The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-14
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
GOTHAM.

GOTHAM.
Gorham, Oct. 10 MIR. e. N. whitney
OF Derry. N. H., spent Sunday with his
brother, MIR. b. f. Whitney, South
street. He came to attend the funeral of
his sister, Mrs. II. p. Stevens, of Wind
ham.
Our doctors report colds very prevalent
in our community at the present time.
Hon. W. w. Lowe of Boston visi ted
friends in Gorham yesterday.
Miss Jennie Pierce Whitney, a delegate
to the NJ. f. W. c., left Tuesday noon
for Materville.
The programme for the next meeting of
Gorham Grange, Saturday evening, Oct
IA. Is as follows:
Reading, Mrs. Geo. Burnell
Question-What can be profltably done
this fall to forward the work OF next
springs
L. 4. Thombs, Charles Grouard. Gard
ner NJ. Parker, Fred ID. Scammon.
Essay, Miss Grace Pickett.
Mr.. John Mason of New Hampshire is
the guest of Mr. W. p. II. Robe. MIR.
Mason was college olassmate of MIR.
Robes
Mr.. J. Fl. Darby and wife, formerly of
0ornain, now fesiueuts OF hasb Oeeflng,
visited friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Sampson Of Portland Is Wis.,
itiDg her parents here.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give harvest supper, Thurs
day evening, In the:new chapel, also
tiue entertainments will he given.
NoBLEBoRo.
Nobleboro, Oct. 1l.-Many people from
this towE attended the Lincoln County
fair at Damariscotta last week.
Mrs. W. b. West from Woonsocket, r.
l., and Colon y. Chapman from Au-
burn. Me-, have been in town visiting
their sick father. b. l.. Chapman.
Mrs. Susan Sidelinger has gone to New
Bedford, Mass, to spend the winter with
her children.
Mrs. W. f. West has returned to her
home in Rhode Island. Her sister. Mrs.
Evelyn Hussey, went with her.
Harold Puffer from, Dorchester, Mass,
was in town last week.
4. q. Hall has returned from Dorches-
ter, Mass.
The hunters shot four deer in town
last week.
4 Mrs. Lois Palmer. widow of the late
Elnathan Palmer, died Sunday evening
the Sth inst, aged 20 years.
Fred Genthner and Fred Robbins from
Portland were at l.. j. Genthner's last
Saturday, returning home Monday after
noon.
Inc young ladies from Boston are hold
Ing meetings every evening in the Baptist
church.
Helen Hall is home from Portland.
Leonard Winslow, who has been visit
Ing at his fathers, Roscoe Winslow's,
shot deer Tuesday, the 10th inst. He
returned to his home in Massachusetts,
Wednesday.
G. b. Dreamer Is grinding large GUAM
ffftaa IF ntdQr at hts 81 mill
Walter Chapman has returned home
from Morristown, N. j.. for the winter.
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, Oct. 1.-THE annual
fair Of the Little Rigby Park association
opened at Casco today with very small
attendance owing to the fair at Harrison.
The weather is perfect and should It con-
tinue tomorrow the management antici-
pate o record breaking crowd. There is q
small exhibit In the hall, but more is
coming tomorrow. Among the exhibits
are William +. Woodbury. with s,me
vegetables; Freeland Edwards, lot Of
farm produce; Mrs. kufus Nj. Gould,
Casco, creamery butter; Mrs. John @.
Richardson, North Ssbago. has large
exhibit consisting Of fancy butter, dis
play of fruit and of preserves; w. j.
Wheeler, South Paris, has an exhibit OF
Wilcox and White and Estsy organs.
Down at the cattle sheds viii lam r.
Cook, Casoo, has three yoke; Thomas
Witham. Raymond, tine pair Of white
faces; Perley Dingley, Casco, two yoks
yearlinas and one or two year olds;
Hacker Hall, Casco, a fine pair of year.
lings (Hoistein) girthing 5 2 feet; Roy
Tenney and Cyrus Leach, Casco, each
one yoke Of yearlings. Everything is
quiet In the horse department. as most of
the fleet steppers are at Harrison and
coming later. Among those already here
are noticed: Gen. Mao, silk Knob, Eva
Wilkes, Mollie Wilkes, Star Boone, Nell
NAH and Ocean Wilkes. In the pulling
match for draft oxen Webster +. Chute
Of Casoo. took first money and Thomas
Witham OF Ray mond, the second. The
principal event OF tae day was the ball
game, called at two o'clock between tho
Red Stripes Of Raymond and the Ok
fords. The latter are very strong team
OF good players, while the former were
handicapped by the fact that they had no
practice whatever this season. The