The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-31
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Gray.

Gray,
West Gray, Dec. ~. A large company
of friends and relatives gathered at the
residence of W. S. Allen of West Gray
on Tuesday evening, Dec "a, to witness
the marriage of his sister, Laura A. AL
len, daughter of the late Andrew Allen,
TO DIR. Ambrose Weeks of Buxton. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Thayer of Gray Corner in an impressive
manner After the ceremony the COM
pany sat down to a bountiful repast.
The bride was the recipient of many val
liable presents. DR.. and Mrs. Weeks left
Thursday morning for Buxton where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Adams OF Port
land spent Christmas at Mr.. Adams's
former home, Mountain View Farm.
e. i. Field, Jr. ,Eis at home this week
from Boston whers he has been acting
as conductor on the electric railroad
Christmas passed off very pleasantly,
the weather being remarkably mild for
the season. The frost has all left the
ground and the travelling is very bad in
ing so long a spell of warm weather at
this season.
j. W. Allen has lost horse from the
same cause probably that caused the
death of his brothers., W. S. Allen 8, three
horses, as ne had been in the barn.
Raymond.
Skinner, wife and two daughters and
Mrs. Esther Libby of Portland, spent
Christmas with friends at the village.
They recently moved from this place to
Portland and their many friends here ex-
tended to them cordial welcome They
participated in the Christmas exercises
as they had for years been identified with
the Sabbath School, Mr.. Skinner as
superintendent, Mrs. Skinner, as teacher
Master Lawrence Mcfarland of Port
and has been guest at the home Of his
uncle Mr.. Fl. L. Forham.
Mr.. augustus Plummer is at home
from Waterford.
Miss Angie Plummer is visiting rela-
tives at Sehago Lake.
Miss Stella Hayden is i'll with typhoid
fever
Miss Winnie Sears is home from Port
land.
There was a Christmas concert and tree
At Union Church on the evening of Dec.
25th. The following is the pro-
gramme:
Singing and march by the children of
the Sunday School.
Responsive Reading.
Singing-Triumphal King, Choir
Recitation, Beryl Skinner
Reading, Albie Smith
Solo and Chorus, Helen Leach
Angie Plummer, Blaine Harmon, and
Lille Harmon
Motto, By IA children
Singing Choir
Glass exercise-The KiEg's Message
Mrs ii. j. Morton's class
Augie Plummer and Blaine Harmon
Recitation, Bertha Skinner
Glass Exercise,
Mrs S. NJ. Leach's Glass.
Singing, Choir
Bridgton, December 29.-The frost is
coming out of the roaGs in this section
and the travelling is very hard, except in
the village, where the ground is nearly
settled as in summer People whose bust
ness requires snow are bewailing the
lack of it.
The ice QUITTING crew of Charles B.
Gibbs at Highland Lake, had nice field
of ice a foot thick all nicely scraped, and
had run into the ice houses one day only
before the warm spell, which can hardly
fail to seriously injure the ice in the
pond.
Bridgton young ladies and gentlemen
who are away attending college came
home for the holidays. Miss Nellie
Sullivan from (yolhv and Mascrc Stopa
and Fogg and r. S. and L. L. Cleaves
from Bowdoin, P. B. and E. e. Palmer
and E. Everett Gibbs Of the Maine State
college are spending the winter vacation
at home.
The various Christmas entertainments
at the churches were exceedingly interest
ing, and very well patronized. The can
tata "Kriss Kringle," at the Methodist
church was Il pronounced musical success
for which much credit is due the COM
mittee having the same in charge.
There is considerable sickness In town
at this time, owing largely to the abrupt
changes in the weather. Thers have been
several severe cases Of grippe.
Stock taking at the Forest Mill, with a
partial reduction of the working force in
some departments, has been going on
this week.
Mt. Pleasant EncaInpment, No. IA. I.
o. 0. f., at the last regular meeting
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year, and they will be installed on
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