The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
MAINE TOWNS
Items Of Interest Gathered by CORES
pnndents Of tho Press.

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Sebago.
Sebago, Feb. IT. Rev. G. p Merritt holds
series of meetings this week at the Union
church at Sebago.
The selectmen are now taking account of
| stock on the town farm and transacting
other town business.
The Republicans Will probably re-elect p
z. Larrabee chairman of selectmen and
unite with the Democrats in re-electing Ar
thur Dyer and G. II. Mckinney. In case the
Democrats do not renominate Mr. Dyer and
Mr. Mckinney it will be doubtful what
course the Republicans will take.
A conundrum for Naples Democrats and
Republicans; Can Naples elect a school
committee to fill the two remaining wears
term OF office made vacant last year by fail
ure to legally elect, or does the authority of
two remaining members to fill such vacancy
mean for the whole term, as in the town
OF Porter case OF year ago in which State
superintendent Stetson decided that when
members OF a board fill vacancy the town
cannot elect at the xt annual meeting to
I'LL the remainder of the term, as the ap-
pointment by remaining members holds dur
ing the whole of such remaining term If
the Porter case applies to Naples then the
Democrats can control the Naples school
board another year, unless safe and legal
method of increasing the board t his year
| is found.
Standish.
Standish, Feb. II. Monady was the coolest
of the season, the thermometer registering
% degrees below zero.
Miss Myra Rand is visiting friends in Med
ford, Mass.
Miss Maria Bradbury is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Smith of North Bridgton.
Mr.. A. G. Hebb, of Bowdoin College,
class of '96, was in town last week.
| The Standish Social Whist Club closed their
series of meetings last Saturday evening by
| having box supper. The prizes were
| awarded to Mr.. H. B. Hartford and Miss
Myra Rand, Mr.. B.H. Butterfield and Mrs
G.. B. Poindexter.
Casco, Feb. II. A cold wave struck this
village last night, and his morning at z
o'clock the temperature was down OF "a de-
grees below zero.
Our selectmen are getting the town reports
ready for the spring meeting.
| James N. Eastman has commenced to
haul the lumber for his stable, which he will
build this spring.
Miss Alice Curtis, who has been visiting
friends in Boston and vicinity, has returned
home.
Dr. Harry Jordan, of Winchester, Mass,
was the guest of his uncle, Mr.. Peter Jordan,
last week.
Cyrus L. Decker has been allowed a pen
sion of Sc month, with $500 back pay.
The good shedding makes business lively
around the mill. Fred B. Nichols is having
large lots of pine, hemlock and oak stave
bolts hauled to his saw mill this winter, and
he has started up his mill and is saving long
lumber.
| James N. Eastman made a business trip to
Portland last Saturday and returned.
| West Gray, Feb. 1s. Monday and Tuesday
were the tw o coolest days of the winter. At
a. m Monday, at the residence of the
writer, the mercury stood at "a deg below
zero, and did not rise above zero for the day.
Tuesday morning in the same place it was
% below. There is now plenty of snow and
good sleighing about here. People who have
numbering to do are improving it to the
utmost, as the season will be short at the
best.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stuart are the happy
father and mother of fine boy, born Feb.
ID.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Libby and Mrs. A. N.
Witham spent last week at Cumberland
Mills.
Miss Bertha Twombly has arrived home
from Bethel, where she has been teaching
the past year.
Mr. Greenleaf Frank has been confined
| to the house for some time with a lung
! trouble.
| Frank Allen has been sick and confined
! to the house for several weeks with severe
attack of the grip.
| Mr.. Sewall Frank is reported to be better,
but is still confined to. the house.
| Mr.. Silas L. Adams, of the Mountain View
Farm, lost valuable horse last week from
| an attack of collie.
| Mr. e. P. Foster is engaged in hauling
timber for ID. S. Cobb. The Frank brothers,
Alonzo Hersey and Will, are doing the chop
ping.
| Sanford.
Springvale, Feb. IS. The old adage that
winter never rots in the sky is being verified
when the mercury gets down to 20 blow zero.
The ice cutters have been very busy, and
it was question one while if the Mousam
river wouldn't be all carried off in blocks
of ice.
Our schools closed last Friday for a short
vacation.
| Miss Mildred Sawyer is very sick and not
expected to recover
Daniel Stimson, of Limerick, is visiting
| his sister, Mrs. H. B. Rowe.
Mrs. Mary E. Butler went to Danvers last
week to attend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Electa Abbott, formerly of Shapleigh.
| The spring term of the Lindsay High
School in Shapleigh commenced last Mon
day H. L. Springer, Principal; E. W.
Smith, elocution; Mrs. Augusta Smith,
music.
| Three electric lights have been put in the
Mousam River railroad waiting room.
| The Sanford Sunday School Convention to
| to be held in the Congregational
church in Sanford Wednesday afternoon and
| evening Of this week.
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