The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-21
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Porter.

| Mr.. Albion Blake and wife who came
here on visit from Lowell, Mass, and
were taken sick are here yet. Mr.. Blake
has not recovered so to go out yet. Mi.
Blake has a team in Lowell on expense
and a contract to draw three hundred
cords of wood the present winter.
Mrs. Joseph A. Holiness mother and
sister died from the grippe within few
hours of each other.
| There doesn't seem to be any abatement
| in the number of cases of the sick IN this
| place, as there are new cases most every
day while some are getting out again.
The long expected scandal suit in this
place is to have a trial. 1t has been IN
court year and at the last term OF court
in this county it was taken out and re,
ferred to Hon. A. S. Kimbal. The trial
| is to take place at Hiram on Wednesday
next. Geo. f. Clifford for the complain
ant; Gentleman and Fox for the defence.
It is very unfortunate for onr terms OF
school. The fall term was injured badly
on the account of the measles in the place
at that time, and now the grippe is keep
ing about half the scholars at home.
Oxen are in good demand and bringing
| good prices as lumbermen have been
kept out of the woods so late for want OF
snow, extra teams have got to be put on
to make up for lost time.
The mills in this vicinity are out of
| lumber and the millmen have little to do
until we have snow to make shedding.
Mr.. Horace Day and sister have gone
to Freedom, N. H, to work for Frank
Towle.
Business is very dull, more so than it
| has been for years in this place.
Mr.. Elmer E. French, principal of New
wear service with that Institution, next
June and thinks to go to some other
| place at the close of his term.
| Ossepee river is very high for this
tune of year and free from ice.
Boothbay.
Schr. Twilight, Capt Gilbert, arrived
| from Boston and has hauled up for the
winter at VIM. Seavey & Sons wharf.
| The sound Of the steam whistle is
heard again in Adams ship yard, call
| ing men to and from their work. Two
| fishing yachts of SO #. each will be built
in this yard to come off early in the
spring.
Hard weather for ice business. Only
about three inches of ice at this season
of the year looks rather discouraging for
the icemen.
| MIS-. UOuu u. dUuO1 cOll, d lbIFC VI pAlS
| town of Washington passed away Fri
day. Jan. sth, after long sickness.
Mr. Patterson and his wife moved from
Boston to this town about fifteen years
ago. bought the James W. Vaughan
place making it their home. In Boston
Mr.. Patterson was employed as a steam
and gas filter. They have had three
children all dying in childhood. Mr..
Patterson has the sympathy of his many
friends in this sad affection.
Mrs. Arletta, widow of the late Albert
Kipaball is very sick and is attended by
DR.. Gregory.
Capt. Phineas Kimball is at home for
| the winter, his brother Laburton will
command his schooner She is charter
ed to load stone for New York.
vinalhaven.
The Bodwen Granite Co. shut down
the Sands quarry Saturday Jan. Is, for
the winter.
Hon. E. P. Walker went to Bath Fri
day to see what arrangements he could
make for new Steamboat for the route
from Vinalhaven to Rockland.
William A. Walker went to Augusta
Friday where he will spend few weeks
Grippe is very plenty here, some whole
families being confined in the house.
Marenel Mosman who died Jan. Is,
aged SO years and 10 days was buried
Sunday with Masonic rites.
Mrs. F. H. Webster aged about 25 years
died Sunday.
The trustees of the G. A. R. Memorial
Association organized this week by
choosing F. S. Wells chairman, W. S.
Carver Secty., T. G. Libby Treas.
We had our first snow Friday night
Jan. Is.