The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CorrsS
pondents of the Press.
BUXTON,

spent few days last week with friends
in Falmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hobson, of Port
land, spent the last few days with friends
here.
Miss Laura Bacon is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. e. R. Whitehonse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bacon, Of San
ford, spent few days with Mrs. Agnes
Hanna last week.
Mrs. Maria Hanna goes to West
Stoughton. this week to visit her daught-
or, Mrs. David Stanhope.
Mr.. W. S. Graham, of the firm of Ora.
ham & Co., who was taken seriously i'll
last week, is somewhat better, but not
able to be up yet.
Mrs. j. H. Graham, who has been sick
for several days, has improved very much
in health.
There was baptism at Deer Pond, Sun
day afternoon, at which four were bap-
tised by Rev. 6. A. Lowne.
Mr.. Woodman Eaton, who has been
spending the summer in York, returned
to his home here last week.
Miss Christine Graham, who spent
the last four weeks in Connecticut, re-
turned to her home here last Wednesday.
RAYMOND.
East RAYMOND, Oct. II. Fire Inspector
Lyman W. Hanson, of Portland, who
has been stopping here for a few days,
picked a bunch of ripe raspberries, Oct
8. The leaves and stalk look as green as
in the summer.
Mr.. James S. Plummer is making ex-
tensive repairs on his but dings, putting
in underpinning for new barn cellar,
etc.
Mr.. Rufus Strout is building new
house and has the outside nearly com
pleted.
Mr.. House, agent for the Gospel Ban
ner, is stopping in the place.
Mrs. Royal Morton, of Windham, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah L.
Cash.
County Deputy Seth f. Sweetsir and
wife, of New Gloucester visited Riverside
Grange at their last regular meeting,
Friday. Got. Sth. A large number were
present and the meeting was much en-
joyed by all.
o. P. Jordan and Lester N. Jordan are
at work for Webster f. Chute at Songo
Look, putting in q new windmill.
Mrs. George W. Foss is delegate from
the Raymond Hill Sunday school to the
State Association at Bangor.
Miss Tina Jordan Is at work in Hayer-
HILL Mass.
Rev. Mr.. Stevens (Advent) Of South
Windham, preached at the schoolhouse
Tenney's River, Sunday afternoon, Oct.
10, after which two candidates were bap-
tized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcclellan and
Mr.. Isaac Mcclellan of Portland are WIS.,
iting relatives here.
Rev. A. II. Mcleod is attending the
Cobb Divinity School at Lewiston.
Mr.. G. S. D. Churchill, of Wilson
Springs, will give stereoptioon lecture
on California at the Free Will Bsp-
fist church, Friday evening, Oct. 10, the
proceeds to be used for the benefit of the
church.
A large number of people attended the
fair at Little Rigby.
CORINNA.
Corinna, Oct IL. The G. q. A. Lit
erary Society held its second meeting Of
the fall term Wednesday ev ening, Oct 8.
The meeting was very successful, and
the following programme was well rem.
dered:
Singing, School
Reading, Miss Lane
Reading, Miss Smith
School Journal,
Mr.. B. Knowles, Miss Emery
Piano Solo, Miss Luce
Dialogue, The Yankee Aunt
Reading, Mr.. B. Knowles
Reading, Miss Fannie BurriIl
Vocal Duet,
Miss NJ. Emery, Mr.. Bigelow
Debate-Resolved, That sailors endure
greater hardships than soldiers. All,
Messrs. Tewksbury and Folsom; Neg.
Messrs. Ireland and Leighton.
Reading, Miss Veazie
Music, Miss Luce.
At the stated communication of Parian
Lodge No. 1870, F. and A. M, held in
Masonic Hall, Saturday evening, Oct. 9,
the following officers were installed by
d. d. John Shepherd:
W. MO. L. Jones.
s. W.. B. Ross.
j. VIC. B. Fisher.
Seo.-Geo. Nutter.
Treas. Fl. Shepherd.
S. D.-John Gary.
J. D.-Lewis Hutcins.
Chap.-J. P. Curtis.
Mar.-E. s. Knowles.
S. ST. f. Burrill.
j. SD. Stevens.
Or. M. Bates.
TT. Smith.
Among those present were Principal
Lodge, No. III, of Cornish, and Mr..
John Kidder, of Adams Lodge, No. 529,
Of Illinois. After the installation a
spread was given by the lodge, which was
much enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. VIM. N. Sawyer, contractor, of
Bangor. is rapidly pushing the work on
the new library building in this place,
Mr.. W. G. Sturtevant has charge of the
masons. The carpenter work has been
sub-let to Mr.. Charles B. Brown, of Ban
gor. Mr.. Alonzo Allen is in charge of
The carpenters. There are about fiftv
hands now employed on the building, but
it is understood that the crew will be in
creased to one hundred men during the
week.
Miss Emery, Principal of the Grammar
School, attended the meeting of the West
Penobscot Teachers Association, held at
Charleston, Friday and Saturday, Oct. s
and 9.
SOUTH BERWICK.
South Berwick. Oct. 11-There Is gen.
eral rejoicing here tonight among the
employees of the Newichawanick Cd,
This company have since June 2Sth been
running their mills only forty hours a
week but notices have been posted today
announcing that the old time schedule
of sixty hours week will go into effect
on Monday, Oct II. This change affects
rom one hundred and seventy five to two