The Portland daily press., 1891-07-23
FROM MAINE TOWNS.
Freeport's New Shoe Factory Near
ing Completion.
Work Also Progressing on the sys-
tenn of Waterworks.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents of the Press.
Freeport.

is concerned. In form 1t is entirely different
from any other shoe factory In Maine, al
though in Massachusetts they have begun to
Introduce this style of architecture The
factory which A. w. Shaw & Co. are now
operating in Freeport is a fair sample of the
style 10 which Maine shoe. factories have
hitherto been built. 1t is 100 feet long by 40
feet wide, with brick basement and three
upper stories. In all. the four floors present
an area of nearly $1,000 square feet. Al
though the new factory does not seem so
large as this, it has In reality nearly twice as
much floor space. 1t Is built upon the
ground instead of into the air. In dimen-
sion 1t is 202 feet long by 100 feet wide 1t
has high-posted basement of brick, and
over this the main story of the factory, an
immense room, lighted by windows in the
walls and a large skylight overhead. So
many are the windows that the room seems
to be made largely of glass. Such room
cannot fail to be healthful to the operatives.
as 1t will have an abundance of light and
air.
The steam piping and the boilers are going
in now, and yesterday the workmen were
beginning on the tall brick chimney.
1t is expected that the building will be
completed ready for the machinery by the
MiOQiO VI utAb auUubus lTUUhUly IL Will Db
October before Mr.. Gushing gets it in opera
tion. He may start in with not over $50
| hands, but 1t Is expected that this number
will be increased to 300 very soon.
vi course much OF this business which is
coming to Freeport with this factory will be
lost by Portland. But the facilities offered
| by Mr.. Mallet are such that a shoe manufac-
turer is not to be blamed for moving. This
new factory, which costs 10000, is leased by
MIR. Mallet at a merely nominal rent for pc
/ rlO0 of ten Tho n1Qn
sued by Mr.. Mallat with the factory occupied
by A. w. Shaw q Co., for the last five or six
years. BY pursuing this liberal and rather
Philanthropic policy. Mr.. Mallet has built up
Freeport greatly.
THE WATER WORKS.
The streets are now alive with gangs of
| men laying the pipes for the water works.
Mr.. Ephraim Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, who
Is overseeing the work for George p. Yves
colt, Esq, the contractor, has crew of so
men at work, They have already been at
work about three weeks and expect to have
the works running In about two months.
| Shedd, the famous Providence engineer, has
made the plans. The water Is to be taken
| from Frost Gully brook, stream fed by nu-
merous springs. About mile from the viii
| lage this stream is to be damned by a stone
dam 60 feet long and five feet high. A dam
OF these dimensions will give large reser-
yoir Work has not begun yet on the dam,
but near by they are az work on the pump
two In number, have been made and will be
at FIeeport in a few days. These pumps are
powerful enough to give, when necessary,
100 pounds Of pressure. and would at the
level OF the depot throw stream over the
tall flagstaff on the Shaw shoe factory.
On ordinary occasions, with the pressure
from the standpipe alone there will be 60
pounds OF pressure on the Main street. and
| awards OF 20 at the depot level. This stand
| pipe is to be located on Maple avenue, and
| will be 60 feet high and IS feet in diameter
| The foundation for it is completed and the
piping laid to it. The water mains are to be
10. and inches Ia size, all of iron.
| NOTES.
The people of Freeport think they need
| For two or three days there has been a
| pleasant camping out party at VOLTS Neck.
| IL Is the class of 'S9 of Kent's Hill. Twenty
Freeport, have met at Wolf Point and en-
| enjoyed their reunion by tentiDg at this
| beautiful place. Mr.. Mallet gave them the
use of fine large tent and also took them
on an excursion on his yacht.
The first cellar has been dug this week for
six new houses in Bow street place. Ten
new houses are nearly finished In the west
ern part Of the village.
PownaI.
