The Portland daily press., 1898-04-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Correos
pondents of tho Press.
GRAY.

pondents of the Press.
GRAY.
Gray, April 19-Mr. Harlan Skillings
will remain at home this week on yaca.
ton.
are visiting Mrs. DR.. L. 7. Cushing at
Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Sam. Winter has opened shoe
shop and those wishing repairs can have
good work doue.
There will be ball at the Town hall,
Monday evening, May 2. Music will be
furnished by f. W. Stimson's orchestra
of seven pieces.
The graduation exercises of Pennell In
stitute will occur Friday, May 9th, at 10
O'Clock q. m. at the Congregational
church. In the evening concert will
be given at same place. Music will be
furnished by F. W. Stimson's orchestra.
The Teachers Institute will be held at
Pennell Institute Monday, May 9th at 10
O'Clock a. IN. Mr.. Stetson, state superin-
tendent. will be present.
Miss Bessie Anderson came home from
Maine General hospital Saturday last.
Mr.. j. B. Hall, of this place, and Mr..
Stock of uburn, secured 10 pound sal
mon at Lake Sebago, Saturday last.
Mr.. Geo. A. Bailey took two salmon
from Sebago Lake Saturday last. the larg-
est weighing five pounds.
Mr.. W. G. Latimer anticipates making
his annual trip to Grand Lake in the near
future.
Mr.. Chas. J. Foster has sold the fac
tory known as the Mayall factory, to a
gentleman from Connections, who will
pursue the manufacture Of woolens.
Mr.. II. f. Colley has advertised his
property for sale.
MIR. Scammon Fogg has been under the
weather for long time. His trouble
seems to arise from poor condition of
the blood.
WEST GRAY
West Gray, April 19.-The roads are re-
markably good for so early in the season.
The season Of mud was unusually short
and the travelling is better than it gen.
orally is month later. Not much farm
ing has been done as yet, but some have
sown their early peas.
The old Cobb stand at South Gray has
been nh,s sold 4 b E the present proprietor, Mrs
Gray. Charles F. Hill of South Gray was
the purchaser and the price paid $4,000.
The schools in town will commence
Monday, April "a. Miss Edith M. Allen
will teach the school at West Gray.
Recent visitors are Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Stuart and son at Cumberland; J. W..
A. Libby at North Gorham; Mr.. Herman
Lawrence at Cumberland, Mrs. George
Field and daughter of Casco at j. W.
Aliens; Miss Maria Allen at Bar Mills.
j. w. Allen commenced framing his
house this week.
Clarence Libby, stenographer and type
writer for the e. r. r. r. stationed at
Island Pond, spent several days at his
former home last week.
ACTON.
Acton, April 19-Mrs. Bertha Kimball's
daughter Bertha about eight years old of
Alfred has been stopping at Mr.. William
L. Goding's in this town of late. Mr..
Cooling is a brother of Mrs. KiDball.
Last Saturday, Mrs Cooling went out to
the back side of the house and found little
Bertha drowned in an ice pond. Mr..
Cooling was called and he plunged in and
took the girl out but it was too late for
her recovery. Mrs. Kimball has the SYM
pathy of her many friends in Acton in
her great aff1iction.
The town will purchase road machine
and plough for Commissioner Gerrish to
work with this year.
SHEhMAN.
Sherman Mills, April 19-We are having
cool weather. Snow is disappearing
slowly. The fields and roads are partly
bare, and the roads hard to travel.
Wheels take the place of runners.
The mills are all running and there are
signs of building.
Easter Sunday was observed at the Con-
gregational church, with concert in the
forenoon, consisting of chorus singing,
Rotations, and remarks by the pastor,
which were very appropriate and inter-
esting, and inspiring. The church was
beautifully decorated with house plants
and cut flowers.
A chorus of twelve voices has been
formed to lead and assist the singing at
the Sunday services.
Harry Jackman was rendered a recep-
ton at the Town hall last Tuesday even
ing by his many young friends in Sher-
man, before his departure for the Normal
school at Pennington. He taught school
| last winter at Castle Hill.
| The teachers have been examined and
| assignments made to the several schools
for the present school year.
| The assessors have completed the taking
| Of the inventory, and the assessing of the
taxes ana putting them on the blotter
preparatory to transcribing them on in
ventory and collectors books, which will
be done the present week.
Mr.. Henry Pollard, an old veteran of
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