. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. mention, not so much onaccount of any single exceptional inducement which itsproprietor offers to the public, as by reason of the allround character of the advantages extended, or in otherwords Mr. Kimball does not make a leader of any oneline of goods, selling ihem below cost and more thanmaking up on other articles, but he does quote the lowestmarket rates on all the commodities he handles, and hespares no pa
. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. mention, not so much onaccount of any single exceptional inducement which itsproprietor offers to the public, as by reason of the allround character of the advantages extended, or in otherwords Mr. Kimball does not make a leader of any oneline of goods, selling ihem below cost and more thanmaking up on other articles, but he does quote the lowestmarket rates on all the commodities he handles, and hespares no pains to furnish goods that will give the best ofsatisfaction. This gentleman began operations in 1889, heis a native of this State and the store occupied covers anarea of some 700 feet, being suflnciently spacious toaccommodate a large slock of meats, groceries and pro-visions, besides clothing, boots and shoes, crockery andglassware, also such other goods as are usually found in afirst class general store. Cigars and tobacco are also keptin stock Orders are promptly and accurately filled andevery article is sold under a guarantee that it will proveprecisely as represented. Main Street, looking East. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WINN, ME. Winn lies on the east bank of the Penobgcot River and is in the eastern quarter of Penobscotcounty and very near to the Aroostook county line, being separated from the latter by a single town-ship, that of Mattawamkeag, which bounds Winn on the north. It is bounded on the east by WebsterPlantation, on the south by Lee, on the southwest by Lincoln and on the northwest by the PenobscotRiver, the frontage of the town on that stream amounting to about five miles. Opposite Winn, in thePenobscot, are the Five Islands after which the town was at one time named, and there are also-several other islands near at hand the principal ones being Brown, Snow and Gordon islands. Winnis at the head of steamboat navigation on the Penobscot and its early history i
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