The Portland daily press., 1896-10-22
LIMERICK.

has established an agency with Leonard
Weymouth for job printing of all kinds.
Mrs. Ellen Chase of Standish is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. K. ID. Libby.
e. K. Cobb and Hon. f. NJ. Higgins
attended the Grand Lodge. ]. o. .. F.,
in Portland Tuesday.
Our crack gunner Guy Colby was fort
unate enough to get five partridge in two
hours on Tuesday.
Miss Marguerite Smith has resumed her
studies at Phillips Limerick Academy.
Miss Smith has been away for some time
caring for her grandmother who has
been quite i'll.
The ooroner's inquest in the Hobbs
murder will resume on Friday.
Mrs. Ernest Libby is doing some very
oommendable work in amateur photo
eraphy. She has many pictures of local
interest.
W. H. P. Emery gave very enjoyable
husking at his home on Friday night.
A fine supper was served after the sbuck-
ing 1f the corn, and as red ears were
very plenty every one was happy.
q. K. Garland had hog killed tho
last of the week which tipped the scale
at 415 pounds. Next!
of the Free Will Baptist Society on
tuesday night was pleasant affair.
A bout SIS was realized.
Some very large apples are on exhi Bit
ion in W. Adams & Sons store.
Mrs. Joseph Roberts is the guest Of Mr..
Irving Mason.
Miss Minnie Batson is quite sick
She and her sister Maud are occupying
the Jordan house during Mrs. Jordan's
absence in Germany.
Fred Renimons Ut Salem, Mass, Is Wis
iting Mr.. Geo. Fogg.
SIS. knights has purchased very nice
pair of horses of Miss Mabel Weddell.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Sabbath Day Lake, October Ala Sun
day school was organized at Sabbath Day
Lake, Sunday, October II under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Horace Dolley of Grey. Mr..
Walter Trip was elected superintendent,
Mr.. Marshall Cobb, assistant superinten-
dent; Miss Lizzie Hubbard, secretary
and treasurer; Mrs. Melvin Hodgkins,
librarian, and Mrs. Marshall Cobb, as
sistant.
Mr.. Irving P. Hubbard went to Boston
Tuesday.
Mr.. Garland of Lewiston, spent the
Sabbath in this vicinity
The West Poland Praying Band held
meetings at the. school house Sunday.
Bertha Whitney Of Dry Mills is work
ing for 7. NJ. Merrill.
Dry Mills, October 21.-Mr. Charles
Baldwin went to Boston last Monday.
Miss Ava Brown, daughter of Joseph
Brown of Portland, is visiting this place
at her uncle's, Mr.. John Brown.
7. A. Robbins and Percy Ford of East
Dixfeld. stopped at II. G. Morse's last
Monday night on their way to Lebanon
to work in the woods
Frank Quint has gone to Waterford
to work making apple barrels.
West Gray, OcJober 13.-News of the
death of Miss Cora B. Twombly in Bethel,
was received here by telegraph on Mon
day. Her severe sickness was reported
last week, but it was not expeo ted that
the end of hel life was SO near. Her ply
stefan pronounced it a case OF typhoid
fever and that it had been a long time
developing. Miss Twombly was about
IS years old and was a young lady of
amiable qualities, and her early death
will be severely mourned by all, especial
ly by her uncle and aunt, Greenlenf
and Elizabeth Frank, with whom she
whom the blow falls with, crushing
force. A surviving brother and sister
and numerous other relatives mourn her
early death.
Mr.. aud Mrs. B. A. Libby are visiting
relatives in Cumberland Mills and Port
land this week
Frank knight of North Gray ia at
work for Geo. H. Freeman.
Monday night was the coldest of the
season. Ioe formed to the (epth of half
an inch.
HARPsWELL.
West Harpswell October Several
of our citizens attended the fair at Top.
sham last week.
Capt. 4. Z. Webbsr and Herbert WeD-
Der went to Portland on business Mon
day.
Mrs. e. A. Orr is at home. She is in
poor health this fall.
Capt +. e. Merrinan 10 in Portland
at work freighting lumber from the
Grand Trunk to Holyoke wharf. Orlando
Bibber and M. j. Merriman are assist
ing him.
The reading club meets Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Aunie Palmer.
p A. Durgin and family contemplate
moving to Pennington this fall.
Mrs. @. b. Hodgkins is visiting rela
tive at Somervills, Mass.
East Harpswell, October 21.-Scarlet
fever has broken out at Bethel Point
in the family of Mr.. Frank Wallace. I wo
children are sick and one is very ill
indeed. The health officer has the family
in quarantine and has closed the school
and meeting both at Bethel Point and
Cundy's Harbor.
MIR. Theodore Billiard has begun the
cellar and foundation for his new house
at Pennaoook farm. MIR. Isaac Coon BIS
Of boothb is doing the work for. him.
Miss Ellen Chapman is in Brunswick
for few weeks.
Rev. F. Southworth of Portland was
in town Sunday.
GORHAM.
The Thanksgiving meeting of Gorham
grange, will take place Thursday, Octo-
her 20 at p. H., and at 8 p. M, with
picnic dinner served at o. H.
Speeches, songs and readings will I'll up
the time and with social greetings, give
pleasure to all. Allkmem bers of Gorham
grange and grangers stopping in the
village are.cordially invited to attend.
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners, October 19.-We are
sorry to learn that Mr. Norman Cook
and family are Intending to move to I
Pleasantdals the first of No vembsr. They
will be much missed from this place.
Miss Carrie Libby is expected home
Thursday after an absence of six weeks
spent in visiting friends in Boston and
vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs Ill |