The Portland daily press., 1891-06-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Gray.

Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Gray.
Mr.. Harry West left for the West Monday.
INT MI; Fred Lovejoy of Norway paid us a
NV MT; W. I. Merrill has bought the farm of
=, MIR. N. g. Merrill will 60 to Connecticut to
live with his daughters.
Mrs. Charlotte Colley, who Is eighty years
OF age, has been quite sick.
Mr.. W. I'll. Clark. of South Paris, paid his
mother visit Sunday last
MIR. ID. b. Cummings was In town last
week. He is living at Norway.
Perley q Hall have made an addition to
their mill at the railroad station.
Mr.. f. w. Thayer las gone to Minneap-
oils. where he will be employed by lumber
company.
Miss Hattie Thayer has been in town for
the past week. She will return to Boston in
a few days.
Mrs. Alvin II. Perley will go to Charles
ton, Me-. in few days to visit her friends
and relatives.
Connecticut, where he will have work for
the coming year on dam across the Con-
necticut river.
Mr.. Frank Lowe furnished the seed for
Ii. +. Webb g. Co. this yeaa, and 1t is pro-
nounced by the foreman of the shop, Mr..
Doherty. to be the finest he ever saw.
PENNELL INSTITUTE.
The graduation exercises of Pennell In
stitute. class of 81, will be at the Congrega-
tional church, Friday, June 9th. In the
evening there will be a concert at the church
assisted by the following named talent: The
Ladies' Cicilian Quartette of Portland, Miss
Lizzie M. Brown, LIST soprano; Miss Emma
M. Merrill, I'd; Miss Nettie May Morrison,
LIST alto; Mrs. Jennie King Morrison, I'd
Miss Louise M. Callahan of Lewiston, read
er, and Givens's orchestra of Lewiston. This
will be the programme:
Overture-The Summer. Hoffman
Orchestra.
Quartette -Gavotte.
Reading-The Dandy Fifth. .Gassaway
Miss Callahan.
Song-The Ferryman. .:.....................Wi Wiley
The Cecilians.
ReadIpg-The Recipe for Cake. Smith
Miss Callahan
SoDg-The Merry Position. ...................
Miss Brown.
Violin SOl0-Fantasia ii Troyatore. .......Allard
Mr.. +. A. Given.
Quartette- Estudiantina. Lacome
The Cecilians.
Miss Callahan
Song-Fiddle and ..................G ooders
Miss Morrison.
Selection Journey through Africa. Theo Moses
Orchestra.
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Geo. f. Shepley Post observed Memo
Anderson Of Togus, was to deliver the ad-
dress. but probably on account of sickness
was unable to be present. Rev. K. Bean
was substited, and all of the old soldiers that
made comments, acknowledged the address
to LIE one of the best they ever heard. We
flowers for the graves of the soldiers, as the
graves of civilians can have floral decora-
tions a. other times.
New Gloucester.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Judson Haskell has moved into Charles
Ayers house.
Vegetation is coming forward rapidly and
the grass crop promises well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haines. of Bear Brook, are
the happy possesS0rs OF twins.
Miss Emma Payne, who has been attend
ing the Stevens scnool, has gone to Brooklyn.
n. Y.
Harold. son of Willis Chase, got a severe
fall at school while engaged in some rough
play, and it is feared that serious results
may follow.
Mr.. and Mis-. Charles p. Haskell, who
have been invalds for the last two years,
are beginning to get out on fine days, and 1t
is hoped by their many friends that this i'm
pTOVemeuU may De permanent.
The soil on which the new depot at
"Rowe's Station" stands, is decidedly sandy,
but with characteristic energy the station
agent has arranged flower bed ON each side
the building, which adds much to its appear
ance.
with appropriate services. The graves In the
different cemeteries were decorated in the
forenoon, and an excellent address was
delivered by Rev. A. ). Laid, of Gardiner,
at the Town Hall in the afternoon. Messrs.
Belcher and Jordan, and Misses Griffin and
Bartlett, gave some fine music, and although
the weather was disagreeable, still large
audience was present.
Raymond.
NORTH RAYMOND.
Apple trees are not poisoning very album
dainty.
Clark Burgess, of Sabbathday Lake, has
lost his valuable brood mare.
James III. Leach has sold his horse to
Charles Neher. of New York.
LleweIlyn Bryant is building large barn
n which is to be a silo. A nice cellar is I'M
Ter the entire building.
William Edwards has sold his farm to
Wilson Bros, and purchased the Simon
Webster farm, at North Gray.
There are about thirty men working in
the manufacture of ginger ale
and soda.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
Miss Cora Brown is visiting her sister at
Spripgvala this week.
K. l.. Varney has moved into Mr.. Wood
bury's house, little out of the village.
Mrs. Della Hills and little son, OF PIovi-
dence, r. l. is visiting at E. I'll. Bro WINS.
Rev. +. II. Rouse preached at this place
last Sunday forenoon and evening, giving US
two excellent sermons. Mr.. and Mrs. Rouse
Monday babe goodbye to the friends whom
they have been visiting, and started for their
home in Wisconsin.
VlnaIhaven.
T. G. Libby, of the firm of Lane 81 Libby,
" no came home sick Monday, is better.
The B0dwell Granite Co., and their en-
Dloyes, have made a satisfactory settlement
Tor the coming year.
Mrs. c. +. Penney, wife of Rev. G. f.
Penney. of Augusta, who has been in town
.or short stop. went to Bangor Thursday.
John Vinal, a teamster, in the employ Of
.he Bodwell Granite Co. was quite badly
lurt by his horse running. away, May 9th.
The horse was not injured.
Frveburg.
The funeral services of the late Lewis
Osgood, former aged resident of East Con-
way, N. H., were held ON Friday afternoon,
May Goth, at the residence of his daugeter,
Mrs. f. A. Wiley He was 81 years old, ana
or few years, until last December, had re-
ided in Bartlett, N. 81. His wife died sever |
Il years ago, but he leaves four daughters |
md many grandchildren. Rev. b. N. Stone,
pastor of the New Church, conducted the
ervices. |
WIT ARD WISDOM.