The Portland daily press., 1895-08-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
GRAY.

Gray.
Gray, Aug. 49, Mr.. f. L. Clark and
family have been taking an outing at
Falmouth Foreside.
Miss Carrie Libby of Saco was in town
the past week.
Mrs. Geo. Clark and daughter, of Port
land, were in town the week past.
n Mrs. 6. Waters and son Herbert are
passing a few days in town.
Mrs. Jane Hoppin and daughter OF
Augusta have been in town for a few
days.
Landlord Snow of the Hotel Parker.
who is great sufferer from rheumatism,
is being treated by Dr. Jones of Mechanic
Falls.
Mrs. Jennie Noyes of New York city, is
at Washington Perley's, East Gray.
Mrs. Susan knight of Worcester, Mass.
is at Mrs. Hattie Hancock's.
Mr.. @. B Colley and his son George
| of Someryille, Mass, have been visiting
| relatives.
G. II. Doughty is the possessor of a
Graydon's Digest, an abridgement of
| the laws of the United States or COM
piO'o ulSeso VI dll Sucu aClS VI CoHSfeSS DIS
concern the United States at large.
published at Harrisburgh, Penn, by
John Wyeth in the year 1903. The sub
scr1bers list gives only four hundred and
sixty names.
A very pleasant wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs B. f. Skill
ings Thursday afternoon. August 10Th.
was united in marriage to Prof. Geo. H.
Larrabee of Newcastle. The bride was
tastefully dressed in white silk and car
ried beautiful bouquet of nineteen
bridal roses, this number representing
her age. Miss Susie A. Hall acted as
m aid of honor and carried fine bouquet
OF pinks. Nh. Harlan Skillings, a brother
of the bride, was best man. The rooms
were prettily decorated with flowers and
ferns of many varieties Mrs Harry
Merrill presided at the piano and finely
rendered the wedding march. The
families and intimate friends of bride
and groom and the graduating class of
1913 Pennell Institute, of which Miss
Skillings was member, witnessed the
ceremony. Bountiful refreshments were
served after congratulations and good
wishes had been extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Larrabee. The presents were
numerous and costly. The couple depart
ed on their tour at 4. Is amid shower of
rice and shoes.
Mr. Thos. Skillings, an old resident of
the town, died Saturday night, Aug. 1S
Cause of death was a cancer,
North Gray, Aug. 19. Mr. A. W. An
derson's wife, of Montreal, is visiting at
Thomas Gilpatrick's.
Quite nmuber from this place went to
the Sunday school picnic at Russell S
Cove.
Harrison Small and wife of Kingfeld
have been visiting at Thomas Gilpatrick' s
and Mr. CyruS ,atharIbS
Mr.. J.N. Morrill, and wife and Mr. W.
S. Noyes and wife were the guests of
Mr.. S. g. Humphrey.
There probably will be two ball games
next Saturday bewteen the Grays and
Windham Centers and the Dry Mills
ands sRaymonds. :
Mr.. Pickett and daughter from Port
land, are visiting at II. M. Sawyer's.
New Gloucester,
Sabbathday Lake, Aug. 19.-On Sun
day night Mr.. Walter Brackett put sad
die on to one Of his colts and attempted
TO ride out His colt not being used to a
saddle became very frightened, throwing
Mr.. Brackett off and running into the
carriage Of Bealy Verrill, who happened
along just then. nearly demolishing It,
Mr.. Verrill escaped with bad shaking
up. The colt was caught after running a
short distance
A very heavy thunder storm passed over
here on Sunday morning.
Bloomville Strout and Edward Edwards
brought five bushels of blueberries from
Brunswick plains on Saturday.
Pownal, Aug. 19-For the past week
many tons of grain have been harvested
in most excellent condition The yield is
said to be fully up to the average and this
fact is very encouraging to our farmers for
pent feature in our farm products.
y We would call the attention of our
friends TO the entertainment to be given
at the CONGREGATIONAL church next Satur-
day evening Aug Gath. 1t is to be the
famous illustrated lecture Through the
Canadian Rockies" given by the Rev.
J. J. Lewis Of Boston.
AS the proceeds go in measure toEhelp
in the support of the preaching in this
church we hope to secure liberal patron
age on that evening.
A large number were present at the
meeting of the Ladies' Aid, on Thursday
of last week. Six new numbers were ad-
ded to the list of membership at this
meeting. The enterprise and energy of
full and the grand work which this society
is doing shows what can be done when
united love is the law which governs and
an equal sharing of the work makes all
labor only pleasure.
The Misses Lizzie and Emma Chapman
are now in town the guests of Mrs. Ettie.
J. Latham. They are to remain in this
vicinity for the present week returning
to Portland on Monday of next week
where they will remain for few days
previous to their return to Brooklyn, N.
Y. where they have engagements for the
coming season.
Through the efforts of the Ladies' Aid
assisted by generous contributions from
friends, new carpet has been purchased
for the singers platform in the Congrega-
tional church here. The ladies are re-
quested to meet at the church on Friday
afternoon of the present week when it is
to be made and put in placce.
1t is now expected that the Rev. G. L.
Nichols will be in town next Sabbath. He
is to be the guest of Mr.. and Miss Chaplin.
The thought of his presence here causes
pleasant anticipations. for the years in
which he was pastor of our church were
v.oa nc e -rroxr,+h on1 tn tho co.