The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-06
MAINE TOW MS.
Fairfield.


Fairfield.
The roads in every direction are full and
badly drifted. and the storm has continued
through the day. 1t was very evident from
what was said that the accounts of the ssv-
eral officers will be critically examined be-
| fore being accepted, and that the necessary
| appropriations to be called for for building
| school houses and sewers will be strongly op-
posed There is an urgent call for a large
school house in the lower part of this village
but it is doubtful If vote is secured this
year to build.
A travelling company has been occupying
the boards at the opera house the past week,
and at the close of the entertainment Satur-
day night marriage ceremony was per-
formed by F. E. Brainard. Esq, on the stage,
two of the troupe being the contracting par
ties.
1t is reported that the sudden death of a
mlddle-aged woman living across the river
In Benton, was caused by eating Rough on
Rats, spread on her bread. She leaves five
small children. Although medical skill was
procured it was of no avail.
The store vacated by Mr.. Bradbury, in Al
len q Totman's block, is being repaired and
fitted for jeweller, to be occupied by Mr..
+: s. Crippen, who, comes from Rockland
highly recommended as skillful workman.
Tuesday was the coolest day of the season,
15' to 1872 below zero in the morning
PownaI.
The death of Mrs. Lucretia, wife of Capt.
Joseph Small, occurred at their residence in
town on February 25th, in the SD year of her
age. Particular mention was made of her in
Small and his wife being one OF the aged
couples spoken of who bad passed over fifty
years in their united life. Mrs. Small has
been In delicate health for many years, but
her last illness was caused by a shock expe-
perlenced but short time previous to her
death. Mrs. Small leaves husband and two
sons. Much sympathy is felt for the family
in their bereavement.
In the early twilight of Sunday evening
evening commenced a storm which, in short
time, developed into tempest, and for all
night it ragged with undated fury. How
much snow fell 1t is impossible to determine,
as the most of 1t lays in immense drifts, fol-
lowing which will be long stretches of bare
ground, so that the most important question
at the present time is, ...Can get there best
on wheels or runners?"
Mrs. James r. March, with her young son,
Is at her fathers, Mr.. G. Il. MerrilPs. Mrs.
as her husband is about going into business
at South Boston, and is now making the
changes necessary to that effect
The Republicans will hold their caucus on
vIous to the town meeting, which is appoint |
ed for March 10th. The town reports will |
be ready for distribution the latter part of
the present week.
Brdgton.
Rev. Mr.. Davies, of Biddeford, delivered
very instr uctive and entertaining lecture ON
WALES and the Welsh" at the Congregation
al Church, Thursday evening. Owing to the
extremely bad travelling but a small audi
ence was present
A large number of citizens was present at
the oval examination of classes In the High
School on Tuesday, and the same is true of
the exercises at the Grammar School ON
Thursday. The Longfellow Memorial Exsr-
else given by thirteen pupils of this school,
was very interesting, consisting of facts in
relation to this poet and select quotations
from his works. The following characters
were in costume: EvaDgeline, Priscilla, John
| Alden, Hiawatha, Minnehaha and Miles
| Standish
The entertainment given by the High
School Friday evening. for the benefit of the
fund started enc year ago, was a success In
every particular.
Mr.. Frank Knights, graduate Of our
High School, and former principal of the
Grammar School, now principal OF the High
and graded schools of Alfred, has been in
town the past week.
The snow of Sunday night will give new
lease of life to the travelling, which was get
ting to be very pad indeed for teaming.
Present at the town meeting we noticed
Mr.. Rufus Gibbs who is ninety. and Capt. J.
w. Dusser who is eighty seven years old,
besides several who are upwards of eighty.
VIM. ii. Steadman of this village, has late
ly received a pension of $12 per month and
back pay amounting to about $1,000.
Bethel.
The work ON the new corn canning factory
| has commenced. Workmen are upon the
| ground and busily engaged in making pre-
kfnWN 90 h.,fl1 fnv NlA faa-
| tory is to be located just west of the chair
| factory.
Judge Foster left here last week for Houl-
| ton, where he has held court
N. G. Mills of Mason, who is wintering
twenty-elght head OF cattle, is feeding eighty
| tons ensllage and five hundred bushels tur-
nips. He uses no meal and he says that his
stock have never done better.
Mr.. Arthur Barker has returned from the
South. He spent several weeks at Fort
Payne, Ala, and Chattanooga Tenn.
Dana Phiibrick arrived arrived home last
week, having just completed a course at
Gray's Business College, Portland.
Mr.. 2. L. Watts, mail agent on the Grand
Trunk railroad, has sold bis farm at West
Bethel to Addison s. Bean.
New Gloucester.
Mr.. Charles H. Cobb, commonly known in
| town as Esq. Cobb, and Mrs. Mary b. Cobb
| celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
| marriage on the 10th of Feb. Esq. Cobb is
| one of the oldest Justices Of the Peace in the
| State, and is at present serving his fourth
| term as trial justice in Cumberland county he
is also dedimus justice. He is now 70 years
old and attends to his official business with
all his old time vigor.
The last storm left our roads in such con-
ditiOn, that one hardly knows whether to
use runners or wheels
Mr.. VIM. p. Taylor, aged % years old, the
oldest man in town, died here last week.
Mr. Taylor had no illness but died of old age
Mr.. Frank Taylor, a blind man, gave an
entertainment in the Congregational yestry
tuesday evening.
Town meeting will be March 10th.
Rumford.
Rumford Grange had very interesting
meeting last Saturday. The raising of sweet
| corn was ably discussed, and as majority of
| the grangers are growers OF sweet corn, a
committee was selected to confer and arrange
a contract with the packers the coming sea.
! son. The growers are determined to have
| one end of the rope this year or grow yellow
| corn. There were twenty-one applicants for
membership to the Grange at this meeting.
| Six inches Of snow fell Sunday night. II
| is drifting badly today, consequently there
| was not very full attendance at town meet
| ing.
The members of Inyincible Lodge of Good
| Templars held their twenty-first anniyer-
Sary by SYMPTOMS supper on their regular
| lodge night Feb 18Th. a go9u rouhu one
| hundred sat down and enjoyed the feast, af-
| ter which c. Il. Willie Tucker called the
company to order, and introduced some very
| pleasant entertainment, consisting OF sing
ing several fine pieces. and select reading
| BY w. X. Sewall, and an exhibition oil ART ny
| W. II. Eastman. An Ethiopian trio OF muSl-
cal performance by A. ID. Park, Willie Bry-
ant and Ernest Stetson.
Steep Falls.
| O..
sale at their store
Misses Julia and Maggie Paine of Bartlett,
n: H., are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Richard
| Warren, in this village
Miss ). Addie Lord of this village has gone
to Concord, Mass, TO teach school.
Frank Emery, the well known fox hunter
has shot one hundred foxes. He chased them
all win his mound that Is only four years old.
There was dance at Depot Hail last Sat
urday evening music by ID. Ii. Coolproth
and Miss Clara Palmer.