The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Fairfield.


Fairfield. "
There is a report that the large mill on the
island has been sold by E. Totman & Co., to
the proprietors of the pulp mill, and that
this is the entering wedge for paper mill.
An imperfect belt saved Mr.. Calvin
Thompsonllast week. He has for years been
employed in the furniture shop of j. A. Gil
ley g. Co. In STOPPING to fix some part of his
machine, his clothing was caught in the belt.
and coat and shirts badly torn before the
loose belt slipped from its bearings. Had
everything been in working order he must
have been severely injured, but he ESCAPED
with bruises and strains.
There is tempest in teapot over the In.
cation of the new school house voted by the
town. The spot selected by the committee
raised by the selectmen Is on High street ex-
tension. and the property owners and their
they think the best place for the bile is on
some other fellow" and the spot for the
school house is somewhere else.
Inc adjourned meeting OF the. town will
De neld ADrll 1st. when the location will be
notify contested. The danger is, that in
ngntlng location the school house may be
lost. Mr.. Lewis, the Gardiner architect, was
mere Saturday to meet the officers and sub
NIT plans perfected by him, at the REQUEST of
Professor Luce. state superintendent Of
| of Health.
!, The Board of Trade is discussing the ques.
ZION OF sewers. preparatory to the fight in
corporation meeting April 18th. Considera-
| Die opposition is provoked, but the call for
protection is urgent and something will be
done.
The maple sugar harvest is ripe and being
| gathered by the farmers. The quality is
very good.
| Mr.. Herbert Taylor, the young man
drowned in California, was brought home
and buried Sunday. from the home of his
father, MT. benjamin Taylor. North Fair
| field, with Masonic honors
The citizens of Skowhegan and members
| of the Grand Army Post have offered liberal
| reward for the arrest and conviction of the
| miscreants who made the attack on the train
coming to Fairfield last Monday evening.
Freeport.
Mr.. Horace Gould is appointed to take
charge OF the aims house and farm in the
place of Everett E. Morton, who has filled
the place for the past two or three years.
Gould Brothers have purchased the entire
stock OF boots and shoes from the store of
u. b. Mallet Jr. and now holds control of
the retail shoe trade in the village.
Mr.. John Stowell engineer for the saw
and grist mill engine, b ad the misfortune to
lose part of one finger in the machinery
| last week.
The steamer Phantom, Capt. Townsend.
| has commenced running from South Free
port to Portland, Frank Lockrey is en-,
gineer and Walter j. Parker is his assistant
The anniversary Of Ladies relief corps is
announced tor Tuesday evening April list
with supper at the Club Rooms.
Rev; Mr.. Burroughs from Andover Theo-
Logical Seminary is announced to supply the
Congregational pulpit Sunday March 80
A church and parish meeting of the Con-
day evening March &c. There will be i'm
4 portant business. The church has been
| without settled pastor since the resig-
| nation OF Rev. G. W. Lopgren, last fall.
| There seem to be special reasons for calling
q pastor in the near future, though there
have been but three Sundays in which the
pulpit has not been supplied since the va
cancy occurred.
The annual parish meeting is called for
| the Baptist society, Friday evening 2S inst
l at the vestry,
There are now in Freeport High School
sixteen pupils fitting for College Since the
school was instituted in 1873, twenty-five
Of its graduates have taken college course.
| 1t has sent Its graduates to Colby, Bowdoin,
Bates, and Orono, in the state, and to Smith
and Williams out of the state. A dozen or
| more have taken an advance course at He
| bron Academy at Kent's Hill and at Lassell
| Seminary. The whole number of college
| graduates natives of Freeport previous to
the founding of the High School is believed
! to be less than fifteen.
Mr. j. +. Chickering is moving to South
boro Mass.
Freeport village has not many street lamps
consequently cautious young men take their
lanterns with them Sunday nights.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
David Greenleaf has moved into his house
| In the village.
Charles Robinson has gone to Nova Scotia
and will be absent several months.
| Wild geese have become quite numerous.
Eight or ten of them were shot last week in
| this vicinity.
Corham.
| We are glad to see Rev. John Cobb on the
| street again. He recovered from trouble
| some illness, by has been suffering from a
relapse. 1t Is very seldom we find an octo-
genaran supplying the pulpit regularly and
| SO thoroughly lively in all active religious
work
=, A fine flag was given to District No. 1 at
the meeting last ningt.
was unusually 4rse The: @ Warrant sSte8 cong
talns several articles calling for the raising
OF money for special taxes, for further grad
ing the grounds, fencing them and for paint
ing the building. The district raised $3.50
last year, and the general trend of opinion
seems to be that these suggested improve
ments are not really needed just now, and
that the present is an unfav0rable time to
vote additional taxes.
Miss Rose B. Burnel, an efficient and pop
ular assistant postmistress Is absent on
weeks vacation,a much needed rest from the
responsible and arduous duties of the office.
| Miss Burnell has for several months past,
had the entire charge of the money order
and registry business, and the work has
been performed to the entire satisfaction of
the post master, and the public.
| Mrs. Francis Redl0n has returned home
| after long visit in Chicago.
Miss Laura Usher entertained number of
| her young friends Monday afternoon, the oc-
| casion being her 10th birthday; she received
many pretty presents, land the afternoon was
| enjoyed very much by little folks present.
| Miss Nellie White and Mr.. j. S. Leavit,
| entertained at the "boys ROOM Saturday
| evening.
HarpsWeIl.