The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-10
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our LO-
cal Correspondents.
BUXTON.

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Chicopee, October 8-Chapter five of
the school question was enacted on Sat
urday last, when about fifty citizens OF
this town attended the special town meet
ing held at the town house to act upon
the following subjects: First, to choose
a moderator to preside at said meeting;
second, to hear the report Of the superin-
tending school committee relative to
change of location for sohoolhouse at
Chicopee; third, to designate by vote the
lot upon which to erect a schoolhouse at
Chicopee; fourth, to see If the town will
grant and raise an additional sum of
money to be assessed in 1901 to purchase
a lot-grade and fence the same-and
buy furniture and seats for Chicopee
school house; fifth, to see what instruc-
tlon, If any, the town will give the select
men in the disposal Of the old school
house at Chicopee. The meeting was
called to order bysTown Clerk Mr.. Supply
Dean, about 2.3O. Mr.. John Roberts
was elected moderator. Under article
second two reports were read, one recon
mending lot on Chas. Emery's land
and a lot on Miss Tabitha Watson;s
land. The other report recomme nded the
lot adjoining the old lot. By vote the
last report was accepted, the first rejected,
leaving only the lot adjoining the old lot
to besvoted upon-Whlch was done under
aFticle third. Under article four they
voted to raise three hundred dollars
(S3O0) in addition to what had already
been raised. Article five was left to the
discretion of the sslectmen by a unani-
nous vote. After this it was voted to
reconsider article three, and to reconsider
the vote taken under that article. When
q written vote was presented to the house
defining the lot already voted upon in
more definite terms; which was done at
the request of the first selectman, Mr..
Samuel Hill, who wanted the lot defined
more definitely than was the first vote.
We sincerely hope that our selectmen are
satisfied that the law has been complied
with by the citizens OF ChicOpee, and they
will proceed at once to build the much
desired school house. Furthermore, in
reply to Mr.. Hills letter In the PRESS,
we hope that he is convinced that those
citizens of Chicopee who are impelled
by motives other than the interest of the
school were Sadly in the minority
at that town meeting. The inclem-
ency of the weather kept 50 many home
on Sunday that no meeting was held all
day.
has been veryl sick this past week.
Rev. @. T. Parsons and wife of West
brook stopped at the parsonage on We'd
nesday night of last week.
Master Irving Bragg is sick with tonsi-
litis.
effect either for veal or for woe on vege-
tation. Chas. Davis discovered an apple
blossom on one Of his apple trees last
week and also some green straw berries
upon his trawberry vines.
We have had some dull weather, but
little rain recently, and the farmers are
still hauling water for their cattle and
household purposes. The we'll at the foot
OF Pinkham's hill supplies. several fami-
lies within a radius Of mile, while
Chas. Clay hauls about three barrels a
day for his engine at the cider mill, from
Benny Eagle pond.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, Oct. S.-The smelters report
fish plenty and prices low.
The canning factory is now running
on full time putting up clans.
A new chimney is being built at the
post Office.
DR.. Hale is building a new cook house.
Mr.. Granville Hill completed his new
stable, the 9Th inst.
Mr.. a. &. Littleded, the grocer, and
family, spent the Sabbath with relatives
at West HarpsWell,
The last of the cottagers returned to
their homes last week ana the Island pe0-
pie settle down to their old ways OF hv-
ing again until another summer rolls
round. Extensive preparations will &c