The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16

BURGLARS CAPTURE AN OFFICE CLOCK
AND SEVENTEEN CENTS.
The Portland & Rochester depot at
this place was broken into Tuesday
night. Entrance was effected through
the Office window. The total amount
taken was seventeen cents and a small
office clock.
sPRINGvALE.
Dandelions in full bloom were picked
in this vicinity last week.
York District Lodge of Good Templars
meets at Old Orchard Wednesday of this
week.
Mr.. B. Stiles, who has been sick
long time of..paralysis, is improving and
hopes are entertained of continued i'm
provement.
Scarlet fever has again made it's ap-
pearance here, though in a mild form.
The families of Geo. Sands and A. K,
Gould are quarantined.
A series of Sunday evening lectures on
"Pilgrims Progrss," with stereopticon
views, by Rev. B. M. Osgood, commenced
Sunday evening at the Free Baptist
church with discourse on the life, of
Bunyan, with his portrait and scenes in
his life, and the first of Christians jour-
| ney. A large audience were in attend
ance, and it was a very interesting lee
ture.
The new fire alarm system in the school
building in Sanford was tested last week
and found to work to perfection.
A temneraDce lect,Jlra nv Rev w G Me-
Intlre, of Biddford, was given in Town
Hall Monday evening of this week. If
the lecturers ideas could be carried out
wesshould be in a fair way of being really
temperance people. The temperance
people were there and much interested.
The new guard rails on the bridges of
the electric railroad make valuable
addition to the appearance and safety of
the road
Extra meetings are being held at the
Baptist church at Emery's Mills in
Shapleigh, and gracious revival lis in
progress. .s1si ssf6 i
3s A. SHERMAN MILLS. ilaes2.
We have had very favorable fall for
all kinds OF. farm work and it has been
quite generally improved by the farmers.
Large fields have been plowed, and indi-
cations are that there will be an unus-
next year.
The construction train of the new rail-
road is now one mile east of Staceyville
Depot, three miles west of Aroostook
County line, 80 miles from Houlton and
3 miles from Brownville.
Mr.. Michael Lane has a hotel well adj
vanced in building at Sherman Depot,
and intends to build store, potato
house, steam mill and other buildings
in the near future A large potato
house is being erected by Houlton' parties
at the same place.
Daniel Lewis has built large addition
to his dwelling house that adds largely
to It's beauty and convenience; and Mr..
Alfred Spooner has one of the most costly
and beautiful residences in the village
nearly completed.
Many buildings have been built and
many Improvements on buildings already,
built have been made throughout the
town the present season.
Mrs. Bumpus, whereof Rev. I. G. Bum
pus, who was SO severely injured, has
so far recovered as to be able to walk
out short distance with some assis-
lance.
The village schools commenced two
weeks ago and are progressing finely
The Free Masons have finished their
ante rooms. and is pleasantly located
Last Saturday evening they had public
installation in it and the following per-
sons were installed as officers for the en-
suing year:
M-Alfred Cushman,
S.W.-George W. Weber,
J.W.-S. P. Hussey,
t. Alfred Spooner,
S-B. H. Towle, 3-s.'
Chap.-Isaac Cushman,
| S.D.-Cyrus John Gornel,
| J.G.-Cyrus S.Cushman,
J. D.-Benjamin F. Emery,
| S.G.-James Mullen,
| Mars. Edward n. Townsend Tyler,
| Geo. q. Durham.
| The occasion was ,enlivened by quar-
tette singing and instrumental music.
The hall was well filled with mem bers
of the lodge and invited guests After
the services closed they repaired to- he
town hall, where they partook of a
| splendid supper.
! GRAY. .tss
| DRY MILLS.
| S. W. Foster has finished his job at
Dover, N. H., and his men have re-
| turned home.
| George Mcdonald is buying and selling
| COWS.
Quite large delegation from his place
| attended the temperance convention a