The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
r1AINE TOWNS.

MT. NIL spear is Qu1be IeeDl6 Nv oN4o
writing and on account of his advanced
years is doubtful if he will recover. his
age is So years.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. o. Suzzell drove to
Dayton last week.
Mr.. Seth Higgins died suddenly at his
late residence last Friday morning and
was buried Sunday afternoon the SER
vices being held at the church. Mr..
Higgins has been in quite poor health
high esteem by his fellow townsmeD,
having held offices of trust for many
years. He was trustee of the Stanuish
academy and also of the cold Z Unitarian
church., " of which church he WAS form
erly constant attendant. The funeral
was conducted by the Rev. L. W. Null
tart, pastor of the congregational
church, the services being very impress
i've. Standlsh Lodge, b. and A. M, as
tended in a body, Of which order he had
been member for nearly fifty years.
The interInent took place at the Stan
dish cemetery.
GoRHAM
Gorham, Dec. S-The comedy, Mr..
Bob, will be given at Rideout's hall on
Friday evening, Dec. 18th, by the young
people of the First Parish Echuroh. The
cast is as follows:
NIP 4AdyToAs
Mr.. Ferdinand Northrop Seymour
Robert Brown, clerk for Benson q
Benson,
Mr.. Weston Wyokoff Weymouth
Jenkins, Miss Rebecca's brother,
Mr.. Wilbur Patterson Copeland
Rebecca Luke, maiden lady,
Miss Madeline Mitchell ArDlitage
Katherine Rogers, her niece,
Miss Sybil Eulalie lockwood
Marion Bryant, Katherine's friend.
Mrs. Octavia Rosalind Batchelder
Patty, Miss Rebecca 'sSmaid.
Miss Jessica Page Wainwright
The laughable mishaps of "Mr. Bob"
cannot fail to be appreciated by the au-
dience.
West Buxton, Dec. s-Mr. W. M. Mack
opened writing school last Friday
evening. Mr.. Mack is graduate OF
Nashua Business College and School of
and is fine penman. Quite
a number Of th e young people attend.
Mr.. W. s. Graham has covered the
main part Of his house with corrugated
iron roofing.
Work has progressed SO wei! on A. 4:
p. Lords mill that he WAS able to start
part of his machinery last week, giving
work to several.
Snow fell lastssFriday night, also Sat
urday night, making the travelling
worse than before.
Work on MT. Vasco Berry's new house
on High street, Is progressing finely. The
frame Is all erected, boarded and nearly
shingled.
Sebngo. Deo. 6-Maple Grove Grange,
No. 14S, P. of H., held their annual meet
inx Saturday at Convene and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Master--Mr. r. NJ Dyer.
Oyerseer-Mr. A. 3. Jew ell.
Lecturer-Mrs. L. A. Douglass.
Steward-Mr. Fred Robinson.
Assistant Steward-Mr. o. A. Doug
lass.
Chaplain-Mrs. Myra Robinson.
Secretary-Mrs. R. f. Dyer.
LA. Steward-Mrs E. M. Douglass.
Gate Keeper-Mr. c. P. Douglass.
Ceres-Mrs. G. 2. Douglass.
Pomona-Mrs. Alice Jewell.
Flora-Miss S. D. Haley.
Chorister-Charles Davies.
sCARBoRo.
Eight Corners, Dec. s-The Wyman
Mission Band of this place will have
concert at the Free Baptist church
Friday, Dec. 18th, at 7.30 p. m The
programme consists of singing by
quartette from Cobb Divinity school and
Others recitation, jug breaking. let
ter from India in the Benaglie language
will be read.
Rumford, Dec. s-The merry shouts of
skaters and the ring of skates were
heard on the Androscoggln
river last week. Teams crossed the river
on the ice at East Rnlnford last Satur-
day.
Chas. Moody has made quite clear
ing on DR.. Elliott's meadow.
P. B. Clark set I'D an engine and
boilor last week for the Zircon Spring
Company at their bottlinR house. Mr..
Jason Hall, of Zircon hill, has charge
of the bottling house and lives there
with his family. Mr.. DaRgett, Of Bos-
ton, one Of the proprietors, is stopping
with Mr.. Hall at present.
Mr.. S. B. Jones, of the Boston 8 AL
hany railroad, spent Thanksgiving week
nesday.
Several deer have been fred at here. but
none killed.
Les Abbott is working for P. B. Clark
at the Falls III his machine shop.
j. K. Weloh is yarding tim Der for
new barn to be bulls next season. He
will have good one, as he is one OF our
most thrifty farmers.
RAYMOND
East Raymond, Dec. s-The new pas
tor, Rev. Alfred 81. Mcleod, has arrived
with his family and the parsonage is
being made ready for his occupancy.
Leonard Spiller is quite sick with la
grippe.
Charles Cole has begun winter opera
lions on the Alfred Brown timber lot.
He has large crew of men at work.
Mr. and Mrs. E.. A. Plummer have
charge of the boarding house.
Winter schools ia all but two schools
began Monday. Teachers are as follows:
No. /, Mrs. Addie E. Winter; No. 4,
Miss Alta e. Strout; No. G, Mr.. War
rem L. Churchill; No. Z. MIR. William
S. Cole: No. 8, Miss Lizzis Strout: No.
10, Miss Lucy p. Cole, all residents of
Raymond. The schools will be in session
about nine weeks.
Coming events are lecture by Miss
Edwards, Wednesday evening at the
Frse Baptist church on :" Scenes in the
Life of Christ and a meeting at Wilson
Springs Friday evening, conducted by
Mr.. Mcleod.
Mrs e. A. Mann is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. l.. Leavitt.