The Portland daily press., 1895-05-02
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BridgtOn.

Bridgton, April 80. sunny Crest" on
the Highlands, the elegant summer house
OF j. K. Martin of the Falmouth Hotel,
Portland, is being freshened and I'M
proved outwardly by crew of painters.
A large force of workmen are busy put
ting in the foundation and cellar Tor
Geo. w. .Newcomb's new stable on Main
street. The timber for the frame is most
ly on the ground. George Green has the
lumber for his new house nearly all on
the lot where his cellar and well were
dug and stoned last fall.
| Geo. W Winslow with crew of joiners
began Monday morning to put up the
Odd Fellows stable. They will make a
| short job of it.
| The new street leading from Main
street past the new houses of C..I Went
worth and Ira Haley, which was LAID out
last fall, and for which an appropriation
was made at the annual meeting in March
is to be built by Mr.. Haley.
| A very pretty and convenient little. cot
tage erected ON School street last season
| by +. B. Simpson has been sold by him
to Robert Gilfllap.
| The annual enumeration of the young
people Of school age in this town has just
been completed.
Fast Day was very quiet indeed in
this vicinity.
| We are having fine weather and the
season seems earlier than last year. The
| travelling is fine.
Fryeburg.
| Fryeburg, April 80. There was game
of base ball Oh Saturday afternoon on the
| Academy grounds. 1t was played by
| the A cademy nine and one from the
Cornish high school. 1t resulted in a
victory for the former. Score 20 to
10.
Rev. C.S. Young, pastor of the Congre-
gational Church, has returned from his
vacation trip to Canada and services at
this church were resumed on Sunday.
A Band of Mercy, an organization in
| the interest of humane education, has
been formed in connection with the New
| Jerusalem church. 1t has so mem bers,
including many children. The following
permanent officers were chosen on April
28th: Mr. D. Ward, president; Rev
B. n. Stone, vice president Miss M. e.
Warren, secretary; Miss NJ. W. Weston,
treasurer; Mrs. E.F. Stone, Miss S. G.
Weston and Mr.. J. H. Weston, executive
committee. The name of this band is
the Pine Cone"
Mr.. Jones, the Principal of the Cornish
High School, spent Sunday in town.
The Woman's Library Club bad very
interesting session Mt the regular meeting
on the fourth Friday in April. The
literary exercises consisted of quotations
about women and their WORK, and the
reading of two papers. One on The
Woman of the Past" by Miss Hattie A b.
bott, and the other on "The Woman of
the Past" by Mrs Ii. L. Bartlett. An in
formal discussion followed the reading of
these fine papers.
1t is very dry and dusty here, as there
has been scarcely any rain since the
freshet at Easter time.
Mra S. M. Lamson, who has been spend
ing the winter with friends in Portland
and elsewhere, has returned to Frye
burg.
Cumberland.
Cum berland Center, May 1. The bac-
calaureate sermon before the students of
Greely Institute will be preached next
Sunday afternoon by Rev. F.W. Davis.
Pitcher Drinkwater of the Brockto
New England League Ball team is
native of this place.
The class of s96 Greedy Institute held
sociable and box supper at Institute
Hall last evening.
The roll call meeting OF the ConRrega-
tional church will be held Thursday af-
ternoon at Union Hail. Sawga Tri be
Red Men will work the adoption degree
on four candidates at their meeting next
Friday evening.
Miss Anna Merrill, an inmate of the
Poor House, died early last Monday
morning. Her death was thought to be
the redult of paralytic shock which
she had some time since. She has been
bed-ridden for many years.
The school year at the Institute closes
on Friday Of next week.
MIR. James Gibbs, who recently bought
the Job Black place, has moved into
the house owned by Miss Mary Ann
Clough.
Walter e. Blanchard, for a number of
years employed in the leather board fac
tory at Kennebunk, has returned, with
his family to this place.
Guy W.Butler of West Pennington, is
taking Mr.. Gordon's place at the Name
Central station while he is on vaca-
tion.
Mrs. NJ J. Merrill and her granddaughter
Florence are visiting relatives in Chelsea,
Mass.
Miss Alice Calderwood of Portland is
visiting friends at this place.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, May /. School
in District Moe began Monday with
Miss Carrie Whitney of Gray as teacher.
daughter Mary are visiting at Mr.. James
, LawreDce's.
Mrs. r. T. Hodsdon is quite ill.
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Larry of Milan. N.
q, are visiting his sister, Mrs. III.
Evans.
Harrison.
Harrison, May /. AS DR.. Blake was
driving across the bridge near CaswelPs
grist mill Monday his horse broke
through, and as he was going quite fast
it threw him. Probably this saved him
from a more serious accident Both
shafts were broken and the horse some
bruised.
C.S. Whitney's saw mill is running
night and day.
Business in Harrison is fairly good.
Scarboro.
Scarboro, May /. The Methodist
church which has been in a very dllapl-
dated condition for a long time past mas
just been partially repaired under the
direction of the trustees. j. r. Newcomn,,p,
Robert Brown and A.F. MoultoD. Inc
building is now being painted.
Kent,s Hill