The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-20
MAINE TOW Ms.
Freeport.

be opened in the spring by Mr.. Harmon on
tina place he has recently purchased of Mr..
Porter. Granite has been found here of a
very superior quality, which takes a nice
polish is without flaws, and about as dark
as the well-known Quincy granite. Unques-
tionably the granite business promises to be
very important and permanent industry in
our village. 1t is believed that as fine a
quality of the article exists here as anywhere
in New England. For situation it rivals all
other localities in the State.
Rumors seem to be quite extensively in
circulation that another shoe shop will be
built here in the spring There are willing
hands ready to do the work if such an under
taking seems advisable. The only thing
which can in any way impede such an un-
dertaklng is the threatening aspect of labor
troubles about the country at large.
MI. Reuben Maberry of Flying Point is
The selectmen are busy at the present time
preparing the annual town report for press,
which will be ready for distribution in about
ten days.
Notwithstanding it is reported that some
SIX or eight families have moved out of town,
tney seem to have left no vacant tenements,
and great difficulty is experienced to find
places for the new, comers.
1t is reported that A. w. Shaw g. Co. are
making arrangements for the erection OF a
new and commodious boarding house to ac-
commoeate their operatives.
About 100000 more logs are ready to be
moved to the saw mill of E. b. Mallet, Jr.,
and the one thing needful is sufficiently good
shedding to allow the work to 60 on. The
present absence of snow brings great deal
of labor to positive standstill.
The common and grammar grades of
schools closed last Friday, The High school
has its sessions two weeks longer.
Some very fine granite monuments are to
be seen at the works of E. B. Mallet, Jr.
ABOUT thirty workmen are busy in their
N. w. Fogg moves today into his new and
more cOmm0dious store in Mallet's block
Where he will have better facilities for show
Ing his line of goods to his patrons.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
The sleighs are out again.
Farmers are hurrying to get their wood
hauled up while the snow lasts.
The schools closed Friday, Feb. IA, after
verp profitable term.
A. w. Grover, the blacksmith, is very sick
with pneumonia.
Rev. S. 3. Wilson exchanged with Mr..
Smith last Sunday.
Mel'en Plummer is at Auburn, working in
a shoe factory.
Charles Jones is slowly recovering from
his severe illness.
Herbert Jones who has been visiting at
his fathers. returned last Friday to Canton,
Mass.
A large company of our people met by in
vitation at the parsonage, Monday evening,
and had a very pleasant time.
the river has remained open all winter
Even the mud flats have been almost wholly
free, from ice, allowing the clam diggers to
work right through the season, without in
terruption.
Sherman Mills.
A SINGULAR CASE OF CHOKING.
Mr.. Luther Clark of this town, sh ,rt
time since, had two cows choke to death BY
getting entangled in their tiechains in such
manner as to tighten the chain sufficiently
to strangle both cows. Appearances showed
tremendous struggle in their efforts to free
themselves.
AS whole we have had pleasant winter,
nave had no blocking storms usual for this
part of the state and a good deal of nshine.
There are now about two feet of snow In the
woods, we had heavy rain Friday night
followed by cold wave and tremendous
gale lasting "a hours. At present fair pro-
snow in the first part of the winter, and sick
ness the past four weeks In the crews, will
reduce the cut of lumber below the amount
anticipated at the start
La grippe has been prevalent in this yicin-
ity for the past four weeks, but is waning.
Six weeks ego Mrs. Granville Morrison of
this town started for the town of Knox with
her two little children to care for her aged
grand parents living inKnox and made stop
ola few days In Kingman visiting relatives
living there. She arrived at Kingman on
Monday. On "wednesday. her youngest child
day, and on Friday the other one was taken
and died the following Tuesday. They were
buried in Sherman. The parents have the
sympathy of the entire town.