. The Maine central. A journal of travel . ighbors Richmond, Gardiner, Farmingdale andHallowell to .\ugusta the capital city of Maine, which occupies both sides of the river. Nearly upon the boundary of the town of Chelsea with the city of Augusta, lies theTogus National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Here some two thousand veteransof the war of the rebellion dwell, cared for by the government which they helped to all are pensioners ofthe United States and manyare the travelling theatricalcompanies who are engagedto give their entertainmentfor the benefit of the inmatesof
. The Maine central. A journal of travel . ighbors Richmond, Gardiner, Farmingdale andHallowell to .\ugusta the capital city of Maine, which occupies both sides of the river. Nearly upon the boundary of the town of Chelsea with the city of Augusta, lies theTogus National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Here some two thousand veteransof the war of the rebellion dwell, cared for by the government which they helped to all are pensioners ofthe United States and manyare the travelling theatricalcompanies who are engagedto give their entertainmentfor the benefit of the inmatesof the home in the veteransown exclusive little may now be reachedby narrow-guage rail fromGardiner station. Between Richmond andGardiner are to be seen thelivliest phases of the Kenne-bec. The train passes in suc-cession the stations of Ice-bnro, suggestive name Dres-den, where in summer, en-campment worship the Meth-odists of Maine, in Gods firsttemples the groves and for-ests, and South Gardiner withits mammoth steam THE JAMES G. IIO \1 ;a I), JGUST.\, M.\INE. THE MAINE CENTRAL. 53 The cit} of Gardiner occupies the land at the junction of the Cobbosseecontee streamwith the Kennebec. It is an enterprising Maine municipality of some sis thousand soulswith a large output of manufactured lumber. Passing out of Gardiner toward the East one is afforded a view of beautiful park-surrounded houses lining one side of a shaded street, upon the opposite side of which passesthe train of the Maine Central. One mile or more west of the station may be seen througha rift in the high bank the remarkable stone mansion of the Gardiner estate, of which moreanon. Hallowell is situated in a bend of the river in the natural center of the Kennebec before reaching it the train pas.^es Loudon Hill, and a fine view is had from the carwindows of the Kennebec and the whole water front of the city of Hallowell. Great is Hallowell in energy and enterprise if not
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