The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
MAINE TOWN S.
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pondentS of the Press.
GRAY.

GRAY.
Dry Mills, Sept. 80 At the ordination
of Herman A. Childs as pastor of Gray
Free VIII Baptist church Wednesday,
Sept. %, was the following programmes
At $50 p. M. public examination OF can
didate by the following Council-Rev.
Small, and Prof A. W. Anthony. Ordi-
nation services at 7.3O D. M, as follows:
Voluntary,
Invocation, A. q. Hill
Singing,
Psalm CXx1, Responsive Reading.
Doxology.
Lesson from Scriptures,
Rev. A. g. Hill
Hymn.
Sermon, Prof. A. W. Anthony
Singing.
Prayer of Ordination, F. I. Freese
Response.
Charge to Candidate
Charge to Church, A. G. Hill
Welcome, Rev. K. 2. NORWOOD
Hymn.
Benediction, Pastor
The West Poland Praying Band held
meetings at the Sabbathday Lake school
house Sunday, Sept. 70. During the
meetings there were seven prayers, fifty
exhortations, and four rose for prayers.
At the close of the service Rev. Herman
A. Childs of Gray baptised five candi-
dates at Sabbath day Lake. They We're
Mrs. Susie Spiller and son Carl, Mr..
Walter Braokett and wife and daughter
Freddie. The Poland Praying Band
Will hold meetings at the Bryant school
house next Sunday, Oct. 3.
We learn that Mr.. Weed has stopped
packing corn at his shop at Gray on
account of the frost.
News was received recently of the
marriage of Fred S. Mcdonald to lady
in Brownfeld, Me.
HARPswELL.
West Harpswell, Sept. Chichester L.
Slower went to Portland Friday, Sept.
18th to work for Watson, Miller 4 Co.
Capt. Walter H. Merriman brought
lumber Tuesday for Arthur Palmer, for
grist mill and freight house on his
wharf.
W. S. Allen and wife from Brunswick,
are visiting at ]. Henry Merriman's.
Gilman A. Drew and wife, returned to
Baltimore, Md, Wednesday.
Harmon Pennell, W. K. t'arr and Har-
old Webber are at work for William Ran
dali who is building large cottage on
Bai1ey's Island.
Arthur Palmer and family are visiting
friends in Topsham Freel ort, Auburn
HuQ EuJOluluR bUWuS. Oapt. frank
Hodgkins takes Mr.. Palmer's place in
his store during his absence.
SHERMAN MILLS.
Sherman Mills, Sept. 29-The weather
today Is fine, but there are signs Of a
storm. a5
Farmers were very busy last week dig.
ging potatoes and securing grain, which is
not all secured yet. Potatoes yield
light in most cases, from 10 barrels OF
sorted ones to go or more to the acre.
$1.60 per barrel was paid at the station
yesterday, with the tendency upward.
The amount of potatoes delivered at the
factory will be- small in quantity and
poor in quality this fall.
Lambs are fetching $500 this fall, an
advance of fifty cents over last year, and
wool has sold six cents higher than last
year.
The apple crop is small and inferior in
quality.
All of the schools except one, delayed
on account of scarlet fever, commenced
two weeks ago, with good corps of
teachers. The last school commences
Monday, the 27th.
Scarlet fever has prevailed in town for
the past eight weeks. The board of health
grappled with it at once and stopped the
spread of it and the last quarantined
family were set free the 25th. 1t invaded
thirteen families in thirteen houses, all
of which have been thoroughly fumigated
and cleansed by the board and the own
ers. Thereaawere 81 cases, one death, and
one casess..of diphtheria.E There were nine
cases OF measles in one house, all re-
covered.
Mrs. Flora A. Cald we II returned from
Portland to Sherman accompanied by
her sister. Mrs. Thomas M. Bradbury, of
Fort Kent, who his had a critical and
successful surgical operation at the
Maine General hospital. The journey
greatly FRUSTRATED Mrs. Bradbury and it
will take several weeks for her to gain
strength enough to stand the journey to
her home safely.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Contre, Sept. 80. Next
Sunday will be observed as rally day by
the Sunday school.
Miss May Marston of Falmouth has
been visiting friends at this place. .
Charles III. Greedy, Hollis True and son
Edward have been on an excursion trip to
Washington, Gettysburg and vicinity.
Messrs. Greedy and True were member
of the 18th Maine, and many members OF
that regiment went on the "trip.
Mr.. f. A. shaw, Mirses Hattie 6.
Shaw and Mary Hewins assistant at the
Institute, attended the reception at Mich
OILS Latin School, Lewiston last Monday
evening.
sCARBoRo.
Eight Corners, Sept. 81, Mr.. Henry
Fowler lost very valuable COW Sunday
night.
Mrs. Albert Libby is visiting Mr. Lib
by's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Lib
by.