The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
BridgtOn,


An elegant new sign adorns the front
of the har DWARF store of what is now
known as the Wales & Hamblen Com
pany.
Bridgton schools are now all in session.
The attendance in the High School is
between fifty and sixty-about the same
as last year. The grammar school has
115 pupils, with more to come, which is
the largest mum Der ever registered, and
the primary schools have each about
so. Primary B is somewhat smaller
than usual.
The advent of some forty workmen
who form the night crew for the wooden
mills, makes business somewhat lively
at the various boarding places where they
are accommodated, and CT Gates busy
scene on the streets at hell time" The
new corners are very quiet and orderly
lot of men, and are said to be excellent
workmen.
Mr.. George Davis is building an ell
and stable by way of addition to his
house.
The new house of Mr.. Dow on Pond
street is about ready for the masons.
Previous to the recent rain many wells
and streams in this vicinity were getting
extremely low, but they have filled up
considerably since.
J.F. Libby and DIP. Chaplin enjoyed
a week camping out in Stoneham, Mass.
recently. They saw an abundance OF
deer and several bears, besides getting
lots of fish, cartridges and fresh air.
fla. Chaplin of Portland was in town
the first of last week, coming on horse
back from the city.
Some of our noted marksmen are hold
ing weekly shoots at North Bridgton and
near this village. H. g. Larrabee has
made the best score as yet.
Yarmouth.
The announcement of the marriage Of
Rev. c. R. Mckinley and Miss Fannie Lou
Use Kirston of Clinton, Iowa, has been
received here, and the happy couple are
expected to arrive today. A reception
will be given to Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley
at the First. Parish chapel, on Monday
evening, October 1st. unless notice is
given of change of date. All mem bers
of church and parish and all attending
service at the First Parish church, are
invited to join in the reception.
Mrs. Ida B. Mitchell is SPEEDING a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pratt, OF
Orange, Nj.
Mr.. Arthur Astor Carey OF Boston visi.
ted Mrs. A. g. Dresser at Royal side this
week. Mrs. Dresser's friends, Miss Susan
Hopkins, daughter of the late M ark
Hopkins, for many years president of
Williams College, and Miss Grace Dodd,
daughter of the professor of mathemat-
les, in Williams College, are now STOP
ping for two weeks at DR.. JIG. Stock
bridges.
Mr.. II. W. Dresser left for Boston on
his bicycle Monday.
Colonel Hams and Mayor Baxter, who
came up the Royal river to Yarmouth
Tuesday, at low water, on the steamer
Alice, were accompanied by Mrs. Baxter
and her cousin, Miss Louise Dodge. On
their arrival at Union wharf, about ]
p. M, they were met by Mr.. and Mrs.
u. W.sHammond and taken To Camp
Hammond.
a troupe of New Orleans jubilee sing
ers. seven in mum Der, will give concert
at the Baptist church Saturday evening,
Septem Der 20. They have sung in the
Stock bridge course in Portland, in New
York and Philadelphia, and are very
highly recommended.
There are three cases of typhoid fever
in town.
Mrs. Frank Corl ISIS had serious acct
dent befall her on Sunday. She trpped
in some way, ana in falling her hand
went through the window. breaking the
glass and severing two of the cords and
an artery. Before the artery could be
taken up the blood flowed profusely and
much weakened the lady. She Is now
doing well.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Petersen, who
works in one of the machine rooms at
the pulp mill, caught his hand between
the roller and betting. and had his arm
broken.
MIR. George Sheldon left Mrs. H. B.
Pendleton's on Sunday for Greenwich,
Conn, accompanied by his daughters
Misses Frances and Jeanette, who have
been spending the summer in Yarmouth.
Mrs. George Sheldon, Miss Caroline
and Master Waldo Sheldon will leave for
Green witch, Conn.,, next Monday.
Deacon and Mrs. William Wood of Cal
ais have been guests of the Misses Au-
gusta and Mary Woods.
A large delegation from WI. Haskell
Post and the Relief Corps went on the
PORTFOLIOS.