The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.

MI. OSDOIu OOUu anu ldullIY have T6-
turned from the Islands,
William FL. Dow is building barn.
Mr.. Sweet of Massachusetts, is board
ing at John Browns.
Mrs. Lillian Grant has got house up
and boarded to replace the one recently
burned.
The summer term of school in this dis
trict will close Friday.
Woodbury. Benson is very sick with
typhoid fever.
The following officers were installed
in the w. R. Corps last Thursday, after
which there was supper served.
President-Mrs L. A. Morse.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. E. L. Golf.
Sec,-Mrs. E. J. RamsdeH
Treas.-Mrs. A. I. Frank.
Chap. Mrs. M. j. Haskell.
Con.-Mrs. S. A. Simpson.
Past Pres.-MrS. M. L. Mari.
G. E. Libby is putting quite an extern
sion to the ell of his house.
Gorham
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Wednesday afternoon meeting of the
Normal School alumni was held at the
school building. Miss A. J.Summersides,
vice president, presided. 1t was voted
to have an alumni dinner next June.
The following officers were unanimously
elected:
President-W E. Aver.
Secretary-Miss M. E. Alden.
Treasurer-Ruben Spinney.
Principal w. j. Corthell of the Nor
NAL school, gave a very brilliant recep-
ton at Normal hall, Wednesday evening,
from s to 10. A very large number were
present. Among those were noticed
State Superintendent M. A. Luce, Trus-
tee John A. Hinkley, Prof. c. B. Wilson,
Principal Hall of the Skowhegan High
school, W. W. Woodman, principal of the
Stephen Huxley, G. B. Emery, H. A.
McKenney. Prof. Corthell received, as
sisted by Miss V. M. White. The ush-
ers were Misses Rice, DriscolI, Parker,
Hopper and Mattocks.
MI. W. W. Woodman and wife, Mrs.
Milton Shaw, Prof. @. B. Wilson, Miss j.
p Whitney. Miss Petronelia Clark and
Mrs. w. III. Jones attended commence
menn exercises at Bowdoin this week.
The friends of old Gorham academy
will be glad to hear that the building
which has not been occupied for several
years is to be used for school purposes
again. The trustees of the Normal
school have taken lease of the property
for term of years. The building is TO
be refitted and the grounds improved.
Owing to the condition of the Normal
building the grammar grade will occupy
the academy building.
Col. Fl. R. Millett, an officer of the
Grand lodge, F. & A. NJ, attended
special meeting of that body at Bingham,
Thursday, where a new lodge was in
stituted.
Mrs. Geo. R. Eaton and daughters of
Lancaster, N. H., are visiting friends in
Gorham.
The Banner class of the Congregational
Sunday school, accompanied by the
teacher. Rev. G.. w. Reynolds, took an
outing Thursday at Prout's Neck.
Limington.
. From Our Regular Correspondent
FIvE-YEAR OLD BOY DRowNED-AN
AGED woMAN's SUICIDE.
The five-year old son of Charles E.
Newcomb was drowned in Hubbard's
mill pond on Wednesday last, the Goth
luot. uo Cullu Was living WIN his
grandfather, Silas Hubbard, who runs a
saw mill at the outlet of the above pond.
The child went to call the men-folks at
the mill to dinner. AS he did not come
into the mill the men-folks knew nothing
about the matter. At dinner time they
left the mill. Nothing was said about
the child. it being supposed he had called
at MI. Hubbard's mothers. who resides
near the mill. About p. m. as one of
the workmen was out arranging some
logs to draw into the mill he discovered
the child's hat floating on the water.
Search was Immediately instituted and
in short time the child was found in
sitting posture at the bottom of the pond
with life extinct, having been in the wa
ter some two hours. 1t is supposed he
fell from the bridge and struck on the
abutment and was stunned. as large
bruise was upon the side of the face and
head.
Mrs. Marshall Richardson of Standish,
insane, committed suicide by drowning
herself in the Saco river. Thursday,
afternoon. This deed she had threat
ened many times. She was about Is
years of age.