The Portland daily press., 1895-08-30
New Gloucester.

New Gloucester, Aug. 49, Mr.. F. A.
Spring of Deering Center, was in town
last week for two or three days.
The fall term of town school in this
district is to commence on Monday, Sept.
9th And all the schools in town will
probably commence on the same day.
We had no rain to amount to anything
from the thunder shower that passed over
here last Saturday night.
Mr.. r. A Spring had his grain cut
and put into the barn last week. Messrs.
Alverado and Chas. Estes did the work.
Mrs. Sumner Bickford and her two
children visited Mrs FL. E. Blake, OF
this place for few days last week.
Mr.. Geo. Gross and Mr.. Frank Gross
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sewall Gross of this village last Sunday.
Mr.. G. B. Pierce and wife, who form
erly resided in this town visited the town
during the past week.
Mrs. Marshall, widow of the late DR..
Marshall was in town one day last week.
The potato crop in this vicinity will be
very good this year, and there are but
very few rotten ones as yet The apple
crop will be very light, land fmany of the
farmers will not raise enough for their
| own use.
Mrs. Latham, who has been visiting in
this place for a few weeks past is, at this
writing stopping..with Mrs. E. W. Win
| ter
| Upper Gloucester, Aug &c. There was
no preaching in the hall here last Sunday
afternoon, but the Union ..Sunday ,school
held its regular session.
| Quite number of the people from this
neighborhood have attended the Gospe,
tent meetings at the lower village during
the past week. The church was well
filled on Sunday last.
Almeda Stevens is visiting her grand
! how nd iy, oil md rr,i1
visit at her uncle lat North Pownal be-
| fore her return home.
| Miss Tucker is visiting Mrs. George
| Eveleth at the present time.
James Stevens and family visited his
mother last Saturday. She resides with
her daughter in Pownal.
| Cumberland
Mr.. and Mrs W. o. Burbeck and mas.
| ter and Miss Burbeck of Haverhill, N. H.,
are visiting relatives at this place.
Miss Maud w. Merrill is visiting friends
at Fl averhill, Mass
| Misses Florence G. Merrill and Hattie
6. Shaw arrived home from Bay View.
where they have been for Ethe summer,
last Saturday.
The Fall term at Greedy Institute
cipal, Miss. Cora B. Pennell, first
assistant
| Harry p Sweetsir has accepted posi-
ton as stenographer in the office of f.
E. Boothby, General Ticket Agent, M.
G.. r. r.
The town schools begin their fall terms
next Monday.
Delfred Farwell and Fred Collins are
the owners of new wheels, of the Charter
Oak pattern.
| Last Saturday, the members of Sawga
tribe L o of r. NJ, with their families
and invited guests to the number of $50
had a days outing at Sargents Shore.
Falmouth Foreside. The day was all
that could be desired and the braves en-
joyed themselves hugely. After dinner, of
which an excellent clam chowder formed
goodly part, the different sports were
engaged in and were won as follows:
Sack-race-Older members, G. A. Mer-
rill; Younger men, +. II. Chase.
Three-legged race-F. H. Chase and S.
| S. ]. Porter.
Potato race-M. W. Burnell.
The long and high jumps were won by
W. H. Rowe. In the ring wrsstle, T. S..
Blanchard, F. Fl. Chase and W. H. Row e
remained standing longest After the
sail down the bay on the steamer, all
voted it the best time of the season
| Miss Hattie Herrick of Maiden, Mass,
Misses Carrie and Hattie and Master
| Charlie Harmon OF Portland who have
been stopping at G. E. Herrick's for a
few weeks returned to their homes last
week.
Miss Grace Eugley of Var mouthville is
visiting at E. E. Rowe's.
Standish.
sebago Lake, Aug. 49, Ingalls, Blake
has gone to BARTLETT, N H., where he has
got few weeks job painting.
Mrs. John Cannell has been employed
as cook at the Sebago Lake House.
Joseph Webster went from Sebago Lake
to Boston Monday to attend the knights
Templar.
Quite number from Sebago Lake
have attend the Fair at Rigby Park
this week.
Mulberry Harmon and wife, from Rich.
vile were the guests of Walter Mains and
| wife last Sunday.
"I know an old soldier who had chronic