The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-26
MAINE TOWNS.

ANOTHER HEARsE ISSUE IN FAIRFIELD.
Monday, April lst, is the date for the cor
poration meeting, and the great question
which will then be settled, the question now
dividing the village, and which will deter
mine who will hold the honors of corpora
tive offices, is "who is to keep the hearse."
This gloomy, grave-like vehicle assumes gi-
gantie proportions today in Fairfield village,
and the canvass Is being made and forces
marshalled solely upon the hearse question.
The livery men, out in the cold, want to ride
on the high seat, not inside, and a trust Of
voters Is being formed to freeze out the pres
ent efficient gentleman who attends to the
calls OF the public in manner satisfactory
to all. The probability is that Mr.. Small
will remain in charge and continue to serve,
though no one Is anxious to call upon him
for such sad duties.
A spasm Of economy threatens to secure a
vote to sell the steam fire engine and leave
us entirely at the mercy of the hydrants.
The slight expense of keeping the steamer is
a very trifling matter when we consider that
the hydrants may not always respond, and
few minutes delay might destroy far more
than the entire cost of the engine. The les
sons Of the past seems to have been forgotten
altogether too soon.
A grand fair for the benefit of the opera
house is now being arranged for, to be holden
about the first of May, the committee being
selected from all the societies in town.
cess, and surely there is no more worthy OBJ
ject.
The snow has about all disappeared from
the fields, and If the warm weather continues
farmers will very soon be at work getting in
their early crops. In many sections the mud
Is disappearing and the roads getting into
quite comfortable shape. There is time yet
for some snow storms and abundance Of
mud, but every pleasant day raises the hopes
Of the farmers, who are the more anxious to
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fall.
Dame Rumor whispers that the attractions
at the court room at owhegan the coming
week will call out large per cent of our
people to listen to the evidence in a case
about which much talk has been made for
several months. If it goes to trial there is
sure to be some spicy developments.
Some people fail to discern between prose-
cution and persecution. and yet there is a
wideimargin Of difference to be seen when
put in practice.
To our shame be it said that there are sew
eral places in this village where it is report
ed that liquor Is sold, yet the would-be re-
formers who lead in prosecuting have made
no attempt to check the evil, but have select
ed single individual to persecute. The re-
suit Is that the great majority, while con-
demning the traffic, sympathize with the vic
tim, and the temperance sentiment Of the
town is lowered rather than raised.
Such fanatical, dsIointed, One-sided action
uuueT Tue name Oh law anu Oruer Is a posi-
tive injury to town, and retards the work
of those who would see the evil removed.
South Bridgton.
A GOOD RUN OF sAP-APPLEs MOVING.
Our two principal maple syrup makers,
Messrs. Chas. M. Staples and Darwin In
| gals, report an excellent run OF sap thus far,
and hope for more than an average season.
Apples, which have been laying in the
| cellars here all winter, in numerous quanti
ties, have lately begun to move at the hand
| Of Thomas Smith Of this place, and Mr.
| Small of Cornish, agents, who are paving
| S1.10 per barrel for first qualities. Whil(
| many apples have perished in the delay fol-
market, yet the ones that have any left
and they are quite numerous company arr
| jubilant over their prospects for a move be
lieving it is ''better to be late than never
| This is very fine apple region.
4 Reed Brothers, clothing manufacturers
| are now running their shop on full time, and
have goodly amount of work on hand from
| number of families with work in the towns
| of Bridgton, Denmark, Sebago and Naples
Mr.. Joseph Durham, who last fall moved
| here from Portland, has gone into the hen
having bSnSS Dis aaFS SSS aeceny
been appointed justice Of the peace.
Knapp Brothers are manufacturing spoo
strips at their shop. j. Walter Knapp, son
| OF the senior member OF tnlS nrm, MT. deO
+. Knapp, has lately returned from Mime
apolls, Minn. He is graduate OF Bowdoin
Boothbay Harbor.
SCHOONER CLEANER BONDED,
The English schooner Cleaner seized al
this port last week for violating the customs
laws sailed today for New York. Tn,
| schooner was bonded.
Boothbay HarbOr has board of trade. A
| X. Nickerson, president w. j. Winslow
vice president; N. III. Hussey, treasurer.
The schooner Matte Z. Eaton, with S5
tons of salt, from Turks Island for s
Nickerson & Sons, arrived Sunday Marcl
Gath.
Corham.
One Of the most sociable and enjoyabl
events OF the season was the children's part
held at the oorham Grange Hall on Satui
day evening. In order to give the little folk
| plenty OF time for fun the Grange was onane