The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02
rAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by PRESS
Correspondents.
BALDWIN.

Rounds is V1SltlDG ms son, LIE. hOunus
at Naples.
Measles are quite prevalent at this
place. a Some of the older people are
among tho number afflicted.
School closed here last week with an
entertainments given by the scholars in
Chadbourne's hall. The programme was
very interesting, and the different num-
bers were well rendered.
Mr.. e. W. Rounds has recently re-
turned from trip to Boston.
The last fall of snow has made the
travelling bad.
Gray, March 1--Mr. Geo. Snow, who
has been stopping in Boston the past
year, is ct home on a brief visit.
Mr.. Frank Bohnson, of Boston, Is
listing his parents.
MIR. W. II. Vinton is hauling arae
lot pine timber to J. L. MerrilPs
Mr.. F. R. Oonant. of Auburn, was in
town this week.
Mr.. j. d. Chandler has sold his place
here. His daughter Alice, who attends
Pennell Institute, boards at Ii. q.
Doughty's.
The winter term of Pennell Institute.
after three days public examination,
closes Friday, February 26, for4one week
of vacation.
Pownal, March /. Business continues
very brisk at Hodsdon and knights new
saw mill. Many thousand Of lum Der has
already been sawed, and many yet re-
mains to he sawed and some logs are
nearly every day added to the stock on
hand. 1t can certainly be termed one
OF the most enterprising industries Of our
town.. We understand that Mr.. Norman
True has had about 100 thousand sawed,
some of which he furnishes for the new
schooolhouse to be built at Pownal Cen
ter, and the remainder will be put into
the two large barns to be built by Messrs
Ernest and Norman True on their re-
Ispective farms the coming season.
Work has already begun on the new
schoolhouss at Pownal Centre. Messrs
Porter, of Hreepoort, have taken the job,
and it is said that the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The next social will be given at Mallet
Hall on Monday evening, March Sth.
Miss Linda Noyes and Miss Lillian La
than will entertain the company on that
evening with senses party. 1t will be
a novel and interesting departure from
trust receive liberal patronage.
The Ladies Aid Society will. as has
been their custom for several years, fur
nlsh dinner in Mallet Hall on town
meeting day. They have received very
favorable mention from year to year by
some of our townsmen, and 1t is the In
tention of the Aid to have it fully upsto
the standard the present season. Mrs.
Ardelia Jordan, Mrs. G. Fl. Hodsdon and
Mrs. George Noyes have the matter in
charge.
Miss Josephine Hodsdon has recently
returned home from Portland. where
she has been on visit Of several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Newton have
been quite Ill for the past two weeks, but
are now improving.
Mrs. Sarah Noyes has recently gone to
HigRamon, Conn, to pass some months
with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas y.
Richards.
Capt. and Mrs. J: Dexter Cleaves,
with their niece, Miss Bertha Hicks,
passed Saturday in town, the guests of
Mrs. Ettie J. Latham and daughter.
FREEPORT.
South Breeport, March l. Rev. Mr..
Smith exchanged rulpits with Rev. Geo.
Merriam, Of Freeport Corner last Sun
day.
Capt. b. B. Townsend has nearly COM
pleted the little yacht which he has been
| building for Mrs. e Soule. of little
johns Island. 1t is a fine looking boat
W. H. johnson is erecting a small
building on Middle street, in which to
carry on his mincemeat canning busi-
ness.
@. ". Soule. who fractured his right
arm so badly by fall two weeks ago, Is
doing as we'll as could be expected, and
it is hoped will regain the use of his
arm.
Little Harold Randall has entirely re-
covered his eyesight, and his general
| S1 al ft7l1
Miss Eannie Durham Is spending
few weeks Mt Island Falls with her sis
ter, Mrs. II. H, Noyes.
There are yet few cases Of measles In
the neigh borhood. Bad colds are now
quite prevalent among us.
BERWICK.
Berwick, March 1.-The enlargement
and Improvements of the Methodist Epis-
copal church has been recognized as nec-
cessity for more than year. Last sun
day the pastor, Rev. W. P. Merrill, at
the close of the morning service, called
for subscriptions for the new enterprise
and in less than 25 minutes secured
$1,000. A series of revival meetings have
recently closed, resulting In an addition
of 40. several of whom are strong business
men Of the place.
Henry Downs, who was injured recent
ly by being thrown from hand car, is
| CO0Vhl0SClU& huU WILL oUt6Au w LIS JUDI
ness in a few days.
Mr.. william Clark was taken sue denly
i'll at his place of business last week and
is now battling with severe attack OF
pneumonia.
Politics and town elections are In the
air and Office seekers are unusually pc.
lite and affable.
.sThis has been trying winter to cid
erly people, among whom sickness has
in many cases proved fatal.
Splendid sleighinR and the farmers are
improving the same to haul wood, lum-
Der and produce to market,
9 March list was the coolest Monday Of
the season, 16 degrees below.
| YARMOUTH.
There will be a vocal and instrumental
concert at Masonic hall Wednesday eve
ming, March s, consisting OF old and
popular songs, duets and quartettes,
from bone, harmonica and banjo solos.
This Is to be the concert of the century.
More variety and fun to the square inoh
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