The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-10
N orth BrIdgton.

Noftu oftuStOns
A society of christian endeavor has been
organized here under the direction of Rev. e.
p. Eastman with the following officers:
President-F. ID. Moulton.
Vice President-Howard Irish
secretary and Treasurer-Mss Hattie East
man.
A. A. Powers, formerly of this place, has
recently been appointed Judge at Spring
Valley, Dakota.
Knapp & Sanborn our merchants are
operatinga branch store at Naples, quite
q Sanborn Bros.
The mud, the mud, the beautiful mud, aud
many plan is "nipped in the bud" for as
we 60 dashing along down the street, we
encounter bog hole and fast stick our
feet.
Farmers are beginning to talk up the work
OF the season now close at hand, and do not
Dy any means give evidence of any lost
courage over the bad luck of last season. II
Is not likely that they will raise as much
sweet corn as usual, because as it now looks,
the corn factory at Bridgton will hardly
make out to operate.
Mr.. Rufus l. Warren who has had trouble
with his eyes for years. and who has been
gradually growing blind has now become SO
nearly blind as to be able to distinguish light
from darkness only. Mr.. Warren has been
under treatment in New York without
avail. He is a worthy citizen and has the
deep sympathy of all our people.
Foxes and hedgehogs are heard from
Gnite 5Ieutr ioo"i nuu'cis anu are reporteu
Mr.. William Hill and his neice, Miss Alice
Moulton, are sojourning in Lynn, Mass.
There, is in active operation here
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and
"oN"n Hiieoionaiy Society'
Porter,
The ground and roads are getting quite
dry. AT this time one year ago we had some
Two ieet Oh snow
IOler iiiase cemetery corporation met
on Sa.uiuas iaSs anu chose the ioi'owing Oh
hcers ior tne ensuing year;
Vice President o =, Di n. Stanley
Secretary-J. L. French.
T rTsteesEJ Fr B,aaS n st.n,av a,d Ao.
Blazo, ''- '-
Sexton-Sewall Sawyer.
They have one of the finest cemetarias 70
be found in the country. W
In memoriam .-Died oft portar Mr. Tosonh
j. jenkins. He was born in Barnsted. n.
ii. INT moved here on;ta nnmI,ar ~ Soo ~,
ago. He Was worthy mamhap az R;s;nS
Star Iod0e r and M - M fari,ass
NJ IT feel will not IA ehia ~ 10 iass IT,,
10 the character Of nv dead trion sd'a snd
hrother nohIo IN he nafr; tS ,,,'n anu
stincts bnnnrohia io Pis actian, p pr III III
friandsbiD 10 ~ 1;an6; 10 snuo ~ MS
and faitbful Nc n,an a,lpr o maS stuos ~;
friendshin who wes nnt eay 'eyyth ls
nohiiity If his charaeter nn9 ths s VIII 'n9
his natnra aa .,aS "H d suo nIoiSy "a
gentle, kind and confding, a generous, in |
and more nnprasssd tho na snese virtues
modest home Of that bright and happy circle.
The gloom which now enshrowds that once
thaP Iei I ~ aple
proclaims in silent eioonence the virtues of
the lamented dead. f.
wa.throox
M
The Westbrook Electric Light Company
will begin work at once on dam across the
pre.nDorooot r,nor a .ho,t a,....o. 80
,osinpscot river, SNORT Instance ABOVE
mna' - known as the upper covered bridge
at omelt htlL Formerly there was dam at |
that place, and the old foundation is still |
there. When tho dom i oononIa,oa 49,
ranjds will he p ove,oS S and 20 SOplG.eul, gu, 'he
blasted through them. IT, ;s nronnsaa WI" ~ oe
a small steamer from 'SsccaTaora " down ru,
throngh the dam nv meaI,s soe 20 appa uoma
around by the harbor To- Po,.Iaand ioch' aHa
works are under the superintendent of Mr..
H. =. =; Ne " on Oum9erland Mills After
latter mart of the summer the face of II NH, s9ls
have to be filed in with gravel and cement to
prevent the water undermining It, fhe sta
will he Iapee enongh 70 fnrnisS eu o ndah, anu
for the dynamos. The electriejty will he
CONDUCTED Dy submerged cable down the
river to Martin Point bridge and thence in
to Portland.
Kumford.
Water in the Androscoggin is EXTERNALLY
lov 70 foot lo,,,ar =. .h;a go
w A0o' Az % 'iiau u'u"' a' 'n's Time
VI year
The roads are very bad
Officers of Rumford Dairving Association
a. - 's Ao S,v
IoI tne ensuing year, are fresident, w Giark.
DnlIectorsi w. SlaTK, W. fettenglll, +. I.
futhaul, ". " shines ana 3. L.; Moody.
nnec...eLaIy ana iIeaSuIeI, ". Pettenglll
butter maker ana selling agent, L. N. Bur
sess. n
MI. a. " Iu Z WIN utliize tne water OF
raise cream by the Cooley system of sub.
merged ~ cans na Inc temperature Of the water
land neonie visita6 the s5rin1 in thn r1l.-
nj 81, y ~ "a - SPliLhs ~ ~ Upo siAsSs'