The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24

tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Flint (nse Edith Skillin)
are visiting friends In this vicinity.
MIR. George Morrill, Of Gray was In the
, piace Sunday.
Mrs. &c. A. Plummer and Miss Angie
were at Gray Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Morfe of Lake
Station were recent visitors In this plAcs.
Fred l.. Brown has tesn at work in
Gray.
Elder Cotton has been holding meetings
at the Redeaux church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Jordan were re-
cent guests ut the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Lopgley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph u. Plummer and
son are visiting in Scarboro.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, Oct 23-The long-idle WOOL
en- iDill mt Hollandvile, a half mile from
our village, is at last In full and suocssE-
full operation. The plant, power ana be-
lonRings we're bought at auction In the
spring to close out the Holland estate, b.
a company composed Of Messrs Gardner,
Adams. CLARK, Moulton, Low and
Beacham, the last of Wolfboro. N. H.,
| the first,. who IL the inspiration and
practical man Of the enterprise. of Kezi
Falis, the Others In business here TT
summer has been devoted to repairs ar d
additions which have included nav
stock, OF fiuue. considerable new and
valuable machinery, and extensive re.
| pairs on the buildings. There is yet
some line finishing machin7ry to arrive
but every thing at present Is running
upon fine line Of ladies' dress goods, 60
which the mill Is to be devoted, Mr..
VIM. III. Chillis, a son-in-law of Mr..
Garner, IL the superintendent In charge,
| though Mr. Garner devoted so ne portion
| OF his time to the work. Mr.. Chellis has
moved into the line residence OF the
lIts Joshua Holland. Mr.. =. II. Norton
Is the oversser in the mills. and Mr. Il.
A. Richardson Is installed In the board
g-house. -Four other families have
moved in, there is life in the little village
once more, and what looked like o hora-
less decay is arrested, AMI Limerick re-
joicss.
The Rev. Mr.. Mills, Des. Bradbury
and Miss Jennie Swasey attended the
Congregational Conference at Buxton
last week.
The apple crop in this Vicinity Is large
ly in exec IS Of the antioipations of the
farmers One man who would have sold
his crop on the trees for hundred bush
els, has over four hundred. John p.
Eastman has nearly 1000 bushels. well
up to bearing year. He is INDUCING In
| some extensive additions to his home,
| Including bay window and piazza.
The Rev. MIR. Howard he's SO far con-
valesced rs to venture upon house keeping
once more, and has moved into the tene-
ment owned by Miss Julia Swasey, of
| Portland.
K, Ii. Johnston has improved the re-
cent delightful weather by SO changing
the appearance of his home in the uss Of
lead ana oil, that 1t almost battles recog-
milton.
Il. E Weeks has secured work for the
winter at his trade of carpenter an d
nj II 10 AAo
built a fins addition for Chas. Felch, and
the new school house at Emery's CoTnsr
the pf s. summer. He leaves this week.
Our townsman. Isaac Dyer, is critically
i'll.
MIR. B. h. Townsend, whoss case has
been very serious, is about tie village
again.
Misses Lucy W. and Alice g. Townsend
have gone from us for the winter. the
former to Dixteld In charge of a millin-
cry establishment, and, the latter to a
place in the Office OF the Household, in
Boston. Miss Maggie Holland Is teaching
again In Sonth Hanover, Mass
| The Rev. Mr.. Wetstsr's resi- gnation
will take effect Nov. ~, and not alone tbs
| Baptist church, but Limerick will lose a
| truly good man. The Rev. G. L. Reekie
Of Washington, N. H.. preached for him
last Sunday.
Mrs. Edgar Orr of Portland and Mrs,
Mass are still lingering w; til US, 10th to
leave the autumn beauties of our town.
They ara staying at EltsanAh Philpott's s,
most lovely home.
SrANDISH.
Standish, Got. 22.-Mr. Chas Hasty
has 50 far feooye I'D from his recent Ill
ness as to be- able to be down stairs and
enjoy the good fellowship of his many
friends.
MIR. j. +. Cole, who has been suffering
from a sprainad ankl9, Is able to be out OF
doors
Matte. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. L.
| .. ,Buzzell, has recovered from an attack
of tonsilitiL
The farmers have practically finished
splendid crop. A. v. brooks and E. B.
Cresssy are busy packing what lots are
alrtady On the market. Corn is about
| all nusked, and the chambers are full
Some are doing their fall ploughing, blu t
owing 90 the grounds being SO dry some
hesitation Is shown about doing too
much.
Mrs. e. B. Buzzsll of Lebanon is visit
| ing her son, DIR. IL. D. Buzzell.
| Messrs. h. B. Hartford and W. nj.
Martin are up In Aroostook hunting ror
1 big game.
Miss Ella F. Boothby, who has been at
work in Portland during tae past sum.
| lICIS las k0tuIAcus
| AIropos to the reception accorded to
Admiral George Dewey on his home oom.
ing. the writer recalls to mind the con.
versatlon had with u citizen of Standish.
| Sergeant Orville s. Sanborn, who was q
member of the Maine Signal Corps, told
the writer that he knew Admiral Dswey
| In 1869 rs g young, energetic. am bilious.
daring, courageous cadet on board the s..
S. Hartford, under the command OF AID.
miral Farraugt. that he was ON board the
ship with Dewey at this time OF the great.
est naval engae OF the war, the
bonn bArdment OF the forts before Nsw Or
leans, previous to its surrender. Sergeant
Sanborn WAS with Farragut for about Is
months. and Dewey was on hand as the
SERGEANT expressed, and in IL all the
| time.
Rev. c. p. Cleaves preached very
able sermon last Sunday. upon the wal
In South Africa. The speaker began BY
lsaying that IL was extremely singular
that clash at arms should Immediately
follow the sessions of the Peace Congress.
England was so forward in advocating
peace and condemning the policy or war
He severely criticized Great britain fol
resorting to such measures against
smaller, weaker, and yet perhaps q mors
| o ,ristiAnized people. Be she wro nQ OF