The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corres
pondents of the Press.
NORTH YARMOUTH.

NORTH YARMOUTH.
East North Yarmouth, Jan. Ii
Prof. howell Foss, of Durham
honored one of North Var
months institutions of learning. No.
| 6. on Saturday evening as advertised.
Quite "small'' crowd greeted Prof. Foss
and were completely electrified by his pro-
| fundity and eloquence, and frequently
| manifested their delight throughout the
evenings performance by loud applause.
During the earlier part of the evening the
Professor amused his audience with some
of his original poems and prosaics, which
of course were very classic and inspiring.
Later he rendered few vocal selections.
in other words "a few songs The first
seleotion was the words to Captain Kidd,
etc. vocalized to the music of a hymn
which the Prof. informed his nearer was
religious. This was followed by the
"dance song" Babylon is Fallen, in a
very artistic and animated style, the
soloist's melodious modulations actually
filing his listeners with thoughts of the
sublime and beautiful. Prof. Fcss was
not, as he said, in his best form for sing
ing, due to the absence of several rows of
worries IN MS upper anu lower 1naX1iiar-
les. He had intended to give little heel
and toe exhibition, but was unfortunata
in not securing the services of fiddler"
for the evening, and consequently pre-
ferred to omit that part of the pro-
gramme, fearing lest he should be FUN
couth in his demeanor. The Prof.
closed his entertainment with his won
derful magic lantern display. carefully
extern porizing on each object (provided
he knew what it was) as thrown upon the
curtain. If any of the audience failed o
become edited by the words of this mag
nificent speaker, it was nc. fault of his.
CANTON.
Canton, Jan. 11-Ira L. DeLano, a
former resident of this town. but now of
Rocklin, California, paid flying visit to
one day last week. He has been away
from here sixteensyears.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Howe visited at
j. W. Howe's, Dixield over Sunday.
DR.. Charles Coolidge of Waterford, Wis
tied at his parents last week.
George G. Russell and wife, of Auburn,
are visiting in town.
Roy Packard and family are in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ellis are still at
Bridgton with their son Simon B. Ellis,
who had long run of typhoid fever. We
learn he issnow improving slowly.
The following. officers of Anasagunti
cook Lodge No. so Il. o. Q. r. were in
G. NJ, assisted by Laforest f. Smith as
Grand Marshal:
N. CIV. A. Lucas.
V. Oh. Z. Terri,l.
REQ. Sec.-G. Hayford.
Financial Sec.-H. A. SWEET.
Treas-E. K. Hollis.
VIC. L. Hutchinson.
C.-E. ". Howe.
L. S. N. G.-Andrew York.
1. Oh. A. Waite.
o. &C. G.Lowell.
Chap.-L. II. McCollister.
R. S. S.-W. French
L. S. S George STANDBY.
r. S. ". G.-James W. Bicknell.
l.. S. v. G.-Frsd STANDBY.
The furnishings from the old hall were
dedication will take place the last of the
month, date not decided as yet.
Work is suspended in the tannery. for
two or three days on account OF lack OF
drying room when skins do not dry FAST.
Quite few members of Canton Grange
contemplate meeting with Rockemeka
Grange West Peru, the 18th.
NORWAY.
Norway. Jan. 11-Business is now
brisk in Norway and vicinity except the
shoe shop, which has Eeen on time for
several weeks and is expected to continue
for some time to come. A large portion
of the help have gone home for rest.
| The superintendent is visiting with his
| family, in Massachusetts.
| c. B. Cummings & Sons have resumed
the manufacture of heels and boxes for
| B. f. Spinney 81 Co., which employs
large number OF hands.
The annual ice crop is now being
packed and is said to be Of fair thickness
and good quality. Every farmer engaged
| in dairying has an interest in this.
The Shedding is very fine though rough
| in places since the rain. The large
| amount of numbering makes employment
| for every available team to push matters
| with all possible dispatch as the season
| bids fair to be short.
The musical entertainment Of Friday
evening lead by Prof Chapman, was q
grand success and universally pronounced
the finest ever held in town.
D. C. Clark of the Oxford County Ad-
| vertiser, is at Maine General hospital LOT
treatment for appendicitis
George Crooker, veteran OF the Mex.
can war, died last week OF dropsy ageo 'f
years. His eyes were injured while In the
Service by the bursting of a cannon,
causing total blindness from which ne
had suffered over forty years
Judge Stearns who was feared to be IA
tally Ill with Brights disease is much I'M.
proved in health with good prospect OF
recovery.
The question of stone yard in connec.
ton with the county jail for the benefit
of tramps is favorably received by the en-
tire community. We think the muddy
streets in certain portions of both South
Paris and Norway may furnish market
| for the crushed stone, at least for a time.
| BUXTON.
| West Buxton, Jan. 10-Mrs. G. P.
Harmon who has been stopping with her
daughter in Sanford few day g. returned
to her home here last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Nathan Hooper, who
have been in Boston few days, came
back last Saturday and arc TO move into
the house on High street occupied by her
! son.
Mr.. Wilbur Partridge is to move his
family TO School street.
Mr.. John II. Tarbox is very sick at his