The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-13
Cumberland.

Mrs. +. S. Merrill spent the Sabbath with
friends at Cousins Island.
f, s. Blanchard is remodeling his barn and
will also make an addition thereto.
1neZ M. Rowe. student at Gorham Nor
NAL school, spent the Sabbath at home.
Early crops do not make much progress
this weather, cold and sometimes snowy as
tits
The quarterly session of Cumberland Dis.
trict Lodge, was held with Diaden Lodge at
this place Tuesday May 18th.
Miss Jennie Merrill of Cumberland Mills,
spent few days with her cousin Miss Eva
Whitney, at this place last week.
The road commissioners have received the
new road machine purchased by the town.
We understand 1t does good work.
The trustees OF Greedy Institute have en-
gagged the present principal for another year.
The spring term will close this week.
live red his illustrated lecture on Paris" at
Institute Hall, before good sized audience
The lecture was very interesting and held
the audieuce to the close.
preached two powerful sermons Sunday
afternoon and evening to full audiences the
meetings will be continued through this
week. Wednesday being observed as day of
special fasting and confession, there will be
services through the day and evening. Sat-
urday p. M, preaching for young especially.
Brunswick.
The Congregational Society is to build a
yestry on the West side of the church.
Rev. b. M. Osgood supplied the Methodist
pulpit Sunday In the absence of Rev Mr..
Haddock.
We hear of the death last week of Anna,
daughter of Capt. Robert Simpson, of Stock
ton, California. The deceased leaves bro
Their and two sisters In this town.
Mr.. Charles Stoddard has resigned his po-
sition in the Post Office and accepted posi-
tiOn as brakeman on the Maine Central. Mr..
Z: 7. Cook will fill the vacancy in the Post
Office.
The view from Mill Hill since the removal
OF the old boarding house Is grand. Stand
ing on the site of the old Fort George, and
looking across the liver, the view is one of
the finest in town.
The corridor of the Post Office was opened
Sunday only for half hour in the morning
taken for a general cleaning and repairing of
the Office; this being the only opportunity of
doing it.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
Snow squalls Tuesday afternoon.
Early sowed grain is beginning to make its
appearance.
Lewis Quint has gone to Madison to work
for S. W. Foster.
Geo. A. Morrill, commenced his business
In Portland last Monday.
ii. L. Morse has been at work on the Ray
Willis I'll. Dow has finished his job of
painting at New Gloucester.
Miss Naomi Briggs and her mother have
returned to their home in Paris.
Miss Oracle Dow will teach school In Bry-
ant District at Raymond this summer.
Mrs. Cyrus Spiller of Webbs Mills is
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Quint.
Mrs. S. w. Fosters mother and sister, who
has been visiting her, will return to their
home In Paris next Saturday.
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
MANY of the farmers here have there pota-
toes planted.
Grass is starting nicely and good crop Of
Edwin Strout from Chelsea, Mass, Is visit
Ing relatives In this vicinity.
G. S. Whitman is clerking for Messrs. Will
son Bros. at North Raymond.
Messrs. Meserve ana Rolfe, of Casco, pnr-
chased several lots of Pine timber in this
vicinity last week.
DIR. McCallister, of Gray, was called to
this place last week to see Mrs. Matte With
am who. at this writing is quite i'll.
Lakeside Division Sons of Temperance
will celebrate their fourth anniversary at the
Methodist meeting house next Saturday
evening and Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Prescott
from South Windham, will deliver an ad-
dress Sunday.
Harp swell.
EAST HARPswELL.
Mr.. F. Ridley is putting an extension on
his house.
There have been no heavy rains for some
weeks, and the ground is getting dry. Peas
and potatoes are up in some localities and
grass is looking well.
The fishermen have taken to small boats
and sell their fish in Portland for the most
part. Schooner Hattie Hamlin will run
through the season, her captain having made
a contract for his fish with Portland parties.
Richmond.
S. o. 9. Call, confectionery, fruit, etc.,
has sold his stock and fixtures to Portland
parties and is planning to leave town on ac-
count of his health.