The Portland daily press., 1891-05-23
MAINE TOWNS,
Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press corresp ondents.
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special town meeting will be held on
friday, May Goth, and two of the articles are
VI much Importance, as they relate to the
future as well as the present. The first is
the election of three sewer commissioners,
In compliance with the special law passed
last winter by the legislature, who shall
nave entire charge Of the matter of con-
stiucting sewers In the town; one to serve
one year, one two years, and one three years,
after which one is to be elected each year, to
serve three years, and then be retired. The
next important article relates to the delin-
quent tax collectors. At the annual town
meeting Of last spring 1t was voted that If
settlement could not be obtained before the
second day of May then meeting should be
called of the voters. No settlement has
been obtained.
the two mentioned above. Article reads
To hear and act upon the report of the commit
tee with reference to Rackleff street.
4.-To hear and act upon the report of the com.
mittee relating to the best method of managing
the repairs on highways, of which A. j. Chase Is
chairman,
6.-To see If the town will vote to raise s1loo
Ito see II the town will raise the sum of
s.-To raise sio6 for an electric light at Hig-
AAS"N ~ SfA-Ao SaSSej W ASquCSb Vi
9..To see II the town win raise 5000 for the
fire department, to bux axes, ladders, etc
1O.-To see if $25 can be raised to nav John q
Matthews and Harry w. Kimball for land dam
ages at Morrilrs Corner; the town voted to pay
az hn ss Du. ,ea vote 10 raise the amount
Articles II, IL, ID. IL. Is and IS relate to lay
ing IN OUT Of new streets and disseminating others
reference to Grant street of last spring being I'M
satisfactory now to w. II. Scott and others.
Cape Elizabeth.
In this town, Memorial Day will be OBJ
served about as follows In the morning.
Tour pleasure barges will start. one from
each OF the several villages, all congregating
they Will proceed to Browns Hill cemetery
where the first halt will be made for the dec
ora oratlon 1, OF comrades, graves Thence the
west side Of the Cape, via Scarboro: to Spur
wink churchyard. where the ceremony of
decoration will be continued. From this
point they proceed to the Bowery Beach
cemetery, taking in the outlying gIaves of
Thence up the east side Of the Cape, via
Ocean House road, to the Bay View and
Mount Pleasant cemeteries, in which togeth-
er there are upwards of so soldiers graves to
DC honored. Arriving at Town Hall at
coffee and bareback will be served. The or.
atorical exercises will be held in the after.
noon, at the North Congregational church,
and Will be OF varied and interesting char
acter. Rev. III. s. Burrage, editor of Zion's
Advocate, veteran of the war, and COM
rade of Bosworth Post, will deliver the
Grafton. His subject will be "Cbaracteris-
tics Of the Soldiers of the War;" and his
well known talent as a speaker, together
with his personal knowledge of the chosen
topic, are guarantees Of the superior quality
OF this feature of the exercises. Tue Schu-
bert Quartette of Portland, which accompa.
mes the veterans over the entire route. will
lntersperse the exercises and Ceremonies
with appropriate selections.
Real estate, In the shape of house lots has
taken quite little boom In the Suburbs of
knigntvllle. Several such lots! have lately
Deen sold, and now the magnificent field
lands OF Frederick Jordan, ESQ.,. have been
surveyed ana plotted into streets and lots.
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WATERFORD.
There will be meeting of the Alfred. Wa
terDoro and Lyman Sunday School Associa-
lion at WATERFORD, old corner, Sunday. Nav
Z4tn, at O'Clock p. N. Addresses will be
delivered by prominent members of the as
ISOLATION. All are cordially invited. This
Is the programme:
Rsy s9 wp,, mImPrayer and praise SERVICE led by
800 ?. m.-Statement and explanation In re-
M. Came and others. -
3.16 p.m--Declamation and readings ty repre-
sentaulves OF each OF the schools in the assOca-
uOn: united to three minutes each.
S.4o p; m.-Ihree-minute informal talks by
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