The Portland daily press., 1891-04-24
MAINE TOW MS.
Items Of interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Rridgton.

Rev. Mr.. Denton, who has preached for
the Adyentists here for the past year, will
close his labors with them next Sunday. 1t
is probable also that Rev. Mr.. Trask of the
Methodist church will not return another
year. Who are to succeed these gentlemen is
not announced as yet.
An ice cream festival was held in the Meth
0dlst vestry Monday evening. The attend
ance was large and general good time was
enjoyed.
The Forest Mills Company have been in
creasing the capacity of their spinning de-
partment, that being not quite equal to the
other branches of the work at their mill.
An auction sale of household goods Is ad-
vertised for Saturday next at the house OF
the late Mrs. Leander Choate, on Church
street. In this village.
We have lately had some exceedingly plea
SAINT and delightful weather. including a
couple OF typical April days of sun, shower
and changing winds.
Fast Day and evening were noticeably and
exceptionally quiet in this village, fact of
which we have reason to be proud, and which
Is owing largely to the absence of transient
help in the mills.
The Congregational Society will have a
May night festival next Friday evening at
Rev. @. s. Cummings of Rockland will de-
liver an address to the Odd, Fellows of Bridg-
ton and their friends at Odd Fellows Hall,
next Friday evening It is hoped that the
speaker will be greeted with a full house.
Joseph l.. Wales of this village has peas up
in his garden, as usual, this year, earlier than
any one else in this vicinity.
The annual spring cleaning of yards and
lawns is already begun, hereabout, and the
streets is marked.
Geo. w. Newcomb of this village has Ie-
Gently brought from the West and disposed
OF large number of driving and work horses,
some OF them being fine ones,
Freeport.
The firm of Guptil & Moulton have dis
solved. Mr.. Guptil will 60 into business in
the city.
John A; Lane and family have moved to
Chelsea, Mass.
Josiah r. Gould has been employed as
overseer OF town farm, in place of Fl0rris 4.
Gould resigned.
Several Of our sportsmen have enjoyed a
weeks outing and cunning at Mallet's point,
and and report {% + fia n sport Among the party
f.. Pinkham, Willis Huston and several
others.
Sickness is abating In our village, at the
present time only very. few persons are seri-
ously Ill. 1t Is sincerely to be hoped that
taken their leave.
There were three deaths in town last
week, John l.. Kelsey, aged 60 years
Joseph Farwill, aged Sc years and Mrs Nell
lie K. wife of Harlan P. Waite, aged nearly
"A years.
The wood work on Brewsters new block
is nearly completed and it is now ready for
painters.
Mr.. &c. Hyde Is putting in the foundation
OF a new cottage on Main street.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
School in District No. 8, will commence
next Monday.
Miss Clara Golf returns to her school on
the Island this week.
Farmers are quite busy planting their
early potatoes and peas.
III. z. Morrill, has commenced saving
stairs az douglas Mill. He has crew of
10 men at work there.
WEST GRAY.
There Is considerable fixing up and repair
ing, painting DC, going on In this vicinity at
present. Mr.. Edward Huston has repaired
ana painted his house as also have Willis L.
goes to prove that that awful Mckinley
Dill hasn't quite ruined the farmers In this
vicinity.
The travelling is very good indeed for the
season. The roads dried Ctf very quickly
alter the snow left, there being but little
frost in the ground.
The grass begins to look green in the fields
and Mayflowers are getting quite plenty. 1t
will soon be time to put in some early peas,
potatoes, &C., If the present weather holds,
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
Rev. j. A. Libby preached ia the Meadow
road school house last Sabbath.
A flock of wild geese were seen vending
their way northward last Sunday morning.
Little Rattlesnake pond is the highest
known for years.
a dan ielion in full bloom was picked here
the 9th.
Summer schools commence the first Mon
day in May in nearly all the districts through.
'u' '"0 ''" Richmond.
Mr.. w. u. Hatfield, superintendent at the
shoe factory of Morgan 81 Co., has resigned,
Workmen are getting out the timber In the
woods in this vicinity FOR the new schooner
soon to be built here.
Mr.. Harry Jewett, a graduate of Colby.
class Of S5 Is the new Re principal Of the Rich
Holmes who resigned to take charge Of the
Brewer High school.
HarpsWelI.
EAST HARPswELI.
Our post master w. FL. Doughty is recov.
ering from severe attack of the grip. 800
attack of vertigo, fell into ditch hail mi, az
mud and water, from which he was rescne al
lust in time to escape death by smotherine.
LInIngton.
The weather for the time OF year has been
very warm for the past few days. Wed ines.
day, the 22d. the glass ran up to s6o in he
shade at 3 80 p. M and stood at zee az do VI
The season is all Of two weeks earlisr I tha M
last year at this time. 'n"H
Deer Isle
GREENS LANDING.
The staging suspended over sohoo,,o.,
Van IN which to wheel coal. faIi oSSnVoneI
of is feet on Thursday taking two men witb
It, and Mr.. Alonzo Saunders Of Rock LAM, AND
had leg broken near the hip beside other 1the
injuries. ..
ton was as follows: yes, III; no. l q ques-