The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
Freeport.

ETetport, MAY So.--A young boy, tne
child of John Stowell while playing near
the stone sheds had the misfortune to
have marble slat four inches thick,
two and one-half feet in height, fall upon
h is leg in such manner as to fracture it
severely-transversely in the upper
third. The limb was set and placed in a
plaster of paris cast and the little fellow
(three years of age) was made as COM
Portable as possible.
We learn that Dennison & Dillingham;
have bought the meat route of Freeman
Grant. Mr. Grant will attend mostly to
insurance business during the summer
months.
The school census just completed gives
735 children between the ages of four and
twenty one years.
Little Harry Witham, son of Ed With
am, had quite serious operation per-
formed on him Monday of this week
for pyothorax, or pus in the plural cavity.
1t was necessary to remove a portion OF
a rib and put in drainage tube. The
little fellow is doing well.
Mr.. E. A. Taylor who has been in the
quarry at Jay has been home for few
days
Mr.. John Belcher, has fine tennis
lawn on the east side of his residence
1t has just been completed.
Road machines are being busily piled
on the different streets about the village.
We hope for better ways soon.
Some fifteen empty tenements are to be
let In different parts of the village.
Mr.. Libby on school street is making
quite extensive additions to his residence.
A new ell as large as the dwelling
house and a large stable in the rear.
When completed this will be as pretty a
place as any in the village
Mr.. J. f. Litchfield is busy completing
the collections for the taxes of 1894
There are some fine gardens worth look
ing at, especially the one of Col. VIM.
GORE, and as well the one of Capt S. A.
Holbrook. In few weeks those of John
Belcher, ESQ.,, and f. W. Nichols will
be equally inviting.
The green house of John Burr & Son
is worth visiting. 1t is at its best about
this time. From now until after Decora-
ton Day, it will be busy place AL
most every thing in the line of cut flow
ers and artistic designs can be seen. 1t
will pay to look over the mass of flowers
If you admire them even if you do not
wish to purchase.
A much larger number of fruit trees
have been delivered this year than usual
in different sections of the town.
Mr.. Charles Bibber an aged and re-
spected citizen, suffered yesterday a shock
OF apoplexy, and is reported very ILL
South Berwick
South Berwick May 22-John F.
Lynch is contemplating building new
store at Great Works, where his present
one now stands He is planning to move
the old store off from its present site and
use it while the new one is being built.
This building sets in peculiar place for
store, being in corner between the
highway and the tracks of the Northern
Division of the Boston & Maine railroad
The road and railroad cross at an angle
of abont sixty degrees Mr. Lynch there
fore has laid his plan for three story
building with forty feet front parallel
with the road and far enough back SO
that teams in front will not block the
highway in the least. On the side away
from the crossing he will run back sixty
feet and on the side nearest the crossing
only thirty, leaving the back of the build
ing fifty feet parcelled with the railroad
Owing to the close proximity of the rail
road and consequent dangers of fire there
from the basement and first story of the
new store will probably be of brick Mr..
Lynch also contemplates, but is by nc
means decided on the matter, negotiating
with the railroad company for sidetrack
to run close to his back cellar door, OF
even directly into the cellar Whether
this latter movement is carried out or not
it is a sure thing that Mr. Lynch is soon
to have the finest, largest most conven-
lent and best looking grocery store in
town and it may be truly said his bust
ness warrants it.
Brunswick.
Brunswick, May 23.-The firm of H. c..
Baxter & Bro. will move to Portland
for the summer June /.
The directory to the town building has
been reprinted and additions made,
greatly improving it.
E.. G. Simpson and S. R. jackson
recently returned from a fishing trip to
Ra ngeley. They met with good success.
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