The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
sEBAGo.


the Republican committee, has called a
caucus at town hall to choose delegates to
State and County Republican conven-
tions, to be at one o'clock Thursday,
the 9TH. A large vote Is expected.
On Sunday, the 10th, in the afternoon,
will be the baccalaureate sermon. The
graduating class is Harry Appleton Bur-
nell, Cora Mabel Mason, Olive Lowell
Douglass. The graduation exercises are
to be the Thursday following, the 14th,
afternoon and evening, with Bridgton's
Orchestra. Supper at Town hall the even
ing of the graduation. Ethel knights
Abbott Of Bridgton will assist the Potter
Academy class this and next week.
Asa Martin and Herbert Robinson are
home on visit.
Rev. J. G. Herold will preach at Con-
vene every other week, beginning the
week after next Sunday, the 18th.
wINDHAM.
Windham Centre, June Miss Eme-
line Hawkes. has returned home from
Oak Grove Seminary for the summer W.
cation.
Mrs. Geo. Morse and daughter Mar ian
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. winslow
Hawkes..
Mrs. Horace Decatur Of Roxbury,
Mass, accompanied by friend. spent
Memorial Day with Mr.. Augustus Snow.
Mrs. John SWEET and her little daughter
are spending few weeks in Albany with
Mrs SWEET Is mother. Mrs Ann Maria
Wescott of North Gorham is keeping
hou So for her while she Is away.
Mrs. George b. Hanson has gone to
Deering Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hawkes. OF Port
land spent Sunday at Mr.. Winslow
Hawkes. s.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, June 4.-The showers of
Saturday spoiled our Whit-Sunday.
The air has been loaded with the perfume
of apple blossoms for the past week.
John Seavey and 5. A. Mcdaniel, r.,
Frank Pendexter and o. u. Mason, D.,
have been appointed ballot clerks by the
selectnen for this town.
At the burning of Geo. W. Towle's
store there were five other buildings on
fire and what saved the village is ques-
tion no one can answer.
j. NJ. Merrifield steps in ahead. He
set one hen on ~ eggs and she Matched IA
chickens, and he borrowed u hen from
one of his neighbois and bought IL eggs
at the store. One egg got broken and
she Matched the other II eggs and has got
II nice chicks,
Mrs. Pilsbury OF Boston is here having
her hotel put in order for summer board
ers. She says that "a large number are
already engaged.
VIM. Ridlon and Munroe Libby, two of
Boston's business men, are seen on the
street most every day.
The census man, b. +. Ridlon, Is at.
work.
A.. %
Mass, are stopping for few days with
Mr.. Allen Gamers family
GRAY.
West Gray, June 4-Mr Frank Knapp
of Lawrence, Mass, visited his sister,
Mrs. Geo. ii. Freeman, and his mother,
Mrs. Lucy Knapp, ON Friday and Satur-
day last.
Miss Una Clarke of Washington, d. O.,
Is stopping at Mountain View Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hunt visited
their son Delbert at Duck Pond village,
on Sunday.
tied her mother, Mrs. Eunice Allen, on
Mr.. Daniel W. Cobb Of South Portland
addressed the people of West Gray on
sunday, at Aliens hall. Subject, The
Bible.
Other recent visitors are Mr.. AMI Mrs
Joseph b. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
l.. Allen, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Is.
Allen, all of Portland, ut r. A. Aliens,
and Mrs. Lizzie Adams of Portland at
Mountain View Farm.
Charles K. Allen has been stopping at
South Portland the past week.
Bert A. Libby was at New Gloucester
last week, pursuing his business OF piano
tuning.
Mrs. Russell and daughter of Portland
are visiting Mrs. Harriet Hancock