The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-05
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GRAY.
West Gray, Oct. 4.-The mall now
leaves West Gray at 10 a. m. The change
was made Oct /.
B. A. Libby. the banjo teacher, goes TO
Portland this week to resume his busl'
ness of teaching the banjo. He has taken
a room at 553 l-2 Congress street, where
he will be found after this week.
Mrs. Jennie o. Allen and Mrs. Kate
Skillings visited friends in Welohville
last week, returning home on Monday. =
Mr.. R. A. Allen is attending the fair
at Little Rigby" this week.
of sheep mum bering 2S to ]. Henry Rines
of Portland. Mr.. Rines will put them
on his farm in Gorham.
MIR. Charles Hunt of Portland called on
friends here on Sunday.
Mrs Abbie d. Cobb is attending the
fair at Scarboro this week.
The weather has been extremely warm
the past week, more like July than Octo-
Der. The thermometer has been above 30
nearly every day.
FALMOUTH.
West Falmouth, Got. 4.-The members
of the Free Will Baptist church have re-
Gently chosen committee to arrange for
socials the coming winter as follows:
and Mrs. Joseph Huston; also commit.
tee to visit the sick, viz, Mrs. Joseph
Huston, Mrs. A. S. Gibbetts and Mrs. q.
P. Huston.
The Cum berland Farmers Club is just
ly proud of their 30th annual fair held
last week on their grounds at West Cum
berland, where more than three thousand
people congregated to view one OF ne pest
exhibitions of stock and articles OF house.
hold manufacture ever given by this
society.
Mr.. Leonard Leighton and sister. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hicks from Cumberland, called
on Mrs Miriam Leighton Monday.
Mr.. George Held and Master Charlie
Robins, from Auburn. were at MT.
Charles Blakes, last Sunday.
Quite number from here attended the
Sunday school conference at the Metho-
dist church last Friday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. Lewis OImsteed is building a
hen house.
Miss Emma Wilson of cortland has
been spending the past few wesks with
relatives here.
Mr.. John Black is digging we'll near
his house.
Mr.. Alfred Lawson recently received
the sad news of the death of his son, Guy
Lawson, one of he soldiers in the late war
with Spain.
Mr.. David Stowell of North Deering
called on friends here Sunday.
Miss Annie Williams Of Portland was
at Mrs. Abigail Wilson'S part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jordan and the
Misses Flora and Lottle Babbidge OF
Portland were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Huston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Merrill Of Mechan-
les Falls were at Mr.. @. G. Leighton
last Friday.
The Free Baptist Sunday school will
have Harvest Concert at the church
Oct. %. All are cordially invited,
The x. rs have voted to build hall
in the near future and have chosen
committee to act on the vote.
Mr.. Seaman Stark and Miss Annie
Skillings of Cumberland spent Monday
evening at Mr.. Charles Blake's
Mr.. Fred Blake visited his cousin, Mr..
George Field at Casco last week.
Mr.. L. W. Kick. harvested some pota-
tos this faM that 1t only requires 90 OF to
fill bushel basket. ~
Mr.. Alvarado Leighton and family
were the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID.
Leighton Sunday.
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been spending few weeks with relatives
here.
Mr.. Henry Thurlow of North Deering
was at Mr.. W. W. LibEy's part OF last
week.
Miss Carrie Huston is stopping at Mr..
Roland Leighton's.
Mrs. Howard Hicks entertained her sis.
ter, Miss Maud Winslow, from Deering
last week.
Mr. Milton Huston, who started for
Providence last week, was taken sick on
the way and had to return home, but is
now much better.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, October 4.-Mr. W. W.
Merrill and wife Of Portland have been
boarding for week with Mr.. Eibridge
Tru,. The people Of New Gloucester are
always glad to sse Mr.. Merrill and hear
Rev. Mr. Patten of Auburn gave q
very able sermon at Centennial hail. Up
per Gloucester, last Sunday afternoon.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, October 4.-The members of
a challenge from the South Portland
team and will probably accept.
There is an unusual amount of freight
passing through Freeport these days over
the Maine Central.
Freeport is to have night operator at
the Nj. c. telegraph office. This will be
a very great convenience as the office
will be open all night, thus giving oppor.
tunity for use Of telephone as well as
telegraph.
town Tuesday, calling on friends.
Mrs. Emma Morse of Pownal came
Monday for a few week. stay at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. Grin Smith.
The ladies' of the Baptist society will
give a kitchen social in their church par
Tors next Thursday evening. The admis
sion will be some one utensil with which
to furnish the church kitchen.
A goodly number Of Freeport people
attended the Christian Endeavor local
Union of Baptist societies, which was
held at Cumberland Centre on Tuesday.
ME and Mrs. Charles Eastman of Port
land returned home Tuesday after two
weeks visit with their daughter here,
Mrs Abdool.