Summer days down East . tskirts of the village, which was originally settled, in 1792, by hisfather, coming from Massachusetts. The long village street, full of semi-rural activity, contains manycommodious and well-stocked stores, from which the chief supplies offifty northern towns arc drawn; for this is the metropolis of the upperKennebec, and for long lines of townships toward Moosehead Lake;and many a heavily-laden farm-wagon rumbles out hence over the ruralroads to the homesteads in the distant valleys. Down by the river areclusters of mills, rattling and thundering and clattering, and da
Summer days down East . tskirts of the village, which was originally settled, in 1792, by hisfather, coming from Massachusetts. The long village street, full of semi-rural activity, contains manycommodious and well-stocked stores, from which the chief supplies offifty northern towns arc drawn; for this is the metropolis of the upperKennebec, and for long lines of townships toward Moosehead Lake;and many a heavily-laden farm-wagon rumbles out hence over the ruralroads to the homesteads in the distant valleys. Down by the river areclusters of mills, rattling and thundering and clattering, and daily in-creasing the wealth of the happy little town. There are two large andcommodious modern hotels on the main street, where wayfarers meetwith comfortable accommodations. Among the latest undertakings ofthis secluded and enterprising people is the Skowhegan & Athens Rail-road, a narrow-guage line northward a dozen miles, across the ruggedtown of Cornville, to Athens, a pretty little village, toward Skowhegan and Solon. 63 There are two routes between Skowhegan and Solon, one of themrunning through the hamlet of Madison Mills, and the other crossingthe long heights of Robbins Hill, from which magnificent views aregained of the distant Mount Blue range, Mounts Bigelow and Abraham,and the remote azure crest of Moxie Mountain, up by The Forks of theKennebec. From either of these roads frequent glimpses are given ofMadison Pond (or Hayden Lake), a league long, and affording afavorite excursion point for the busy Skowheganites. The most expeditious route from Boston to The Forks is by takingthe night train (at 7 ), which reaches Skowhegan at about inthe morning, or but a little time after the hour when the stage usuallystarts, and if there is a party of half a dozen, the stage will wait forthem, being duly notified. The travellers reach The Forks by suppertime, and can press on still farther toward Moose River before they can go to Skowhegan by the
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