The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14

MaSter-LOr6n2O InOrn0
Overseer-Na tnaniel Wiggin.
Steward-Alden b. Sanborn.
Acknowledgement Cartlet.
Secretary-Emlna Ihorne.
Assistant Steward-Almon Murch
Lady Assistant Steward-Susan Murch.
Chaplin-Samuel butterfield.
t5ate Keeper-George NJ. Chadbourre.
Ceres-Ernestine S. Murch.
Elora-Annie I'll. Higgin.
Pomona--Lydia A. Wiggin.
BRIDGION.
Bridgton, Dec. lathe Pondicherry
company last week sent several thousand
yards of the product of their mills across
country to Lewiston to be finished. The
goods were indigo blue army OvercoatIng,
and the fulling mills here. though run
day and night. could not keep up with
the looms. The amount sent to Lewiston
made two large farm team loads.
A recent Improvement at the electric
light plant is a stai d pipe of more tiIan
thirty feet in height and open at the top
to relieve the pressure on the steel pen
stock at the time of putting on and shut.
ting off the power. The great head OF
water at the power house makes 1t neces-
sary to use extreme care in handling the
same.
The Bridgton Lumber Company has
begun to receive birch by rail from the
lot recently bought by them in Denmark
Some lum Der is also being drawn to the
mill by teams from different points in
this vicinity. and the birch mill has been
recently wired Tor electric lights, so that
it is presumed that when the saws are
started, they will be run for all they are
worth.
Bridgton schools generally begin Mon
day, Dec. -. The High school will have
two assistants this term at least, Miss
Grace WymRn and Mrs. @. Il. Gleason.
f. P. Bennett, Degree Master of the
degree staff OF Eudora Kebekah Lodge. has
been putting much time and Thought
into the rehearsals lately, and, it is safe
to say, has developed some very fine work.
The new steel highway bridge over the
Pondicnerry mill pond on Portland street
in this village is finished and open to
iravel. Ii is the first iron bridge In this
town of bridges. and is a credit to it's
builders-the Berlin Iron Bridge COM
pany.
The Advent chapel on Main street has
been rendered more attractive on twardly
by being painted in colors.
SANFORD.
Springvale, Dec. 12.-The Sunday trips
on the electric cars have been discontin-
ued for the winter.
Winter commenced Blu siness this season
the commencement exercises will not be
repeated again this term.
The roads In this vicinity are very
rough, neither whee ling or sleighing.
A serious accident occurred last Satur-
day to Willie, the ten year old son OF w.
True. whereby he had the thumb and
forefineer of his right hand pIaned off.
u Smith, and looking at the machinery
was anxious to know more about it, and
putting his hand on the plane soon
learned to bis sorrog all he wished TO
know. Drs. Thompson and Moulton
dressed the wound and it is doing as we'll
as could be expected.
George FL. Arch bald, the General Sec
rotary Of the State Sunday School Asso-
citation, commenced services here at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Dea.
G. W. Hanson is secretary of the local
committee of arrangements. The church
es in the whole town are united IN this
work. Mr.. Archibald is we'll adapted to
this work, and has n very interesting Way
of presenting his subject and it is hoped
that much good will be the result of
his labops.
OTISFIELD.
Otisfield. November l9.-Winter schools
in town begin Monday November 81.
Game is scarce about here. A num-
Der OF foxes nave been Sh0G Dy sCne dolu0u
brothers of Boston while on visit to
their old home at Oak Hill. A few part
ridges and squirrels shot now and then,
together with few trapped skunks and
coons constitute the summary of game.
Mr.. Kibbee, the New England evange-
list from the Missionary alliance. held
two meetings at the Union church last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morey met with
the sad loss of their daughter Geor giapna,
aged years, 8 months, 16 days. Tuesday.
November Is
RUMFORD
Rumford, December 11.-Preparations
are in progress again for putting up our
new bridge. There has been delay of
more than a month since the abutments
were completed.
S. b. Jones is visiting his father and
other relatives in Paris ano Norway.
Eugene Gardner. wife and daughter
took dinner with Jones' family Sunday.
Mrs. Gardner is sister of Jones.
1ennin Jones who has been sick for
the past three weeks with typhoid fever
is conYalescing. She sits up some.
Farmers are improving the nice sled
ding.
Sloane s. ALIENS enterprise up Ziscon