The Portland daily press., 1900-08-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents
GRAY

GRAY.
West Gray, Aug 6-Dr. and Mrs.
Granville Knapp of Mt Vernon, Mis-
souri,, are visiting the DOCTORS sister, Mrs
G. H. Freeman, and his mother, who
resides with her.
Mrs. Jennie o. Allen, with her son,
George p, and daughter, Edith M, are
spending Old HONS Week with friends
and relatives in Portland.
On Thursday evening last a birthday
party was held at the residence of Daniel
S. Cobb, in honor OF the twentieth birth
day of his son Stuart. 1t was quite large
" attended by the many friends and rela-
tives of the young man.
Mr.. Samuel L. Sklllings, who was
critically i'll last week, is now said to be
much better.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Weeks of Buxton
visited friends here last week.
Mrs Daniel B. Cobb and sons, of South
Portland, are stopping for a few days
with Charles E. Allen at his camp, at
Little Sebago Lake
Mr.. S ,hultz, an artist from Chicago,
ILL.,, is stopping with Hersey Frank.
Mrs. DR.. Witham and daughter Vyra,
and Mrs. Mary Whitney, all of Cumber-
land Mills, were guests of Albert Pennell,
Mrs Witham father, over Sunday.
Miss Mabel Hunt was at home from
Portland on Saturday and Sunday.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, August 6 Quite num-
nl9CR attended
meetings held at Alfred, last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Hon. F. III Hargraves has taken a cot
tage at Bay View, where he and his FAM
lily are spending few weeks.
Miss Mary Dow is spending few days
with friends in Falmouth and Old Or
chard.
DR.. j. A. Fellows and wife are having
a vacation at Old Orchard Beach.
DR.. Charles e. Boucher is to reopen
dentist rooms at DR.. Stanley's, Portland
street. DIR. Boucher was here a year
aog and was very much liked.
Mr.. j. r. Hutchinson moved his fami
ly into Portland, Saturday. He is en-
gagged q business at 10 Elm street
DR.. V. G. Totnan opened his office in
the Hobson House, last Monday.
Mr.. Isaac Roeen berg is moving his
family from Sebago Lake into the house
recently vacated by Mr.. AlmOn Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Graham returned
to their home Friday after very pleas
ant visit with friends in Alfred and Port
land. Mr.. Graham is very much i'm
proved in health by the change.
MIR and Mrs. Joseph Sands are spending
few days with friends in Sanford.
Mr.. Charlie Hooper and Miss Edna
KnOwelI of Sanford, also Mr.. AMI Mrs.
George Hooper of Saco, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Hooper, on
North street.
A Of FOo11
Saturday afternoon between the village
boys and the South WATERFORD team, re-
sulting In FAVOR of the South WATERFORD
team, u to %.
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners, August 6-The dry
weather still continues and wells are fail
ing. The farmers are much discouraged.
Mrs Henry jackson has been stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. j. M. Conrad, a
few days. She retains her youthful vigor
wonderfully, although she is fast nearing
the eighties.
Mrs. H. A. Rich of Portland, was the
guest of Mrs. J.-W. Johnson, Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva Phillips and her daughter,
Bertha, are reported as being very sick.
Mrs, L. @. Brown is in attendance at
Mr.. E. II. Libby's. His little daughters,
Helen and Esther, have been very sick.
Mrs y Z. Il, johnson was the guest
of her aunt Mrs. e. g. Libby of "Scot-
to WIS Hill" Saturday.
ACTON.
Acton, August cit holds very dry
and the potato crop will be failure I'M
less we get rain soon. Hay crop is very
light.
B. j. Grant, E. n. A. Prescott and
Paul Sanborn were delegates to the coun-
ty convention.
S. II. Garvin, j H BuzzelI, P. S.
Ham and j. M. Young have lots of sum
mer boarders.
Porter S.sHams was drawn as traverse
juryman and Geo. ID. Brackett grand
juryman for this town.
There has been large forest fire rag
ing the past two days in Shapleigh.
0. O. Titcomb was nominated as can
didate for Senator for the northwestern
district at the convention.
Rev. e. w. Churchill is away on a
vacation and his brother preached at the
F. b. church last Sunday and Key. Mr..
Clifford of Old Orchard will preach next
Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Remick was at the F. B..
church last Sunday