The Portland daily press., 1900-01-24
MAINE TOW Ms.
item. OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
Rux1oN.

The logging business continues brisk.
The past week We have seen the follow
ing go by either with logs fer local con-
sumption taken to the mills. or else 60
ing to the river for general supply; W. v.
Kopkinson, two teams daily; Chas. EN-
cry, JOE. Martin and John Boothby;
Chas. Emery hauling logs for Miss
Tabithn Watson.
W. u. Hopkinson, J. 1. Paine, Nathan
Flood and others have teen filling their
Zoe houses with Ice frem Bonny Eagle
Pond. 1t IL very fair ice in thickness
and quality.
The Ladies' Circle will meet at the par.
sonage this Wed nesday afternoon.
Rev. VIM. Cleuen Is filled the Methodist
pulpit last Sunday morning, while our
Centre.
Quite q number from Chioopes attended
the Buxton and Hollis Sunday School
Convention at the Free Baptist church
at West Buxton last Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The next convention
at the Methodist ohu:ch, Bear Hill, or
Hollis Centre.
Last Friday evening Rev. Vim. Bragg
preached at Buxton Centre, The Bap-
tist people are holding n special series Of
meetings, and he expects to 90 again one
night this week.
Mr.. John Mcclellan is busy putting
In his ice from Andrew Palmer's pond.
Mr.. Jos. Martin and Gsorss Smith put
theirs In last week from the same place.
Report says 1t was fine blue ice twelve
inches thick.
STANDISH.
Cleayes has clcssd lis pastornts here and
has accepted call to Red Beach.
The storm OF Saturday has closed los
business here for few days and 10 Will
make IL necessary to plane the los 10 d.
There were no services In the chutch
Sunday morning
Dslbert LIBBY. a young man Of this
the army. and is now stationed at Fort
Prsble. Mir. Libby was home on a As
hour turlo1 oh, returning Monday morn
Ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Moulton were the
guests OF DIR. Dole and family, Cu'nbef.
end street, Portland, over Sunday.
The ID W. Clark Ice company have put
q dynamo in'io their engine house and
will u@e electric lights throughout the
houses.
Mr.. Lorenzo Sawyer and daughter,
Mrs. n. l. Sawyer, passed the day Mon
day with Mrs. SanLorn in Cornish. Mr..
SaSyer's sister.
Mrs. Black and little daughter Viola Of
st. John, N. b., sre whiting her cousin,
Mrs. James ScIibner.
Mrs. Abbis Blake of Deering was ut
home with her daughter over Sunday:
Mrs. N. +. Sawyer, Mrs q. ID. Dole
and Miss Annie Dinaley will attend the
land wednesday.
RAYMOND.
Raymond, Jan. s3.-The Ladies' Circle
and friends were entertained by Mrs
Lizz:e Z. Hayden and Mrs. Josephine
ForLan TUESDAY evening at Forhan's hall.
A huiied corn supper was served, followed
by n short progra nj me, ard sociahls
until ten o'clock. A pleasant occasion,
and enjoyed by both old and young.
Miss Bella South Of Boston has come
to spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs.
VIM. n. Smith Of the "hlms."
Mrs, N. u. Smith has gone to Canto q
to visit her SOD, MIR. John Forhan and
family.
Mrs. A. NJ. wtsJott OF North Gorham
and Miss Annie are the guests Of Mr.. and
MIS-. John Hayden.
School at the village closed Tuesday
the 10Th, after a session OF six weeks and
two days. owing to the Illness Of the
teacher, Miss Emu j. Merrill. who mas
burn. Sympathy 10 expressed for Mis-
Merrill.
Mir Walter f. Harmon has gone to
Portland to flush his course Of study at
Gray's Business college.
Rev. L. Il. Millett of Gorham was In
the place Saturday.
Mr.. Henry l., borhan has windmill
placed on tower forty feet high, In the
rear OF his buildings, which he will use
for pumping water into his reservoir on
the hill. Mr.. Henry Harmon has plnosd
one on his barn, which will be used for
pumping water for his stock at the harm.
On Saturday evening, the :0sh, Mt
Lodge. No. IL. X. of p. were installed
owing to unfavorab,e weather, many
members and their families were not
present. but 1t was very enJoyabls even
Ing to those In attendance. A fine sup
ger was served by the ladies In the supper
room. After the Installation and enter
tainment dancing was enjoyed.
CHEBE AGUE.
Chebsague, Jan. 23-Meesrs IL. L..
and II. S. Hamilton complsted MIR. w..
j. Curtri' ice house the 22d inst. Mr..
Curit will out the ice on the Franklin
Curt pond to fill his house
Mr.. h. 4. Curt Is building q clam
shop and freight shed on tho Harpswsll
5. u. Co.'S wharf at Littlefeld's Land
ing.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton. known as Aunt
Mary, passed away the 18th inst. at the
age Of so years.
MIR. Clinton N. Hamilton Erq. went
TO Boston on business the 22nd inst.
Master Marshall Hamilton OF Westbrook
spent Sunday with rslatives here.
WINDHAM.
Nindharn, Jan. 22.-Mr. Winslow
Hawkes., our travelling dry goods msn.
met with an accident at Newhalls on
Monday, his cart was overturned and he
was thrown beneath IL. He was some-
what bruised and sprained an ankle, but
returned TO his home in comparative
Comfort.
MIR. John Senter has been quite III with
grippe symptoms. Mrs. Senter also has
been sick but Is now recovering.
Ths Nindham s.. 8. Convention at
North Gorhain last week, was considered
a successful meeting.
Miss Alios Sentsr. who for some time
has been Mt Woodtords, 10 at home sick