The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-06
TIE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 6.
MAIN e TOWNS,
Bridgton.

ROBBIE CROSS DROWNED.
Robbie Cross, about Is years old, son of
Eoen A. Cross and grandson of Hon. w. W.
Cross, was drowned in Highland Lake,
Bridgton, Thursday forenoon, Dec. 8, while
skating. A very sad event. The body has
been recovered. Three other boys were
with him at the time, two, of whom broke
through the ice but were able to get out.
Mrs. A S. Baker has sold her flu q EST
dence at North BridgtoD, formerly the ~. w.
Hilton place, to James Webb of Portland.
Kennebunk.
The fair of the Unitarian church in the
vestry last evening was very successful
affair, netting handsome sum to the society
and affording opportunity for a most enjoy
able social gathering.
was crowded on Thursday evening, and a
very pleasing programme was presented at
the children's temperance meeting. DR.. F.
M. Ross presided and made very good tenn
perance address to the children. Recita-
lions and singing appropriate to the occasion
respondent closed the meeting.
Mr.. Fuller has been invited to deliver an
address before Lalus Lodge next Tuesday
evening on the subject of 'Co-operative
Banks"
Mr.. Charles L. Smith, an energetic bust
AOoo man VI Ddytlu, anu MISS SldId LUNA
Walker of Gooodwin's Mills, were united
in marriage December 4. at the Methodist
parsonage In Kennebunk, by the Rev. r. A.
iiragdon. They Immediately departed on
the Boston and Maine tram Ior snort wed
ding trip. to Boston and to Other. places.
They will soon return to their home in
Dayton, where they will receive the con-
gratulations of host of friends.
Mr.. George Little has purchased the store
now occupied by John Getchell, and also
The store and hOnSa 0vVnQd nv Misc Hor
Both are to be repaired and it is reported
that Mr.. Little's son-in-law rom the State
OF Indiana will locate here in business.
:. Rev. e. Worth, the president of our public
library has gone to Boston to make selec-
tlon OF books for the library. A committee
TO solicit funds for that purpose was quite
successful; and the result will be an increase
OF books in our excellent library.
Fred L. Bragdon of Bowdoin class of 81,
has Just closed term of school in Conway,
n. ii. He has severed his connection with
Bowdoin, to enter the junior class at
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.
Sherman Mills.
The past has been one of the most favor
able autumns for farm work for years.
We had about inches of snow Thanks
giving day, the first of the season amounting
to anything. The Mattawamkeag d Patten
and Kingman d Island Falls stages used
runners on Friday. The roads are excellent
and business lively. Lumbermen are putting
a large force of men and teams in the woods
There will be more numbering in this region
the present than last winter.
An interesting Thanksgiving sermon was
held at the Congregational Church at 1890
a. m. A concert was held in the evening at
the town hall under the auspices of the Con-
gregational Sewing Circle. The object was
to raise money to pay expenses of repairs on
the church and parsonage.
Mrs. Emily Weber former resident of
this town but fer the past - years a resi-
dent Of South Dakota is visiting relatives and
friends in this town.
Mr.: Geergs W, Weber yr., his married
daughter Mrs. Alvah Hamilton, Miss Clara
Russell of Sherman and her sister Mrs.
Jennie Merriam and her husband, now resi-
dents of Boston, former resident of Sherman,
have gone to Colorado to visit relatives and
friends their. Mr.. Merriam and wife, and
Miss Russell return In January, Mr.. Webber
in the Spring, and Mrs. Hamilton remains
with her husband who has located there.
Gray.
On the morning of the 4th inst the mercury
stood below zero.
Mr.. William Sawyer q native of this town,
and In the employ of Mr.. Lotnrop Blake of
Lewiston was recently married.
Mr.. Frank W. Thayer, quartermaster SER
geant of the Soldiers Home, recently paid
his folks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rowe have been Wis
iting their relatives here the past ten days,
and have returned to West Milan, N. FL.
Master Frank G. Grover, son of Thomas
+. Grover of South Gray is the recipient of
q beautiful diamond silver mug presented
by Mr.. Frank 81. Gushing. Mr.. Grover, sem
ior, and Mr.. Gushing were comrades in Co.
X. 18th Me-, Vols.
The winter term of Pennell Insit tie began
on Monday the I'd of December after vaca-
ton OF one week.
North Raymond.
We have snow sufficient for good sleighing
and to do fairly good business at numbering
in the woods.
We are glad to see her son Walter Churchill
among us again, even for few days.
Otis Nerrill has purchased the John Files
farm. We are glad to see that Jerry Verrill
has at last been granted pension.
But small amount of numbering will be
done in this section this winter.
Thanksgiving passed off quitely here.
The boys and some of more matured years,
however, hustled little at Wilson Bros
store, pastime which has been enjoyed
once year since the store was built by the
late VIM. Small forty years ago.
New Gloucester.
The Lend-a-hand Club of Upper Gloucester
Mill give fine literary entertainment at
Centennial Hall, Fiday evening.
The Free-will Baptist Circle meets with
Mrs, Benjamin McIntire this week.
The work of cutting down the knoll at
Cobb's bridge is nearly completed; the town
road at that place is also to be widened, and
the railroad crossing is made just double its
present width.
There is snow enough here to make some
rather thin sleighing, though it can hardly
be called the "Doetry of motion" when the
sleigh comes in contact with the frozen
ground, about once in every ten feet.
Richmond.
With the exception of small opening at
Southard's narrows, the Kennebec is frozen
yer in good shape in this vicinity. Yester-
day morning the ice was sufficiently strong
to permit pedestrians to cross upon it. An
Ice laden schooner was lowed down river
from just above the ferry Wednesday. The
steamer Kennebec came up river as far as
Richmond Wednesday forenoon and imme-
diately returned, making her last trip of the
season DrOhahlV