The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-09
MAINE TOWNS.
ftsn,- OF interest t-thrrrrs OF Gar Local
correspondents.
NEW GLOUCESTER.

Upper Gloucester, January 7.--An lun-
berin0 buainess is practically at stand
stilI, as there Is no snow to haul the logs
to the mills, and at the miils where a
good deal OF custom saving is done, the
men are waiting, as well as those who
take the lumber from the woods. All
are looking anxiously for the coming of
snow.
The wheeling is GOOD ON most OF the
roads, as they are very smooth at the
present time. 1t has been fine winter
for tlacksmiths thus far, as they have
bsen Kept extremely busy.
Joseph Strout, who Is at work for the
Bethel chair company, was at home
week ago last Sunday. There Is nearly
two and one half feet of snow where he Is
at work.
The far ners have begun to put in
their ice for the coming seasons use.
The Ice is from twelve to fifteen inches
thick, and Is OF good quality. They are
hauling IL on wheels.
w. III Corliss has purchased machine
for cutting ice, and is working IL on
Jordan mill pond, where he Is cutting
Ice for the farmers,
W, A. Heed and Chas Estes OF the
lower village have been cutting Frank
Bsrry's Ice on the mill pond. Eugene
Farnum has cut u. w. waterman's Ice
for him
AIR. +. w. Winter has been running his
mill TO full extent for the past week or
more He has been getting out quite o
large order of boxes, which have been
hauled to Poland Springs, to be used as
water cases.
Xarunou TN and RraanOr6 last week
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners January 7.-If We do not
have snow to make sleighing, we nave
nue. wheeling, roads smooth and dusty.
Master Mlnslow Fowler left saturday
for his home In Berlin, N. H., mucn to
the regret of his littls friends.
Mir. and Mrs j. W. johnson attended
the Sunday school convention at Black
Point Thursday.
was calling on friends in this place
Mrs Joshua Libby has returned from
Cambridge, Mass where she has been
stopping with her son for the past few
mouths.
Mr., Schofield has moved into the rent
vacated by MIR. e. Skillens.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, January 7.-Henry Clay
was buried from his home Sunday, Jhnu-
AIRY q, at South Hiram. Mr.. Clay went
TO visit his daughter in Sewteld Sunday,
Dec 80.
Mrs. Geo. w. wadIeigh Jr., Is very
sick. Some Of her friends do not speak
very hopefully of her recovery.
Measles are not causing much trouble
amongst the young people at present.
The Magazine club were invited to
spend Monday evening, Dec. 81, at the
farmhouse of Geo. W. Fox, and the club
with their friends to the number OF 20,
accepted 1t, viz. /: Rev. j. ii. Bounds and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. j. Fox, MIR. and
Mrs. j. Il. Chapman, MIR. and Mrs. Gin
ton DurgiD, Mr. anu Mrs. Chas.
Treworthy, Willie Garner, Willie Norton,
Byron Lord, Lottie Chapman, Carrie
Mason, Minnie Ridlon, Jennie Moulton
Flossie Gardner, Bessie Lord, Bertha
Ridlon, Flora Lord, May Pierce. Myrtle
Stanley, Elsie Ridlon and May Mason.
After enjoying some literary exercises
ana refreshments they adjourned at l2.b0
a. IN, A. ID 1901.
Winter schools are closing outside of the
village districts.
CLARK Young, Woodman French, Mrs.
VIM. q. Davis ana Mrs. Cnas. Pendex-
ter are under the doctors care and con-
tined TO their homes.
/, Next Circle at Geo. Milliken's, Tues
day night. Come one and all.
The toys report dry fishing through
the ica
YARMOUTH.
Yarmouth, January. 5-Miss Marion
Merrill of Portland has been the guest of
Miss Marion True.
The womans missionary meeting will
be held with Mrs. e. Dudley Freeman,
Friday afternoon.
The annual election of officers OF the
First Parish Sunday school Will occur
next Sunday. The school will observe
January ~ as Foreign Missions Day.
On acooupt OF the Week OF Prayer and
the lecture In tine Peoples Course, Janu
arg IA, the Philulogean Society will not
resume its regular meetings till later
date,
At the Fast Day service at the First
Parish chapel yesterday afternoon, the
pastor read an interesting account OF the
great revival OF 1871, when ninety mine
were received into the church. Speaking
of the covenant, and taking for bis text
"Have salt among yourselves, the pastor
said the covenant should mean four
things: sympathy, admonition, loyalty,
tenderness.
Miss Florence Prince of Portland spent
Sunday with her cousin, Miss Ida Sea
bury.
The Fortnightiy club is to meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. l.. *.
Cook, with the following programme:
KoIi-call: Helpful Hints in Household
Mrs. Cook ;reading-Mark Twain's ZAP
petite Cure" Mrs Irving True; general
misunderstanding Fruits, is 1t worth
while? At the close OF the programmes
tea Will be served.
The officers of the High School Debat-
ing Society for the present term are:
President-Gaorge Graham.
Vice president-Bsth Soule.
Seoretary-Edith Drink water.
Urea surer-Lewis Merrill
The next meeting OF the Woman's club
win be with Mrs. MoWattie, on Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Nsllis Gray has concluded her
work as parish visitor.
Mr.. Harry Stubbs spent Sunday at
home with his family.
MIR. Oscar Tuell, of South Portland,
has been visiting in town.
GRAY.
Dry Mills Jan. 7.-Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Quint of Gray celebrated their
6Oth, wedding anniversary Friday, Janu-
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