The Portland daily press., 1899-09-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
eoRHAM.

GORHAM.
6orham, Sept. 5.-Hon. W. j. Corthell.
principal of the Gorham Normal school,
has returned FROM his vacation The next
term will begin September l2sh, and
there promises to be a very large number
Of pupils the coming term. New furni-
ture is being put into tho school build
ing this week.
Mir. Joseph Shaw, Ct Boston. has been
Ipending a few days with his parents,
School street.
Mics Jennie p. Whitney, Sorth street.
,as returned from visit with friends in
Saco
M. Myron Moody and wife of Fairfield
are the guests of Mr. ard Mrs L. j
Lemond, Main street.
Mr. Littledeld and wife of Saoc are
the guests of b. +. Whitney, South
street.
The Gorham High school opened YES
terday with very large attendance.
MIR. Elmer Black ami Mr.. Frank MeIss
are assisting Charles Allen In his store
fol- q few days.
High ehcel elsss of SO will ertsr &C llegc
ard normal scnooI this fall. Mlss Mary
Hinkley ard Miss Laura Usher will enter
the Gorham Normal school; Miss Marion
Cummings, Mt. Holyoke; Robert Hink-
ley and stephen Patrick, I'm, versity of
Maine; Joseph Ridlon, Bowdoin; Oren
Moultcn, TUFTS
The ladies Of the Methodist church will
serve meals at the county fair grounds
the coming fair, Sept 18th. 18th and l4tb.
Mr.. W. IA. Lombard ia at home from
Diqmond Island, where lie has teen at
work for the governments this summer.
CORNISH.
Cornish, September --B NJ Lincoln
and wife. who have Teen visiting their
former home. ieturned to Boston Mon
day.
Air. and Mrs. Urban ID. Lane, who
have been guests at John II. Maso1's for
Two weeks, returned to Portland Monday.
Miss Hmnla Eastman went to Portland
this week to resume her studies, short
lard and typewriting.
DIR. Richard Chase of Boston is visiting
his father
Tie Righ school will tegin September
18th. Stephen Rounds will ccntinus as
principal.
w. Il. Nevers of Norway has sold his
half OF Central Block TO A. z. Corp Of
this village for $500. AIR. Movers was In
business here for many years, having
been postmaster, also. Mr.. Copp will
remove his undertaking and mar BILE
works business there at once
Ihe premiums were Paid to prizs win
ners of the fair by Treasurer U. b.
Churchill, Saturday. There was bal
anee over the expenditures tthis year, de-
spite the bad weather
Miss Inez Watson has returned to Bos-
ton after a vacation spent at here home
here.
lsBurnham & Merrill are canning corn in
the shoTs Of the late Fred II. Flint, near
the railroad station and will pack about
AN average lot.
Clarence Flint has returned from Old
Orchard, having been employed in Hotel
fiske this summer.
Frank Aver will return to Bates college
Eext week.
Rev. T. q. Chapman has returned from
a vacation, spent in brunswick.
Several candidates received the iuitia-
tory and first degsees in the Ocd Fellows
lodge Monday evening.
Miss Nellie NJ. Bachelor has returned
to Moburn from visit here
Miss Grace MiIliken, who has been here
on a visit. has returned to Boston
Mrs. Hanson and.daugbter, Miss Marion
G Hanson, who have been guests at the
banks house this summer, returned to
DUB GU AAOuuaf.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwood, who have been
visiting here, hare returned home to
Stonington, Mass.
reunion OF tbs Copp family was held
here Monday Twsnty-ssyen members
gathered at George W. Copp's home In
the forenoon, ciuner Ibeing .seryed at A.
p. Cops, next door, at noon. Songs.
reading and sociability oeeupiedsths alter
noon. A very Interesting family his DRY
was presented by George w. Copp. This
enjoyed. Those present swere aAlr. and
Corp. Cornish; Mrs. II. j. Wiley, Frye.
burg. Miss Esther Richardson, Baldwin;
Mr.. and Mrs, ID. p. Copp Wollaston
Mass. !. Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Copp, south
Portland; Mr.. and Mira j. H. Webb,
Cornish; children and grandchildren;
Miss Jeanette Wiley, Denver; Mrs l.
Norton and daughter, Baldwin; W. r.
Copp and son. Cornish; Miss Jessie Copp,
Moilaston; Guy Copp, South Portland;
Miss Martha Copp, cir. and Mrs. Walter
Webb, Cornish
OXFORD.
Oxford, September o.. Recent arrivals
at the Oxford Spring House are DR.. j.
3. Baker, Philadelphia; Mrs. w. l..
Chenery, Belmont. Mass; Miss Alice
Chenery, belmont, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
b. r.. Spinney. Lynn, Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs Stiilman A. West. Lynn. Mass !;
Chas. s. willard, Boston; A. N. Wahi-
burg, Boston jacob Hittenger, belmont
Azr Trull Hittenger, Boston.