The Portland daily press., 1896-01-22
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Raymond,

Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Skinner, O:
Portland. have been spending few days
with friends at the village.
Mr.. Bert 2. Harmon, of Portland,
salesman for the A. H. Berry Shoe Co.,
and friend spent Sunday at the parental
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harmon's.
A most enjoyable occasion was the
gathering of members of Hawthorne
lodge, K. of P. and their invited friends,
at their pleasant lodge room, Saturday
evening. The entertainment consisted of
singing by the village choir, recitation by
Miss Virginia Weston of Bolster's Mills.
reading by Mrs. L. G. Hayden. At tho
supper TIA bles were seated nearly one hun
dred and thirty members and their in
vited friends. who did ample Justice to
the tempting yiands spread before them.
The following officers were installed:
C. CT. W. WEIGH.
V. CIV. Fl. Jordan.
P.-DsLancey Sears.
M Al. B. Plummer.
K. Of R. & S.-Geo. NJ. Leach.
M. F.-E. A. Plummer.
M. E.-B. I'll. Mason
T. G.-E M. Plummer.
o. G.-Dennis Plummer.
M. VII. L. Forham
P. CIV. II. Rolf.
Boothbay.
SBoothbay, JAN 21-Mrs. B. p. Giles,
who has been great sufferer for num-
Der of weeks, is. we are sorry to an
nounce, not any better. She is over
eighty years old.
.. The wife of Rev. I. B. Stuart, form
er resident of this town, is dead and her
remains will be brought here for burial,
She was daug liter Of William Greenleaf
of Barter's Island
David MoKoven. n life long resident of
this town until within few years past,
is dead. His remains will be brought
here for burial.
Centerville lodge, /. o. Of G. t., has
reorganized at the Centre with thirty-five
mem bers AS the officers are active and
prominent we hope the lodge may flour
lsh.
Several of the young men of this town
have gone to the Kennebec where they
havsswork on the ice for the winter.
Norris & Gays ice works will probably
soon begin to run the ice from their
ponds into houses and vessels. Theirs
will be a busy place when under full
Roadway. The most Of their water ship
ments go to southern ports. About th If
teen inches Of Toe Is reported here.
J. L. Dodge & Son have sawed up all
the logs on their bank and, tired Of wait
wheels to their mill. They have bought
quite number of thousand feet the past
fall.
Harold Matthews at the Center, has the
scarlet fever. The family are quaran-
tined.
To-.
been very SILK for the past week, but is
better at this writing
Mrs. Nancy Mayberry is keeping house
for her sister, Mrs. Quint.
Mrs. Maria Morrill, has been quite sick
for the past week.
AS there is no snow for sledding it
makes it very discouraging for lum ber-
men.
George Mcdonald has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff of this town.
Mrs. Judith Leighton, who has been
visiting her sister and friends in this
place, has returned to her home in Port
land.
Mrs. James 0. Whitney is taking care
of Mrs. Win Dow.
Mr.. John Brown, who is at work in
Portland, spent last Sunday with his
Mrs. Thomas Quint went to Brunswick
last Saturday.
George Mcdonald, the new Deputy
Sheriff, is in Portland this week attend
ing court.
There has been large amount of ice cut
and hauled on wheels.
West HarpsweI.
West Harpswell Jan. 21-Charlie
Wilbur Abbott, whose illness from CON
sumption has been reported in the
PRESS, died Sunday morning, January
10. There will be services at his late resi-
dence on WEDNESDAY, at D. M. The re-
mains will be taken to Saco for inter
lnent.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
hold their next circle with Mrs G. L.
Randall.
The Pilgrim Fathers will hold their
next meeting at Centennial hall, West
Harpswell. The meetings have formerly
been held at South Harpswell
Rev. W. S. Randall, from Ware, N.
H., visited his parents here last week.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, Jan. a1-Mrs.
Samuel johnson, who has been quite ill
the past week, is improving.
Mr.. Charles Rolf, of Portland, was in
town recently.
Rev. NJ K Mabry returned from
Boston last week.
Rev. G. P. Cleayes is spending few
days in town.
Mrs. Puston Prince, of LEVEL. Mass.
visited Mrs. W. Il. Evans recently.
Mrs Judith Titcomb died Saturday.
Miss Lucinda NJ Lawrence has resumed
her studies at the Stevens school, New
Gloucester.
Windham
Windham Centre, Jan, 2i-Tne drama,
The Deacon was presented under the
auspices of the Grange at their hall last
Saturday evening. The following is the
cast of characters:
Deacon Thornton, Mrs. Thornton's
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