The Portland daily press., 1896-04-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Correa-
ponderts of the Press.
Cornish.

this week at the Congregational church.
A very heavy thunder shower pass ed
over this place this morning at an early
hour. 1t shattered four telephone poles
between this place and East Parsonsfield
and in the central office it shattered on 9
of the protectors.
Mrs. Austin N. Durgin died yeste rday
morning at her late residence on Elm
street. The funeral was Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock p. m. Rev. William
Wood of South Portland officlatsd
Annie Rowe. former resident of this
place, died at Limington Monday morn
ing.
The members of Cornish Grange have
commenced the erection of building on
their lot, corner Main and Oak streets.
Cumberland.
Gum berland Centre, April 2--The min
strel show by local company was given
before good house on Tuesday evening
of last week. Some of the local hits and
the singing were good. Especial mention
should be made of the solos by A. Ii.
Buxton. j. B. Thomas and Miss Nellie
Blanchard.
Mr.. Sylyanus Porter and his son Geo.
c., who have been spending some months
in California, arrived home on Wednes-
day of last week.
The first thunder shower of the season
last Monday morning.
A homo department. of the Sunday
school at this place is being organized
also branch Of the school is to be estab !;
Ii shed at Cum berland junction,
Joseph II. Blanchard has accepted q
position at the Falmouth Hotel, Port
land.
Miss Ethel C. Blanchard spent last
Sunday with relatives in Portland.
Miss Clara Blanchard, who has been
visiting her sister at Bristol, returned
home last week.
Mrs. Sarah Merrill, who has been
spending the winter in Portland, returned
home last week.
Several memb ers of the Sunday school
attended the meeting of the Township
Association at Falmouth First schurch,
Thursday of last week.
Windbam.
Windham Centre, April 2-There will
be an Easter concert at the Baptist
church, Sunday evening April 9th.
The Misses Alice and Sarah Hall are
spending their vacation with their father
and mother, at their home.
Mr.. Ralph Turkey is at home for a few
days.
Miss Mildred Morrell is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Annie Anderson, of l3runs-
wick.
Mrs. George Hanson has returned from
Gorham, where she has been for the past
three weeks.
Miss Lizzie Knight, of Raymond, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. Albert Rogers.
All the schools in town are to COM
mence, Monday, April 18th.
Naples.
Edes Falls, April 2-Mr Loauville Ed
wards, of Dorchester, Mass, is visiting
at K. G. Smiths.
The many friends of Rev. E. J. Pres
colt are sorry to hear he is about to leave
for Vassalboro for he is q great help to
the temperance workers. Sadly do we
regret his going, but we wish him God
speed.
Mrs. Lizzie Harmen".s slowly recover
ing from her illness.
Mr.. Carl Leach and his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Leach, of Raymond, visited Fela-
tives In this place Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. +. K. Harmon has had five cases
o: sale work recently and will begin work
in the shop in about two weeks.
Boothbay.
Boothbay, April s-Mrs. Frank Carlisle
who has had long sickness, died Sun
day, March 22nd.
There is considera BILE sickness in town.
Mr.. Alfred Sherman has been confined
to the house for two weeks, threatened
with fever. He is reported now to be
on the mending hand.
Mr.. Wood Dodge is erecting new
blacksmith SHOP at the Centre. where he
expects to share the peoples patronage
in this line.
Dodge & Lilies have all they can attend
to in their mill. They have been saving
all winter and they still have a large lot
of logs to manufacture.
March has been boisterous month, al
most continual gales with snow, rain. and
hail.
Mr.. A. T. Sidelinger has again been
chosen superintendent of schools. He is d
man worthy of the position.
Rumor says another grocery store will
be in progress before long at the Centre.
Bridgton.
Bridgton, April 2-Gibbs hall is being
remodeled by enlarging the stage, build
ing new entrances on the west side with
ante rooms adjoining, and charging the
floor space by removing the old ante
rooms and stairways.
The snow in our streets is leaving very
rapidly, and wheels are putting in an
appearance. There is still snow enough
to make fairly good going outside the
village and the ponds continue to be used
as highways.
The Bridgtoa Lumber Company have
received almost the entire amount of
brick which was contracted for. The
night crew will continue work through
this week.
Quite a chapter of accidents has re-
Gently occurred in Bridgton. Mrs. Allen
Scribner fell, breaking collar bone;
Charles Allen broke an ankle by slipping
Oh the sidewalk, and John G. Hamblin
of the Wales & Hamblin Company, has
to use orntches in consequence of
sprained ankle.
Mt. Pleasant Enoampment I. o. F.,
will work the Patriarohal degree on
four candidates and partake of an oyster
supper on Wednesday evening.
Gray.
Dry Mills, April 2. Mrs Sarah Bald
win and son William, of Boston, are at
Charles E. Libby's.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Dow is improving very
fast he sits up the most Of the time
Charles E. Libby has his new stave
mill up md boarded.
MIR. Elisha Tompson has been taking