The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of INTEREST Gathered by Cores
pondentS of the Press.
GRAY.

GRAY.
Gray, Jan. 2S-Mr. W. H. Doherty of
Portland, was in town Friday.
The senior exhibition given at Pennell
Institute Wednesday evening was we'll at
tended. considering the condition of the
weather.
Mr.. W. B. Andrews, former principal
OF Pennell Institute, WAS in town on the
Goth.
The farmers have signed about fifty
acres for sweet corn and undoubtedly
there will be the necessary complement
to insure the continuation Of the busi-
ness here, before February 1st.
At a recent meeting of the Gray Park
Association it was decided to hold their
sS meeting August 31st, September 1st
and ID. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year:
President-Wm. P. Haskell.
Vice Presidents-S. L. Adams, G. e.
Merrill and B. K. Skillings.
Directors-V. E. Frank, J: L. Han
cock, B. f. Skillings, G. E. Merrill
and Chas. Cole.
Secretary and Treasurer-J. W. Stew
ems.
Division Superintendents- J.
T. Merrill; hall, B. E. Skillings and l..
W. Hill; horses, j. T. Hancock; cattle,
o. s. Higgins; tickets, V. e. Frank.
Marshal-G. E. Merrill
The New Gloucester Dramatic club.
under the auspices of Sebago. Lodge, K.
of P, gave the drama 'Imogene" at the
Town hall, Thursday evening, January
9th. Miss May Greedy, who impersonat-
ed Mother Mundy,' during her incan-
tation caught her hair on fire and she was
quite badly burned.
NORTH BERWICK.
one of the coldest mornings of the season,
the mercury standing IA to IS below at
different points. s
Mrs. David S. Austin, one of our most
estimable women. died last Friday of
bronchial consumption. The married
life Of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin had really
rounded out 60 years. A husband and
and this is the first death in this family
for long period-ahout half a century.
Deceased was nearly 67 years old.
DR.. W. H. Turner, our popular den
tist has had severe attack of tonsilitis,
but Is now recovering.
Hiram Sheetbourne is very sick with
appendicitis. He has had surgical
expected.
LIMINGTON.
Limington, January 2S-The last three
storms has raisedethe snow in the woods
so the loggers report to three and half
feet. They find it difficult in getting
about.
of two or three, which began later SO as
to begin in the new sonool houses, closed
on Friday last
IKE glass at sunrise this morning regis
tered Is degrees below zero here. and 20
degrees below at Steep Falls. the coldest
day with the exception OF one for the win
ter.
J. freeman Brackett has returned to
his school at Bates college
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Brackett have gone
to Lewiston where they will spend the
balance of the winter.
Mr., Frederick Richard, an esteemed
and worthy citizen, was buried Tuesday
last from his late homestead. He leaves
wife and two daughters and a son to
sympathetic friends. His age was N
years am 10 months.
KEZAR FALLS.
Kezar Falls, January 30.-Allen Garner
has decided to retire from the business OF
country SUOrS keeper diltl pay HIS WliOl6
attention to his other business. David
Fogg has taken full possession of the
grocery department and P. j. Stanley &
| Co., the dry goods department.
| A. NJ. Stanley has bought the Portland
express team.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
| New Gloucester, January 2S.-Thirty-
six below zero at G. Z. r. r. station this
morning; l3 degrees below at the village
| on the hill at the same time.
| Mr.. Morrison who is working in Oscar
Stinchfields saw mill on the "Back
Road" had his right hand taken off by
the machinery last week.
| Stevens school opened last week.
Students have not yet all arrived.
The Congregational parish will hold an
"Apple sociable'' in the yestry on Thurs
d ny next.
There was an accident at the G. L. r..
r. station. One freight train ran into the
caboose of another freight train, which
was shifting cars at the station. The
nrakemen used the brakes, but on ao-
count of the frost they would noe work.
Five cars were burned. One brakeman
lost his years earnings and suit Of
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