The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cape Elizabeth.


At the Saturday meeting of the South
Portland Village Improvement Society,
President Nelson presided, Miss Cole
was elected second vice president. W.
E. Allen, J. F. Merriman and L. S. Arey
were appointed to draft the bylaws and
Pythian hall was chosen for the place of
meetings. All agreed to do what they
could to get members and the society
already numbers over 100. 1t was unan-
imously voted in favor of the introduce
ton of water. The next meeting will be
held at Pythian hall, April 18th, at sp. m.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
have commenced their spring blowing.
A large amount of building is being
done on the shore road. A summer hotel
is being built, large addition to Thos.
Shaw's cottage, and several smaller
jobs.
The surveyors are at work on the roads
throughout the town and it is hoped that
the travelling will soon be good.
Miss Fannie FL. Dyer will have charge
of the spring term Of school at Bowery
Beach and Miss Floss. A. Webb at Pond
Cove.
Mr.. Edgar W. Jordan of Bowery Beach
lost horse Monday night.
Mr.. Chas. A. s.. Hill of Pond Cove has
been visiting his parents at Fryeburg.
Mr.. Herbert Staples has moved from
Bowery Beach to the. Cummings place
at the upper end of the town.
Capt. Melville Thorndike, who has oc-
cnpied A. j. Hills house at Pond Cove
ho, ,v,fo 4ho
Mrs. F. G. Beardsley of Everett Mass.
will spend the summer with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Ell. Hannaford, Mr.
Beardsley being obliged to go south on
account of i'll health.
M. VIM. j. Dyer and son, Oryille, of
Boston, Mass, have been visiting Milton
Dyer at Pond Cove.
Mrs. Allen, an elderly lady at the Cen
tire, while calling on one of her neigh
bors, fell down flight of stairs break
ing her leg and otherwise injuring her
severely.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM A DESTRUCTIVE
There was a narrow escape from dis
astrous fire at the Forest Pulp Company's
mills Sunday. About O'Clock that after
noon fire was discovered bursting from
the windows and ventilators of the
monitor roof over the black-ash furnaces
and for time it appeared as though the
whole establishment was doomed. There
is usually very small crew at the mills
over Sunday, and no work is done in the
ash furnaces, but little steam is kept up
during the day and at the time of the fire
there was scarcely enough to blow the
alarm, but in an extremely short time
Engineer Hincks had on full head and
blowing off. The powerful fire pump in
the dynamo room, capable of sending
five four inch streams, was put to work
as soon as possible and in half an hour
the fire was under control and confined
to the roof over the furnaces. In re-
Spouse to the general alarm the town
fire company came to the rescue with
engine and hook and ladder truck and
though they had to make half mile run,
the bows had the first water onto the
roof. the hose from the steam pump be-
ing used principally inside the building.
1t is understood that the company con-
template putting an iron roof on this
building. and probably will now do so
instead of making the extensive repairs
on the old one made necessary by the
fire.
The schools in this town will begin this
week. The school in District No. will
have an assistant teacher for the spring
and fall terms. Miss Ida Libby will be
principal and Miss Milliken assistant.
The Republicans will hold their caucus
on Saturday, April 10Th.
The High School will commence Mon
day the 18th under the instruction OF
Rev. Mr.. Donnocker.
The selectmen gave the new road ma
chine trial last Thursday with very
satisfactory results.
Mr.. Chas. E. Libby is building cab
bage cellar for next seasons crop.
Some farmers are beginning to plow
and get their ground ready to SOW.
Nonesuch Lodge will confer the rank
of page on one candidate tonight.
Richmond.
Rev. H. A. Abbott, of the Universalist
church has been in Portland the past
week receiving treatment for his eyes.
Rev. E. w. Weber supplied his pulpit
last Sabbath.