The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-17
Gray.
WEST GRAY

| WEST GRAY.
| Another week of cold wet weather. Mucl
land intended TOR sowing and planting still
| remains unseeded, and some of 1t will un
douDtedly nave to remain so unless we havt
warmer and dryer weather very soon.
Tnere nave been several burglaries In thi
| neighborhood and vicinity the past week
On Monday the house of Lewis Smith, oil
Wlndham Plains, about two miles from thi
village, was entered in the daytime, Will,
the family was absent and twenty. five dol
lars were taken from trunk belonging tt
Mr.. Smith. No clue to the robbers has beer
obtained. On Thursday night the house OF
Mrs. Helen Skillings was entered by win
dow and pocketbook belonging to Mrs
Hattie Ryder, visitor, containing little
over twenty-five dollars taken. A son Of
Mrs. Skillings tracked them short distance
in the. morning. He says that the track;
showed that there were three of the thieves
Mountain View Farm the popular sum-
mer resort of West Gray, under the manage
ment of S. L. Adams is prepared to receive
Judge M. Reed of Boston, and Mrs. Smith
arrived the past week. Mr.. and Mrs. George
N. Guild have been here through the winter
and will remain through the summer. Persons
IN want OF good quiet boarding place for
the summer cannot do better than to
patronize Mr.. Adams as his charges are
moderate and fare excellent.
Miss Mabel Hunt has been visiting friends
In West Gray the past week.
Mrs. Jennie Ryder from Rochester, N. H.,
has been visiting at her mothers, Mrs.
The house Of Mr.. Alonzo G. French has
been cheered by the arrival of a son and
heir. His name is Harry E.
Elsie Libby has gone back to Gorham to
remain for three weeks.
Stephen w. Stiles has raised his barn and
put an addition of 10 feet to it, and will
hingle the whole,
Bethel.
The severe rain storm Tuesday interfered
sadly with the Grange meeting at Pattee's
Hall, though a good number were present,
representing four oranges. The morning
session was devoted to work and discussion
for the good of the order. In the afternoon
State Master Rufus Prince gave very. in
Harmon of the Newry Grange and Mrs. j.
Annis favored the order with declamations.
In the evening good number were present
to hear the public address by DR.. G. M.
Twitchell, the state lecturer. A large por-
ton of the Grange choir were present. there
fore music was not wanting.
The ladies present deserve great credit for
their efforts in furnishing splendid dinner.
Ii was hoped the weather would change
Thursday evening so the fair of the Women's
the exercises were held in the Brown Post
hall The hall was beautifully decorated
and three long tables loaded with feast of
STRAWBERRIES and ice cream with the usual
complement Of pies and cake. The receipts
for the evening was about $50.
Mr.. Ernest Cross has purchased the Will
liam Clark farm of Mr.. Russell for $780,
Masonic excursion to Portland Tuesday,
June oath, from here and return $1.40.
Miss Alice Parkman of Bangor is stopping
at the Alpine House.
The estimate cost of the Bethel Water
&3S 000 ic RI ha
work done for less than the estimate. The
Grand Trunk offers to pay 5000 for water for
their use and the village corporation Is to
pay $500 for hydrants.
Several of our young men have gone to the
gold diggings.
Mr.. Ayers Mason, one of the most prom
lnent business men of this town, died last
Saturday at the residence of his son, w. W.
Mason, at the age of SO years.
Porter.
KEzAR FALLS.
There has been great abundance of rain
thus far this season and that there will be a
large hay crop is good prospect The indica-
tions are also that the apple crop in this vi
entity must be large.
G. G. .Wadleigh who left this place in the
spring Tor Colorado Springs, has returned
east to Centralid, Kan, where, he has settled
He has taken contract to build a $4,000
church in that place.
N. Currier, Esq, who resigned his position
as principal of the Piper Free High School
in this town last spring, was admitted to the
Suffolk Bar last week in Boston where he
has settled. He is associated in business
with the office of Wilbur 81. Powers Esq, of
Boston.
Jacob Pilsbury of Boston is in town put
ting the Pilsbury Bros. summer hotel in or
der for summer company.
Sidney s. Stacy who has been student in
the John Hopkins University since his grad
uation from BowdOin year ago, will spend
the summer here at the house of his father,
Mr.. Jordan Stacy.
Misses. Nellie G. and Lila E. Ridlon have
returned from Fryeburg where they gradu-
ated last week with honors. Miss Nellie E.
Ridlon has been quite sick since her return
with congestion of the lungs.
Among those who attended the graduating
exercises at Fryeburg last week from this
place, were E. F. Gentleman Esq, Emma
Wiggfn, Miss Mamie Hubbard, John K. Rid
on, Emily Ridlon, Sarah l.. Ridlon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jordan Stacy, Sidney G. Stacy, Mrs.
Allen Garner, Miss Eva Garner and w. G.
Merriield and wife.
Freeport.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
The closing exercises of the Freeport High
School occur this week. Thursday evening
Chambers Orchestra give concert and
students from the Junior, Sophomore and
Freshman classes give Prize Exhibition at
the Town Hall at o'clock in which the fol