The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
HAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Gus LO-
cal Correspondents.


kennebunk, November 1S.-The cleo
trio light wire was broken near SIeepers
Oyster House during the wind storm
last night. Expressman Cousens's team
got tangled up In the wire, but fortu-
nately there was little power on. The
horse danced around quite freely but no
other damage was dono.
The Mousam Misunderstanding company
is erecting a new smoke stack, and
number OF their employees are without
work for few days as consequences.
Mr.. o. e. Curtis. the new grocer and
provision merchant, is moving into the
j. NJ. Emery house Fletcher, street,
Asa NJ. Seavey is moving into the Bon
ner house and may reopen the restsu-
rant.
A party Of about fifty Knights Of
Pythias went to Caps Porpoise, Wednes-
day night, via the electrics, and partook
of clam chowder served az the casino.
The large elm tres which for so many
years has marked Osham corner, &c the
| junction OF Fletcher and Main streets, has
been cut down this week.
| The youngest child OF Mr.. Stanley
| Stevens OF kennebunK Landing died
| last week, after prolonged illness. The
funeral took place last Sunday, hsv.
4. Millward officiating.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, November % The very
| heavy wind blow or the 2lst did consider
able damage in this section, unroohng a
barn for John Thing. several out build
ings tor s, Il, bradbury, and blew Two
chimneys from the house of Frank Cram.
Herbert Seavey has gone to Boston,
where he is at present firing on SHIFT
| ing engine in the u. 81 Nj, freight yards.
Inat the best of success may attend him
| is the wish OF his many friends.
| Hon. II. B, Miegin, Insurance agent
CT Saco and Mr.. Baohelder, Of Bachelor
Bros Sanford, were In town on business
| the y1st.
Mrs. q. G. Mouiton and her sister,
Miss Matte Mason, have gone to Boston,
where they win spend the winter.
MIR. Vim. Mason of Portland was In
| town for few days last week.
krnest Garland left for Dover, N. H.,
| the 2tth inst , where he has gone to ac-
cept position with wholesale drug
house.
Died in Limerick, the 21st inst after
long ana severe Illness MIR. Aaron
| Chapman, at the ripe age.of 81 years. Dir.
Chapman has long been "a resident Of
friends and acquaintance to respect his
memory. One son, MoodInan, and a
daughter, Sarah, survive him.
Died in Limerick, Friday, the 2lst, of
pneumonia Mrs. VIII Upton, after a
severe illness of only two weeks dura
ton. A husband and one son mourn
her loss. The funeral occurred Sunday,
attended by the Rev. X. h. Cox. Two
very appropriate selections were rendered
| by the male quartette.
BUXTON.
| ms. ~
Of Wednesday night made things rattle
| around this vicinity. Amongst other
| things which 1t did, IL blew over clothes
reel full OF Mrs. Flora Anderson wash
! ing, tossing it to the ground bottom side
up Also the old brick school hou SO
| felt It's force, the rear end OF tudding
and plaster, which was left when they
removed the brick, was 50 badly started
| from the top thnt they took out the win
dows and pulled 1t down this morning.
| Mr.. John Howard has built him new
work shop, little above his dwelling, in
which he expects to get out lot OF hoops
| this winter.
| The pastor expects to preach Thanks
giving sermon on Sunday next.
DIR. Thayer. presiding elder Of Port
land district, will be here on Sunday
evening, Dsc End, for Q larteriy Confer
enCe
The new school house has received it's
| first coat or plaster, ana in q few days
more the skim coat will be put on, when
the carpenters Will be able to 90 forward
with their work to completion, without
much hindranoe. %
The selectmen of Buxton were running
the lines between this town and Gorham
with two Of Gorham's seiectmen Thurs
day. We understood that they were to
run the lines between this town and
Standish, Friday, with the Standish
Miss lane ndereon a. the possessor oF
marriage license that was issued in the
year 1900 or one hundred years ago.
| West Buxton, November 26-Mr. Roy
r. Higgins returned home from Lisbon
| last Monday, where he has been at work
the past. summer.
MIR, Ernest Rand and bride, of Leba-
non, are spending few days with Mr.
| Rand's mother.
Miss lola Dodge, who has been spend
| ing few days with her sister, Mrs
Charles Sawyer, returned home last
Thursday.
Miss Eliza Hanson was taken suddenly
| Ill last sunday afternoon. 1t Is thought
to be a slight shock.
Hollis High school closed last Friday
| for vacation of two weeks, after a sue
cassfui term taught by MIR. l.. Nj. Har-
mon. MIR. Harmon Will teach the winter
term.
FALMOUTH.
| Falmouth, November 26.-Miss Medora
A. shaw 10 spending Thanksgiving with
her sister In Somerville, Mass.
The schools have closed for their
Thanksgiving vacation. Mr.. Henry
Merrill has been appointed assistant in
spentor OF customs for Portland, and Miss
Anna Coiley will take his place In the
school at Falmouth.
There win be a Thanksgiving service
at the First Congregational chapel Thurs
day, at 10 o clock a m. There will be q
sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Flint.
HARPSWELL.
| West Harpswell, November ga
gloom was cast over the community last
Thursday, when news was received of
the death by drowning of Robert Alexan-
der of North Harpswell. lie had bean
teaching school on Orr's Island, and
started for home at night In small
float. His friends watche him from the
island until nearly across, and hoped he
had reached home safely, but next morn
| ing his body was found on the beach a