The Portland daily press., 1892-02-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
MARLBOROUGH.

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Waterborough.
! r SOUTH WATERFORD.
Mr. Charles ". Smith has purchased
| of the Edward Hall heirs a lot of timber
land in Marlborough containing 100
acres. The timber consists of hemlock,
spruce and pine, and Mr.. Smith expects
to take therefrom one million feet of
lumber. The price paid is between $4,-
| 900 and $4,000. Mr.. Smith has pur-
chased within the last few months p
million feet of lumber. He has con-
tracted with the city of Portland to fur
nish $50 thousand feet of lumber.
Mr.. Winfield S. Haines met with a
painful accident ON Monday February %,
While loading logs in the woods and
standing at the rear end of a large log on
| the sled by a backward movement of the
sled his leg was forced between two
small trees, from which he could not eX-
tficate himself until Mr.. I. l.. Downs cut
away one of the trees. Fortunately no
bones were broken bnt the muscles be-
| low the knee were badly bruised causing
| much swelling and great pain. Mr..
Haines will be laid aside from active
labor for some time.
With the advent of more steady winter
weather sickness is peroeptibly abating
| and with the generous supply of snow
business is ereviving, specially in lum-
bering operations.
:, Gorfam.
THE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS OF SATURDAY
g. = AFTERNOON.
The Republican voters of Gorham met
in Harding hall Saturday afternoon. Elk
Gov. Frederick ROBBIE was chosen to pre-
side and Josiah T. Mcclellan, clerk. The
following candidates were nominated for
town officers to be supported at the polls
Monday, March It'll.
Town Clerk. G. Summersides
Selectmen and Assessors-F. D. Scammon, E.
M. Wilson, l.. i. Files.
Treasurer-Stephen Hinkley.
Collector---G. NJ. Parker.
Auditor--Geo. P. PlaiSted.
School Committee--H. c. Palmer
Moderator-Stephen Hinlley.
Town Committee for two years-H r. Millett,
Stephen Hinkley, Liberty Moulton, A. X. ?.
Libby, F. L. Whitney George I: Pratt. John 4.
Delegates to tie State Convention at Bangor
April TIL. /. johnson, ". W. Cressey, 6. G.
t. f. L
| Cloudman.
Norway.
/ VIM. Hall and David p Brooks died
Friday of last week. They were both
wel1-to-do farmers and highly respected
| citizens. Mr.. Hall had been sick for a
long time. Mr.. Brown was taken with
the grippe some time since and nearly
recovered when he took cold.
Presiding Elder Adams held a very
| interesting meeting at the Methodist
! Episcopal church Tuesday evening, it be-
| ing last quarterly meeting. The attend
| ance was very large At the business
meeting held Immediately after the SER
vice AT. Bennett was elected lay dele
gate to attend the Methodist conference
to be held at Augusta in April Rev. r.
w. Smiths return to this charge is al
most unanimously desired. He is an
earnest worker and is doing much good.
Judge G. F.. Whitmore is confined to
the house He has been unable to attend
! to his business for about two weeks.
| The damage to the Congregational
| church by fire and water was estimated
by Spencer Rogers of Portland for the
insurance companies, and Josiah Dutton
of this place for the society. The esti-
mate is 81, 106.
Mr.. B. F. Bradbury, who broke his leg
Sunday evening while stepping from his
sleigh, is getting along as well as could
be expected. The break was not a. bad
one.
Ernest Hood has resigned his position
as foreman of the lasting department of
d. F. Spinney's shoe factory in this place,
and has moved to Lynn. A. Ell. Docham
of Rochester, n. H., has been employed
by the firm to fill the vacancy
Frank Crockett, master mechanic at
Redstone, N. H, is stopping in town
with his family.
Yarmouth.
A series of meetings in the interest of
Liberal Christianity will be held at the
Central church during the coming week
Clergy from several churches in the state
will BE present and assist in the ser
vices. Monday evening February 29th
the services will be in charge of Rev. J.
L. Marsh of Saco. Tuesday afternoon
the meeting will be conducted by the
Universalist denomination and in the
evening Rev. j. Carroll Perkins, pastor
of the First Parish church of Portland,
will have charge.
The shop on Main street next below
the post Office has been nicely fitted up
for the business, and George W. King
will open fruit, confectionery and
periodical store there the first of the
coming month.
Miss Della Allen the milliner is taking
a weeks vacation with friends and rela-
tives in Auburn and Lewiston.
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
| A. I. Snow has been appointed post