The Portland daily press., 1894-03-16
MAIN & TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.


DRY MILLS.
| Walter Golf came home Tuesday with
his teams from Gorham. N. H., where he
has been hauling lumber the past win
| ter.
Fred McDonand has finished his school
at Sherman. and is expected home very
| soon.
| There was a musical entertainment at
M. G. Morrills last Monday evening.
which was very much enjoyed by all
present.
I Mr.. Will Brown of Raymond has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh P. Morrill,
and other friends in Gray.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Morrill, were visit
| ing at Cum berland Mills and Portland
| last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer Chesley celebrated
| their fifiteth wedding anniversary Tues
day. A party of neighbors and friends
called upon them, and after an enjoyable
| evening of social intercourse retired,
! leaving behind number of pleasant re-
minders of the occasion.
The ice in the river is weakening last.
| Crossing upon it with teams at the Terry
| is dangerous business.
The financial result of the Knights of
/ Pythias fair of last week is said to be
satisfactory. The exact figures are not
| yet announced.
H. @I Sanford.
sPRINGvALE.
An anniversary service OF the 90th
of will "a held
in Town Hall next Sunday.
DR.. Dunn, of Waterville, will speak
| next Sunday in the Baptist church on
the work of the Baptist denomination in
| this State.
The new shoe firm of Perkins & Jones
have had decided improvements made
in their factory. All the rooms have
and shafting have been put in. Auto
| matte sprlnklers and fire alarms have
been added, and with the hydrant and
hose in every room they are we'll pro-
tected in case of fire.
At the annual meeting last Monday for
the election of town officers the Repub-
licans made clean sweep electing their
entire ticket by about one hundred ma
jority.
Clerk-Charles B.Albee.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers OF
Geo. W. Hanson.
Treas. A. Fogg.
SIS. Com-George A. Goodwin, Frank
Fl. Dexter, John J.Merrlill.
Agent-Bert L.Davis
Auditor-Benj. Ramsden.
Consta bles - Frank S. Beal, Charles z.
Rowe, W. H. Roberts, Clarence Taylor.
Truant Officers-Frank S. Beal, Walter
Libby.
North Yarmouth.
Cumberland County Pomona Grange
met with Wescustigo Grange March 18th.
On account of the storm but few were
present outside OF the local Grange, but
still it VISA pleasant meeting and en-
joyed by all. After the meeting was
called to order by VIM, MS. Shurtleff,
the fifth degree was conferred on
thirteen members, after which dinner
was the order of the day. In the after
noon an open session was held. The
entertainment consisted OF recitatlons
and music by various members, and II
discussion of the question, why has
farm property deprecated in value" by
Brothers Barstow, Blanchard, Prince.
Cole and Strout of Wescust1go Grange,
Rideout of New Gloucester and Cobb of
Portland. In the evening the young
people held sociable.
Miss Alice Vannah has returned from
SoPO liINo pSoh3 "hSAS DIV AAe'' DS'ii
visiting.
Mr.. IS. Sweetser is contemplating NOV
ing his barn and building an addition to-
it as soon as the spring opens.
Mr.. W. P. johnson is engaged in build
ing barn ON his lot at Pownal.
Mr.. G. r. Loring is quite sick with
sciatic rheumatism.
Mr.. Chas. H. Mitchell, agent for the
American Road Machine Co., is stop
ping at Bangor, which he will make his
headquarters for a few months.
Cumberland.
WEST CUMBERLAND.
The school in District No. 5 should
have read twelve weeks instead of two
in length.
Mr.. j ohm Legrow has lately purchased
a new horse.
Mrs. H. Il. Shaw and little daughter
Muriel, who have been some time at N.
NJ Shaw's, have gone to Rockland to
visit her mother.
Miss EVE Morrill, entertained between
thirty and forty of her friends at her
home last Friday evening.
Miss Mary Hulit is visiting relatives
in North Yarmouth.
Mr.. Frank Morrill, and wife spent one
day of last week with Mrs. M. Mausise.
Mr.. L. H. Morrill, has sawed fifty cords
of wood for the stove the past winter at
his mill for the farmers in this vicinity.
All will agree that it has saved great
deal of hard labor.