The Portland daily press., 1895-02-02
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Oh his SlSLeF. MIS-. JOnn Z rOsG ldSU WCCA Z.
Mrs. Gideon Ross of Danvers, Mass, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Ross, OF this place.
Miss Cora Dillingham; was in the last
class of graduates at the Gorham Nor
NAL Scho DOL.
Harper's Ferry Jubilee Singers are ex-
pected here to sing in Town Hall next
Friday evening.
Evangelist E. W. Applebee commenced
special religious services at the Mill
street schoolhouse last Sunday under the
auspices of the Adyentists.
The dwelling house of George Jacobs
in South Sanford was totally destroyed
by fire early in the morning of Jan.25.
chamber set and three barrels of beans
were all that was saved. No insurance.
Mr.. Andre MarteI of Danvers, the Great
Incohauee OF the United States, visited
Sycamore Tribe Improved Order of Red
Men in Sanford last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mary, widow of the late Hon. I. S.
Kim ball OF Sanford, died in Aruza, Cal. !,
Jan.15, from the effects of surgical
operation performed in hospital where
she went for treatment. She was a sister
of Mrs. Thomas Goodall of Sanford.
We had fall of about six inches of
snow last Saturday, and with the sleet
and rain which followed the streets are
rough and slippery.
A sad accident occurred at the railway
station on Tuesday afternoon. AS the
cars started for Portland about1 D. M,
man by the name of O'Connor went to
jump on the cars, but missed and fell
the cars going over one leg, completely
crushing it SO that amputation was the
only chance to save his life. He only
lived a short time after the operation.
He came here from North Sbapleigh.
where he had been at work, and his oc-
cupation was that of d weaver. His
home is in Pittsburg, Mass. His
age was about 25 years.
BrownfieId.
There has been marked Improvement
in the interior arrangement at the post.
Office in this village by enlarging the
room and other changes.
Rev. E. P. Eastman is yet at Danbury,
n H., having been there since Deem
Der. His family yet occupy the Congre-
gational parsonage here, and will proba-
bly, remain till spring.
Mrs. DR.. Ella Getchell, who went to
California some months ago on account
of her health, is reported as improving,
but is not really in love with the two or
three months rain and mud of that
country. As
MIR. Nathaniel Bean, who for several
weeks has been quite sick at his sisters,
Mrs. Bradeen's, is now nearly well again,
and will soon be about if nothing new
takes place.
Brownfield Dramatic Club gave very
pleasant entertainment Tuesday evening
at the Town Hall, consisting of vocal
and instrumental music, recitations, and
the drama entitled "Fisherman's Luck"
The parts were well taken and each one
of the mem bers of the club is entitled
to credit for the manner in which they
performed the parts. The hall was
filled, every seat occupied and many be-
ing compelled to stand. Continued
shouts of Laughter and applause filed the
hall. 1t will be repeated Friday evening,
Feb.1.
L.R. Giles has fitted up and renewed
his large stock of clothing in the store
lately occupied by L. A. Bradbury. Mr..
G.. A. Sanborn has charge OF the
store.
Two more veterans of the late war
gone Henry Howard died Jan. 80 of
pneumonia and heart failure. aged "
years, and the same day Joseph Hill died
aged about so years. They were both
re sldents of Brownfield nearly or quite
all their lives. At the commencement
of the war they both enlisted in the 23d
Regt. Me. Vol. and in same company.
Mr.. Howard leaves a SOIL, residing in
California, daughter, Mrs. George
Goldthwaite of Peabody, Mass. Mr..
Hill leaves daughter and three sons.
WooIwich.
Woolwich, January 81. Through the
influence of Rev. 6 W. Chaplin and Others
a lecture course of much merit has been
in progress this winter at Nequasseu
church Last evening an exceedingly
interesting lecture was delivered by
Hon. Harold M. Sewall, his subject being
The Islands of the Pacific. A large
number of stereopticon views of persons
and places were shown. Mr.. Sewall took
us to the home of tropical fruits and
the welcome shade of the palm, though
our climate was almost down to zero.
Anyone who secures Mr.. Sewall for lee
isfed.
Fryeburg.
Fryeburg January 20. Mr. A. Y. Clark
of Cornish, commenced a singing school
in the Congregational vestry on Friday
evening, Jan. 25th. It has been some
years since school of this character
has been held in the village.
The Woman's Library Club at their
last meeting had another very interest
ing programme. The principal topics
were sketched and anecdotes related of
the Norman period of English History,
and Current Events.
The last mum Der of The Academy Bell,
monthly published during the school
year by the students of Fryeburg Acad-
fin nil of Ar nh,