The Portland daily press., 1900-03-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
FREEPoRT.


Eresport, March i2.-Rev. ]. L.
Newton occupied the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church, March 18th, both at
the morning and evening service.
Alrhonso Merriman was unable to
acc ompany his class on the Boston trip
on account Of Illness.
DIR. smith, OF Rookland. has te,n visit
ing friends In town for few days.
Miss Eva Jersey spent the day In
Brunswick Friday, March 9th.
Miss Bass Gushing 10 visiting friends
in Norway. Ma, for q few days.
Mr.. John Curtis, VINO has been Ill for
home In South Freeport, Ia st week.
Mrs. Lucy burlington IL the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mitchell
BRID6ToN.
Bridgton, March 18th. The grad uating
partp Of the senior class, Bridgton High
school, assigned by rank fer the present
Valedictory, Susie L. Richardson
Salutatory, Mildred Bryant
Prophecy, Susan I. Jewett
History, Ella III. Bryant
Grafton, Albert Rounds
Poem, Olive j. Field
The GLASS numbers eleven, eight young
ladies and three young gentlemen.
Prof. Stone, principal of the High
School, and Miss Walls. assistant, are
spending q part of the vacation In Bas-
ton and Vicinity; and Miss Wyman. first
oomrany with Miss Hamhlen of the In
termediate s,hool, and Miss Ellie Har
mon, cashier OF the Wales & Hamhlsn Co.
There is an abundance OF water In the
stream here for our various industries,
an the Bridgtou Lumber company are
running beth day and night crews.
four feet OF snow In the woods was the
amount after the last snow storm, but n
few warm days have probably settled 1t
little, there is enough yet without
doubt for the traditional six weeks sleigh
ing In March.
Seasoned wood has bssn quite scarce
here the present winter but TX would
seem that the condition is not to be re-
peatsd another season as the streets have
been full Of teams hauling green wood
ever since theirs has been enough snow to
get into the woods.
There are few cases Of measles In
town at present and We hope the number
win grow smaller before school begins
again. The young ladies OF the Methodist
Sunday school entertained the circle at
the vestry, Thursday evening. A large
crowd was present and the supper and
entertainment were line.
Everett L. ii alley, Of the nlaee of 1883,
Bridgton High school, has secured a fine
position with the Providence Engine
Works, Providence. X. /. He IL natural
mechanic ana We predict success for him
In bis chosen work.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, March live are pleased to
be In communication with the outside
world again. For the mast three weeks
We have been shut In by two rain storms
and four snow storms OF great severity,
then high winds that hlled our roads
with great drifts so that our road break
eRs have had q hard and busy time, and
our roads are In bad condition.
Samuel Yhurston has herd OF IL nice
jersey cows ana keifsrs. bor the past
year they have been coughing more or
less, aud he was fearful they might be
troubled with tuberculosis. He CORES.
ponded with DR.. Bailey. The doctor was up
here few weeks ago and made an exam
ination, and the result has been the XIII
ling OF . young hull and . COW. Verdict,
no trouble-lungs all right.
Our neighhor. Fremont Abbott, viii
sell his personal effects 40 auction and
]. i. and Fred Putnam visited the
recent Eportsman's Exposition In log
ton. j. l.. says he saw q mounted
specimen Of the square tailed trout that
weighed 10 pounds, and 10 was captured
In the Adirondack region. lhave always
understood that II was seldom thsy gos
q square tailed there that would exceed
four pounds. / saw trout at the foot
OF Rangeley Lake In 1864 that was sap