The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-06
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BALDWIN.

WAS har first scAoaI.
Ihe farmers hare begun haying and the
prospect IS CT Il good crop Of hay in West
Baldwin.
DR.. CiS,.lcs Parker has just returned
from the Medical College where he has
just graduated.
Fred j. Murch formerly of West Bald
win and Miss Eruestine Sanborn of
North Baldwin were united in marriage
at Cornish by Rev. Mr.. Saer. They took
tea at TIE Pequawlict house on their way
home to North Baldwin.
very pleasant evening was passed at
5he Pequaket house Thursday night.
Singing by the boarders, hi. B. Murch,
Z. :; Chase and L. e. Burnell. Miss Il.
q. BHrneIl presided at the organ.
There are a goodly number OF
boarders at Flint Cottage, Pine Grove
and PeQuaket house.
HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, July 5-Mr. Milton
Bradley and family Miss Louise Richard
son and Mrs. o. ]. Hinkly from Spring
field, Mass came to Shore Acres Friday.
Mr.. G. l. Capen and daughter from
Cambridge, Mass are boarding at Mr.. Q.
B Hold gkins, Ash Point.
A number of our young people went to
Portland, Sunday, to stay over the Fourth.
STANDISH.
Sebago Lake, July 5-Miss Clara Grant,
of Harrison and MIR. Herbert Sawyer, of
West Buxton, are visiting MIR. and Mrs.
n. Sawyer.
Emmons Lombard returned from ST.
Adams, for the Fourth bringing friend,
Mr.. Southland.
t. scfE To-. Toll
River, Mass.
Mrs. Walton, of Skowhegan, and her
daughter, Mrs. Cromwell, of Haverhill,
Mass, are with Hon. and Mrs. Hiram
Knowlton, at their summer residence.
Mrs. ]. r. Tash of Portland and her
daughter, Miss G. s. fash, are occupying
Lawn cottage.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, July ga procession
of fantasies drove through this village
this morning.
Mrs. Frank Berry is boarding with her
little son at Mrs. Moseley's.
Nlr. VIM. True's family, of Boston, are
In town for the SUNNI er.
Miss Bertha o. True Is at home from
Bates.
Albert D. True graduated from Bates
this summer.
1 Guy H Sturgis, who has just GRADUATE
cd from EOwdO1n, is at nome.
+ Miss Sturgis, of New York, is visiting
the family of DR.. Sturgis.
Among other strangers in town we note
Mr. VIM. Greeley of Boston, Miss Soper of
Somerville, Mass, and Mr.. Frank Berry
of Portland.
SHERMAN.
Sherman Mills, July I've are having
very hot weather at present, and crops of
ind fqE ia haU
is large and of good quality, and COM
mencement all along the line will be this
week and next.
A Ii of the public schools closed succ ess-
full terms last Friday.
Mrs Annie Messer and daughter, form
or resident of this town, but now of Bos-
ton, arrived in town last Saturday to
spend the summer with relatives and
trends.
Died in Sherman June 10, Nathan c.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Abner c. Verrill,
hged 10 years, 10 months. He wa S an
ambitious, good principled young man,
and was the main support OF his pare nts,
who ara greatly Frustrated through his
death.
George W. Weber, Jr., was born in
Linneus, Maine, Aug. %, 1910. and died
in Sherman, June "a, 1898. His father
moved into Sherman in the spring of
1851, when George was over 10 years old.
speeted citizens. He was for several years
q selectman, several years collector of
taxes and constable, seven years trial JUS
tice, and was elected representative to
the Legislature in 1892. He was brave
soldier in the great Rebellion, was a
teers, and was in seventeen pitched
battles, and was United States PEN
Eioner. He was member of W. S. Han
cock Post e. A. R., and of Molunkus
Lodge 4. and A. Masons, Sherman Mills
His funeral services were held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. I. @. Bumpus in pres
ence Of large congregation of people
fro II Sherman and surrounding towns.
The decorations of the casket and house
were large and beautiful. He was buried
under the impressive Masonic ritualistic
service IL Central cemetery. He leaves
widow, son and daughter, aged mother,
one sister, several grandchildren, and q
large number Of relatives.
GRAY.
suffered q relapse the past week and is
now unable to go out. He is reported to
be little bette. at this writing.
Frank E. Adams, who has been teach
ing in Poland the past spring is now at
his home at Mountain View farm.
Mrs. A. N. Witham of Cumberland
Mills with her daughter Vyra and son
Ernest are visiting at her fathers, Albert
Pennell
Harrison Dill has gone to Portland to
work at his trade of house carpentering.
Miss May Lawrence of Portland, is a
visitor at her uncle's, Greenleaf Frank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Allen of Port.
and were guests at r. A. Allen on Sunl
day last.
w. S. Crowley of Cumberland Mills
WAS here on Thursday last
It is fine growing weather and crops of
all kinds are looking we'll. A few have
commenced haying, but not much will be
done till next week.
BATTLE HYMN.