The Portland daily press., 1889-07-01
MAINE TOWNS.
The New Grange Hall Dedicated at
Foxcroft.
gnsuccessfuI:Attempt Of Burglars to
Blow Open a Safe.
Foundation Laid for a New Baptist
Church In Brunswick.
South West Harbor.

Very few summer visitors have as yet put
in an appearance, and the hotel men have
plenty of leisure to prepare for the summers
campaign The rooms at some of the houses
are all engaged, and the prospect for future
business is good. The proprietor of the
Stanley House has been refusing to make
more engagements for two weeks.
Building has been fairly brisk during the
winter and spring Several dwelling houses
have been erected, and the Methodist society
has just finished a beautiful church They
will place in it Peloubet & Pelton ''reed-
pipe' organ.
Transactions in land have not been very
brisk this season, and the high hopes of real
estate dealers have received temporary
check. Mr.. j. T. r. Freeman made an i'm
portant sale this week to Philadelphia gen
tleman. The property consisted of five acres
of land on Sutton's Island, and brought
$780,
Southwest Harbor is absolutely defence
less in case of fire. There is neither fire
company, bucket brigade, nor water supply.
The nearest source from which the village
could be supplied is nearly two miles distant,
and the cost of bringing water from thence
would be very great. Recently an effort to
partially remedy the existing state of things
has been made by erecting large tank be-
low the Freeman House, to which water will
be pumped by windmill. Buildings In the
immediate vicinity will now be fairly well
protected
Norway.
large number of our Norway people
went to Hebron, Wednesday evening, to
attend the concert given by Temple
Quartette, of Boston. They report an ex-
cellent entertainment.
S. S. Stevens, ESQ.,, Frank Kimball and
Al. l.. kimball, attended commencement at
Brunswick this week.
The first blueberries of the season were
brought in Thursday, by DR.. Walker. of
North Norway.
Quite number of our young men have
gone to Kennebunk, to work in the shoe
manufactures at that place.
Miss Agnes Baker, of this village, has gone
TO Colorado for her health.
Ransom ID. Gould, dealer in meats and
provision, lost a valuable horse last week.
His friends presented him few days ago
with purse of $500 as an expression of
their sympathy.
VIM. F. Jones, of Harvard College, has
Joined his brother and sister at their aunts,
l.. Ellen Frosts, where he will spend the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Simeon Drake, who has visited her
son DR.. Wm. Drake, of North Weymouth
the past few weeks. has returned to the
village.
Inspector General Harper, of Lewiston,
Tuesday evening, inspected the Norway
Light Infantry. The general spoke in
words of praise of the company. Officers
and men, the company number over sixty,
Capt. w. w. Whitmarst. chairman of the
County Commissioners, of Oxford County, is
engaged on road matters this week in the
east part Of the county.
Owing. to some misunderstanding Of the
specifications the bid put in by Lewiston or
Auburn parties to build the Baptist church
was either rejected or withdrawn.
L. Il. Witherell, of Lynn, Mass, who for
many years was the efficient superintendent
OF the, shoe industries in this place, was in
town this week. Mr.. Witherell is now in
the employment of +. w. Breed, who is one
OF the largest manufacturers of shoes in the
Geo. Devine, son of John F. Devine, cut
his knee quite badly this week by jumping
from tree into the grass.
Brunswick.
The foundations for the new Baptist
Church on O'Brien street are being laid by
Mr.. Brad Cobb. They are of stone and in
dictate that the new building will be larger
than the old one.
for building an iron span to the Androsc0g-
gin bridge ON the Brunswick side to the
King Bridge Co.. of Cleveland, o. The
present wooden approach is about worn out
and will be replaced by an iron truss 90 feet
long, % feet roadway and feet sidewalk
The approach by Scrlbner's mills will also
be straightend.
The Loan and Building Association will
commence cSns Monday on a new series, se7
ISOLATION offers safe investment for small
sums, and is very successful in its aim, that
of furnishing people OF moderate meaDs with
homes of their own.
Rarely have the people of Brunswick had
greater treat than was the commencement
concert last week. The Salem Cadet Band
played splendidly as 1t always does. Mr..
Leland L. Powers, the imPersonatoT, fairly
charmed the audience with her singing while
Miss Grace Haskell, a young singer in whom
brunswick people are unusually interested,
as she is a native of the town across the riv-
er. surprised everyone by the sweetness and
power Of her voice. Il
Foxcroft.
Fully six hundred patrons from every
Grange in Piscataquis County, and some
from Penobscot gathered at Foxcroft,
Wednesday, to assist In dedicating the new
Grange hall, erected and owned by this
subordinate Grange. 1t Is an ornament to
the town and a credit to the members State
Master Robe being unable to be present.
DIR. g. M. Twitchell, State Deputy, acted as
dedicating officer. In the afternoon an
enthusiastic out ioor meeting was held in
the grove which was attended generally by
the people Of the village.
Cumberland Mills.
Mrs. David Graham and Mrs. Aderton
were driving from Portland to Cumberland
Mills Friday, and trying to pass an ice cart
at Bradley's Corner the team ran into tele-
phone pole. The ladies were thrown out and
taken TO Mr.. Charles Bradley's where Dr.
Smith sewed up cut in the face of of one of
the ladies. The carriage was smashed. The
ladies were taken to their home at Cumber-
land Mills in the evening.
West Paris.
Burglars entered the office at C. II. Lanes
gristmill Friday night by staving in the
door. They then tried to blow open the
SAFE which Is a Diebold lock with vault
but they did not succeed in getting the big
door off, but they warped it out of shape.
They first entered GUSTS d Gilman's black
smith shop and procured tools to work with.
No trace has been found. A suspicious
10nkinp cha ra0tpr WAS i'm the nlaca FRIDAY