The Portland daily press., 1898-08-31
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RAYMOND.


liv cred an able sermon at the Union Chap
ell, East Raymond, Sunday morning last.
School in District No. begins Sept. 8, nn-
der the able instruction of MISS Lucie l.
Cole, who taught the summer telm
Mss Edna c. Merrill VIII teach IN 1ali
in Gilead.
Corn shop here will start Aug. 20. Apout
100 acres have been signed, and the OUTLOOK
is good for a. successful run.
The last session of Cumberland County
Pomo ma Grange was held with Wescustogo
No. 27, Walnut Hill, Aug. 18th. No members
from Riverside Grange attended. The meet
ing was good and profitable one. Wescus-
togo dispensed her generous. hospitality to
her visiting guests, who one and all were
more than satisfied with the entertainment
furnished them. The woman's hour, for
which this Grange is justly noted, was es-
pecially good. Those who attended from
Riverside were c. S. Witham, Jennie NJ. and
Lillian r. Witham, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester N.
Jordan and MI. Clyde H. Jordan, Levi Jor
dan, Samuel j. Nash, Willis H. Rolfe,
Messrs. Ira N. and Hewett D. Colc, Miss Lu-
Gle p. Cole and Miss Edna q Merrill, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward II. Hall, MI. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Brown, Mrs. Mabel Mcleod and
Mrs. Charles X. Thorpe.
MI. Arthur r. Sewall. who has been quite
ill, is now somewhat better.
CANTON.
Canton, Aug. 29.-Henry G. Thayer, Sam
uel A. Russell, John M. Holland and An
drew ]. Marsh spent few days in town the
past week and took in the races.
John X. Forhan is sick, threatened with
typhoid fever, SO report goes.
Mrs. Benson, sister of Mrs. Charles Old
ham, is visiting in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Atkin of Amesbury,
Mass, are looking in upon friends in town.
MI. and Mrs. o. b. Merrill have been
spending few days in town.
The usual number of summer visitors have
been in this vicinity this season, and are
now beginning to turn hom eward. Z. ii.
Gilbert has his house about readyto occupy.
DIR. H. NJ. Nicl1erson and wife are at Mrs.
Nickersons' parents, Canton Point.
Hiram Lawrence of Massachusetts, an old
time school teacher in this vicinity, was in
town few days.
Mrs. william G. Cannon is very low at
this time and not expected to live but few
days.
Miss Clytie De Coster is visiting friends in
Beverly and AmeSbury, Mass.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Foster,
who are here on visit, have child that is
considered dangerously i'll.
The horse trot so long delayed by wet
weather, was finally wound up Saturday.
The large number of entries proved quite
drawing card, and new time given the
track by .sElder Boone" 2.23
The Good Templars give an entertainment
at their hall, September 9th.
Mrs. George H. Davis and son are visiting
in Cumberland County.
SEBAGo.
Sebago, Aug. 29.-Mrs. H. A. Horton and
her two daughters, of East Deering, are Wis
iting their uncle, d. Tinsman, at Sebago
Center.
VIM. H. willard of Portland spent Sunday
at Convene with his family.
Mrs. James II. Dixie and friend are visit
ing Miss Grace l.. Dixie.
Miss Grace NJ Gaynor of Roxbury, Mass,
who visited this place the two past years,
was in town last week.
The Republicans of Sebago expect to keep
their vote nearly equal with the Democrats,
as they did two years ago. The contest of
Raymond, Naples and Sebago district will
be hard fought one, as both parties are
hopeful of electing their representative.
A free lecture at Convene church Wednes-
day evening, by Rev. Z. H. Young of
West Baldwin will deal with ad ventures of
cowboy life in the far West, and s'The Rum
Demon as Seen in the Cow Boys and Mi
ming Camps of Montana and the Far West"
The trustees do not now intend to build
= bud. 30 Io,, - y,
school fund for the purpose to a stock COM
pany, when formed, which can hire from
the fund the amount they wish to use in ad
dition to what is subscribed by the company
that proposes to build. Almost enough is
pledged already to form the company. The
me mhers of Lake View Park Association
are working on fair ground and track. A
tax is assessed on each shareholder to be
paid in work, or money.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Intervale, Aug. 2s-There was quite an
accident on the meadow near the Maine
Central railroad last Wednesday. man
from Poland was moving with two horses
when the train came along. 1t frightened
them and they ran away and struck
a tree and smashed the machine. The horse
gOU CLEAR, stAo oAiO 90 v du6Aio az UAC luhluo
Central station, the other on New Glouces-
ter hill. There was no injury except to the
machine.
Everett Mitchell has been spending few
days with his relatives in Kennebunk.
Miss Maria True returns Monday, the
29th,. to Somerville. She is one of their
teachers.
MIR. George Hackett and wife of Auburn,
1ax with n
ett.
HARPSWELL.
East Harpswell. August 50.-There is
an excursion from Portland ON the Percy
V. every Sunday. Last Sunday the boat
was full. The Gilt House is doing
good business this season.
Rev. Mr.. Cambridge of Mass, who is
spending his vacation at his cottage at
Indian Point, mas been preaching some
very eloquent and convincing sermons at
the Cundy's Harbor Chapel. His vacation
ends this week.
The descendants and relatives of the
late Active Snow of East Harpswell met
at Mr.. kinsman Coombs's last Sunday,
in honor of Mrs. Pauline Willis, who has
been visiting relatives In town. She has
lived in California for many years. and it