appnia.-
rneuc.
A special reassn fur the interest 1f
the Daughters ~ the Revolution in
the, anniversary cs.ieilration is that
Rachael CF,a-nsEraIthl Holden. ths
wife of SSr1nel. WE n real Daughter
II the Revolution and Z. wGs EIr he-
TINT the local chapter 81 e pnse River
YVES named. The Eunice Faraswurrh
Chapter III Sk0wils.va .s named fo7
Z sister NJ Eac.lne!'s The beautiful
meTaariai tablet erected bv Rachael
/ Faruswnrrh Chapter 2. A. r. WIS
placed II the bury-ing ground where
the firs1 settlers rest. II is a lovely
spni IN me wild=ana. cleared Of un-
dnr-brnsh. 5ut beautifieG by nature
The road To Cauada WIS opened
through from SkCwhegnn in ths
e1-ty rhirTies and this road passei
tnR Holden home which WIS one OF
the selected stations aInnE t.Iis road
tnr itiu1e-nan who had aiready be-
-zIn Operations III the rFear words
/ When the Canadian Pacific Ra.tu-ar
rsas built across Northern Maine
about g years avn, Jaci-raan Station
"Aft'sN~-I-A Sh s--G iiA-Al AIN -a4bDSS
River lost its prestige as station
m rtIe Canadian road. aanse River
however. is s-1H fr--aous as a hunt
ing AND fishing -esn-t.
Ju5ge Ee--.nn Holden aispensrs
Justice II Muose R.rer .JacErn.sn and
L!is Goic.;haring Euv'nsil,ps as did las
Iethnr and grandfather os4ure him
ana he business hefsr-a ms -Fn,r-+ ~
extensive. Situated Is il Is N a dis
t-ict where riln smuggling across
the border is sIfii Hres.y asternufsa.