The Portland daily press., 1894-12-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CorreA'
pondents of the Press.
Gray.


Gray, Dec. 81. MIR. W Stimson is the
composer of a new march entitled tie
Marzocca" that is very fine.
Mr.. W. H. Vinton has been confined to
the house several days from sickness.
Landlord Snow of the hotel Parker is
great sufferer from rheumatism.
Mrs. Sarah Webster, Miss Mead and
Miss Merrill returned to San Francisco
this week.
Mr.. Wendall Small recently fell from
tree on to the blade of sharp axe.
making an ugly wound on the arm
near the wrist.
There will be a masquerade ball at
the hotel Parker New Years night
The Hancock & Clark Company have
the largest and best assortment of Christ
mas goods ever offered for sale here.
J.B. and E. W. HalI's new machinery
has arrived and will be set up at once.
The people can rest assured. that the very
best meal can be obtained of the Halls
in the future
An interesting and pleasing entertain
ment will be the cantata Santa Claus's
Delight" to be given Christmas night
at the town hall. There are thirty child
rem that take part, ages ranging from
five to eighteen. Miss Emma Merrill is
drilling the children. and the excellent
manner inawhich they take their parts
speaks volumes for their instructor. 1t
is remarkable to find thirty young peo-
pie of their ages in village OF this size,
and no discordant voice among them.
The youngest sing with the same enthu-
siasm as thesoldest. 1t is sweet music
from the beginning to the end and lovers
of music should avail themselves of this
opportunity to hear something NICE
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
Raymond, Dec. 81 These are the offic-
ers elected at Il regular meeting of River
side Grange for the coming year:
Master-C. K. Thorpe,
Overseer-F. r. Leavitt,
Lecturer-Mrs. A. K. Nash,
Steward IS. B. Nash,
Asst Steward-Roland Hall,
Gate Keeper-Ira Cole,
Sec.-H. J. Lane,
Treas.-J. H. Thorpe,
Chap.-Mrs. M. Fl Thorpe,
Ceres-Angie Jordan,
Pomona-Ethel Strout,
FIora-Jennie Dyer,
Lady Asst. Steward-Percie Leavitt.
I0eSo Objects Will De luStdllcu buc uIS1
Thursday evening in January.
George Strout has moved from Tops
ham on to his farm here.
The Free Baptist Sunday school have
their christmas tree at the church
Christmas eve.
The young people have a dancing
school in BartletS's hall commencing
next Saturday evening. Royal Manches-
ter of North Windham, instructor.
NH. Allen, from Poland, was visiting
his parents in this place few days last
week.
A.W. Foss is teaching school at Wells
beach.
There is fine skating on Little Rattle
snake pond, and the boys are taking ad-
vantage of it.
The universal cry of the farmers is
snow.
Rumford, Dec. 81. We have.had three
Indian summer days in succession; it
seem little out of season. Last week
quite good sleighing, this week we have
to resort to wheels again. Snow, ice
and bare ground.
Boys are skating from the Falls to
Hanover and back in about two and a
half hours, some % miles up and back.
Below the Falls the river is open to
Dixfield, and. there they cross in small
boats.
The Flower Carnival at the Falls last
week Melted the Universalist society
$3.50, so reported Rev. Mr.. Paine at the
dedication of the church vestry last Sun
day.
The remains of Mrs. Lavina Wash burn
were bought from Pennington and
buried in the. East Rumford Cemetery
last week. Mrs. Washburn was the
widow of the late James Washburn, who
moved..from Hartford years ago. bought,
lived andsdied on the farm now occu-
pied by OK. Casey. He was pensioner
of the 1812.swar. Mrs. Washburn was his
second wife, and sister of the late David
Brown of Mexico. She died of heart
disease aged 81 years. She was living
with her son Edward.
Fine time for the wood chopper and
their axes are heard in all directions.
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