The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
RAYMOND.


Raymond, August 14-Miss Blanche
and Master Lawrence Mcfarland of Port
land have been the guests of their rela-
tives, Mr.. AMI Mrs. II L.. Forhan.
On August 9th, Mr.. Loring S. Mains,
one of Raymond most highly respected
young mon, was united in marriage I'd
Miss Bertha e. GRAHAM of Casco The
young people are we'll known, and have
many friends who wish them many years
of happiness.
MIR j. q Sawyer has returned to Port
land. HIS wife and little sons Will re-
main here until the first of September.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles H. knight of
Boston are at Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Har-
m0n's.
Mr.. Eugene Hayden met with an acci-
dent last Friday. Some part of his har
ness gave way and he was thrown from
his cart, cutting cash In his head,
which neuessitated the taking of six
STITCHES We are pleased to report him
as able TO be out of doors.
Miss Angie Chapman is in Portland,
the guest of Misses Mary and Nellie
Prince.
Miss Lillian Harmon is spending two
weeks with friends in Portland, Wood
fords and WestbrOok
Among those who went to Portland
ing: Henry and Fred Ha rmon, Henry L.
Forhan and family, Irving Morton and
wife, Edwin b. Harmon, wife and daugh-
ter, f. w. Plum mer and family, Mrs
Lizzie Hayden, Irving Hayden, Miss Jen-
ME Wescott, Mrs, Il. h. Dolley, Albert
Plummer, w. b Strout, Melville Me-
serve, Robert Leach, Mrs Sarah Leach
and Miss Helen, Mrs. q. p. Davis, Mrs.
Mcneil, ID. II. Chapman and Miss Angle.
FREEPORT.
South Freeport, August 14.-The South
Congregational Sunday school held their
annual picnic at Lewis Point Thursday
OF last week, and had very pleasant
time.
Quite number from this place spent
q portion of last week in Portland
A tine large Mckinley and Roosevelt
flag waving over the heads OF passers on
Main street, expresses the political prefer
ence of seven-e1ghths of the people In this
part of the town.
Summer visitors continue to come,
while others are taking their departure.
Among the more recent arrivals are: Mr.
Frank Osgood and family, from MeIrose,
Mass, who have been visiting relatives
here; Mrs Henry Holbrook eff Jamaica
Plains, Mass, at Herbert MerriIl's; DR..
An. beCse Talbot of Kansas City, at H
A. Values; Fred Pin gree of Denmark,
Me-, at Mr.. WoodWard's; Mrs. Geo. Il.
Perry and children, from Portland, at
Capt CTa1gs.
Key. Mr. Woodward will exchange pull |
pits with Rev. A, G. Furbush of Free
port village next Sunday.
WINDHAM,
Windham Centre, August 10 -Rev.
Mr.. Fultz will preach at Windham Cen-
tire Sunday, August 10Th, at oclock
There was no special pre- paration for |
Old Home Week in the town, ana not a
very large number OF guests.
Mrs. M. b Rich of Camden recently
spent some days at Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r.
Iukey's IS.
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Redman of Pea
body, Mass visited friends in town last
week.
Among the former residents who re-
turned for Old Home Week was Rev. Ed
gar ID. Varney and family. MIR. Varney
graduated from Bates college in 'S6, and |
has since resided in the West. After sew
eral years of teaching he spent six years
at Chicago university, thence called to
the Emmanuel Baptist church Of Albany,
New York, as associate pastor. Mr..
Varney preached at the Free Baptist
church at Windham Center on Sunday
where large congregation of friends and
old citizens listened with great interest
to his scholarly and able discourse.
Rev. George Stevens baptised three can
d1dates at Highland Lake last Sunday.
Ihe selectm9n gave a hearing on Mon
day afternoon at the town office to the
representative of the Cumberland Illumi-
mating Company, with reference to it's
petition tor permission to set another line
OF poles along it's highway A remon-
STRANGE signed by many leading citizens
was presented, and among those who |
mace speeches against the proposed grant
was Mrs A bba GoOld WOolson. A novel
feature OF the meeting was the presence
of large number OF ladies', many of them
being property owners in the town.
The work on the electric road bed is to
be begun again in September. Represen-
tatlYes OF the company state that it is
their Intention to complete the road bed
to Whites bridge this fall.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, August 14-At the reunion
OF the Phillips Limerick Academy alumni
on the 9th inst, the following officers
were elected: President, Hon. ii. H.
burbank OF Saco; vice Presidents Prof
" A. Hathorne Of Limerick and Mrs.
Nyra Hayes Winkly OF Boston; secretary,
Frank ID. Fenie rsOn Of Limerick; treas
urer, Mrs. f. w. Libby of Limerick;
executive committee, Hon. Chas. H.
Maude a. Johnston. Alice Lane
and Mrs. M. ID. Gould of Limerick and
Edwin G. Burbank, Esq, OF Maiden,
Mass.
Mrs. 6. G. Colby and her three sons.
from Washington, ID. O.. are visiting at
her mothers in our village
VIII Libby and wife, Of Gorham, were
in town over Sunday.
While large need of praise is due
very many for the eminent success of our
Home Week banquet, special mention
should be made of the untiring energy
and zeal of S. Il. Bradbury, who for days
with his team and help devoted himself
to the almost endless preparatory
work,
During Old Home Week there was a
reception at the place where John Hayes,
The grandfather, Wrested home from :
the wilderness and died, where his son,
John =. Hayes, was born, reared fam.
ly OF eight children-all OF whom are /
ltying-and died at the ripe age of 90
years, and whose son, John G.
dayes DR., now resides there )
at which seven of the eight children were :
present, with four by marriage, besides !
5he host and his wife and other relatives !
Ind oIlasts tn tho = - .