The Portland daily press., 1900-03-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
GRAY.

Gray, March 2O.--Mr. VIM. II. MoCon-
key has bought nearly all the apples In
this vicinity this winter fer the European
market.
The West Pownal Dem ocsstic club gave
. splendid entertainments at the Town
hall, Friday night March 10th, to
crowded houss.
The Ladies' Congregational Circle will
have ON hand through tie year l9OO q
large variety of ladies and chil1rsa'
aprons Mt low prioss. Orders received ~
mail will receive prompt attention. Mrs.
Ii. c. Doughty, Mrs. W. L. Gof, COM
Inittse.
n Miss Marion Smith lie home from
Massachusetts, on vacation.
Misses Florence Smith and Susie Pan
nell, who are attending Boston universi-
", are home for a brief vacation.
At the adjourned meeting of the town
from Rerch 9th to 18th, an appropriation
Of $500 was mads to build a new school
house In this vicinity. Voted that teilsd
proposals be received and that the con-
tract be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder. An appropriation OF SEQ was
made to furnish new furniture fer the
Dry Mills school house.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, March 19.-Mr. P. A.
Crockett, who was In Portland tae frat
Of TIE week. returned lstt Wednesday.
Mrs. Agnes Hanna went to Sanford
lat week t. ttw a while with her
daugtt,r, Mira Edgar Bacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. g. Smith, who have
been stopping witt their daughters In
SAco aimee lat December. returned to
their home here las { week.
Mrs. Frank SWEET of West Hollis, was
the CUES of Mrs. K. X. Whit house, lsst
"Wednesday.
Mr.. b. r. Hooper, who has bsen With
her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Carl Of
South WATERFORD the past week, returned
home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loiing Townsend Of
New York, have moved their household
goods here and are to make their home
W tn his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Towns
end.
MIR. Thomas Ridlon was the guest OF
Mrs. s. Quint. last Monday.
Miss Christine Graham is spending
part OF her vacation with hsI aunt, Mrs.
W. NJ. Littletield, in Alfred.
The string term of thu Hollis High
school 10 to commence April 2. The ex-
animation for Rdmitiancs to same will
occur at the town house, March "a.
BUXTON.
Chicopee, March l9.-Mr. Leonard
Baothby and wife spent list Tuesday
with his parents.
The Circle last Thursday at Mrs. Vim.
Jordan's was another success Some Of
the company stopped and took tes, SPEND
Jog q very pleasant evening 1t was de-
cided at tine business session tn hold q
fair and supper on Wednesday evening,
April 18th. The circle this week will he
on Tuesday evening, at the Golden Cross
hall.
Miss Bertha Boothby was very sudden
ly called to Boston by the sickness OF her
bi others wife. She left on the morning
train Monday.
Mrs. Homer Martin is much better
than she was last week.
1he Methodist psople are to observe
week of prayer and fasting from March
25th to April LIST. There will be meetings
at tue church every aft ernoon.
DIR. Thayer, Presiding Elder OF Port
land district, will be here on April LIST
and end.
Mrs Sarah Hopkinson h as had sick
time, but is much better at this writing
The 10y roads seem to De rather hard on
ths horses. Some are lame, others are
sick.
Colds are becoming quite fashionable.
A nu III Der OF persons are net confined
to the house, but still have some colds.
LIMERICK.
IimsricF, March 19.-Frank II. Allen
and wife go TO Franklin Fails n. H.,
this week, for visit OF some days with
their son, Prof. 4. l.. Allen, who Is
teaching there
Tidinss from n. b. Pease. who is at
Asheville, n. c.. for his health. are not
encouraging, and his return may be
looked for ct any time.
L The.R X. l.. Howard and wife leave
Tor Mslrose, Mass, on Wednesday OF this
week, for q stay of some week. MIR.
Howard preached for MIR. Mill OF the Con-
Rregationai ohurcn ON Sunday LAST, and
will supply in Melrose for time ii his
health proves equal TO the effort.
Mrs Ida Bur bank and daughter have
gone to Maiden, Mass, for stay OF
some weeks with her brother, K. q.
Burbank Esq,
q. q. Moulton Esq our bank cashier,
10 again at his post In the bank. after an
absence Of nearly three months. His