The Portland daily press., 1898-12-01
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corras
pondensS of the Pre's.
BUXTON.

West Buxton, Nov. 29.-Miss Mary Dow
is spending few weeks with her sister,
1 Mrs. Cyrus Davis at Falmouth.
Mrs. A. II. Barnes spent few days last
week at A fired with her sister Mrs. W.
M. Littletield
Miss Bertha Sands who is attending
Gorham Normal school is spending the
vacation at her home here
Thanksgiving day passed very quietly
here in this place with the usual family
reunions
MIR Winfield S. Graham who was
severely ill again last week is improving
and is able to be up around the house.
A very severe snowstorm ragged here
So turday night and Sunday making the
roads impossible; NO mail reached us
here till near night, Monday.
! MIR, Mark w. Anderson after severe
illness of several weeks died at his home
| Monday morning. he leaves wife and
/ little son to mourn the loss of kind
| hearted husband and father. The funeral
services win be held Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. NJ. Fl. Sawyer of Bonny Eagle is
moving his family into the house on
Main street formerly occupied by Mrs. +.
| II. Pike.
HARPSWELL.
| West Harpswell, Nov. 3O.-Mrs. J. N.
| Bibber went to Freep0rt Monday to see
| her daughter, Mrs. Albert Barley who Is
very sick.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Scammon and
daughter from Bailey Island, are visiting
| Mr.. Jacob karr.
In the blizzard of Saturday night and
Sunday, Mr.. Walter Pinkham OF Harps-
well Centre los his sloop, two LOBSTER
cases containing number of Holsters ana
a dory. The sloop drifted out TO sea Ia
king the cars and dory which We're
| fastened to her. William Getchell lost a
| cunning float. Philip WebbeF's noats
| were dashed to pieces on the beach. Az
| South HarpsweIl Mr.. Sumner Blbber'
! boat went from her moorings and landed
onHaskell's Island hurting her quite bad
lily. Mr.a Joseph Pinkhan, and James
| Pauls boats were both lost.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, Nov. 29.-Schools in
/ town commenced this week. Miss Matte
/ Shaw of Vest Cumb erland is teaching IN
the primary school on Chebeague Island,
i the other schools have the same teachers
as last term.
Mr.. Arthur Leighton, who has been
working for Mr.. Moulton at Falmouth
Foreside, has returned home.
Il MIR. Frank Shaw and family of Port
1 land Mr.. Oscar Shaw and family and
Miss Edar Shaw spent Thanksgiving
with their. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Shaw.
Moves & Pearson have started new
delivery route through this Vicinity;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrill, of Wood
! fords, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morrill, and
Miss Sadie, an Miss Sarah Morrill,, OF
! Westbrook, spent Thanksgiving with
| their parents, MIR. and Mrs. Levi Morrill,
CORNISH.
Cornish, Nov. 2o.-The annual meetin g
of the Ossipee Valley Union Agricultural
hall, Cornish. on Saturday, Novem Der
18th. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Kosnoe G.. Pease.
Vice Decentralization II. Pendexter.
Secretary-H. Lorin Merrill
Treasurer-Otis B. Churchill.
Il Direobors-Cornish,W Willis Warren. New
field, Roscoe G. Knight, Limington, John
P. Moody, Limerick, Ebenezer Cobb,
Parsonsfeld, Aaron d. Mason, Hiram,
Noah Pendexter, Baldwin, j. Warren
Flint.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, Nov. 2S. The terrible storm
of the 9th made sad havoc among tbs
floating craft belonging here It would
take more than 81, 900 to cover the damage
I done.
Sloop Chandelier, owned by Portland
parties and charter red by Ross & Hill fol
smelt fishing now lies on the rocks will
a big hole in her bottom. Sloop Lila
Maud owned by Joshua Curt is in about
the same condition. About everything
afloat went ashore or sunk. Among thos
who lost dories OF boats are Messrs. j. M
Rose. X. H. Bennett, Il. L. Dougherty