The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-28
MAINE oW MS.
South Berwick,

The winter term of Berwick Academy
closed the Oath inst.
The two terms under the presidency of
Prof. Dickey, have shown him q wise ad-
ministrator and most successful teacher.
Miss Spencer who has held the position of
preceptress for four years, still commands
the admiration and affection of the pupils.
The winter term has been unusually full and
successful. Last evening the students held
an industrial exhibition in Newichwavic
Hall, which showed the students as much at
home. with tools as with books. The delici.
GUS bread and cake, the embroidery and
darning, the desks and machinery. the paint
ing and sketching, which appeared on exhi-
billion, made by the students, evidenced that
skilled mechanics and housewives, would
not be wanting when these students take up
the responsibilities of life. The South Ber-
wickers showed their appreciation OF the
students efforts by large patronage. The
exhibition Melted the school about $50. The
course Of lectures Melted about as much more,
which with private subscriptions will 60 to
enlarging the Academy Library
The public schools in South Berwick have
been seriously demoralizpd with the prevail
ing influenza. The average ate ndance has
dropped nearly 50per cent.
The electric plant is furnishing nearly
eight-hundred incandescent lights in South
Berwick village. The failure Of the arc
lights was occasioned by the imperfection in
Rev. Mr.. Lewis Of the Congregational
church delivered temperance address under
the auspices of the w. G. T. u. Sunday
evening, Jan. 20. In the Universalist club.
DR.. Hamlin gives missionary address in
next Friday evening.
South Paris.
Mrs. James Holmes died in Boston hos
pital Thursday night, where she had gone
for surgical operation. She was very
wealthy ladv
Mt. Mica Lodge l. o. o. F. had twenty
one members on their sick list last week:
The sleighing is excellent, no breaking
roads thus far this winter.
ID. N. True is welcomed back into business.
he does large business, handling hundreds
of bushels of grain daily.
Our horsemen, E. M. Thayer. has sold six
valuable horses within a few weeks; he
Keeps about % t., twenty good ones on his farm
Alva Hersey has been station agent here
since the Grand Trunk was built to this
place. He is one of our most active and
stirring citizens. Like ex-Vice President
Hamlin, he never wears an overcoat. Hei Is
always punctual at his place of business ard
is an obliging official. He believes In tenn
perance Throughout and hates rum and to-
bacco In all their forms.
John Emely is to take charge of the can
making at Burnham 81 MorrelPs shop.
Rev. A. G. Fitz has not engaged with the
Congregational Society for the year; he will
remain through the winter.
j. P. Richardson and j. d. Williams have
gone on visit to Minneapolis.
Mrs, T. 5. Barnes of Portland is spending
a week at her fathers.
KEZAR FALLS.
DIR. E. r. Chellis is very sick with typhoid
pneumonia. Drs. Swasey and Brown OF
Cornish are attending him.
Rev. g. T.. Ridlon. who is. spending the
winter here, is confined to the house with an
attack of al grippe.
Samuel Ridlow who has been speechless
and in state of physical disability for sew
eral years past as the result of paralytic
shocks is in a critical condition, suffering APP
parently the most intense agony from inter-
mittent spasms from which he can get no re-
lief as he can not be induced to take any
medicine whatever. 1t has been several
days. since he has been persuaded, to take
any food.
week brought Gilbert Chick who was ar
rested few weeks since, upon complaint
that he sold intoxicating beverages, but who
escape before trial. Mr.. Chick appeared be-
fore s. d. WadswOrth, Esq, Friday morning
and through his counsel, Fox and Davis,
demanded trial, but as the counsel, w. p.
Perkins. Esq. who had been engaged for the
State was away at Saco, upon motion made
in the behalf of the State by E. F. Gentle
man, Esq, the court continued the case until
Monday at p. m.
Bootnbay Harbor.
The prospect is very good for large ice
crop. Work will probably commence next
week. AS there has been but little snow it has
cost comparatively nothing to make it so far.
Thos. Boyd, ESQ, of this place while on a
visit in Massachusetts was taken suddenly
i'll and for a time his recovery was doubtful.
But late intelligence pronounces him out of
danger.
Mrs. Octavia w. Remission, widow of the
late William Remission who was so foully
slain by young Quimby in May 'S8, died at
the residence Of her son-in-law f. b. Greene,
ESQ, of this place, Friday morning. She
had never fully recovered from the shock
of the blow she received on the head by the
| criminal in his effort to escape She was 56
| years of age.
HarpswelI.
EAST HARPswELL.
The aged father of Mr.. Isaac Maxwell fell
down stairs Monday, Jan. 20, and was injur-
| ed SO severely that he lived but short time.
He was "a years old.
Influenza is raging in this vicinity, and
several Of its victims suffer from temporary
mania. One young man demanded his re-
| volver to shoot neighbor who had threat
| ened to kill him." Fortunately that phase of
the disease lasted but few hours: One or
| two families are all sick at once. Mr.. Miller'S
| son, who was so i'll last week, is recovering,
but his father, who went to Boston to take
care of him, is now sick with la grippe.
Corham.
Mrs. Ira Otis leaves town the 9th, to
spend few weeks at her fathers in Bel
grade.
Stephen Hinkley, Jr., has so far recovered,
Il as to be able to walk out of doors, OCCASION
ally. He took trip to the city Friday.
The class of 'p2 had sociable at the High
School Building, Friday evening" Virginia
| reel and the usual games were on the pro-
gramme A very pleasant evening was
passed.
La grippe seems to have had its run in the