The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
SUBURBAN NOTES.
Cumberland Mills.

The P. and o. r. r. Company viii put an iron
bridge over the river next year. The track will be
raised at that point sufficiently to req lire bridge
over Brown street also.
Thieves entered the stores of Mrs. Nash and W.
S. Cooper night last week but did Rot tnd much
that took their eye as very little was missed from
either store.
Sscrhnm.
The High School closed Friday after AVERY pros
porous term. There have been over seventy schol.
ars in attendance the largest number in the history
of the school. There have been fifteen pupils in
the school from adjoining towns Some of these
board themselves, others find board with families in
the village Within two years there has been
increase of tuition scholars of more than 20 per
cent, showing the influence of the school in ad-
joining towns. The scholars have organized de-
batting club to meet once a week during The winter
In addition TO debates there will be music read
ings, decamations and paper. AS this is something
entirely new in tho history of the school, it is
hoped that the citizens will encourage the scholars
in their efforts both by their words and by their
attendance at the meetings. The officers of tho
club are as follows: Presiaeut, w. W. Curtis; vice
president A. L. Henderson; secretary and treasurer,
+. i. Dow; executive committee, H. r. Moulton, +.
A. Skillings, S. L. Osborne The club will meet the
first Friday evening of next term. There win be a
BOwery Eeach.
Early last Wednesday morning the ominous loo k
lag skies feyerish state of the glasses and nthAr
storm. Up to 2 p. m. the windward horizon held
clear, but to leeward, far out to sea, the storm
could be slowly but surely gathering and by 3
o'clock snow began falling first in itful gusts then
settling down to steady work. 1t snowed and blow ed
incessantly until o'clock Thursday morning The
wind for the past three days has blown smart gale
from the east-northsast aud still continues Great
ing heavy sea which, together with the high tides
is washing the shores clean Of all accumulated
driit-stuh. About six iaehes Of snow has fallen
which the high wind has blown into drifts The
records CHI co
cold and violent snowstorm in November.
Rev. Mr. Turner. the Bowery Beach pastor, is
lectures TO be given at he church. the profits to be
applied to the payment of his own salary We are
informed that Rev. ID. W. LeLacheur aud d. ID.
Monitop, Esq, are among the speakers engaged;
Cape Elizabeth.
The Sentinel says: "wednesday morning the new
church bell for the Methodist church, Ferry vii
lage, arrived and arrangements were at once made
to place it in position, and by O'Clock in the af
ternoou everything was in readiness to hoist it tc
its lofty house. Anong those who participated
most actively and noisly were from fifty to seven
ty-fve boys of about ten years of age, who woulC
have hoisted bell of twice its weight If any mesni
were available to successfully utilize that kind
compressed air. Before sundown the huge castips
weighing over 1000 pounds hsd reached tho towel
and the populaee had the pleasure of hearing fol
the first time in their existence thelsonorous tone
first-class church bell hung within its corporate
limits"
The Cape Elizabeth Depot school, District No
H. closed on Friday of last week with very inter
esting exercises. There was a large attendance o.
parents and friends of the scholars who wer,
pleased to note the progress made In the school dur
ing the last term. The upper school was in cbarg,
of Miss Annie Watson and the lower Que Miss Loii
A. Thompson. Both are very much liked by pa
rents and scholars. fact made manifest this oc
casion by the presentation to Bliss Watson of
beautiful silver cake basket the gift of the school
presented by Miss Mabel Rogers and to Mis-
Thompson of fine music rack, by Miss Clara [.
Rogers. Miss Watson leaves for Iowa in two week
where she has secured position as teacher in al
academy.