The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-07
RuDnford.

Rumford, March Eve have received
no mail since Saturday last. The raiu
OF last Saturday and Sunday flooded ou1
farms ana roads again. in some places
the roads We're made impossible by large
quantities of ice after the water subsidized.
Water was not SO high by four feet as in
the great freshet of last April. Last
tuesday and Wednesday we had blizzard
| weather with snow and nall
driven by high northwest wind and
mercury down to 8 degrees. Many per
sons say it was the most uncornIortaDle
gay they ever experienced out Oh ooors.
Many persons on intervale farms be6Ween
the Falls and Centre, passed q sleepless
night last Sunday Watching WIN mucn
anxiety the rising water. some moved
their families to places OF safety ne1ore
dark and some OF thcir eHects. OIhers
continued to "hold the fort TILL driven
out, but kept their teams i'll readiness to
start any moment. Early Monday morn
ing they were convinced that they would
| not have to leave their homes, which re-
| lieved them Of great anxiety III matters
remain in this condition much longer
many buildings will be abandoned on
| the intorvales
based W. M. Adams farm III South
Rumford and will move on to it this
month.
Mr.. Elliott lives in close proximity to
the river and has been the same as driven
out OF his home three times within a
year by the rising of the river and says.
9the can't endure 1T any longer"
A few farms can be bought cheap here
Bolster's Mill.
Bolster's Mills, March 5.-The storm of
Saturday and Sunday was the worst here
for many years. AS the river rose the ice
breaking formed jams that carried every
thing before them. Five bridges within
the limits of Otisfield were either carried
away or ruined, the one at this place be-
ing the only one left and this is only Uafe
for people on foot. The grisJ mill, card
ing mill and u large amount of fiume is
carried away entire. At Scribner's mill
two miles below, part Of the saw mill
and part OF the machinery are gone. The
low ground bordering theriyer wascovered
with huge cakes of ice and fragments Of
the wreckage. The storm was followed
by strong wind which is still blowing
and the snow, what little came Monday
night is all in the crossroads. No mail
was received here from Saturday to We'd
nesday, and now has to be transferred
across the river as there is no bridge left
safe for trains.
The result of the annual election held
n Otisfield on Monday, March 2nd, was
as follows:
Moderator-N. c. Pinkham.
Clerk-Edwin Lamb
Seleotmen-Geo. H. Greene, B. S.
| Skillings, J. d. Howe.
Treasurer-Thomas jackson.
| School Go mmIttee-H. M. Cushman.
Collector and Constable-J. B. Scrib-
ner.
| Money raised for schools, $1,000; for
town Oh argos and poor. $500: for roads
| and bridges, $1,000; to repair roads, 'flabor
! tax. $4,000; for collecting 1 cent and
mills.
Gorham.
Gorham, March 6-The Star Comedy
company, local organization, will pre-
sent the sparkling comedy "His Last
Chance in Ridlon's hall this Saturday
evening.
Rev. John Clifford of Woodfords, will
occupy the pulpit at the School Street
Methodist church, Sunday morning.
| The article in the warrant for town
meeting, in regard to the town Offering
a reward for the murder of Byron G.
| Coburn, was dismissed.
| The Ladies' Circle of the Congregation
nj church, will give rainbow supper at
the residence Of Brown Bros, Monday
evening.