The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-07

Mrs. Sarah Pencil 10 Still with her
daughter 81 Dssrins Centre.
wINDHAM.
windham Centre. March e.-Lendall
Rogers OF Sabatis has been at Mr.. Y. ID.
Hasty's for several days
Mrs. Geo. 3. Hanson IL at home.
Miss Emeline Hawkes. has returned
from several days visit in Portland:
Mr.. Jason N. Pride has gone to Viz
einia for several weeks
Mr.. Lincoln Hall spent thrse days Of
| last week with his mother, returning to
Boston Sunday night.
FREEFORr.
Fresport, March 6 The Mission Band
of the Baptist church gave an entertain
ment and fair IN the Social tall Of that
church. Monday evening.
Miss Jsnnie Lewis of Boothhay Har-
Dor. IL tho guest Of Mr. and Mrs. n. ID.
Grant this week.
Miss Vaun Davis hes gone to Boston,
Mss. TO visit Iriends and relatives for a
snort time.
Mr.. Fred Souls has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been purchasing his
| spring goods.
Ne. John Curtis. who has te.n quite
| ia for the past week. II better. NJ. VIII
| iil's store during Mr.. Curtis's aosepoe.
| Mr.. Fred Shipley returned home Mon
/ day. March 9th, from Portland, Me.
Rev. Geo. Merriam nj the Baptist
church will perach next Sunday, March
18th. to the knights Of Pythias OF this
| town.
High scheo closed Friday for vacation
of three weeks. 1his time will be passed
| by the seniors In Eoston, where they Will
visit places Of especial interest
DIR. ii. l.. Holt, who has bsen down
East for the past week, returned Tues
Mr.. Winthrop G. Fogg gave most
enjoyable party to his friends at Gem
hail. Friday ever log. There were abont
ferry present. Oyster stew was ssrved.
The drama "Eound by an Oath"
which was presented here some time ago
| viii be repeated at Yarmouth some time
during this week.
Ia SANFORD.
SpripQysl-, March O. "The stormy
March II here again with wind. snow,
sleet and rain" The old proverb Is
being verified that winter never rots In
the sky. There IL good supply Of water
| here now. not only in the wells and
| oisterns, but In the streets. The Mousam
10 full to OVERLOOKING and mucn encum-
bsred with Ice.
seven of our citizens attended this
Sportsman's show In Boston last week
and enjoyed 1t much. especially the excel
lent showing made y the State of Maine
in the exhibition.
Hon. E. NJ. Goodsil and Newall Fogs
returned from Florida last week.
The Quarterly Convention OF the San
| ford Sunday Sonool association will be
held at the Baptist church In this will
age Thursday afternoon and evening of
| this weak. The folio wing 10 the pro-
graulme: Afternoon devotional exercises
led by Kew J. E. Cashmere; reading of
records; reports from the schools, Three
Essentials OF q Sunday School, The Sue
cessful Superintendent. Kew. h. h.
Trafton; The Excellent Teacher, George
w. Hanson Esq; Frst-rate &c 1olar, L.
W. Cousins: followed by general discus
sion; question bnx condu oted by Rev.
j. E. Coohrane; evening. 80, peoples
rrnise service. led by Bsntly Averyard !;
address. The Present study of the Life Of
Christ In Our Sunday Schools, by Rev.
Andrew l.. Chase. followed by general
discussion; Offering; prayer and bene-
diction by Rev. George II Stilphen.
Atwood W. Allen was thrown from his
sleigh and the sleigh badly smashed by
snow, while he was out driving NJ )nday
evening Of last wesk. de escaped with
out serious injury.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, March 6.-Mr. Solomon Erskine
died rather suddenly last Friday from ap-
pendicitis. lie was a prominent farmer
and man most highly esteemed. He
served for several years as ths president
OF the Bristol Farmers club. He was a
member Of the Methodist church. His age
was fS. A widow and two children sur
vive him.
Rev. Mr.. March Of Dsmarlsc tia, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. MIR. Kerr, last
Sunday.
Mem orial services In homer Of Miss
Frances Willard were held in the Method
ist church, Round Pond, Sunday evening.
Addresses we're given by Mrs. DIS. Kerr,
Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Misses Elizabeth
Poland, Alice Prentics and Carrie Hum
phrey. The W. g. L U. had charge of
the exercises, Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer pre-
siding.
Tae violent storms of the last two weeks
have done much damage to our fishermen
In loss OF gear, boats ana other dttings.
The breakers on Pemaquid Point, q most
EXPOSED position wers grand In the ex-
treme and many visitors took advantage
OF q view.
West Buxton, March Sat the town
meeting held In Hollis, March .. the fol-
lowing officers. all Republicans. were
elected: Moderator, Leonard Palmer;
clerk. II. G. Wakefield; selectmen. as
SCISSORS and overseers of poor, j. q. Rid
Ion. K. 4. Barnham, J. ID. Littlefield !
treasurer, p. NJ. Ushsr; constable and
collector, q. II. Tarbox; sup ,rintendent
Of schools, p. A. Crockett; school COM
mittee, Walter +. Bradbury; auditor, A.
c. Locke: town agent, ]. G. Ridlon.
Mr.. Daniel pike, who was called home
by the sickness of his mother returned to
windham last Saturday.
All work at the saw mill has been sus-
pended on account OF high water below
| the dam.
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