The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-19
POWNAL.

EGWNAi, Stdu TO- @@Ac LSW SEW HAL
which ia being built near Pownal Centre
Is nearly completed. 1t is 70 fine. euhstan,
tisl locking building. far superior 20 any
hefore erected oE bkis most excellent mill
pr,viieee. 1t is an accom- mediation which
Inns long been needed here, and as
M essrs. Hodsdon and Knight, who have
started this enterprise, are young men
DossessiDg sterling business qualities,
there is 10 question hut what it will be
run in most satisfactory manner to
parties giving them work. They have
elreadv sawed considerable lumber fol
themselves and also for MT. Norman
True. Mr.. True will give them q large
amount of work the present winter, nj
he is to erect large barn for himseli
the coming season, and ne has also con.
tarcted to furnish lumber for other par.
ties who are going to build. A planer il
soon to be put ihto position in the mill,
SO they will have every facility for doing
frst class work in every respect.
The death OF Mrs. Rebecoa Marston,
at Uhe residence of her brothsr-in law,
Mr.. Cyrus Libbs. on Monday, JAN 10Th.
She had been i'll for some time, and was,
we have been informed, great sufferer.
Sincs her late husbands death, which
was some years ago, Mrs. Marston has
resided at Durham, but there ara many
of our townspeople who well remember
her as a stirring, busy woman of re-
marksble energy and endurance 1t is
perhaps simply natural that when one
goes away from locality for a period of
wears and seldom returns, they are al
most forgotten until the news of thar
death comes back. then how quickly one
places them in mind as we last knew
fhem in the activity OF home life. Mrs.
Mars5on was quite aged, and leaves no
children.
one of our aged citizens, Mrs. Eliza
teth Sweetser, has been very i'll, but is
now improving, as her many friends will
be pleased to learn.
Mrs James Marston is now in Port
land, stopping at MIR. Ernest True's.
There will be Social giTon at Mallet
Hall on Friday evening, Jan. 20, in
charge of the Ladies' Aid Society.
SOUTH Der WICK.
South Berwick, Jan. 16. The Little
Rachel Company, of Boston, who gave
an entertainment under the auspices OF
tie South Berwick Lyoeum Comm ittes,
Friday evening. made great hit. From
start to finish of the evenings entertain
ment the audience were fairly delighted.
sCARBoRo.
West Soarboro, Jan. IS. They have
commenced to team in the logs to Mill
ken's mill on wheels.
The farmers are loading several cars o I
sebbege at Scarborn Beach Station.
The ice on Millikon's pond and also
fco etyfpnr, irz0hac thinH
They will commence to ont as soon IS we
get some snow SO that farmers can put 1t
in on SNOW.
There will be an entertainment at
Good Templars' Hall Wednesday evening,
Jan. 90, consisting of instrumental and
vocal music, dialogues. tableaux and q
Iaue liable farce, "The Greatest Plague
ing.
The buildings (house and barn) owned
by j. II. Stevens and occupied By w. II.
Lowe, were burned Sunday evenfn g.
The household furniture was taken ont
The loss WAS 5000 and insurance S400.
Cause unknown.
Vest Buxton, Jan. 1S-Mrs. j. g. Bean
went to Lewiston last Tuesday TO see her
sister Mrs. 'FarF, Who has since submit
ell TO d surgical operation. Saturday she
was very i'll and her recovery is dou btfuL
Senator Hargrayes spent Saturday
and Sunday with his family here. He
will return to Augusta Monday.
Mr.. A. z. 2. Lord was i'll Saco Satur-
dag on business.
Mr.. John Rerrymans and wife went to
Westhrook Saturday to visit their son,
Mr. Vim. j. BaPryman.
Miss Laura Bacon, is spending few
days with her slater, Mrs. Z. r. White
MIR. Rufus. Kimb ball died last Friday
NOR ming. He leaves two sons and q
daughter. Ee was rs years old.
Miss Gertrude L. Sawyer, who has
been with her un Gle in Arlington, Mass.
Is &C home.
Several Of our citizens are harvesting
ice. There Is l3 inches Of clear ice no
snow mixed with it.
North Gray, Jan. 16. Q. c. Stinch-
field has gone to Poland TO work in his
saw nill. He has taken quite crew
with him.
Mrs. q. M. Sawyer fell down stairs
and hurt her QUITE badly.
Hewitt Mcguire is out, after quite a
long sickness.
Mrs. Ann Doughty has been visiting
her sister, MIS- AuTelia Foster.
Herbert Mayberry, of Gambo, passed
through this place with powder to 60 10
Bath.
Lysandsr Legrow is at work for G. e.
Libby.
West Gray, Jan. 1a-Mr. o. W Skillnga
passed away Quite suddenly on Sunday,
January TO- MIR. Skillings had been
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