The Portland daily press., 1899-10-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
BUXTON.

West Buxton, Oct. 24.-Mrs. v. Fars
and grandson, who have been the guests
Of Mrs J. O. Bean, have returned 10
their home In Lewiston.
Mr. NJ. II. Sawyer has purchased the
house 10 which he resides and which was
recently known as Pixies hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene A. Tracy Of
South Coventry, Conn.,, who have been
stopping with relatives In Alfred and
West Buxton the past week, returned
home. October %.
Mr.. W. ii. Barnes, who has been at
work in Dayton this summer, has re-
turned to his home on High street.
Last Saturday evening q drama en-
titled "The Last Loaf was presented by
the H. Ii. ). In the Odd Fellows hall
to quite large audience. the music be-
ing furnished by Messrs. Emery and
Davis. The drama Ia to be repeated ut
Hollis Center next Thursday evening,
October "a.
STANDISH.
Stsndish. Oct. 2i-The funeral services
of Mrs. Sally Lombard were held on
Monday, at Richville, Rev. Mr.. sawyer
Mr.. Daniel Trumbull is employed as
motorman on the Westbrook and Port
land eleotrios.
Row. Geo. w. Bickneil, of Cam bridge,
Mass, delivered an illustrated war leo
ture at Union Chapel, Tuesday evening.
to a large and apprsoiatiye audience.
The ladies' of the Ssbago Lake Congre-
gational church will hold their annual
fair, with supper and entertainment, on
Thursday afternoon and evening Of this
week. The event Of the season at Stand
fish Corner Is to occur on Tuesday even
Ing, Nov. 7th. Major II. II. Handershot
nock," gives his well known entertain.
ment under the auspices of the church
MIR. Chas Phinnsy has harvested $40
barrels Of apples this fall from.his grow
ing orohsrd-his largest crop thus far.
The pastor of the Con gregational
church, Rev. @. p. Cleases, spoke last
Sunday from the words OF Christ, 81
(Mstthew 10; 1896. } Referring to the
present conflicts in South Africa and the
Philippines, the speaker called attention
to the difficulty Of judging the rights and
wrongs Of either case, and the folly Of
oritIcizing either governments. There Is.
households in which, without question,
we must engage. There are two Eng
lands, the self seeking and the Christian.
There are two Americas, the corrupt and
the pure. We must all participate in the
strife for noblsr national life. The same
quality of life is found in the oommuni-
ty, the church, and the individual. We
ts struggle, and ''thers is NO discharg e
In this war"
GORHAM.
Gorham, Oct. 24.-The programme for
the regular meeting of Gorham Grange,
Saturday. Oct 2S, is as follows
Singing, Grange Choir
Echoes from the Pomona.
Roll Call,
Reading, Mrs. Bion Biokford
Question-In what ways 10 the Grange
profitable to its mem berss
Henry b. johnson, Edward Guptill,
Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Giddings
Essay, Mrs. Geo. Burnell
The twenty fifth anniversary Of the or
ganization of this Grange occurs Nov.
4th. and full attendance on Saturday
night is desired that arrangements may
be made for observing the quarter oen-
tennial.
MIR. George Strout, State street, who
has been Ill for six weeks, is convalesing |;
also Mrs. Struut and Miss Strout are on
the mending hand. Mr.. Strout will open
his shop today. MIR. James Lombard has
entered his employ.
Mr.. Ivory Hezathins, formerly of Soar
boro, has rented Mr. s. B. Guthire's house,
Portland street, and will occupy 1t at
once.
wATERvILLE.
Waterville, O3t. 25.-Ths administrs.
tors of the estate Of the late Hon. /. q.
Libby were appointed Tuesday In probate
court at Augusta, and aie Arthur p.
Libby of tort Fairfield and q. Everett
Libby of Waterville. The late Mr.. Libby
was treasurer of several of the electric
railroads with which he was identified.
In the case of the Portsmouth, Kittery &
York Beach electric road, at n meeting of
directors held last Thursday. Il. f Row
ell, ESQ.,, Of kittery, was elected to I'LL
the vacancy caused by ths death of Mr..
Libby. The office of the treasurer of this
company has been moved to kittery. The
office Of president of the Watnrville &
Fairfield Street Railway & Electric Light
Co., also made vacant win in all pr oba !.
bility not be filled until the annual meet
ing. The Commercial has 1t upon the
authority of one of the directors of the
Waterville Trust Co., of which Mr.. Lib
by was president, that the vacancy In
this organization, caused by that gentle
mans death, will not be filed until the
annual meeting of the company, and
that Horace Purinton, treasurer of the
company will act as president until that
time.
1t Is worthy to relate that Mr.. Libby
the week before his death while In oon-