The Portland daily press., 1901-02-27

Song, Society
the summer; affirmative, Willie
Walker; negative, Stella Russell.
Quotations from Longfellow's works.
Debats-ResoIved: That capital pun
ishment should be re-establlshed In
this state" Affirmative, Arthur
/ warren, Grace smith; negative,
Evelyn bennett, Lesser Carpenter,
Fred Hamilton.
Florence Woodward.
Song, Society.
i No vote was taken, Ezs
The following is the programme Of the
l.. u. 5. for February Is;
Song, Society
Resolved, That houses burn up, not
asdown. Affirmative, Margaret Dan.
4 nett; negative, Bennie Roberts.
! Quotations from the works OF haw-
| thorne.
Debate-ResoIved: That Cuba should
be annexed TO the United States"
Negative, Grace johnson, Fred Car
penter, Arthur Warren; affirmative,
Edna IaFountaine, Celia Durgin,
Wilbur Brown.
Spsech, ,--Women's Rights,
Minnie Parker.
Song, Society.
me vote was to II In favor of the
/ affirmative.
The WATERFORD High school library has
recently been presented with about 100
books. The gift was made by MT.
Leavitt OF Massachusetts,. Among the
| books are: Dickens works, IA volumes;
| tales of I5ac ckwood, IL volumes; OLD
| South Leaflets, three volumes; National
Encyclopedia, ten volumes; American
| Dictionary, four volumes: Hawthornes
works, two volumes; Arctic Adventures,
kuickabocker Life In New York, Cam
paigning In the Philippines, etc besides
| a large number OF papers on natural his
tory. The gift was very acceptable, be-
cause it adds greatly to our library, as
well rs to furnish abundance OF choice
reading to the students. We wish TO
extend to Mr. Leavitt cur most sincere
thanks for this beautiful present.
NORTH YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth, February 90 Niles
Grace Seiders OF Portland spent the past
week with Mrs E. A. Morrill,,
| = Wescustogo Grange which has been
unable to meet on account OF the bad
weather had y meeting and candy pull,
last Thursday evening, which was en-
1 ioyed by all present.
! k O. Hayes has been hauling logs for
J Il. Mnuntfort to Hayes mill.
+. ID Morrill, ia getting out some tim
Der which James Prince Is hauling to tho
Thomes,' Mill at CuKl berland.
Prof. Pierce OF Gray Will give an en-
tertainment at the vestrv, March 9th.
schools In town clossd last week.
Partridge Bros who have been buil1-
/ ing a house for u, II. Herrick ON the
Gray road, have finished their work for
the present.
Geo small, who has been sick with
the mumps, is abls to bs out.
On March lst, Deacon j. p. Rowe, the
oldest person in town, VIII be "a years
old Mr. Rowe is In his usual good
health and has not been confined to the
house day this winter.
SPRINGVALE.
SprinGvale, February 26.-Hon. Charles
H. frost and wife are nc Ormapd, Fla,
Capt. A J. Lerned OF Lawrence, made
a short stop in this place last week on
his way to Shauleigh.
II cold weather is more healthy than
warm weather, as some claim, it to be,
why is 1t that we are having SO much
sickness all through this cold month of
February. One of our physicians who has
lived here seventeen years, says at no
time has there been SO many cases OF
sickness rs for the last six or eight weeks.
Roy n stiles started last week on a
trip to Southern Pines, and Is intending
on his return trip to visit Washington
and witness the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Rev. Frank g. Davis has received and
accepted a unanimous call to the pastor
ate of the Baptist church In south Nor
ridgewocK. lie will commence the nrst
of March.
Two weeks ago Fred Jewett fell do wu
the elevator in the mill of the Maine Ala
paoca company and broke both OF his
legs Last Thursday his brother Charles,
who was on the elevator with a heavy set
OF scales was thrown thirty feet, break
ing one or his legs near the ankle, q
serious misfortune to the family as well
as to the sufferers. They have the svm.
pathy of the community In thsir atiiic-
tion,
Miss Ella +. Moody, one OF our teach
ers who has been receiving Globe VOTES
fer the Inauguration trip to Washington,
is one OF the six from Maine to 60. She
was fourth on the list.
SHERMAN MILLS.
Sherman Mills, February 25.-Died,
in Sherman, February II, 1901, MIR
Charles A, Robinson. He was born IN
Sumner, Maine, January 22, lS42 and was
80 years, month old at his death. lie
came to Sherman with his father, the
Sumner in 1858, when sixtssn years old.
They commenced a farm in the woods.
built log house, and moved into 1t,
miles from travelled roads. A large farm
has been cleared, good, convenient farm
buiidinRsss- erected, where he and his
parents have lived and died He re-
sponded to the cali OF his country. and
enlisted in August, 1862. and was a menu
ber of company B, Sth Maine, where he
served until discharged in the fall OF 1863
He has been a pensioner many years. he
served his town faithfully on the board
OF ssleotmen, and part OF the time as
chairman, fifteen years. Few men have
secured a higher standing in society, In
business integrity, ana as an advocate for
schools In religion, and moral lives, in
all of which he was q willing worker,
while his health admitted. He was a
member OF the ODD Fellows, Goi1en
Sheaf Grange ana Asbury Caldwell Posi-,
q. A. X. lie took keen interest In
sown, state and national affairs. His ac-
ceptanoe to a glorious Immortality by an
ever loving Saviour he did not doubt.
The funeral services were held at the
Congregational onuroh on Saturday, a