The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-28
MAINE TOWNS,
Items of Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Brunswick.

+. ID. Robinson has returned to his posi-
ton as superintendent of the electric station.
On account Of an accident by which he cut
one OF the arteries of his wrist, he has been
at his home at Bangor for several days.
There was an alarm of fire one night last
week, arising from the burning of the studio
ON the Merryman lot. The building was too
well on fire to be saved. The loss was small.
Another slight blaze in the basement Of the
Box shop, occasioned by glue pot. There
was but little damage done.
The fire Wardens have ordered ire escapes
put on the Box Shop, and the Tontine hotel
and are to inspect the Cabot mill.
Officers Coombs and Graves seized two
twenty-gallon kegs of Intoxicating liquor at
the Pullman one night last week.
w. Fl. Atkinson, of this town, has been
selected to speak at the prize defamation of
the Junior Of the class at thel Maine State
College.
lege, has accepted an invitation to deliver
the address before the Bangor Theological
Seminary Rhetorical Society on the evening
of June I'd at the Hammond street church.
Manager Crawford is In correspondence
with Campaninj, the great Italian tenor. en-
deavoring to secure him for the Commence
ment concert. Mr.. Crawford has secured
Miss Alice Wentworth, of Boston, as So
prano for the concert. She comes with the
very highest recommendations. and in con-
n
ing one long to be remembered.
J. A. Whitmore is repairing his coal sheds
on Dunning street.
Levi ToOthaker has placed a handsome
granite curbing In front Of his house on
Main street.
Rev. F. c. Haddock and ]. S. Towne have
gone on fishing trip to Rangeley Lakes.
Az the hearing of the selectmen In the
matter OF locating telephone poles, they were
excluded from Cumberland street, but given
the right to cross the Union street school
street,
Six families are very sick with the grip at
Bunganne.
We have been having abundant rains of
iate. and the grassland other vegetation are
New Gloucester.
Memorial services were held at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday; Geo. E.
Whitman Post attended, and the church was
prettily decorated with flowers.
Rev. A. S. Ladd of Gardiner will deliver
an address at the Town Hall, Decoration
Day.
Roland K. White of the Continental Hotel.
Philadelphia, has been making brief visit
at his fathers at Cobb's Bridge.
There was fag-raising and an entertain
ment at the Gloucester Hill school-house.
Monday night.
F. M. Thayer had the frame ,of large
barn raised on Tuesday.
Harry Woodbury. lost horse with collie
Monday morning.
The Ladies Congregational circle will have
business meeting at the house of Miss
Marsh, Thursday evening
The Stevens school had ride to North
Yarmouth, Saturday afternoon.
Mumps have been very prevalent, and
some cases OF measles are reported In town.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
The MorrilIs had their annual gathering
at the graves Of their ancestors at the ceme-
terry at Sabbathday Pond Sunday, the oath
There was heavy frost at this place Sat-
urday night.
Grass and early sowed grain are looking
nicely.
The apple trees are blossoming well.
Lendall E. Golf and wife, of Cumberland
Mills, are visiting their son. F. E. Goff
HaTtly Marsden, of Auburn, is at his un-
cle's II. l.. Morse.
Mrs. Ann Golf has gone to Cumberland
The grafton Memorial Day will be at the
Free VIII Baptist church. The Ladies Re-
lief Corps will furnish dinner at Cobb's
Hall for the members of the G. A. r.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
Geo. w. Soule spent Sunday and Monday
at home.
Capt II. B. Soule returned home from
New York, Saturday.
J. M. tGooding and family spent Sunday at
Emery Jones's.
Rev. F. T. Rouse, of West Superior, Wis.,,
has been visiting at III. A. Waite's the past
week.
Herbert Merrill. is at his former home In
this place for few days.
The farmers hereabouts have nearly fin
ished their planting. Grain is up and look
Ing very well. Grass is growing rapidly.
and an abundant hay crop Is looked for.
North Yarmouth.
The ladies' circle will have supper at the
Vestry Tuesday evening.
Miss S. FL. Thompson has sold her farm to
Captain Frank Mountfort of Yarmouth who
will occupy the place In the fall.
Most OF the farmers have finished plant
ing.
Mr.. Frank Loring is spendinga few days
In town.
Memorial services will be held in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
Miss M. A. Clough who has been stopping
for some time with her sister, Mrs Rowe,
spent week at Cumberland, recently.