The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-18

residence of his mother, Mary j. Adams
Wednesday morning, April 18th, MIR.
Adams came home from his place of bust
ness at Gilead the first of the winter on
account Of Sickness He improved after
coming home but recently his disease, con-
sumption, rapidly developed. Mr.. Adams
was for a long time employed in the store
of his uncles, Messrs. H. j. and D. B.
Lane, at this place going from there to
Gilead, Me-, where he entered the employ
of J. w. Bennett, with whom he re-
manned Euntil failing health compelled
him to rest. He was young man of
sterling integrity and universally liked
and the sympathy of the community is
extended to his mother and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. George B. Strout has finished work
in the paper mill at Augusta and will
carry on his farm.
The following teachers have been &C.
cured for the summer terms of school In
Raymond: No /, Miss Blanche L. Miles,
of South Portland; No. 9, Miss Jennie
Latham, of Wilson Springs; No. 4, Mrs.
Mary W. Thorpe, Of East Raymond; No.
g. Miss Percie K. Leayitt, of East Ray
mond; No. 6, Mr.. Warren l.. Churchill,
of Wilson Springs; No. 2, Miss Lillian
Bertha GRAHAM. of South Casco; No. 9,
Miss Lizzie Strout, of Wilson Springs;
No. 10, Miss Angie Jordan, Of East Ray
mond. School in No. l will begin April
20, and all the other schools May 4. The
schools will continue eight weeks. Pub
lilo examination of teachers for the sum-
mer term will taks place at the school
house at Raymond Centre, Saturday,
May I'd, at one O'Clock p. N.
Mrs. George A., wife of William N.
Small, who has been dangerously i'll, was
slightly better at last report.
The school committee are busily en-
gagged in repairing some of the school
houses through town.
Mrs. Sarah S. Weloh is slowly recov-
ering from her late dangerou illness.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth. April wv. L. Haskell
Post, G. A. e. will observe the twelfth
anniversary of it's organization Saturday,
April 25 at 6. A. r. hall. All mem
bers OF Post and Relief corps and their
families are invited to be present. An
oyster supper will be served, and after
ward speeches will be in order. A sh ort
entertainment will be given.
The Kings Daughters meet today, at
O'Clock with Mrs. G. e. Mckinley
Capt. and Mrs. N. W. Blanchard left
Monday for New York. They will eail
in the ship P. N. Blanchard for Japan,
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Russell, of Bruins
wick, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
MRDerfy.
Mrs. Mary Needham, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Howard Of
Lewiston, arrived at Mrs. J.W. Russells
last Saturday.
I MI Solomon Sawyer, a worthy citizen
Of Yarmouth, died Thursday afternoon,
after long illness.
& Mr.. Rufus McQuillan is seriously i'll
with pneumonia, and his little son Roy,
has gastric fever.
The entertainment given by the Ladies'
Amateur Minstrels at Masonic hall,
Tuesday evening, was O brilliant success.
There WAS large and appreciative audi
ence.
Stone & Co.'s "Uncle Toms Cabin"
at Masonic hall Wednesday evening
brought out goodly crowd.
At the last meeting of Areana Division,
No. 81, Sons of Temperance, Miss Evelyn
Loring was elected superintendent of
young peoples work, Mrs. Percy King
on the Investigating committee; Miss
Bell Partridge, Miss Edna Sawyer and
Master Forest Winslow, the financial
committee; Mr.. Edw. Cannon, Miss
entertainment committee.
| FL. L. Sham's cotton mill is shut down
for repairs to the water wheel, probably
for several weeks.
= j. Loring is building brick pond
| lily tank for L. r. Cook.
| 8 Capt Richard Harding is to have an
ell added to his house
MIR. Herman Seabury has contracted to
build house for Mr.. Norton at Fogg's
Point, Freeport Foreside. He will also
build veranda and addition to A. D.
Seabury's house on East Main street.
Work al Hodsdon's shoe shop is pro-