The Portland daily press., 1898-02-16
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of tho Preas.
FREEPORT.

pondents of tho Preas.
FREEPORT.
South Freeport Feb. 15-Tbis is time
of general good health among our people.
4 The thaw has taken nearly all the ice
out of.the river below this landing.
W. M. Soule is in Portland attending
court as juryman.
1t is reported that the Elbridge Mitchell
place has been sold to Massachusetts, par
ties who willsoocupy it the coming spring.
Mrs. Nellie Soule and Mrs. Halo +.
Soule went to South Boston Saturday to
attend the funeral of their cousin Mrs. IL.
A. WEIGH which occurred Sunday. They
returned Sunday night. Mrs. WEIGH has
Tor several years spent a portion OF eacn
summer with her relatives hare and had
become quite we'll known to our people.
Our schools closed last week with the
usual public exercises The South gram
mar and primary schools united in pre-
senting very pleasing programme Fri
day afternoon, consisting of ROTATIONS
and songs, which were much enjoyed by
the many friends present. Following are
the names of pupils who were not absent
during the winter term: Grammar school
Carroll 6. Soule, Nellie G. Plummer,
Edith A. Huston, Majorie Soule, Alice
B; Waite, Nellie B. Brown. EPrimary
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son, Minta Fogg, May l.. Allen, Carroll
B. Allen, Willie e. Allen, Oscar Ander-
son, Paul III. Huston.
The new vestry has just received its
finishing touches, and is to be dedicated
Friday evening, Feb. -. The services
are expected to be very interesting and all
are invited to attend.
| WINDHAM.
Windham Center, Feb. 15-Miss Emma
Webb Is visiting friends in Gorham.
Miss Alice Nichols, of South Windham,
is stopping at Mr.. Winslow Hawkes. S this
week.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Turkey are
confined to the house with severe colds. q
Several new books have recently been
added to the library at the Center and
others will be added later.
Mrs Louisa Sturgis spent several days
at Mr.. Elijah Cooks last week.
There will be box supper at the town
hall, Friday evening, OF this week.
The graduating class OF the High school
will hold their exercises at the Windham
Hill church Thursday afternoon, March
Sd, at 1.30 p. m.
At the Baptist church Sunday, COM
mittee consisting ssof Mr.. VIM. Hall and
Mrs. D. r. Turkey was appointed to solic-
it money for the aid OF the suHerlng
Cubans.
Mrs. Francis Hill Is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Albert Rogers.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, Feb. 15.-One of the best
| schools closed last Friday that Dry Mills
, has had for long time. 1t was taught
by Miss Lillian Cobb, of Windham, with
Miss Susie Pennell of Gray assistant.
Miss Cobb is an old experienced teacher,
Pennell's first attempt at teaching, and
she bids fair to to make very successful
teacher. The following is the programme
of the school exhibition that was rendered
| in perfect order Friday evening, Feb. IL.
Devotional Exercises.
Music.
A Pupils Farewell :, Ada Wltham
The Old Couple, Josie Gof1
Music-Graphopho
Dolly's lesson, Mabel Mason
Not Reported, Villa Verrill
Dialogue-George Washington.
Earle Mason, Harry Mcdonald, Frank
Thompson, Bessie Burns, Mabel
Mason, Ray Mcdonald, Blanche
| Berry, Luke Leavitt, Josie Golf,
Allie Thompson, Clarence Golf
Carrie Thompson, Charlie
Quint, BERTHE Verrill,
Ralph Dow, John
Il Adams.
In a Cuban Cell, Mabel Roster
Curfew Must Not Ring, Tonight,
Music
Boys Wanted, BERTHE Verrill
In Good Company; 81. G. Marsdeu.
Music-Graphaphon
! Dialouge-Six Little Marks from School,
Archie Quipt, Lester Mace, Clark Yer
rill Earle Quint, Harry Melon
Il aid, Ernest Verrill.
The Rising of 1776, Eugene Foster
When Papa was Boy, Clarence Con
J Vacation Time, hoy Mcdonald
Msic-Graphophon
, Betty and the Bear. Luke Leaviti
} Dialogue-Trials of School Teacher,
Xena Verrill and John Adams
Music-Graphophon
! Valedictory, Mabel Foster
! "a. The rain and warm weather has settled
the snow a good deal and made the snow
so soft in the roads that it is dangerous
travelling where the snow is deep.
Mr.. Oh aries Golf Of Durham, was in
town Monday.
!, Walter Frank, who has been at work al
Gorham, N. Fl. has returned home.
West Gray Feb 15.-Mrs. Emma Libby
wife of George Libby residents of Button
died very suddenly on Friday last. She
was apparently in her usual health At
/ O'Clock D. m., when she was stricken
with paralysis, and died in about two
hours. She wes about IS years old, and
, was very estimaOle woman, and VIII DC
greatly missed by all, and especially by
the husband and only daughter, who
with many other relatives, are left te
! mourn her sudden death.
Capt. E. T.. Field is in Washington.
T Thomas G. Whitney is visiting friends
in Casco.
/ Mrs. Eugene Allen has been quite sick,
but is better at this writing.
; Miss Edith Allen and Maria H. Allen
have closed their schools at East and
North Gray respectively, and are now al
i their homes in West Gray.
Owing to the unfavorable weather the
graphophone entertainment, which was
advertised for last Saturday night, was
postponed to next Saturday. Don't miss
it.
CASCO.
J Casco, February 14.-George W. Wood
man, travelling salesman. for Boston
! House was here today calling on our mer
: chants.
A number from the village were fishing
| on Park Pond last week, with good sue
3 cess. Nate Decker was the lucky ont
{ and brought in piokerel which turned
the scales to the six pound notch.