The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-26

nj Incidents. which hap
aferent sections in the
Much of this informa-
been obtained from his
\ late James Thompson,
,jdent of Athens.
h REc0LLECTI0NS OF
GREENYlLlE
be-. according to our in
ras frontier settlement
close of the Civil War.
early settlers were NJ. G.
became a tanner, Ivory
and Stephen Wakefield.
called "0ld Sabbattus."
h to be a wharf of floating
i the present fine wharf is
[,reenyille. James Thomp-
III Moosehead Lake in the
that was ever built on its
This varied in the extreme
| boats in present day usage,
Hess many will recall it as
Inmberman. y THE Fairy
,st Steamship ever built by
In. There we're plenty of
and canoes, which were
HE Indians, who were liv-
Noosehead Lake regions at
Louis Annance appears
hood out with particular
then as he was an educat-
md was a graduate of OAR
Niece. The Indian women,
Thompson recalls did the
ak but the men always
canoes. In those days,
or log RATS were used for
!. logs, although even at
date, they were passing
rnOn usage and steamboat
j coming in. This head
vas slow of progress and
taehed il by means of a
they would anchor and
% the raft as far as they
Bis was extremely hard
D wearied would the men
would lie down on the
b rude craft and go sound
was in those days that
|npsOn had charge of the
farm, now owned by the
INny and known as Deer
Pine was the lumber
rlusiYely and the old time
gave no consideration
b spruce. The lumber
b. then consisted of salt
M, bread, molasses and
Like everything else
lmbering and caring for
are vastly different today
and the Big Woods Editor
Incident of late last fall .
ined in a lumberjack's cab +
by dainties procurable at
hotels and restaurants. In
which Mr.. Thompson was
comforts of woods camps !
lCe, and in place of present
FssseS, the men rested on
pughs, Climatic conditions
I'D from those of the pres
It would seem, for, heavy
Pms were apt to prevail
Fnber LIST TO April 10th. The
vas made in the middle of
with a hole in the roof. /
Oi Mr. Thompson's earliest
bN When the smoke wanted
did and when il didn't t, it
The room. When it rain I
pm came in. but neyerthe-
vas better arrangement
(hiirely 0nheated camp. One
fnl OF the men were lying
4 fire when a big log fell
slHg several of the men be
M. Thompson lifted up the
men could crawl out or
have been burned as the
p fre. !
PISS OF BANGOR OR THE
HUMAN CAT"
happened ON the West
A Jam formed and the wat
alher white. John Ross
rock in the stream at the
Pc Jam. Il was a case of
ala and he jumped, taking
broad jump, which meas
~ As unbelievable as it
thompson vouches for
pay Ross reached the shore.
Incident Mr.. Thompson re-
fnps Of Gilman Hall of Ath-
@ealed on Ripogenus Lake.
u men We're hauling logs
'oh road with eight oxen.
OAslsted OF two choppers.
nee sTampers. a sled tend
Ia aasler' The swampers.
"a and cut the road.
~ followed and cut the
and topped them. The
|s. u parked the logs and load
KY Sao The sleds and they we're
r. u to the landing
y fellow whose name was
~ ,aale into the camps on a
" IN December The fol-
\. talng he took his gun and /
y :. Ny father met him in
s. road and said to him,
T.. 0a 20 out Of sight of the
~ Today if you do you're
~ Y. laughed and went on.
~, Vas stormy and about 8
we =. afternoon they heard
n y !, ), gun. Then it was
,a :, Inc woods at three
w. sO'alag could be done and
|. n .aken of the shot. Aft
@uaa had not arrived