The Portland daily press., 1895-12-25
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.

Bridgton.
North Bridgton, Dec. 90. People are
waiting with their teams for snow, SO as
to com mence their winters work of haul
ing timber.
Fine skating on the lake and the young
people are making the best of it. Also
the people are beginning to harvest ice, it
being about ten inches thick.
Mrs. James Webb has closed her house
aud gone to spend the winter with her
sister at Stevens Plains.
j. Carol Meade has bought of Mrs.
James Webb lot bordering OF the shores
OF Long Lake known as the Andrews
Pasture. Also II. A. Hall has bought the
farm known as the Capt Potter farm.
Work on the Academy Laboratory is fast
nearing it's completion, under Prof.
French's instruction. The work is being
done by Frisbee & Allen.
South Berwick.
South Berwick, Dec. 81. The New
ichawanick Manufacturing Co., held
their annual meeting at the Mill this af-
ternoon and elected the following board
of officers for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. Matilda Burleign of So. Berwick,
Me-. I; Treasurer, Mr. Ephrairn Hodgdon !;
Clerk, Mr.. Walter A. Burleigh:: Audi
tors, Mr.. Edgar S. Buffim of Salem,
Mass. land Mr.. H. A. Buffum of Boston,
Mass.
Directors-Mrs. NJ. Burleigh, Ephraim
Hodgdon, Walter A. Burleigh, Edgar S.
Buffum and H. A. Buffum. This is the
same board of officers that served for the
year 1895.
Standish, Dao 90 Captain VIM. H.
Sturgis, who lives at the southern part
of the town experienced q most painful
injury while returning from Portland
last Wednesday evening. DR.. G. l..
Randall who attended the unfortunate
man was interviewed by your correspond
emit and when asked as to the extent OF
Mr.. Sturgis' injuries the Doctor said,
that as near as he could ascertain Mr..
Sturgis in company with John Marshall
of Hollis, was returning from Portland at
late hour and as they rode past Kim
balls Corner the horse became frightened
and at last. ungovernable, and threw the
occupants from the carriage. They were
taken to mouse and then carried to their
homes. Mr.. MarshalPs ear was nearly
torn off, other than that he suffered moth
ing more than severe shaking up. Mr..
Sturgis is in terrible condition. He
fractured his skull and and broke ne r.
ly an inch from the clayiole and scapula
where they came together to form the
shoulder joint, besides breaking three ribs.
The Doctor said that the chances of Mr..
Sturgis recovery was about even, but
Mr.. Masrhall would be all right in a
short time. Mr.. Sturgis is a mem Der of
G. +. Warren Post No. 70, G. A. R.,
and has great many friends in this part
of the town who " i'll hope for his speedy
recovery.
Dry Mills, Dec. s4-Mrs. Sim
con Coffin was accidentally shot in
| the neck one day last week the ball pass
ing between the jugular vein and the
wind pipe and going down toward the
heart. 1t was considered very danger
GUS Wound.
| H. l.. Morse has been for the past week.
| and is at this writing. suffering with
sciatica.
The young people that have been sick
| with pneumonia are better some being
able to sit up part of tile day.
The Geo. f. Shepley Post. 6. A. r.,
will have an entertainment and supper
al the Town hall, Gray, Tuesday evening,
| Dec. 81, 1895, for the benefit OF the
Ladies' Relief Corps. Music by Gray Or
chestra. Tickets to entertainment and
supper 90 cents.
The rain Sunday morning carried the
snow all off and made the roads bad.
George Mcdonald has been building a
new ice house.
MIR. G. e. Libby has got a crew of
masons to work setting the boiler for his
steam mill.
Byron HaskslI is clerking for NJ. G..
Morrill, IL Son.
George e. Merrill, of the Springdale
farm. was in the neighborhood, Tuesday
| looking after stock.