The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-25
East Booth bay.

change after the warm damp DAYS of the
preceding week. Probably that threatened
cold wave was all Jack Frost could attend
to.
Miss. Bessey's spelling match at No. s
school house, Friday evening, was much en-
loyed, as well as the accompanying dialogues
and Rotations.
There is to be Christmas tree at No. 7
school house. Wednesday evening.
Lobster catchers are not doing much, ow-
ing to rough weather and scarcity of bait.
William Newton, pensioner of the civil
war, has been for several years, nominally,
% the recipient OF S2.66 per month. but in real
Where does the surplus go?
:, Last week the young men of Cundy's Har-
Dor went driving foxes. After shouting
couple OF hours and expanding enough
breath to furnish a politician through
wnole campaign, they drove out one fox,
which escaped. But it was slots Of fun"
Greenwood
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
A large number of men, horses and oxen
are employed hauling spool strips and other
n natr wood timber from Albany to LOCKS
Mills and West Paris.
Mrs. Frances Yates whose sudden and
mysterious disappearance last July was
noted by most of the public journals, re-
teriously as she went. No one knows of her
whereabouts during her absence and she still
remains deaf to all inquiries.
Norway.
The new Baptist church on Cottage street
Is nearly completed. The furniture, organ,
eye: nave arrived and are being put into the
edifice. Without question this will be one of
ths best churches In this vicinity.
Maud kimball of Bridgton. is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Smiley
Two handsome foxes were captured on
Plke's Hill Monday by two of our local
sportsmen, JonD Bompos and Ed Philbrook.
Arrangements for holding the winter
meeting Of the Maine State Pathological So
ciety in this village are being made. An ex-
cellent programme, exhibition of fruits, etc.,
will furnish entertainment for those in at
tendance.
Professor M. H. Small of the Norway
High school, will read a paper before the
18th. on Greek; Why Taught and How"
L. e. Woody, for the past three years
superintendent of the shoe factories of b. F.
Spinney IL Co., in this place, when he closed
his connections with the firm Saturday was
presented with set of Appleton's Encyclo-
oedia. MIR. Woody went to Chicago this
week where he intends to take charge of
another factory.
Mrs: George Hobbs and daughter of Cor
ham, n; H., is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Solomon L. Millett In thi place.
Miss Agnes Beal, who has been visiting in
New York, returned this week.
The revival meetings conducted by the
Baiiy Praying Band are still continued
Quite number have been converted
Fred w. Sanborn, editor of the Advertiser.
Is entertaining his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
5. Sanborn of Meridith, N. H., this week.
Mrs. A. T. Greanleaf has gone to Bangor
to spend the winter with her son in that city.
The action of trover Allen t. Croker VS..
George D. Bisbee of Buckfeld, at the Mu-
nicipal Court room Thursday. Bearce &
Stearns and Judge A. FL. Walker of Bridg-
ton, were for the plaintiff, and Judge George
a. Wilson of Paris, and John P. Swasey OF
Canton, for The defendant. Referee to re-
port to the Supreme Judicial Court in Feb
ruary.
West Buxton.
Mrs. John Bergman met with painful &C
cident by breaking bone in her wrist.
The creamery building is completed, and
the business OF making butter will commence
The children of the Free Will Baptist Sun
day school are to have Christmas tree and
appropriate exercises Wednesday evening.
All are cordially invited.
a meeting of the citizens of this place was
called last Saturday to consider the advisa-
Diiity OF erecting building suitable for
wooden factory or shoe factory. Quite an
Interest was manifested. Some who had
worked in shoe shops thought that one of
Mr.. Lords brick buildings could readily he
converted into a shoe shop. The citizens are
very DESTROYS that another wooden factory or
shoe shop be established in this place. A
committee was appointed consisting of the
following l named gentlemen: Hon. c. E.
+. Warren and Charles Butler, having
full power to act with any person or firm to
establish factory of some kind here. and
any correspondence relating to the same ad-
dressed to the committee will be promptly
answered.
Fairfield,
;, The financial results Of the Universalist |
Fair are very satisfactory the ladies realizing |
three hundred dollars after the payment Of |
all expenses.
Our tax collector Mr..H Z. Trick has
closed his labors and settles with the town
the present week. About the middle of Nav
the tax books calling for SIG, S79, % were
given into his hands with a corporation tax
OF So, SO7. 20. The town officers have struck
OFF about $50. representing poll taxes on
persons. dead, not of age, or those who left
town before the tax was fully made Every
cent of the balance is accounted for and In
the hands OF the town treasurer or paid for
State ana County taxes. Such promptness
has been relieved from heavy burden of
interest and discounts on taxes not collect
able: Doing the business promptly the
whole is secured and no one is injured or
oppressed in the least. After twelve years
experience with this system the voters are
pledged to its continuance.
MISS Mary Gibson, for several years one of
our most successful and popular teachers
leaves this week for Nebraska, where, on
one OF the ranches, there, she will spend a
couple of wears with brother.
The paint factory will commence operations
about the first of January, in the large build
ing on Bridge street used formerly for a
carriage salesroom. The firm will start with
soon as in working order. This industry
VIII give employment TO large number
living in our midst and serve to hold the
young people at home.
The survey of the village for system of
sewerage has been completed and the next
step VIII be to secure an appropriation to
complete the work As the village is favor
ably located the expense will not exceed
twenty thousank dollars for the entire vii
lage, giving most complete and satisfactory
system 1t is a step which must be taken
ana should be commenced as soon as spring
opens.
The agitation of the question of system
or electric fire alarms has commenced and
will favorably result in the adoption of the
same at the next meeting of the village
corporation.
Richmond.
THE KENNEBEc OPEN AGAIN.
The village schools have closed for two
weeks vacation.
The class of 80, Richmond high school.
gave a supper at the Opera house dining hall
Saturday evening. A pleasing episode of
the evening was the presentation of hand
some gold headed cane to Supervisor of
schools, ID. S. Richards, M. d., by the teach
ers of the Richmond schools.
Mr.. w. w. Hatfield of Lynn, Mass, sue
ceeds ID p COrcoran as superintendent of
w. F. Morgan & Co.'s shoe factory.
The Kennebec is open again. Some of the
up-river ice fields were in bad condition last
week, but the mild weather and rain of the
latter part of the week enabled the towboats
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It up and allowing it to pass down river.
The boats were engaged in the work Satur-
day and Sunday and are engaged today in
keeping the river open. They are reported
to have cleared out the jams up-Iiver. in
which case the prospects for good ice fields
are much brighter than a week ago.
Mrs. S. S. Williams fell last Friday and
broke her arm. This is the second time she
has broken the same arm.
Mr.. j. p. Ridley, baggage master at Rich
mond station, is taking few days vacation
while badly TANNED hand is getting better.
The Kennebec has frozen over again.