The Portland daily press., 1897-03-23
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pondents of the Press.
STANDISH.

sTANDISH.
Standisb, March 90. The rains and
warm weather of the past weak have
made the travelling very disagreeable.
On the hills the ground is bare of snow,
and week of warm weather would car.
~ of what little snow there is left
Mrs. A. G. Paine and daughter AIDE
laide, who have been spending the win
ter in Portland, have returned to their
home.
Standish Lodge, F. and A. M, enter
tanned large delegation from Portland
ladge and. there were several representa-
lives from Harmony Lodge of Gorham.
After the installation of officers the visit
ing brethren seated themselves at tables
beautifully filed with everything that
was nice Standish Lodge is one of the
largest and Oldest lodges of the order
Rev. L. W. Mnttart preached Sunday
on the words found in the End Epistle of
Paul to Timothy, 4th chapter, 18th verse:
81 have fought a good light. l have I'm
ished my course. have kept the faith. 4"
Mr.. Muttart told of the Apostle Paul's
work and how he had trained himself for
tho service of his Lord, and then told Of
the contrast between this and the Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons contest. he pictured
Paul as he was when his Master fold him
30 enter the contest for Him and share
the honors which He could bestow; and
then referred to the two prize fighters in
their disgusting contest for money aud
honor. He attributed the defeat of Cor
bett to wickedness and dissipation.
While denouncing the press for the publi-
- 1, 70 adx God tbr
continuation of it until the pulpit, the
press and the fathers and mothers should
rise I'D and Danish this debasing kind
of sport from our land. He thought
that the time would soon come when
public sentiment would declare that prize
fighting both morally and physically was
low and degrading.
SOUTH BERWICK.
South erwick, March &c. The Re-.
publicans of South Berwick held eau
Gus in the Band hall on Saturday even
ing and nominated the following board
of officers to be supported at the town
election on Tuesday:
Modarator-John M. Burleigh.
Clsrk-Lionel b. Williams.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of
and j. Wesley Young.
Treasurer-Henry G. Willard.
School Com.-Rev. Zebulon Knight
Chief Engineer-Simeo P. Huntress.
Tax Col.-Lewis B. Hanson.
Auditors-Henry Stone and Joseph P.
Davis
Consta ble-Frank Sanborn.
Truant Officer-Lewis B. Hanson.
Road mmissioner-Simeon P. Hun
tress.
Town Committee-W. Fl. Downs, G.
ID. Varney, Albert Goodwin, Simeon P.
Huntress END George L. Hanson.
The town committee were authorized
to confer with respecs to having all the
candidates, with the exception of mod
orator, on one ballot and voting for all
at one time. After the caucus the two
committees met and agreed to make
their preparations to handle the matter
in that way. and bring it before the town
meeting to be accepted or not as the case
may be.
NOBLEBORO.
Nobleboro, March 2l-Nelson @. Hall
died very suddenly from shock of
paralysis, Monday, March 1st aged 6S
years.
l.. D. Perkins. superintendent of
Rainsfords Island Reformitory, was In
town over Sunday.
@. f. Dreamer has started up his cider
mill again and is grinding lots of apples.
Our annual town meeting came off
Monday the 15 electing the old board of
officers by large majorities.
James D. Genthner. who was post
master Of DamariscOtta under Cleve-
lands first administration, died very
suddenly Monday, the 18th, 1t is sup
posed from heart disease. agsd 6s years.
Rufus K. Barstow settled his claim
against the town for breaking his leg In
a runaway accident, for $3.50.
ApSon Gliddan Uh vroc hu-% ~, +bo
freight train last week. is gaining very
fast and Will soon take his place again.
Mrs. Flora Hall has gone to Boston
tosvisit friends.
Charles Waltz while working at
Bremen ice works, fell distance Of IA
feet, injuring him quite severely
l.. J. Gentbner is operating the engine
at Bremen ice works.
The ladies furnished good dinner at
the vestry town meeting day to quite a
crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. j. Merrill are having
a severe attack Of the grippe.
Gilbert Dreamer is gaining.
BUXTON.
West Buxton. March 22-Howard
Davis's household goods came last week
ana they enter upon their homo duties
tn q week. Their numerous friendsywish
them many long years of health and hap
piness In their new home.
Ne. VIM. A. Hohson moved his family
from Main street to the house owned BY
Or. j. Haines on High street last Mon
day.
Mrs. 7. O. Sawyer who has been car
hnr pfc fa