The Portland daily press., 1899-03-31

/ with q very severe cold. She Is no,
slowly Improving and has with her Mis-
Mehenney from Limington.
Capt: j. ID. tC.esves and wife from
Prinee's Point, Yarmouth. passed las
Wednesday In town, the guest Of e. II
and Mrs. Latham.
Mr.. 4 5. Latham from Gray racentl,
passed the day with MIR. j. I. Lawrence
Miss JOSEF hine H. Hodsdon, teacher o
e.ocution at Hebron Academy, is at to-
home of ber parents, MIR. and Mrs. {. Il
HodsdoD for the spring recess.
IL has been a buey season for tho pas
weeks at Hodsdon a. Knights saw mil
at Powpal Center. At present a shingl'
machine Is being added TO the other con
veniences pf this industry.
POLAND.
West Poland, March 29-Hon. b. NJ
bernald Is at home from Augusta.
Our lumber dealer, E. A. Libby. Is do
ing quite an extensive business this win
ter. lie has purchased, and had cut and
bauled to his mill, about six hundred
cIrds of bolts, besides quite lot Of pins
timber, etc. he has also done considera-
ing sawed into box stuff for which be ha,
a contract OF 100 corn boxes, most o
which are for Fernald, Keen s. Co.
He will also make about 1000 watei
boxes for Poland Mineral Springs.
Mrs. b. NJ. bernaid has returned from
Wsterville where she has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Primes, and her daue httl
MILF, who is attending school there.h
S. o. Keen has purchased the Hasi ell
farm of +. A. Libby.
Ira and Rose Storer are visiting reia
tlyes in Hayerhill, Mass.
EveFard Megguire is spending his vaca-
tion at home. He is principal of the
Lisbon Falls, High school.
James Fernald has been attending
Lewiston business College this winter.
Mrs. Henrietta smith is visiting In
Gardiner.
One of Josiah Keen's work horses died
of lung fever last week.
ELIOT.
Eliot, March 2c.-1he annual town
meeting in hliot was held Monday, and
after a warm contest resulted in Demo
cratic victory for the entirs ticket. Ihe
following is the result; William Z. Fer
nald. town clerk; Moses l. Goodwin,
Leander Ii Piaisted, Willard Ii. Splnney
selectmen, assessors and overseers of the
poor; Herbert Emery. town treasurer
Percival b Downing, town agent; Frank
q. Potter, school committee; Harris n.
Spinney, collector of taxes; Joseph L.
Hodgdon. constable: William A. Shap-
leigh, Chester h. Frost, Wilbur h. spin
ney, road commissioners; Ge rye W.
brown, supervisor of schools; Wilmot h.
Spinney, auditor.
SHERMAN.
sherman March 29-At the annual
town election of Sherman the following
were elect5d town officers: moderator,
Isaac Cushman; clerk, l.. K. Jackman
selectmer, assessors, etc., Frank Aliing
ham. h. D. sleeper, W. 5 Cald well
treasurer, l.. X. Jackman; audi or, l. q
Caldwell; town agent, c. ;. Cushman
collector, James Darling; commissioner
A. +. Burnham.
WINDHAM.
Windbam Centre, March 30.-At the
meeting of experimenting school
committee LIST Saturday the following
tea hers were electei for the spring term
Miss May harlrw, rintipal of tie high
scnool and Miss Lizzie b. Cobb, assist
ant teacher; Wesley Mcclellan, Ande s-n
school; irving X. Hawkes. John A. An
crews sohotl; Miss Annie Il. lhombs,
John A. Andrews prin airy; Mi,s Ella
5. Knight, Newhall scnCo ; Miss Lizzie
j. knight. Mindtam Hill; n iss Mabel
Lamb, Bodpe scnoo ; Miss Mabel Knight.
Plains school; Mr.. +. ii. Dole, princi
pal grammar grade, North Nindham and
Aiss Ethel Larry, assistant; Nj th
q. HaSkell, primary. Norlh Windham
Miss aiary l.. Jaquis, Nindham Centre
Miss Nellie center, Fri nus school; Miss
Ii liam hawkss, White sci ool. The
scno 5 will begin Monday, April 10th.
Miss Eva b. Aver has returned to
Cousins' Is and, Yarmouth, where she
" ill teach this spring.
hlr and Mrs. }. Hacker ball came
home f. ON Boston saturday.
Ar. ha'ph ii lukey of Brimfeld,
Mass, L. at home for the easter Wa, a ion.
Mr.. Fiel > Hawkes. is having the
walls ana cti ing of his store shesthed.
Me. srs Ma snail Rogers and Linoley
Jonrs are ing the worS.
lne Pleasant hivtr Grange gave a sup
per Tuesdn ni4ht TO their embers and
invited tIienas.