The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-06
New Gloucester.

howeyer with the sweet hope that their
earthly loss is her eternal gain. Y.
New gloucester.
Chandler Lodge. l. o. G. T., installed the
following officers for the ensuing quarter:
C.T.-Charles p. Bennett.
j. T.-Hattie L. Woodbury..
X. S.-James l. Holt.
II. Sd. nj. Haskell.
I'll. q. Curtis.
C.-Mrs. f. A. Green
G.-Fred Grower.
S.-Carence Thompson.
M.-Albert True.
This Lodge has been in rather low state,
but recently some of the old time interest
seems to be reyiving.
The singers In town are looking forward
with much interest to the meeting OF the
Cumberland County Musical Assoclatloh
which holds its annual session at the Con
gregatiunal church Wednesday ana Lh ~
day of this week. Professor Blanchard Is a
POPULAR leader, and the concert thursday
evening will doubtless be well worth listen
Ing to, s,ark Merrill has bought apples in
various sections of the town, and Is now
barreling them for market.
The Upper Corner boys organized them
selves into two parties for shooting match,
one party being headed by Mr.. Beals and
the other by Lewis Jordan; the match was
to cover certain number of days hunting
In the woods and the party that could pro-
duce the most game at the end of the time
were to be declared the winners. and enti-
tied to a supper from the other side. Cap
tain Beals's side won and Captain Jordan's
side gave them supper and sociable at Cen
tennial Hall last Thursday evening.
Deering.
| al parish Monday night. officers were elected
| as follows:
Moderator--C. A. Woodbury.
| Pdiish Clerk Charles f. Stafford.
| parisn Committee Charles F. Stafford, ]. H.
Treasurer-Chares f. Stafford
Collector-H III. III. Nevens.
Auditor-JOhn II. Cart.
| ton. " N "
Music Comm tee w. b. johnson, Miss E. G.
Hmos, William III. Scott.
Usher s. ii. Pike.
A committee, consisting of the parish COM
mittee, with IL. III. Nevens, G. A. Woodbury.
and Il. L. Harmon added, were appointed 10
procure plans aud estimates for an enlarge
ment Of the church. and report at an al
Journed meeting to be held Nov 18th. The
prevailing idea of the meeting seemed to he
mat the church should be enlarged by an
ADDITION TO the east side. This enlargement
is called for by the great prosperity of the
church, the demands for seats being far in
excess OF the capacity of the building The
report of the treasurer shows the parish
substantially out of debt, so that the addi.
tlon can be made without the expense of it
being burdenSome.
Sherman.
SHERMAN MILLS.
BIGHwAYMAN KILLS THE RISE MAN
is RIDING.
More than the usual amount of blowing
mas been done in town the present fall.
Lots OF repairing of buildings and Sticking
up OF premises Is seen all over town. Several
hundred dollars have been expended on Che
Congregational church and parsonage
through the efforts of the sewing circle.
One crew Is at work In Sherman about six
miles below Patten village, and another enc
Is at work In Hersey town, about four miles
below the south line of Sherman setting
grading stakes on the line of the Northern
Maine X. X each crew locates from two and
three miles per week.
One Simon King reports that just before
reaching town from Sherman Post Office
tuesday evening on horseback his horse
suddenly stopped. Looking up he saw
man holding the horse by the bride and Just
In the act of firing pist at him. A report
which Immediately followed and the ball
passed through his hat-rim;; King cleared
the horse and escaped for home. He pro-
cured help and lantern returned to the place
OF action to find his horse dead with mis-
throat cut: The horse went several rods be-
lore he fell. A mystery without clueas yet
Freedom.
Boyton Banton is rebuilding and enlarging
a portion OF his lumber mill. When com
peted he will have one of the best mills in
the country.
A. B. Sparrow has Purchased the stock of
goods In the Henry Thompson store and
leased the building. He will take possession |
Nov 9th.
The old burying ground has been aban-
doDed as place OF burial and new one laid |
out one-fourth mile west of the village. |
crew is at work grading and fencing the new |
ground which will be known DIS Pleasant Hill
cemetery. A substantial receiving tomb is
nearly completed.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Keene will spend this
winter in Massachusetts. Rev. G. +. Brad
ford's family will occupy their residence
during their absence. Mr.. Bradford is in
Bangor most OF the time where he is pursuing
special course in Theology at the Theo-
ID gical Seminary.
The young ladies of the village will give an
entertainment, sociable and supper at Gray
Hall Thursday evening
Waldo County grange will meet here with
Dlrlgo's grange Nh. 8.
The remains of George Sprowl were
brought here for burial from Massachusetts
last week. Mr.. Sprowl was native Of
Waterville.
f. b. Mutt is in failing health.
Richmond.
NJ. S. Parks, grocer, has sold out to A. P.
Goodrich.
At a special town meeting held Monday
afternoon, the assessors were chosen as a
W ocbLIt WIFI ". lltpQ, Tax
collector, for the present municipal year, for
the taxes already collected by him and to
discharge him from further duties as col
lector. Mr.. Reed is soon to leave town for
Fort Payne, Ala. Henry F. Smith was
chosen as Mr., Reeds successor at compen-
sation for collecting the remainder of the
taxes of Is mills on dollar. 1t was also |
voted to employ one or more night watch |
men for the remainder of the municipal |
year and to light the principal streets by
kerosene.
Christopher McCurdy was arrested Satur- |
Gay and held for trial for single sale and be- |
ing common seller Of liquor. He escaped |
from the lookup, but was recaptured Mon |
day afternoon and taken to Augusta jail.
harpsweli.
EAST HARPswELL.
The schooner Alert, Capt. Barter, owned |
by 5. Watson of Cundy's Harbor, sunk at |
anchor near Bath last weeK. Capt Barter |
lead Of fish, started for Bath. The vessel |
swung around with the tide, trlpped her |
anchors and went on to the rocks, then filed,
slid off and sunk. She has been got up, but
particulars of her injuries have not been re-
ceived
Miss Vesta Bessy of Maine Wesleyan
College began school in District No. Tues
day Nov. 9Th. Miss Alice Sylvester, who
taught in No. last winter, is teaching in |
No.7.
to put up an ice house of about a Thousand |
tons capacity. in place of his buildings lately |
DESTROYED by fire.
Members of the Free Baptist parish will |
meet at the church on the afternoon of Nov. |
9th for the purpose of cleaning it after the |
late repairs.
Falmouth.
The following officers were installed at |
regular meeting of Oak Grove Lodge, No. |
16l, 1. 0. g. L.