The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-13
GORHAM.

osVluR mecLIuR saturday CGGODer lUGn.
and discussed tho question of the estab
lishment of board of trade to work for
the introduction of Industries into the
town. The question WAS laid on the
table for future action. At the meeting
Saturday, October 18th the discussion
will be on the question, ''Can any
change for the better be made from the
present system of management of the
town roads,
The chief interest of the last meeting
lays in the fact that 1t was the first
meeting Tor twenty years that the grange
could say "out of debit our grange
building being owned by us and not a
cent due.
The grange determined to hold jubi
lee meeting Thursday afternoon and eve
ming. with picnic supper from six to
seven thirty O'Clock. All members Of
the Gorham grange, and all grangers
stopping In town are cordially invited to
attend.
FREEPORT.
Talbot Kllby, eldest son of D. H. Kill
by fall from tree while elm hing after
Deachnuts on Saturday afternoon, strik-
ing upon a large rock. fracturing two
ribs and bruising himslf severely. The
fall was about ten feet. A dead limb
upon which he was standing gave way,
which caused the accident.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Miss Mary I. Rand. who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rand.
for the past two weeks, returns to her
home In Meriden, Conn.,, Tuesday.
The Baptist circle will meet with Mrs.
JabeZ Mariner at Town House Corner,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. d. W. Fessenden, who spends her
summers at her cottage at Bowery Beach,
will soon return to Washington where
she will spend the winter with her daugh-
ter Lucy.
Mr.. William Adams of Togus is visit
ing friends at Pond Cove.
Mr.. Lewis j. Lunn uf Pond Cove, con-
templates building home In the near
future.
Mr.. William Miller, who has been spend
Ing the summer in one of the new cot
tages on the Milton Dyer place at Pond
Cove, returned to his home in Thomas
vile, Co., last week. His family will
remain here until the last of this month.
This farmers are busy harvesting. The
apple crop is very large on the Cape this
season.
Effie. eldest daughter of Mr.. Samuel
Dyer of Bowery Beach, Is quite i'll.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Jennie Le-
grow, ran away last Saturday, badly
damaging the carriage.
The ladies' circle connected with the
Free Baptist church will hold their an
nual fair at Town House hall, South
Portland, Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings, October goth and 21st.
Mar. Ephraim is having steam heat put
in his dwelling house.
CANTON.
Byron C. Waite of Canton Point Is the
new President Of the Androscoggin
Valley Agricultural Society
Steel is laid on tbs extension of the
| railroad to the stone cut just below the
Dunn interyale.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Waite are on car
| riage drive to Bridgton.
Mrs. e. Harlow returned Saturday
to see her father, who is very i'll.
| There is not vacant rent in the VII
lage.
Coon hunting seems to be a popular
sport ID this Vicinity. They are report
ed plenty this fall.
| H. j. Deshon is the traverse, and g.
". Walker the grand jury from Canton
| this term of Court.
West Buxton, October 12.-Ouite a
NUMBER awaited themselves of the op-
/ portunity of seeing the beauties of the
Notch by joining the exoursionists Sun
0dys AC my WhS OIL buat COulO U6 a8keu
for, clear and cool.
Mr.. CA. Gstchell ia making extensive
repairs on his house; when finished it
will be one of the most pleasant loca-
tions in the village.
Mr.. Leonard Palmer's family WAS m ads
happy by the advent of young son
last Saturday.
days with relatives at Berlin Falls,
N. H.
| Grammar School district, No. 9, began
again last Wednesday with E. E. Alb
bott as teacher.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Brant has returned from
| Boston with full lima of millin cry and
fancy goods.
wINDHAM.
| Portland, where she has been spending
few weeks.
| Mrs. Zilpha BOothby has been spending
| a few days at thu centre.
| Mr.. Frank Cooke has moved into the
house owned and formerly occupied by
Mr.. Earnest Staples.
| Mrs. Emma Mcdonald has taken the
unocoupied rent in Mrs. Sarah Robin
| sons house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cotton spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hanson.
The singing school conducted by Prof.
Ward has over 80 mem bers.
The sud den death of Mrs. Emily Jones
of Westbrook, whose home until recently
has always been OF the Centre, was much
felt by all her old friends and neigh bors.
Mrs. Jones was woman whom every
one loved and respected and who win
be much missed. The bereaved family
hayo the sympathy Of everyone. The
burial was at the Centre Sunday after
noon.