The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-16

liar Ecsident one day last week. There
was q large maple tree which stood near
his barn, and IS he intended to build
new barn in the spring. he decided 20
begin Preparations By cutting aown tne
tree, as It stood on the site Of the pro-
posed new barn. John u. IL an old hand
In the woods and as the tree Inclined
toward the barn he took precautions,
and made fast q tackle TO the tree 10
which large yoke OF oxen belonging 20
Isaac STRUT, ,Tps attached. Then Mr.
Chadbrurne, thinking that everything
was secure to make the tree fall In tn,
direction he wanted II TO- commencsd to
out into &c. The tree being rotten and
only q shell; on the outside holding it,gave
30 the oxen we're not drawing on the
tackles, and the tree got the best OF them
and landed on one END OF the barn. max
ing a complste wreck OF IL. Fortunately
the stock was In the other end, and was
not injured.
SANFORD.
SprfnQvale, January IA Most Of cur
people were much pleased with the fall OF
snow Saturday, which averaged about
eight inches. just enough for good sleigh
ing The sleighs and sled are improving
Rev. J. e. Cochrans breaches every
SUNDAY afternoon In the Baptist church
at Emery's Mills, In Shapieigh.
John E. Peabody Is very III Of ty-
phoid pneumonia and has trained
nurse from Portland to care for him.
A large amount OF ice has been put In
and scarcely ever In better condition. :
Charles s. Pierce, student IN tne
BOSTON school OF Pharmacy. returned
last week after speLding the hoidsy va
cation mere with bis parents.
Miss Ella r.. Moody, VINO entered tine
Boston Globe contest, for the Tree trip
TO Washington, at the time OF the Presl-
dents inauguration, which the GloDe
oilers TO six teachers in Maine, was third
on the list Thursday with 1881 votes.
Mrs, George Roberts, with her son
Fred, start today on q trip TO the South
ern Pines, N. o., where they Intend to
pass the remainder OF the winter.
Elijah Rowe has bsen given credit In
quite a number OF papers for making a
SILK quilt, which has really been tine re-
suit OF almost three years work OF his
wife, Mrs. Caroline Rows There are
1854 squares each composed OF IA pieces OF
silk, the size OF ten-cent piece, ane 10
| its construction q million and hau
of stitches were necessary. The quilt Is
very handsome and was a great work Tor
Mrs. Rowe, who lie Is years old.
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, January H.-Charles
Cole has just finished putting IN his
pine on the Brown lot at Raymond that
was blown down or injured by the NO
/ vember ice storm. He has crew now
at work putting In some pine for Mia
| Wi1ham. going to the masch company,
Portland, after which he will clear an
other lot for himself. He has also l55
cords OF birch to put in this winter that
Will go to south Casco. A. J. Minsiow
| is fast clearing the pine on the Tepney
farm. owned by ii. j. ana y. D. Lane
and several other operators are at work.
The recent storm gave us about ten
| inches OF snow which Will rush BUSINESS,
| Rev. II, Starblrd OF Pennington, the
new Free baptist minister, has arrived
| and got settled. lie breaches at ! b , churoh
In the forenoon and part OF the time
Sunday afternoon at the chapel, Kay
mond Centre.
| Owing to the storm Rev MIR. Gowell
did not preach In the Methodist church
Sunday his place bsing taken by Kew.
| Samuel Is. Brown OF Raymond.
Mrs. NJ L.. Lane is stopping with her
daughter, at Falmouth, for short time.
| Fred j. Chapman has returned TO bos-
ton.
George Files lost his only horse last
| week.
| Riverside Grange will install officers
next Friday evening weather permitting.
Miss lena Jordan, who has been at
home for brief visit, has returned to
| Livermore Falls.
| Schools in town will close January 20,
after session OF eight weeks. The va
cancy In the school at the Centre, caused
| by the dismissal OF the teacher, has been
| untitled as yet.
Roads were broken sunday Tor the
! first time this season.
| Mrs. Mabel swan has returned from
/ Browntield.