The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Messrs. j. Band and E. ". Hall have
been doing very large business In
grain at their mill at East Gray. In
tact it has increased SO rapidly that
they have been obliged to look for
grist mill of lar ger capacity. They
will at once put in a six roll Noye
mill largest size-for grinding corn,
that has ability to grind sixty bushels
per hour. They will also put in Noye
bolter, one of the largest size. 1t re-
moves all impurities from the grain and
regrnds the chip and hull, hereby max
ing the meal. Also Noye corn and
| cobb crnsher. which will grini1 the two
together SO that one can ha4dly tell it
from pure meal. The expense of plac-
ing this machinery in the mill IN run
ming order will be one thousand dollars.
People will have an opportunity to get
| meal rhat will be free from grit and fit to
| men and trust that their business will
continue to increase.
The Gray orchestra gave a. concert at
| the Town Hall Friday evening the 18th,
assisted by Mr.. Ralph A. Lislie, violinist,
| and Mr.. John A. Webber, cornetist of
Portland. Mrs. Mildred Dunphe gave
some fine readings. Misses Leslie and
duets.
WEST GRAY
| Miss Almira Maxfield and Mrs. Esther
skillings, two Of our Oldest inhabitants,
| passed away last week. Miss Maxfield
| was 50 years of age, and Mrs. Skillings
50. Both were estimable ladies, and
were held in high respect by all. Miss
| Maxfield' y funeral occurred on Thurs ay,
and Mrs. Skillings on Friday, both being
attended by Rev. Mr.. Norwood of Gray
! Corner.
| Capt. Albert MaxfieId, of New York,
| was here last week to atte nd the
| funeral of his aunt. Miss Almira Max
field. He returned to New York on Sat-
| urday
Mrs. Nora Coburn of Portland was
| at Mr.. David Lawrence's last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Allen, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robert l.. Allen and Mrs. Kate
| r. A. Aliens on Sunday.
Mr.. Lewis Gilman. of Scarborough.
| was in West Gray on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cobb of Cape
| Elizabeth, are visiting at Elijah Hus-
| toms.
| Mss Laura Allen is slowly recovering
| form her late severe illness.
| Mrs. Adeline libby is very low.
Rumford.
Drs. J. II. and j. Putnam have just
returned from, "a three weeks visit to
relatives in New Hampshire.
George Breson has moved his family
| into the Allan house.
Great boom i'm business in Rumford
Falls 1t seems like two years ago.
| The Paper Co. log haul was not a sue
cess. 1t was too weak, and is to be
| built over and made stronger. But their
| log sluice is grand success. 1t is in
| teresting to see the logs Come from the
1 head of the falls and plunge into the
i canal.
State. Never while he has kept bees,
| 70 years, has he seen SO much honey
| stored in Septem Der and of SO fine a
| quality. He has taken 100 pounds
sample honey from one colony of black
| bees and SO from one new swarm which
came out the 3rd day of July.
| W. f. CLARK has caught recently three
! flUAcS anu OuC COUus ~
| Sebago.
| There has been quite market recently
/ for oxen and steers
/ James Lombard, of Baldwin, and Oliver
Douglas, of Sebago, have taken the con-
| tract to do the stone Work on the school
/ house contract.
| The fifth annual Baldwin and Sebago
Fair will be held at Lake View PARK,
East Sehago, the second week of August
| 1895. The Association more than paid
| expenses at the recent fair. sssssH
| Frank McKenney, selectman, has been
repairing roads leading from Sebago
| postoffice to Baldwin on the mail route
| J. r. Haley has gone to Chatham, N.
| H., for the season trapping.
ParsonsfieId.
KEZAR FALLS.
| The frame for the water tower above
| the factory is completed.
Thursday evening the Good Templars
had soclable and q lecture at the hall.
! Friday morning before a. m.s zone man
| through this place.
| The Baptists held ther Quarterly meet
| ing at Porter Old Meeting House.
| More or less talk is being made about
| the burning of Andrew Varney's barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stanley of Boston
| are stopping in this place for few days.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Stanley mas en-
| gagged lot of land and intends having
house built next spring
| Edwin Hartford intends moving away
| for the winter season.
| Jacob Stanley has taken charge of
the express that runs from Kezar Falls
| to Portland
A lovely Indian Summer is giving the
| boys a great time for hunting.
Bears have been seen on Bill Merrill's
mountain.
Apples are quite plenty and of the
best Of quality.
RIG. H card, former boy and young
man of this town, is running for Con-
dress in a Kansas n strict