The Portland daily press., 1890-07-28
MAINE TOWNS.
Bethel.

Mr. Alando Mayor of Lynn, Mass, board
ing at the II. r. Goodwin house, recently
made trip to Mr.. Godwin's bear traps,
about three miles from his house at the foot
Of Lock Mountain to look after them. Find
ing them undisturbed he sprung them, hung
them up on the trunk of a tree and soon
turned his steps towards home. Having
gone one-fourth of mile his attention was
drawn towards big birch tree where he
saw what he supposed to be at first a man
with an oyercoat on, making an attempt to
climb the tree. When within about eight
rods he found his mistake-a big b ear. Mr..
Mayor was thunderstruck. He stood watch
ing old bruin, who was climbing the tree.
When he was about 20 feet up Mr.. Mayor.
with Winchester rifle in his hands, drew
aim and fired. Old bruin commenced to
back down. When the bear was about Is
feet from the ground he fired the second
shot. Bruin fell with a thud to, the ground.
making several somersaults in descending,
rolling over several times, but finally coming
right side up made straight for Mr.. Mayor.
Alando sprang behind tree and fired the
third shot. right in bruins face and legs
which probably brought him to his senses as
he turned ned and s departed; MI. Mayor fol
the blood he left along the path. He finally
gave up the chase. Mr.. Goodwin a short
time before while visiting one of his traps
found one contained bear weighing about
some two weeks and probably died of hun
ger and thirst. He was completely worth
less
The Bethel Chair Company received an
order the 25th for 100 dozen of their best
chairs They have now an order of 200 doz-
en- to fill. To fill these orders the company
will have to put ON an extra crew of men.
The Bethel Water Company are now lay
ing down the piping where they will be
obliged to dig 9s daa Of mile through
are heard from morning till night Mr..
Moore, the foreman. thinks it win take six
weeks to reach the dam on Chapman brook.
Yarmouth.
The selectmen have taken up the Baker
bridge. so-called, at the falls, and the Berlin
Iron Bridge Company begin Friday putting
in single span iron bridge in its place.
Travel will be interrupted some 10 or 10
days. A foot bridge has been built above
the dam to accommodate pedestrians.
The Yarmouth Band and the Casco Bay
Steamboat Company gave an excursion from
this village to Long Island Sunday. A sa-
cred concert was given on the balcony of the
Casco Bay House. There was also man.
moth clambake and shore dinner
A very instructive and entertaining stere:
opticon exhibition, 'The Marvels of the
New West" was given at the old church on
the hill Saturday evening, under the auspi-
ces of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Hammond,
by whom invitations were very generally ex-
tended throughout the town. After pleas
ing prelude OF music by local talent the lee
turer called attention to project of public
interest, that of purchasing the old church
and making it library and rea ling room.
and repository or museum of antiquarian
relics. The proposition meets with popular
favor, and several preliminary committees
were appointed to take further action in the
matter. This old church, built by the First
Baptist society in 1897, having been vacated
by the society for new edifice more CEN
trally located, can be purchased for reason
able sum, and it Is hoped that it may be pre-
served and put to some public use as land
mark to future generations, thus avoiding
the unfortunate fate. of the other old meet
ing houses in the lower part of the town,
they having been torn down in years past to
make way for modern private dwellings.
Kittery.
The allowance for labor in the general store
at the navy yard having been cut down
$3.50, Mr.. Smith, the general storekeeper,
was obliged Thursday to suspend two of his
employees, and the unfortunate victims were
w. T. Wells and w. Y. Evans, both of whom
were appointed upon the recommendation of
Congressman Mute of New Hampshire.
Naval Constructors Hichborn and Hoover
will go to Bath, Me-. on Monday to look into
the condition of the iron plant there.
The board of survey on the U. S. S. Mo-
nongahela has been completed, and the re-
port will probably be forwarded to Wash
ington tonight.
The United States tug Fortune arrived
here Saturday, towing barge which is to
carry the launching ways to New York to be
used in launching the U. S. S. Maine.
The Monongahela was moved Saturday
from her present position to berth in front
of the naval stores.