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

at the school house Sunday.
Miss Clara Buker Of south Gray Is Wis
itinR Mrs W. II. Dow.
Mrs. William Miyail Of Philadelphia
has bsen visiting MRS NJ Q, Morrill, of
this place Mrs Mayall was formerly a
resident of this town.
lhsrs was husklng at Mr.. Frank
CUNTS, Saturday evening, at which
about fifty were present. After the corn
was htsked an old fashioned supper
was served consisting of baked beans,
brown bread, pumpkin pie ami lots of
osheF good things.
The boys of Pennell Institute went to
Cumberland and played game Of base
ball with the boys OF Greeley Institute
Saturday.
GRAY
Gray, Oct. 9.-Mr. Abram Anderson Is
visiting in Bostcr.
Mrs. Andrew johnson and Miss Kate
Leslie have returned to New York city
for the winter.
MIR. Geo. Newbegin, who has been in
poor health for several months, is improv-
ing.
Mr.. Erlon Fogg leaves this week for
Boston, to attend the BuIdetto Business
collegs.
Mr.. Willis Adams OF Portland passed
last Sunday with Mrs. William Elder.
Mr. w. q. Smith of Portland passed
afew days the past week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Smith.
Mr.. Silss w. Foster, the contractor to
build the laboratory for the PenneD In
stitute, will commence work on the
cellar and foundation at once. The
building will be built In the spring, of
brick.
The Rev. John Haskell supplied the
pulpit at the Congregational church last
Sunday. When about midway OF his SER
mon he had an i'll turn and had to be as
sisted from the church to his home.
1t Is reported that the New England
Telephone Co. will extend their line
from this place to New Gloucester lower
corner this fall
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety VIII give Harvest Supper at the
Town Hall next THURSDAY evening, Oct.
13th.
The special prizes offered on Early
Canada potatoes exhibited at our Fair
In August, we're distributed as follows:
lat. Mr.. VIM. Edwards. $500; ID, Mr..
Geo. Leaylts, 50 so; Sd, MIR. Chandler
Skillings, ss.t0; 4th, Rev. John Haskell.
Sl.50t
Mr.. Frank Douglass has bought the
shop recently occupied by Mr.. e. 5.
Caswell and used for printing room.
Mr. Douglass will use 1t for AN office in
the lum Der and coal business.
= STANDISH.
Standisb, Oct. 9.-Mrs. j. NJ. York of
sister. Mrs. DR.. L. o. Buzzell.
1 Miss Mabel Dresser is attending Bates
college.
Mr.. Chas. Hasty, who has been suffer-
ng from typhoid fever is slowly gaining.
DIR. l.. o. Buzzell, the attending physi-
clan, entertains high hopes Of ais ulti-
mate racovery.
MIR. q. W. Boothby attended the Bridg-
ton Fair last week.
Hon. Geo X. Swasey Of Boston as
been visiting his brother, q r. Swasey.
Arthur L.. Dow is slowly recovering
from his injury which he received by
falling from the roof of tho Thompson
block while shingling week ago.
Miss tthel Boothby Is attending North
Yarmouth academy.
The farmers are busily engaged In har.
vestlng their fall crops II has heen sew
erai years since the yellow corn crop has
bten the equal of this harvesting. The
ears are of unusual good size, and the
fodder is excellent. The apple crop in
the vicinity of the village Is far In excess
OF those OF former years. Particularly
those who are most fortunate are u. II,
Allen. G. ). PhInney, l.. o. BuzzeIl.
NJ. A b. Rand, f. Ii. HAND and Mrs.
Il. Is. MarTett, 1t was estimated some
two weeks ago that there were quite 1000
barrels of apples within radius of a
mile OF the village.
Mr.. benjamin A. Dow is suffering
n l1a
stricken Sunday and remained in semi
unconscious state Tor some time. A lit.
tie later in the day he revived a little
His recovery Is hoped for, but owing to
his years, 20, his family physician feels
very anxious. Mr.. Dow enlisted In che
early part of '6l In the War OF the Rebel.
lion, as member of Co /, 18th Maine,
and remained with his regiment to the
close Of the war. He Is a member of q.
A: Warren Post. g. A. K. His many
friends Will feel anxious for his recovery.
John Rand Is attending Edward Little
High school Of Lewiston.
PORTER.
A SUICIDE.
KezAr Falls, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Mary A.
Taylor, who has been at times unsettled
in her mind, was found dead Thursday
morning, back OF the house, with ner
head and shoulders in tub that was ser
late home sunday.
large crow was at Porter Old Meet.
ing house Saturday and Sunday, and the
Baptists are more than satisfied with
their yearly meeting.
Mrs Emily Lord. Geo. Ridlon, Mrs. 4
j. III. Merritield, Mrs. VIM. b. Davis
and Mrs. Mary A. Hodge are quite ILL.,
Two CT them are over so, and the other
three are near that
Court ats at South Paris Tuesday, and
quite number left this morning.
Willie Rounds fell from an apple tree
the nther day, breaking one OF his legs
badly.
They have a large crowd at the corn
shop canning apples. They oan some
40 bushels day, and hope to work until
the middle OF December.
GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, Oot 9.-Mrs. George
ID. Nelson was injured last Saturday by
being thrown from her wheel. Her ankle
was severely sprained, but she Is doing