The Portland daily press., 1889-04-20
MAINE TOW N s.
Norway.

will move his family to Augusta. He will
lease house on State street soon to be
vacated.
Charles E. Warehouse has sold his barber
shop to A. l.. Cook, who will take possession
May 1st Warehouse has been engaged by
the Poland Springs House for the season.
Miss Mary Pray, assistant at the High
School, will teach on Paris Hill this sum-
mer. Professor NJ. ii. Small has been en-
gagged for another year. Newry High School,
under Professor Small, has made steady adj
vancement.
The ice disappeared in the lake Wednes-
day, the 18th, some weeks earlier than last
year.
@. B. Cummings & Sons drove big boom
Of logs from Norway lake to Crockett bridge
Thursday night, some 100000 feet.
The remains of Charles A. Mixer, who
died in Lewiston Tuesday. were brought
here for burial in Pine Grove Cemetery
Thursday. He was a member of Oxford
Lodge, No. Is. +. & A. M. Masonic rites at
the grave.
August Norway, the laundryman who left
this place several months since indebted to
many citizens, has been heard from. He is
in Christiana, Norway. He wants more
money to assist him to return TO Maine.
Charles T. Mattocks of Portland, was in
town Thursday in consultation with our
leading citizens relative TO the corn factory.
The farmers are anxious to continue the
corn packing industry this season, as hereto
fore.
At meeting of the Baptist Society held
at the Office Of Bearce q Stevens, the follow
ing gentlemen were chosen building COM
mittee, who will receive sealed proposals for
construction and foundations and basem ent
of church vestry April 18th: Rev. c. e.
Harding M. N. Millett Judge G. f. w hit
man. George w. Hazelton. NJ. d., and Hon.
III. M. Bearce.
Roothbay.
THE GRAND ARMY POST DIvIDED-EAsT
BooTHBAY TO THE FRONT.
AS one of the results of the division of the
town of Boothbay, it has caused division
of the G. A. r. Post, which ought not to
have been brought about in such matter as
this Many are sorry to hear IT, still the old
town of Boothbay thinks it ought to have
the Post, as most of the deceased soldiers
now lie slumbering in the old town, and the
soldiers monument is in the old town too.
Perhaps it would be better for the whole
Post as it was TO join again and hold the
Post at the center in the old town. The new
Post is called the Harvey Giles Post, and
they Will have their hall, etc., at the Center
as soon as a suitable hall can be procured.
w. j. Adams 81 Son are building a three
masted schooner of 600 tons burden, owned
by parties in Massachusetts. and another of
20 tons for the fishing business, owned by
Gloucester parties; launched the LIST of April
another of 200 tons.
Hodgdon Bros. have on the stocks a
schooner of 400 tons for the coasting bust
ness.
The selectmen oil Boothbay have surveyed
a road leading from Boothbay Center to
East Boothbay direct. The road as surveyed
is 40 rods long, and will be a great benefit,
uniting the east and north part of the town.
East Boothbay is fast growing business
village, and ere long will be city. Another
new road has been surveyed on Barter's ISL
and. which will cross a cove, requiring a
bridge about 100 feet in length. Why is not
old Boothbay booming?
Spring is coming early this year, and farm
ers are beginning to get their early vege-
tables in the ground. The frost is all out of
the ground. and everybody is busy planting.
Fryeburg.
FRANK LOCKE LOSES HIS BUILDINGS.
The house and barn belonging to Mr. Frank
Locke of West Fryeburg. were destroyed by
fire early Wednesday morning. When the
fire was discovered, the kitchen was all in
flames. A part of the furniture in the front
rooms OF the house was saved. The amount
OF loss is not reported, but the insurance
will be about $1,000 There are many theo-
ries in regard to the origin Of the fire, but
the real cause has not yet been discovered.
Mr.. Locke will remove with his family to
the village.
Intelligence has been received of the death
of Mrs. ) rah Osgood Wellington, of Muske-
gop, Mich. She was formerly a resident of
The late Henry G. Boswell. She was the last
member of her fathers family. and leaves a
husband, Mr.. J. M. Wellington, former
preceptor of Fryeburg Academy, daughter
and two sens. The funeral services will
probably be held here on Thursday after
noon.
Rev w. +. Livingston, who during his va.
cation has supplied the Congregations
churches of Augusta, for two Sabbaths, has
returned home.
Mr.. A. F. Lewis, at the last meeting of TIE
G. l.. S. c., read paper on The Tunnels o.
the Alps" which was very interesting. He
also exhibited a horned toad, a memento OF
his California trip, taken few years ago.
Casco.
Preparations are in progress for the build
ing of several new stables here this spring
Robert E. Bracket has hada piazza bull
round his house, making a great improve
ment in the looks of his buildings.
There is considerable sickness In tow
this spring and our physician, DIR. Z. ID
Young is having about all he is able to 40.
Henry Young. who has been sick for some
months is not expected to recover.
Died in Casco, April u, Mrs. Martha Ann
Gay, aged rs years months. The funeral
services We're held at her late home the f0l.
lowing sunday. The sermon was preached
by Elder Arison Cannon, Text: "Sht
hath done what she could"
Falmoutn.
NAVIGATION LIVELY ON THE PRESUME
SCOT
Work is progressing on the dam at Pre-.
sumpscot Falls. Quite crew is EMPLOYED
now and the steam launch used by the com.
pany plying up and down the river is a com.
mon sight. This with the schooners em
ployed in conveying bricks from Tncss'.
brickyard makes navigation lively on the
Presumpscot
The funeral of Edward S. Prince tool
place Thursday at the chapel of the FRS
Parish and was attended by a large con
course of relatives and friends. Rev. w. ii
Haskell of the Second church preached tn,
sermon, after which Presumpscot Lodg,
performed the /. o. o. r. service and tool
charge of the burial at Pine Grove cemetery
West Gray.
George Black, who was arrested Tuesda
night on complaint of his father, for putin
paris grees in his cider, and has been sent t
the iail In Portland to await trial at the Ma
term of the Superior Court, is a rather wea
minded young man of about 30 years of age
BE has been thought to be of inoffensiv
character, and would hardly be suspected Q
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