The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-23
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PoWNAL.

POWNAL.
Pownal. Aug. 2O.-The drama "Ani-
ta's Trial." of which previous mention
has bean made, will be presented at NAL
let Hall on Wednesday evening, Aug.
Gath, by eleven of our young ladies.
Miss Josephine II. Hodsdon, teacher of
elocution at Hebron Academy, is to read,
and music will also form a pleasing feat
ure in the entertainment of the evening.
Following is the cast of characters:
Anita, an Italian Waif
Miss Edith Dodge
Mrs Deacon Pippin, with an eye
Lurella Ann and Dorothy Pippin,
daughters of Mrs. Pippin,
Annie Marston and Sadie johnson
Aunt Matilda, everybod's aunt,
Olive Wells. Aunt Matllda's right
Is hand, Miss Linda Noyes
Ethel Manning, ready for anything,
Miss Lillian Lat ham
Kate Fortesque, bride of three
months, Miss Emma Davis
Nan Fortesque, victim of the
camera, Miss Nina Davis
Mary Hyde and Helen Joy, our
athletes,
Mae Haynes and Florence Hodsdon
Every effort possible has been made to
make this a most interesting occasion,
and q liberal patronage is earnestly So
licited.
Mrs. Eunice Lawrence, in company
with Mrs Elite ]. Latham and Miss
Lillian Latham, have been spending the
past week at Princes Point.
Mr.. Will Merrill and wife are at Mr..
Fl. P. Merr1ll's.
Miss Effie Carter and Miss Grace At
wood have been boarding at Mr.. G. Il.
Hodsdon's for the past two weeks.
Miss Nellie Marshall has been spending
the past week with Miss Ella Hodsdon.
Miss Stone of Portland is the guest of
Mrs. Norman True.
Mrs. James MarstOn is absent from
home on a visit to friends in Deering for
a few days
Gray. Aug. 22.-Mrs. Joseph Merrill
and children Of Denver, COL, are visiting
Mrs VIM. Russell at East Gray.
We understand that Mr.. Pierce. the
principal of Pennell Institute, will oocu-
by the house of the A nderson heirs.
Mr.. B, &. Skillings and family are ia
king an outing at Falmouth Foreside.
Mr. George W. Snow and Leander
Douglass have been in Boston for a few
days past.
of the q. b. Webb Co. 8 corn shop this
season. They will commence packing
next Wednesday, the oath. The outlook
for large pack is first class.
Miss Bessie Bradbury of Gorham is Wis.
ting Mrs. John Haskell She has fully
recovered her health.
~ The Hatch, Skillin combination, under
the auspices of the Village improvement
Society will give an exhibition at the
Town Hall, Friday evening, Aug. Goth.
r The Gray Park Association have en-
gagged HUNS Virginia Troubadours,
three days Of the Fair Aug. 80, 81 and
Sept. /. The management have made an
effort to make this the most interesting
fair they have ever given.
Mr.. Sumner Whitney, son of the late
Mr.. Hezekiah Whitney, left here in De-
cember, 1879 and went to Colorado, were
he entered into the business of ranching
the Denver Evening Post of Aug. 18th:
'sKokonio, Col, Aug 49,
Excitement over the killing of ex-
Deputy Sheriff NJ. r Conrad and the
shooting of Offiocer Whitney, both of
breckenridge, while attempting to arrest
outlaws here yesterday, continues. The
battle between the officers and hold ups
comm tilted in Victor, Cripple Creek,
sGoldfle1d, Breckenridge and other mining
camps of the district hereabouts, for all
of which the gang now dead, or In Gus to-
DIV, was responsible The last in the Sc.
ries of robberies occurred at Breckenridge
Thursday night. By the confession of
Manley, one of the robbers, 1t is known
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two murders since it's organization, in
addition to the murder of Officer Conrad
today, and the mortal wounding of OIL
Ger Sumner Whitney. Sheriff. Conrad.and
Whitney located the rob bers in cabin
near the railroad. Whitney and Conrad
entered the cabin, and sitting down
talked to the men. After short chat
they got up and went out and had a con-
ference. On their return Conrad said:
Boys, we must see what you have under
these blankets On the instant the men
leaped to their feet and the battle began.
Conrad fell at the first fire, being instant
ly killed by shot through the head.
Whitney also fell, his left thigh shattered
and the leg broken below the knee, and
firing. One of the robbers, Dick Bryan,
fell MORALLY wounded. and died after
writhing in agony for about thirty min.
utes. Whitney, though fatally wounded.
continued firing, mortally wounding
Dick Manley, who received several bui.
lets. the mortal wound being a shot
through the right kidney, which entered
the abdominal cavity, penetrating The
intestines."
Mr.. Whitney, being possessed of n
strong constitution, may possibly sur-
viye A letter. received by his mother
the Goth, says that he apparently is better.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, August 22.-Rev. r
Pettingill and wife were the guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Getohell last weai
His many friends were pleased to listen
to him again as he preached SUNDAY
morning. sa -