The Portland daily press., 1890-12-05
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oHugtons
We are having some very cold weather the
present week. Tuesday morning the mer.
curry reached - degrees below zero at several
points in this village. and the extreme cold
together with the high wind caused general
suspension of work out-of.doers.
The surface of Long Lake was frozen over
Tuesday morning, which is very unusual so
| early In the season.
A burning chimney on Mechanic street
| caused an alarm of fire one day last week.
| No harm was done by the blaze.
j. F. Libby and d. A. Stevens have been
IN Boston for several days buying goods for
| their respective ste res.
FL. G. La,rabee has put in stock of jewel
| ~, watches and silver ware. and secured
the services of first class workman for re-
| pairing, watch cleaning, &c.
+. L. Bennett makes fine display OF nol-
| day goods as usual for some years early in
the season.
The Methodist fair will be held at Central
Hall, Thursday evening, December 18th.
The Grand Orient. K. of p f, held meet
candidates at Benefits Hall last Wednesday
evening, after which an oyster supper was
served. The first session is reported to have
been very interesting to all concerned.
This Is great time for the boys, who can
skate all they desire with no school to hinder,
just at present. Possibly the weather is just
little too cold for comfort.
b. f. MillikeD, who has been in Portland
for several months, is again among us.
Bridgton municipal officers. attended by
surveyor, are engaged In perambulating the
town lines.
The winter terms of school in town
generally begin next Monday, Dec. sth.
KIttery.
All sorts of reports prevail on the yard as
to the time when the Monongahela and Lam
caster must be ready for sea, one rumOr fix
ing the limit at two weeks, another at two
months, and others at varying times. At
the rate work has been carried on, neither of
them will leave just yet. A good deal of ad-
diti0nal work to the Monongaheia's spars,
rigging and sails has been made necessary
by the order, recently received, to change
her rig from barque to ship, and fit her
with double topsaii yards.
The dry dock was coaled on Monday, in
readiness to be hauled out at the first favor
able opportunity to take up the tugs For
tune and Leyden. 1t was intended to haul
it out on Tuesday, but there was too much,
wind, and too much cold, so it wa S not done.
While the Fortune is undergoing repairs
her crew of about thirty men will ba quart
cred on the receiving ship Constitution, as
will also the Leyden's smaller crew. The
steam heating apparatus on the Constitu-
tion was fired up on Tuesday, and the boil
er, steam pipes and radiators found TO be in
good condition, which was hardly anticipa-
TED, as the app iratus had not been used for
seven or eight years.
1t Is runOred that the Fortunes bottom
is In much worse condition then has been
supposed, and that she cannot be repaired
within the regulation limit of expenditure,
in which case she will be condemned, and
her crew transferred to the receiving ship
Wabash. at Boston.
Baldwin.
NORTH BALDWIN.
The school in District No. IL began Mon
day, Nov. oath. under the direction of Mr.. f.
b. Usher of Sebag0.
The school in District No. began Mon
day, Dec. LIST, under the direction of Mr., l.,
Mrs. E. b. Binf0rd has sold her pine tim
Der to Charles Mckinney of Buxton.
The friends of Mr.. M. E. Blake will be
sorry to learn that he is not able to do any
work.
Misses Emma and Alice Wiggin, Ernestine
Sanborn and Ida M. Chadbourne who have
been attending school at North Bridgton
Miss e. S McCorrison is spending short
time with her sister. Mrs. e. A. Cartret of
Saccarappa.
Buxton Centre.
On Monday evening, Nov. 30th, many
friends and relatives of John l. Porter and
wife, of Buxton Centre, met at their home to
ding. 1t was very pleasant gathering and
was enlivened by music and the reading of
poem written in honor of the occasion.
Pretty and valuable presents were left them
as tokens of kindly remembrance from their
friends. Long may this happy couple jour-
ney together down life's pathway, aud wit
ness the happy return OF many of these an
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