The Portland daily press., 1897-12-29

The Grange and the Knights of Pythlas
are preparing dramas for tho near fu-
ture.
Mr.. Tennys Bliefernicht, Of Peaks Is
land, passed Christmas with his sister,
Mrs. Austin Wadsworth.
Miss Elida V. Wadsworth. who has
taught some four years in Chelsea, Mass,
is at homo on vacation.
MIR. r. b. Usher and Miss Cora e..
Clemons are winning golden opinions as
teachers in the Hiram Grammar school.
Mr. Elbridge E. Farnham is i'll with
the grippe.
John b. Pike, ESQ, a member of the
school committee of Hiram, has been
very Ill at Cornish, but is improving.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, Dec. 2s.-Sidney G.
Stacy, who has been teaching in the
State of Tennessee for O year or more,
has accepted position in New York
city, teaching.
Willie Garner is at home from Phila.
delphia during the holidays.
Moses Stanley has been stopping few
days with his daughtepr at South Hi
ram.
Thomas Pages youngest child died
Sunday the 18Th, This is the first death
from the measles SO far. Between so and
80 cases have been reported.
Three new cases of scarlet fever were
reported the last week.
Prof. o. A. Morton is at home for ten
days.
Daniel Ridlon is spending his vacation
at home.
The young people outside of the church
presented the Methodist church with a
very nice silver service Sunday.
VIM. Chapman & Son lost calf last
week, and it Is reported that it had every
symptom of tonsilitis as it affects chill
dren.
E. f. Stanley is moving into his new
house. Dir. Stanley has built very nice
stand at tho foot of Main street on the
Porter side of thu river.
Edwin Lord has been to Lowell to pay
his old friends flying visit the past
week.
BROWNFIELD
Prof w. Ripley of Boston has just
finished his second course of instruction
to the Brownfield Cornet Band. On
Tuesday evening the band gave concert
in the town hall, led by Prof. Ripley, to
q crowded house. Difficult music was
executed in manner that few country
bands could excel. The band is COM
posed of young men that have natural
musical talent and are willing to work
for success
The members of the Philosophy Club
in the I3rownfield Grammar school meet
each week with their teacher, Mr.. S. A, ,
Roberts, at the home of one of the mem
bers for experimental work. The meet
ings at both Miss Leavitt's and Miss
Harmon's proved profitable and enjoy
able.
Lum mbermen are anxiously waiting for
snow TO enable them to do their usual
winter work.
a.
mence the manufacture of axe handles at
his mills.
There will be little done in the shook
business this winter, Oh account of the
low price of shook.
HARPsWELL.
East Harpswell, Dec 2s.-The Christ
mas tree at the Free Baptist church was
quite well attended, considering the very
inclement weather The church was
prettily decorated with evergreens and
flowers, and the tree was bountiful]y la
den with pretty gifts. The programme,
conducted by Miss Sadie Sylvester was
varied and entertaining. A defamation
By Alonzo Totlnan, 'No Scots in Heay-
en-, was especiallysnoteworth Among
the presents was a beautiful lamp pre-
sented 10y the Sebascodegan Glee Club
to their instructor Miss L. S. Percy.
L
b1untifully renem bered the Island Bethel
church at Bethel Point, Christmas Ev.
cry man, woman and child of that con-
gregation received an appropriate gift
from Rev. MIR. Southworth and Deacon
Gould.
NOBLEBORO.
Nobleboro, Dec. 2S.-Samuel W. Chap
man has moved his family to Brockton,
Mass.
Mrs. Thomas G. Pillsbury is still quite
sick.
A very pretty wedding took place on
Christmas evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. S. ]. Guenthner, when their
daughter, Mary o., was married to AL
bion G. Hall. The ceremony IVES per-
formed by Rev. E. c. Whittemore, Dam
ariscotta.
MIR. and Mrs. Hall left on the morning
train for Boston.
Mrs. Frank Sidelingers and daughter
Lizzie have moved into part of Webster
Sidelinger's house.
Ezra WeIlmsn is home from Boston for
the winter.
The postofflco is running all right un-
der the new postmaster, George l.. Hall,
with Leonard Hussey. assistant.
The seIectmen are having new guide
boards put up at all roads in town.
The farmers are getting anxious for
snow.
Webster Sidelinger is filling his ice-
house with ice ten inches thick.
OTIsFIELD.
Otisfield, December 27.-Christmas was
observed this year at Spurs corner in
the church on Friday evening by an ap-
propriate entertainment together with
Christmas trees. Though the evening
was cold and the wind blew gale good
audience was present.
There has been no skating in this yicin-
ity this winter.
A number of young ladies and gentle
men of this town are planning to attend
the academy at North Bridgton when it
opens next term, January 4.
CAPE ELIZA BETH.
Cash's Corner, December 2S.-Sunday
last MIR. and Mrs Patrick O'Donnell were
presented with a fine floral cross In
memory Of their son Frank from his
many friends.
Mr. Ezekiel Jordan has recovered from
his late illness So as to be out again.
Christmas was observed here in the
usual manner with a treo and concert at
the NJ E. church.
Mr.. Wendall Bryant is on the sick list
threatened with pneumonia,