The Portland daily press., 1897-01-06
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STAN DISH.


a lot of GOOD DUSK caught about every
night since they began fishing for them.
Mr.. aud Mrs ingalls,, OF benny Eagle,
were the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. John
Harmon. last Sunday, at Sebago Lake.
Another attempt was made last week
IN hurn the Sebago Lake douse. The
tpcendiaries took piece ofs board and
bored hole In it and put candle In 1t,
then covered the board with oil and then
lightsd the candle. Fortunately the
candle went out before reaching the oil.
The entertainment and supper that
was given by, the circle club at Sebago
Lake last week, was very largely attend
ed. The exercises were all good.
Harry Dingley. of Windham, was the
guest Of E. W. Phinney last weak.
At this writing Miss Ella Poor Is very
sick.
Harry Chaplin, of Naples. is stopping
at his brothers., MIR. T. D. Chaplin, at
Sebago Lake.
Dry Mills, Jan. "a bright display OF
northern lights Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Go1, OF West
brook. were at f. E. COTS Sunday.
Summer Rider met with serious accl-
dent last Wednesday, by being thrown
from his team and breaking his leg Just
above the knee joint. He is comfortable
at this writing.
Jonathan Foster, one OF our towns
men. died at North Gray very suddenly
iastfSunday night of heart trouble. He
was about sixty three years old. He
leaves wife. three brothers, and three
Sisters besides large circle of friends,
TO mourn his loss.
Mr. Clarence Foster, who is SICK with
consumption, is falling fast.
Harry Libby, one OF HANCOCK, clark
Co. IS clerks, broke his ley just above the
ankle last Friday while helping unload
a toam at the store. Last week was
quite week for 5breaking legs in this
vicinity.
the first of the week.
The farmers and traders have COM
menced to put in their ice. James o.
Whitney is cutting it on Dry Pond. He
cuts and delivers it at the pond for two
cents a cake.
1t has bsen very warm here for the
past few days, the top of the ground has
thawed so as TO make the mud TWO or
three inches deep.
TO their brethren eight hundred and
eleven dollars sick benefit the past year.
North Gray, Jan. 5-Bert Cummings,
of Rhode Island, is at home sick with
typhoid fever
Mrs, Ann Foster is very low at this
writing.
Sumner Ryder broke his leg while
hauling wood for Mr.. Witbam. Loran-
aus Legrow is getting paper out for his
benefit.
j. K. Foster died Sunday, January s.
III $hrn l,rnf
three sisters to mourn his loss.
Howard Latham, of Pleasantdale, has
been visiting his grandparents
Mjss Grace Foster has gone back to
Bar Harbor, where she has been teaching
for the last year. .
miss Ethel Cummings has gone back
to Lewiston, where she has bean teaching.
Thomas Foster has gone back TO Rum
ford Falls.
Mr.. Samuel Weymouth has sold his
MIS-. symonds, of Raymond is stop
ping with her daughter, Mrs. Otis With
am.
Libby. -,
W. j. Mayberry spent New Year with
friends in Portland.
RUMFoRD.
Rumford, Jan. 5-Beautiful weather
for the past two weeks, with quite a
mum ber of zero mornings. fourteen oe-
erees below zero enc morning. The thaw
of last Tuesday and Wednesday, without
any rain, destroyed OUR sle1ghlng IN tne
roads, hut we have i've miles of the
yery best of sleighing on the Androsnog
Dir river, from the Falls to the Centre.
Nd. L. Wyman and son have cut with
ice pillow SONS over 3000 cakes OF ice l9xl9
and II to l6 inches thick, for the farmers
il this vicinity. L hey delivered 1t on
stand handy for loading, for one cent
cake.
steam power, at head Of Falls, some
Is, 600 tons of ice for his summer delivery
at the F alls.
Il. p. CLARK, of Boston, Harvard
student, and two of his college chums
with W. f. Clark for guide, spent the
last week in December at Camp Con.
fcrt, Poplar Hill in Mexico, deer hunt
ing. Plenty Of deer signs, their only
trophy was o deer's antlar picked up in
the woods, recently shed. They enJoyeS
their camping very much,
Mre Emily Wyman died last Friday,
January l. aged about 55 years. she WIS
the vile of O,is Wyman, ChrlsGlaD
woman, an excellent neighbor. MI.
Wyman has the sincere sympathy OF MS
acQuaintances.
lent school in district No. 4.
Snow, the beautiful snow, is very
much needed for business.
Mr.. Blodgett's family, at the foot OF
White Cap mountain, is having a lament
able time with TYPHOID fever. sMr;
Blodgest and one daughter have died and
other members are quite sick.
We learn this morning that Mr.. Orln
Hall's wife died last Saturday, win
typhoid fever, and they are near neigh
bors to tie Blodgetts
NORTH YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth, Jan. 5-Mrs. q. A.
Merrill, who has been visiting in Port
land, has returned to her home.
The week of prayer will be observed
this week at the Congregational churcp.
The annual roll call and church din
ner will be on Wednesday, January 9th.
The following officers have been elected
by Wesoustogo Grange, 2. of T., and
will be installed January 14th by deputy
E. G. Blanchard:
Worthy MasteF-D. H. Cole
Oyersesr-E. s. Skillin.
Iecturer-Mrs. J. M. Prince.
E.-Chas. Allen.