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IMPORTANCE OF CORN.
The colonei Made I. plain that ths
ZGoIden Graim Was AbsoIutely
ZI Indispensable. -

'Yes.' said Col. stilwcll. everything IL
progressing nicely with the people in my
part OF the country, | am happy to say.
. Ii il fine region, said the young girl.
"It ie One of the most saluhrieus on
earth. Il IL there that the great golden orb
as II swings on its diurnal path across the
sky pauses 10 send his tenderrst messages
across the sunheama which bind him to the
earth"
on don't say sol" exclaimed the young
girl, ITS something Nike wireless teleg.
raphy. isn't i'll"
The colonel looked little annoyed. and
abe hastily exclaimed. "It must be per
fectly lovely therel"
"lt IL. The only gold we ask for il that
which Ia coined from the sunlight into great
ears Of yellow corn. That's what my neigh.
borB and used TO pride ourselves on.
Corn IL a very useful article, she said,
with dainty chirp.
aOf 60 Sc Il il. People could not get along
without Il, remember one year one OF the
most terrible | ever experienced. My sym
pathiea were never before 10 deeply moved.
There was drought. The corn crop waa q
failure.
III must have been dreadful. Still, you
could acnd elsewhere.
Il could. No could the other comparative
ly well.to.do people, Hut | waa thinking OF
the poor. tell you. IL IL hadn't been fob
the charity of number Of charitable cii-
senA, myself among them, | have no doe.bt
that great many of those unfortunates
would have died Of thirst. Warrington
Star
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Christmas n the season of happiness,
and IL seems that IL eau bs attributed
20 but one thing aBd that In, everyone
II thinking how hs .siiai make some one
else happy. Little thought Is gisen 10
self. and certainly tbs beauty ~ giving
IN dctracied from when the thought of
II must giSe because ! will receive" oF
II wilt NOT give because will get moth.
ing Ia return" is harbored. II isa time
which must not be sacrificed 20 selfish.
nssH. There are but few homes iu
which the members of the family cHH.
not do some sweet service for each 9th
er or give some gift. he II ever 80
irifiinR: but lose should surmnnht all.
Christmas II season which should Bot
be ignored. 4 life devoid of oil seuii-
meut Ii indeed dreary one, aud us uni'
versal happiness IL something which
mertaia m8y never know. anything ap'
preaching II sbouid be encouraged
Let each one do bis little toward max
Ing smother happy and II viii be re-
turned two-foid 10 him. pfalrie Farm
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10 advance, and a. the heads of the
households declared that they wfre
temporarily sojournlnR In tbe Wilder
meas and that during their stay they
would bs sulitfeu for their iniquliIes the
young Beers naturally came to regafd
The Eng lish aA lnstruments of ven.
geanee.
Ever now there are Boers w l1o an The
strength of the hoif soFtis 20 Gbd. fht
heafhern are eome INTO mine inber-
itancr. refuse 10 obsg the orders 81 Tire
field carnets To- figb; the English- Not
because tbey are afraid. bus beeaase
they believe thai the Engiish being The
ehoAen instruments of vengeaaee il
would be ~ aet u impiety TO ops
pose them.
Tire aud ~ promise IL thought by
some Eoers to he in the Reighbarhood
" he Lfnspopo FlYer. This i 30 doubt
oas ~ fhs nsost eafrs0reiBafy super
ssisE0as faas etef 1oo 4 insa eagsii1 be
fumab mind. bur theFe Il Is and 4 be
Ts1gfs al siss ena ~ the ~ II paign b0uad
b. wiiling 70 sdapt tie ians ~ shsis 20.
ture bsfss Great Britain. 4 i fbaaghi.
would nos refuse them lie privilege.
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BUNU AND DINIzuLu.
Native chier. In southern africa of
Whom the worid May Hear
Great Deal. -

