The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Freep ort.

The new steam mill of Pettengill g.
Walker is fast becoming complete d and
will soon be ready for doing work.
Whooping cough is still prevailing to
some extent in our village.
The storm was quite severe, blowing
brick off chimneys, taking off the tin
| from the roof of the house Of John
Belcher, ESQ.,, quite extensively, blowing
off large limbs from trees, sending down
the top railing from the Holbrook block,
and doing other small, but not serious
damages.
| The firm of Gould Brothers has be-
come the store of Henry Gould,
| There is considerable competition be-
tween the two meat markets, while the
people smile and grow fat with cheaper
| purchases than ever known before in this
| vicinity.
Wood choppers are busily engaged in
cutting cord wood on the Dennison lot
on the Brunswick road.
The roads are very rough and travelling
bad all over our town. A little snow is
needed.
Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Jan. 2. Mr.. J. W. Greeley
of t5uilford is the guest of his son. r.
+. greeley.
Master Fred and Robert Hayes, of
Lewiston, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
A. M. Hayes.
A roll call Of churc mem bers was
held at First Parish church on the after
noon and evening of New Years day.
Mr.. Thomas R. Chase had narrow es-
cape from very serious accident Mon
day. He was near one of the huge wood
| piles in the Pulp Mill yard, when log
slipped off and struck him on the hip,
bruising him badly.
The second Peace Dance" of Susqui-
song Tribe of Red Men on New YEARS.
eve at Masonic Hall. was we'll attended.
The orchestra engaged failed to put in
an appearance, but Messrs. e. Haynes
an Homer Humphrey were quickly en-
gagged and the programme was carried out
satisfactorily.
The following books heva been added to
Hillside Library:
Frances 81. Burnett, Two Little
Pilgrims Progress, 500
Rudyard Kipling, Second Jungle
Book, 697
"Pansy", What They Couldn't sos
Nora Perry, A Flock OF Girls and
Boys 500
VIM. Q. Stoar, Partners. 700
Rosa N. Carey, Cousin Mona, 701
Kirk Munroe, Snow Shoes and
sledges. 7os
Laura E. Richards, Hildegarde's
| Neighbors, 703
J. +. Cooper. Home as Found, 7O4
Kate d. Wiggin, The Village Watch
| Tower, 705
Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Bessie Cos
trell FOG
Amelia Barr, Bernicia, 7o7
Maria L. Pool, Against Human
| Nature, 7O8
Elizabeth s. Phelps, A Singular Life, 7o9
| Ian McClaren, Beside the Bonnie
| Briar Bush, 10
jessie Fothergill. The First Violin, I'll
Edna Lyall, Hardy Norseman, 712
+. A. Smith, Keep Your Mouth
Shut. 713
Horatio W. Dresser, The Power of
Silence, ia
The last two books were donated by
friends of the library.
At the semi-annual business meeting of
U. o. 6. c., held Monday evening. the
following officers were elected:
Y. N. CT. S. Blake.
X. Of R.-Mrs E. L. Blake.
F. K. of RE. H. Boynton.
Treas.-Dr. J. C. Gannett.
Prel. Blake.
W. H.-GeorQe H. WEIGH.
N. ]. G.-Mrs. Geo. Je ffords.
W. o. G.-Harold Rosenwald.
p. u. Cdr. j. G. Gannett.
1t is hoped that same of the mem hers
of the Grand Commandery will be pres
emit at the installation which occurs the
second Mon1ay in..January.
On Tues lay, Dec. "a Miss Edna A.
Marstou of North Yarmouth, and Mr.
James Monroe Buchanan Of Yarmouth
were united in marriage at the home of
the bride by Rev. R. A. Farnham.
Mr.. Frank Wilson returnd to his school
in Worcester. Mass Wednesday.
Mrs. Elias Sargent, Mrs. l.. P. Pome-
roy and children returned last week from
Worcester. Mass, where they have been
visiting Prof. and Mrs. e. r. Goodwin.
Miss Leila M. Humphrey is visiting
friends in Brighton, Mass.
Trustee g. A. Robertson of Augusta
visited the Normal School yesterday.
Mr.. Edward Harding is taking a short
vacation at Atlanta, On.
Efforts are being made to obtain suf-
fcient number for special train to the
Stoddard lectures
The members of the Congregational
church held their annual meeting Tues
day evening. Mr.. Stephen Hinkley was
er.
During the severe wind blow Tuesday
morning, the chimney of the Congrega-
tional church fell with a crash, damaging
the roof badly, and large portion Of
the fence at the fair grounds was laid
low.
Thursday evening. d. D. Grand Chan
oellor Guy P. Woodman, assisted.by d. |
ID. Grand Master at Arm, WIN. H, Rob-
erts, Grand Prelate Charles Moses and D |
d. Vice Chancellor W. P. Hodgsdon, in
stalled the officers of Dirigo Lodge, No. |
II, K. 2 Of, as follows:
9 C.-Wilber Roberts.
V. C.-S. A. Libby.
Prelate-Samuel Garland.
K. of r. and Sc. M. Parker.
NJ OF E.-Charles W. Harding.
M. of Aug. Parker.
M. of W.-Stephen HinkleY.
]. CIV. H. Howe.
o. G.-Howard E. SWEET.
Representative to Grand Lodge-Au-
G ustus Parker.
Alternate-S. P. Libby.
Trustees-Samuel Garland, Frank A. |
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