The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-27
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
WATERBoRo.


WATERFORD Centre, December 2s.-rhe
first meeting of the W. Ii. =. Littiefield
d shating Society, was held Friday, De-
cember 81. The following was the pro-
gramme:
Song-The Forest Song.
Resolved, That a smoking chimney is
worse than n scnluing wife. Atfirma-
tive, Miss Eva Day, Claude Jellison,
Miss Agnes Stone. Negative, Miss
Ethel Litsietieid, Elmer Hobbs, Mel
Vile Knight.
Quotations from Holmes, Members
Debate, W.
Resolved, That marriage Is a failure.
Affirmative, Miss Celia Durgin, Arthur
Warren, Miss Minnie Parker. Negative,
Miss Edna La Fountaine, Bonnie Rob
erts, Miss Florence Woowdard.
Speech-Ine future OF the Philippines,
Leslie w. GOODWIN
Song-Happy School Days.
The vote was IA to - In favor OF the
negative side At the close OF the meet
ing 1t was decided to elect new officers
and the following officers were chosen:
President, Elmer #. West; vice presi.
dent, Florence NJ. Woodward; secretary
and treasurer. Ethel Carpenter; execu.
tive committee, Lester w. Carpenter,
Mapalle l.. Walker and Grace E. John
son. The meeting was then adjourned.
NORTH YARMOUTH,
East North Yarmouth, Dec. 26.-The
concert and Christmas tree held at the
Methodist chuIca Christmas night, was
well attended, and MANY pretty gifts
were taken from the tree for the children.
The friends and scnoolmatss of Howard
Winslow will be saddened to hear of his
death, which occurred Sunday afternoon
at the home OF his father. Mr. William
Winslow. The funeral was held Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Merle Bracket who has been very
Ill with typhoid fever at Saco is improv-
ing.
MIR. Frank Haskell has returned home
from Saeo, where ne has been at work
several months, on account of the fever
raging there.
birs. Winnie Sweetsir is seriously i'll.
The ladies OF the NJ. Il. church have
formed a club, aud win meet at the
home of Mrs. Allen Phipps. THURSDAY
afternoons. to do various kinds of work,
until further notice.
Miss Alice Pratt, OF Gorham, N. H.,
has been visiting her uncle. MIR. U. @.
Crockett.
Mr.. James Lawrence has sent his work
horses up to Milan, N. H., to work In
the woods
MIR. Ed Perry, who has been at work
the past year for w. 4. and q. l.. Dunn,
has gone to live on his farm In Pownai.
MIR. ana Mrs. james Lawrence spent
Christmas at Yarmouthvilie with Mrs,
Lawrenoe's father, @ apt. Lew Marston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin W. Hess spent
Christmas at West Pownal, the guests
OF bis daughter, Mrs. George Pencil.
Chester -. Lawrence and his friend,
Albert Il, Hodsdon, are spending the
holidays In New York with his brothers,
Frank l.. and Charles ID. Lawrence.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, Dso. 26.-Mr. Earl Townsend
has had qnits severe attack of acute in
digestion.
MIR. Earl Osgood is spending the hon-
days In town, Miss Carrie Shaw is back
In school after a weeks illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Mitchell have
returned to Freeport, after number OF
years' absence.
MIR. Arthur Bowden holds the position
OF deputy sheriff for sne next two years.
Grace, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Hill, has been i'll, but Is much better.
NEWFIELD.
Newfield, December 26.-Mr and Mrs.
Orion spent Christmas in LiminQton, at
the home Of Mrs. orion. MT. Orion is
the efficient teacher OF the NewfIeld High
school.
MIR. ana Mira James Moulton are visit
Ing their daughter, Mrs. DIR. Nell Straw.
of Portland.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
church at Newfield gave fine Christmas
concert Tuesday evening, in connection
with a trea which was laden with pres-
ents tor the little folks and their friends.
The daughter of Mrs. Martha Chellis
died few days ago In Boston. This Is
the first death out OF a family OF nine
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tibbetts took q
ride 20 Milton Mills recently, to visit their
dau0htAr