There are three native chiefs in
southern Africa of whom In the near
future the world may hear good
,leaI-Lerothodi the paramount chief
of the Basutos; Bunu, "king'of the
swazis. who is only iust beginning to
feel his feet" Us the SAYING is, and
Dinizuln. the keen. clever. intelligent
and lately repatrlated chief of the
Zulus. says the London Mail,
For long time Bnnus position was
akin to that of the emperor of China
he was overweighted and eyershad-
owed by the queen mother. very de-
termined lady, indeed, and quite a
character in her way. kunu's position
has always been little curious, and
10 this day there is good deal of in.
decision about his movements and
character. lie still letst'l dare not
wait upon Il would. lie does not
love the Boer. Bunu with all his
faults. Is no coward. aud perhaps the
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stand. waA some $500 10 sa0 gold
pieces. With these be smused bifnFeif,
stacking tbtm up and building iifiie
heaps to while away the time Rgr
soura he wonId lit there. lovingly I'm
gsfif.Q his gold pieces.
But the funHltst feature ~ II aii y as
sae fact that Pete insisted On wsarlag
a 500 diamond IN I BE- b9sonl Of hls uigtt
shirt Tie diamond MAS ss big IS the
end sf ons's thumb. ara its gifttsting
rays ssenied 10 comfort Pete - be toyed
vith il In hfs houFs of pain. EferY
night she millionaire would fasisa the
diamond In the bosom of bis night shirt
before going 70 sleep.
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open. frightened eyes. ru.hed INTO IN.

open, frightened eyes. rushed INTO tine
room exclaimings
% Mrs. Harris. please come quicki
Mother has another"
sYou win excuse me-" said Amy,
springing to her feet and turning to
her guest. ''It is Carries little girl.
Her mother is i'll again. feared 1t.
She was working SO hard this morning
tt niaka merry Christmas for the
ehiltren. She said, !" lowering her voice,
that it would likely be the last they
would spend together"
Il will go with you,' cried Mrs. Sax
ton, rising also.
They found their friend lying on the
lounge. fainting from loss of blood and
scarcely able to speak. Vet she gave a
smile of recognition as Mrs. Saxton took
herhand. She knew who was 10 be guest
at the cottage. Mrs. Harris had prom
ised 10 bring Sunshine TO see her after
dinner. In one corner of the room
stood tiny Christmas tree which she
had been helping the children decorate
when the hemorrhage came. Under its
branches sat three-year-old baby Carr
lie crying quietly, with her present for
mamma, little pen-wiper made by her
own hands guided by her sister. clasped
close to her breast, The eldest child.
nine-year-old Ralph. had gone for the
doctor.
The pathos, nay, the bitter agony OF
1t, struck home TO Mrs. Saxton's heart
so sharply that for brief moment her
own trouble seemed an insignificant
thing.
.'Have they no one when their
mother goes? No relatives to look after
them?" she whispered to Mrs. Harris.
She shook her head sadly.
Absolutely no one, she tells me. To
leave them to public charity-~the
thought of their separation from each
other-that is what makes dying SO
hard for her. Ahl here comes the doc
tor"
He bent over his patient tenderly,
counting the flickering pulse. She
looked into his face beseechingly.
Tell me" she whispered, with diff.
ficulty, "how long"
He did not answer at once, but al
last her look compelled him.
"An hour-two-perhaps."
Then the three children gathered
close about her now. Her eyes rested
upon them with look of unutterable
anguish.
Don't. mother!" cried the boy
sharply, placing one arm about each
sister. II will take care of them. They
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now 10 Avoia rolaa nuring {. inter.

