The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-29
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Bridgton.
Bridgton, April 9S-The McKenny prize
declarations will take place at the Con-
gregational church Tuesday evening OF
this week. Eight students from the two
upper classes of the High school will take
part. Music will be furnished by Gibbs
Orchestra and the Rossini Ladies Quar-
tette.
The Bridgton High school base ball
club were beaten by the Sandy Greek nine
at that place on Fast Day, by few runs.
A game at North Bridgton between the
Academy nine and the Bridgton Stars
ended at the fourth inning in dispute
over the decisions of one of the umpires,
| Nelson Of the Academy.
| Rev. ID. B. Holt, the new pastor OF the
Methodist society here, preached to full
| house on Sunday morning. Mr.. Holt
will be absent from his pulpit attending
the general conference at Cleveland dur
ling the entire month of May.
| Frank E. Field, manager of the Bridg-
ton Lumber Company, has bought OF A.
H. Hartman lot next his residence on
Main street, and will shortly erect
house for his own occupancy.
The mum Der of bicycles to be seen on
our streets this season is much larger
than ever before. Their use Is confined.
however, to the younger portion of the
community. AS yet no old or even mid
die aged person INDUCES in vehicle of
| this sort.
Dry Mills, April 2S.-Mr. George
Bailey and wife Of Portland ara visiting
his father. Mr.. Joel Bailey.
Saturday and Sunday were two very
cold raw days after such warm ones the
| first of the week.
| in Yarmouth at his daughters, last
| Friday, whore she had been for few
weeks. He Was carried to North Ray
mond and buried Sunday.
| School commenced in this district Mon
day. with Mrs. Nora Sweetser, as teach
| er.
| 1t is SO cold and backward there is but
little farming done yet
yinalhayen.
Vinalhaven, April 28-Rev. Mr.. John
son, who breaches at the Advent chapel
| here baptised several at this church today.
Rev. Fl. F. Wood, Of Bath. preached at
the Union church Sunday, April 20; in
the evening giving lecture entitled,
What he had seen in his Oriental travels.
He will probably give an illustrated lee
turs here in the near future on his
travels in the Holy Lands.
Our small boat fishermen are doing
well here now. Lane & Libby bought of
them three Saturday, catch which was
way from three to nine dollars per man.
Joseph Rogers's catch for one day last
week amounted to So.
A special town meeting will be held
here next week to act on the location and
cost of two new school houses, one to cost
about $780, the other about $4,000
Mr.. Barnes, the boy preacher Of Lewis
ton, delivered temperance lecture un-
der the auspices OF the W. c. T. u, at
Memorial hall Friday evening.
Over 40 cases of grippe are reported in
town.
Fl. M. Noyes and son returned home
from Portland Saturday.
Quite a number of Masons from here
will attend the Grand Lodge in Portland
next week.
Paxton.
West Buxton, April 27.-Miss Maud
Bergman is teaching at Standish corner.
Her school commenced last Monday.
The schools on the Hollis side oom-
menced last Monday under the instruo-
tion of Mr.. Flood and Miss Marie Hill.
Mrs. Cyril P. HARMON has been spend
ing few days at Sanford, visiting her
daughter.
Miss Emma Hillingworth and friend
of Boston, spent q few days with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Haley.
Grew are taking apart the old iron
bridge. Five or SIX men are now engaged
cutting off the iron riyets.
Mrs. Ernest Hobson and child of York
are visiting Mr.. Charles Hobson.
The farmers in this vicinity are busily
preparing their land for planting. The
outlook Is good for large acreage.
The following were elected officers of
the Village corporation for the ensuing
year at the annual meeting held Monday
evening: Clerk, Fred W. Harding; tfea-
surer, John S. Leavitt; assessors, George
W. Lowell, Edward II. +. Smith, Charles
G.. Alden; collectors, Charles B. Hard
ing fire wardens, Edward Fl. B. Smith,
Charles G. Alden. Frank A. Ridlon,
Frank A. Johnson. Everett P. Hanson.
The High School will give their annu-
al entertainment in Ridlon hall on Fri
day evening. The proceeds go toward the
| expenses Of the graduating exercises.
The comedy Ellis Last Chance" was
given for the third time in Ridlon Hall
on Fast night. The performance went
with snap and the large audience pres
emit thoroughly enjoyed the entertain
| nent.
Monday evening several members of
Pine Tree chapter, No. 81, o. E. S..
made fraternal visit to Mizpah chapter
at WestbrooB
| MIR. r. j. Elder Of Boston is spending
| few days here.
| The homestead of the late Col. W. B.
| Freeman, situated on Main street, was
sold at auction yesterday to Merssrs.
Brown Brothers.