The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-10
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
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Mild winter thus far, 100 below zero
the coolest. River at East Rumford open
and the mail from South TO East Rum
ford crosses in small boat.
Some IL cases of the grippe between
South Rumford and the centre. We have
been remarkably free from sickness in
this vicinity till within ten days.
People are very busy hauling logs to
mill and railroad sleepers to the railroad
track. Thurston Brothers have quite a
large landing of logs on the river bank for
Geo. B. Staples. taken from the Wallace
lot. / see that Mr.. Erastus Abbott's
mill yard is filling up with saw logs and
single stuff. j. E. Stebens at the
centre is getting to his mill more birch
than heretofore.
Mrs. c. K Cary died Monday, Feb. 1,
aged 36 years. She has had a long and
at times very painful sickness. She
wears and for the last Is months could
not lie in bed, but has sat and reclined,
bolstered up on a lounge day and night.
Her case was very singular one, one
that has caused much interest and dis
cussion among the doctors here and in
Massachusetts and singular part is that
no two of them have agreed as to the
cause of her sickness 1t has been pro-
nounced cancer in the stomach a tumor,
floating kidney and some persons have
thought it tape worm. Her remains
were taken to Lexington, Mass. for in
terment and where, by her request, a
postmortem operation will be performed
so if possible her friends may know what
allied her and the medical faculty may
gain some knowledge that may be help
TO them in treating some poor sufferer
with like disease. Her sister, Miss
Maria Cosgrove of Lexington Mass, has
been with her during the last six weeks
and has been very devoted in ministering
to her comfor-. Mr.. Carey and his little
six year old son have the sympathy of
the community.
New Gloucester.
Mr.. Charles Merrill of Upper Giouces-
ter lost the sight of one of his eyes
some time ago. He got a bit of corn
husk in his eye, and was unable to re-
move it; he has suffered much pain from
it, and now can see nothing with that
eye.
The company of amateurs who have
been playine 'tSweet-briar," went to
Mechanic Falls with their play, but had
only small audience.
A praying band from Auburn, held
meetings Sunday afternoon and evening
at the Congregational vestry.
Chandler Lodge I. O. G. T. elected
the following officers, last Friday even
ing:
G. T.-Levi Reed.
Y. T.-Mrs. Levi Reed.
+. S-Jennie Haskell
I'll S. True.
C.-Mrs. J. S. True.
r. S.-Mrs. G. P. Bennett.
M.-John Woodbury..
G.-Harden Benson
S.--Willis Merrill.
S. j. T.-Lizzie Thuflow
There is still much sickness in town.
Among those who are considered danger
ously i'll are Miss Sally Stevens, Mrs
Bafnas Smaller and John Woodbury..
Last week three of our older residents
were buried, Charles Ell. Wharf,, Miss
Serena Allen and Mrs. DR.. Grandien.
Brunswick.
A series of revival meetings will be
held at the Cumberland street Free
Baptist church, beginning Sunday and
continuing through the week by the
popular evangelist, Rev. H. Lizzie Haley.
Mr. Geo Stackpole of the Tontine
Hotel was seized by the grippe last week,