The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-11
MAINE TOWNS.


pOndents of the Press.
Bridgton.
The District Lodge l. o. 6. I. met
with the local lodge here Thursday even
ing. The severe storm hindered large
attendance from surrounding towns.
Bridgton now has snow enough fol
sleighing if anyone has a sufficiently
strong imagination, but not enough YET
Tor good travelling. The surface of the
ground in the roads was left very smooth
by the last rain which came on a large
hard frozen surface.
Warren Walkers new shop on Depot
street is appr oaching completion. 1t is
to be two stories in height with a tall
half story above, which can be used fol
| storage Purposes.
| Mt. Pleasant encaInpment, l. O. o. F.
worked the patriarchal degree on two
| candidates at their meeting Wednesday
evening. The golden rule degree will be
conferred on three patriarche at the
next regular meeting.
Cumberland Lodge No. 30, l. 0. o. +.
still CONTINUES to have work at almost
every meeting. A team recently organ
izeu in this lodge has made excellent
progress ana is now able to confer the
degrees in ;ery artistic manner.
Endora Rebecca Lodge will confer the
Rebecca degree upon seven persons at
the meeting on Tuesday evening if they
are present to receive it,
The advent of snow and cold weather
has put stop to burgiarizing business
for the present and people breathe freely
once more. The depredations and at
tenlpts had become so common as to at
tract but little attention, though people
were unuommonly careful about their
fastenings and ladies were quite unwil-
ling TO be left alone.
Efforts are being made by the Electric
Railway Company to purchase the inter
est in the Norway branch of the Grand
Trunk and have the freight brought
by electric power, doing 3 away
with steam entirely, also to have con-
nection from the depot to Main street
forming belt line.
The business of the street railway has
been a grand success, having taken
over so, 600 fares since July last.
The walls of the new shoe shop are up
but the late storm has cause a halt for
tbs present. Quite an amount of snow
has fallen but is badly drifted and light
But few sleighs have been seen on the
streets. 1he lake is frozen sufficiently
to bear a team.
good throughout Oxford county. Many
crews are already in the woods, building
camps, swapping roads and rarading
timber. The first heavy snow will bring
lively times
G. b. Cummings & Sons have made
large sales OF grain at prices unheard
of before, 70 cents per bag for meal.
81 kI4 A.,fp, h.sx
Association Friday at Norway Opera
House was largely attended with many
people from abroad who manifested
great interest.
The snow helped the going much
which for some days has been very rough.
Wednesday was pension day and owing
to the appointment of new justices, the
execution nj vouchers came near being a
grab game, some Offering to cut prices
which was severely censured by many of
the Grand Army boys. The amount of
pensions coming into this town is es-
timated at $4,000 per annum.
New Gloucester.
Upp er Gloucester, Dec 9-The snow
storm Of last week gave us but very little
snow, and we have seen but one heavy
team out on runners and tn at was c. r.
DOlloH's, who is hauling shook from A. H.
Jordan's saw mill to Rowes station. The
stage from No. Raymond to the Grand
Trunk station, in this town came through
with pung last Friday, but has not
come SO since.
Mr.. f. W. Winter is afflicted with a
very bad boil on his neck He has been
oonfined.to the house for some days, but
we hope to see him about and able to at
tend to his business again in few days
During the past tw weeks or so quite
q number of hogs and pigs have been
| slaughtered about here, and such is
| usually the case at this season of the
year. +.
Colds have been quite prevalent about
here during the past three or four weeks
owing to the very sudden changes in the
! weather. and it is wonder that there
has been no more sickness from them as
the changes have been SO great
| People feel more encouraged about the
| supply of water for the coming winter
than they did a few weeks ago as most
Of the wells are quite we'll supplied.
Charles z. Holmes and his mother,
Mrs. Georgia Holmes, have gone south
for vacation, and their many friends
wish them a very pleasant trip. They
will probably remain away for some
| time.
Mr.. Geo. Blake has been confined to his
house for some time, but we hope he
may be able to get out again soon.
| b6Ib mGffill VINO lives III the mouse oil
Mr.. Geo Blake is at work for A H.
Jordan, in his saw mill in place of Oscar
Stinchfeld, who has run the saw since
last spring.
Sabbathday Lake, Dec 9-Sumne1
Soule, Of Gardiner, was in town a few
days last week.
| The Pond school opens this week with
| Mis- Helen Nevens, of Intervale, as
| teacher.
Merrill & Hackett have finished pack
| ing apples for this season.
The snow which came last week en-
ables the farmers to haul little wood
on sleds.
Mr.. Edwards has put an addition OF
| his barn.
Boothbay. i
| Boothbay, Dec 9--Vessels have arrived
at Morse's Meadow Cove" ice works to
load ice. They intend to ship all the ice
in the houses at that place as fast as
vessels shall arrive. This will no doubt
be a very busy place from now until after
the ice is harvested.
Schools In town are all in session. and
under good management.
i Smelters are not doing much this fall
Some are afraid to catch, thinking the
resent law will not allow them, while