The Portland daily press., 1901-02-19

Rev. DIR. E. o. Thsver OF Portland.
Presiding Elder OF the Portland district,
Is expected to held quarterly conference
in con lecticn withathe Methodist society,
Tuesday evening.
WINDHAM.
windham, February l6-Mrs Nancy
HaekelI, widow Of the late MIR. oliver
Haskell of MindhAm, died at her home
ON tire 10th, aft9r n very brief Illness.
Mrs Haskell was the mother OF eight
children, seven daughters and one son,
all OF whom are living. MIR. Haskell diea
a few years ago. It has bes1 family Gus
tom for many years for children and
grandchildren 10 gather at the old home
on Thanksgiving DAY. Lost year was q
memorable one, heiDg the largest gather
ing. she will be missed sadly by her
relatives and friends who had good reason
to believe kindly greeting awaited them
The funeral service was conducted at
her home On Wednesday afternoon. Tne
burial was at May berry cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs winsiow Hawkes. OF Port
land have been visiting at the Center for
a few days past. MIR. ard Mrs. Hawkes.
will open up home at North Yarmouth
very soon, ana expect TO welcome their
from Kansas, early in March to 1t Mrs
Jones expects to remain East several
months
Mrs Lewis Libby died at her home in
Windham, after protracted illness, on
the 10 h.
Mrs. Geo. Morss is In failing health.
Her sister is now caTng for her.
Master Winnie Hawkes., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Loren Hawkes., has been quite poor
ly.
Mrs. Thomas yarney's health is i'm
proving.
Miss Abba Goodrich, we are sorry to
report is confined to her room again. =
The Wiudham Centre w. c, J.. NJ. met
with Mrs. Wilson Ward on Wednesday
afternoon to make comfort bags for the
soldiers
Mrs. Albert Rogers is i'll with severe
cold.
Mr.. Walter Rogers took the place of
Mr.. Willard Hanson at Soule's grain
mill, South Windham, last week. Mr.,
Hanson has had, for tine past two weeks,
trouble with his throat.
Mrs. Richard Sylvester committed
suicide Sunday morning sometime be-
tween four and five O'Clock by hanging
herself to n door knob, using the band
ages with which her broken ankle was
bound For over year Mis-. Sylvester
has been mentally unbalanced. She has
been almost constantly watched as 1t was
feared she might try TO take her life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley Jones are visit
ing their son Herbert at Biddeford.
Miss Mamie Mcclellan is stopping with
her aunt, Mrs. George Moore, who is In
very poor health.
OTISFIELD.
Otisfleld. February 16-The pull
pit ut Spurr's Corner is va
cant at present as the former pastor,
Rev. b. II. Penwarden, who has been
preaching two years there and at Casco,
has resigned. He is at present attending
the Cobb divinity school at Lewiston.
There is a singing school at East Otis
Monroe of Norway.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cook, who has been seri-
ously ill, is now gaining quite rapidly.
Miss Valora Mitchell, who has been at
home on vacation, has returned to
Portland where she is at work dress
making.
The great wind which we have had for
two weeks has drifted the roads very
badly and for number of days travelling
was very difficult,
LIMERICK.
Limerick, February 1S,-The lecture
last Friday night was we'll attended and
the lecturer was given rousing recep-
ton as he well deserved. The exhibi.
tion given by the students was both
pretty and pleasing. Next Friday night
they are to have debate with Water
boro High School which will no doubt
be very interesting.
Mr.. Steven Grant is in a very serious
condition and it is doubtful If he re-
covers.
Mr.. Nathaniel Watson is very i'll with
the disease so prevalent among us this
winter.
Friday morning, February 18th, death
claimed one Of the first citizens of the
town. Edwin A. Sadlin, man held in
high esteem by all who knew him, passed
away peacefully after an illness of about
two weeks duration.
Mr. Sadler has been out of health for
a number of years but was able to get
around until about two weeks ago he
contracted a very severe cold, grip set in
and he grew rapidly worse until the end
came. He has left place in the hearts