The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-05
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
NEW GLOuCFSTER.

NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, Aug. 3l.-It is a
cause of great regret to the many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Starbird, that
they viii change their residence to Oak
dale. They have both been a help to this
village in many ways and Will be greatly
missed by a large circle of friends They
plan to move within few days.
Mrs. Eliphalet Cutter andson of East
Weymouth, Mass, leave for home today.
They have been visiting Mrs. Elizabeth
Cutter.
Mrs. Aurestus Perham of Washington,
ID. c., is visiting friends in town.
There will be- a Republican rally at the
town hall on Friday afternoon, Sept. z,
at 2. 30. Hon. Edward PaygOn Brown of
New York and Gen. c.. p. Mattocks OF
Portland will speak on the political is
sues or the campaign. ThereWin also be
music by the band
Mr.. Fred Wilkey OF Cambridge spent
Sunday at Il, e. Curtis's,
Mrs. Emily Spring and son are in town
for few days,
Mr.. Hamilton preached at the Univer-
salist church yesterday for the last time
this season,
BUXTON.
Chicopee, Sept. 3d,-Atter an absence
OF nine days, our pastor, Rev. VIM.
Bragg arrived home on Monday evening.
Il , and his FAMILY have been sojourning
at Old Orchard.
Miss Gertrude, little daughter of Mr..
Ed Gibbs, had a severe relapse last week,
but is some better again,
Mrs. Mason and her company left last
Thursday for their home in Mass. after q
stay Of three weeks at Mrs. Sarah Pen
nells.
Mrs. Sarah Pennell was splitting
wood the other day and making a miss
hit cut her hand quite badly.
Mrs. Olive Rounds, had an i'll turn one
day last week, which was quite severe.
She was greatly pressed for breath and to
among the household. She is some
better at present.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson is at home rather
under the weather.
Mr.. Silas M, Emmerson, of Biddeford,
Me-, one of the Oldest methodist minis
ters in the Maine conference and for
1ner pastor of the M. E. Church at this
place; having served here in '51 and '52
almost fifty years ago, was present and
spoke at the church last Sabbath morn
ing. Mr.. Frank Mayo who accompanied
him from Biddeford, preached the SER
mons
BUXTON.
West Buxton, Sept. 3.-Rev. Mr.. Pettin-
gill of ROckland, who is spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. @ A. Getchell,
gave a very interesting sermon last Sun
day morning at the Free Baptist church.
Rev. E. Wilcox, the presiding pastor,
is quite sick at his home on School street.
Mrs. Warren Page, who has been
quite sick at her home on High street, is
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall TiIden. who
have been spending the summer with
friends in Maine and Connecticut re-
turned to their home In Washington, D.
c., August 81.
The Misses Alice Davis and SybiI Smith
spent few days last week with friends
in WestbrOok and Woodfords.
Miss Sarah Graham has been stopping
a few days with friends in Bar Mills
Miss Louise Sawyer had her left hand
severely burned last Wednesday. DR..
Stanley dressed the wound, and 1t is
doing S well as can be expected.
Mr.. Thomas Bradbury moved his
family to SacO last Wednesday, closing
their house on School street.
Mrs. j. O. Adams has been spending
a few days with MIR. and Mrs. Willis
Crockett.
Miss Ethel Graham, who has been in
Portland the past two weeks, returne to
her home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. &. Maddox were called
to GOrham last week by the sickness of
Mrs. Maddox's mother, Mrs Seth
Douglass, whose death occurred last
Friday. The funeral services take place
Sunday, and the interment will be at
Sebago, her native town.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, September 4.-The summer
& nearly nF tbo
tagers will stay with US until about the
10Th. Many more people have visited /
Chebeague this season than ever before |
Several new cottages will be erected b. |
fore another season. Mr.. Meldram of
Mass, has purchased the BEN
lam1n Poor place, and is making extern
stve repairs on the buildings.
Mr.. Hines of Providence, r. l., has
purchased the Enoch Rose place and will
build in thexspring.
The island schools commenced the 4th
inst.
There is very much sickness on the IS
lands now, caused by the scarcity of |
water. Two deaths have occurred and
several are quite seriously i'll at this
writing
Mrs Visa Mansfield has gone to Els
worth, Me-, to spend few weeks with |
plymouth Rock
LIMERICK.
Limerick, September 3.-The Rev. r.
?. Norwood, of Franconia, N. H.,
having been called to Gray to attend a
uneral last week, spent Sunday with his
mother, Susan e. WormWood, and his
sisters in our village
Barlow Upton, who broke his leg by
N ugly fall from Mrs. Boothby's barn a
ew days ago, is able to get about a little
IN crutches, and is doing well.
'een compelled at last, to shut down on
.coOunt of low Matar but Is imnrovino.