The Portland daily press., 1891-12-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Porter.
KEzAR FALLS.

Porter.
KEZAR FALLS.
Allen Garner, superintendent of the
Kezar Falls wooden mandatory is very
sick.
The second edition of Jacobs Ladder has
been issued.
AK. P. Fox is clerking for j. A. Libby.
The doctors report that they never knew
so much sickness throughout this sec
ton.
Fred Thayer aud Fred Thayer Jr. of
Cornish received some $4,000 from the
estate Of Mr.. Thayer's sister.
The union meetings have closed.
The readers of the PRESS are much
pleased with its new form and dress.
School in the primary department has
closed for week on the North side. One
of the teachers on the South side Is report
ed sick.
"Jim" Cole has some 40 couples at his
dancing school.
Albert Clark has a singing school of
some 45 or 80 scholars.
1t is reported that the young men from
college at Bangor. Me-, are having very
good success.
The fire bug has ceased TO be talked
about. When the people are through with
him he may be found.
The young child Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Cook was buried Sunday.
AT this writing the postmaster ut So.
Hiram, is confined to the house with the
grip.
NJ. j. M. Merryield and son, bobbin
manufacturers, are expecting large lot of
birch hauled this winter Mr.. Merryfeld
says that these pleasant days do not in
dictate that they will get an oyersupply.
New Gloucester.
Rev. S. L. Boiler addressed meeting at
the Congregational vesJry last Sunday
evening, his object being to solicit funds to
support lectureship at Bangor Theol0gi-
Cal Seminary.
The Lend-a-hand Club of Upper Glou-
cester held a successful fair last week.
This club endeav0rs TO raiseImoney enough
to ensure preaching at Centennial Hall
each Sunday in the year.
Mr., A. G. Shaw. who has carried passen-
gers from the depots for several years. is
critically i'll.
Miss Grace e. Curis. teacher of French
and. German in the Yale Preparatory
School at Blackhall, Conn.,, and Miss Ma
schools in Maiden, Mass, are at home for
the Christmas holidays.
Buyers are paying 81 10 per barrel for
apples at the house.
Several cases of grip are reported in
town.
The Stevens School closed Tuesday for a
ten days vacation.
An entertainment was given Tuesday
evening Dec. Poi, at the Congregational
vestry, for the benefit OF the Primary class
In the Sunday School. Miss Evangeline
Pearson, Of Portland, assisted. Cake and
ice cream were served.
Powna1.
The illustrated lectures given at Mallet
hall by Rev. A. G. Aerrick, of Freep0rG on
Thursday and Friday evenings of last
week were great treat to those who at
tended. The beautiful views, constantly
changing and each accompanied by the
graphic words of description SO natural to
Mr., Herrick left Impressions on the minds
OF his hearers which must ever remain as
a pleasant recollection, and the value of
these Lectures, particularly TO the young,
can not be overestimated. It Is hoped that
a united and decided effort will be made
by our townSDe0ple to ensure him suffici-
ent inducement to again lecture here the
coming month.
The class of young ladies who are study
ing elocution under the tuition of Miss
Josephine Eel. Hodsdon are soon to give a
public recital at Maliet hail.
George A. Merrill of this town was
awarded the first prize for speaking in the
contest OF several of the members of the
Sophomore class az Bowdoin, last week.
The slight fall of snow which came last
Tuesday is doing lots Of service, its glass
like coating OF Ice making it very lasting.
Baldwin.
NORTH BALDWIN.
come 20 all especially those wishing to
work In the woods.
1t is very sickly. There is hardly FAM
lily where la grippes not visi tor.
Mr. L. j. Wentworth is teaching very
interesting singing school in this vicinity.
There will be Christmas tree at the
church Friday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Crockett rendered his reslgna-
ton last Sabbath, to take effect the last
Sabbath in March.
Mr.. John Wiggin who was so sick a
short time ago is now hauling wood alone
with one horse from the planes distance
of mile.
We have few smart old ladies' among
US still. In one family there are three sis
ters. The eldest Mrs, Weed aged 8S years,
has lived here among us for great many
years and is now IN very goo6 health.
Mrs. Prince aged So years, has always
lived In SebagO until her husbands death
two years ago, when she came to live with
her sister. They also have another sister
who lives at the same place. Miss Btck-
ford aged SO years. They are all very
smart and 1t Is a pleasure to all to see and
talk with them.
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