The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-10
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CUMBERLAND.

Vest Cumberland, March g-Mr. Levi
Morrill, was hauling wood one day last
week. when his horse becoming fright
, rpcd he WAS ihr,wn fiom his sled and
quite badly injured.
Mrs. N. l.. Wilson is on the sick list.
Miss Florence Leighton who has been
stepping with her aunt. Mrs. Moun'fort,
at South Portland, Is at home ON account
of the Illness Of her fsthsr.
Mr.. Edwin Morrill, OF Sorth Portland
spent few days Of last week with his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Levi Morrill,
RAYMOND
Ray mond, Mar. 7.-Mrs. IDA Hayden is
III Ut her home with pneumonia.
Mrs. Roger N ason is reported MS i'm
proving.
Miss Alta Strout has bsen visiting
fri nia In Portland.
Work In the high school 10 progressing
nnely under the efficient management OF
Mr.. Guy W. Cbipamn. There are 20
pupils in attendance
The East Raymond whist party were
enteptained at the home Of hrs. Hattie
loavitt, Saturday evening. An oyster
supper was served.
anu olIS lrlNnA IL xAOEtoh Wup
have spent the last three months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. h. A. Plum
MGR, have returned to their home.
senator Cyrus s. Witham was at home
to attend town meeting.
Mrs. Annie Brown was recently In
Mis- I'm. Tenney of Cooke Mills. is
working for her aunt, mrs. Ida Hayden.
Mr.. William Hancock Of Gray visited
the high school recently.
CAsCO.
Cssco, March 6.-Ths following town
officers were elected:
Moderator-S. A. Hill, Rep.
Clerk. q. Jordan. Dem.
Eelectmsn, Assessors and Overseera Of
the Poor-S. o. Hancock, Dem; Clsr-
ence winslow, Rep; WILDER +. Isnnsy,
Rep.
Ifessurer-Jamss N. Eastman, Rep.
Superintendent Of Schools-L. w.
II lden, Dem.
Truant Oi,fcer-Georgs Fields. Dem.
Collector-L. IL. Poor, Dem.
No Road Commissions was chosen.
Party lines were not considered In the
election OF town officers.
RICHMOND.
Richmond. March g. John Merrill, Jr
Post No. 1877, q. A. H., entertaiued its
friends at Grand Army hall Wednesday
evening, tbe occasion having been tho
formal presentation to the post OF the
Memorial Record book ,tmsntioues In the
PRESS few " esks ago. in which 1t Is
PROPOSED to record tbs personal war rec
ord Of each member Of the post and OF
each soldier and sailor who represents ted
Richmond In the Civil War Fifty ser
vices have already Deen recorded and
when finished the book will, contain the
records of more than three hundred men.
A number Of invited guests accompanied
BY ladies, were present from Sedgwick
Post No 4, g. A. X. and Kennebec M
Val Veterans Of Bath. The presentation
speech was made by Mr.. George B. Ran
dlette. In behalf Of the donor, Mr.. VIII
liam H. Stuart and was responded to BY
Comrsde 9. W. Price, n. d.. who acted
evening, and who accepted the gift on
behalf Of the post in few appropriate
rsmarka A pleasing programme had
been arranged, copsistisg OF songs and
Rotations, which was ipterspersed with
brief remarks by the guests and members
Of the post. Among the vistiorr who re-
Comrades Seth 7. Snipe, Charles II.
Greenleaf, DIR. II. NJ. Ragon and Cyrus
W Longley. Carpenter Milton Roberts.
U. S. n. now on inspection duty at the
Bath Iron Works, was also present and
gave brief account OF the trip OF the
battleship Oregon from the Pacific to
join the At antic fleet, and her service in
the blockading squadron and the destruc-
tion of Cervera's fleet. Carpenter Roberts
was attached to the Dragon longer than
any other officer who has served on that
famous vessel. At the close of the exer-
oises beautiful supper was served, after
which the company dispersed the Bath
visitors returning home on the midnight
train.