The Portland daily press., 1894-01-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Norway.

Norway.
The amount of numbering in Oxford
county bids fair to exceed that of any
season for the past twenty years. In
Norway and vicinity it is mostly barrel
slaves and deal boxes. III the lake coun-
try spruce logs, as usual. Large quanti-
ties of lumber of various kinds are being
hauled to the South Paris mandatory,
which we learn has been purchased by
Hawthorne Powers of Harrison.
We hear much complaint of hard times
in the back towns. among the poorer
class, still, they are re ady to admit that
the low prices of provision and most
necessaries of life atone in a great meas
ure for lack of means. The chair tac-
tory recently burned at South Waterford
is to be rebuilt at once on much larger
scale
The grippe is still raging in the lower
towns, but generally in milder form
than two years ago; still many aged
people have recently died from it's effects.
The people of Norway and vicinity are
now putting in their ice crop, which,
owing to the mildness of the winter. is
Gray.
Mr.. John D. Anderson, of Togus, was
in town last week.
Mr.. w. H. Vinton is confined to the
house with sickness.
Mr.. John Chase, wife and daughter. of
Lewiston, have been vi sitting at Mr.. r.
G. Halls.
Mr.. Harlan Skillings is playing the
violin and DR.. Lewis T. Gushing the cor
net or the congregational choir.
The Rev. Geo. D. Lindsay will deliver a
lecture at Pennell Institute Tuesday
evening, Jan.so. Subject "Ireland and
the Irish"
Mr.. Frank W. stimson has several
scholars in music. He gives instruction
on the violin, piano, cornet and slide
trombone.
The Rev. Herbert Mank, of New CLIQUE
ester, exchanged with Rev. Fl. o. Thayer,
of this place, on the 2Sth.
The Gray Park Association at a meet
ing held on the 9th inst. chose the fol-
lowing officers:
Pres. VIM. P. Haskell.
1st Vice Pres. Geo. E. Merrill.
2rd Vice Pres. John Chase, of Lewis
ton
Sec. and Treas. John w. Stevens
Dire ctors-Vinton 3. Frank, B. f. Skill
ings, O.S. Higgins, II. Hancock, J. T.
Merrill.
They will hold their Fair for 1874 Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. %,
80 and 80. The track will be loaned
and the turns built up.
Mrs. Geo. Thayer has a copy of the
Robert B. Thomas almanac for each
year from 1S40to 1894.
Capt. Edwin L. Field and W. H. Vinton
have bought the timber land owned by
the late Josiah Frank.
The knights of Pythias Lodge had
supper at the hotel Friday evening, the
Goth inst About ninety partook of the
nice -edibles supplied by Landlord Snow
After the supper. Foster, Waterhouse and
Knights enjoyed themselves by dancing
until morning was well advanced.
: 1t is rumored that Mr.. Andrews, Prin-
cipal of Pennell Institute, will move in
to the house at the village owned by
Oscar Weeks.
Mr.. E.. S. Caswell will commence manu-
fac5uring and repairing tinware at his
shop in the townI building the first of
February.
Mr.. Thomas Libby has not been to
the village this winter, being incapaci=
tated for walking by lameness, caused by
rheumatism.
There is a cough epidemic in this town
and very few of the people are not whoop-
ing.
The Ups. C.E. had book sociable at
the house of Mr.. &C. Hall Saturday
evening, the eth, which proved a very
interesting and enjoyable time. Ice
cream and cake appeased the appetite.
Gyp, the faithful and intelligent old
white horse that has served B.F. Skill |
fan lU f11.4 no ~,
years, dropped dead in the harness one
day last week while drawing logs to the
mill. He was 25 years old, nice styled,
prompt driver, and perfectly kind. He |
had many friends among the young and |
old of this village who frequently drove |
him.
Richmond.
The work of scraping the ice field. |
preparatory to filling the Russell evil |
lage houses" was begun at Richmond
Monday morning. The work is being
done under the direction of the Morses.
These houses are said to be under coh-
troll OF syndicate known as the Con-
sumers' Ice Company. 1t was said, at
the first of the winter, that it was not
the intention of the syndicate to fill |
on the Hudson has changed the condi-
tions then existing and brought the de-
sired business here.
The beginning of operations at these
houses is looked upon here as afavorable
indication of an extension of the harvest
to other houses now entirely, or partly
empty.
The Russells have about finished fill
ing their Stearns' Point, Dresden.
houses, and are preparing to fill their
Hodges houses, just below the villages.
A Kelley League was organized here
last week, with the following officers:
President, NJ. B. Smith; 1st Vice Presi-
dent, L. B. Dingley; End Vice President,
A. A. Spear; Secretary, Edward Wake
field; Treasurer, E. M. Dunlap.
The Ladies' Cecilian Quartette of
Portland, is to give concert here Fri
day evening in aid of the Richmond Odd
Fellows Lodge.
Sagadohoc Lodge, K. of P, is plan
ming to hold three days fair early in
March.
Baldwin.