The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04

| +. Z. I'll. ii. Noyes.
The entertainment at Diamond Hall Mon
day and Tuesday evenings by the Rainforth
Family were well patti onized and gave mnch
| pleasure.
The channel of the Harraseeket is now
clear of ice nearly to Briggs & Cushing's
wharf.
George F. Fogg. Esq, has. been very sick
since Friday, but now is getting better.
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTER.
The following is the list Of officers of Sag
wa Tribe of Red Men for the present term:
Prophet-N. s. Shurtleff.
Sachem-F. S. Blanchard,
Senior nagamOre-J. L. Dunn.
Junior Sa2amore-Jesse Kimball
Chief OF Records-E. b. Osgood.
Assistant Chief of Records w. e. Wilson.
Keeper Of Wampum-Louville III. Merrill
The following is the list of officers of the
Debating and Literary Club recently formed
here:
Vice PresIdent-Fairfirld Whitney
Secretary-Q. NJ. Leighton.
Treasurer-E. B. Osgood.
The following is the list of officers of Dia-
dem Lodge, .. q. T., No. 326, for the quar-
ter ending May LIST:
c. T.-Charles E. Adams.
Rec. Sec.-P. M. Leighton.
f. S.-Adeiaide 8. Merrill.
Treasurer-A. s. Chase.
MsishaI-@. Z ". WILSON, l
Guard AL. w. Doughty.
Sc ,tinel- r. II. Blanchard
T. c. TN. 4. Merrill.
The winter term of Greedy Institute has
been cut short some two or three weeks on
account of measles which are prevalent
hereabouts. One young lady Is having
them the third time. Between 80 and 100
eases are reported.
Paris.
WEST PARIS.
At the adjourned annual meeting of.sstock-
holders of the West Paris Manufacturing
Co., held in Poi tland, Jan 3lst, the follow
Ing officers were chosen, viz:
PTesident, Geo. s. Hunt; Treasurer, Geo.
A. Wilson. Directors, Geo. S. Hunt, Geo.
A. Wilson. Geo. G. Wing, Payson Tucker.
We hear it said that Mr.. Lewis s. Perry
will have charge of the factory, and Mr..
g. ID; Gilman of Cambridgeport, Mass, will
be selling agent.
shocks last week, died Saturday. Mrs.
| wore herself cut taking care of her husband
who has been sick for a long time, aud is but
| alive at this writing.
The Rebekahs cleaned s1Sf25 on their
fair last week.
The Oxford County District Lodge of l. o.
G. L. will meet with Rustfeld Lodge of Nor
way. Feb. II tn. Grand Chief 1emplar A. {.
Bangs will be present. Half fare on the
| Grand Trunk Railway.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting was
held in the Baptist Church last Thursday
| evening. This was the first of series of
public temperance meetings which are TO be
held In this place this winter.
Buxton.
| WEST BUXTON.
The iron roofing has been put on the new
mill. 1t makes very tight and substantial
| roof.
| The Saco River Wooden Company is now
very busy, have a large number Of orders
ahead.
The Social Club was very pleasantly en-
tertained last Friday evening by Miss Mag
gle Eaton.
A large amount of ice has been harvested
In this vicinity. 1t averages % inches in
| thickness.
Logging has been very lively in this vicin-
| ity this winter.
The working team of Saco Valley Lodge
| OF L. .. o. f., visited the lodge at GOrham
Saturday evening. and worked the degrees.
A very pleasant time was had.
Westbrook.
sACcARAPPA.
Rev. A. B. Earle, d. D., closed his evan
| gelistic labors on Monday evening. But the
| churches will have another union meeting of
| the same nature on Wednesday evening at
| the M. T.. church, at which Rev. A. h. p.
/
church of Portland, will preach.
The WestbrOok board of trade held its
third meeting on Monday evening in the Sc
lectmens office. This room has been Sc
cured for its regular meetings.
The town books will be closed on the 14th
inst, to enable, the selectmen to make up
the annual report.
Richmond.
The ice companies in this vicinity, below
| IcebOr0 have finished cutting ice, having
| filled their houses. The -Knickerbocker Com
pany, Haynes & Dewitt Ice Company, and
| others are still running
The farmers of Perkins, Dresden and part
OF Richmond are turning an honest penny by
| hauling stone for the jetty near beef Rock"
In the Kennebec, East Of Swan Island. They
| are making their rock heaps profitable and
| are sacrificing theirst0ne walls for the same
| purpose: The channel east of the middle
| Ground has been flledtO the low water
level. and they are now building the dam to
| the high water mark.
HarpswelI.
| EAST HARPswELL.
Mr. Stephen Kemp died very suddenly of
heart disease Monday, while saving wood at
his door, he fell across the sawhorse aud in
stantly expired. he had been in i'll health
| for several years.
The arm weather of the past week has
taken OF The snow. so that some places in the
| roads are bare. Candleinas day being
bright and clear" some are prophesying
second winter.
Yarmouth.
NORTH YARMOUTH,
Master Roy Barter, son of Capt. F. Barter,
was accidently kicked in the face by hLres'
on Sunday He Is doing nicely at present.
There are large number of cases Of
measles In town.
Mr.. G. b. Herrick's team are ingaged in
getting the lumber off of the lot owned by
Capt. James Sawyer.
The Glouscester Hill Star Concert Com
paDy gave fine entertainment at the vestry,