The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-10
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tion at home, returned tn Bates College,
Monday.
Mr.. Nathaniel Cobb and Miss Lizzie
Cobb of Windham were visiting at Mrs.
H. l.. Morse's, Sunday.
Charles Mason and wife of this place
are ut work for Washington Perley OF
East Gray:
/: James Whitney began cutting Ice on
Dry Pond last Saturday.
Richard CUNTS nurse which has besn
sick with lung fever, is reported to he
better.
S. W. Foster and II. Z. Morrill, have
bought the oak timber on n lot near 80.
bago Pond Richard Quint, Lewis
Quiut. John Thurlow and Elmer Thur
low are going to camp out and work for
them.
wINDHAM.
windham Centre, January 9.-Messrs.
Jesse ii. Aver and Will c. Hawkes. re-
turned to Friends school, Monday.
Miss Alice Anna Hall. who has been
spending the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hacker Hall, returned to
Everett Mass. last week where she teach
Us.
MIR. Walter Rogers is at home from
Kennebunk for5a few days.
Miss Eva Aver Is teaching at Cousins
island, Yarmouth.
Mir. George Hanson is cutting Ice on
Duck Ponu.
Miss Edith Pride lie in Portland for a
few weeks taking lessons In dress max
ing.
Miss May Harlow of Windham Hill Is
boarding at Mr.. Nathaniel Cobb's. Her
mother Is spending the winter in Boston.
Mr.. Joseph Doughty has gone TO Au-
burn to stay few months with relatives
there
Mrs. George Hanson has gone to Port
land Tor few weeks.
Sunday afternoon at Windham Hill,
about O'Clock fire broke ont at the home
of Mr.. Gilpatrick. AS the houses near
their are mostly closed during the win
ter, it was little time before people
discovered it Mrs. Fitzpatrick was at the
Centre at church and did not hear OF 1t
until the buildings were nearly burned.
The fire could not be controlled and the
house with nearly all of the furnit ure
was burned. The barn was saved as il il
not connected with the house. The loss
Is mostly covered by insurance. Nil. and
Mrs. fitzpatrick have the sympathy of
many friends in their great loss.
BRIDGToN
Bridgton January Gas Mrs Chute
and Mrs. Crockett of Naples were starting
from this village for home late saturday
dlleFuOOn kno nuFbb WHICH luNJ MCIt
driving became uncomfortable just before
reaching the railroad crossing and rushed
upon the track in front of light en-
CINE which had just started up the line
toward Harrison. The horse had a leg
broken and had to be killed, and the Ia
dies Wee upset and somewhat bruised,
but at this writing 10 is believed that no
serious injury was sustained.
The Vesper service at the Universalist
vestry had to be omitted sabbath after
noon on account of the illness of Rev. MIR.
Markley, the psstor.
The occasion of the dedication OF the
new X. of p. Castle hall and the install
lation of the officers of Highland lodge for
the ensuing term. was one OF much inter
est to mem bers of the order and many in
vited guests last Friday evening. Grand
Chancellor Pettengill, Past Grand Chan
cellor K. c. Reynolds, and Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal Wesley Il. Smith
were the representatives present from the
Grand Domain of Maine The principal
officers for the term are as follows:
q. CIV. ). Phinney.
V. CIV. l.. Crosby.
Prelate-A. X. Harvey.
h. of X. end S.-W. 5. Haskell
NJ of +. r. Hamblen.
NJ OF Il IS. NJ. Lord.
Deacon Lewis Smith. who has been so
many years in the furniture business in
tnlS village, was buried from MS lhte
home Saturday afternoon. Deacon Smith
has been sick for some months and at last
succumbed to an attack of Bright's
disease. He was member of Orient
lodge of Masons and Cum berland lodge
of Odd Fellows.
BUXTON.
Bar Mills. January 9.-The stockhold-
ers of the Saco River Telegraph and Tele-
phone company held their annual meet
ing at s. 5. Shepard's office on January
I aud the following we're chosen direc-
tors for the ensuing year: h II. Har-
graves 5. i. Shepard, John Iierrvman,
Q. +. Clark and Ii. W. Palmer. George
Lang was chosen auditor. At the direo-
tors meeting the following officers were
elected: President. r. II. Hargraves,
West Buxton: vice president, 5. Il.
Shepard, Bar Mills; secretary and treas
urer, H. w. Palmer, Bar Mills: superin-
tendent, @. +. CLARK Clark's Mill, Hollis.
West Buxton, January "a week of
prayer was observed at the II. W. b.
church.
Mrs NJ II. Sawyer returned home last
Monday from West Hollis, where she has
been helping care for her sister, Mrs.
j ohn Haley. who died last Sunday.
Mr.. Il. ID. Tyler of Bowdoin, 1901, who
was the guest of Mrs. NJ. II. SAWYER
last weak, return ed to his home IN free
port last Thursday
Mr.. A. II. Barnes, who is confined to
Il,