The Portland daily press., 1900-11-20

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Rev. II. @. Clark, pastor OF Canton
Baptist church. rhas afternoon service tive
Sundays each month at Peru Baptist
recently ordained and married. lie Il
one OF Portland's sons.
GRAY.
Gray, November 1g.-Mr. b. Il. Delans
returned from Boston last week.
The public examination at Pencil In.
stitute occurs Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday, Of this week Ina attendance Of
the PUBLIC Is invited. The senior exhi'
billion Will occur Friday evening, Novem'
Dor H3d, &C Pennell Institute. A very
Interesting programme will be given,
and liberal patronage is solicited.
On Thursday afternoon and evening,
Nov 22nd, Mrs. Is. r. Skiliings Will en-
terrain the Ladies' Congregational Circle
at her residence. A cord iai invitation IL
extended TO ALI
The Old Folks Concert which was re-
peated last Wednesday evening, was given
70 q crowded house. The general verdict
was that it was the best concert OF the
kind given here In many years. Mr..
Il. Merrill, the leader and director, at-tht
age Of sixty-nine, takes his part with an
energy that reminded us OF his younger
days. The out OF town people who as
sisted were Mrs. Elsie Jordan OF var
mouth, Mrs johnson of No. Yarmouth,
Mrs. Chas. Dow Of Pownal, and Mr.
and Mrs RideoHt of New Gloucester.
The funeral OF Mrs. Martha Vinton
took place at her late residence Friday
afternoon, November 10th, at one O'CLOCK.
She was the daughter OF the late Rhfus
and Lucinda Berry. Those OF her family
who survive to mourn her death are her
husbandsand daughter, Mrs. Fred Thur
low, and sisters, Mrs. 4. j. Harris, Mrs
Miah Porter and Mrs. Chas. Thayer.
MIR. Young, an experienced Landscape
the new Congregational church.
Mr.. w. III. McConkey Is buying apples
in this vicinity for Portland parties.
MIR. w. A, Chapman has contracted to
cut and haul several hundred cords OF
oak for Mr.. II. N. Douglass,
MIR. Hawkes. and wife, of Mechanic
Falls, were the guests OF MIR. II. u. Hall
last Sunday.
) Dry Mills, November 19.--Mr. George
Quint, who has been at work at Crock
ett Mills, Naples, making barrels, for
the past three weeks, has returned and
began work in q. E. Libby's cooper
shop Monday.
entertainment given by the scholars.
and recitations and dialogues
were given, and very we'll received by
the audience, which filled the house.
During the interim between soma Of the
dialogues. Dir. Henry Savoy favored the
people with a few choice selections from
mis- photograph. Miss Alma Savoy and
Miss Lottie .Morss were the teachers,
and very successful term was reported.
W. ID. Dow, our sheriff, had three
men bsfore Trial Justice Vlnton OF
Gray Corner Friday on the charge Of
They were making quite
q disturbance over McKinley's election.
Mr.. Dow proposes TO enforce the law In
this part OF the county as far as is In
his power.
Albert Hill is purchasing apples In
this part OF the town.
VIII Goffkhas begun work for Merrill
s. Hawkes. OF Sabbath Day lake.
MT. Walter Braokett of Sabbath Day
lake was before Trial Justios Vinton
Saturday to answer to charge Of cruelty
to animals. He was fined IS and costs
Winfield Golf OF Cumberland Mills was
visiting his brother Herbert Golf, Sun
DAY.
The Thermometer registered degrees
above Saturday morning. The mill pond
was frozen over with ice four inches
thick and the boys were skating Sat-
urday.
Shortage of hay seems to be the cry
In this Vicinity.
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, November ga new
grange was organized Thursday eve
ming, Novem Der Is at Sabbath Day Lake
North Deering II starts with good
mem bership Of some OF the best citizens
in the place and with the best prospects
for It's success. They have one OF the
neatest and coolest grange homes In the
county, largely due to the efforts OF Mr..
Walter Braokett, one or the leading busi-
ness men of the place and an earnest
patron. A short time since he purcha sed
an old building that had been used for
a store and dance hall. He has fitted up
the hall (which is 20 by 40 feet,) painted
and neatly papered it, put in settees,
chairs, stands, a nice hanging lamp,
and other grange necessaries. An organ
adds to the homelike look. Mr.. Braokett
intends TO use the lower story for an
credit TO the order and the place.
State Secretary Eugene II. Libby Of
Auburn, was present and assisted in the
organization. There are 25 charter men,
bers. The following officers were elect
ed: Charles W. Shackford, master;
Davis A. Merrill, overseer, Ellie j. Goff,
lecturer; D. IL. Campbell, steward; Per-
cy A. Frank, assistant steward; Walter
Brackets, chaplain; Hattie E. Brackett,
treasurer; Alfredo Brackets. secretary |;
Charles II. Mason, gate keeper; Laura j.
Shackford, ceres; Carrie +. Hamilton,
flora; Augusta l.. Campbell, pomona I;
Ada A. Savage, l.. assistant steward.
The officers were installed by Willis
II. Rolfe, assisted by the following act
ing officers: w. A. Heed, New Glouces-
ter grange as chaplin; Lester N. Jordan
OF Riverside grange as A. s.; Lottie p.
Hawkes. of Gray grang as l.. A. s.
The unwritten work was then exempli-
fed py;State Secretary Libby, after which
refreshments OF candy and apples were
sarved. A general good time was en-
joyed by all and the bsst wishes OF the
patrons are extended to our younger
sister. The-new grange will be known
as Sabbath Day Lake.
The school 40 Raymond Centre closed
with a fine exhibition Friday, Novem-
Der Q. The interest In the school was
shown by the fact that 81 friends and
parents were present. The teacher has
been Miss Lucie p. Cole She Ia with
out any doubt one OF our best instruc-
tors. The exercises IN civil government
and English literature were very fine.
A very well rendered programme OF
readings, Rotations, disalogues, char
AIDES, ETC.. was given. The roll Of hon.