How 10 Avoid Golan During II inter.
This idea that many people have.
that winter Is an unhealthfui season,
is all wrong. Winter IL just rs health
fal as summer, Ii people will take care
of themselves. II you want ID GO
through the winter without cold, OBJ
serve these few simple rules:
Don't overhead your house, and
don't stop all ventilation. Sleep In a
cool room, but keep warmly covered.
Always take off your outdoor wraps
when You come In the house. and al
ways put them ON when You 20 out.
And, lastly, just rs long as there Is
snowon the ground. don't go out with
out your rubhers.= This last rule is the
most important of all, for two colds
out of three come from wet feet
The Independent.
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TELL ME- SHE WHISPERED. DIFFICULTY.

as II had worn year ago, but wistful.
yearning smile as of one who would
fain bear the glad tidings TO Others"
"She looks just like the Christmas An
gel on that big card in the store win
dow" whispered one little Harris boy
TO another when she had left her wraps
in their tiny bedroom and came forth
to greet them cordially and take her
place by the open Franklin stove which
was their Christmas hearth.
And indeed, as she stood there, in a
dress of soft white wool with white
chrysanthemums upon her breast and
the sunlight from the window touch
ing her wavy blonde hair and the fire.
light hickering across her delicate
features and dancing in her deep blue
eyes, the artist Of christmas An
gel" might have chosen much worse
model than Sunshine Saxton.
At dinner the talk drifted naturally
and safely back TO the old school days.
and Nellie and her brother exchanged
glances of satisfaction as Amy's laugh
rang out now and again with an old
time heartiuess which the cottage walls
had not echoed for many day.
"ohl l had almost forgotten TO tell
you" said Amy, as they fingered over
the dessert in the mid-nfiernoon; you
remember Carrie Cramer2'
"Yes, very well. A brilliant girl. She
did not finish her course. have often
wondered what became Of her"
"oh, she married like the rest of ms.
Her husband was poor artist with
consumption. He died two years ago
and left her with three children, no
money. and-his disease"
slow sad. That girl ought to have
had brilliant career. Where iA she
now ~
"she lives only few doors away.
only discovered her few weeks ago
and then by chance. She had hemor.
rhage and the children. who were alone
with her. became frightened and ran
over here for help"
s.You say her husband left no In.
come. How. then. do they live?"
"Upou the little she earns with her
/ pen. She was our best composition
writer, you remember. But IL Is q
meager and uncertain income. besides
il Is Fastening her death. The doctor
says she cannot possibly i've until sum
nler. She sits indoors and writes ana
coughs when she ought TO be in the open
air and sunshinz."
.Why did you not send me word
Certainly she needs friend~fFiends
rather-I know you have done all IN
your power. but / must do my share
Poor woman. Poor Carrie Whs could
have imagined sueh . life Tor herl@
4 thought Of y0u. and meant 70 tel
ypu sonsesfsns, bat your own trouble
vas 10 great
/ The street docr, which opened direct
Iy into the sitting room. which on shi
occasion served a& ainipr-roosn. wa
pushed suddenly open and. teiScat'
girl Of seren or eight years, with vide
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time is not far distant when he will
prove himself~as he has not done up
20 worthy 10 be the hend of IA
race whose valor Is nudoubted.
Dinizulu. chief Of the Zulus may he
said TO be on his trial. lie has only
been back short time among his peo-
Pile, from whose society he In 1883 WIS
banished TO SO. Helena for rebelling
against British authority. This was
some four years after he had succeed
ed Cetewayo. Curiously enough, Diui-
zulu's capture was effected by a party
of Beers headed by Lukn Never. who
is now in command of "A large Boer
force auuinst the British.
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say ii9 Amy will count this among her
very happiest Christmases. You see"
