The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-19
MAINE TOWNS.
Etems OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
GRAY.

GRAY.
Gray, September l7--NIr. Silas Small
of Boston passed the Sabbath with his
parents.
Mr.. Abram Anderson has returned to
Boston.
Prof. Andrew johnson has returned to
New York city
Rapids Mich. to act in the capacity OF
draughtsman for carriage manufacture
or.
Mr.. W. B. Gross and family have re-
moved to Orange, Mass.
Miss Marion Smith has gone to Den
yer. Colorado, for her health.
Mr.. f. w. Stimson of Portland was
in town Saturday last.
Prof. julius Ward, lecturer, will give
at Stimson Memorial Hall Friday even
ing, Sept. 21st, the 1900 Passion Play,
as given at Oberammergau. Seventy five
new stereopticon views on this subject,
will be shown for the benefit OF the
Congregational builing fund
Oren Hooper Sons disposed of the two
pianos they had on exhibition at our fair
to MesSr5. Ihayer andSChut0
Mr., Chas. z. Tripp has purchased the
property In this village formerly owned
by the late Misses Sarah and Harriet
Weeks
Mr.. Harry o. Stimson has returned
from Poland Spring where he has had
employment the past summer.
Parties Will at once extend the tele-
p hone line to the Shaker Village. The
line established for local use has been
consolidated with the Pine Tree Tele
phone line and Will be known in the
future by the name mentioned.
Miss Florence Smith has gone to
Brewer, Me-, to teach this winter.
Mr.. SamI. Pearson had one hundred
and eleven votes In this town. Six of
these votes were cast by the Prohibition
party, the balance were Republicans and
Democrats. 1t is safe to say that very
large majority of these votes were cast
against DespeauX because OF the manage
ment of the Sheriff's office the past six
years They also voted for the Constitu-
t1Onal Amendment, and wish the law to
be enforced or resubmitted to the people
for the purpose of determining beyond a
doubt whether they wish 1t to remain as
1t is.
Mr.. Frank L. Clark our representative
elect, was chosen by the largest majority
ever given a candidate, since the CLASH
tication of Gray and New Gloucester, by
nearly one hundred votes.
Mr.. Chas. Libby some time ago in
climbing over roof punctured his left
hand with the point Of a wire nail. 1t
was two or three days before the Dr's at
tention was called to it. The result has
been a a Siege of nearly six weeks of dis
comfort and pain. His many friends
will be pleased to learn that he is on the
mend.
Mr.. Chas. Thayer has finished a new
shop for black -smithing. Mr.. T.. e.
Golf has joined him in partnership and
they are doing large business in that
line.
Mr.. John Young died at the home of
Mr.. George Quinn Thursday evening,
Sept IL from heart disease, at the age Of
81 years. Mr.. Young was born IN Med
ford, Mass, in 1918 and came to this
town when twenty years old. For
many years he was in the employ of
Capt. Iheopb1lus StimsOn, later he was
in the employ OF StimsOn and Cilley, cor
ner of Vine and North Russell streets,
! Boston, he returned to Gray and the lat
the 18th Rhode Island regiment, and
served until the end of the war. Since
receiving his discharge, Gray has been
4 his home. Mr.. Young although col
ored man has always been quite a char
acter in this town in his way He has
always had the good will of the people to
the extent that the color line was never
drawn against him. He was buried under
! the auspices of the Geo. +. Shepley Post
q. A. X. Saturday afternoon, Sept 18th
/ The composition by MIR. Is. W. StimsOn
! called "YOung's IDEAL was named for
the purpose OF memoriam to Mr..
! Young. The first time the composition
was played in public, MIR. Young was
present and his face evinced satisfaction.
/ He was violin player and the hOrnpipes
and Jigs were executed with ease on his
aged instrument.