The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
lIAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by PRESS
Correspondents.
PARSONS EIELD.

no, Maine, passed Thanksgiving day at
home with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren Merrill.
1t is reported that Mr.. Richard john
son recently sold one of his fine horses
to Cornish parties.
School in this village commenced Nov.
30, with Miss Lucy Eastman AS teacher.
There are 80 sch GLARS in attendance.
MIR. Richard johnson Is reported quite
sick at this writing.
Mrs. John Garlon returned home Fri
day, after two weeks visit to friends
and relatives in Boston amt vicinity.
Mr.. Horace Stanley is still very sick.
DIR. Jeremiah Dear born, OF MapleWoou.
attended tho Grange meeting in this vii
lage Saturday, and In his address to the
members present spoke in high terms Of
the financial standing Of this Grange.
Master Elmer Day, who has been such
n sufferer from rheumatic fever for the
last two months, is now able to attend
school. Everyone is glad to welcome the
DAMARIsCoTTA.
Damariscotta Kills. Dec. 3. Walter
and Albert Clark, of Bowdoin College,
spent Thanksgiving at home.
Frank HI . kins. wife and little son.
of West Somervills, Mass. were in town
last week visiting al his fathers, Capt.
j. G. Hopkins.
The members of the Baptist church
desire to thank Mr.. B. A. White for his
| generous gilt of a load of wood for their
| church.
MI. Blunt and wife, of .Thomaston,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John y.
Hodgkins for few days last week.
Miss Addie Glare left Saturday morn
ing for Waverly, Mass, to spend few
weeks with her brother, Frank Glare.
| Samuel Tomlinson. who has been in
the employ of William N. Barstow for
the past few months AZ foreman at his
sale stable in West Somerville, Mass, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. Arletta Clark left Friday morn
| ing for Rockland, wheIe she will spend
| the winter,
| Joseph Jones and wife, of Freeport, are
in town visiting relatives and friends.
| r. M. Webster, aftar weeks visit In
West Somerville, arrived home Monday
night.
Mrs. Valerie Jordan, of Yarmouth,
has been in town visiting relatives.
| Herbert l.. Coombs commenced school
in District No. 8, Nobleboro, Monday
| last. Mr.. Coombs is competent teach
er and one highly respected by all.
| Mr.. Harlow apd wife, Of Richmond,
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Ridley.
| Miss Nettie Place and son ate their
turkey on Thanksgiving day in HALO
well with relations.
The Department. Inspector of the g..
A. r. will inspect Harlow Dunbar
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9Th, at whica
every Comrade should make an effort to
be present.
rUMERTCK
| (From an Occasional Correspondent of
the PRESS
| The dwelling house of Geo. Cove, &C.
cupied by himself and MIR. B. A. Chick,
caught fire Wednesday morning about
O'Clock, from a lamp accidentally over
turned by Mr.. Cove in the upper tene-
ment. There being no wind the flames
were speedily extinRuished, after the
people rallied, but not till the house had
| been entirely emptied of it's contests and
| the roof of the ell had fallen in. Mr..
Cove was somewhat seriously burned,
| and is under the care of DR.. Cbellis.
This Is our second fire, as the dining
room of Miss Mabel Weddell caught q
few mornings ago from defective Chin
Fey over an open fire, and sad wreck
had to be made of the beautiful mantel
before it was extinguished.
Rev. q. T. Ritlon, of Kezar Falls, has
| just given two very interesting, but
poorly attended, lectures in the interest
of the town library. The first was upon
the Orkney and Shetland Islands; the
other upon the Highlands and Highland
ers. They merited hearing.
| An interesting Thanksgiving service
was held in the evening at the Free Will
| Baptist church, the Rev. J. A. Water
worth, the Congregational minister,
| preaching the sermon
The Rev. r. l.. Howard baptized a
very promising young man from South
Cornish Sunday afternoon at the accus-
| toned place in Pickerel Pond.
The old soldiers and committee of
citizens are preparing for supper and
entertainment in the Town Hall on the
! 18th inst, in tbs interest of State
Soldiers Home. Mrs. Ella Jordan Ma
son. Of Biddeford, is to DO present.
| Capt. John G. Thestrup, of the barque
D. A. Brayton, from the west coast of
Africa, is home for few we Ks.
! Miss Minnie Batson is very i'll ind eed,
with no hope of recovery, and Mrs. L. g..
| Wedgewood, an aged and very highly
esteemed lady, who has been an invalid
for years, is very feeble.