The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-14
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Freeport.
Mrs. W c. Harlow was thrown from
sleigh while riding with her husband in
the city of Hallowell short time ago.
and sustained severe injury to her side
and back She has been under the care
of a physician continually since she was
brought home.
The funeral of Miss Lima Cushing was
largely attended Sunday afternoon. She
was the elder daughter of Mrs. S. G.
Cushing She was mem Der OF the pres
emit graduating class of the high school,
fine scholar and an accomplished
young lady. Great care had heen be-
slowed upon her musical education in
which she exhibited fine talent: She
will be greatly missed in every circle, LOT
sue was favorite everywhere.
Capt. James Koopman was found deao
in his bed Saturday evening. 1t was not
known that he was i'll till after his de-
cease. He was for long time in the
employ of the late firm of Briggs& Cush-
ing He was native of Sweden: He
leaves one daughter, the wife of Oliver
Briggs, of Washington, DC, and one
brother, Fred c., of Massachusetts,. He
was upwards of 20 years of age.
Mrs. Eliza, wife of the late Samuel
Davis. fell from a chair and fractured
her hip on Sunday afternoon. This is a
painful and serious accident, inasmuch
as she is advanced in years and in
feeble health.
Mr.. Will Merrill will build new
dwelling house in the early spring OH
the lot adjoining F.. S. Dennison's and
opposite the new one built by Dea.
Plummer the last autumn.
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wheels nor runners being satisfactory
for a half mile ride.
The annual town election took place
Monday, and resulted in a sweeping Re-
publican victory by large majorities
Moderator Hon. Henry C. Brewer.
CIerk-W. A. Mitchell.
Selectmen, A SCISSORS and Overseers of
Poor-John C. Kendall, II. S. Talbot,
Horace Rogers.
Treas.-Charles C. Wiggin.
School Com. Edwin @. Townsend.
Auditor-Willis II. Soule.
priations-Common Schools, 3d.
500, High School, $500, Roads and
Bridges, $500, breaking Roads, $1,000,
Support of Poor, S1400, Contingent.$10 1000,
FreeporI Water Works, $1,000 Fay for
Indebtedness, $1,000, Repairs Town Build
Town Hall $50. Repairs and heating
new schoolhouse, $500, For Memorial
Day, 500. Total, $4,000.
Voted that the Treasurer hire temper
arily sum not exceeding $500 to meet
existing liabilities.
Mr.. George A. Tigg has purchased in
New York a very fine registered stallion
saint Lon $751;.
Limerick.
The Repu blicans carried Limerick by
majorities ranging at about fifty, and
elected the following ticket:
Moderator-C. Fl Adams.
Town Clerk-Charles +. Philpot.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of
A. Sadler, Joseph W. Lord.
Constable and Collector-Dana S.
Beacham.
Treasurer-Fred H. Townsend.
Town Agent-William II. Knight.
experimenting School Committee for
three years-John W. Thing.
Auditor-Mell D.Gould.
Truant Officer-Dana S. Beacham.
WATERFORD.
The following were elected on the
school board at the election Monday:
Fred Benson. Harry L.Smith, William
B. Deering. Frank H. Hobbs and HIM.
Littlefeld were elected last year making
the board consist of five mem bers.
The report of the town treasurer shows
that the total receipts for the past year
have been IS, s98.Q7, and total amount of
orders paid $40, 046. "a. At the beginning
of the year the cash in the treasury
amounted to Sc, 337.SS. Thus the re-
sources of the town on March /, 1894,
were s., 1925. The bonded Indebtedness
of the town after paving the appropria-
lions for 1898 is $1,000.
At the town meeting $500 was ap-
propriated for the following purposes:
Support of poor, s14oo; schools, $1,000;
text books. $50; highways, and bridges,
$1,000; highways in winter, $500; town
debt, $500; incidentals, 5000; free high
school, $3.50; G. r. Post, $25; repairs
on school houses, 800; Burbank drain,
500.
Richmond
The town appropriations amounted to
SIC, $780, against 81, 500 appropriated last
year, and included $500 for roads and
bridges, $4,000 for schools, Free High
school and purhase of books, and does
not include ,s11,soo for purchase of
schoolhouses by the town.
It has been decided to repair the Con-
gregational church at Richmond, and
money has been subscribed and COM
mittee appointed for the purpose.
Durham.
At the annual fall election held here
on Monday, March 18th, the follow
ing officers were elected:
Moderator-WilIiam Z. Roak.
Clerk-George E.Warren.
SeIectmen, Assessors and Overseers of
the Poor-Alfred Hunt, Samuel B.
Libby, William StackpoIe.
experimenting School Committee
Charles NJ. Varney.
Collector, Treasurer and Constable
Wiley L. Dain.
Casco.
AT the annual town meeting in Casco
on Monday, March 18th the following
officers were chosen:
Moderator-Willis H Rolfe, Dem.
Clerk-G. B. Mayberry, Rep.
Selectmen, etc.-Solomon M. Gay,
Rep, Shurly H. Mann, Dem, Fred A.
Dingley, Rep.
Treasurer-Sumner o. Hancock, Dem.
SCHOOL, Committee-Mark l.. Leach,
Dem, L. H. Poor. NJ. D., DEM, Lyman
W. Holden, DEM, Richard Cook, Rep,
Fred A. Dingley, Rep.
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