The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
North Yarmouth.

North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, February 49,
Miss Clara Lobdell of Boston, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Sarah Lobdell.
Miss Kelsey is quite i'll.
There will be socable at the Metho-
dist church Tuesday evening, Feb.19.
Miss Olive Ross of Lewiston is visiting
relatives in town.
sSchool in District No. 4 is closed on &C.
count of scarlet fever in the District.
Miss Haskell and Miss Penley of Dur
ham have been visiting at Mr.. Thomas
True's,
Mr.. VIM. Evans of Cape Elizabeth spent
Sunday with his nephew, Mr.. W. Il.
Evans.
ScarborO.
West Scarboro, February 10. There
will be an entertainment in Good Tenn
plars Hall every evening this week.
The selectmen have laid out new
road on Pine Point, which will be built
another summer,if accepted by the town
at their annual meeting.
Miss Nellie C.Snow has just completed
teaching the winter term of school at
Dunstans Corner. Miss Snow has taught
the last three term there with the best
of success The scholars have advanced
remarkably in their stldies, which is
due to the earnest labors of the teacher.
Both scholars and parents will regret to
lose SO faithful teacher, and it's hoped
by them all that her services may. be. OBJ
tanned for another year.
M, ,JOhnA. Snow. SIlDRryiSOr of school in
Scarboro for the past year seemed to
take unusual interest in the schools
throughout the town, and much credit
is due him for SO faithful work. He has
been very careful in obtaining the best
of teachers for both high and common
school. He reports thirty weeks of school
in eachSof the twelve districts and also
thirty weeks OF high school for the year,
which is more schooling than usual for
Scarboro. He also reports some $500 un-
expended money.
Sebago, February IS. Maple Grove
Grange held regular monthly meeting
Feb. 10Th; worked 3rd and 4th degrees
in the forenoon, enjoyed bountiful
Harvest Feast" at noon; after dinner
Grange attended to routine business,
then suggestions for the good of the
order were offered by the Worthy Lectur-
er, O.Dike, and other mem bers. Alto
gether it was very enjoyable meeting.
West Gray, February 18.-The weather
has been very fine for the past week,
quite contrast to that of the week be-
fore, which was one of the worst, if not
the worst, we ever experienced in Febru-
AIRY.
The sleighing is excellent, and people
are improving 1t to a limited extent in
hauling lumber. etc., but owing to the
hardgtimes not much is being done about
here in that line.
Miss Jennie Pencil has gone to South
Paris to stop. awhile with her sister, Mrs.
DR.. Wltham.
Miss Bertha Twombly has arrived
home from Bethel, where she has been
teaching school.
Mrs. E. B.Allen has been visited by
sister-in-law, Mrs. Stevens of Madison,
Me.
Mrs. Sophia Small ofssGray Corner has
been stopping at her brothers, Mr..
Mr.. Emery Aller, one of our Oldest and
most respected inhabitants, suffered a
slight shock of paralysis recently. 1t
was not sufficient to disable him entire
Iy, one leg and foot only being affected.
He is still able to be around the house.
Mr.. Allen is nearly 81 years of age, and
is the son of Joseph Allen, revolution
AIRY soldier.
Mr. Sewall Frank is still gaining, and
is able to go around the house, and will
undoubtedly soon be able to go out.
Alonzo Frank is still confined to the
house with rheumatism, and does not
seem to improve very much.
David Huston has gone to Quincy,
Mass, on a visit to his brother Walter.
Mrs. Charles S. Allen of Portland has
been visiting at her fatner's, Captain
e. l.. Field, the past week.
Mr.. John S. Adams is little more COM
Portable.
GOrham.
The funeral of Saul C. Higgins will &C.
cur this afternoon, at 2 O'Clock.
Buxton.