The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-25
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. MORNING, DEC. %.
MAINE TOWNS.
South Berwick,

Aue Hills anu Sn0e shops IN this town are
all running on full time. The prospects for
good winters work are excelleEt, and it is
felt that there will be little or no suffering
among the poor people for many months to
come. The work at Keen Bros shoe fac
tory is steadily increasing, and the prospect
is that they will have all they can do during
the winter. Cummings g. Co. are doing as
large business as ever, and find it difficult
to supply the demand, even if they run to
their fullest capacity. There has been heard
nothing of dissatisfaction among their help
for long time. They have the reputation
Of paying good wages, treating their help
well, and furnishing them good houses to
live in.
All kinds of business in the town has
been Quickened of late. There are many APP
plicatlons for houses, the few remaining ten
merchants seem to feel there is prospect of
much better business before them than they
have had for the past few months.
The illustrated lecture on Mexico, by
Frederick A. ODER, which was given under
the auspices Of the Berwick Academy In
Newichawanick Hall, on Thursday evening,
drew out large audience, who pronounced
1t one of the most instructive entertainments
ever given in this town. The next and last
entertainment in this popular annual course
known reader, January 3D.
Mr.. Mark Libbey, while riding over the
crossing of the northern division OF the
Boston d Maine railroad IN TINS village, on
Thursday, was struck by an engine and
thrown from his wagon, but fortunately es-
capped being seriously injured. The wagon
was utterly demolished and the horse thrown
down and quite badly injured.
Nearly all the young men who ale attend
ing college from this place have returned
home to spend their holiday vacation. They
comprise quite a number-Hodgdon of
Bowdoin, Place and Perkins of Dartmouth,
Luce and Goodwin of Boston University,
and Cooling of Williams.
Bethel.
The installation of the officers of Bethel
Lodge, No. 81 f. d A. Masons took place in
their lodge room Thursday: q. r. Wiley
J w; David Loyejoy S E.. A. S. Scribner
J. W.; E. S. Kilborn Treasurer; David
Bridge, Secretary.
Prof Dresser of the Rockland High School
formerly principal of Gould's Academy and
Prof. Linscott of Boston are spending few
days vacation with their friends at Bethel
ii. @. Barker has just put in for W. E. &
J. Z. Skillings telephone from Bethel
Steam Mill to the station Distance one and
one half miles.
Tuesday a sad accident happened to
Mrs Barbour Farwell of this place and Mrs.
Ell w. Stearns of Newry. While passing up
near John Swans potato house their horse
was frightened by the cars and ran throwing
them out from the sleigh on to the frozen
ground seriously injuring them both. Mrs
Farwell was hurt in the hip and spine and
IS not able to be moved. Mrs. Stearns was
badly bruised about the head and face.
They were taken into the house of John
Swan where they are kindly cared for.
Some sixty new street lamps have been put
up on our streets
The students of Gould's Academy cele-
brated the eighty-second birthday of the
poet Whittier by appropriate exercises last
Tuesday.
The house of Mr.. Scott Robertson on
Paradise street was burned last Sunday
evening about . m no insurance.
Il. 5. kilborn has sold his stand known as
the Richardson place on Mill street to Z o.
Millett
Active preparations are being made by the
three societies to celebrate on Christmas
evening with trees and exercises by the
Samuel Raymond drew from Bethel Station
to Grafton sixty five hundred freight with
four horses.
We learn party from Norway killed fine
deer near Caribou Mountain last week.
Hon. T.. Hammons formerly of Bethel but
late OF Anoka, Mimi, has been spending
several weeks at his old home settling up
his fathers business. He will return in
lew days with his wife and mother.
Freedom.
DIRIGo GRANGE.
Dirigo Grange is prospering finely. Men,
beers are being received at almost every
meeting. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected Saturday, as follows:
MI. E. Hail.
Oh. +. Foster.
DIR j. W. Mitchell
S.-W. III. Beal.
A. ST w. johnson.
Chaplain Susan FIVE.
Treasurer-D. B johnson.
Secretary-Mary Moulton.
T. Mary Z Foster.
C.-Mary Flye.
F.-Lizzie McGray.
l.. A. S.-H b. Glidden.
This grange owns nice building, contain
ing hall, dining room, and store, and has
fund in the treasury.
Dirigo Grange will have Christmas tree
and entertainment at Grange Hall Tuesday
evening.
Benjamin Williams, Esq, fell from the
scaffold of his stable Friday, in faint, re-
ceiving severe sprains and bruises.
Charles Hutchns of East Freedom, has
purchased 40-horse power engine and boil
er to furnish power for his lumber bill.
Three inches of snow fell Sunday after
noon.
South ErIdgton.
The Young Peoples Educational Society
held pleasant meeting with Mrs. Cora Fes-
sender last Saturday evening. This society
will hold an entertainment and oyster sup
per at Knapp and Sanborn's hall on New
Years eve
Col. Perley and wife have been ON the sick
iSt for few days.
Mr.. Hill and his neice. Mrs. VIM. Moulton
recently returned from trip to Lynn, Mass.
whittier they went to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Moulton's father.
Christmas will be observed here with
Christmas tree at the church vestry and va
rious exercises, biblical and musical.
G. p. Spar finds the holiday season at his
shoe mandatory very busy one.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Corser have been also
on the sick list.
j. G. Berry has just completed a commG-
dious Ice house and is in readiness for the
ice king.
Miss Mary Fessenden, who for some time
has been an invalid from lung troubles con-
tinues about the same this winter.
Grim winter is here, but stn is there cheer
For were wanting no greater Joy,
Than to know that he'll bring the song laden
spring
That so cheered us when we were boy!
Freeport.