The Portland daily press., 1871-05-29
A Prosperous Town.
LISBON, May %, 1871

LISBON, May 25, 1871.
To the Editor of the Press.
One of the pleasantest towns in the State
is this town Of Lisbon. 1t also ranks as one
Of the few progressive, prosperous towns, Its
population having increased, during the last
ten years, from 1920 to 2Ol4, while its valua-
ton has doubled, being nearly $4,000 at tie
present time. The man who desires to live
in quiet, rural way, and yet live in a live
community, can do so here.
The mills are all industriously at work.
both the woolen and the cotton, and all are
doing well. The margin for profit, 10 be
sure, is small, compared with some other
times, though quite as large, perhaps, as it
was before the war.
This is good agricultural town; but plant
ting has been delayed as everyw here else, by
the cold, wet weather. Thorough DRAINAGE
would make the season here, as in nearly all
other parts OF the State, some two weeks ear
lier than IL is now, while the crops would he
much less liable to suffer from dr.u,h in july
and August. Without thorough drainage, Of
which our people as yet know next to notil-
ing, our agriculture cannot be made to We'd
certain and satisfactory results. Especially ia
drainage required along the seashore. No
land can be said to be thoroughly drained.
until it can absorb at once the heaviest fall of
WdtCiy with WdoulilR vi the surface even
OH hillsides OF considerable slope
The Lisbon farmer is convenient to mar
ket. BY rail he can readily reach Lewiston
Brunswick, Bath and Portland. Scarcely a
town in the State has better facilities f,r
transportation.
With the other things education is MAKING
good progress in Lisbon. Two elegant schnol
houses, Tor graded schools, the one AT Lishon
village, the other at Lisbon Falls VILLAGE. have
been erected, and other nice houses lor single
schools are to be put up Immediately. The
scnool uistricts, which are every where such
an obstacle III the way ot educational improve
ment, were abolished at the March injecting.
Ihe management of all the schools ia town
was placed in the hands OF the s. S. Com
| nlttee, who are doing their responsible work
IN very efficient manner, and To the general
satisfaction OF the people. The appropriation
lor schools' was largely increased, and IS one
half larger than required by law. Wnh tils
| lncre lse the Committe have been epaoeu "
| secure better class of teachers ihau most VI
the other country towns. IN heaiiy al pa, ,.s 70
| of tho S,o,e there is a greater demand or
| GOOD teachers than there ever was before.
Tha ovnerience of Lisbon shows that The
ia.,, enabling towns TO abolish the district sys-
Tom should be modified at the next session ol
LEGISLATURE Various contingencies arise for
which the law makes no provision.
Quite number of fine residences have been
built in Lisbon the last three or four years
Probably no village in the State has dous
better in this respect than Lisbon village, as
witness the elegant residences built oy Asa
Moore, John Merrill, Jesse Davis, ID. o. Cor
bett. L. II. Gerrisb, G. b. Jordan and A T.
Jordan. To these there will doubtless be q
large addition, when Mr.. N. w. Farwel
further improves the excellent water powell
which he owns in the village. BARLOW.