The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Item. OF Interest ossnersd ny Oar Local
Correspondents.
GRAY.

GRAY.
West Gray, May a.-Miss Bertha q.
Twombley Of this place who has been
teaching in winshrop. Mass. IS seriously
III of pneumonia. She Is now in Somer-
Vile. Mass. at the home of Josiah Ii.
Small. a friend who, with his family, Is
caring for her. The last news from her
reported her slightly better with fair
chance of recovery.
Mr.. Edward Huston is making quite
an extensive addition to his barn. he
will also raise the roof which is of the
old fashioned fat variety, to a more
modern pitch. Mr.. Harrison Dill is
doing the job.
Mountain View Farmhouse which has
been closed during the winter has been
reoccupied by the family OF the late pro-
prietor, Mr.. 5. l.. Adams. Owing to the
III health OF Mrs. Adams they have de-
cided not to take boarders the coming
season. tZs
MIR. Clarence Hoaa, now residing in
Lewiston, where he has position in
Bates College, visited his summer cot
tage IN this place on Saturday last.
MIR. VIM. III. shaw has let his place TO
Mr.. Charles Young
Mrs. Il. S. SHILLING is on the sick list.
The weather Is quite cool and IT is
getting extremely ury, and rain Is needed
for the grass crop. 1t Is very good
weather for farmers to get their spring
blowing, etc, done, however, and rain
will probably come in due season.
YARMOUTH.
The N. Y. A. students will repeat the
amusing grssshopper cantata and the
beautiful hoop drill at Masonic hall this
Wednesday evening for the benefit Of the
senior class.
CUMBERLAND
Cumberland Centre, May TO- MIR. and
Mrs. II. =. W etsir and young son OF
Portland, spent last Sunday at E. X.
Sweetsirs. p
Rev. p. E. Miller of East Sumner, &C.
oupied the pulpit at this place last Sun
day afternoon and evening. His sermon In
the afternoon was before the. students of
Greeley Institute, text icing John 1890,
the evening sermon was on excellent one.
his theme being christians Ought to
Love One Another"
Charles Jordan of Casco, has moved
I is family into the house Of j. l.. Dunn
On the w. S. Blanchard place. Mr.. Jor-
dan will work for MIR. Dunn.
Mrs Lucy Baston, widow OF the late
Andrew X. Baston, died at the residence
of her son. in-law, Capt f. Cricket on
Wednesday of last week, from the effects
of paralytic shock at the age Of 80 years
A very pleasant evening WAS passed by
the members of the graduating class of
Gree.ey Institute and invited guests at
the residence of ID. L. Blanchard last
Saturday evening. The time was spent
IN conversation and games. the prize to
the one finding the given number of OBJ
jects Cd n cent was awarded to Miss Grace
Merrill; prize in the memory contest to
Miss May Sawyer, and In the authors
contest to Miss Rita Wilson. Fruit punch
was served by Florence Hamilton; light
refreshments and coffee by katherine
Merrill, Gertrude Wilson and Bessie Van
nah.
+ Rev. Mr. Miller will occupy the pulpit
again next Sunday.
The graduating exercises of the class of
go Gresley Institute, will be held on Fri
day evening of this week, at the church.
HARPSwELL.
West Harpswell, May 9.-Mr. Waiter 4.
Berry from Cambridge. Mass, Is the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. George L Randall.
Fred Orr from Bath and Arthur Weber
from Portland, spent last Sunday with
relatives here.
Miss Cora Elliot from Portland Is visit
ing MIR. ana Mrs. Frank O. Slower.
Most of cur young people will attend
the drama at Harpswell Center, tonight.
Mrs. Eliza B. johnson is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Lois Slower is suffering from a
severe attack of infiammatory rheumatism
in the hand.
? Rev. q. IL. Young supplies the pulpit
tof the Methodist church here and on Orr's
island the ensuing year. He will have
services every Sabbath here either in the
morning or at three o'clock In the after
noon.
Mrs. Fidelia Thomson of Topshsm and
Mrs. Thankful Brown of Brunswick were
visiting friends here last week.
The remains OF the late Mrs. Gertie
Smith of Massachusetts were brought
here for interment last week.
oTISFIELD.
Otisfeld. May 9.-The schools began
Monday. May Srh, with the following
teachers: At South Otisfield, Miss Hattie
Nj. Scripper; East Otis!ield, Miss. Blanche
Dean; Oak Hill, Miss Annie Walker;
Spurs Corner, Miss MoIlie buchanan;
Otistield Gore Miss Faunce; Swampville,
Miss Violet May berry; Bell Hill, Mrs, 5.
J. Weston; Scribner Hill, Miss Gertrude
|. Spur.
. DR.. Il. NJ. Holden of Massachusetts,
made a short visit at his old home in this
town short time ago
j. BenneS Pike has been elected super
visor or schools to succeed l. W. Parker,
who ON account OF poor health and alb.
sence from home was unable to attend to
it.