The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-11
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NEW GLOUCESTER.


was not as good as usual in the domestic
exhibits. but the exhibit of fruit and veg
etables was very fine,
Mr.. VIM. L. Haskell of Sharon, Mass,
formerly of this town, has recently lost
mis- little son, very bright and promising
child.
We understand that Stevens school
will publish a school paper, three editions
per year. This will be of great interest to
the former students.
Mr. Martins new house at Upper
Gloucester is finished, and is very at
tractive building, an ornament to the
village.
Harpswell, Oct. s-A large mum Der of
relatives and friends met at the residence
Vi Mrs. Moses Bailey, Friday at p. n.
to pay the last tribute OF respect to the
late Miss lisa, G. Bailey, whose sudden
death at Deering, Tuesday evening, was
before reported in the PRESS. Rev. L.
Nj Bosworth, pastor of the Baptist
church offered prayer and read the burial
service, after which Rev. G. G. Andrews,
pastor of the NJ. e. church of which
Miss Bailey was a member, made brief
remarks from the text, AsShe hath done
what she could" paying an eloquent
tribute to the beautiful life and character
of the deceased. Music was rendered by
the Methodist choir, Mrs. L. III. Merrill
organist. The floral offerings were a
maltese cross from Glass Of '99, Westbrook
Seminary, and beautiful wreath from her
classmates, clustera of white roses from
teachers, cluster OF white carnations from
friends at Hersey hall, cluster OF white
carnations from Alice and Annie Scott,
Deering; pillow of pink and cream roses
| from her Sabbath school class at ID. d:
church at West Harpsweil; wreath OF
white carnations from her mother. NAL
| tess cross with 1sa in purple pignonettes
| from the EpWorth league here, cluster
| of pink and white carnations from Mrs.
| G.: r. SkoIfield and Mrs. @. s.. Dun.
| ming, North Harpswell; crescent Of pan
sizes from Mr. and Mrs. Horace O brien.
| Deering; wreath from Mahlon Goddard
of Durham; wreath from Northern Light
Division s. of Il. Of Harpswell; cluster
of cream roses from Mrs. Chas. L Slower,
bouquets of dahlias from Miss Georgia
Merriman and Mrs. d. T. Skolfield, clus-
| ter of white carnations and ferns from the
| Loyal Crusaders of Harpswell; cluster of
white and pink roses from Betsy A.
Allen; cluster OF pink and white cafna-
| tions from Vera and Mary Dyer, bouquets
| from Mrs. Annie Randall The occasion
was more sad by the absence of Miss Bail
ey's mother, who was i'll at the Maine
General Hospital in Portland. The pail
bearers were G. I. Slower, Q. d. Moody,
| w. S. Estes and Leon Merriman, MEM
! bers of the division of S. of. L. Deceased
was 81 years of age
| FREEPORT.
Freeport, Oct. S-Mrs. Emily Aldrioh
purchased last week Mr.. Harry Clshing's
house, and will take possession in a short
time. as Mr.. Gushing will move his faml'
| ly to Portland, he having a position In
| the insurance office OF Dow & Pinkham
\ in that city.
! Miss Lucy Burr returned Thursday from
| a visit with relatives in Portland.
To save costs all taxes payable in this
| town for the year 1896 Except real and
personally should be paid before Octo Der
| 70.
In the matter of alleged shortage in the
accounts of Mr. q. a. Miller, tax collec-
| tor for the town of Freeport during the
year 1896, and which WAS discovered just
before town meeting last spring. the
affair has bean placed by the town fathers
| in the hands of a. b. Cleaves of Port
| land for settlement. The following
names appear upon Mr. Mailer's bond as
| sureties: Mrs. G. II. Nialiett, Messrs.
j. S. Cushing, Harris NJ Cushing, and
Samuel Nichols, and ths town will look
| to them for payment of the amount,
| which is something over 50, COO. The case
| will come up before the October term of
| court for hearing.
MIR. and Mrs. Leon Bean Bertha Por-
| teri have gone to housekeeping in Mr..
| Fred Nichols's HOUSE., having taken the
place ali furnished.
The Misses Brenda Soul and Vaun
Davis start this week for Andover Acade-
my.
| There is change in arrival and leav-
| ing of trains in effect this week. The
| train which has been leaving Freeport for
Portland at 1l.20 now leaves at 11.36 ..
NJ; the LOS p. m. train from Portland
| does not stop here; the afternoon mail
| from Portland now reaches here at 2.02,
and there is a train at l1.05 a. M, from
| Portland connecting at Brunswick for
| Lewiston.
G0RHAM.
| Gorham, Oct. I0-The ladies of John r.
Adams Relief Corps will give an enter
| tainment and supper at Ridlon hall,
Thursday evening, Oct. Is. The enter
tainment will consist of a nutting party
music, both vocal and instrumental, flag
| drill by twelve young ladies, etc. a
| large booth will be erected in which a
farmers supper will be served There
| will also be a booth for the sale of ice
cream and cake. This entertainment is
given in order TO raise funds with which
TO swell Un6 uEoaSury VI bu0 Oolu lots
Home at Newport.
SEBAGO.
Sebago, Oct 10.-Rey. q. 81. Young
of Vest Baldwin will have meeting at
Convene church on Wednesday evening
VIM. II. Jeffrey of Biddeford and his
brother Charles stopped over Sunday at
their uncle's, Il. l.. Clough, of North
Sebago.
A petition is in circulation for appoint
ment of Frank l.. Brown for deputy
sheriff There will probably be no opposi-
ton.
Fred L. Douglas and wife Of Conway
are visiting q. +. Douglas.
Frank Rowe is at work again for E. d.
Blake.
There was Sunday school picnic din
ner Saturday at the Grange hall
w. Davis of White Rock. Gorham, was
in town last week visiting A. j. Robin
son of Convene.
GLOUCESTER.
Upper 6 loucestter, Oct. 1O.-Rev. Fl.
H. Noyes of the Congregational church in
| this town preached in Centennial hall in
| viii To- off