The Portland daily press., 1890-11-25
FROM MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Corr
respondents Of the Press,
The Way Of the RumseIIer hara l.,
Oxford County.
Considerable Damage Done by a
Broken Dam In wIndham.
GRAY.

1ne ground is In fine condition for snow,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last
week were devoted to the examination of
classes at Pennell Institute. Hon. M. p
Frank of Portland. w. Fl. Vinton. Rev. r.
Bean, DR.. McCollister and MANY others of
the town were present. Those were the clos
Ing days OF the fall term. Winter term be-
e'n' nnonuay' december LIST. ~
on Friday evening last the scholars OF
Pennell Institute gave an entertainment at
Institute hall. Miss Bette of Lewiston and
Miss Emma Merrill of Gray, sang with their
usual brilliancy. Mrs. Hunt and Miss Kate
Libby OF Gray, gave duet selection on the
piano. There were declarations by the
scholars and after the entertainment ice
cream and cake were served.
The Congregational Society have made all
arrangement for their entertainment Tpas.
day evening, November 25th. Uncle Rem.
pen, Aunt Dinah and others will be at the
nusKing pee 10 the costumes of I'VE olden
time" Husking supper at $50 and and 30
p. m. A good moon will probably bring out
foil attendance. Wv
The committee chosen by the town have
traded the town farm for the farm of Mr.. j.
w. Frank Of West Gray. We trust hereaf.
ter that the expense Of maintaining the pau
pers will be paid In full from the Income of
the farm, as this is considered by good Judges
one OF the best In town.
Mrs. Jane Hoppin will spend the winter at
La Crosse, WIS, with her brother, DIR. A.
w. Anderson.
WEST GRAY
Mr.. E. w. Webber of North Windbam.
day evening, November 30. at half past as sew sew
en- o.clock. All are cordially invited.
Willie P. Shaw will sell his herd of cows
ana other stock at auction December 9th.
preparatory to moving into Portland to take
q position IN the restaurant so long occupie d
Dy MS brother, the late Henry B. Shaw,
Joseph l.. Turkey mas moved to North
Wihdham into the hotel formerly occupied
Dy charles Cook. We have no doubt that
mr.; iukey will make an excellent landlord.
ana that the travelling public, who give him
tsei, patronage will be well satisfied with
Mrs: George Freeman has gone to Free.
man, Me-, on a visit to her parents.
Mr. Edward L.. Crockett. who has been at
WORK In the tin shop at Deerin through the
summer, has come home to spend the win
ter. "'A
Mr.. Bert Stoddard and wife of Portland
are boarding at Charles S. Aliens. Mr.
Stoddard Is engaged in trimming sleighs for
Charles K. Allen.
South WIndham.
The grammar school on the Gorham side
e .ne river closed Friday, the 2lst, after
term OF ten weeks. The teachers were Mr..
Simon Hamlin of Sebago Lake and Miss
Lillian Pennell of Saccarappa. The school
mas been highly spoken of throughout the
term. Notwithstanding the rough weather
we have experienced the following pupils
Gay Ta oeen neither tardy nor absent: Ernest
whitney, Lydia M. Hale, Flora Bracket.
Annie 4. Davis and Jessie Brown. Both
teacners were graduates of the Gorham Nor
mai school. In two weeks the school will
reopen with Mr.. Hamlin and Miss johnson
as teachers.
The county convention of the Good Tenn
RIars met with the lodge at this place on
wednesday, the 10Th. The meeting we mn
derstand was decided success
Inc Ladies Circle will meet with Mrs.
FRANK holden on Tuesday evening.
~, MI Ezra whittier has gone to Florida for
The New England Order of Protection
formed lodge In this place on Thursday.
the z0tn. There were % charter members.
a portion OF the Golfer dam at the pulp
wat t gave ave- way az last week. The loosened
trainway on which the stone for The dam
was Drought over from the river bank as
We'll as the car was swept awav- II is--s.
serious loss to Mr.. Eli King.,tss ae.,s
a ~ ab o. course oy the constrnctinn
Missa,. ~ " VI 1seasion loss to the comoanv
LiiIian Phelps of Canada will lecture
az the Friends meeting house on Frid ay,
Nov. 2Sth.
Richmond.
Rev. j. 81. Little Is soon t. close his mas
torate with the Universalist church here
ana VIII go to the Universalist church at
Pittsheld about the first of January.
Inc members of Sapada hoc od1a No 90
\. OF E., will celebrate the ninth anniver.
sary OF the lodge next Friday evening.
Inc Uniyersalist Society is to hold fair
December 20d, 3rd and 4th.
MT. and Mrs jackson Reed, Miss Ora
Reed and Mrs. Thatcher Reed uf Dresden.
ana Mrs. Dunning of Richmond, are soon to
loin one of the Raymond and Whitcomb ex-
cursion parties for trip to California
Inc recently chosen officers of the Rich
mond Trotting Park Association are j. M.
M president; +. j. Buker, treasurer;
Reed. +; P: Hathorn, o. G. Smith, q. A. Gil
patrlc, j. A. Claflin, j. A. Proctor and A. A.
Williams, board Of directors. An effort IS
being made to secure suitable site on
WINCH nS to lay cut half mile track.
officers of Richmond Lodge. No. 1856, /. o. @.
= =, George Turner. q. t.; Alice Pushard,
Y. T.; Ruby Oliver, secretary; Lillian Card.
\. 5; Stephen Webber, treasurer; Henry
Perry. guard; Bert Perry, sentinel; Arthur
a Anderson, N. Myra Hopkins. d. M; Ida
" c tease, chaplain; L. Spaulding, P. @. T.
ozark q Mllliken are running their saw
Mill to its full capacity and will not shut
Town until the condition of the river COM
oels them to do so. They have done large
business this season. Twelve of their teams
'tarted for the woods about two weeks ago.
Inc new Bridge Academy at Dresden
Mills Is about completed and is to be dedi-
lated before long.
Cape Elizabeth.
A good story comes to your correspondent
rom the neighborhood Of Cash's Corner. a
certain reverend gentleman in that section
'wned solitary turkey, upon which he was
xpecting TO dine Thanksgiving Day. The
urkey was permitted to run at large and one
light it failed to return to its accustomed
cost. Next day the minister Instituted
earch and succeededin finding some feath-
RS which he identified as part of the lost
'ird,s plumage.. Later on be discovered a
mall boy with his vest decorated with tur-
'ey feathers, when the following coIloquy
hose feathers ?" "My brother Jim gave 'em
me-" And where did your brother Jim
et them?" "Oh. don't you know he shot a
rane down to the creek yesterday" The
ltlzens OF that section are now discussing |
he question whether the weight of the Joke
Ell aviest on the boy. the minister or the |
DR.. Wilbert Soule of Boston, graduate of |
ne Harvard Veterinary College, is home to |
pend the holiday season with his mother.
Mr.. Oscar +. SkilliDgs, the we'll known |
ortland stevedore, is very sick at his home |
knlghtvllle with rheumatic fever.
Sunday night tie glass sank to only 50 |
kating on all the ponds.