The Portland daily press., 1898-10-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Ytems of Interest Gathered by correS
pondents of the Press'
GRAY.

GRAY.
Dry Mills. Oct. 2.-The George r..
Shepley Post had their annual picnic au
Morrill's island in little Sebago Lake last
Monday the 26. Theirs were about twenty
nresept. After dinner was served, Mr..
Morrill, took the party down the pond
about seven miles with his steamer. The
view was very fine, and the sail very
much enjoyed by all.
George Morrill, accidentally shot him
self through the foot last Monday. The
charge took off one of his toes.
Riverside Grange to the number of
sixteen, visited Gray Grange Wednesday
evening, which was enjoyed by all in at
tendance A harvest supper was served.
George Bailey and family are spending
their vacation with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Joel Bailey.
Lorenzo E. Dow, ESQ, who has been
visiting his parents and friends recently,
has returned to his home in Chicago.
Albert Corson's brother from New
Hampshire has been visiting him recent
There is one case of diphtheria reported
on the Shaker road. and one on the Ben
son road. They are quarantineo.
Miss Lillian Cobb, the teacher, spent the
Sabbath at her home in Wfndham.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damariscotta, SEPT. 30.-The Lincoln
County fair closed today after one OF
the most successful years since It's organ
izatioh. The weather has been perIec GU,
and the attendance the largest. Ihe races
which have not been very fast have been
very interesting. f. j. Merrill's stallion
MERRILL WAS driven an exhibition mile in
2lS. The vegetable and hall exhibit
were never better. The society which had
only small debt will without doubt
have balances the other way.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, Oct DIR. Holt will move in
f. N. Grants house about the middle OF
October.
A very pretty wedding occurred on
Wednesday of last week at the residence
of the BRIDES mother, Mrs. Porter. The
contracting parties were MIR. Leon Bean
and Miss Bertha Porter, both OF Freeport.
They are going to occupy the pleasant
residence Of f. W. Nichols on Holbrook
street.
Mr.. Harry Mason is visiting friends
here in Freeport.
l.. e. Curtis has purchased the home.
stead of II. L. Russ on Bow street. Mr..
Russ has bought house in Deerlng and
will move very soon.
Prof. G, l.. M itchell has returned to
Wareham, Mass, where he has been prin-
cipal of the Wareham High school eight
years.
SEBAGO.
Sebago. Oct. 3rd.-Mrs. Frances j.
Thompson died Saturday afternoon Oct.
lst, at her daughters home at Convene.
Funeral will be Tuesday at her home +,
Chicopee, near West Gorham. She was
63 years OF age.
There are about twenty more students
at fall term OF Potter Academy.
e Preaching at Sebago Union church
Sunday by Congregational minister from
Denmark, Mr.. Sargent
The building of the dormitory will be
postponed probably until ext year.
GRAY
Gray Oct. 1.-Mr. a. T. Simpson
who has been employed during the past
summer as conductor ON the Cape Cot
tage line of the Portland & Cape Eliza
beth Street Railway company, has re-
signed his position and accepted similar
position with the Lowell, Lawrence &
Hayerhill Street Railway company on the
Hayerhill division ami been assigned to :
regular Car running between Haverhil
and Lawrence Mass.
Mr.. Harlan Skillings, who is employed
at Lewiston passed the Sabbath with hls
parents.
Misses Edith Clark and Katie Brady Of
Portland are at MIR. B. h. Skillings's.
MIR. Walter Kinds of Portland was the
guesJ of his friend MIR. A. Z. Andrews
the past week.
DR.. MoCollister formerly, a practitioner
of tn is place and now at Lewiston was
in town on Sunday last.
MIR. j. W. Anderson picked up a wallet
containing nearly fifty dollars enc night
last week and Immediately returned IL
to the owner.
Mrs. sumner Whitney returned tt
Kokomo, Col, on the Bird inst : ---.
Mrs Fletcher Woodbury. and child OF
Waterville, nave been visi ing relatives
here.
MIR. j. VI. Frank is to put water into
his buildings from a tine spring of pure
water third of mile below his house.
MIR. John Sawyer is at the Maine Cen
earl Hospitalswhere he has undergone an
. operation fo- appendicitis.
mir. Augustus Lowe is finishing up his
new house.
Mr.. Emery Osgood is enlarging his
house.
Mr.. Eugene Cummings OF ina f1r5t
Maine regiment is visiting his father.
Mrs. Chas. Andrews of Chicago has
been visiting at DIR. e. L. Andrews
Mrs Vim. Elder recently cleared up the
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Oct 3.-Rev. j. B
Howard OF the Nj. Z. church at Cumber
and preached in exchange with Rev. Mr.
Davis, Sunday.
Mrs b. L. Blanchard and Miss Fleda
CT Los Angeles, CAL, are visiting relatives
here.
u. G. Gordon, Fred H.. Collins, Geo
C. aud W. o. Porter left last week on
hunting trip in the north of Maine.
There was a social dance at the town
hall last Saturday evening.
The North Cumberland Y. P. S. G. E.
Local Union will te held at the Congre
gational church, Cumberland Center,
tuesday, October fourth, 1898 The fol
lowing Is. the programme:
200 p. IL. Devotional Exercises, Rev
F. E. Freeze.
2.i5 Address of Welcome, by the Pas
tor, Rev. E. w. Davis
Bust ness.