The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-13

10 the Edat0r OF the freSS.4 + Il snw q - .-.-.
The growth and prosperity of BridgtOn, an
inland town as it is, is truly astonishing, it be-
ing so far separated from all railroads and
cities. go >'<-s; .F-5'RsafEsZ .iE .
..Ae CHURCHES.
Three splendid churches have been erected
here within the last two years, viz: Congrega-
tiOnalst Methodist and Universalist The
Congregationalist and Methodist societies have
formed Young Mems Christian Association
which has already gained many members.
DWELLING HOUSES AND SCHOOLS.
Many fine dwelling houses have been erected
here recently, but in school houses the village
is sadly deficient which is caused by the mis-
management of committees whereby the two
districts of the village have been united and
cannot agree upon location for new school
buildings. ~ .as4 - .a.A-AHEs satr a
.s,., RAILROADS AND NAVIGATION yasFa
The subject of building railroad here has
been thoroughly discussed for some time but
the prospect of getting one seems to be rather
small as the opinion of the mass of the people
seems to be, that it would not be best to sink
their money in a railroad whereby they would
not be greatly benefited, as they already have
the cities from six to seven months in each
year, whereby they get lower rate, of tariff
for passengers and freight than they would get
if road ran directly here; but that it..would be
better to invest their money in manufactures
and thus increase the size and business of the
town and in that way induce some railroad cor
poration to build a road here; therefore, the
question of erecting a large cotton mill is al
ready being agitated by parties here and the
probabilities are, that before many months
permanent movement will be made in this di-
rection.
MANUFACTURES AND BUSINESS.
Manufactures and business in general seems
to be as lively as usual. Cumberland mills, the
first mills on the river are running ON full
time and to the extent of their capacity. Pom
dcherry mills, the next wooden mills on the
river, built and owned in largely by parties in
Portland, are running on three quarters time
and it is rumored are to shut down altogether
which it is hoped may not be true. Forest
Mills are running as usual and are making
large quantities of excellent qualities of goods.
Messrs. Perley and Plummer, sash and blind
manufactures have a large contract for doors,
sash and blinds for the Kearsage House, of
North Conway, also another contract for the
Intervale House. Mr.. Jonathan Fogg has en-
tered largely into the manufacture Of nice car
Tlases ana s1ntenuS DONG a large business.
Messrs Miller and Bailey have just erected
large new buildings for foundry and machine
shops, and are already doing, a thriving bust
ness. y III HN#aH ENF -
ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
The municipal election of town officers took
place on Tuesday, March 9Th, resulting in the
election of a straight Republican ticket there
being three tickets In in the field, q straight
Republican ticket, straight Democratic ticket
and a citizens ticket which was run and man
managed by the Littlefelds, (Democrats) who
engineered the same thing one year ago with
success upon which tickets they were conspic-
uous, f. j. Littlefeld being one of the Select
men and N S. Lttlefeld being Town Agent.
This ticket was as obnoxious to the voters of
the town as the small pox, which we are said
to have. Their success one yearago was caused
by an unpopular nomination made by the Re-
publicans; but on trying the same dodge this
year, expecting the same success, they found
that the people composing the Republican ranks
had decided that that they would not vote for
men who had publicly boosted during the war
that they never scraped any lint for the
wounded soldiers, never paid anything towards
carrying on the war except what the were
obliged to pay by taxation and that the shirts
which they wore upon their backs would have
been in the rag-bag if it had not been for the
cuSsed rebellion" 1.- r.r-y
We have been having great 'scare" in re-
gard to small pox, which has gone so far that
a person cannot have slight cold, humps. OF
to be indisposed in any way, without having a
report go forth that there is ''another case of
small pox" and to show the ahsurdity of the
thing we will relate one incident. Mrs. X, of
this village was taken suddenly ill one evening
last week. 1t was reported at once another
case of small pox," but on further inquiry in
the morning it was found that she had been
presented with son weighing ten pounds 1t
is believed by the peoplein general that there
is not a case of small pox in the village.
CATO.
Bridgton, March IL, 1872. 1.t aH