The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-26
MAINE TOWNS.
fterns of Interest Gathered by Cores
oondents of the Press.
RUMFORD.

RUMFORD.
South Rurnford, Dot. 24.-H. ID. Lowe
of Turner is buying new miIch co WIS anu
paying good prices.
W. Clark and George Aldrich OF Boston
spent week at Camp Comfort Id MeAioo
recently. Aldrich was in hopes TO cap
ture a deer. He saw plenty OF signs pot
did not capture one.
Deer are not as plenty here as usual.
Esther moore, daughter OF CONDUCTOR
Moore. of the Falls, is teaching IN lis
trict No.4. Our new bridge at the head OF
the Falls seems TO hang fire. The abut-
ments are completed and are very sub
stantial looking, but the iron IS delayed.
We were promised completed bridge the
first of November.
new enterp Use is now talked of at
head of the Falls, a steam saw mill near
the Virgin homestead.
7. K. Weloh has his new barn COM
Melted. a fine looking one, with cupola,
a nice vane and points of compass. Like
ali drst class barns it has good cellar.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Oct. a5.-Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis have been visiting rela-
tiyes and friends at Maiden and Pitts
field, Mass
Topsham have been visiting at A. b.
The farce, "The Old Country Store.
for the benefit of the public library was
given last Tuesday evening. 1t was Well
attended.
Someone made love to the woodpile OF
Gorham Farwell recently. Someone also
took a pile of old railroad sleepers which
George Adams had piled up at futile
SAWYER Tribe Red Men will hold their
anniversary supper on Friday evening OF
this week. stl,1..
ing their son, DR.. j. B. Thomos at Pitts
field, Mass. i,
sCARBORO.
Eight Corners, Oct. 25.-Mrs. e. Fl.
Hosmer and family and Miss Lowry OF
Portland are visiting at Mr.. j. y. Hos
mer's at SunnydaIe Farm. Mr.: and
Mrs. C. E. Bowers of Deering, and MRS.
SpraQue of Machiasport, were the guests
of Mrs. H. G. Brown, Sun lay:
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Cook OF Pleasant-
dale were the guests of Mrs. Il. Cook,
Sunday. $500 L.. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cummings spent
the day at their daughters, MRS crank
Doughty.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, Oct. 24.-Mrs. b. :.
Atkins, who has boon confined to the
house BY sickness for some time. we are
glad to say Is improving slowly, ana we
hope to see her out again soon.
Harry Grippe, who was so badly IN
iured in +. W. Winters saw mill week
ago, is doing rs well as can be expected.
Merrill & Backett have bought some
apples in this vicinity. The crop is light
but exceeds that of last year.
Mrs. e. N. Gilbert is very sick with
typhoid fever, but we hope to hear that
she is better soon.
Mrs. e. Chick, who has been visit
ing relatives In Saco for number OF
weeks past, has returned to her boarding
place in this village.
Mrs G. Mountfort, a former resident of
this neighborhood is at present stopping
with Mrs. Cook.
Rev. ii. X. Rose, Of Auburn preached
in Centennial Hall last Sunday after
noon.
We had quite a rain storm here last
Saturday The rain was much needed,
as some of the wells were dry and many
others very low.
WOOLWICH.
Wo lwioh, Oct. 24-Mrs. E. NJ. s. Gard.
ner died at her home in Woolwich this
morning. She was born on the island,
now the town, of Arrowsio in 1902, and
consequently was years of age. She
was thu Oldest person in town She re-
ceived what was then considered good
education at Yarmouth, Me. Her maid
en- name was Stinson. At the age OF 20
she married Capt joni Gardner of Var
mouth. He lived but year or two, and
she was left with a little daughter. Mrs.
Gardner then spent some twenty years in
Portland with a sister. The daughter
grew up and married Rockingham
Smith, a planter of Florida, and the
mother went to live with the young
couple at ST. Augustine. The daughter
died during the Civil War, and Mrs
Gardner returned to Portland. Through
the benevolsnce of Portland admirers she
.came the recipient of an annuity of
1909 per annum while she lived Some
30 years ago she came to reside with rela-
tives in this town She has always been
great reader, and was remarkable
conversationalist UP to the last. No one
appeared more interested in tine war with
Spain than did she. She was O member
of the Congregational church. Her mis-
sionary spirit was active, and she gave
what she could to destitute churches
and people, including all her religious
reading matter. A good woman. of un-
common talents, is mourned by all who
knew her.
RAYMOND.
RAYMOND, Oct 25-Mr. and Mrs. j.
c. sawyer of Deerirg, formerly of Ray
mond are receiving congratulations on
the birth of o SON.
Mrs. Ida Hayden has returned from
Portland.
Mrs. Stella Hayden is stopping with
her aunt, Mrs. Mary A. Brown.
There was Harvest Concert at Union
church Sunday evening. The following
programme was given:
March, Sunday SchooI Scholars
Singing. Young Peoples Choir
Responsive Reading,
Prayer,
Duet Helen Leach and Angie Plummer
Recitation. Blanche Meserve
Recitation. Charlotte Hayden
Solo, Angie Plu1nmer
Recitation, Josephine Forhan
Recitation. Lillian M. Harmon
Singing, Blanche Meserye
Realization Aupia and ones Plummer