The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-04

tauu tnc ~ inst. mr.. Oleaeee VIII be
employed by Hushey Bros.
Capt. A. T. Hamilton is having hsi-
house repaired and new chimneys built.
Several snow squalls Got Cd
Messrs. Bennett ana Smith joined Capt
II. Bowen's Light House crew, who are
working on besoons in the Kennebeo
River Sept. s7th.
Mr.. Herbert Hamilton has moved into
tue rent formerly occupied BY Mr.. @. A.
Hamilton.
Miss ID. j. Hamilton Of Falmouth is
visiting friends on the Island.
Cooper Bros Of Portland are building
house for Mr. Linwood Doughty at the
West End.
The hay presssrs are at work. 1t won't
take long this year.
BRIDGfoN.
Bridgton, Sept. 20.-After sick ness of
little more than four weeks Mrs. Reu-
ben b. Bennett passed away, on Monday
last. at ner home in this village Mrs.
Bennett, nee Joan Larrabee Burnell, was
born In Raymond In Dec, 1919. Her
parents were DIR. Joseph and Mary (lIar-
rabee) Burneil. Her girlhood days were
passed In this town, where ste married
Reuben b. Bennett. The funeral was
at the family residence, on Mechanic
street, Wednesday afternoon. conducted
by her pastor, Rev. ID. b. Holt. A quar-
tette, consisting of Messrs ID. Draper.
Charles Dunn, Mrs. A. II. Hartman,
and Mrs. Noel Rennie. with Mrs. Leslie
Bangs, organ accompanies, took part In
the service, ana there wer5 floral tributes.
The burial was In Forest Hin cemetery.
The deceased leaves an aged husband
who has just recovered from critical IL
ness, and on whom the blow falls indeed
hea Willy, and two children, BENJAMIN Il.
and Frank p. Bennett, Of this place.
She was the last Of her PARENTS family,
and her nearest kin who survive her are
two nephews and three nieces--E led ward
q. hurnsll, of Norway; Granville III.
Burnell, Bridgton; Mrs. DIR. J. q. GAL
lisoE. OF franklin, Mass, Mrs Rev. Q.
II. Shiun of Charlestown, Mass. anu
! Mrs. Abbie Gross. OF Cumberland Mills.
| A most Interesting affair was tine Gel
| ebratlon OF their golden wedding by MIR.
and Mrs. William ii. Brigham. 1t was
held the day and evsning Of sept. 18th,
at their home on Upper Ridge. Among
osfspoa
Otis Brigham and wife. Aver. Mass.
seth brigham and wife, Fitchburg,
Mass. i, and their daughter ellen of Bos-
ton; Merrill brigham and wife,
Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Addison Sawyer
LiSzis Brighanl, Reading. Mass. Miss
Mary Brigham, Medheld,, Mass: Charles
brigham, OF Waterford; Austin brigham.
wife. and their daughter, Mrs. John X.
Groe. Edwin ingalls, aud wife (Roxanna
brigham). Chas q. Doughty and vile
lSusis Pitts. }, Of Bridgton; Mrs. Samuel
Pitts (nse Stuart), Of arrison.
Bridgton, Oct. 9 "A funeral party ac-
companied the remains of Elbridge G.
Allen, which left Boston by special train
last Friday morning and arrived at
Birdgton station in the afternoon. They
were met at Bridgton Junction, 10 miles
out, by Pres. William Il. Perry and
superintendent j. A. Bennett OF the b. So
s. X. railroad, with special train to
convey them to this village. There were
upward OF 20 In the party. W. p. Read
OF Boston, nephew Of the deceased, had
preceded them on Tuesday and mace ar
engagements for the obsequies. from
Bridgton station the partly proceeded in
carriages to Bennett neighborhood, ten
miles distant, Mr.. Aliens native place,
| In the farming town of Sweden, where
the ftnal act In the drama of this emil
nent railroad man and beloved former
citizen was to take place. A brief SER
vice was held Saturday forenoon at the
Allen homestead, now occupied by John
Movers, attended by a numerous company
OF the people OF the town including a
number Of neighbors and sohoolmates OF
the deceased. Rev. Truman 5. Perry of
the Congregational church conducted the
service. The floral offerings we're many
ana exquisite. The bearers were q. "A.
AoAlpine, superintendent of the Provi-
dencs division OF the N. Y, n, Ii. 81 II.
railroad. GaOr0a A. lavlor supariurau1-
emit of the Cape Cod division. and II. Il.
Mapes, car accountant and rent agent of
the same road. THIS burial was IN the
neighborhood Cemetery, in accordance
with the oft-sxpgesssd wish of MIR. Allen.
1t was lovely autumn day, and the
scene, though sad, was beautiful ard Inn
prelsive, as besides the rich array of floral
offerings and concourse of citiz,ns the
bearers named personally lowered tie
caskeG into the grave. The party returned
to Boston In the afternoon.
sEBAGo.
Sehago, Oct. 2.-On Saturday after
moon, sept, t0.h, at Hast Baldwin, ku.
gene Libby OF Portland and Carrie p
Jewell of Senago Were married. The
ceremony WIS perform I'D by Dr.. Lorenzo
Norton. A reception was hela Sat
urday evening NJ George ID. JEWELS.
Sebngo.
There have been several parties at Pea
body Pond recently fishing during the
closing OF the fishing season. Reuten ID.
Dyer caught nice tIolt Friday at Pea
body Pond
Alonzo Douglass AMI wife of West Cor
ham are visiting relatives IN SebaQo.
Miss Hattie Douglas of Boston Is visit
ing relatives.
Deer have been seen quits often in
Sebaao recently.
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