The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-17
1AINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by PRESS
Correspondents.
EAST HARPSWELL.

fairly good wheeling at the present writ
ing, as the snow filled up the hollows.
People are wishing for sleighinR,
especially those who have wood and lum-
Der to haul.
| Mr.. Goddard began to cut ice Monday
morning. He has been waiting for
heavy freeze. but is Obliged to start in
with ice less than foot thick.
Mrs. Lizzie Orr's little daughter Dora
is very i'll with scarlet fever Rev. MI.
Edwards was at Bethel Point Sunday,
and preached the funeral sermon on Mr..
| Alpheus Darling.
| Unless prevented by scarlet fever
q quarantine, Major John NJ. Gould will
be at the Bethel Point chapel Sunday.
| Mrs. Clarence Davis is visiting friends
at Bristol.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Feb. 16. Very
interesting memorial services were held
last Sunday evening, concentration OF
the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The
responsive service published by the A.
M. A., was used together with extracts
| from speeches made at similar services
| Male Quartette also furnished some OK
ce lent music.
| The meeting of the Falmouth and
| Cumberland Sunday School Association
will be held at this place on Thursday
afternoon and evening of this week. An
attractive programme has been arranged.
W. S. Blanchard is quite sick with
pneumonia.
M. W. Pearson has bsen visiting his
brother at Roxbury, Mass.
PONNAL.
Pownal, February 15-Schouls closed
throughout tie town on Friday. Febru-
airy 9Th. They are said to have Teen
successful in the Iespectivesd :
| Miss Ella Hodsdon in the Tyler district
| sends the following lists OF pupils not
absent, tardy, or dismissed during the
term Almeda -B. Libby. Alberta N.
Libby, .Alzadie M. Libby, Elmer +.
| Libby and Perley Libby. Two prizes
| for excellence in department and at
tendance were offered being award
ed first to Almeda B. Libby and second
| to Bertha M. Cotton.
| The school in the Hodsdon district In
, charge of Miss Josephine Il. Hodsdon
gave an exhibition at the close of the
school term. 1t was a very pleasant oc-
casion. Pupils not absent one half day
wore Lois Fogg, florence G. Hodsden,
Elsie M. Knight, Lewis 2. Merrill and
Alice W. Sweetsir. Neither tardy or dis
missed, Florence G. Hodsden, Lewis T..
Merrill and Alice W. Sweetsir.
| Miss Lillian l.. Latham at Pownal
Depot reports as pupils not absent,
frankie Allen, Ida B. Chadsy and
Mercy l.. Chadsy. Not tardy Ida B.
Chadsy, Elite c. Leighton, Nellie B.
leighton, Alioe.L. Richardson, Nellie j..
Richardson, Elsie e. Sawyer. Miss
tainment on Saturday evening which
was attended by large number Of the
parents and friends of the pupils. The
music WAS very fine and Miss Latham
tenders her most sincere thapksSto all
who so kindly assisted her in this feature
| Of the entertai nment.
| Miss Linda III. Noyes from the AIcIn-
| tire district sends the following list of
pupils not absent; Miss Emma 8. Davis
| Thomas T. Noyes and Cecil c. Snow.
| Not tardy or dismissed: Ralph e. hurry,
| Fred It. Noyes and Fred l.. Snow. Miss
Emma. Davis one of Miss Noyes's pupils
for the entire year was present each day
of.,the. three terms.
MIR. Leander F. Wood has just recsived
from Highland. California a box Of
beautiful oranges RAISED by Mr.. W. Fl.
Randall "a former resident Of this town.
Former residents of our town may be
pleased to learn that Capt. John Merrill
has lately received pamphlets from Sante
Fe, N. M, where his son Oscar L. Mer-
riil is assistant superintendent in the
large prison located at that place for the
conviots. MIR. Merrill wife also holds
an important position in the female
prison also located there. The comments
In the report were made by Mr.. Edward
Fl. Bergman, Superintendent and il
was pleasure to- know how highly he
esteemed both Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, February 16.-George
e. Whitman Post, No. 60, G. A. r., has
adopted resolutions on the death OF Levi
| w. Reed, late commander of the post. In
| the resolutions his former comrades pay
| the following uribnte to the deceased
ssResolved, that the George e. Whitman
| Post has suffered a severe and irreparable
loss In the death of their soldier, friend
and comrade. His record as a solder and
a Citizen is without a spot or blemish.
He fought the battles of life as brayely
as he fought years ego on Southern
| battefields, and while gallantly defend
ing the Stars apd Stripes at Petersburg
he was servely wounded, yet he deemed
1t no hardship"
| FREEPORT.
Fraeport, February 16.-George W.
soule, ESQ.,, of South Fresport. fell yes
terday from an apple tree which he was
trimming fracturing the right arm at the
elbow Joint and the upper bone of the
arm was pushed through the flesh,
making an ugly wound. Somehow in
falling he struck upon the face In suoh a
panper that the teeth cut the tongue,
splitting it nearly one.third the length.
! The whole accident is very painful. DR..
Smear was called and made. him as conn.,
Portable as possible.
W, @. Harlow has the flooring in foi
q new two stoYied house on the street
leading to Porter's Landing.
| Sig new cases of measles thus far this
week are reported.
Bean Bros have opened gents fur
njsbing store on South Main street.
The light snow of Monday evening
makes sleiRhing again.
Postmaster Pinkhsm is out again Hfte,
lis severe illness.
South Freeport, February 15.-B. P,
BENNETT has sold mis- house to Bert Chad
sey and will move to Oregon in few
weeks.