The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

Gray,
Mr.. Geo Snow and wife have gone to
Boston.
Mr. Herbert Douglass has secured a po-
sition on the electric road in Boston.
Mr.. John o. Rice, of Portland, was
IN town last Sunday.
Mr. John D. Anderson returned from
Massachusetts on the 9th inst.
Miss J. G. Hunt, of Boston, is in town.
The Rev. E. @. Cousins supplied the
Congregational pulpit last Sunday
The drama Coupon Bonds will be
presented by the scholars of Pennell In
stiUute at the Town Hall Thursday even
ing, Jan. 30th. Eve trust they may re-
celve liberal patronage to wipe off the
debt on the piano.
The young daughter of Mr. w. n.
Brown met with % serious accident last
Thursday afternoon. She was in the
wood house gathering up kindling wood
That her brother WAS splitting, and while
the axe was raised she in some way
brought her foot under it, and 1t struck
her lnstep. nearly ssyering the foot.
An aged hen is that owned by Mr.. w.
ii. Webster OF South Gray. She will be
twenty one years old next summer if she
lives until that time. She has been
great producer of eggs until three years
thirty-five eggs. After OUTLYING her use
Iulness as all egg layer she seemed to feel
ths5 she must occupy her time in some
way Two years ago another hen
Matched brood OF chickens, and when
they were two days old she assumed
charge of them, and successfully reared
them to maturity. There may be lots of
hans nf this ne h,1ft
we know or ever heard of.
scarboro
Eight Corners, Jan, 20. 1he Ladies
AID OF the Free Baptist church met with
Mrs. Asbury Libby this afternoon
The thermometer registered two below
zero this morning at seven O'Clock at
Mrs. A. r. Libby's.
Some of our people will attend the
meetings Of the Cumberland Conference
of Free Baptist churches at Stroudwater
Wednesday and Thursday this week
The monthly conference of the Free
Baptist church meets next Saturday af-
ternoon at the church.
We Tere pleased to SEQ Mrs. George
Deering of Portland, formerly Miss Ethel
Libby of this place, last Sunday in COM
rany with her husband.
Boothbay.
Jaii N1fs. MARY. WIUDW Vi
the late BENZ. 2. Giles, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Pinkham,
Jan. 21st, at the ripe old age of eighty
one years. The funeral occurred the oath
The funeral of the wife of Rev. j. B.
Stuart took place the 21st inst. She
leaves husband and three children.
umberland.
Dumb rland Centre, Jan. 80. Miss
Kate M. Lowell is visiting her cousin,
G. D. Prince, st North Gorham
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Osgood entertained
their Sunday school classes at their home
last Tuesday evening.
company is preparing to give the
drama Fooled, (which was played sosuc-
oessfully number of years ago.
The lecture last Thursday evening by
| Rev Judson W. Shaw was thinly at
| tended, the talk was very interesting and
worthy a larger audience.
| Prof. Brooks, of Saco, has been stop
| ping a few days at Mr. J. w. Shaw's
The Greedy Institute Star, a paper pub
| lished BY tho students of the Institute Is
expected to be out this week.
| Farmers are busy, Improving the snow,
getting their ice and wood and doing
other teaming.
Lyndon L. Farwell, of Cumberland
and Grace Morrill,, of Falmouth, were
united in marriage Wednesday of last
| week.
VIM. S. Blanchard returned from trip
to Boston last Saturday night.
Windham.
Windham Centre, Jan. 49, The read
| ing which was to have been given by
Miss May at the Free Baptist church last
Friday evening was postponed on &C.
count Of the storm. until Friday, Jan.
| 31sr.
Tho mann ners of the Niriopds, CircIa
and others were pleasantly entertained
at Mr.. Edward Chute's Monday evening.
A bountiful collation. was served, and
a programme consisting of ROTATIONS,
| reading and music, was listened TO.
Mr.. A lmon Libby, of Boston, visit
ing his mother. Mrs. Eunice Libby.
Several from this place are attending
the Baptist Quarterly meeting at Stroud
| water.