The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
NOBLE BORO

Mrs. Maxwell who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Flora Hall has returned to
her home in East Boston.
Schools commenced In town the first
Monday of September. Several went to
Togus on ride Saturday Sept. 18th
An con Glidden of the Maine Central rail-
road has been spending his vacation with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Glidden.
The selectmen are receiving proposals
for the building of $1,000 school house
at Damarlscota Mills.
S. W. Chapman has been ON visit to
Bath.
George Benner is repairing his barn.
G. f. Dreamer is about done thrashing
grain at his steam mill for this season.
Zenas Ii. Sidelinger Of Quincy, Mass,
is in town visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Sidelinger.
Potatoes rotting badly. Apples very
scarce and what few there are dropping
from the trees on account of being wormy
Frank Genthner went to Portland on
his wheel last week to visit his brother
Fred.
Miss Annie Chapman is teaching school
on West Neck.
The farmers are hauling their sweet
corn to the Waldoboro canning factory.
E. K. Hall has an apple trees with full
grown apples, and fresh apple blossoms.
Mrs. Jndson Merrill who has been con-
fined to her bed more than five years I'M
able to lift a hand has SO far recovered as
to be able to ride out these pleasant days.
There was q lawn party at Lewis
Winslow's on Saturday evening, Septem-
Der 18th.
Mr.. Plummer from East Boston is visit
ing his sister in law, Miss Flora Hall.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, September 2o.-Joseph A.
Roberts, Esq, of Savannah, Ga, de-
Union church, Round Pond, Sunday
afternoon on the subject 1.-THE World and
| Its Builder Mr.. Roberts is q very
cultured and scholarly gentleman who,
with his wife has been passing the
summer at the Morton house, and the
pleasure afforded his friends to hear his
effort, was a courtesy that is much ap-
! preciated.
The steamboat wharf at New Harbor is
being improved by another pier, thus
enabling steamer Merryconeag to make
| landings at all times of tides.
| The schools are all keeping in this town
with competent corps OF teachers, nine
| teen in number, Mrs. j. E. Nichols the
| superintendent is therefore quite busy in
Il1hlLH aoE IOSo1bI V4oLuo slL0 al lllcafAAS
| he schools more effective.
t Captain Burdick Berry, who was SO
badly injured at Bangor recently by being
caught between his own and another
vessel while in tow, is a Bristol man.
| He is at Bucksport where kind friends are
doing oil possible for him. One leg has
been amputated, but the other it is hoped
will be saved, though terribly jammed
| Captain Berry has had singularly I'M
fortunate career having been in gale after
gale on the sea, many shipwrecks and ac-
| oidents.
Rev L. D. Evans of Camden has been
visiting in this vicinity, the scene of his
| former labors while pastor OF the Congre-
| gational church.
ham, aboard which the crew refused duty
| last July, when ready to sail from Port
| land Harbor for South America, has ar
rived at her destination, after remark
ably short passage of forty five days.
Captain Gorham is Bristol man, and
his family and friends are rejoiced to hear
of his safety.
4 Roscoe G. Smith is at home from Port
land on a short vacation.
Joseph S. Williams and daughter have
returned to their home in Portland.
sTANDISH.
Standish, Sept.-20.-Hon. and Mrs.
| were in town last week.
Mr.. D. B. jackson was in Quincy
| Mass, last week on Business.
There was no session of the High
School last Wednesday on account of the
Gorham and Standish Fair.
Mr.. M. S! Spear who has been quite
sick of late is improving.
Dr. W. S. Thompson, has greatly i'm
proved the surroundings of his
residence which is very pleasantly stu
ated in the center of our beautiful village.
Heretofore, during dry time, the sand
and dust in the midway of the street
has been something terrible. After haul
| ing the sand from the sstreet, the Doctor
had several loads of rich loan dumped in
front of his house and then had it graded
up and grassed over. 1t is not only an
| improvement In looks, but every body will
not be enveloped in dust in passing the
street.
| In accordance with an act passed by the
| last Legislature, that is: Providing that
each town shall construct or cause to be
constructed before the first day of Janua-
ry, 1895, q vault that shall be both fire
and burglar proof, said vault to be used
for the better preservation of the towns
papers and + recOrds3 A town meeting
was held at the town house Saturday af-
ternon, to see what action the town
would take in regard to the same. After
| SOIu0 QlSCuSSlOu b fOuo WdS Ueth6u W nave
| vault built of brick, 10 feet square on
the inside, the walls to be 10 inches thick.
The Selectmen were instructed to receive
bids and specifications in relation to the
work that is to be done.
| The Selectmen' g Office is to be moved on
to the first floor so that the conyeniences
will be far better.
The first frost of the season was expe-
rienced last Friday night. Especially on
the low ground was the effects most no.
ticeable, in fact every where about this
vicinity early stuff was damaged consid-
erably.
| FREEPORT
Freeport, Sept. 20.-The third annual
fair of the Freeport Park Association
closed Thursday, Sept. 10th. The wealth
er was good for the three days, and the
attendance was large The exhibit at the
hall was an excellent one, and the enter
tainment each evening of a most enjoya-
BILE character Messrs. Hatch and Skill
| lings created much enthusiasm by their
unique entertainment on the last even
| ing.
Fire was discovered about $40 p. M,
in A. M. Bailey's shoe shop. There was a
brisk blaze for little while b11t eperCet.