The Portland daily press., 1883-12-21
Close of the state Grange


Twenty-Five years ago the late S. Hickerson Of
Bar Harbor sold hreefou tbs of an acre of land in
that place to A. j. Mills for he sum of twenty dol
lars payne to be made in wood cutting. I he inn
pfovements, in the way of buildings, etc that have
since been put on the land amount TO about $4uO0.
500. "i'A '-' pa's s'"' liAs O''A SUN - 80
BELFAST.
Mr. and Mrs Gorham Lancaster of Belfast, cele-
bra ed the ftieth anniversary of their marriage ON
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
cAsrINE.
The Gastine Normal School has now So pupils in
attendance.
HARRINGTON.
Col. Ma haniel Woods was "a years old last Sat
urday, aud is enjoying quite good health. The
Chronicle thinks he is the Oldest man in the town.
There appears to be lot of goddess people in
Pennington who are just NV devoti, their tine
to defaeing monuments and stones in Riverside eem
eterY. very fine stone erected over the grave of
an adopted daughter by T. G. Blake, ESQ.,, has been
defaced.
Lumbermen in this Plantation employed by the
Sandy River Lumber Company, report that much
timber than at first supposed. The open winter has
atfor led an excellent opportunity to yard the lum-
per ufroote :, a.d one contractor reports that ne
has yarded all The down timber on the terraory in
cluded in his act with little or no expense
above what would have been necessary had no tim
Der been blown down.
PARsoNsFIELD.
The Free Baptist Society of South Parsonsfield
haze recently made extensive repairs on their
church
PHILLIPS
At late town meeting S40O was voted to build an
engine house for use of the fire department recent
ly organized. The building is to be owned by the
tOWL
William A. Farr of Pennington, while walking on
the railroad bridge here in comp any with the rail
road commissioners, slipped AMI fell distance of
Ii0eteen feet, striking upon ledge He was pi k
ed up insensible and taken to FaImington. He had
recovered consciousness and was able to walk into
his house. but does not recoect anything about the
accident.
SANFORD.
The venerable Increase sumner Kimball of San
ford, now rising so years of age. ami the Oldest
member of the York county bar, with the exception
of Hon Hiram H. Hobbs Of South Berwick. is still
in active practice. Mr.. Kinball is he only surviv
lns member OF Gev. Kents council of 1S4l.
sKowHEGAN.
The priz IS which the eomerset Reporter offered
for Christmas stories has beeu awarded to Nellie NJ
Hi thards Alice M. Whittier and Ruth S. Manter
There were thirteen competitors.
YORK.
Mr.. VIM. P. Titcomb, who went through SewalPs
bridge some two months ago and was somewhat in
juTed ereby has N ade demand the town Off
aers for $4,000 damages, and other expenses,
amounting TO one or two hundred collars.
IN GENERAL.
The next term of the supreme judicial court York
county, will commence al Saeo Tuesday January
1st, at which tin resolutions viii be presented ex
press of the feelings of the urt and bar the
death Of Hon. Caleb r. aver, long ons OF its distin
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occas will b. made by Hon. Ira T. Drew Judge
Rufus z. Tapley Hon. John NJ. Goodwio, Hon. JOS
eph Dal e and others.
Recently, says The Belfast Journal a very tall
man died in Waldo unity and order was given
to Belfast undertaken for casket six feet and five
inches long. AS the longest caske,s made are but
six eet aud three inches in length, the undertaken
was undecided what 10 do. He did not want to
send casket tu enty miles into the courtIy and
have it returned. Just then Rlancing out of doors
he saw the ia lest man in Belfast, v ho was also a
friend If the deceased. 1he undertaken called him
ia and asked him how much taller Mr.. - was
than himself. "Just three quar- ters of inch - re-
piled the tall man, I'VE have me ,sured many
times" The undertsker explained the difficulty
and asked the tall man if he would be kind enough
to get into the casket TO see it woul fit. "weil,
don't like to do it" replied The tail man, "but /
viii just OBJ ige old friend - and nto the cas-
ket he crawed. The undertaken satisfied tn u
the casket was long enough and sent it out
BRIDGToN.
Mr.. Walter Orne, of he Portland Roller Skating
Rink, gave in Central Hall, Bliigton, Wednesday
event. fine eNhibitlcn of roller skating. His
skill iu performing The most difficult teais gave
great delight TO The large party present.