The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of the Press.

lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
The call for the annual town meeting
for the 18th inst is up-containing "a ar
ticles ten of which are devoted to
the choice of officers, raising of usual
monies for school purposes highways.
contingent etc. One article relative to a
new school building, four OF five articles
relative to the building of a new town
hall or repair of the old, an article fer
water supply and other articles of local
interest. The chief interest centres in
the question of new town building,
600 or upwards, others wishing to re-
pair the old hall as cheaply as possible
1t is said or claimed that some Of the
most prominent and wealthiest citizens
want the first named structure. Anyway
| the hall question is one Of most discuss
| ion and Of most Importance.
The High school winter term closed
| Friday 3D. inst. The honorary part as
signed for graduation day were Valedic-
tory to David Dana Spear Jr. Salutatory
| and Grafton to Donald Mcmillan and
Rufus S. Randall he three leading sehoE
are of the class. aa8 t29b Enl
| noon made the following nominations:
Moderator-H G. Brewer. 3a A3s99
Treasurer-C. @. Wggln.
seIectmen- Herbert s. Talbot, Horace Rog-
ers, Lewis E. Curtis.
| Town Committee B. Malle5 Dr.. Il. Q.
| Brewer, John Inerson, j. 3. Litchfe1d, Howard
E. Chase, Horace Gould, William G. Ring
rose.
4 waterviIIe.
[From our Regular Correspondent
j. F. Elder went to Portland Saturday
| to consult DR.. Holt with regard to
| treatment for his eyes.
| Colby Getchell is about to start up a
| large shirt manufacturing establishment
at TAT Main street. Mr.. Getcheli for
long time has been the foreman in Hath
away's Mandatory.
The first machine of the Compressed
Air and Power Co. was set up last week
in the Cushnoc Fiber Co.'S works in Au-
gusta. This machine is capable of MAX
ing 600 lbs. to the square inch though a
power over 100 pounds per square inch is
rarely necessary. The officers of this
corporation are mostly Waterville men.
The capital stock Of 100000 of the
Waterville Wooden Mills has not been en-
tirely taken as yet. However it is NOV
ing along as well as could be expected of
a new enterprise. The officers Of the
corporation are:
Pres-W. B.. Arnold.
| Suppl. e. Evans
Clerk and Corporate caunsel.-W. T. Haines.
WEST GRAY
ssrFrom Our Regular Correspondent
At the regular meeting of Mystic d.
vision held Saturday night March 4th the
following resolutions were reported and
unanimously adodted.
Whereas it has pleased Cod to remove from
our fraternity our dearly tbeloved sister Maud
Resotvsd,} That we have lost faithful and
sincere sister and friend and that we feel the
deepest psin and sorrow at beng bereft of one
whom we all admired and loved.
Resolved, That We extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in their great
Resolved, That we wear the customary badge
Of mourn ng and that our charter be draped for
Resolged, That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the family Of the deceased and that they
be published in the Portland PRESS.
JENNIE JI1 Isd l. = PEENE.L, Committee
FRANK Il. HASH ELL. Resolutions
Mrs. Agenora Mason and daughter from
Chicago, Ill. are visiting at her fathers
Mr.. Sewell Frank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Campbell have
been quite sick but are now reported to
be improving.
Mr.. Hiram Skiliings is very low. He
is now confined to his bed and cannot
long survive.
The heavy and drifting SHOWS have
nearly put a stop to numbering opera
lions about here. The, roads are bad,
with no prospect of being better till the
snow is gone.