The Portland daily press., 1896-03-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.


| Sebago.
Sebago, March 16. There have been
about twenty Potter Academy scholars
sick the past week, Some are now better,
and will attend school again this week.
The drama will be the last week Of this
term, about the 25Uh, when this term
closes.
The Republican town committee for
1895 will stand as follows: Charles Dav-
is, postoffice address Convene. Me-. Fred
W. Hill, Sebago, Me-; and Fred L. Me-
serve, Sebago, Me.
Rev. Insley A. Bean preached at Con-
vene the 10th.
Fred W. Hill is reelected superintend-
emit of schools for this year.
North Yarmouth.
North Yarmouth, March 16. The an
nual meeting of the First Parish was
lowing officers were elected:
Moderator--A. P. Luffkin.
CIerk-N. S. Shurtleff.
Treasurer-Howard Cole.
| Com. in charge Of the parish property
&c. r. Loring, e. g. Hayes, E. M.
MoIntire.
Com. to supply the desk. S. Bar,
stow, Howard Cole, Geo. Wyer.
There will be an Old Folks Concert and
Antiquarian Supper at the Walnut Hill
vestry on Tuesday evening, March Gath.
The popular drama, ENLISTED for the
War;" is being rehearsed by local talent,
and will be played in the near future.
daughter are spending few days with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe.
Gray arch II. Best sleighing for the
season the past week.
The Junior Exhibition at Pennell In
stitute Friday evening, March 18th, as
harpist of the Boston Ideal QuartetJe,
was a satisfactory entertainments.
Mrs. Marcia Anderson Pinkham is
visiting her father, Maj j. D. Ander-
son.
Mr.. Geo. Douglass, who is spending
the winter in California, will return in
April.
Mr.. Chas. Thayer will soon commence
work for S. d. Warren & Co., Of Vest
brook
The Gray Orchestra will give Prone
made Concert and Ball at the Town Hall
Friday evening. March Goth. with eight
pieces of music. Tho popular dancing
master, Mr. Samuel Foster, will be
prompter, and Capt Edwin L. Field
The Republicans Of Gray will have a
caucus at the Town Hall, Saturday even
| ing at z o'clook, March 81, to choose q
town committee and transact other bust
ness 1t is hoped that there will be
| full attendance.
Boothbay.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company and
Meadow Cove Ice Company are shipping
from their ponds.
Norris & Co. are shipping ice at their
place in Edgecomb.
Mrs. franklin Carlisle. who has been
very sick during the winter, is still very
low, and no hopes are entertained Of her
| recovery.
Mr.. Laburton Kimball has moved
home from the Kennebeo where he has
been employed the past winter.
Capt. Geo. Nelson, who has been fish
ing this winter is at home for few
days.
Morse Bros. are shipping ice from the
Haggett's Cove pond.
IIarpswell.
West Harpswell, March 16-At meet
ing of the school committee Tuesday
March 18th, Charles e. Trufant, of East
Harpswell, was chosen supervisor Of
schools for the ensuing year.
Alfred Durgan, from Waterville. is
spending his vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Durgan.
Mr.. o. j. Hinklsy, from Springfield,
Mass, is stopping with his father Mr..
Oliver Hinkley. He will build cottage
near his fathers house this spring.
Capt. W. H. Norman brought from
Portland Saturday 70 bags Of grain for
s. G. Prince & Sons, Orrs Island; 200
bags of grain for Arthur Palmer West
r 1,o I,vso1 L1,. g..
Mrs. Rose Norman, who will have her
buildings repaired this spring. She has
engaged Frank Storer to do nor work.
Pownal
Pownal, March 16-In the items relat-
ing to money raised at the annual March
meeting of the 9th, the amount for bri6lg-
es. which should have read $1,000, was
printed 800.
There is to be a meeting Of the Super
intending School Committee at Pownal
Centre on Tuesday, on which occasion
the location of this new school house to
be built there the coming season will be
decided.
The social given at the hall on Friday
evening of last week was a most enjoya-
be occasion. No pains were spared by
Mrs. Marston and Mrs. Warren and the
delicious supper served by them to their
guests won great parise from every one
A handsome sum was realized from their
efforts.
Mrs Flora Sweetsir has charge of the
next social ON March 9th. She will on
that evening repeat "The Pygmies.
Capt: and Mrs. j. D. Cleaves, of
Princes Point, Yarmouth, passed Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Ettie J. |
Latham.
Mr.. J. z. Hodsdon was quite recently
in town, the guest of his brother, Mr.. G. |
II. Hodsdon.
Mrs. Bailey has returned from a visit
to friends in Portland.
Miss Nina Davis, of Freeport, has been
visiting among her young friends here |
for the past few days.
Mr.. Mellen Sawyer, of New Gloucester.
and Mr.. Gardiner Lsrrabee, of South |
Auburn, were at Mr.. George Greeley's |
on Sunday.