The Portland daily press., 1899-10-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items efIntsress Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents,
GRAY.

Gray, Oct. ls-Thers will be a dance
at the Town hall Friday night, October
goth. Mr. Royal Manchester furnishes
music.
Mrs. Geo. Lunt and s7n Of Orange.
MAss., have been visiting the family of
Mr.. II. II. Lunt.
Mr.. W. y. Swsetsir is having hard
so me delivery wagon finished for his gro
Gerry business.
The ladies' Of the Free Baptist society
and the ladies' of the Relief Core, will
present to tbs people Of Gray at the Town
hall, Monday evening, Oct. 49, at 7.sO
O'Clock, The Boy Drummer of the Kappa
hammock, MIR. Rotert Hsndersbot. He
entered the service at eleven years OF age
and served through the Rebellion. The
entertainm ept Is said to he very interest
ing, and certainly it must DO q satisfac-
tion to pay the price Of admission to hear
the hero OF tbs snare drum.
Mis- Bat 10 BoJ pin Of Augusta, passed
last Sabbath with her mother. Mrs. Jane
Hoprir.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, Oct. 1s-There will bs
fnesquerhde sotiable at Grange hall.
a. Ii stormy the next night.
BRUNSWICK.
Brunswick, Oct. 1s.-Miss Pearl
Curtis, daughter OF MIR. George Curtis,
the florist, is getting along very nicely.
She was taken suddenly siGk with pneu-
monia lest SUNDAY, but It Is hoped the
case wi prove light one.
A telegram received Tuesday by Miss
terence Lincoln, principal OF tie Bath
street primary s'hocl, nnncunoFs the
death of her brothei, Fred Lincoln. in
Brunswick, for many years, and mad
many friends In town. de leaves a wife
and four children.
The club formed by the college faculty
and their wives, formed last year and
cBlled the Browning Club" will met
for the first time this year at Pref, Lees,
next Monday. to decide what shall be-
studied this year.
At the annual reunion of the Maine
Wellesley Association this summer, the
brunswick representatives, Miss Potter,
Miss Mason, Mrs. johnson, Miss Hatch
and Others, agreed to arrange an enter
tsinUent in Brunswick, the projects Of
which SHOULD be added to the new Wtlles.
ley Alumnae endowment fund. 1t has
teen decided to present "Mis. Jarley's
Max-works," with Mics M1Cobb
of Portland as Mrs. JarIey, ana
Brunswick people rs the "nggers.'' 1t
will take place Tuesday, Got. 3lst, and
the cast Of characters Is now icing filed
out.
Capt. H. G. Orr, who has been In the
meat business for nine years on the hill,
retired from business thus week at his
present stand, and will reside hereafter
on School street, whore he may go into
business again.
NORTH YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth, Got 49, The annual
donation and supper for the benefit Of the
psssor was held at the vestry on Friday
evening. There was a large attendance
and about g sat down to the supper.
There aas good donation, and judging
by the hunter Of bushels OF apples doEat-
ed we think the apple crop in this vicin-
ity must be large.
Mrs. Emma Thompson ard daughter
Abbie Of Min neapolis called ON friends in
town last week
u. ID. Morrill, has gore on a hunting
trip in company with Z. B. Hayes and
Il. u. Morrill, of Portland.
MIR. Samuel Loring has shut I'M his
hor Sc and Is boarding with Mas Ella
Loring.
Wescustogo Grange has recently taken
on a new member and will have a supper
on Thurs shay evening.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damariscotta, Oct. 1s.-Linooln Lodge,
No. 30, X. of p. observed last DighiE as
"HOming Night" There WIS large at.
tendance, more than two thirds OF tie
membersh Up of the lodge. Aft a few
well chosen words of welcome frsm the
Chancellor Commander, the lodge pro-
ceeded TO confer the ranks on thr e.c audi
dates, also one on the second rank. TIE
work Yves done In a very cie1itable man
ner. The lodge is in a very prosperous
condi ion, having at this time six candi-
dates. Refreshments were served In the
Masonic Banquet hall by Ii. A. Sidelin-
ger and Jas. Mcfarland.
Mr.. and Mrs II. ID. Dunbar are In
Portland for few days.
Miss Katharine Porter, former res ST.
dent Of this town, who was united in
marriage to Mr.. b. Clsrk Il. Northrop
of Portland has many warm friends heIe
who wish her much happiness.
lhe steamer Enterprise has disoontin-
ued her trips here for TIE season.
PARSoNsFIELD.
East Parsons1eld, Oct. l9.-Frank ID.
ChsdboUrne, who for some time past has
been employed by Norton & Wingats
in the cornshop at East Baldw win, returned
to his home Wednesday, Oct. IL, and is
now very sick with typhoid feTer DIR.
John II. Kennari is in attendance.
The Misses Ada. Edha and stella Dear
born accom- panied by their brother,
Master Ernest Dearborn took carri age
drive through to New Hampshire last
week. They visited relatives in Ossipse
and Moultonboro. The trip wss very
much enjoyed by them Gil. Miss Ada.
who has Teen in poor health tor some
time, is now much i'm proved.
MIR. Charles Dearborn il making ex-
tensiye repairs on his stable and out
buildings.
Mr.. jacob Foss of Lynn is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Colby Foss OF this
place.
Master Preston Trainer Is very sick.
Robert Merrill of Boston is waiting
friends In this place.
Frank Dearborn of Durham. N. H.,
is visiting the old parental home at East
Parsonsfield.
Farmers here are busy harvesting ap-
pies. The potato crop is OF excellent
quality.
OAKLAND.
Oakland, Oct. 19--Colby Horn was ar
rested Wednesday afternoon. by Officer
Roderiok and taken to Oakla where he