The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-27
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents
LIME RICK,

LIME RICK.
Limerick, Dec. 26.-To cay that LINER
ick was deeply Interested OF the railroad
hearing on the Goth would be TO put IL
very mildly, and not only Limerick but
the surrounding towns Of WATERFORD,
Limin ston, Cornish, Parsonsfi,id and
New fisld. such a gathering Of tbs strong
men is never seen except upon extreme
occasions. The hearing opened In the
Town hall at 3 o'clock. the commissioned
Messrs Peakes, Chadbourne and Danforth
present. The York County Central Eiec-
trio railroad co mpsny, consisting OF
Messrs Ephraim Dyer. DR.. Samuel b.
Thombs. VIM. W. Mason and VIM. X.
Athcine Esq Of Portland, and Hon. u.
NJ. Higgins, DIR. samuel o. Clark and
q. q. Moulton of Limerick was repre-
ssnted by Mssus Higgins and Anthoine
rs attorneys, while the Biddeford petit
tioners, who appeared IA contestants, de-
string to build from Biddeford to LINER
lex, we're represented ty J. o. Brad
hurry, Chas. ). Hamilton, Vim. A. hob
erts snd Nj. Loring. 1he testimony OF
Nj. 4. j. Ilsley of the firm Of Cummings
Il Ilsley, of Portland who had made u
survey OF tina route from Center Waterboro
TO Liner lex, was first taken and then
followed that OF County Commissioner 5.
l.. Purinton of Limington, jerome Cole
of Parsonsileld, Hon. q. II. Adams and
Allen Garner of Limerick and many
others, establishing the necessity for
road beyond q doubt. The only question
possibly at issue Is, who shall build itg
1hs officers elect OF Post 1873, q. A. H.,
are Samuel Il. Geary, Commander; John
y. Hayes, Senior Vlcs; Henry ". Clark,
Junior Vice; Edwin A. Ssdler, Quarter
master; DIR. Il. Ii. Messrve. Surgeon;
Rev. X. l.. Howard, Chaplain; Fred ".
Libby. Q. of Day: Lewis q. Richards ..
Miss Belle Rice of woodfords Ia t,n,h-
Ing elocution in our academy and giving
good satisfaction.
1he Academy fair on the night OF the
10th. spite the unfavoraols weather,
wes largely attended and nsttei upwards
A christmas tres on Christmas night
was we'll Iadened at the Free Baptist
church.
Mrs. e. ID. Jordan is spending the holl-
days with her sisters In Portland.
Miss Maud Johnston from Hoiyoke,
and Lawrence NJ. Swasey from the State
University are at home for Christmas.
with their parents.
The Misses Hayes with their sistsr.
from WATERFORD. Mrs Stevens, are back
from their Thanksgiving outing, and
domicllsd with us for the winter
Mrs. X. l.. Howard Is convslescing
finely.
NJ. II. Garland has left the grocery
business with his uncle in Dover, N. H.,
where be has been for years, and Ia at
home for the present.
Higgins and wife. The wires brought
them the sad intelligence of the death Of
a brother-in-lsw, DIR. John Turner of
. Gardiner, and Mrs. Higgins left On this
etrset, have Lord is very low. ,,.
Of health. va ZONES of OK
Judge Hill has rei " d them for the
holi,A.
The water condition is slightly i'm
proved III ths Hoilandville ponds. but
not in the wells.
81 NAPLES.
Naples. ~ 24-J. ID. Hands. and
family, have moved to sanford, where
his aon's. Perley and Llewellyn, have
been working for some months Ralph
Mayo took his gcous across country with
team.
Mrs. S. g. kimball has returned
home from visit 10 Portland, Cumbsr-
land Mills and Yarmouth.
Geo. ID. Rounds, III. D.. Is here visit
ing friends.
CLIFTON mayo, Wno mas psen ntre on
visit, has returned TO his home at Cum
berland Mills.
W. b. Chute has sold his express busi-
ness, teams, etc., to Clarence f.. San
horn, who has bean carrying the mail
from this plaoe to East Baldwin.
Radcliffe Libby is very sick at his
home.
Harold Kenney of Roxbury. Mass. is
visiting Geo. III. Cannsll at Hotel Naples.
Fannie Mayo Is visiting in Portland
and Cum berland Mills.
CONVENE.
Sebago. Dec. 26--The following was
the programme at the Chrisemas tree en-
tertainpent Monday eveing, at the Con-
v.ns church.
March,
Recitation. Eva Douglass
Dialogus-Little Boys,
Herbert Lewis, Henry Owen, Willie Eos
ter, E1son Brown.
Song-Hills of New Hampshire,
Eloise Tinsman
Shadow Pictures,
The Convene Gum Chewsrs
Recitation, Emily Douglass
Singing,
Lizzie and Ida Jewell
(organist, Vida Dyer.)
Dialogue-Lost Opportunities,
Cora Virgins. o llie Douglass, Emily
6ouSitbS, A<aCy 4 o5kSts
Vida Dyer, Julia Douglass
Recitation, Nellie Jewell
Illustrated Song,
Patent Right Agent,
L. ID. Blake and Morton Douglass
Defamation In French,
Freeman Chessey
Song, Lizzie Jewell
The Runaways,
Grover Douglass, Henry Weed, Emily
and Ollie Douglass. Constable Bert
Gray.
Song-I'll Marry Somebody Elise; Not
You, Lizzie Jewell
Dlalogue-Jesus Loves Me,
Mabel Foster, Grace Whitney, Nellie
. Brown, Matilda Jewell, Eva Douglass
Recitation, Lucy Pike
The Lawsuit, Squire Block.
Deolam ations,
Israel Chessey and Win Martin
Bachelors Dream, Fred l.. Robinson
Tableau-Ihs Choir,
Q. Davis and six others
Shadow Pictures.
Cora W. Morton and Grover Douglass
Solo, Vida Dyer