The Portland daily press., 1898-03-10

the ensuing year:
Moderator-L. P. Sturdivant, ID.
Clerk-D. L. Blanchard. ~
Selectmen-E. II. Trickey. D., u LIZ
Blanchard. S. f. Hamilton, d.
Treasurer-Samuel Merrill. D..
School Committee-C. III. jenkins, h.'
Greely Sturdivant, D., G. e. Leignsoh'
D.
Superintendent of Schools-Frank ID.
Chase. r.
Road Commissioner-R. B Morrison,
d.
Collector of Taxes-N. d. Farwell, u.
able-George W. Jordan, r.
The following sums of money Weae W
raised: Schools. 81, 19O.4O; roads, 81, 5oo;
bridges, 5000; poor, $l.100; interest, ST.
30e.69; snow bills, $500; contingent,
books, $3.50.
Delfred Earwell left last Monday Tor
Tryon, N. c., for his health.
The Spring term of Greely institute
opened last Monday with the same teach
ers as last term and q good attendance.
Miss Lettie Hamilton of Cousins Island
has been visiting her brother S. W.
Hamilton. Marion Hamilton Is visiting
her grand parents at Cousins island.
NAPLES.
Naples, March Sat the annual town
meeting on Monday March 7th. the Demo-
Gratis elected the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures Chute.
Selectmen-Warren Chute. Frank Il.
Harmon, Washington Chaplin.
Town Clerk-John Mayo.
Ireasurer-Enooh Cannon.
Collector-Ch Charles Proctor.
S. S. Committee-E. Barker, George
Maun, Frank Green.
SUPERVISOR. s. White.
Road Commissioner-Ralph Mayo.
Mr.. @. A. Durfee was called to Bethel
Monday to attend the funeral of his
mother.
Mrs. F. e. Harmon has been confined
TO the house for a few weeks with
tOnsilitis, attended by DR.. Corliss.
Mr.. N. L. Maxfield Of Jamaica Plains.
Mass, is the guest of his father. j. 9.
Ma4held.
MIR. and Mrs Charles Robinson and
little daughter Audrey, is visiting his
father. Mr.. John Robinson.
Mrs. Elsie Harmon has returned from
Raymond where she has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah M. Leach.
GORHAM.
Gorham, March S-The entire Republi-
can ticket was elected Monday, by ma
jorities ranging from 60 to 100. with the
exception of street commissioner. for
which there was no choice. The total
vote polied was 55S. Frank 0. johnson.
r., had 243; Harrison R. Waterhouse,
D., 147; Charles G.. Alden, Ind, l6S.
There was considerable cutting at the
election. After the vote was declared an
adjolrnment was made without doing
any business until next Monday at ten
O'Clock. The polls will be open until
twelve O'Clock for the balloting for street
commissioner, after which the articles OF
t,o mt will bp ta xpn un The I1amO-
cratic candidate has Withdrawn from the
contest, leaving the Republican and In
dependent candidates in the field. The
following were elected: Moderator,
Elbridge NJ. Wilson; town clerk, John G.
Summer sides; seleotmen, Lewis Mcclellan,
Charles S. Purinton, Frederick ID. Scam
man; treasurer, John A. Waterman; col
lector. Charles B. Harding; auditor,
Charles w. Harding; experimenting
school committee, Augustus P. Kemp,
Howard A. McKenney and Charles W.
Deering.
Harmony lodge, No. 3s, F. and A. NJ,
held special meeting last evening she
first degree was conferred. District
Deputy Franklin r. Redlon, E. G. Jack
Z. Kellough of Maiden, and several mem
bers of Standish and Temple lodges were
present A banquet was served. ~
The drama "Our Jim,' will be pro-
duced by the Grange Dramatic club at
Ridlon hall, Thursday evening, with the
following cast: John Mathews, called
"Uncle John,'' by all his friends, Mr..
George III. Wentworth; James Mathews,
his son, B. w. Biokford, Bob, his nephew,
Ralph e. Soule; Major Timothy Nudge,
E. p. Hanson; Deacon Hezekiah Tidd,
II. c. Palmer; Bill Jidd, John Henry
Tidd, his friends, q. L. Grouard and S.
W. Shackford Aunt Deborah Mathews,
Fannie s. Black Caroline Antwerp, Mabel
K. Stacy; Bessie, the Majors daughter,
Eva P. Bickford Grace Antwerp, Lettie
r Snackford