The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
New Gloucester.

Merrill of this village has gone to Boston
for visit of week or so.
The weather at this writing is very
mild, but the roads are very bad so that
riding is task rather than pleasure.
Rev. H. G. Mank, who has been away
on vacation Of three weeks or there
abouts, arrived home Lost week, and last
Sunday he preached an eloquent sermon
at the church at the lower village in the
morning and also at Centennial hall in
this village in the afternoon.
Mr.. Sewan Gross and wife, who recent
ly lost their youngest son, Frank L.
Gross. who died at his home in Newton
Mass, have the heartfelt sympathy of
large circle of friends in this vicinity
The remains Of Miss Olive Merrill were
brought to this place from Auburn, and
placed in the tomb here. She was form
erly resident of this town. She was
eighty three years Of age.
The many friends of Mrs. Abbie Fox
croft Merrill were panied to hear of her
death, which occurred ut Pomona, Cal, :,
and much sympathy Is felt for the be-
reaved husband, children and aged
mother.
A. H. Jordan is now running his saw
mill on full time, and is fast clearing
away the logs that were so plenty around
the mill at the time of the food.
We are sorry to hsar that Mrs. Mount
fort, who has besn feeble since last fall
but who has been able to be up tor some
time is at present quite slck again.
Standish.
: Sebago Lake, April 14-Philip Fourmier
Is loading logs for the match company at
Sebago Lake station.
Miss Fannie Cole came home from Bos-
ton last Thursday, where she has been
visiting her brother, B. T. Cole, for the
last three months.
L. W. Moulton is improving from the
fall that he received some two or three
weeks ago.
Ice is melting around the edges of Se-
bago pond and will soon begin to break
up. The water is very high this spring
and Is still rising. 1t will probably be
up to high water mark before long,
Sebago, April i4-rAt the meeting of tho
Union Christian Endeavep society held
yesterday at Convene 1t was voted to &C.
oept an invitation to attend the meeting
of the West Oxford Local Union to be
held Saturday, May 2nd,
The meetings that were held last week
at gnion church BY its pastor, Rev. g.
?. Merrett and Mr.. Hume, a student
from Mr.. Moody's school an Mt. Herman,
Mass, were well attended and good
deal of interest shown. especially by the
students Of Potter Academy. 1t is the
earnest hope Of the people that this is
only the beginning of good work in
Sebago. Sunday moving MIR. Hume
preached very Interesting and instrqo-
tive sermon on the Life Of Christ. At
the close of the service e. L. Poor, Esq,
presented the church with communion
set, given by Mr. Orin Douglass of Bos-
ton and other trends of that city that
have gone from this town. Mr.. Poor in
his remarks to the children, as he called
the students of Potter Academy, showed
them how much better their facilities
were for an education than were those
who have gone from this town and who
have befriended US in SO many ways of
late. Mr.. Poor's closing remarks were
that when the service was used that the Y
should always let their hearts go out in
communion with the noble heart of the
giver and that when hearing the clang of
the bell on the hill they could thank the
same loyal son Of Sehago. Mr.. Merrett
replied for the church with appropriate
remarks. He spoke of the many friends
which Sebago has and then of the many
friends he had found here. A vote of
thanks was extended by the church to
Mp. Douglass for his kindness in thus
remembering them.
David p. Hatch. Secretary of the Maine
Missionary Society, is expected to be
present at the service Sunday morning.
May 5rd, at which time numbers are to
be taken into the church.
Scarboro.
West Soarboro, April 14.-At the Re-
publican caucus held Monday evening,
the following delegates were elected to
attend the First Congressional district
convention: A. B. Larrabee, j. A. Snow
and A. Scott Jones. The following were
elected to attend the state convention:
+. M. Newoomb. E. S. Waterhouse, Geo.
S. Scammon. The following were elected
town committee: Samuel D. Plummer,
E. S. Waterhouse, John A. Snow, Geo.
8. Snammon, Fred M. Newcomh, j, Fl.
Libby. Charles S. Milliken, Charles W.
Foge II. E. Butler.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, April 14.-These are the
delegates chosen at the Republican eau
GUS held here Monday evening. to attend
the district convention: Walter B.
nam, Edward Stoddard.
Springvale.
Springvale. April 4.-The stockholders
of the Sanford national bank, which has
been duly chartered, met last Friday
evening and organized as follows: Presi-
dent, L. B. Goodall; vice-president,
George Fl. NOVEL;; cashier, NJ. A. He
witt; directors, L. B. GoodalI, E. E.
Goodwin, 9. A. Bodwell, W. A. Fogg,
Fred J. Allen, Henry c. Lord, Joel b.
Kicker, g. Fl. Newell, W. H. Mason. The
directors organized with E. E. Goodwin,
clerk; Fred J. Allen, attorney The sala-
~ OF the cashier was fixed at $500 per
year, to commence when the bank begins
business.
The ice left the Mousam last Sunday,
the robins are here, our streets are dry
and the roads in the vicinity are quito
good and general spring has really put
III an appearance.
Rev. B. NJ. Osgood has resigned as pas.
tor of the Free Baptist church, much to
the regret of his many friends here and
the community in general will feel ths
loss.
Perley Abbott. who has beenssick all
winter, is better and has gone to Law
renee. Mass, to spend a few weeks.
The Republicans held caucus in town
last Saturday afternoon. Frank n.
Dexter was chairman and G. H. Ogden.
Frank Wilson r. Nj Good,u