The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
FALMOUTH.

Saturday and continued until Sunday
morning with lowering temperature
until the Thermometer registered at 80
below zero on Monday morning
Mrs. NJ. q. Blake arrived home from
Auburn last Saturday where she has been
spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Ellen Pitmnn.
Ice harvesting has commenced both on
the river and Goose pond and Is OF good
quality and thickness
The ladies of the Benevolent Society
enjoyed pleasant all day meeting
with Mrs. Bertha Blake last "Wednesday.
We have not been informed where the
next meeting Is to be.
MIR. George Dearborn came home last
weeg to make the necessary arrangements
at the Dearborn homestead Tor his absence
as he has accepted n position In Newbury.
port for the winter.
but Is better at this writing.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, Jan. 1 Tho secret societies
are 2 citing ready for installation.
Cutting ice was the work last week.
Many say that they never saw so poor Ice
this season of the year.
A sleighing party of forty from LINER
lex stayed at the hotel. and took supper
Thursday night. They were enjoying u
ride by moonlight.
d. n IlDOy Is IMPROVING.
j. l.. Mason who Is meat cook in one
Of the hotels at Hanover, N. H., Is pay
ing his parents a short visit.
Fish ing-and good luck-sesm to be
the ""sports" cry at present.
Considerable tim Der Is being landed on
the banks Of the Ossipee River this win
ter. Where does IL come fromf The
cry of no more timber seems to he
refuted every winter
J. NJ. Merriiield and Son are having
some very nice birch timber hauled to
their mill.
No tramps. no book agents. no fruit
tree agents, no one clubbing for news
papers or magazines for the last three
weeks in this place. What does it all
mean?
Lyman Fitzpatrick is very sick and his
friends are somewhat anxious about him.
Earl Stanley who is attending Shaw's
Business College of Portland spent Christ
mas at home with his parents.
We heard Mr.. Garner, Manager of h.
F. Wooden Mfg. Co. asking who did the
sinner good deed by covering some ice
with oal:ashes. We have seen people who
do not consider themselves sinners slip
down-posssibly he might have in mind
the sin they committed after they were
down.
40 below zero at O. 80 A. NJ
CORNISH.
arrived here Saturday evening. During
the night 10 inches of snow fell, clearing
sunday afternoon. Last night Was the
coolest of the season At o'clock this
morning the mercury had dropped to 40
below.
At the annual convocation Of Aurora
r. A. Oh pier. No. - held at Masonic
hall. Friday evening, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
ID. P.-Howard Brackett.
k.-John Bradley.
S-N Gilbert Chase.
Secretary George II. Parker.
Ireasurer-Cyrus q. Mari.
BERWICK.
North Berwick, Jan. 3.-Nearly foot
of snow came Saturday night and, being
ON u good bottom, 1t wills make good
sleighing. Sunday it cleared away and
Suuoay night was coolest of the season
thus far. mercury ranging, Monday morn
ing from 5 to S3 below zero.
Rev. ;. II. Emery pastor of 1.-THE Bap-
fist church. preached a logical. practical
sermon, especially adapted to New Years
Day.
Scarlet fever In a mild form pr svails to
sjme extent, three families being quaran
tined.
The grippe Is having a general run. as
in other places, and a lavk of care has In
some cases developed pneumonia
Several cases of typhoid lever are now
in the village bat at last reports are
doing we'll.
Doctors are very busy day and night
The Week o. Prayer is being observed
by union meetings in the several churches
by alienation.
Rev. Mr.. Smith of the Free Baptist,
led the service In the Baptist vestry Mon
day night and Rev. 5. Ii. Emery (Bap-
tist) Tuesday evening.
The friends of Arthur Hussy are glad
to be informed that his entire, recovery.
is almost tassured. 1t Is now believed
that he will regain the normal use OF all
his limbs.
Mr. A. Greenough has just butchered
fine porker, ~ months OLD, that weighed
sol pounds after being dressed. VINO has
II better report from the realm of hog
dom?"
Deer are getting quite plenty and tame
in York County. 1t Is hoped that the
illing of this game will be forbidden by
law 1another I term of years Although
m any are seen yet there are people who
have not seen the shy arrival at large.
Let them have u chance.
ChEBEAGUE
ChebeAgue. Jan. 2.-Capt. ]. II. Ham
ilton of Rockland is the guest of his
brother, Mr.. Benjamin Hamilton.
Mr. Freeman > Hamilton of Vinal
Haven is visiting friends on the island.
The thermometer stood 10 below, the
End. Looking up the bay nothlngl1but
sheet OF ice was 10 be seen. The steamer
Phantom plowed her way down from
Freeport and succeeded in making her
landing with difficulty.
Severe colds and coughs are all the
rage just now.
Capt. ]. S. Hills new house is nearly
completed.
Our roads at this writing are in very
ltslA fAu
bare ground alternate to such an sxtent
that 1t is neither shedding nor wheeling .
YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth. Jan. 3-Westcustogo
Grange elected the following officers for
the ensuing year at their last meeting.
Dec. 80:
MASTER. S. Bastcw.
Overseer-Chas. Allen.
Lecturer--Mrs. Emma Skillin.
Steward-A. u. Sawyer.
Asst Steward-C. j. Cunningham.