The Portland daily press., 1900-08-09
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.


CASCO.
Casco, August 6.-Mr. William Hamlin,
who passed the winter and spring in
Massachusetts,, has returned to his home
in this village with his daughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. William Durgin.
Mr.. William Spears of Cumberland
Mills, is visiting at Sumner o. Han
cock; S.
Mr.. d. A. Young and wife of Massa-
chusetts, are guests of Mrs. Ellen Young
for few days.
The citizens of Casco win observe Old
Home Week by inviting their friends and
every one who ever lived in Casco to join
them in holding a picnic dinner at the
Union church, on Friday, August 10th.
The dinner will he served out of doors
after which an hour will be passed in
Renaissance, interspersed with music
and recitations.
Mr. Samuel @. Sylvester is having
water from the Hancock fountain put
into his house. Ned Duran is doing the
work.
Miss Myra M. Eastman Will pass Old
Home week in Portland, the guest of
Mrs. DR.. Small, No. 1913 High street.
BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, August 6.-The Republican
candidate for representative to the Iegis<
| lature from this town is James Carroll
Mead of North Bridgton. Mr.. Mead is
secretary of the board of trustees of
BridgtOn Academy, of which Institution
l. = TO H. o I,,,,
| board Of selectmen and was for three
years a member of the experimenting
school committee Mr.. Mead is a wide
awake, up-tO-date man in every desirable
respect. The Democratic candidate for
the same position is Hon. Il. +. McK1n-
ney, who has been before the people as
candidate for national and municipal
offices very often of late, and whose great
| est fault is that he is a Democrat,
Rebuilding the mill Of the BridgtOn
Lumber Company goes rapidly forward
with large crew Of WOrkmen. A delay
of week in a carload of heavy timber
from Berlin, N. H, caused a correspond
ing wait in the progress OF the work.
| The machinery for the saWmill is on the
spot and viii be set up and used to cut
out the lumber which will cover it, in
other words, before the roof is on.
Rev. w. III. Daniels, agent for the
India Famine Relief Fund, spoke to a
fair audience at Gibbs Opera house, Sun
day evening.
E. B. Chase was brought before the
court on a complaint for nuisance Satur-
day afternoon and bound Over for the Su-
preme Court. Assistant County Attorney
Allan was present to look after the
States interests.
GRAY.
Gray, August miss j. G. Hunt,
of Boston, is at Mr.. Chas. Pennell's.
Mr.. ErlOn FOgg, bookkeeper for A. M.
Stone & Co., OF Boston, is at his father S,
Mr.. Frank Fogg, for a shorJ vacation.
Mr.. Lynch, wife and child, are at the
Hotel Parker.
Mr.. Harold Libby of Somerville, Mass,
is at Mr.. Frank Fogg's.
Mr.. Harry Libby is stopping in Port
| land for few days.
Misses Graves and Rounds OF Pawtuck-
ct, r. l., have been visiting Prof. An
drew Johnson.
Mr.. B. F. DeIano Of Boston and his
horse Edgemark, Jr., are at the Hotel
Parker for the season. Mr.. DelanO drove
| Carya to her mark of 2.l5 IA; also made
the track record for three year Odds over
Gray track, 2.23 IA.
At the caucuses held Saturday evening
last Mr.. S. 6. Humphrey was nominated
/ by the Republicans for representative and
Mr.. Frank l.. Clark by the Democrats.
There is a rumor that the home of the
late Henry Pencil has been purchased
/ by an out of town party.
The Rev. H. S. McCann, wife and
child, are taking an outing at Princes
Point.
Next Sabbath a Union meeting will
be held at the town hall. The Rev. Mr..
Kelley Of Portland will deliver the SER
mon. The Sunday following the Rev.
e M. Cousens will preach
Time has brought to us, or nearly so,
the 10Th annual exhibition of the Gray
Park Association which will be held
Aug. 2Sth, Goth and Both. Those who
predicted when the organization was
formed that it would not last six years
are the kind of prophets that are with
out honor in Gray, at least The TACT is
( this association have grown to be enc of
the most prosperous and largest enter
/ tanners Of the kind in the state. This
year, without exaggeratiOn, will De their
banner exhibition and no doubt, if the
weather permits, there will be ten thou
sand people on the ground each day.
! The attractions for each Of the three days
will certainly excel anything of the past.
The first day, Aug. 28th, the following
amusements take place: Purse No. 1.
Green horse, trOt or pace for $500; conf
cal race for purse Of $25. This race will
be worth driving miles to witness. Eve
rybOdy in this vicinity are striving to
| Guido each other. Those trained steers
of Mr.. Leach's will show the people what
q dumb beast is capable of learning They
are certainly wonderful. The exhibition
of poultry Will be the best ever seen in
Gray. The Yarmouth band viii supply
music each day of the fair. Aug. goth,
exhibition of stations and family horses
on the track at 10 a. M; Lady's fancy
hitch, vehicle, four wheeled, single hitch.
Style, quality and decoration to be con-
sidered. Open to all. A speciality VIII
be the decorated farm team contest open
to all. Team to consist of one pair of
horses or one pair of oxen. Decoration
of team throughout to be considered :;
three minute class, trot or pace, No. 3.
Purse 500; 2 % class, trot or pace, Purse