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The western boundary of Massachusetts: a study of Indian and colonial history
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In the following historical sketch, the substance of which was embodied in a paper read at the quarterly meeting of the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society, in May, 1885, an attempt has been made to trace with some care the sequence of events which led to the final establishment of the existing boundary between the states of Massachusetts and New York.
The history of this particular boundary has been involved in political complications, which tend to confer upon it a more than local and temporary consequence. Indeed, it is not improbable that the collateral results of the present investigation may be, by many, regarded as of more interest, if not actually of greater importance, than those more immediately aimed at.
Among the indirect results which have thus rewarded the author\u27s researches, may be mentioned the new light which has been thrown upon the local history of the Indian nation originally occupying the country between the Hudson and Connecticut Rivers; a connected relation of the origin, progress, and results of the anti-rent troubles, which disturbed the peace and good order of the state of New York for more than a century; and the important fact, now for the first time clearly established, that the permanent settlement of Berkshire county was commenced by pioneers from the valley of the Hudson, at a very much earlier date than has hitherto been supposed.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1065/thumbnail.jp
4th Annual Report of the Temporary Home for Women and Children of Maine
Get PDFThe Managers of the Temporary Home for Women and Children present their fourth annual report with an increasing confidence in their work, claiming that their charity is far-reaching and true. While the immediate wants of these needy ones are first attended to, the best efforts of the ladies are given to show them it is happier to lead better lives than degraded ones -- to bring personal influence to bear on each, to persuade them to industry, thrift, honesty, faithfulness to their children, and all that tends to a higher morality; in short, to give right direction to lives that from inheritance, misfortune or wrong doing would otherwise tend to poverty and sin.
One of our greatest aids in these efforts is the influence of a home -- a blessing hitherto unknown to most of our inmates; many of them return during a change of places as to their own home, and we find them susceptible to the reformatory control of the matron and her assistant.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1018/thumbnail.jp
1885-86 Bangor and Brewer City Directory
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3rd Annual Report of the Temporary Home for Women and Children of Maine
Get PDFIt is with a feeling of great satisfaction and even of gratitude that we present the third annual report of the work of this society.
A year ago found us with our new building insured indeed and well begun but with only part of the necessary funds secured. But thanks to the faithful efforts of the managers and the generosity of some of our friends outside, the needed amount was raised, so that we entered our new home early in November free from debt.
The building has proved to be admirably adapted to our needs and is not only an essential factor in the physical well-being of the inmates but contributes largely we believe to the success of the more important part of our work-the reforming and elevating of those for whom we labor.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1019/thumbnail.jp
Album of Maine Central Railroad Scenery
Get PDFIncludes dozens of images around Maine circa the 1880s, such as a panorama of Portland; railroad stations at Auburn, Brunswick and Woodfords; ice houses at Gardiner; bridges near Lewiston and Waterville; view of Augusta; hotel at Bangor; and more.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_pubs/1044/thumbnail.jp
Practical Suggestions on Indian Affairs
Get PDFTo the Honorable Commissioner of Indian Affairs :
I now endeavor to comply with your request to give you m writing some of my own ideas in regard to practical work among the Indians. I can speak only for the Dakotas, as my acquaintance with Indians does not extend beyond this tribe.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1086/thumbnail.jp
Main Street and Hammond Street Intersection, Bangor, Maine, 1884
No full textFlag in center reads Cleveland and Hendricks. This would have been a campaign advertisement for the 1884 U.S. Presidential election, which Grover Cleveland won, becoming President, and Thomas A. Hendricks became Vice-President.
The other flag is for Charles Boutelle\u27s campaign for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Boutelle would serve in Congress from 1883 to 1901.
Business seen by magnification include:
Bernard Pol at the corner of Hammond and Main. Pol was a watchmaker.
C.E. Lyon & Co. Carpet Rooms at 14 West Market Square (i.e. 31 Main Street). Owner Charles E. Lyon.
Leighton\u27s Shoe Store at 16 West Market Square (35 Main Street). Albert K.P. and Gilbert L. Leighton owners.
E.J. Davis & Co. at 19 West Market Square (41? Main). Edwin J. Davis and Ephraim H. Hall owners.
Lyon & Reed, crockery and glassware, at 3 Main Street (really about 45-47 Main; the numbering system differed during that era). Edward E. Lyon and George H. Reed owners.
Bangor Savings Bank 1 Main Street (45-47 Main)https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1207/thumbnail.jp
Report on Supplying the City of Ellsworth, Maine, with Pure Water
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Gentlemen: I have the honor to herewith respectfully submit for your consideration a plan for supplying the City of Ellsworth with pure water for domestic and industrial uses, as well as for the purpose of subduing fire.
What follows is boilerplate arguments for convincing the unconvinced in the value of public water systems. Not until page 10 are any specifics to Ellsworth detailed. Potential sources of water are Simmons Pond, Union River, Reed\u27s Pond, Little Rocky Pond, and Branch Pond.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1285/thumbnail.jp
1884 Bangor City Directory
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High School Index: Published by the Pupils of the Bangor High School
Get PDFA student newpaper published June 1884 by the students of Bangor High School. Here is a sample paragraph (which is quite elegant and prophetic):
Every day some new scientific truth takes the place of a falsehood that has been taught for centuries. Scientific study tends not only to correct and ennoble the intellectual conceptions of man, it serves also to ameliorate his physical condition. The investigation of principles is immediately followed by practical inventions. Machinery is rapidly supplanting human and animal labor. The steam engine has become the drudge of civilization and changed the industries of nations. It has not only enlarged the field of human activity, but it has increased the capabilities of human life and become a most efficient incentive to human industry.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1057/thumbnail.jp