The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-27
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GRAY.

GRAY.
Gray, July 26.-Mr. George D. Clark
wife and daughter Edith of Portland, re
Gently passed the Sabbath at B. f. Skill
ings's
Mrs. Coburn of Boston is spending the
summer at Mrs. Harriet Hancock's.
Mrs. Fred Trip has been at Canton
Me-, making visit.
Capt. E. L. Field and wife passed the
| Sabbath in town.
Rev. G. n. Hamilton preached at the
Town Hall Sunday last to large audi.
ence.
Mr.. Harry Frank of Portland is at J
W Franks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor and family of
| Waltham, Mass, are at the Hotel Parker.
Mr. Willis Adams of Portland was in
town over Sunday.
Warren P. Doughty is agent for the
Underwriters fire extinguisher.
Mr.. Eben Haines has been confined to
his house the past five weeks from sick
ness.
Mr.. Daniel N. Cushing of this town
and Mr.. Edward Thompson of Natick,
Mass, are on a wheel trip to the White
Mountains.
Mr. W. II. Vinton is quite sick but
convalescent.
Mrs. Orrin S. Higgins of East Gray is
very sick with neuralgia.
Mr. W. S. Snow who has been confined
to his room the past two years is able to
sit out of doors in pleasant weather.
The sweet corn crop throughout the
town is looking promising and if the
frosts hold off there will be large pack
at this factory.
There will be dance at the Pavilion
at Dry Pond, August 4th. Mr.. SWEET
and judging from the very large parties
that congregate, the people seem to enjoy
meeting there to engage in the festivities.
The annual fair of the Gray Park AS
ISOLATION will be held August oath, Both,
an Goth.
The following races will be contested
in the following order:
Tuesday, August 24th-Purse $50, Tor
Green horses, trOt or PAGES Purse S5O,
for colts three years old. trot or pace.
Wednesday, August 25th-Purse, 500,
three minute class, trot or pace. Purse
$3.50, 2.30 class, trot or pace.
Thursday, August 26th-Purse, 500,
81 trot OF 2.40 pace. Purse, $500, 2. "a
trot or 2.27 pace.
furSCS Will Do ulflO6u III tllO QSud1
manner. Horses distancing the field re-
ceive first money only. The purses are
open to all horses in the state. Entries
will close Monday, August 10th.
Conditional entries are not wanted and
will not be received. Entries should be
addressed to James T. Hancock. There
will be bicycle races each day.
The following ball clubs have been en-
gagged for series of games which will
] oh dow If tho 70 ir.
Saccarappas, Freeports and South Wind
hams, and in addition diversity OF
amusements never before presented by
this association.
The hotel accommodations will be
more extensive than previously offered.
| The stage accommodations will be am
PIE to take care of all corners by t1ain.
every train. With pleasant weather this
fair will eclipse previous years.
Judge E. G. Dow and wife of New
Haven Conn, made brief visit at
Wi liam M. BOWS the past week.
| At the annual meeting of the Pennell
Institute Alumni Association the follow.
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas; we the members of ths
! Alumni Association have learned witt
deep sorrow of the untimely death of oul
beloved member and fellow student
| StanWood II. Mari,
| Resolved; that in his death we lose 6
member whose exceptional and untirine
zeal won for him the respect and love Of
both teachers and fellow students,
| Resolved; that we suffer a severe loss
| by the removal OF enc whose noble quail
| ties of mind and heart made him val
ued and loved III, nber of our association
|, Resolved; that we deeply mourn hi
death and extend our sincere sympathy
| to the afflicted mother and brother com
mending them for consolation to the cart
| of Him who doeth all things well,
Resolved that copy of these resolu
ceased, entered upon the records of the
association and sent to the local papers
| for publication.
KATHERINE II. S. MERRILL,
| NETTIE WESTON LIBBY,
ELSIE MCGUIRE,
Committee for the association.