The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-18
MAINE TOWNS.
Freeport.


MIR. Paul R. Curtis has sold his residence
and farm to j. F. Litch6eld.
The annual examination of candidates for
teachers Is advertised for April Sd. at $50 a
M, at the high school room.
MISS Hattie Sturdiyant spent Sunday at
nome with her parents. Her father, Mr..
Henry Sturdivant, has been critically i'll for
the past two months, with no hope of recov-
cry.
their studies the Goth inst, at Colby Univer-
sity.
1t is reported that Mr.. Charles Cushing of
this place has given to Colby University
$1,000 for scholarship, with special prefer
ence for scholars who shall fit for college at
Freeport High School. Why would it not be
and generous citizens to place one or two
such scholarships at Bowdoin College; also
as encouragement to young men Of Free
port to at for that institution? A few thou
SAND dollars invested in this way would be
money that would never cease to exert its
influence for good upon the town, and help
70 STIMULATE class of young men to higher
Scnoiarshlp and more exalted manhood.
Let those who have more money than they
can possibly use consider candIdy the pro
u.
worthy even Of sacrifice for any who wish
10 pless society for their having lived in it.
MOST people are using wheels now; the
snow Is not plenty enough for the use of
The busiest places in our village are the
saw mill. grain mill, shoe shop Of A. w.
Shaw q Co., the new store of e. B. Mallett.
Dr., and the. news stand of w. A. Mitchell,
where the citizens get their supply of daily
papers from the principal New England
The town, at its annual meeting voted an
appropriation OF $500 to put steam heating
apparatus into the high school building,
This Is a move in the right direction for the
comfort OF the scholars. The appropriation
of $500 for sidewalks shows the people alive
to the needs of the village.
It is reported that the High School will
commune under the same management and
instruction as last year: The usual time for
twelve weeks preceding the Friday before
July 4th. Last year the spring term began
some two weeks earlier by special request Of
interested parties.
Plenty OF good, nice new milk is now solo
at the door for four cents per quart.
Freeport is at present we'll noticed bv
agents and canvassers of various kinds
pictures, books and numberless devices are
cnered Tor sale, without which, IL one cred
It's the story Of the agents, it would seem
impossible to exist longer.
Porter.
Mrs. Amanda Parker is very sick.
Our school closed on Thursday last Mr.. A.
ID. Mason teacher. Mr.. Mason Is an old and
experienced teacher, this being the sixty-fifth
Term !. OF school that he has taught and his
schools have always been successful. The
house was we'll filed at the close to listen
TO the exercises by the scholars They
consisted OF select readings, declarations,
etc. Mr.. Mason also had a class in penman-
ship, a much neglected study therefore,. Mr..
mason is good teacher Of penmanship and
his class made fine progress. The committee
CHOSEN to award three prizes to be given to
the three that made the most Improvement.
were Isaac Z. French, Capt. james French
ana MISS EVA Rice. The first prize was
Lizzie Page, third to Minnie Colley. The
closing exercises were interesting to parents
and friends and creditable to teacher and
scholars.
Mr.. Moses M. Libby and wife who were
to Massachusetts.
MIR. Samuel French and wife who have
Deen very sick are getting better.
Mr.. Willis d. French and wife have re-
Iafheq 20 this place Mrs. French is in
:, Mr.. Isaac L. French is having a serious
time with saltrheum and erysipeias, and is
quite sick but is out attending to business
wnsn u Is pleasant weather.
ro Inc death deatn OF Mr.. George 81. Watkins was
friends in this vicinity. His long Connection
with the Oxford Democrat our County paper
endeared him to his many subscribers here.
he was perfect gentleman and an honest
and upright man.
Among the old relics that Mr.. Isaac l..
French has Is silk handkerchief that be-
ionged to his grandmother. 1t is over one
hundred years old.
Mr.. Alonzo Thompson's SON who broke his
arm so badly, being thrown on the ice The
nrst OF the winter, will never have full use of
1t again.
Roothbay.
AT the annual town meeting held Monday,
March 10, 1890. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers OF the
Pinkham. "'
Treasurer and Collector. r. McDougall.
AUTHORIZATIONS Lodge
supervisor of Schools p Jones'