The Portland daily press., 1893-07-04
IN JOINT CONVENTION,
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.


WEST GRAY
From Our Regular Correspondent
Following are the officers of Mystic
Division which were installed Saturday
evening July LIST.
w. P.-John III. Allen.
w. A.-Jennie A. Allen.
r. S.-Franklin Maxfield.
4. S.-Ernest Allen.
Treas.-Edth M, Allen.
Chaplain-Frank H. Haskell.
Conductor David +. Huston
/, S.-George Black.
0. S.-Annie B. Thompson.
Mr.. Edward Western who was so Sc
verely injured week ago is now thought
to be out of danger and is able to sit up
part of the time.
Charles Fl. Lawrence has left Mrs.
Libby's and gone to Gray Corner to work
for Mr.. Roscoe G.. Hall
Mrs. Minnie Allen of Portland is visit
ing friends in West Gray.
Mrs. Mabel Hunt of Deering spent
Sunday with friends here.
The grass crop about here will be
about an average one. AS there is al
most no old old hay it is thought that the
price will not go below that of the past
year. Other crops are looking fairly
we'll growing finely except apples which
will be light crop.
Your reporter has been sick the past
four weeks and though little better is
still far from well.
Bridgton.
[From Our Regular Correspondents
Haying has begun in few early places
in this vicinity. The crop generally
hereabouts promises to be good, though
in adjoining towns the farmers complain
that the grass winter-killed a good deal.
Prof. H. NJ. Richmond and wife of St.
Joseph, Mo-, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. Danial Larrabee, Mrs. Richmond's
father. Prof. Richmond is not looking
quite as well as fol merly, he having been
sick and unable to meet his classes for
quite part of the last year.
A large number of people from this
village attended the graduating exercises
at the academy at North Bridgton, and
the commencement concert in the even
ing. The weather was perfect and the
exercises of the day very mnch enjoyed.
A mixed quartette from Bridgton fur
nished music for the baccalaureate SER
mon last Sunday.
Oriental Lodge f. A. & NJ, conferred
the E. A. degree on one candidate and
the M. M. degree on another at the regu-
lar meeting Saturday evening This
| lodge will not have another meeting until
| September
D,,I or+D kaxy <,IJ
| Toned Fourth of July celebration, with
| the best of which prizes are offered, and
| in the afternoon base ball match,
| bicycle race, etc.
Mr.. W. O. Hersey, principal of our
High school, is in Chicago attending the
| Fair. Miss Davis. his assistant, is also
there with company of Bridgton
people.
| [From our Regular Correspondent
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Brackett of Limington was the scene OF
a brilliant wedding Wednesday afternoon
the 2Sth ult. The daughter Miss Blanche
| Butler Bracket was united in marriage
to Mr. George E. Files of Gorham. The
wedding ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Charles FL. Gates of South Buxton.
4 Mr.. S. Freeman Brackett, brother of the
| bride, acted as theabest man and Miss
Alice Maud Bracket, sister of the bride
was the maid of honor. The bride and
maid Of honor were very prettily attired
in white. There were some sixty rela-
tives and friends present on the occasion.
At the close of the ceremony reception
was held and a fine repast served afte,
| which Mr. and Mrs. Files left for theil
home at West Gorham. The presents
were numerous, among them a large
quantity of silver ware and a china din
ner set.
North Yarmouth.
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