The Portland daily press., 1897-05-26
HARPs WELL.

HARPSwELL.
West Harpswell, May 25-Rev. 7. D.
Davis, of the Methodist church. gave a
lecture at Centennial hall last evening,
subject, Wit and Pun. After the lecture
the ladies of the Epworth League fur
nished supper. The attend ance was good
The entertainment was repeated Satur-
day night.
Chester Slower is painting and repair
ing the buildings formerly occupied by
Mr.. B. Haley.
Mr.. Frank E. Merriman and wife from
Springfield, Mass, are visiting his father,
Mr.. Henry Merriman, who is quite sick
There were entertainments by The New
England Merry Makers, at Centennial
hall, May 22d, 9th, and 25th. The mem
bers of the company are boarding at o.
M. Bibber's.
Casco, May "a. Our pastor, Rev. Dav-
i'd E. Coburn, who has been absent three
weeks, returned home last Saturday and
occupied the pulpit at the U MON church
last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary j. Holden has returned
from the city with her second invoice of
millinery goods.
Miss Nettie Merrill, of New Gloucester,
is visiting her grandmother and sister at
Mary Young's Miss Merrill is riding a
very pretty bicycle a present from her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Cook.
NJ S. Eastman has pea vines in his
garden which are three inches tall.
At special town meeting called to see
if the town would vote to loan their
n nf tho
brook, Windham & Harrison railroad
held at the town house on SATURDAY., May
90, at l p. m, after remarks from Geo.
E. Bird, Esq, of Portland, and others,
promoters of the road, the town voted to
loan five per cent. of the towns valua-
ton to the road, which amounts to
$4,000.
L. W. Holden has been confined to the
house for few days past with the
grippe.
BALDWIN.
North Baldwin, May 25. Mrs. L. R..
Blake and Miss Effie Boothby, of Buxton,
were visiting relatives in this place Sun
day.
Mr.. VIM. Miller's house took fire on the
roof Saturday, and it was with great eff
fort that they succeeded in putting it out.
Grass is looking well.
j. M. Sanborn has new corn planter.
Miss Cora Wiggin is visiting Mrs. Lee
roy Ward at North Sebago.
GRAY.
West Gray, May 25-Mr. r. A. Alien,
who has been afflicted with rheumatism
for the last four or five months, is slowly
improving and thinks of taking a trip to
Portland next Saturday, which will be
his birthday, when he will be rs years of
age. He has never been absent from the
a ,pr1n pd
trade here in 1S43, nearly 81 years ago,
but has been to market on an average
more than once a week for that time ex-
cepting the winter of 1864, when he was
member of the State Legislature. We
hope he may fully recovery his health and
remain in business for many years longer
Apple and pear trees are now in bloom,
a week or two earlier than the average.
The apple blooms are not quite so plenty
as last year, but there is enough for fair
crop if they do well. Farming operations
have been much delayed by bad weather
and but little planting has been done
about here as yet. Grass is looking fairly
we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Libby and son
Philip visited friends in Westbrook and
Portland last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Allen has returned from
Portland.
Mr.. Lewis Dolly is at work for S. L.
The class of '97 Pencil Institute, will
graduate Friday, May %. Among the
graduates are George T.. Freeman, Frank
A. Allen and William K. Foster, of West
Gray.
Mr.. R. A. Allen is preparing to erect
new house in the near future.
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, May ga large and
a n of no
town was held at the town house Mon
day. May "a, at 10 O'Clock, to consider the
matter of loanipg the credit of the town
to the Westbrook, Windham and Harrison
railroad company. The town house was
packed to the doors with an eager and
resulting as follows: Yes, 1874; no, 81;
blank, 1. That the people in town want
this.road and think it is their last chance
to secure enc, has been shown by their
eagerness and hearty cooperation in the
matter. All the leading business men
Of the town, the heaviest tax payers and
the town officers, regardless of location,
were in favor of the road. When this is
built through this town it will open up a
vast field for summer resorts and several
of our fine water powers will be utilized
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest S. Plummer, of
Cumberland Mills, spent Sunday with
his parents here.
house with an attack of thegrippe.
The Cumberland County Pomona
Grange will be held with Riverside
Grange, No. SO, in June Riverside
Grange is now in fourishing condition
Two limitations, one application and a
good prospect of several more. The MEM
bers are in earnest and although they are
at present few in numbers, they are none
the less determined to make the Grange
a success.
Mrs. John B. Gerry has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. B. Mason, at North
Windham.
Rev A. H Mcleod will preach a
Memorial sermon next Sunday May Both,
at TO- 80 O'Clock.
Rev. E. NJ Cousins, of Gray, preached
at the Union chapel, last Sunday after
noon, May 10th.
Quite large number from this place
will attend the graduation exercises of
Pennell Institute, class of '97, at Gray
next Friday, May 49, Of the members
of this class, Mr. Frank Raymond Leavitt
win have the class motto, Mr.. Guy Will