The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

pondents of the Press.
[From our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
Mr.. W. G. Latimer has gone to Boston
for a few weeks.
Miss Bean is at home from Bates Col
lege.
Mrs. Jennie Morse of Denver, COL,
will remain here for the winter.
Miss Ivy Smith, student at Bates
College, will teach the North Raymond
school this winter.
Rev. E. Bean has gone to North Con-
way on business (
Messrs. Morrill, and Lamb have shipped
from the Gray Station this fall nearly
two thousand barrels of apples.
The winter term at Pennell Institute
begins Monday Dec. 9Th. Mr.. George
Fl, Larrabee principal, Misses ballou
and GRAHAM assistants.
The Freeman Rice Wafer Co. are hav-
ing large sales for their Fir Balsam Wa
fers. A good thing will always be ap-
preciated by the public.
Deer are quite plenty iu this vicinity.
A short time since three were seen I'M
| Thanksgiving morning Mr. Geo, A. Bal
ley, on his way to the depot, saw one
cross the road.
The fall terms of school closed Nov.
| 18th. The following pupils were not
absent during the term: District No. 3,
Josie and George Golf, Jessie, Leforest
and Lester Mayberry, Frank, Ada and
| Hattie Witham. District No. u: Katie
and Minnie Bohnsen, Leland and Julia
Chapman, Bertha and Verde Frank,
Erlon, Ina and Agnes Fogg, Eddie Nc
| Collister, Marion and Helen Merrill,
Eliza Small Maria Haskell, Artie, Percy
and Lewis Leighton, Cora Prince, Ralph
Morey and Hattie Norwood. District
| No. g.: Frank Stiles. District No. Z: Eva
Cook. Annie, Oscar and Lester Doughty,
Arthur Hill, and Clifford Libby. Dis
trict No. 10: Alice McConkey.
The celebrated Phila May Grand Con-
cert will be given under the auspices of
the Pennell Institute at Pennell Institute
Hall, Dec. 18th at 7.30 p. m.
Bethel.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Alexander McGinnis, James Ford and
Elijah Diamond Of Charlottetown, P. E.
l., who were arrested the Goth for break
ing and entering the Bethel postoffiee
had hearing Thursday before ]. G.
Rich. Not having evidence enough to
convict them they were acquitted and
started on the five o'clock train for
Minneapolis, MINI.
Arrangements are being made to form
a stock company for the purpose of
clearing the Androscoggin river near
Henry corner and Kendall's ferry so as
to run daily steamer between here and
Rumford Falls.
Mr.. Pinkney Burnham one of our most
esteemed citizens passed away last Sat
urday after along illness at the age of II.
The funeral was held at his residence on
Church street, Monday at .. M, Rev.
Mr.. Hardy of Waterville attending.
Gould Academy commenced the 2Sth
with seventeen scholars from outlof town.
They have organized a lyceum league
with the following officers:
Pres.-Mark Allen.
Vice Pres.-Alice Bean.
Rec. Sec.-Nelie Frost.
Cor. Sec--Archer Grover.
Treas.-Hattie Harris.
Elk. COmmittee-W s. Chandler, Chester
Sweat, Abbie Adams and Alice burlington.
There will be course of five lectures
and one minstrel show this term for the
benefit of Gould Academy library. The
first one wasFriday evening December 2,
by Prof. 81. L. Chapman of Bowdoin col
lege, subject "Tennyson's Princess"
Gorham.
A special town meeting will be held
Saturday at 2 o'clock in Town Hall, to
see if the town will accept and carry out
the proposed plan of Hon. McGregor
Adams of Chicago, relating to the cree
ton of free public library building on
the old SHOOT house lot, corner of South
and Green streets.
A district meeting will also be held
Saturday at o'clock at the High school
building, to act upon the same business.
Mr. Adams also contemplates making
some decided improvements in the old
cemetery on South street.
Mechanic Falls.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Miss Evangeline Pearson of Portland,
read and played cornet solos at Mechan-
ic Falls Wednesday evening to a crowd
ed house. The cornet solos were finely
executed and called forth great applause.
Her select readings took the house by
storm, and while giving the s'Facial
Family the audience.applauded so loud
ly that the young lady was obliged to
pause twice before finishing the selee-
ton. Miss Pearson was at Gray Thurs
day night and was equally successful.
She has many engagements for the win
ter.
Baldwin,
NORTH BALDWIN.
from Our Regular Correspondent