The Portland daily press., 1898-10-08
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Freeport, Oct. 6-Miss Margaret Dill
bingham who on Tuesday of this week
underwent very serious surgical opera
ton at the Eye and Ear Infiramry, Is re-
ported as comfortable as possible today.
q A young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Brown is Ill of cholera infantum.
Mrs. Albert Byrum fell as she was leav-
ing her door one morning recently, and
striking her forehead upon a piece OF
broken china inflicted large cash. DIR.
Howard was called and took several
stitches.
Freeport is nothing if not progressive
Just now there is a movement on loot to
open and equip suitably public reading
room library, which in a measure will
fill the loss sustained few years ago
when our Y NJ. q. A. rooms were de-
stroyed by fire The plan is to have these
rooms open about three hours every eve n
ing for the use of the public which
means of course, that they will be of
special benefit to our boys ana young
men. That our town is much in need of
Just this kind of institution all concede.
The question of obtaining and maintain
ing the rooms is uppermost at present.
This is to be done by popular subsorip-
ton, and committee Tor soliciting aid
for this purpose has been appointed.
Should they meet with encouragement
rooms in some suitable place will be at
once taken, furnished and all available
and desirable reading will be placed
therein. The move is not made by
any one society or organization, but it is
hoped to be aided by each and all; its
privileges will of course be free to all. 1t
will provide a suitable place for boys and
young men who do not nave such places
hot, 80 1ro
and profit, and perhaps keep them away
from places where they now find pleasure
without profit.
Miss Clara Pettingill died on Wednes-
day of this week Mt her home at Porter's
Landing where funeral services
held Friday at $50. Rev. e. G. brown
officiated.
BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, Oct. 6-Thel Pondioherry
mill have some seventy-four horse power
of the Electric Light company. The con-
nections are to be put in as soon as trans
formers can be obtained-probably in a
couple of weeks. The mill stream here is
very low and the reservoirs about empty,
which is not a very favorable condition
of things for running day and night. as
the wooden mill will be obliged to con-
tinue doing in order to fill its numerous
large government orders.
Bridgton Higa school foot ball team
are disappointed il d game which had
been arraigned with South Paris eleven,
and are practising for game with Frye
burg Academy next Saturday at Frye
burg.
Trenches are being dug for the new
water main from Pondicherry Corner to
the Iannery bridge. Walter s. Hazen has
charge of the work.
The new store of Gibbs and Crosby is
nearing completion and will make fine
appearance. and win be great addition
to Main street in that part of the village
near the post Office. The front has four
plate glass windows the largest in town.
Mrs 3. II. Burnham has been visited
this week by her sister Miss Clara Tuck
er and friend, Miss Ethel Hanson of Port
land, who came up on their wheels, re-
turning in the same way Wednesday.
John Marcque, engineer on the B. & A.
railroad, has moved to Harrison, Eas has
John HUI bbard section boss on the new
section.
A party Of six from Bridgton took a
blackboard ride to Crookett's Mills at
the head of Sebago Lake last Sunday.
The Uniform Rank of K. of. p. at
tended the Methodist church by invita-
ton last Sunday and listened to fine
sermon by the pastor Rev. d. b. Holt on
Fraternity Next Sunday will be OBJ.
served at the same place as Old Folks
Day, if the weather is pleasant.
The annual harvest suppers were en-
joyed at the Congregational church
Wednesday, and at the Methodist vestry
Thursday evenings of last week. The
attendance at both gatherings was good
and the weather perfect.
BALDWIN.
East Baldwin, Oct. 6.-Mrs. John
Smell and son have teen visiting at her
fathers, Mr.. Ambrose Spencer.
Norton and WingaJe are doing quite an
extensive business at their factory, pack