The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-23
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cora.
pondents of the Press.
NEW GLOUCESTER.


Upper Gloucester, Sept. pa baptisn,
was held at West Durham one week aao
last Sunday at the river near l. \
Dyer's mill. Quite number of peonle
attended the service which was very i'm,
pressive. The service was conducted bv
Rev. Mr.. Varney, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at North Pownal. Mr.. Alon.
20 Stevens was the candidate baptized.
Mr.. Fred g. Royal and family and Miss
Fowler of Freeport visited Mrs. Jas.
Stevens on Saturday and Sunday,
Mr. Fred S. Martin is getting ready for
the erection of his house in the coming
spring on the lot where the house of F.
A. Spring was burned some three years
since.
The schools in the district have been
keeping two weeks. The high grade is
taught by Miss Abbott and the primary
by Miss Sawteiie.
Mr.. Nelson Valentine of the lower vii
lage is away on visit In the far West
where he will tarry for three weeks.
Mrs. W. l.. Shurtleff is quite feeble
at the present time but we hope that she
Mrs. Florence n. Merrill is having
quite an amount of repairing done on
her building. Mr.. Charles Robinson OF
Danville junction is master workman.
Mr.. Jas. Stevens and family went to
Durham on short visit one week ago
last Saturday
f, A. Spring has crew at work erect
ing a new building on the place owned
by him short distance from this vii
lage.
Mr.. C. r. Atwood is about taking a
short vacation and Elias Strout of Ray
mond is to work in the store during his
absence.
painted which will be an improvement in
the looks OF it.
We had quite storm of rain here Mon
day night of this week, and quite heavy
wind accompanying the rain.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, Sept. 22.-Miss Sar-
ali Morrill, is spending two weeks at
Woodfords.
The Falmouth and Cum berland Town
ship Sunday School Association will
hold their next convention at the M. E.
Church at Cumberland Foreside on the
afternoon and evening OF Oct. Z.
MIR. Cyrus Shaw and son are building
a new blacksmith shop on the site where
the old one recently stood.
The Cumberland Farmers Club will
Sept. 28 and 30.
Mr.. Rufus Legrow's youngest child,
Lydia, is quite sick at this writing.
Services are being held at the n. E.
Church, South Gray by the pastor, Rev !.
C. M. Abbott every evening this week
except Saturday evening.
Miss Grace Russell from Woodfords is
home on a short vacation.
PARsONFIELD.
East Parsonsfeld, Sept. 22.-Prof.
Cyrus Fogg Brackett who has been visit
ing at the old home the past few weeks,
returned to his home in Princeton, N.
j., Monday.
Miss Fannie Cobb is teaching school in
Cornish.
Miss Nettie Milliken is at home enjoy
ing much needed rest: Her sister Miss
Lily Milliken has taken her place at Mr..
Chapman's.
M iss Katie Milliken is at work at Mr..
Timothy Eastman's.
Mr. John Claiborne is visiting his
niece Mrs. John Kelley at East Baldwin.
= Miss Freeda johnson was in Limerick
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Alfonzo Garland, visited Mrs.
Emily D. Chadborn last Tuesday.
MIS-. DdflQ AOuSCO 10 f1oAoAAiS AAAoaoo
in Windham and vicinity.
wINDHAM.
Windham Center, Sept. 21.-At the
teachers meeting held in the town house
Saturday, September 18th, interesting
papers were read on school work by the
following teachers: Misses Annie B..
Thompson, Lizzie B. Cobb, Louise j.
Nash and Mr.. Harry Pratt. Mr.. Samu-
ell T. Dole of South Windham was pres
emit and read paper on The Early Schools
y Mrs. Mary Morrill, of Sugar Hill, N.
H, is at Mr.. George B. Hanson's for a
few days.
Miss Margaret Harding of Portland is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Nathan Goold
of Windham HILL
DR.. and Mrs. ellis Stark are visiting
at Mrs Stark's former home.
Mrs. George Hanson went to Gorham
last Tuesday where she will remain for a
few weeks.
SCARBORO.
Eliza M. Story of Magnolia, Mass, is
visiting her brother. MIR. Edward Cook.
Mr.. Henry Bowers has completed his
new road.
The High school began last Monday
with Mr. # r, mas as teacher