The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18

Ici.y Wednesday, nttsrnoon TO wItnsas the
arrival OF the North Atlantic squadron.
Nh. y W. shaw - harvesting Mr.. p. Il.
i Wilson'S hny
Mr. George I.lbby from Gray is working
for Mr. Ia ). Huston.
Master Charles. Edward Pearson. Oldest
son q Mr.. and Mira J. W. Pearson. dieS
june 7th Of susrlet fever IN Providence
hr. Penrson and family are former rest
dents Of this place where little Carl. as
be was famiiiariy called. xas favorite
with nll. Our sympnthy is extended to
bis parents In their sorrows x
The weather all last week could not be
better for harvesting the hay crop, and
the farmers here are nearly Done Most
OF them report about. half as much hay
Miss IVA Mofrin Of Portland, is visit.
The search lights OF the North Atlantic
squadron could be plainly seen here last
| "Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Fred Merrill from SomesviIle, Mass.
spent Sunday, July 9th with bis parents,
MIR. and Mrs.. Alfred Merrill.
MIR. A. II. Minott Is at home from his
work quite III.
| Miss Matte Pearson. has been spending
isw days with her brother, Master Har-
old Pearson.
Mr.. Lester Huston and MIR. Fred Batch
elder harvested Mr. A. 8. Noyss's hay
| last week.
Miss Esther Merrill and friends, Miss
Nellie Dearborn OF Sonerville Mass,
are spending their vacation with Miss
hierrill's grandparents here.
Miss Minnie huston is stopping with
Mrs. stephen O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. h. Pearson went to
Portland last Friday to visit the war
ships.
MIR. Levi Huston has new wheel
which he enjoys very much.
Mr.. h.. 4. Hall and Miss Carrie Had
lock called on Miss Carrie Hadlock one
day recently.
Mrs. Grace Huston spent last Friday
night with her mother.
Miss Nellie Morrill, OF Woodfords was
the guest of MIR. and Mrs. wilbur Libby
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Look of Portland
spend Sunday with Mrs. Looks parents.
Airs. Ahble Larry :and granddaughters,
Edith and Helen, are the guests Of the
| the Misses Emery, North Falmouth.
Msssrs o. K. Roberts and Fred Batch
elder, went to Caps Elizabeth ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvardo Leighton and
daughter, Esther from Deering, were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus leighton,
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Merrill and daughter are
stopping with Mr.. Charles Merrill and
Mrs. Merrill recently spent few days
with her sister. Mrs. Fred Moulton OF
Scarboro.
Miss Gertrude Florence Morrill,, dauxh.
Ter OF the late mir. and Mrs. Clarence
Morrill, of Deering, died at the home of
her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Loren
20 Leighton, last Friday, her 2lst birth
day. The funeral services were held Sun.
day afternoon at the Congregational
church at WoodfoFds, of which shs was
many and beautiful, testifying to the
high esteem In which she was held by
ell who knew her. Although a great
sufferer from that terrible disease, con-
sumption, she WAS always patient and
resigned. looking chserrnily forward to
the home tn which she has gone and the
joyful meeting with her father and moth
er. Two brothers survive her, Air.
Charles Morrill, of Portland and MIR. Roy
M lrrill of North Falmouth, who have the
sympathy OF all In their Bereavement.
GRAY. Il
Gray, July 1z.-Bluebprries are plenti-
full in come sections of this town.
MIR. Geo. Nawbegin Is confined to the
house with kidney trouble.
Mr. j. leighton whv has been in
poor health the past year, Is improving.
MIR. William Sawyer. wife and child of
Lewiston, passed last sabbath with his
mother. Mrs Clarice Sawyer.
DR.. Geo. buckingham, former resi-
dent Of this town and now located at de-
troit, Mich, raid visit to his friends
and relatives last week. Mr.. Frothing-
ham studied medicine with DR.. William
Warren Greene about forty years ago.
Later he tecsme professor at Ann Ar
Tor University, Michig an. position he
held for many years. On account of fail
Ing health he resigned ana took up resi-
dencs In Detroit
N.a NF
been awarded tina contract to put in the
foundation for the Memorial building.
he has commenced work and Will push
his part TO completion. MIR. Frank
Douglass received the Older for the frame
and will commenced soon to saw It out.
The Hancock CLARK Co, will In Sep
tenn Der tear down all Of the small build
ings belonging to them in the rear Of the
store, and erect large two story building
for storehouss. Mr.. Chas. Libby has
the contract TO build aud Mr., douglass
will furnish the frame and lumber.
-sMrs. Hattie Merrill of Chicago, Is of
j. II. Merrilis.
The following people were guests at
the Hotel Parker the past week: Il. ID.
kean, New York City; s. ]. Hickey, Ar
lIngton, N. J-i Chas Dyer, Chicago; @.
Green, Boston, j. A. Martin, John Ben-
ton. ELLEN Jones, J. 8. Winslow. Isaiah
Lord AMI wife, Il. K. Stevens; ]. n.
Miss Slower. Mr.. and Mrs. Q. W. Small,
John McGinty and ID. A. Taylor, Port
land; Howard Woodman and wife, Bos-
ton; A. q. SteRleman, Lewiston; MIR.
and Mrs. W. Il. RusselI, 7. b. Miilett,
G Raasan IN. n; v. Fog, ETsepert; :; u.
5. H. Thaysr, Westbrook; Fred l.
Thayer. Harrington, n. H.
mir. and Mrs. Joseph Skillings extend
thanks TO the people fer their kind assist