The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
nAlNE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by PRESS
Correspondents.
GRAY.


Dry Mills. Feb. 5-Lswis Quint is at
home from Otis Falls, whore he has
been at work laying brick.
Charles Mcdonald, Of Portland, made
bis. father, Joseph Mcdonald, short
visit last Sunday.
School in district No. will close Sat
urday.
Gilman Quint is driving team for
George McD onald'
Tbera are several teams hauling slabs
fran Suckerville.
Fred May berry is driving one of s. W.
Fosters teams, hauling car timber to
Gray station.
There was very bright display of
narthern lights Wednesday evening.
North GRAY, Feb 5-Bert Cummings,
who las been SICK with typhoid lever, 1s
able 10 he about the house.
Chandier has crew outting and haul
ing luIn Ter to c. +. 'Llbby's mill.
n. ], May berry has gone to Poland to
work for o. G. Stinehfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. o. q. Stlnohheld are re-
ioioing over girl baby, born January
Barry Golf is hauling wood for Wash
ington Perley
clarence Foster died Wednesday, Feb.
The funeral will be Saturday, at
O'Clock.
ing tho sled,ilng, and it seems lively III
his vicinity.
Some of the water pipes that are four
feet peloF tie surface have frozen.
Clarence the oldest son of Mr.. d. G.
Foster died Wednesday night. That
dread malady, consumption, has found
another victim.
The iunior exhibition occurs at PEN
nell Institute Friday evening, Feb. IL.
I'be citizens entertainment and supper
TO be given Saturday evening, February
9th. for the purpose of raising FUNDS TO
make improvements IN ana aoout the
hall. bios fair to be we'll pafronized. Mr..
I)ennett. the Lewiston reaaer, Is very
nonulnr here. The entertainment aside
from the reader will consist of songs and
instrumental music. The Goth Century
March. by b. ". Stimson. will be given
by the orchestra.
G rnssh to attend the funeral OF her
brother, DR.. Sanborn.
West Gray, Feb. 5-There is now plenty
of snow and sleighlng ia good. 1t is
being improved by all for moving lum-
Ter, Toon. etc. 49,
Miss Bertha G. Twomhly and Miss
Edith III. Allan arrived home from
lJ6tEcl.
school the past 10 weeks, on Friday.
Mrs Lottie Frank is in poor health
from a stomach trouble. Mrs. Helen
Skillinee is with her at present..
MI. Z. 4. Allsn is sill quite lame
from rheumatism. He is able to get to
his store but has not been able to 60 to
market for five or si2 weeks, which is
something very unusual for him
School closes here this week. Owing
TO aIckness among the children, the at.
tendance has not been as large as usual,
Ipf otherwise the school has been sue
cass Miss Maria ID. Alien Is the teacher:
Fir. S. II. Skillings and family went
to Yarmouth on Wednesday last. to at
te1ii the funeral of nephew, MI. Ira
A SkilIiDgs.
HARRISON.
harrison. Feb. IA town. meeting was
cfIled for Feb Sd, to see if the town
yonId vote 10 grant right of way
through the highway and vote TO pay
land damage for the Central Oxford
troly railroad to run into Harrison vii.
Ispe. As TIL ere are other and IN IRE direct
ro,1fss under consideration 1t was voted
to let this article lay over until tie March
Jndge Tolman, of Weetbrcok, WAS in
town today. Our people ars wideawake
On the Wsstbrook, Windham ana Harri-
son electric railroad. No other railroad
ono can.
T. D. Emery, Of Cornish. was in town
nesdaysama kingssarr6ngemenGS to start
the coat shop again. We understand gMr.
Emery has leased the shop and rniechin-
cry lately run by M. Jordan q Sons ana
will commence operation about March
and will bring six or seven families with
him. This lwith SO good a prospect az
thege is of railroad this summer, makes
our people feel quite cheerful.
YARMOUTH.
Yarmouth. Feb "a large and apDre-
ciative audience gathered at Masonic hall
on "Wednesday evening to ENJOY the rare
musical trent given by Lowell S orchestra.
The following programme WAS rendered
to the satisfaction and delight Of all
present:
March-Triumphal Post, OPP. gs,
Observation-Disclosures, G. Lataun
Orchestra.
Song-Fies Lances, G. ". Marston
Mr.. Harry B. Hodsdou.
Fantasia-Musical Scenes from Spain,
Laneey On. 81, Otto
Orchestra.
Reading-Asleep at the'Switch
Mrs Jennie Hunter Pendleton.
Selection-La Vestal, Mercadante
Orchestra.
Song-Wand6reT, SCHUBERT
Mr. Hodsdon.
(a) Intermezzo, p. Maseagni
tb) Danse Africaine, j. Francis Glider
Reading,
Mrs. PeLdleton.
Walz-Eaffel, J. Ringleben
Orchestra.
Mr.. Hodsdon' s solos were beautifully
sung and "Wanderers'' received rous-
ing encore. Mrs. Pendleton's excellent
uod ant cf .ati n1G
The violin solo parts Of the Misses Jor
dan In "Intermezzo" were noticeably
fine.