The Portland daily press., 1897-02-09
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CorreS
pondents of the Press.
NORTH YARMOUTH.

49,
Mrs. A. S. Kende ll's this afternoon.
Miss Adelaide Nj. Hodsdon of Gorham
Normal School spent a short vacation
with her parents recently.
There will be bean supper at Mr..
w. H. Eyans's Wednesday evening.
CANTON.
Canton Feb. 5. Miss Ella S. Thorne
of Bay City, Michigan, is visiting in
town.
The Graphophone Concert at the Uni
versali,t church was laraely attended,
and very interesting. In connection
Fanny,M. Rice, elocutionist, were well
received.
Newell p. Noble, of Phillips, District
Deputy Grand Mater of the 18th Mason
ic District, visited Whitney Lodge Thurs
day, Feb. 4th, and witnessed work In
the first and third degrees. A large
number were present, filing the hall.
After the work banquet in the dining
hall WAS much enjoyed.
Large quantities of ice from the lake
are being house "a to so inches In thick
ness.
j. W. Howe and wife, of Dixfeld,
were in town the first of the week.
. The Free Baptist Quarterly Meeting
was held with the Canton Free Baptist
church Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. Reys. Keene, of Rum
ford Falls, Wheeler, of West Paris, Bra
deem, of Hebron, Hathaway, of Otistjeld,
and PAGE, OF the home church, were pres
emit, also Rev. Mir. Purinatop, of the
Baptist church. A fair attendaee and
good meetings we're reported.
Large quantities Of bark are being
hauled here since snow came.
The cases 10 come before the present
term of court at Paris are exciting a
good deal of interest here, viz: Gilbert
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Childs have
gone on trip to Lewiston, Me-, and
Rochester, N. II.
sTANDIsH.
Stanlish, Feb g. Mrs. G. S. Phinney
with her two daughetrs, Myrtle and En-
ma, left for Washington last week, where
they will spend the winter.
Mr.. W. H. Marfett, of Boston, Mass,
who has had a quite prominent stock
farm here. has sold out. Nearly all of his
horses are disposed of, and Mr.. Marrett
will shortly leave for England in the in
terest of the Am erican Horse Breeder.
Mr.. J. T.. Bosworth, of Dedham. Mass,
a very prominent horseman, was in town
last week.
Representative W. S. Thompson, NJ.
d spent Sunday at his home.
i. b. C1essey has had crew packing
apples in Gorham the past week.
Geo. r. Thompson has received CON-
tract to carry the mail from Standish to
Sebago Lake, beginning July LIST.
O. ii. Dow is at work for the Portland
Match Company chopping timber on the
Marrett lot.
Mrs. n. w.. Trafton has purchased
tho property known AS the Freeman
Paine house, of Mr.. Gardner Flood, of
Buxton.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, Feb. 8. At this
business would he at a standstill for
time at least A large quantity Of ice
has been taken from Jordan's mill pond
since the snow came enough to make
shedding.
Merrill & Hackett, apple buyers and
shippers to Liverpool market, have be-
gun to buy apples again, aud have quite
a number of men at work packing for
them. They loaded three car loads at
the Grand Trunk station in this town on
Monday of this week.
Mr.. VIM. F. Royal and wife, Of Pow
nal, visited their daughter, Mrs. James
Stevens, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan.
80 and 81.
Colds have been quite prevalent aboat
here of late. Some have been sick with
them, and should the present state of
the weather exist great while We fear
that there will be more colds to come.
f. W. Winter is doing qnite an amount
of numbering this winter.
rhe Shedding has been improved every
day since the snow appeared in this sec-
ton. A great deal of lum Der has been
handled during the past two weeks.
W. L. Shurtleff worked for Morrill, g.
Hackets last week packing apples in this
The winter term of school in this dis
triot will close this week on Friday. Ii
is taught by ME-. Herbert Berry, of this
town, and the term has been success
full one. 1t is hoped that Mr.. Berry's
services may be procured for future
terms.
1t looks at the present time as though
the shedding would soon be thing of
the past. 1t has been very good sled
ding during the last two weeks.
Iutervale, Feb. 8. The schools in
this town close next Friday. They
as there has hesn no complaint.
[ think the people Of this place appre-
ciate this snow by the way they use it,
Mr., J. P. Hammond & Son have large
lot of wouG to draw 20 the railroad. Mr..
S. H. Hnckett is loading car, also MIR.
Briggs. The roads ara full of teams.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, Feb. S-The Yarmouth Cadet
Band will give concert and dance at
thv town hall on Tuesday evening. Tne
orchestral music will be by Charles Chip
man. cornet, David Willard, clarionet,
N. j. Thomas, violin, and Prof. E. A.
Blanchard, piano. This is all Yarmouth
local talent, and ia said to be fine.
Rufus A. LOWS has entered partner
ship with Il. 81. Bailey, manufacturing
shoes.
Perlev Ward is travelling salesman for
Carter Ink Company. with residence at
Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Jennie Witham Ia recovering from
o severe attack of recurring appendicitis.
Measles are occurring in every part of
the town, the most widely spread cpl
demic known here TOR quarter Of GEN.
fury. Some OF the persons attacked are
seriously ill: bnt the majority are hav-
ne a fairly light attack.
i All schools except the High closed
Friday lsst-a shorter term than usual,
mostly on account of SO many bsing con-