The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-26
HARRISON.

Ii.
day has made excellent going The
teams that have been waiting are now
on the move There is large amount OF
timber to be hauled to c. S. Whitney's
mill at the village, and large lot OF
pine to be landed on Long lake Tor the
Star Match Company, Portland.
There are indications Of quite boom
for Harrison in the near future. 400
chair factory is having quite business
and there is an even chance for the
coat shop to start up under new man
agement. The Elm House and Crystal
Lake Cottage are sure of big patron
age this season.
Then comes the raill DAD. The brioR-
ton News seems to think that the two
electric roads talked of are only visionary,
perhaps SO, but the long list OF names on
the petitions from the towns along the
proposed route would seem to indicate
quite an interest in the scheme. There is
no question but that ninety-flve per cent
of the inhabitants of all the towns from
| Waterford to Westbrook would prefer this
route to any other because it Is the
direct outlet, 1t is said that the Grand
Trunk ,athe Maine Central and the
Bridgton and Saco River roads WILL op-
pose granting charter for tills ROAD.
This Westbrook line opens up dozen or
more towns that are from five to 30 miles
from eithar of the above named roads
and to reach Portland before night one,
as the trains run in winter, has to rise
at 3 O'Clock or half past and stage 1t.
The Bridgton road is the nearest one to
Harrison and to reach Portland Defofe
| to leave Harrison at 4. 80 a. N. II the
railroad commissioners or any who have
voice in the granting charter will come
| to Harrison at any time before the mid
| die of April and try to reach Augusta IN
one day, they would never oppose grant
ling charter to the Wessbrook. WIND
ham and Harrison electric railroad,
| Harrison~has nice water power, stone
dam and good chimney that has been
waiting Is years for some business. Inc
railroad may bring customer.
| BRIDGTON.
Brideton, Jan. 25-Upward of foot OF
snow here makes teamsters happy and
will greatly help business In various
1 directions.
| The Methodist circle appointed Thurs
day evening was postponed one week on
account of the storm. ~
| Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
| were the COOLEST days OF the winter SO lar.
The mercury touched 10 below IN some
| localities. The terrible wind Of Wednes-
day, together with the extremely low
temperature, made it al most impossl bic
to be- out of doors without freezing, ana
| frostbitten ears and noses were by no
| means rare.
The ice in Highland lake is more than.
twenty inches in thickness at the presehs
time. A larger amount than usual mas
1
cold weather and absence OF snow haVo
been very favorable for packers
The perpetrator of several recent mar
| ness cuttings iu this village has at last
been discovered. He is young man who
ia considered not entirely responsible and
nothing hns been done by way of punish
ment as yet.
GRAY.
GRAY. Jan. 25--Mrs. Frank Cook was
called to South Windham last week,
where her husband is quite sick with
pneumonia MIR. Cook has charge OF the
card mill there.
/ Mira. A, ID. Cobb, who has been great
sufferer for several months, is failing
very rapidly.
tinue. Over twenty converts arc une
result of the revival.
The long wished for snow has come
and teams with wood and lumber are
doing large business.
] FREEPoRT.
Freeport Jan. 25-Jones, the Jeweler,
has put in a new and valuable "Regu-
lator.'
And now Freeport is being treated to
an endemic of the measles-quite wide
spread, about fifty cases. North Freeport.
Flying Point, VOLTS Neck, Porter
Landing and the village all come In for
representation. Very little attention mas
been paid to quarantine and the result Is
as above.
OAe typhoid fever patient has just died.
1t is believed the disease was contracted
from bad sewer near the residence, but
belonging to parties Eoutside 1.-The home
whichssuffered from the disease.
1t is really treat to hear the Jingl1ng
of bells and prancing of stAeds along our
Highways snow beautiful snow" has
come at last. ~.
Work on the new Baptist church is
progressing well. The frame If boarded
in and window frames are set. Tie full
plan of the architecture can now 0e seen.
When complete the building will be an
} ornament to the village.
| BUXTON.
Vest Buxton, Jan. 25-Last Tuesda ,
was the coldestssday of the season. The
mercury stood below zero all day and
! the windbblew fieroely.
The West Buxton Dramatic club
played "The Woven WEBB last Friday
evening. All took ktheir parts well. A
very large number were in attendance.
Thesmusic both vocal aud instrumental,
was we'll rendered, especially the violin
solo by Miss Louise, Townsend, accom-
panied byaMrs. VIM. Townsend on the
organ. After the drama there was q
3 cake walk. Mr.. John Scammon won the
r cake, and his partner, Miss Marcia At
, kinsan, received the glass oondiment sci
which was given with the cake.
Mr.. John L.. Dixie resumed his sohoo
duties last Tuesday noon, after nearly
, a weeks sickness.
Arthur the little son of V ASSOC Berry
is quite sick with la grippe.
, Hollis High school closed last Friday
Jan. 22.r %
Mr..JF. Pillsbury and fHmily arr
spending few days with Mr.. j. Town
? Mrs. T. @. Sawyer Iis stopping will
l her sister. Mrs. Vim. Dunnel of Buxtor
r Centre who is very sick.
: Mrs Hiram Goldth waite has beef