The Portland daily press., 1890-01-01

are to cut ice together.
Officers of Crooked River Grange, No. 80,
chosen at the annual meeting In December,
and to be installed January 4th, 10 the fore
noon. at public meeting, are as follows
NV. W. Andrews.
OF. II. Pike.
I'M l.. Dhrman.
SO. +. Mitchell.
Ash. G. Pinkham.
Chap.-Simon scrioner.
Treas.-L. DOrman.
Sec.-Clara small.
G. K.-BrackeIt Small.
P.-kebecca l. well.
F.-Martha Wight.
C.-Fannie A. DOrman.
l.. A. S.-Mabel K. Small.
Chorister-Y +. Weston.
Boothbay.
At a regular meeting of Boothbay Lodge of
the Northern Legion the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year;
@. C.-Bepj. S. Emerson.
W.V:-Edward I: Corey.
p. G. C.-Byron Giles
Chan.-Frank w. Woodland
S.-Alpheus Dodge.
F.S.-wm. 4. Emit rson.
w. T.-George V. Adams.
Chap.-George q, Dunton.
Mar Severance III. Hart.
]. G.-Sumner Giles.
Sent.-C. 4. Fitzpatrick.
Other necessary officers were appointed by
the chair.
The installation will be held in the town
hall, Saturday evening, January 4th. Deputy
installing officer Isaac Sudds will perform
the installation, after which clam stew, tea,
coffee aud cake will be served by the MEM
beers in the hall.
Flora, wife of Robert Spofford. died last
Friday night, after very painful and severe
illness. She leaves husband and five small
children to mourn her loss
Orson M. Delano is confined to his house
by illness.
Edward Lewis and his sister arrived home
from Lewiston last. Tuesday, where they
have been employed for some time.
Joseph Dodge & Son are making extensive
repairs on their saw mill, putting in new
timber and gear
Mr.. A. w. Glidden, one of Sheriff Kelley's
deputies. has resigned. having been appoint
cd postmaster at Newcastle,
Hiram.
Roscoe G. Greene. Esq, has purchased the
Mt. Cutter hotel of George Pugsley and will
take possession in three months. Mr..
Greene having fitted the second story of bis
store at East Hiram, into an elegant and
commodious hall formally opened 1t on
Thursday evening by an entertainment by
Sullivan's Dramatic Co., which rendered
appreciative audience of three hundred per-
sons. They also presented Muldoon's pic
mic Friday evening.
On Friday the gale was terrific, 100 feet of
new platform at Bridgton junction was torn
up and blown across the track of the Maine
Cent al railroad.
The ancestral mansion of the late Gen.
Peleg Wadsworth welcomed stranger on
proud of him, he being ninth in descent from
his emigrant ancestor Christopher Wads-
worth of Roxhury, Mass. and about equally
distant from Robert Pike Of Salem.
North Raymond.
LIVELY AFFAIR WITH WILD CATTLE.
Mr.. Pope of Poland has purchased of
Orrin Taylor the noted stallion Red Ned, for
$685..
g. o. Goodwin is cutting a large lot of pine
on the South side of Range Pond
The proprietors of Poland Springs will
build a large stable to be run in connection
with the Poland Spring House: They have
already purchased two hundred thousand
feat Of lumber to be used In its construction.
A, G. Chandler of New Gloucester has had
twelve young cattle out to pasture which be-
came so wild that all attempts to catch them
failed until Thursday last when they We're
surrounded and started for home. At Sab
bath-Day Pond, in irving to escape they ran
on to the pond and eleven of them broke
through in deep water. Considerable help
being secured none were lost though one
was In the water over an hour.
Cape Elizabeth.
The annual meeting of the Cape Elizabeth
Grange was held at the ihall on Saturday
evening and the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year;
Master-Cbas. E. Jordan.
Overseer-Elisha NJ. Jordan.
HLecturer--E. z. Carmen.
aSteward- Chas. Ellsworth Jordan.
Assistant Steward-Jas L. Brown,
Chaplain-Lewis Hannaford.
sTIeasurer- c. c. Jordan
Secretary-Harry S. Jordan.
Geres-Miss Myra Jordan.
Pomona-Mrs. E. p. Carmen.
Flora Mrs. L. l.. Hannaford
Stewardess-Miss Arabella Jordan.
Gate Keeper Joseph Stanford.
At the next meeting, on Saturday evening,
the officers will be installed,
Bar mills.
La grippe has got here, Miss Abbie
bennett being taken with 1t Sunday morn
ing in very violent form, but Is doing well
and we hope she has seen the worst of 1t.
Miss Nellie Boothby, who has been sick
Tor some months, Is quite rapidly recovering.
The Maine Furniture Co. report that they
have done more business this December
than any year since they have been here.
The travelling here Is about half way be-
twet n sleghing and wheeling. People
having but short distance to take go in
slelghs but all business is done on wheels.
The enterprising firm Of S. Meserve & son
during Christmas week sold over eleven
hundred dollars worth of goods, beating any
previous record and also indicating prosper
ity among the inhabitants of the village and
town.
corham.
AT the regular meeting of Gorham Grange
on Monday. the Both inst, the following
named persons were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
W. NV. 1. Bickford
DC. L. Gronard.
SIN. VI CIessey.
A. ". w senter:
TThapG;Tsey; E $: Palmer,
Sec.- Ii. @. Palmer.
g. k.-John johnson.
romona-Mrs. Thirskep.
Geres-Mrs W. 1. Bickford.
Flora-Miss Flora RaIton.
a. L. S.-Miss Nellie G. Parkar.
1t was voted to have the installation on
Monday evening, January 1, 1890.
West Buxton.
The Christmas entertainment at the Free
Will Baptist church was much enjoyed and
consisted OF selections by the choir, reading,
speaking and singing by the children. After
the exercises by the school the presents from
two well ladeu trees were distributed. The
presents were more Numerous and the au-
dience larger than has been for several years.
The church was prettily decorated with ever
green.
Rev. John Pettengll has accepted call to
become the pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church at this place and has commenced his
lan9r. His sermons are earnest and eloquent.
mere was very pleasant family gather
ing at Noah Smiths, Esq. Christmas day.
Groree Smith and wife OF Deering and Seth
ID smith OF Boston, Mass, were among the
guests.
East HarpsweII.
The Christmas tree at No. was we'll
loaded with holiday fruits. Miss Sylyester's
pupils presented her with copy Of Tenny-
sons poems besides other pretty gifts
among them being a fan carved out of one
piece of wood but of many parts, the work
Of Albert Trufant 1t was really wonder
full aud beautiful piece of work.
Little Lulie Catlin. years old, was made
dangerously Ill by rubbing some medicine on
an aching tooth and taking some dropped on
sugar as she had seen her mother do. The
medicine was partly composed of laudanum
and camphOT. Rapid exercise and vomiting
finally worked off the effects of the poison.
Yarmouth.
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