The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-06

H., and E. Irwin Sawyer, of Cambridge,
Mass. passed Thanksgiving at their
| fathers.
WEST BUXTON.
E.P. Faunce, ESQ.,, of Boston. Mass.
spent THANKSGIVING with his sister, Mrs.
e. G. Ambrose.
The winter terms of school on the
Hollis side began Monday.
Work in the wooden mill has been re-
sumed.
James Bergman, Jr., of Portland, and
Maud Bergman, who is attending the
Normal School at Gorham, spent their
Than ksgiving at home.
Sleighing is very good in this vicinity,
and is being improved by many.
Bridgton.
The drama Sweetbrier or the Flower
girl, of New York, was given by local
talent under the auspices of Eudora
Lodge of Rebekahs at Central Hall last
Wednesday night The several parts
were very well taken, and the large au-
dience present was more than pleased
with the performance.
Special meetings have been held every
evening of the past week at the Metho-
dist vestry.
A union service was held at the Metho-
dist church on Thanksgiving evening.
Good skating has been plenty of late
in this vicinity, and has been much en-
ioyed by the young people.
A snow storm Friday night covered
the ground to the depth of a couple
of inches, but was not enough for sleigh
ing Snow began falling again Sunday
day and night. 1t is hoped that this
will stay with US, though it comes
on ground in which there is very little or
not any frost.
Locomotives Mol and NOD, of the
Bridgton and Saco River railroad burned
last fail, are again on duty and looking
as good as new. The cabs of both are
No.2, which bore the brunt of the bat
tie, while the Others were off the line, is
now being repaired.
Frccport
Mr.. Charles Lyman Brown, of Porter :,
Landing, in coming from the hay scaffold
fell to til fno" - distance of seven or
eight feet, strikin Upon his right side,
dislocatlns n.s iIgnt arm at the shoulder
joint and lrsc1s.ring the shoulder blade
in the joint. lie was etherized and the
disoication reduced on Saturday evening.
He was made as comfortable as possible.
The danger from such an injury is that
an immovable joint may occur; but it
is hoped this may be avoided in this in
stance.
About four inhces of snow fell here on
Saturday evening and Sunday, and now
we have enough for fine sieighiug.
Mrs. Alice. wife Of Professor Mitchell
is quite sick at Brunswick
MIR. Jones and DR.. Harvey took in the
Stoddard lecture at City Hall on Mon
day evening
The busiest place in town is Fred o.
Huff's hardware rooms. His business
seems to be the liveliest. The cold wave
recently has made the trade in stoves and
hardware brisk.
Lowell's orchestra discoursed some fine
music on Tuesday evening 28th ult.
Owing to the bad travelling the attend
ance was necessarily limited to the village
audience. 1t is hoped that the concert
will be repeated and given for the benefit
of those who could not attend the first
presentation.
household of Mr.. Delmot Anderson
thankful this Thanksgiving time.
The second annual fair of Casco Park
Association will occur sOct. 2, 3 and 4,
1894.
Sanford.
SPRINGVALE.
The Sunday trains on the electric road
have stopped running for the present.
Mrs. Josie H Sawyer is visiting friends
in Massach usetts.
Prof. S. NOVEL; and wife of Oxford
Mass, are visiting relatives here. Rev.
G.S. Chase, who has been spending a
short vacation in Northwood, N. H., is
home again.
Rev. Matt Hughes, OF Portland gave,
his lecture ON american Pessimistsn
at the Baptist church Monday evening
of last week. 1t was very interesting
lecture and was highly appreciated by a
large and attentive audience.
Schools did not commenced this week,
owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever.
DR.. E C. Frost and wife, of Brough-
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