The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Cumberland Centre.

FREQ Il. Merrill, OF the firm of Merrill q
Dennlng, druggists, at Mechanic Falls, is
spending his vacation at his fathers.
work started up in c. E. Herrick's pack
Ing shop. last Friday. A. J. Osgood starts
his shop this week.
The shed at the Cumberland Packing
Company was the scene of lively scrim-
mage last Thursday. Two familles py tne
moved into the house of John Peterson and
worked In the corn shop. On the DAY named
| the Wilkes woman asked for the key to the
house and was refused, .whereupon she
slapped the Carr woman in the mouth. The
| Carr woman thereupon knocked her out in
| one round. The next morning, at the house,
| as they had been using but one stove on
which to do their work, Mr.. Wilkes went to
warm the drink for breakfast, when Mrs.
Carr ordered him from the room, and to en-
force her command took an axe and threat
ened to break his head, when he left in
haste. The constable was called but on
promise OF better behavior no arrest was
made.
William 7. Blanchard is getting rock for a
his lot lying, between the Institute lot and
There Is talk of organizing tribe of Red
Men in this place this fall.
Saccarappa.
The merchants of this place are about to
purpose in Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday
evening.
Augustus o. Bailey. 65 years of age was
found dead on his bed yesterday noon. He
ing. Mr.. Bailey was a mechanic. we'll
known In Portland, and an employee of the
Portland Company. He was at one time
master mechanic of the European & North
American railway, and has also been en-
ployed by the Portland & Rochester and
Grand Trunk railway.
LlnIneton.
Saturday afternoon while Mr.. Dennis
Meserve OF Lewiston, was riding in the
eastern part of Limington. accompanied by
ms wife and sister, his horse suddenly
Jumped to the side of the road, throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Meserve out and furiously
running away. The sister remaining In the
carriage managed after the horse had run
some mile and half, to get up the relns and
stop the horse by turning him against a
barn near the road. When assistance came
MIR. and Mrs. Meserve were taken up and
into house near by. and DIR. Moulton
quickly summoned. Mrs. Meserve received
no severe injuries only general shaking up.
Mr.. Meserve had his face badly bruised and
shoulder broken.
West Gray.
Mr.. Isaac Barton, who has been sick for
o long time with cancer, passed away Fri
day. August 30, at the age of II years and 10
months. The funeral occurred on Monday
under the direction of the Masonic fraterni-
ty OF which body he was long member. He
also belonged to the Masonic Relief. A
widow and four children survive him.
Robert l.. Allen and Joseph b. Allen of
Portland, sons of X. A. Allen of this place,
have been visiting friends and attending the
fair at Gray the past week.
Mr.. Henry Moxcey of the Portland Post
Office and Mr.. Frank lllsley, the undertaken,
tried their luck atifshing in Little Sebag0
Lake on Friday. The catch of fish was re-
ported to be not very heavy.
Mrs. L. ). Skillings has been quite sick
the past week, but is better at this writing.
South Paris.
A HAPPY OCCASION.
AT the residence of the brides father,
VIM. NJ. Shaw, Wednesday morning, August
2Sth, Mr.. Thomas s. Barnes and Miss Hattie
K. Shaw were united in marriage by Rev.
A. G. Fitz. Mr.. Barnes is successful COM
mercial salesman from Portland, in which
city he has host of friends, and he also
enjoys the respect and confidence of his GUS
toners on the road. Miss Shaw was grad
uate Of the class of 49, o. N. l., and is
most estimable young lady. They visited
Boston and Bar Harbor on their bridal trip.