The Portland daily press., 1893-05-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of tho Press.
Bridgton.

The starting up of the condensed milk
factory here is practically assured. The
matter has been taken in hand by some
of our prominent business men, who do
not usually allow themselves to be beaten
in any enterprise where they are inter-
terested; and they are enthusiastic and
sure of success.
It is to be hoped that the tannery will
be rebuilt, and it seems if the small
amount lacking on the subscription to
secure that much to be desired object
less than $1,000 at last accounts-may be
obtained, and that the tanning business
may once more boom in Bridgton as of
old.
Geo. W. Newbegin will erect a house
on his lot at the corner of Main and Chase
streets near the Methodist church.
Workmen will at once begin grading the
lot and work on the foundation.
The Methodist Circle will hold sup
per, the first one for year, at the vestry
next Thursday evening.
The cantata sJoseph'' will be pre-
sented at Central Hall on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of next week. The
principal musical talent in town have had
the music in rehearsal for several weeks,
and that the cantata cannot fail to be
given in pleasing and satisfactory man.
ner goes without saying. A full set of
appropriate costumes will be obtained
from Boston.
A new and larger water wheel is soon
to be placed in position in the Forest
wooden mill Increased business and
additional machinery necessary to the
cor,o hove ounr1oaaad the nofiva nomnr
hence the change.
Travelling in this village is getting to
be fairly good. but is said to be as
bad as was ever known on the coun-
try roads here about.
Rev. Mr.. Harbutt being absent on a
short vacation, there was no morning
service at the Congregational church
Sunday, and a crowded house at the
Methodist church was the natural con-
sequence. This society will hold SER
vices in the vestry, while the audience
room is being repaired, which is to be
done at once.
Rumford.
RUMFoRD FALLS.
James Gillespie, while crossing the
canal last Saturday evening on the boom
slipped in and was nearly drowned be-
fore he was rescued.
Water and sewer pipes are being laid
on Canal and Hartford streets.
Miss Celeste A. Brown of Peru has
opened millinery store on Congress
street.
Ground has been broken for A. E.
Morrison's new dwelling in the residence
section.
sMurch Y. Arnold, contractors, have
the addition to Hotel Rumford up and
boarded.
Cumberland.
WEST CUMBERLAND.
lFrom our Regular Correspondent
The school in the main are to be
taught by the following teachers:
Dist No, miss Angie Shaw.
Dist. No. 2-Miss Bertha Dol1off.
Dist. No. 3-MisS Maggie Merrill
Dist No. Miss Gertie Merrill.
Dist. No 5-Miss Mae Morrill,.
Dist. No. Miss Susie Farwell.
Miss Ada Morrill, has commenced her
school on Sligo Road in North Var
mouth.
Mrs. Levi Morrill, is sick with pneu-
mohia.
Seymour Hulit has gone to West Fall
mouth to work for Isaac Harmon.
Miss Eva Black is spending few weeks
with her brother at Lynn, Mass.
Rev. A. B. Clark has moved into George
Dearborn's house on Blackstrap.
Mr.. Rufus Legrow is at work on O.
Clollin's house.
School in district No. commenced
last Monday, Gertrude S. Merrill, teacher
and also In district No. s Mary G. Nor.
rill teacher Ada Morrill, began her
school in North Yarmouth May list and
Angie Shaw is teaching at the lower enc
of the town.
Erwin Morrill, has caught thirty one
foxes the past winter, "a large number
for this place.
Farmers in this vicinity have not COM
menced work on the land as yet.
Mrs. Levi HI. Morrill, is sick with
pneumonia.
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Rev. j. Albert Libby of West Poland
preached in Union Chapel last Sunday
morning.
Freeman Strout of South Casco for
mer resident of this place made a flying
visit here last Sunday.
Mr.. E. g. Strout of Chelsea, Mass.
came here last Wednesday and is MAX
ing preparations to build a dwelling
!, house on his lot at the head of Little
Rattlesnake pond.
Lakeside Division S. of T. will have a
pie sade at their hall next Saturday even
ing.
Ernest Plummer who has been at work
: in the paper mill at Brunswick for the
past two years is at home on short
vacation.
Miss Grace Dow from Gray commenced
the spring term of school here last Mon
day.
Our town clerk has licensed seventy
two dogs with more to come.
Frank Small has got a job in the pail
mill at North Gorham.
Porter.
EFrom Our Regular Correspondent
The roads are bad and very muddy
Large quantities of snow are in the
woods yet. Farmers are doing some
blowing and sowing some peas and grair
on dry ground. Planting will be lat'
this spring.
Moses S. Moulton resigned his offices
OF seiectman, assessor, overseer of the
poor and town agent on account of il