The Portland daily press., 1892-12-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Windhan,

Windham.
SOUTH wINDHAM
[From our Regular Correspondent 5ls
The Windham Sunday school associa-
ton met on Thursday, Dec. It'll, atNorth
Windham. The meeting was very inter
esting and will no doubt accomplish
much good. -t4s6tt2.}
Mrs. Jackman, most estimable lady
in this community, died Monday morn
ing. l4
DR.. Seth c. Gordon was in town
Friday.
Mrs. Helen Marshall, matron of the
Portland orphan asylum is in town.
L. L. Brown, of the Maine Bible So
ciety, has been visiting the families in
Windham This society visits every
family, sells bibles at cost supplies them
free to the destitute, gathers religious
statistics and collects funds for the
cause. Mr.. Brown presented the work
in several of our churches on Sunday,
Dec. 18th.
Rev. Mr.. Davidson, formerly pastor of
the Free Baptist church in Brockton,
Mass, is holding a series of meetings in
the Free Baptist church, Rev. Willis A.
Tucker, pastor Several conversions
have already occurred, and no doubt the
moral tone of the whole village has been
raised. On Sunday he preached short,
but beautiful sermon to the children,
giving it in the form of an object lesson,
SO it seemed the little people never could
forget the truths taught. Rev. Mr. Da-
vidcop ic an admirable SINGER
Harpswen,
WEST HARPswELL.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Mrs. Clock. from Todsfield, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. William Randall.
Mrs. Bertha Merriman, who has been
quite i'll. is slowly recovering. DR.. Gard
ner is attending her. ri
Elford Durfian, who attends school at
Waterville, is at home. He has severe
cough and lung trouble.
Dick Martz gave one of his entertain
ments at Centennial Hall Saturday even
ing, which was well attended.
Rumford.
rFrom Our Regular Correspondent
Two inches of snow on the ground.
Excellent wagoning.
frozen over ever since Thanksgiving but
has not been safe crossing for teams only
a few days.
Farmers find good market for their
products, and good prices. at the Falls.
The Power Co. and the Pulp Co. have
their logs nearly all hauled out of the
river and piled in huge piles. Snow for
shedding is much needed for all kinds of
business.
Miss Alice Putnam is teaching in Dis
trict No. 4.
Mr.. Low of the firm of Atwood & Lowe
grain and feed dealers at the Falls, has
obtained house rent of M. L. Wyman on
Hall hill, and gone to house keeping with
his family.
Benjamin Putnam one of our oldest
citizens is in poor health. He is 92 year j,
old.
G. B. Staples has two2 horse teams
hauling hemlock bark from the Clifford
Elliot place to West Paris station.
Died in Brooklyn, N. Y, Dec. 2, 1892
Mrs. Laura F. Clark aged 81 years wife
of Philo b. Clark and daughter of widow
Cynthia Ackley and granddaughter of
Chandler Abbott of this town. She was
brought to her grandfather's where the
obsequies were held last Wednesday and
her remains were inferred in the East
Rumford cemetery. She left no children
Mr. Clark has the heartfelt sympathy of
this community in his sad bereave-
ment. Rev. Mr.. Carverlof West Paris
officiated and spoke words of comfort
J. L. Putnam is getting to be quite a
taxidermist. He has mounted two deer
heads lately (small bucks), and they
look very well. He has quite collec-
ton of mouted birds.