The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Ytems of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of the Press.
POwnal.

POwnal.
North Pownal, Dec. 8. Mr.. Joseph Ed
wards and sister, Of Otisfleld, visited
friends in town last Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Hinkley, pastor of the Meth
odist church, is holding series of revival
meetings, beginning last Saturday even
ing. He is assisted by Mrs. jackson of
Auburn.
Schools in town began Monday. Miss
Ames is again presiding over the one in
this district, much to the satisfaction of
parents and pupils.
Mr.. f. d. Blackstone and family. of
New Gloucester, were In town Sunday. b
Miss Bertha Davis who, has been at
home through her vacation, returned to
school at Freeport Monday.
Mr.. Frank Newell, of Durham. Is visit.
ing his brother, Henry Newell, at Mr.. b.
f. Davis's.
MIR. A. <. P. Dresser is carrying the
soho lars from the Brown" district
to the school at North PoWnal.
there being so few in that district that
the committee did not think it advisable
to hold school there.
Freeport
South Freeport, Dec 8. Rev. Mr.. Smith
exchanged pulpits with Rev. E. G..
Brown last Sunday.
The south grammar school began Mon
day. IN charge of a new teacher, Mr..
D. Mcmillan.
The south primary school has been
postponed for few days, the teacher,
Miss Weston. being unable to open the
school this week on ACCOUNT of the sickness
of her mother.
The ''Neck'' school is under the in
struction Of Miss Leona Wilson this
term.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Soule are spending
this week in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. X. 6. Durham is visiting her
brother, G. A. Coombs, Melrose High
lands, Mass.
Mr.. Walter Waite and family, of North
field, Mass, are visiting II. P.
Waite.
5. s. Soule has been making extensive
repairs upon his house. Fred Bates and
FRANK Curt are at work upon their new
house.
Jacob Gould has bought the old house
near the shore, known as the fred house. ~
and Will tear it down,and use the lumber
to build barn on his place.
IIarpswell.
East Harpswell, Dec. 8. By the kind
ness Of Rev. f. Southworth, of Portland
and J. N. Stinson, of Cards Cove there
will be singing school at Bethel Point.
beginning Wednesday evening. Mr..
Stinson is instr uctor.
Mr. Fred Snow has rented part of ST.
mon Leavitt's house for the winter.
| while his house on the west side of the
island is being completed.
Mr. Fred Dresser is making quite ex-
tenAive repairs on his house and barn.
| 81. O. and j. K. Coombs are doing a
good business seining smelts.
| L he carpenters are finishing H, O..
Coombs's house, and he will soon besable
to move in.
The Congregational Society will give
a pie supper at ex-Gov. Robie's on Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. II. B. johnson is at Norway in at.
tendance at the State Dairyman's Con
gress.
At the regular meeting of the John R.
Adams Post, No. 101, 6. A R., the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: B. +. Whitney, comman-
der; H. W. Hale, S. V. commander; A.
K. P. Marston, J. V. commander: Ed
ward Harding, quartermaster; A. W.
Lincoln, surgeon; J. d. Spinney, chap
: in; Theodore Shackford, officer of the
day; Thomas MoDonough, officer of the
guard. After the election the present
commander, M. q. Sturgis, invited the
members of the post, also the Ladies' Re-
lief Corps and the Sons Of Veterans to a
banquet furnished by him. About forty
enjoyed the occasion.
Mr.. Edward Harding has returned from
a weeks stay in Boston.
The Epworth League will hold a sooi-
BILE and bean auction at the Methodist
vestry this evening.