The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-09
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Items of Interest Gathered bv CORES
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OtiSheld.

Otisfield.
| Ctsfield, Nov. 3. Prof. Joseph W.
Holden of East Otisfield, gave lecture
at Spurs Corner, Friday, Nov. 5, On his
we'll loved subject, 1.-THE earth is not
round, but fiat" Everyone who knows
the Professor. is we'll acquainted with his
views on the subject.
The Y. 2. S G. e. held sociable at
their hall Monday night, Nov 4. A few
hours were spent very pleasantly by all
present in playing games.
A parish meeting was held at Union
| Church, Saturday afternoon, Nov. ?, and
it Ewas decided at the meeting that
preaching services are to begin again as
| soon as pastor can be secured.
New Gloucester.
Sabbathday Lake, Nov. z. Miss Bertha
Trip entertained the Pond school with
teacher and friends on Tuesday evening
at her home. All enjoyed the evening
very much.
MIR. Franklin Gamman was in town
| Wednesday.
Mr.. Richard Edwards has moved down
4 A case of typhoid fever is reported at
Mellen Hodgkins.
The Pond school has many visit ors Of
tie citizens this term.
Limerick.
Limerick, Nov. Sc. E. Mitchell of
York is the guest of our post master, s.
A. Grant.
Where are the waterworks? Have they
gone to the same fate as our railroads,
electric lights, etc.
Henry +. r. Plaitsed has gone to Bos-
ton for a short stay.
Miss Mabel Waddell has returned to her
| winter home in Cleveland.
John P. Fogg is drilling we'll IN the
rear of the tannery for H. e. Eastman.
We ca mot but admire the Standard
correspondents modesty in not taking
credit for his part of our very efficient
mail service. No town in York county
has better office or better postmaster
and Limerick should consider herself
more than lucky.
Mrs. L. M. Higgins is visiting her aunt
in Portland, Mrs. R. S. Morse.
| Another chance to earn u dollar for q
good cause. The Ladies' Aid of the Free
Baptist Society have each pledged them
selves to earn a dollar for the benefit OF
the church.
Gunners say that game of all kinds is
more plentiful now that at the begin
ming OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs f. H. Cakes of Saco spent
fSunday here, week ago.
Great interest is being manifested here
in the Odd Fellows lodge and the atten-
dance is very large each lodge night NO
young man can afford to be outside OF
"a secret society of some kind, and the
Odd Fellows is one of the best. 1T is a
good thing to push along, and pushing 1t
along, means uniting yourself with the
order.
DeputyIUnited States Marshal Prescott,
who Is a resident of the town OF Clinton,
in Kennebec county, says that the village
has not recovered from the effects OF the
fire last Christmas. All tho mills are
| swept away and they have. not been re-
nlaced. The town has voted to donate a
water power, take $40, 900 Of stock and
apate taxes for ten years, if a certain
wooden manufacturer will locate his mill
in that town. The towns people are very
hopeful that the mill will come.
sebago.
Sehaoo. November S. Thursday Even
ing. November 7rh, Rev. Joseph Brown,
agent for Bible society, who has been
oanyassing this town recently, was
thrown from his carriage and so badly
cut on the head that it was necessary to
have five OF more stitches taken.
Baldwin.
| EaSG t0aluWlu, NOV y. NIL W. " -
of the Newton Police Department., has
heen STAYING for few days with Mr.. Ia.
S. Richardson.
Mr.. r, W. Rounds has returned fro a
trip to Boston.
Mr.. Geo. II. Rounds was in Portland
several days last week.
Mr.. Chas. f. Thombs and family have
moved to East Sebago.
Miss Matte l.. Rounds has gone to
Norton, Mass, where she is attending
school.
! Mrs. J. P. Chadbourne and daughter,
Nettie Estella, are visiting in Boston
/ The dancing school at Chadbourne'
Hall began Wednesday evening of oil
last week under the instruction OF the
ever popular Prof. J. A. Cole.
| The school here taught by Mr.. G. Ii.
Manton closed last Friday.
Pownal.
Pownal, Nov. A. Sawga Tribe, No;
20, /. o. r. NJ. of Cumberland visited
Wescustogo Tribe, No. 81, of ssPownal last
Thursday sleep, an d worked the Chiefs,
! Tribe Justly claims to have one Of the
4 best degree stats in the State. The oc-
casion was very enjoyable to all present.
After partaking of corn and venison
short talks were given by Sachem e.. B.
Osgood, Staff Sachem l.. H. Merrill Of
SaWoa Tribe, q reat Sachem Otis W.
Bailey. Great Chief of Records W. K.
| ST. John. Rev. l. S. Jones, Representa-
tive J. D. Randall and Sachem @. II.
Hodsdon.
WIT AND WISDOM.