The Portland daily press., 1899-11-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents
BRUINS WICK.

BRUNSWICK. 44
Brunswick, Nov. ia-Pythian hall was
filed Saturday evening. with the mem
bers Of the Saturday club and many gen.
tlemen. to listen to an authors re,dine
by MIR. y. Hopkinson Smith Of New
York. He read i've selections; they were
an extract from 'iCol. Carter OF Carriers
Vile land another from "Caleb Vest" a
Mexican seere; d sketch OF Venetian ex-
rerisnee aud sketch OF the hardsbips
MIR. Smith encountered In small New
England village, trying to get something
to eat.
CUMBERLAND.
| West Cumberland, Nov. 19.-Mr. vii.
bur N. Hulit, who cut his foot quite had
| ly week ago, lie able to be atolt again.
Mr.. John Black and son returned home
a ON Seattle last week.
Schools In town closed Friday. In No.
4. tie school was taught by Miss Ella
whitney; besides nther exer, lses on Fri
day. the scholars had a candy pull which
| they very much enjoy.
Miss Matte Shaw returned home from
| Chebeague Island last Saturday, where
sfe has been teaching.
ms new btlUlt lor Tue H. HhIcOh-
age, has been completed.
PERU.
Peru, Nor. 17.-Hezekiah W. Rabb
and Mary A. Bnbb celebrated the If
tleth Anniversary of their maria &c.
The event was made JOY GUS by the pres
! ence of forty neiehtors and friends. So
cial chat. music. in,trumental and yo-
| cal, poem. reject reading. recitations
and short speeches filled the programme.
Cake, coffee and confectionery were
served. Presents were made. They have
been hard working farmers lifelong.
Frugality and Industry has rewarded
them abundant prosperity. 9th are
natives OF Peru. Mrs. Babb was born and
has always resided on their farm. she
WAS about twenty years old at date OF
marriage. Following this event Mr..
Rabb purchased the farm and resided
there Fifty years. They attended town
school With the writer an River District,
sixty years ago OF this sixty pupils who
attended some portion of this next decade,
OILY atout o1e-third are now living.
wINDHAM.
Windham, Nov. 20 Kew q. S. Carter
hes recently returned from Boston and
vicinity, where she has. bssn spending
some days.
MF, AlO6TG WeUU WIS abAo w VIC ihOtot
from the Eye and Ear Intirmary on Sat-
urday to the home Of MIR. 5. V. Haskell
In Mindham.
Mrs. Martha GAY Of Casco was gladly
welcomed by her friends In Nirdham re-
Gently. She will remain at the home Of
Miss Susie Varney at Winohsm Hill for
the present.
We are sorry to learn Mr.. Leon Ward
is not as well. Ambitious to return to
his former place of business as clerk for
MIR. Fred Hawkes., he was taken with
hemorrhage and again has becn obliged
to return home.
The electric road made some progress In
grading last week.
Miss Lizzie knight of East Windham has
improved quite o deal In health, and
hopes to assume her duties as teacher
soon, we understand.
oTIsFIELD
Otisdeld, Nov. 20.-Ths schools In Otis
Held commence again Monday, Nov. 20.
the teachers that taught In thu fall are
employed again. MIR. Arthur Stanford
of Lowell IL to teach at Spurs Corner.
Miss Della b Weston has returnei
home from North Bridgton, where she
has been tsachiug
Most OF the farmers have sold their
apples, but as ruls there was q very
light crop In this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. q. Edwards from
TopsAam were visiting relatives in town
recently.
ment In @. Z. hall last week for the pur-
chase of a new organ for tbs hall.
A few people here watched for the ex-
peoted display Of meteors which failed 10
shoot.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Intervale, Nov.2.--The Merrill BROTHERS
moved tn Dir portables saw mill to tails
place last week.
Mr.. Dexter Larrabse, who is boarding
at Mr.. BIiggs's, Ia very sick. He Ia an
aged man OF about ninety years.
Mr.. Briges's sister, Mrs. York, has re-
turned hons to Norway, and Elsie Briggs
has gone with her.
Mis-. Lydia Rice 10 on the sick list
Herbert Jordan has gone to Portland
to work for MIR. Randall. Mr.. Jordan
has just finished long job In the corn
shop It this place.
MIR. John ward has built largo hen
house.
Charles Ward has just fini.hsi an addi-
ton to his barn.
MIR. William Marsh and wife have
moved into klbridge True's house.
Schools closed Friday.
Mrs. Stephen Ayerl has just returned
from Boston, where she has been for q
few weeks with relt tlves.