The Portland daily press., 1890-01-22
MAINE TOWNS.
la Grippe Strengthens its Hold on
the State.
The Lumber Camps of the North
Woods Invaded.
1t lnterferes with the Running OF
Mills on the kennebec.
Gray.
WEST GRAY


with la grippn the past week and has not yet
fully recovered from the encounter. There
are many others taking their turn with it at
present. Mrs. ID. l.. Bailey, Mrs. Edward
Huston, r. A. Allen, Mrs. Andrew Allen.
w. S. Allen. Charles S. Allen and A. G.
Frank are among those suffering from 1t at
present
Miss Grace Allen is reported to be failing
rapidly, her disease is consumption and there
is no prospect of recovery.
Miss Alice Lawrence is still very sick.
Little or no change for the better is appar-
ent. Miss Emma Skillings is also very sick.
The public installation of the Mystic Div.
S. of T. came off as announced, and was
very pleasant time. On account of the prev
alence. of Ia grippe the attendance was not
large, but those who did attend pronounced
it good time. The officers were installed
by Deputy G.. w. P. Willie q. Adams, as
sisted by Deputy Grand Conductor George
s. Allen.
Miss Elsie Libby is visiting at Mr.. Charles
H. Odiorne's Gorham. the present week.
pathy OF their many friends In the loss Of
their youngest child.
DRY MILLS.
Rufus May has boy sick with pneumonia.
Farmers are busy putting in their Ice. It
is Of excellent quality.
Richard Colley has very sick boy.
Thomas l.. Libby''s COOPER shop burned
NJ. g: Morrill, lost on stock. shook, and
tools $3.50. No insurance.
Fairfield.
LA GRIPPE REACHES THE LUMBER CAMPS.
Business at our mills and shops is well
nigh at a stand still because of the prevailing
epidemic. At the framing mill nearly one
third Of the crew are out.
The furniture and wood working shops
have started after the usual holiday shut
down, and the prospect for each is good.
Orders are coming in freely and good bust
ness for the year Is predicted.
At the framing mill new and large sand
papering machine is being set up. The crew
here are now at work upon large barn to
60 to Wareham Mass a large freight and
passenger station combined for the Old
fine Masonic building at Nantucket.
Considerable real estate Is changing hands
here this winter. The large house on Western
Avenue the home Of Mr.. Charles Law.
renee, has been purchased by Mr. Harvey
Mansfield, Superintendent at the pulp mill,
and will be put In complete rapair. 1t is to
be one of the most attractive sp.ts in the
village.
Mr.. Henry Kelly one of our Oldest and
most successful business man has on account
Of i'll health been abliged to resign his posi-
his son! 81: E. Kelly, the Cashier was
elected In his place. At the annual meeting
the subject of new bank building was dis
cussed at length and it was finally decided to
build the coming season if proper lot can
be secured.
Miss Helen Friend, one of the most popu-
lar music teachers Fairfield has ever had.
and who has maze this her home for several
years, is about to sail for Italy where she
will locate for a year or more and study mu-
sic with the most noted teachers.
Lumbermen report about two feet of snow
in the woods and operations there going on
smoothly but fer la grippe. At some OF the
camps fully one third of the crews are re-
ported unable to attend to regular duties.
Even the hardy wood choppers have to yield
when this disease enters the clearing.
Porter.
There is little snow, enough to make
good sleighing, but not enough for lumber
men to do business in the woods.
Mrs.. l.. ID. Stanlyy who dislocated her
out the wrist joint and breaking one bone Of
the same arm which had not got entirely
well from the first injury. 4
1t Is very sickly In this vicinity at present,
Ia grippe claiming quite number. Some
comfortably
Mr.. Elmer E. French who was here on
visit on q vacation during the holidays has
returned to college again at Tufts.
Mrs A. +. Mason of this place had stalk
of corn come up in one of her flower pots
where kernel got accidentally dropped and
has grown to be over foot In height and at
the top instead of spindle there Is silk
hanging down all around it. The length Of the
stalk makes 1t quite curiosity for this time
of year.
Mr.. George Young of Parsonsfeld who
broke his leg so badly the first of last sum-
mer, has just got so as to go, around in his
room.
Mrs. Randall Libby is on a visit to her
Rev. AlphOnso Davis who has been hold
ing series of meetings in this place during
the iall and winter has returned TO his home
in Buxton sick.
soothbay.
REWARDED by THE CANADIAN GOVERN.
MENT.
Capt. Manly Brewer, Mr.. Loring Thorpe
and Arson Marden, who rescued the crew of
the British schooner. Ocean Belle, of Digby,
n. s. on the 28th of last November. wrecked
on Thumbeap, at the mouth of the Damari-
scotia river, have each. received from Hon.
G. d. Topper, Canadian Minister of Ma
rine.. through President Harrison, gold
watch suitably inscribed, as token of their
courageous conduct and unusual bravery.
Quite business is expected to be done at
Linikin. by the porgie factories another sea-
son.
Master Builder W; l; Adams, Of E. Booth
bay, has superintendent the building of more
than one hundred fine vessels, and bids fair
to superintend many another.
The ice companies are looking forward tn
bountiful harvest. Ice will be harvested
without much cost this season, unless there
should be snow, as yet there has been but
one-half days scraping, the rain finished It
La grippe has found many In this town
who are victims of this dread disease.
The Knickerbocker Ice Co are shipping.
They will ship all the ice they have on hand
preparatory to filling their houses.
Many of the ice men OF this town have
| gone up river to work on the Kennebec
Higher wages the cause. We think that
when the Ice harvesting is over that those
| who work on ice at home will have as wei
have to pay their board in soft weather with
no returns.
The influenza is having free course in this
town and seriously affecting the people
Many are very sicB-and suffer intense pain
especially in the head and throat None
have died from the effects of this violen,
disease IN this vicinity. The schools have
not closed but many of the scholars are un
able to attend.
DIR. j. L. NJ. Willis of Eliot is still confined
| to his home on account of the serious acci-
dent he met with few months ago. he Ii
| slowly recovering. He has the sympathy
of the people, and they rejoice at being as
sured that he will soon be able to be around
among them.
Ralph Bartlett, the son of Mr.. Sylvester
Bartlett, who has been spending his vacation
| at home, has returned to Boston Law School
| connected with the Boston University. He is
| a graduate of Dartmouth Cellege-a fint
| scholar and true American.
Eliot Library Association is doing excel
| lent work, many contributions of valuable
| books are being made to it.
Miss Sarah Faunce and her co-wOrker'
| are doing noble work for the town OF Eliot
| The prospect is that through the influence o.
| this as ISOLATION this town will soon have !;
| much needed public hall. Is there not som,
| generous heart who will donate to this asso
citation piano?
Harrison.
BoLsTER'S MILLS NEWS.
| :" Grippe" or not, nearly every one in thi
place is sick with bad colds; there have beer
no fatal cases, and we hope there will b,
none.
Business is quiet, and about all that tn,
| well can do Is to take of the sick.
There will be public installation of tn,
officers of Crooked River Lodge of Mason
Jan. 80. In the afternoon, followed by sup
per and dance In the evening.