The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

owned By Mr.. Carl Stuart, were both
entered In the races.
Mira Jane Hoppin and Miss Hattie
Hoppin Of Augusta have been making
shcrs visits In the neighborhcoi during
sae past week. Mrs. Hoppin IL the
daughter OF the late Dr.. Abram Ander.
son, and she has been stopping at the old
homestead for the past few weeks.
Chettsr Marsden went TO Lisbon ON his
wheel and returned Sunday.
l.. K. Golf and Eugene Goff and family
were visiting at Frank E. COTS, Satul-
day.
The Ladies' Cirsle OF the Free Baptist
chur b viii meet With Nrs D. 5. Hig-
gins, Friday evening, Oct. 20. Cake
and coffee will be served.
CORNISH.
Cornish, Oct i7.--Miss sadie A. Lyons.
who has been visiting friends here for
a few days. returned Saturday 10 her
home at Old Orchard
nj. q. Aver and wife Of Biddeford, who
are on drive through the mountains, are
calling on their many friends here.
Miss Charlotte Thomas Of Portland is
boarding at Highland Farm"
E. A. Morris, the barber, who has
bought out the business OF Ivory II.
Maddox. has moved into the house form.
erly oocupied by the late A. K. Pike.
Walter W. Clark and wife Of Haverhill,
Mass. are visit ng his father, William
Clarke.
Mrs. Lucy Flint, much to the regret of
her many friends, leares Wednesday to
reside In Cambridge. Mass.
The Os'ipse Valley Telephone Com
pany, are extending their lines from
Cornish station to Hiram.
GORHAM.
Gorham, Oct IL -Cumberland County
A~u "A
Grange Saturday, Oct. q. The exer-
cises Will he rs follows:
Opening exercises.
General business.
Reports from sub oranges and also
for the good of the order
Neon Recess
The committee on Financial Coopera
tlon will meet the chairman, e. j.
Mitchell In the Grange Hall at one
O'Clock. and be in readiness to report
when the grange is called to order.
Ladies hour.
Worthy State Lecturer Elijah Cook,
will SPEAK on the following subject: Is
There too much Time devoted to Literary
Exercises In our Pomona Grange or not
Enoughf
Question: Citizenship-Whati lie Citizen
ship, opened by Frederick Robe; In
What Way does the Grange Tend to In
crease Good Citizens ,hip, by II. K. Griags;
What are Some of no Duties and Respon-
sibilities of Citizsnship, BIZ Willis Rolfe
w. l.. Bickford lecturer.
Mr. Elmer Black has entered the en-
ploy Of W. u. Libby, grocer, State street
Rev. W. +. Marshall of ksnnsbunk Is
the guest OF his son, School street. Mrs
W. b. Marshall worshipped at the North
street Methodist church last Sunday and
taught her former Sunday school class OF
young men.
Prof. Merrill OF Biddeford is spending
few days with friends In Gorham.
The ladies Of the Methodist church will
hold social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hannaford, Main street. Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. +. P. johnson sold a pair of
large nice horses Monday to parties in
Berlin, N. ii.
PARIS.
South Paris, Oct. 17.-Seyeral criminals
before the Oxford county cours plsaded
guilty today, and there were no trials
The following are the most impoytan
sentences: Fred HI. Burt, Norway, feloni-
GUS assault upon Anna B. Hassett, two
year3 In state prison; Fremont ii. Tam
lin. Paris, and John Q. Mccormick, Nor
way, burglary at Ezra Stephens's sore,
Bryant's pond. two years each In state
prison.; Walter Douglas, Gloucester,
Mass, larceny, II months In jail.
Roger q. Sumner, proprietor OF the
United States hotel at Lewiston, was ar
raigaed before the Oxford supreme judi
DIAL court Monday ON the charge of a sin
gle sale OF intoxicating liquor ct south
Paris TO Danisi 2. Swift during tbs
county fair. MIR. Swift testified that the
defendant came to the sled factory, Sept.
20. anG offered to sell him some whisky,
and that hs accompanied him to stable
ami bought intoxicating liquor. In de-
fenss Roger q. Sumner emphatioally de-
MED that he sold any liquor at South
Paris during the county fair. The YER
costs.
SANFORD.
Springvale, OCT I?.-The death of Mrs.
Leroy A. Wentworth, one of Springvale's
most highly esteemed residents, occurred
at her home on Main street this village
at o'clock this morning, after pre-
tracted illness. Deceased was "a years Of
aRe. She Is survived by her husband,
who has bean prominent In municipal
affairs. The funeral will take place from
the residence Thursday afternoon, Rev.
rial church Of Rochester. N. H., otiiciat-
ing.
JEFFERSON.
Jefferson, 0ctoter 1z-At q trial JUS
tice court before Il. w. Peaslee at Jeffer-
son j. 5. Starbard was sentenced to the
county jail for 80 days.
Kew. p. S. Collins and wife hare re-
turned from the musical chorus at Ban
g0r.
There has been several Gases of scarlet
fever here but it Is now under control by
the efforts OF the board OF health.
CONGRESS SQUARE UNION.
At the annual meeting Of Congre:s
Square Union the following officere wera