The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-02
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Bridgton.

The last week.in March will be In
everyway worthy of the month, being
exceedingly cold and disagreeable for
! number OF days.
The house carpenters are to shave
busy season in this village. Among the
improvements to be made are large
addition to the Forest Mill, water
tower and automatic sprinkler for the
Pondicherry mill, and several new
houses, among them one for Benjamin
W. Gibbs on thesRidge, and large alter
ations, resulting in practically new
house for Major Shorey, of The News
Rumor also says that Mr.. Haskell will
build on the lot where his house was
burnt some two years or more ago.
Miss Eva J.. Shorey, VINO .started last
| week on vacation trip South, was re-
called by the very serious illness OF her
| aunt, Miss Sophia.Shorey.
Mrs. Will Small, Of this village, was
quite badly hurt Tuesday by falling
backward when standing upon a sofa.
Robins and bluebirds, which were
| quite plenty during the late warm
weather, seem to have betaken them
selves to a warmer cline since the cold
snap began.
Brownfield.
Another old resident of Brownfield,
Mrs. Lydia bennett, died March Osborn
October 1900. She has been blind over
ten years, confined to her bed the last
seven years. She has had every care
| and comfort possible, in the home OF
Mrs. Richard Sargent, her daughter.
The fall of snow, and the cold wave OF
| the last few days has given lum bermen
| an opportunity to finish up their lum ber-
| ing for the winter.
Thursday evening the Spaulding
Swiss Bell Ringers gave charming en-
| tertainment at the Town Hall to good
| sized audience.
Scarboro.
WEST SCARoBO.
HIM. Warehouse has been station
agent at West Scarboro railroad station
over Gwenty-one years.
The Scarboro Band boys are preparing
| to give a fine drama in a few weeks at
Good Templars Hall.
Geo. W. Merrill and Howard ". MILL
| ken made their first trip out fishing
| Friday morning, and came in with over
| a thousand'poundso of fish,.
| Scarboro Commandery of United Order
| Goldea Cross had a sociable in Good
Templars Hall Friday evening. Ice
| cream and cake were served. The at
| tendance and receipts were large.
Reuben Meserve of Buxton. will take
| charge of Scarboro town farm April lst.
| The people of this vicinity ap-
| preciate the good work done here the
| past three years by Rev. B. Freeman, and
have paid him qu1tesan amount over his
| salary for the past year, and he will re-
| ceiye more before the year is out, some
| thiDgethat is very unusual for this place
| to do. Never as a preacher of the Gospel
| been paid so easily here for good many
years as Mr.. Freeman has been, and a
! large per cent. OF the people, and in fact
| nearly all, hope for his return another
| year, as he is the right man for this
| place Mr.. Freeman has done good
work here outside OF the church limits,
he has held meeting every Sunday
morning at the Dyer schoolhouse in
| Saco, and has had over twenty people
rise for prayers in that small place. He
| has also organized Sunday school there
| with over fifty scholars and all of the
| children think there is no one like Mr..
| Freeman. He swill be missed great
| deal by old and young if he does not
return for. another year.
Cornish.
| A recent transaction in real estate in
| Cornish village may be of interest to the
| travelling public. That always popular
,Eotel known as the Park house has re-
| Gently passed into the ownership of Mr..
Isaac n. Richardson of Cornish, who has
| leased the property TO the well known
and popular landlord, Mr.. d. E. Lord for
| the period of five years.