The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-10
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Ceres.
pondents of the Press.
RAYMOND.

Raymond, Nov. S.-Mr. and Mrs. H
Mrs. May Davis of Camden.
Mrs Abbie Jordan has returned from
her visit at Cumberland Mills.
Mrs. Lizzie G. Hadyen has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Portland.
Rev. Ozro Roys has been holding a Sc
ries of meetings at Union Church. They
will continue until the 18th. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Rev. ]. NJ. Paige, of Canton, former
pastor at Raymond, will occupy the pull
pit at Union church Sunday evening,
Nov. 18th.
Mr.. Harry Harmon has returned from
Boston.
Mr.. Guy W. Chapman, is at home from
Waterville, where he has been attending
Colby University.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, Nov. 9-Charles E. Libby
is building storehouse Is by % feet. He
will take down the old dryhouse and
move his old Toulouse and connect 1t
with his new storehouse so rs to give him
more room in his mill yard.
Thomas Quint has sold his place to his
son Lewis.
| Mrs. Cole of East Gray has sold her
place to Grin Higgins and she is now try
ing to buy one in this neighborhood.
Mrs Thomas Quint has gone to Bruins
wick to stay with her daughter Fannie,
for a few weeks.
The schools in town close this week.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, Nov. 9-The rain of last
Tuesday was much needed. 1t raised the
Androscoggin three feet. The booms are
all unhung and secured in the eddies for
winter. A large amount Of logs are
| shingled in the Fuller brook for security.
Miss Tessa Powers of Ridlonviile, had
to leave her school in district No. on &C.
count of Ill health Miss Julia kimball,
of the Centre, is finishing out the term.
Our nimrods have secured % foxes and
several mink. W. E. Clark killed nice
buck deer in Roxbury, near Roxbury
pond, last Tuesday.
Mr.. Brown, from Grafton. has purchased
three acres of land of Geo. Blanchard,
which he has plowed. He will build on
it later.
have returned from a 10 weeks visit
among relatives and friends in New
Hampshire.
Mrs. W. A. Wyman and little daughter
are getting along nicely.
VIM w. Stevens. who was 80 terribly
crushed at Virgins mill at the Falls, by
the elevator and two casks of lime falling
upon him, October %, was able to be
moved to his home at the Corner, from
his brother-in laws, J. K. WEIGH, at East
Rurnford, last Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. "a. WEIGH from Boston, ia
visiting his brother, Jas. K WEIGH.
| Mr.. Scott Hall of Haverhill, Mass, Ii
visiting relatives and friends here. He
formerly lived on the farm now occupied
by Jesse Bishop. He moved from town
since 10 years ago. He is very much sur
prised at the developments at the Falls
and surroundings, since that time.
E. e. Abbott and family returned from
the Boston excursion last Friday.
! The post Office at East RuHlford has
been moved from +. A. knights TO c.
A Abbott's Charming Abbott at the
Centre has his new shop nearly completed
and it Is near his house at the upper enc
of the village. The one that was burned
down awhile ago was at the lower emo
Of the village.
| NORTH YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth, Nov. S-The youns
people will have social gathering at the
yestry Tuesday evening.
The schools in districts /, and CLOSED
! Novenbe Der 9th and schools In Nos. and
will close Novem Der 18th.
Mr.. Wallace Holt. native Of thi
town now living in New Mexico, osllet
on some of his old friends ON Monday.
Miss Marie Holt, of Yarmouth. was il
town Monday.
Mr.. Cummings, of Houlton, is visiting
his grandfather, Mr.. S. @. Swcetser.
Mr.. White, of Yarmouth, has recentl!
erected q fine monument in memory o
Samuel Chase and his son Samuel Dunn
Chase, at the Walnut Hill cemetery.
Miss Mabel Skillin has returned to the
Maine General hospital to finish he
course in the training school for nurses.
| CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, Nov. 9-Ail school