The Portland daily press., 1895-06-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv Cores
pondents of the Press.
South Berwick.

| South Berwick, June lQ-Mr. ana
Mrs Daniel McIntire, who few months
ago moved from Highland avenue into
the old Trafton mansion, on Main street,
gave very pleasantyparty Friday evening
to their former neighbors on Highland
avenue and Paul street About thirty
were present and all join in wishing the
McIntire family the same enjoyment of
life in their present location as has at
tended them in the past.
The Newichawanick Mfg Co. enter
Monday, June 10th on their new time
table which gives the employees a half
holiday Saturday. The change seems to
be a welcome one.
A lady, a short time since, came to the
South Berwick post office with some
papers to mail, expecting them to go
through the mail for one cent but as the
packet was too heavy for one cent she was
obliged to pay two. Whereat becoming
very much provoked she remarked Seems
to me your charges here are higher than
anywhere else. %
Bethel, June 1O-The dead body of a
man was found beside brook at East
Bethel Friday, May 7th, by Eugene Bean.
The body had begun to decay and was re-
pulsiye to handle. The selectnen of
Bethel were notified and they sent Coro-
ner Goddard to take charge of the body.
Wint Jordan, an old deaf pensioner lived
along in the old Hastings house near the
brook where the body was found. The
buildings were dropping to pieces and
looked as forlorn as old Jordan himself,
and were fitting companions together
The old man had not been seen since the
l@ofo hal I,1 10
the brook for water and died of heart
trouble. Neighbors were not very near
| the old house.
North Yarmouth.
/. North Yarmouth, June 10.-Children
| Day will be observed in the Congrega-
/ tional church next Sunday.
q Mr. j. S. Baston and Mr.. G. r. Loring
/ have been chosen delegates to the Con-
gregational conference to be held at
Brunswick June 11-12
Mrs. Soper of Chicago is stopping with
her son, Mr.. Fred Soper.
Mrs. S. G. Loring, an aged lady of this
place, had the misfortune lately to fall
and break her hip. DR.. Woodman is at
! tending her.
MI H. A. Osgood of Portland spent
| Sunday in town.
Crops are looking well, but rain is
| needed to ensure q good hay crop.
Mrs. Nancy c. Perkins, who has been
spending the winter in Buxton, returned
home last week
Miss Jones of Brunwick is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Maria L. Dunn.
Our new blacksmith, Mr.. Edwards of
Portland has moved his family into Mrs.
j. Titcombs house.
Rev. NJ. K. Mabry gave very interest
ing temperance lecture at 1.-The Methodist
| church Sunday evening.
Mrs Maria L. Dunn who has been quite
sick the past week is slowly improving
Tuesday evening june Is, there will be
a strawberry festival at the NJ. E. church,
also Rev. Mr. Mabry will deliver lee
ture subject: "Gumption -
Gray.
West Gray, June 10.-Another good
game of ball was played here on Saturday
the boys of West Gray. The boys played
well with few exceptions but the Wind
ham Centre were q little too much for
them, winning the game with d score of
Is to II. 1t was very good game and
well played for the most part. Next
Saturday there will be game between
the B. o. WIS and the boys, which no
doubt will be worth seeing.
N Mr.. Edward Huston went to Quincy,
Mass, last week on a visit to his son,
Walter. He returned home on Saturday.
Miss Flora burlington of Portland, is
VISITING at n6T unCl6 > MI DdfHl Law
renee.
Field strawberries have begun to get
ripe.
Grass is looking rather slim about here
and it will have to do much better than
it has done if there is much of crop.
| Sebago.
Sebago, June 10. Luther Fitch has had
his house painted.
The Union church Sebago has been
painted recently.
Alfred Dow, of Hiram and J. r. Haley
of Convene, caught three nice salmon
trout at East Sebago Saturday, besides
getting several glorious bites. George
, Fitch, on Saturday, while fishing for
) trout on Lake Sebago, caught what he
supposed was a big trout but proved to be
a large eel.
: Frank Ward will commence work this
week on grading the grounds of the school
house lot at Sebago.
Gorham.
Chi1dren's day was fittingly observed
5 Sunday at both the Congregational and
$ Methodist churches. Special sermons
{ were given at the morning services and
! Fin the evening childranS' concerts were