The Portland daily press., 1893-12-14
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
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place last week.
Mr. Andrews principal Of the
Pencil Institute has the grippe.
Mr.. Chas Pencil is still confined to
the house.
Mr.. AT Libby has been on the sick
list some time.
Percy Golf has the measles
Mr.. lillian Elder has moved into his
house here at the village. s a.,sss
Mr. Moses Colley and wife returned
TO San Francisco on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Chas. Smith of San Francisco
gave tan party at Smiths Hall, Thurs
day evening Dec. sth. Supper was serv-
ed at the hotel ana about fifty of the
young people enjoyed the evening I'M
mensely.
MIR. Melvin Golf mas bought the tim Der
land formerly owned by the William
Libby heirs, and is cutting it off and
hauling TO the Merrill mill.
Ihe Smith family VINO have been visit
ing here the past season wifi return to
San Francisco Oh tue 18th last.
Mr. Fletcher Woodbury. OF Wateryilie
was in town recently.
Mr. Lee Is. Hunt and wife are
Spending their vacation with Mr.. VIII.
NinJon.
Mr. Elmer Libby an old citizen died
Saturday Dec. 9TH and was buried on
lie 11tn. He was eighty four-years OF
sige.
4 Mr.. Ernest Latham. youngest son of
Capt Cyl Latham, Was buried OH the
s1ath inst.
Mr.. William Doherty has returned
home lie went to Garland sometime
hi M n
OF apples tor the II. i. Webb Co.
Mr.. Walter f. Leighton and Mr.. W. H.
tMcConkey have bought this season
about one thousand bbls of apples.
Mr.. Edward Frank and Mr.. Ed. Fields
are attending Shaw, business college
Portland.
Mir. Nell Smallc travelling for Bos-
ton firm. ii the state of Ohio.
Mr.. Charles Merrill is at home. He
has been travelling for the Scates Med
ical Co. F4
Misses Ivy and Marion Smith will re-
turn this week from Berlin Falls, II. H.
to spend the holiday vacation. They
have been employ there as teachers
in the public schol for the past year.
The Golf Bros. of East Gray are fitting
up the W. Fl. Morse mill and will do saw
ing there this winter. They will build
large barn in the ring.
Siivam Lodge No. As, I.O.O.F. will
have supper with landlord Snow Tues
day evening, Dec. 18TH. Music will be
furnished 81 the Gray orchestra.
MIR. William G Latimer has one of
the finest springs of water in this vic1n
ity. 1t is sixteen feet deep in a ledge
and all the water comes up through
seams, as clear, pure and soft as posi-
bic.
WEST GRAY.
Charles E. Allen the West Grey sleigh
manufacturer was in Boston taking with
him number of sleighs. He reports the
market for sleighs quite brisk and good
sleighing there.
Frank Nelson from Chicago is visiting
at his grandfather's Mr.. Sewell Frank,
and other relatives in West Gray.
R. A. Allen will occupy his new store
this week with a new stock of goods.
1t is very good sleighing about here.
and more falling at this writing.
Miss Annie N. Pennell spent Thanks
giving at her home.
Mrs. S. L. Adams has returned home
from Portland where she has been
visiting her son Willie H. Adams.
Edwin L. Field or, is attending Com
mercialCollege in Portland.
FRANK F. Adams is taking music
lessons in Portland ~
Boothbay.
The late storms have done no damage
through this section, but have greatly
retarded business
Robert Spofford has moved with his
family to boothbay Harbor where he ex-
poets to find employment with the
cumberland Bone Co.
Christopher Dickinson has moved
from the point back into the N. G.
Light house.
The farm of the late Charles f. Merry
has been sold very cheap to Chester
G. Knight which will make him splen-
did home.
School in District No. 4, commenced
last Monday with good attendance,
under supervision of B. M.Giles.
A. e. Perkins is spending few days
at Boothbay Harbor. He thinks he
will make short trip to Boston soon.
Johu E. Blake is at home for the win
ter. Dull times in Boston he reports.
Willard Adams 4, Sons are moving the
hay from the G. E. Merry place which
Mr. Adams bought last fall.
Evard C. Dodge has been saving a
house frame for E. D. Sherman. Mr.
Sherman intends building in early
Some of our farmers have been taking
advantage of the sleighing for
hauling from the cold storage
at Doothbay Harbor, "a lot of
spoiled fsh which they use for dressing
A. p Giles Supp, of \ Knickebocker
Ice Works who has been to Philadelphia
for some time is expected home in a
few days.
Our, town treasurer informs us that
/. the last discount on our taxes expires
ne Rev ". rv. johnson of e.
Booth bay made a trip to Wakefield last
week to perform marriage ceremony.
The Free Masons are planning for
large entert iument and fair next Thurs
day and Friday evening at East Booth
bay.
RarpsweH.
EAST HARPswELL.
This is winter weather in earnest.
The sleighins is fairly good, but the
sharp crust prevents any work in the
woods with 3 team. The recent Stow
falling upon the thin ice in the Goddard
ice pond spoiled it, and Mr.. Goddard Is
honins for thaw that will save him
the trouble of clearing his pond
FOXES made bold raid upon Deacon
Cof7u's hens. He set three traps at the
hen house door and the next morning
found a large fox there with foot in