The Portland daily press., 1900-01-05
ARD CLOTHING COMPANY,
ass Middle So.

and especially the commits that man.
aged the fair last summer whereby they
raised $40 90 this and q small fund left
by Mrs. Mary Hamlin for this purpose
and little here and there, the society
find they have q nee room free Of debt.
CAsCo.
Casco, Jan. 4.-The late snow fall gave
Us plenty OF snow fer the lumbermen
to begin their winter ope ratiGns.
Fred Strout Of Raymond, has been at
work for Robert Il. Beckett putting .
bay window on to his residence.
Gayle IL. May berry OF Casco, spent the
holidays with her parents.
James II. Jepson has returned from
Lynn, Macs, where be has made SIX
weeks visit with his daug sters and
brothers. He was well pleased with his
visit.
Mrs. Cynthia Jordan has returned from
Scsrboro, where sbe has been to visit her
brother, Rev. Sam uel Jordan.
Nathan Decker died at his home In the
village Jan. l, at this adyancsd age Of SO
years. He had been In failing health
slncs early In the spring, but was able to
be about the house until quite recently.
with relatives over tbe sorrowful rstiso-
ton that his familiar form will be ssen
among us no mere. Many there are who
will carry a kindly remembrance Of him
to their graves, and the widow and SON.
in-law he has lefs will be the object Of
their heartfelt sympathy. The funeral
services wero held at his late residence
this day, conducted by Rev. Miss Angel
OF Norway and In charge of A. 5. Hall.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, Jan. 4.--Cbristmas
passed very quietly here. On Monday
evening there was q Christmas tree at the
Methodist church. A goodly number was
present and the tree was heavily loaded.
Mr.. o. l.. sturdfvant, superintendent
OF schools, was In town Thursday.
Mr.. Lewis Shaw OF Portland, and Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Shaw. were at Mrs.
Ellen Shaw's, Cbriftmas.
Miss Ada Morrill, has bean obliged to
| close her school one week on account Of
sick ness.
Mrs. Levi Morrill, spent Christmas al
Woodfords, as the guest Of her son, Il. II.
Morrill,.
Miss Carrie Abbott of Pine Point, was
In town Christmas.
Mrs. NJ. W. Pearson has recently Joined
| the grange at West Falmouth.
Mrs Levi morrill, and daughter, Sarah,
| spent Thursday with Mrs. j. p. Rowe,
Of Nerth Yarmouth.
Mr.. Chas. leighton IL cutting lumber
| for II. o. Huston near Gooose ond.
SHERMAN MILLS.
Sherman Mills, December 90 We have
had one of the most pleasant and favor
able falls and winter thus far for busi-
four inches Of snow fell last night max
Ing about ten inches on the ground now.
The roads are splendid.
Extensive repairs have been made on
| the Congregational church the past fall
consulting OF excavating the basement to
1 . Iau Ia r.f hA l,rtal AIt In OH
dining room. kitchen and Furnaces rooms
| with stone and bri,k walls. and lighted
With six large windows, the building .
| chimney with fire proof bricks from the
bottom OF the basement new shsathipg.
reolapboarding and painting the entire
| outside of the building. creating four
story bell tower at the northeast corner
| Of the house, and changing the entrance
| to the main audience room, from the west
end TO the esst snd, through the tower
and southeast corner, also putting In new
| windows throughout the entire building.
A new bell has been purchased aud
mounted Weighing 1885 pounds costing
500. OF a rich tone, and sam moned the
people TO church for the first time last
Sunday. The Interior of the church
building will be remodeled next sunni er.
The whole cost Of the repairs viii be
about two thousand dollars.
A very helpful interesting Christmas
service was held at the church In the
| forenoon, consisting or singing, seleoe
pieces by the choir and an appropriate
| sermon delivered by the pastor to full
house. and an unusually interesting Sun
| day school Christmas concert largely
mus ical. and participated in by the choir,
| and large number of the small children
Of the school In the evening TO e crowded
house.
On Monday evening Christmas WAS OBJ
served at the Town hall. Two large trees,
and tables were loaded with presents
numbering up In the tens of hundreds
and distributed to i've hundr I'd peoplc,
old and young.
Business is good. wages high and every
ava liable man and tsam employed.
Rev. Leonard w. Harris of this town
snd formerly a pastor of the Congregs-
tional church In Bridston, Maine, for
nearly a score of years, Is critically Ill.
be will be sc years old on the 25th OF
April and commenced preaching more
than sixty years ago.