The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-07
MAINE TOWNS.
lterns of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondeats of the Prsss.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Oct. 6. Last
Sunday was observed as rally day by the
Sunday School at this place. One humid
red and thirty three scholars were present
Rev. H. G. Mank, of New Gloucester
| occupied the pulpit last Sunday in ex-
change with Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Interesting reports of the State con-
ference of Congregational churches were
given last Sunday evening by delegates
who attended.
Miss Winnie Pearson, of West Fail
mouth, spent Sunday with Mrs. W. W.
Wilson at this place.
f. S. Merrill and T. Fl. Collins took a
nest of bees and thirty pounds Of honey
last Saturday in Jerry Osgood's woods.
Prof Foster a nd family. who are on
their way to their work at Macintosh,
Ga, spent Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Mrs. A. S. Chase and P. NJ Leighton
have been chosen delegates frofm the Y 2.
S. G. E. to the meeting 0 the Gu IN ber
land North conference at Gray next week.
There will be farmers institute at
the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon
and evening of next week. The topics
for discussion are increasing Farm
Resources" opened by B. W. McKeen,
and Increasing Fertility by Glover
Growing and Tillage,' by T B. Terry,
of Ohio.
West Cumberland, Oct. 6. There is to
Morrill's, Friday evening, Oct. s.
Proceeds to go for the support of the min
| istry. Supper Is cents. Ali are cordial
| ly invited.
Mr.. N L. Wilson is having shed built
connecting his house with his barn MIR.
Charles Russell is doing the work.
| eeMr. and Mrs. Frank Kidder have been
spending few days with relatives here.
GRAY.
| West Gray, Oct. 4. The mail now
| leavesWest Gray at 10 a. m, in stead of 6
a. M. as formerly.
The Hart party left their summer cot
tag at Little Sebago Lake on Monday
after residence Of about four months.
| sylvania.
Mrs. G. FL. Freeman and Mrs. B. A.
Libby visited Cumberland Mills on Sat
| urday last.
Frank F. Adams, of Mountain View
| Farm is in Portland taking lessons on
the piano of Prof. Hermann Kotzschmar.
| He is stopping with his brother, e7. Fl.
| Adams.
Charles o. Knight and his son Fred are
building a new house on their farm on
button Hill.
Quite large party of cycles were out
from Portland on Sunday. Among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Allen, Mr.
W. II. Adams, and Mr.. G.. W. Adams.
They returned to Portland Sunday night.
q. M. Stuart is repairing and reshing-
ling the old Simeon Skillings house now
owned by Hon. M. P. Frank, of Port
land.
Progressive whist parties are being held
in West Gray twice a week on Tuesday
and Saturday evening.
DRYEsMILLs.
Dry Mills, Oct. 6. The Webb Com
pany have commenced to label and pack
have sixteen hands at work. Mr.. S. @.
Whitman is doing the mailing. 1t will
take about five weeks to do the work
| Mr.. James Dow and family of South
Portland were visiting his parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Dow, Sunday.
Richard Quint and Lewis Quint are at
home from Augusta, where they have
hundred and eighty feet high. They ex-
| pect to go back and set the boilers soon.
The next Cumberland County Reform
Club convention will be held at Dry
Mills, the time to be set later on.
There was the heaviest frost for the sea-
son here Saturday night.
Mrs. Charles Verrill. Miss Rosa Verrill
and Miss Hattie Witham are at work at
the corn shop, Business is quite dull at
Dry Mills excepting swapping horses.
NORTH YARMOUTH.
North YARN outh, Oct. s. Mr.. f. d.
Verrill and wife, with party of Port
| Ion 10 Oh d.,
vile.
Rev. J. M. Davies, former pastor,
occupied the pulpit at the Congregational
| church on Sunday, OCT. %, preaching
both in the morning and evening.
Mr.. I. 81. Hayes, who has been at
| work on Kicker Hill for the past two
years, is in town.
Miss Alice Vannah has secured a situa-
| ton in Portland.
| Mr.. Spooner, wife and daughter, of
Easton, Mass, are stopping at J. M.
| Princes.
The Ladies Aid will hold their annual
meeting with Mrs. D. FL. Cole, Friday
| afternoon, Oct. Sth.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, Oct. 6-Hon. f. Fl.
Hargraves is having the sawmill thor
oughly repaired and put in running Or
der. Mr.. Frank Harmon of Salmon
Falls, is doing the work.
| Messrs. B. +. Hooper and f. Hutohin-
son are hauling the brick and stone for
the new tomb which is to be built here.
| Mrs. r. M Stevens, who was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bergman last week,
returned to her home in Portland, last
Saturday.
Mrs. L. G. Sawyer and daughter, Miss
Dora, went to Bridgton, Mass, last
Thursday to visit her son, Mr.. Almon
Sawyer.
Mrs. John Edgecomb received another
severe shock last Friday, leaving her
speeohless.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hobson spent q
few days with friends in Portland, last
! week.
| The Buxton and Hollis Sunday School
Association hold their annual meeting
in the Free Baptist church at Bar Mills,
Oct. IS, afternoon and evening, unless
very stormy when it will be held the first
| fair day.
Miss Blanche Hooper, who has been at
home for a few days. goes to Sanford this
week to enter a store where she was for
merly employed.
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