The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
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Richmond.

A SURPRISING NUMBER OF MRAMPs.
Tramps SHOULD they all be classed as
.such?) have been numerous about here
lately. Twenty-eight were lodged in
the lookup over night, and that hostelry
has more or less of such dodgers every
night. But since some of the ice COM
panies have begun running in ice there
have not been SO many calls at private
houses by these wanderers for food. Be-
fore the let up occurred hardly day
passed but at some houses from one to
four or more calls would be made. for
food or clothing. Up to Friday four
hundred and forty-seven had been fed
at the lookup.
Harry F. Smith. with gang of men
and horses, is employed in clearing the
pine timber and cord wood from tract
of about $50 acres for j. M. Hagar near
the Richmond campground.
Miss Emma V. Foster, of the Ariel
Ladies Quartette of Boston, has recently
visited her home in this village, having
just returned from successful concert
tour in the..west, during which the COM
pany travelled about 600 miles. Monday
the Quartette will start on an extended
Southern concert tour.
The following are the newly installed
officers of Richmond Lodge, No.56, I. Q.
OF:
Me-. L. Pushard.
V.G.-C. W. Randlette.
R.S.-W. H. Thurlow.
Treasurer-E. III. Marco.
Warden-C. F Reed.
R.S.N. 6. "A. G. Quinnam.
L.SN.G Cruel Adams
RS. Ga A. Williams
L.S.V. G.-S. o. Brown.
R.S.S.-Charles Foster.
L.S.S.-Eugene Call.
Chaplain-R. e. Wood.
I.G.-George King.
O.G.-John Hutchings.
p. &c. Rankins.
The new officers of Richmond Colony
Nos, U.O.P.F. are as follows:
Cove. E. Hewitt.
Ex-Gov-I. L. Spaulding.
Lieut.. Gov.-Mary M. Huntington.
Secretary-J. L. Pratt.
Treasurer-C. B. Weber.
Collector. L. Pushard.
Chaplain-Mary Tallman.
Sat A.-Cora Pushard.
DIS. at A.-W. L. Huntington.
Sat I. G.-Otis.Smith.
Sat O.G.-C. F. Reed.
Representative to Supreme Colony
Trustees-Charles IT. Smith, Hiram
Hilton and IL Spaulding.
Kezar Falls.
Kezar Falls Dramatic Club play "The
Glowing Bowl" next Thursday night
Jan. 18th.
We had the first lively snow blow ri
day we have had this year. One old
farmer remarked II expected to see it.
When you see the moon and that great
star pass you just look out for change
We have been having such lovely sweath-
er expected to see something to thescon-
w i,,Iy fo1 -
Isaac Mason and wife are spending a
week with their friends. Twenty-one
years ago Mr.. Mason moved to Rockport,
Mass
sour hotel man," Mr.. Davis, Is improv-
ing very fast
riokerel" was caught last week about
here somewhere measuring 26 inches and
weighing 6 IA lbs.
Quite religious interest has been
created at the Black school house by
Rev. Mr.. CotJo ., Bullockite minister,
a branch of the Baptist church.
The report is current that within a
space Of tensmiles on the Great Ossippee
there is being landed some of the finest
pine timber in the state, some of it 5
fess through on the stump.
Some of our I.O.O.F. members went
to Freedom. N. H., and some to Cornish,
Me-, and all express themselves shighlv
pleased with their entertainment.
The roads have been made very bad
the last few days.
Town meeting is beginning to be dis
cussed Just little. Porter takes the
lead in winning honors" in spring cleo
tfons.
,Gorham
There will be a lecture with steropticon
views in the Congregational church this
evening. Admission free.
The graduation exercises of the first
class OF '94 Gorham Normal school will
take place at the Normal school building
Thursday afternoon. The Haydn Quar-
tette Of Portland will furnish music.