The Portland daily press., 1898-02-04
MAINE TOWNS.
ltssns of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Preas.
sgaRBoR0.

are drifts OF snow over fifteen feet deep.
Tt viii take all of the teams and men in
town TO clear the roads, and will cost
Scarboro over one thousand dollars,
which is more than they have had to pay
for breaking roads in one winter for
many years. There was no mail received
or sent out for the day, as the Eastern
Division of the Boston & Maine railroad
was all blocked up and no trains ran over
the line here for the day. Some places
on the road the snow is over five feet deep
for long distance aud will take many
extra men to clear it away from the
track.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, Feb. 3-Rev. Mr.. Peterson
preached sermon at the church at New
Harbor, Sunday afternoon, to the hed
Men. Mavooshen Tribe were present IN
body. The exercises were interesting.
Mr.. Herbert Loud has returned to his
studies at the University of Maine. He
was on the train that met disaster, but
escaped injury.
There is O. good deal of sickness in town
Just now, and our local doctors as we'll
as neighboring practitioners, are Kept
busy. Colds and lung troubles mostly
prevail.
Mrs. Caroline Jordan, of Portland, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. E. Chamber
lain.
Mr.. S. S. Butman has his new house
at Round Pond raised and boarded. lt
stands on pleasant site and promises TO
be an attractive building. Elliott q Son
do the work.
A. Morrison has contracted to erect
dwelling house for Mr.. Robert Osier on
Muscongus Island. :.
The wife of Capt. Harry ]. Allen, the
coast missionary, is quite i'll, and LIT:
Brainard was called Saturday to attend
her.
The fine Shedding for several weeks has
been improved by our lumbermen. Con
siderable work Is being done in BrlstoPs
woods this winter.
The Congregational church continues
to thrive and the interest In its welfare-to
increase. At the last communion service
seventeen persons were received lntos the
church.
AS the time for our annual town meet
ing approaches the question OF grouping
several towns for expert school supervls-
ion is again revived. just swhat action
Bristol will take is matter OF uncertain
ty.
The Bristol Ice Co. are busily at work
cutting their winters stock and vessel
is under charter to load at once for Nor
folk
ii, Fl. Chamberlain and his assistant
G. NJ. Elliott have been engaged for sew
eral weeks in making surveys and plans
of the menhaden oil plants in this county.
The syndicate that was recently organ
ICED in New York has absorbed all the
Maine factories. 1t is understood that
some Maine capital is interested The
fishermen are already making their plans
for next seasons work and most of our
good fishermen have shipped. Captain
fy1lI oh af
the Maine Branch OF the business.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth, Feb. 3-The vestry
connected with the Free Baptist church
was dedicated with appropriate services
last Sunday evening. A large audience
was present.
Captain George P. Wood and wife, who
have made their home in Bowery Beach
for the past three years. leave the last OF
this week for Boston. Their many friends
on the Cape will he sorry to have them
leave.
Mrs. Albion NJ. Jordan, who was
Mrs. William D. Murray, who was
taken very suddenly i'll last Friday night,
is gaining.
by being kicked by horse two weeks ago
and was taken to the Maine General Hos
pital, is getting along as we'll as can be
expected.
GRAY.
West Gray, Feb. 3-The storm of Mon
day and Tuesday was the worst expert
enoed here for many years, For over S4
hours it showed furfously, the wind
blowing q gale for much longer time.
The roads were very badly dritted and
Wednesday and Thursday were passed in
breaking roads and shoveling through
drifts. 1t is impossible to tell just how
much snow fell owing to its being drifted
so badly, but there must have been more
than foot.
Monday to resume his studies In the
University of Maine. He expects to be
gone 70 weeks.
Mr.. Frank Leighton, of Portland is
visiting his sister, Mrs. E. p. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Shaw and daugh-
ter Flossie, have nearly recovered from
their late illness. Other sick ones in the
place are improving.
POLAND.
Poland, Feb. 3-William Schellinger,
the second oldest man in town, died
Poland Spring. Mr.. Scbellinger was
horn in Poland, August 3, 1906, and was
therefore in his ninety second year. His
mind was very clear regarding sthe early
history of Poland, about which he knew
more than anyone else now living.
"Uncle William was widely known and
honored and his death leaves vacant a
place which no one can hope to I'LL. He
leaves a daughter and ia son both at the
old home. The son, Joseph, is one of the
few violin makers now to be found in
New England. mas
BERWICK.
North Berwick, Feb. 3--Mercury regis
tsred this afternoon at 90 degrees below
zero The snow was never, as we can
learn. piled to the height OF the drifts
about the village. 1t is nothing snort OF
KIundike weather and seems to hold I'M
abating.
Judge Hobbs was unable to reach the
place OF Probate court because the trains
did not run Tuesday. He went Wednes-
day 10 hold the insolvency term. when
came on that date.
Mrs. Webb, a daughter of Thomas Ken
nedy, is very sick and her friends are
alai med at her condition.
RAYMOND.
Raymond, Feb. 3-Mrs. Abbie J. Plum