The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-27
FROM MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents of the Press.
Annual Meeting of the Washington
County Agricultural Society.
BrownfIeId Citizens Indignant at
Recent Reports About Gambling.
DennysviIle.

Dennysvilie.
WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL So
GETTY.
The annual meeting of the Washington
County Agricultural Society was held a.
Pembroke the other day. and though the day
was rainy forty-two members were present.
The meeting on the whole was quite lively
one. Some disaffected members had evi.
IDENTIFY gotten up ''ring' beforehand and
came to the meeting as one of them said
with determination so make clean sweep
of the old officers" which they pretty gen.
orally accomplished. The society has been
in existence about fifty years, and during all
that time, until yesterday has never had but
two treasurers. one of whom, John Kilby
Esq. served nearly 81 years, and the other,
Peter E. Vose, % years. To these treasurers
the society has never paid. nor offered to pay
cent for their valuable services. The So
cety during the early fall erected on its
grounds very satisfactory grand stand not
quite completed, the cost OF which so far is
about $1,075. A farmer from Robbinston
told me there, that he had sol 100 bbls. of
apples this fall, about 1000 heads of cab
bages and had put down 1000 for winter use,
had just finished housing 800 bbls turnips
raised on the farm, had so hogs, one of which
he thought would weigh dress 800 pounds
This farmer also said that the brothers
Shattuck at Red Beach adjoining Robbinston
had gathered on their boys this fall 1900
bushels of cranberries. Another said that a
charlotte farmer had raised and gathered
700 or 800 bushels. Aaron Hayden of Rob
hnston said that his folks at home were
that Gay killing and preparing for market
l90 chickens, and that he had sold If his
raising about 400 the past season, and had
HOO puilets to winter. These statements in
railroads in this section by which the agri-
cultural interest might be benefited, but
judging from the appearance of the franz
ers at the Pembroke meeting and the
writer's knowledge of them for many years,
they are very far from being like many of
their poverty stricken down trodden tax on
pressed brethren In some favored portions Of
the state.
RrIdeton.
Business is, just at the present time, BOOM
ing at the Forest Wooden Mills. The card
room is INNING two crews, each ten hours
per day. The other departments are run
ming to their fullest capacity, some of them
overtime on black cheviots.
A new house OF TWO stories in height, with
ell and stable one story, is being erected on
the Alley lot, near the residence Of A. III.
Burnham, Esq. IL is understood that the
new house will be rented, and 1t will add
something to the appearance of Main street
In that locality.
The war drama "From Sumter to Apo
mattox" was SO successful that it will be re-
peated Thanksgiving evening at Central
hall
We have had a few sharp cold days of late,
and a smart little furry of snow Sunday
morning made us think Of what is coming
later.
Our enterprising townsman, John Morri-
SON.. who has been extensively engaged in
numbering operations near the New Hamp-
shire line for several years, Is threatened
with total loss of sight by reason of cat
aract of both eyes.
A large amount of pine lumber Is being
cut and yarded ready for hauling, on the lot
purchased of the Cleaves heirs some months
ago by s. 81. Dawes of Harrison.
The new house of Alric Green, on Flint
street is painted lemon with white trimmings
ana makes very neat appearance.
Instead of the usual Thanksgiving service.
union service will be held In the evening
at the Methodist vestry.
The kind OF business, or pleasure, best at
tended to In this village inst now seems to
be the game of whist. Not less than three
full-grown whist clubs are in active opera
ton, aud the young people who attend
hardly get any time at all for their school
work. which is of minor Importance of
course,
Freeport.
NIL OUluu6I VI oOul6 has moved INTO t06
upper tenement of Mr.. J. E. Cummings
new house on Maple avenue.
Mr. WIN. Ira Chase has purchased the
Lambert house at Porter's Landing, and
MT Charles e. Chase has purchased Of Mr..
Abbot b. Weston, the Reuben Rogers place,
and will make the needed repairs for a first
class dwelling house.
Mr.. George Pierce has built a new house
near the school house at Porter's Landing.
Since It was certain that the river would be
hoc hnnrr oV.rikx &c
steamboat landing In this vicinity property
has taken quite boom and many are ready
to make investments.
Mr.. E. b. Mallet, Jr is constructing dam
across the stream above the bridge at Frost's
for an ice pond This stream is supplied
with spring water, will furnish the best
quality OF ice and considerable quantity of
The fine weather of late has been improved
by the crew working on the Brewster block
and the outside of the building Is approach
ing completion.
THE High school has just closed very sue
cessful term under the Drincipalship of Prof.
Wiimot B. Mitchell. In this school there
are twenty pupils fitting for college, with
the determination of passing the higher
branches of study at advanced institutions.
rms school is noted for its good wOOk and
Its graduates, over 200 in number, are filling
some OF the finest positions in New England.
both in teaching and In mercantile pursuits.
Miss Cornle M, Spear, A. B., teacher at
Wilton Academy, will spend the winter va
cation at the home Of her father, DR.. Spen-
Ger.
Prof. Mitchell spends Thanksgiving at
Littleton, Mass.
Quite number of people have signified
their intention Of building dwelling houses
in the village in early spring. Without doubt
Freeport village will be a very busy place
during the business season of '91 and more
Will be accomplished than now foreshadowed.
kennebunk.