The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-12
MAINE TOWNS,
items of Interest Gathered nv Cores.
pondents of the Press.
Gray.
WEST GRAY,

School has closed in this district, after
pleasant and profitable term of ten
weeks, taught by Miss Mabel Douglass,
of Gray Corner. Roy, Mile and Leila
Beverly were not absent or rardy for a
single day during the term
Mr.. W. Small and son, of Waltham,
Mass, are stopping for short time at
| Geo. III. Freeman's.
Charles E. Allen and Edith Allen went
to Oxford on Sunday to visit frienGs.
Alfred Campbell has arrived home,
after nine months voyage to South
A merica.
Farmers are busily engaged in haying,
and some have finished. Nearly all say
that the crop will be considerably less
than last year. s8
The weather continues dry and hoed
crops are needing rain badly. 1t is
favorable for haying however.
Ell. Skillngs, the West Gray stage
driver, is quite sick at D. L. Bailey's.
Mr.. Stephen Huston has got his new
barn nearly ready for occupancy.
Miss Jennie Pennell has gone to Jeffer-
son, N. H., to take position as waitress
In G0e Waum DeK mouse.
DRY MILLS.
. The farmers commenced having in
earnest Monday morning, with the pros
pect of more than an average crop.
Hartley and Jennie Mansden of Au-
burn, are stopping at H. L. Morse's.
Miss Eva McCallister OF Canton, was
visitingtfriends in misplace last week.
The Fourth passed off very quietly
here with dance in the afternoon and
evening at Morrill's pavilion, Dry Pond.
Miss Carrie Libby has returned to Bos-
ton, where she has been for some time
past.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE
Joseph Smith of Chelsea, Mass, is
stopping with relatives at this place.
Rev. Mr.. Davis and family left last
Monday fora four weeks vacation. Dur
ing his absence the pulpit will be sup.
piled by Rev. Mr.. Shatff of Falmouth,
July Is, Rev. John Barstow of Glaston-
bury, Conn, July 80, and Rev. B.iB.Aier-
riils of Brewer, one of the remaining
Sundays. aids
John H. True and family have taken
up their residence for the summer at
the Drown place. Ys8
- WEST CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. Calvin Prince and family are Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Cyrus Shaw, and
Miss Edgar Shaw is at home on short
vacation.
Miss Addie Abbott OF Portland, spent
Sunday at her home in this place.
Miss Addie Legrow spent Saturday
and Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Fred
Haskell
Mr.. Edwin Morrill, spent Sunday at his
home.
Mr.. Herbert Morrill, and family of
Portland, called on some of his relatives
in this place Sunday.
The P. e. Rev. Mr.. Corey, preached to
us Sunday evening and Monday evening"
The first quarterly conference was held
at the M. E. church.
Freeport.
1t is creditabIy reported that J.A.
Brewster has made an offer, which has
been accepted for the grocery depart
ment of E. 3. Mallet's store in this viii
lage, with a lease srof five years of the
grocery side of the building.
Mr.. j "A. Brewster is building fine
dwelling house on the Lapham lot, just
north of W. G. Fogg's residence.
The stone work on the found alton for
the new Congregational church is now
completed and masons are engaged in
laying the brick part of the foundation.
Ii is proposed to push the work as rap
IDLY as possible during the summer
months.
Thus far fine weather for haying, and
farmers are improving it. The hay crop
will be atlleast 20 per cent larger than
last year.
There was one death from diphtheria
at the south end Monday night. Two
children are sick in the same family.
These cases are the results of those cases
believed to have been brought here from
the asylum at Augusta and which were
discussed at length in recent issue of
this paper.
Some of the summer visitors are Miss
Carrie and Miss Mary Spear, at D.
Spe ar's; W. Kendall and wife at VIM.
KendalPs; Win Curtis and family, at
South Freeport; Miss Emma Kelly, at
Mr.. Chas. Kilby's; Mrs. A ddison and son
Lloyd, at Hon. S. A. Holbrook's; Prof
Clarence L. Mitchell, at his home
Of the fine gardens Sin town that be-
longing to Hon. S. A. He lbrook, and that
belonging to Col. Gore, may be men
toned as the most attractive. The gen
iaI owners are pleased to show them to
those admiring fine flowers and fine
shrubbery.
There are many sailing parties do wn
Casco bay and islands, and quite COM
plement of campers on Bustin's and on
Mallet's point.
q The new post Office lately fitted up in
Mallet' block is very attractive The
public are well and kindly attended to
by the genial postmaster and his assist
ant, E.E. PiEkham and wife,
Freeport.