The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-27
Gorhan.

churches gave a children's party ana
supper, from 4 to z o'clock. Rev. E.C.
Strout, pastor of the NJ. E. church, re-
ceived a valuable gold watch as pies
emit from his many friends in Gorham,
with whom he is very popular.
Miss Angie Weeks of Conway, Mass,
is visiting her parents here during the
holidays.
A monograph entertainment will be
given in RedIon Hall Wednesday eve
ming, Decent Der 30, under the auspices or
the Congregational Circle.
WI. Corthell is confined to the house
with sprained ankle
Miss Annie J. Summersides OF Boston
is visiting here.
Miss V. M. White has returned to her
position as teacher at. the Normal School
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. C. N. Hayes, the popular statloh
agent. spent Christmas at Leeds, Me.
Harry e. Day, William E.. Files ana
Walter Dolley, of the Maine State Col-
lege, are at home here on vacation.
Mr.. A. NJ. Jones. principal of Cornish
high school, is in town for Few days
Limington.
LimingtoE. Decem Der 26.-Christmas
has come and gone, with its usual ceie-
brations. AT Limington and East Lin
inQton, public exercises and heavily lad-
en- trees entertained and delighted the
audiences Monday eveLlng. while at
North Limington Santa" did not ar
rive until Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs R. H Bracket held their
annual Christmas gathering on Satur-
day evening last.
Lum bermen are getting nervous over
the dearth of snow. 1t is now the last
of Decem Der, the ground is almost to-
tally bare, and no time thus lar has
there been snow enough to work III the
woods There have been large purchases
made for this seasons cut. Lively times
may be expected. when the snow becomes
deep enough for business.
Edward A. Anderson of South Lining
ton has lately received a commission as
deputy sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs W. W. Brackett of Cum
berland Mills, are spending weeks va
cation with friends in this vicinity:
brary at the village. The building form
erly occupied by E. Larrabee as a bar
ness shop, has been purchased, ana Is
being fitted up for the library rooms.
Ell. Pattee of South Limington is
packing.apples for VS.. Small at Pitts
field, Nh.
! l.. P, Thompson has retained from
DONAA
gagged some four weeks in making an ex-
/ ensive land survey for court.
Cyrus H. Moody of Steep Falls, has
n noved onto the farm of Jerry L.. Foss, at
S outh Limington, to care for the parents
O. Mrs. Moody, who are in very lii
b ,ealth.
A number of the farmers in town have
b ad water put into their houses and sta
b les this fall by the use of w1ndm Ills.
A ,mong the number are Noah Randall
al ldsFrank Harmon of South Limington,
a, nd George Dearborn of East Lim1ngton.
Hon. Tobias Lord of Steep Falls, is
p urchasing large quantity OF white
b irch for spool stock.
Mrs. E.. j. Larrabeeihas closed her house
for the winter, and gone to board with
her daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Small.
NORTH BALDWIN.
North Baldwin, December 25.-The
farmers have just sold their apples.
From seven farms there were only ia
barrels. This is the smallest crop for
years.
Mr.. o. Weeman met with an accident
recently, which came near being serious.
While watering his colt it took fright
and ran, dragging him several rods. He
was badly scratched and bruised, but
no bones were broken.
Mr.. Almon Murch who has .beens quite
lame, is improving.
W Il. Wentworth and Alfred Murch are
packing apples for Mr.. Bardeene of Corn
ish.
Mrs. Samuel Butterfeld is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Charles Green at Madl-
son.
Professor L. M. Sanborn of Gardiner is
at home on a short vacation.
EAST BALDWIN.
Mr.. E. Smell, wife and baby. are
spending few days with A.Spence. Mr..
Smell was formerly station agent here.
and was warmly greeted by his many
friends.
There was quite reunion at the resi-
dence of..Mr. and Mrs. George Rounds.
ON Christmas day. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl.
Rounds Of Melrose, Mass, DR.. D. W.
Rounds of Naples, Professor Stephen
Rounds, ABB, W. Rounds, Lie.
Roundssand wife, of e. Baldwin, and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Parker Of North Bald
win, were present at the Christmas din
ner.
Charles Palmer was quite seriously in
iured by aefalling' tree while at work in
the woods on Monday last.
The snow fall on Monday spoiled the
skating party which had been arranged
for Christmas day, on Sand Pond. 1t
did not interiors Will lnO uShlHEs hoW-
ever. as the Rounds brothers got nice
string of pickerel.
Mrs. DR.. James Norton is passing the
holidays with her grandchildren in
Portland.
Sheriff, Cram was in town, making So
ciaI calls on Christmas day.
Times are very good with mine host
Chadbourne of the Riverside House, as
as shown by'his return from Portland
Wednesday, in new fur trimmed over
coat
Gray.
Dry Mills, Dec. 26. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Charles Verrill and wife aresboth
sick with dlphtheria.
There was Christmas tree at Dry
Mills Monday night, where all the little
ones were remembered, the big ones in
proportion.
There wss about three inches of snow
Monday nighr, abut being quite warm
Tuesday it disappeared in the road
Wednesday morning the thermometer
registered three below zero at 7.50,
O'Clock.
WIT AND WISDOM.