The Portland daily press., 1900-02-03
MAINE TOWNS.
items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
VIM.

Correspondents.
WYNN.
VIM, Feb. l.-Dr. Quinn spent Sun
day, January 2sth at VIM, holding tws
services. He gave bis popular sermon,
"Side- Tracked" 20 q large congregation
In the evening. The sermons now
being printed In tract for railroad men.
A birthday party was given BY DIR. and
Mrs. somerviils Ia honor Of the 18Th
birthday of their daughter Ella, In
Kingmnn, on the 25th Of January. The
following we're presents and enjoyed the
festivities CT the occasion: Lena Towns
erd, Nettie Herson, Ella Herson, DeliF
Grant, Winnie Noble, Cora White, Lizsis
Mann, Aii,e Mann, Rose Tobin, Mabel
Smith, Gsorgis Clark. Zach Of the girls
brought q suitable present to Ella Som
erviils. After supper there were games
and lots Of popcorn. All had most en-
joyable time.
Isi,s i'd round town that Mr.. Rice
of Bangor, has purchased the hotel and
houses 10 Kingman. This purchase has
given very general satisfaction.
Ice Is being cut and stored by s. b.
Gates and others for summer use.
Mr.. Aatson, one m lie and . half above
kingman, 10 I'll with asthma, with ten
dency to dropsy. He was little better
On Thursday evening.
Harry Scott was q, err from Henderson
last week, on ayi ID to III, father, Mil
lard Scott, postmaster, and to mset his
or Gle David, from Minnesota.
Abe past week there has been good
slejghiDg, with the exception OF Monday,
shsn IL rained here all day.
travelling men from Bangor and Port
land, are now very actively engaged In
pushing their goods upon our merchants.
The work on the kiugman 1annery
ias begun, and Everybody seems well
pleafed at the impetus til gives to busi-
ness.
STANDISH.
| Standish, Jan. 1.-Since my last COM
nunication to the PRESS things Of In
crest and otherwise have ttanspired 60
make the varied lie Of the old town live
~. Busir esq 10 good, our people are
ealthy and thus far NO contagious dis
asses has molssted our community dur
ng the season with perhaps. the
among the little ones. The farmers have
practically finished cutting their los.
Mr.. Ii. b. Hartford, who supplies the
village during the summer season, has
1lled his houses at MAtcbio lake, cutting
n the neigh borhood Of $50 tons. Several
very day. irwin Libby has two teams
hauling from the Lowell lot about mile
from the village, and q. II. Foss has
two big teams hauling from the Blake
OF, lately purchased by him. All ore
hauling to the Saco river. What few ap-
ples that are left are being held for high
n prio.s. Bpyers are payin - % and
80 per barrel Enoch and Clinton ".
Blake have sold their farm and the real
state Included, to Geo. II. Eoss. Mr..
Blake aud son, have bought large
arm near Cumberland Center and Will
,saring the timber from the lot and
,auling IL over to the Ssco river.
DE-. and Mrs. l.. D. Buzzell. drove to
Dayton last Sunday, visiting relatives.
Mrs Augustus b. Rand, who has
oen SICK SO long. is falling. Her oondi-
10 hore, as to her future health. Her
sister, Mrs. Madden, from Columbia.
Washington county, 10 caring for her.
Miss Addie Mori ison, clerk for MIR: ID.
d. Hartford, who has been visiting
friends In Boston. Mass. has ret urned.
Mrs. Fred Stearus 10 slowly recovering
from her recent severe illness.
| PERU.
Peru, Jan. 29.-Elbridge p. Gibbs,
who has just died, aged "a years, was
born In the town Of Livermors. now East
Livermors. He has been resident OF
Peru about forty -four years. His wife,
Esther X. W., died four and one-half
years ago. She was the daughter of Wal
ter Wells, and q member OF the Baptist
church prior 10 coming to Peru. iney
lived formerly at Livermors Falls. where
Mr.. Gibbs was station agent and express
agent on the railroad. Both were cham
pions OF the principles of the abolition
party. Mrs. Gibbs gave public lectures
In the cause. MIR. Gibbs was among the
nrst In the formation Of the Republican
party. Both were strong prohi6,
itionists in theory and practice
Through life. He was one Of the leading
lights. a ready DICTATOR In all issues be-
fore the town, and active participant In
all rsforms Of the day. He held positions
Of trust at different times In town. or
their children a son, Frank, grew to
before his mother. leaving q widow
aud q son and daughter. now living at
Hebron. The daughter, Maud, grad
uNts Of Edward Little school, follows
teaching. The other children we're
three daughters. One died aged five
years. Two grew up and were married.
The older disd before the parents, leaving
son and . daughter who yet survive.
The remaining daughter, Tira, married
to . MIR. Wells, lives In the ststs OF Hi
nois. The deceased was soldier In tne
war Of 1919, . private in Co. I. Esd
Regiment Maine Volunteers. He entered
the service In 1869, served full enlistment
and discharged, 1853. He was pension
er for disability contracted In the U. ).
service. He was q mem Der Of q. A. II ,
also Of Rocksmsks Grange, Peru. Mem
bers of both orders participated In the
funeral services at East Peru cemetery,
the 31st Of January.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester. Feb. 1.-The Geo. Z.
Whitman Post. has engaged Rev. Roscoe
l.. Green, ID. D., Of Boston, 60 deliver
the address on Memorial Day.
WINDHAM.
Windham, Feb. l.-Mr. John McLel-
Ian of South Windham, met with seri-
GUS accident at Newhall this week, wh lie
coming down the stsep hill his slei gh
ION aC,ouut af the sCal Was overturned.