The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
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Item. of Interest Gathered BY Our Local
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Correspondents.
BUXTON.
west Buxton, Dec ls-Mr. and Mira
Willis Crookets have been stopping with
relatives In Gorham the ra7s ten days.
Buxton school began Monday. Dec. Is.
with Miss Grace Sands ss teacher.
Rev. y. willoook, who has been In
Wells the past week returned to his home
last Saturday.
The tart'al eclirss of the moon was
plainly seen by many last Saturday even.
ing, IL being q BEAUTIFUL clear night
The carpenters and painters have I'm
ished work on y. II. Hargrave's mill;
the mssons have the boiler all sst, aud
work on the tarred roof will be oomplet-
Cd In . ftw days.
Mrs, Robert whitehouse, who attended
ths funeral last week OF her sister. Mrs.
TO her home Saturday, accompanied by
her brother. Mr.. samuel GRAHAM.
CORNISH.
Cornish, Dec Ia-CoI nish Grange. No.
1853, p. Of H., save u supper evening De-
cemb,r 18th, which was much enjoyed
by the large nun. Der present.
Mrs George A. Allen has opened q
mi lInsry and fancy goods store. In the
front room Of her house.
Mr. Frank =. Aver. Bates, 1900, 10 In
town for a few weeks vacation.
Mss Annie l.. Swasey, Wellesley, 1901,
Is at homo for q short vacation.
The village schools commenced Mon
day, December 18th, after n VACATION Of
two weeks.
Miss Lila Storer has opened variety
store in the building formerly occupied
by l. H. Maddox.
DIR. U. z. Smith and wife Of Port'a I'D
lat lly returned from Europe, are visiting
DE-. and Mrs William II. Smith Of this
place for few DAYS.
MIR. a1d Mrs Fred Il. Pike are visit
ing friends In Hsrrison.
At special oonvocation Of Aurora X.
A Chapter, No. ", held at Masonic
hall, Cornish. on Wednesday, Dec. Ia,
two candidates were advanced to the nj.
NJ, NJ. degree.
At the annual communication Ct Green
leaf l., dge. +. .aDd A. NJ, No. III,
held at Mason ic hall on Friday evening,
December 18th, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
W. M.-William X. Copp.
5. W.-Stsphen Rounds.
j. -Charies II. Badgeley.
Tressurer-Cyrus q. Mari.
Seoretary-George h. Parker
5. D.-Henry i. Hill.
j. D.-L. Murray Watkins.
Finance Committee-Howard Brackett.
James g. Aver, Walter z. Perkins.
Rev. MIR. Younl OF Lowell occupied the
Congregational pulpit Sunday, the pas
tor. Mr.. Graham, bsing unable to attend
to hi duties on account OF the accident
which he sustained Tuesday evening,
December 18th, by getting OF from a
moving train at Cornish station.
CALAIS.
HUGGER PUNISHED.
Calais, Dec. 1s-Fcr some time past a
strange man has been annoying the
female employees OF the shoe factory and
Others of the same sex who have occasion
to oroes Hashing ton street after dark. and
several have been frightened almost into
Mysteries. The mysterious individual
would suddenly appear from somewhere
when perc. living n lone woman or girl
and would attempt to do the embracing
act he always managed to get out OF
sight and away until one evening last
week VIII en- he met his Waterloo. well
known man about town. who 10 some
thing of AN athlete, was crossing WASH
fngton street about 10 80 o'clock one
night. when his attention was attracted
by O womau's scream. HIS hestensd In
the direction Of the sound, and on reach
ing tina place SAW q man holding q strug-
against her wishes. The fellow ran. but
was soon captured and after receiving
thorough tfounciog, wGs picked I'D ana
dropped over a fence with n warning TO
make himself scarce on pain Of another
dose.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, Dec. 1s.-Ihere came from
Freeport about five weeks ago to the
home OF her daughter 10 oDr town, Mrs.
;. ). Knight, remarkably well pre-
served old lady, by the name of Susan
Soule. She viii lie 90 years cd in Janu-
airy and save for little hesitation in
walking would easily ee taken for twen-
ty-tve years younger. She retains all her
facnleies to a wonderful degrees and Is
deeply interesting in all passing events.
Her nsedlework Of last year took the
first premium at the Freeport fair, and
at birthday gathering year ago
she reci tee a poem of considerable length
with all the Zest and fire of her young
womanhood when she was teacher.
Mrs. Soule has one other child a son,
who resides in New jersey. She expects
to remain with her daughter through the
winter.
Unless our drought Is soon broken 1t
is feared cur woolsn mills at Hollandville
will lie obliged to shut down, which
would he calamity. Such n stage of
water has not been known for yesrs.s
Mrs. X. l.. Howard Is critically Ill.
with pneum onia.
Bennett PhIlpot and wife are both Ill.
though not dangerously.
Our people are considerably exercised
about railroad connection with Center
WATERFORD, and are viewing the counter
efforts OF other parties, as they seem to
be. with degree of suspicion and dis
trust. With Q decision In our favor at
the hearing on the Goth. we regard our
speedy connection with the world outside
as certain,
Hon. n. NJ. Higgins is making a
marked change for the better In his home
buildings, by pu tting story onto the
ell of his house and moving his barn into
batter connection and raising 1t a story
higher.
Miss Julia Swasey has come from Port
pnQllmnnia