The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
New Gloucester.

Upper f11ouceeter, L 90. 1O-Dea. u. M
Lombard. of East North Yarmouth. at
tended church in town last SUNDAY. n,
visited the Sunday school at the lowe
village and also at the upper village il
the afternoon. His purpose was to OF
ganize Home Department in connection
with each of the schools. He met will
very good SUCCESS at the upper yillag.
in that direction.
Mr.. WIN. F. Royal and wife, of East
North Yarmouth, have for the past ter
days been visiting their daughter, who
resides in Bolster Mills and also relative.
in Norway. They visited their daughter
Mrs. Jas. Stevens in this place on Mon
day and Tuesday of this week on theil
return to their home.
Rev. Mr.. Mank could not ulfl his ap
pointment at Centennial Hall on Sunday,
the 9th inst on account Of a very severe
cold, with which he was confined to his
house.
The pupils of the town school In this
district had an entertainment in Centen-
NAL hall last Friday evening, and at The
| close of the entertainment ice cream and
cake were served. Much credit is due
Miss MoCann, the teacher, for her persis-
tent efforts in training her pupils for the
entertainment as well as in the school
room during the last term whicn closed
last Friday.
| We had the coolest snap of the winter
this week. the mercury falling as low as
| 90 degrees below zero. There is not a
great body of snow on the ground at the
| present but those who have logging to
| do or have ice to haul have been imprOv-
ing 1t in good shaue.
Fred Spiller is at work for f. W.
Winter in the woods at the present time.
He is having logs hauled to his mill.
| Miss Tillie Freeman, who some years
since worked in the family of Mr. D. W.
Merrill of this village. Is Mt present
at work for Mrs. Herbert Blake.
Geo. Harmon was called to Gray last
| Sunday on account of ths serious Illness
Of his father, who resides in that town.
He is very aged man.
Mrs. W. L. Shurtleff Of this village has
been quite i'll for the last week or SO.
Her sister, Mrs. N. S. Surtleff, of North
Yarmouth, is with her at the present
time.
Colds have been very prevalent about
here for some time past and the doc; or of
this town has been kept quite busy.
New Gloucester. Feb. 19-Deacon John
B. Bennett died at his home in this town
l.
| " years. Deacon Bennett was an old
| resident of this town, we'll known and
respected. He has been deacon OF the
Free Will Baptist church in New Glouoes-
ter for many years. He was man of
| sterling character, an earnest advocate of
temperance and all that tended to the
| advancement and betterment of his fell
low men. In his quiet and unostenta-
tious way he was by word and deed con-
tinually encouraging and helping those
about him. He was good citizen. a
trusted friend, kind and sympathetic
parent. He leaves eight children, fifteen
grandchildren and two great grandchild-
rem.
Harrison, Feb. I9-The mercury went
down to 90 degrees below last night, the
coolest yet.
| sleighing and WOOD is coming in quite
freely just now.
| Harrison. like many of the villages of
Maine, feels the hard times. While there
are none in destitute condition there
are many that have to use close economy
W. L. Grover, of this town, sends TO
the Boston market this week the first
lam BIS Of the season, for which he gets a
good price.
| One of the scholars that attends the
school at North Bridgton took nice
feather bed and pillows from home Sun
day night and carried Thorn to her room
in the DormitOry, where she boarded,
and they were burned with most OF he1
clothes.
| Cumberland.
umberland Centre. Feb. 19-Monday
| and Tuesday were the coldest of the
| thnc fnr tho har nfor rQriC
tering 20 degrees below zero.
The exhibition, by the students OF
Greedy Institute, postponed from last
Thursday evening on account of the
storm, was given Saturday evening 10 o
fair audience. Music was by Blanchard's
| orchestra.
| A company of young people will pre-.
Thursday evening of this week. Blanoh-
ards orchestra will furnish music.
Horatio II. Herrick and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Wyman have been visiting relg-
tives at Chelsea, Mass.
| The Republican caucus for nomination
of candidates for town office, town COM
mittee and delegates to State convention
will be next Saturday afternoon at z
O'Clock.
Mr.. Brown, principal of Litchfield
| Academy, made visit to his friend, E.
L. Pennell, last week.
The winter term at Greedy Institute
closed on Thursday of last week. The
spring term opens Monday, March I'd.
| We st Cumberland, Feb. l9-Miss Grace
| Russell is at work for A. S. Noyes at
West Falmouth.
| Marion and Martha Blanchard, of West
brook have been visiting relatives in this
| place.
Mr.. Frank Morrill, and wife, Of Port
land. spent Sunday at G. Morrill's.
| Miss Ada Morrill, entertained about
twenty five of her friends from North
Yarmouth and Cumberland on Monday
evening. The evening was very pleas
antly spent in games, ETC. Ice cream
| and cake were served.
Everett Leighton met with quite an
accident while chopping wood one day
last week. The axe slipped and cut
quite a cash in his knee. 1t was founc
necessary to take five stitches.
Baldwin.
North Baldwin, Feb. I'm ondaJ
m orning tho thermometer registered Y
degrees below zero in some places. Tha
was the coolest night of the winter.
Rev. Mr.. Corey preached veSy abi'
and interesting sermon at the Unlor
| Chanel last Sunday Mr.. Corey was OF