The Portland daily press., 1896-03-16
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press,

overseers OF poor, j. A. Coe, D., j. G.
Harmon, D., and e. L. Chick, D.;
treasurer, VIM. H. Sawyer, r.; school
com mittee, Benjamin Wentworth, D.,
and Wiley f. Richardson, r.; auditor,
s. M. Greenlaw, D.
From the auditors report we learn the
following: resident property. 1856, 703;
president, s29, 200; total, s277, 9o3.
Appropriations: state tax, SS70.3
county tax, ssSO.67; support of schools,
1915; support of poor, $500; repair Of roads,
$500; repair of bridges, 500; repair OF
school houses, $500; town ofiicers' bills,
| $500; school books, 5000; school houses,
$4,000; interest on town bonds, SlS2 10;
free high school, $3.50 washout and pier
| at East Limington bridge $3.50; Memorial
| day, $25; miscellaneous expenses. $3.50
deficiency bills, $3.50; overlap in assessing,
$240. 06 total, S,S73.99; number OF polls
| 26S; poll tax, 50; property tax, 0.3; resourc-
es Sc, SO. 49, liabilities, is, GOA. "A; resources
and liabilities, $780, All.
| In the late freshet Limington lost all
her bridges on little Ossipee river, three
in number. 1t is reported that all the
bridges on the Little Ossipee were car
| riad out. The river was several feet high
or than ever known before.
Mr.. L. z. Thompson met with quite an
accident recently. He was at the post
| office, standing near trap door looking
at aa empty sugar barrel. The clerk
came along and took up the trap door be-
hind Mr.. Thompson without his know
ledge, and when he stepped he fell down
the trap striking upon and breaking the
left shoulder. He was taken home and
| DR.. Moulton summoned, who set the
me mber.
In the Limington Epistle of March,
| 1885, is the following which we hope will
prove q success.
There are multitudes of boys in dan.
ger for want of good home. They are
| not criminals and have no evil habits
| formed, but will. il left in present sur
roundings until 10 or Is years Of age.
Limington has many deserted homes.
No place could be better adapted to re.
oeive such boys. A corporation is tosbe soon
formed and one of these homes opened
for family of boys as soon as $25OO is
pledged for the beginning of the work.
Subscriptions have begun thus: $500,
$500 payable $25 a quarter from Jan uary,
1896; 500, S. month from January,
1896. If you wish to learn more of this
enterprise inquire of Mr.. J. r. Libby,
Portland, or Rev. G. S. Wilder. Limin g.
ton, Me.
Mrs. j. M. Hopkin son is spending q
short Time with her sister, Mrs. L. p.
Thompson.
South Berwick.
South Berwick, March 1.-THE Y. M.
P S. G. E., of the Congregational church
held very enjoyable sooiable at Deacon
Ridley's on Thursday evening. About
thirty were in attendance. The evening
was very pleasantly whiled way with
numerous games. Refreshments were
served.
Four carloads of stone arrived at Great
Works yesterday from Days Siding for
the NeWcihawanick company, and iris
tam Hilton of Wells depot will begin
work at once laying wall by the side OF
the river.
John F. Lynch placed in his new store
Friday large automatio oil can made
by the Portland Automatic Scale COM
pany of Portland.
Several couples from South Berwick at
tended the Knights of Pythias ball in
Dover, N. H., Thursday evening and re-
port most enjoyable time.
The ladies' society of the Congregation
al church hold meeting once a fort.
night in the church yestry and speEt the
afternoon in sewing for the poor, and IN
the evening gave supper and entertain.
ment which the gentlemen attended. AT
tho meeting this week held on Friday, a
decided innovation was made. Instead of
the ladies serving the repast, committee
OF three gentlamen, Mr.. John NJ Bur-
leigh. Mr.. William F. Hodgdon and DR..
q. Emerson, acted in that capacity and
as a result produced as fine supper az
was ever eauen in that vestry. After all
the hungry months lad been filed, DIR.
X. d. Jaques officiating as toastmaster,
called upon Rev. DR.. Lewis, pastor of the
church, Prot. Dickey Of Berwick
academy, Mr.. Samuel Hale, formerly OF
South Berwick, but now of Atlanta,
Georgia, Walter Downs. ESQ.,, and DIR. g.
ID. Emerson, who each and every one re-
sponded very appropriately with COM
mon sense speeches abundantly seasoned
with wit and sarcasm. A very interest
ing entertainment followed, consisting
of musical selections, both vocal and in
strumental and concluding with a brief
and laughable concert by the Automatic
Warblers. which it was announced were
imported from darkest Africa, y by
DUDE, Miss Wellan, Miss Mitchell. Mrs MIS-
6. ID. Emerson and Mrs. William 3.
Hodgdon. 1t was announced during the
evening that Rev. DR.. Lewis, Rev.
David b. Sewall, Mr.. Ephriam Hodgdon,
Jsques would prepare and serve the sup
per at the next meeting, March 27th.
The annual town meeting is called for
Tuesday, March 9th. There are only
eight articles in the warrant. Aside from
the election of town officers and the usual
appropriations for town expenses, the
only matters for consideration are an
article to provide suitable meeting
place at the village to be supplied with
water by the South Berwick Water oom
pany, and an article to provide for the
placing of steam fire alarm gong, either
at E. G. Lane & Co. 8 shoe factory, or at
ID. Cummings & Co.'s shoe factory.
Either place would be an excellent looa-
ton.
Scarboro.
Eight Corners, March 14.-Mrs. Sophia
M. Wentworth, aunt of Rev g. L..
Mason, is spending few weeks at the
parsonage, while Mrs. Mason is at the
Maine General hospital for treatment.
Mr.: George Libby of Portland. formerly
OF this place, was in town today.
Miss Carrie Phinnsy of Brackett's Cor
ner is again employed at Mr.. and Mrs
James W. Johnson's.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church met with Mrs. E. g. johnson of
Stroudwater, Thursday afternoon.
The thermometer registered fourteen
below zero at Mrs. A. r. Libby's this
at six O'Clock.
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