The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
r1AINE TOWNS.

dents have organized reading club,
which meets every Friday evening i'll the
pleasant reading room in the gymnasium.
The title of the book is A Nsmeless
Noblenan" by Jane Austin. Much in
terest is manifested as is shown by
larger attsndaEce each evening til all any
previous one.
rne Ladies' sewing circle tenders a
baked bean supper Wednesday.
Already articles ars being prepared for
q sale, which is to take place later
BUXTON.
West Buxton, Feb. 2-Mr. Hiram
Goldthwaite, of the firm of Graham q
Co., who was Mt homessick last Ihurs-
day and Friday, is able to resume DIS
business.
Miss Ethel G. Waldron, of Vermont,
and Miss Bessie H. Bradbury, OF Cor
ham, were the guests of Mr.. and MRS.
Geo. E. Sands last week.
The grammar school, district NO. y,
closed last Friday. January 29. The fol.
lowing scholars did not miss one half
day: B. Christine Albert L., Winnie
S., and Lue s. Graham. Those VINO
missed just one half day we're: FANNIE
l.. Sands and Ernest Eaton. Thirty five
scholars were registered. The primary
department, Nellie f. Hill teacher,
closed Tuesday, January 20.
sick last week, is improving.
The Crusaders finished their labors here
last Sunday. they are to work at Grove
vile next.
Last Thursday regular old time snow
storm visited us, blocking up the high
ways.
HARPs WELL
Harpswell, Feb. 2-Thursday'a storm
was very severe and the mail driver had
disagreed BILE time. In one place the
snow had drifted nearly across the road,
leaving Just space enough for the team
to go by Half All hour later it was i'm
passable. In some places the snow blew
intoSdrifts, and insothers there Is 10 snow
at oil, making the slsighing hard.
Frank Wallace has started on trip
across the ocean as fireman on the cattle
steamer Hibernian. sbound forssGlaseow.
Ferdinand Curtis started for Litchf1eld,
Monday. with his team, to bring down
Oapt. Percy's piano. which has been
stored there.
Rev. B. Nj. Edwards has an appoint
ment at the Bethel Point chapel for
Feb. IA, to preach the funeral sermon OF
Mr.. AIpheus Darling, whose burial was
private on account Of the scarlet fever
quarantine at that time.
Mrs. William Ho1brook is daily expect
lUG u0F Q6u&AUCI, 1ON0oAD OAooby
of Westbrook, for visit.
Mrs. Andrew Getchell is very much
out of health.
School in district No. closes this
week, and there Is to be nc iool enter
tsihment at the school house Friday even
ing Miss Hamilton has had very sue
cessful term.
The sebascodegan Glee club spent
very pleasant evening at Mr.. Charles
Rich's last week.
West Harpswell, Feb. a-Mr. P. A.
Durgan, from Pennington, is in town,
andfwill probably stop here several
weeks.
Mr.. Arthur Palmer intends to build a
wharf ION the eastern side of the neck
near Capt. W. II. Merriman's. Mi.
Alvah Wilson, from Orr's Island, fur
nishes the logs.
q The Methodist circle met Friday
evening with Mrs. g. L. Randall.
There was good attendance.
Mrs. I. M. Bailey is visiting friends in
Livermore.
Miss C. b. Turner left town Tuesday,
to spend the remainder of the winter
with friends in Auburn and Turner.
Arthur Palmer purchased horse OF
George W. Curtis Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. A. Merriman and family
have moved into the house recently oo-
cupied by f. II. Alexander, on Ash
Cove Point. Mr.. Alexander and daugh
ter will spend the winter with his par
ents at South Harrswell
Mrs. Susie Maxwell has returned home
from South Harpswell.
Cundy's HarboI, Feb. 2-Mrs. N. H.
Washburn, of Bath, spent a few days
IL is week with friends here.
MIR. and Mrs. e. ID. Harrington, who
have been absent for several weeks,
passed Sunday and Monday at their
home, returning to Lewiston Tuesday.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
W. Ridley, who has been SO dangerously
iii, is improving.
Mrs. Sidney Watson, with Miss Angie
passed Monday in Brunswick.
Mrs. &. x. Sheffield passed Thursday
with friends in East Harpswell.
Frank Snow returned home Saturday
after nearly a week "a absence in Freeport
and Brunsv ick.
Mrs. Simeon Bingham passed Satur-
day with Mrs. William Holbrook, of
East Harpswell.
Mrs. Levi Holbrook is i'll, and at this
writing is confined to the no use.
MIR. Irwin Snow, of Brunswick, was in
town Monday.
Mr. Charles Morrison is confined to the
house with an attack of rheumatism.