The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-01
MAINE TOWNS.
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oondentS of the Press.
CHEBEAGUE.

Chebeague, Oct. 3l.-About 200 barrels
Of clans are shipped from this place 10
Boston every week Besides this amount
the clam factory sends about ~ pusneis
per day.
Doughty and Bennett were high line on
smelts last week, securing eaten oi 40
boxes in one tide.
Mrs r. II. Cleaves, Mrs. W. N. Fen
derson and Mrs. E A. Il wen spent the
Sabbath with friends at west ScarDoro.
Mr.. Henry D. Hamilton. the baroer, is
to occupy the rent recently vacated by
Mr.. K. D. Hamilton.
We understand that marriage bells Will
ring on as many as six different parts of
the island when the days get the shortest.
Miss Alice Trafton is visiting her sister
at Durham.
S pgisor of Schools for the town
of Cuer berland, Mr.. 4. Fl. Chase,
visited the schools here the 2Sth inst
SEBAGO. we
Sebago, Oct. 31.--A special town meet.
ing is called for Saturday, Nov. 9Th, at
one O'Clock to vote on building snow rol.
lers for breaking roads and to hire money
to build them with. 1t is doubtful what
action the town may take, but large
vote is expected.
An illustrated lecture was given at
Academy Hall, Tuesday evening, Nov.
1st, on the Spanish American war, by
Alberd W. Dyer, of Portland.
Rev. MIR. Hague and Rev. Mr. WOOD
well, both of Bridgton, were at SeoagO
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Woodwell
announced that he received telegram
from Secretary d. P. Hatch that ne was
unabls to be in Sebago, as he was In
tending.
Town schools closed Friday for two
weeks vacation.
WINDHAM.
Windham, Oct 81 The E riends, Quar-
terly meeting was held at their church on
Saturday and Sunday, Got 29th ana
3Oth. Miss Yates, a returned missionary
frorl China, gave an interesting temper
ance talk on Saturday evening, and on
Sunday afternoon another talk on day
in China, which could hardly have failed
to awaken an interest in foreign mis-.
sions. Considering the weather the at
tendance was good at all the meetings.
Rev. and Mrs. George Farr of Lewiston
were among the strangers present. -
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooke OF Lewis
ton, spent Saturday and Sunday With
MIR. and Mrs. Elijah Cooke,
Miss Edith Pride is spending several
weeks in Boston.
Miss Lucy Kellogg of Gorham is visit.
ing at Mrs. George Hanson's.
GRAY.
Gray, Oct. 31.-Mr. William Eaton of
Auburn is the guest of Mr.. Sylvester
Cobb.
MI. W. g. Lat inner is spending few
weeks in Bos ton.
Mr.. A. p. Andrews, who is attending
the medical sch DOL at Portland, passed
the Sabbath at home.
Mr.. A W. Anderson, who is in the
employ of Foster, Avery Co., of Portland,
was at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah j. Thayer, who has been at
Westbrook for several menths, returned
on the goth inst.
Mrs Hattie Hancock has recently had
spring water introduced into her house.
Mr.4Charles Stinson, native of this
town, and now a resident OF Los Angeles,
CAL, is the guest of MIR. j. W. Frank.
Mr.. Walter Leighton is in the eastern
part of the State buying apples for Cum
mings Bros. of Portland.
Mr.. Frank W. StiInson has removed to
East Deern ing, where he will resume his
musical business.
5 Mrs. Mary Hurd of North Berwick, is
at DIR. E. T. ndrews's.
We hear occasionally someone say that
the rare of taxati IN is too much, and lis.
teners who do not know think it is much
higher than usual | give the rate OF
most of the years since 1882 Those that
are LETT out were not at hand.