The Portland daily press., 1890-01-03
MAINE TOWNS.
CYay,

Sleighing has been very nice in this village
and vicinity for ten days past.
Willie Smith returned from his visit to
Boston last Saturday.
Miss Holland, the district school teacher,
is sick and her place is being filled by her
Siloam Lodge l. 0. OF. elected the follow
ing officers Tuesday evening Dec. 31th. N,
G., MIR, o. F. Whitney; ", g., Mr.. James |
Holt; Treas. Thomas Hancock; Per; ,Secy.
Trustees Messrs V. E. Frank. w. II. Vinton,
w. ii. Webster The officers will be INSTALL
ed next Tuesday evening.
Rev e. Bean J. T; Merrill, Geo. A. Nor
Warren Cole, Harry Merrill, u. E. Merrill
and j. i. Hancock recently presented Mr..
Thos. Hancock with beautiful gold headed
cane. Mr.. S. F. Clark made the presentation
Mr.. Edgar S. Caswell is painting for a
Canton Maine Dramatic Club, parlor
scene, kitchen scene and street scene, cur
tain and eight wings. Mr.. Caswell painted
the scenery for the hail built at Norway two
or three years ago, also the scenery for the
hall at Bethel, Readfeld and other places in
the State. Mr. Caswell was employed by the
late Grin Richards, Mr.. Story and other
scenic artists of Boston.
Parties contemplating the purchase of
scenery will do we'll to correspond with Mr..
Caswell before purchasing, as his work is
nice, and his prices are not exorbitant.
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
Last Monday afternoon as 81. B. Thurston
was returning home from his meat peddling
trip, going down the hill this side. of the
Centre, one of the snaps on the pole strap
broke and the horses started on the run.
Part way down he turned out to pass team
the top of the meat cart off and Mr.. Thurston
with 1t. One of the horses was thrown down.
He got up and ran off, and finally stopped
in the field near Mr.. Jordan Browns.
Strange to say no damage was done be-
yond the broken snap.
Miss Bessie W. Drinkwater left Monday
noon for New York on five weeks visit to
friends there.
Last Monday evening company of about
forty gathered at the vestry and wendell
casion being the Goth anniversary of the
marriage Of Rev. Mr.. Greene and wife. The
company carried with them, as token of
their love and esteem, an elegant standing
couple by Mr.. o. S. Themes in his happy
way. Mr.. Greene fifty replied. After pleas
antly spending an hour or two the party de-
parted wishing the return of many such
days.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OPENED JAN. /.
Rev. A. S, Ladd of Auburn, Me-, delivered
of Life" in the NJ. e. chapel last Wednesday
evening. The evening was stormy so but
few were present, but those that were pre-
sent were fully repaid for their trouble by
hearing one of the most entertaining, in
structive and witty lectures ever given in
this place. Between 3oand 40 Of the M. E.
Sunday school scholars went to South Paris
on sleigh ride last Tuesday.
T. f. Kendall and N. Hollis have moved
into the rents in the new Bates house.
j. +. Emerton has moved his cigar manu-
factory from a rent in under Durham hall
to shop on Main street, formerly occupied
by DIR. Packard as an apothecary.
Mrs. Lewis Perry is in Portland on visit.
The books for the public library were ar
ranged on their shelves January LIST, and the
library is open to tine public.
l.. B. Shaw and his son are both sick W it'll
pneumonia.
Mr.. Horace Starbird has just got out
new silver polish.
Roothbay Harb or.
Work on the schooner building here is pro-
crossing finely. The frame is nearly up.
The steamer still goes to Bath, the river
being still open. Last year she commenced
running to Wiscasset about December 10Th.