The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13
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FRREPoRT.

weeks getting the school houses in order
and making them comfortable for winter
Mr.. Townsend SENS to be very successful
in this branch of town work, which seems
to he for the love of it. 1t cannot be Tor
ths remuneration for it is the poorest
PAVING office in town for the amount OF
work.
Miss Winnie Buck has been teaching the
past winter in Franklin County.
Mrs Tinimons, sister of B. +. Conanu,
was passenger on the i'll. fated Portland
IN the night of the gath inst, body not
found.
Maurice Foster is sick with typhoid in
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews with son swell
the number of the lost on the Portland.
Lewis W. Pollister died at his nome
December 1st.
It is said that Mr.. W. FL. Ward just
missed the Portland onithe gath inst, ana
so lives
CUMBERLAND.
Miss Osgood the teacher. is boarding
with Mrs. n, l.. Wilson this winter.
Mr walter Morrill,, Woodfords, spent
SUNDAY with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. Charles Leighton has been to Cape
Cod. in search of the body of his mother,
who was ON the steamer ) Portland. his
search was unsuccessful.
Mrs. Ellen Shaw visited her daughters,
Mrs. Farrar and MIS-. Leignton, III His'
bon last week.
Miss Ada Morrill, commenced her winter
term of school at East North Yarmouth
this week.
The Ladies' circle will meet with Mrs.
Levi Morrill, Thursday evening Dec. Sth,
if stormy will be postponed until Friday
evening. All are cordially invited Ito be
present.
School commenced at Greedy Institute
this week. Some of the scholars from this
place are in attendance.
MI, and Mrs. r. G. Brackett visited
her parents, Mir. and Mrs. j. Morrill, last
week.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, Dec All sympa-
thizs very deeply with our towIsman,
son. Mr.. Chas. Il. Thompson, lost with
wife and child in the Inflated Portland.
Their bodies have not been recovered.
Both Mr. Thompson and hi wife (nee
Susie Day. were born and brought up in
bhis town, and both we're greatly beloved
bv very wide circle of friends. Mr..
Thompson began his business career as
clerk In the store of his grandfather, the
late l. Il. Keith. Mrs. Thompson was y
successful teacher up to the time Of her
marriage, and lovely woman.
We regret to miss the family of j. M.
Thompson, who have moved to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarke Merrill have rent
ed Mr.. 1hompson's house.
Mr.. Thompson enters upon his duties as
County Treasurer, Jan. LIST.
A programme of seventeen numbers,
consisting of recitations from Scott s
works, Scotch music, abstracts of some
of the principal works of Scott's was Civ
en- a few days ago at the schoolrooms of
Stevens school. The black boards were dec
grated with the Scotch thistle in colored
crayons, also portrait of Sir Walter
Scott in orayon- 1t made most enjoyable
and instructive programme.
We are glad to note that Mr.. ID. +.
Haskell, recently confined to the house by
illness, is now about again. We under
stand he plans to spend the winter in the
south We shall greatly miss both him.
self and wife.
Mrs. Emily Spring and son, have gone
to Norway, Me-, for the winter.
RICHMOND
Richmond, Dec 12.-The Kennebec is
frozen over here this morning, with a
smooth surface, closing the river tn navi-
cation, if not broken up later.
BETHEL
Bethel, Dec 12.-The drama, Imogens
or The Witch's Secret was presented in
Odeon Hall, Friday evening, Dec 8, by
the senior class OF Gould's Academy.
Miss Alice Billings, pianist, .and the
The entertainment was success in every
respect. Great credit is due those who
took part in the drama for their ease and
naturalnees. and especially to NJ ISIS Maud
Mayo, the popular teacher Of elocution at
the academy, who had charge of the re-
hearsaie. and TO whose painstaking drill
the success of the entertainment is largely
due.
The many friends of Prof. f. e. Hans
com are pleased to know that he is re-
covering from the injuries received from
his recent accident at Oxford station. He
was able to come to Bethel Monday
though he is not yet able to resume his
work, but hopes to be in few days. 1t
was very narrow escape, in fact 1t seems
little injury. Those who saw the accident
say there was scarcely one chance in a
million for him to escape with his life,
but he says, fortunately that chance
.eame his way.
WEST BALDWIN.
West Baldwin, December 12.-Mr. q. L.
Graham spent last Wednesday in Port
land.
Sheriff Leonard Palmer was confined to
his home several days last week by ILL
ness.
Miss Sarah Moulton of Salmon Falls is
spending few days with Mrs. E. II.
Hargraves.
MIR. Paul r. Palmer, who has been at
work in Boston the past summer, re.
turned home asst Friday.
Ex-Post1naster VIM. Il. Boulter and
son. Everett and Mr. Charles w. Hobson.
went 1shing last Friday and caught 48
fine pickerel.
YARMOUTH.
Mr.. Irving Seabury of Everett, Mass,