The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-01
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
T.'-s''T' New Gloucester.
From our Regular Correspondent

4rt-k'F New Gloucester.
From our Regular Correspondent
Quite number of our citizens went to
Gloucester, Mass, last week to attend the
two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the incorporation of that town. Resolu-
tions of congratulation were drawn up
by Charles p. Haskell and presented by
John W. True. Those who attended
from this place were John w. True,
George Hatch, Benjamin Merrill, Amos
Nevens and daughter: N. T. Haskell and
wife, Seth Sweetsir and Miss Mary Ste
vens.
Miss Lucia Kimball gave temperance
address at Centennial Hall on Sunday
afternoon. She will speak to the ladies
of this town Friday afternoon, Sept. End,
at the Upper Gloucester schoolhouse,
with a view to forming W. q. 1. U. IN
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Berry have been
spending vacation week at Harpswel.
Messrs. Charles and Frank Merrill in
tend starting on their return trip to Cali
fornia Saturday next.
Mr.. and MRS. E. A, White spent last
week in Readfield and vicinity.
MI. j. P. Jordan and family, of Port
land, are stopping at the Belcher House.
Mrs. Chas. Clark, of Somerville, is at
Frank Nevens's. Sidney H. Perham, of
Washington, d, c., is at John Haskells.
Bethel.
from our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. Daniel Hastings, who went out to
Montana some six years ago and took up
oeL al, I,o
this year. He has raised up some 2500
lambs which he has sold for So apiece.
His clip of wool was IA, 900 lbs. which he
sold for "a cents per pound. Mr.. William
O. Straw, his brother-in-law. went out at
the same time, and has now 1000 sheep.
Both went with their families, Their
houses are about one mile apart Mr..
Hastings, with his family, are coming to
Bethel to spend the winter. The oldest
son is attending school at Kent's Hill.
and the oldest daughter in Boston. MI.
Straw writes that he shall be at Bethel in
October to spend several weeks.
The ladies' NJ. E. Social Circle are
making arrangements to hold their an
nual fair.
Bethel town fair will be held on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, goth,
21st and 22d September.
The Alpine House has been full of city
guests since June 9th and rooms are all
engaged up to October 10th.
Amaziah F. Nutting, editor OF the Liv-
ermore Falls Observer, was at the Alpine
House last week.
Bears are said to be very thick in New
nv and Grafton. Several have been trap
ped. One weighing 500 lbs freed man
and had not help been at hand the result
would have been sad for the man.
Rev. Mr.. Burton preached good dis
course in the Universalist church Sunday
evening. Mr.. Burton is very able
preacher.
Our farmers are complaing of the grass
hopper pest. Many fields crops are in
jured by their ravages.
The Sunday school children of the
Universalist society held their picnic
Tuesday at Riverside Park.
Pownal.
from our Regular Correspondent
The fall term of our schools COM
menced throughout the town on Monday,
August Doth. Following is list of the
teachers and their respective districts:
North Pownal-Miss Bessie NJ. Drinkwater.
Pownal Centre-Miss Linda M. Moves.
West Pownal-NIiss Evely T. Loring.
Sweetsir District-Miss Addie NJ. Hodsdon.
MClnTlr0 DlSLrlcG-MlSS NGlil6 v NdISGUu.
Paine Distrct-Mr. Merton Flood.
Merrill District-Mr. o. o. Slower.
Owing to the fact that the eligibility of
a town officer as candidate for the Leg
islature is a matter of question, our first
selectman, Mr.. Harlan B. True, who is
also the Republican nominee for Repre-
sentative from the united towns of
Pownal and Windham for the coming
season at Augusta, has resigned his Of
flee as selectman, the resignation to take
immediate effect.
The Republican candidate, Mr.. Henry
B. Cleaves, will speak at Mallett Hall on
Tuesday afternoon, September 9th, at 2
o'clock. 1t is hoped that there will be a
large attendance at the meeting. The
hall is large and all all are cordially in
vited to attend.
Rev. T. C. Richards and wife from
Dudley, Mass, are in town for a two
weeks vacation. There is a possibility
that Mr.. Richards will preach at the
Congregational Church next Sabbath
morning.
Mrs. Eliza Eaton of Portland is visiting
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Will
Chambers.
Mr.. Frank Orcutt of Melrose, Mass,
has recently been in town, being called
here by the severe illness of his young
grandson, who is at Mr.. Azor MitchelPs.
Many of our farmers are now busily
engaged in doing their fall blowing. The
past heavy rains have rendered the
work very different matter from what
it was last fall.
DRY MILLS.
from Our Regular Correspondent