The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-02
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
South Berwick.

South Berwick, April 30.-John AL
bert Hooper formerly Of this town but
now proprietor of the Hotel Eastern,
ttis week experimenting the laying of
an asbestos roof on the Newiohawanick
Company's new dyehouse.
The remains of Great Works bridge
are to be sold at auction Saturday, May
2,at 80 p. M. 6. A Wiggin, auotioneer.
Mrs Matilda Burleigh and Mr.. Wal
Ter A. Burleigh have returned home from
winter in Florida.
North Yarmouth.
North Yarmouth, April ~. The schools
in town commenced April 81 with the
following teachers: No. 1, Miss Clara
Haskell; No. 2, Miss Ada Morrill,; No.
4, Miss Arvilla Mcguire; No. 6, Miss
Cora May Whitney; No. 9, Miss Alice
blanchard. The school yard in No. 81
has been graded up, which is a decided
improvement.
Miss Maud Kimball is visiting friends
in Berlin Falls.
Wescustogo Grange entertained Gray
Grange OH Thursday evening. There
were about seventy members present, and
a pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
j. S. Strout has purchased the place
lately occupied by William Doten.
Rev. Mr.. Davis, of Cumberland Cen
ter, will preach for Rev. Mr.. Farnham
on Sunday next. Mr. Farnham is con-
fined to the house by sickness.
Mr.. e. S. Skillin is building new
barn.
Falmouth.
Falmouth, May l. Mrs. Eliza Noyes,
who has been stopping with Mrs. Pet
teng1ll since the death of Mr.. Pettengill,
has returned to her home IN the Dunlop
house. Mrs. Lunt will stay with Mrs.
Pettengill for the present. Mr.. A. L.
Perry is going to work on the Pettengill
place the coming summer.
Mr.. II. ]. Merrill is about to make
additions and improvements upon his
buildings.
People are beginning to enquire whom
work is TO begin on the Portland and
Yarmouth electric road. If the road is
not built until the new Tukey's bridge is
completed, we shall have long to wait
it is feared.
The cold weather that still continues
is not favorable for the early peas and
potatoes that some of our citizens have
been planting.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth. May 1. The twelfth ami
yersary of the organization of W. L.
Haskell Post, No. 10S, G. A. r. by
reason of thesdeath of Comrade r. Fl.
McQuillan was postponed from the ven
ing of April 25th to the evening of May
2nd. An oyster supper will be served the
first of the evening, followed by speeches
and Rotations. Ali members Of the Post
and Relief Corps and their families are
invited to be present
Miss Annie Baker returned this week
to Yarmouth for her winters visit in
Greenwich, Conn.
Since the incoming of the year of
1896 the neurology of Yarmouth has been
uncommonly large. Many of our prom
ineut men have been removed from us.
The death rate among the women of
fr ON three to four score has been very
large. Many young and promising lives
have been ended. A great deal of sick
ness is still prevalent, but this week
there is considerable improvement
among the sick people.
Miss Gertrude Richards is visiting
friends in Boston this week.
The Fortnightly Club meets with Mrs.
L. r. Cook Tuesday afternoon, May 5.
The programme will be:
Roll Call-Quotations from Hawthorne.
Life Of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Mrs. G. e. Mckinley.
Discussion of Hawthorne's Works,
Ope ned by Mrs. J. e. Gannett.
The Character of Miriam in Marble
Faun,
Mrs. r. D. Freeman.
The Story of Alice Pinoheon,
Mrs. A. E. Baker.
Seleotio ms from Memoir es of Hawthorne,
Mrs. l.. r. Cook.
Mrs. Barnabas Freeman, who has been
spending the winner in Norfolk, Conn,
returned home last week.
The funeral services of Clara Louise
Stookbridge, daughter of the late
Charles A. and Alice 81. Stockbridge,
who died of double pne umonia on the
day afternoon at the residence of her
grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Humphrey.
The house was filed with mourning
friends. She was very lovely, promis-
ing and talented girl, and an only child.
The remarks of Rev. @. E. Mckinley,
officiating clergyman, added to as they
were by many appropriate Scripture
sweet poem, Resignation >" were very
touching. A beautiful harp with brok-
en- string, from Freeport Orchestra, of
which she was member, and large
bunch of roses from her schoolmates at
North Yarmouth Academy, were among
the great profusion of floral offerings.
The funeral services of Sumner Buck
nam, son OF Mr.. and Mrs G. L. Buck
nam, VINO died at bis father's residence
in Portland, Sunday, April 26, at the age
of IS years. 10 months, were held at
First Parish church, Wednesday after
noon, at 2. 80 O'CLOCK. Rev. C. e. Nc
Kinley was officiating clergyman. The
floral offerings were wonderfully beauti-
full and abundant. He was born in Var
mouth and lived here the greater part of
his life, and had many friends here He
was the last surviving child of his par
ents.
Mr.. C. Il. Dyer, ex-superi ntendent of
the town farm, moved his family t.
his residence on Main street this week.
Mr.. &. K Morren will take charge
of tho town farm for the ensuing year.