The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-23
PORTER.

to sea how it could be used any more.
Cattle and horses are not finding II SO
easy as they did couple of months ago.
Seventy -four scholars are in atGen-
dance ao tne High School, some ~
couples at the dancing school, and some
80 scholars at the singing school.
The Lyceums are we'll attended, and
the report is that they are quite Interest,"
ing.
Joshua Eliotta goes to Eaton, n. H.,
this week to take charge of saw mill.
A. X. z. Fox who has been at work
away in shoe shop, is at home for
few days. m X
Moses Stanley, who is in charge of the
steam mills at Newfsld, was in town
Saturday looking after business matters.
Chicken pox is having great run In
this section. Old and young are having
it.
1 The young ladies are meeting with
more than grand success in starting a
circulating library.
STANDISH.
Standieh, Feb. a2.-Mr. q. S. Phin-
ney was at home from his down east trip
Saturday and Sunday.
Baldwins have advanced five cents and
Russsts sell as high as 81. % per barrel.
Mr.. Grenville II. Foss, who has been
confined to the house on account OF his
eyes, ia much better.
MIR. q. H. Allen sold very choice lot
of 30 barrels of Northern Spy apples to
be shipped across the water.
Miss Geneva Hill, of Sepago, visited
some of her friends in town last week.
The Ladies Circle will furnish dinners
on town meeting day to all who WIN
for % cents. There will also be an en-
tertsinment and supper, to be followed
bya sociable, In the evening.
Standish High School closed It's winter
term last Friday. Following is the pro-
gramme:
Recitation-Asleep at the Switch.
Edith A. Hartford
Recitation-The Parsons Story,
-TheNews Boy,
Examinations,
Arthur NJ. Spear
Music school
Recitation-Eulogy on Garfield,
Marian j. Smith
Recitation-Alaska,
Mamie q. Thompson
Observation-Disclosures Jennie hand
Music, school
Subject to a call from the Republican
town committee about one hundred en-
thusiastio Republicans met In caucus last
Saturday afternoon to nominate officers
to be voted fer March 1st. DR.. ". 3.
Thompson, as chairman of the town
committee, called the CAUCUS to order
and read the call. O. &. SaubOrn was
chosen to preside over the caucus, and
p, u. Paine was selected as secretary.
Upon motion Of John A. Lane, com
mittee Of six were appointed to retire
and make up. ticket. The following
Dresser, j. II. Rich, H. W. Weloh, r. K.
Wingate, W. E. Gram and J. A. Lane.
After being out some time they came In
and reported the following ticket. which
WAS unanimously accepted by the eau
GUS:
Observation-Disclosures Trafton.
CLERK and Treasurer-Edward W. Dol
loft.
.Selsotmen, Assessors and Oversesrs of
the Poor-Wm. NJ. Libby, Emery Rich,
S. S. Committee-wm. s. Thompson,
Lsander H. Moulton,
Constable and Collector Walter S.
Audftor-EdwinR. Wingate,
Truant Officer-Walter 8. Thompson.
The Democrats with great difficulty
made up the following ticket:
Observation-Disclosures Thompson,
CloIk and Treasurer-Edwin b. Cres-
Selectmen Assessors and Overseers Of,
the Poor-Simeon Wadletgh. Preblei
Mareau, Josiah l.. Murch,
S. S. Committee Fred A. Shaw, Dana
Lowell,
Constable and Collector-Lswis W.
Moulton,
ssAudiuor-Almon H.. Cressey,
Truant Office-Edwin H. Morton.
The funeral of Mr.. John d. Higgins
who died last Friday, after brief i'll
ness of only three days, occurred at his
late residence last Sunday AFTERNOON.
aregational church, conducted the SER
vices. Standish Lodge F. and A. ~, of
which the deceased was member, at
tended the services in body. The re-
m ains were laid in the family lot in the
Standish cemetery.
RRTDGTON.