The Portland daily press., 1890-01-02
MAINE TOWNS.
Cape Elizabeth.
SOUTH PORTLAND.

villages on the shore front goes quietly on.
For us on the villages of this town it is
burning question in more senses than
one. 1t is the most important question to
come up at our next annual town meeting in
March.
The travel by teams on the ferry-boat
continues to increase. all heavy loads in
tended for this place coming by the way Of
the ferry entirely. The daily average is
The secret societies have elected the
following officers:
BAYARD LODGE, NO. A, X. OFF.
V.C.-w. L. Bradford.
Pc, P. Arey.
K. Of r. g. s..W. e. Allen.
N. Of F.-W. +. Strout.
Trnstee-C. N. Trefethen.
Representatives.. A. Cole.
ELIZABETH CITY LODGE, NO. ia, I.o.o.F.
n. &C. P. Arey.
v. &c. Ii. Howes.
Seen. b. Knight
Per Sec-H ram Dyer.
Treas.-J. @. -mith.
Trus ees j. II, Hartford, Geo. U. Spear, c. N.
Trefethen.
snETTE ASSEMBLY, NO. 2, PYTHIAN SISTER,
C.C.-Mrs. j. II. Hartford.
v. C,-Mrs. JOS Jones.
Pre.-Mrs. c. p. Arev.
M. at A.-Miss Julia Mcfarland.
Assist. NJ. at Airs. A. r. Skinner
j. G.-Mrs W. H. Turner.
o. G.-Mrs. A. Doughty.
Mrs. Millett of Willard, while backing out
of the way of a horse who attacked her
savagely with his mouth, fell, breaking her
left arm between the shoulder and elbow,
besides being shaken up considerable from
the shock OF her fall. The horse belonged
to Mr. Shaw the grocery man, and we are
animal.
Freeport.
A large lot of logs are being cut on the
Stanwood place at Flying Point, and also
from the wood lot purchased by Mr.. Charles
Anderson in Durham. 1t is understood that
same amount of lumber will be sawn as
during last season. This gives us prospect
OF quite business amongst transfers as
soon as there is sufficient snow for the work.
Neurology of Freeport for 1889 is as fol-
Dennison, 80; Mrs. Dorcas Griffin, 80; SamI
e. Cushing, 40; N. .. True, 20; Mrs. II. B.
Rogers. 49,; Mrs. Mary A. True, s.; .Dea
s.; Mrs. Harriet Melcher,. 10; Anderson
Brewer, "a; Mrs. Josephine Porter, 80
Joseph Grant, 70; Mrs. Olive Randall, 81;
Barrabas CARRIER, So; Edward James, IS;
johnson Williams, 70; Isaac Dennison, 70;
strong. SO; Daniel b. Brown, 60; Susie
Davis, %: Mrs. Lydia A. Pratt, "a; Rebecca
Curtis; Mrs. Carolina Townsend, 30; Effie
Adena Davis, 2; Almira Fits, 50; Everett
81. Jones, 8 mo. James Parington. Sc: VIM.
Morthley, "a; Mrs. Helen Ilsley, &c; Samuel
Thing, 81; Infant child of Geo. K. Dennison;
Infant child of G. M. Dyer; John A. Payson
IS Elijah Gore, 81; Elizabeth Mann, SO;
Catherine Rogers, so.
A circular discussing the affairs of the
shoe shop and showing In part the payroll
for the past year is being placed in the hands
of the citizens of Freeport. This circular
purPorts to be candid statement of the pay
actually received by the employees of the
shop at and previous to the strike. 1t
further attempts to show the present attitude
of the firm in relation to the business affairs
at Freeport 1t will probably be placed in
the hands OF every voter in town. 1t is
highly desirable that satisfactory adjust
ment of existing difficulties should soon be
reached. The prosperity of individuals and
of the town depends in large manner upon
1T. We hope that all existing difficulties will
vanish, and that true prosperity will make
and employees. Let every one lend helping
hand to both parties to this end, and labor
That the year shall be crowned with gladness.
South Berwick.
PROSPECTIVE SHOE FACTORY.
1t is said that the Boston & Maine railroad
Co. are to erect a building for the manufac-
ture of boots and shoes near the station on
the Western Division and lease 1t to one of
the firms burnt out by the recent fire in Lynn
gentleman who has always been among
the foremost in bringing new enterprises
into the town, on being questioned as to the
truth of the above report, by the PRESS cor
respondent said that the report was not
without foundation and that if the railroad
company should fail to carry out the plan
now under consideration private parties
wonld take hold of the scheme and put it
through.
A gang of men commenced cleaning up the
ruins OF the Huntress block which was de-
gtrOYe6 nv fire last Eridau NIGHT rnuac.
day morning. Another building will be
erected on the spot at once which will, it is
said. be one of the finest blocks in the place
when finished.
The repairing and remodelilng of the Free
Baptist church is almost completed The
new steeple which is entirely finished is
one OF the finest on any. church in this yicin-
ity. The town clock which is to deck this
few weeks. The new pews and other furni-
ture have arrived and will be put in this
week.
The next and last entertainment in the
berwick Academy course will be given Prof.
Churchill. the well known reader, on Thurs
dry evening January 2. This is the first
time our citizens have had an opportunity
OF hearing Prot Churchill in their own town
aud 1t will surely be the last for this season
a full house.
The weather In this section of the State is
still clear and cold.
Cray.
DRY MILLS.
frank 4. Golf shod seventeen horses last
FRIDAY pretty smart days work for one
Gray Grange Wednesday night Dee. d.
elected the following officers:
Master-H. L. Morse
Overseer-Andrew Allen.
Lecturer-Wm Goff.
bteward-J. II. Ramsdall
Assistant Steward-GeO. L, Merrill,
Chapain-H. Whitney.
Treasurer-Geo: f. Cobb.
Secretary-S. Weymouth
Gate Keeper-W. s. Allen.
Pomona-Mrs. Clara II. Foster.
EIora-Mrs Fannie McCorskey.
Ceres-Mrs. Margaret K. Foster.
L. AS Steward Mrs, Lucy A. Morse.
Joshua Witkam has bad hand, caused by
knocking piece of skin off, and getting cold
Mrs. Nancy Mayberry is sick with pneu-
monia.
Colds are very prevalent in this part OF
the town.
Saccarappa.
Inc Naomi Lodge d. Of H. has changed its
t.1nS VI meeting from the first and third
Wednesdays OF each month to the first and
third Mondays The first meeting of the
year VIII De on next Monday evening when
the officers will be installed for the ensuing
term.
There was a pleasant gathering of the
Universalist Social circle at the honse
of Mr. B. f. Roberts on Main street on last
Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday evening the Social Circle of
the NJ. Z. society had large attendance at
the vestry.
The barge line between this village and
Cumberland Mills is to be Te-established
next week. The wel-known convenience Of
this method of communication between these
villages ought to afford it large patronage
The building on the corner of Main and
Bridge streets is now the sole property of s
W. Edwards, he having recently purchased
the portion owned by the North heirs.