The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-29
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Our Loes Z
Correspondents.
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| WOoLwICH,
| Woolwich, January IS Engineer L. A.
Boothby OF Portland, with q corrs OF as
sistants, has been surveying in town for
a change of location OF the railroad near
Nequasset Lake. II Appearances are not
deceptive a change will be made for
about one mile. The old wooden railroad
bridge which spaus the outlet Of the lake
looks a little dilapidated and possibly has
some weak points, having been in SER
vice for thirty years. The Maine Central
intends to be up to date and probably
has an iron bridge in mind, but there ID
an uncertainty about getting good
foundation where the present structure
stands. When the old bridge was built
1t Is said plies were driven lao feet in
nothing more solid than diluted muck.
A better foundation can be obtained by
crossing the stream further from the
lake, hence the proposed change of Ioca-
ton.
WINDHAM.
Windham, January Is -Mrs. Vim.
Webb OF Windnam Hill, died Thursday
morning. Mrs. Webb has been great
sufferer for the last thirty years but very
patient through IL arr 1t is q happy
freedom from the bondage of pain. Flu
neral was held SUNDAY.
GRAY.
Gray, January 28.-Mr. Henry WiQGin,
a representative OF the Portland Stove
Foundry, was in town last week looking
after their business here.
MIR. William Mitchell, agent for the
Union Mutual Life..InsuTanoe Co., was In
town last Saturday on business.
Mr.. W. y. Doughty OF Augusta was in
town, Friday.
| Miss Ruth Thayer, daughter OF Mr..
| Charles Thayer, has passed through the
critical stage Of pneumonia and Is rapid
| Iy regaining strength.
| Mrs. Morgan Is afflicted with the pre-
| vailing epidemic.
Mr.. Henry Hunt, the 25th inst, with
the large pair OF greys, owned by MFR. j.
Il. Merrill. hauled to the mill thirteen
| hundred feet of pine logs, weighing four
| teen thousand and seven hundred
pounds. This load was drawn a distance
| OF nearly three miles,
| MIR. Is. X. Deiano took a stylish and
tine roadster TO Boston, last week. He
tas another tine mare on hand that he
purchased of our Representative TO the
| Legislature, MIR. Il. Il. Clark. She is by
| Warrener and the mother was of Knox
blood. When Mr.. Delano has completed
| her education she Will rank among the
bsss ever rAissd in this town. MIR. Della
nos race horse Edgemark, Jr., is look
| ing gamey and when the season opens,
| barring accidents, this horse will bs
teard from in the 2.2f class, Mr.. Delano
has not only proven himself a fine train
er, litter and race driver, but has demon
| STATED TO the people In this vicinity that
| ha Sc fpr fxy nd Ia IN nj
dealings. Consequently he has many
frisnds that wish him success in the
| horse business.
Rev. III. l.. MoCann is a Victim of the
epidemic
MIR. q. l.. Pierce, principal of Penneli
| Institute, will take the senior class to
Augusta sometime In February that they
may observe the working of the present
Legislature, also to visit other places OF
| interest In the city.
| The Baptist circle met with Mrs.
| Charles Colley, last Friday evening. A
| nice supper was served ami the occasion
1 was said to b. one OF the pleasantsst
| There will be dance at the town hall
Friday evening February lst.
The Universalist society Will hold their
| annual parish meeting at the town natl,
Saturday aftern 3on, at o clock.
We are informed that in the early
| spring the New England Telephone Co.
will extend thsir line from this place to
Gorham, connecting there with their
lines to Boston and New York, estab-
fishing direct line from Bangor to the
large business centres named.
Capt K. l.. Field was removed from
Portland TO his home a short distance
from the village last week. lie made the
journey by rail- and stage seemingly
| without fatigue. A speedy recovery OF
health Is the wish OF his townspeople.
The funeral or Mrs. sarah A. Doughty
took place at her late residence, Friday,
January Goth, Rev. III. l.. McCann
officiating. The beautiful selections
Reckoning Hands" Zone Sweetly Sol
emn Thought" and "Some Day" were
given bya quartette. The two former Sc
lections were sung eight months previous
at the funeral OF her husband, the late
Geo. W. Doughty.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, January sS.-Mr Joseph
Bardslay, q former reside mt of this place,
was in the village last Tuesday.
Mr.. ". Il. Graham, who has been at
work In Portland the past few weeks,
came bone last Saturday Tor q vacation.
Mrs. John Boulter, who has been visit
ing relatives here, spent last Wednesday
In Portland.
Mr.. E. Il. Ho3par, who has been st
York the mast few months. sDent Satur-
day and Sunday as his home on Nor h
street.
MIRA. Carleton Of Boston is the guest OF