she said, with sudden frankness quite
unusual with her. since my brother
has been out of work SO much, Amy has
a pretty hard time. and sometimes It
seems to her as though her old friends
forgot her. She says the past ss all
slipping away from her and the future
looks dark. Forgive me for telling you,
Mrs. Saxton. She was not thinking
Of You so mueh-for she knows you
have had trouble of your own-but
Amy has been good sister to me and
it hurts me 10 see her getting SO dis
couraged.n
'.I thank you for telling me, Nellie.
Good night. and Merry Christmas TO
you!"
II was getting to be coward, she
said to herself, sadly, as the door closed
upon the smiling girl. 81 was thinking
that mine was the only trouble in the
world.
Nellie's sister-in-law had been a class
mate of Mrs. Saxton's in the seminary
and one OF her many admiring friends
The fact that she had married me-
chanic and Mrs. Saxton wealthy man
had not interrupted their friendship,
and when the young sister-in-iaw had
asked to be taken as one of Mrs. SAX
toms. servants, she had been cordially
welcomed and given place of friend
as well as servant. But during these
months of terrible bereavement she
had shut herself away as far as possible
from all past associates.
From little remarks that Nellie let
drop occasionally, Mrs. Saxton had half
suspected the state of mind into which
her old friend Amy Harris was lapsing;
and the thought that had come to her,
when she sat in the twilight trying to
reconstruct her plans, was that her own
deep sorrow might in a way minister
to Amy, might remind her that, in spite
of financial hardships, she still had the
best that life could give, her husband
and her children; while she-Sunshine
Saxton--as she had always been called
lin spite of wealth, had nothing.
When Sunshine Saxton made up her
mind to give, she gave unstintedly and
without grudging. Having resolved to
give herself that Christmas day, she de-
termined to be no specter at anyone's
| feast. Therefore, alone in her bedcham-
ber on that beautiful Christmas morn
ing. she fell upon her knees and opened
her heart TO the ever-new, Divine mes
rage of "Peace and good will to men,
And when she came out dressed for din.
ner, ii was with smile upon her face
not glad, joy Gus smile, perhaps, such
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Mrs. Saxton stepped quickly forward,
mas angel as she gathered the three
children suddenly in her arms.
"They shall be mine" she said. "God
has given them 10 me--a Christmas gift
TO fill my empty home"
The dying mother half raised herself.
Joy struggling with doubt shone in her
face.
"Yours, Sunshine? All three? Not
separately"
"Yes, mine--all of them-~if you will
give them to me. ! have money and
nothing else in the world. want them.
See" she continued, bending 10 kiss her
dying friend, you go 10 join your hus.
band; your little ones shall comfort me
for mine"
When Sunshine saxton stole into the
hastily prepared nursery for last look
at the three sleeping children late that
Christmas night, her face had look Of
deep content which promised well for
her future and for that Of her new
found treasures.
at is always So" she whispered,
"'Give and II shall be given TO you
- good measure. 1t was so little
tried TO give this morning. and see what
has been measured back to mel"
She pressed kiss upon each tear
stained face and went ont with Christ.
mas peace in her heart.--Ella Beecher
Cuttings, in Chicago Advance.
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every precaution 10 prevent the spreud
81 the plague. His mind aud will con.
quered his bodily sufferings until the
very end. and even as he died he was
still trying TO indiente to those around
him the lessons of his own ease. He
left n letter for the queen Of Portugal
begging for her influence In favor OF
his colleagues at the Lisbon bacteria.
logical institute. DIR. Pestnna had be.
iieved himself immune on account of
the injections of plague serum he had
taken.
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THE CHOPPERS. 4"
one OF the Most Extraordinary super
EtItIons in the world Eater
tained ny Beers.

