The Portland daily press., 1889-11-27
MAINE TOWNS.
Fairfield,

HON. WILLIAM CoNNoR SERIOUSLY ILL.
Hon. William Conner, one of our well
krown and representative citizens is very
sick, with but little prospect of recovery.
Although SO years of ago, he has attended
to business and looked after his many inter-
ests until within the past few months. Dur
| ing his residence here he has seen Fairfield
grow to its present dimensions, has repre-
sented his town and county in legislature
and exerted powerful influence in all local
affairs.
Ex-Governor Conner of Portland, presi-
dent of the Northern Banking Compa-
ny. spent Sunday at his old home.
The Methodist Society has finally succeed
conference Rev. Mr. Clark. ae Chaplain hs Of
the United States navy, off duty, has been
secured for the winter, and preached his
first sermon last Sunday.
Al last the question of coat shop for this
village. is finally settled and Mr.. Foss of
Unity Is to locate here within few weeks.
occupying the large building on Bridge street
now used as carriage shop. This new in
dustry will give employment to large num-
Der, and of that class now at liberty
South Berwick.
| 1t now looks as though our stirring town
was to be lighted with electricity. A COM
| pany has leased the power of the Landing
| Corporation, erected their poles and are now
| stretching their wires.
The W. C. T. U. held their bi-monthly
temperance meeting Sunday evening in the
| Methodist Church. The address was given
| by Miss Nichols of Providence Cor. Sec. of
R. l. VIC. T. y. She was greeted by a large
congregation filling church and vestry. Miss
| Nichols had very pleasant and cheerful
way of putting the question and was listened
to with close attention. The singing was
under the direction of Mrs. Chas. Hubbard
who had drilled choir of thirty boys and
girls for the occasion; their singing was
delightful. Nearly all the clergymen Of the
village were present aud participated in the
exercises of the evening. The w. G. T. U.
| are endaavoring to keep the altar fires burn
| ing on this great question.
The Academy has just opened its winter
term with the largest number Of students for
some years. Prof. Dickey is proving a
| master in his new field of labor
Mrs. j. II. BIrleigh is erecting another
residence to help towards meeting the
| urgent demands for tenements. Fifteen or
twenty good teDementS could be rented at
present if they were to be had. Both shoe
shops are running in full force.
South Bridgton.
Miss Ida j. Berry of Portland, who has
| been up visiting her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Berry of this place, returned
| to the city last Saturday.
DIR. H ID. Torrey, who has an Office at
| Alvin Ingalls's, finds his practice quite extern
| sive. DR.. TOrrey Is a well versed man in
languages and many other things besides
medicine, of which he also has thorough
| knowledge.
Thanksgiving will be publicly observed
with concert at the church in the evening.
Messrs. Knapp q Sanborn are fast COM
pletiDg their new store.
The Young Peoples Educational Society
held pleasant meeting last Saturday even
ing, with MI. and Mrs: A. A; 2; Reed; Dis
steam engine is of more benefit than the
printing press" decided in the negative.
The next meeting will be with Miss Hattie
S. ingalls,.
Yarmouth.
The Yarmouth Rifles will hold their
Thanksgiving shooting match at Prospect
range, on Thursday, between $50 and 11.30
| a. N. The prizes, three silver badges, are
on exhibition at l. r. Cooks drug store.
| Union Thanksgiving services will be held
| on Thursday, at 10. 30 a. m, at the First Par
| ish church Rev. Lauriston Reynolds will
preach. The regular prayer meeting OF the
| church will be held on Wednesday evening"
| instead of Thursday evening. as usual.
| Gray.
An evening among the wonders of Egypt,
the land of the Pyramids, and home of the
| Pharauhs, is the title of an illustrated lee
ture to be delivered by the Rev. W. Fl. Lane
of Yarmouth. in aid of the relief fund of
George f. Shepley Post, G. A. R., in Town
Hall, Gray, Wednesday evening, November
9th.
Cape Elizabeth.
dancing school is proposed at Town
House, Cape Elizabeth, commencing Decem-
Der 9th, IL the required number subscribe
for its support Subscribers lists are at
Mariners store, Town House Corner, and at
Schlotterbeck's drug store, Knightville.