The Portland daily press., 1898-11-29
RAYMOND.

Thanksgiving day. Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
also entertained as guests Dir. and MRS.
G. Is. Richards and child OF Falmouth.
Dir. S6urgis and wife of New Gloucester,
Mrs. AdGie F. Winter of ths village.
MIR. Irving HAYDEN had the misfortune
TO cut his leg while at work in the woods
las5 Monday
Miss Margaret A. Leach of Scarboro, is
visiting at the home of MIR. and Mrs. e.
A. Plulnuer.
Mrs Harry Harmon and Mrs. L. G..
Hayden are visiting relatives in Boston
Mr. Guy Chapman has returned from
school at Waterville.
Miss Angie Chapman came home from
Portland to spend Thanksgiving.
They are at work on the building
falniliarly called the Allen home, getting
it ready for removal.
EIGHT CORNERS.
Eight Corners, November 25.-Arnold
Cook, was cutting limb from a
tree, when the axe caught on limb
above, causing it to glance, cutting an
ugly cash in his arm just above the wrist
Mrs. S. A. Libby and her grand daueh-
tiers Mabel and Grace Brown, and Mr. N.
Cook and family, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cock
The school in this district closed Friday
taught by Miss Nellie Snow. The exer-
cises of the last day were excellent.
STANDISH.
Sebago Lake, November Is. Miss Daisy
Shaw is visiting in Portland.
Mrs George Granville is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Frank Shaw.
Mr.. John L. Maxwell of Bridgton aud
Miss Lottie X. Doiloff of Standish were
united In marriage at the Congregation al
parsonage on Wednesday afternoon, No
vember %, by Rev. 9. p. Cleayes. MIR.
and Mrs. Maxwell will reside at Bridgton.
BRIDGToN.
Bridgton, November e5.-Thanksgiving
day passed very quietly with us. A union
service at Advent chapel in The evening,
with an excellent address by Rev. d. b.
Holt of the Nd. Z. church and good music
by the BPidgton Male Quartette was quite
thinly attended in consequence OF the
rain. A large number of students and
Others came home TO spend the day.
The Bridgton Lumber company have q
crew at wors cutting birch on a lot rs-
Gently purchased near the b. q ). ID. Il.
in Denmark. The bolts will be brought
to the company's mill by railroad.
A profitable and interesting occasion
was the recent visit OF Cum berland lodge
of this village to Pequawket lodge, /. ..
10. F. of Brownfiuld last Saturday eve
ming The visiting lodge exempl1ted the
style, and were entertained ~ the MEM
bers of Pequawket lodge in their usual
ideally maternal manner.
Prof Conner of the High school will
spend his vacation in Boston. and Miss
Wyman visits her mother in Lewiston.
Mr. Staples and Miss Louise of Canton.
father and sister of Mrs 5. B. Ellis are
visiting her during Thanksgiving season.
| Will Kimball and wife went to Fall
mouth Wednesday for short stay.
| Ap epidemic of weddings seems to have
struck Bridgton this fall. There are
numerous cases, some of them serious,
but happily none of which are fatal, if
one may judge from appearances.
SPRINGvALE.
Springvale, November 2S-The toughest
snow storm we have had for many years
so early In the SEASON commenced Satur-
| da, night and continued all day and
night Sunday. There is about one and
one-haIf feet of thu snow piled up in big
drifts in all directions.
Thanksgiving day was duly observed
here rs far as the turkey and other good
things GO, but the amount of thankful
ness in our hearts, however, great it
might have been WAS not SO visible.
Revival meetings are being held in San
ford with large audiences in attendance
and considerable interest is manifested in
the work.
ssThe sound of the church going bells.
was not heard here Sunday. the storm
ragged SO furiously that scarcely any one
ventured out for any purpose, unless a
case of urgent necessity.
Officer Cousins who with others have
been searching out the haunts of tue
runise1lers, WAS laid violent hands upon
as he was enterineEthe Patelle baker shop
in Sanford. Pareile was arrested for as
sauIting on officer. This is the third
seizure that has been made in The baker
shop.
Rev. B. NJ Osgood. a former pastor,
preached at the Free Baptist church Sun
day of last W eek
Rev W. B. shumway enjoyed Thanks
ri wing wi h relatives in Midway, Mass.
Mrs. A. S. Mead returned home Satur-
day after very pleasant visit of several
we eks with relatives and friends in Law
rerce. Lowell and Somerviile, Mass.
The Springvale cotton factory sh 1T
down two weeks ago for an indefinite
period, having large supply OF goods on
hand and no orders for more.
FREEPoRT.
Frseport, November 2S.-Mr. Donald
Mcmillan returned to Freeport last Satur
day after closing q successful term as
principal of the North Gorham High
school Mr.. Mcmillan will return to Cor
ham in two weeks.
The Freeport granite quarry will be
sold at public auction Wednesday, Deem
Der z. and the fine shoe factory formerly
occupied by the G. A. Gushing Shoe COM
pany will be sold Wednesday, December
IA. All this property will be sold without
reserve. This Freeport Board of Trade are
doing all in their power to find purchasers
for them, and all are hopeful that new
industries may be induced to come to
Ereeport.
Mr.. H. E. Averill, who has been in the
grocery business has purchased q store on
Main street. Lewiston, and has trans
ferred his stock from his Freeport store to
the new one in Lewiston. Mr.. Averill has
been very successful here and leaves a
host of friends who wish him success in
his new location.
Mr. A1mon G.. Rogers has had many
hemorrhages recently from his lungs, and
is very weak.
Mr. Glenn Given has accepted position
in the M. @. K. e. freight office at the
upper station in Lewiston and will short
y move his family there.
Mr.. j.. Z. Porter has moved into the
Averill hou on Bow street.
Prof. W. D. Hersey has rented the teue-
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