The Boer is deeply religious, and,
moreover. so supremely egotisticai that
he really believes that his people are
superior to any other in the world, says
the London Mail. The "doppers' some
40 years ago somehow conceived the
idea that they were the descendants of
the lost tribes of Israel.
This was surely daring proposition
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GEM IN HIS NIGHT SHIRT.
IGIondIkc. Amused Himself In
seattle Hospital.

Pete Mcdonald. q brother % AleSan-
der Mcdonald, the millionaire king OF
the Klondikr. left the Seattle hospital
a few weeks ago, having been there nlne
weeks with broken leg, Pete McDon-
aid, though not so well known as his
brother, II rich. nevertheless. and when
he visited Portland last winter he
spread his money freely, ne befts n
generous klondiker, says the Seattle
News.
Al the hospital beside Peto's bed, on
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Mr.. Honeymoon tsnrnewhat l.esi
tatingiyl My dear. what queer taste
10 this turkey. What do yoa nupposf
ailN IL?
Mrs. Honeymoon (boo-hooing)--W Why
darling, you don't blame me. do yon
lifitisn't just right? took all the paini
in the world with r. even TO the stufiine
wifh eranberries, which mamma told
me always 70 with roast turkey.
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Customer-You scll cracked eggs at half
price. do You nuty
Clerk-Yesmi we always make 30 per
cent. reduction on cracked goods. Anything
else to.dayY
"Yes, you may give me dolln + worth Of
cracked wheat Here's 30 ccnta. "-Coluni.
bus (O) State Journal.
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The True connoisss ara.

''papa." said the boy, when you my IN
your Advertisements that your goods are
acknowledged by cunnoisseurs 10 be tho
best, what do you mean by eonnaiserursY,
"A cnnnoisseur, my boy, answered the
great manufacturer. "ia an eminent author
ity-~an authority, In short. who admits that
our goods are the best ~ Golfers Weekly.
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unsp n tfnnnenra.

Mamma wander who originated
The iasa of Aanta Ciaus9
Papa s Haan " ho couldn't supply
shs ehildreu's deWaHd for toys and
waatea 10 shlft the responsibility.
Puek
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Netl-~"why did Maudc set divoTcef /
Thought she and George got along heauti.
fully hele-"so they did, but ths cook
ened 10 leave. ."-~philadelphi Record.
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rhe tlhrl.tmn. f.aa.s.

Holaek 81 often sef The thfitimas
goasF mentioned In Christmas stories.
Wtat is she fivtsfees Voafe9 Ter
dik~aThe Cteistnat gosas Is the man
who spends more money for presents
ihf .le enn . fg.,f.l - Judge.
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IL rhrennlnrI.l.. ItrnI,.

She Jaek, you'fe ar amateur phrea.
ologist. Sew. can sou tell a msp's
eharses r. ~ The harnps npeh hit hsadF
Jaek well. IL depends HpgH hgs
lona be hax lssen Married Judge.
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That.s what Thsy can n.

"papa, what Is broad mindednsesY"
agreeing with headstrong people when
You know they are wrong. Chicago Times.
Herald
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The daughters Of millionaire always have
fine Figures. Chicago Daily News.
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Houehson county, Mich, has lodge
OF Chinese free maaga&
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-06
So Sure are We Of its Great Me.
dicinal Value, We Are Pre-
pared to Guarantee 1t.
II You Buy vinol, and 1t Does Not Help
You, Bring the Empty Bottle Back
and We will Return Your Money,
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathr0p, the
Great Philanthr0pist Of New York,
Endorses Our Judgment.

It seems almost wicked to think of the
amount of money people having only
limited means spend for medicine, hop
ing to be restored to health.
There are thousands of worthless rene
dies continually being put on the market.
Neither we nor the public know the con
tents of many of the patent medicines
and the score nostrums which are contin-
ually being sold.
About Vinol We can tell different
story.
We know all about VinoL We know 1t
is . bona fids discovery In the science of
medicine We know it is highly endorsed
by prominent doctors, nurses, and chem
lists
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, so well
known for her unseltsh charitable work
among the poor of New York, writes
"The stories ! could tell Of changed as
pect, and strength instead of weakness,
after course of Vinoi. would sound like
good tidings to invalids. Delicate wom-
on thrive on It, vinol will restore the
appetite, and infuse new life In cases of
CoDSupptlve W0m3n and children. I
have given Vinol In many cases among
the destitute sick with g eat success.
where cod liver oil has been tried and " as
found Impractical because it could not
be borne by the stomach"
II you have any doubts about Vinol,
call on us. We will prove to you conclu-
siveIy how delicious 1t really is. We are
not asking You to take any chances in
trying it; for II 1t does not help you, you
are nothing out, for we win refund your
money.
SIM N ONS & HAM M ON o,
Pharmacists - SIS Congress st
ALSO
D. ". HESELTlNE & CO.,
Cor. Congress and Myrtle SITS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-06
YARMOUTH.

