The Portland daily press., 1898-09-08
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RICHMOND.
CLARK AND CHAPLIN 1CEHOUSE
BURNED.
Richmond, Sept. IAN alarm OF lire
at 1925 o'clock last night turned out the
fire department of this village for IRE
at first supl osed to be at the south END
OF the village, but which was found to be
four miles away. Citizens who rode and
walked from here to the scene of the con-
fiagration found the large buildings,
known about here as the CLARK g. Chap
lin ice houses" in ruins. This ice plant
is situated at Hsrvard's, opposite the low
er end of Swan Island, and is the proper
ty of the Consolidated Ice Company.
Double crews had recently been put to
work shipping the ice stored in the build
ings, and about 1000 tons of ice re-
manned to be shipped, or about twenty
days work for the men. Possibly part
of that will be fit for shipment. The fire
is supposed to have caught in the engine
room, where steam had been kept up
during the recent shipping operations.
The ice houses were burned to the
ground, but the large boarding house and
the horse sheds were saved, the wind hav-
ing been favorable. No vessels were
tn sre at the time.
WINTHROP.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fairbanks and daugh-
ter and Miss Eva Ballard of Portland are
IL - Tu;., Io%f Svz
town. Miss Ballard will take part in
series Of musicals during her stay in
town.
The high school commenced Sept. 5,
with sixty pupils, under the tuition OF
Charles Eawtelle Of Waterville and Miss
but fifteen in the entering class which is
somewhat smaller than usual.
Work has begun on THE new Frlends
church on Bowdoin street which is to be
the gift of A. G. Bailey to the Friends
society here. 1t is to be 50x50 feet and
will te a modern church in all respects.
The Winth op Mills Co. has just erected
a large addition to the WOODEN mill and
havs put in an elevator. They are now
laying the foundation for chimney one
hundrd and ten feet in height.
Joseph Briggs has decided not to erect a
three story brick building at the corner
of Msin and Elm streets where Bonney
block now stands, but to repair the old
building, adding another story to it
A report has been circulated that
"Shawhurst'' has been purchased by
Thomas Flynn of Boston for summer
t. y,D Af q hos
summer business in town, being large.
roony house with fine grounds bordering
on Maranacook outlet, very near the lake
itself.
The number of summer boarders in
town is much smaller than it has been
during the ear ller part Of the season, but
there are large number here yet, es-
pecially at Craig's ONT.
GRAY.
West Gray, Sept 5.-Scbool commenced
Oh Monday, Miss Edith Allen, teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Bailey are con-
e. atulated on the birth of q con (John
A llen) August %.
| Mrs. Jennie King and daughter Alice
we're the guests OF Mrs. Jennie Allen last
weak.
Harry Golding has D1oved from the
Simeon Skillings place to Princes Gully.
Mr. Chapman from Pown is about to
move into the SkilliDgs house.
| MIR. Fled Knight and Miss Fannie
Pritham of Freeport were married Au-
g st "a and are now keeping house at G.
.. Knights.
Mrs Daniel B. Cobb of South Portland
aid three lady friends are stopping for q
few weeks at Charles e. Aliens camp at
Little Sebago lake.
Mr. Clarsn,e Hoag was in Boston last
| week.
has Tn
| Groveiand, NJ ass. to engage in teaching.
| Miss Alma Savoy of East Gray MISS
Edith Allen and Mir. Ernest d. Alien OF
West Gray ID ade bicycle trip to River
ton on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Allen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Allen Of Port
land spent weeks vacation tf a. their
Charles Hunt of Portland and Samuel
Hunt of Deering, former residents, called
on friends here last week.
North Gray, Sept. 6.-zEugsne Humph-
rey of Boston was in Gray during the
| fair visiting friends and relat ives. 1t be
| ing ten years since his last appearance
| here.
Henry Lawrence of Boston made his
annual visit to the fair.
Mrs. I. J. May berry's sister has re-
turned to Massachusetts,.
| Lurandus Legrov had the misfortune
lately to split one finger IN tne poA WILL
Mrs. Mary 4. Frank is Writing her
sister, Mrs. sallas Haines Of West Gray:
Mr.. Cyrus Latham is drawn as and
Mr.. Horatio Sawyer and family and
Mrs. Mary Low are visiting at Carthage,
Maine.
The cornshop..is in full blast. Some are
hauling home more corn than they maui
| down.
Five scholars of this district are at
tending the Institute.
School commenced this morning in
this district, taught by Miss Maria Allen
of West Gray.
Frank Foster and James B. Humphrey
of Breeport attended the fair two days
last week.
Mr.. o. c. Stinchfield Is working In the
box mill for G. K. Libby.
CORNISH.
Cornish, Sept. 7.-Sidney Mari of East
Weymouth Mass, is here for his annual
visit.
Miss Blanche +. Wedgewood who has
| boo,, Wis a tinr Mt har hOyna here ret1rned