The Portland daily press., 1893-03-16
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cumberland.

| FFrom Our Regular Correspondent
| The new store at the Junction opened
| last week.
Mr.. O. S. Collins arrived home from
| Buffalo on Wednesday of last week.
| Miss Annie L. Collins of this place and
Thomas Locke of Falmouth took the
| prizes at the bal masque at this place
last Thursday night.
E. B. Osgood and Edward L. Farwell
| made a trip to Rumford Falls on Friday
of last week, returning Saturday.
George S. Doughty, R. B. Morrison
and Fred H.. Collins were chosen road
commissioners at the annual town meet
ing, and the amounts of money raised
was $12 for schools, 500 for poor,
$1300.62 for interest, $1700 for highways
| and bridges, $2275 for other purposes.
| The town voted to accept the bequest by
| Elizabeth |. Drown of her farm, the in
come of which is to 60 for educational
purposes. Tt was also voted to have a
close time on CLAIMS during the months of
June, July and August.
There will be an entertainment in the
course of two or three weeks under the
| auspices of the Greedy Institute Club, to
be given by Mr.. George Blanchard and
| Miss Maud W. Merrill, with musical tai
ent
Inez NJ. Rowe is visiting relatives at
Yarmouth.
Several of the Y. P. S. G. E. attended
the meeting Of the North Cumberland
Local Union at Yarmouth last Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
Tc4A oE !,
taken the place of William Thompson at
O. S. Thomes's, and has moved his fam
| lily here.
The members of Diadem Lodge sat
down to an oyster supper last Saturday
evening before the meeting of the lodge.
| 1t was success.
B. F. Doughty, an aged citizen of this
town, was found dead in his bed last
Monday morning. Not answering the
call of his wife, she called her son from
another part of the house. who came and
found him dead. He went to bed the
night before in his usual health. Death
was probably caused by heart trouble,
with which he has been troubled for
some years. He leaves widow, four
sons and one daughter.
Springva1e.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood of Alton Bay is en-
gagged to preach at the Free Baptist
church next Sunday.
Albert Weber has two children sick
of scarlet fever.
Mrs. George Pillsbury is very sick of a
pulmonary disease.
School closed here last Friday and the
schools are to have vacation of six
weeks.
The high school Dramatic Club made
arrangements with the Sanford High
School Dramatic Club to present the
drama THE Cool Collegian' at Town
Hall Wednesday evening of last week.
1t drew full house and was managed
successfully. The proceeds 60 to help
defray the expenses of the graduating
class of 1913.
The electric cars run regular trips
every half hour from Springvale depot to
Sanford village. They carry a large
amount of freight and many passengers,
especially mornings and at night as many
live in one village and work in the other.
The recent mild weather has made the
roads and streets pretty rough for either
teams or pedestrians.
Mrs. Hiram B. Rowe who has been
visiting sister in Newberry, North
Carolina, returned home last week.
Election for town officers took place
last Monday with:
Moderator Charles F. Moulton, Rep.
Town Clerk-Charles o. Emery 2nd. Dem.
Treasurer-Orville Libby. Dem.
Selectmen-George w. Hanson Esq, Rep,
Laroy Haley Esq, DEM, Moses Libby, Dem.
Voted $1,000 for lights. $500 for this
village and $500 for Sanford village.
The electric railroad company will put
in an electric plant at their power sta
ton and furnish the lights.
Noah W. Gerrish of Sanford has been
appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of
Gen. Weisert, commander of the G. A,
r. of the United States.
Windham.