The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-13
MAINEToWNs.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cumberland.


Easter Sunday school concert.
| Arno S. Chase arrived home from his
Washington trip last Saturday.
Geo. ID. Sweetsir, who has been work
ing for-J. L. Dunn for several years, has
left his employ, and engaged with E. B.
Osgood, the meat man. W. W. Wilson,
who has been at work for O. S. Themes
for two or three years, will take his place,
| beginning next Monday.
The annual parish meeting is called fol
Monday afternoon, April 18th.
R. Fl. Blanchard and Fl. P. Swedish
leave next Saturday for st. Johnsbury,
Vt, to attend the academy at that place.
School in district No. began Monday
under charge of Maggie Merrill.
The Ladies Social Circle will be held
Thursday afternoon and evening with
MI. Fred r. Sweetsir.
Gray.
WEST GRAY.
The masquerade ball which has been
| in preparation for the past two weeks
came off last Friday night in good shape.
| About 40 couples were in it, most OF
| them in costume, some of them very
| elaborate, and all very tasteful. Much
credit is due the ladies who have put SO
much time and labor into the affair, es-
pecially to Mrs. Charles S. Allen and Mrs.
| John Fl. Allen who were the principal
workers in the business. They should
feel much gratifed with the successful
outcome of the affair.
| Mr.. Andrew johnson and Miss Kate
| Leslie from Lewiston were here on Fri
day and attended the ball in the evening,
Miss Leslie accompanying her brother
Ralph Leslie, violinist, on the organ.
Capt. Edwin L. Field is at home from
| Washington, where he has been engaged
in dredging the Potomac for some time.
He is suffering from malaria and will re-
main at home till his health is restored.
While on the passage home he had the
misfortune to lose a wallet containing
$500 in bills. Nothing has been heard
from it thus far.
Mr.. Edwin S. Skillin has been giving
his buildings fresh coat of paint which
improves their appearance very much.
Mr.. D. L. Bailey has got new stage
driver Charles Mclaughlin by name.
A. Pennell goes to Portland next week,
to serve as juryman at the Superior
Court.
Harpsweu.
Mrs. Almira Kemp died in East Harps-
well, April 1st aged 81 years. She was
a woman of great ability and force of
character, traits which age had not
dimmed in the least. She was respected
by young and old, and will be greatly
missed. She leaves son, Mr.. William
Kemp, of Nahant, Mass, and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. William Arey of Knightville
and Mrs. Frank Snow of Cundy's Har-
Dor, also twenty live grandchildren and
twenty-six great grandchildren.
The Cundy's Harbor people have
bought a fine organ for their chapel. Thir-
ty-two dollars were contributed by the
Life Boat Lodge of Good Templars.
Mr. Samuel Trufant is at Brunswick,
suffering from the effects Of surgical
operation performed some two weeks
ago.
Miss Ellen Chapman and Miss Emma
Brigham of Brunswick, spent Sunday in
Harpswell.
Mrs. William Arey of Knightville is
visiting her old home.
Harrison.
A few days since little daughter of
Josiah Chute, while playing on the ice,
suddenly fell forward, forcing a ladle
handle which she held in her mouth far
down her throat. The roof of her mouth
and throat wsrS badly lacerated by the
sharp endsM IL 3 instrument, nearly sew
ering the palate, which hung by a small
shred of flesh. DR.. E. A. Wight was
called, who adjusted the torn and mu-
tilated parts, combining them with asuit-
able number of stitches. The child is
now about her play as usual, and entirely
recovered, except a slight impeachment of
speech.
The snow and ice are nearly gone, and
most Of the roads are nearly impossible
for the present.
Z. A. Morgan the liquor agent of
Greenwood who was indicted at the last
term of court as common seller and
nuisance, and proceedings suspended on
account of severe sickness from which
he was not expected to recover, has sud
denly rallied, sold his stock, farming
tools, furniture, &C., and fled to parts
| unknown.
Oxford village has been the scene
fishing house of G. H. & J. G..
Jones, was broken into and large
quantity of fishing tackle taken.
The blacksmith shop of Chas. Robinson
was also invaded and chest of carpen-
tiers tools forced, but as the owner is
absent the loss is not known. The store
of Durell and Hawks, was burglarized,
loss unknown. The matter was placed
in the hands of detective Bassett of Nor
way. who followed traces to the house OF
a notorious character one James b. Po-
land who lives in an isolated place called
Rabbett valley. Here a portion of the