The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Runlford.

Odd FellowSsfrom the Lodge mere at
tended in body. Elder Abbott
preached the funeral sermon. Mr.. Bur
CESS was very much liked here. He
leaves wife and two children.
Eugene Arris, who broke into the
drug store of Brigham & Fernald Sun
day night, was bound over to the spring
term of court at Paris. Officer Noyes
took him there Tuesday
Mr.. Eli Roy, of Lewiston. has taken
job to blow out some 600 yards OF leoge
ON the west side of the lower dam, mus
Giving the water in case OF a freshet
nlentv of room to be freed without do
ing any damage to the business portion
of the place.
The attendance at the annual town
meeting was very large. There was very
little excitement except when Chas.
LYNCH, the man who shot at the engineer
on the steamer Gov. Bodwell last fall
went to the front and undertook to make
a reply to some remarks, when he
was hooted off the stage in hurry.
The following officers were elected:
Moderator-F.S S. Walls.
Clerk-C. Ii. Boman.
SeIectmen, Assessors and Overseers OF
the Poor-F S. Walls and ST.. Peaslee.
Treas. -W. S. Carver.
Auditor-D Fl. Gledden.
School Conn.,. S. Walls, John Lowe,
James c. Calderwood, G. G. Jones and
Consta bies-v. T. FoIlett and j. A.
Davis. o-s
Total amount of money raised $11 ,075.
A 70 hI1U a nrOVIdGd l..
G. Chase, of Boston, Mass, would erect
and operate net factory here was left
in the hands of the selectmen to do as
they deemed best. Voted to put all the
taxes unpaid at this date in the hands
of the sheriff for collection if not paid
on CT before Jan. /, 1895. A complete
change is made in selectmen and school
officers all of which are !. Republicans.
Schools all close here this week.
AT the annual March meeting held on
the 5th inst. the following were elected
officers. for the ensuing year:
Town Clerk and Treas. f. l.. Clark,
Dem.
SeIectmen-Silas W. Foster, Rep, Ozias
M, Golf Dem, Edgar S. Caswell, Dem.
School om.-George E. Merrill, Rep.
Road Com.--George H. Freeman, Dem.
Auditor. c. +. Doughty, Rep.
The candidates for selectmen nom1nat-
ed at the Democratic caucus were de-
| feated.
The Gray orchestra, assisted by Foster,
| Warehouse and Stimson will give con-
| cert at Pennell Institute hall for the
| benefit of the school Friday evening,
March 9th. The following is the pro-
| gramme:
| Violin and from bone solos
F.W. Stimson.
Cornet Solo Miss Gertrude Fl. Morse.
| Piano Solo Mrs. w. B. Andrews.
Vocal Solo Miss Myrta Skilings.
h Misses Tewksbury and Plummer.
Violin Duet
Mr.. Augustus Lowe is moving into
the house of DR.. J. f. Rowell.
| J.T. Merrill is pushing business at his
| mill by running night and day.
Misses Ivy and Marian Smith came
| home from Berlin Falls, N. H.. last
| Saturday, where they have been en-
played as teachers in the public schools.
| Old Orchard.
At the annual election Monday the
Republicans elected their straight ticket
| as follows:
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor and As
sessors-Daniel S. Bickford, B. Frank
Milliken, Willard T. Porter.
| Clerk and Treas. --Montrose E. Hill.
ColIector-Fred Luce.
| Agent-Charles Fiske.
| Chief Engineer Fire DEPARTMENT..
| Irwin Mackey.
Constable and Truant Officer-F Jason
| Cousens.
Highway Surveyor-Frank Moses.
Auditor-Edward M. Yates
SIS. Com.-William H. H. McAllister,
Edward M. Yates, Jesse A. Randall, j.
| Wesley Duff, Charles A. Leavitt.
| Cumberland
WEST CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. L. H. Morrill, spent Sunday with
her daughter in Portland.
Mrs. Annie Eaton and daughters have
| returned to their home.
The annual town meeting was held in
| Cum berland Tuesday, March 6. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected
Observation-Disclosures Sturd1vant, Dem.
Clerk-D. l.. Blanchard, Rep.
Treas.-S. Merrill. DEM
Selectmen--E. Fl Trickey, DEM, D. L..
Blanchard, Rep, R. E. Littiefield, Rep.
School CONF. Merrill, Dem. O..
Sturdivant, DEM, AR. Littlefeld.
Collector-C. f. Blanchard, Rep.
Road Com.-R. 3. Morrison, DEM. Il.
S.Nelson, Dem, 6. Doughty, DEM, 3.
F. Hamilton.
Auditor-Geo. Blanchard, Rep.
James Hulit is at home again from
Bath, where he was at work.
The young people of this place Spent 1
last Thursday evening at MISS ass Alice
Leighton's, North Falmouth. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent IN games
etc.
School in District No closed last
Friday after term of two weeks, taught
by May G. Morrill,. In the evening, the
pupils, with the help of few others,
gave very interesting entertainment
Consisting OF dialogues, readings, recita'
As G. Shaw was on his way to church
at West Falmouth last Sunday evening
his horse became frightened and started
to run, throwing him out and damaging
the sleigh considerably. The horse was
CAUGHT before he got very far. The mex
day his brother took the horse and start
ed for the Merrill Bros. When most there
the horse cleared himself from thu
sleigh, demolishing that and the har
ness. He was caught near W. Merrill's.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
The spring term at Greeley Insttut
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