The Portland daily press., 1898-05-06
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CORINNA.


CORINNA.
Corinna, May 5.-The special train
conveying the Doughty Guards, OF Dover
to Augusta, made a twenty minutes stop
at. the Corinna station Monday morning,
where the people had turned out en- masse,
the Corinna Cornet Band, which mad es-
corted the students of the academy to the
station, playing several selections. All of
the Village schools closed for the occasion.
TkeG. A. r. veterans turned out in
force. Hon. A. r. Day led the cheering.
The ST. Adams B. B. Club. with their
admirers. came here Fast Day. The Cor
iunas defeated St. Albans 81 to 5. The
features of tina game were the pitching of
Burton, Colby '97, who struck out ten
men, and the batting of tho home team.
Clyde Burrill made clean home run.
The schools throughout the town began
Monday. Miss G. P. Emery teaches the
Grammar; Arrie Pratt, No. /; Cora
Veazie, No. 3; Della Bemis, No. 4: Hattie
Morton No. 5; Maria Katen, No. 6:
Edna Emery. No. s; Della Veazie, No. g.;
Mabel Huston, No. 10; Miss Goodwin,
Primary.
Mr.. Walter Ambrose, who has been in
the Maine General Hospital at Portland,
for treatment, has arrived home
The students of G. U. A. gave very
successful entertainment at Towle's Hall,
Saturday evening, April Both. Although
1t was rainy night there was a full
house which greatly enjoyed this following
programme:
Vocal Solo. Miss Ethel Hamilton
Reading, l5ie Miss Sybil Hilliker
Violin Solo, 3A Clemmie Rackleff
Reading, Miss Fannie Burrill
Vocal Solo Mr. Oscar Bigelow.
Reading Miss Sadie Smith
Trio, Misses Wood, Hayden. -Hilliker.
Reading, Miss Atkins
Reading, Miss Edna Pratt
Vocal Duet, Miss Hayden, MIR Bigelow
Reading, Miss Gertrude zones
Violin Solo, Clemmie Rackleff
Farce-"Too Much of Good Thing -
The duet Matrimonial Sweets,'' was
finely rendered by Miss Hayden and Mr..
Bigelow. Mr.. Cecil Lancaster, as the
country cousin in the farce. did fine
bic of acting and had the house with him
all the time
WOOLWICH.
Woolwich, May 5.-Mr. S. B. Reed, a
native of this town, now about thirty -one
yearts of age, left here in 1889 and sought
the gold excitement carried him to Daw-
son city. His father received letter from
him today which was written in camp
near Dawson city November l, 1897. He
had to pay one dollar to have it carried to
the post office and Uncle Sam has been
SIX months bringing 1t to its destination.
The account he gives is much the same
that others have written. He has saved
$1,000 in dust and has years supply OF
provisions in his camp. He states that
one must guard his gold with gun if in
the least exposed to thieves. Thousands
are hocking in with little or no provisions;
none can be bought unless some one is
leaving, then the price is one dollar Dor
pound for what he may wish to dispose Of
Mr. Reed gave the price of some articles
not sold by the pound. Common tallow
candles, are dollar each. For the carcass
of sheep, Mr.. Reed paid S54 80 at camp.
Mr.. Reed securing chance to work at
$40 per day concluded to build a camp
and work BY the day until spring About
the time of his writing, employers were
trying to, reduce wages to $40 per day and
public meeting of the laborers was
being held to protest against the cut
down. He seems happy in his camp with
a little dust and a years supply Of food
when he contemplates the condition of
thousands who go there without supplies
and do not know where to Ego or what
to do. The Alaska Commercial company
took large numbers down river, free,
where food could be obtained. One gets
only one hundred feet claims. For these
a tax OF 500 per annum must be paid and
twenty per cent royalty if one secures
over i've hundred collars from the claim.
As he closes he is anxious for his father
to write soon, as he may novelty spring.
He then goes to feed the fire in the mine
to thaw out dirt for removal the next
' day.
BRISTOL.
Bristol. May ga U. S. Signal officer
I WAS in town recently to make arrange
'nents for telephone line from Round
Pond to Pemaquid Point, to give sig
nal news from the station on Monhegan.
Rev. DIR. Conley, of Bangor, preached
at the Congregational Church here last
Sunday as candidate, the regular pas
tor having read his resignation. -
Mrs. Chas. Il. Hagen died last Thurs
day very suddenly and under distressing
circumstances, aged about thirty years.
Funeral services were held THURSDAY.
Mr.. j. G. y. Wheeler, who died in Bos-
ton. last Friday, was native and long
resident Of this town. His remains were
brought to Pemaquid Monday and SER
ersen officiating
Capt. W. p. Fossett has been at home
for few days, his vessel being bound to
Franklin to load stone
Capt. D. Mason is in Portland oversee
ing work on steamer being repaired at
Portland works.
ThessAdvent Chapel at..Round Pond was
dedicated last week, with servicess appro-
pirate. Revs. Miss and Mr. Brewster
being present.
a steam polisher has lately been placed
IN the quarry at Round Pond by Manag-
er Stevenson.
GORHAM.
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