The Portland daily press., 1897-11-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered BY Corres
pondents of the Press.
GRAY.


Lindley NJ. Webb, Esq, Of Portland. is
at Mr.. Hugh Smiths.
Miss Carrie Libby, of Boston, is at B..
b. Skillings's.
| MIR. John Hamilton and wife Of Water
vile, are at Mr.. II. O. Stimson's.
Mr.. Albert Bohnson leaves tomorrow
for New York City, where he will be en-
ployed on one Of the cable lines of cars.
Mr.. W. B. Andrews. principal of Pc n
nell Institute, gave Hallowee en- party
last Saturday evening.
The labelling at the shop of H. f..
Webb & Co. will be nearly finished this
week.
Two of our villagers were taking a
stroll through the woods near by, last
Sunday, and came upon doe. She
quietly remained in her place until the
men were within twenty five feet of her
and then leisurely walked away.
Mr.. Edgar S. Caswell, who is painting
scenery for the Spurs hall at Westbrook.
is nearly half through with the work.
Although he has painted some fine seen
cry before we think this is far ahead of
any beforeiproduced by him.
| A merry party were those students nd
alumni of Pennell Institute who went to
Cumberland to visit the Greely Institute
scholars on Thursday evening, the 4th
inst. Twenty one took possession of Mr..
Walter GoH's coach, six spirited horses
and Walter, to. .All OF the students
| armed with fish horns of high and low
pitch made the night musical for the
people along the road. Arriving at their
/ dQctinatiOr nj Qinht n'nlooE thou
cordially received and introduced to a
fine. supper furnished by the ladies of the
| Congregational society, after which they
repaired to Greely Institute hall and
| held a sociable until 1890, arriving at
home about IL O'Clock happy but tired
party. lF
| CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Nov. 10.-Tuesday
of last week as Mr.. Charles Small, a
stone worker, was at work on q stone a
small piece of steel from his chisel flew
into one of his eyes, entering
to the depth sof one-half inch
the Eye and Ear 1nfirmary last Saturday
and another Wednesday.
| Mrs. Franoena Barber of Cumberland
| Mills, has been visiting friends at this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sweetser left or
| their trip to California, where they spend
the win .er, on Monday last
The lecture by Gen. Mattocks, post
poned from tuesday of last week to Tues
day last, was again postponed, date un
known at present.
| The schools in town closed on Friday Of
last week.
The fall term at Greely Institute will
close on Friday of next week with the
usual exhibition in the evening.
STANDISR.
| Standish, Nov 10 The local sports
men, who have been sojourning at Camp
Standish in the wilds OF northern Maine
for couple of weeks, returned last Tues
day bringing each deer as trophy OF
his skill. On Saturday evening the mem
| bers of the camp entertained their friend.
at Hartford's hall with game supper
| Tke,h was very appropriately decorated
with the heads of deer, arms of various
kinds and bunting About one huudret
and seventy five guests partook of d
bountiful supper, game being promi
nent feature in each course. After supper
the guests were entertained with music
and song and returned to their homer
| with the remem brance of one of the mos
enjoyable occasions of the year, and with
q hearty appreciation of the hospitalit,
of the members of Camp Standish.
The farmers of this vicinity are to NEE
at Sebago Lake. Nov. 18th, at 7.3O o'clocl
p. IN. to form Grange. Addresses ar
expected from Prof. W. j. Corthel ant
others.