The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-08
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Kittery.

Kittery.
Rev. John I'll. Mugridge has accepted the
passionate of the First Christian church at the
Point, and has moved his family and goods
into the parsonage.
The town of Kittery has bought the right
to take gravel for the roads from pit near
Joseph JenklnS's, on Shepard's hill, and
from one at Kittery Point
Inc marines at the barracks of the navy
yard have organized base ball club, and
would IKE to arrange games for Saturdays
August.
The selectmen Of Kittery have appealed to
the supreme Judicial Court of Maine in op-
position to the findings of the county com
missloners in regard to the new road to Eliot
Neck. The court meets at Alfred on the Doth
inst, and the town will oppose by every
practicable means the building of the road
In addition several citizens of Kittery living
on the line of the, proposed road, will APP
peal against the land damages awarded.
which they claim are ridic1lousiy mad.
equate.
5rideton.
SOUTH BRIDGToN.
Mr.. Austin Whitney has bought the
Thomas Ridlon farm Of Earnest Gardner
and is about to move thereon.
The South Bridgton Dramatic Company
VIII give an entertainment in Knapp & San
senting the drama Comrades" and the the
minor exercises
The grass Is beginning to appear quite for
s Wato . put tne ground is yet pretty wet de-
the prospect is that farming will not begin
much before the usual time.
Inc Young Peoples Educational Society
OF TINS place Is quite thriving institution,
having about 60 members. 1t gets M enter
tainments, has discussions of important
questions. and various literary exercises. and
mas Just furnished the hall with new scenery.
tnat VIII be used by the South Bridgton
Dramatics in their entertainment
MISS Clara ii. Berry is expected home
from the South soon. At last accounts She
was in Washington.
Mr.. l.; @. Knights is preparing to 90 on
the road with his famous Opodeldoc.
sllk nat brigade has been formed here
several Of our young men having invested in
these articles of commerce.
Harrison.
BoLsTER's MILLS.
There was very pleasant gathering of
friends and neighb0rs, at the residence of
Francis Chute and wife, of this place on the
afternoon and evening of Nav LIST, il being
the twenty-ffth anniversary of their wed
ding. After fine literary programme, boun-
tiful supper; and some kind speeches, tho
friends presented Mr.. and Mrs. Chute with
handsome sum in silver.
Oxford County. Pomona Grange, met with
Crooked River Grange, at this place, on
Tuesday last, and in spite, of severe rain
storm. good time was had. Much interest
was felt in the discussion of the question,
What can the grange do to prevent emigra-
tion from the State?" The next meeting is
with Round Mountain Grange at Albany on
the third Tuesday in June. Question, sis
the Australian Ballot system demanded by
the voters of Maine"
The fears of a dry spell, that one heard
freely expressed last week, are banished by
the powerful rain of the present week. The
river is high as at any time this spring, and
the roads are awful.
The farm work is well advanced and
nothing but the cold has prevented planting
from being begun. The season is ten days
behind last year.
Pownal.
The death of Mr.. Elbridge True, one of
our oldest and most respected citizens, who
has for some time been in falling health, oc-
CURED on Friday of last week. Mr.. True
was in the saith year Of his age. He was
born in Freeport, but for more than half a
century has lived on the farm, to which he
True, of this town, is the. only. remaining
child, two daughters having died several
years ago. Funeral services were held at
his late residence on Sunday afternoon, at
3p. M, by Rev. Mr.. Wilson. of Freeport.
Capt S. b. Kenney is daily expecting to
be called to join his barque in New York,
where she is being loaded with general
cargo for Brisbane, Australia.
There will be services held at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday afternoon at 2. 30
p. M, by Rev. Mr.. Wilson. Regular SER
vice for the summer will commence either
the 18th or the 25th of the present month.
Mr. ID. G. True and family, also Mr.. Fred
Estes, wife and child, all of Portland, passed
last Sunday in town.
Boothbay.
Mrs. Esther Reed, widow of the late Rob-
ert Reed. died April Doth of old age. She
was "a years and II months old.
Schooner Nellie p. Morse, with a load of
hard pine for w. 1. Adams. arrived last
week. After unloading her cargo of hard
pine. She will take load OF ice from
Morse's ice works.
East BOothbay is a busy place. Nobody
can be hired even to do little farming for
outside parties. But we hope our little city
by the sea may prosper, and 1t has very
good prospect now.
l.. w. Standish, editor of the Stoughton,
Mass, Sentinel. was in town last Sunday,
He is ha YIN an elegant cottage built on
West Buxton.
1t is almost certainty that a factory
building will be erected at this place sOon,
as the funds have nearly all been subscrib-
ed A meeting for the purpose of forming
q corporation will be held this week.
The creamery is in full operation and
turning out nice article of butter.
The wooden mill is shut down for repairs.
Work will probably be resumed in the course
of few weeks.
The following officers Of the Free Will
Baptist Sunday school were elected last Sum
day;
Superintendent-Rev John Pettengill.
Assistant Observation-Disclosures Crockett.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs. Getchell.
Librarian-Miss Abbie Hudson.1
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPORT.