The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-12
MAINE TOWNS.
items sfrntsrsst gathered ~ Our Local
Correspondents.
HARPswELL.


HARPSwELL.
West Harpswell, June 7.-Miss Chloe
B. Turner, from Turner, came here Sat-
urday to spend the summer. She will
have rooms In Mrs. Ellen Randall's
house, taking her meals ut Mrs. William
Ra ndalrs.
Mrs. Lydia ID. Randall has been on the
sick list, but IL now recovering.
Mr.. Baxter, from Brunwsick, rode 10
South Harpswell ON his automobile,
Mr.. Paul A. Organ, from Farming
ton, Is In town.
FREEPoRT.
Freeport. June ff.-Interest has been
revived In the proposed electric railroad
by the presence here one day last weekof
the officials Of theI.ewiston, Brunswick ~
Bath Street Railway Company. They
drove over two routes which have been
previously considered. 1t may be possible
that these gentlemen were simply driving
over the road for their health rs they
spent considerable time ut South Free
port, which Is noted for Its tnvigoratfng
sea air and all the other charms that can
he obtained at this season Of the year at
the seashore. We feel sure sthat II they
were to ride over this line daily they
would select the South Freeport route in
preference to the swamp woods. The
gentlemen that were present investlgat-
Ing this route were President II. NJ.
Heath, Augusta, Engineer Jonss OF the l..
b. & b. street railway, Mr.. Peters, New
York, stockholder, and Mr.. Mason, the
new general manager who succeeded A.
f. Gerald All the citizens Of Freeport
are united in the hope that the road Will
b. built In the near future, and that IL
will be built by the route which accom-
modates the greatest number OF our peo
pie.
Ordination services were held Tuesday
afternoon and evening, June 9Th. Rev:
Andrew Chesley Furbush, graduate OF
Yale college and Andover Theological
seminary, was ordained as minister OF
the gospel and became the pastor OF the
First Congregational church, Freeport;
About twenty pas tors were present and
took part In the services, which were
+. II. S. class Of 1000 win hold their
graduating exercises Friday afternoon,
June Is, at the Baptist church.
GRAY.
West Gray, June 1l.-Mrs. Nellie Hart
and party from Rosemont, Pa, arrived
at their summer residence near Little
Sebago Lake on Thursday last. The
party consists Of Mrs. Hart and two
children, Durant and Dorothy Hart, Mr..
Anne X. Buzby, Robert Cotter, coach
Miss Laura Mason and sister Ella, of
Chicago, ILL.,, arrived here on Saturday
on visit to relatives and friends.
Mr.. George W. Adams and daughter Ella
Of Portland called on relatives here on
Ernest C.. William. son of DIR. A. N.
witham, Of Cumberland Mills, spent
Sunday with relatives in this village. :.
Henry Dill, former resident, now OF
Portland, visited former friends on Sat
urday and Sunday.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, June 11.--Rev. H.
III. Noyes preached q very able sermon
last Sunday afternoon in Cumberland
hall. A good audience was in attend
ance.
A caucus was held last Thursday for
the purpose Of choosing delegates to at
tend the state, district and county con-
ventions. Delegates to the county CON
vention are Frank w. Winter, Gibbs
Benson and W. A. Reed; district, John
". True, Lewis Jordan and Fred N.
Thayer; state, A. J. Haskell, A. G.
Chandler, and Frank Dupley. No in
structions We're given to the delegates at
the caucus. The county delegates are
not Despeaux men.
Childrens Sunday was observed at the
church at the lower village on Sunday
last, and a concert was given In the even
ing by the children, ut the same place.
. MIR. Charles Atwood, who has bought
out the interest of Ellery Starbid In
the store at the lower corner, has entered
upon his duties at that place.
Mr.. f. W. Winter is still running his
mill with a crew of six or eight men who
are all kept very busy at that place. Mr..
Winter has very large quantity OF box
boards sawed out and Is still saving out
more.
Mr.. L. l.. Whitman, who has been
away for short time past, is at home
again.
Dr. Sails, who formerly resided here,
was in town last week on a flying trip.
He was accompanied by his daughter
Helen.
Mrs. II. H. Noyes is spending vaca-
tion of few weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Durham, in South Freeport. Mrs.
Noyes is accompanied by her little son.
Mr.. Frank Merrill and wife, who have
been quite sick for some time, are report
ed to be better at this time.
Crops are looking finely. There Is
good prospect for hay crop and other
farm produce.
Mr.. John Griffin is quite feeble He is
very aged man, being about ninety
years of age.
Mrs. Mercy Knight went to Portland
last Saturday to visit her daughters, Mrs.
Thurlow and Mrs. Meserve
James Stevens and family visited rela-
tives in Pownal last week.
Mr.. Moses Atkins of Bridgton Is stop
ping for the present with his brother, b.
s. Atkins.
B. b. Segars visited friends in Dresden
and Wiscasset last week, for n few days.
The graduation concert Of the Stevens
school will be held ON Friday evening
next at the church at the lower village.
WINDHAM.
Windham Centre, June 11.-Miss Lizzie
Holmes of Westbrook accompanied by
Mrs. Martha Hoyt was at the Centre
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Libby of Casco
are spending few DAYS with Mrs. Al
bert Rogers and Mrs Francis Hill.
Mrs. George b. Hanson Is at home.
Mrs. Kate Hawkes. has gone to spend a
few weeks with relatives in China and
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