The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-07
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondeats of the Press.
South berwick.

South Berwick. August Boot pas
songers began crossing the Newiohawa-
nick Go. 8 new bridge today and the com
puny's team will probably use the bridge
!, in very few days.
The MEMBERS Of the Lord
family are gathering for their
annual reunion tomorrow. G. G. Lord,
Esq. of Hopkinton, N. Y. the oorres-
ponding secretary is in town today look
ing up few mementoes OF the family
for exhibition at the meeting.
BrownfieId.
Brownfleld, August 6.-Mrs. Lynch,
with her granddaughter and Miss Brad
ford, of Washington, D., G. and Mrs.
johnson OF Chicago, are spending the
summer with E. b. Bean.
MIS-. Breslln of Portland is occupying
her summerhome with the Misses Stvphens
and other friends
Mrs. Bradford of Washington, D. c.,
wife OF Capt. Bradford, U. S. Navy,
with her two daughters. are visiting
friends in Browntield
Farmers are quite through haying,
except the meadows. Grain and hoed crops
are looking well.
DIR. Fitcn and wife have returned for
"a three weeks outing at the beach.
Standish, August 6.-Mrs. III. A. Rand
aud daughter Myra and Misses Maud and
MapeIls Dresser with friends from Steep
Fails, have taken cottage at Ouean
Park to spend n week or two.
The Misses Henry from New York are
visiting at Mr. L. 2 Croston's.
The many friends OF DR.. and Mrs.
l.. Randall will be very sorry to learn
they are to leave here to make their home
i'll New York. DR.. and Mrs. Randall
will leave many warm friends here and it
Is hoped his successor, who is to be DR..
Buzzell from Lebanon, will gain as many
friends as DR.. Randall will leave.
Mrs. Eliza, widow of the late Green
| leaf Thorne, died at her home last Sun
day and was buried in the village cemes
terry Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. a. Hasty and daughter have
gone to Troy, N, to visit her mother and
other friends.
The following delegates were chosen
Wednesday to attend First district con-
Vention Thursday: e. r. Wingate, W.
Libby, B. b. Smith, o. S. Sanborn.
DR.. W. S. Tompson was nominated as
representative to legislature.
Raymond.
East Raymond, Aug AT a caucus
OF the Republicans of Raymond held at
the Town Hall. Friday, afternoon, July
81, George Nj. Leach, was chosen chair
man. Frank N. Hawkes. and Charles n
Wilson were chosen as delegates to attend
the First District convention at Portland
Aug. g. and were given power to I'LL
vacancies. Mr.. Wilson, one of the dele
gates chosen, has until shoyt time been
% lifelong Democrat. He represented
Raymond twice in the Legislature of
Maine, and was for many years one of
the selectmen of the town. He is well
known and popular citizen of Raymond.
Fire Inspector Lyman W. Hanson, of
| Portland. accom- ma nia6 nv his jfa and
son, is taking much needed rest AMI
outing at his summer cottage here.
A very exciting game of base ball took
place at North Windham lasU Saturday
afternoon between the local team and
the well known Irons of Ligonia, the
score resulting IS to 9 in favor of the
| locals. The feature of the game was a
running o&toh in the last inning, by Sy
monds of Raymond, formerly of the Red
Stripes. who played right field, and
which, perhaps, saved the game, as the
Irons were batting herd and playing
well. With the bases full and two men
out, one of the Irons struck long fly to
deep right, which Symonds happened to
get. thereby retiring the side. Parker,
OF Raymond, also played with them.
Politics are discussed very much here
now, and the respective merits Of silver
and gold are freely compared. There
are but very few silver men in town, and
!
vote here this election.
Schools will begin either August 81 or
September z. Teaohers-1, Mrs. Addie
f. Winter, East Raymond; Q, Miss Jen-
ME Latham, Wilson Springs; 4. Miss
Alta E. Strout, Raymond; 6, Warren l..
Churehill, Wilson Springs; T., Miss Lii
Lizzie Strout, Wilson Springs.
Among visitors in town are: Mr.. Ell
| Mcclellan, of Providence. X. l., att MIR,
Joseph Aliens; Mrs. Lizzie Haskell and
family, of Boston, Mass, at T. J.
Browns; DR.. d. II. Dole, of the public
schools Of Portland, and family, at Re-
chusetts, at L. j. Browns.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, Aug. g. Miss
| Florence q. Hilton is visiting in Frye
burg.
MIR. Frank Twitchell, Miss Maud
Twitchell and Miss Annie Robbins, Of
Milan, N. H., have been visiting at Mr..
W. H. Eyans's.
Rev. and Mrs. G. d. Cleaves and
daughter Mary, Of Waterford, are visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
renee
Miss Clara Lobdell, Boston, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Lobdell.
MIR. and Mrs. Mabrv and son, of Cam
bridge, Mass, are visiting his father,
Rev. NJ. K. Mabry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham and two
daughters, of Woodfords, were recent
guests at Mr.. John Keliey's.
Newiieid.
Newfield, Aug. 5. Mrs. A. NJ. Hoyt.
of Lynn, Mass, who has been visiting
relatives in Newfield. has returned home.
accompanied by her sister, Miss Mildred
Tibbetts.
MI and Mrs. J. G. Cobb, of Vest
brook, called on friends here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Heald have gone
to Buffalo, N.
Miss TRASH, of Peabody, Mass, Is the
guest of Miss Ada Towle.
Mrs. Charles Morris has gone to Ban
gor.
Ellen Faulkner is visiting friends in
Portsmouth, N. II.
While playing with matches recently |
the three-ye r-old son of Rev. Mr. Weloh |
act the stable connected with the Metbo- |
dist Parsonage on fire, but by the prompt
efforts of neighbors the fire was extir,- |
guished with slight damage.
Gorham.
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