The Portland daily press., 1899-03-18
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HOLLIS.
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H Oils, March 1.-THE farm house
at South Hollis owned and occupied by
Mrs. Lasina Warren with its contents
burned between l2audil O'Clock Thursday
morning Mrs. Warren, who is about
9s years old and very feeble, was taken
from tho burning building and carried TO
a neighbor's In the binding snow storm
then raging. MIR. Nelson and Miss Berry,
the young people who were caring for the
old lady, lost nearly all their clothing
beside many valuables ard some money.
The fire when discovered was burning
briskIy around the chimney in the j..
Origin unknown.
HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, March IG.-The
Watonkee Indian Co. from East Glouces-
ter. Mass. give series of entertainments
at Centennial Hall last week, including
Monday evening of this week. The shows
consisted of music. dancing, tight rope
performances. etc, and were well attend
ed. The company also carry several kinds
of medicines, soaps etc OF which they
sold considerable quantity here.
MIR. Orlando Bibber has gone on Has
keil' island to take charge of Mr.. PIN
gree's farm.
Rev. Geo. G. Andrews and family have
been visiting friends in Auburn for few
days.
Mrs. l.. G. Randall will go to Oakland
Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Frank T.. Farr.
H. L. Weber went to Portland Tues.
day to take his position on board the
steamer Geranium.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
To the Editor of the PRESS:
In late edition of the Argus, the
writer, 9. s., states that those who pro-
NOTED and obtained the di ision CT the
town do not recognise any party politics.
Now for one do not admit that to be
the fact. The Republicans of Cape Eliza.
beth never have renowned their right or
privilege of belonging to the great
national party that has so ably repre-
sented and administered the affairs OF this
free country of ours for the greatsr part
of The past fifty years.
The Republican party, although they
worked arduously in the cause and were
highly instrumental in obtaining the
division of the town, never dreamed OF
throwing aside their time honoreu name,
nor have they ever shirked doing what
they considered to DO their conscientious
duty to their fellowmen, and to the adj
vancement vf the interests of the whole
town.
G. 5. states in his article that "these
heterogeneous malcontents' have taken
without leave the name of Republicans
This to strangers may be misleading.
but to citizens of the town or county IL Is
emphatically known to he false asser-
ton. They have never been known by
any other cognoinen, and without Hat
terry or any desire to magnify ] can truly
say that their life's history proolaims
them the peers of any like number of men
In our state, requiring no blanket" to
cover any thing from public knowledge.
That particular phrase of Z. SIS. would
be- more applicable II written in tho first
instead of third person. In regard to the
financial settlement between the two
towns / believe If the committee had at
tended to the business immediately an
| amicable adjustment of the different
claims and d final settlement could have
| been made inside Of three months from
the date Of division, and saving to the
town of i've or six thousand dollals;
whereas at the present time no one knows
when IL will BIS settled or the amount it
will take to accomplish 1t. If there are
| malcontents, and the article referred to
indicates that there are many, this pro.
| tracted delay coupled with such dearth
of action on the part of the committee no
doubt is one OF the causes of their dis
satisfaction. Those 'disgruntlsd men"
| If there are such, / will venture to say
would not accept nomination or cleo
ton to Office without majority Of honest
votes cast by those who possess the right
to do SO and do 1t voluntarily. Those who
require a stimulus in the shape of dollars
and cents, or who will allow one to cater
to their appetites as an equivalent for
their votes, ''need not apply" They may
be citizens but surely not Republicans.
As do not consider myself as belong
ing to the class to which &. 5. refers
feel that l am well out of range of his
shower Of philippics and innuendoes.