The Portland daily press., 1891-02-05
FROM MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents Of the Press.
ssiue Jay supper at the Ne"
Church, Fryebure.
Gratifying Evidences or Prosperity
In Maine Towns.
Bridgton.


lot at the west side Of the railroad quite near
the station, and In very convenient situa-
tIon for shipping manufactured goods or re-
ceiying stock on the railroad. Mr.. Geo. A.
Fllipgwood, the originator Of the West Paris
chair factory, will carry on the business
here and has already advertised for hard
wood lumber. The building will probably
not be completed until August.
The numbering business carried on by Mr..
Dawes of Harrison, and also that by A. II.
Hartman & Co. continues brisk. At the
mill of the latter the surface OF the mill pond
and landings are piled high with logs, mostly
Of pine and hard wood, and the mill crew
are at present saving large amount Of
white birch into squares for spool stock.
Hon, w, w. Cross, who has been confined
m his house for several months is again
quite smart, though by no means entirely
P. P. Burnham. ESQ. is reported somewhat
ii. j. Hicks, who moved to Norway some
months since. Is again back IN town, ana e.
building on Flint street.
The australian ballot question will be
discussed Tuesday evening by the High
School Literary Society.
Freeport.
We note at the present time that an in
creasing religious interest prevails In the
several churches In our village. For tn.
past week union services have been held al
ternately In the churches and many young
people OF both sex have expressed their de-
termination for the higher life. Some of the
prominent business men are Included In the
number, The special meetings were first led
by the president of the Y. M. G. A., Mr.. V.
Richard Foss, of Portland. Evangelical help
has also been secured from other places. 1t
is proposed to continue these extra meetings
as long as the citizens are anxious to have
them. AY. M. G. A. will be instituted.
A large lot of logs have been landed at
Mallets saw mill the past two weeks and
parties are still busy In the tIanspoI tation.
A large number of houses will be erected
here the coming season. Parties are already
prospecting for house lots. The indications
are for a busy year. 1t Is believed the in
hsbitants of the village will increase at least
fifty per cent. by the close of 81. Some Of
the new improvements limited at are, new
and more commodious grammar school build
ing, new and more centrally located build
ate schools and an additional teacher to the
corps Of high school teachers, better sup
ply Of water for village use, a system Of
lighting the streets. and new shoe manH-
factory, the last of which is regarded as a
certainty, the preliminary arrangements
occupancy.
Fryeburg.
The Portland Packing Company, in the
coming spring, are TO build two factories for
packing sweet corn, ore at North Fryeburg
and another at Lowell. The cans for their
use will be made at Fryeburg village, under
the direction of Mr.. Mark Fogg.
Mr.. Fogg has recently moved into the
house formerly occupied by l.. K. Charles.
The Blue Jay supper, given by the ladies
OF the New Church, on last Monday evening,
was very unique and successful 1t was fol-
lowed by pleasing musical and literary
Grace Warren and Matte w. Howe. The
exercises consisted Of solos by Miss NJ. Pin
gree and Charles Pingree, rounds by a
sextette, and "The Little Shaking Quakers,"
sung by Ralph seayey; Maggie Walker.
telle. Moihe Gordon. Bertha Norwood and
Agnes Dresser. The recltations were given
by Messrs. Wormwood and Thompson, Miss
Glines and four children, viz: Tommy
Ward, Della May Turner, Abbie Smith and
Carol Webster Mr.. ,Wormwood and the
Quakers kindly responded to enc0res.
The G. l.. S. c. now holds its weekly
meetings at the rooms Of the WCman's
Literary Club. The programmes thus far,
during the year, have proved very interest
ing.
New Gloucester.
The illustrated lecture given at the town
hall, Monday evening by Rev. MIR. Hamilton
OF Mechanic Falls was listened to by large
audience and was very interesting. The
New Gloucester Cornet Bano gave concert
for half an hour before the lecture.
The Masons had an oyster supper and pub
lie installation Of officers at the town hall,
Jan. 31st. Ii was not advertised and not
many were present.
The debates and sociables at the Grange
Hall are very popular; there will be another
one next Friday evening.
The body Of Mrs. Lavina Collins was
brought here for burial Feb. Sd.
Mr.. Newell p. Haskell has recovered from
been getting out some yer, large timber,
several logs have scaled over 200 feet and
one scaled $500 feet. --- a.'a
Miss Mabel Griffin and Mr.. Lewis Jordan
OF this town, are singing at the Universaist
church In Auburn.