Haying has progressed finally for the past
| ten days. The showers have been quite fire.
| quent, hut have come at such seasonable
| periods as to interfere but little with the
| farmers at their work. 1t Is now the general
opinion as the hay crop Is being gathered
into the barns that it will be fully up to that
| of last year. Grain never looked better, and
Is maturing under the best of conditions.
There is also promise of an abundant apple
crop here Corn grows rapidly since the
warm weather began. and altogether it looks
as If the farmers in this section will be am
ply repaid for their seasons labor.
Funeral services for the late Albel Black
| cfn hald at afaex, ytor h.o
was buried in this town some two weeks ago,
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Disbrow
officiating. 1t was by special request of the
relatives and friends that these services
were held, owing to the fact that at the time
when the remains were inferred, which duty
was performed by members from the orders
of Masons and Knights at Freeport, who took
the body in charge when it arrived at the
station from Mt Desert, no provision was
made for religious services.
Mr.. ID. G. True and family, from Portland.
recently passed the Sabbath in town, their
daughter, Miss Bessie True, remaining for
some days to visit her young friends In this
vicinity
MIR. Ernest True and wife, also Mr.. Nor
man True and wife, are spending some days
at the old homestead assisting their father
in the cutting of the hay on his various
places. Mrs. Norman True is in quite deli
cate health and will probably remain here,
or at least in the country, for some weeks.
Mr.. George w. Merrill and wife, from
Washington. d. c.. and Miss Lena Merrill,
from Beverly, Mass, are at Mr.. II. P. Mer.
rilPs.
Mr.. G. E. Sturdivant. from Massachusetts,
and Miss Ray Hodsd0n are at Mr.. G. a.
Hodsdon's for quite lengthy visit we un.
Mrs. c. II. Hodsdon has been passing a
week with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Staples
at Lewiston.
Our pastor, Rev. Mr.. e. d. Dlsbrow, i:
spending the present week with friends al
Lawrence, Mass.
Mis- Linda Noyes Is home from Mechanic
Falls, here she is attending school.
Miss Annie Williams, from Bath, is now
at her grandfather's, Mr.. Charles Walker.
Miss Ada Flanders, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hiram Blackstone, has re
turned to her home at Arlington, Mass.
Bethel.
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard of Portland supplies
the Universalist church next Sunday. Rev
Mr.. Barton goes to Portland.
Mrs. Rowe mother of Cylon and E. C
Rowe died last Monday. Funeral services
took place Wednesday Mrs. Rowe wa
born in1804 and was one Of our most respect
| ed and Christian mothers.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Record who has beer
| very sick with no hopes of her recovery Il
some better and since Monday there have
been hopes of her recovery.
Mr.. George kich who has been two year.
In Maine State College is now at home on
vacation.
The Agricultural Society Of Bethel will
hold their annual fair at Riverside Park
September % land oath. Liberal premiums
will be granted.
A. c. Dyer and family of Lynn are visit
ing here.
The Bethel chair factory is now running
on full time.
Several of our citizens are making arrange
ments to go to Old Orchard to spend few
weeks vacation.
, A. G. Farwell left Monday for York Beecl
| to spend the summer.
Mr.. Gard Wilson, formerly Of Bethel blu
nov proprietor of the hotel at North Ray
mond is now, we learn, doing heavy bust
, | ness. This hotel is located some two mile
from the Poland Spring house on higl
bluff overlooking the Poland Spring HOus
| and will accommodate some 800 guests.
A car load of Italians arrived last week t.
| work on the new railroad up Wild River.
John Philbrook has shipped several ca
loads of cows to Brighton market this sea
5 | son.
The Grand Army men here are maxim
active preparations to attend the Nati0na
Encampment soon to be held In Detroit.
S. o. Grover had sheep killed by l0uI
cervier last week, the throat was torn an
the blood sucked out
Measles have been quite prevalent In thi
section for the past two weeks.
Berries of all kinds are just coming int
, | market very plenty.
, DIR. Benjamin Percival and family 0
| Tvnn Maca have anoappd roomq mr. min