The classes of 100 and '9S Yarmouth
High school, are to hold an entertainment
April IA, ut Masonic hall, for the benefit
of the High school piano fund. The en-
tertatnment Is to consist of the Amusing
farce, "Thirty Minutes for Refresh
ments," presented recsntly by the class
of 80 and the drama "Out Of. His
Sphere" which was presented with great
success by the class of '9S last year.
There is to be an important meeting OF
W. l. Haskell Relief Corps Saturday
afternoon, April 8, at g. A. r. hall. All
mem bers are requested to attend.
A petition is In circulation asking that
railroad gates be placed at the Elm street
crossing, the.scene Of the accident OF a
week ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-06
A fruitful source Of this kind ofcsm
plaiut lie
THE SUMNER VISITOR

A fruitful source of this kind of-csm-
plant is
THE SUMNER VISITOR
who pervades the coast and hills Of
Maine from May TIN NOVEMBER. The &C.
commodating native who transports the
summer visitor In boats or on buck
boards, Is justly proud OF his conversa-
tional powers and furnishes TO his guest
such intelligent food ~ seems most ac-
ceptsble. So that II stories Of the III trSat-
msnt of children or OF animals wakan
ready interest, be follows this lead to the
utmost and has practically no limit to
his narrowing tales. Then In natural
order, we receive moving letters from the
horror-stricken visitor; and find as rule.
on looking up the matter, that the foun-
dalton, II any at all exists, of these stories
is insufficient
Our agent, Mr.. Perry. Is capital COM
pound of vigor with good judgment, and
his labor, which is constant, is most
effectively exercised.
Agent E. n. Perry reported very salts
factory progress. During the year no has
been into eight counties outside Of Cum
berland Tbe constant agitation kept up
.-....s,, ..,rs .ho,t
W 'noso WI" "fo in'oios'o"
era'i'yi's au'sno' u puo'io op'1'
mere Is 'ss o0"''ns VI "',ni' =. .N
high"N, "ss o'eruri'ias' i0'e AiDs
oil s'naii ahiinais anu o,rus. ING een
erai conoi''oh Vi "orN norse' nos D.en
vastly impro'eu' ihhrii anu "'r.n'.'
snimais nave De0n 'li'on i.o'n We ss.ee''
anc tne extension VI 'ue VIZ '. .Ae ~
ciety 10 iass ui''"s "uoa ""i,
the iace Oh tue eae'n' "i'hi" '"e '''Ni''
covered W our "orh.
Inc staeis''cs vi 'he "orA io' VINO 'e"'
in the state "re'
Nunner OF eases .nrss. isoo IN VIC 75n
Nymher Of animals not properly cared
for, 3Ss
Number OF animals unnt ior ~orA' Io
Nun,Ter ~ ani,mais dsstroysd 90
Number of animals beaten or
whipped, o. o.
Numper OF Anim ,s sfn.de6 40
Nnmber of animals driven CALLED or
lame, ~
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers have
bean recorded at the registry of deeds:
Zylpha 4. Green of Gorham to William
+. Marshall Of Gorham. land and build
ings n Gorham, ON the easterly side OF
the road aiding from Gorham village &c
Fort Hin.
Cha les b. Davis of Harpswen to Oscar
Chandler of Minot, for S2o, IA lot of land
in Harpswell, being Woodsy island. lying
in Quohos bay, south of Ben's or Davis
isl md, containing about Il quarter of an
acre.
Charles II. Allen of Gorham to Danisl
Feeney, Jr., and Gertrude tseney, 10th
of GorhaIn, a lot of land in Goraam viii
lage at the Intersection OF the southerly
line of the extension of Lincoln street,
with the easterly line OF town way run
ming southeriy from Lincoln street to the
dwelling houses of Charles II. Cressey
a nd Mrs. Eta NJ. Drown.