The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-07
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Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, March 5. Mrs. D. II. Ben
net, who has been spending a week O.
two with DIR. and Mrs G. M. Twitchell
of Augusta, arrived home Thursday.
Mr. William Newton is at home rom
Cornell University.
The Classical School closes Friday
March 10.
To the long list in the PRESS o
damages from the freshet at Yarmouth
we add this: A part of the dam at Yves
tons foundry has been carried away.
The Fortnightly Club will meet witt
Mrs. II. A. Merrill on Tuesday after
noon, March 10. Roll Call-Quotations
form Mr.. and Mrs. Browning, concern
ing Florence. Reading from makers OF
Florence" Mrs. Cleave. Discussion OF
Current Events-Alfred Austin, the new
poet laureate; Cause Of the new u. S.
Bond Issue. Opened by Mrs. Oakes and
Mrs. H. A. Merrill. "Dominican
Monks" Mrs. NJ. @. Merrill Sketch,
"Cathedral Builders" Mrs. Baker.
The High School closed Friday.
A. j. partridge has men at work at
the iron bridge at the Falls, making
temporary repairs. 1t will probably soon
| be open for teams.
street, has been repaired, and the water
supply is all right on the west side of the
river.
| Most Of the mills in town have shut
down for repairs and general cleaning
up.
| Cumberland.
West Cumberland, March 6. Mr. Chas.
Black has moved into the house of the
late Samuel Clough.
Mics Ada L. Morrill, Is attending
Shaw's Business College.
! The storm of Saturday and Sunday
was very severe, carrying away many
bridges, making 1t impossible to get from
| Gray to Portland, except by way OF Sac
carappa, or through Falmouth Corner.
| Quite number from this town attend
ed the Old Folks Concert at Gray Corner
Thursday, Feb. 27, and report fine
time.
Cornish.
! Cornish, March 4. The greatest fresh
ct in this section since 1913. Tuesday al
about ten O'Clock a. M, the bridge over
the Saco river. leading from Cornish
village to Cornish railroad station, was
washed away. 1t was three hundred
feet long. and was built about 81 years
ago. There is now talk of constructing
a ferry boat No mail was received from
Saturday night until late this evening,
when it was brought from Steep Fails
station. And during this time we were
practically without outside oomumnioa
| ton. The mill in the village known al
Hatoh's mill was, very badly injured.
Sunday morning 1t was found that the
water was running over the bridge, car.
rying logs and ice into the mill
Ira Garland had three pigs drowned
In the stable cellar in which they were
the water was nine feet deep.
AT the annual town meeting the Re
publicans elected their full ticket, viz:
observation-disclosures G. Aver.
Cerk-William r. Copp.
Seleotmen, Assessors and Overseers o.
Poor-Howard Bracket Daniel e. Kim
ball, Franlin Pugsley.
Treasurer-George 81. Parker.
School Com. for three years-Fred B.
Pike, Howard Brackett.
/ Colleotor-Leroy f. Pike.
| OoustaUies-0. r. E1ke, JdIne6 ~.
Truant ofioer-W. B. Randall, J. B.
Smith, W. r. Perkins.
New Gloucester.
New Gloucester, March 6. The Repub-
loans of New Gloucester held their eau
Gus for the nomination of town officers
March 5. The following nominations
were made:
Moderator-Frank W. Winter.
Clerk--N. P. Haskell.
Seleotmen-John W. True, James M
Thompson, Ruel W. Foga.
Treasurer-C. p. Chandler.
| School Com.-John 1. Sturqis. L. L.
Whitman, John W. Rideout.
Delegates to attend State convention al
Portland April 16-John Wells, e. F.
Wells. W. S. Shurtleff
Town CONS. +. Sweetsir, J, J.
Sturgis, John Wells, A. j. Haskell,
George Haskell.
Edes Falls, March 4. The recent rain
of Saturday and Sunday and the rise OF
Crooked River gave the people in this
place quite scare, especially those liv-
ing near the river. Sunday at 6 D. m.
the family Of G. A. Dufree were obliged
to leave their home and flee to the high
lands. sunday evening at =. Is cakes OF
\ ASO oeuhio NoNA oA0 Hlf6fy CdAIyAuS away
the old covered bridge, also the dry house
and long dry she'd. which were attached
to the mill. Monday the water was three
feet deep in the store of r. G. Edes;
also in the dwelling house of @. A. Dur
fee.
Mr.. Dudley, of Paris. hauled from the
woods to the landing. distance Of three
miles, one load of timber measuring 600
| feet.
Mrs. Lizzie Harmon is on the sick
list. DR.. Corliss CT Casco is attending
her.
Mrs. Nathan Maxfleld, of Boston, is
visiting relatives in this place.
| Mr.. Clarence Proctor of Windham,
closed very successful term Of school
last Friday.
Brownfield.
Brownfeld, March 6. Town officers
chosen at annual meeting:
Seiectmen-A. f. Perkins, r, Simon
Hanson. D., A. Morton, D.
Town Clerk-H. +. Fitch, r.
School Com. Samuel Warren, R., Eli
nest Stone, r.
Treasurer and CoL-Thomas G. Walk.
or, r.
Road Com. Thomas Harmon, r.
Town Agent-A. f. Perkins, r.
Auditor-L. u. Giles