The Portland daily press., 1895-04-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by corrss.
pondents of the Press.
Standisll.

| Miss Mabel Dresser, VINO mas b cen Wis
itine friends in Massachusetts for the
past month. returned home last Wednes-
day and Will probably resume her duties
AS assistant teacher in the High School
which begins April 10.
Fl. B. Hartford is fitting up part o1
the second floor Of his store for the pur-
pose of repairing bicycles.
The store formally occupied by E. W.
Dolloff has been remodelled quite expen-
sively and Mr.. Dolloff is having the two
stores, which are quite near together.
connected and will occupy both at an
early date. Mr.. Dolloff is capable OF
taking charge of large amount of bust
ness and this will not only be of interest
to his many patrons, but will add much
to his already large business.
| John A. Cole has gone to Saco where
he has position as 1reman IN one OF the
mills in that city.
G. n. Allen, quite recently purchased
a very singular appearing horse. His
hair is as curly as that OF Newfound-
land dog.
i III .tti a prip 10 1S95-Mrs. Hannah
Dunn, ot Salem Falls, Hollis died this
morning at about eight o'clock. aged Il
years. Mrs. Dunn was highly respect
| ed woman and we'll known in Hollis
and Buxton.
Mr.. Fred Shepard. Of the Maine Fur
niture Company, is sick with La Grippe.
The water in the Saco river has not
been SO high for two years.
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Sherman Mills, April 9.-The swamps
and valleys are full of water and streams
are fast rising. The mills will start up
Immediately and will be run at their
| fullest capacity. There will he quite a
large local demand for lumb Der, both long
and short. Large patches are bare in
the fields, and shedding is breaking up.
| The assessors report less stock in town
than last year. There will probably be
an increase of the real estate, and some
kinds of personal estate.
The ordinance of baptism was admins.
tered to two young ladies by Rev. /. G.
Bumpus at the Congregational church
at Sherman Mills and one on profession,
church April z.
New Gloucester.
Sabbathday Lake, April 10 Many of
our citizens are eager for the close time
to expire Oh our pond, for all turn sports
men during the short fishing season
which lasts only thirty days, commenc-
ing with the fifteenth of May. 1t is
doubtful if any lake in Maine OF its size
affords better fishing ground. During
the short season the pond is alive with
boats day and night. Some very fine
trout are taken from here every year. 1t
may interest some of our citizens to
know whence this pond takes it's name.
Way back in olden times, says the Shak-
or History, when the Indians were the
sole occupants of this section of the
Province of Maine, a party of pale-faced
explorers came upon this lovely spot in
the wilderness. Being infatuated with
the charming beauty of the place, they
decided to make this their general camp
ing ground, and on weekdays s, to range
over the surrounding country camping at
night wherever the shades of evening
might overtake them but on Sunday they
were all to meet on the shore of the pond
for consultation and social chat. From
this circumstance the locality came to
be known as Sabbathday Pond. But
later, when the name of the post office
was changed from West Gloucester, the
name of Sabbathday Lake was adopted
instead of the former, on account of its
similarity with Sabbathday Point al
ready the name OF another office.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, April as. C. Thompson
& Co., have opened bakery at No.
Main street, where they will keep fresh
rolls, cake, pastry, etc. They will deliv-
err baked beans and brownbread Satur-
day night and Sunday mornings.
The Masons have let the contract for
four sets of scenery to Mr.. E. F. Caswell
of Gray. The sets are kitchen, parlor,
woods and street scenes.
Capt. John Brown has arrived in Bos-
ton from Australia. Mrs. Brown left the
first of the week to join him there.
There are several cases of typhoid
fever, Mrs. Granville Hawkes., Dora
Mccullough and Charles Loring.
District Deputy, Cbas. E. Snow, made
an official visit to Casco Lodge this week
and the masters degree was worked on
F. L. Bucknam.
Mr. Joseph Bibber was drawn as Juror
in the Supreme Judicial Court.
Mr.. E. K. Morrell went to Bethel We'd
nesday to attend the funeral of his
brother, Mr.. Thomas Morrell.
Miss Nellie Kenney left last Wedues-
day for Middleboro, Mass, where she
will visit relatives.
Harpswe1I
West Harpwell, April12. Capt. F. C.
Merriman, who has been going with
Capt. j. S. Pinkham as engineer
through the winter, has returned home.
He will begin repairs upon his schooner
soon, SO as to be ready for summer
freighting.
VIM. Randall has contracted to build a
boarding house for Leander Morrow AT
South Harpsweli. VIM. Farr, Orman
Bibber, Ernest and Clarence Farr.
Rufus Merriman and Horatio Merrill
will work for him. AT present he has a
part of his workmen on Bailey's Island
at work on the grounds around the cot
tages which he finished last fall.
Geo. L. Randall is having a dormer
window put on his louise ana making
other improvements. Frank Slower is
assisting MIN.
DR.. c. F. Curtis, from Bath, has
bought out the practice of DR.. F. Fl.
Gardner. DR.. Gardner will remove from
here to Deering.
S. E. Skolfield was in this part of the
town Friday taking valuation of property
for the purpose of assessing taxes.
WIT AND WISDOM.
Over Forty Years has Ponds Ertract beey