The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Itens of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
Gray.

Dry Mills, July 2S. II the weather
continues fair the remainder of the week
the hay crop will be nearly ell harvested.
crop in this vicinity.
Chester Marsden, who has been stop
ping at II. l.. Morse's for the past year,
has gone to his home in Auburn.
H. l.. Morse, who WAS hurt the first
of July, is not able to use his arm yet.
We hear that James o. Whitney has
moved to West Gray.
Rev. G. G. Hamilton will preach at
the Town Hall, Gray, next Sunday af-
ternoon at 2. 80 O'Clock.
Thomas Quint aud wife were at Bruins
wick last week visiting their daugh ter
Fannie.
Mrs. Dora Morrill, and son Gardie are
visiting at Hast Raymond at her unole's
Daniel Chipman's.
Paris, July 90. Early Sunday morning
the people of this place were aroused by
the news that the farm buildings of
Jacob McKeene we're on fire. The build
ings were situated on the High street
road. and were about two miles from
| this place. By the time the people got
| there the roof of the barn was ready to
fall, and in very short time every thing
was fiat.
| D Several are talking of attending the
Grove Meeting at Canton, Sunday.
| The Mason Family played here Mon
day evening. There was fair attend
anoe, and it was pronounced good
show.
Pownal. July %. Appropriate resolu-
tions have been passed by the Ladies'
Aid Society Of Pownal on the death Of
Mrs. Ellen p. T. Warren, Vice Presi-
dent of the Society. 1t is tho desire of
MIR. True Warren and family to express
their most sincere, and heartfelt thanks
III acknowledgement Of the many express
sions of kindness and sympathy SO free.
| ly given in their late great sorrow, and
also for the many gifts of beautiful
| flowers.
| Freeport.
| South Freeport, July ~. Rev. MT.
Smith exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mr..
| Mank of New Gloucester Sunday.
| Rev. F. 7. Rouge, of PlantsviIle,
Conn.,, has joined his family at H. A.
Waiue's, and will remain n few weeks
| Other recent arrivals are: Mrs. George
King and children, from Yarmouth, ar
|
tie son, from Hadlsy, Mass., at Roy. A.
Smiths, John M. Ash and family from
Philadelphia, at Chas. Noyes's; Prof.
| II. n. Dunham. of Atkinson, n. H..
at r. N. Dunham's: Rufus Holbrook
and Mrs Henry Holbrook and daughter,
from ia .naioa Plains, Mass, at Herbert
| Merrill's; Mrs. j. r. Johnston, from
Portland, at E. S. Wilson'S and several
| others james e. Gettings and family,
from South Portland, are stopping in
| the place this week.
Quite q crowd of our people gathered
OIL the wharf Saturday evening to join
| the excursion to Peaks Island, and were
a good deal disappointed because the
| steamer could not take them, having
been loaded with excursionists at the
| landings above here.
| A Republican caucus will be held at
Ridlon's hall next Saturday afternoon
at half past two to nominate candidate
for Representatives to the legislature and
| choose delegates to the district conven-
ton.
Mr.. Frank P. johnson recently sold a
fine pair of black horses TO the oily of
Portland to be used on the chemical
Mrs. FL. W. Hale and son Edward have
gone en- a carriage drive up among the
bills of Oxford county and will be away
two or three weeks.
Rev. J. G. Towne of Bangor will occu-
by the pulpit at the Congregational
church four Sundays during the absence
of the pastor. Rev. G. W. Reynolds.
The grocers here will close their stores
Tuesday aud Thursday evenings at half
past six during August.
Harmony lodge. No. 38. B. & A. NJ,
will go on their annual excursion to
Peaks island Thursday. August 9th.
Mr.. Herbert Cressey and wife of Bos-
ton are spending here.
Mr.. Ira C. Otis and wife will spend a
two weeks vacation with friends in Cor
ish and Belgrade.
MIR. J. E. Roswell has returned from
visit to New York.
MIR. Edward Elder, who has been stop
ping here for few weeks, has returned
to his home in Boston.
The j. r. Adams Relief Corps will
hold lawn social at Col. II. r. Milletts' j,
Thursday evening. Ice cream and cake
will be served.
Mr.. II. n. Bradbury of West Buxton
has purchased the residence of s, G.
Bolton on State street. IL is the inten-
tion OF MIR. Bolton to build, having pur-
chased lot of MIR. j. q. Coburn.
Mr.. Summer Osbourne ard wife of
Hyde Park, Mass, are summering here.
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.