The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-19
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and the following business transacted:
Voted to accept the reports of the commit
tees appointed for locating and plann ing
central grammar school house, and decide,
to purchase the Humphrey lot between tn
two villages containing an acre at cost O
$500 The committee on plans, j. III. Hum
phrey, w. b. Allen and G. L. Bucknam. {
be continued as the building committee. Tn
work will be done by contract to be finishe,
by Sept LIST. The proposed edifce is tw
story frame building similar to the Pit
street grammar school house in Deerinp
The grammar building at North Polan
(Mechanic Fallsl and the one at Kennebunl
At the town meeting there was
large attendance in anticipation of in
teresting discussion on the several articles Il
the warrant. but the people were doomed t
disappointment as after the passage of tn
first article the others were summarily dis
missed. The only excitement of the day
originated from the alarm of fire at which
everybody adjourned to the fieldslan pas
lures near by where acres of grass fire
forced by the high wind, was rushing down
on the village at appalling speed. The fire
originated at the Maine Central railroad, ant
without the providential presence of tn,
people at the town hall at that time, nothing
could have prevented large destruction o.
property at the upper village,
j. Nj. Bucknam, Jr., brought up from tn
Foreside, Tuesday about a peck of crows
heads, the result of two days skirmishinl
with paris green. Value, $500.
Sebago.
Winter still fingers in the lap of spring
Considerable snow in the woods and on The
norther slopes, roads in deplorable condi
ton.
The wooden trestle on the B. & S. r. R. r
at the foot of Hancock Lake is being re
placed by substantial and costly granite
bridge.
Large quantities of brick and poplar bolts
line the road awaiting transportation.
l.. A. Poor has sold his timber lot. "No
Fourteen" In Denmark to G. o. Pendexter
and G. W. Gray, and they will commence
clearing 1t this spring.
Three fat, hearty and apparently healthy
pigs two weeks old, belonging to Summer
Poor, died within few minutes of each 9th
er few days ago, cause unknown.
Sroprletors OF summer boarding houses
are making provisions for accommodating
increased numbers the coming season, an
the list OF houses is also to be increased
There will be accommodations for abou
three hundred, and the demand has eacl
year exceeded the supply.
The ice Is leaving Sebago Lake.
Mrs; l.. a. Poor is taking four weeks
tiers in Manchester, N. III.
Miss Eva Hill is engaged to teach the sum
mer school IN her OVID, the Patten, district
Miss Alice Cannell of Naples will teach in
the Larrabee district. The Beach Hill school
will commence next Monday il the travel
ling will permit Miss Nina Poor will teach.
The Pierce farm, so much admired by and
resorted to by summer boarders on account
of its grand mountain outlook, is at present
unoccupied, its, proprietor having suddenly
ing sisters in North Baldwin.
James G. Babb, proprietor of Elm cottage
has the material seasoning preparatory. to
erecting spacious summer house another
season.
Two and half per cent of the population
of the town are at present attending acade-
mics and colleges in the state. Seven of its
sons are eminent practicing physicians, viz:
l.. p. Babb at Eastport, o. NJ. Brown at Cor
nish, d. II. Cole at Harrison, S. L. Brown
at Denmark, Ii. A. Lambard at Bridgton
Herbert Fitch at Brownfeld, and a brothel
Of D. NJ. Brown near Boston. Many Others
are filling positions OF Importance abroad.
SaccaraSpa.
A few of tbs youth braved the wind anC
dust on Fast Day morning and appeared OF
the streets on horseback. The mills wert
stopped for the day and all the stores were
closed in the afternoon. Union religious
services were held at tie Congre gationa
church in the forenoon. The pastors of al
the evangelical churches of this place an(
Cumberland Mills were present and Rev. E
E. Bacon preached an interesting and in
Divinely Ordained" There was very good
attendance at these services.
The Saco foot ball club came by barge Il
this place in the morning and engaged the
Saccarappas In game on Scotch Hill. The
visitors were vanqaished by score of
too.
The games at the Portland baseball
grounds were attended by many of our PEG
pie during the day.
Active preparations are being made by the
Congregational Vestry Society for the fail
that will begin one week from next Wednes
day:
This year the Westbrook High School will
send out the largest class that eve
graduated from the school. There are /!
pupils In the class.
The county convention of the w. G. T. U
will be held in this village, April 20.
1t Is rumored that several business men il
the village are engaged in the organization
OF stock company with the purpose oil
erecting a building for post Office and oper,
house. A number of our citizens have al
ready signifed their willingness to subscribe
to the stock.
The executive committee of the Wes;brool
High School Alumni Association, voted Il
hold the reception to the graduating class in
June, at Cumberland hall.
The Y. l.. M. b. realized $500 above al
Cumberland hall, and the money will b,
used to give Clark'sJuvenileb band unifo rm
Corham.
The Dorcas Society spent the afternoon
and evening Wednesday with Mrs. w.
Bickford. Gentlemen were invited to SUP
per.
81 Plunkard was played in iRidlon's Hal
wednesday evening before fair sized au
dience. The play was called very good.
Thursday evening Hon. B. f. Chadbournl
Of Biddeford, delivered lecture in the M
Il, church on the Australian ballot system.
=, a soclable was given Friday evening a.
Inc congregational vestry and Uncle Toms
CaDln was played in Ridlon's Hall by trav
cling company
Miss Minnie Tolford has returned from
her Boston visit.
day Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Stanw0Od.
Stephen Hinkley, Jr, of Portland, spent
Fast Day at home.
A company of 16 boys rode horseback Fast
Day, passing through Coalkiln and home b,
way OF Saccarappa.
Mr.. +. III. Emery has moved the goods
from bis corner store to the Grange building
store.
Bar Mills.
a. Inc Maine Furniture Company will move
cne uLy mouse near the mill and Increase tn,
capaclty oil both. They have been obliged
10 purchase a larger boiler to meet the de
msnoS OF Their increasing business.
5. b. Shepherd has purchasad q yooo L..
OF fifty acres Of +. G. McKennev "00u ~
That piece of road frem the Dnck pond =,
Buxton Centre depot, which has been el rW .
impossible, Is somewhat improved nv III
drying weather. All the roads are in vs ar
bad condition, even dangerous to horses i
places. Work should be begun upon ther
at once.
S. c. bennett, formerly of this town.
with the Union Mutual Insurance Company
with headquarters In Sac0.
The river is very high, preventing the rive
drivers from working,
j. w. Meserve, of the firm of S. Mesery
q Son, reports the outlook for spring trad
better than usual
8oothbay.
Capt. Q, G. Reed arrived home from DO
ION last Friday. He is loading brick at Br,
AM yard, Bristol, for Boston.
VIM. ;; Reed is to have charge of the shi]
R lns az Mill Cove Ice works this summe
rms company have stored a large amount
facilities. 'o soou 'i'PpiD
Mrs. Martha. Bradbury who has been sic