The Portland daily press., 1895-08-31
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv Correa
pondsnts of the Press.
Yarmouth,

| Yarmouth,
Yarmouth, Aug. %. Rev. OK. Crosby
and family have arrived in town from
Houlton and are now Established at the
Central parsonage.
DR. Fillebrown and family of Boston,
spent last Sunday at Royalside.
Mrs. George Eddy and daughter Emma,
of Newport, r. i, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs A, H. Humphrey.
Miss Inez Merrill, of Boston, spent
Sunday with Mrs. A. M. Hayes Mr.. J.
r, Cook and Mr.. and Mrs. 8. W. Cook,
of West Glover VT, are guests of MI.
and Mrs L. r. Cook.
Mr.. M. G Needham, of Albion, Ne
braska, and Mrs; Julia Mia Ford Of So mer-
W. Y. Pomeroy has moved his family
to Howellsville, N. T.
Mrs. L. R. Chase and daughter Eta
and Master Willie Chase are visiting
friends in Greenland, N. H.
Misses Carrie and jessie Hotchkins of
N ewark, N. j., have been recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Storer.
| Miss Lizzie Drew and Miss Mary Dor
rance, who have been visiting Miss Nellie
Kenney. returned to Middleboro, Mass.
| Tuesday.
Miss Maude Pullen returned to Gorham
| Normal School. Miss May leighton also
left Monday to commence course of
study at the Normal School.
| Miss Lou Loring left Monday for Kents
Hill, where she will attend school,
| Mrs Abbie Dyer, of Auburn, is visiting
her sister. Mrs. A. 6. Dresser at ROYAL.
side.
| Mr.. and Mrs Angler Hitchcock and
child of Iowa arrived Wednesday at Mr.
Cad Hitchcock's.
Mr.. G. L Marston arrived home this
week from his tour among the White
Mountains He was accompanied by Mr..
Alexander Lunt of Washington, D. G.
is visiting at Mrs. H. B. Pendletons'.
Mrs Bessie rFarwell and Miss Eta
Clarke left for their home in Cambridge
MI. W. H. Poole of Fort Fairfield spent
Friday with relatives in town.
Mrs. Bessie Layton of Salem, Mass. I,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mitchell
The examinations for High and Gram
mar schools will be held at Central school
building Saturday, August g.
We arc glad to learn that Mr.. H. lH. M.
Moore will still continue to take scharge
of Yarmouth High School He has de-
clined the position Of principal Of Bid
deford High School lately offered him.
Harpsweil.
! South Harpswell, Aug 80. The Law
| son, at South Harpswe]l has been closed
| for the season, but the Merryconeag is
still we'll filled and many of the fguests
propose to stay we'll into September. 1t
| is the Intention of .the management to
| keep this hotel open until about the mid
die of next month. Many Portland people
with their friends, are daily enjoying the
dinner at the Merryconeag. Among the
recent arrivals are these: W.. E. .-Valz
and wife, New York; P. H. Grove and
wife, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. +. L..
Dingley, Lewiston; Miss Blanche Ding
ley, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. 9. p.
Tucker, Brooklyn, N. Y; Thos. Robin
son, Mrs. M. Shaw, Springfield, Mass. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mclean, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Frequent showers have kept everything
growing beautifully, and the cropsH are
abundant; but many wells are failing
that have hardly ever been known to fail
before. At a little distance below the
surface the ground is very dry.
Monday afternoon quite gathering OF
people assembled to assist Mr.. II. u
| Coombs to move his house, in order to
put new one on the old SITE The house
was successfully removed under the
direction of Mr. Isaac Coombs of Booth
bay, who is now putting in the cellar wall
and foundation.
Deacon and Mrs. Harrington and Miss
Harrington of the Bethel church. Port
land, were at Bethel Point last week.
| Prof. A. G.. Cobb and wife have re-
turned to their home in Arlington,
Mass, after weeks visit with Mrs
! Cohb's grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Rich.
Gray. Aug. 80. Gray Grange No. Al
has presented these resolutions:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
| Father to remove from our midst oul
brother, Joseph Ramsdell; therefore, be
| it.
Resolved, That by his death has passed
away O true patron and past master who
has always been beloved by this Grange,
and an honor to 1t.
Resolved That this Grange extend its
truest sympathies to the family of oul
deceased brother, and commend them tc
the tender mercy and loving kindness o.
him who died for our redemption and
rose for our justification.
Resolved That our charter be drapeo
in mourning for thirty days.
Resolved That these resolutions be
spread upon our records, also copy be
se to the family of our deceased brother
to the Portland PRESS and Lewiston
Journal for publication.
Mrs. Geo. F. Knight, Fl. L. M orse
Samuel Weymouth, Committee.
West Gray, Aug. 80 Mr. John Lindsay say
seaman, Of New York, came me up from
and shipmate, Mr.. Alfred Campbell. HI
returned to Augusta, Wednesday.
Miss Cora TwombIy is visiting relatives
in Portland this week.
Mr.. Charles Mason Of Chicago was at
Mr. Sewall Franks this week. He left
for Vermont on Thursday.
Mr.. Elijah Huston is very feeble.
4 Mr.. John Adams is better. He is abb
to ride out short distances. Miss Alic
NJ. King is visiting at Mrs. Jenni
Aliens. -,
ness of Mr. Alvin Elliott of East Wind
ham. That he may regain his health !
the wish of his many friends in Yves
Gray.