The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-02
MAINE TOWN
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cor.
respondents of the Press.

Fine wheeling about Town.
Miss Annie Bean is at home from Bates
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Parker, of Portland,
were in town over Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Halves is visiting at Rev. E.
Beams.
Mr.. George Newbegin and wife of Port
land, passed the Sabbath at his fathers.
Mr.. Charles Lowe, of Gorham, N. H., was
in town last week.
Mr.. L. D; Cummings, an employe of the b.
d M: r. r., spent the Sabbath with his
family.
Mr.. William Clark passed Thanksgiving
Mr.. NJ. H. Lurch and wife observed the
9th at Cumberland Mills.
Mr.. +. l.. Clark the lucky number and got
a l93 Id. turkey the 9th.
Mr.. ii. G. Doughty was in Boston the
quarter part of last week on business.
Dr. D. +. Rowell has gone to New York
City 70 take charge OF dentistry business
for few weeks
Mrs. Emma r. TwOmbly, of Boston. is
Osgood
The winter term at Pennell Institute be-
gan Monday Dec. LIST.
DR.. E. T. Andrews has purchased fine
drlvlDg horse OF Geo. E. Merrill.
MI Walter f. Leighton has bought 5000
bols OF apples for Messrs Cummings & Win.
chester of Portland.
About bout forty met at the Town Hall. satur-
day evening last and organized for singing
school. Mr.. Howard Buxton of Curnber
land will probably be the teacher,
Mr. CushmaD Hall an old inhabitant was
buried Saturday the 10Th Nov. Mr.. Hall
resided at Bowling Green KY, number of
years and several years held a clerkship in
the Portland Custom House. Also held re-
sponsible positions in town affairs. Cause
OF death, cancer.
WEST GRAY
In our items last week was one to The
effect that Mr.. Willis p. Shaw intended to
move into Portland. We were so informed,
out have since learned that our information
was mistated. Mr.. Shaw says he has no in
tentlon OF leaving West Gray.
Thanksgiving was spent very pleasantly
ana quietly In this place. Many former resi-
dents visited their former homes to spend the
day with relatives and friends. There was
soclable and Ice cream supper at Mystic
Hall In the evening which was largely at
tended, and all seemed to have a good time.
Mrs. K. A. Allen has been confined to the
She is now little better
:, John w. Frank will move to Gray Corner
the present week onto the former town farm
cray. Mr.. Frank has lived in West Gray ali
MS life as well as his father before him.
Members of Mystic division are rehears-
ing the drama of "The Flowing Bowl" with
the intention of playing it in Mystic Hall In
the near future. Notice will be given when
the time is decided upon.
The many friends of Mr.. Roberts ara
pleased to see him out again and looking SO
well after his recent severe sickness.
DRY MILLS,
There has been considerable excitement in
this part Of the town by the finding of human
bones in the earth at SuckeryllIe.
charles Baldwin Is suffering from very
lame foot caused by the wheel of q loaded
cart passing over it.
Miss Elizabeth Shaw of Cumberland Mills
is visiting her father at Dry Mills.
, John M. Dolley of Portland was in town
Sunday.
Mrs. James Dow, of South Portland is
visiting at Mrs. Will Dow's.
:, Inc Dr0there and sisters with their fami-
lies spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. George
Vuint. There were twenty-five present.
Kennebunk.
A district meeting. was held in the town
that a policeman should be employed to
patrol the streets by night. A committee
was raised to select the man and money was
raised to pay him.
Several drunken disturbances and the con-
duct of few persons have rendered this
ac ion necessary for the public good.
York Lodge of f. A. MasOns held special
meeting Saturday evening and the third de-
gree was conferred upon one candidate.
About sixty persons were present. Refresh
ment and pleasant social hour followed.
The quarterly meeting of the Methodist
church was held Sunday. Rev. W. s. Jones,
presiding elder. preached a fine sermon.
Union thanksgiving services were held In
the Methodist churches, all the village pas
ters being present and participating In the
services. Rev. F, A. Bragdon preached the
sermon.
Mr.. Leroy s. Page and Mrs. Hattie Mitch
ell were united In marriage at the Methodist |
parsonage on the 18th ult. After a short |
visit at the home of Mr.. Page In Minot they |
will return TO reside In Kennebunk Mr.. |
Page Is an employee of the Mousam company.
Cape Elizabeth.
The Cape farmers are finding home mar |
ket for considerable part of their crop Of |
cabbages. The villages of South Portland |
and Willard are buying tons Of them, the |
price paid being $11 ton. Many families |
are putting up supply OF that good old |
delicacy sauer-kraut. |
Cape Cottage under its new management |
Loses none Of its former popularity as win |
ter resort, and every pleasant day witnesses
, driving to this fav0rite point. Sunday |
many nooDy equipages from the city were |
IHnsSsrvec rolling over the fine stretch Of road
iea@u'ng TO this hosiery. |
The prevailing cold snan has frozan ovor
Gr ll,e upper harbor estuaries. and at Mill |
OIeeK, where the sea water is kent ont in
WINTER. Win,er, ice mas formed several inches in
t t II Is rumored that inasmuch az
hS s snee tb oi water Is public domain parties
should the business promise to ba iee .ne,e,
BILE one this winter. W 10 prohta-
Sebago water and horse railroad to tho
city promise to be themes for discussion b sre
this winter.
BrIdeton.
Rev. 7. M. Davies. of Biddeford, a forme =
pastor of the First CongregatiOnalIst church
In Bridgton, delivered very interesting lee
ture on "Wales and the Welsh" at Academy
Hall, North Bridgton, on Thursday, the 10th