The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-07
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Mrs. Benz Fuller of this village, lady "a
wears of age, fell while going down stairs
| Tuesday afternoon and broke her thigh
bone. She is very comfortable, but the
chances for her recovery are slight.
John Mcdonald and family who have been
living in Lynn, have returned to this vii
lage. Mr.. Mcdonald will enter the employ
ment of b. +. Spinny & Co., at their
Norway shop,
The September term of the Norway NUM-
cipal Court was held Tuesday for the dis
poSai OF civil business. Judge G. f. Whitman
presided. The actions G.. f. Lord VS.. Joseph
w. Parker; same VS.. Marshall Gibbs, tried
last term, were decided for plaintiff. These
cases involved the collection of corporation
tax. The docket showed six new entries
The action E. G. Allen VS.. Henry M. Bearce
and j. L. Horne was tried and judgment rem.
dered for defendant. This was an action of
assumpsit for alleged work done by plain
tiff. An appeal was taken to the October
term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
Charles A. Hayden, who has had an at
tack OF hemorrhage of the lungs will visit
MI and mr sne near future for his health
the town, entertained the Universalist La
dies Circle Tuesday afternoon. About $50
were present. Speeches were made by Hon.
sidney Perham, Rev. G. E. Angel and Prof.
M; ID; Small, principal of the Norway High
DR.. Q. n; Bradbury and wife started this
week for Chester by train, where they will
visit the doctors farm home for week or
10 days.
Capt. H. L, Hayes of Brooklyn, N. Y,
Mrs. II. A. Scott of Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands have been the guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. III. l.. Horne for the past week.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Bearce and L. E. Woody of
this place are interested in the late purchase
Of the MT. Zircon Spring and farm located
in Milton Plantation.
An important business change is an
nounced this week by Mrs. A. o. Noyes, who
has sold her apothecary store and business
to Frank Kimball and Albert FL. Williamson,
who Will continue, the business under the
firm name and style of Kimball & William
son. Messrs Kimball and Williamson are
well-known here by their long connection
with the firm and will doubtless receive the
continued patronage which they merit.
South Windham.
Last Saturday our base ball Climb played
the \. Nj. G. A. club of Portland The game
resulted in decided victory for the home
club. DO those Portland men really re-
present any Christian association?
Yesterday our club added another leaf to
their score-book at Cornish in victory of s
to 3 over the Bridgton club.
On the Gorham side of the river the fall
term OF school commenced last Monday I'M
der the care of Asa Abbott and Miss Maude
Bracket.
Miss Martha c.. Geer and Miss Eleanor
Elizabeth Cummings, of New York City,
visited friends here last week.
Last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Bean preached a
sermon calculated to make us all feel that
It would be privilege to raise one hundred
dollars to repair the church. With the liber-
atty for which this village is noted, sixty
Two dollars was promptly subscribed, and as
thirty or forty dollars had already been raised
Tor the same purpose, we expect the improve
ments to commence at once.
There are several cases of severe long
standing illness in the village. While we
can do little for the invalids or their friends,
we heartily sympathize with them.
Bethel.
John Wesley Trask, the young man who
was drowned in the AndroscOggin river,
Thursday, was the son of Rev. Mr.. Trask,
pastor of the Methodist church in Bethel.
de was about II years of age. He was
good swimmer, and had swan across to Has
ting's Island, and was swimm ing back again
when comrade noticed strange look in
his face and asked him what the matter was.
He immediately sank, and did not rise again.
His body was recovered about an hour after
by Frank Mason, who dove to the bottom of
the river. Young Trask was fitting for col
lege at Gould's Academy. He was a young
man of great promise, and his sudden death
is sad blow to his parents.