The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-14
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west EaimVutut june 4<s-4Is jaime,
II. Walton, Jr.. graduate OF Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology
spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. Fronls
A. Blake.
The Free Baptist sunday school was re
organized June 4th, and the following
officers chosen: Supt., Mrs. J. W. Hus'
ton, assistant supt, Mr.. O. p. Huston
sec.. Mrs. A. 4. Flynn; treasurer, MIR. O.
p. Huston; librarian, MIR. l.. l.. Huston
assistant librarian, Mrs. r. o. White
house; organist, Mrs. A. e. Flynn.
Mrs. VI. u. Leighton visited friends in
the city last week.
Mrs Dana Hall of Providence, R. L.,
and Mrs. Frank Lunt.
Children's Sunday viii be observed at
the Free Baptist church on June 18th.
Mr.. Edgar Wilson and, family spent
Sunday with relatives at West Cumber-
land.
Mrs. Ida Mountfort and daughter Ella
called on Mir. and Mrs. Roland Leigh
ton ON Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Everett Huston visited her cousin,
Miss Ollie Elder OF Woodfords last week.
~ The Misses Carrie and Nellie huston
spent Friday with Mrs Charles Dresser.
Miss Ada West went to the city on, her
wheel last Tuesday.
Mrs. Rufus NJ. Leighton is the gnest of
her brother-in-law, MIR. Alyarado Leigh
ton, and family In Deering.
Mr. A. N. Lawson visited friends In
the city on Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Hodsdon of Portland was
fhe guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Libby
last week. .tlte
The therm ometer registered 81 degrees
in the shade here last Monday. and Tues
day afternoon was not much cooler, but
it dropped several degrees in.the evening,
and Wednesday morning IRE was needed
10 keep comfortable.
Miss Gertrude Merrill of Cumberland
Center was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs
G.. q. Leighton on Tuesday last,
Mr.. Leaman Stark of Yarmouth called
on friends here OH Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. B. w. Shaw went on a
carriage drive to Sebago Lake one day
last week.
Miss Celia Shaw and Master Harold
spent last Monday with their grand
mother, Mrs. Wilson, and family at West
cumberland.
Mr. John Monroe and family from
Portland we're the guests Of relatives
here on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. S. Noyes and Miss minnie
Pearson called ON Miss Pearson's sister,
MFbs nOlauu AS5i&ntOl, lhbb IuufsuAy.
Schools In town closed last Friday.
Mrs. Guy Wilson attended the reading
circle at Mrs. Fred Adams's, Cumber-
land Center, last Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Annie Williams of Portland spent
Sunday with Mrs. Abigail Wilson and
family.
Mr.. Mills from woodfords called on..Mr
Charles Blake sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Huston were the
guests Of MIR. and Mrs. l.. w. Hadlock
ard family on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Carrie Hadlock returned home
from Deering ON Saturday.
Miss Bertha Hodsdon spent Saturday
with Miss Mile Wilson at West Oumber-
land.
Mrs. Albert Leerow and SON, Mr..
Charles Lsgrow an d family, from Port
land, spent Sunday with relatives here
Mr.. b. W. Shaw and family spent Sun
day afternonu with relatives In West
cumberland.
Uhildren's Sunday will be observed
at the Free BAPTIST church next Sunday.
The pastor, Rev. II. Il. Freese, will de-
liver All address to the children. and the
evening will be devoted to exercises by
the children, suited to the occasion, that
promise to be very interesting.
The Benevolent society will hold its
meeting With Mrs, E. +. Huston next
Thursday.
The teacher and scholars In No. will
GO on a picnic to Marston's Grove on
Tuesday.
Miss Mary Elder Of Mechanic Falls is
stopping here for o few weeks.
Mrs. q. =. Huston recently purchased
\ line express wagon.
Mrs. Richard Mountfort attended the
Cniversalist convention held at Portland
last week.
Mr. Frank Wilson has returned to his
home at West Cumberland.
II
pleted, and MIR. Everett Illusions new
house is we'll urder way.
Mrs. George Dearborn of Newburyport
Ii, at the Dearborn homestead on Black
strap.
Mr.. Frank Watts of Orono Is at home
for. his summer vacation.
few Of the Dung people Of this place
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Roscoe Curtis of Portland has
commenced work on his cottage.
. MIR. and Mrs. A. ). Noyes attended the
wedding of Mr. Noyes' nephew, Mr.. A.
Z. Noyes. at North Deering one evening
last week.
Messrs X. W. Curtis, Merton Prince
and Herbert I. Hall of Portland visited
the K. OF p. Lodge here last Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Babbidge, Mrs.
Arthur Merrill and Mrs. Charles Jordan
Dl fOfblanu were tine guests OF their sister
Mrs. j W. Huston one day last week.
MIR and Mrs. Charles Dyer of Portland
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs W. w.
Libby.
There was frost here Saturday night.
MIR Harry Armstrong of Woodfords was
sc Mr.. Richard Roberts's on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mounftoru and
daughter Lena were the guests Of Mrs.
Mountfort's parents, on Sunday after
noon.
GRAY.
West Gray. June lathe weather still
continues dry, and the outlook for crops,
specially hay, worse and worse. No rain
Of any amounS has fallen for over two
months. No one can remember SO dry a
tine so early in the season. The hay crop
cam o. be more than half as much as last
year, and the prospect is kthat 1t will be
even less than that
Mrs. DIR. A. N. William of Cumber-
land Mills and daughter Vyra, we're
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