The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-13
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lnO TlCCpOlb OluD Will Slt6 u kIduu Dhil
in Town Hall, February IA, in honor Of the
one hundredth anniversary of the town.
Professor Blanchard will furnish music, and
Robert Leighton, Frank Mitchell and Perez
Burr will be floor directors. Refreshments
will be served ut intermission.
AT the annual town meeting March IL,
18SS-it was voted to celebrate the one hum
dredth anniversary, which occurs February
IA, on July 4, 1889, and the following commit
tee was appointed to consider the matter:
E. B. Mallett, Jr., John G. Kendall, William
A. Davis, William A. Mitchell. Horace b.
Soule. Julius s. Soule and Edward Soule.
The committee had power to enlarge their
number and so Henry G. Brewer, Everard
Russ, Joseph d. Curtis, Howard w. Chase
and A. l.. Dennison were added to the list.
The celebration will be grand affair in
every particular. At the annual town meet
ing $500 was appropriated to help defray ex-
penses, and the town will be asked to make
further allowance, the present appropriation
| not being nearly large enough. Each men,
Der Of the committee was requested to sub
init programme for the celebration, and
that suggested by Mr.. Mallett met general
approval. Although it has not yet been full
ly decided it is proposed to fire a salute at
sunrise, noon and sunset There will be
fantastic parade in the morning, and later
grand procession composed of all the organ
lzations In Freeport, both civic and military.
The procession will be headed by cavalry,
and one OF the features will be the appear
ance OF the aged people of the town in car
riages. 1t Is proposed to have three bands
OF music, probably the First Regiment Band
n hn ninth, axd
bands. Hon. Josiah H. Drummond of Port
land, will deliver an historical address, and
larry L.. koopman of Burlington, VT, for
merry OF Freeport. will read poem. There
VIII be an address Of welcome, and the ex-
ercises will be interspersed with singing. A
dinner and supper will be served to all who
attend the celebration and at night fireworks
VIII lllumlne the sky, and private residences
VIII be Illuminated. Efforts are being made
to secure a pavilion to accommodate 1000
port who have moved away from their ma
tive town will be invited to come and take
part In the great celebration. The ladies
Will lend hand and will see that nobody
goes away hungry. That the celebration
will be grand success there is no doubt.
The committee appointed to provide a
programme organized by electing K. B.
Mallett, yr, chairman; w. A. Mitchell, sec
rotary ": a. Davis. treasurer. Subsequent
ly Z. b. Mallett, Jr., was elected president:
e. ii. Soule, first vice president. e. c. Brew
er, second vice president and A. L. Denni-
| son, third vice president of the committee to
make all necessary arrangements and super
| intend the celebration.
K. 5. Soule was elected chairman of the
| committee to take charge of the great parade,
music, fireworks and fantasies; Capt. John
| q. Kendall was elected chief marshal; Ever
ara Russ, chairman of the committee on ex-
ercises at the speakers stand; E. B. Mallett,
Jr., OF the refreshment committee; w. A.
md 0raf
tee, with power to employ a stenographer;
Capt. j. 5. Soule Of the committee on invit-
| ed guests
An account of the entire proceedings,
WIN orations, poem, ETC., will be published
In pamphlets form by the committee in charge
and the pamphlets sold to help pay expens-
| es. The last committee meeting was held
December %, 1888, and they adjourned at
that date to meet at the call of the chair
| man.
Freeport is now quite busy place and the
citizens have taken hold of the matter of
centennial celebration in earnest and that
means success.
:. 1t is proposed to form village corpora
tion, and the last Of this week or the first of
next. petition will be sent to the legisla-
ture asking that village charter be gran ted
that part of the town set off by certain fixed
limits that include the thickly settled
portion. There was never so much business
four years it has doubled A large number
OF house lots were sold last fall, and it is ex-
pected that some 20 houses will be erected in
the spring. The residents believe Freeport
is as good a town to live in as can be found
anywhere. There are very few farms for
sale in the town except those of estates
where the original owner has recently died
and 1t is necessary for that reason to dispose
OF the property. In the shoe factory I25
operatives are now employed and they make
about 800 pairs of shoes per day. The shoe
shop, which was built by Mr.. Mallett is one
OF the best In the State, and shoes of good
quality are manufactured.
"A hourishing business is being done at
Maliatts saw mill, and there are now some
fifteen double teams hauling logs to be manu-
featured into building material. The grist
mill Is also very prosperous, and is finely
equipped IN every particular The store
mouse connected with the mill is 100 feet
long ana sometimes it is crowded full of
grain and -four. About 100 carloads of corn
are handled annually; 10 to is carloads of
bran 100 tons of cottonseed meal; 10000
bushels of oats and 500 barrels of flour. In
the saw mill 10 hands are now employed.
Inere Is some prospect of another shoe fac
tory and also OF paper box factory Either
would increase the prosperity of the town.
and 1t is hoped that one if not both of the
proposed enterprises will materialize.
Last year Mr.. Mallett bought 300 acres of
lana at Malletts Park, formerly known as
VOLTS Neck, and built a wharf SO that
steamers can land there. Mallett's Park is
about five miles from Freeport village. and
is as pretty spot as can be found on the
coast IL is understood that Mr.. Mallett will
build hotel there next spring, and make it
one of the most desirable seaside resorts of
the East. "a
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel Cushing. a re-
spected citizen Of Freeport, took place yes
teTday afternoon. Mr.. Gushing was 40 years
old, a member of the Grand Army of the Re
public, and was engaged in the shoe manu-
featuring business.
New Gloucester.
The Cumberland County District Lodge
holds its quarterly meeting with Chandler