The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press

Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
MI. William Fogg has purchased fine
pair of colts of Murray Bros. for use on
his farm.
Plans for the new Congregational
church have been drawn by Architect
Tompson of Portland, the committee
having the matter in charge have accept
ed them and work will commence early
in the spring.
The town at its annual meeting voted
to buy an improved road machine.
Mr.. j. Herbert Libby has bought the
stock, fixtures and good will of Geo. M.
Oliver the grocer at Scarboro Beach
Station. Mr.. Oliver leaves a good bust
ness gained by strict attention and fair
dealings to all his customers. His many
friends regret that he has decided to re-
tire from the business. Mr.. Libby is an
excellent young man and we heartily
wish him the success that Mr.. Oliver has
enjoyed.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
Mrs. William M. Dow has gone to Chi
cago to visit her son Lorenzo E. Dow.
She; expects to be gone two months or
more III,
R. D. Shaw, who has been quite sick
for the past week, is improving.
Notice is up for school meeting
March 10.
James Libby of Bath is visiting at his
fathers, 1. S. Libby.
George W. Quint is going to carry on
the poor farm this year. We hear that
Charles Thompson is going to move into
his house. Mr.. Quint will move onto
the farm this week.
Parsons Strout got burned quite badly
last week.
Charles j. Foster says he shall make
business trip to England in very short
time.
WEST GRAY.
At the school meeting in this district
mo. ~ Monday evening, Charles S.
Adams was chosen agent and Winfield S.
Allen, clerk. It was voted to have female
teachers for both. summer and winter
terms.
Willie II. Adams, son of the popular
proprietor of Mountain View farm, Mr..
S. L. Adams, goes to Portland next week
to take a position in the office of the
Maine Steamship Co. We are sorry to
lose Mr.. Adams from West Gray, though
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out doubt The good wishes of his many
friends will 90 with him to his new field
of labor.
Miss Lizzie Ryder and Miss Nellie
Allen from Woodfords spent the week
past among friends in this place and vi
cinity, returning on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A. Leslie were
here from Friday until Monday.
Mr.. Charles Hunt of Deering centre
was here visiting friends the past week.
SOUTH PARIS.
Mr.. George A. Wilson has returned
from business trip of two weeks in
Minneapolis.
One hundred jolly Changers enjoyed
the dinner given by the defeated side in
the literary contest last Saturday.
About half of the workmen have gone
to work in the sled factory.
Ell. A. Fuller, travelling salesman, has
been very sick with the grippe; he is
reported little better.
Miss Emma E. Shurtleff has just COM
pleted her fifteenth term Of school. She
is now visiting her grandfather, Simeon
Shurtleff, of Portland.
Our horsemen, A. 7. Maxim and E. M.
Thayer, are doing a good business selling
horses.
Our scholars are enjoying four weeks
vacation.
Standish.
STEEP FALLS.
Edwin Wingate has gone to Kent's Hill
to attend school.
Fred and John Harper of Boston are
visiting their parents.
The young ladies of this village gave a
leap year candy festival at Depot Hall
last Friday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Robinson will preach at the
Advent chapel next Sunday.
HarpsweH.
Mr.. William Snow, one of Harpswell's
aged citizens died Monday morning. He
had been an invalid for several years.
Mr.. Goddard finished shipping ice for
this season Saturday night.
The fishing schooners made good trips
last week, some of them sharing fifty
dollars to man.
Bath Happenings.