The Portland daily press., 1895-06-28
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Sanford.

Sanford.
. Springvale, June 26.-Our school closed
here last week. The rain last Saturday
was quite refreshing but would have been
much more so if there had been more of
it.
George NJ. Stiles is having nice cot
tage erected on Pine Street
Many of the farmers are cutting their
hay, the dry weather hurrying the hay
season along.
Mrs Clara Fernald, of South Berwick,
is visiting her nephew, George Chick.
Capt. D. W. Brown returned from his
trip to the West India Island last Friday.
The many friends of Miss S. Jennie
Sayward, principal of the Overlook
Private school, Philadelphia, were much
pleased to meet her again on her return
last Saturday for her usual summer vaca-
tion. A commodious building with
dwelling attached is being erected to
accommodate the increasing number of
pupils.
Springvale Lodge, 100, A. F. & A. NJ
attended services at the Baptist church
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. Frank
Davis preached an able and instructive
sermon from Prov. 4 q For I give you
good doctrine, forsake We not my law.
Mr.. S. c. Rowe came home last Sat-
urday much invigorated from a weeks
SOJourn In Limerick
Brunswick.
Brunswick, June 26.-Hartley G. Bax-
ter, of Portland, attended the class day
exercises Tuesday.
The following Brunswick boys and girls
who attend college or schools out of town,
are at home for the summer: Ralph
FISH, S; B; Furbush, Miss Charlotte Dan
forth. j. +. Elliott, Miss Ada White
house, E. G, Storer. Miss Floy Curtis,
Miss Alice Lincoln, Miss Belle Smith.
Miss Edna Chandler is in Boston taking
preliminary examinations to enter the
State Normal school
sebago.
ANOTHER TOWN MEETING.
Sebago, June 26 26-Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock p. m there was special town
meeting The call for the meeting was
for some important purposes and also
some of very little Importance, the main
object or purpose being of very decided
ly cash flavor After the election of l..
A Poor for moderator, article 2nd, the
most.important one, in regard to raising
more money in excess of the five thous-
and dollar limitation for the completion
and the furnishing of the new school
building, was passed over until the less
Important articles were disposed of. A
war OF words occurred between VIM. G.
Poor, chairman of building committee,
and his brother Edwin T. Poor. Edwin
L. severely criticized the action of the
building committee in striking out
many important and necessary things in
the specifications when letting the con-
tract thus making it necessary for the
town to furnish more money in order to
have the building completed as it should
be- VIM. q. then in justification of their
action claimed that it was necessary to
let the contract, excluding the many
necessary things on account of the lack
of funds provided in the five thousand
dollar limit. At last the moderator set
tied the matter by compelling them to
occupy the floor separately-one at a
time. A motion had been made to have
the specifications read in open meeting.
Edwin L. Poor then made motion to
put over, at the time being, articles 2nd
and 3rd until article 4th was acted upon
Then he moved that article 4th be dis
missed, relating to the town voting who
should have the management Of the
Academic school, claiming that the vote
taken at a special meeting Il year ago
placed the management and expending
of the income for the purposes designed
solely in the hands of the trustees created
by the town. The article being dismissed
by unanimous vote, next article 5th was
taken up regarding the management and
disposition of the income of the money to
be set apart according to terms of the
Joseph Fitch Potter will for the benefit of
the several Sunday schools in town. 1t
was voted to place such management and
disposition in hands of the trustees Mr.
Poor again expressed his opinion that
such vote was as unnecessary as the ac-
tlon on the article ALREADY dismissed,
claiming as he did that none but the
trustees could manage or expend the
funds and that the town by vote could
have no voice in the management which
by law deyolves upon the trustees created
by the town. Article 2nd was then re-
sumed, but then Oliver Dixie insisted
upon the reading of the specifications
which was the next thing in order Will
p. Babb opposed the reading of them as
being unnecessary and on the ground
that many were in hurry to get through
with the meeting The moderator de-
oided that Mr. Dixie was right and they
were then read against the wishes of
many present which gave Mr.. Dike's op-
ponents the distinction of apparently try
ing to keep their transactions in the dark
while he seized upon the good oppor-
tunity it gave him of giving them lee
ture on their trying to suppress certain
facts of vital interest to the tax payers
which he was determined should be read
to the public. Next vote was taken to
raise fifteen hundred dollars additional tax
to be assessed with money already raised
at tie last annual meeting 1t was also
VObeI TO temporarily nlfe the money un
BILL the tax can be collected. Article 4th
was next taken up and disposed of as
follows: Voted, first to authorize the
trustees instead of the building commit
tee to do tie furnishing of the school
house as suggested by Mr. Dixie. Then
the vote was doubted and defeated BY
those opposed to Mr.. Dike's search light,
which he occasionally turned upon them.
This time was his defeat and his oppon-
ents turn to rejoice as he did when he
gained his victory over them in having
certain specifications brought to light SO
as to he read in meeting. After voting to
leave the expending of the additional
money raised to the building committee
!ntead of the trunstees, the meeting ad-
iourned without date
Summer Robinson, of Rhode Island.
visited his brother Andrew Robinson,
who came today.
Andrew Robinson, this morning, re-
ceived from Ashton R. L, dispatch an
bouncing the death of his sons wife.
Mrs. Clarence Robinson, who died yester-
day.
Cumberland.
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