The Portland daily press., 1895-01-16
MAINE TOWN S.
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Sanford.
sPRINGvALE.
Springvale, Jan. IA. Union services
| were held here last week in the two
| churches.
| The rain and mild weather Saturday
and Sunday and the sudden change In
| temperature since has left our streets IN
very slippery condition.
Henry Mitchell has been appointed one
of the pages of the Senate.
Capt. E. G. Murray has again been ap-
| pointed Deputy Sheriff.
Rev. MIR. Shumway went to Boston Mon
day and will remain until Thursday.
Messrs Sanborn & Ogden are doing
| quite a business 10 their new knitting
| mandatory.
The humps are having regular run
in this vicinity and quite asnumber OF
| adults are among the victims.
Bad colds with touch of the grippe
are very prevalent, and the doctors are
| kept pretty busy.
Mrs. Alma, wife of Capt. Hiram Brown,
passed away Jan. 12, after an illness OF
one week of pneumonia, aged 80. Sne
has left husband and four small child
rem to mourn her early departure. Fun
eraI services took place Monday after
noon at the Baptist church, conducted
| by Rev. Frank 6. Davis, assisted by
Rev. B. ~ Osgood.
WEST BUXTON.
West Buxon, January IA week OF
prayer was observed by the members OF
| the FreeBaptist church last week.
| AT the adjourned meeting of the Free
Baptist society, held Monday evening
| last, after the report of the ministerial
had been made, it was voted to lay on
| the table the question of hiring min
| lister for the ensuing year. After some
| other minor business had been transact
ed, the meeting adjourned to April 1st.
The Sunday school convention is to
| meet at the Free Baptist church Wednes-
day next. Supper is to be served in
Lords hall, and pleasant time is ex-
pected.
The citizens have begun cutting ice
in the Saco. Quite quantity is being
put in.
A reception was rendered Ernest Smith
and wife last Wednesday evening, at his
| fathers residence in Hollis. very
pleasant time was had and many nice
| presents were received.
The Odd Fellows will dedicate their
| new hall in a short time. Preparations
are now being made for that event.
WEST GRAY.
West Gray, January 15.-Our January
| thaw came last week, lasting nearly all
| the week. 1t did not quite ruin the
sleighing, however, it being still quite
| good. 1t is now quite coo. and pleas
| ant.
| Mr.. Sewall Frank is very low, with no
prospecUof recovery. MIR. John S. Adams
| is also failing slowly. D. H. Twombly is
| a little better, but still confined to the
| house.
There is considerable sickness about
| here from colds and sore threats. The
school has dwindled down to about five
| or six scholars on account of them, and
| fear of diphtheria, which is quite plenty
n neigh boring towns, although we have
| heard of no cases about here as yet.
| Daniel Foster was at Falmouth Fore
side several days last week at his sis
| ter's, Mrs. Annie Cobb, who has recently
lost two daughters from diphtheria.
| Alonzo Frank is quite sick, and
| threatened with rheumatic fever.
Alvarado Frank arrived from Boston
Monday night, and is now atshis fathers.
| Miss Annie Pennell is at home from
| Portland.
| smithing for Charles E. Allen.
Ralph Leslie has been building win
ter coach for D. L. Bailey, and has near
| ~ completed it.
| Jennie Pennell has been at North
| Windham the past week.
Miss Lucy A.Lawrence went to Bos-
| ton on Saturday on visit to her BROTH
| er, H S. Lawrence.
Mrs. Kate Skillings was visiting at
her fathers, Mr.. R. A. Allen, last week.
She returned to Portland on Saturday.
WATERFORD.
| MrC. W. Smith is drawing and having
| drawn to his mill fine lot OF lumber
for this seasons saving. Mr.. Smith has
| been in the mill business from boy hood,
having bought the old mill at this place
business every year. In 1886 his old mill
was burned, but before the year went
| out he had a new one built and running
| Farmers in the town used to say, after
| he had run his mill seven or eight years,
that there would not be any lumber
within 20 miles of this place, but he is
getting the best lumber in quality and
| size this winter that he has ever got,
and only a short haul from his mill,
and there is plenty more. near by yet. |.
The First Baptist church is having
| quite revival, and also the Second Bap-
| fist. There has been about 35 baptized
in both churches. There was another
| baptism at the First Baptist church Sua-
day evening. Fifteen were baptized, II
from Alfred Gore church, and four from
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch, the evangeIists,
started for their home in Fairfield the
| 18th.
The colder weather is much welcomed
by everybody in preference to the foggy
| weather of the past week. Itt is fine
sIeig hing at present. and all are improv-
| ing it.
The grain company is doing a good
| business this winter.
| Harrison.
holsters MILLS.
The following were installed officers
of Fred Robbie Grange Saturday, January
| 10, by George H Green, past master of
| Crooked River Grange:
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