The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-28
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered ~ Our Local
Correspendsnts.
SANFORD.

On ~ VIM
springvale, Dec. % -Terdinand A.
Butler Of Danvsra ives In town last
week and received warm greeting from
his many friends here.
Miss Jennie sayward, principal Of
Overbrooh Training school, Philadelphia.
Is Spending Christmas vacation here with
her parents. Dei. J. Saywari and wife.
The two story building which for many
years has stood on the corner Of Paine
and Water stIests, has teen purchafed
BY Clarence Taylor and novel to the lot
rext to s. X. Days osrriage shop. Water
street.
Christmas services wer, held at the dif-
Baptist church. sermon by the pastor.
subj set. ''The Christ Of Prophecy. 1.-THE
Christ Of History" and .'Ths Christ OF
Today" At the Free Baptist church
preaching by the pastor. subject, Jesus
Our STAR Cnrissm,s ooncsrs In the
evening by the Sabbath school children
and Christmas tree. Monday evening.
Business seems to to revisins in this
p'ass. The Springvsls Cotton mills.
years, hos cesstd 10 exist. 5. b. Emery
OF Sanford, has n deed of the property,
and that it has large cenl may be
learned fro a the Tact that the deed re-
quired So In revenu e stamIs TO close the
deal 3he electric wires fer the tack to
the mill CT the n aine AiIaca Co.. have
been put up, and M soon us the mHchi-
nary can be put in operation VIII COM
mence.
On account Of toaI city OF water the
Sanford Light and Power Go. were oh
ligsd to move their dynauts to the AL
The engines In the ALPACA mills will be
used temporsriIy by the Light Co. until
the new company get their machinery
placed in position.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, Dec. &c. Christmas was OBJ
served In this place with unusual still
ness.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Young, of Port
land, spent Christmas with her parents,
Ar. and Mrs. Isaac Libby.
A pound party was given to Mr..
The mas May. Saturday, Dec. %. and
quite an amount Of food ana clothing
were collected.
Mrs. Charles T. LIBBY Ia reported to be
little better at this writing.
Mir. Edward Libby, Of Freeport, Is re-
naming In this place during the sickness
/
Vim. Libby, who has bsen visiting In
this place. has returned TO his home In
Freeport.
Mrs. H. L. Morse and Chester Mars.
den, NJ AIDE q trip to Windham Centre and
returned. Sunday, Dee. ~.
AT the n gu'ar meeting Of the U. 5.
X. G., Thursday afternoon, the follow
ing officers ware elected:
President-Mrs. Mary knight.
Vice President. -ki3s Margaret An
drews.
Chaplin-Mrs. NJ. j. Haskell
treasurer Mrs. Augusta u. Frank.
SscretAry-Mrs. Mary l.. Cobb.
Conductor-Mrs. l.. A. Morse.
Guard-Mis. Mary Barton.
Past Presiuent- Mrs. Chrlstlane Cobb.
They will be installed thursday, Jan.
4, by Mrs. l.. A. Morse.
Mrs. n. q. Morrill, Is visiting In Port
land.
Freeport, Dec. 26.-High school closed
Friday for one week vacation. The as
9 stants, Misses Dolley and Davis, will
spend the holiday week at thsir r.spec-
two homes.
Miss lille Fitz, who has been visiting
friends in town, returned to her hons in
Durham, Saturday, Deo. Esd.
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by the young people of tile town at Gem
hall, Dec. rs. ihere was about fifteen
couple pre- sent, Mise Bessie jordan, pi-
anist
On Dec. gath, at the home Of Rev.
Geo. Merriam. MIR. Merton Tolman and
Miss Nellie Lewis were united In mar
riage. Mr.. and Mrs. Tolman leave town
this week to spend few weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. A. Lewis, the bride's
parents.
Miss vaun Davis spsnt Saturday In
Portland, whiting frlerds,
Miss Rachel ockbridge, who 10 at
tending Smith college, returned hoTe
Msdnes day for two weeks vacation; also
Thomas Randall. Bowdoln, '0i, is at
home on O short vacation.
Mr.. Everett Griffin and Mrs. Flora
Meyers, we're united in carriage at the
Baptist church. In marriage at the Bap-
list church, Dec. "a. MIR. ard Mrs.
Griffin will make their home In Freeport,
The drama which was given at Town
hall a few weeks ago by the Senior class
OF +. II. s., Is TO be repeated at Fownal
ut an early date.
The new bell tower which Ia being
puilt by the Freeport Hose Co., IL nsarly
| completed and is great Improvement on
the old one.
by the X. of p. at Town hall, jan. LIST,
1900. II Is hoped that there will Se a
good attendance us these balls have al
ways been great success.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, Dec. 25.-Mild December
thus Tar and only three inches OF snow.
Sleighs and wagons in use. Heavy team
ing done with wagons. The 18th Of De-
cem her last year 1t was 20 degrees below
zero In the morning. aud the warmest
during the day was degrees below.
CoIdess thus far, degrees below.
The up river Ice In the present :haw,
instead Of going out stopped at South
Rumford and filled the river for two
miles above with jagged Toe and drift
stuH.
W. Clark has returned from o two
weeks rest to his sisters, Mrs. Water
mann, In Turner village.
Whooping cough is raging in town.
Owing to the coal famine wood has ad-
vanced 81 per cord at the Falls, and cord
wood is not plenty.
Mr.. Wilson Thomas Of East Rumford,
the 18th inst, married Mrs. Marietta
Morgan and they will visit Boston on their
wedding tour.
Mrs. w. II. CLARK has been dangerous
ly sick with gastric fever, but 10 now
RAPIDLY recovering. Mira Mary Wood of