The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-27


d. L. WARREN, Committee
o. S. SANBoRN, on
w. III. STURGIs, Resolutions.
Deering.
Monday evening at the annual parish
meeting of All Souls church, Deering, the
following officers were elected:
Moderator-C. B. Varney.
Clerk-G. NJ. Stevens
Treasurer-Luke Moore.
:, Assessors-W. F. Goodrich, f. E. c. Robbins,
Music Committee-P ). Lidback. G. M. stey-
ems, A. Alden, Mrs. DIR. Parker, Mrs. James Bell.
woODFoRDs.
The illustrated lecture by the Rev. Mr..
Lathrop In the Congregational church at
Woods Tuesday evening was well attended
in spite Of the disagreeable storm. Mr.. La
throp was soldier, and while serving in the
army he became SO deeply interested in the
negro and the South that when the war
ended he offered himself to the American
Missionary Association, and for many years
served that society among the blacks; and is
now, and has been for several years, labor
ing for the same society among the noun
tain whites. His Lecture is an exceedingly
vivid description of the country and the peo-
pie with whom he labors, while his unusually
fine stereopticon shows his large variety of
Illustrative pictures at their best Those in
terested IN Southern missions Or s.,I in the ne
cital while to those not thus especially in
terested the lecture is entertaining and In
structive. 1t has been possible to retain
He has already spoken in State street
church, Portland, in Gorham, Bangor, Els
worth and Woodford's, and is to speak in
Rockland, Auburn and Alfred.
West Falmouth.
School in District No. Z, taught by Julia G.
Duran, closed on Friday, Feb 81. Length of
term twelve weeks.
Sadie Woodbury. and Eddie Winslow were
not absent one-half day. Several others
Warren Searfes, Hattie Pearson, Eddie
Pearson, Frank Leighton, Lizzie O'Brion
and Berthe Merrill were not tardy.. Minnie
Pearson, Julia F. Winslow and Eddie Wins
low were only tardy once.
O'Briop, Mabel Palmer and Warren Searles
did not miss word for the term.
Louena Prince, Mable Palmer, Lizzie
O'Brion, Sadie Woodbury., Carrie Huston,
Minnie Huston, Esther Merrill, Caile Mer-
Gle Field did not whisper once for the term.
Fife O'Brion, Evelyn Kahrs, Mabel Mer-
rill, Allie Pearson, Minnie Pearson, Annie
Sholes. Lillian Woodbury., Ernestine Prince.
Frank Sholes, and Frank Winslow only once
or twice when excusable.
WIndham.
The reports of the town of Windham have
been issued from the press of William M.
Marks of Portland. There are % articles in
the warrant for the town meeting Monday.
usual articles relative to the regular appro-
priations, is article %, to see if the town will
vote to tax dogs, and if so, devote the money
so obtained in paying for sheep killed by
dogs. The valuation of the town Is $685.
0S6. The treasurer's report shows that dur
ing the year S747 was paid for the free high
school, $3491.66 for common schools; bills of
town officers, $378. Al; road breaking, $85 55;
outstanding bills, $85514 roads and bridges,
$2397.14; Black brook bridge, $3.50 0S; contin-
mission. $113S6; town officers, $552.7S; out
poor, $377.93; town farm, $636.23; total,
$6713.21. leaving balance in the treasury
of $11S6.S6.
New Gloucester.
The Ladies Circle meets with Mrs. Benja-
min Merrill at Upper Gloucester, Thursday
afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Fred Chandler had his leg broken in
the woods last Saturday morning. He was
loading logs, and one commencing to roll, he
put out his foot to stOpit. The log, how
ever, rolled on to his leg, crushing it, and
breaking one bone.
The graduation exercises last Friday even
ing went off very smoothly Although the
weather was very cold the church was COM
fortably filled. At the close of the scholars
exercises Mr.. j. l.. True, Supervision of
Schools, made remarks as to the standing of
the scholars, and the value of the course
pursued. He was followed by Prof. Chase
Of Bates College, who congratulated the pu-
pills on the measure of success they had won,
and conferred the diplomas.
The sleighing is all leaving again.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
Mrs. Batchelder, of Massachusetts, is visit
ing her friend, Mrs. CUNTS.
Charles Brown, who has been In business
in Boston, has sold out and gone South.
Little Halle, son of Will Chapman, had
the misfortune to saw off one OF his fingers
Monday afternoon.
The rain at this writing bids fair to spoil
Mrs. Judith Leighton is visiting her
father. r. d. Shaw.
G. e. Libby has commenced saving his
long lumber.
Saccarappa.
Wade Camp, Sons Of Veterans, are to
celebrate their sixth anniversary Saturday
evening, March sth, with a supper and enter
tainment at their hall on. Bridge street.
They will have as their guests Shepley Camp
and the Ladies' Aid, of Portland, and Cloud
man Post, G. A. R., Cloudman Relief Corps
and the Ladies' Aid, of this place. A very
pleasant occasion is anticipated, as the boys
are to make an extra endeavor to do their
| best.
Norway.
society for the purpose of a more rigid en-
forcement of the prohibitory law
Oxford.
Mrs. Fanny Andrews aged 90 years fell one
day last week, breaking her hip. She lived