The Portland daily press., 1895-04-05
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<AIVGA OhV ISS-l&laA hlCCtllIss O19foHN A1OAo
OF Temperance Monday evening an oyster
supper was enjoyed.
Miss Annie .Summersides of Boston
is visiting relatives here for few days
Miss Sarah f. Redlon of Mt. Rolyoke
College is spending her vacation with her
parents.
Rev. G. f. Cobb and wife entertained
a'party of eighteen of his par!shioners
from Hollis, Tuesday. Mr.. Cobb is very
popular with his people and they wish
for his return another year.
The Congregational and Methodist
churches held union pray service last
evening at the Congregational chapel.
A ocia ble and oyster supper will be given
at Mr.. r G. Hardine's this evening by
the ladies Of the Method st church.
Mrs. Jariey's Wax Work Exhi hition
was repeated Saturday evening in Ridlon
Hall to another large audience, and was
enjoyed By all.
A meeting of School District No. was
held last Monday evening John A. Wat
erman, Esq, was elected chairman.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED in
as to whether School District Mol is
abolished. The municipal off GERS of the
town claim that by law it is abolished,
the school property on the taxes. On t 9
other hand the best legal .eauthority n
the State says the district retains their
organization and can do business as be-
fore. The school committee have refused
to recognize the agent and will run the
school themselves. The matter was
finally left with the agent and advisory
committee for adjustment. !, =
The following officers Wre elected:
gent--Stepben Hinckley,
Clerk-Charles ". Harding,
Advisory Committee-Eien n enry r. Mill
EFT, John A. Waterman, gorge B. Emery,
Trustees of Charles ROME Fund-Fred-
erick Robie, John A. Hinkley, Edward
W.Guptill.
Gorham, Al pril 4.-The Normal school
closed yesterday for a recess Of ten days.
Rev S. d. Towne Of Balgo will con
duct series of meetings, commencing
next Sunday at the Congregational
church. A chorus choir will lead the
singing.
q Sabattus, April 3rt. Mr.. Belcher, pro-
prie etor of the Beleher House at the Low
er Corner, who has recently sold, is
moving out, and DR.. Sturgis. who pur-
chased the property, will move in as
soon as the house il vacated.
April 1st afforded the greatest run of
sap for the season in our vicinity.
The stockholders of the New Glouces-
ter Creamery Co. held their annual
meeting Tuesday, April End.
Daniel Cobb, who died at the New
Gloucester town farm Sunday of the grip,
was buried Tuedays at Sabbathday ke,
where be formerly resided. Mr.. Cobb
was so years of age and has always been
a citizen of New Gloucester and an in
duatrious, hard working man.
Mary Well died at the same place April
lst, aged "A years.
New Gloucester.
New Gloucester, April 4.-Dea. John
Bennett is very poorly; the cause Of his
illness is a stomach trouble.
Dr.J.I. Sturgis has bought the. sBelch-
er houSe" and, will move Immediately.
MIR. Belcher and wife leave at once for
Massachusetts, much to our regret.
At recent meeting of the school COM
miJtee, Miss Mary l.. Bickford was elect
ed supervisor of schools. @ The examina-
tion of teachers will be held Saturday,
April goth, at 10 a. NJ, at the Lower Cor
ner.
William Blake on the Penny road
met with serious accident a few days
ago, while saving wood. Mr.. Blake was
HIT by large stick, his shoGlder disIoca-
ted, the flesh about the shoulder being
badly torn. He has the sympathy of
all.
MIR. Cobb and Mrs. Wells, agedE people,
residing on the town farm, died on Sun
day of pneumonia. sta
SO. Cobb has sold his farm to J. W.
True.
We are glad to learn Mr.. Cobb will not
leave us Immediately.
Upper Gloucester.
Upper Gloucester, April Sd. Almeda
Stevens met with a slight accident Tues
day morning ly falling down stairs. She
received slight cut on her head, and
also sprained one of hel thumbs.
The roads about here have begun to
dry off in many places, or they had be-
gun to before the snow storm of Wednes.
day.
There were two funerals at the town
farm in this town on Tuesday of this
week. They were botn aged people
There is but one inmate now at the farm
Many people who have been logging al
winter have not given il up yet, although
they have to drag their loads over bare
ground.
Cape Elizabeth.
Bowery Beach, April 8. Mrs. A. d.
Chamberlain and family, who have oc.
cupied the house of Chas. Lindell al
Town House Corner, South Portland,
the past winter moved to their home al
Buwery Beach last week.
Mrs. D. S. Soule of KuightvilIe and Mrs.
E. C. Robinson of Town House Corner,
visited friends at Pond Cove last week.
Mrs. Philip E. Hannaford of Pond Cove
is having his house and stable finished
off.
All the schools in the town commenced
this week with the same teachers as be.
fore.
Mrs. Charles Rowe of Albion, Maine, i.
visiting friends at Bowery Beach.
Miss Mabel W. Jordan of Pond Cove
who is teaching school in Mass chusett
is spending a weeks vacation with he,
relatives.
Pownal
North Pownal. April 4.-Last Frida,
evening a merry party consisting of th,
school at this place and til ir friends
went to West Pownal, by invitation, t,
spend the evening at the home of theil
te9cher, Mr.. Geo. 2. Cushman. In spit,
of the bad travelling large company wa
p ~esent, Mr.. Cnshman coming after oas
of the smaller folks in his big wagon
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