The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09

wear their badges. as these will gain them
admittance The other invited guests will
be provided with tickets.
At public installation of Eagle Chapter,
on Monday. evening, the following officers
were installed:
H. P.-H. Il. B. Halves.
Ks. ii. SkiningS.
S.-R. s. Robinson.
Treasurer-N N. r. Martin.
Secretary-D. W. Babb.
e. q H;-LeEoy spiller.
r. A. C.-Charles Carlton.
NJ q Of 50 50 yy-Th 81 S,d Lewis;
M. Of lst V.-Daniel Conant.
Tyler-A. w. Pratt.
A few cases Of la grippe have been report
ed in this vicinity.
Locomotion was decidedly difficult for pc
destrians on Monday morning until the side
walks were sanded by authority of the Sc
lectmen.
On Tuesday evening, R. w. d. G. Patron
Forbes of Winchester, n. H., instituted
Mizpah Chapter, No. 3, Order OF the Eastern
Star, with 43 charter members. The follow
ing officers were installed:
Worthy Matron-Mrs. Annie Phinney.
Worthy Patron-Dr. A. Il. BerrOughs.
Associate Matron-Mrs. Althea Reed.
Secretary-Mrs. Addie Horr.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lucy Kicker.
Conductress-Mrs. Ella Dana.
Associate ConuuctreSs-Mrs. Clyde Woodman
Chaplain-Mrs. Emma Styles.
Adah-Mrs. Mary Babb.
Ruth Mrs. Nellie Purinton.
Esther-Mrs. Louise Burns.
Martha Mrs. Hattie Edwards.
Electa-Mrs. Edith Thompson.
Warder-Mrs. Susie Whidden
Sentinel-A. w. Kicker.
installation on Thursday evening of next
week.
There are thirteen secret societies now
holding regular meetings In this village, and
about twenty in the town.
Freeport.
The prevailing sickness here is influenza.
Victims here complain of chills, weakness,
fronted headache, severe pain in the limbs
and back, sneezing and .catarrh of the air
passages. There have been at least one
hundred cases, some quite mild and some
very severe lasting from four days to two
weeks, there have been no fatal cases. 1t
seems to run Its course with little m0difica-
tiun from medicine. Everybody who has
it is extremely glad at its departure and
inquire seriously If one attack protects from
future ones.-which can hardly be answered
vet in the affirmative.
Reuben B. Rogers of Porter's Landing is
seriously i'll with pneumonia.
The roads here are simply abominable-for
every one trade except the blacksmiths-
bubbles and ice everywhere. The small boy
and those of larger growth are seen to fall
and then to look to find who are observers,
tQeQ 10 20 OH LltiT Slippery Ways SaQQer ana
wiser with greater care.
Hon. II. G. Brewer, postmaster, who has
been confined to his room for several weeks
was again at his place in the Post office
today.
Work on the grocery store of Z. B. Mallett
Jr., is progressing rapidly. This is fine
room and is being finished in a nice tasty
manner, and when completed will be equal
to any Of the kind in the state.
A few of the hands who came out of the
~ . Ghoxx r. ~ 4,
strike are returning to their old places and
TREATING with the proprietors individually.
Others are waiting still for fuller adjust
nsent of their griefs, while still quite pro-
pl,rtion, some twenty or more have work at
Auburn, Lewiston and In Massachusetts. 1t
does not not now look as though the strikers
would gain the accessions demanded. Public
sentiment seems considerably divided in the
matter, many sympathizing both ways, while
all are sorry for its occurrence.
Brunswick.
A CITIZEN NIsUsED IN HAYTI.
Rev. VIM. P. Fisher who has been pastor
of the First Parish Congregational church
| for ten years handed in his resignation of
the passionate at the last church meeting.
| possible for him to carry on the duties of so
| large parish. The resignation was accepted
| by church and parish to go into effect at once.
The railroad company have notified Messrs
w. ". IeCeTSOu, w. n. rI6lu, L. ID. DaQIOrtl
and Geo. E. Danforth that their stores and
shops must be removed by April 1st The
land is owned by the company and is wanted
for depot grounds when the new station is
| finished.
The grip has firm hold on Brunswick
many cases being reported. Several persons
have been very i'll with it, though no deaths
from 1t or troubles rising from it are reported.
Considerable attention has been given in
the, papers lately to the unjust Imprisonment
| of Brunswick at Hayti. Mr.. burlington
| is a submarine diver and on landing at Port
| au-PrInce, although his baggage was passed
| by the custom-house officials, was arrested
| beaten and robbed by some of the military
| on charge of concealing dutiable articles
Mr.. PuringtOn was soon released but is
| Justly indignant at thu treatment he received
and las laid his case before Minister Doug
lass.
The new span of the Androscoggin bridge
is completed and the bridge again opened fol-
travel.
The talk ON the street is now that the
| Cabot company is to erect another cotton
mill in Brunswick the coming year, which
will add greatly to the prosperity of the
town.
| South Bridgton.
The Young Peoples Educational Society
held an oyster supper and entertainment al
Knapp & Sanborn's hall New Years night
and had goodly, audience, and fair receipts
This society also held its regular meeting al
the hall last Saturday night, with music,
society is quite we'll attended by the young
| people.
The South Bridgton Dramatic club are out
with posters and programmes for an enter
will put on the boards the plays "Last Loaf
and Don't Judge by Appearances" along
with numerous minor exercises.
Mr.. Albert B. Kilborn is hauling lumber
from Fosters Mills preparatory to building
| him new house in the spring.
A. G. Berry Jr., Is engaged at presen
making repairs and changes in Lambs mill
Naples.
Brilliant fires by night, attest tie the merry
making of the skaters on Adams pond.
ice and bare ground has made work lively fo
our new blacksmith, Mr.. Young.
The week Of prayer is being observed hert
under the direction of Rev. 4. P. Eastman
Misses Louise Eastman, Ethel knights
and Carrie ingalls, are ON the sick list witt
something akin to the grip" we under
stand
Mrs, Amelia Berry recently returned from
trip to Portland.
Miss Clara II. Berry expects soon to go tt
Winter Park, Florida.
Cape Elizabeth.
In Knightville district this year the sur
yeyor put his hand to the plow and did a
| InucH WOIk dS his men. lie result is tina
the roads are in good condition.
Over valuation Of real estate to keen M
The boom has its results. The State ant
and County tax are higher aud the slder O
| personal property, money and securitie,
escape their part of the burden of taxation
For instance farming lands nine miles
| distant from market are valued twice that
those of the same description which are two
miles nearer Portland and In the intermediate
vicinity of railroads in Falmouth and Scar
| boro.
They have deferred for the present tn
forming of board of trade at Ferry village
There is no prospect of any shoe mann1aI
turing firm locating in town. They seem
think money invested in lottery tickets Isl
, better investment than in a manufacturer
concern.
Edward Deering, connected with the Bos
ton boats, has been on the sick list.
Inc citizens are pleased with the appear
a9ce, 81 the town farm building and tidines
Casco.
business is very dull here and the loggi
teams are hung up for the lack of snow.
Mrs. Catherine Mayberry left Tuesda
morning for Lynn, Mass, where she wi
spend the winter, with her son c. Q. MAJ
berry. Fred Mayberry who has charge {
the Mayberry Bros. stock farm has move