The Portland daily press., 1892-10-04
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Marlborough,
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SOUTH WATERFORD.

marlborough.
SOUTH WATERFORD.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. Alvan Lowe has ON his farm in
Lyman barn that was built 12e years
ago. The barn was wholly of oak, and
with slight exceptions is still sound and
the building, quite large one, is erect
and firm.
The tempest that passed over us on
the 26th of September was by far the
heaviest of the season. The thunder and
lightning were perfectly terrific and the
rain came down in torrents with a sprink-
ling of hail. No damage is reported ex
cept the washing of the roads in places
Mrs. E. r. Hutchinson is spending
few weeks with her daughter Mrs. FL. B.
Walton at South Portland.
Evangelist T. c, Lewis who has been
laboring in the Free Baptist church in
Lyman has gone to Shapleigh to assist
pastor Fifield.
Five persons were admitted to mem
bership in the Baptist echurch at the vii
lage, by baptism on Sunday, Sept. %.
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persons in the village who have suffered
attacks of diphtheria are convalescent,
but the disease in a few cases has almost
destroyed the power of speech. On ac-
count of the prevalence of the disease
the school has again been closed
The many friends of Mrs. Emma L.
Downes, wife of James HI. Downes, will
be panied to learn of her death which
occurred on the 9th ult. Her funeral
which was largely attended took place at
the Baptist church on the Both, Revs
Hayward and Waldron officiating. Mrs.
Downes possessed rare qualities of
character which gained for her a large
circle of friends, and the death of no
woman in the community would be more
sincerely lamented than hers. About
two months ago she underwent surg'-
cal operation at the Maine General Hos
pital and for while her friends enter
tanned strong hopes of her ultimate re-
coyery: but a complication of diseases
developed which medical skill could not
control and hurried her away to the
grave at the comparatively early age Of
AZ years.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. VIM. T. Sargent of Kezar Falls,
lllda oOAlO lOuA Oe'Ao VI tsSoO COAii-
mitted sticide last week by hanging in
the water closet. 1t appears that he tied
a small rope to pole overhead, tied it
around his neck dropping his head SO as
to strangle himself while his feet re-
manned on the floor. Mr.. Sargent went
to bed at ten in the evening and was
found dead the next morning at five and
from the appearance of the body he had
been dead some hours. No cause can be
assigned for the act only he had been
saving for some time that he was tired of
living. Mr.. Sargent has always been an
honest, upright and an industrious man,
respected by all of the community in
which he lived. He leaves one daughter
a cripple who has been so for years not
being able to stand or walk but wheels
herself about the house in chair.
Mr. John Stacy of this village lost his
little daughter some three months old
from canker. She had been sick from
birth.
Mr. Gideon Mason of Kezar Falls died
cute suddenly from asthma and heart
failure. Mr.. Mason has been out of
health from asthma for years, still his
health was as good as It'll has usually been
until within few days of his death.
Fine weather for harvesting. : Crops
will be quite good with the exception of
potatoes which will be very light.
One Of the heaviest showers for the
season passed over this place Monday
morning last, the lightning striking close
to this village number of times but
doing no great amount of damage.
Mr.. Isaac L. French has been to Port
land before Judge Peabody and been
qualified as Pension Attorney and sent
his papers to Washington to the Secre-
tary Of the Interior where they have been
accepted.
Mr.. L. D. Stany of this village is treat
ing his buildings to new coat of paint.
Mr.. Frank d. French and John W.
Rice are doing the work.
Mr. Isaac l.. French has succeeded in
getting Mrs. Susie Sawyer's pension.
Stock is selling at rather low prices
and sales dull at present.
The Australian ballot law $50 called
worked SO favorably and people are so
we'll satisfied with it, that we hope the
legislature will SO amend the law the
coming winter that towns Can all have it
at their annual meetings in March.
Gray.