The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
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pondsnts Of tho Press.
HARRISON.

Harrison, Jan 12-It was rumored on
the street Monday that the chair factory
had been sold.
O.sA.fKneeland proprietor of Crystal
Lake Cottage, is on the sick list. Mr..
Kneeland is also3connected with the Har-
rison meat market.
Ice cutting is now in order and for q
week or two it will make work for quite
a mum Der of men.
1t is expected that before the summer
travel is over next season that tourists
can come to Harrison either by rail or
steamer 1t seems to be decided
that the extension Of the narrow gauge
from Bridgton will be completed to this
village by the fourth of July.
Chas. Haskell caught bob cat in q
steel trap on Hawk mountain.
CUMBERLAND.
Cum berland Center. Jan. 12-The fol-
lowing have been elected officers OF SaWga
Tribe Red Men, for the present term:
Prophet-Fred D. Morrill,.
- Sachem-Clarence II. Prince.
IS. Sagamore-FredericC Cricket.
j. Sagamore-E. l.. Pennell.
Chief of Records-S. S. j. Porter.
Collector of Wampum-W. Fl. Rowe.
Keeper of Wampum-A. S. Chase.
Representatives to G.s.C.-L. II. Merrill,
o. S. Themes.
At the annual church meeting held
last Saturday evening the following
Off GERS were chosen for the ensuing year:
Moderator-Rev. F. w. Davis.
Clerk-Frank II. Chase.
Treas.-E. B. Osgood.
Auditor-Geo. d. Sweetser
Superintendent of S. S.-W. II. howe.
Assistant uperintendent fof S. S.-A.
B..Wyman.
Secretary. and Treasurer-P. L. Blanch-
ard.
Librarian-P. M. Leighton.
The annual roll call meeting of the
church was also held in connection with
this meeting at which interesting reports
were given by, the Y. p. S. &. b.: Lad1es
circle Ladies' Auxiliary and Busy Hands.
Farmers are improving the snow by
hauling their wood and ice.
There will be teachers institute on
Friday afternoon and evening of this
week at Greedy Institute hall Tor the
benefit of the teachers OF Falmouth,
Cumberland. Gray and NORM iar s ola
State Superintendent Stetson and ProI.
Corthell of Gorham Normal school, Will
be present and address the meeting.
bAiON LIN.
North Baldwin, Jan. 12-The farmers
are busy getting their ice.
Mrs. Susan McCorrison Is Visiting Mrs.
Lydia Wiggin.
Miss Ethel Flye has returned from New
field
AImon Murch is not gaining very fast.
Mr.. John Wiggin is improving.
Mr.. Peltiah Coolbroth of Steep Falls
supplied the pulpit last Sunday.
BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, Jan. 11.-Three recent deaths
in this village have been Miss Abbie An
drews, Mrs Geo. W. Freeman, and Mrs.
John W. Fowler. The two first men,
toned occurred very suddenly, both Of
pneumonia.
The last fall of snow, foot or more in
quantity, has made business quite brisk
for those who have wood or lumber to
move. White birch, for spool stock. is
coming into the mill of the Bridgton
Lumber Company in large quantities
This company was recently added some
improved machinery, new stave ma
chine, a stripper and a buzz planer to
! their plant
Our electric light wires are all up, and
the lamps are being put in position.
Mrs. c. B. Gibbs. D. D. 6. M, of the
Rebekahs for this district, with delega
ton of Past Noble Grands, went to Har-
rison Monday night and installed the
officers of Woodland Rebekah Lodge.
| Local Ice packers are busy cutting their
years supply of ice, which has just got
| to be of 8 sufficient thickness for the pur-
Minstrel Show by local talent will
be given at Gibbs's Opera House on
Wednesday evening of this week.
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