The Portland daily press., 1900-12-25

past week looking after the interests Of
the wooden mill.
Some fine strings Of pickerel have been
caught In this section during the past
week.
Warren Libby has been paying his
daughter, Mrs. Hattie Morton, a short
Mrs. Jacob Stanley, who has been visit
log relatives In Massachusetts,, has re-
turned home.
Measles rsems 20 be catching In and
about this place at present.
E. ". STANLEY Is buying considerable
oak timber.
Charles Psarsys' child was buried last
THURSDAY.
There was dance at X. of p. hall,
Saturday night.
Quite . NUM- Der from thiss plscs wena
to Fryeburg 60 the school OF instruction
OF the H. OF T.
Gray, December 24-Miss Susie PEN
nell of Boston will pass Christmas with
her parents.
Miss Margie Andrews, who has been
absent for some time, will pass The hell
Days with her father, Dr. Il. L. An
drews-
Miss Florence smith, who has been
teaching at brewer. Me-, viii remain nt
home during the holidays, after which
bnt CIutofn lNtpH ktAHA w A0hNcss 80
MIR. Chas. Haskell, who has been CLERK
at the post Office Tor several years, has
secured q position with the Emery a.
Msterhouss company, OF Portland.
Mr.. W. q. smith OF Medford, Mass !,
will spend Christmas at mis- nome.
MIR. A. T.. Andrews OF Portland Will
spend Christmas and New Years at homa.
Miss Abbis Sawyer Of south Portland
will pass the holidays nc home.
MIR. Porter OF Portland came here and
placed the new pews fer the Conarega-
tional church last Friday and SATURDAY.
Miss Ivy Smith of New Bedford, Mass I,
Ia at home for q vacation.
The ladies OF the Congregational So
ciety held a fair at tine Town hall Wednes-
day and Thursday, Dec. 1oth and 10th
On the evening OF the 18th the operatta
''The Dairy Maids Festival" was given
hy the following young ladies: Misses
Susie A Hail, Maude Percy, Eva Ber-
Shehan, Clara Legrow, Marcia Meg
guire, Clara Haskell, Maria HASKELL,
Flint, Josie Helan Merrill, Minnie and
Jennie Bohnsen, Mrs III. l.. Hunt, Mrs
q. l.. Pierce, Miss Geneva CLARK and
Master DWIGHT Merrill. The solos and
ohcruses were especially fine, and the
drills wers of extraordinary merit, ana
must have required a great deal OF hsri
work on the psrs OF the efficient director,
Mrs l.. Il. Gushing. AT the close OF the
exercises the Rev. III. l.. MoCann, by
the direction OF the society extended to
Mrs. Gushing vote Of thanks fer her
abs ana psinsEaking work MrJ. Perley
Sweetslr presented the society with an
album quilt, for the squHrss of which a
large sum of money had been donated.
Mr.. VIM. Deering OF Chicago, OF moving
maohine fame Mrs. Susan Perley Gates
of New York city, Mira. A. II. Perley OF
San Francisco, and Mir. A, L. Pierce OF
Dover, N. H., wers liberal donators. Tbs
fair was successful and large sum Of
money was realized The dedication OF
the church will occur Wednesday, Jan.
End. Sermons will be given by the Rev.
Il. s. Patton OF Auburn and DIR. Smith
Baker OF Portland. Mrs. L.. Il. Gushing
has fine musical programme consisting
of ohoruses and solos.
This community was saddened on Tues
day morning, dec. 18th, to learn OF the
death OF the esteemed wife OF Hewitt l..
Mcguire Esq, of North Gray. Mrs.
MeRguire had been sick year, but was
so as to be about the house until few
days before her death. she was buried
on Friday, Decem her 14th, from her late
home, the Rev. Herbert l.. McCann OF
the Congregational church officiating