The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-14

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man ufacturlng purposes it could run.
several factories and one or two railroads.
Jefferson Grange is in 70 prosperous
condition and is increasing in mum bers.
The frost is coming out OF the ground
and the travelling anywhere in this
county was never worse.
BUXTON.
West Buxton. April 13-Mr. A. G..
SIN 18th, who has been surveying ON the
little Ossipee, spent Sunday at his home
here.
Mr.. Fred Rand is able to lie out doors
again, and his brother John who has
Deen quit. sick with the grippe is improv
ing.
Miss Isndore York, who has been in
the employ of Mrs. 4. II. Hargrave, left
last week, and is going to Old Orchard
Tor the spring and summer season.
Mr.. Geo. e. Sands is improving and
Mr.. +. ii. Pike ia gaining slowly.
BROWNFIELD.
Brownfield, April l3--The town of
Brownfieid has lost lis oldest citizen by
the sudden death Of Thomas Cotton,
April 6. He was born June 9Th, 1907
and moTed to Brownfield when small
boy. His father settled on spot near
where the deceased spent about seventy
4 years. of his life. In his younger days he
was carpenter by trade. He built the
houselin which he lived the remainder of
his long life. His house and out-build-
ings looked from the outside the same as
it did upward of SO years ngo, without
paint or extra finish. On the inside
everything was neat and trim. the rooms
finished as they were in the early settle.
ment of the town. old fashioned furni-
ture, eli fashioned stone fireplace.
Henever bail stove in his house and he
tod hic vr1x,<x .t<x.1a
10 the absence of the cook stove. His
home was complete tJpe of the houses
OF the early settlers OF the town. Until
a short time before his death he was
active and strong carry ing on his farm.
he thought nothing of walking nearly
four mlles to the nearest store with his
basket. Of eggs to exchange for his family
supplies. He married In early life Sarah
Clemmens, who died Is years ago April
kept house for him. He leaves this
daughter and Mrs. Ohas. W. Bickfora,
of Browntield. his only children. to
mourn his DEATH. He was formerly a
Democrat, but mn earnest Repu blican
since the first organization of the party
He Was mem Der of the Baptist church
since 1884. He leaves some property and
the record of an honest, industrious man.
respected by his townsmen.
AsBrownfeld, April 13.-The Hon. L. r.
Giles, who Keeps the store at East Brown
field, is probably entitled to be known
as the champion cracker buyer of
Maine, having just purchased OF the Unit
ed States Biscuit Company a whole car
load of plain and fancy crackers.
BRIDGTON.
North Bridgton. April 13-Er nest L.
Hall, Maloome Sylvester and Percy a.
Bahb, oil Bowdoin boys, are spending
their ton days vacation in this town.
They return to college Tuesday.
The Kings Daughters held fish
chowder supper aud art gallery in the
vestry last Wednesday evening. A good
number were present.
The reading club met last Friday
evening in tha residing room. A large
number were pres The title of the
hook is The Treasure Island.
The class of '97 have assigned their
class parts as follows:
neutrality-suspicious. P. Stanley.
Prophecy-Annie r. Weston.
Eistory-Banche A. Cole.
Oration-AIthur r. Merrill.
Poem-Bertha NJ. Gresne.
Glass Essay-Carrie f. Hubbard.
aledictory-BerthasM. Pitts.
0de-Jcsophine p. Kicker.
Presentation of Gifts Pressie 4. Stan.
ford, Grace NJ. SkiilinRs.
The friends of Miss Jessie Sylvester
rendered her sunrise rarity Saturday
evening. About thirty were present and
worry PLEASANT evening was passed. Re-
freshments were served.
The travelling is very bad and bids fair
to be worse.
Freeman II. Brown, who for the pnst
three months has teen in England, re-
TUNED last Wednesday night.
GRAY.
West Gray, April /. The sympathy of all
their friends and neighbors will be extended
to Mr.. John II. Libby and family III the
loss of their youngest daughter. Fanny
who died suddenly Saturday last of hemor-
rhage of the stomach, after only few hours
Illness
MI. George ". Douglass, of Gray Corner,
who was recently killed by an accident in
Los Angeles, CAL, had many fries-ds in West
Gray, where he formerly worked for some
tine at blac5smithing. He was greatly es-
teemed by all for his many fine qualities His
family, and especially his widowed mother
on whom the blow OF his sudden death falls
with crushing force. will have the sympathy
of allin their great aiiliction II.
Miss Edith NJ. Allen was in Portland la st
week visiting friends and relatives
MI. IL A. Alien is Il little better.
Miss Ethel Cole, of East Windham, is at
tending school at Pencil Institute.
Mi. inoch Doughty is very low and little
or no hopes are entertained of his reeov-
cry.
A. 6. Frank has moved from the Charles
AUNT hoUse into his brothers.. Mr. Hers ey
Flf nG. ne expects to So 10 work on
the government works at Fort Pre1lc