Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
Can You Answer
These 100 Questions?
All About Gardiner

submitted to the students of Gardiner
High school and the Junior High for
their answers in the local history
prize contest are given herewith. J. S.
Maxcy will give q prize of $40 In
gold for the best set Of answers, and
three prizes of IS each for the next
best answers. The questions are GER
tainN Of interest, and are worth
studying on, as they all deal with To-
cal history. and persons. Prizes will be
awarded at the graduation exercises
of Gardiner High:
What in general were the condf-
tons of this neighborhood before the
first settlement by white men?--
2 What features and conditions in
duced white men to settle here? -
3 When was Gardiner first perma-
nently settled, and where did the set
tiers come 'front.' Give names of
white child born in Gardiner? Give
date of birth and location of parents
log cabin.-6 What was the first
name Of what Is now Gardiner p
z When was Pittston Incorporated
What territory did 1t comprise?--
corporated? What territory did it
then comprise?-sP Population Of
Gardiner on its incorporation as a
town? Who were the first selectmen?
Where were the first town meetings
held? Who was the first town clerk
greatest number of years?-10 What
territory has been taken from Gardi-
ner since it's Incorporation? When?-
III When was Gardiner made a city?
Who was the first Mayor?-12 How
GanE mies Il g BoSis i hshwnys in
IA Who built the first wharf and
when? What important industry orig
mated there ?-15 Who established
the first ferry: when and where p
Is Trace the development of facilities
for travel and transportation from the
III When was the Post Road estab-
iished? Who was largely instrumental
in its building?-1S When was the
railroad first built through Gardiner
been known?-1s When was the
first bridge built between Gardiner
and Randolph?-20 Give dates of
erection of church buildings in Gardi-
ner and their UNCONVENTIONAL names.
I'll Give location Of school build
attended in 1s24?-22 Where did the
material for the Episcopal church
come from? How was 1t brought here !?
"2S What was the unique provision
in the will Of DR.. Sylvester Gardiner
relative relative to the ENDOWMENT OF the
mated and in what manner ?-24
Name the educational institution es-
tablished in Gardner by Robert Hal
lowell Gardiner: What were itsuniQue
features heretofore unknown to all Of
United states?-a5 When was the
Great House" built and for what
purpose? Where was II located and of
what other building in Maine was il q
facsimile?--2s What were the boun-
n VstA
contee Estate?-27 What is the de-
rivation and meaning of the word
"CobbosseeconteeT- -28 In what
condition did Robert Hallowell Gardi-
ner fnd the property upon his arri-
val? How did he settle his difficulties?
which Mr.. Gardiner established and
name the ones that still survive
30 When was the mansion at Oaklands
buiit and what building did 1t sue
ceedEName the famous men who
have been entertained there.--31
Gardiner successfully from its first
settlement 80 What conditions
have notably affected the Industrial
development of Gardiner?-33N Name
me ponds and lakes that constitute
"a What river that empties into Mer-
rymesting Bay rises in Gardiner =
80 What noted authoress lives in Gar
oiner ana what are her most popular
ks?-S8 What world wide poet
formerly lived in Gardiner and was q
did he live and what are the titles of
his works?-37 What hoted engineer
attended Gardiner High School and
what are his principal achievements?
c ely; what woman. a student of
sor Emeritus Of her Alma Mater
~ WHAT woman, q graduate of Gardi-
ner High, is now President of a lead
Ing college in the Middle West? Name
the college from which she was grad
uated and the one over which she pre-
gone forth from our city and made
professional worid.-4i Name a for
mer teacher in our. schools who was
ssessrward Ns smes the of the u s.
g resident of our city, to graduate
from colleges How MANY COL
lege graduates born and raised in our
city have. become ministers of the
gospel and give their names.--44
men, born and raised in our city, who
have graduated from college and the
college each attended.-45 What
Gardiner citizen represented this dis
trict in the Provincial Congress -
W 10 Wnat clt1z Sa was Y. s. Marshal and
Gardiner who have represented this
district in the Congress of the u. s.
both before and after we became a
State.-48 What distinguished citi-
zen served for eight years as Secre-
tary of War and was Commander in
Chief of the American Army during
the War of 1872? Where did he re-
side in Gardiner?-49 Tell some
thing Of the geological structure of
Gardiner:"50 Give location and ele-
vation of highest point of land in Car
diner:-51 Name all the trees within
the city limits that you know by sight.
-~52 Give names of those born in
Gardiner graduates from West Point
~53 Give names Of highest military
ofhcials from Gardiner in the Civil
War and the name of the most prom
inent citizen who enlisted as a pri-
vate-54 Who made a survey OF
the lands of r. H. Gardiner and date
or his plans?--55 Who was the first
postmaster? Where was the post
office ?-56 What prominent citizen
was college classmate Of Daniel
Webster ?--57 Locate Rolling Dam
Brook. Where does 1t rise?-5S
Locate the oldest building in Gardiner.
"59 Where is the Oldest brick
building on Water street? By whom
erected and when?-60 How far is it
from Gardiner to Fort Kent? To Kit
terry! To the ocean.-61 When was