The Portland daily press., 1897-11-03
GORHAM.
vINALHAVEN.

| DrODahIa hat
electricity will soon be introduced into
the village.
VINALHAVEN.
! Vinalhaven, November 1.-The teachers
from here attended the teachers conven-
tion at Thomaston Friday and enjoyed
the day very much.
| Arrangements have nearly been COM
pleted and speakers engaged for the
lecture course here this winter, the first
to take place November 10, by Senator
Paine of Georgia.
The dredger that has been at work in
our harbor for the last few weeks went to
| ST. Johns to help complete job there
before cold weather sets In, and will re-
turn here and finish out the appropriation
in this harbor as soon as they get through
there.
A special town meeting is called here
on Saturday, November to see If the
town will yota to exempt building II
built for net factory. The building is
to be owned by the inhabitants or the
town and rented to Boston parties.
Captain George Smith OF the schooner
Evelyn Smith was called to Portland this
week on his arrival into port, by a tele-
gram stating that his wife was danger
cusiy Ill with typhoid pneumonia.
| The High school class of '9S held an en-
tertainment in the Union church vestry
Tuesday evening, which was we'll patron
lied and enjoyed by all. Z
Quite an excitement was caused here
| Saturday afternoon over the horse trot at
the trotting rark, there being three horses
entered in one class and two In the
other. Fred Snowman's horse got the
first race and L. r. Vinal the other. TIE
stakes were fifty bushels of oats
| MIR. ID. II. Gledden, who Is in Rock
land experimenting the setting of the
poles from that city to Owls Head for
the Vinalhaven and Rockland Telephone
company, spent Sunday at home. They
will have 1t ready for the wire in about
one week. November 10 is the day now
set to be ready to lay the cable across the
| bay from Owls Head to. Vinalhaven.
Tho poles are set here ready for the wire
Mr.. Parker, the manager, was here last
week, but has gone to Boston.
NORWAY.
Norway, November AL is now life
and animation in our village. 1t icing
settled that the town had no power to
raise money to repair that portion of the
shoe shop owned by them, syndicate
has been organized and money pledged
to the amount OF $4,000 for repairs of
the same, provided the town would agree
to sell the same to said syndicate on easy
terms and instruct the town officers to
exempt the said property from taxation
Tor q period of IA years. A meeting for
that purpose was held on Saturday last
at which it was voted unanimously to
sell said property for 81. The articles
pertaining to exemption was passed over
| py special request of the syndicate, as
they had rather su bmit to taxation than
antagonize the rural portions of the
| town, many of whom objected. Thus
| has this mnmentous and Misunderstood
question been settled to the satisfaction
of all concerned Work on repairs will
commence at once. f
of business is promised by B. F. Spinney
&, Co.. largely increasing our population.
| which. will tnecessitate the erection of a
large number of dwellings.
| J. A. Bolster the real estate broker,
sold six house lots last week, beside sew
aral by other parties on which founda
| tions will be commenced at once.
| Beal's hotel is UNDERGOING thorough re-
pairs by its new proprietor, who is said
| % be popular landlord.
| The tramp has disappeared, We arc
seldom troubled by them of late.
BUXTON.
| West Buxton, November 2.-Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. j. Briant were in Portland
last T Tuesday, :
Sheriff L. Palmer was in Augusta last
Mrs. 6. A. Getchell who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Eaton in Nashua, N.
H., the last few weeks, returned to her
home here last Friday. =.
Mrs Vim. 1llingsw orth went to Wind
ham Saturday for short visit among
friends.
Miss Mary Dow started for Portland
Monday morning.
DR. j. Haynes. who has been i'll for
several months. died at his home last
Saturday morning at three O'Clock. He
| was in the SSth year of his age.
MIR. Lowell A. Graham has recovered
| from his recent Illness and returned to his
school November l..
Mr.. W. S. Graham, who had a very
sick day last Friday is able to be up most
of the day, but has not been able to get
| out of doors yet.
Mr.. Conrad A. Harrison spent Sunday
| at his home here.
Miss Eva Rogers with her little sister
Florence who have been spending the
past eighteen months with Mrs. Martha
Ridlan, returned to their home in Massa-
chusetts today.
| Re cure and on to Rostop on Nov II