The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.


Yarmouth, Dec. 5. Mr. and Mrs. A.
N. Hayes and daughter Lula, left for
Lewiston last Saturday to visit relatives
there. On Saturday evening Mr. Sylvia
nus Hayes gave a reception to Mr.. and
Mrs Hayes in honor of the twentieth an
niversary of their marriage. which was a
perfect and very pleasant surprise to
them. Twenty -four relatives were pres
emit, who brought with them a silver
service of five pieces. During the even
ing refreshments were served, followed by
a short entertainment.
E. L. Pomeroy is. building stable at
Princes Point for Mr. Fred Gore.
The Gore Brothers are building work
shop ON West Main street, near the town
pound.
Town meeting is called for Saturday,
Dec 18th, at 2.30 p m, at the town hall.
The Sec nd and Third Articles of the
warrant read as follows: "To hear the
request of Henry Leavitt and thirteen
other legal voters to see if town will vote
to buy hose and hose cart for fire purposes
and authorize the selectmen and treas
urer to hire money for the same" "To
hear the request of A. T. Small and nine
others to see il the town will vote to au-
t orize the selectmen and Treasure to hire
six Thousand dollars for the purpose of
building building for j. Y. Hodsdon
& Son as per vote at recent spe eial town
meeting"
Work has commenced on the foundation
for J. Y. Hodsdon & Sons shoe shop.
NJ is S Marian Bennett was pleasantly
surprised at her home on Wednesday
evening by company of 25 young ladies
and gentlemen friends, who met to cele-
brate her sixteenth birthday. The live
ly young people passed a delightful even
ing, with music and games, and the
dainty collation. of cake and ice cream
was thoroughly appreciated.
The inspection of w. L. Haskell Re-
lief Corps appointed Saturday, Nov. 3d.,
was postponed on account of the illness
of member of the family of the State
Inspecting officer, who was to have been
there.
ly spent last Sunday in Portland with
MIR and Mrs. De Cartaret True.
Miss Lillian Leighton has been spending
this week with her sister in Falmouth.
The grammar school, the school at the
Falls, the Lodge No. 9 and the Pratt
school close this week.
The ladies of the First Parish Circle
will hold their annual fair in the chape
of their church on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, Dec. II and IL. A turkey
supper Wednesday from to s o'clock.
Fancy articles, aprons, knitted goods,
cake, candy and ice cream for sale. Lee
ture Thursday evening by Rev. Leroy S.
Bean, of Portland. Subject, American
Citizenship"
Harrison.
Harrison, Dec. flames P. Lown hat
the misfortune to cut one of his thumb
on circular saw today at P. FL. Kicker
q Sons machine shop.
The water in Anonymous Pond is higl
enough to allow the chair factory and G.
S. Whitney's saw mill to run at the same
time.
4 The village schools commenced the win
tor torn last Monday.
We saw in a clipping from New Yorl
aper that M. EEL Ingalls,, president O.
The Big Four Railroad System which
ranifes Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, be
gan life poor in Harrison, Maine, 80
little Yankee village whose inhabitant.
are persons of exceedingly simple wa Y.
ard habits.'' so says this paper. We ar,
v,ry glad TO know that MI. ingalls, ha,
made his mark and ranks as one of tb,
best railroad men in the country. Harri
son. as well as many other of the LITTLE