The Portland daily press., 1897-05-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of INTEREST Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
CAPE ELIZABETH.


Edith, daughter of Sumner H. Dyer of
Bowery Beach, who was taken sick last
week with the measles, is now quit i'll
with pneumonia. DR.. Thombs is in at
tendance.
Miss Addie H. Dyer of Pond Cove who
has been stopping at South Portland for
the past nine weeks, has returned home.
Rev. Mr.. Smith the new pastor at the
Free Baptist church, moved his family
into the parsonage this week.
Mr.. George I'll. Hannaford, who was
injured one day last week in Portland
by his horse running away, is very much
improved.
Mr.. Harvey S. Murray Of Portland has
moved his family into Mrs H. St. John
Smiths cottage at Pond Cove, for the
summer.
The farmers are very busy putting their
crops into the ground. Peas are up and
growing quite fast, although the weather
is not very warm.
BERWICK.
North Berwick, May Gone of our
most highly respected women, Mrs.
Charles E. Snow, passed from this life
Tuesday, the 4th inst, after much suffer-
ing from complication of troubles
which has incapacitated her from much
exertion for many months. She
was much beloved by all who knew her
and will be sincerely mourned by a large
<ff fn,o of
leaves husband, and two sons who are
in the grocery busines. The funeral is
to be Friday
The recent copious rains have caused
the grass to show good setting, and the
ground is in a way to be worked early:
Many of our dwellings are subjected to a
new coat of paint this spring and gen.
eral fixing up is on every hand.
Rev. II. 4. Stetson's course of SER
mons on the events of Passion Week
were of high grade and very interesting
as well as helpful.
GORHAM.
The funeral services of the late Josiah
7. Mcclellan took place at his residences
in Gorham yesterday afternoon. The
fact that he was lineal descendent of
one of the Oldest and most respected
families of Gorham was the occasion of
a large attendance.
Mr. Mcclellan being of an advanced age
and always interested in the affairs of
the town was very familiar with all of
its inhabitants and had many friends.
He was member of j. A. Warren Post,
No. 70, G. A. r., of Standish and was
held in high esteem as veteran soldier
of that association.
So that there was large attendance
of the soldiers of that post, 43 in number
under the command of Commander Or
vile Sanborn.
The pail bearers were S. G. Bolton,
Elisha Douglass, Mark Hopkinson, Ed
ward K. Douglass.
The funeral services, were opened with
an appropriate and sympathetic prayer by
the Rev. George W. Reynolds of the Con-
gregational church, which was followed
by singing by the congregational quar-
tette The Rev. George W Lewis, D. D.,
of South Berwick, who married cousin
of Mr.. Mcclellan then recited beautiful
poem suited to the occasion and followed
it by an extemporary address which was
listened to with marked attention.
After reading the Scripture and prayer
by Mr.. Lewis, a large number of citizens
looked upon the face of their esteemed
friend and worthy fellow citizen and
soldier. The American flag surrounded
the coffin upon which was placed the
many wreaths of flowers as tokens of eS-
TEEN and kind remembrances.
The funeral services were in charge of
Lewis Mcclellan, Esq.
Past Commander D. A. Warren of the
Standish Post, G. A. r., now clerk and
treasurer of the Maine State prison was
in town today to attend the funeral SER
vice of the late Josiah T. Mcclellan.
Miss Jennie P. Whitney who for the
past few weeks has been visiting friends
in Biddeford, has ret urned to her home.
Dr. J. F. Rowell Henry L. Harding
and Walter Knapton are at Wells on a
fishing trip.
North Gray, May 8. George Humphrey
and Willard Mayberry have gone back to
Poland to work.
Mr.. George Small, of South Windham,
has moved into the Simon Webster place
Mr.. Joe Skillings is sick with sciatic
rheumatism.
Willard Mayberry has bought a
new bicycle.
Otisfield, May g. Schools begin in
town Monday, May 3. Following is a
list of the teachers, and where they are to
teach: Ada Smith, Spulrr's Corner; De-
liza Weston, Bell Hill; Carrie Weston,
South Otisfield; Augusta Lovewell, Oak
Hill; Marguerite Loyewell, East Otis
field; Lisa Barrows, Swampville; Lillian
Andrews, Gore; Violet Mayberry, Scrib-
ner Hill.
Rev. David Coburn was recently called
home to New Brunswick by the severe
illness of his father.
Work will begin in the saw mill at the
head of pleasant Pond oIIjtn soon Tho