The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-14
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CorreE
pondentS of the Press,
GRAY.


Gray, May 10 Rev. E. Bean, of Blue
hill, Me-, is on a visit here
Mr.. George Snow, of Boston, is at
home on a visit.
Elmer Osgood's house.
Mr.. Fred Baston will move into Mr..
Warren Thayer's house.
Warren P. Doughty and Wilbur Han
cock are on bicycle trip to Portland and
elsewhere.
Mr.. Samuel Latham, of Pownal, has
bought the house and land of the late
VIM. Harmon, and will move here at
once.
Daniel Nash Cushing, graduate OF
Pencil Institute, recently graduated
from the dental department OF the Balti-
more Medical College, winning the nfty
dollar gold medal. He has been CHOSEN
demonstration of the college, also repre-
sentative of the school before the State
board of examiners.
The Senior class of Pennen Institute
give an entertainment at the Town Hall
Friday evening, May IA.
DR.. E. A McCollister has sold his
practice here to DIR. Ellingwood of Ari-
iona. DIR. McCollister will remove to
Auburn the first of June.
I Mr.. John Witham has bought the place
of the late James Nash
The school board vacancy caused by the
resignation of j. W. Anderson, has been
filled by the election of Mr.. V. E. Frank.
Mr.. j. W. Anderson was elected super
visor
DRY MILLS.
Dry Mills, May 13.-George A. Morrill,
and wife of Portland, spent few days
here last week Mr.. Morrills family are
to spend the summer months here.
There were two quite heavy frosts here
last week.
George Mcdonald is having his pine
lumber sawed at c. E. Libby's mill.
There is an over abundance OF cater
pliers in this vicinity.
Capt. John f. Sawyer, one OF our old
est and most respected citizens, died
Tuesday, May IL. He was born in Gray,
October 10, 1907 and has always lived in
Gray
John Brown has finished work in Port
land and has returned home.
Some of the farmers have planted their
potatoes.
There is scarcely any appearance of ap-
pie blossoms yet.
Hon. NJ G. Morrill, hurt his hand while
working at his mill Wednesday, one of
his fingers being broken and another
jammed very badly.
sEBAGo LAKE.
Sebago Lake. May 13.-The D. W.
Clark Ice Company have white washed
their ice houses over again this spring.
Mr.. Flave Chaplin of Portland called
on friends at SebagO Lake last Sunday.
Vernon, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Harmon of Sebago Lake, is very
sick with pneumonia.
A shower and hail storm passed owe
this place about oclock Friday after
noon The hail was nearly as big as
acOrnS.
Mr.. and Mrs yAbram Shaw is very sick.
Mrs. Annie Brown is working at the
Sebago Lake house.
KENNEL UNK.
Kennebunk, May 13.-One of the pref
ton was solemnized at the home of Mrs.
Theodore Wells Saturday, May Sth at
9 p. M, when Mrs. Wellss daughter,
Anna Frances, and James M. Pope, a
contracting plumber and builder OF
Swampscott, Mass, were married. Miss
Sylvai M. Wells, sister of the birdie, served
as bridesmaid and Geo. E. Cousens of
IACllISDullh as OCoU ll1dA lC CouplC
were united in very beautiful and inn
pressive manner by Rev. Newall A. Avery
of Alton, n II. The bride was attired
in a dress of white silk trimmed with
chiffon and pearl and carried bride roses
Miss Wells as maid of honor, looked
charming in nile green lansdown
trimmed with cream silk lace and rib
roses. The groom and best man were
clad in conventional black. Owing to
the recent illness of the brides mother
and her partial convalescence, only a
few friends and relatives were present.
The happy pair were the recipients of
many presents from their friends. The
couple departed shortly after the cere-
other cities, after which they will make
their residence at Rockland street,
Swampscott, Mass, where they will be
at home after May 26.
NOBLEBORO.
Waterman Hall, soldier of the late
war, died April &c, aged 68.
J. A. Perkins has bought the Albion
D. Nash farm.
EChester Fosset has moved his family to
Auburn, where he has employment.
| wives would be small compared with last
years and it looks doubtful about paying
5000 for new school houses out of the fish
money.
Mrs. Addie Chapman of Lowell, Mass.
who was at Samuel Chapmans last week
has returned to Lowell, taking her
daughter Flossie with her, who has been
| stopping with Mr.. Chapman for the past
| three years.
| Dunbar Bros. gave Photographic con-
cert at the Baptist church Friday evening
| last, it was very interesting.
Mrs. Crowley and son of New York
are visiting at her uncle's, Saulnel W.
| Chapman.
| Rev. H. W. Abbott of Liberty,
preached in First Baptist church Sunday
| last.
Good grass weather, it has rained four
days this week, and is still raining.
| A number of cases of measles in town.
| Rev. Mr.. Jones of Alma will preach
at the Baptist church Sunday next.
! The Baptist church is without minis
ter; good opening for the right man.
The Indications are that very small
crop Of apples will be gathered this year.