Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-15
MOoSEHoRN SIGN
POST REPLACED AT
THE FORKS, ABBOT

Dover FoXcroft Me-. Oct lin
the year 1914 Joseph .Bearce. one OF
the first settlers in the town of Mon
son, erected in the town of Abbot
AT the junction between the highway
from Bangor to Moosehead-Iake and
the road to the town of Blanchard.
sign post surmounted by a pair of
moosehOrns, spreading four Or five
feet with the word Monson painted on
one blade and the word Blanchard
on the other This has ever since
been used for guide post at that
place. There is no record of any re-
placement from that time until 1914,
but it has generally been supposed
that they We're once replaced between
these two periods.
Ins 1914 it had, become. so declyed,
the antlers having rotted and fallen
down, that Albert H. Shaw of Bath
presented to the PiscataquiS Histor-
ical Society a new set of antlers to be
used for the purpose of restoring the
old sign post. On August % of that
year this society restored this old
siGn-post making it an occasion of
historic interest.
The committee of arrangements
were Charles d. Shaw of Greenville.
Henry Hudson of Guilford. Osgood p.
Martin of Foxcroft, Harold F.. Nor
rill of Monson and John. +. Sprague
Of Dover.
Quite Il large crowd of people were
;c
occasion were the president Of the
society, . John Francis Sprague.
Charles y. Shaw and Henry Hudson.
The tablet attached to the pole was
donated by George II Wilkins. man
aeer of the Portland Monson Slate
Co.
Some vandalS. whether residents of
Maine or some other State is. not
known. during the night time on or
Efforts We're MADE to discover the
guilty ones but it is not known yet
who they were.
+! Mr. Shaw, who had presented the
society with the antlers in 1914. wrote
that he would replace them, but in
the meantime David Brown, one OF
the chief game wardens of Piscata-
quis county. generously donated a
fine set of antlers for this purpose.
The society appointed Charles D.
Shaw of Greenville, Joseph Dawson
and George II. Wilkins of Monson a
committee of ARRANGEMENTS in the
restoration Of the Moosehorn Sign
post.
\ Mr. Sprague today received the
: following report from this commit
tee:
I; Greenville. Maine
October IS. 1921
Hon. John r. Sprague, Pres, Piscata
quis Historical Society, Dover Fox
croft Maine
Ny Dear Sir: THE undersigned
having been appointed a committee to
erect set Of Moose horns at the
proper forks of the road in the town
of Abbot, take this opportunity tC
advise YOU of the fact that on the
18th day of October. 1921, set Of
horns was erected with a concrete
and stone base and iron post. the
horns attached thereto and firplS
riveted thereon.
Our intention has been in perform
ing the duty involved upon is, Il
erect these horns in such manner
that they cannot be easily removed
by any outlaw IN or OFT of The
State for the same malicious purpose
Gas far as is known that the recen
horns. which were erected Angus
%. 1914, to replace the set erected
nearly century before, were stolen
or maliciously taken by some un-
known person, whom. to our mind:
ought to he punished TO the full ex
tent Of the law
We hope whoever removed the for.
mer. or undertakes to remove tn,
present set of horns, will receive hi.
reward in Fl y If not in this world
CHARLES ID. SHAW
JOSEPH DAWSON $50
q. n. WILKINS
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