The Portland daily press., 1898-03-11
NORTH YARMOUTH.

North Yarmouth, March 10.-The dra-
ma "Down by the Sea" was played by
local talent at the Walnut Hill vestry
Tuesday evening, MarchIS. Music was
furnished by Blanchard's S orchestra. The
entertainment was very successful, the
music being especially fine. The hall
was crowded to Its utmost capacity,
about $40 being realized above all ex-
penses.
Mrs. Lucy Barbour is very sick with
severe attack Of pneumonia. Dr. Wood
man is attending her.
Mr.. Willard Lufkin has returned to
town. and will assist his mother, Mrs.
Kate Lufkin, In carrying on the home
place the coming eason.
Miss Maude Kimball, of Portland, was
in town Tuesday.
The annual town meeting will be held
next Monday. Candidates for road COM
missioner are numerous.
GRAY.
West Gray, March 10.-Some recent
visitors at West Gray are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Allen, Robert L. Allen and
Mrs Kate Skillings, all of Portland. at
r. A. Aliens, also Mrs. Mabel Gilman
and W. A. Cobb of Scarboro ut the same
place.
Captain E. l.. Field has moved back to
Willard where he will resume his position
as superintendent of the government
works At Portland Head. MIR. A. II.
b uston has also gone back and others are
to follow in the near future.
Mr.. s. A. Frank Of Boston is visiting
relatives here this week. He cAine to at
tend the funeral OF his brother, Oren
Frank, who died last week at North Gray.
Frank f. Adams from Portland is visit
| ing his former home at Mountain view
| Farm, this week.
Our neighbors W. S. Allen, was elected
on the board Of seleo men on Monday last.
Oliver and Frank Foster, sons of Il. r.
Foster, entered Pennell institute this
term commencing Monday, March z.
Since March came in the weather has
been very pleasant indeed, quite con-
7, trast to that of February. The travelling,
however, is far from good.
SPRINGvALE.
Springvale, March 1O.-Mrs. E. A.
Clark, who has been quite sick Is recover
| ing.
| Jennie B. Chick has been home from
| school in Maiden on a short vacation.
| Mr.. j. M. Clough and granddaughter,
Margaret Smith, have been visiting
friends in Franklin Falls, N. II.
| A building on Water street, owned by
the heirs of the S. d. Tebbetts estate was
burned early last Friday morning. 1t was
occupied by Fred Shackley and Others as
a workshop, the tools were all burned
with but slight insurance. The fire en-.
| gine and stream from the cotton mill
| hydrant saved the other buildings. Cause
OF the fire unknown.
A visit to the Shaw & Cooling shoe
mandatory these days finds large
4 NV hQr NJ will K.
and some very handsome and shapely
| shoes are being turned out.
| DR.. Il. A. Bragdon was thrown from
his sleigh Sunday Of last week, near the
railroad station and had three ribs frac.
tured, but with wonderful energy and
force Of will power, attended to his
patients of the day in spite of his own in
juries.
| Died, in Rochester, N. H., February II
George H. Hamilton aged 43 years.
In Portsmouth, n. H., February 2S,
Benjamin P. Welch formerly of Spring
| vale
aged Is years.
In Sanford, February 1s, Samuel A.
| Hubbard, aged 70 years.
! Sanford, February 10, Susie E. Towne.
! YARMOUTH.
| Yarmouth, March 10.-Dr. John Greeley
Pierce deceased at his residence at Var
mouth on Wednesday, Oh inst, was 54
wears and four months of age. He was a
native of North Yarmouth and son of
Samuel Y. Pierce. He was educated at
tbe common schools of North Yarmouth,
GRAY and North Yarmouth academy
Studied medicine with DIR. William Os-
good OF North Yarmouth and DR.. Wood
6ury G. Frost then of Pownal DR.. Pierce
was graduated at the Maine Medical