The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-26
MAINE TOWNS.
A Serious Accident to a Porter
Man.
Dogs Are killing Sheep In the Town
of Cumberland.
A Society for the Prevention of Crime
In Kezar Falls.
Bethel.


The leading feature of the week will be
the popular negro orator, Rev. John j.
Smallwood who will lecture at the M. E.
church Friday evening, Nov. 2Sth. The
history of this remarkable man is more
wonderful and thrilling than most tales of
fiction. The Boston Herald says Of him /:
White men everywhere should learn to re-
spect men of color, great orators like Mr..
Smallwood from Virginia.
Gould's Academy can boast of the most
enthusiastic mineralogy class in Oxford
county. The class recently procured beryl
crystal ten inches in diameter and standing
foot high in the cabinet.
The exhibition at Ideal ball Friday eve
ming by the pupils of Gould's Academy was
we'll attended considering the bad travelling,
and as a whole was grand success. When
all performed their several parts with so
much credit it would be insidious to attempt
to point out certain ones as doing better
than others. The audience however evident
ly had its favortes as all audiences will.
The village corporation held meeting at
the lookup Saturday evening and voted to
raise 5000 to light the streets.
There will be union services at the NJ Z
church Thanksgiving day at IL a. m. Rev.
Mr.. Hardy of the Congregational church
will preach.
We notice the roads are badly cut up by
the big teams drawing spool stock and wood
from Thurston IL Morrilps mill in the north
ern part of the town.
Herald Chapman is about to purchase
lot in our village and move his house from
his farm on to it. Herald thinks selling
beef and pork pays better than farming.
Daniel Hastings, who went out to Montana
six years ago with his family, arrived home
last week to spend few weeks with his
friends at Bethel, Mr. Hastings took a
sheep ranch and now some 5000 sheep under
his care. His brother-in.iaw, W. 0. Straw,
went out with him and has about the same
number OF sheep on ranch adjoining.
Porter.
Ossipee river is high for this time of year,
giving plenty of water for business.
Mrs. Capt. Frank and Mrs. John Rice have
gone to Damariscotta 10 attend the funeral
of the funeral of their mother. who died
quite suddenly. They returned from a visit
there short time since and, although their
mother was in rather poor health, her death
was not looked for so soon.
The property of the late Timothy Meserve
was sold at auction on Saturday last, Mr..
Charles Stanley buying the farmland build
lngs for $63T.50. 1t was one of the most
pleasant locations in the village.
Our winter term of school commences on
Monday next, A. w, Mason, teacher. Mr..
Mason Is an old sand experienced teacher,
having taught more terms of school than any
one else in town. He has followed teaching
for over forty years.
Mr.. Frank Mason met with sad accident
which has deprived him of the sight of one
eye, and the other is somewhat affected.
While at work ia his shop very long piece
flew from piece of steel he was working
and antarad his nva fba nf1nil II did
not hinder him from work for the afternoon,
but that night it panied him severely. 1t
continued so bad that he went to Portland
for treatment. But it had gone into the eye
90 far that 1t could not be got out But they
fixed his eye so as to case the pain; He has
lost the sight of the Is and the other is al
fected some. So he is confined to the house.
Mr.. Mason is a very industrious young man
and it is very sad loss to him.
Mr.. Isaac L. French has clock that be-
longed to his father, who died about one year
ago. 1t is 80 years Of age and has been kept
from the time his father was a young man,
and soon after he commenced housekeeping
in 1920. With its case, it stands some seven
feet high. and has always been kept in nice
repair. The old gentleman had offers OF 500
for it before his death, but refused to sell.
But parties have been negotiating with his
son, Mr.. Isaac l.. French, for its purchase.
AS Mr.. French thinks of selling out and GO
Ing away, he probably will sell it.
KEZAR FALLS.
MUTUAL PROTECTION AGAINST THIEVES,
Jeremiah Bullock has been making large
additions TO his residence which before was
one of the largest and best In our village.
The stalwart oaks and stately pines IL
what we have been pleased to call Garner
Park for the past two years, ana when we
mad supposed were raised from the pleDelan
rank OF wood and timbers to the privileged
estate OF ornamental trees, like some mon
~ fha han C4td6 nnl "
fallen victim to the AK.
Hon. Moses 5. Moulton, of Porter, with
his wife aud daughter will go to the south to
spend the coming winter. Mr.. Moulton will
spend some time in the cities Of Washin gton
and Baltimore.
Rev. John Mitchell, until recently 9
preacher in the NJ. K. Conference has been
very sick for several weeks past in this place
at his daughters, Mrs f. W. Redlon. Hi
recovery is considered very doubtful.
A society styled, Society for the Proven
tion of Crime ami the detection of Criminals
was organized last Saturday evening at thu
law office of Fox 81 Gentleman. There ha
been so much thieying through this ylcnlt
during the past fall that business men thinl
n nrovident to do something to protect thei
nrenerty from the ravages of either set o
local marauders or visiting gang from away
r r. Gentleman Esq. Geo.i L. Davis ESQ
and Allen Garner we've CHOSEN 70 prepare
CONSTITUTION and the bylaws Tor the society
The society will be patterned much a1te
the one at North Bridgton,, when ', was 9rs "a
nized in that town as early as 1914 ana n, ma
been successfully kept up ever since IN
society will embracs district OF severe
towns and any one within these towns ma
become a member by paying the sum Oh on
dollar which will entitle him and his propert
to such protection as the society can glv'
IL properly is stolen from member tne 81
cety viii at once, upon notice, employ ever
available and practical means to detect tn
thief and recover the property, the eXpenS
OF which viii be paid from the treasury o
the society, If there be sufficient funds, if no
By an assessment upon the members. 1t i
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