The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press
PERU.

Peru, March. S-Orville Robinson aged
IS years, died Monday. Mr.. Robinson
was born in Hartford, Maine and reareu
on farm. Re has followed farming all
through life, except period OF about eeh
months in go and '63, when he was
volunteer In tho 8th Maine Regiment az
Hilton Head, and discharged for disapli-
ity contracted there. He has resldea III
Peru over fifty years, and about forty
seven years on his present homes5eao
farm at Peru Center. He has been very
industrious and hard working man
through life, ambitious to acquire prop
ertv, Being q shrewd calculator LIE
efforts have been literally rewarded. ne
leaves competency to his widow anu
only son, Henry R., who is half owner In
the home farm. The deceased mas
suffered many years from complications
of diseases resulting largely from over
work. The poor and needy in the imne-
diate vicinity always found him ready TO
contribute to their wants. He has peen
member Of the Baptist church over
thirty years. and hasIcontributed largely
to it. He was firm believer In tenn
perance, in theory and practiGe. IN
politics he always identified himself with
the Repu blican party since it had De-
ginning. He took "a great interest," IN the
SUCCESS Of his party and was an aroent
supporter of all reforms of the day.. HIS
widowsswas Sabra W. ssBisbee natlve OF
Sumner, Maine. They had been mar
ried 81 years.
VTNALHAVEN.
Vinalhaven, March 10-The Christian
Endeavor Society held sociabls Tor It's
mem bers at the Union church vestry,
Monday night. All enjoyed the OCCASION
very much.
Rev. MIR. Wells, pastor of the Union
church, preached to his congregat lor
Sunday evening a very able sermon. from
the fire which occurred in cur village one
week ago.
Hon. f. S. Walls and wife returned
home from Augusta Saturday. Nil.
Walls returned again Monday.
Dry Mills, March 1O-The West Poland
praying band held meeting at the Dry
Mills school house last Sunday. There
was quite large attendance, the house
being full in the afternoon. There
sCCuDOu w NC q &oOO eSA~SO
interest," felt.
Lewis Corson, Arthur Johnson, Her.
bert Golf and Walter frank, who have
been at work at Litohfield for Mr.. Gray,
have returned home.
Richard Colley one of cur enterprislpg
coal merchants shipped this week one
thousand bushels Of charcoal to Leeds to
be usen in the corn shops. 1t went on
the Maine Central railroad.
Chester. Marsden, who has been stop
ping with H. L. Morse, has gone to Au-
burn to visit his parents. + 1rIa few weeks.
Freedom :. Strout has moved out Of
Lewis Corson's house.and into his faith
er's.
Sumner Rider 7 has got 30 as to get
about some on cKutohes.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
Cumberland Center, March 10-Miss
Margaret E. Merrill. teacher at Frveburg
Academy, is visiting her sister, Mrs. DR..
Thomes at Pittsfield, Mass.
Miss Grace T. Merrill, student at the
same institution. is spending her vaca-
tion at home.
An ENTERTAINMENT for the benefit of the
last Tuesday evening by the Winslow
sisters, six ir nunLer, and the Leighton
gutter and banjo club.
Miss Hattie Il. Shaw, who has been
making an extended visit among rela-
tives in Massachusetts, arrived home Oh
Friday of last week.
Mrs. Cleveland, of Camden, is stopping
with her daughter, Mira. Oryill a Blanoh-
ard.
Mrs. q. M. seiders of Portland. has
been spending few days at Svlvsnus
Porter's.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth, March 10.-The measles
are still raging in Pond Cove. Mr.. AL
foDeo L. Rand is just recovering from
a severe attack, and Mr.. Lewis Hanna
ford has three children sick With them.
The old Prospect house, situated at
Pond Cove. which has been vacant for
GONE time, is bein repaired.
The Maccabees Of Bowery beach will
give an entertainment and dance at
Wheeler hall, Thursday. March 18th.
MIR. Jefferon Of Bates college, occupied
the pulpit at the Free Baptist church last
Sunday. He delivered an excellent SER
monswhich was very much enjoyed by
all present.
Mr.. Ralph H. Jordan and family of
Portland spent kSunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT d. Jordan at
Pond Cove.
Mrs. Jordan and son, Horacerof Spur
wink. who have been quite i'll. ars very
much improved.