The Portland daily press., 1900-11-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Item. OF Interest Gathered BY Oar Local
cerrespondepts.
ACTON.


Acton, Nov. 6.-The drought has SEEM
inRly broken and harvesting is nearly
done, except there are lots Of apples to
pick yet.
Mrs. Stephen NJ. Sanborn fell against
the cellar wall while going. down stars re-
Gently and put one Of her shoulders out
of place and cracked the bone Of her arm.
1t is hoped by her many friends she will
recover soon.
Geo. w. Roberts. a respected resident
OF this town, passed away last week at
the advanced age of IS years.
Garfield Grant and Orville Wentworth
went up country last week and bought
four good Hereford oxen.
ELMER Grant ana Frank McKeen have
opened o grocery store at Acton Corner.
Ephraim ID. Wentworth is very slim.
Horace Garvin has nearly recovered
from his recent illness.
The fair was quite successful, consider
ing the bad weather.
BUXTON.
Chicopee, Nov. 5.-The postofiice Of
Chicopee, Me-, Is no more. The rural
route. No. ., from Gorham, commenced
last thursday, the LIST inst, and this
Monday morning the mall bag was sent
away for the last time from Chicopee
Office. We are pleased to have the mall
lelt at our doors but sorry 60 have to lose
onr genial ami very accommodating stage
driver in the person OF MIR. Lleweilyn
Brackett, whose pleasing and obliging
manner has won for him many friends
on his route. Some OF our neighbors are
very much afraid that the change is not
for tha best, as we Will only get the
moruing mail instead OF both morning
and noon mails as before, and further
more. becaufse OF necessity our outgoing
mail will be one day later. But time
may help us to get accustomed to the
new state of things.
The school house is beginning TO take
on the form Of house, the frame Is
erected and all boarded in and considering
the many hindranoes that the builders
have had to put up with, we think they
have done we'll II their material had
been delivered promptly and as ordered,
they would have had iS all shingled by
last Saturday night.
Mr.. Abnea Gibbs and wife OF Porter
village are visiting their son. MIR. Ed
ward Gibbs.
some of our people were at Steep
Falls, last Frida night, at the dedica'
tion OF the new knights OF Pythias hall.
Mr.. Joseph Martin is reported sicK
again.
by Mrs. Flora Anderson this "Wednesday
afternoon.
West Gray, Nov. 5.-B. A, Libby, the
piano tuner, has moved to Cumberland
Mills, "a Main street, for the winter.
Mrs. Martha Allen will go to Willard
this winter to stop with her son, Ernest
H Allen. She intends going this week.
Mr.. Daniel B. Cobb, Of south Port.
land, is stopping at Charles Il. Aliens
camp, as Little Sebago Lake.
Mrs. Anna Kidder Of East Gray Is
keeping house for Edwin K. Huston
Albert Pennell will go to Cumberland
Mills this week to stop for the winter.
Mi Mabel Hunt was at home from
Portland over Sunday.
Bert Hunt and son from Duck Pond
village, were at his fathers, Charles
Hunt, Sunday.
sCARBORO.
Eight Corners, November 5.-The Oldest
fnhabitanb cannot remember more sum-
merlike weather at this time Of year.
MIR. and Mrs. e. II. Libby have been
spending few days In Boston the past
week,
the Free Baptist Quarterly Conference at
south Portland.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth, November Mr..
Nathaniel Staples Of Bowery Beach is
q ute i'll with rheumatism.
Miss Etfie b. Dyer, daughter OF Capt:
Sumner N. Dyer, who has been very Ill
with pneumonia, is improving slowly.
Miss Marion Hannaford opened her
new store and postoffice at Pond Cove,
Saturday evening. Oyster stew, Ice cream
and CAKE. were served to the company that
gathered, and pleasant time was en-
joyed by all.
Mrs. W. ID. Murray and daughter Flea
nor visited friends at Lewiston and Au-
born last week.
Mrs. Andrew Hill of Pond Cove is in
very poor health. DIR. Thombs OF Port
land is in attendance.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre. November 6.-The
local tribe OF Red Men celebrated their
anniversary on Friday evening OF last
week with a supper and entertainment.
After a sumptuous supper, which was
partaken of by large number OF braves
and their families and invited guests,
solid hour OF entertainment was fur
nished by-Prof. % 'Connell, assisted by
Messrs. Newman and Curtis of Portland,
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all as
was testified toby ithe liberal applause.
The drawings OF Prof. O'Connell, togeth-
or with his clog dance, with bells on his
toes. and his performance with the clap
pers were first-class. and bear witness to
the saying that she can do anything
most In the entertainment line."
Last Sunday was observed as Rally
Lay Dy the Sunuay scnooi, anu ssrVeu 70
bring q large number TO the school
session. After the study OF the lesson a
short and interesting programme was
given by. the children.
The funeral services of the late Walter
M. Farweil were held Tuesday afternoon
at the residence of his father. The local
tribe OF. Red Mensattended In a body.
willard U. Merrill, who has been sick
with pneumonia, Is better.
Rev. p. 4. Miller and family have re-
turned from their vacation.
PARSONSFIELD.
East Parsonsfeld, November 6.-The
funeral services of Mrs. christopher
Smith, who died at her home In Parsons
field, Nov. LIST, were held at the Friends
church, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 3.
Services were conducted by Rev. Edwin
O. Brown OF Parsonstield, who preached
an able and interesting sermon from
words found insMatthew. 9th chapter, 28th
oyth verses Mrs, Smith, who was loved