The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-10
Cumberland.
WEST CUMBERLAND.

WEST CUMBERLAND.
The annual meeting of the Cum berland
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
officers were chosen: Five directors,
Sewall Whitney, Hollis True, Hollis
Doughty, Joseph W. Shaw and Stephen
B. Hamilton. Sewell Whitney was chos-
en- president, and D.. L. Blanchard secre-
tary and treasurer. This company was
incorporated in 1s4s, and during the
forty-five years there have been only
twelve fires and a loss of not over $50.
The amount insured at the present time
is about S25, 600.
Herbert Wilson has purchased the
house owned by the late Joab Black.
Oracle Russell has been spending few
days in Portland.
Meetings are to be held every evening
this week at the Methodist church, COM
mencing Tuesday evening.
Ada Morrill, has been at home the past
week, her school having been closed be-
cause OF the grippe
The grippe is prevailing quite extern
sively in this village and in the Shadagee
district. Among the new cases are Mrs.
Lyman W: Holman, Mrs. Nancy Morrow
and Mrs. x. e. Brackett.
Mrs. rs. Eastman is confined to the
house with a bad cold.
MIR. Edward W. Jepson commenced cut
ting ice last Monday to fill the ice house
at the corn shop; and will cut for
other parties in the village and vicinity.
The ice is taken from Pleasant Pond
and is II inches thick.
1t is pleasure to record the fact that
Mrs. Julia A.Smith, who has been seri-
ously sick for long time is rapidly re-
covering her former health
William 81. Colby, who had tumor
removed two weeks ago, is getting along
nicely, and is able to sit up a part of
each day. DR.. Harper of Windham Hill
performed the operation.
George W. Burgess and Hall Edwards
are cutting and hauling timber for
Decker and Hancock to Painters Pond.
John Brackett is cutting and hauling
for the same parties to Rattlesnake
Pond. Decker & Hancock will have cut
on their lots in Casco this winter about
five hundred thousand of pine tim Der.
Ames and Mason from North Wind
hum, were in this place lew days ago,
looking at some of the trotting horses, of
which there are many good steppers.
Gray.
WEST GRAY.
At the regular meeting of Mystic
Lodge, No. 16, S. of T., the following
officers were elected:
W.P.-Charles E. D. Allen.
W.A.-Alta Haskell.
R.S.-Albert Pennell.
AR. S.-Jennie L. Pnenell.
F.S.-Ernest II. Allen.
Treas. Herbert Morrill,.
Chap.-Franklin Maxfeld.
Con.-Edith NJ. Allen.
Asst. Con. Martha Thompson.
I.S.-Geroge Black.
O.S.-John H.Allen.
The officers will be installed Saturday
night next by CIV. p. John H. Allen.
Ali mem ers are requested to be present
The victims of the grippe are all get
ting better in this vicinity, with the ex.
ception of Mrs. Stephen Huston, who is
still quite ill.
Ernest H. Allen has got home from
the Maine General Hospital He says
trust that he will have no further trouble
with his head.
Mr.. George Hunt was in Portland on
Monday with John Allen.
Mr.. David Lawrence went to Portland
to serve on the jury at the Superior
court.
Miss Elsie Libby, who is visiting
friends in Boston, has been quite sick,
but is now said to be better
Mrs. Ester Skillings is quite sick with
a neuralgia trouble.
Sleighing was never better about here
than at present. Those who have lum-
boring to do have a grand chance, and
they are improving it to the utmost.
Mrs. Delphine Skillings and her BROTH
er, Henry Crockett, have bought farm
in Mansfield, Mass, and she is getting
ready to remove there the present week.
Miss Emma NJ. Skillings, from Cum
berland Mills, was here few days last
week
Mrs. George Freeman has got home
from Freeman, Me-, after an absence of
six weeks. which she has spent at her
fathers, who is in poor health.
Mr.. Seward Manchester is cutting and
hauling timber from the Frank and
Foster lots to Aliens mill.
Miss Julia F. Hall, from Gray Corner,
was the guest of Annie M. Pennell Mon
day night and Tuesday.
DR.. Holmes Answers Four Questions.
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