The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-26
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered ny corres-
pondents ofthe Press.
GRAY.

eeeHs %,As = . ID Nhhk VI foItnHu Wbb ~
town this week.
The family Of Mr.. Edwin Libby of Bos.
ton are at Mr. Il. l.. Libbys.
Mr.. Elmer Osgood is confined to the
house with sciatica.
The trustees OF Pennell Institute have
purchased a lot OF ]. ID. Anderson and
will erect building thereon, twenty
eight by thirty-six feet one story and
basement. The building IL to be a brick
structure and Mr.. S. W. Foster will be-
gin work upon IL Of once.
The work on the Memorial building is
progressing rapidly.
The Hancock, CLARK Co. are building q
storehorse 35x45, one story.
Mr.. Walter II. Leighton has improved
the appearance Of his buildings very
much by adding roof window to the ell,
anu painting.
MIR. Proctor and family Of Wakefield,
Mass, are boarding at the hotel.
! Mr.. j. b. Kilgore has arrived at the
track with three horses.
The.young people of the Congregational
society will have a lunch counter during
the fair, near the exhibition building.
MIR. Boynton from Massachusetts is
guest OF MIR. Chas q. Hall.
Ihe business over the telephone line
Is lar beyond the expectations of all
MIR. j. W. Thompson Of Canton will
start the races during the fair.
PERU.
Peru, Aug. %. -Benjamin l.. Rowe. aged
about a years, died at Cambridge,
Mass, where be was engaged in insurance
business the last three years. He was q
native of Perm, the son OF Henry anu
Lucy Rowe. His father is living at West
Peru village, likewise his wife. His
mother died there less than year ago.
Formerly Is. l. Rowe was the village
blacksmith, Ind plenty OF business and
gave good satisfaction He followed this
for term OF years, accumula ting some
property.
Next he tried mercantile renting the
grange store then vacant; kept general
line for country trade, sold q little
cheaper than others and soon acquired n
large run of custom. He showed much
tact and penetration as buyer and was
a gooa sales man.
portion OF the time he was postmaster
under Cleveland. He was held in high
esteem by all. His wife is postmistIess
at the village now, woman of high
standing, They have two sons, smart car "a
bis young men. :.
Mrs. Wilma Baldwi in and her husband
from Battle Greek, Mich, and Mrs
Charlena Ketcham OF Washington, d. O.,
are visiting friends at Peru They are
daughters Of Jonas Greene noted citizen
in town before the war He with his
wife, four daughters and one son moved
to Manassas, Va, thirty years ago
These lady visitors are much attached to
the hills, the woods and other scenes of
their childhood.
GORHAM.
Gorham, Aug. s3.-George W. BickneIl,
ID. ID. of Cambridge, Mass, formerly a
staff officer Of the 5th Maine Regiment,
will deliver his popular lecture in the
new chapel. West Gorham, under the aus.
plces OF the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Society. Tuesday, Aug. s9th.
at 745 O'Clock. DIR. Blck-
nell's, story will be sof personal expert
ences and observations in the Army of the
Potomac from 1861 to 1864
The annual examination OF teachers for
state certificates will cceur Friday, Aug
25.h, at the Gorham High school build
ing. under the direction of Supt. w. W..
Woodman.
MIR. Carol Chaplin OF Portland visited
Mr.. Edward II, Hale, State street, Satur-
day, and Sunday Miss Bessie Russell OF
Portland was the guest of Mrs. Anna Il.
Hale, State street.
Mrs. Rich of Washington. d. c., widow
OF the late Col. Rich Of the ninth Maine
Regiment visited Mrs. Colonel ColmRn
Harding and Dr. VIM. Merrill and wife
this week.
Mr.. Roscoe G. Millett of Farmington
is passing few days with Col. II. r..
Millett, State street.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, Aug. 90. MIR. John morrill,
went to Boston Monday. George Morrill,
is tending store during his absence.
Mr.. Fred Golf and family of Westbrook
made visit to MIR. Il. E. Golf last week.
Mrs. Fannie Jordan of Brunswick is
paying visit to her parents, MIR. aud
Mrs. Thomas Quint.
The firing OF the guns at the fortifica-
tions was piaiLly heard here Monday
morning.
The oueum Der business Is beginning to
thrive In this vicinity, ard If the weather
holds good quite lot will be shipped
from this place.
Trus Morrill, Is so much better that he
can now walk quite we'll
Wilmer Morrill, returned to her home in
Westbrook, Wednesday.
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners, Aug. 23.-Mr. N. H.
Cook. who has been spending few days
in Machias returned with his wife
Monday night.
Mr.. Loggie of Canada was in town
Friday, looking after the business OF the
canning factory.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Wright of Port
land are visiting Mrs. George Libby.
BRIDGToN.
Bridgton, Aug. "a Mrs. f.. II Fas-
sett and Miss Cora X. Jordan, of Port.
land are stopping at Mead Cottage, .Bridg-
ton Highlands,
Mrs. WaIssein II. Chester and two
daughters are spending the season at
Mead Cottage, Bridgton Highlands. Mr..
Chester Is spending two weeks with them,
Other guests are Mr.. aud Mrs. John Fer.
guson and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter of Fall
River, Mass.
HARRISON.
= DIED FROM HEART DISEASE.
Aug. 23.-Mr. Freeman Plummer (piIot
on the steamer. Hawthorne) died suddenly
this morning OF heartEdisease lie was In
his usual health, and was on duty ye,ter.
day. MIR. Plummer belonged Ia Bridg.