The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19


quet hall where bountiful picnic supper
was laid which all enjoyed. after which
they enjoyed themselves for two or thres
hours socially.
CHAMBERLAIN
Cumberland Centre. Jan. ls-The next
entertainment in the library course, will
be given on Thursday evening OF this
week. consisting of readings by Mr..
Adelbert Stuart OF Lewiston; and music
by local talent.
Mrs joan, widow of the late Enos
Blanchard, died at the residence OF her
son on Friday last, from the result of a
paralytic shock. She was the mother OF
Prof. e. A. Blanchard and Mrs. Il. X.
Wilson Of Yarmouth, 5. l.. Blanchard
of Cum nberland Mills; VIM. +. Blan-
chard OF North Yarmouth; and George
Blanchard of this place with whom she
lived.
The following officers have been elected
by the Greedy Institute club:
President-Fred A. shaw.
Vieo President-Mary A. Hewins.
Secretary-Ernest o. Sweetsir.
Ireasurer-Rita n. Wilson.
Member Ex-Committee-P. Il. Will
liamG.
The past few warm days with the rain
Monday night served to about spoil the
sleighing
NEW GLOUCESIER.
New Gloucester, Jau. iS.-Mrs. Frank
Cummings who has been very sick with
grippe, IL better.
There have been many cases of grippe
and pneumonia in town.
Mrs. True Merrill and Mrs. Perris at
West Gloucester. are very sick.
A dancing school Is being held at the
town hall.
An entertainment consisting of prone
n ade concert and masquerade ball VIII
be held at town hall ON Thursday, Jan.
IT, to raise money for the piano for the
hall.
Coasting is ne, and is being improved
by the yonng people. These steep hills are
bett,r than toboggan slides.
A good deal of Ice has been cut from
the ponds in town.
SEBAGO.
Sebaoo. Jan. l7.-At Potter Academy
Iyceum Monday night debate was heard
on the question of establishing colonial
COVER nmept In the Philippines The
affirmative was argued by Mr.. White,
Miss r itch, Miss Poor and Miss Wales.
lhe negatives was presented by Mr'
Wig !ins, Miss Dyer, MIR. Stones, and MIR.
T. L. Poor. BY rising vote the
question was decided in the affirmative,
I toe. Next tuesday evening the repeal
OF the prohibitory law will be debated.
AboIt 35 students are now attending
the school
CUMBERLAND.
West Cmberland, Jan. l8-Mr. James
Leighton and son Oscar are both SICK
with the grippe
Mis-, Ada Morrill,, spent sunday at
hon
The farmers in this vicinity are very
busy cutting and hauling ice from the
The Mountfort brothers are saving
lumber at their mill, this winter.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, Jan. 1s.-There have
been quite a number Of deaths in town
this winter There we're six In one week
and all OF them were quite old people.
There has been ana Is now quite an
amount of sickness in this towa. Al
though there have not been very many
sick ones In this immediate vicinity
The farmers here have about all secured
their ice ana are now trying TO secure
sawdust to pack it In.
Rev. Mr. Noyes will preach in Centen-
n ial Hall next Sunday afternoon at 2. 80
. clock.
John Gordon and Lewis Jordan are at
work for +. W. Berry, cutting box bolts
and cord wood.
Frank Nevins is away0 at present on
a Jury A. W. Pierce Is doing his work
at home for him.
The Chandler Bros. have a crew at work
in the woods umberinR at Gorham. MIR.
Laiay tie burgess OF this village is driv-
ing one team for them.
Ernest johnson is hauling wood for +.
W. Berry to Danville junction.
Over four hundred tons of ice have been
cot and hauled from A. Il. Jordan's mill
pond this winter.
Harry Burgess is driving \. w. Berry's
team hauling wood TO Danville Junction.
Mrs. Sails who has been to Boston for
a short time has returned to her home
here.
Mrs Knight has been on the sick list
for u short time but is bstter at this writ
ing.
We have been having some quite warm
weather for few days but it is much
ooVler today.
CASCO.
Casco, Jan. 18th. This has been a great
winter for loggers
The snow Is about two feet deep in the
woods here; loggers and lumber men are
making the most OF It.