The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv Cores
pondents of the Press.
E$andish.

standish. April 1.-THE Limington stage
was delayed six hours by the rising waters
of the Saco.
Hon C. &. Swasey and son Joseph were
in town Wednesday. Mr.. Swasey expects to
move back with his family in about two
weeks.
The High School opened on Monday last
with about the same number of students
and the same board of instructors as last
fall viz:-T. B. Usher of Sebago as Principal
and Miss Mabel Dresser of this place as As
sistant.
Tho tremendous rainfall of the first of the
week caused considerable damage through
out the town. 1t is estimated that $1,000 will
not be sufficient to repair the roads.
II. B. Hartford intends starting up his
coat shop again.
The village school began lastI Monday.
with the same teacher as last term.
Your correspondent was present when
the Hollis Ealf of the new and palatia1 iron
bridge. that spaned the Saco and West Bux-
ton, was carried away and it was truly a
most wonderful sight to behold. to see SO
much valuable property-barns, houses, and
mills and bridges completely destroyed in SO
short time. 1t did seem. as ] stood
and gazed at that turbulent, restless. resist
less and yet overpowering volume of water.
that the entire force of SaCo river was pit
ted against this one defence1ess village and
as If the water intended to run it's course
and sweep everything before it. 1t was a
sight that was enough to impress upon my
mind scene never to be forgotten.
Monson.
Monson. April l?-Yesterday a large
amount of debris from ope side Of the Blan-
chard Slate Quarry caved in. Fortunately
n lives were lost and no one seriously in
jured. 1t is estimated that it will cost sew
raj thousand dollars to remove this waste
and get the quarry into condition to
operate again.
1t is one of the best Quarries in this region
and large amount of money has been made
operating it during the past ten years, so
there is not much doubt about the owners
putting it in condition for business at once.
The owners are Bangor gentlemen, among
whom are Gen. Chas. Hamlin and Hon. A.
c. Hamlin. Hon. Eugene Hale of Ellsworth
and Hon. G. A. Packard of Blanchard. are
also Of the owners. Recently it has been
leased to a cooperation knon as the State of
Maine Stale 70.
The quarry on the Burmah veins OF slate
in Monson. is enlarging its business daily.
The product from this quarry is excellent.
1t is understood that the Monson Main 3
Slate Co., which has had three of its quar-
ries suspended since Dec. last. will resume
operations in them about May This COM
pany has been making large shipments Of
slate from tits town and Brownsville, dur
ing the past winter. Everything points to a
very prosperous season for the slate busi-
ness for the coming summer.
Otisfield.
Otisfeld, Maine. April II, 1895-Mrs. Laura
Lamb widow of David Lamb, died at her
home in otisfeld Friday night. April IL at
half past six. aged seventy four years; she
leaves four sons and two daughters to mourn
he- loss and also many friends; for long
time she has been very active and useful
member of the Congregational church.
The country roads are beginning to be
quite passable once more.
The damage wrought by Crooked river
during the recent storm is but repetition
of that of the larger streams; the latest
change was the breaking away of the dam.
at Bolster's Mills.
Miss Nellie E. Stone OF Spurr's Corner is
to begin another years school at Welchyille
next Monday; this is her fourth year there
and what better recommendation could
one possibly have.