The Portland daily press., 1890-02-19
MAINE TOW MS.
Bethel.

Lumbermen in Oxford county are now CO.
ing good business. The little town of Graf
ton will cut 100000 spruce this winter.
Some seventy thousand feet of oak timber
are being hauled to the Bethel Chair Com
pany from Albany. The company has bought
the timber and has it hauled by j. 81. Wes-
colt and the Kimball boys of Albany.
The quarterly meeting of the M. E. Church
last Sunday was fully attended. Elder
Adams, the speaker, appeared to be in his
happiest mood and spoke with feeling and
eloquence.
The Berlin Opera Company made their
appearance last Friday evening at Ideal Hall,
where they presented Gilbert and Sullivan's
opera Trial by Jury. This company of anna
teurs was under the musical direction Of DR..
johnson and management of F. F. Talbot.
The audience was good notwithstanding the
unfavorable state Of the weather, and every
thing connected with the entertainment
passed off finely.
Mr.. d. NJ. Rand, who has been clerk in the
drug store of DIR. G. r. Wiley for the past
two years, has returned to his home in Wind
ham, where he will finish up his studies for
examination, preparatory to going before the
State Board OF Pharmacy this summer. Mr..
Rand during his stay in Bethel has made
many friends who will be sorry to have him
go.
Mr.. Boothby of Gorham is stopping at the
Albion House, canvassing the place for the
Library of Useful knowledge Cyclopedia.
The spring term of Gould's Academy
opened last week with a prospect of a large
school. The library will be furnished with
new catalogue, adding much to its efficiency
and convenience. The new reading room at
the Academy is just what is wanted. having
leading periodicals and daily paper.
Notwithstanding the unusually mild win
ter, the ice men are harvesting some of the
best ice ever cut in this section,
Miss Sylvia Farrell. a young lady of this
town who has been sick a long time with
consumption, died last Friday. Miss Farrell
was favorite among her associates and a
member of the Methodist Episcopal society.
She was buried last Sunday at Middle Inter
vale.
Grange, Tuesday evening. Deputy Tracy Of
Norway will be present to address the order
Rumford.
Most excellent sleighing in this region.
The thaw of last Friday and the cold wave
w. Clard end family have been on the sick
list the past four weeks; he and his
daughter with the grip, and his son with an
enormous abscess on his neck. All are
gaining
It has been very sickly in town and Rum
ford Center has lost, by death three of its
worthy midle aged citizens, Timothy Colby,
carpenter and farmer, Dana Kimball,
farmer, and Charles Richardson, stone
cutter and farmer.
The river continues open for two miles at
East Rumford. The Oldest inhabitant has
never witnessed the like before in mid.
winter.
The farmers in this vicinity have over
1000 bushels Of potatoes to sell with nc
Ed. Abbott and j. k. WEIGH are hauling
logs for Foster & Marble. from their yards to
Swift river
j. e. Stevens at the Center is yarding
birch and oak on Farnum Elliott's, for his
steam MILL
State Master Prince and State Secretary
Allen reorganized Rumford Grange last Fri.
day. The ceremony was ably performed
and everything passed of very pleasantly.
Some excellent suggestions and advice were
given by Master Prince. There were 80
| charter members, largely young farmers
and their wives, just the material for a
working grange. We expect to report good
progress in future.
The following officers were chosen and in
stalled for the ensuing year:
| Master-J. H. Martin.
| OVerSeer-D. @. G1ines
| Lecturer-H. f. Abbott
| Steward s. Hutchins.
Assistant Steward-C. II. Abbott
Chaplain-Caroliue Farnum
TreaSurer-J. II. Howe
Stcretary-J. R. Howe.
| Gate Keeper-C. H. Graham
| Pomona-Cora Elliott
| FlOra-Delia Eltt.
| Ceres-Etta Thomas.
| Lady Assistant Steward-Susie Putnam
RrIdgton.
The event of the week in Bridgton has
been the celebration by Eudora Rebekah
Degree Lodge of its sixth anniversary on
Friday evening last. The Lodge team has
had the Missouri Work in rehearsal for
some months, and the occasion, which in.
cluded a supper at Grand Army Hall, was
much enjoyed by all present, among whom
were member of sister lodges, from Den.
mark, Fryeburg and Waterford TO the mum
Der of about sixty.
Among recent business changes here W,
note the removal to New York of Geo. w
Lovejoy, whose jewelry stock and fixture
were purchased by ID. A. Stevens, who nov
employs competent workman, and is read,
to do all work in the line.
A male quaTtette from the ''BridgtoE Gle
Club" attended and sang at the funeral O
the wife of W. S. Dingley, South Casco, Sat
urday afternoon.
familiar face ON the street SATURDAY.. wa
that of Capt. j. T. Jenner, Of Portland, VIII,
was here for the purpose of attending tn,
Rebekah's celebration.
S. Ii. Dawes, of Harrison, will not cut an,
of the pine recently purchased by him neal
this village until another winter.