The Portland daily press., 1897-03-23
Buxton Centre, returned to her home last

Buxton Centre returned to her home last
Saturday.
MIR. A. H. Barnes. who has been at
home sick for several days, is improving.
MIR. John P. Bergman, assistant book
keeper for Cook. Everett & Pennell, who
hah been quite sick in Portland, reoov
cred so as to be able to return home last
Thursday for vacation.
The many friends of Miss Mary Dow
will be pleasedsto Welcome her home again
after a winters absence spent in the
South.
The children of Rev. G. "A. Downey
are sick with the whooping cough.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, March a2-J. g. Harmon is
quite i'll, and his advanced age, be being
so, gives his friends but little encourage
ment. His daughter and husband. e.
II. Johnston and wife who have been
in ST. Paul, Mimi, since last Septem Der.
have returned to be with him, and if
good care will avail, he will rally.
Since returning from Germany a. few
weeks ago, Mrs. E, d. Jordan, and her
sister, Miss Deering Of Portland, who
is with her, have been afflicted with the
grippe quite seriously, but both are now
valesGenJ.
L. s. Edgeoomb took a little "trip to
Berlin, n H.. week ago and has
brought up with the grippe at his
brothers. IN Steep Fails on his return.
His wife has been sent for.
Mrs. Joseph Dudley and son Grover,
returned from Washington the 10th,
where they had been since Christmas.
They were at the Inauguration and en-
joyed every minute of their stay in that
most delightful city. Spring had come
with its birds and balm and bloom
when they lett.
Prof. Moore of our Academy was out
several days with the grippe, but is on
duty again now, though his pupils are
not oil with him for the same case.
S. S. Knight is taken seriously ill,
it is feared with pneumonia.
SOUTH BERWICK.
South Berwick, March 2a.-Owing to
the disaareeable travelling and another
attraction the Berwick Academy Indus
rtaI Exhibition in Fogg Memorial hall
Friday evening was not very largely at
tended only about $50 being present.
Those however who did attend were
well paid for their pains of the hall
never looked prettier sincs 1T was built.
The hall was very Hastily decorated with
bunting and the different booths con-
taining the exhibits were decorated vary
handsomely with the various class COL
ors. The '97 booth was iii green and
white, '9S In yellow and white, '99 in
cardinal and white. and 1900 in blue and
white: The following prizes were given,
for the prettiest booth a banner was
given to the class of '9s; the best corn
ball, Florence Goodwin '97, pair of
EN- broidery, scissors given by Mrs. DR..
Nutter of Salmon Falls, N H.; cake,
Ethel Lord '97, dollar hill, given by
Mrs. John M. Burleigh; bread, Bessie
jacques. silver berry spoon, given by
Miss Helen Sewall, candy. Allen Hayes
'97, bonbon spoon, given by Mrs. f.
M. Greenlaw; darnina, Grace A. Good
win '97, glove member. given by Mrs.
E. D. Norman embroidery, Clara
Burleigh, '99, pair of embroid cry scis-
sors, given by Mrs. f. g. Lane. fancy
work, Annie Thompson '99, silk work
bag given by Mrs. G. B. Mower: boys
fancy work. Roland Stacy 1900,
volume of Emerson's essays given by
MISS Annie Goodwin; jackknife work,
Byron EBodge '9S, a knife given by
Theodore J. Eastman of the class of '69;
buttonholes, Florence Neal, prize given
by Miss Sarah Morton of Salmon Falls,
N. H.; plain sewing. Marion Hobbs,
prize given by Mrs. Mary Walker: type
written business letter, George Lewis
'97, some Worlds Fair views in water
colors given by Mr.. E. g. Lane; pen
manship Edison Jenkins, Byron Shan
atopsis, given by Mr.. Greenlaw: knit
ting, Shirly Thompson '98, button bag
given by Miss Helen Walker; drawing
J. +. Butler, one of Mr.. Charles Wood
bury's drawings given by Miss Mary
Jewett; painting, Sadie Goodwin '9S,
a hand painted gold pen holder, given
by Mrs. R. Wbitehouse: essay on The
Advantages of Gymnasium, Ethel Lord
'97, a dollar bill given by Mrs. E. D.
jacques; woodwork, Edwin S. Goodwin,
pocket knife given by Mr.. X. D. Mer-
riman, crocheting, Emma Drew '97, a
stick pin given by M. NJ. Bartlett.
Ice cream, cake and coffee were on SALE
A good entertainment was given consist
ing of piano solo by Miss Etfie Butler,
d scarf drill by ten young ladies with
Miss Ethel Hewitt pianist and several
tableaux. The financial affairs are not
all settled but the gymnasium has prob
ably been increased by this exhibition
by about SIS. Among the out of town
people present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Diokey of Newburyport, Mass.
DA
Damariscotta, March 22.-At the an
nual town meeting held today the fol-
lowing were elected:
Moderator-George n. Weeks.
Clerk Edward r Castner.
Selectmen-Kendall M. Dunbar, II.
r. Hutchins, 4. W. Day.
Treausrer-E. E. Philbook
Auditor-Henry S. Knowlton.
1t was voted to raise $3.50 for interest,
$1,000 for sinking fund, $1,000 for sup
port of ST b ooIs, $3.50 for repairing school
buildings, $75 for text books, $1,000 for
ny drant rental, 5000 for support of the
poor, $3.50 for fire department., $50 for
currant expenses, $1,000 for roads and
bridges, $25 for care of town clock.
Everything passed off very quietly.
The Loser Hauled the Sleigh,