The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-07
MAINE TOWNS.
xtems of Interest Gathered by CorreS
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PORTER

KeZar Falls, Dec. 6-Paesinc through
this village you ran smell the fumes of
most any herbs that is good as tonic.
Thirty eight cases of the measles wer g
reported. Saturday in school district No.
4.
Mrs. A. K. P. Fox has moved to
Massachusetts.
Our sportsmen as q general thing think
that fewer partridge are left this winter
than ever before, and that fewer have
been shot his fall than any fall for
years. Some think that there is distem-
per among them similar to that which
has been among the turkeys in this Sec
ton.
Thomas Libby killed a fat coon the
other day with club.
E. e. Chapman had very good success
with his last drive of live stock to Bridg-
ton
Saturday Leslie Pugsley, who is stopp-
ing with his brother Charles on Norton
Hill, took Paris green with the intention
OF committing suicide. DIR. Swasey was
called, but on. Sunday he did not think
that Pugsley could live.
SEBAGO.
Sebago, Dec g. Mrs. Abbie f. Doug
lass received a telegram Tuesday evening
of last week of the death Of her son
Fred G. Partridge of Boston, who was
killed by a gravel train in Dorchester,
Mass. One leg and arm was run over
Douglass went to Boston Wednesday to
attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Robin son
went to Rhode Island Friday to attend
the funeral of their son Edmund Robin
sou.
There is much sickness in the place.
FRYEBURG.
Fryeburg, Dec e-The Saco Valley
Local Union of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, which is
formed of the societies In the adjacent
towns of Maine and New Hampshire, met
at the Congregational vestry on Satur-
day, Dec. 4th. There was good attend
anoe and an interesting programme was
given. Appropriate musical selections
were well rendered by the Fryeburg
Academy orchestra. a double quartette of
ladies, and the congregation. This opsn-
ing addresses were delivered by Mr.. K. q.
W oodbury of Fryeburg and Mr.. L. A.
Wadsworth OF Hiram. At the afternoon
session addresses were delivered by Rev;
A. S. Burrill of Conway, N H.. and
O0H. d. LIZ oCAhil4S, LIZ, I'll IltL
The former gave an interesting account
of the Christian Endeavor and it's work
and hoped that, in the future, the organ
ization would ever be true to the spirit
and aims of its early days. The latter
took for his subject, The Use of the Best.
He made an eloquent plea for the minis
try of the BEST" in art literature,
cept the highest should be tolerated or
cultivated in any line of work. Children
in their daily lives, should be brought
into contact with all the best things of
their environment that noble manhood
and womanhood might be developed in
them. A beautiful collation. was served
in the dining room at noon and at the
close Of. the afternoon meeting.
GRAY.
West Gray, December George w.
Doughty an old and highly respected citi-
zen, died Friday December 3, aged about
"a years. He was born and passed his en-
tire life in Gray on Dutton Hill. SO called.
Two sons and two daughters survive him.
Mrs. Hannah Adams from Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her son, S. L. Adams at
Mountain View farm, and other relatives
in Gray. Mrs. Adams is 90 years old, but
is as smart as most people of much less
age. She is accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hannah S. Gray. with whom
she makes her home in Worcester.
Herman Lawrence, who has been sick
the past summer with rheumatism, is
now afflicted with q brain trouble
which renders him insane at times. The
rheumatic trouble is better. His family
have the sympathy of all in their afflic-
ton, which it is hoped will not be last
ing.
Miss Lucy Lawrence has returned home
from Boston.
Mrs. Jenuie o. Allen is at home from
Portland.
Mrs. Kate Skillings has gone to Port
land to work in a boarding house at No.
80 Spring street.
School commenced on Monday, Miss
Alma Savoy of East Gray, teacher.
Mr.. George Field Of Casco has been at
work for his uncle, Captain e. L. Field.
Mrs. g. Fl. freeman visited friends at
Cum berland Mills last week.
Miss Edith Allen will teach the school
at East Gray and Miss Maria Allen at
North Gray.