The Portland daily press., 1900-03-23
MAINE TOWNS.
Item. orIntsrest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
DAMARIsCoTTA.

DAMARISCoTTA.
Damsriecotta, March 2i.-Thers will hs
. confirmation at st. Andrews church
next Wednesday. evening. Bishop God
man from Portland, will be present and
preach.
Boothbay Harbor Lodge, No. SO, K.
OF p, win present at Lincoln hall, March
2s, their ministerial entertainment lately
put on at Boothbay which made great
hit. Some thirty-nss take part.
Ralph Clark left last week for Port
Blakelsy. Washington. where he has en-
pleyment
Alma Ledge, No. IS, u. g. A. NJ, will
work the msstsr. m sson degree before the
district deputy nsxt Wednesday evening.
March 20.
Mrs. A. n. Poole Ia in Boston this
week with her milllnsr, Miss Eiye. Sc
leoting goods for the spring ttsds. Hsr
store 10 being repAinted also.
l. A. Jones arrived home from Liver
ton. X. l., where he has been for the
winter.
Hobart Linton IL In waldoboro this
week.
Lincoln lodge will present the drama
"strife" soon. The date has not yet been
set.
BALDWIN,.
West Baldwin, March 1.-The presid-
Ing elder, A. s. Ladd. held the fourth
quaftsrly conference ct the n. IL. church
ysttrday, In the afternoon, and In the
evening gave lecture on Some Of the
Folllos Of Life" which was enjoyed by
all present The travelling being very lad
there was not very large attendance
Mrs.A ngelia Boys, wife OF Lewis Boye,
died the 10th inst, aged 80 years, 5 mon tbs.
She left five children and n devotsd
husband and they have the sympathy of
the community at large.
AL the tsams are improving the snow
In trying TO finish mp the logging busi-
ness Net for many years has there been
so much lumber cut In Baldwin rs there
has been this wintsr, almostT every man
has been at work when able to do So
The measles has been In many fami-
lies. but all have got over them except
time many have colds. eta, go the doc
t1rs are kert quite busy. Mrs. Anna
Harding, who has been sick for months,
Is much Improved and hopes are sntsr-
tanned that she will be able to be oct
soon.
wOOLwICH.
Woolwich, March so -Orrin l. Hearin
had narrow escape from drowning late
Monday afternoon and was rescued with
great difficulty By Edward l.. Reed, his
son Myers and Thomas l.. Savage In an
exhausted condition. after being In the
water nearly an hour clinginR to the Ice.
MIR. Hear,n, who Is q stone mason by
trade and had been employed for o few
days by Orvilie Il. Page Of Bath, crossed
Sassanoa bay ON the Toe to and from his
work. A little after six o'clock Monday
afternoon as he was returning home
when nearly across and where the water
Is deepest and within q few rods of his
home the Toe suddenly gave way letting
running strong at the time and he sue
oeeded In keeping hisihead above water
His cries attracted q crowd Of people on
the shores, but as IL vas getting quite
dark no one dared venture on the ioe.
Several beats were launched from the
shore near him but were found either IN
seEwcrthy or could not be got through
the floating ice. 1t began to lock as
though he must perish in sight Of thoss
present. before assistancs could reach
him, as 1t was evident from his cries his
strength was fast falling. MIR. Reed, who
IL fisherman. with the assistance OF his
son and Mr.. Savage, succeeded In getting
one OF bis boats onto the Ice from the OPP
posite shore and with great difficulty and
risk succeeded in reaching the drowning
man hut not n minute too soon, rs the
poor fellow was nearly gone and was just
hanging by Ills his arms to a cake OF Ice
when rescued. His hands were bruised
and bleeding and he could not speak
when pulled into the boat, yet all OF this
time he chung to his dinner pail with his
left hand. He is q man about forty eight
years old and has family.
Arthur Higgins OF ArTowsio, 10 to
move into the house formerly occupied by
Percy Staples.
Miss Lizzie L. Reed came home SatuI-
day night from Fest b :stoD, where she
and her sister Emma are doing q tbrv.
ing dressmaking business to spend the
Sabbath with her parents, MIR. ana Mrs.
>. b. Reed. She returned Monday morn
ing.
Fred l.. Carlton Of this place and Her
man Gowen Of Bowdoinhsm, went to
Mestport Monday, to make some Altera-
tons and repairs on the house and barn
of Capt. Thos. Laughlin. near MoCarty's
landing.
ouRh, is whiting hor son, Z. +. Hall at
SAgadahoo Ferry.
Robert MoNiei moved.to Bath Saturday,
and will occupy house owned BY Samu-
81 Jordan on North street.
Miss Ruth Sheldon has been Visiting
relatives In WiscaRset.
Herbert Blundell left stable keeper
Jones's employ monday, to work on the
farm Of William j. Fullerton. Willie M.
Stimson Of Nequessit takes his plaza.
Capt. Charles W. Kingsbury Of the fer
~ Union, went to Portland with others
Tuesday, to attend tie U. S. court In the
suit Of Capt. Lincoln Jswett Of the
aAha
Peoples Ferry Co., to recover damages
for the loss of his horse July 10th last,
while crossing the Kennebeo. Capt. MIL
'er fllled his place.