The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
VinaIhaven.

EInalhaV0n.
Vinalhaven, Feb. 25-Grand @. z.
Mason Of Biddeford, visited Island Home
Enoampment, l. o. o. F., Friday night
and witnessed the work in the second
and third degrees.
J. 81. Sanborn finished harvesting his
seasons ice this week.
+. V Croker and wife returned from
Rucksport Saturday.
q. G. Webster is looking foc tug boat
to be used about the harbor ana sur
rounding waters.
The Bodwell Granite Company dis
charged about 20 quarrymen this week.
VIM. Grant, superintendent OF the
Booth granite works at Pequoit who has
been in Connecticut the past TWO months
returned home this week:
T. j. Lyons goes to New YORK Mon
day on business trip.
L. W. Smith, tax collector for 1888 at
the time of settlement, February 10Th,
had $3.50 uncollected on his books. The
total receipts OF the treasurer for the year
were S24, 232, of which $21, 534 has been
paid out.
Timothy L. Smith and l.. F. Arey
wore drawn as jurymen for the March
term, Saturday.
J. w. P. Turner and family will go to
Boston for a few weeks Tuesday.
The Bodwell Granite Co. will finish the
Washington postoffice this month.
A bill of prices between the Bodwell
Granite Company and their workmen
has been very harmoniously agreed
to for three years from May /, 1896.
Lane 81 Libby are putting in a steam
engine at their paving quarry.
The National Granite Company have
about so men at work on Leadbetters
Island.
II. q. Libby is In New York on bust
ness trip.
Miss Emma Crockett arrived home
from Bangor Saturday.
church circle last Thursday. Two weeks
from that date is the annual circle meet
ing and election of officsrs.
Sebago.
Sebago, Feb. 25-Among the most I'M
portant business coming before the an-
nual meeting will be to see if the town
will vote to grant the trustees of Potter
school fund the liberty to build and
maintain dormitory.
A caucus called by Z. l.. Poor and B.
Z. Cole, is to be held the 27th, at 2
O'Clock D. N. and the adjourned caucus OF
the Llewellyn Barton faction will be
held Saturday the 29th.
Deborah p, wife of Oscar IL. Staokpole,
died the oath. The funeral will be
Thursday afternoon. The cause of death
was sixty six years and five months.
Limington.
Limington, Feb. 25-John Edgcom b,
aged about 40 years, living in Standish
and in the employ of A. Howard Chase
of Hast Limington in the woods lumber
ing, while going to his work, Monday
morning, met with a severe accident.
Mr.. Edgcomb in his journey crossed
on the Standish side of the bridge, road
comes into the Limington Bridge road
from down river. A man came up this
road and shot in ahead of Edgoomb his
horse going down the hill and across the
| bridge upon the run. This excited Edg-
combs horse which also broke into a
run. When he struck the bare bridge
some part of the harness gave way;
| Edgcomb hauled his horse up when he hit
his heels and got beyond control. In
turning out to keep from running over
| the man ahead his horse fell in hole
beside the road throwing Edgcomb nearly
over the horse with sleigh on top Of him.
| When Edgoomb gathered himself up be
found his sleigh thoroughly demolished
anu ulnbtll WIFI IuTo6 rlDS UTOkou anu
! large cash in the side Of the head. His
recovery is doubtful.
IEarpswell.
East Harpswell, Feb. 25-The past
pleasant, spring like days have thinned
| the snow very fast. A day or two more
of warm weather will spoil the slei Ching.
| The salt water ice is breaking up SO that
people can get about by water once more
Capt. Frank Wallace of the schooner
| Gov. Worth, had a narrow escape from
drowning Saturday, on his way down
| from Portland. He got caught in the
| ics, and while standing on the deck load
| signalling another vessel to come to his
| help, the boy came over and struck him
and he went overheard through the ice
| and into the water. II he had been
drawn under the ice there would have
been no help for him. but he caught at q
fender and drew himself along side and
oilm bed aboard before anyone knew OF
| his Drsdicament.
| Cape Elizabeth
! The Republicans of the town of Cape
| Elizabeth met at Grange Hall on Satur
day last and organized by choosing the
| following Republican town committee
| Charles Edwin Jordan. Nathaniel Dyer,
Walter J. Maxwell Charles II. Water
house, Henry B. Rand.
Republicans Attention
The last day Of registration will be to
day. The board will be in session from